Looking at Su Ma Li, who had been pierced through the chest by a long spear and pinned firmly to the spatial barrier, barely clinging to life, Ye Chen stepped forward and pulled out the spear.
With her support gone, Su Ma Li collapsed to the ground.
Lying on the ground, Su Ma Li felt her life rapidly slipping away, and a trace of fear rose in her heart.
He didn't want to die! Struggling to raise his head, Su Ma Li looked at A-Zhui and Yan and said weakly, "You can't kill me. I want to see He Xi."
Hearing this, Angel Yan couldn't help slightly furrowing her brows.
At that moment, Ye Chen, who was standing nearby, heard Su Ma Li say this. He immediately swung the long spear in his hand, piercing straight through Su Ma Li's brow.
Su Ma Li's words came to an abrupt halt, and the light in his eyes instantly dimmed.
If this guy hadn't mentioned seeing He Xi, Ye Chen would have almost forgotten that he and He Xi had an ambiguous relationship.
After Su Ma Li's reminder, Ye Chen decided that he absolutely couldn't let him live.
Otherwise, who knew what other trouble he might cause?
Angel Yan, standing beside him, saw Ye Chen suddenly kill Su Ma Li and said with feigned "surprise," "Kid, why did you suddenly kill him? I still wanted to hear what this guy was going to say."
Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at the gossip-loving Angel Yan and said irritably, "Isn't He Xi the Heavenly Foundation King of your angel civilization? Knowing too much gossip about a king isn't good for a little angel like you.
"So, I killed him for your own good. You should be thanking me..."
Seeing Ye Chen's expression, as if he had done everything for her own good and she couldn't handle hearing too much gossip, Angel Yan couldn't help laughing. "Hehe, do you think I'm stupid? You're obviously just worried that he might have some connection with the Heavenly Foundation King and survive."
Exposed by Angel Yan, Ye Chen didn't mind. Instead, he retorted, "What? Do you want this Sky Scum to stay alive?"
"Sky Scum—everyone should kill them!"
"Exactly. We both want the same thing. Neither of us wants this guy to live, so we definitely can't let him speak. Otherwise, I suspect you wouldn't be able to bring yourself to kill him."
Hearing this, Angel Yan opened her mouth, then fell silent.
Ye Chen had truly hit the mark. She knew her own personality.
If Su Ma Li really had some connection with He Xi, she definitely wouldn't kill him on the spot. Since the matter involved the Heavenly Foundation King, she would probably take Su Ma Li back and let the Heavenly Foundation King decide his fate.
That was why Angel Yan hadn't made the slightest move when Ye Chen attacked just now. With her strength, stopping Ye Chen from killing Su Ma Li would have been effortless.
Yet after seeing it, she hadn't moved at all. Did the meaning behind that need any explanation?
Looking at Angel Yan's silence, Ye Chen couldn't help smiling inwardly. He couldn't be bothered to expose the little scheme in her heart.
Did she really think he hadn't noticed her little movement just now? When Yan heard Su Ma Li mention He Xi, her brows had instinctively furrowed. Clearly, she hadn't wanted him to continue.
Silver Chain City.
The figures of Ye Chen and the other two descended from the sky. After killing Su Ma Li, they had hurried over immediately.
Looking at the scene of corpses strewn throughout the city, with sorrowful sobs everywhere and medical personnel rushing back and forth to provide aid—
"Letting that bastard die so easily was far too good for him."
Looking at the scene below, Ye Chen's killing intent boiled. This was the first time since he established the empire that someone had slaughtered his people inside one of his cities.
When the people below saw Ye Chen among the three descending from the sky, they hurriedly tried to salute.
Seeing this, Ye Chen waved his hand and used Star Gravity to stop them from saluting. "Saving people comes first."
Ye Chen then walked through the crowd. Looking at the dead, he found that most had died after throwing knives instantly pierced their bodies and struck vital organs.
Some others had suffered organ damage but hadn't died on the spot, instead falling into a temporary state of suspended animation.
However, if those in suspended animation didn't receive timely treatment, they would still die. And even if they were saved, most of them would be left permanently crippled.
Calling over a medical worker, Ye Chen exchanged several bottles of Water of Life from the system and said, "Find a bucket, pour these bottles into it, and give it to those in suspended animation."
"Yes!"
Hearing this, the medical worker hurriedly accepted the bottles with both hands, treating them like priceless treasures.
He immediately had someone find a clean bucket and fill it with fresh water, then began diluting the Water of Life.
The Water of Life was a vibrant emerald green, brimming with vitality. It was a technological creation from the Swallowed Star world that could regenerate severed limbs.
It could be considered an exceptionally effective healing item.
The instant the Water of Life was poured into the bucket, an aura overflowing with vitality spread out. The medical personnel nearby took a breath of it and immediately felt refreshed and comfortable all over.
Even some scars left by old injuries rapidly vanished beneath this aura.
After handing the bottles of Water of Life to the medical worker, Ye Chen used Star Gravity to locate everyone detected to be in suspended animation.
For a moment, among the densely packed corpses throughout Fenghong District, "corpses" rose into the air one after another and rapidly converged toward Ye Chen.
When the families of the dead saw their loved ones among the corpses in the sky, a glimmer of hope immediately appeared in their eyes.
This was especially true for those whose family members had already been declared beyond saving by the medical personnel. Hope began to rise in their hearts once more.
Gently setting down those in suspended animation, Ye Chen looked at the hopeful eyes of the surrounding family members and couldn't help sighing. He then reached out with one hand and grabbed.
The diluted Water of Life in the distance immediately flew over, split into clusters, and was infused by Ye Chen into the bodies of those in suspended animation.
After he assisted in refining it, the effects of the Water of Life quickly took effect within their bodies. Surging vitality poured into their damaged organs and began rapidly repairing them.
Finally, the remaining vitality flowed into other parts of their bodies. It was foreseeable that these people's lifespans would be extended considerably.
That was because the Water of Life was the raw material for the Longevity Elixir No. 3 currently used by the Yanhuang Empire.
More than a hundred years ago, after Ye Chen developed a diluted gene-repair serum and named it the Longevity Elixir to reward those who had rendered meritorious service, he later exchanged several more items with different effects from the system.
Based on their effects on extending lifespans, Ye Chen classified these medicines under the Longevity Elixir series, specifically for use as rewards.
In the distance, Angel Yan stood on a rooftop. She glanced at the diluted Water of Life in the bucket, secretly drew over a drop, and began analyzing its composition.
Ten seconds later.
"It can only match 99.9% of the material elements. There's one element that can't be detected?!"
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