Xu Yi smiled faintly. "Whether I'm ready or not, other people might not know. But you do, don't you?"
Huang Mei said, "I'd know only if pigs could fly. You've got too many secrets, kid. Unless I swallowed your corpse aura and extracted your memories, I'd never know how many secrets you're hiding."
Those were absolutely Huang Mei's heartfelt words. Just a few days earlier, he had noticed that Xu Yi was acting strangely, as if he kept paying attention to the area below his neck. He didn't know exactly what Xu Yi was doing, but he was certain Xu Yi was focusing his efforts there.
He'd put a lot of thought into it, even taking advantage of Xu Yi's rest to transform into a Chiwu Worm and burrow inside Xu Yi's neck. Unfortunately, he hadn't found a thing.
Though he was right beside Xu Yi, following him like a shadow, he still couldn't uncover all of Xu Yi's secrets. It left Huang Mei feeling deeply frustrated.
Before the words had even faded, a streak of light shot out from a ripple and flew straight toward Xu Yi's brow. It came out of nowhere, moving so fast that it exceeded the limits of reaction.
Xu Yi stood rooted to the spot, without even time to flinch. In an instant, the streak was right before him. A violent blast rang out as it pierced through the Thunder Shield around Xu Yi and struck him squarely.
Xu Yi suddenly felt his corpse compress in an instant, his body tearing apart. One shoulder blade was as if cleaved by a mountain-splitting axe, split down the middle. A third of his body tore open from his left shoulder all the way down to his chest and abdomen.
His organs were clearly visible, yet not