Ye Kuangtu perfectly embodied the saying, "Too much joy turns to sorrow."
He'd been wild with arrogance on his way up. Now he was just as wretched on his way down.
A Lightning Tribulation bolt crashed down, scorching Ye Kuangtu until he was black as charcoal. He fell from the sky and landed inside the City Lord's Mansion.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
"Whoa!"
"Are they whipping a corpse?"
"This is so satisfying."
Chen Changan and the others simply watched bolt after bolt of Lightning Tribulation strike Ye Kuangtu, who lay sprawled on the ground.
Ye Kuangtu was twitching all over, looking utterly miserable.
Only after the thunderclouds disappeared did Chen Changan and the others gather around him, studying him intently.
Ye Kuangtu was pitch-black from head to toe. There wasn't a trace of his original appearance left. Black smoke kept billowing from his body, giving him a unique sort of charm.
"Big brother, is he done?"
"Looks like he's charred!"
"Then that's it. He's inedible."
"Da Huang, don't eat dirty things."
"True enough."
"Then... is he still alive?"
"He should be. He's still breathing."
"Wasn't he so happy just now? Why isn't he smiling now?"
"Maybe... he just doesn't like to smile."
Ye Kuangtu had already suffered the ultimate social death. At that moment, he genuinely wanted to die.
"Do you people have any humanity?"
"I'm already in this state, and you're not just refusing to comfort me—you're gawking? You're making fun of me?"
"You... you're simply too awful."
"He's still got plenty of strength in his voice. He should be fine. If you're fine, quit pretending to be dead and get up."
Ye Kuangtu had wanted to lie there a little longer, but now he couldn't bear to stay down for another moment.
He got to his feet and was