A blade flashed.
A silver-white glint appeared, allowing Ailmen to see clearly and know exactly how he died.
However.
Everyone thought he was going to die, but Ailmen himself didn't think so.
After all, as long as his power of pride still existed, he firmly believed he couldn't die—and so he truly wouldn't.
But.
When other people discovered their enemy couldn't die, they might be surprised or afraid, but Chu Yunyi didn't care.
The last immortal had gone straight up to the sky to become a star.
Chu Yunyi didn't plan on throwing this one up there to keep Xia Tian company. This time, he wanted to toss him somewhere else.
Knowing his opponent wouldn't die so easily, Chu Yunyi lifted up half his skull.
Then, with a thump, he set it on the table and urged his shadow on.
"Hey, Shadow."
"Mix it faster! The No. 24 concrete doesn't need to be too wet!" Chu Yunyi shouted, urging the shadow to work faster.
Also.
Silica fume, fly ash, water reducer, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate—none of those could be left out.
Chu Yunyi had specifically asked a senior studying civil engineering for advice.
The concrete made this way would be sturdy and durable. Even if a building collapsed, at least you could rule out the concrete as the problem.
Next.
They also needed to add a big pile of rebar to make it easier to secure.
"See that?"
"Take a guess at what your fate will be." Chu Yunyi tapped Ailmen's skull with the back of his blade.
He wondered if Ailmen could still think with only half a brain left.
But.
The half of his body without a brain twitched, then suddenly reached for Chu Yunyi.
Chu Yunyi instinctively sensed something was off and dodged smoothly. His intuition really was too accurate.
Turning back.
Looking at the still-moving bulk of the body, Chu Yunyi felt helpless.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few more slashes, and a perfect ceramic jar appeared.
Chu Yunyi glanced over.
The shadow had already given him an OK sign.
Chu Yunyi beckoned, and the shadow brought over the large iron box filled with mixed concrete.
Quite a bit of rebar ran through it.
Chu Yunyi picked up the arms and legs and tossed them all in, then had the shadow stir it a few times.
All that was left of the body was its mouth.
But that mouth kept cursing Mexican-style profanity without stopping for a moment.
Chu Yunyi opened a space portal, turned the doorknob, and said:
"Out at sea."
"Preferably somewhere in the deep sea."
[Void Gate] heard what he wanted and sent him straight to the destination.
As soon as Chu Yunyi pushed the door open, a salty sea breeze filled his nose, along with a fishy smell. He thought:
So this is what the sea smells like?
He turned to look.
On the deck, someone was squatting with his legs braced apart, peeing off the swaying ship's bow. A stream of orange-yellow liquid shot straight into the sea.
"Damn it, can't you show some decency!" Chu Yunyi shouted angrily.
The man whipped around. Seeing Chu Yunyi suddenly appear, he was so startled that he lost his balance and fell straight into the sea.
He hadn't even had time to pull up his pants.
Splash! Water sprayed up. It wasn't a graceful entry.
Meanwhile, Chu Yunyi.
He planned to bring over the large concrete-filled iron box containing the "sealed" Pride Leader, Ailmen, but discovered that it was already bigger than the door.
He tried turning it sideways, then angling it.
But the iron box was wider than the door in both length and thickness.
"Tsk, forget it."
Chu Yunyi patted his head and quickly came up with a solution.
At the other end of [Void Gate], on Mexican's territory, Chu Yunyi used No. 15, [Portable Space], and summoned a space portal.
The shadow on the other side pushed the box through.
Back on the ship.
Chu Yunyi beckoned again and opened a space portal, retrieving the iron box.
Without a moment's hesitation, Chu Yunyi lifted the large concrete-filled iron box containing Ailmen with both hands and hurled it into the sea!
Bang!
The tremendous impact sent a school of little fish darting in to feed beneath the surface.
But when they saw it was a large iron box, they scattered again, disappearing from sight.
Chu Yunyi looked around.
He lowered his head and looked at the sea.
All around him were ships that didn't look seaworthy. They might have been shoddily built by some small country, or cobbled together by pirates. At a glance, none of them looked legitimate.
He looked up at the sky again.
Chu Yunyi thought of Xia Tian. If Xia Tian was lucky, perhaps he'd be caught in the gravitational pull of some planet.
As for Ailmen in the sea, some fisherman or expedition team might dredge him up—or no one might find him until the concrete and steel had been completely corroded by seawater.
But.
In the lonely stretch of time Xia Tian and Ailmen spent trapped, wouldn't they have lost their invincible confidence long ago?
As soon as they stopped believing in themselves,
the Pride Virus would be like a plant without roots, with no soil to grow in. Its effects would gradually weaken.
By then, Xia Tian and Ailmen would probably face true death.
Chu Yunyi dusted off his hands.
He was about to leave. He glanced at the crew rushing out to rescue the man, but decided not to get involved. He slipped into [Void Gate] and left.
Where the Envy Leader was.
Inside a suite.
Chu Yunyi stepped straight through the door and drew his Black Gold Shock Saber.
"How can you—"
Before the Envy Leader could finish speaking, Chu Yunyi used No. 14, [Welcome and Farewell], to appear beside him and instantly tear his mouth apart!
Rip!
In an instant, the man was a bloody mess. Chu Yunyi followed up with two more slashes, finishing him off for good.
Chu Yunyi was all too familiar with Envy patients.
As long as he stopped them from speaking, their abilities would take a moment longer to activate. That was enough time for Chu Yunyi to kill them.
And right then,
Chu Yunyi was thinking about what Ailmen had said.
He'd said that quality mattered more than quantity.
Chu Yunyi thought there was some truth to that. With so many abilities at his disposal, he hadn't mastered any of them to their fullest potential.
But if he granted an ability to someone individually,
that person would surely treasure it, then develop it to its fullest, use it in all kinds of ways, and push it to unimaginable heights.
Take No. 9, [Ground Wave], for example.
It was only a simple, white-grade ability, yet it had brushed against the nature of a concept.
If someone developed it to its utmost potential, he couldn't even imagine what it might become.
The Milky Way... was a river, too?
Chu Yunyi shook his head and put the thought aside for now. There was no way to put it into practice yet.
After all, he didn't have a suitable ability to combine with the [Propagation Trait].
After resting briefly,
Chu Yunyi opened [Void Gate] again and headed to the next destination.
Huangshan, Seven-Star Pool.
The Wrath Leader sat on a massive rock with his eyes closed, quietly listening to the gentle water flowing around him.
A figure slowly approached. It was Chu Yunyi.
The Wrath Leader kept his eyes closed and spoke softly:
"Can't you spare my life?"
Surprised by how calmly he asked, Chu Yunyi countered:
"What do you think?"
When Chu Yunyi finished speaking,
the Wrath Leader slowly stood up and sighed. "Sigh."
"Since we're enemies, I can't hold back..."
The next moment,
the Wrath Leader roared, "Hmph—aaahhh!!"
He suddenly opened his eyes.
A crimson light burst from them!
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