What If?
"—Oh, him? That so-called alliance leader? I was actually rather surprised Maha You didn't take him back with him before leaving."
Amid the silence of the many Heavenly Supremes, Yao Wan and Xiao Yan had no such reservations. They were not sensitive enough to avoid even this sort of topic, making the Endless Fire Domain seem somewhat overly jumpy.
"Maha You probably left him in the Endless Fire Domain partly to vent his frustration. And perhaps he thought we wouldn't dare kill him, lest we completely intensify the conflict between us and the Maha Gu Clan?"
Yao Wan rested her chin on her hand, having utterly lost interest in the man.
"—He's truly stupid beyond belief. At this point, did he really think there was anything that could further worsen the relationship between the two sides?"
Xiao Yan had no intention of joining in. He knew his wife well enough.
Anyone treated like that by her had no need for sympathy.
"...So we spare his life for now?"
Zi Yan instinctively glanced at the gathered Heavenly Supremes. Even so, there was not the slightest celebratory mood at the moment. After all, this could hardly be called a resounding victory; they had merely escaped disaster. It left her rather uncomfortable.
But Yao Wan shook her head, then signaled for Zi Yan to set down the mangled body and step back slightly.
"No—I have no such intention. Living beneath Jian Mu alongside him, the stench of decay would soon be enough for the entire Endless Fire Domain to smell."
Yao Wan raised a hand and swept her sleeve. A streak of blood-red light shot through it. Accompanied by the tearing of flesh and the extinguishing of the soul, the ruined body finally lost all signs of life.
"—Keep the head