Death is a cool summer night where one can sleep without a care

"Snake God Spear!"

"I'm not sure, but that's how I remember it!"

"The Snake God Spear?" Ye Hua tilted his head. "What does it look like? What's it used for? Where is it hidden?"

Dai Mubai shook his head frantically, "I really don't know any of this! I only heard my father mention it when he was drunk!"

"It is said that the first emperor unified the empire and ended the wars. The gods praised his merits and bestowed upon him Divine Artifact. Those with extraordinary strength could even become gods through these artifacts!"

"But these are all legends. In the history of our empire, no one has ever become a god because of this!"

Ye Hua stared at Dai Mubai for a few moments before looking away.

This guy wasn't lying.

"Hmm." Ye Hua got what he wanted. "You're at least honest."

Dai Mubai was overjoyed, tears streaming down his face. "Yes, yes, yes! I wasn't lying! I really wasn't lying! Can you let me go now?"

Ye Hua remained silent, then turned and left.

Dai Mubai a long sigh of relief.

"Huff... huff..."

"I'm alive... I'm alive..."

He murmured to himself, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face.

The ecstasy of surviving a catastrophe overwhelmed all reason!

I knew it!

I, Dai Mubai, am a prince of the Star Luo Empire Clan; my life is not meant to end here!

Hahaha, that bastard Ye Hua actually let the tiger return to the mountain, then I...

Before his fantasies were finished, shadows enveloped him.

Dai Mubai froze, then slowly raised his head.

Dai Weisi stood before him, a half-smile playing on his lips.

"Big brother, Teacher Ye has already let me go." Dai Mubai forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.

Dai Weisi smiled. "Indeed, my dear brother, the Night Alliance Leader forgives you."

"But I haven't let you off the hook! The struggle for the Crown Prince position is a matter of life and death, it's always been like this!"

Dai Mubai as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Seeing his elder brother's ferocious face, he cried out repeatedly, "Ye Hua! Ye Hua, come back! Save me!"

"Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you!" Dai Weisi waved his hand behind him.

Deep inside the prison cell, several jailers slowly walked out.

They were expressionless, exuding a murderous aura.

Dai Mubai scrambled and rolled in an attempt to escape, but was held back by the chains.

Pfft.

The iron spear pierced through his back and into his chest cavity.

The spearhead emerged from his right chest, dripping with blood.

Dai Mubai's pupils dilated.

He stared at the blood-stained spearhead, his lips moving.

"Aaaaaah--!!!"

Heartbreaking!

Excruciating!

Dai Mubai tried to cover his wound, but it was no use.

"It's not over yet." Dai Weisi slowly stepped back.

A second jailer stepped forward, holding a red-hot branding iron.

The moment the soldering iron was pressed against Dai Mubai's shoulder, a burnt smell and a sizzling sound exploded.

Dai Mubai's screams nearly blew the roof off!

"Aaaaaah!"

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

Next came the pliers, which broke off his fingers one by one.

The cracking sound of bones breaking mingled with frantic screams.

"Brother, please forgive me!"

"I swear on fifty years of Tang San's lifespan, along with my two eyes, two legs, two arms, and the scar on his lower jaw, that I will never again compete with you for the Crown Prince in this lifetime!"

Pfft!

[Dai Weisi] scoffed.

"No, you can do it in your next life."

Dai Mubai gritted his teeth, "Isn't this lifetime enough?"

"Wait... what are you going to do?!"

The jailer stepped forward, carrying a strange, pale yellow liquid that emitted a pungent odor.

The moment the liquid was splashed, all the wounds began to fester and bubble violently!

The pain was amplified a thousandfold, as if countless ants were gnawing at my skin!

"Ugh!!!"

Dai Mubai's body convulsed.

"Good little brother," [Dai Weisi] smiled, "Is concentrated sulfuric acid fun?"

Dai Mubai struggled to lift his head, only to see Dai Weisi's face contorted, and the other prison guards also losing their facial features.

The next second, they all transformed into Ye Hua's appearance!

The instruments of torture around them turned to dust and scattered!

The torture chamber gradually returned to its empty state!

Dai Mubai then realized that he had been set up by Ye Hua!

This is a complete illusion, specifically designed to torture him!

"Spare me!"

I don't want to die!

"I was wrong!"

"Awoooooo!"

The last glimmer of light in Dai Mubai's pupils was extinguished completely amidst the boundless agony.

The screams were drawn out, their tone changed, then turned into unconscious sobs, and finally even the sobs disappeared.

His soul was destroyed.

[bite--]

[Zhu Zhuqing's Rescue Progress +5%]

[Current Rescue Progress: 100%]

[Detected that the root of Zhu Zhuqing's resentment has been dispelled, Rescue Progress reached 100%, stage reward issued: Provisional Godhood - Netherworld God]

[This is a Provisional Godhood Godhood; the host may bestow it upon anyone who meets the requirements. The recipient, upon reaching level 99, can directly inherit the Godhood without further Divine Examination.]

[The Netherworld God is First-Level God, created by the system, whose authority covers shadows, death, and communication with spirits, and is compatible with Zhu Zhuqing.]

Ye Hua paused in his tracks.

"The Netherworld God," he murmured to himself, "Which saves me the trouble of 'friendly exchanges' with those gods after I become a god, allowing them to inherit my Godhood."

"System Bro, you're so generous!"

[Of course, I'm the System Bro!]

[If the little girl doesn't like it, we can change it; I'll just build another Godhood.]

Wishing you and your little wildcat a long and happy marriage (it seems you've tamed her into a house cat)!

Ye Hua's eyes gleamed, and he gave a thumbs up.

In the real world, only two seconds have passed.

The sun was still shining brightly, and the breeze was still gentle.

Tuo Ba Chuo and his two companions still believed they had escaped a calamity.

He even maintained a half-bow posture and a fawning smile!

But Dai Mubai's pupils went unfocused, and he suddenly collapsed.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Ye Hua, who had just woken up, waved his hand. "Why did you faint?"

"You guys, help him to the Notting City Medical Center!"

"Yes!" Long Night Alliance Soul Saint responded.

Dai Mubai's limp body was dragged away like a sack of potatoes.

He didn't blink the entire time, only drool dripped from the corner of his mouth.

Tuo Ba Chuo's right eyelid twitched violently, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

"Night Alliance Leader, now that Dai Mubai has been executed and King Balak Kingdom has been beheaded, can we leave?"

Hu Qian Feng Chang nodded and bowed, "Yes, yes, yes! We'll go back and pack our bags right now, and head straight back to the Star Luo Empire tonight! We'll never set foot in Notting City again!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Hua looked puzzled.

"Leave? The score hasn't been settled yet!"

"Huh?" Tuo Ba Chuo ashen. "Night Alliance Leader! You clearly said that we could atone for our sins through meritorious service!"

"Isn't it enough that we've captured Dai Mubai and dealt with King Balak Kingdom?"

"Did I say that?" Ye Hua blinked, his eyes filled with innocence.

He tilted his head and looked at Dugu Bo, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, have you heard of this?"

Dugu Bo picked at his ear. "I'm hard of hearing, I didn't hear you clearly."

Ye Hua then looked at Chen Xin, "Sword Douluo, what about you?"

Chen Xin crossed his arms and said, "I'm getting old and useless!"

Ye Hua finally looked at Yu Yuanzhen, "Sect Master Yu?"

Yu Yuanzheng regretted not letting Yu Tianheng be an exchange student.

She regretted even more why she had quarreled with Yu Tianxin after her death.

Seeing an opportunity to mend the relationship, he quickly spoke up.

"I swear on my status as the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Night Alliance Leader has never said such a thing!"

"If I utter even half a lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

Tuo Ba Chuo and his two companions looked at each other in shock.

"You—" Tuo Ba Chuo's blood surged, and he almost fainted. "You've played us!"

"What?" Ye Hua shrugged. "I never said that. Don't flatter yourself."

"You! Ye Hua! You!!!" Tuo Ba Chuo incoherently, glaring at Yu Yuanzhen.

"Sect Master Yu, as one of the Seven Great Sects, where is your face?"

Yu Yuanzhen patted his cheeks, "Here it is!"

Tuo Ba Chuo furious.

He finally realized that they were being made a fool of!

"Fine, fine," Tuo Ba Chuo, his evil intentions growing stronger. "Since I can't live, neither can you!"

He suddenly attacked halfway through his sentence!

His Soul Power surged and struck Ning Rongrong fiercely!