Slaying

Zhang Ping used Nether Mist to form a small knife, carving Zeng Xiaofan's identity and the evil deeds he had committed into the ground before leaving the Su Family.

He had arrived in a relaxed mood, but his feelings were complicated when he left.

He had originally thought Zeng Xiaofan was merely a lecherous little thief who needed a minor punishment. Who would have thought he would encounter a vicious dog that had committed countless evils, to the point that he could not resist slaughtering the bastard?

Killing someone required only a single slash.

But after killing someone, he did not feel good.

Even though he knew some people had to die and his convictions remained firm, killing was absolutely not something to take pleasure in.

He would not regret it, but he would still reflect on whether that person truly deserved to die.

"He really did deserve to die!"

Zhang Ping pondered as he walked back, eventually reaching that conclusion.

He tried to lighten his mood and avoid thinking about unpleasant matters, but before he had gone far, Wind Whisperer transmitted a hoarse voice: "Old man, tell me... where is Zhang Ping?"

"Zhang Ping? Who is Zhang Ping? Where's Dashan? Where is my Dashan?" Liu Tiefeng said blankly as Heavenly Fox grabbed him by the collar and lifted him up, his feet desperately trying to touch the ground.

Heavenly Fox's patience was gradually running out. It sneered, immediately grabbed Liu Tiefeng's arm, and tore hard. Liu Tiefeng instantly trembled all over and cried, "It hurts, it hurts! Dashan, I'm in so much pain! Where are you?"

"If you still refuse to talk, I'll tear off your other arm. If you still refuse, I'll tear off your legs. In the end, I'll twist your head off," Heavenly Fox said coldly, narrowing its eyes.

Blood continued to pour from Liu Tiefeng's severed arm. His lips trembled, but he continued pretending to be confused, repeatedly calling Dashan's name.

"Hmph, courting death!"

Seeing that Liu Tiefeng was still playing dumb, Heavenly Fox extended its claw and gripped Liu Tiefeng's other hand.

Just as it was about to tear it apart, a stream of water shot in through the door. Startled, it hurriedly used Liu Tiefeng as a shield, but the Water Whip unexpectedly curved around and slashed directly at its arm.

Danger!

Sensing danger, Heavenly Fox simply threw Liu Tiefeng toward the door and rapidly retreated.

A stream of water quickly slipped in from outside and caught Liu Tiefeng just in time. Then, three Water Whips formed along its edge and rapidly sliced toward Heavenly Fox. Heavenly Fox retreated again and again before finally escaping outside through the window.

In an instant, one of the tails moving through the sky stopped. Countless eyes all stared at that Heavenly Fox.

Inside the room, Liu Sishan controlled pure water to open the door. She first glanced at the window, then quickly checked Liu Tiefeng's injuries.

Heavenly Fox had torn Liu Tiefeng's arm off alive. His injuries were extremely severe, and Liu Tiefeng was no longer young; his body had been deteriorating for years. The agonizing pain combined with excessive blood loss had already rendered him unconscious.

She quickly bandaged Liu Tiefeng's wound, then took out a Healing Potion and poured it into his mouth.

"Cough, cough."

After drinking the potion, Liu Tiefeng could not help coughing the next moment, then quickly woke up.

As a former investigator, he immediately understood his situation when he saw Liu Sishan. He said in a low voice, "Miss, has that person left? If he hasn't, deal with him first. He came for Zhang Ping."

If that person did not die, Zhang Ping would be in danger.

"Mm."

Liu Sishan nodded. She stood and slowly walked to the window, but she could not find any trace of Heavenly Fox.

Several hundred meters away, Heavenly Fox was trembling as it retreated toward the City Lord's Manor. When Prince Yue's gaze had fallen upon it earlier, every hair on its body had stood on end, while its tail and ears had drooped uncontrollably. Ninety percent of its strength had drained away.

That meant Prince Yue was dissatisfied with it. Otherwise, merely being watched by Prince Yue would not have caused such a reaction.

Though it could still force itself to remain and fight, staying in its current state would be courting death.

Therefore, it decisively chose to retreat for now and return next time Zhang Ping was at Iron Soul.

"Why is His Highness dissatisfied with me?"

As it walked back, it pondered why Prince Yue was angry.

Could it be because it had acted without permission?

"Beast, are you tired of living?"

Suddenly, the surrounding scenery turned black and white as a sinister voice exploded through the air.

Heavenly Fox immediately looked toward the source of the voice. A Grim Reaper shrouded in black mist swung a scythe at it with lightning speed. It hurriedly raised both arms before it, only for the scythe to sever them.

Boom!

The next second, before Zhang Ping could pursue it, one of Prince Yue's tails descended from the sky and nearly struck Zhang Ping.

Prince Yue had been watching Heavenly Fox all along, but it had suddenly vanished just now. Prince Yue did not know whether it had been teleported away or pulled into some barrier it could not see, so it decisively attacked the area near Heavenly Fox.

Everything within the Wraith Lantern's illumination was black and white. Prince Yue's descending tail opened countless eyes and finally saw the attacker: a black-robed Grim Reaper shrouded in black mist.

Zhang Ping held the scythe in one hand and the Wraith Lantern in the other. The moment Prince Yue saw him, he decisively activated Appraisal Technique, but three consecutive appraisals failed.

He looked at the armless Heavenly Fox and activated Appraisal again.

\n[Appraisal successful]

[Mutated Beast: Heavenly Fox]

[Race: Mutated Fox]

[Faction: Moonfolk]

[Potential: None]

[Lifespan: 100]

[Rank: Top-tier Mutated Beast]

[Level: 37]

[Talents]

[Cognitive Distortion: You possess a field that distorts living beings' cognition and can alter a target's perception]

[Conventionality Reversal: When performing an act that defies common sense, you can overturn the target's common sense and forcibly prevent the target from noticing the anomaly]

[Supernatural Strength: Physical strength increased twentyfold]

...

This Heavenly Fox was very strong.

If Zhang Ping had not ambushed it, this Heavenly Fox would not have been so easily injured.

"Your Highness, he is very likely the human who ambushed our Moonfolk!" Heavenly Fox's severed arms were bleeding as it glared at Zhang Ping with bloodshot eyes and shrieked hoarsely.

Prince Yue's tail slowly pulled free from the ground, splitting and splitting again until it transformed into countless tiny tails. At the same time, bone spikes rose from the fur covering those tails.

"Huff!"

Zhang Ping exhaled deeply, his gaze gradually growing firm.

He was furious, but he was also extremely clear-headed and knew exactly what he was doing.

Although he had never called Liu Tiefeng "teacher," Liu Tiefeng was an instructor and benefactor in his heart.

This time, Liu Tiefeng had clearly been implicated because of him, yet Liu Tiefeng had still protected him. Upon waking, Liu Tiefeng's first concern was not his own injuries, but that Zhang Ping would be in danger if the enemy was not eliminated.

At that moment, Zhang Ping had felt both moved and guilty.

Therefore, he had spared no expense and flown back at full speed from near the Su Family, all for the sake of revenge. Fortunately, before killing Zeng Xiaofan, Zeng Xiaofan had contributed a tremendous amount of fear to him.

Repeatedly swinging between life and death, hope and despair, Zeng Xiaofan's emotions had been like a roller coaster. In the final moment before his death, he had erupted with an enormous amount of fear.

That was also why Zhang Ping had been able to fly all the way here. That fear was still being continuously converted inside him, and an endless stream of Nether Mist surged from his body.

Suddenly, Prince Yue's countless tails shot out all at once at incredible speed.

Having learned his lesson from the masked man, Zhang Ping did not dare use Pure Water Body to withstand the attack. Instead, he chose to use Nether Mist. The tails struck the mist, causing its shape to distort continuously.

"He blocked it?"

Seeing this, Heavenly Fox's pupils contracted as it slowly backed away.

It knew perfectly well how powerful Prince Yue's tail attacks were. Forget a layer of mist—even Mingzhu City's walls could be pierced through by Prince Yue's tails.

Mingzhu City's walls were extremely thick, and countless Barrier Masters and Enhancers had layered enhancement upon enhancement over them. Ordinary Mutated Beasts that could not fly could forget about crossing those walls, much less damaging them.

Yet Prince Yue had once left a mark on the walls with its tail and concluded that it could pierce through them.

In fact, it was not just Heavenly Fox that was shocked. Prince Yue, far away at the City Lord's Manor, was equally astonished.

It immediately became serious, controlling its remaining tails to rapidly converge. Tail after tail descended, becoming countless tails that frantically attacked Zhang Ping.

In Prince Yue's and Heavenly Fox's eyes, Zhang Ping was undoubtedly a powerful existence. Yet Zhang Ping had troubles he could not voice; his Nether Mist was being consumed extremely quickly, and Prince Yue's attacks came far too frequently.

Every second, he endured at least fifty attacks, and each attack was immensely powerful, no weaker than artillery shells from his previous life.

In just ten seconds, five percent of the Nether Mist had been consumed. If this continued, the instant his Nether Mist ran out, Prince Yue would kill him in a second. Even Pure Water Body would not save him.

As he appraised Prince Yue, he also locked onto Heavenly Fox. Heavenly Fox clearly wanted to flee and was quietly edging backward.

"Kid Zhang, seize the opportunity. I'll give you only one chance to strike!"

Suddenly, Situ Shibai's voice rang beside Zhang Ping's ear. Zhang Ping's spirits immediately rose. He decisively put away the Wraith Lantern and gripped the Fear War Scythe tightly with both hands.

Five hundred meters away, a beam of light descended from the sky and struck Prince Yue's tails.

The tails attacking Zhang Ping lost control from their main body and all fell to the ground, no longer moving.

Not good!

Seeing this, the Heavenly Fox immediately turned to flee.

But Zhang Ping had been building power for this moment for a long time. In an instant, he appeared behind the Heavenly Fox, and the Fear War Scythe slashed down viciously.

One slash.

The Heavenly Fox's waist was severed.

Its vitality was extremely tenacious. Even after its upper body fell to the ground, it continued wailing madly, its severed arms struggling to crawl forward. But then Zhang Ping's second slash fell, and its head instantly flew out, rolling away wrapped in human skin.

Zhang Ping took out the Wraith Lantern and flew away the next moment.

He had not flown far before he saw countless tails extending from the direction of the City Lord's Manor, weaving into a vast net that descended over him.

However, his body transformed into pure water. He landed in a nearby canal, put away the Wraith Lantern, and rapidly escaped as a flowing current.