He stared fixedly in the direction where Yi Chen had vanished. Only after a long while did he mutter to himself, "You actually dared to kill a scout sent by the Dark Council? I don't care who you are. You're dead. The Dark Council will track you down. Hmph, but why would I hunt you down myself?"
A breeze swept past, and a gleam of silvery-white light abruptly appeared nearby. The child's pupils widened, and then he leaped up with a shriek, as though he had seen a ghost, and took off in another direction.
Yi Chen appeared behind the child. He extended his right hand and gently stroked the child's dark head with his fingers, saying softly, "Be a good boy and don't run, all right? I don't like your kind, so I won't show any mercy... You know, you're bad people. Bad people. Do you understand?"
The child screamed frantically, "Don't kill me! Please don't kill me!"
Yi Chen shook his head. "No, I won't kill you, but..."
Yi Chen's right hand suddenly clenched. The unfortunate child's entire body burst apart, and even the armor he wore was crushed to pieces by Yi Chen's arm.
Before Yi Chen's immense strength, it was like something made of paper, effortlessly torn to shreds.
Yi Chen looked at his palm in satisfaction and smiled. "All right, since you've been so obedient... I promise I won't kill you. Your Dark Council, heh, I don't know what the hell that is... Hmm, I don't want to deal with you anymore. Let your Council Speaker and Council Members handle your affairs. I need a few days to recuperate now. You understand?"
A gleam of eerie green light wound around Yi Chen. Tiny runes carrying a strange aura of holiness, majesty, solemnity, compassion, and more