Seed of Destruction

The chain hammer wrapped in chains fell from the sky, gouging a deep crater where Bai Heng had been standing.

The hard foundation had been melted into scorching molten metal, and blazing white mist drifted from the chain hammer.

If he had been struck by that chain hammer, even his bones would have melted away in an instant.

Bai Heng looked at the billowing smoke and dust, faintly catching sight of two figures within it.

At the same time, a bewitching yet cold voice sounded by his ear:

"Katrina, you were still a little too hasty."

"Huh?" A somewhat rough female voice complained.

"How was I supposed to know this guy would react so fast?"

"But you only had one chance for a sneak attack. What a pity you used it up." The cold voice sounded again.

At that moment, the thick smoke gradually dispersed.

Bai Heng gradually made out the two figures.

Of the two, one stood on a black chain hammer connected to her wrist. She wore black leather, her red hair flowing behind her, amber eyes arrogant and wild.

The other wore a white formal dress and a bowler hat adorned with a black dahlia. Two black horns protruded beside her alluring purple eyes, and behind her swayed a succubus tail with a blue flame at its tip.

She walked behind the woman named Katrina, her tone faintly sickly.

"It's still too lively here."

With that, an intoxicating smile appeared on her face. Her fingers, wrapped in white sleeves, crushed a crystal.

The next instant, the surrounding space shattered like a mirror, and every color was swept into it.

The sudden change made Bai Heng dizzy, as though blue tail flames danced before his eyes.

When his vision returned to normal, the scenery around him had completely changed.

Holding his longsword, Bai Heng found himself standing on a bridge spanning a river. Below him, water rolled forward like black waves, smashing the tide against bridge pillars cast from steel and concrete.

The torrential rain had not stopped, yet it did not dampen the clothes of the two women before him in the slightest.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, the woman in the white formal dress stepped forward.

"At last, it's a little quieter."

One hand wrapped in a white sleeve rested against her delicate cheek, while the hand wrapped in a black sleeve circled her slender waist. Smiling, she said:

"Hello. Let me introduce myself first. I'm Constance. You may be wondering why you're here right now. Don't be afraid. I merely brought us somewhere suitable for conversation. This place is isolated from the outside world and absolutely won't be disturbed."

Her voice was immensely seductive, perfectly matching the succubus horns and heart-shaped tail burning with purple flames.

Yet Bai Heng could sense extreme danger beneath that relaxed, elegant tone.

"Bai Heng." Bai Heng gave only two words. His grip on his longsword did not loosen in the slightest. Rain struck his black trench coat, pattering onto the bridge deck, where little water had accumulated.

But when he noticed the decoration on the brim of her hat, Bai Heng added:

"A black dahlia. Its flower language is mystery and danger. There was once a massacre in the universe named after the black dahlia. Choosing it as an ornament truly suits your temperament."

"Hehehe..." Constance smiled brightly at his words, one hand lightly touching the corner of her lips.

"Mystery and danger. I like those two words."

Seeing the two of them actually chatting, Katrina grinned.

"Constance, why are you wasting words on him? Kill him, hand the thing over to the old man, and we can leave this damned place."

"Don't rush, Katrina." Constance smiled elegantly, her smile brimming with charm.

"Rather than killing him, I'd prefer to bring him back and hand him to Dubra. She could make him into a doll for us to play with and preserve him as a collection, instead of wasting him here."

As she said this, Constance turned back toward Bai Heng.

"Sorry. I forgot to ask for your opinion, Mr. Bai Heng."

Upon hearing that, Bai Heng understood just how vile the people before him were.

Honestly, he had initially thought this woman called Constance could be reasoned with.

But now that he thought about it, wanting to communicate normally with people from the Annihilation Gang was abnormal in itself.

"What do you two want?" Bai Heng ignored Constance's twisted little question and got straight to the point.

Constance wrapped one arm around her still distinctly curvaceous body beneath the formal dress, still willing to speak in riddles.

"You possess something that doesn't belong to you."

In contrast, Katrina had, to some extent, reached an agreement with Bai Heng. She spoke bluntly.

"The Seed of Destruction. Hand it over."

The Seed of Destruction?

When Bai Heng heard the term, he froze for a moment before thinking of the sword in his hand—the one he had been too lazy to name.

It did indeed carry an aura of Destruction, but that aura was entwined with Preservation and was not pure... Wait.

He suddenly remembered the parting gift Jing Yuan had given him on the Xianzhou. It contained a fragment of the Suiyang Di Kui's soul.

Back then, he had successfully gained Nanook's gaze by merging with it.

Now that they had sensed its aura and called it the Seed of Destruction, it was understandable.

Having understood everything, Bai Heng took a deep breath.

He now knew why he had gotten dragged into this mess.

He raised his head again, his tone helpless.

"You two, to put it bluntly, what would it change even if you got that thing? Nanook still wouldn't cast his gaze upon you. Has no one told you that, in his eyes, the Annihilation Gang isn't even as worthy as a baby that smashed a vase..."

Before he could finish, the chain hammer, carrying a heatwave capable of crushing everything, slammed directly toward Bai Heng.

Clearly, the woman called Katrina had been completely enraged.

Bai Heng immediately raised his longsword to block.

The chain hammer collided with the sword, sparks bursting continuously across the blade.

At that moment, the chain hammer began to rotate and grind as though driven by gears, raising its temperature higher and higher.

After Bai Heng knocked the chain hammer aside, the hand gripping his sword began to tremble slightly. Sweat scorched out by the searing heat mixed with rainwater and ran down his temple.

The gap was too great... This was a pure difference in strength.

No. The disparity in strength was difficult to make up for, and...

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Constance, who was watching the battle with her chin propped on her hand.

Clearly, this woman might be even more terrifying.

Then there was only one way.

"You two, do you want to know how I obtained the so-called Seed of Destruction you speak of? You should be able to tell that it was once granted Nanook's gaze and has some connection to me, right?"

As Bai Heng spoke, he moved closer to Katrina.

Seeing this, Katrina swung her chain hammer, preparing to attack a second time.

But at that moment, Constance stopped her.

"Go on."

Bai Heng spoke calmly.

"That was because..."

"I was fortunate enough to witness with my own eyes that burning light pierce through the clouds. Until the tower fell, people fled, and He stood atop that tower, looking down upon golden death."

As he spoke, Katrina and Constance's expressions visibly changed. Katrina's amber eyes trembled slightly, while Constance's teasing smile faded and her expression turned solemn.

"Golden death... He once looked upon you?"

Seizing the opportunity, Bai Heng darted forward. He twisted the longsword in his hand, raised its hilt slightly, and slashed horizontally at Katrina. With his back to Constance, he gave a light laugh.

"You guess."

Faced with the sudden attack, Katrina instinctively reacted and swung her chain hammer at Bai Heng like a flash of lightning.

This time, Bai Heng did not deflect the force. Instead, he took the blow from the chain hammer head-on, then used the momentum to launch himself toward Constance.

Because of Bai Heng's earlier words, Constance's reaction was slightly delayed. Bai Heng grabbed her cold wrist and pulled her over the bridge railing with him, sending them both plummeting toward the churning river below.

As they fell, Bai Heng showed Constance no mercy as he dragged her along.

"Since this is the illusion you created, then let's both go down and cool our heads together."

The third simulation was about to begin.