A threat... coveting her beauty?

Even wounded as she was now, she was not someone a mere Human God Realm cultivator like him could contend with!

Yet what had just happened left her unable to believe it. In a single move, she had been defeated!

And so utterly defeated, as though she were nothing but a feeble infant in his hands, utterly powerless to resist!

Moreover, she discovered that this tall, burly figure clad in a black cloak was not even human! He possessed three arms; she had no idea which branch of the Demon Race he belonged to!

Hum!

Just then, another terrifying surge of blood and baleful fluctuations erupted from the Asura, enveloping the space as though an Asura's sea of blood had descended!

His cloak billowed, and his towering figure seemed to have strode out from the depths of purgatory, like a lofty demon god who had slaughtered his way out of hell's abyss, his presence spanning the nine heavens and eight wildernesses!

"Those who offend my lord... die!"

His indifferent voice rang out as three massive crimson hands extended from his sleeves. Space shuddered in an instant, scarlet blood Qi curling around them as though they would annihilate Mu Yunxi outright!

Sensing a fatal threat about to descend, Mu Yunxi's heart abruptly clenched, and every pore on her body seemed to stand on end!

At that moment, her already deathly pale face grew paler still, and an indescribable terror showed in her expression!

For she felt a presence of utmost terror envelop her entire body, as though she had already fallen into Blood Sea Purgatory, as though a sea of blood were sweeping across the sky from the depths of hell, shrouding heaven and earth, all six directions and eight wildernesses!

Am I going to die? But Ming'er? Ah! Your mother was useless. Your mother has failed you... Ming'er! If there is another life, I hope you never meet a mother like me again...

At that moment, faced with this indescribable mortal peril, Mu Yunxi had already closed her eyes and prepared for death. Her only regret, the only person she had failed, was her ill-fated son!

He had followed her since childhood and suffered countless hardships. In over a decade, he had never enjoyed a single good day. He should have enjoyed all the splendor of the mortal world, yet could only scrape out a meager existence in this little alley!

She, Mu Yunxi, was unworthy of being a mother!

"Stop."

Jun Wudao sat upright beside the wooden table in the little house, his deep, tranquil eyes watching Mu Yunxi and the Asura outside as he suddenly spoke.

A small punishment to quiet her down was enough. Jun Wudao had never intended to actually kill Mu Yunxi. The information this woman possessed was also of great interest to him!

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the Asura hurriedly bowed to Jun Wudao and replied respectfully!

With that, he glanced at Mu Yunxi, and with a flicker of his figure, returned behind Jun Wudao!

"You aren't killing me?"

At this sight, Mu Yunxi's beautiful eyes filled with utter shock and disbelief. At that moment, she had already felt one foot enter hell, as though she would perish in the very next instant!

Wait! No!

Wasn't he supposed to capture me and take me to the Central Imperial Court for the reward? But just now! I truly felt death approaching, and he really would have killed me!

But why?

Why was it different?

"Kill you? If you're so eager to die... I wouldn't mind granting your wish!"

At her words, a faint, sinister smile curled at the corners of Jun Wudao's lips. He picked up the teacup from the table and spoke casually, glancing at Mu Yunxi.

"Cough, cough..."

"What exactly do you want?"

Her delicate body had already been gravely wounded, and now injury had been piled upon injury. She could not help coughing up blood several more times. Now, she truly could not see through this white-haired young man!

She had absolutely no idea what he wanted. If he meant to arrest her and take her back to the Central Imperial Court, she would not have been treated that way earlier. Mu Yunxi could feel that the cloaked man had truly intended to kill her!

Moreover, they clearly knew her identity, yet still dared to strike to kill. She had truly never expected this, as though they did not take her seriously at all!

After all, although the Central Imperial Court was indeed hunting her, no matter what, she was still that man's daughter. Who would dare strike her so ruthlessly?

The Central Imperial Court was the ruling power of the Crimson Firmament Realm, controlling the entire realm. Its ten divine dynasties stood in every direction, administering the entire world on its behalf!

And her father was the hall master of Cloud Firmament Hall, one of the Central Imperial Court's nine halls!

Yet this black-cloaked man had truly meant to kill her just now, and for such a simple reason!

Those who offend my lord... die!

She could not understand them at all, nor could she begin to guess their purpose!

"What do I want? Heh... I didn't want anything before, but now I do!"

At her words, a light flowed through Jun Wudao's deep gaze as he looked at Mu Yunxi's deathly pale face, a faint smile resting on his lips!

That gaze and that smile sent a chill through Mu Yunxi. The next instant, her voice rang out in what was almost a roar!

"Don't even think about it! Even if I die, I won't let you have your way!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Tell me... if one wanted to torture a boy of twelve or thirteen to death, how should one do it to make it cruel, to make it particularly miserable?"

Jun Wudao set down his teacup and simply watched Mu Yunxi in silence. His expression was utterly calm, without the slightest trace of feeling, as though he were discussing something perfectly ordinary, or earnestly seeking advice!

"Y-you... cough, cough, cough..."

"You dare? If you dare do such a thing, even if it costs me my life, I'll drag you all down to hell with me!"

Jun Wudao's words instantly made Mu Yunxi's eyes strain as though they would split. She struggled to rise from the ground, her proud breasts heaving violently as blood continued to spill from her scarlet lips with every cough!

This alone showed just how turbulent her heart was at that moment!

Mu Yunxi had never imagined that this white-haired young man could be so despicable and shameless, so inhuman. To possess her, he would actually resort to such vile means to force her!

"Do you think tearing out his tendons and pulling out his bones, extracting and refining his soul, and scraping and slicing away every shred of flesh would be a little too childish?"

"How about finding millions of lustful men and thousands upon thousands of lustful beasts, feeding every man and every beast Play in the Mortal World, and letting them all spend a night of passion together? What do you think?"

His cold eyes, filled with mockery, simply gazed quietly at Mu Yunxi. The smile curving his lips was so sinister, so utterly hair-raising!

His tone was calm and indifferent, yet the words he spoke were so chilling that one could almost see those scenes unfold, utterly devoid of humanity!