Chapter 653: I Will Kill You

Chapter 653 -649: I Will Kill You

‘But first, I need to find someone and ask for directions to the Centaur Race’s main camp!’

Hong Yu stood in the void, stroking his chin. His gaze was azure and profound.

*Illusory Spirit Celestial Eyes!*

A silvery radiance flowed within his eyes. Hong Yu’s vision sharpened by several hundred times, and he spotted a herd of Desolate Beasts stampeding tens of thousands of meters away.

“Hm?”

The corners of his lips curved up, and a playful smile appeared on Hong Yu’s face.

He discovered that behind these Desolate Beasts were several powerful members of the Centaur Race, wielding weapons and hunting them.

He immediately flapped his Divine Demon Wings, creating a series of sonic booms. WHOOSH! Like a black lightning bolt, he shot toward the stampeding Desolate Beasts.

His figure soared high in the sky.

Unless one’s cultivation surpassed his, or they were intentionally staring at the heavens, it would be difficult to spot him.

Just as he flew directly above these Centaur Race experts and was about to grab one to ask about the location of their main camp, his ears twitched. He overheard the centaurs talking loudly among themselves.

“Damn it! I was at home, fucking my wife and making babies, and those damned Celestial Horse Race bastards said they hadn’t had enough Red Sword Tiger meat, so they made us come out and hunt. Fuck!”

“What can we do? They’re the Celestial Horse Race. Even our chief acts as meek as a little bitch in front of them. Us small fry can only be their grunts.”

“It’s not so bad for us, really. Didn’t you see that little girl when you left? She looks like she’s only four or five, but Young Master Ma Lie stripped her naked and tied her up to bake in the sun. Just as I was leaving, I saw the little girl was sunburnt red all over. A lot of her blisters had even burst and were festering, crawling with bugs!”

“And that human woman Master Ma Qi took back with him, I wonder if he’s done her yet?”

“Not yet. Master Ma Qi thought the woman was too weak. He’s planning to feed her first, let her recover for half a day, and then do her tonight!”

“Tsk tsk, I hear that woman’s a princess on the outside. What was her name… Zhu Ling’Er? She’s a real knockout!”

Greed and envy flashed in the eyes of the Centaur Race experts.

And then, they continued hunting the Desolate Beasts.

「In the void.」

The smile on Hong Yu’s face gradually vanished. The brilliant, sun-like warmth was gone, replaced by a frostiness as cold as Ten Thousand Years Cold Ice.

‘Zhu Ling’Er? A four-or-five-year-old girl? Little Chenxi?’

Hong Yu’s body staggered, his head spinning. He nearly plummeted from the sky. ‘Zhu Ling’Er and Little Chenxi were captured by the Centaur Race? They stripped Little Chenxi naked and left her to bake in the sun?’

VMMMM!

Hong Yu’s mind went blank.

An image slowly formed in his mind: a rosy-cheeked little girl, as adorable as a porcelain doll, stripped bare and tied beneath the scorching sun.

Enduring the vicious glare of the prairie sun, her entire body was burned bright red, covered in blisters.

The blisters burst, festered, and were swarmed by flies and mosquitoes, which gnawed at the wounds.

Rage!

Fury!

A rage that had reached its absolute limit!

‘Damned Centaur Race! You deserve to die! All of you will die!’

Hong Yu roared in his heart.

It was as if a furious lion was roaring at the heavens. In his heart, Little Chenxi was like a little sister to him, and now she was being treated like this?

BOOM!

His eyes were suddenly veiled in blood-red. The pupil of his right eye transformed into the shape of a World-Burning Golden Lotus.

RUMBLE!

Streams of dark golden Nine Netherworld Burning World Flame surged from his body, engulfing him completely.

In an instant, this stretch of the sky was baked a fiery red.

“What’s going on?”

“Not good, a sun is falling from the sky!”

“Bullshit, how can the sun fall down?”

The terrifying fluctuation startled the Centaur Race experts below, who all looked up.

In their eyes, a ball of dark golden flame was descending from the sky, like one of the Deities.

“Wait. There’s someone inside!” Suddenly, one of them saw the figure within the flames.

“It… it… it’s… it’s Hong Yu! I’ve seen him fly before! It’s Hong Yu…”

Another Centaur Race expert recognized Hong Yu and roared hysterically.

“Those flames are terrifying! Even from this far away, I feel like they could incinerate me in an instant! Run!”

“Go back and report to the chief! Have them come and kill Hong Yu…”

The dozen or so Centaur Race experts turned tail and fled.

From within the dark golden flames, Hong Yu snarled coldly, “Whoever moves is dead!”

RUMBLE!

As he spoke, the World-Burning Golden Lotus Pupil in his right eye constricted slightly, and a ball of dark golden Nine Netherworld Burning World Flame appeared beside the Centaur Race experts, blocking their path.

“What’s there to be afraid of!”

One of the Centaur Race experts roared and shot into the sky, attempting to escape by air.

But just as he leaped up, the dark golden flames flickered—SWISH—and latched onto his body. Under Hong Yu’s control, the flames seemed to be imbued with his boundless fury. With a WHOOSH, they incinerated the Centaur Race expert.

“This…”

The other Centaur Race experts were drenched in sweat, their bodies rigid as if struck by lightning.

“My lord, spare us!”

“We’re just small fry! We’ve never done anything bad, and we’ve never done anything against you! Please, my lord, spare our lives!”

Hong Yu watched them with cold indifference and said in a low voice, “Where is the Centaur Race’s main camp? If you don’t give me an honest answer by the time I count to three, you’ll end up just like him!” As he spoke, Hong Yu pointed to the pile of ash.

GULP!

The Centaur Race experts gulped frantically and, without the slightest resistance, told Hong Yu the location of their main camp.

“My lord, please, we beg you to spare us!”

“We’ve already told you where the main camp is, please spare us!”

Hong Yu looked at them and sneered. “Today, I, Hong Yu, will annihilate the Centaur Race! So, I’m sorry!”

“No…”

“You can’t do this…”

Without giving them another glance, Hong Yu let the roaring, dark golden Nine Netherworld Burning World Flame burn them. The experts were utterly annihilated without any resistance.

‘Centaur Race, Celestial Horse Race…’

Hong Yu sped through the void, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, like a rampaging Thunder Dragon. ‘Today, I, Hong Yu, will wash the great plains in blood. Anyone who dared to harm Little Chenxi will pay the price you deserve.’

「…」

「The Main Camp of the Centaur Race.」

The sun was vicious today. Even the powerful Centaur Race guards couldn’t help but seek shelter in the shade.

In the center of the main camp stood a wooden post, a full one hundred meters tall.

At the top of the post, Little Chenxi was hung by her hands.

Her body was roasted red, covered everywhere with burns. The wounds crisscrossed her small frame, and the blisters had all burst, oozing yellow pus. With a constant BUZZ, mosquitoes and flies swarmed around her, landing on her body to feast on the discharge.

The stench of rot emanated from Little Chenxi’s body.

“Bro… Brother… Where are you… Chen… Chenxi… really… really misses you…”

Little Chenxi’s bright eyes, usually like stars, were now dim.

Earlier, in order to help Zhu Ling’Er escape the pursuit of the Chrysanthemum King, she had used a forbidden power, causing the protective Treasure on her to fall dormant. It had not yet reawakened.

Otherwise, she would never have ended up in such a state.

In Little Chenxi’s mind, images of Hong Yu appeared again and again—his figure, his smile, his kind and caring voice.

Little Chenxi was incredibly smart. Although she missed Hong Yu, she kept murmuring, “Brother… you must not come… The… they’re all bad people… They want to hurt you… Mom, you have to protect Bro… Brother, you can’t come…”

For such a small child to suffer such treatment.

How utterly cruel.

SWOOSH!

Ma Lie flew into the air. He grinned down at Little Chenxi. “You little bastard, you’ve got a tough mouth, don’t you! Hehehe, this young master will let you bake a while longer! HAHAHA, we’ve already spread the word. Your Brother Hongyu will be here to join you soon!”

“…”

Little Chenxi didn’t even spare him a glance.

“Damn you, little bastard! You dare ignore me?”

A cold, venomous light glinted in Ma Lie’s eyes. He gave a savage grin and took out a paper packet from his clothes, waving it at Little Chenxi. “Do you know what this is?”

Little Chenxi glanced at him but still said nothing.

“Gahahaha, this is high-grade refined salt! A packet like this is quite valuable, you know!”

Ma Lie unfolded the paper packet in his hand, his smile growing more savage and terrifying. “Did you know? This refined salt has a wonderful quality. It’s very fine. That means even your tiniest wounds are big enough for it to get in. Tsk tsk, you have no idea. The feeling when this salt is poured on you, slowly seeping into your wounds…”

Ma Lie gave an exaggerated shudder.

His features twisted into a ferocious expression. “It’s absolutely guaranteed to make you feel ecstatic! Hehe, come on, let’s try a little bit first!”

Ma Lie pinched a bit of salt between two fingers and sprinkled it onto a wound on Little Chenxi’s arm.

“AHHH…”

Little Chenxi’s face twitched violently.

It was the first sound she had made, a heart-wrenching scream.

“HAHAHA! Go on, scream! It’s so much more satisfying when you scream like that. The more pitifully you scream, the more excited this young master gets. You have no idea how scared I was when your brother killed my big brother. I was so scared I pissed my pants.”

As he spoke, Ma Lie slowly raised the paper packet of salt over Little Chenxi’s head. “Gagaga, your Brother Hongyu was so arrogant back then. The Hundred Victory War God, sigh… what a glorious title. But…”

Ma Lie’s expression became even more ferocious as he roared hysterically, “So what?! So what if he’s strong?! So what if he’s the Hundred Victory War God, so what if all those top-tier Great Powers from the core region sent people to hunt him down? He can’t even protect his own little sister! HAHAHA! Today, this young master will collect some interest from his sister first!”

As he spoke, Ma Lie tilted his hand, about to pour all the salt onto Little Chenxi.

But at that very moment.

A ball of dark golden fire suddenly shot out from the distant void. Like a blazing sun falling from the sky, it rushed forward with incredible speed. A mighty pressure and a heaven-and-earth-shaking roar, like the bellow of one of the Deities, exploded through the void…

“Ma Lie, I’m going to fucking kill you!”