Chapter 182 - 138: Kneel on Your Own? Or Do I Beat You Until You Kneel?
Chapter 182: Chapter 138: Kneel on Your Own? Or Do I Beat You Until You Kneel?
"Don’t kill me, I was wrong..."
"Wrong, my ass!"
POW!
Chen Xuan squeezed, and the man’s head instantly exploded.
Bits of red and white splattered everywhere.
The splattering gore was instantly seared into a curdled mass.
[You have killed the third-ranked expert on the Human List, yielding immense satisfaction. Retribution points +14,000!]
"Trash!"
Chen Xuan’s expression was icy. He tossed the corpse aside like trash and said, "You’re weak, yet you dared to look at me with such venom? I don’t care if you want to act tough, but you fucking tried to use me as a stepping stone and kill me. Did you really think I’d tolerate that?"
He suddenly turned, his piercing gaze sweeping over the others.
The many masters felt their bodies sting again under his gaze.
It was as if an invisible heatwave had washed over them, roasting them in a sea of fire.
The crowd finally snapped out of their shock and subconsciously took a step back.
Dead?
"The Nine Heavens Startling Dragon," Ye Guiyuan, was dead?
’He didn’t even have a chance to use his Dragon Martial True Body before it was shattered with a single slap, and then his head was crushed?’
’This is fucking...’
’It’s simply too terrifying.’
’Absolutely horrifying!’
Young Master Drunken Moon, Hua Wushang, and Mount Fuyue Heavy Sword, Zhang Jiu, who had been looking forward to a good show, both felt a violent shudder.
’They had been expecting a dog-eat-dog fight...’
’But this wasn’t a dog-eat-dog fight.’
’One of them was certainly a dog, no doubt about it.’
’But the other was a tiger, a lion, a colossal beast...’
"You’re Xie Xinghe?"
Chen Xuan’s gaze locked onto Xie Xinghe, carrying with it a spiritual pressure that made Xie Xinghe’s heart clench. The True Qi throughout his body began to circulate, surging like a mighty river.
All his True Qi flowed along specific meridians, creating a distinct RUSHING sound.
He forced himself to remain calm. "I am. But I haven’t offended you, have I?"
"Bullshit! Who says you haven’t?"
Chen Xuan took a Jade Pendant from his robes and infused it with his True Essence.
An image was projected from the Jade Pendant.
It was none other than the previous conversation between Xie Xinghe and Ye Guiyuan on the rooftop.
Their expressions and voices were all perfectly clear.
One threatened to kill Chen Xuan.
The other threatened to stomp Chen Xuan under his foot and make him kneel...
"I, Chen Xuan, never act against the innocent. You wanted to stomp me under your foot, so I’ll treat you the same way. You can resist. I’ll give you a chance. Make your move."
Chen Xuan put away the Jade Pendant and said coldly.
The crowd was once again stunned, their eyes wide, barely able to process what was happening.
’When... was their conversation recorded?’
’And it ended up in Chen Xuan’s hands?’
’Isn’t he so fucking screwed?’
’You go on and on about crushing a man, and then he shows up right in front of you. It would be a miracle if he spared you.’
"..."
Xie Xinghe stared intently at Chen Xuan, his heart in turmoil.
’He never imagined that his conversation with Ye Guiyuan could have been recorded.’
’Who did this?’
’Someone from the Earth List? The Heaven List?’
’Damn you all to hell!’
’Is this how decent people act?!’
"You’ve already crossed Ye Guiyuan. Aren’t you worried about the aftermath? Ye Guiyuan was from the Great Snow Grotto Heaven..."
SMACK!
Before he could finish his sentence, a terrifyingly hot palm swept viciously toward Xie Xinghe’s cheek.
Xie Xinghe had a history of fighting against masters of the True Essence Realm. Although he had only managed to withstand five hundred moves against one such opponent, that was still enough to show how formidable he was.
He was confident that no ordinary True Essence Realm master could defeat him quickly.
But now he realized he was wrong.
This slap from Chen Xuan was unbelievably fast, leaving him no time to react. It struck his cheek, sending him spitting blood. His vision went black, and his body spun like a top as it flew sideways, crashing into the distance.
He opened his mouth and spat out half of his teeth.
"You talk too much. I already killed the other one, so why would I care about his background?"
Chen Xuan’s tone was cold as he walked forward. "You have two choices now. First, you kneel on your own and let me step on you. Second, I beat you until you kneel, and then I step on you! Choose."
Xie Xinghe, his mouth full of blood and his hair disheveled, staggered to his feet, looking at Chen Xuan with a face full of shock.
’So fast!’
’His speed is just too much.’
’He’s even faster than that Evil Cult elder I once faced.’
’But that Evil Cult elder was at the True Essence Second Layer, and his power was augmented by beast blood, putting him on par with someone at the True Essence Third Layer. Even against that, I could withstand five hundred moves undefeated.’
’But now?’
’Against Chen Xuan, I was sent flying with a single slap?’
’How is that possible?’
A powerful sense of crisis washed over him, and he stumbled back several steps.
He knew he had to fight for his life today.
He couldn’t possibly accept either of Chen Xuan’s options.
’He’d rather die!’
Taking a deep breath, Xie Xinghe drew the foot-long, cyan short sword from his waist. The entire blade was forged from jade and radiated a cold, clear light. Its edge shimmered with a brilliant gleam, exuding an otherworldly aura.
"Chen Xuan, I choose neither!"
Xie Xinghe stared intently at his opponent, his eyes turning pitch-black and hollow, like bottomless abysses, as he said, "I have a third choice!"
BOOM!
An unprecedentedly terrifying Sword Intent erupted from Xie Xinghe’s slender frame. It was like an abyss in a frozen sea, silent for eons, had suddenly begun to boil.
In an instant, the ground within a ten-foot radius of him froze into a layer of crystalline black ice over a foot thick. The ice spread rapidly with a loud CRACKLING. The Primordial Qi of the world churned violently, transforming into visible streams of cyan energy that converged on the jade short sword like a hundred rivers flowing to the sea!