Chapter 341: Under the Glaring Moonlight (1/2)

”Why not just fight?”

Ming Yue looked at Ling Xue, curiously.

With how she had reacted to Mu Jing, Ming Yue had beleived that Ling Xue would've fought to kill them.

”Like me, Mu Jing is also a princess but of the Mu Clan. Unlike me, she has been pampered all her life. As annoying as she is, killing her outright would start a bloody war between the two clans. For now, we're only skirmishing with each other and the main goal is the secret realm. After all, an all out battle would incur severe losses to both clans and that is something neither sides want.”

”So an ambush like before would have worked?”Ming Yue spoke with doubt.

Such an underhanded method would suffice but killing them right now would start a battle? She found it rather silly.

”You don't understand. If I died in that ambush, I would only be considered lost or missing and the Yao Clan would not move without concrete evidence”, said Ling Xue, ”Furthermore, are you confident that we can kill them and leave no witnesses? This place is under surveillance by both clans, attacking here is akin to foolishness.”

Ming Yue went silent, contemplating the situation. With every passing second, things became more and more complicated as she went deeper into the affairs of these two clans.

”Ah, I should stop. I'm not here to interfere with the two clans. The Tao Feng is the goal” she thought.

Looking at the swirling pool of energy in front of her, she watched as Ling Xue stepped in calmly.

”Do not be afraid but be prepared, the realm will test you as soon as you step in”, she said, entering the portal.

Ming Yue looked and walked in as well.

Her sight was covered, surrounded by darkness and for a few moments, there was silence. Then, she was blown back a rush of crimson light as a wild, demonic energy flowed out. She raised her hands up, covering her face as she stood upon an empty plain from which a bright ruby-colored eye rose up from the void.

Its light showering her and then the test began. In that moment, Ming Yue clutched her head tightly as her own voice began to shout inside her mind. It was vicious and wild as this other voice of hers shouted madly, it shouted to kill.

”Kill! Kill them! Kill them all! None of them deserve to live! Their lives are meaningless! Kill everyone! Kill everything! Kill! Crush! Break! Shatter! Destroy!”

She felt a splitting headache, groaning from the pain.

”Urgh. Resist it! Don't let it... take over your mind!”

Xue Yue struggled to speak as she too felt that same pain. After all, she was a part of Ming Yue's consciousness. There was no doubt that she too would be affected.

”Fight back that urge. That desire to kill will mean your death!” she continued.

Despite her talks of battle and killing others, that was different compared to what was currently happening. Xue Yue would not agree with any of it.

This was Ming Yue's pure desire to kill. It was utterly mindless as there was only the thought of murdering. It was different to Xue Yue, born from the desire to survive even if it meant to kill.

Even with her words of encouragement, Ming Yue found it hard to contain it. The sheer scale and chaos of this murderous hunger took her by surprise as was the sudden eruption of it.

”Kill them! None of them should live! I must kill them! I must! I must!”

She groaned and twisted under the pressure of it all. With every passing moment, it only grew harder and harder to resist.

”Agh, no!”

Ming Yue shouted out as she looked at and stared at the massive eye above her. Its gaze drilling into her very core.

”I do not kill for sport! I do not kill without reason! This is not me!”