Chapter 666: Slaughter (2/2)

After seeing the composed expression on Zhao Shanling’s face, he knew that something was wrong.

BANG BANG BANG!

At this moment, the thick finger bones Liang Hao used to pierce into Nie Tian’s palm exploded violently, sending three wisps of raging flesh aura rushing up Nie Tian’s arm like bloodthirsty flood dragons.

Nie Tian shook his head and let out a low chuckle. “This one is much stronger than Ji Long and the others, but still not strong enough.”

Then, he summoned the flesh power that was scattered in every corner of his body to trap the three flesh auras before activating Life Drain to absorb the violent flesh auras, which clearly didn’t belong to Liang Hao.

Before long, the invading flesh auras were completely absorbed and vanished inside of Nie Tian.

Nie Tian sighed and lifted his unoccupied hand. “You’ll suffer less dead than alive. Let me end your misery for you.”

With thirty percent of his flesh power, he adjusted his mind and threw a Rage Punch towards Liang Hao’s chest.

The faint, blood-colored ward over Liang Hao’s entire body seemed to detect danger, and thus rapidly shrank, forming the pattern of a Mountainsplit Beast over his chest.

Even though the pattern was only a condensation of flesh power, it was so vivid that it looked like a living Mountainsplit Beast.

However, as Nie Tian’s devastating fist slammed into his chest, the illusory Mountainsplit Beast was instantly reduced to flying blood-colored sparks that filled the air.

Nie Tian’s fist strike seemed to be branded with the rage and unyielding will of a titan that fought against the heavens. The unstoppable force shattered Liang Hao’s transformed sternum, along with his heart that was protected by it.

Like a deflated balloon, Liang Hao’s chest collapsed. The blood-colored light in the depths of his eyes rapidly disappeared, restoring a flash of clarity to his eyes.

In that flash, he smiled faintly at Nie Tian. Instead of hatred, gratitude filled his face.

From the look of it, he had wanted to die for a long time, but since he was controlled by Qi Jiuchuan, he couldn’t even kill himself.

Now, Nie Tian finally gave him the sweet relief of death.

“He had his own bones and meridians replaced by those of a Mountainsplit Beast. Bearing the unbearable agony, he was neither a human, nor a spirit beast. He also became a slave to a person like Qi Jiuchuan, and became nothing but a tool to secure Master Voidspirit’s legacies. He must also have known that, successful or not, he would have been put down by Qi Jiuchuan after this mission...”

From the look in Liang Hao’s eyes, Nie Tian sensed what was on his mind and the deep hatred he harbored towards Qi Jiuchuan.

“Don’t worry. The one who committed such crimes against you will follow you to the Yellow Springs. I bet the thing you want most now is for him to die in this place as well. I’ll be a good guy and fulfill that wish for you.”

With these words, Nie Tian added a bit more force, and Liang Hao collapsed to the ground.

Qi Jiuchuan’s face turned pale with fright as he started to step backwards. As he did, he called out, “Brother Zhao! We can still talk about this! I’m willing to give up my share of Master Voidspirit’s legacies and disappear forever.”

At this moment, Nie Tian’s eyes were brimming with energy. Rich flesh aura even exuded from his pores. His previous bedraggled look was long gone.

After witnessing Nie Tian annihilate Liang Hao so effortlessly, he realized that Nie Tian wasn’t affected by his injuries at all.

That was when he realized that what he had seen upon his return had been fake. Zhao Shanling had misled him to initiate the attack.

“You’ll disappear forever?” Zhao Shanling smiled broadly as he shook his head. Spreading his hands with a helpless expression, he said, “It’s not like I don’t want to spare your life. It’s just that I can’t afford to let you live. What if you leave this place, but recover strength and ambush us on the outside?

“You went to great lengths to kill Han Chigui for the exact same reason. How can I be so imprudent with you?”

Nie Tian didn’t need Zhao Shanling to give him an order before bolting towards Qi Jiuchuan.

He didn’t have the slightest good feeling about him. In his eyes, Qi Jiuchuan was even more inhumane and damned than Han Chigui from the Bliss Mountain Sect.

Han Chigui had only picked and trained children that had been endowed with exceptionally tough bodies in order to secure Master Voidspirit’s legacies, but he hadn’t done anything inhumane.

Qi Jiuchuan, however, had searched for juniors like Liang Hao and replaced their bones and meridians with those from a spirit beast. The inhumane process had made them half man, half beast, which was so much crueler and crazier than the Bliss Mountain Sect’s method.

“Nie Tian, break his bones, severe his meridians, shatter his spiritual sea, and then you can leave him to me,” Zhao Shanling said, smiling. “I’ve got some questions to ask him. Perhaps I’ll even learn the method to go to the Domain of Heaven’s Boundaries from him.”

Nie Tian’s eyes lit up. “Sure.”

“Don’t! Don’t do this!” Qi Jiuchuan ran for his life.

Nie Tian chased after him with a cold face.

A few minutes later, Nie Tian dragged Qi Jiuchuan, who was covered in blood and on his last gasp, back and threw him to Zhao Shanling’s feet like a piece of trash, “He’s all yours.”

Smiling broadly, Zhao Shanling crouched down and took out a sharp, shining blade. “Alright, let’s have a good talk, shall we?”