1199 A Killing Task! (1/2)

The void was silent. The only sound was the burning of the blood-red fire.

”So we just let them go?” said a Judge as he looked at the other Judge wreathed in blood-red fire. He didn't want to let them go, but a shiver went through him whenever he thought of the woman's dreadful curse.

”If she really is a Cursed Goddess, letting her escape and allowing her to grow up will be a disaster...”

”It's none of our business. Besides, my palm strike should have killed them if not for that young man. There's something strange about him as well... It's hard to believe that he is unhurt by my attack and even borrowed by my force to flee...” the Judge wreathed in flames said sulkily.

”That's enough. They had fallen into the turbulence, and no one knew where they would be carried to. If it is the starry sky... With their strength, they will soon die there, unless a Great Saint is willing to save them,” said the last Judge.

”We will tell the Great Judge about the Cursed Goddess later and let him decide what to do. We'll get ourselves killed if we force her curse to erupt completely.”

In the distant void, a ship could be seen floating. It was Nethery's Netherworld Ship. Since Bu Fang and Nethery had left in a rush, they didn't have time to take it with them.

A Judge shook his hand. A blood-colored chain slithered across the void and snaked around the ship, then he put it away. When he was done, he gave the turbulence, which had swallowed Bu Fang and Nethery, a deep look.

”The look in that boy's eyes is really scary. If possible, I'll kill him with a slap...” said a Judge. He shivered at the thought of Bu Fang's eyes before they were devoured by the turbulence.

The others nodded as well.

For a moment, the void fell silent again.

Soon, the four of them collected themselves and sped away toward the floating island in the distance, where the Abyss was located.

The Qilin Chef Feast was about to start. They had to hurry. They couldn't afford to cause any delay in the Great Judge and the City Lord's plan.

...

He was surrounded by darkness. The only sound was the beating of his heart and the serious voice of the system that echoed in his mind.

Bu Fang was curious. He found that the system's voice was slightly different from usual.

It was cold and filled with violence, with a hint of merciless killing intent.

”Attention, host, you have a killing task.”

The beating sound of his heart stopped as Bu Fang held his breath.

”Killing task: Slay the four Judges of Abyss City. Reward: A fragment of the God of Cooking Set, the recipe of Sword Pots, the qualification of Spirit Possession.”

The system's voice was filled with violence, which surprised Bu Fang.

Nethery was not far away from him, lying face down on the ground. Her turquoise hair had covered her face, but through the gaps between them, he could see her pale, bloodless face.

Bu Fang rubbed his temple with a thumb.

They were lucky that the Vermillion Chef Robe had stopped the turbulence from ripping them apart. However, it seemed that they had been transported to somewhere else.

It was not the time to figure out where they were now, though.

Bu Fang got up from the ground, grabbed the dish, and walked beside Nethery.

'She's a real pain in the neck... I can't believe that she actually made the curse erupt. Now all the previous efforts had gone to waste.'

He reached out a hand and pushed a lock of her turquoise hair aside. When he saw her face, Bu Fang couldn't help but sigh softly.

'The four Judges of Abyss City...'

Bu Fang was a man of good temper, but he was very angry this time, and the consequences when he got angry would be very serious.

He had decided to kill the four Judges even if the system didn't give him the task.

Nethery's eyebrows were still tightly furrowed.

Bu Fang sighed. He scooped her up with one hand and went into the Heaven and Earth Farmland with a thought.

He was greeted by a comfortable breeze.

Actually, Bu Fang had a way to escape the four Judges' deadly assault—he could bring his companions into the farmland. Of course, if he did that, they might pick up the farmland's energy fluctuation, but they were not strong enough to destroy it.

He could stay in the farmland to recover his mental force, then go out and serve the Judges a Perishing Pot. Even if he couldn't kill them with it, he could still make them suffer.

A pity that Nethery had ruined his plan. Bu Fang understood that she was just trying to protect them as the situation had been hopeless. Otherwise, this cold and proud girl would not have erupted her curse.

'She's too reckless...'

Bu Fang felt a little headache. As he sensed the power of the curse in her growing stronger and stronger, he furrowed his eyebrows.

The wind in the farmland was refreshing.

Bu Fang carried Nethery to the wooden hut. His arrival took Niu Hansan, who was sleeping soundly, aback.

”What happened, Owner Bu?” he looked confused.

”Nothing...” Bu Fang replied with a cold face. He placed Nethery on a deck chair, produced a porcelain spoon, and scooped up a spoonful of the steaming dish. Cooked with a crystal fruit of life and Crystal Source Purple Essence, the dish contained rich life energy.