Chapter 442: Void Beast (1/2)

Blood drained from Chu Yingxin’s face when Lu Yun identified his true form.

“A void beast! No wonder I was no match for him.” The Fallen Lord found the revelation eye-opening.

Void beasts had an exceptional talent: they could meld into space and become nearly undetectable. Specimens of their race were exceptionally rare. Even the ancient immortal emperor had no idea where they lived—they could only be chanced upon, not actively sought.

In fact, an ancient monster spirit emperor had been a void beast. However, no one had expected the final disciple of the Destiny Lord would be one too!

As a void beast, Chu Yingxin was naturally gifted with a sensitivity to space. That was why he’d noticed Lu Yun in the first place.

“In my sect, we have a robe refined from the skin of a void beast. Wearing it allows one to travel through space undetected. Too bad the robe is a little tattered, so it can’t pass through an ancient tomb’s formations and restrictions…” the Fallen Lord’s voice sounded again.

Countless immortals looked eagerly toward the Destiny city lord’s residence in response. The human lord’s words were absolutely intentional!

“He’s a void beast, huh? No wonder master spoils him so much…” Xi Yingchen murmured, gazing pensively at his junior brother atop the arena.

“Say, could the city lord be after your skin when you finally grow up? Maybe he wants a robe just like ours!” the Fallen Lord jabbed snidely. “Hold on, I remember something else about void beasts from the records of the sect. Their body will form a…”

Bang!

Lu Yun splattered him into a gooey mess against the ground.

“How can someone with such awful morals call himself a lord? I’m really starting to wonder what the point of this ranking is,” snorted the young man.

The returned Fallen Lord heard his words loud and clear. He reddened with embarrassment and his eyes glinted with murderous fury. Having been defeated outright by Chu Yingxin with nearly no recourse, he’d attempted to hurt him through outside means.

However, revealing the void beast’s secret was a two-pronged assault: in addition to attracting unwanted attention to Chu Yingxin, it’d indelibly scarred his heart of dao.

Lu Yun scorned such underhanded tactics. He’d only pointed out Chu Yingxin’s true form out of instinct. In the heat of the moment, surprise had gotten the better of him.

Chu Yingxin was completely ashen, and the will to live withered away in his eyes. The Fallen Lord’s words had dealt a blow too heavy for him to bear. Could the Destiny city lord have adopted him just for his skin? The lord was his only family in the world!

Suddenly, the young beast sighed. He glanced meaningfully at Lu Yun, then slammed his own palm against his forehead.

Self-elimination!

If he didn’t figure everything out now, inner demons would surely form. Who knew what would happen to him then? A void beast fallen to darkness was practically invincible in the current world.

……

“Master!” Chu Yingxin opened his eyes to find the city lord at his side.

“Yingchen, stay here for a while. Yingxin, come with me.” His master looked like he had a lot on his mind.

Chu Yingxin’s lips trembled, but nothing came out of them. He stumbled along behind his master in a daze.

The city lord and his youngest disciple strode along coolly through the city toward a certain manor.

“A void beast’s skin is excellent material indeed. You cannot protect him, Destiny city lord.”     A throaty voice cackled in the air.

Chu Yingxin’s whole body began to shake, but the city lord didn’t respond.

As one of the sovereign experts in the world, he was an origin dao immortal. Despite his injuries, even the likes of the Nephrite emperor gave him plenty of respect. Alas, the events of the Sovereign Ranking had cleaned out his accumulated renown. He was powerless against the outside predations on his own disciple.