231: The Heavenly Realm was forced to self-destruct!

Ye Chen: "???"

Yan Qingwu: "???"

Everyone from the Yan Family: "???"

Dead silence filled the area.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded at the White Impermanence Envoy, who had been seductive and ruthless just a second ago but was now kneeling on the ground and singing loudly.

This... what kind of move was this?

What happened to the promised Heaven Realm expert of the Soul Hall?

What happened to being notoriously fierce and killing people like flies?

Why did she suddenly... start singing?!

And singing so heart-wrenchingly, with such abundant emotion?

On Yan Qingwu's beautiful face, her expression completely froze, and her mind went blank.

The Blade and Sword Duo lay slumped on the ground, forgetting even to cough up blood, their old faces filled with bewilderment.

The Yan Family elites looked at each other in disbelief; many instinctively rubbed their eyes, as if trying to confirm if the scene before them was real.

The Black Impermanence Emissary had just struggled to get up and was using his internal energy to suppress his churning blood when he heard the White Impermanence Envoy singing; he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"White Charm! What the hell are you doing?!!"

The Black and White Impermanence of the Soul Hall were fearsome deities who made many righteous cultivators tremble with fear at the mere mention of their names!

Since when did they kneel without a fight, let alone sing in public to beg for mercy?!

This was practically taking the Soul Hall's reputation and the fearsome names they had built over decades, grinding them into the dirt, and then throwing them into a cesspool to soak for three days and nights!

"Big brother! Don't be impulsive! If you're impulsive, we'll both die!!!"

White Charm seemed not to hear the Black Impermanence Emissary's roar, instead saying in terror.

"His strength far exceeds our estimates! The Soul Ferrying Emissary didn't die in vain!"

"With that kick just now, he didn't use his full strength at all! Otherwise, you'd be a corpse by now!"

"Listen to me! Kneel! Sing! If you don't want to die, do as he says!!!"

Her words were fast and urgent, spoken with almost all her strength.

The Black Impermanence Emissary, Hei Sha's chest heaved violently as he glared at White Charm, then suddenly turned his gaze toward Ye Chen.

Humiliation!

Anger!

Resentment!

It made him nearly lose control!

He, Hei Sha, had cultivated for decades and survived countless life-and-death situations to reach his current position as the fearsome Black Impermanence Emissary of the Soul Hall!

And now, he was expected to kneel and sing like a dog to beg for mercy from a kid in his early twenties?

"Ahhh—!!!"

Hei Sha let out a beast-like roar toward the sky, black energy surged wildly around him again, and his eyes turned completely blood-red!

"I'll kill you if it's the last thing I do!!!"

Disregarding his heavy injuries, he forcibly activated his origin and burned his essence blood; his aura surged once more like a dying demon's last flash of life as he lunged at Ye Chen!

Ye Chen glanced at him and pulled his right hand out of his pants pocket.

Then.

He swiped toward Hei Sha as if shooing away a fly.

"Slap!!!"

The crisp sound of a slap echoed through the night sky.

Hei Sha's incoming figure was immediately sent flying, crashing into a nearby green belt.

A second later.

Blood sprayed from his mouth, his aura instantly withered, and he didn't even have the strength to struggle back up.

Ye Chen withdrew his hand, shoved it back into his pocket, and spoke calmly.

"You only have one chance."

"If you don't submit in ten seconds, then..."

"Die."

White Charm knelt on the ground, her whole body trembling violently as she frantically signaled Hei Sha, pleading, "Agree to it! Hurry up and agree to him..."

Yan Qingwu and the Yan Family members didn't even dare to breathe loudly; everyone's eyes were fixed on Hei Sha.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight... time ticked away second by second, each one like a heavy hammer striking their hearts.

Hei Sha lay in the ruins, his vision darkening; the cold breath of death had never been so clear.

He could feel Ye Chen's calm gaze on him—it held no killing intent, yet it was more terrifying than any murderous aura.

It was as if his life and death truly depended on the other man's single thought.

Three.

Two... "I..."

At the very last second, Hei Sha used all his strength to sing out shamefully, "... conquered by you just like this~"

As the words fell.

He seemed to have all his strength drained, slumping down and completely giving up any struggle.

Hearing this, White Charm let out a long sigh of relief, nearly collapsing from exhaustion, but her face showed the relief of having survived a disaster.

Ye Chen nodded in satisfaction.

"Very good."

"Now then..."

"Hand over the buddha head."

Hearing this, White Charm didn't dare hesitate for a moment, scrambling toward the twisted wreckage of the black Mercedes-Benz.

She pulled the sealed safe from the passenger seat and crawled back to Ye Chen on all fours, holding the box high above her head as she handed it over.

"Mr... Mr. Ye, the buddha head is here."

They already had no other choice.

By now, they had completely resigned themselves to their fate!

Ye Chen reached out, took it, and weighed it in his hand.

Then, his [X-ray Vision] quietly activated; his gaze pierced through the box and the outer layer of jade, confirming that the ancient bronze key inside was safe and sound.

He then nodded, his gaze falling back onto the two kneeling figures as he spoke calmly.

"Since you two began your cultivation, how many people have you killed?"

The Black and White Impermanence were both stunned and looked at each other.

How many people had they killed?

From the moment they entered the Soul Hall and began practicing the evil technique of devouring souls and essence blood, the number of lives on their hands was already countless.

In the early stages for cultivation, and later for missions, refining human puppets, and collecting resentful souls... they had slaughtered villages and towns, tortured and killed martial artists, and even massacred hundreds of living people to harvest their heart's essence blood just to refine a single evil artifact.

A specific number?

Who would keep track of that?

Hei Sha's face looked grim, while White Charm hurriedly lowered her head, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz: "In... in response to Mr. Ye, this subordinate cannot remember clearly."

"Cannot remember clearly?" Ye Chen repeated, his tone betraying no emotion.

White Charm's body trembled, and she buried her head even lower: "Yes... I can't remember. The Soul Hall's missions are heavy, and sometimes a single operation would..."

"Oh."

Ye Chen nodded, interrupting her.

"It seems neither of you remembers how many people you've killed."

"Then it seems I have no reason to keep you around either."

As soon as those words were spoken.

The faces of the two kneeling people turned pale instantly!

White Charm suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with panic: "Mr. Ye! Didn't you just say that as long as we submit, you would..."

"I did say that."

Ye Chen interrupted her again and shrugged. "But the people under my command must all be clean. Are you clean?"

Clean?

Their hands were stained with blood, and their souls were soaked in resentment and sin; they were worlds apart from the word "clean"!

Hei Sha's originally withered aura suddenly fluctuated violently at this moment!

He glared deathly at Ye Chen.

Insult!

Blatant insult!

This bastard never intended to let them go from the very beginning!

Making them submit was nothing more than a way to humiliate them!

Ye Chen had no intention of letting them off at all!

"You damn thing, you're playing with us!!!"

Hei Sha's eyes were blood-red, and the remaining true qi in his body, along with his essence blood and soul, were compressed frantically toward his energy center and sea of qi in a violent manner!

A heart-palpitating wave of destruction, like an erupting volcano, boomed out from his body!

"I'll take you down with me!!!"

A Heaven Realm expert, self-destructing their energy center!

This was a martial artist's most terrifying counterattack!

Its power was enough to make experts of the same rank perish and turn everything within dozens of meters into scorched earth!

"Big brother! No!!!"

White Charm let out a shrill scream, wanting to stop him, but it was already too late.

Hei Sha's figure was like a burning black meteor, carrying that soul-shuddering aura of destruction as he lunged bodily toward Ye Chen!

He was so fast he almost surpassed visual perception!

He wanted to defend his dignity!

He wanted to make this young man who played with and humiliated him pay the price!!!

Watching this scene.

Ye Chen merely raised an eyebrow.

He didn't even take half a step back.

With his hands still in his pockets, he just stood there quietly, watching Hei Sha's face—twisted by madness and determination—rapidly enlarge in his field of vision.

It was as if what was lunging at him wasn't the ultimate counterattack of a Heaven Realm expert, but just a trivial breeze.

Everyone was stunned.

Wait... he's not dodging or evading; could it be he intends to take the power of a Heaven Realm self-destruction head-on?

Yan Qingwu was about to warn him, but it was already too late.

Hei Sha had already reached Ye Chen and crashed into him... "BOOM!!!"

The deafening explosion sounded like thousands of thunderclaps erupting at the same instant!

The violent shockwave, like a solid ring of steel, spread frantically in all directions!

The ground seemed to be violently upturned by an invisible giant hand, peeling back in layers and shattering!

The remaining lampposts, vehicles, and trees in the green belt were torn apart and tossed away like paper toys under this destructive impact!

The Yan Family elites who were closer, even with the protection of The Blade and Sword Duo's remaining energy, were still knocked off their feet, coughing blood as they were sent flying!

Yan Qingwu's face was pale as she channeled her full power to protect herself, yet she was still pushed back seven or eight meters by the terrifying airwave before she could barely steady herself.

Her beautiful eyes stared fixedly at the center of the explosion, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest!

A Heaven Realm expert self-destructing!

At such close range!

Could that young man... still be alive?