22: Chapter 22 Eliminate the root of the problem and prevent future troubles!

Feeling Lin Yi's cold, emotionless gaze.

Liu Ruyan trembled violently, like a fallen leaf in the cold wind.

A foul, pungent odor emanated from beneath her.

Exposing her current disheveled and ugly state.

"No... don't kill me!"

The fear of death completely shattered her last shred of dignity.

She didn't even bother to get up.

She crawled towards Lin Yi, using both her hands and feet, her posture utterly pathetic.

"Senior Brother Lin Yi, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"

Liu Ruyan cried bitterly, her beautiful face stained with tears and mud.

Gone was any trace of the Ninth Sequence's demeanor.

"Xiao Fan forced me to do all of this!"

"It was him, he and that Old Grandpa threatened me.

That's why I had no choice but to help him scheme against Senior Sister Su!"

She began frantically shifting the blame, trying to absolve herself completely.

"Do you still remember? Before, didn't you like me?

For old times' sake, please spare my life!"

"I am willing to be your ox and horse, your servant, your dog!

Just don't kill me!"

She pleaded tearfully, her supplications utterly humble.

She even began to bring up the past, trying to awaken feelings in Lin Yi's heart that no longer existed.

Looking at the unsightly woman before him.

Lin Yi's eyes held only endless disgust and coldness.

"Like you?"

He seemed to have heard a great joke, and a sneer of extreme mockery curled his lips.

"Are you worthy?"

"This Holy Son's fiancée is as beautiful as a flower, why would I choose a bastard like you?"

Lin Yi's voice was calm, but it instantly plunged Liu Ruyan's heart into despair.

"No! Senior Brother Lin Yi, I was wrong! I'm scared!"

"As long as you let me go, I'll do anything!"

Liu Ruyan kept begging for mercy, humbled to the dust.

Lin Yi looked down at her from above, his gaze chilling.

"No, no, no!"

"You're not scared, you just know you're going to die!"

"If you don't cut the grass by the roots, it will grow back with the spring breeze."

"You and Xiao Fan understand this principle very well, don't you?!"

Lin Yi's voice was like the final judgment of the god of death.

Completely shattering the last trace of hope in Liu Ruyan's heart.

"No!"

Liu Ruyan let out a desperate scream and turned to flee.

But as soon as she turned, an invisible force firmly bound her in place, unable to move.

Lin Yi didn't bother to look at her again.

He slowly raised his right hand, pointing his fingers like a sword.

Without the slightest hesitation.

He struck out with a sword towards Liu Ruyan.

Pfft!

A slender Grandmist Sword Qi flashed and disappeared.

Liu Ruyan's desperate scream abruptly ceased.

Her head flew into the air.

On that face, which had once captivated the original owner, infinite terror and shock were still frozen.

Blood gushed out!

The headless corpse fell limply into a pool of blood.

With Liu Ruyan's death.

This conspiracy, orchestrated by her and Xiao Fan.

Finally came to an end with both of their demises.

The entire venue once again fell into absolute silence.

If it could be said that.

Lin Yi's previous slaying of Xiao Fan demonstrated his unrivaled domineering strength.

Then at this moment, his unhesitating killing of Liu Ruyan.

Showed everyone his ruthless and decisive methods, leaving no room for mercy.

Awe!

Fear!

Adoration!

All sorts of complex emotions intertwined in the hearts of all the surrounding Disciples.

They looked at that figure in white, pristine and unblemished like snow.

Their eyes no longer held any distracting thoughts, only the purest reverence.

As if looking up at a deity walking among mortals.

Su Yuxi quietly watched all of this unfold.

Looking at Lin Yi's cold profile, her heart was calmer than ever before.

She didn't find Lin Yi cruel.

As the Reborn Empress, she knew better than anyone.

Mercy towards enemies was cruelty towards oneself.

If Lin Yi hadn't arrived in time today, she would have been the one lying there.

At that time, would Xiao Fan and Liu Ruyan have shown her any pity?

This man possessed supreme combat power that ordinary people could not match.

And he also had a truly imperial heart, decisive in killing.

The profligate villain from her previous life, whom she loathed to the bone.

This domineering, gentle, yet incredibly ruthless man in this life.

The two figures gradually overlapped in Su Yuxi's mind.

She knew that in this life, Lin Yi had truly changed.

He was no longer the profligate villain of his previous life.

But an enigmatic and charming new character.

Lin Yi slowly turned, ignoring the cold corpse on the ground.

And ignoring the reverent gazes of everyone around him.

He walked up to Su Yuxi.

He reached out and gently wiped away the specks of blood on her cheek.

His movements were extremely gentle, completely different from his recent cold ruthlessness.

"It's over."

Lin Yi looked at her and said in a calm tone.

"Let's go."

"Mhm."

Su Yuxi nodded lightly, obediently following behind him.

Lin Yi didn't say anything more.

With a casual wave, he drew Xiao Fan's and Liu Ruyan's Storage Rings into his hand.

His Divine Thought swept over them, finding nothing of great value inside except for some Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones.

He then casually tossed them into the System Space.

Afterward, he walked to the shattered remains of the Purgatory Demon Ape.

Using his palm as a blade, he easily cut open the remaining half of the Demon Ape's head.

From it, he extracted a fist-sized, reddish-orange Beast Core, brimming with immense energy.

This was the Beast Core of a Peak Divine Fire Realm Vicious Beast.

It was a rare and excellent Material, whether for Artifact Refining or Alchemy.

Having done all this.

Lin Yi then led Su Yuxi away under the reverent gazes of the crowd.

For him, this Holy Son Trial should now conclude.

...

Three days passed in a flash.

At the exit of the Holy Son Trial Secret Realm, the rotating, distorted spatial ripple.

Slowly returned to calm after absorbing the last Disciple's figure.

On the massive Martial Arts Arena in the center of Heavenly Profound Holy Land, brilliant lights shimmered.

Figures appeared one after another, they were the Disciples returning from the Secret Realm.

Most of them carried fatigue and injuries, either light or severe.

Their faces were filled with the relief of having survived a great calamity.

The three days in the Secret Realm were nothing less than a baptism of life and death for them.

When the last two figures appeared.

The entire Martial Arts Arena instantly fell into an eerie silence.

Lin Yi.

Su Yuxi.

Lin Yi, dressed in white, pristine and unblemished, his expression indifferent.

His demeanor was as if he had merely returned from an outing.

And Su Yuxi, by his side, though her aura was slightly unstable.

Her beautiful face, however, carried a serenity that no one had ever seen before.

And even a hint of faint shyness.

This was completely different from what they had imagined.

The disheveled appearance after experiencing a monumental battle!