83: Chapter 83: Killing is Protecting Life
“Have you heard? A powerful individual recently arrived in Prison City, specifically targeting those on the Evildoer List. The bottom eighteen ranked individuals have already met their demise.”
“Not only have I heard, I’ve seen him! He’s a young man, a Dharma Aspect Cultivator, with incredibly strong combat power. Every time, it’s a one-hit kill!”
“Hiss, how could such a Prodigy come to a place like Prison City? How strange.”
“Who knows.”
“If this continues, I’m afraid it will alarm the top few.”
Such discussions were rampant throughout the entire city. In short, within just a few days, Jiang Xuan had made a name for himself. On the street, a young man and woman, dressed in white robes with a moon pattern on their backs, listened to the discussions with curious expressions.
“Senior Brother, could that person also be here for the azure wood pearl?”
The young man frowned. Some time ago, a traitor from his Lanyue Sect stole the Sect’s most precious azure wood pearl. Later, he was discovered, and at the brink of death, he revealed that he had given the azure wood pearl to an important figure in Prison City.
Throughout Prison City, the most notorious were the thirty evildoers, as well as the mysterious City Lord.
“Regardless of whether he is or not, such a Prodigy is worth meeting.”
The young woman seemed a bit unwilling. “Senior Brother, you are a Peak King-sealing expert. If it were you, you could still kill those evildoers; he just got to them first.”
The young man seemed quite pleased with the young woman’s words and pretended to be modest, saying, “Haha, don’t belittle yourself. To achieve such a level with a Dharma Aspect is quite impressive.”
The young woman pouted, her expression disdainful.
“Hurry! Jiang Xuan went to find Granny Yin Sha!”
Upon hearing this, the crowd began to stir. Granny Yin Sha, ranked eleventh on the Evildoer List, a Middle Stage King-sealing expert!
They hadn’t expected Jiang Xuan to confront her so quickly. Everyone rushed towards the destination. In Prison City, watching a spectacle was perhaps their greatest pleasure.
“Let’s go! We’re going too.” The young man exclaimed, leading the young woman with the crowd.
In a quiet courtyard in Prison City, various flowers and plants were cultivated, filling the air with fragrance. Occasionally, a few bees could be seen shuttling among the blossoms.
No one would have imagined that such a serene environment would be home to a great evildoer.
Jiang Xuan looked at the old woman before him, whose skin was like an infant’s, his eyes filled with killing intent.
Sensing Jiang Xuan’s killing intent, Granny Yin Sha’s expression subtly changed. She tried her best to control her emotions and said to Jiang Xuan, “Young friend, do you really want to go to such extremes?”
“You and I have no enmity, or whatever you want, this old woman can help you. We all came to Prison City out of necessity; you and I are the same kind of people. As long as young friend leaves today, we will be friends in the future.”
A hoarse voice came. Jiang Xuan looked at Granny Yin Sha, who was feigning kindness, with a mocking expression. Had she been evil for so long that she wanted to be good now?
Suddenly, he glanced at her house, freezing for a moment. Then, towering rage erupted from Jiang Xuan.
A bone-chilling voice came from Jiang Xuan’s mouth, “Today, you will die!”
“Space Imprisonment!”
“Whoosh!” The instant Granny Yin Sha’s body was imprisoned, Jiang Xuan flashed before her, extended his palm, and instantly extracted her Soul from the top of her head!
For a moment, a shrill scream echoed through the courtyard, “Jiang Xuan, how dare you extract my Soul! Someone will not let you get away with this!”
Jiang Xuan looked at the opponent’s Soul with a cold expression. The Soul Refining Sail appeared in his hand. “You won’t die so easily. I want your Soul to suffer torment for generations, never entering Reincarnation!”
After speaking, black smoke emerged from the Soul Refining Sail, drawing it inside.
“Ah! Jiang Xuan, you will not die a good death! Ah!!”
Around the courtyard, the crowd watched this scene in shock. They had expected a great battle, but it turned out to be a one-sided crushing.
“How strong is this Jiang Xuan? Killing enemies across realms is as easy as eating and drinking.”
“Such a figure must be an unrivaled existence among the younger generation in the outside world.”
Upon hearing this, the young woman from Lanyue Sect immediately became unhappy. “Hmph, a bunch of bumpkins, what Geniuses have they ever seen? He’s just a Middle Stage King-sealing expert.”
What she didn’t know was that as she spoke, several people in the back of the crowd were staring at her back with greedy expressions.
In the courtyard, Jiang Xuan’s expression was grim. He took a deep breath, extended his hand, and shattered the small house in front of him with a single palm strike.
“Hiss! This is…”
The crowd immediately gasped. Even though they had long resided in Prison City, a place where slaughter ran rampant, their scalps were now tingling.
Inside the shattered house, hundreds of small child mummies were hanging! All the jars were filled with fresh blood. A Formation was carved beneath, presumably for detaining Souls, which had already been destroyed by Jiang Xuan.
“This is using children’s blood to nourish one’s appearance! What a cruel method.”
Everyone couldn’t bear to look. Some among them had been forced into Prison City due to persecution, and not every one of them was utterly evil. However, with time, they had all become numb.
Now, seeing this scene, their hearts were deeply shaken.
In front, Jiang Xuan’s mind stirred. He once again took out the Soul Refining Sail. Immediately, hundreds of transparent, tiny Souls flew out of the house, looking at Jiang Xuan with pleading eyes.
Jiang Xuan nodded, pointed a finger, and imbued them with a trace of energy using his Soul power.
“Go. Your enemies are within. When the time comes, each of you will enter Reincarnation.”
Hundreds of child Souls simultaneously kowtowed in gratitude. This was the way their mothers taught them to express thanks when they were alive.
Subsequently, each of them, with fierce expressions, drilled into the Soul Refining Sail.
Putting away the Soul Sail, Jiang Xuan’s heart slowly returned to peace. Since he encountered it, he would help. As long as his conscience was clear, that was enough. Otherwise, what difference would he be from a killing machine?
Suddenly, it was as if his heart grasped something.
“So that’s how it is.”
He found that missing feeling he had always lacked: to guard what was in his heart, to reach the pinnacle of the Great Dao of the world, and to live without regret.
To kill is to protect life, to stop killing with killing—this was his Dao of Slaughter!
Instantly, Jiang Xuan felt his mind clear. The missing feeling was filled, and a sharp aura surged around him. Slaughter Sword Intent was formed!
Unlike ordinary Sword Intent, Jiang Xuan’s Sword Intent not only contained the coldness of slaughter but also the radiance of protection. The two distinctly different forces combined, causing the surrounding space to become chaotic.
“Crack, crack, crack.” Among the crowd, the spirit swords in the hands of some Sword Cultivators began to tremble, as if encountering a king among swords, eager to unsheathe and pay homage.
“What powerful Sword Intent!” They gripped their spirit swords tightly, preventing them from shaking, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Jiang Xuan.
“What kind of Sword Intent is this? It seems to have just awakened, yet it already possesses such immense pressure!”
Everyone’s expressions were unusual. They exclaimed in surprise, feeling the oppressive force emanating from the surrounding space.
After a long while, the pressure dissipated, and the scene returned to calm.
“Ding, congratulations to the host for comprehending his Dao of Slaughter. Reward: 200,000 limit points.”
Jiang Xuan’s mouth curved slightly. He glanced at the crowd and then left the spot.
Seeing this, the young man from Lanyue Sect followed him.
In the Inner City of Prison City, in Emperor Yin Shi’s territory, a bald old man with mysterious runes carved on his head suddenly opened his eyes. His aged face was extremely cold. “How dare you kill my Dao Companion! No matter who you are, this Emperor will surely flay you and shatter your Divine Soul!”