289: Chapter 289 Throat-Strangling Interrogation, Deadly Blood Cone

Inside the underground Killing Temple, it was so deathly silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Su Xuanchen held Old Ancestor Blood Saber by his withered neck with one hand, lifting this arrogant Immortal King high into the air.

Intertwining black and white Immortal-Demon power surged from his fingertips. That power was extremely violent, directly sealing all of Old Ancestor Blood Saber's major acupuncture points.

“Old dog, your acting is clumsy to the extreme.” Su Xuanchen’s lips curled into a smirk, his tone filled with undisguised playfulness and mockery. “With such amateurish schemes, you still want to try a sneak attack in front of me? Do you really take me for one of those ignorant fools?”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber was choked until his eyes rolled back, and foul-smelling black blood continuously seeped from his mouth and nose.

His thin, withered legs kicked feebly in mid-air, and his hands clawed desperately at Su Xuanchen’s wrist, trying to pry open those fingers that were like iron pincers.

However, it was completely futile!

That fair and slender palm contained a terrifying, colossal force capable of crushing stars.

Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s heart was filled with extreme fear and horror.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand why this young man, who only had a True Immortal Realm cultivation, possessed such terrifying power that was comparable to an Immortal King—or even completely crushed an Immortal King!

“This is absolutely impossible... what kind of monster are you...” A muffled, garbled sound came from Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s throat, and his sunken, blood-colored eyes were filled with despair.

Below, Gu Hongchen gripped the biluo emperor sword tightly, her beautiful face filled with shock.

“Too domineering! A dignified Immortal King is actually less than a stray dog in Old Ancestor Su's hands, his lifeblood gripped directly with one hand!” Gu Hongchen’s breathing was rapid, her full chest heaving violently.

Ji Luanxi, on the other hand, waved her small fists excitedly and shouted loudly, “Husband, squeeze harder! Snap this disgusting old monster's neck! Let's see if he still dares to try and scare people!”

In mid-air, listening to Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s muffled mumbling, Su Xuanchen’s expression instantly became extremely cold.

“It’s not important who I am. What’s important is that you, old dog, must die today.”

Su Xuanchen’s palm suddenly exerted force!

“Boom!”

An extremely domineering Immortal-Demon power, full of destructive aura, followed Su Xuanchen’s palm like a violent flood breaking through a dam, brutally surging into Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s body!

This power followed no logic at all, directly tearing through Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s Meridians and crazily destroying his corrupted Origin.

Along with the intrusion of the Immortal-Demon power, extremely strange purple patterns emitting a faint glow rapidly emerged on Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s bark-like skin!

These purple patterns moved and burrowed beneath his flesh like living things, bringing an extreme pain that pierced deep into his bones and tore at his Divine Soul!

“Aaaaahhhh—!!!”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber let out an extremely shrill, painful wail, like ten thousand ghosts devouring a Soul.

His withered body convulsed and twitched violently, his eyes bulged, the corners of his eyes split open, and black blood gushed out.

That pain was a hundred times more intense than being cut into a thousand pieces!

“Pain! It hurts so much! Mercy! Spare my life, young hero!”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber was originally a cowardly person who feared death and didn't hesitate to betray the Human Race and fall into becoming a monster just to stay alive. Under this extreme torture, his mental defenses instantly collapsed, and he didn't hesitate to beg for mercy.

While screaming shrilly, he struggled to squeeze out a bargaining chip.

“Young hero, stop! This old man knows he was wrong! I know the true method to enter the core divine treasury of the Ancient Heavenly Court! As long as you spare me, I will immediately take you inside to retrieve the treasures!”

Hearing this, Su Xuanchen not only didn't let go but instead let out an extremely disdainful cold laugh.

“You old dog really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin.”

Su Xuanchen’s gaze was cold to the extreme.

“You just said this Death Gate Formation had no flaws and that you’ve been trapped for tens of thousands of years without being able to get out. Now that I’ve got you by the throat, you suddenly know the way in? To try and fool me with a lie that even a three-year-old wouldn't believe—do you think I'm as stupid as you?”

Before his voice had even faded, extremely brilliant Immortal-Demon Aurora erupted from Su Xuanchen’s palm once again!

The power doubled!

“Puchi! Puchi!”

The purple patterns all over Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s body instantly became extremely dense, covering almost all of his skin. Those purple patterns bulged high, even breaking through the surface, and foul black blood sprayed wildly from his seven orifices!

“Aaaah! I’ll talk! I’ll tell the truth!”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s Divine Soul felt like it was about to split apart from the pain. He knew that if he didn't say something real, he would definitely be tortured to death by this cold and ruthless man.

Driven by an extreme desire to survive, he used every last ounce of his strength to shout hoarsely.

“I know the whereabouts of the Ancient Empress Yun Lingxiao! I know where she is!”

As soon as these words were spoken...

The atmosphere of the entire underground Killing Temple suddenly changed!

Chang Xiyue, who had been standing below with a tense expression, felt her delicate body tremble violently.

Her cold and beautiful face was instantly covered in extreme shock. Her icy blue eyes stared fixedly at Old Ancestor Blood Saber in mid-air, her voice trembling violently due to extreme excitement.

“What did you say! Say it again! Where exactly did the Empress go!” Chang Xiyue shouted out, losing control.

Su Xuanchen also raised his eyebrows slightly, an extremely unexpected look of shock flashing through his eyes.

He had originally just wanted to torture this old monster to vent some anger, but he hadn't expected this old dog to actually spit out such a heavy, earth-shattering secret.

The force in Su Xuanchen’s palm relaxed slightly, and that violent Immortal-Demon power also subsided somewhat.

“Bang!”

Su Xuanchen casually swung his hand, throwing Old Ancestor Blood Saber like a piece of trash, slamming him heavily onto the cold stone floor below.

Old Ancestor Blood Saber slumped on the ground, purple patterns flickering on his body as he gasped for breath, greedily inhaling the air.

He was shaken, his bones were all shattered, and he didn't even have the strength to crawl up; he could only lie on the ground like a dead dog.

Chang Xiyue rushed forward in a few steps. If Gu Hongchen hadn't held her back, she would have wanted to put her sword directly to Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s neck.

“Speak! Where exactly did the Empress go! How is she doing now!” Chang Xiyue questioned urgently.

Lying on the ground, Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s eyes darted around cunningly.

He noticed how much Chang Xiyue cared, and an extremely malicious scheme immediately formed in his mind.

“Cough, cough...” Old Ancestor Blood Saber coughed up a mouthful of black blood, pretending to be extremely weak and compassionate as he sighed intentionally, “Miss Xiyue, you’d better not hold much hope. Although the Empress set up this peerless Formation back then, she had already damaged her Origin in that world-ending war.”

He paused, his tone becoming extremely somber.

“To tell you the truth, the Empress... her days are numbered! When she left this place, she was already at the end of her rope, liable to perish at any moment...”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber had intended to use this tragic news to completely break down Chang Xiyue’s mental defenses so he could find a chance to escape in the chaos.

However.

As soon as these words left his mouth, he felt the surrounding temperature instantly drop to absolute zero!

Su Xuanchen walked forward impatiently and stepped extremely hard on Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s wrinkled old face!

“Crack!”

The crisp sound of a nose bone shattering rang out.

“Old dog, I gave you some face, didn't I?”

Su Xuanchen looked down at him from above, the killing intent in his eyes boiling without concealment. That terrifying pressure directly locked down every inch of Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s Divine Soul.

“I told you to say where she went, not to sit here making up stories. Since you like talking nonsense so much, I’ll send you on your way right now!”

Su Xuanchen’s foot suddenly exerted force, and Immortal-Demon Aurora crazily gathered at the sole of his foot, preparing to crush the old monster’s head!

Feeling that extremely real threat of death, Old Ancestor Blood Saber was scared out of his wits and completely panicked.

“Don't kill me! I’ll talk! I’ll talk!”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber hugged Su Xuanchen’s boot tightly and changed his story with a shrill cry.

“The Empress didn't die! She went for revenge! She went to seek revenge against the forces that besieged the Ancient Heavenly Court back then!”

Hearing this, Chang Xiyue’s tense body suddenly relaxed, and her eyes instantly turned red.

“Revenge...” Chang Xiyue murmured to herself, her cold face filled with extremely complex emotions—there was heartache, but also endless hatred.

The force under Su Xuanchen’s foot relaxed slightly, but he still kept stepping on Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s face.

“Revenge?” Su Xuanchen narrowed his eyes, keenly catching this key piece of information. “What exactly happened during that battle in the Ancient Era? The Ancient Heavenly Court was so powerful, and even had a peerless powerhouse like Yun Lingxiao presiding over it—how could it end up being destroyed?”

He questioned coldly, his tone extremely stern.

“Which forces were involved in the siege of the Heavenly Court back then? Give me a full account, word for word. If you dare leave out a single character, I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber was stepped on, his withered old face pressed tightly against the cold ground.

On the surface, he trembled violently with fear, repeatedly nodding in agreement.

“This old man understands! I will tell you everything I know!”

However, deep within those sunken, blood-colored eyes that were staring fixedly at the ground, an extremely hidden flash of madness, resentment, and extreme ruthlessness flickered!

Old Ancestor Blood Saber knew very well that he would definitely not escape death today.

This cold and domineering young man would never let him go. Even if he told all the secrets, his final end would definitely be total erasure.

Since it was death either way, he might as well drag this Human Race Prodigy, who had destroyed everything of his, down to the grave with him!

Old Ancestor Blood Saber crazily squeezed the last remaining bit of corrupted Origin in his body, gathering it all in the Sea of Consciousness at his brow.

That was an extremely sinister and terrifying technique of mutual destruction! It completely discarded the Physical Body and Origin, compressing all Divine Soul power to the limit to launch a certain-kill strike!

He struggled to open his mouth, his voice extremely weak as if he would stop breathing at any moment.

“Back then... the forces that besieged the Heavenly Court were extremely vast... the core leader among them was... was the Primordial...”

Old Ancestor Blood Saber intentionally kept his voice very low, drawing Su Xuanchen’s full attention to the name he was about to say next.

At the absolute moment he had just spat out the word “Primordial”!

A sudden change occurred!

Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s originally weak and withered body abruptly erupted with a terrifying fluctuation that completely exceeded the limit!

He actually directly detonated his damaged body, which was comparable to the Immortal King Realm!

“Die with me!”

Accompanied by an extremely shrill roar filled with endless resentment and madness.

A hideous bloody wound suddenly split open on Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s brow!

“Swish—!!!”

A blood-colored cone, entirely deep dark red and formed from the extreme compression of an Immortal King's Divine Soul Origin, abruptly shot out from his brow!

The speed of this blood cone was fast to a terrifying degree that could not be described in words!

It directly ignored spatial distance and all physical defense Laws, turning into a blood-colored flash of lightning that even a True Immortal's Divine Sense could not capture at all!

Extremely accurate and ruthless, it pointed straight at Su Xuanchen’s Sea of Consciousness!

This was a pure Soul attack!

There was no flashy display, only the most extreme and purest killing intent!

The blood cone contained tens of thousands of years of Old Ancestor Blood Saber’s resentment and madness. Once struck, that terrifying corrupted Divine Soul power would instantly surge into Su Xuanchen’s Sea of Consciousness and completely grind his Soul into nothingness!

The killing move was extremely perilous!