129: Chapter 129 Destroying the Spirit!

That shrill and desperate roar had not yet fully broken through the throat before it was completely drowned out by the sky-shaking explosions of techniques. The ear-piercing sound of energy bursting swept across the entire colosseum, causing the very void to tremble slightly.

Incomparably sharp wind blades, wrapped in a biting cold, ruthlessly sliced through Ji Guang's flesh. Deep wounds that revealed bone appeared instantly, and blood gushed out...

Lightning scorched Ji Guang's soul...

Ice spikes pierced through Ji Guang's meridians...

Fire rain incinerated Ji Guang's flesh...

The roars mixed with the dull, heavy thuds of techniques smashing against bone, exploding within the colosseum with a sound so piercing it made one's scalp tingle...

The golden spiritual energy barrier that had been frantically surging around Ji Guang's body was as fragile as thin paper under the relentless and ruthless bombardment from his kin, which came like an unending tide. It disintegrated layer by layer, completely shattering in just an instant...

Exhausting all the remaining spiritual energy in his body, he frantically pushed his cultivation, desperately trying to break free from the bone-chilling Shadow Chain around his legs that radiated a dark, baleful aura. However, this chain seemed capable of locking the soul; no matter how he struggled and roared, or how he used his spiritual energy to impact it, the chain only grew tighter. The cold body of the chain embedded itself deep into his flesh, causing his leg bones to emit the crisp sound of shattering under the unbearable pressure, and intense pain rushed straight to his mind!

"Traitors! You ungrateful traitors! Xuan Guang God will not let you off, and the Ji Clan Ancestral Spirits will never forgive you!"

Ji Guang's hair was disheveled, and his luxurious immortal robes had long since been blasted into fragments. He was covered in blood, with wounds crisscrossing his body. The dignity of an Attendant God Envoy who once stood high above and held part of the Ji Clan's power was completely gone. At this moment, all that remained of him were the frantic roars and deep-seated malice of someone on the brink of death, his voice hoarse and broken like the wailing of a vengeful ghost...

His eyes were nearly bursting as his bloodshot gaze swept across the surrounding kin who were attacking with such ruthlessness and lack of mercy!

He was incredibly familiar with every face here. Among them were juniors he had mentored, elders who had received his favors, and direct descendants who were usually subservient and respectful toward him.

But now, those faces showed not a hint of kinship or gratitude. There was only the ruthless frenzy of those desperate to survive, and the cold-bloodedness and greed of kin killing kin. The sight left him devastated and filled with overwhelming hatred!

But he no longer had the strength to counterattack and could only allow those techniques to strike his body...

Ji Guang slowly lifted his incredibly heavy head. His eyes, filled with blood and pain, locked onto Chu Ran in mid-air. His breath was weak, yet it carried an extreme confusion as he asked with difficulty:

"Who... exactly are you?"

Deep within his exhausted eyes, a thick wave of incomprehension and resentment surged. He still couldn't understand why this powerful expert of mysterious origin had suddenly descended upon the Ji Clan.

Without saying a word, he had killed the peak Ninth Revolution Ji Zhoutong with a single glance...

And why did he set up such a cruel game specifically against him, forcing him into a dead end and making him suffer the pain of betrayal by his own kin?

"I am just an unremarkable, ordinary person, but I was chosen by heaven to do something special..."

Chu Ran's gaze slowly swept across the cages on one side of the colosseum, where countless innocent "criminals" were imprisoned under heavy shackles and false charges by the Ji Clan Immortal Clan. They were looking at him with eyes full of both hope and fear...

Chu Ran's tone was flat: "To them, I might be justice incarnate, a savior who redeems everything."

He paused for a moment, and his gaze fell back onto the members of the Ji Clan Immortal Clan standing near the wretched and struggling Ji Guang. His tone suddenly turned cold, carrying a bone-chilling frost and a pressure like that of a judgment:

"But for you scum who bully others and harm the innocent, I am the executioner of heavenly punishment, your personal Heavenly Calamity!"

A cold smile slowly appeared on the corner of Chu Ran's mouth. There was not a hint of pity in his eyes, only the indifferent judgment of evil.

Right then, the sound of breaking wind suddenly rang out!

A Black Iron Heavy Hammer, glowing with dense spiritual light, carried the force of a thousand jun as it smashed heavily onto the back of Ji Guang's head, whose spiritual energy was already depleted and whose soul was damaged!

With a loud bang, blood and bone fragments instantly exploded. A crimson blood mist sprayed into the air, completely splashing onto the face of the Ji Clan elder standing behind Ji Guang, holding the heavy hammer.

The elder's face was covered in wrinkles, but now it was distorted by extreme excitement and ecstasy. A crazed light burst from his cloudy eyes, and a hideous, relieved smile spread across his face as he roared at the top of his lungs:

"I killed him! It was me who killed him! I dealt the final blow!"

Ji Guang's body suddenly stiffened, and then he fell heavily into a pool of blood. His eyes were wide and bulging, still filled with disbelief and extreme malice. His expression was exactly the same as that body cultivator who had just died at the hands of Ji Zhoutong, completely devoid of any life.

Dead!

A high-ranking Attendant God Envoy of Xuan Guang God who held great power!

He had died just like that...

Even though he was a Star Radiance Realm Expert with deep foundations, whose physical body and soul far surpassed ordinary people...

In the end, he still couldn't withstand the continuous and unreserved bombardment of techniques from his own kin...

And the most ridiculous thing was that he didn't die at the hands of an enemy...

Instead, he died at the hands of his own kin, whom he had trusted and mentored with all his heart, perishing in this fratricide driven by the desire for survival.

Not a single person among the Ji Clan Immortal Clan in the colosseum spared a second glance at Ji Guang's corpse on the ground, even though he was once their kinsman and a high-ranking Attendant God Envoy.

Most faces were now filled with disappointment and resentment, with frustration surging in their eyes simply because they weren't the ones to deal the final, fatal blow...

Their hearts were once again in their throats as they looked up at Chu Ran in mid-air with fear and unease.

The grey-haired and bearded Ji Clan elder tightly gripped the Black Iron Heavy Hammer in his hand, his entire body trembling with excitement. He stepped forward quickly, kicked Ji Guang's corpse aside, and looked up at Chu Ran, who stood in the air. His voice was hoarse and trembling from over-excitement as he shouted repeatedly:

"I killed him! Lord, I killed Ji Guang! I dealt the final blow! Please, spare my life!"

"You were the one who killed him, I saw it," Chu Ran said, a faint smile appearing on his lips. "Your luck is quite good..."

Joy quickly spread across the elder's face...

"You can die a quick death," Chu Ran said flatly.

Before the joy could fully manifest, it instantly froze on his face!

"Aren't you justice incarnate? You broke your word! You lied to me!" The elder's face was as pale as paper, cold sweat pouring from his body as he questioned hysterically, terror almost swallowing him whole.

Chu Ran was unhurried, his tone still flat, yet every word condemned the heart: "How did I break my word? I have always been a man of my word."

"I simply forgot to explain just now. Let me restate the rules: I have arranged three fates for you:"

1. A painful death.

2. A quick death.

3. Survival.

The probabilities are 99%... and 0.1% respectively.

You earned a chance to draw for that 0.1% survival rate. I drew for you in my heart..."

He paused slightly, and seeing the elder's face as grey as ash, his playful smile grew even deeper:

"You didn't get it."

"But I helped you draw the 0.9% chance for the second option. My luck shouldn't be too bad either... Hehe."

In the next instant, a bolt of Divine Lightning struck down, turning the elder and the heavy hammer treasure in his hand into fly ash.

At this point, the members of the Ji Clan Immortal Clan finally woke as if from a dream, their bodies chilled to the bone!

From the very beginning, this man had never intended to let a single person live!

"You're playing with us! You never meant to let us go!" Ji Xuantong's face was flushed red, a mix of indignation and fear as he roared loudly.

"Yes, I am playing with you. So what?"

Chu Ran's expression was calm, a hint of contempt appearing at the corner of his mouth as he said:

"Why would a beast like you, who kills his own kin and betrays his race, deserve to live?

Why would you scum of the Immortal Clan, who take pleasure in killing and harming the innocent, think you could survive in this world?

I don't like teaching people to be good. I believe everyone has their own fate. You can do whatever you want to do, as long as you are prepared to pay the price for it!

So, from the moment you did those things, you should have been prepared for today!"

"You kill so indiscriminately, aren't you afraid of retribution from the gods and the reckoning of the Heavenly Dao!" Ji Xuantong's eyes were nearly bursting as he roared in despair.

"How can carrying out the will of Heaven be considered indiscriminate killing? Of course, if anyone wants to judge me, they are welcome at any time, provided..." Chu Ran smiled calmly:

"They have the strength to judge me!"

As his voice fell, the void behind Chu Ran suddenly distorted, and a vast, blood-red Beast Taming Formation Diagram unfolded with a boom. Its patterns flowed with an overwhelmingly murderous aura, and countless violent buzzes erupted from the map, causing everyone's souls to tremble!

Ji Xuantong looked up at the blood-red formation map that seemed to crush the heavens. His pupils shrank, and his entire body froze, so terrified he couldn't utter a single word, leaving only a bone-deep fear.

In the next second, the overwhelming Mosquito Beast Legion surged out from the map like a black tsunami, blotting out the sun and sweeping toward the members of the Ji Clan Immortal Clan with a bone-devouring and soul-swallowing ferocity!

The sharp sound of vibrating wings, shrill screams, and the cracking sound of flesh and bone being gnawed instantly filled the air. A thick, nauseating smell of blood quickly permeated the entire colosseum with an unstoppable force, staining every inch of the ground red...

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