46: Just insects

"My name is Bing Wu Yi, and I am the successor to Code Name."

The young man looked familiar to Zhou Yan; he was the one who had guarded Zhou Yan's cell back then, seemingly a subordinate of Yi Sanyi.

From the look of it, things weren't looking good for Yi Sanyi's side.

Bing Wu Yi stood not far from Zhou Yan, introducing himself.

Clearly, the army behind him gave him the confidence to act arrogantly before a mighty Middle Stage Qi Refining expert like Zhou Yan, even though he was just an ant at the Qi Refining First Layer who had only just stepped into the realm of Qi Refining.

"And I will soon be the successor to Yi Sanyi, becoming Yi San'er, and perhaps before long, even Second Two Jia!"

As he spoke excitedly, his expression began to twist. He threw his head back toward the sky, covering his face with his hand as he laughed loudly, possessing a hint of a maniacal Aura.

"We were ordered by the Immortal Giant Abyss to place a mark on that Little Li Nu."

"It was all to wipe you out the moment Yi Sanyi explicitly launched his rebellion!"

Saying this, Bing Wu Yi looked at Zhou Yan's hands and let out a cold sneer.

"I've heard that the Sword Qi from your sword finger is quite impressive, nearly killing the former village chief on the spot with just two hits. I just wonder how many more times you can use it."

"Kill him!"

At Bing Wu Yi's command, the crowd charged forward with spears, completely fearless of life and death. The soaring Aura formed by their unity pressed down toward Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan was somewhat surprised. Could several thousand people deployed in formation really generate such an intense Aura?

This was completely different from the feeling of facing that massive amount of monsters in the Qingxu Grotto-Heaven.

This was the true sensation of facing thousands of troops and horses.

However, just this much wasn't enough to make Zhou Yan feel pressured. He tightened the swaddle hanging on his chest to prevent Little Li Nu from falling out during the upcoming battle.

Facing the enemy's fearless charge, Zhou Yan merely looked at them coldly.

"I was just worrying about having nowhere to vent. Since I can't continue stealthily anyway, then..."

"Let the slaughter begin!"

Meanwhile, at the altar.

"Little things, you certainly know how to play."

Giant Abyss looked at Second Nine Jia and Yi Sanyi. Although her face was full of smiles, her eyes were filled with coldness.

"I have always trusted you, giving you power above tens of thousands and below only one."

"I even let you possess vast wealth and great power."

"And yet, this is how you repay me. Do you not know the meaning of gratitude?"

Yi Sanyi almost wanted to spit in her face and release his pent-up anger with a torrent of abuse.

But he knew that now was not the time.

"Immortal, you must be joking. We aren't exactly good people. Only good people talk about gratitude, right?"

"Haven't villains like us always been ungrateful?"

"Hahahaha!"

Giant Abyss doubled over with laughter, as if those words had struck a chord deep within her.

After a bout of dark, demonic laughter, she finally wiped away the tears of mirth from the corners of her eyes.

"Wicked and silver-tongued. As a vicious dog that knows how to bite, you've done quite well."

"However, a vicious dog that's always thinking of taking a bite out of its master... keeping it around is just repulsive no matter how I think about it."

A tentacle rose from the sea, lifting a giant bubble. The bubble burst the moment it left the water, revealing what was protected inside.

It was a massive iron birdcage, and in the center of the cage lay a small girl, curled up like a kitten, immersed in a sweet dream.

Giant Abyss used another tentacle to hook the iron ring on the birdcage, swinging it back and forth as she inspected it, like showing off a rare specimen in a cage.

Just watching Giant Abyss's actions was enough to make one's blood boil.

Fists clenched tight!

Seeing Han Yue being toyed with like a prize in the other's hand, Yi Sanyi's heart was a mess of emotions, half joy and half sorrow.

The joy was that the experiment hadn't started yet; Han Yue was still human for now.

The sorrow was that the other party had held off on the experiment only because she had seen through his plan. Once they were dealt with, she would surely continue the experiment, and by then, no one would be able to stop her.

Young Brother Zhou, no matter what you've run into, you must hold on!

Giant Abyss looked at the rapidly changing expressions on Yi Sanyi's face, the corners of her mouth curling slightly as her sexy red lips parted.

"Since you say you are one of those ungrateful sorts, then kill the old man in front of you."

Giant Abyss lazily propped her face with one hand while the other pointed at the once-again-remodeled Second Nine Jia.

"Kill him."

"After you kill him, I might just give her to you if I'm in a good mood."

When mentioning Han Yue, Giant Abyss shook her tentacle, making the birdcage sway like a wind chime. Han Yue, inside, furrowed her brows as if having a nightmare.

"Immortal, look at what you're saying."

"Even if you gave me nothing, I've been tired of looking at that old man for a long time."

"Acting kind for no reason—did he really think I would definitely repay him just because he helped me?"

"Since you want to see a performance, then the two of us will put on a show for you, Immortal!"

Yi Sanyi's Aura surged as his cultivation reached the 7th Layer of Qi Refining, transforming into a half-human, half-shark form.

"You were actually suppressing your cultivation?"

"It seems that for the day you could bite your master, you've really prepared quite a lot, you vicious dog."

Hearing the other's cold mockery once again, Yi Sanyi didn't get angry, still wearing a playful smile.

"Isn't this all so that you can enjoy the show, Immortal?"

Seeing Yi Sanyi's shameless attitude regardless of how she provoked him, Giant Abyss lost interest in mocking him further.

"In the end, you're nothing but a bug. Let me add some more spice to the mix!"

She waved her hand, and Second Nine Jia suddenly began to struggle, something squirming inside his bloated belly.

*Pfft.*

A cluster of tentacles burst out from Second Nine Jia's abdomen. At this moment, his fish-like eyes protruded even further, his head slumped to one side as he panted heavily.

Eight tentacles appeared behind him, and his Aura rose another level.

*Gulp.* A drop of cold sweat slid down from the top of Yi Sanyi's head. He swallowed hard, finding the situation incredibly thorny.

Is this Foundation Establishment? Even a casual technique has such a massive impact on Qi Refining.

This is trouble. It looks like I've bought even less time than I thought.

Yi Sanyi muttered a few words before quickly pulling out Blood Burst Pills from his robe and dumping them all into his mouth.

With his large shark mouth, he swallowed the Medicinal Pills after only two chews.

Looking at the two high-spirited 'crickets' below, Giant Abyss's interest was piqued again. Clearly, she was very confident in her arrangements and her own strength.

In the forest, on the track of the Langqi Village's first inaugural village-wide marathon.

"Damn it, how... how the hell can that beast run so much!" a guard complained.

"Should we... should we retreat? It's been half a day. If we don't... don't go back soon..."

"The Immortal will likely—oh, oh, ah!"

The guard suddenly clutched the area between his chest and abdomen, crying out in pain. Because he had been running for a long time, he had already lost a lot of physical strength.

So, while he was talking and running, even though his modified body was much stronger, he still got a stitch in his side.

Feeling that the 'contestants' behind him were losing morale, Han Wenqing proactively slowed down a bit and shouted to the back.

"Hey!"

"Are you guys so weak? Can you even do it!"

"If you're really this weak, remember to call me when you get married. I'm afraid you won't be able to have children on your own efforts. Don't let your wife suffer; I'm the most helpful person and would be happy to do you this favor."

After those words, the anger of the crowd behind him was instantly ignited. Seizing this momentum, Han Wenqing decided to add more fuel to the fire.

"Those with children can call me too. Since you're so weak, the children definitely aren't yours. I've traveled far and wide and seen everything; I can find your child's biological father with a single glance."

"Then you can even learn a thing or two from him. Maybe the next one will be yours?"

"Hahahaha!"

After Han Wenqing finished speaking, the anger level behind him reached its Peak, returning to the state at the start of the marathon.

The guard who just had a stitch no longer cried out in pain. His eyes bulged with rage as he began to speed up, because he really didn't know who his child's father was.

Han Wenqing continued to lead, feeling a great sense of accomplishment as he led the crowd further into the race.

Suddenly, a figure blocked his path.

Han Wenqing: "You are... WHOA!!!"

"Ha— ha—" Yi Sanyi propped his hands on his knees, panting heavily.

His veins were bulging, his skin was red, and steam was constantly rising from the cracks in his skin caused by his bursting muscles.

Second Nine Jia was already lying before him, having returned to human form.

Second Nine Jia just lay there on the ground, covered in blood and devoid of life, but his eyes held nothing but relief.

"Immortal, I... I won."

"Could you... could you just let that girl go? You aren't short of one or two test subjects, are... aren't you?"

Yi Sanyi continued to pant, but his expression took on a bit of fawning.

"Heh, hehahaha."

"Didn't you say it yourself?"

Immortal Giant Abyss looked at Yi Sanyi as if watching a clown on a stage.

"Do you still expect a villain to keep a promise like a good person?"

"Chen Yan, you big idiot, you dynasty warhorse!"

Yi Sanyi launched his verbal attack with zero-frame startup. He had known all along that this Prodigy Giant Abyss was just speaking casually, and the reason he had acted that way just now was only to create a contrast, making this sentence even more satisfying to say.

Giant Abyss was stunned, momentarily dazed by the insult.

"I... was I just insulted?"

Not only was she insulted, she was insulted by her real name.

"You, you deserve to die!" This massive sense of humiliation made her incredibly furious.

A massive pitch-black tentacle smashed down. Under Giant Abyss's enraged strike, Yi Sanyi was like a broken kite, flying through the air for several rotations before hitting the ground.

With just this one strike, Yi Sanyi—who possessed a powerful Half-Demon body, a powerful Late Stage Qi Refining cultivation, and had also taken a Blood Burst Pill—was left on the verge of death.

He was much stronger than his father, but he was no different from his father back then, still just an insect before that overwhelming power.

"I'll let you be a ghost who understands before you die. It was Bing Wu Yi who betrayed you. Your savior should be surrounded by thousands of people right now, already turned into minced meat for steamed buns."

"He can't come anymore."

Giant Abyss's words were like a killing blow to the heart, completely snapping Yi Sanyi's heartstrings.

"Bing Wu Yi... you really are a... bastard."

He recalled his subordinate, the one he had trusted implicitly.

Looking at the miserable Yi Sanyi before her, Giant Abyss's anger from being insulted dissipated slightly, and she said with a delighted face.

"I am an Immortal!"

"When you thought of opposing me, you should have expected this ending."

"This is the consequence of defying an Immortal!"

"Haha... *retch*."

A mouthful of black blood spewed from Giant Abyss's mouth. She raised a tentacle and saw some tiny holes on it.

These holes were very small, difficult to even notice on her massive body.

That bastard actually wore Poison Armor! The toxicity wasn't intense; although it could affect the Foundation Establishment Stage, it only made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

But this undoubtedly provoked her emotions again.

"You bastard, you deserve to die, ahhh..."

Halfway through her shout, a sharp pain struck. A sensation as if the giant octopus beneath her was being severed from her made her feel both terror and pain.

Giant Abyss finally managed to recover, only to feel a lightness in her tentacles. The tentacle that had been holding the birdcage now only had an iron ring wrapped around it; the birdcage was long gone.

Looking toward the cliff, a werewolf was already holding the birdcage and began dismantling it, taking Han Yue out from inside.

Yi Sanyi's blurred eyes vaguely saw a familiar back, but as he was dying, he didn't dare to confirm if it was a hallucination.

However, he soon dismissed his doubts, because that figure slowly turned around. Although the face was still blurred, those brilliant golden eyes and that soul-piercing feeling... Yi Sanyi would never forget them in his life!

"I hope I'm not too late."