179: Another heart of an evil god

One after another, streaks of condensed Light of Annihilation bloomed silently from his fingertips like the paintbrush of the Reaper.

He splashed them casually toward the frozen Demonic Evils.

Everywhere they passed, Demonic Evils vanished in swaths, like morning dew evaporated by the sun.

【Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 16,128 points!】

【Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 17,965 points!】

【Ding! Killed a Fifth-Rank Demonic Evil, gained 19,321 points!】

【Ding! Killed a Sixth-Tier Demonic Evil, gained 22,567 points!】

...The numbers in the points column flickered and soared at an unprecedented speed!

The entire cleanup process was easy, elegant, and even possessed an artistic beauty.

However, in the eyes of the surviving Demonic Evils, this was a scene more terrifying than any torture!

They watched helplessly as their companions were silently erased, leaving not a single trace behind.

That extreme fear and despair nearly tore their Souls apart!

They desperately wanted to struggle, to roar, to plead.

But under the absolute suppression of the Abyssal Return to Silence Domain...

...they couldn't even move a finger or utter a single syllable!

They could only wait like lambs for the slaughter, awaiting the unknown yet inevitable destruction!

This process of waiting for death was itself the most cruel torture!

However, Chen Nian would show them no mercy.

His gaze held only endless cruelty and amusement.

After all, to him, these Demonic Evils were nothing more than walking points, stepping stones for him to become stronger.

Clearing them away was as natural as sweeping up trash.

“Swish—!”

Another Light of Annihilation swept through, and dozens of Demonic Evils instantly vanished into nothingness.

“Swish—!”

Another streak of light flashed past, and the Demonic Evils in another area were completely erased.

Chen Nian's arms moved repeatedly, his motions fluid and efficient, as if performing a movement of death.

Every wave of his hand was accompanied by the instantaneous demise of a large number of Demonic Evils and a frantic influx of points.

He was like a tireless killing machine, executing the cleanup mission with precision and coldness.

He couldn't hear the wails and despair in the hearts of the Demonic Evils, nor did he care.

In his perception, only the constantly soaring point count could bring a hint of true pleasure.

Finally—

“Swish—!”

When the last Light of Annihilation swept through,

those Demonic Evils were completely annihilated.

The vast core area instantly became empty.

Of course, Chen Nian hadn't killed all the Demonic Evils.

The two Demonic Evils who had tried to flee in different directions—the Shadow Demon Lord and the Thousand-Faced Poison Venerable—had been left behind.

His gaze calmly swept over these two fellows.

Their strength far exceeded the other Demonic Evils, and the energy fluctuations on their bodies were distinctly different, carrying an external, purer, and more ancient aura of evil.

Clearly, they were not locally born Demonic Evils, but outsiders.

It was they who had integrated the scattered Demonic Evils of this forest, they who had masterminded everything, and they who had created that eerie black heart.

Without a doubt, these two fellows were not simple!

However, compared to them, there was something else that attracted his attention even more.

Chen Nian's gaze finally landed on the massive black heart at the very center of the nest.

The energy fluctuations emitted by this heart were pure, immense, and filled with extreme evil and greed.

It even faintly carried a hint of evil... divinity?

Although extremely weak, distorted, and wrapped in filth, that essential high-level fluctuation could not escape Chen Nian's perception.

He didn't hesitate at all, nor did he bother to study the mysteries of this heart.

To him, there was only one best way to deal with such a filthy thing—complete destruction!

Thinking this, Chen Nian slowly raised his right hand.

Dazzling golden divine light instantly gathered, compressed, and condensed upon his fist!

It transformed into a golden sun radiating an aura of endless destruction and holiness!

“Whoosh—!!!”

Chen Nian's figure instantly blurred, turning into a brilliant golden rainbow that tore through space!

He charged fiercely to the front of the black heart and, simply and without any flourish, threw a punch!

“Boom—!!!!!!!”

A terrifying roar that defied description suddenly exploded!

The Fist Aura, like a golden sun, struck the black heart squarely!

The extremely yang and rigid Fist Intent of majestic Divine Might clashed violently with the extremely yin and evil, filthy, and greedy energy of the heart, annihilating it!

“Crack— Crack crack—!!!”

On the surface of the black heart, the countless twisted vein-like patterns instantly shattered!

The incredibly tough heart muscle was as fragile as glass before absolute power!

“Bang—!!!!!!!”

Finally, in a deafening explosion!

That black heart, which had condensed the faith and power of countless Demonic Evils and radiated a pseudo-divine aura, burst apart!

Thick, foul-smelling black blood and shattered tissue splattered everywhere!

But before they could hit the ground, they were completely purified and evaporated by the blazing golden Fist Intent, turning into nothingness!

【Ding! Destroyed the heart of the evil god, gained 50,000 points!】

The System's notification rang out crisply.

“heart of the evil god?” Chen Nian's brow twitched slightly. “So it's those guys again.”

However, he casually shook his hand, as if he had merely swatted an annoying bug.

At the same time—

“Buzz—!”

With a thought from Chen Nian, the Abyssal Return to Silence was instantly retracted and dissipated.

The absolute silent force field covering the entire nest receded like a tide.

Light returned, sound returned, and the sense of spatial stagnation vanished.

“Thud! Thud!”

Two muffled sounds rang out.

The Shadow Demon Lord and the Thousand-Faced Poison Venerable were freed from the Domain's suppression, falling miserably to the ground.

They gasped for breath, their eyes filled with the fear and confusion of having survived a disaster.

They instinctively looked toward the center of the nest.

However, when they saw that the sacred heart had been reduced to nothingness, without even a trace remaining,

their pupils suddenly shrank to the size of pinpricks!

Boundless fear and despair, like a cold tide, instantly submerged their hearts!

The sacred heart... was destroyed!

Their greatest reliance.

The core of the faith they had sacrificed everything for had been blown apart by a single, casual punch from the opponent?!

It was over!

All over!

At this moment, the last sliver of hope in their hearts completely collapsed!

“Thud! Thud!”

Almost without the slightest hesitation,

the Shadow Demon Lord and the Thousand-Faced Poison Venerable scrambled to their feet.

Then, without hesitation, they threw themselves to the ground toward Chen Nian, pressing their foreheads firmly against the cold floor!

Their bodies trembled violently from extreme terror, and their voices were hoarse and distorted, filled with the lowliest of pleas:

“Mercy, My Lord! Mercy, My Lord!!”

“We were wrong! We truly know we were wrong! Please! Spare our lowly lives!”

“We are willing to submit! We are willing to offer everything! We only ask that you spare us!”

“This was all a misunderstanding! We deserve ten thousand deaths! We only ask that you give us a chance to turn over a new leaf!”

They were making a spectacle of themselves, as lowly as ants.

To stay alive, they would unhesitatingly discard all dignity, faith, and even their own kind.

Chen Nian slowly walked up to them, looking down at the two Demonic Evils who were kowtowing like pounding garlic.

There was no expression on his face, and his gaze was chillingly calm.

“A misunderstanding?” he spoke indifferently, his voice devoid of any emotion. “Weren't you two quite arrogant just a moment ago?”

“Now you know to beg for mercy?”

“Speak.”

His tone suddenly turned cold, carrying an unquestionable authority.

“What exactly are you?”

“Where did you come from?”

“Who is behind the creation of this heart?”

“Tell me everything you know.”