270: Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the victims.

Seeing Chen Nian approach without any warning...

The Abyssal Emissary was instantly terrified, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering, and the scales all over his body almost stood on end!

He could clearly feel the vast, profound, and terrifying aura emanating from the other party that made his Soul tremble!

There was no doubt that this was not an existence he could contend with; this was a true Demon God who could wipe him out with a wave of his hand!

"You... you..." The Abyssal Emissary was so frightened he couldn't even speak properly.

He wanted to retreat, but found that under the other party's gaze, his body was as stiff as if it had been filled with lead, unable to move even a fraction.

Chen Nian, however, didn't care about the terror on his face, his tone as flat as if he were discussing what to have for dinner:

"Running so fast just now, were you trying to go back to your rat's nest to report?"

"That's fine, it saves me the trouble of looking for it."

"Lead the way, go straight to your stronghold."

However, under this extreme fear, the Abyssal Emissary instead fell into a sort of frenzied struggle.

He roared hoarsely, filled with hysterical determination:

"No... impossible! I will never betray the Abyss, I will never take you to our stronghold!"

"Don't think you'll get any information from me! The glory of the Abyss shall not be profaned!"

He abandoned all thoughts of defense and escape, pouring all his power, along with his own vitality and even his Soul Origin, into a dark red core in his chest!

The core instantly expanded and brightened, emitting extremely unstable and destructive fluctuations!

"Die, Profaner!"

He let out a shrill shriek.

Vast dark red Evil Energy erupted from his broken body like a volcanic eruption.

He actually pounced toward Chen Nian, who was close at hand, attempting to resist!

Seeing this, Chen Nian shook his head speechlessly.

"Stubborn."

He simply raised a hand casually, without even using any skills.

With his five fingers slightly spread, he gave a light press toward that mass of destructive energy that was about to explode.

Hum—!

An invisible yet vast and boundless suppressing force instantly enveloped the area!

That energy, which condensed the Abyssal Emissary's Origin power and was enough to level the entire Steel Plant...

As if being thrown into an invisible black hole, it flickered wildly, twisted, and compressed.

In the end, that power was actually forced back into the Emissary's body and was forcibly broken apart and annihilated!

"Aaaahhhhh—!!!"

The Abyssal Emissary let out a miserable howl more shrill and painful than death!

The excruciating pain of the power's backlash instantly swept through every inch of his flesh and every wisp of his Soul.

It left him slumped on the ground as if his bones had been removed, his body twitching violently, and foul blood mixed with fragments of internal organs constantly gushed from his mouth.

Chen Nian walked up to him and looked down from above.

He looked at those scarlet eyes that had completely unfocused due to pain and despair.

His tone was filled with unconcealed disdain and mockery:

"I say, is there something wrong with the brains of everyone from the Abyss? Or rather, do you all come with this inexplicable 'tragic and heroic' attribute?"

"You come to our world to burn, kill, and pillage, perform Blood Sacrifices, and play at Descending, acting as if you're going to turn this place into your backyard, doing all sorts of dirty, shameful things."

"And the result? Every time you're caught and asked for something, every single one of you is like a cat whose tail's been stepped on—bristling, self-destructing, refusing to yield unto death, putting on a righteous front of 'I'm serving the Abyss, I'm glorious.'"

"If I didn't know better, I'd think you were the victims and we were the invaders."

Chen Nian shook his head, his tone full of endless contempt:

"What, you think this is heroic? Glorious?"

"In my eyes, besides being stupid, it's just laughable."

"Your loyalty and glory are built on aggression and destruction; they are worthless."

"And your resistance, besides wasting a tiny bit of my time, is meaningless."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand, his five fingers slightly closing.

Crack! Pfft—!

One of the Abyssal Emissary's arms, along with the shoulder blade, was instantly crushed to pieces by an invisible giant force!

Bones became powder, muscle turned to pulp, and a dark red mist of blood mixed with bone shards exploded!

"Aaaahhh—!!!"

"Stop! Stop it!!!"

"I'll talk! I'll take you there! I'll take you to the stronghold!"

"I beg you! Don't torture me anymore!!"

The extreme pain completely destroyed the Demonic Evil's last line of psychological defense.

He wailed, his voice completely distorted by intense pain and fear, humbled into the dust.

Chen Nian grabbed his head and lifted him up like a broken sack, a smile of extreme contempt appearing on his face.

"Heh, only this much backbone? You couldn't even handle losing one arm. I thought you 'tough guys' from the Abyss could hold out for a few more seconds. I didn't expect you to just be a useless waste with a tough exterior."

He didn't bother to waste any more words on this dying Demonic Evil and directly ordered:

"Don't play dead, activate the teleportation."

"If you dare to play any tricks, or if the teleportation location is wrong..."

Chen Nian didn't continue, but the flash of icy killing intent in his eyes made the Abyssal Emissary feel as if he had fallen into the Nine Serene Hells, his very Soul trembling.

"I... I wouldn't dare... absolutely wouldn't dare..."

The Abyssal Emissary felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. Enduring the heart-wrenching pain, he scrambled and crawled toward that dark red Teleportation Array.

With his remaining right claw, he tremblingly pressed onto the core of the array, desperately pushing the last trace of Evil Energy in his body into it.

Hum—!

The dark red runes on the array lit up one by one, emitting an ominous light.

Space began to distort slightly, and an extremely unstable dark red Spatial Vortex, barely large enough for one person to pass through, slowly took shape.

"My... My Lord, the passage is open... the other side is one of our Outpost Strongholds..." the Abyssal Emissary said, slumped beside the array, his breath fading.

Chen Nian glanced at the vortex emitting pure Evil Energy fluctuations, a cruel arc curling at the corner of his mouth.

"Very good."

Before his voice had even faded, he gave a casual wave of his hand.

Pfft!

The Abyssal Emissary's head flew high into the air, ending his painful and lowly life.

[Ding! Killed a Rank 7 Abyssal Evil, obtained 36,521 points!]

The System's notification sound rang out clearly.

Chen Nian took a step forward, and his figure vanished into the dark red Spatial Vortex.