Vol. 1 - Ch. 82 - Devil Incarnate

Jiang Zhen and Jiang Ming saw the morale of their gathered forces reach its peak and finally felt a long-suppressed relief. For the first time in ages, they broke into smiles.

So what if they won against the Jiang family at the Chamber of Commerce competition? So what if they used the Immortality Pill to suppress the Fire Lotus Liquid? By the end of tonight, Nanli City would still belong to the Jiang family! The Qi family was destined to lose to the Jiang family!

“Looks like I arrived just in time.”

Just as the Jiang residence was brimming with excitement and preparing to depart, a cold, clear voice came from the sky.

Everyone looked up in confusion, only to see a stunningly beautiful yet icily indifferent figure standing under the misty night. Behind her stood a woman and two men, one of whom was carrying another person over his shoulder.

“May I ask who you are?” Jiang Zhen frowned deeply and stepped forward to question her.

Yue Qingyou didn’t bother to acknowledge such an insignificant insect. She waved her hand, signaling Meng Niu to throw the person he was carrying down. Without hesitation, he grabbed Song Yan and flung her toward the center of the Jiang residence.

Song Yan plummeted from the sky and crashed heavily into the courtyard.

Everyone was confused and quickly gathered around to investigate. When they recognized her face and saw her condition, everyone froze in shock, their jaws dropping in disbelief.

Song Yan lay half-dead on the ground, twitching uncontrollably, her face a blend of terror, regret, and utter despair, dried tear marks clearly visible at the corners of her eyes. What was even more horrifying was her appearance—her limbs were all grotesquely twisted, with bones and flesh exposed. The sight was utterly gruesome!

Some timid people were so frightened that their legs buckled, and they stumbled backward.

“Sacred Lotus Sect Leader Song Yan…?!”

“Sect Leader! Wh-what happened to you?!”

“Say something!”

The crowd was horrified and rushed forward to check her injuries. It was hard to believe that anyone in the Southern Province could inflict such severe damage on Song Yan, the leader of the Sacred Lotus Sect! Since the demise of the Almighty Combat Hall, the Sacred Lotus Sect had become the dominant power in the Southern Province!

Upon seeing Song Yan’s condition, Jiang Zhen was dumbstruck and unable to form words.

H-how could this happen?! Wasn’t she supposed to kill that woman? How did she end up thrown back here in such a pitiful state?!

Everyone looked at Yue Qingyou and her group, their gazes filled with not only confusion and shock but also terror.

Yue Qingyou looked down coldly at the gathered people in the Jiang residence and ordered Meng Niu and the other two behind her, “Go eliminate all the ants here except for the father and son.”

“Understood!”

Meng Niu and the other two responded and immediately leaped into the Jiang residence. The gathered forces drew their weapons in panic, their eyes terrified as they looked at Meng Niu and the other two.

Meng Niu grinned, revealing a bright and cheerful smile, as he drew a crimson battle ax.

The ax swept forward in a flash of blood-red light, instantly cutting in half the entire front row of cultivators! Blood sprayed everywhere, painting the scene crimson. The battle ax absorbed the blood drenching it, emanating a faint, eerie glow.

If not for the necessity of keeping the disturbance to a minimum, Meng Niu would have happily reduced the entire Jiang residence to rubble with a single swing.

Meanwhile, Cai Se wielded her snake sword, her movements swift and serpentine as she darted through the crowd. Wherever she passed, bodies were sliced apart. The Jiang family cultivators couldn’t even catch a glimpse of her shadow.

On the other side, Bai Yuan wore dazzling gauntlets and threw a punch at the air. A powerful blast of wind from his punch swept through the Jiang family forces like a tornado, leaving no survivors in its wake.

In the blink of an eye, countless people in the Jiang residence lay dead.

Facing Meng Niu and the other two, the Jiang family forces couldn’t resist at all. All they could do was scatter and flee in terror.

Meng Niu, Cai Se, and Bai Yuan revealed proud and satisfied expressions.

Finally! For the first time in ages, they felt the power and dominance of being Monster Kings again!

Since following Ning Yecheng, they had almost forgotten they were once the strongest Monster Kings in the Monster Domain Forest. They had practically turned into mere pets… no, worse than pets! At least pets could occasionally throw tantrums and disobey their owners, but they didn’t dare to.

But even with Meng Niu and the other two mercilessly slaughtering the Jiang family forces, Yue Qingyou remained unimpressed. She frowned slightly, dissatisfied with their performance.

“Is that how you serve the Demon Lord?” Yue Qingyou descended lightly from the sky, landing before Meng Niu and the other two with a look of disapproval.

The three of them froze, halting their slaughter. They looked at Yue Qingyou with bewildered and fearful expressions, unsure what they had done wrong but not daring to question her.

“Since you’ve been taken in by the Demon Lord, you are now considered part of the Demon Realm. As members of the Demon Realm, you must show no mercy to our enemies!” Yue Qingyou’s cold voice carried a sharp reprimand.

Meng Niu and the other two were dumbfounded. Their methods were still considered… merciful? But they were already quite ruthless!

“When I said to eliminate them, I didn’t mean you should simply kill them! Killing them so quickly won’t give them any chance to feel pain. That is being merciful to them!

“Anyone who dares to oppose the Demon Realm must suffer endless torment, despair, and regret before they die!”

Yue Qingyou’s expression was icy, her eyes flashing with a chilling light, her lips curved into a terrifyingly sinister smile. Despite her elegant and beautiful appearance, her words and expression sent shivers down everyone’s spine.

Meng Niu and the other two stood still in a daze, exchanging bewildered glances, unsure how to proceed.

“Forget it. Let me demonstrate the proper methods of the Demon Realm.” Yue Qingyou’s gaze fell on Jiang Ming, who was hiding behind the crowd in fear. She said lightly, “Take your own life. Witness your death in pain and regret.”

As her words fell, Jiang Ming’s body suddenly moved against his will.

“Huh…?! M-my hands… they’re not listening to me! Wh-what are you doing to me?! Someone, help! Save me!”

Jiang Ming screamed in terror as his hand picked up a short sword from the ground of its own accord. Before the horrified gazes of everyone present, he started stabbing the sword into his own body, disassembling himself piece by piece.

First, he completely severed his arms, then his thighs. Finally, he plunged the sword into his abdomen, slicing it open. His agonized screams echoed throughout the Jiang residence. His face twisted in fear and pain until he finally cut open his abdomen completely and died in utter despair.

The courtyard fell into a deathly silence. Jiang Ming’s harrowing screams continued to reverberate in everyone’s ears, leaving them paralyzed with fear. Even the seasoned cultivators, hardened by years of training and experience, were left with nothing but endless terror.

Meanwhile, Yue Qingyou watched the spectacle unfold with a serene, almost admiring smile.

At this moment, everyone had the same thought.

This woman… was a devil incarnate!

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