NFBE Chapter 125: Abuse of scum
Chapter 125: Abuse of scum
The dim sky carried the eerie feeling of a total solar eclipse, and the sense of oppression increased steadily as the figure in the void drew ever closer.
The man's powerful aura was like that of an immortal, inspiring awe and making people dare not look him directly in the eye. It wasn't until they were about four or five zhang apart that the demons below could finally see what kind of person he was.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a female cultivator who appeared to be quite young. Her face was veiled, obscuring her features, but none of the demons below dared to let their guard down.
"I never knew that the demon realm was such a lawless place, allowing forbidden techniques that are explicitly prohibited on land to flourish here."
Liu Xingxing spoke casually, but her gaze wasn't on any of them. Instead, she kept staring at the boy kneeling on the ground, unsure whether he was dead or alive.
"May I ask which cultivator you are? The affairs of our demon realm should have nothing to do with you, right?"
Mu Gu bowed slightly to her, then hesitated before speaking on her behalf.
Liu Xingxing then gave him a glance, her tone still flat as she said, "It doesn't really matter, but if someone dares to openly use forbidden cultivation techniques right under my nose, then it naturally has something to do with me."
Before Mu Gu could speak, another demon king, Ren Si, spoke up first: "What do your human cultivators' taboos have to do with our demon realm? We demons can use them however we want. How dare you human cultivators so arrogantly interfere with us!"
Liu Xingxing glanced at her indifferently, and with just one glance, Ren Si felt as if she had been stabbed in the heart, and immediately collapsed and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"This is your punishment for speaking disrespectfully to me."
The people present immediately broke out in a cold sweat. They considered themselves to be used to being demon kings in this demon realm, and no one had dared to provoke them for hundreds of years. After all, with their current strength and realm, even the human cultivators outside could not do anything to them.
They forgot that there were people with higher cultivation levels than them, but those powerful figures rarely traveled outside anymore and would not easily show themselves unless absolutely necessary.
It's just that Liu Xingxing's appearance is too deceptive, and they were too arrogant, thinking that the other party was only one level higher than them, or at the very least, a whole realm higher.
Who would have thought that just a glance could make Ren Si, who was already in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, fall to the ground and vomit blood? Could it be that this woman... has already reached that level?
This speculation terrified them even more. After the Nascent Soul stage, let alone a difference of one level, the difference in strength is already enormous. A difference of one realm is an insurmountable chasm.
But if they were only one realm away from being in a different realm, they would never be in such a passive position as they are now. Their current situation can only be a guess.
Liu Xingxing said with a half-smile, "What you demons do is none of my business, but he is clearly a human cultivator."
With a gentle flick of her wrist, Liu Xingxing pulled the black-robed man who had been trying to slip away to the center between Liu Xingxing and the demon kings, leaving him no chance to resist.
The group looked at the person floating in mid-air with great confusion.
"High Priest? How could that be? He's clearly a fox demon!"
"High Priest? Ha~"
With a slight bend of her fingers, Liu Xingxing removed the man's black robe and disguise, revealing his face, half-rotted from the backlash of years of using forbidden techniques.
Once the disguise was gone, the stench emanating from him and the aura of a human cultivator were unmistakably revealed.
It wasn't just the Demon King present; Liu Xingxing had also withdrawn her oppressive aura, and the remaining demons, who had recovered somewhat, were all incredulous at the sight.
Their high priest was actually an ugly human cultivator?!
"To be able to disguise himself under the noses of the four demon kings for so long and still manage to rise to the position of high priest, he must indeed have some strength."
Liu Xingxing looked at him with great interest a few more times, wondering which sect's "promising talent" he might be.
Seeing that his scheme had been exposed, the man seemed no longer afraid and burst into maniacal laughter.
"Hahahaha! It feels so good to have these demon kings under my thumb! So close, so close! Why! Why did you have to ruin my plans?!"
The man laughed maniacally, trying to break free of his restraints, but he couldn't move at all, making his already unsightly appearance even more distorted.
"I didn't allow you to go crazy! Cleanse your spirit platform, purify your life sea, and brighten your soul!"
Liu Xingxing raised two fingers, recited an incantation, and unleashed a spell. The man who had been going mad instantly quieted down, staring at her blankly.
I see……
Liu Xingxing lifted her eyelids and instantly knew everything about him.
The Soul-Clearing Technique allows the caster to know all the past of the target, but this technique can cause some damage to the target's soul. It is generally used for interrogation or extracting information and should not be used on people lightly.
Moreover, the Soul-Clearing Technique is considered a mid-level technique, and it is usually only learned by elders who are in charge of interrogation and torture.
However, although it is only a mid-level spell, if used improperly, it may backfire and damage one's own soul, which is why it is said that it should not be used lightly.
Liu Xingxing didn't have this problem at all; she just considered it a little magic spell to find out who the person was the fastest.
After all, she had been here for several years, and she had learned almost all of Liu Jun's things. No, to be precise, since she came out of the illusion, she seemed to have mastered all the parts that were previously "unfamiliar".
Just like before, he casually unleashed a powerful attack, and this rather pretentious entrance seemed to come out of nowhere.
She used to put on airs when needed, but it was more of an act. Now, like today, it's as if it's just her natural way of being, she doesn't need to act, it's just something she was born with.
After withdrawing the Soul-Clearing Technique, the man remained expressionless, no longer displaying his previous manic demeanor.
He was already half-crippled, and now that he knows the whole story, there's no point in keeping him around.
Liu Xingxing didn't make any big movements, she just casually raised her hand. The person seemed to feel pain, but only his pupils dilated a little. He closed his eyes without making a sound and stopped breathing.
The person who was floating in the air seemed to lose their support and fell straight down from mid-air, but they fell back onto the terrace instead of falling off the cliff.
"Those who use forbidden techniques to cause harm shall be killed."
Those few words, though seemingly casual, sent a chill down the spines of those below, making them sweat profusely as if facing a formidable enemy. Looking at the corpse on the ground, they felt as if they themselves were about to be killed.
Chi Yan remained unconscious and motionless, while Ren Si wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and stood up.
Mu Gu spoke with increasing respect to the person in mid-air: "Now that Your Excellency has executed the person you wanted to execute, the rest is a matter for my demon realm. I'm afraid it's no longer appropriate for you to interfere, is it?"
"nature."
When Liu Xingxing uttered those two words, everyone below breathed a sigh of relief. However, she suddenly changed the subject: "However, I didn't come here today for such a trivial matter."
Liu Xingxing turned her gaze back to Yan Qifeng, who still seemed like a dead man.
After making such a commotion, he's still kneeling there motionless, just like a dead man.
Mu Gu turned his head slightly stiffly and glanced at their former young master.
No way……
"My little fox has never even glanced at me. Alas, poor thing. I raised you for so long, not so that you would give up your life for someone else's sake."
Liu Xingxing paused for a moment, then looked at Mu Gu and the other two, and said calmly, "Your life belongs to me, you know~"
Her words seemed to truly move the kneeling, dying man; his lifeless eyes slowly turned towards her, following the rusty neck and head.
Liu Xingxing tilted her head, her eyes, which were not covered, met his with a smiling gaze.
But his eyes remained lifeless as he looked at her. There was no surprise, no plea for help, no emotion whatsoever. They were dull and lifeless, as if everything had died in his eyes.
Liu Xingxing was stunned once again.
It turns out that it was true that everything in his eyes was dead.
Those eyes are also dead, that's for sure.
He is out of sight.
In an instant, Liu Xingxing stood in front of him, looking down at his wretched state. For some reason, she wanted to reach out and touch his dead eyes.
But her hand stopped just before it touched his eyelashes. She held it up silently for a moment, then asked in a very calm tone, "Who did this?"
Was the question directed at him, or at them?
The scene remained silent for a long while, until the Western Demon King Tu Mi, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up:
“Chiyan said that Shaojun’s eyes were a rare dark green color, which he liked very much, so he gouged them out and put them in his eye sockets.”
Tu Mi spoke of it so calmly, as if she were talking about something insignificant, yet it contained so much unspeakable cruelty.
After hearing this, Liu Xingxing scoffed lightly, looking at the still-smoldering crimson flames on the ground as if she were looking at a dead person.