Published: March 3, 2025
CHAPTER 257: Brief Death (Two-in-One Chapter)
“Ah~”
Among the eight boys and girls, someone screamed in terror, panicking.
There were others who remained remarkably calm at this moment, taking out their magical artifacts either to fight for their lives or to quietly escape.
But in the face of absolute power disparity, all struggles were destined to be in vain!
A seven to eight-zhang sized blue fire net descended, and no matter what these cultivators attempted in terms of attacks or means, they could not stop the process.
In their pupils, the blue flames grew larger and closer.
Danger! A life-threatening danger!
The cultivators’ spiritual perception warned them, issuing alerts in time.
But all of this happened too quickly; before they could do anything, the blue fire net had already enveloped them.
“Ziz~”
The power of the azure yang devil fire had reached an extraordinary level, while the yellow flying boat itself was merely a high-grade magical artifact, and moreover, it was already damaged. Thus, as soon as the two made contact, the spiritual light of the yellow flying boat dimmed.
However, the fire net did not pause; it continued to cover the boys and girls on the boat.
“Third Elder, save me!”
“Ah!!!”
Most of them could only let out a horrific scream before being burned to black ash that scattered in the air. Even if one or two managed to manipulate their magical artifacts to escape some distance, they would quickly be caught up.
In the end, no one was spared!
Eight vibrant young cultivators, with bright futures ahead, were turned to ashes just like that!
Before one could even realize it, from the initiation of the attack to the destruction of the flying boat and the death of the boys and girls, it took only a breath’s time.
“No!”
An angry voice full of hatred came from Du Jingshan, who was already on the ground. Seeing this scene, his eyes widened in rage as he let out a loud roar.
This roar echoed in the Line of Sky, startling a flock of birds.
Liu Yu reached out and summoned the Azure Flood Halberd, Li Xuan Sword, and azure yang devil fire back to his side, then lightly jumped down to the ground.
At this moment, he was only a dozen or so zhang away from Du Jingshan, but he did not choose to strike immediately. Instead, he looked at the latter with mockery.
“Why?”
“I, Du Jingshan, have always prided myself on being kind to others. I don’t know where I have offended you, why have you struck so ruthlessly?”
“Moreover, these juniors have only just come out from their families, with no ties to the outside world.”
“What have these innocent children done to deserve this?”
Du Jingshan’s eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at Liu Yu as he questioned.
Most of the cultivators in the family had known each other for a long time; the elders of these boys and girls were many of his friends.
Yet, with him having brought them out, no one survived. This filled Du Jingshan with a strong sense of guilt.
He felt he had let down the expectations of his family, and the trust of his clan.
But in that earlier situation, he could only evade; there was no way to take it head-on in a hurry.
“Kind to others?”
Liu Yu smiled coldly, then said in a deep voice:
“What a grandiloquent expression!”
As he spoke, Liu Yu took out the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade from his storage bag, looked at Du Jingshan, and said:
“Do you still use this item, friend?”
Since it was time to settle old scores, when conditions permitted, he certainly wouldn’t end the other’s life in an instant.
Otherwise, if death came in the blink of an eye, what kind of satisfaction could there be in settling old grievances or seeking revenge?
Since the other party cared so much for the lives of those few boys and girls, Liu Yu wanted to make him understand that they died because of him.
He wanted to plunge him into a state of inner guilt and torment!
Death was truly too brief, too brief for even the pain to be felt, or for one to repent for the mistakes they had made.