Chapter 1163: You Beast, They Are Women and Children!!

Du Zhong listened to these words, though he didn't know what kind of list Lu Ding wanted.

But he still spoke up: "Vil... Village Chief Grandpa, don't... don't give it..."

Lu Ding reached out and tore off his already wounded lower jaw, ripping it clean off.

"Too talkative!!!"

With a casual toss, the bloody jaw landed in front of the old man of Niuxin Village.

This time, the pain was something Du Zhong could no longer endure.

But because his jaw was gone, and Niuxin Village still existed within the rules of the nonexistent Spiritual Energy, and the master who created those rules wasn't dead, merely gravely wounded...

So now, Du Zhong couldn't speak. He could only be dragged along by the pain, letting out hoarse, agonized sounds of "Ah..." "Ah......"

The old man, severed at the waist but not yet dead, watched with a heart twisted in agony.

He knew that with the young man's methods before him, even if they handed over the list today, they wouldn't survive.

But at least if they gave the list, Little Du could suffer less torment.

Watching the child he'd raised with his own hands cry out in agony before him, he couldn't bear it!!!!!!!

But...

But if this list were handed over...

Then the names on it, those comrades who intended to resist Lü Mountain during the Centennial Demon-Feeding, would all be exposed...

They had entrusted this list here precisely because they believed in the Village Chief's integrity, because the rules of this village were unique.

No one knew exactly who was on that list. To prevent Lü Mountain's divination from calculating it, those on the list had only signed their own names.

The purpose was simple: when the hundred years came, take out the list, find the people by name, unite and resist, emerging from the shadows to the light.

Even the participants themselves didn't know who their comrades were, so how could Lü Mountain divine it?

But unexpectedly, although Lü Mountain hadn't calculated who was on it, they had calculated that this list existed!!!!

And they'd sent Lu Ding, this wildcard.

Under Niuxin Village's rules, he was an existence unaffected because of "once proven, forever proven."

Lü Mountain itself didn't know about Lu Ding's situation. They could safely let him take on any mission because he wore a longevity lock around his neck, containing the backing power of the Ancestral Master's Wife and the Ancestral Master.

Little did they know, Lu Ding didn't need it at all.

At this moment.

Lu Ding could see the old man's inner conflict.

He decided to help him along.

He raised his hand, grabbed one of Du Zhong's legs, and yanked violently.

RIIIIIP!!!!

Under the gushing blood.

Lu Ding held up Du Zhong's severed leg, pointing it at the old man: "Give it or not!!!!"

The old man looked up, eyes bloodshot: "Let him go, and I'll give it to you."

"Hahahahaha... how delightful, you can still bargain with me."

In Lu Ding's palm, a hollow slowly opened, filled with sharp teeth and fangs, rotating slowly.

Emitting a sizzling sound.

Lu Ding pressed it onto Du Zhong's right arm, activating [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation]!!!!!!

The grinding rotating teeth sliced through Du Zhong's flesh and bones, continuously expelling meat pulp and blood mist from the slag-discharge port at the side of Lu Ding's forearm.

The agony of being crushed inch by inch made Du Zhong scream without end.

"Ah... ah........."

Accompanied by Du Zhong's screams, Lu Ding said: "I know you'd rather die than surrender, that your bones are hard, but I wonder if your heart is just as hard."

"Coming here just now, I sensed quite a few demonic creatures in this village. You can bargain with me all you want now, but I'll crush him to pieces inch by inch right before your eyes. If you still won't talk..."

"Then I'll take those in the village, one by one, and grind them to bits for you to watch."

"And if, in the end, you still refuse to speak, then I'll admit you're impressive. What do you think of that?"

The old man couldn't believe his ears, cursing furiously: "You beast, they are women and children!!!!!!!!"

Lu Ding's gaze turned icy cold, his eyes flicking to the side: "Women and children?"

"I've always treated all equally. In my eyes, a demon is a demon. There's no distinction of old or weak, no difference of male or female, and no such thing as women and children. Does a poisonous snake become exempt from being killed just because it's small? The Demon Continent has no laws protecting animals."

"You... you actually treat us like beasts!?" The old man, enraged, aggravated his wounds and spat blood.

Lu Ding swept his gaze over him, not bothering to look at him directly, and admitted generously and bluntly: "Yes."

As he said this.

Du Zhong's right arm had already been crushed to pieces at the shoulder.

Watching Lu Ding extend the [Torture-Crushing Great Rotation] toward Du Zhong's last remaining leg...

The old man finally couldn't hold back and shouted: "I'LL GIVE IT!!!!!!!"

"You beast, you'll die a horrible death, you're unworthy of being a Lü Mountain successor!!!! You murder the innocent!!!"

Cursing as he went, he crawled toward the ruins of the small hut.

Dragging a long trail of blood behind him, a truly horrifying sight.

Lu Ding watched without the slightest emotion.

She Shilan, who had been listening for a while, frowned slightly as she watched the matter reach the man's goal before her eyes.

Finally unable to hold back, she bowed and spoke: "Senior, women and children are innocent, perhaps..."

Though her resolve to slay demons was firm, she wasn't like Lu Ding, who treated all equally regardless of gender or age. Adults she could manage, but...

Lu Ding looked at her: "Considering you helped me carry my clothes, I'll explain one sentence to you. A demon is a demon. Male, female, old, young, those are human concepts. They aren't human, so they don't deserve to define themselves with such concepts."

"But..."

She Shilan tried to say more.

Lu Ding looked at her: "Enough. Shut up and get lost."

Lu Ding operated by his own standards. If he were truly soft-hearted, how could he obtain the list?

So anyone who tried to sway his thoughts or stop his actions would never again have the chance to stand by Lu Ding's side.

It was already generous of him not to strike at She Shilan.

She Shilan: "Senior........"

Lu Ding: "Do you want me to see you off!?"

She Shilan gritted her teeth, returned the clothes, and bowed: "This junior takes her leave."

Watching her retreating figure, Lu Ding shook his head. With such a weak mind, how could she talk about eliminating demons and defending the Dao?

After She Shilan left, the old man, gravely wounded and on the verge of death, crawled out from the ruins clutching a jade slip, and hurled it at Lu Ding: "Take it!!!!"

Then, collapsing helplessly: "Just kill us."

Lu Ding looked at the jade slip thrown at his feet, kicked it aside, and directly began crushing Du Zhong's last remaining leg: "Damn it, have I been too generous with you? Crawl over there, pick it up, open it, and present it to me with proper respect!!!"

"You!!!!"

Lu Ding: "Hm!?"

The old man gritted his teeth: "I'll crawl..."

He struggled over to pick up the jade slip.

Seeing the Village Chief in such a pathetic state.

Du Zhong, with barely any breath left, silently shed tears of blood.

As the old man opened the jade slip, Lu Ding scanned the names and information written on it.

[Huang'er Village, Grandma Qin]

[Wushuang City, Jin Tianran]

[Tonghe Town, Mo Hun]

[Guan Family Grave, Huang Chang]...

Until the jade slip was fully unrolled, dozens of names and locations, all scattered across Tianjue Great Mountain. His goal achieved, Lu Ding summoned the jade slip with a wave, then swung back with a [Way of the Jinche], decapitating the old man in one stroke!!!

The Du Zhong in his hand instantly exploded into pieces!!!

Lu Ding stomped his foot violently.

[True Samadhi Fire] exploded outward from his position, rolling forth and spreading across the entire Niuxin Village. In the blink of an eye, everything burned to charred earth, not a trace of life remaining!

Lu Ding opened his Golden Finger.

The skill gains he'd expected brought a delighted smile to his face, but the unexpected new function made his smile double!

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I'm so stuck on the writing, I'm so sorry my dears, couldn't do an extra chapter today.