Chapter 668 - 433: Do Your Best to Kill Me (Part 3)

At that moment, her lovely face lost its usual composure, turning deathly pale.

Her eyes were filled with terror, bewilderment, and disbelief.

She had seen it clearly just now, in that fleeting moment.

The man hadn’t just slaughtered everyone who surrounded him. He had also sucked all the lurking beasts—twenty Basic Level Yin Beasts and six Intermediate Yin Beasts—into that strange Black Banner.

Even she, positioned a fair distance away, had been caught in the blast and was seriously injured.

If she hadn’t been far enough away, she feared she would have ended up just like the others who had been killed, her corpse left on the ground.

Such terrifying power scared Chiyu Sakura out of her wits.

She didn’t dare linger for another moment. Only one thought remained in her mind.

’This man is someone I can’t possibly fight. I have to get word of this out!’

At this thought, her speed suddenly increased as she raced toward the outskirts of Shenmu City.

But in the next instant,

her body froze.

Not by her own will, but because a powerful hand had clamped down on her neck.

She turned her head in terror, her eyes meeting Hu Qi’s emotionless face.

"Interesting. A Yin Beast that can take human form?"

Hu Qi said quietly.

As he spoke, the Black Banner in his other hand rustled, emitting a powerful suction.

In an instant, wisps of translucent black Yin Energy were violently stripped from Chiyu Sakura’s body, flowing endlessly into the Black Banner.

She could clearly feel her power and Vitality rapidly draining away with the loss of her Yin Energy.

Any self-aware being fears death; it is a reaction etched into instinct. Chiyu Sakura, even as a Yin Beast in human form, was no exception.

At this moment, her fear peaked. The power of the man before her was far beyond anything she could comprehend.

Held so effortlessly in his grasp, she didn’t even have the strength to struggle.

"Relax. I’m not going to kill you... yet."

The corners of Hu Qi’s mouth turned up slightly, revealing a gentle smile.

But to Chiyu Sakura, that smile was no different from a Demon’s, and an endless chill flooded her heart.

Then, Hu Qi continued.

"Inform your masters. I’ll give you three days. During that time, I’ll be waiting in Shenmu City. Your job is to do everything in your power to kill me.

If you can’t, I will kill every last one of you. And believe me, I have the Ability to do it."

As he spoke,

Hu Qi glanced at a fifty-story building about a kilometer away.

He released his grip on her neck.

He raised his hand, fingers joined together like a blade, and swiped forward.

BZZZT!!

The air hummed!

A dazzling flash of white light blinked out of existence.

A kilometer away, the glass curtain wall of the skyscraper suddenly exploded.

Countless crystalline shards hung suspended in the air. An instant later, a massive white gash of light sliced diagonally through the entire structure.

Where it passed, steel beams melted and concrete vaporized, leaving behind a cut as smooth as glass.

RUMBLE—

The severed upper half of the building began to slide, tens of thousands of tons of steel and concrete twisting under the force of gravity, letting out an eerie, metallic groan.

When the angle reached its tipping point, the structure collapsed with a deafening roar, its weight crashing to the ground and kicking up a dust cloud that blotted out the sky.

Debris shot out like bullets, riddling the facades of buildings within a kilometer radius.

At this sight,

Chiyu Sakura’s pupils shrank to pinpricks.

When her eyes met Hu Qi’s,

her mouth opened and closed.

Her voice was hoarse.

"I... I understand!"

...

Hu Qi stood motionless atop a skyscraper, his figure unmoving in the breeze.

He watched as Chiyu Sakura’s frantic figure vanished over the horizon.

A strange glint appeared in his eyes.

He had his reasons for letting the Yin Beast go.

Because he had discovered that in this world,

the emotional fluctuations of ordinary humans were more than ten times stronger than those of humans in other worlds.

Furthermore, under the rules of this world, these emotions would spontaneously condense and manifest as monsters called "Yin Beasts."

And the fear these monsters produced was a thousand times purer and more potent than that of an ordinary human.

The emotions of living beings could be divided into seven types: joy, anger, sorrow, worry, grief, fear, and shock.

Among them, fear and despair were undoubtedly the easiest to harvest.

If he could properly exploit this world’s unique properties,

he might be able to restore the Black Banner to ninety percent of its power.

It might even be possible to restore it completely.

...

"Chiyu Sakura, look at the pathetic state you’re in. You’re getting more pathetic with age, being pushed this far by a mere human!"

Seven figures stood silently in the vast conference room.

The first to speak was a stooped old crone. Her face was a mess of wrinkles, and her gaze toward Chiyu Sakura was filled with undisguised ridicule.

"Indeed. Humans are creatures we can kill with a wave of a hand. To be this frightened is a disgrace to us all."

Another, a child, spoke up.

He had a peculiar appearance: a large, bald head, red robes, and a wine gourd tucked into his belt.

"Shut up, you two fools! That thing isn’t human.

You have no idea how terrifying he is!"

Chiyu Sakura’s face was grim.

Her voice was laced with suppressed rage and terror.

The aura around her wavered, destabilized by her turbulent emotions.

"Enough. Lord Yamatai is still in slumber. Since this man is so brazenly provocative, we’ll simply send someone to eliminate him."

A stunning woman with a graceful figure spoke up.

Behind her, three furry tails swayed gently.

The moment she spoke, the others fell silent.

Just then, Chiyu Sakura’s eyes shot wide open, her face a mask of horror and despair.

With a THUD, she collapsed to her knees.

"No... damn it... you lied to me... I did exactly as you said..."

Her voice trembled on the verge of tears as she reached her hands forward.

She looked toward the beautiful woman,

as if trying to grasp her last sliver of hope.

"Lady San Hui, save me..."

But before her pleas could fade, a wisp of golden flame erupted on her body without warning.

The flame was like Karmic Fire from Hell. The moment it appeared, it spread with astonishing speed, engulfing Chiyu Sakura in an instant.

This sudden turn of events made everyone present pale.

The beautiful woman, Lady San Hui, frowned, a flicker of surprise and alarm in her eyes.

She quickly raised a hand, firing a bolt of Yin Energy like an arrow straight at Chiyu Sakura in an attempt to extinguish the bizarre flame.

But who could have imagined that instead of dousing the fire, the chilling Yin Energy acted like gasoline.

The golden flames erupted, roaring as they completely consumed Chiyu Sakura’s form.

Chiyu Sakura thrashed and shrieked in agony within the flames, her voice shrill and desperate, each cry seeming to pierce the hearts of the others.

Within a few short breaths, the bloodcurdling screams ceased, and the flames died down.

Where Chiyu Sakura had stood, only a scorched crater remained, emitting the acrid stench of something burnt.

Seeing this,

the entire conference room fell into a deathly silence. The expression on every face was grim.