Chapter 459 - 218: I Beg You, Beat Me Viciously! Let Me Howl in Agony

Chapter 459: Chapter 218: I Beg You, Beat Me Viciously! Let Me Howl in Agony

Chu Shanhe sent a voice transmission, asking, "Are you aware of the situation outside?"

"I’m fully aware. Where is the monster? Have you found it?"

Chen Xuan’s voice came in reply.

"No. That thing is exceptionally cunning. It slipped into a spatial rift and headed for the Grotto Heavens. I’ve temporarily lost its trail!"

Chu Shanhe’s voice was grim. "Where are you now?"

"I’m in Grotto Heaven City. Come back first, and we’ll talk!"

Chen Xuan replied.

"Alright, I’m on my way!"

After replying, Chu Shanhe’s eyes turned cold as he scanned the area behind him again.

He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but he kept feeling an invisible gaze fixed on him.

BOOM!

With a casual wave of his hand, Chu Shanhe unleashed an explosion of earth-attribute True Essence, instantly blasting the anomalous area into chaos.

Invisible ripples swept wildly in all directions.

The eerie gaze instantly vanished.

His expression dark, Chu Shanhe vanished in a flash, quickly leaving the area.

...

「Hundreds of miles away, in another direction.」

The location was still within the Grotto Heavens.

Here, the rifts of several Grotto Heavens converged.

Over the years, their stability had allowed a peculiar little marketplace to gradually form in this area.

It was bustling with people, and many vendors had set up stalls to sell their wares.

Tang Yuan, his face deathly pale, moved through the crowd in a black robe. A faint, crooked smile touched his lips. Set against his pallid skin, his eyes were like bottomless pits.

His gaze swept from side to side, his expression one of keen interest.

’So this is the Red Dust World, home to the shallow darkness?’

’How interesting!’

’Everything I see and hear is so wonderfully strange.’

His gaze lingered, searching for his next target.

’A pity... these people are all too weak. Far too weak. Not fit to be savored, only to be killed for sport...’

The smile on Tang Yuan’s face grew even more bizarre.

Suddenly, as if sensing something, he glanced behind him, the curve of his lips growing more enigmatic.

In just the last few moments, he had seen more than one Inner Realm Martial Artist.

They were in small groups, apparently searching for something.

’It seems Chu Shanhe has told the people of these Grotto Heavens about my existence. Are they trying to surround and kill me? Ants will be ants. They never realize what they’re truly up against.’

Tang Yuan smiled to himself.

Then he thought, ’I don’t think I’ve eaten today. I need to find someone decent for a meal. I can’t always feed on the weak; they’re so uninteresting, only good for a bit of fun!’

’This is so boring!’

’I’ve been killing people all over the place, and still no one can find me.’

’The people of this world of light are all useless. Utterly useless!’

’I’m desperate for someone to find me, to even fight me head-on!’

’I hope they can shatter my bones, crush my body to a pulp, and leave me on the ground wailing, crying, begging for mercy with every fiber of my being. Only then would things get more interesting.’

The smile on Tang Yuan’s lips became more pronounced.

’But is that even possible?’

’In a small world like this?’

’Hardly!’

’It’s next to impossible!’

’I long for a single defeat, but it’s unattainable. Even that Chu Shanhe is, at best, my equal.’

Tang Yuan sighed to himself.

’Boring!’

’So utterly boring!’

’Whatever.’

’I’ll just go hunt down another Outer Saint.’

’Even if it’s just a game, you have to put your whole heart into it, don’t you?’

With a smile, Tang Yuan walked off into the distance.

But suddenly, his brow twitched. He sensed something again.

’Something’s wrong. The Yin Souls I left behind are gone?’

A glint appeared in his eyes.

’The Yin Soul I left on Chu Shanhe... he destroyed it?’

’Interesting. Chu Shanhe, oh, Chu Shanhe... in this whole world of light, you’re the only one worthy of my attention. Let’s see just how long it takes you to find me!’

’And I’ve heard your Martial Alliance has a Chen Xuan. It’s a shame my Yin Soul has been monitoring the Martial Alliance for days without any sign of his return. Don’t tell me he ran away?’

He smiled faintly, deciding to find some other entertainment after his meal.

’In any case!’

’Since I’m here...’

’...this world of light will tremble because of me!!’

...

「Back in Grotto Heaven City.」

As Chen Xuan and Yin Jiuxuan waited, about half an hour later, Chu Shanhe arrived as a streak of light, streaking in from the distance and landing swiftly before Chen Xuan.

"Chen Xuan, you’re back."

Chu Shanhe said the moment he landed.

"Alliance Leader, how are you? Are you injured?"

"Just some minor injuries, nothing serious. That monster is a master of transformation—sometimes a man, sometimes a woman. I could only track it by its aura, but unfortunately, it entered a spatial rift and I lost its trail."

Chu Shanhe’s expression was grim. "By the way, where were you?"

"Nothing important. I went to retrieve the Saint-Source Heaven Repairing Pill."

Chen Xuan responded.

"The Saint-Source Heaven Repairing Pill?"

Chu Shanhe’s eyes widened in shock. "Don’t tell me you’ve already reached the Dharma Aspect realm?"

Beside them, Yin Jiuxuan was also stunned.

’Chen Xuan has reached the Dharma Aspect realm?’

’It’s a good thing I sided with him early on.’

’Otherwise, I would have been facing certain death down the line!’

"That’s right."

Chen Xuan nodded. "How is the Martial Alliance? Any casualties?"

"Seven Inner Realm masters are dead. Old Deng was also critically injured, but thankfully, I managed to stabilize his condition."

Chu Shanhe said coldly.

"Seven Inner Realm masters are dead?"

A cold light flashed in Chen Xuan’s eyes.

’Damned creature!’

’It dared to mess with me!’

’Then it can’t blame me for being ruthless!’

"Let’s go. We’ll head back to the Martial Alliance first. I want to see the bodies."

Chen Xuan said.

"Alright!"

Chu Shanhe nodded immediately, but then his sharp gaze suddenly shot toward Yin Jiuxuan. "Sect Leader of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect! It’s you. This monster is your doing, isn’t it? How dare you show your face?"