Chapter 484: Perfect Timing

Seeing this, Shen Daoxing raised an eyebrow, his smile unwavering.

"Heheheh! But do you know? We here on Pengze Immortal Island have a terrifying demonic beast. It was captured from the Endless Sea by our Cyan Nether Sword Sect’s grandmaster, Master Dan Chen. It’s crimson all over, has a thousand tentacles, and what it loves most is to drink human blood.

It will start by making a small cut on your chest. Then, it will insert one of its tentacles, drill a hole in your heart, and continuously suck out your blood.

But don’t worry, it won’t kill you during this process. Because it believes that blood is freshest only when a person is still alive."

Blood Fiend’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. He was clearly afraid, but he steeled himself and said stubbornly,

"Kid, cut the crap. I’m not going to say anything. Kill me or torture me, do whatever you want. Just stop wasting your breath."

Shen Daoxing chuckled, his face still wreathed in a smile.

"Oh, I forgot to mention. When it’s almost done drinking your blood, it will start on your flesh. Heheheh, it would never let a delicacy like you get away.

It will extend its tentacles and pierce your hands and feet, first sucking away the flesh from them, then from your legs and arms. It will then work its way up to your abdomen, the meat on your chest, your internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs—and then your mouth, tongue, nose, eyes, ears...

Oh, that’s right. It saves your heart for last. Because the human heart is the most delicious part. It must be saved to be savored slowly at the very end.

Of course, it will keep you conscious the entire time. Because, you see, flesh is only at its freshest and most delicious when a person is alive and awake..."

Shen Daoxing went on and on, describing every detail with relish, as if he still hadn’t said enough. He spoke without pause, as if he had experienced it firsthand, or even performed the act himself.

By now, Blood Fiend’s eyes were wide with disbelief as he stared at Shen Daoxing. His eyes were filled with pure terror, as if Shen Daoxing were the true man-eating demon who killed without batting an eye, and he, Blood Fiend, was just an innocent bystander about to be devoured.

Without any further interrogation from Shen Daoxing, just listening to his endless, unceasing monologue, Blood Fiend couldn’t take it anymore. His eyes flew open and he suddenly screamed, "Stop talking! Stop talking! I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything, just stop talking!"

Shen Daoxing paused, closing his mouth, but he seemed almost disappointed that it was over.

With a flicker, Shen Daoxing’s figure slowly shrank, returning to his original form. With a THUD, he coldly tossed Blood Fiend onto the ground.

Blood Fiend scrambled to his feet at once, shouting, "I’ll talk! I’ll talk! I’ll talk!"

It was as if he were terrified Shen Daoxing would go back on his word.

"It... it was him... It was..." Blood Fiend finally began to speak.

But just as he opened his mouth to say more, Blood Fiend’s expression froze. His eyes widened as if he saw something. "You..."

The next moment, long trickles of black blood flowed from the corners of Blood Fiend’s eyes and mouth. Wisps of black mist drifted out from his ears, eyes, and mouth.

In an instant, Blood Fiend was lifeless.

Shen Daoxing’s eyes grew solemn, his brow tightly furrowed.

At that moment...

"TAP TAP TAP TAP!"

The sound of urgent footsteps echoed from all around Shen Daoxing.

He turned to look and saw the Fusang disciples—who had been nowhere to be seen despite the massive commotion earlier—suddenly appear, surrounding him and Liu Ying completely.

A smirk played on Shen Daoxing’s lips, and he laughed. "Heheheh, you Fusang disciples certainly have impeccable timing. You didn’t show up before, you didn’t show up later, but you just had to appear right at this very moment."

Then, a deep voice rang out. "The Cyan Nether Sword Sect was infiltrated, and our Immortal Island’s Island Master was attacked. An incident of this magnitude is something we of Fusang naturally take very seriously, so we rushed over at once. Island Master Shen, are you alright?"

The Fusang disciples parted to either side, and Vice Island Master Han and the Fusang elder, Xu Jin, slowly walked out.

"I’m fine!"

Shen Daoxing shook his head indifferently. "It was just a minor assassin. I’ve already executed him on the spot."

As he spoke, Shen Daoxing waved his hand, flinging Blood Fiend’s corpse forward. It landed with a hard thud right in front of Vice Island Master Han and the Fusang elder, Xu Jin.

At the sight, both Vice Island Master Han and Xu Jin’s eyes narrowed.

Shen Daoxing, however, gave a meaningful smile. "And what about you, Vice Island Master Han? As the vice island master, you manage all of Fusang’s affairs and should be a busy man. Yet you were able to rush here at the first opportunity so late at night. It seems you hold me in extremely high regard, don’t you?"

Vice Island Master Han faltered for a moment, then quickly put on a broad smile. "Heheheh, Island Master Shen, what a coincidence. I just happened to be passing by on some business and chanced upon the news of your assassination attempt. You are the master of our Cyan Nether Sword Sect’s Immortal Island. The matter is of grave importance, so of course, I had to come and see for myself."

Shen Daoxing raised an eyebrow. He certainly didn’t believe a word of that nonsense.

When he fought fiercely with Blood Fiend earlier, it created a huge commotion, yet the Fusang disciples who were supposed to be guarding Penglai Immortal Island never appeared. But the moment he defeated Blood Fiend, they immediately came running out.

And now, looking at the Fusang disciples surrounding him, it was clear they had no intention of letting him leave.

If someone were to claim this assassination had nothing to do with Fusang, Shen Daoxing would never believe it.

Despite this, Shen Daoxing’s expression suddenly changed, and he broke into a smile. "Well then, I truly thank you for your concern, Vice Island Master Han. But as you can see, the assassin has been slain by my hand, and I am perfectly fine. It’s time for me to head back. Aren’t you going to move aside?"

Hearing this, Vice Island Master Han and the Fusang elder, Xu Jin, suddenly froze.

Xu Jin instinctively turned to look at Vice Island Master Han, sending a telepathic message into his mind: ’Senior Brother, this... Are we really just going to let him leave? He’s already seen the state of Penglai Immortal Island’s interior.’

Vice Island Master Han frowned and said nothing. His eyes glanced at Blood Fiend’s corpse on the ground, and his heart trembled.

’Blood Fiend, one of the twelve Evil Gods of the Celestial Demon Sect, an expert at the Fifth Layer of the Refining Dust Realm, is actually dead! Just like that!’

’Damn it!’

’Just what is this kid’s true strength!’

’Back when he was in the Spirit Transformation Realm, he could casually defeat Earth Profound Realm masters. Now that he’s in the Earth Profound Realm, even a Refining Dust expert is no match for him. Is fighting above his level just a normal Tuesday for him?’

Vice Island Master Han was shaken. His brow furrowed deeply. He was, of course, unwilling to just let Shen Daoxing leave like this.

Seeing that the Fusang group had no intention of moving aside, Shen Daoxing took a proud step forward, his expression turning cold. "What? You people from Fusang still aren’t moving? Are you planning a rebellion? Do you dare to make a move against an Island Master of the Cyan Nether Sword Sect?"