Chapter 1469: Chapter 1453: Returning the Favor (Part 2)

"Of course I wish I could kill you! But Lord Taiyin said that for the sake of stepping into Nascent Soul, everything can be abandoned. Besides, Zhang Sen and Mei Gui were just acquaintances at best, I didn’t have much feeling for them."

"You really are a cold-blooded person." Chen Nan sneered.

Qiao Que’s eyes widened instantly. He grabbed Chen Nan and hoisted him up. "What do you know! Your talent is high, so naturally you don’t understand what kind of effort we low-talent cultivators have to put in."

"Even if we give it everything we’ve got, we’re still limited by our aptitude, destined to be stuck at some Realm and die alone. So we will use every possible method to improve our strength—that is our rule for survival!"

After venting, he calmed down a lot. But at this moment he finally realized that the Demon-Subduing Pestle that had been lodged in Chen Nan’s chest had disappeared, and even the Ice Chains he had cast with Magic to bind Chen Nan’s four limbs had vanished.

"You..."

His expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to retreat, Chen Nan grabbed his shoulder, his vast Divine Soul Power condensing into a Great Seal that slammed down hard.

Qiao Que’s Divine Soul suffered a heavy blow. His mind instantly turned blank, his gaze became empty, but in just the blink of an eye a look of struggle appeared.

Unfortunately, Chen Nan would not give him a chance to fight back. Since this was an ambush, there was no need to hold back. He instantly cast the "Assassination Technique," and Sword Chenyuan slashed down at an angle.

Swish!

A streak of cold light flashed in the dim dungeon. A horrific wound appeared on Qiao Que’s chest, blood spurting out, and at the same time Chen Nan pointed forward with a finger, Hongmeng Origin Thunder surged forth and drowned Qiao Que.

Rumble—!

An astonishing roar erupted in the dungeon. Bolts of Thunder exploded one after another, causing the entire dungeon to tremble.

When the light finally faded, Qiao Que’s charred body collapsed to the ground. His Golden Core was already covered in cracks and missing chunks, his body almost completely turned to charcoal, yet even so, he still clung to his last breath.

Those turbid eyes were full of hatred, which was quickly replaced by fear.

"You’re actually not dead yet? Perfect, Yun Ying can personally take her revenge."

As he spoke, Chen Nan brought Yun Ying out from the Immortal Palace Space.

Seeing the enemy before her, Yun Ying’s eyes reddened. The Golden Dawn Sword rang as it left its sheath. With a single strike she shattered Qiao Que’s Golden Core, and with that same sword split his corpse into two.

"How do you feel?" Chen Nan asked with a smile.

Yun Ying, however, shook her head. "When I first learned the truth, I was indeed furious and thought about killing them all. But I grew up in Moon River Valley since I was a child; I don’t even know what my own parents look like."

"I was more angry at my own fate, so after killing them, I don’t feel like some great vendetta has been avenged. Instead I feel a bit empty and lost. Am I... also very cold-blooded?"

"If you’re cold-blooded, then I’m downright heartless." Chen Nan joked. "It’s normal for you to think this way, but don’t belittle yourself."

"Qiao Que and the others ended up like this entirely because they brought it upon themselves. You don’t need to carry any psychological burden."

Hearing Chen Nan’s reassurance, Yun Ying finally relaxed. "Then shall we go straight to Guo Qing next? Right now in Moon River Valley, the only one who still poses a threat to you is him."

"Of course we’re going to find him. But to ensure everything goes perfectly, I need to recover a bit first—and there are some things I need to instruct you about."

The two of them vanished from where they stood hand in hand, returning to the Immortal Palace Space. Chen Nan didn’t forget to casually take Qiao Que’s storage bag as well. The dungeon grew quiet again, as if no one had ever been there.

At this moment, in the Three Mountains Forbidden Land of Moon River Valley, Guo Qing seemed to sense something. His face suddenly changed, and he turned to look in the direction of the Sect.

He took out a Life Plate from his storage bag—Qiao Que’s Life Plate. At this moment, the plate was already shattered. Clearly, Qiao Que was dead.

"How is this possible?"

Guo Qing’s eyes widened in disbelief. "I clearly sealed Chen Nan’s Cultivation. How could he still have killed Qiao Que?"

A trace of fear gradually rose in his Heart. The three Elders of Moon River Valley had all been killed by Chen Nan alone, and the Cultivation of those three Elders was the same as his.

Did that not mean that if Chen Nan wanted to kill him, he could do so as well?

"It seems we all underestimated Chen Nan’s strength." Lord Taiyin’s voice was as emotionless as ever. "It appears he will be coming for you very soon."

Guo Qing’s pupils quivered violently at these words. He hurried to stand before Lord Taiyin. "Lord Taiyin, you must save me!"

"What can I do?" Lord Taiyin raised his head. "You want to advance to Nascent Soul, then bring Yun Ying here. As for everything else, it has nothing to do with me."

"How can it have nothing to do with you?" Guo Qing’s voice rose in pitch, his earlier respect gone. "You were the one who said Chen Nan was after you. If I’m killed, you won’t get away either."

Lord Taiyin shook his head. "I have no intention of running. I even think that since Chen Nan is stronger, if I go with him, I might become a true human even faster."

"So if you want to step into the Nascent Soul Realm, you must do your best to kill him."

Guo Qing stood there in a daze. After a long while, he finally lifted his head, his gaze regaining its resolve. "Don’t worry, I will definitely kill him!"

"And once I step into Nascent Soul, I’ll kill you as well!"

Lord Taiyin didn’t know what tension or fear was. "That is your own choice."

Guo Qing went straight to the outside of the Three Mountains Forbidden Land, a Longsword in hand, quietly waiting. Sure enough, before long, Chen Nan and Yun Ying arrived. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"Waiting especially for me?" Chen Nan asked with interest.

Knowing that Qiao Que had already been killed yet still not fleeing, even Chen Nan had to somewhat admire Guo Qing’s courage.

Only now did Guo Qing raise his head, giving Chen Nan a cold glance. "Don’t think everything is under your control. You’re not necessarily able to kill me."

"Then let’s find out!"

Within the Time Domain, Chen Nan had already recovered to peak condition. His battle intent was surging; he didn’t care in the slightest whether Guo Qing had prepared anything.

Before the battle began, Guo Qing looked at Yun Ying, who was standing in the distance. "Now, you’re not even willing to call me ’Master’ once?"

"Master, this is the last time I’ll call you that. I’ll kill you with my own hands—that will close the Chapter on our master-disciple relationship." Yun Ying’s face held only coldness and determination.

Guo Qing burst out laughing. "Good, good, good. You truly are my disciple. Today I’ll let you see your master’s true strength!"

He suddenly turned his gaze to Chen Nan, dangerous as a wild beast. A vast aura surged out at once. The Longsword in his hand shot up, piercing through the void, and in just an instant thrust toward Chen Nan.

Since he already knew Chen Nan had the strength to kill someone at Golden Core Realm Great Perfection, he went all out right from the start. The sword aura on the Longsword erupted, its fierce intent soaring straight into the sky!

Instead of retreating, Chen Nan advanced. Sword Chenyuan in hand, he chopped down toward the Longsword ahead, a loud "clang" ringing out as blade met tip, sending out a shower of sparks.

The resulting shockwave spread out, instantly destroying everything around the two of them.

A strange sound came, like something being scraped. Chen Nan looked up to see a Spirit Talisman flickering with lightning flying over.

Crack!

A bolt of Thunder descended. The Spirit Talisman turned to dust, and the Thunder fell directly onto Chen Nan’s body, a destructive Power rampaging, as though it would tear him apart on the spot.

But within Chen Nan’s body, lightning also surged forth. He even summoned the Hongmeng Origin Thunder. The moment the Thunder touched the Hongmeng Origin Thunder, it fled from Chen Nan’s body as if terrified.

This scene shocked Guo Qing to the core. To make the Thunder flee from his body—what kind of method was that?

Before he could snap out of his shock, Chen Nan turned into a streak of lightning and charged at him, manifesting the Demon Race’s Appearance. His body instantly grew by thirty percent, and his massive fist blasted forward.

This punch let out a howling roar, making Guo Qing’s expression change drastically. He hastily retreated, and at the same time opened his mouth and spat out a blood-colored flying dagger!