601: Chapter 601 The Original Plan!

Daji blinked: "Master, which one do you want to keep?"

Ye Chen's gaze swept over those five Golden Core experts, finally landing on Bai Tian.

"Just him."

Daji nodded, turned around, and looked at the Hundred Ghosts.

"Except for that stuffy guy in white, kill all the others."

The Hundred Ghosts hissed in unison and pounced once more.

Daji even personally took action.

Chen Xiaolong was the first to have his head severed by her.

The head rolled a few times on the ground, the expression on its face still frozen in the terror and resentment of its final moments.

Lin Zhao was torn to shreds by the joint efforts of the Ubume and Yoto Hime; blood and flesh splattered everywhere, leaving not even a complete corpse behind.

Gongsun Yunshang was frozen into an ice sculpture by the Snow Girl, then shattered by a kick from the Bone Girl, turning into countless tiny ice crystals that sparkled brilliantly in the morning light.

Uesugi Megumi died the most miserable death.

She struggled to crawl away and escape, but after only two steps, her body was pierced through by Daji's nine tails.

In less than ten breaths...

Of the five great Golden Core experts, four were dead.

Only Bai Tian remained, still standing where he was.

It wasn't that he was strong; it was that Daji had intentionally spared his life.

But Daji clearly didn't intend to let him live unscathed.

She walked up to Bai Tian, tilted her head, and let the corners of her mouth curl up slightly.

"Master said to spare your life, but he didn't say you could leave in one piece."

She raised her right hand and lightly tapped her index finger on Bai Tian's forehead.

A crimson light sank into Bai Tian's body.

Bai Tian's body suddenly stiffened, and his pupils constricted sharply.

He felt his energy center shattering.

It wasn't being crushed by an external force; it was disintegrating from the inside.

That crimson power rampaged through his body like a blunt knife, cutting his meridians, energy center, and sea of Qi bit by bit.

"No... please don't..."

Bai Tian screamed in agony, falling to his knees on the ground, clutching his abdomen as his entire body shook uncontrollably.

He could clearly feel his cultivation, which he had painstakingly refined for nearly a hundred years, draining away bit by bit.

Like sand slipping through his fingers, he couldn't grasp it no matter what.

His aura declined rapidly, plummeting all the way until there wasn't a single shred of power left in his body, only then did it completely stop.

Bai Tian slumped on the ground, gasping for breath, his face as pale as paper, his entire body soaked in cold sweat.

He looked up at Daji, his eyes filled with terror.

"You... you've crippled my cultivation?"

Daji shrugged with a look of indifference.

"I only crippled your cultivation, I didn't kill you."

"You should be thanking me instead."

Bai Tian: "???"

Look at that!

Is this even human speech?

His century of cultivation had been destroyed, he had become a waste, and he was supposed to thank her?

Daji stopped looking at him, turned around, and walked back behind Ye Chen: "Master, it's done."

Ye Chen nodded, stepped up to Bai Tian, and looked down at him.

"Speak. Who told you the news?"

The veins on Bai Tian's forehead throbbed with pain.

"I... I won't say!"

"Ye Chen, if you have the guts, kill me!"

"I, Bai Tian, won't let you off even as a ghost!"

Ye Chen looked at him and suddenly smiled: "Don't worry, you won't become a ghost tonight either, because you can only die when I want you to."

Bai Tian was stunned, a flicker of confusion crossing his eyes.

Ye Chen crouched down to eye level with him, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

"Furthermore, if you don't give me the answer I want, you won't just stay alive; you'll be subjected to all kinds of torture."

"What... what do you want to do?" Bai Tian's voice carried a hint of terror.

Ye Chen didn't answer, only smiled.

Then...

He raised his right foot and stomped on Bai Tian's wrist.

*Crack—*

The sound of bones shattering was so crisp it made one's scalp tingle.

"Aaaagh!!!"

Bai Tian let out a heart-wrenching scream, his whole body arching like a snake with its tail stepped on, before slamming back onto the ground.

His right wrist instantly flattened.

Not only were the bones crushed, but even the flesh was mangled.

So much so...

That blood couldn't even flow out...

Ye Chen withdrew his foot and looked down at him from above.

"Are you willing to talk now?"

"If not, then it's the next hand."

"This time, I'll stomp slowly, so you can enjoy the process!"

Bai Tian's body trembled violently.

Tears, sweat, and snot were all mixed together; where was the slightest hint of the prestige of a Bai family elder?

He was like a dog with a broken spine, lying on the ground, gasping for breath.

"I'll talk... but I don't know..."

"We just received news saying you were at the Tokyo Imperial Hotel..."

"Saying you were going to Mount Fuji, that you have the bronze key, and that you made a move against the Yin Yang Society..."

"I really don't know anything else!"

Ye Chen looked at him expressionlessly.

Then...

Another stomp.

*Crack—*

The left wrist also shattered in response.

"Aaaagh!!!"

Bai Tian's screams echoed through the hotel lobby once again, so shrill they made one's scalp crawl.

His body twitched violently a few times.

Then...

He went completely limp, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

Excessive blood loss.

Loss of strength.

Coupled with Ye Chen's torture, even a special forces soldier would have been tortured into a faint!

Daji leaned in and blinked.

"Master, do you want me to wake him up? I have ways to make him wish he were dead~"

Ye Chen shook his head and stood up.

"No need."

"He wasn't lying."

Yan Qingwu stood to the side, her mouth twitching several times: "Wait... you knew he wasn't lying and you still stomped?"

Ye Chen turned his head and glanced at her.

"I felt like it."

Yan Qingwu was silent for a few seconds, then nodded: "I like it too."

Daji stood by, watching this pair of characters, and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

But soon...

She restrained her smile, a thoughtful light flashing in her eyes.

"Master, do you think... could it be the Imperial Family causing trouble?"

Ye Chen looked at her and smiled.

"As expected of a thousand-year-old fox spirit."

"It must be them."

"On the surface, that Empress knelt faster than anyone and kowtowed louder than anyone, but it's hard to say what she's thinking in her heart."

He paused and spoke flatly.

"Clean up the people here and go straight to the Imperial Palace."

"Qingwu and I will continue with the original plan and head to Mount Fuji."

Daji folded her hands in front of her and bowed respectfully.

"Rest assured, Master. This time, I won't give that Empress any more chances."

Ye Chen nodded, then gestured to Yan Qingwu, and they walked out of the hotel grandly.

Meanwhile, the Hundred Ghosts' massacre continued.

However, in less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the remaining disciples had all perished.

On the floor of the hotel lobby, blood flowed like a river.

Severed limbs were scattered everywhere, and the air was thick with the nauseating stench of blood.

Daji stood in the center of the bloodbath and nodded with satisfaction.

"Alright."

"Follow me to the Imperial Palace."

"Yes!" the Hundred Ghosts responded in unison.

Daji said no more; her figure blurred and she transformed into a crimson streak of light, soaring into the sky.

The Hundred Ghosts followed closely behind, dissipating into the world.

In less than three breaths, they were all gone, leaving behind only a floor full of corpses.

Behind the hotel front desk, a young attendant poked their head out from under the counter; seeing the carnage everywhere, their face turned as pale as paper.

The next second...

They hurriedly began to call the police.

baka...

The manga has come true!

Monsters are actually killing people!!!

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Imperial Palace.

Deep within the Kōkyo, the Main Hall.

Wasunoko Ruozhi sat in the seat of honor, a cup of tea in her hand, but she hadn't taken a single sip.

She was waiting.

Waiting for news from Aoi Ono.

From the early morning until now, she hadn't closed her eyes once.

Just the thought of Ye Chen's half-smiling face made her whole body go cold, making it impossible to sleep.

What kind of joke was this?

The other party had already used the fact that she had been an AV actress as a threat...

She couldn't sleep at all!

By now, news should be coming back soon.

"Your Majesty, you need not worry too much."

An elderly, grey-haired minister sat kneeling below, offering low-voiced comfort.

"The people from Emperors Gate have already set out. With so many experts from One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates, even if that Ye Chen has three heads and six arms, he won't be able to escape this time."

Wasunoko Ruozhi did not respond.

She wanted to believe the old minister's words, but for some reason, there was an indescribable unease in her heart.

That young man from the Dragon Kingdom had left too deep an impression on her.

The composure he showed when facing the Great Tengu, the nonchalance when facing Seimei Kangyue, the disdain when facing the three sacred treasures...

Those were not the eyes a young man in his early twenties should have.

Suddenly!

"Report—"

A shrill voice came from outside the hall, interrupting her thoughts.

Wasunoko Ruozhi sat up straight abruptly.

The hall doors were pushed open, and an attendant in a black kimono came stumbling in.

"Your Majesty, the... the news has arrived!"

Wasunoko Ruozhi took a deep breath: "Speak."

The attendant looked up, his face as pale as paper.

"Ye... Ye Chen and the others have walked out of the hotel."

Wasunoko Ruozhi's pupils constricted sharply: "He... he's fine?"

So many people from One Clan, Three Sects, Five Gates went, over a hundred Heaven Realm Experts, several Golden Core elders—and they actually couldn't take down Ye Chen?

Then what about the others?

What about Bai Tian?

What about Chen Xiaolong?

What about Uesugi Megumi?

The attendant swallowed hard: "Your Majesty, the... the others... are all dead."