I Tame Beasts by Feeding

Incredibly, Yu Changsheng began to rise once more, slowly crawling toward Huang Suyu. The killing intent and obsession in his eyes were on full display.

Huang Suyu panicked. He stared at Yu Changsheng in terror, unable to utter a single word. He could only force his head to turn, looking up at Lu Ruikai with a pleading gaze.

Lu Ruikai’s Adam’s apple bobbed, a flicker of surprise and displeasure in his eyes. He snorted coldly. "Stubbornly refusing to see reason! Considering your cultivation has not been easy and you possess some talent, I urge you not to ruin your own future!"

With that, Lu Ruikai waved his hand. A colossal force erupted and shot toward Yu Changsheng, intending to tear the two apart.

The immense force nearly sent Yu Changsheng flying, but he dug his hands into the earth, anchoring his body and resisting with all his might.

"What kind of justice is this?! Are others allowed to kill me, but I’m not allowed to fight back? I can accept being less skilled, but if this is the outcome of a life-and-death struggle, then I, Yu Changsheng, refuse to accept it!"

"Or are you showing such favoritism just because he’s a disciple of your Sword Control Peak?!"

Yu Changsheng growled, bloody tears streaming down his face. His body was a mangled wreck, his hair disheveled. He swayed on his feet but continued to resist desperately, the ferocity in his eyes as he stared at Huang Suyu not diminishing in the slightest.

Huang Suyu met Yu Changsheng’s gaze and, faced with that predatory stare, couldn’t help but shiver.

Hearing Yu Changsheng’s furious roar, the crowd of onlookers fell silent.

A flash of irritation crossed Lu Ruikai’s eyes. His immense figure moved as his Divine Thought erupted, forming a giant hand that pressed down toward Yu Changsheng.

"There is no favoritism. If you were the one lying crippled on the ground, I would save you as well. One should be merciful when possible. It seems your obsession runs too deep; a Heart Demon has taken root in you!"

RUMBLE!

As Lu Ruikai pressed his hand down, the entire firmament quaked. The sky’s light warped, and clouds roiled. An infinite pressure, like mountains and seas, bore down on Yu Changsheng. The giant hand blotted out half the sky, its palm lines shockingly vivid. As its heaven-reaching aura erupted, Yu Changsheng’s figure seemed as insignificant as an ant.

But though his body was small, it stood ramrod straight. He showed no sign of retreat or submission, even in the face of this world-ending power. He stood as unbending as a blade, as immovable as a mountain, a sight that stirred the hearts of all who watched.

"Heh!"

Lu Ruikai’s words were met with two cold laughs from Yu Changsheng. The sneer on his face stretched to its limit as he snapped his head up, his eyes locking onto Lu Ruikai’s figure.

His Divine Sense became a sea. Illusions of oceans, mountains, and a great Hao Sun materialized around him. A heaven-reaching aura of his own began to brew, then erupted with world-shaking power, pushing back against the giant palm.

"Today, I’ll kill him, even if I have to bring the heavens down to do it!"

The madness in Yu Changsheng’s eyes reached its apex. His world had become a sea of crimson. The Power of his Divine Soul, which he had never truly unleashed, erupted completely. With nothing held back, a Divine Sense comparable to that of a Golden Core Cultivator ravaged the void, roiling the heavens.

Within the Sea of his Divine Sense, mountains crumbled, the Hao Sun plummeted, and monstrous waves churned. The power was astounding.

’Formed, but not solid. A mere bluff?’

Lu Ruikai frowned. His mind was not greatly stirred; he didn’t take it seriously. The immense force continued to press down, sealing the space around Yu Changsheng and rendering him immobile.

"Thousand Thoughts... Sever!"

Yu Changsheng slapped his chest. The Refining God Technique began to spin wildly as his Sea of Consciousness erupted. The surrounding Sea of Divine Consciousness withered; the crumbling mountains, the falling Hao Sun, the terrifying waves... all of it suddenly condensed into a single mass. Amidst constant transformation, the ocean of Divine Sense vanished, replaced by streaks of pitch-black lightning forming one after another.

This lightning lacked the wild fury of a real storm, its power contained and latent. Yet a terrifying aura was brewing within it, and the astonishing Divine Soul Power it held stunned every spectator.

After ninety-nine bolts of black lightning had formed, the world itself seemed to dim. A deafening roar filled the air as the bolts fused into one another. Then, all the lightning vanished, replaced by a single black pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth. It seemed both illusory and real as it suddenly erupted!

"Has he gone mad? He’s attacking the Vice Sect Leader?!"

In that moment, Yu Changsheng’s figure was seared into their minds—an eternal image of defiance against celestial might. Even the proudest geniuses in the crowd couldn’t help but look on with admiration.

And Lu Ruikai’s impassive expression finally cracked, replaced by a look of stunned disbelief.

The next instant, the black pillar of light slammed into the sky-blotting hand. The giant palm shattered and dispersed, and the pillar continued onward, hurtling toward Lu Ruikai.

Tiny arcs of black lightning danced around the pillar like adornments. Lu Ruikai fell back, waving a hand to conjure a defensive screen of light. But it was a hasty defense, and it shattered in an instant.

This pillar of light didn’t target the physical body, only the Divine Soul—making it the perfect counter to Lu Ruikai!

Lu Ruikai’s projection of Divine Thought was seen to visibly stagger and flicker. For a brief moment, the seal constricting Yu Changsheng vanished.

The instant the opening appeared, Yu Changsheng exploded into action. With a flash of light, the Dragon’s Roar Sword appeared in his hand, and he brought it crashing down on Huang Suyu’s head!

Yu Changsheng lunged, every last ounce of his strength erupting in that single moment.

The relief in Huang Suyu’s eyes was instantly replaced by terror as the sword-wielding figure of Yu Changsheng loomed larger and larger before him.

"DIE!"

BUZZ! BUZZ! BUZZ!

The Dragon’s Roar Sword trembled violently, struggling in Yu Changsheng’s grasp. But against his immense strength, it was completely pinned.

By now, Huang Suyu had lost all ability to control the Dragon’s Roar Sword. He could only watch helplessly as his own Magical Treasure crashed down on his head, moving so fast it left afterimages and created a sound burst.

SQUELCH...

Flesh parted and brains splattered... The Dragon Roar Sword struck Huang Suyu squarely between the eyes, piercing straight through his skull. Red and white matter spilled onto the ground.

The light in Huang Suyu’s eyes slowly faded, his expression shifting from relief to terror, and finally to despair. His lips parted, but no words came out as his life force dissipated completely.

The Dragon’s Roar Sword let out a mournful cry, its silver blade, now stained with blood, looking unnervingly sinister. Despite his own body being on the verge of collapse, the man holding the sword grinned, wrenched the blade free, and stabbed it into Huang Suyu’s heart.

He didn’t hesitate for a second. Yu Changsheng worried that Huang Suyu wasn’t dead enough and could be revived by Lu Ruikai.

In truth, the first blow had already sealed his fate. A Foundation Establishment Cultivator’s Divine Soul is not yet solid; by piercing his Sea of Consciousness, Yu Changsheng had shattered his Divine Soul, leaving no chance for revival.

For a Cultivator, the most vital point is the brain, followed by the heart. To be certain, Yu Changsheng had destroyed them both.

After finishing, Yu Changsheng collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath. A faint smile appeared on his exhausted face.

’It’s over...’

Huang Suyu... was dead.

Perhaps Huang Suyu never imagined, even at the moment of his death, that he would be killed by his own sword.

"YOU’RE COURTING DEATH!"

RUMBLE! The tremendous roar exploded in everyone’s ears. Lu Ruikai’s furious voice thundered through the sky, making every spectator’s heart tremble.