The most terrifying thing for a person is that sometimes, even if you want to die, you cannot.
For example, just now, whether Ashiluo tried to sever his own heart meridian, or cut off his head, or even detonate his Dragon Power, he could do none of it.
Because over a dozen top-tier experts were suppressing every inch of his meridians. Let alone committing suicide, he could not even move.
However, a physical self-detonation was something that even the strongest experts of the Divine Dragon Temple could not stop.
Ashiluo had not prepared that pill bomb in his body just today. Rather, this thing was in his body at all times, and he could commit suicide whenever he wished.
The pill bomb was not gunpowder, but its power was even greater than gunpowder, just enough to completely shatter his entire body.
Demon blood was very powerful. Even if his chest was pierced with dozens of wounds, it could heal instantly.
But instant disintegration into pieces, even demon blood could not save him.
……
Witnessing the scene of Ashiluo being torn into pieces.
The entire venue fell into a deathly silence. Of course, this was not because of shock, but because of rage.
This meant that this Demon Subduing Operation had only succeeded halfway, or was a complete failure.
The Divine Dragon Temple had dispatched its two most outstanding priest spies, who had lurked for over a decade. Today, a Sky Priest was presiding over the operation, and the elite of the Raging Waves Kingdom’s Divine Dragon Temple had turned out in full force. Their goal was not merely a single Hell Knight.
It was to capture the World-Destroying Demon Emperor.
This Lord of the Demon Star was likely hidden among the countless masses of the human kingdoms, with no distinguishing features on the surface, and he was growing stronger every day.
A scheme laid out over more than a decade, and this time they could have infinitely approached the World-Destroying Demon Emperor.
Yet with Ashiluo’s self-detonation, everything was annihilated once more.
The entire human world had several dozen countries and powers, with a population of hundreds of millions. Finding one person was no different from looking for a needle in the ocean.
A moment later, a priest said, “We have tried our best to absorb Ashiluo’s soul and spirit, but…”
The soul and spirit were the most mysterious, most high-end domains in this world. Even the Divine Dragon Temple’s research was rather limited.
If it were in a specially constructed spirit shielding chamber of the Divine Dragon Temple, they could of course attempt to capture the spirit and soul. There, it was a relatively absolute energy shielding field, where both spiritual and soul energy were difficult to dissipate.
But in a place like this.
The instant a person died, their soul would practically scatter and fly away.
Holy Sacrificial Master Geli, Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge, the future Sky Priest, and Holy Maiden Ji Xiuning of the Divine Dragon Temple suddenly exchanged glances, then nodded.
“Let us go.” Holy Sacrificial Master Geli said lightly.
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge pointed at Ashiliren and Suo Lun in the room and said, “Dispose of these two.”
The so-called disposal meant killing them directly.
Although all of Suo Lun’s perceptions had been blocked, they still had to kill him to silence him.
The red-cloaked Auntie Fire said, “This Mr. Yan Ziyu is actually City Lord Suo Lun of Tianshui City.”
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge said, “So what?”
A mere feudal lord was no different from an ant.
A High Priest beside him said, “He is a reincarnator who has not yet awakened. Inside his brain are the spiritual memories of a High Priest from two thousand years ago.”
Reincarnators and heavenly tombs were both incomparably precious, existing to pass on certain top-secret information or high-level research results of the Divine Dragon Temple.
They were an alternative form of longevity.
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge hesitated for a moment, then said, “Still eliminate him. Compared to the World-Destroying Demon Emperor, a single reincarnator is worth nothing.”
Ji Xiuning said, “Perhaps we can wash away this segment of their memories.”
The Grand Inquisitor said, “Princess Xiuning, you should also know that so-called memory cleansing is very difficult to do thoroughly. Killing them is a permanent solution.”
Then, Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge directly departed, saying nothing more.
Ji Xiuning said, “I find this inappropriate. Every reincarnator is a precious treasure of the Divine Dragon Temple. Moreover, he did not hear any secrets. The instant we appeared, all his perceptions were already blocked.”
Luo Ge turned his head and looked at Ji Xiuning’s incomparably beautiful face.
This eldest princess before him was not only the Holy Maiden of the Divine Dragon Temple, but also the highest symbol of cooperation between the Divine Dragon Temple and secular royal power.
Although she was not yet a Sky Temple priest, as a kingdom’s Grand Inquisitor he did not have much fear of her.
But…
Luo Ge also had disciples and followers. Rashly offending the will of a future Sky Priest truly held little meaning.
“Very well, then this Suo Lun will not be killed.” Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge said, “But this Ashiliren must be killed, because her heart is already filled with absolute hatred towards the Divine Dragon Temple. If she lives, she will become an anti-Divine Dragon person.”
The fake Zuo Qiu trembled and said, “But she is the disciple of Eastern Li King Jiang Shang.”
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge said coldly, “So what?”
At this moment, his gaze was already filled with absolute rage.
The future Sky Priest Ji Xiuning refuting his will was one thing, but a mere priest dared to refute him as well?
The red-cloaked Huoya was under Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge.
And this fake Zuo Qiu was under Holy Sacrificial Master Geli.
“Very well, clean up and return to the Sacred Temple to continue your academic research.” Holy Sacrificial Master Geli said to the fake Zuo Qiu.
“Yes.” The fake Zuo Qiu said, “I request to be the one to eliminate Ashiliren.”
“Very well.” Geli said.
Although the Demon Subduing Operation to capture the World-Destroying Demon Emperor had failed, the fire-cloaked Huoya and the fake Zuo Qiu, who had lurked for over a decade, still had merit.
After returning to Zhi Capital this time, both would be officially promoted. The fake Zuo Qiu would become one of the sixteen priests. Huoya would become one of the sixteen judges of the Divine Dragon Inquisition.
Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge ordered, “After returning, arrest anyone by Ashiluo’s side. We must find the Demon’s Tear by all means. The operation to capture the World-Destroying Demon Emperor can only be strengthened, not weakened.”
Holy Sacrificial Master Geli said, “Mobilise all the power of the Divine Dragon Temple to search for demon blood. We must capture and eliminate the World-Destroying Demon Emperor before he grows powerful.”
“We respectfully obey the holy decree!”
……
After Ashiluo’s self-detonation, Liren once again felt a heart-piercing pain.
That kind of pain was exactly the same as when she lost her husband back then.
It felt as if a bomb deep within her heart suddenly exploded, suddenly sweeping through her entire body.
Boundless, endless pain. Boundless, endless torment.
Then… came complete blankness.
Her mind was completely blank, her body completely blank.
She could barely see anything, barely hear anything. Her entire body could not move.
Even when Grand Inquisitor Luo Ge wanted to kill her to silence her, she had no reaction.
At this moment, only over a dozen martial arts grand masters and over a dozen inquisitors remained in the room.
The fake Zuo Qiu held a rope emitting a faint golden light in his hand. This was the Divine Dragon Temple’s hanging rope. As soon as it was lightly placed around a person’s neck, it would automatically tighten and then devour their vitality.
Dying this way could leave an intact corpse, and it would not be too painful.
The fake Zuo Qiu’s hands were trembling slightly, his breathing chaotic. He gradually walked up to Ashiliren and said in a trembling voice, “Miss Liren, your days are already numbered. Rather than dying from the terrible torment of the Dragon Yin Severed Meridian, why not depart silently and painlessly today, alright?”
Ashiliren did not react. She just sat there quietly, looking at the air before her.
Her younger brother Ashiluo had already been torn into pieces. She could only desperately sense the lingering aura he had left behind.
She had no reaction whatsoever to the fake Zuo Qiu’s intention to execute her.
The fake Zuo Qiu’s face trembled slightly. Then he gently placed the golden hanging rope around Ashiliren’s delicate jade neck.
He was about to take her most beautiful, most holy life!
……
And at this very moment, Suo Lun opened his eyes. Because those great figures of the Divine Dragon Temple had departed, his perception block was lifted.
The first scene he saw was the fake Zuo Qiu placing the hanging rope around Ashiliren’s neck.
And Ashiliren, her gaze unfocused, her expression unresponsive, had already lost all will to live.
Suo Lun suddenly said, “Liren, do you not wish to know who the person behind you trying to hang you is?”
Liren trembled slightly, then shook her head and said, “Sir, please take good care of my son, take good care of A’nan.”
She was already filled with the will to die, entrusting her children to Suo Lun.
Suo Lun did not respond to her entrustment. Instead, he looked towards the fake Zuo Qiu and said, “My lord, are you so easily going to give up on Liren’s life because you wish to become the eternal love in his heart? And once she discovers the truth, your image will be completely shattered, and her love for you will be completely annihilated?”
The moment these words were spoken, Liren’s delicate body trembled violently. She turned her head in disbelief, looking at the fake Zuo Qiu behind her.
Her originally scattered, unfocused beautiful eyes instantly gathered.
Suo Lun walked over and gently supported Ashiliren’s fragrant shoulder.
Previously, Liren would not allow any man to touch her. But now, she was in a state of absolute shock.
“Do not touch her…” the fake Zuo Qiu roared hoarsely.
Then, several priests and inquisitors were about to step forward and seize Suo Lun.
But with a wave of her hand, the red-cloaked Auntie Fire stopped the priests and inquisitors.
Suo Lun looked at Ashiliren and said, “Liren, you wear a veil all year round, even at home you do not remove it. Why is that?”
Ashiliren’s beautiful eyes were already staring fixedly at the fake Zuo Qiu, not answering.
Suo Lun said, “Because your husband Yan Ping died, so your heart can no longer accommodate any other man. Your peerless beauty is not allowed to be seen by a second man.”
The fake Zuo Qiu’s body had already begun to tremble.
Suo Lun said, “I have always found it strange. Yan Ping was a commoner, and his looks were ordinary. Even if his learning was profound and outstanding, it would be very difficult for him to make you fall in love at first sight. Liren once said it was because of a scent, a scent that made her heartstrings tremble the moment she met him.”
The fake Zuo Qiu could no longer even hold the hanging rope.
Suo Lun said, “I did a little research. Ordinary women look at a man’s status and appearance. Women of a slightly higher level look at a man’s temperament. And women of the highest plane almost choose men with their eyes closed, because they believe in their own spirit and feeling, which means they smell a man’s scent. The so-called scent is a spiritual force field.”
Ashiliren’s beautiful eyes gradually turned towards Suo Lun.
Suo Lun continued, “If there is a powerful spiritual organisation that thoroughly researches a woman, they can find which spiritual force field can instantly tug at her heartstrings. Then, they find a person with powerful spiritual talent and specifically train this spiritual force field. When the two meet, he releases a unique frequency of spiritual power, and can make this woman fall in love with him at first sight.”
Ashiliren began to recall her first meeting with Yan Ping.
Indeed, before she had even seen Yan Ping’s face, she had felt a stirring. A stirring of spirit and heart, completely a feeling of love at first sight.
At the time, Yan Ping was teaching over a dozen impoverished children to read.
Suo Lun said, “You thought this was love at first sight, yet little did you know that for this single instant, the Divine Dragon Temple had spent several years and the efforts of countless spiritual masters. And they had also dispatched the most promising star of the Divine Dragon Temple with the highest spiritual talent, the youngest candidate priest.”
“Liren, this is the truth of your love at first sight!” Suo Lun said.
Then, his gaze turned towards the fake Zuo Qiu behind her, and he smiled and asked, “Tell me, is my guess correct? Lord Yan Ping?”
The moment these words were spoken, Ashiliren’s beautiful eyes shot like sharp swords into the fake Zuo Qiu’s pupils.
Then, Liren asked word by word, “Tell me, who exactly are you?”