Chapter 810

810 14.86 Last Violet Star – Imperial Palace (3)

Jin Baihua was traveling to the Main Palace when Hei Anjing and Xia Jieye employed teleportation to go to Capital City right away. The two materialized directly over the Imperial Palace, floating in the air and holding hands. They were clad in identical black and white robes decorated with snowflakes and clouds. They can tell they are a pair just by looking at them.

Hei Anjing had been in the mortal world for more than a month at this point, and his body had gotten used to the weak qi there. The divine rules permitted him to exercise his abilities inside the confines of his human body, despite the limitations of his divinity. In other words, Hei Anjing is free to use all the qi he wants as long as his vessel doesn’t break. Now that he wasn’t required to wear a veil, everyone could see his characteristically mischievous smile.

On the other hand, Xia Jieye no longer had limitations placed on his body and spirit after regaining his memories; even the heavenly rules were powerless to sway him. He is a Ruler God’s soul core, after all. He cannot be restrained by any lesser world, unlike his reincarnation. He is merely remaining in the mortal world to assist his other half in completing his purpose and to travel with his wife with just the two of them.

What does it matter if his wife’s goal is to murder the man who gave him his existence in this world? Even helping him lift the knife, he would assist his beloved in capturing the target.

After all, he is a henpecked spouse. The words of his wife are laws.

The two are floating in the air, impassively observing the mayhem below them. Hei Anjing displays delight at the sight, but it’s not because of the mayhem but rather the bloodshed that’s taking place there.

Hei Anjing said, “Woo, look at him go. He is on the verge of looking at his sanity. Well, having two demons inside him is not an Advantage but a curse instead.”

“What a fated pair, that little crown prince is fiercely guarded by his little serpent.”

Xia Jieye noticed his wife’s enjoyment at the sight and smell of blood and asked, “Hm Baby, is it exciting to see all the blood there? I can help you see more blood as long as you desire to.”

.....

Hei Anjing abruptly released his hold on his husband’s neck and exhaled. He could be seen sniffing everywhere.

“No need to litter too much. I don’t really like the scene of death,” Hei Anjing responded, “Moreover, the natural aroma of your spirit is enough to intoxicate me. The smell of blood and sandalwood is the best combination.”

Additionally, Xia Jieye tightened his grip on his wife and dipped his head into the crooks of his neck. His nose was overwhelmed by the aroma of mint snow and delicate florals. This was the distinctive scent that his sweetheart exuded. A unique fragrance his beloved possessed. It was the same one that accompanied him and made him relax in that lonely abyss.

“Baby, I also enjoy the aroma of your body. It is particularly potent when we exercise in bed at night.”

Hei Anjing hums, seemingly content with what his Dao companion had stated. They engaged in some flirting while oblivious to the action below them.

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In front of the Imperial Palace...

As per the Emperor’s request, the Royal Knights led the princes and princesses to the main palace’s open space when they were unexpectedly ambushed. All of them split apart as they fled from the powerful force of the falling figure, which fell in the center of their group.

BOOOOM!!!

Suddenly, there was dust and stones strewn throughout the landscape. Some people began coughing after choking on the dust. The Crown Prince was standing next to Emperor Hong and his Prime Minister while maintaining composure and covering his nose with his robe sleeves.

The Crown Prince spoke, “What’s that?”

“He’s here! Erdi! (Second Brother)” yells the Emperor.

When the Prime Minister received his signal, he turned on the palace’s array right away. It is a protective system that forbids everything within from escaping. The entire main palace is topped by a blue dome. The array was also spotted by Jin Baihua, who treated it with contempt.

He had ripped off the human skin covering over his face to expose his kind yet perfect visage, which nearly everyone had previously seen. When they recognized him, some princes and princesses pointed and yelled at him.

“Sect Master Jin? What are you doing?! This is the Imperial Palace and not your Jin Tiangui Sect!!”

“How rude are you? Don’t you see the Emperor standing before you!? No manners at all!!!”

“As expected of an illegitimate breed!!”

Jin Baihua was extremely incensed by the final speaker. If his sense of reason were still intact, he may be able to tolerate being referred to as an illegitimate child, but because his sense of reason is slowly being eaten away by the resentful qi, Jin Baihua immediately wished to kill the princess who spoke last.

The princess was being dragged toward Jin Baihua’s direction by an unidentified force.

“AAAAHHHH!! SOMEONE SAVE ME!!!” screamed the princess.

Her neck landed firmly in Jin Baihua’s hand and immediately choked as the force around her neck tightened.

Choke!

“Your tongue seems poisonous~ should I pull it out~”

The caught princess is being glared at by Jin Baihua, who has a black pupil and blood-red irises. The spoiled princess was so terrified by just these sets of eyes that when Jin Baihua spoke, her dread reached its peak and she urinated right there. At that moment, she had forgotten everything of her formal schooling and royal lineage. Her body’s response to the situation was a result of her instincts feeling extreme terror.

Tsk!

“Smelly~ You’re disgusting even before you die,” said Jin Baihua as he gripped the hand that held the Princess’s neck.

Her death was violent yet quick as her head detached from her body. Everyone who saw this savagery fled from Jin Baihua, but they are unable to do so due to the barrier. A few princes and princesses tried to break the barrier by pounding their fists against it, but they were unable to even make a small crater.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

“He killed her!!!”

“He is a devil! His eyes are black and red. A devil. He is definitely a devil!!!”

“No. Why can’t I get out!?”

“Let me out. Let me out. I don’t want to die!!! Wuwuwu~”

Without showing any emotion, Jin Baihua examines the blood on his hands. He wiped it on his robe while giving it a disdainful look. Jin Baihua couldn’t help but grin after seeing the royal descendants’ degrading responses.

“Hahaha~ Emperor Hong, it seems this is only the extent of your children. Weak. Greedy. Useless. Two-faced. Cowards. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. How admirable how your royal lineage could end this way~” said Jin Baihua.

Emperor Hong remained calm at the series of insults from Jin Baihua as if what he spoke wasn’t something that involved him.

“At least it is better than selling your soul to a devil. Just who weak-willed you are that you would allow someone of the devil race to seduce you. Ah~ no, that’s not it. You were born a crook and grew to become someone even more crook. No wonder you can even sell your soul as you are a son of a prostitute.”

The phrase “son of the prostitute” is Jin Baihua’s most offensive word, followed by the phrase “illegitimate son.” He never had a loving family growing up, therefore he envies others who do.

He had high hopes that his father would assist in getting his mother out of the horror that is a brothel when he initially joined the Jin Tiangui Sect. However, he couldn’t believe that his father not only forgot about his mother but also disregarded him as his son.

The words his father had uttered to Jin Baihua on his birthday were still fresh in his mind.

‘Just a son of a Prostitute.’

Since that time, Jin Baihua has always detested hearing these words. Emperor Hong’s taunts caused his lunacy to worsen, and he released cultivation at least as advanced as Peak Soul Transformation Stage. Although his vessel hardly holds onto this power, it was more like a quick boost in cultivation.

As Jin Baihua assaults the Emperor, he yells.

“Don’t... Belittle my mother!!!” yelled the demonized human.

Blood-colored arrows started to materialize everywhere around Jin Baihua, and as part of the attack, he was in charge of at least a hundred or more crimson arrows. Old cultivators like the Emperor and Prime Minister thought that the crimson arrows generated from resentment qi were also mingled with death qi. A human who was struck by it would suffer from death qi and turn into Lu Yi from the past.

Additionally, Jin Baihua had everyone in the barrier with him as a target in regard to the Emperor. As Jin Baihua waves his palm downward, the sky is filled with hundreds of crimson arrows, which shower down like rain from above their heads.

Emperor Hong shouted, “Don’t let the arrows hurt your body! There’s a death qi mixed in those red arrows!”

Everyone listened to everything he said, the seasoned knights who served the throne shielded themselves with a strong qi barrier. Some nearby princes and princesses are protected by them.

Some people flee the Royal Knights’ barrier out of fear, leaving it behind. The crimson arrows pierced them, and death qi entered their bodies. Slowly, the death qi spreads like poison throughout their bodies, turning them pale white, sharpening their claws, turning their pupils black, and turning their irises white.

The groans, screams, and cries of those who were struck by the crimson arrow blend with the sounds of them slowly becoming undead. It appears that Jin Baihua’s death qi is stronger than the one that was previously used on Lu Yi.

Growls~ roar! Groan~

People were frightened to death as they watched the once-normal human transform into undead in a matter of seconds. They couldn’t help but think that if they had exited the barrier like them, the spectacle in front of them would have been their own.

AAAAAHHHH!!

The freshly manifested zombies turn their attention to the source of the cry. They gather like monsters around the source of the noise, frightening people nearby the guy who yelled himself to death.

“Ah! The undeads are coming over! Why the hell did she scream!?”

“Throw her out the barrier. wouldn’t we be safe that way?” Then they all stared at the brother and sister. Their eyes were all saying to throw his sister out or they would all die.

Humans would reveal their true essence when they were on the verge of death. The foolish princess who just yelled was shoved out by a prince, as was to be anticipated. He threw her out the barrier, causing the undead to veer off course. The Princess who had been abruptly expelled from the barrier was perplexed. She found it hard to comprehend that her own biological brother-who had the same parents as her-would harm her in this way.

“Big brother! How can you do this to me!? You won’t end well. I curse you to death!!! Aaaahhhhh!”

In her last moments, the princess screamed while being covered in tears and snot. Everyone was forced to watch as the little princess was devoured by hordes of the undead. They then turn to face the brother who had just thrown her out, gazing at him with monster-like eyes as they drift away.

They found it hard to understand that someone would behave in such a way before they had time to react. The barrier would vanish as soon as the royal knights moved, making it impossible for them to even move. Additionally, they ponder whether to save the little princess or the other princes and princesses until the very last second.

“Is he crazy? How can he do that to his own sister?”

“So cruel! Let’s stay away from her!”

“Fuck! This is crazy enough...!!”

The prince who was treated as a monster looked at the others with bloodshot eyes and screamed at them.

“Why are you looking at me like this? Did you give me a glance just now and suggested to threw her out when my sister shouted and our group was targeted? So hypocritical! All of you are two-faced!!”

The prince exits the barrier and moves in the direction of the undead. The moment they even smell a piece of raw flesh, they are all after him. He first avoids them, but there are just too many. He gave his younger sister a madman-like hug when he spotted her head which was spared by the undead. In the midst of the living dead, he murmurs with a grin,

“As you like, I will die with you as you cursed me to death, so please forgive me. I regret having driven you out and should have instead fled with you. Maybe... Maybe that way we... we could at least survive together~”

As he was devoured, the prince clutched the remnants of his younger sister. To ensure his own and the other’s lives, he had forced his own sister out of the way. However, he was treated horribly by the others, and his heart was broken. Only then did he understand that his sister was the only one who could live with him despite his status and talent, but he killed her himself and chose to pass away alongside her. He started as selfish and remained selfish throughout. Why didn’t he consider the possibility that his sister might not be waiting for him on the other side but rather preferred that he live long and regret living after he took her life?