Chapter 92: Hi, I am the one who killed your son
The Sun Moon Divine Hall is the weakest among the four sacred grounds. While their overall strength and number of experts surpass the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, they fall short when compared to the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary and Supreme Ocean Palace. However, the Region holds the highest number of peak-level, Level 10 Monarchs, placing the Sun Moon Divine Hall below them in ranking.
The same holds true for their Heavenly Monarch, Ye Meixie, who is the weakest among the four leaders. Xuanyuan Wentian and the Saint Emperor are evenly matched in battle strength, with the Sovereign of the Seas ranking just below them.
The most guarded location in the Sun Moon Divine Hall is the sect treasury, where all their resources are stored. It is protected by numerous Monarchs and reinforced with powerful formations.
The space trembled as Yun Wuji and Huan Caiyi appeared by the treasury. After sweeping the treasures clean in the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, Yun Wuji had come here, ready to help these folks keep their treasures "safe" as well.
After all, Yun Wuji was such a "good guy"—he'd go out of his way just to make sure their valuables were stored somewhere extra secure.
Four mid-rank Monarchs stood guard at the treasury, oblivious to Yun Wuji's sudden arrival. Even the formation, meticulously crafted to detect spatial teleportations, remained utterly silent.
In Yun Wuji's presence, this supposedly impenetrable barrier was nothing more than a decorative backdrop.
Yun Wuji took Huan Caiyi's hand and strode boldly past the guards. Huan Caiyi's eyes widened in disbelief as she glanced at him, utterly shocked.
'They didn't notice us?!'
Catching her expression, Yun Wuji gave her a smug look that seemed to say, See how awesome I am?
He was quite proud of his mastery over the Law of Space, nothing in this lower plane could block him.
'If this guy ever chose to be a pervert, no woman would be safe from his evil hands,' Huan Caiyi thought.
If Yun Wuji could have heard her thoughts, he'd probably spit blood from anger before smacking the daylights out of her, shouting, "I'm not some sneaky pervert! If I want to see a woman naked, I'll do it openly!"
Bypassing the guards, they walked through the barrier as if it didn't exist, finally coming face-to-face with the massive treasury. Shelves upon shelves lined the room, each stocked with precious treasures, neatly arranged and carefully protected by smaller barriers. Anyone without a specific token who tried to touch them would immediately alarm the sect.
'As expected, the fastest way to get rich is to plunder… I mean, borrow resources from others,' Yun Wuji thought, a smile tugging at his lips as he scanned the vast treasury.
In a flash, he moved like lightning, storing the treasures and resources in the Sky Poison Pearl. His hands slipped effortlessly through the barriers, which didn't even react to his presence.
"Alright! Now that we've cleaned everything, it's massacre time!" Yun Wuji clapped his hands.
"Hmm, did you contact Yun Canghai? How is the situation in the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region?" Huan Caiyi asked, standing in a corner as she waited for him to finish cleaning up the treasury.
"Old man Yun is an expert at the Peak Monarch level, and he has the 7 guardian families and 40 Duke Places with him, each sending all their Monarch and Tyrant experts, in addition to 25 giants who are each comparable to Level 10 Monarchs," Yun Wuji spoke casually. "They've already killed more than half of the elders and one sword attendant. It's only a matter of time before they clean up all the trash."
"I've already notified the other 5 Guardian Families, Duke Palaces, and other experts to be ready," Yun Wuji said, then looked around and added, "This place is suitable for setting off an explosion, but... it's a bit too desolate."
"How about detonating a small one to attract their attention, and then set off the main one?" Huan Caiyi suggested casually, her enchanting beauty contrasting with the cold, cruel words that came naturally from her lips.
Yun Wuji nodded with a chuckle and praised, "As expected of the cruel Demon Empress! You can easily think of a way to massacre people."
"Hmph!" Huan Caiyi snorted at his mockingly praised words and turned her head away.
"Fucking violent tsundere!" Seeing her typical tsundere reaction, Yun Wuji muttered under his breath.
"I told you that I am not a tsundere!!!" Huan Caiyi shot back, her cold glare intensifying.
"You'll always be a tsundere to me if you keep acting like one."
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"Heavenly Monarch! The situation in the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region is strange," 17th Elder Ye Shuran reported, his voice tense. "The spies sent news that there was a devastating explosion there, but shortly after, we lost contact with them."
"This is indeed troubling. From the clues we've gathered, it's easy to deduce that they are under attack, and it must be someone very strong," Ye Meixie said, standing on the balcony with his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes fixed on the direction of the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region.
"But... who has the power to attack them? Could it be the Absolute Monarch Sanctuary?!" Ye Shuran's expression turned serious. The Absolute Monarch Sanctuary was the strongest of the four sacred grounds, with 166 monarchs in total. Among them, there were three Spiritual Masters at the 10th level of the Monarch Realm, in addition to their strongest member, the Saint Emperor.
If they were to attack the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region, wouldn't they also come for them, who are only slightly weaker than the region?!
"That's impossible. The Saint Emperor would never do something so foolish," Ye Meixie shook his head. "The sacred grounds mutually restrain each other. If one were to attack another, the others would simply watch from the sidelines, letting them destroy each other and then attack the victor."
Ye Shuran heard the Heavenly Monarch's explanation and found it reasonable, but his curiosity couldn't be contained. "Then who is it?!"
"I suspect it's the Illusory Demo—" Ye Meixie began to reply when suddenly, he was interrupted by a violent explosion.
BOOOMMM!
A massive mushroom cloud erupted from the direction of the sect's center!
"This?! It's coming from the treasury!" Ye Shuran exclaimed in astonishment as he looked toward the source of the explosion. "This... this scenario is familiar!"
"Yes! This is the same thing that happened before the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region was attacked," Ye Meixie replied, his voice cold with realization. He then ordered, "Inform everyone. I want to see who is so brave enough to attack my Sun Moon Divine Hall!"
With a final glance toward Ye Shuran, he transformed into a beam of light and shot toward the direction of the explosion.
Without needing Ye Shuran to inform them, all the elders and Sun Moon Divine Envoys rushed from all directions toward the source of the explosion!
...
"This..." Divine Envoy Blazing Sun looked down at the pit beneath him. The place where the treasury had once stood was now just a massive, gaping hole. "What happened here?!"
"The... The treasury is gone...! Who did this?!" Elder Ye Juanyun's voice was laced with both shock and fury. "Who has the gall to do this?! They're courting death!"
"Calm down!" Ye Meixie commanded, spreading his senses to locate the source of the disturbance.
"There's something strange over there... What is that?"
At that moment, the space trembled like waves, then began twisting like woven silk.
"Retreat! Quickly, retreat!" Ye Meixie's pupils shrank as a terrible sense of dread washed over him. He shouted and flew away without hesitation!
"Run!" A few reacted quickly, soaring as fast as they could.
BOOOOMMMMM!
The space collapsed, unleashing a devastating explosion—tens of times more powerful than the previous one.
The explosion swallowed all those who were too slow to react, obliterating them into dust; nearly a third of those present were killed in the blast.
The aftershock struck those desperately fleeing for their lives, hurling them far from the blast and severely injuring anyone below the Monarch level.
*In case you're unfamiliar, "Monarch" refers to the Sovereign Profound Realm, while "Overlord" corresponds to the Tyrant Profound Realm.*
Almost immediately, chaotic red beams shot out from the center of the explosion, slicing through everything in their path like hot knives through butter.
"Agh!" A disciple in the Overlord realm who had barely survived the initial blast was struck by one of the beams, his body splitting in two before he could react. A miserable cry escaped him as blood and organs splattered to the ground.
"No! Argh!!!" More disciples were hit by the relentless beams, their cries were cut short. Every one of them was below the Monarch realm, too slow and vulnerable to withstand the lethal assault.
...
"Who... who did this?!" As the explosion subsided, Ye Meixie finally stopped fleeing. Turning around, his face froze in shock. A massive, scorched pit lay before him, with hot magma seeping from its depths. Nearby, the mutilated bodies of his sect's disciples were strewn across the ground, silent remnants of the devastating blast.
His body began to tremble violently. Rage filled him, but a chilling fear crept into his heart as well. He still hadn't glimpsed the culprit behind this devastation, and the lingering details of what had happened to the Mighty Heavenly Sword Region only deepened his dread.
"Heavenly Monarch, what should we do?!" The Sun Moon Divine Envoys and elders flew toward him, their faces pale with shock and fear after experiencing the world-shaking explosion.
*Megumin would have had a mental orgasm if she had witnessed this explosion.*
"..." Ye Meixie didn't answer them. He stood still, his gaze fixed on the pit before him.
After a few seconds, the space twisted once again, and a massive crack appeared. From it, giants over a hundred meters tall flew out one after another.
"Hmph! Vile bastards from the Profound Sky Continent, today we will wash away our realm's hundred years of shame!" The moment one of the giants emerged from the rift, he glared at them, his voice dripping with hatred and murderous intent.
One... two... three giants. They kept coming until more than fifteen giants were floating in the air, all staring down at the people from the Sun Moon Divine Hall.
After the giants emerged, more people flew out from the rift, each with varying cultivation levels—some were at the Monarch realm, while others were at the Overlord realm.
Finally, as the last of them emerged, Yun Wuji, followed by Huan Caiyi, stepped out from the space crack.
The moment he appeared, the giants who had been glaring down at the people of the Sun Moon Divine Hall respectfully stepped aside, parting to make way for him.
"Nice to meet you, Ye Meixie. Let me introduce myself," Yun Wuji stepped forward, his tone calm and composed. "I am the one who killed your son. I've come to give you the chance to take your revenge."
"...You! It's You!!!" Ye Meixie instinctively took a step backward, his eyes shrinking in fear.
Back when he had sent Ye Guying to track down the killer of his son, Yun Wuji had killed Ye Guying, and Ye Meixie had received the last memory of his death. That memory still terrified him, even after many months had passed.
"Who are you? What is your goal in attacking our Sun Moon Divine Hall?!" Divine Envoy Heavens Equal stepped forward and asked in a heavy voice.
Yun Wuji ignored him and addressed the fifteen giants, "Split into three teams. Two of you deal with the Level 10 Monarchs, and the last team will handle the other Monarchs with the help of others."
"As for me, I'll deal with Ye Meixie myself. After all, I'm merciful enough to give him a chance to avenge his son."
"Yes, Lord Yun Wuji!" Everyone behind him, except for Huan Caiyi, replied respectfully and rushed toward their enemies.
"You can stay here and deal with any emergencies. If something happens, enter the space crack and run away," Yun Wuji said to Huan Caiyi before transforming into a silver beam of light, flying strain toward Ye Meixie.
He had already activated Deus Ex Machina earlier, before coming.
"..." Huan Caiyi watched his figure disappear into the distance, her gaze complicated. She wanted to tell him to be careful, but the words got stuck in her throat.
"..." Ye Meixie gripped his sword tightly, his entire being focused on confronting this formidable enemy.
He didn't dare let his attention stray for even a moment. However, before he could fully comprehend what was happening, Yun Wuji appeared in front of him, seizing his head with one hand. He spun him around several times before hurling him far, far away.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Ye Meixie was hurled with immense force, his body breaking the sound barrier multiple times. "Damn it!" After traveling a long distance, he finally managed to steady himself, forcefully negating the residual impact from the throw.
Swoosh!
"!!!" Suddenly, a chill ran through his body, every hair on him standing on end as the unmistakable feeling of death loomed behind him!
With an almost impossible reaction, he twisted his body to the left. But the moment he moved, a sharp silver light pierced through his shoulder, slicing cleanly through his arm at the joint.
"Argh!" Ye Meixie let out a painful cry as he clutched his shoulder. Turning around, he found Yun Wuji still standing there, his finger pointed at him. From that fingertip, a sharp silver sword light emanated.
Ye Meixie exhaled a cold breath. If he had been even a fraction of a second slower, the sword light would have cleaved him in two!
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