บท 103: Duke Ming's Last Scheme

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--- Chapter 101 ---

Hayate slammed Duke Huai to the ground and tightened the choke on his neck. It's not hard to see that every muscle there seemed to pop more than usual, wanting to burst because of the sheer pressure.

He smiled a little, "Which one did you prefer? Getting your neck snapped in half or death from fear?"

"Nevermind, I'll choose it for you."

Hayate punched the demon man in the nose once. A painful groan escaped from Duke Huai's mouth, but he couldn't do anything about this situation.

Bam!

"That's one."

Bam!

"Two."

Bam!

"Three."

Hayate's voice echoed like a war drum as his punch gradually destroyed Duke Huai's facial features. Every light hit struck the demon man's flesh and bones, boosting the painful experience.

No emotion besides intense cold anger was apparent on Hayate's face. He kept punching Duke Huai with his fist.

One after another, making his fist coated with blood.

...

"I forgot to count after 70..." Hayate lifted Duke Huai by his collar. "What's the number we were at again?"

"Well, we can just start from zero..."

Silence filled the area because a cold atmosphere was coming from Duke Ming's body. He watched his son getting humiliated by this young man. Duke Huai's face is barely recognizable after Hayate's relentless abuse.

"How dare you..?!!" Duke Ming growled like a furious beast. He kicked the air and flew toward Hayate with an astonishing speed, leaving Yun Canghai alone in the sky.

Yun Canghai was left speechless and covered his face in shame because Duke Ming had met his end by provoking Hayate. He hoped the young man didn't kill the traitor in action because he had to pay for the crime of the Demon Emperor and Little Demon Emperor's deaths.

However, when Duke Ming pointed his weapon at Hayate, he didn't care and kept punching Duke Huai in the face. Blood splattered everywhere.

"DIE!" A sword flies to Hayate.

Clank!

As the sword came to Hayate and met with his neck, it bounced like bashing against a firm metal. For a moment, Duke Ming could see an enormous azure dragon's silhouette behind Hayate's back.

"Ahh, you also want to taste my fist?" Hayate turned around and stared at Duke Ming. He released Duke Huai's collar and threw him to the ground.

"Wait for a second. I'll break your son's leg." He stomped his leg on the ground.

BAM! CRACK!

"ARRRGHHHHHHHHHH!!" A painful roar woke Duke Ming from his stunned state.

When Duke Ming returned to normal, he could only see his son's leg shattered and bent like a wet noodle. He gritted his teeth in anger but had no idea who this guy was. There is no information registered in his head besides that the young man was coming here with Yun Canghai.

"I'll kill you..." The usually calm and calculated Duke Ming is no more. In this situation, only the strong were allowed to talk.

Fight and Flight mode is an ingrained instinct of every living being, especially in this unfair world.

"F-Father, help."

The last cry comes from Duke Huai, even though he was injured to the point of no return because Hayate destroyed his body in the worst condition. No one besides Hayate knew that Duke Huai's body was badly injected with dark energy every time he punched him.

And Hayate's last stomp sealed the deal already. As a result of his pride, anger truly birthed the darkest cruelty in Hayate's heart. Duke Huai couldn't be healed even with Heavenly Treasure.

Duke Huai's muscles and bones would grind against each other for the next three hours and pulverize to nothing because of the dark energy. His internal organ will burst like a bubble and melt his entire body into a puddle of blood. This low and slow torture will break his mind and swallow every attempt to survive.

Hayate is never a nice person. And this just pushed him even more out of the boundary.

Duke Ming took the first move and rushed to Hayate while grabbing his sword on the ground. He released his cultivation and tried to pressure the young man with it.

"Dark Star-."

"Slow." Hayate appeared in front of him and launched a heavy roundhouse.

BAM!

Duke Ming was blown away like a cannonball and coughed a mouthful of blood. He crashed onto the nearest mountain and watched Hayate with a surprised gaze. That attack was beyond his reaction level.

"Impossible. that can't be." A sudden realization hit him like a truck. However, it was too late.

At the Profound Demon City's entrance, The Heavenly Demon Cheon Ma couldn't help but grin in amazement. With such a wild and intense martial aura flaring like the sun, he still underestimates that monster's mastery over martial art techniques.

"Oh, no wonder these old bones of mine can't compete with that young man. They say Martial God was an impossible realm to achieve back then, but this is definitely beyond mortal."

"I, Heavenly Demon, envy you, young man." Cheon Ma shook his head wryly.

Hayate is currently planting his left leg on the ground and staring at Duke Ming. He slowly moved and used every muscle within his body to launch a simple front kick. Yes, it is so simple that everyone can mimic it fine.

Nevertheless, can they match the control and achieve the same form? The answer is no because from afar, Cheon Ma himself sighed in defeat.

Duke Ming's eyes widened when he felt a terrifying whirlwind sweep over his body. He crossed his arms and used everything in his arsenal to resist this attack.

BOOM!

"Huh??"

Everyone with functioning eyes swears there was a mountain behind Duke Ming a moment ago. They blinked once, and it disappeared like something was deleting it.

They looked up and witnessed the cloudy skies parted with an arc pattern, revealing starry scenery.

"That's weak," Hayate commented indifferently. "The amount of force I generated was weaker than recoilless."

"Well, it doesn't matter. I only wanted to beat you guys up."

He searched for Duke Ming's presence and sensed he was running away from this place. He sneered and flashed a few hundred meters away with a green light, chasing over his sandbag.

Duke Ming breathed nervously and flew away as fast as he could. He must run away from this place and ask for the holy land's help to kill that monster.

Like a panther ambushing prey from the shadow, Hayate appeared out of nowhere with green electricity around his body and drop-kicked Duke Ming into a lake.

BOOM!

Hayate brought his fist closer to Duke Ming and struck the middle-aged man on the stomach. The water burst out into the sky and splashed everywhere.

BOOM!

Duke Ming struggled by breathing heavily and tried to counter with a weak kick. Under the water curtain, Hayate raised his hand and grabbed the incoming kick.

"Lousy." He quickly smashed Duke Ming's face with an elbow strike.

BAM! Cough!

Duke Ming was a meter off the ground, but Hayate immediately slammed him down by pulling his leg. He repeated it several times and left a crack on the lake's bottom. And after a few minutes, Duke Ming was wriggling in pain like a worm.

Hayate placed his shoes on Duke Ming's face and asked, "Hey, do you feel it yet? My Anger?"

Duke Ming didn't respond and glared at Hayate hatefully, though fear was more prominent.

"No comment, huh? You're a tough guy."

"I like you." Hayate smiled a little. "You're a good sandbag."

"Stop there!" A cold voice echoed in the sky. A young lady with extreme beauty and no more than fifteen years old in appearance, wearing a purple robe, floated in the sky.

"Why should I?" Hayate returned indifferently. "This man and his son provoked me first, so don't you think it's normal for me to discipline him?"

The young lady was shocked and left mute for a moment. She didn't expect such an unconcerned response from Hayate.

Then, Duke Ming opened his mouth with difficulty and spouted nonsense.

"L-Little Demon Empress... T-This man is a monster. He wanted to destroy the Illusory Demon Realm-!"

Hayate smirked inside because Duke Ming was such a good actor by using deception in such a situation. He glanced at the Little Demon Empress and waited for her reaction because her wisdom and logic would get tested in this odd situation.

Will she trust Duke Ming? If Little Demon empress was like what Yun Canghai described, she shouldn't be that dumb.

"Y-YOu Sh-Hould kill him! Kill him before!" Before Duke Ming could finish his sentence, Hayate added more pressure on his feet and knocked the man into oblivion.

Hayate's anger vanished a little, but it quickly was replaced with the curiosity of this young lady.

"Hand yourself and Duke Ming to me." The Little Demon Empress frowned. "Your current action, I'll try my best to judge it."

"Well, I hope too much." Hayate sighed in annoyance. "You want to arrest me? Then, come here and fight me, little girl."