The entire process of torture was extremely cruel, even Zhou Qingruo, who had lost all her strength and collapsed on the ground, turned her head away when she saw this scene…
She thought to herself, "Could Xu Sheng also be so brutal? Or is it because of me?"
At that thought, an inexplicable sense of pleasure surged within her…
But the next moment, as if she remembered something, the amber hue in her beautiful eyes dimmed…
Even if all these scoundrels were killed, her only friend, Miss Lian, had also fallen to protect her…
On the other side, Xu Sheng, with his cold, ink-colored eyes, looked at the Yun Clan Patriarch's soul, which was on the verge of collapse, and said coldly, "Hmm? You actually managed to hold on!"
The Yun Clan Patriarch looked at Xu Sheng in terror and said urgently, "Kill me! I beg you, kill me!!! I don't want... I don't want to go on trying…"
This man is a devil!!
The recent pain that was so unbearable had plunged him into deep despair. If not for the fact that his soul state prevented self-harm, he would have ended his own life long ago!
Xu Sheng gave him a glance, uninterested in wasting any more attention on this trash…
He said indifferently, "Keeping you alive is pointless, die!"
It was faintly visible that the Yun Clan Patriarch, even in his soul state, showed not a hint of fear but rather profound relief…
He would rather die! He did not want to suffer the torture from this devil anymore!! Those acts were simply not what a human could do!
Xu Sheng stretched out his hand and forcefully crushed the patriarch's soul, turning it into sparkling, translucent particles…
And those Yun Family disciples, who had seen their patriarch so cruelly slain, watched as the last sliver of hope on their faces finally shattered...
"Our Clan Leader... killed by this man! How is that possible!!"
"It can't be true! It must be an illusion! An illusion! Our Clan Leader is so powerful, how could he possibly be killed by this man!"
"It's over! Everything's over! This man's strength is beyond our comprehension; the Clan Leader is like an ant before him, not to mention us!"
"Damn it! He actually killed our Clan Leader! We must take revenge!"
"Revenge?? The question is whether we can even survive this."
Xu Sheng, upon hearing their voices, slowly turned around and looked icily at these Yun Family disciples…
In an instant, once again that desire to survive arose in the disciples' eyes, and they began to speak out, "Esteemed one... The things that were done before were all calculated by the Clan Leader, it has nothing to do with us!"
"Yes, yes, it was all the Clan Leader's fault. If it weren't for his orders, we wouldn't have dared to make a move against you."
"That damned man even dared to force us to act against you; he truly deserves death. Yet, we are innocent!!"
Every single Yun Family disciple began frantically denigrating the already fallen Yun Clan Patriarch, hoping to save their own lives…
However, Xu Sheng's dark eyes narrowed slightly as he said coldly, "Since you have become Demon Cultivators, you must pay the price!"
No sooner had he spoken, than with a thought, the Divine Power binding the Yun Family disciples began to solidify, turning into exceedingly sharp golden threads…
Then, they suddenly contracted...
"Puchi!!" The sound echoed as a blood fog appeared suddenly, all the Yun Family disciples were mercilessly slaughtered by the suddenly tightening golden threads, especially their bodies, which became incomplete masses of flesh as they slid to the ground…
The whole space was filled with the stench of blood, like purgatory…
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After dealing with the Yun Family disciples, Xu Sheng then moved toward Zhou Qingruo, slowly helping her up…
He then infused Life Force into her delicate body, and within a few short seconds, her injuries were completely healed…
After recovering, Zhou Qingruo silently glanced at Xu Sheng and didn't say much...
Instead, she walked over to the corpse of Duanmu Lian...
Her amber eyes showed a few strands of blood, and she said with guilt, "Lian... it's all my fault."
If only she had been more careful, not hit by the Yun Clan Patriarch, Duanmu Lian wouldn't have had to protect her and suffer such a strong spiritual impact before perishing...
Xu Sheng patted her shoulder and pursed his lips before saying, "Qingruo..."
But it was this very pat that caused a flicker of light in Duanmu Lian's amber beautiful eyes, and turning her head toward Xu Sheng she asked, "Xu Sheng, do you have a way to revive Lian?"
But as soon as she finished speaking, she fell silent...
She had just asked such a foolish question. Although Xu Sheng held the power to heal, Duanmu Lian was already gone...
It was simply impossible to bring her back to life!
Xu Sheng naturally understood what she meant and said softly to comfort her, "Qingruo, don't be so sad..."
Zhou Qingruo shook her head and clenched her fist, saying, "Lian has perished, and it's me who killed her!"
Xu Sheng still spoke patiently, "Don't blame yourself for now, Qingruo, didn't you just ask me if there was a way to revive Miss Lian?"
Hearing these words made Zhou Qingruo's emotions of self-blame intensify, and with a cold tone she said, "Xu Sheng, I'm not in the mood for jokes right now, please let me be alone for a while."
In her eyes, that statement was nothing but a jest...
Xu Sheng just smiled. He could understand Zhou Qingruo's feelings at the moment and spoke again, "I truly do have a way to revive Duanmu Lian!"
Having regained Divine Power, he could say he had already ignored the bindings of life and death...
Zhou Qingruo's amber beautiful eyes widened in shock, and then, somewhat excitedly, she looked at Xu Sheng and asked, "What... What?? Xu Sheng, are you sure you're not joking?"
To revive someone who has died, even a Demon Cultivator would have to pay a hefty price!
And the idea that Xu Sheng could revive her was obviously reason enough for her shock...
Xu Sheng reached out to wipe the tears from Zhou Qingruo's cheeks, saying tenderly, "It's true! I also haven't told you that my power is not limited to just healing wounds, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qingruo instead calmed down and hesitantly said, "Then, reviving Lian... for you..."
If reviving Duanmu Lian required harming Xu Sheng as a price, she...
Xu Sheng shook his head. "Don't worry, reviving Miss Lian won't affect me in any way."
Pausing for a moment, he continued, "However, resurrecting the dead is against nature, even the past me rarely did such a thing..."
Zhou Qingruo, picking up the underlying meaning, said gravely, "Xu Sheng... just tell me straight, what do I need to do to revive Lian?"
Xu Sheng looked into Zhou Qingruo's beautiful eyes and said calmly, "You don't need to do anything, the only requirement is that you forget everything that you've experienced here!"
Zhou Qingruo was taken aback, somewhat surprised by this requirement...
However, if it meant that Duanmu Lian could be revived, losing part of her memory was not such a big deal!
Then, she took a deep breath...
And said earnestly, "I understand! Xu Sheng, please, revive Lian..."
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