Chapter 176: Five-Colored Divine Light

The form of the Sun True Fire constantly changed, leaping and flickering.

Before Zhu San could even bring his cleaver down, he already felt a scorching heat; the piece of pig skin closest to it began to shrink violently, forcing out grease. He was immediately terrified, cold sweat dripped down involuntarily, and his body froze in place.

"Chop, why aren't you chopping?"

Li Heng said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Zhu San looked at that wisp of Sun True Fire; how could he not know he had kicked an iron plate? What on earth was this flame, that merely looking at it could make his heart tremble with fear?

He felt a sense of panic in his heart, regretting not having left this place.

Back then, he had followed that weak point in space, tore through the Void, and arrived in the Present World; he happened to encounter the Youjian Inn here and wanted to be the head chef, wishing to experience the feeling of being a human cook.

But he hadn't expected that he wouldn't even last a few days.

Before running into such a powerhouse?

Could it be that such powerhouses are everywhere in Reality?

Seeing Zhu San silent, Li Heng snatched the cleaver from him with a large hand, then pressed the back of the blade against Zhu San's forehead. "I gave you a chance and you didn't take it, I gave you a chance and you didn't take it!"

Zhu San panicked and plopped down to his knees.

"This... I beg the lord not to hold a grudge against a petty person."

He forced a smile, his fat wobbling along with it, though because he had too much fat on his face, he barely managed to squeeze out a rather Strange smile.

Li Heng shook his head and loosened his hand; the cleaver plunged directly between Zhu San's legs, the blade embedding halfway into the stone floor, scaring him so much that his legs trembled.

"Speak, who are you? Where do you come from?"

He couldn't be bothered to care if it was an act or real, and asked about the main business.

"This little one is named Zhu San, originally a pig demon from the nearby wilderness, who later gained sentience and came to this inn to be the head chef."

Zhu San spoke tremblingly.

"Oh, it seems the spiritual energy in the nearby wilderness is quite abundant, to actually be able to nurture a Strong Second Heaven Peak pig demon, interesting. You say, would pork of this level taste even better?"

Li Heng smiled slightly.

Zhu San shuddered instantly, his heart filled with even more panic.

What was going on? This person actually knew his True cultivation level? He had used a Secret Technique to conceal it, even those three guys at Ten Thousand Demon Ridge couldn't detect it!

"This... this, perhaps this little one remembered wrong."

A fat palm wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"A Strong Second Heaven Peak would remember wrong, is that so? Kong Que, chop it up; a pig brain like this isn't fit to live in this world."

"Yes, Master."

Kong Que nodded and reached out to pick up the cleaver from the ground. Although she wasn't even Second Heaven, since her Master had ordered her, she would certainly carry it out.

"Wait, this little one will tell the truth!"

Suddenly, Zhu San shouted loudly, speaking in a rapid-fire manner, not giving Kong Que a chance to chop down. "I am a Demon King from the Yin World's Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, sent by the order of Demon Saint Jinpeng to scout the Present World!"

Li Heng was slightly surprised upon hearing this.

He could roughly guess that this pig demon was a demon from the Yin World, but to actually be from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, and sent by that so-called Jinpeng to scout? Interesting.

At this moment, Zhu San's heart turned cold.

He had pulled out Ten Thousand Demon Ridge and Jinpeng as a shield, but he hadn't expected that the human powerhouse before him wouldn't show a hint of fear, and couldn't be intimidated at all.

Was he really going to have to suddenly explode into action and fight his way out?

But he couldn't see the strength of this human powerhouse at all; he was mysterious and unfathomable, and that terrifying flame was right in front of him—he feared that the slightest movement would result in it burning him directly.

The woman next to him, however, seemed to have very weak cultivation.

No, why did this woman's appearance look so familiar? He was suddenly shocked in his heart, quickly searching his memory, and finally, with an expression of astonishment, he blurted out, "Princess Kong Que!?"

Kong Que was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly scrutinized him as well.

"Master, he seems to be telling the truth; he is indeed from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge. In my memory, he seems to be a cook at Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, and also a Demon King." She said.

"A cook from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge, hmm, no wonder."

"No wonder he is so good at cooking human flesh."

He looked at the dishes on the table; in the vision of his Heavenly Eye, these dishes had revealed their True form—the ingredients were human flesh and human bones, which were a great tonic for demons and Strange Monsters.

Upon hearing this, Zhu San's heart went cold; it was over now.

This was a human powerhouse; now that he knew the dishes he made were all made of human flesh and that he ate human flesh, how could he spare him?

And so, he immediately spoke up again.

"This little one has important intelligence to report, please do not kill me!"

Li Heng smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"What important intelligence is, is not urgent, but I have a doubt. A cook from Ten Thousand Demon Ridge doesn't go to cook, why turn into a vanguard and run over to scout? Can you explain that?"

He looked at the panicked Zhu San and said indifferently.

"Kong Que, this should be the Present World coordinate corresponding to the Kong Que clan. This pig demon most likely came to the Present World through that weak point in space. But according to what you said, the Three Sages of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge don't know about this weak point in space, yet this pig demon knows. I don't doubt your loyalty, but do you know what this implies?"

As Li Heng spoke, Kong Que's expression turned deathly pale.

There were only a few possibilities.

But every possibility meant that something had gone wrong with her clan!

"Speak, what happened to the Kong Que clan?"

Zhu San stiffened upon hearing this.

He absolutely could not say this; if he didn't say it, there might still be a way to live, but if he said it, he would definitely die. Especially letting this Princess Kong Que know that he was one of the executors who slaughtered the Kong Que clan.

Especially since he had also made a plate of braised Kong Que...

"Lord, the three Demon Saints of Ten Thousand Demon Ridge are going to unite with other forces to attack the Present World; the situation in the Present World will become incomparably dangerous. If the Lord is interested..."

He gave an irrelevant answer, wanting to demonstrate his value to Li Heng.

"Sigh."

Li Heng shook his head with a sigh, and the Sun True Fire instantly ignited Zhu San. Before even a few breaths had passed, his physical form and soul were burned to nothingness. Source Power +800.

"Everyone has to die, why bother struggling?"

"Let's go, let's head out."

Li Heng, along with the silent Kong Que, walked outside the inn, and a burst of Sun True Fire flew into the inn, burning it to ashes. Everyone inside the inn had long since died, including the innkeeper.

"Since you are worried, then let's go over and take a look."

Li Heng spoke, his consciousness expanding, having already captured that weak point in space. With this weak point in space, there was no need for any Secret Technique; with just a wave of his fist, the space shattered instantly, creating a passage leading directly to the Yin World, where the Kong Que clan resided.

"Let's go, in the end, one must face the facts."

He stepped into the passage, with Kong Que following behind.

Arriving in the Yin World, everything around was pitch black and dim, as if they were in a Ghost Domain; of course, perhaps the Yin World itself was just one giant Ghost Domain.

As a person of the Present World, Li Heng felt the Yin World repelling him. He raised an eyebrow, using his traditional skill of Visualization of Yin Qi to transform himself into a Living Dead Ghost, only then shaking off the repulsion and blending into it.

After doing this, he cast his gaze around.

All around were broken ruins and damaged buildings, and on the ground were mottled bloodstains, the color already turned dark red. Judging from the traces, these broken remnants were things that had happened several years ago, not something new from the present.

Kong Que looked blankly at everything around her. This was the small town where her clan lived. When she left, it was clearly flourishing, so why had it become like this now?

Tears flowed down uncontrollably, unable to stop.

There is no greater sorrow than a silent heart.

No wonder, no wonder...

No wonder that Jinpeng would not let her return!

Boundless sorrow and a heart full of rage surged forth...

Li Heng looked at everything before him, watching the heartbroken Kong Que without offering comfort. Just as he had thought before, this was not unexpected; one could only say that for the weak, this World is just like this.

Perhaps this phenomenon is wrong.

But if one is not a powerhouse, one cannot change this phenomenon.

Therefore, only by constantly becoming stronger, becoming even stronger, can one redeem every tragedy. If one lets oneself be trapped in sorrow and grief, then that is a weakling of too low a purity.

I do not know how much time passed, but Kong Que stopped crying.

She spoke softly.

"Master, I roughly know the root of the catastrophic disaster my clan suffered: a treasure that my clan has passed down to this day. I request that Master kill the murderer who exterminated my clan and destroy the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge."

"And as a condition, you may obtain the treasure."

Kong Que said firmly.

Destroy the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge? Li Heng smiled slightly upon hearing this.

Then let's do it on the way.

"Very well."

Having obtained Li Heng's agreement, Kong Que spoke softly.

"Master, please follow me."

Li Heng followed Kong Que's guidance, weaving through this vast ruin. As they continued forward, the surrounding ruins and wreckage became even more shocking, and even the bones of the Kong Que clan appeared.

One could imagine what kind of slaughter this clan had suffered back then.

Finally, Kong Que stopped at a wide open space, and before her eyes was an altar so broken it could no longer be called a ruin.

On this altar were piled the bones of the Kong Que clan.

Among them were not a few small ones.

Kong Que's expression became indifferent, turning a blind eye as she walked onto this altar. "Master, the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge wanted my clan's treasure, but they will never be able to obtain it."

"Because, I do not agree."

As she said these words, there was endless hatred in her eyes.

Immediately, she cut her finger, dripping all of her essence blood, drop after drop, onto the altar. Like water droplets hitting the surface of a pond, ripples spread across the altar.

Li Heng felt a subtle shift in time and space.

Then he saw a golden ball of light emerge from the center of the altar, which then floated quietly into Kong Que's hand. The ball of light swirled and changed, seemingly possessing boundless marvelous charm, and a ray of light flew out from within it.

This light was five-colored, constantly flickering and dimming.

"Master, this is the treasure of my Kong Que clan."

She waved one hand, and this five-colored light drifted into Li Heng's hand, floating quietly. Li Heng raised an eyebrow; with his Innate Level consciousness, he actually only felt it was ordinary light?

It seems the Appraisal panel must be used.

He summoned the Data Panel and used the Identification Function.

The first thing that caught his eyes were the four characters: Five-Colored Divine Light!