Chapter 253

Ye Hong did not die; this was his world, and unless the realm was destroyed, he could not die.

One could see the mangled flesh on Ye Hong's body growing back rapidly. In a few breaths, Ye Hong recovered as before. The pain of being sliced thousands of times still lingered in the mind of the newly recovered Ye Hong. The grudge spirit could preserve his soul body and reverse time and space to resurrect Ye Hong, but it could not eliminate Ye Hong's pain.

The newly conscious Ye Hong let out a painful scream that resounded through heaven and earth.

On the other side, Meng Su's spirit power was completely exhausted, and he stood hunched over, panting incessantly.

It was time for the two to glare at each other again. They looked at one another with mutual hatred.

Having learned his lesson, Ye Hong no longer dared to approach Meng Su. Meng Su's blade technique was too good—no less than that of a master chef—leaving a deep impression.

After several rounds of consumption, the tall grudge spirit had shrunk by a third.

Ye Hong formed seals with his hands, pointed at the sky, and chanted, "Thunder."

With a "crack," a massive bolt of lightning struck Meng Su, nearly setting him ablaze.

Meng Su's beard and eyebrows were scorched, and black smoke rose from his nose and mouth. However, his body suffered no damage, only losing a bit of skin to reveal golden-red muscles.

Following this loud boom, a rain of lightning began to fall from the sky. Countless bolts of lightning in various forms blotted out the sun; no matter where Meng Su hid, he would be struck.

Meng Su dodged around for a while, but bad luck clung to him; even standing under an eave, he would be struck by lightning.

Meng Su gave up and let the lightning rain strike him. The clothes on his body had been shredded to pieces. Meng Su was pressed to the ground by the lightning, curled into a ball.

Li Huan'er, Ji Rumei, and the others, who were in the midst of battle, were intimidated by the lightning and stopped fighting, hiding under the eaves to watch Meng Su bathing in the lightning.

Suddenly, a heavy heartbeat reached everyone's ears. One heartbeat suppressed the thunderous roar. Ye Hong was shaken by this pulse until he vomited blood, looking around in confusion, trying to find the source of the heartbeat.

The heartbeat sounded again, and the vibration it caused directly scattered the lightning rain. Meng Su stood up.

The standing Meng Su looked like a demon. Red light flared on his body. The naked Meng Su flew into the air, looked up at the void, and chanted, "Why do things end up devouring and slaughtering each other? Even the heavens change in an instant."

The heartbeat sounded once more, and a golden light appeared in Meng Su's hand, within which a phantom of a kitchen knife was faintly visible. The long blade glowed, pointing straight at the firmament.

"Humans have wish power, and heaven has heavenly will. Can you tolerate others challenging your dignity? Letting people steal your laws right under your nose?" Meng Su looked at the heavens and shouted.

Then, with one slash, he cut the Grudge Domain in two with a long blade light, revealing the original sky of the Demon Realm.

The laws of the Demon Realm detected laws different from its own world and descended with heavenly punishment.

This was the true heavenly punishment. A bolt of lightning as thick as a water barrel struck the grudge spirit first. The hundred-foot-tall grudge spirit was beaten into a pile of mush under that massive lightning, and a will flew from the grudge spirit onto Ye Hong.

The Demon Realm laws detected this will and poured out boundless fury upon Ye Hong.

A finger condensed from lightning pointed at Ye Hong's brow. Ye Hong opened his mouth wide, let out a silent scream, turned into a ball of light, and dissipated into the void.

"False Heavenly Ear, must be executed." A grand will descended from the sky, making Meng Su's head buzz.

Immediately after, the sun of the Demon Realm shone ten times brighter than before. The sunlight pierced through the thick clouds and projected onto the Grudge Domain, and the Grudge Domain began to melt.

A quarter of an hour later, the Grudge Domain had completely melted, and the Demon Capital returned to its original appearance. The sun disappeared, thick clouds shrouded the sky, and it began to snow again. Ye Hong suffered heavenly condemnation and met an untimely death.

Meng Su looked at the direction where Ye Hong had turned to ash and let out a long breath, saying, "You got off easy."

Looking at the ruins of the Ye family, Ye Baiyi and Ye Jingyun went from tear-streaked faces to wailing loudly. Li Huan'er comforted them from the side.

Originally, there was three feet of snow on the ground, but it all melted into water during this battle. After the Demon Domain dissipated, this snow water quickly froze into ice.

Meng Su was nearly naked, with only palm-sized shorts barely covering his vital parts; this was the result of Meng Su's efforts to protect them. Had he not deliberately protected them, even these would have been shattered by the lightning.

His hair was scorched, patchy and uneven, looking like a ghost's haircut, and his original long beard was left with less than an inch.

Meng Su looked at the sky and pondered for a while, then turned to look at Rong Xiaocuo. Rong Xiaocuo hurriedly crouched down, crying bitterly, "We were all forced into this. Originally, we were living well in the Asura Realm, drinking and bragging every day, and going to the brothels to listen to music every few days. It was Ye Hong, that old turtle, who promised half of the Demon Capital's control to our Blood Demon Sect, which moved the Blood Lord, forcing us to leave our homes. Now that you have killed the old thief Ye Hong, it is exactly what I wanted. Please let us go, sir; we are innocent..."

With a "chi" sound, Meng Su gave a noncommittal smile, stopped looking at Rong Xiaocuo, and turned to look at You Te.

You Te shrank his neck and said loudly, "You killed my elder brother."

"So what? Do you want revenge?" Meng Su said coldly.

"You misunderstand, sir. This bastard lost his ability to reproduce in a fight with someone many years ago. After returning, his temperament changed drastically; he occupied my wife and children and tortured our parents to death. Forced by his lewd power, I have endured until now. You helped me get rid of the great evil of our You family, and I am deeply grateful."

"Heh heh." Meng Su chuckled and looked at Ji Rumei. Ji Rumei puffed out her chest, revealing a "you know" expression.

Meng Su turned to look at Hongzhuang and Qiao Caiyi.

The two heroines did not dare to meet Meng Su's gaze and lowered their heads quickly.

"You all go. I will visit the Asura Realm soon." The five felt as if they had been granted amnesty and left quickly.

Meng Su glanced at Li Huan'er. Li Huan'er was looking Meng Su up and down, trying hard to reconcile the freak in front of her with the Meng Su who had been surging with demonic Qi before. But no matter how she looked, the two could not overlap and were far apart. Whether it was age, appearance, or aura, or the supernatural abilities used, nothing was the same as Meng Su's.

Li Huan'er shook her head. She did not believe that infighting among the Blood Asuras led to Nian Yilao killing Ye Hong. This was simply too absurd. But she had no evidence.

Meng Su sensed Li Huan'er's suspicion and smiled lecherously, "Little lady, you are truly beautiful. Are you willing to dual cultivate with this old man?"

"Pah." Li Huan'er spat at Meng Su.

Li Bai hurriedly stepped out to protect Li Huan'er. A sword light flashed before Meng Su's eyes as a warning.

"Young man, you have a good appearance. Are you willing to be this old man's..." Meng Su laughed.

"Pah." He was similarly spurned by Li Bai.

Meng Su glanced at the weeping Ye Baiyi and clicked his tongue in praise, "This boy looks very spirited. Are you willing to follow this old man..."

"Get lost." Ye Baiyi turned his head, teary-eyed, and cursed.

Meng Su looked into the distance sheepishly, sensed Mo Xingzhi's location, pulled up his pants, which didn't have much fabric left, and walked away slowly, leaving the Ye family.

"Remember to return the Supreme Armor to the Mo family. That is their family heirloom." Meng Su said as he walked, drifting further and further away.

"When the false is taken for true, the true becomes false; where there is nothing, there is something." A sentence from Meng Su drifted from afar, blown intermittently by the strong wind, dissipating into the hazy sky.

Li Huan'er suddenly felt a pain in her heart. Goose-feather-sized snowflakes drifted onto her hair and body, quickly dyeing her red clothes white.

"Do you feel his familiarity? Is he that person?" Li Huan'er asked Li Bai, unwilling to give up.

"Stop it, how is that possible? Brother Meng has a heroic spirit; how can he be compared to such a wretched person? Do not blaspheme Brother Meng." Li Bai said dismissively.

"He is not worthy."