Chapter 503: Ashes to Ashes

"Yi Jiang, you have done evil for many years; it is time to pay the price!"

"You crude, vulgar people, how could you possibly understand my pursuits? If you want to kill me, you must first see if I am willing!"

"If I am not willing, no one can kill me, not even you!"

At this moment, Yi Jiang fully bared his bloodthirsty fangs. A ruthless man capable of killing his wife and children, and slaughtering his entire sect, was not someone to be compared to ordinary people.

His hands were stained with blood, and the ruthlessness and viciousness that radiated from his body in that instant were enough to overwhelm any villain in Evil Man City, making anyone who saw it feel three parts timid.

However, this did not include Shen Yu, whose spirit had long been tempered through a thousand trials. His vast, righteous Qi made him fearless.

If you dare to bare your fangs, he will dare to pull out every single tooth in your mouth.

Blocking Yi Jiang's path, Shen Yu struck out with a palm. Just at this moment, a dozen Puppets lunged from all directions, each radiating a terrifying aura.

These were experts who had fallen into Yi Jiang's hands over the years, and they were the masterpieces he had painstakingly cultivated.

They had been modified countless times while alive, and processed for who knows how long after death; their strength was terrifying.

I fear that any sect or noble family in the Jianghu today would suffer heavy losses when facing these Puppets, and might even be crushed in a single encounter.

However, these people, who were at most at the Transcendence Realm while alive, could not cross that threshold no matter how terrifying they were. As long as they could not cross it, the difference in strength was like heaven and earth.

But what if they could cross that threshold? Shen Yu was already at the peak of the True Soul Realm, his cultivation having reached a point where it could not be advanced further.

In terms of combat power alone, if those sleeping old monsters did not appear, no one in the world could surpass him.

Before Shen Yu, these Puppets were like a mantis trying to stop a chariot; in an instant, they were torn to shreds by him, unable to even delay his speed in the slightest.

But just after dealing with these Puppets, in the next moment, an extreme sense of crisis suddenly arrived, causing Shen Yu to instinctively retreat rapidly.

A terrifying mental power was rapidly brewing, as if there were a horrific feeling of destroying the heavens and extinguishing the earth.

It was the remnant souls that had fallen into Yi Jiang's hands. That unfortunate expert had fallen into Yi Jiang's hands, and even his remnant soul had been divided into a dozen parts, and had to be experimented on and modified by him day and night.

These remnant souls, suppressed for so long, erupted with terrifying power the moment they were released, the accumulated resentment seeming to want to pierce the clouds.

And this time, Yi Jiang did not hesitate at all, actually choosing to directly detonate these remnant souls; this was the root cause of the danger Shen Yu sensed.

It must be said that Yi Jiang was indeed decisive enough; he abandoned the results of years of hard work just like that. This resolution of a brave man cutting off his own arm was not something everyone could possess.

This also caused no small amount of trouble for Shen Yu; these old monsters with unfathomable realms still possessed extremely terrifying threats even after death.

Not to mention that they were now being detonated regardless of the cost, the destructive power formed was enough to even tear space-time and shatter everything.

However, Shen Yu's reaction here was also very fast. The Soul Suppressing Gold Jade, Soul Reflection Mirror, and other things in his hands were not just for show.

These treasures used together were enough to forcibly suppress the power of these remnant souls.

Before these remnant souls could even begin to fully self-detonate, they had already been worn away by the supreme weapons in his hands. Things from the system were indeed extraordinary.

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Temporary Experience Card!"

"Yo, a good harvest!" After just glancing at it, Shen Yu stopped paying attention, instead pushing his Super Perception to the maximum to search for Yi Jiang's location.

Even if he wanted to cut off his arm to survive, he had to see if he would be given the chance.

"Did I escape?" After running for a long distance with all his might, Yi Jiang could not help but look back with lingering fear.

In front of such a terrifying expert, he did not know if any of his methods were useful, and he dared not go back to check.

Now the only thing he wanted to do was to escape quickly; as long as the green hills remained, there would be no need to worry about firewood.

As long as he was still alive, no matter how great the loss, it could be endured; everything would be had again.

But before he could catch his breath, the familiar figure appeared before his eyes once more, blocking his only path.

At this moment, Yi Jiang's face was indescribably ugly. Although he had already overestimated his opponent enough, he had not expected that his evaluation was still too low.

What kind of young expert or Heavenly Pride of the Jianghu was this? This was a monster!

"I said, you cannot escape!"

A hand covering the sky blanketed everything, kicking up ten thousand feet of dust, and directly leveled everything in the surroundings.

Shen Yu was also afraid that he might have other tricks, so he unleashed his full power from the start, shrouding everything within a dozen miles.

Under this strike, everything was annihilated. Even if Yi Jiang wanted to hide, there was absolutely nowhere to hide. No matter how many methods he had, I shall break them with one force!

"System, sign in!"

"Sign-in successful, obtained Nine Breaths Creation Pill!"

"Nine Breaths Creation Pill, life-giving creation, withered wood meets spring!"

As the system's prompt appeared in his mind, a flash of realization crossed Shen Yu's eyes. The Nine Breaths Creation Pill had the ability to give life and make withered wood meet spring.

Even if one's vitality was completely lost, meridians were all broken, and foundations were all gone, after taking this pill, one could still make withered wood meet spring, reshape one's foundation, and regain one's original strength and vitality!

This thing was equivalent to a life-saving golden pill; no, its efficacy was several times stronger than a life-saving golden pill.

Even if all vitality was consumed and cultivation was completely scattered, one pill would not only restore all vitality, but also reshape one's strength and foundation. The name "Creation" was truly well-deserved.

At the same time, he was also very clear that the system's sign-in rewards were related to the degree of chivalry. Being able to obtain such a supreme treasure was enough to prove just how much blood was stained on Yi Jiang's hands.

Arriving once again at the place where Yi Jiang had originally hidden, Shen Yu looked around at the chaotic piles of medical books, notes, Martial Arts secret techniques, and various experimental results and conjectures of Yi Jiang.

He did not pay much attention to these, but walked straight to the door of the secret chamber in the innermost part, and after hesitating for a moment, pushed the door open and entered.

The situation here had only been a fleeting glance in Shen Yu's perception just now, but it had already made his heart tremble.

Now facing it directly, he still could not help but look sideways; everything that met his eyes was shocking.

This was where Yi Jiang conducted his experiments, and also where his most precious collections were kept. This place occupied a large area, and the walls were lined with countless corpses, both male and female, old and young.

The vast majority of these people were Jianghu experts while alive, but a small portion were ordinary commoners.

All of them had died in terrifying ways, their faces still retaining expressions of horror; they must have suffered extremely painful torture while alive.

Some had pitch-black bodies, with countless Black Beetles rolling in and out of them; they were clearly being used as vessels to cultivate these insects.

Others had all their blood drained and were injected with some other substitute; their faces were ferocious and terrifying, as if they had died from being forcibly backlashed during some kind of modification.

Others were clearly dead, yet their hearts were still thumping, and the blood inside seemed to have a life of its own, constantly churning.

Wherever his gaze fell, almost every terrifying scene one could imagine could be seen here.

If a timid person were to see this, they would likely suffer from nightmares every day and fall gravely ill upon returning.

This is only a portion of it, the corpses that were able to remain intact in the hands of Yi Jiang. As for those that were completely dismembered and discarded, they are beyond counting.

"Sigh!" Looking at the person inside, Shen Yu let out a faint sigh. A wisp of scorching spiritual fire surged out from his body, and the terrifying flames, like a blazing sun, swept across everything.

A sizzling sound, accompanied by insect chirps and a series of sounds like shrill screams, arrived in an instant, only to gradually fade away within the raging flames.

Under the most scorching flames, nothing can escape.

Shen Yu does not know exactly how many things are hidden in here, but he can imagine that most of these things must be filled with danger and uncertainty.

Perhaps if even a little bit of the things here were to leak out, it would cause extremely terrifying consequences.

He has no need for these things, and even less interest in using them.

Quietly watching everything before him burn to ashes, Shen Yu then turned and left.

It is better to let everything here be completely reduced to ashes within the raging flames.