Chapter 385: Faceless (First Update)

At the beginning, Ren Yidao only intended to use the Breaking Defense Sword to control He Shou for a period of time.

After all, the matter of forced Broken Defense really feels like the work of a conceptual god; even high-level experts cannot escape the common lot, as there will always be dark history in their lives that they are unwilling to recall.

This is a top-tier hard-control method, through and through!

However, He Shou's performance truly exceeded his expectations, and the effect... seemed a bit too good.

……

You were originally the son of a wealthy merchant, but you were unlearned and unskilled, born with a gambling nature, and idled away your days; in just a few years, you squandered the family business until nothing was left.

Your father died in a fit of rage, and your mother, overcome with grief, washed her face with tears all day long, eventually falling ill with an eye disease and becoming bedridden; your Xiao Mei and younger brother were beaten into disability by debt collectors who came to the door.

Yet, you still did not think of repenting.

On this day, you rummaged under Xiao Mei's bed and found ten taels of broken silver; although you felt it was too little, you still went to the gambling den to try your hand.

Very unfortunately, your luck today was a little worse; you lost all the silver by the third round and even wrote an IOU for twenty taels.

You firmly believed that your luck was just a bit poor and that you would definitely be able to win back all the money from before.

"Big Brother!"

"How could you do such a heartless thing today? That was money for Mother and the youngest child's medical treatment!!! You actually took it all to gamble!!?"

Xiao Mei was originally quite beautiful, but after she lost a leg and an arm, and her face was slashed by someone, no one ever came to the door to propose marriage again.

"Do you know what I had to sacrifice to save up this sum of money?"

You felt she was too stingy; it was only ten taels, wasn't it simple and easy?

You argued with her unhappily, feeling that she understood nothing and believing that she did not trust you.

And you asked her for another twenty taels to pay off the IOU, otherwise, you would have to pay back even more tomorrow.

Otherwise, you would pawn the land deed to exchange for some silver for an emergency.

"You... you are simply a beast!!!"

Slap!

After slapping you, Xiao Mei left.

You didn't care, drank some wine, and continued to sleep.

The next day, you were beaten awake from your bed by the villagers.

Last night, Xiao Mei hugged the younger brother and mother and threw themselves into the well to commit suicide; it was only discovered in the morning.

By the well, there was also a land deed burned until only a corner remained.

……

With years of drought, you were sold by your family to a merchant in exchange for half a Dipper Star of coarse rice.

"Want to eat? You have quite a lot of demands, huh? Fine, take off your clothes first."

"You, you're the only one whose figure still interests me, this master, a little bit?"

"You say you are a man?"

"Hahaha! I'll tell you, I've long since grown tired of playing with women; what I want now is a man! That's what you call exciting!"

You were slapped, and half a piece of rotten black meat was thrown at your feet.

You crawled on the ground to gnaw on it, first hearing excited panting behind you, and then feeling a chill on your buttocks...

"Good!"

"Just keep it arched like that!"

……

"Isn't it just that you despise my family's decline!?"

"I tell you! I will definitely pass the exam! By then, you'll be the one to regret it!"

"I'm leaving!"

"Get lost!"

What you didn't know was that your childhood sweetheart lover sold herself to exchange for the travel expenses for your exam.

And you, after failing the exam for the third time, chose to hang yourself on the old locust tree outside the city.

You failed your ancestors, you failed your thirty years of hard study, and you let down a woman who gave up everything for you.

You, you did not live up to anyone.

……

"Want me to help you redeem yourself? Hahaha! What kind of joke is the beauty telling again?"

"Do you not know what your status is? What kind of person is this official; how could I take a songstress as a concubine?"

"Come, come, come! Let's not talk about these depressing things; accompany this official to drink, hahaha!"

"If you serve well, this official will reward you heavily! Drink! Hahaha..."

……

Since childhood, you have been obsessed with the affairs of Immortals; for this, you did not hesitate to squander your family fortune, just to exchange for a chance to ascend to Heaven in a single step.

In the end, you succeeded; you successfully found a hidden mountain gate.

"Seeking Immortals and Asking Dao? Pfft! Just based on you?"

Then, you were beaten by the gate-guarding disciples, your legs were broken, and you were pushed down from the mountain peak.

"You should also go pee and look at your reflection to see what kind of trash you are!"

"Get lost!"

Below the mountain, there were no treasures or high-level experts from the novels, only endless snakes, insects, and miasma, gnawing at your flesh and blood.

……

You were originally a Golden Core cultivator, but you discovered that your Dao companion was having an affair with the Elder's son behind your back, and even the dual cultivation with you was merely an order from the Elder's son.

You went to seek justice from him, yet you were branded a traitor, had your cultivation crippled by an Elder, and were tossed out the door like a dead dog.

……

"You've already been castrated, and you still won't confess? You little brat have a stiff mouth."

"Good! It seems this great detective underestimated you. Since this isn't enough... Men! Pull out all his teeth for me!"

"Today, this great detective will make him 'remember' exactly what he has done!"

……

You lost both parents in childhood, fell to the streets, and were snatched up to be made into a human swine for others to mock.

……

……

"I, I……"

He Shou tore at his own facial skin, his pupils dilated, his entire body trembling.

Scene after scene flashed through his mind.

They did not emerge one after another, but erupted all at once in a single instant!

Beneath his feet, hundreds of shadows trembled crazily, wailing and howling in his mind:

"I have failed you!"

"Kill me!"

"I hate men!"

"I didn't kill them! It really wasn't me!"

"In the next life, I will definitely make you pay the price!"

"Mother, why don't you want me?"

"Hahaha! There are no Immortals in this world! None!!!"

No matter how He Shou tried to restrain them, it was of no use; they wailed, repented, laughed wildly, despaired, and collapsed incessantly...

Time and time again, over and over.

He Shou felt with terror that his soul was being sliced into hundreds of pieces!

No, this was not slicing, but allowing the soul to return to its original state!

"No, no, no!"

"You cannot do this!"

"You are already dead! This is mine! It is mine!"

He wanted to seize back control of his soul, but he was completely powerless, able only to watch helplessly as they collapsed and shattered in despair.

With every soul fragment that shattered, the aura on his body would drop by another notch.

If this trend continued, he would not even need others to act; he would soon die from a shattered Divine Soul.

"No!!!"

But He Shou was, after all, not an ordinary cultivator, but a powerful Asking Dao Great Demon.

After realizing he could not stop this trend of collapse, He Shou made a crazy decision in an instant.

If it had to be this way, then no one would have it!

"You! All of you, shut up!!!"

"Since you are courting death... then all of you go to hell!"

He Shou pressed both hands to his face and pulled with force, tearing his entire facial skin off, revealing the bloody muscles beneath.

He chose to actively strip away these shattered souls!!!

At the same time, in Demon Emperor City, the scrolls in He Shou's studio began to burn one by one, then exploded simultaneously.

Boom!

This massive commotion caught the attention of Cang Hai, who looked toward the studio in confusion.

"What is the situation? What did True Person He hide? Such a sinister aura... wait!"

Then, Cang Hai suddenly realized something was wrong.

With such a major event happening, how could True Person He have no reaction at all!?

"He Shou!!?"

"Your Highness!!!"

After receiving no answer, Cang Hai rushed into the secret passage outside the Alchemy Room, only to be blasted straight out, smashing through two walls.

Boom!

Cang Hai jumped out from the ruins, his expression extremely ugly, roaring in fury:

"It's ruined!!!"

……

……

"It is done!"

"Good, good, good, good!"

In the ruined Alchemy Room, the faceless He Shou laughed wildly.

"Hahaha!"

He had bet correctly.

Through He Shou's decisive act of burning his bridges, although his aura plummeted, his realm dropped significantly, and even his lifespan was cut by more than half, he had forcibly broken free from the illusion and completely regained his senses.

Of course, the price of a warrior cutting off his wrist to survive was still very heavy.

He Shou not only abandoned the savings of these several hundred years, but even became weaker than before.

"No, it's not over yet... As long as I swap his face! Everything can still be saved!"

"Once I return to the Alliance, I will be able to improve further!"

"Yes, as long as I can swap his face!"

Because of his weakness in every aspect, He Shou was nearly insane at this moment, and paired with that bloody face, he looked exactly like an evil ghost crawling out of hell.

"Hu Wanwan!!!"

Catch him!

He Shou scanned the Alchemy Room and discovered that while he was trapped in the illusion, the room had already been blasted open with a large hole, and the other party was long gone.

But He Shou was not worried about the other party escaping, because he had already made several preparations.

"You cannot escape."

He darted out from the large hole and arrived on an island shrouded by a massive Array.

This was also a Cave Abode prepared by He Shou; that Alchemy Room was merely a temporary smokescreen.

Sweeping his divine sense around, He Shou quickly discovered his target.

Ren Yidao did not hide himself, but instead stood brazenly at the edge of the Array, looking up at the barrier before him.

This is an Ask Dao Realm Great Array; this Crown Prince, who has not even reached the Heaven Realm, absolutely cannot break it.

"You cannot escape!!!"

Ren Yidao looked at the invisible barrier in front of him, then turned his head toward the terrifying He Shou flying toward him.

Then, he gave a dry laugh, revealed a shy smile, and tentatively asked:

"Hiss! Can we reconcile?"