Ye Wuqing smiled, and Shangguan Can, who had been almost invisible in the back, suddenly put on a monocle over his right eye.
A smile played on his lips as he said,
"Why say it so soon?"
"I thought you wanted to play with them a little longer."
"After all, opportunities to shine in front of Father are rare."
Ye Wuqing completely ignored Bai E in front of him, smiling as he said to those behind him,
"That won't do."
"If we drag this out any longer, Yang Yifan will cause trouble."
"He can't hold out for long; the power of death is not easy to deal with."
"Once Butterfly recovers, we can't withstand a single claw from Polyces."
"But hopefully Butterfly won't tell on us, or we'll be in for a beating."
Then, Ye Wuqing looked at Bai E, opened his arms, and said with an extremely unrestrained smile,
"Little Savior!"
"I can feel your anger isn't enough!"
"Your destruction isn't powerful enough!"
"This is definitely not your full potential! Let me see where your limits are!"
Amon didn't believe that this level of destruction was Bai E's limit.
If that was all, how could he live up to his father's expectations?
If that's all there is to it, he might as well move his main consciousness back to the sea.
At least playing One Piece with various sea spirits and pirates would be more exciting.
Shangguan Can took out an ancient bell in his hand.
The bell was large, dark blue overall, with three eerie bells inside, emitting a captivating blue light.
Soon, three twelve-segmented time worms crawled out of Shangguan Can's body, up the wooden handle to the Soul-Capturing Bell, and then gradually merged into it, forming a clock pattern on the three bells.
"Ding-a-ling~"
A crisp and melodious sound resounded throughout the arena.
An ancient and broken clock phantom appeared behind Shangguan Can.
The sound of the Soul-Capturing Bell ignored space and time, entering everyone's ears.
At this moment, even if someone punctured their eardrums, it would be useless, because the sound struck directly at the soul.
Pale blue mist began to spread throughout the entire arena, even the area where time had stopped began to be filled with mist.
Bai E fully activated his soul power, and a dazzling sun appeared on the arena.
Everyone who looked directly at its light felt their eyes sting; the light contained a destructive force, and the arena beneath their feet melted away like ice being doused with hot water.
The blazing sun touched the outer soul-guiding barrier, instantly melting it; the guards responsible for defense were cursing.
The barrier malfunctioned three times in one match; they'd likely face the emperor's wrath afterward.
However, no matter how scorching or dazzling the sun was, it couldn't melt the pale blue mist.
Empowered by Amon, the mist was more like an illusory fog, filling space and time; pure flames and light had no effect on it.
The fog thickened and deepened, and Bai'e gradually lost the ability to hear the voices of his companions.
Tibao and Feng Jin, whom he had been protecting behind him, had vanished.
"Feng Jin!"
"Teacher Tibao!"
"Maidemus!"
"Can you hear me?!"
Silence reigned, utter silence.
The fog, now a deep blue, obscured all vision, reducing visibility to less than a meter.
Bai'e cautiously advanced, carrying the Qin Chen Greatsword, but there was nothing but fog.
The rocks formed by Huo Sui'er's soul power had disappeared, as had the craters left by Maidemus and Yu Mengdi's battle.
Even Xia Die and the majestic dragon were nowhere to be seen.
It was as if he had been banished to another dimension.
Bai'e clenched his fists, his fingertips digging into his flesh, blood dripping like liquid gold onto the ground.
The pain was so real that he couldn't distinguish whether he was in reality or an illusion.
A snapping sound came from beneath Bai E's feet.
He moved his leg, bent down, picked up the object, and examined it closely.
His pupils suddenly contracted!
It was a bloodstained school badge, the badge of Shrek Academy, with the image of Medmus on it.
As he slowly raised his head, the surrounding mist began to dissipate, revealing a ghastly white scene.
White ash drifted down from the sky, like dust left after a great fire had burned everything away.
The Star Luo Square was nowhere to be seen; instead, a desolate land stretched before him.
The earth was littered with charred bones, their contorted postures suggesting immense suffering in life.
At the edge of this ghastly world, a pink figure knelt on the ground, embracing a red figure.
"Feng Jin!"
Bai E hurriedly rushed towards that direction, the white ash hitting his face, entering his eyes and mouth.
A bitter taste filled his taste buds.
He came up behind Feng Jin and breathed a sigh of relief, saying,
"It's good to see you're still here."
"Feng Jin, what happened to Teacher Tibo?"
"Where are those strange enemies?"
"Let's hurry and find our other companions! They might be in danger."
Feng Jin's shoulders began to tremble, then she slowly put Tibo down and stood up again.
Only then did Bai E see a terrifying penetrating wound on Tibo's chest, as if a giant sword had pierced through it.
"Companions?"
"Weren't they killed by you?"
"The executioner."
Feng Jin's familiar voice, trembling, entered Bai E's ears.
He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"Who?"
"How are Medmos and the others?!"
Bai E asked anxiously, until Feng Jin turned around.
The sight of her made Bai E's heart leap!
Her pretty face, which always wore a sweet smile, was now covered in burns, and her emerald eyes were filled with hatred.
Bai E took a step back, his voice trembling as he said,
"Feng Jin..."
A longsword formed from a hurricane appeared in Feng Jin's hand, and she charged straight at him.
Bai E's body suddenly went out of control, and he swung the Qin Chen Greatsword, piercing through Feng Jin's body.
Crimson blood flowed from the corner of Feng Jin's mouth, but the hatred in her eyes did not diminish in the slightest, and she continued to march towards Bai E.
Blood dripped down the Qin Chen's blade, adorning the ashes-covered ground with beautiful rose-like patterns.
Bai E trembled as he loosened his grip on the hilt of the sword, retreating continuously.
"No!"
Feng Jin collapsed to the ground, her blood soaking the entire Dawnbreaker Greatsword, becoming the most vibrant color in the grim white world.
Then, the color began to spread, like ink contaminating a water source.
The entire world turned blood red, and the falling ashes transformed into drops of scarlet blood.
In this blood-red space, countless scenes flashed by, accompanied by the furious voices of his comrades.
"Executioner! Fight me to the ends of the earth!"
"Little White, turn back."
"..."
Accompanied by the painful groans of his comrades, countless corpses began to fall from the sky.
There were Tibao's, Feng Jin's, Medmus, and even Wang Yan and Mu En.
In the blink of an eye, the corpses piled up into a mountain on the ground, the stench of blood filling Bai E's nostrils.
He didn't know when, but beneath his feet lay the corpses of his former comrades whom he had sworn to protect.
Those corpses stared at him with open eyes, speaking of hatred and resentment.
He felt as if countless sharp swords pierced his chest, tearing out his heart and roasting it over a fire.
Bai E felt nauseous, but he forcibly suppressed the instinct.
On the distant pile of corpses, a dark figure gradually emerged, wielding the blackened Qin Chen Greatsword, which it raised high, aiming at Ke Xia before it, ready to execute him.
"Bastard!!!"
"Stop!"
Bai E's eyes flashed with extreme rage as he charged towards the dark figure.
The figure spotted him and swung Qin Chen, sending him flying.
Shadows bound his body, forcing him to raise his head.
The dark figure removed its hood, revealing a scarred face—a face he knew all too well—himself.
The black Qin Chen was raised high again, swung violently, and warm blood sprayed onto Bai E's face.
Bai E's pupils trembled wildly, his mouth gaped open, unable to utter a word, even his screams were drowned out.
"Look! That wicked executioner!"
"Hahaha! An executioner dares to try and protect his comrades!"
"How ridiculous! He personally slaughtered everything he wanted to protect!
He burned down those beautiful wheat fields and plains!"
"Such a person actually wanted to protect his comrades!"
"He found nothing! He's a loser!"
"Loser!"
"Loser!!"
Countless sneers came from all directions, rushing into Bai E's ears.
The dark figure stepped over the corpses of his comrades and walked towards him until he stood before him.
The black blade of the Dawnbreaker reflected his face.
His face, stained with the blood of his comrades, and his trembling golden eyes.
He truly looked like an executioner.
"Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
Then, countless voices began to shout in unison, urging the black figure to kill Bai E.
As if receiving a command, the black figure raised the Dawnbreaker high, preparing to sever Bai E's head.
"Bai'e, what do you want to do in the future?"
"Brother Huo? My future?
I want to protect everyone! Protect Xilu City! Protect the wheat fields outside!"
"Bai'e, what is your wish?"
"Teacher, my wish is to fulfill everyone's wishes!"
"If they can't be fulfilled, then send them to tomorrow!"
Memories of the past flooded his mind, and the raging fire of anger burned every inch of his flesh along his veins.
The flames of destruction burned fiercely! Terrifying power, fueled by anger, extended to every limb and bone!
"Haha!"
"Hahaha!"
A maniacal smile appeared on Bai'e's face.
The power of destruction was fully activated; his blood turned to scalding gold, his white hair turned to golden hair, and his eyes burned with angry golden light.
The purple lightning on his forehead was stained gold; the power belonging to the God of Destruction was assimilated, becoming Bai'e's own destruction.
Half of Bai'e's body was gradually stained deep purple, and the dawn buried beneath the mountain of corpses burst forth with destructive radiance, golden light tearing the earth apart.
He slowly stood up, grasping the golden and silver intertwined weapon, his gaze fixed on the dark figure before him, his voice filled with extreme rage.
"I am the rising sun!!!"
A terrifying power erupted instantly, like a solar flare striking the earth.
The intense heat and pure destruction tore through space, everything turning to nothingness.
The flare broke the boundary between illusion and reality, instantly engulfing the entire arena in blinding light.
Ye Wuqing, waiting for the result in the distance, smiled and said,
"This scene feels familiar."
"I think I've been blasted by a similar power before."
"But at least I've seen your true form, Bai E." "It wasn't for nothing that
I prepared all this." "
After this, you should have the key within you, right?
"Without the key, it's really difficult to see this form."
Destruction, having just finished dealing with the matters of the God of Original Sin and the Sea God, slumped onto his throne.
Just as he was about to rest, he felt the mark of destruction and the true meaning of destruction he had buried within Bai E being activated.
He quickly sat up straight to see what was happening.
Then he saw Bai E's current appearance, which immediately made the God King of Destruction's eyes widen.
(End of this chapter)
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