Before long, the city walls loomed in the distance. Just as Gu Cang’s face began to show a hint of joy, a terrifying presence swiftly approached from behind. Before he could react, the presence struck him. The violent power erupted, sending his body flying sideways.
The city walls vibrated incessantly as green bricks fell from above. Gu Cang’s body was now firmly embedded within the wall. The next moment, the Yin Evil Aura surged greatly. The body originally embedded in the wall directly broke through it, officially escaping the confines of Luoyang City.
However, before Gu Cang could get too far, he felt a force crushing down from above. Looking up, he saw a palm descending from the sky.
The ground trembled as if it were the Earth Dragon’s Turnover. Innumerable cracks spread outwards in all directions from the center. When the dust finally settled, a palm imprint several zhang wide was firmly branded on the ground, as if it had always been a part of nature. In the center of the palm imprint lay a Demon Evil, like a pool of mud, utterly powerless. Its Scale Armor was shattered, and its inner flesh was squirming and repairing itself, not yet completely annihilated.
Standing at the edge of the crater, Shen Changqing looked indifferently at the Demon Evil, raising his hand to deliver the final blow.
"Wait... wait!" A feeble and hoarse voice came from within the large pit. Gu Cang, his face mostly disfigured and his flesh still squirming underneath, barely managed to open his remaining eye, which revealed a desperate longing for life.
Hearing this, Shen Changqing paused, his expression unchanged. "Do you have something else to say?"
"Spare... spare my life, I... I can submit—" Gu Cang said brokenly. He didn’t want to die. He had yet to enjoy the treatment a Demon Evil deserved, and dying was too much to bear.
"Submit!" Shen Changqing laughed, but the smile seemed rather cold.
He hadn’t anticipated a Demon Evil to be so fearful of death. Gu Cang’s words made it even clearer to him. These so-called Demon Evils were no nobler than the Human Clan. They could be injured, they could die, and they too would cling to life.
Suddenly, Shen Changqing thought of the Demon Evils imprisoned within the Demon Sealing Tower. So many Demon Evils were detained, and there must have been some willing to surrender, but he had never heard of the Demon-Subduing Division recruiting any Demon Evils to serve them. There were only two explanations. One was that the Demon-Subduing Division concealed the information, secretly exploiting the power of the Demon Evils. The second was that Demon Evils were not to be trusted, which was why the Demon-Subduing Division did not accept them. Between these two, Shen Changqing was more inclined to believe the latter. Those not of our kind shall have different minds. Demon Evils are untrustworthy, so their so-called submission is only temporary.
However, he didn’t immediately kill Gu Cang, instead feigning hesitation and indecision.
Seeing this, Gu Cang’s tone became even more urgent. "Sir... Sir, I... I truly submit, please... please spare me!" New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝•𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝘯𝘦𝘵
"Words of submission are useless. Answer a few questions for me, and if there’s no deceit, then I might accept your surrender," Shen Changqing said.
Upon hearing this, Gu Cang’s remaining eye seemed to flicker.
"Whatever you wish to ask, if I’m able to answer, I surely won’t hide anything." The time spent talking earlier had allowed him to recover some strength, and his speech became smooth again, though his body, like a pile of mud, still lay there, temporarily unable to move much.
"I ask you, where does the Demon Evil Clan truly come from?" Shen Changqing posed his first question.
Upon hearing this, Gu Cang’s face changed slightly, and he struggled to shake his head. "I cannot answer that question for you—" Seeing Shen Changqing’s expression turn cold, as if ready to attack at any moment, he hurriedly added, "It’s not that I don’t want to tell, but I can’t. As soon as I do, I’ll die on the spot."