Against the Gods - Chapter 1616 Proofread

                                                               Against the Gods
Proofread for Chapter 1616 - Devil by Trizept (ATG Wikia Discord)
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"You..." Even though Venerable Tai Yin was injured to the extreme, his body still stood tall and proud, but then it suddenly bent as he violently trembled. His blood-stained face revealed a deep expression of pain.

Very soon, not only his eyes, but the blood that flowed all over his body had also been dyed a deep, dark green.

The frightened Qu Hui turned his eyes around, and quickly arrived beside Tai Yin. He reached out his hand to help him up, "Venerable Tai Yin, how will you return..."

"Don't come near me!" Tai Yin retreated, but it was just this slight movement of an air wave from Qu Hui that slightly affected his internal qi. This caused his face to violently distort, and made him heavily kneel on the ground, as he was unable to stand up again amidst the trembling of his knees.

"Poison... It's poison!" Tai Yin screamed in pain.

Qu Hui had been in the Eternal Heaven for so many years, yet he had never heard such a terrified voice from any of the Guardians.

"Poison... What poison is this?" Qu Hui's voice trembled as well. At the level of a Guardian, other than the Southern Divine Region's primordial devil poison, what other poison could threaten them? Just as he said that, he suddenly thought of something and cried out, "Could it be... Could it be that..."

"Sky Poison... Pearl..." Tai Yin's body was curled up, as the convulsions from his entire body was unable to stop. The poison that suddenly radiated all over his body and instantly filled every cell and pore, was so terrifying that it completely surpassed the knowledge he had of poisons throughout his life. It made him suddenly think of the most terrifying possibility.

The Sky Poison Pearl... Everyone in Eastern Divine Region knew that Yun Che was the master of the Heavenly Profound Treasure, Sky Poison Pearl!

"..." Qianye Ying'er finally understood. She swept a glance at Tai Yin, opened her mouth, but did not say anything.

She wanted to say that the other party was, after all, a Guardian. However, when she thought about Yun Che's hatred toward the Eastern Divine Region, especially towards the Eternal Heaven Realm, she indifferently swallowed back the words that were about to leave her mouth.

Even though it wasn't the right time yet, but since they've already met, they might as well collect the bloodstained interest first!

Qu Hui had never experienced the Sky Poison Pearl's poison before, but he could clearly feel despair from Venerable Tai Yin's body... That's right, despair!

The despair released by the will of an Eternal Heaven Guardian!

Tai Yin's body was kneeling on the ground, and he seemed to be trying his best to stand up, however, as the poisonous breath spread out, his aura became more and more chaotic and weaker.

That terrifying poison was like an ancient demon that had come from the depths of the abyss and mercilessly devoured everything, including his life. His power couldn't disperse in the slightest, let alone annihilate the poison.

The recovery of the Sky Poison's toxicity was still too shallow after all. If Tai Yin was in his peak condition, with his strength and even if the Sky Poison had exploded in his body, he could still forcibly endure it without external interference.

But with his current condition... Only death could be smelled.

Yun Che lifted his foot and slowly walked towards Tai Yin and Qu Hui. He dragged the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor Sword behind him, and slashed a pitch-black demon mark on the ground.

Qu Hui, the head of the Eternal Heaven Adjudicator, and Tai Yin, ranked sixth of the Eternal Heaven Guardian, are two people that were supreme existences in front of Yun Che.

But at this moment, every step that Yun Che took, was like the steps of the death god coming after their souls.

It had only been a few years since such a drastic change had occurred.

Behind him, the Eternal Heaven Crown Prince's life was firmly locked in Qianye Ying'er's hands.

How sad, sorrowful, and despairing this was.

They never thought that they would meet Yun Che here, and would never in their dreams think that they would fall into such a miserable state in the blink of an eye under his hands... In just a few short breaths, every moment was the darkest of nightmares.

Tai Yin attempted to circulate his last remaining strength, but when his aura slightly moved, the extremely terrifying Sky Poison became like an enraged devil, swallowing his body and life even more frantically.

Bang!

His upper body also heavily smashed onto the ground. Under the poisonous breath, the Absolute Beginning ground under his feet quickly disappeared. He slowly raised his hand, wanting to call back the Void World Cauldron, but the moment his thoughts moved, the soul link that was barely formed had been ruthlessly severed.

The Void World Cauldron had been sucked into Yun Che's hands and the dark devil energy had completely engulfed it, preventing Tai Yin's mind from infiltrating it.

"Think you can... Escape?" The corner of Yun Che's mouth slightly curled, as he revealed an incomparably dark and sinister smile in front of Tai Yin and Qu Hui's eyes.

Back then, as the host and supervisor of the Profound God Conference, Yun Che was just an absolutely talented junior. But today, facing Yun Che's approaching footsteps, the oppressive feeling made him completely unable to breathe. The fear brought by that dark and cold smile, was actually no different from the fear brought by the arrival of the Devil Emperor back then!

This kind of pressure and fear was not because of his strength, but was instead because of an indescribable darkness and dark fiendish aura... Things that would never appear on Yun Che in their eyes before, had now appeared to the limit in his body.

"Yun... Che!" Tai Yin raised his head, his voice was as hoarse as sand, "Let go of Young Master, I... take my life and I can give you the Divine Fruit!"

Yun Che continued to move forward, and every step he took was filled with an air of death. Tai Yin's words were as if he had just heard a joke. The corner of his mouth became even more eerie, "Your life? In my eyes, your life is as lowly as a dog! You think you are worthy of being used for trade!?"

Without a doubt, this was the most humiliating thing that Tai Yin had ever heard in his entire life. His gaze retracted, as he propped up the prideful backbone of a Guardian's life, "If you don't let Young Master go, I'll immediately... destroy the Divine Fruit! "

Just as he finished speaking, the figure of Yun Che in his line of sight suddenly became illusory, as a black figure seemed to shoot out of a dark void like hell, which it then pierced through his body.

Bang!

Being seriously injured and on the verge of death, coupled with the fact that his body was infected by the Sky Poison Pearl, Tai Yin's divine body had already become as weak as tofu under the Heaven Smiting Sword. The dark profound energy along with flames had filled his whole body quickly, as it swallowed and burned his body, which affected his bones and his soul... It was all stimulating the movement of the Sky Poison within his body to erupt at full power.

At the end of his life, his vision returned to its former clarity... He saw Yun Che's eyes which were just inches away from him.

It used to be so clear, but now it was so dark.

Boom... Boom...

The Phoenix Fire and the Golden Crow Fire spread out from Tai Yin's body, gradually fusing into the terrifying Crimson Divine Flame, and was burning his body into ashes.

Behind him, Qu Hui stood there in a daze, while his face turned pale-white like a dried up corpse. Seeing that Tai Yin's body was struck by Yun Che once again, he tried his best to move forward and save Tai Yin. However, his body was completely frozen in place, and he could not take a single step forward as he was incessantly shivering.

As the head of the Adjudicator, he had become nearly ruthless and didn't know what fear was, but at this moment, his heart felt like it was about to shatter.

When more than half of Tai Yin's body had been incinerated, the last remnants of his consciousness finally dissipated.

An Eternal Heaven Guardian was buried under Yun Che's sword just like that... Buried in the hands of a "junior" whose longevity was only about thirty years old.

Bang!

Tai Yin's mummified body was flung away like trash by Yun Che with a single slash. Following that, he raised his sword once again, forcefully destroying the space that was just about to collapse around him. The items that Tai Yin had stored, all of a sudden flew out and filled the sky with chaotic space.

At this time, a wave of aura that felt like a divine spring was spread out between heaven and earth.

The Divine Fruit of Absolute Beginning!

The source of the aura was that dazzling brilliance. It was clearly just a speck, yet it was as resplendent as any star in the sky.

But the moment the divine fruit started to shine brightly, the Brahma Golden Flexible Sword that was coiled around Zhou Qingchen's body suddenly flew out, and in an instant, it swept up like a gold mark that was a million times faster than a shooting star, before it flew back to Qianye Ying'er's side.

The Divine Fruit's aura and starlight also disappeared into Qianye Ying'er's hands.

Yun Che's outstretched hand stopped in midair, then slowly turned around... The Brahma Golden Flexible Sword had once again locked down Zhou Qingchen, and Qianye Ying'er's aura became as calm as the wind, as if nothing had ever happened.

"Tai Yin... Uncle..." Zhou Qingchen laid paralyzed on the ground, completely without any struggle. He blankly stared at the mummified body that was left with only charred flesh and bones. He bit down the tip of his tongue, causing blood to ooze out of the corner of his mouth, but was unable to wake up from his nightmare.

The current Primordial Chaos is a world without gods.

And if one must speak of the existence of a "god," then the Eternal Heaven Guardian would be the most qualified person to be titled as a "god".

Not only in the eyes of the people, but also in the eyes of Zhou Qingchen himself.

Zhu Liu died, while he still hadn't recovered his soul. Tai Yin died... He died just now and right before his very eyes... died by Yun Che's hands!

The world spun before his eyes, as his mind alternated between gray and white. He could no longer feel any pain nor fear...

Yun Che's gaze slowly swept across Qianye Ying'er's body. He glanced at Qu Hui who was frozen in place, and spat out four words without the slightest emotion, as if his soul had been pulled out of his body, "You can commit suicide."

"..." Qu Hui remained motionless, as his lips slightly opened and closed, but was unable to make a sound.

"Wasting time." Qianye Ying'er murmured as her slender finger swept out, and instantly, the "Tora" flew out. A golden light swept across Qu Hui's body.

There was no rumble of profound energy that exploded, nor any cutting of space. There was barely any sound... When the golden light returned to Qianye Ying'er's hands, Qu Hui's body suddenly staggered apart. It dispersed into nine incomparably flat segments, as it rolled on the ground, and tumbled into different directions for a very long distance.

There was no struggle.

This time, the "Tora" wrapped itself around her waist. Even without the "Tora" locking on to his body, Zhou Qingchen remained paralyzed on the spot, as his body was constantly trembling and convulsing while his eyes glazed over.

Qianye Ying'er turned around and glanced at Zhou Qingchen with contempt, but didn't bring up the matter of the Absolute Beginning Divine Fruit either, and said indifferently, "How are you planning to punish him?"

She was sure that Yun Che would not immediately kill him.

The hatred in his heart was enough to fill the entire abyss of hell, so how could he easily kill the son of an Eternal Heaven!

Yun Che stood in front of Zhou Qingchen, as he looked down at his pale face and laughed in a sinister way, "Brother Qingchen, each of the dogs your Eternal Heaven has raised is more useless than the last."

"Forget about trash, this blood is really cheap... It's unbearable stink!"

Boom!

Yun Che's palm pushed backwards and the sky turned upside down, as it completely annihilated the bloody bones of Qu Hui and Tai Yi into the Absolute Beginning dust.

As if his soul was being fiercely stabbed by a poison blade, Zhou Qingchen's entire body quivered, and his eyes immediately regained clarity. His body trembled uncontrollably, however, his mind became incomparably cold and sober. He raised his head and looked at Yun Che, as he said while gnashing his teeth, "Yun Che, my Royal Father is right. As expected... You have become an evil devil!"

He did not say "Devil", but an "Evil Devil".

But unfortunately, he did not know just how much of a joke these words of his were in Yun Che's ears.

Yun Che smiled. His smile was very peaceful, and didn't seem to contain even the slightest bit of anger or killing intent. He smiled merrily, "That's right, I am a devil. In this world, there is no devil more evil than me... Very soon, all of you in Eternal Heaven, and the entire God Realm will know the extent of my evil."

Being looked straight at by Yun Che, Zhou Qingchen's pupils unconsciously enlarged, then enlarged again... Although he had a gentle smile on his face, it caused every pore on Zhou Qingchen's body to shrink and fear.

"You... Kill me." Zhou Qingchen gritted his teeth tightly, not allowing it to emit any sounds of trembling or collision. "Royal Father... had always felt guilty and blamed himself... Just as he was about to abdicate... If I die by your hands, Royal Father will finally be able to resolve this matter... One day, he will personally kill you and avenge me!"

"He... blames himself and feels guilt?" The corner of Yun Che's mouth twitched. He wanted to laugh, wanted to laugh crazily at the sky. In his entire life, he had heard countless jokes, but none of them could make him feel like he could wildly laugh for thousands of days and nights!

"He is guilty about a devil. Your Royal Father is truly so great that even the heavens are about to cry." Yun Che reached out and grabbed Zhou Qingchen's collar. In the depths of his seemingly calm eyes, there were actually two balls of extremely malevolent flames that were wildly burning. His voice had also become slow and light at this time,

"The current me, other than a dark heart and soul, has nothing else. My homeland, my loved ones, my wives and my daughter, all of them are gone."

"And who gave me all this... Your great Royal Father has countless children, especially a son who makes him proud."

His face slowly approached, "How do you think I should repay him?"