Against the Gods - Chapter 1653 Proofread

Chapter 1653 - A Tooth for a Tooth

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"Qing... Qingchen!"

The impact of this scene caused Eternal Heaven God Emperor's eyes to be filled with rage, as he staggered and swayed.

Yun Che's eyes released a devil aura as his black hair fluttered in the air, while the aura on his body churned like violent black flames.

The hatred that shot out of his eyes was like a demon blade that had been infected by the blood pool of hell. He hated that he couldn't use the most painful and cruel method to tear him apart and turn him into the world's lowliest blood foam.

The palm that was locked on the nape of Zhou Qingchen's neck was filled with a dark black aura, and had already devoured half of the skin and flesh of his neck into a frightening charred black color.

Zhou Qingchen's entire body was stiff, and he did not even touch the ground. His eyes turned white, and his body trembled like a sieve amidst extreme pain, yet was unable to make a single sound.

"Yun Che, you..." Zhou Xuzi took a step forward, and then firmly stood in place, as his mouth wide became wide open while his voice became incomparably hoarse.

Chi Wuyao walked over and stood beside Yun Che. The swirling black energy fused with Yun Che's aura and an invisible pressure had pressed onto Zhou Xuzi's chest, preventing him from taking even a single step further.

The chaos and shock in his mind and soul was like a huge wave that covered the sky. But, looking at Chi Wuyao who stood beside Yun Che, how could he not understand what was happening?

"You ... You all..." His voice was trembling, and his facial features were contorted to an extent that he could not even imagine.

Crack!

Yun Che's five fingers had sunk deeply into Zhou Qingchen's throat bone and it had emitted an ear-piercing split sound. Zhou Qingchen's entire body suddenly froze, and from the depths of his throat came an extremely painful sound of friction.

"Stop!" Zhou Xuzi's eyes looked as if they had been pierced by poisonous needles and the words that came out of his mouth instantly transformed into an extremely terrified roar. He extended his arm forward, but didn't dare to even take a single step as he said, "No... Don't kill him. Don't kill him!"

It was said that an Emperor was heartless. However, to Zhou Xuzi, Zhou Qingchen was indeed more important than his life.

Qianye Ying'er had said that Zhou Qingchen was Zhou Xuzi's biggest, and perhaps the only weakness he had, which it was not a lie.

He had concealed the truth for Zhou Qingchen, destroyed his own principles and beliefs for Zhou Qingchen, stepped into the Northern God Region and begged the Devil Queen, and even unhesitatingly offered a treasure that was second only to the Eternal Heaven Pearl all for Zhou Qingchen.

Facing Zhou Qingchen, whose life was in the hands of another, the God Emperor was actually so terrified that his liver and guts were on the verge of splitting apart.

For a father, anyone who sees it will be moved.

But, in the eyes of Yun Che and Chi Wuyao, there was only mockery.

"Eternal Heaven God Emperor has such a deep affection for you that it's practically an earth-shattering feeling. Even This Queen can't hold back her tears any longer."

Chi Wuyao faintly smiled, and lightly glanced at Yun Che who was beside her... After tormenting himself for a long time, everything finally went as he wished.

Chi Wuyao's objective had already been achieved when Zhou Xuzi arrived with Zhou Qingchen. Whether it was in the offensive speech, the oppression of soul power, the desire to capture him, or to disturb his mind - all of it was for this moment.

The instance where Yun Che held Zhou Qingchen hostage in front of Zhou Xuzi!

As for the Savage Divine Pith, it could be considered as a pretty good additional harvest.

It was impossible for Zhou Xuzi to even think of this kind of method from Chi Wuyao in his dreams. The real target was not the Savage Divine Pith in his hands, but instead, Zhou Qingchen, who should not even have any sort of relationship with her.

Zhou Xuzi bit his teeth to the point that it was about to shatter, causing blood to seep through his fingers, but he forced himself to calm down.

But no matter how much he tried to force himself to calm down, he could not understand why Yun Che would be "mixed in" with the Devil Queen.

The Devil Queen was extremely insidious and cunning, and she also hated the three God Regions to the extreme. Yun Che was a Devil born in the Eastern Divine Region, and had all sorts of secrets on his person.

Yun Che could only be her prey, so how could such a situation even exist!

He was even more unable to understand why Yun Che, whose strength had clearly been completely sealed and whose soul had been completely seized, had actually instantly recovered and exploded...

This concerned Zhou Qingchen's safety, so he was extremely cautious, and if everything was all a disguise, then there was no way it could escape his senses.

The Savage Divine Pith had already been handed over, but Zhou Qingchen's darkness had not been dispelled, and even his life was being held in Yun Che's hands.

"Devil Queen, you... What is this! This old one has already handed over the Savage Divine Pith, yet you... You actually went back on your word! Do you even have the dignity as the Devil Queen?!"

Zhou Xuzi's tone could still be considered calm, but his gaze was still shaking intensely, as he was afraid that Yun Che would suddenly make a move and bury Zhou Qingchen in this place.

"Oh? This Queen does not understand Eternal Heaven God Emperor's words."

Chi Wuyao said in a slow and leisurely manner, "This Queen first hands over Yun Che, and after Eternal Heaven God Emperor hands over the Savage Divine Pith, then This Queen will immediately follow the agreement and order Yun Che to dispel the darkness from Zhou Qingchen."

"This Queen's person has already been handed in, and the orders have been issued, so everything is as you wish, which means there is no dissent at all. Why does the Eternal Heaven God Emperor refused to admit his mistakes, but instead dirties This Queen from going back on her word? Is this how your Eastern Region Divine Emperors does things?!"

The first half of Chi Wuyao's words were filled with hidden bitterness, but the latter half of her sentence was already overflowing with anger, as if she had suffered an enormous grievance and slandered it.

"You!!" Zhou Xuzi, who had only managed to calm down for three breaths, trembled once again.

"The things that we have agreed upon have been completely and thoroughly concluded by This Queen. As for what Yun Che wanted to do, that was his matter, so what does it have to do with This Queen? His hands and feet are not grown on This Queen's body."

"~!#$%…" Eternal Heaven God Emperor's eyes turned black. This time, not only his body, but even his heart, liver, lungs and kidneys were trembling.

He, the Eternal Heaven God Emperor, with his fame that was renowned throughout the world, and his name burning in the sun with the respect of all realms, had never received such humiliation before!

However, he could not do anything about it. Because Zhou Qingchen's life was in the other party's hands.

"Alright... Good, what a great Northern Region Devil Queen!" Zhou Xuzi slowly nodded, "This old one... Admits defeat!"

"I have given you the Savage Divine Pith, so this old one will bring Qingchen back to the Eastern Divine Region right away. From today onwards... we won't take another step into the Northern Region."

At this point, taking back the Savage Divine Pith was just a pipe dream. Given the hatred Yun Che held towards him, it was very likely that he would kill Zhou Qingchen to vent his hatred.

The purpose of Zhou Xuzi stepping into the Northern Divine Region this time was definitely not only to dispel the darkness from within Zhou Qingchen.

The other goal was to kill Yun Che.

In his anticipation, the first instance after Yun Che removes the darkness from Zhou Qingchen, his strength would explode outwards in an instant, and would strike towards Yun Che... At such a close distance, Yun Che definitely had no chance of surviving.

The predicted "Devil God that slaughters the world" was like a nightmare that surrounded Zhou Xuzi day and night. Yun Che was a great hidden danger, as he had also killed his two Eternal Heaven Guardians, Tai Yin and Zhu Liu, and even caused his son to become a Devil.

How could he let such an excellent opportunity slip by!

At the same time Yun Che was killed, he would immediately throw Zhou Qingchen, who had just escaped the darkness, to Taiyu, who was waiting far away. Then, he would do his best to stop the Devil Queen and the two Witches by her side.

Once Venerable Taiyu brought Zhou Qingchen out of the Northern Region border, he would be safe and he could also safely retreat.

After successfully killing Devil Yun Che, even if the news of him stepping into the Northern Region were to be exposed, it would no longer be a problem for him.

The Savage Divine Pith was incomparably precious, but if he could kill two birds with one stone, then its value would not be inferior in any way to refining the Savage World Pellet.

When Chi Wuyao handed over Yun Che whose soul had been stolen from him and had given the order, he thought that everything was in his hands. However, it was all destroyed in the blink of an eye.

It turned out that the person being played with was him... And from the very beginning.

At this moment, bringing Zhou Qingchen safely away had already become the best outcome that could be obtained.

How sorrowful and sad.

"Bring... Him... To go back... To the... Eastern... Divine...Region? " Yun Che finally opened his mouth and every word was accompanied by the sound of grinding teeth, "Old Dog Eternal Heaven, what are you daydreaming about!"

"I dream... that I would be able to drink your blood and destroy your whole family!"

Zhou Xuzi quickly restrained the aura of strength from his entire body to show that he was of no threat, and said with a voice as calm as he could possibly muster, "Yun Che, I know you hate me to the bones, but all of this has nothing to do with Qingchen..."

"Then what crime did my daughter commit? What crime did my family commit!?"

A roar of despair, like that of a wild beast, had tore apart the Eternal Heaven God Emperor's words.

His five fingers dug deeper and deeper into Zhou Qingchen's neck, and scarlet-black blood quickly flowed out, which covered half of his body.

"Old Dog Eternal Heaven, do you know... My daughter... Even though she was still in the abdomen... she was already in danger of suffering a calamity... When she was born, I was not by her side... Eleven years old... I finally found her. I am not worthy as her father!"

Pressing Zhou Qingchen, he looked at Zhou Xuzi with his words filled with hatred, and each word painful, "I still can't make up for anything... It was her... To save the most unworthy of me... The most useless father... Abandoning her natural talent that was the most important thing... impossible for it to ever reappear!"

"..." Chi Wuyao's eyes turned and she slowly closed her eyes.

"Heh... Hehe..." Yun Che was laughing, but it was more obscure and comparable to a punctured soul than ghosts crying, "She is... A debt of love that would never be repaid in my lifetime... A treasure far more important than my life! It was you... You!!"

His entire body started to uncontrollably tremble and his aura became so chaotic that he could lose control at any moment, "It's all because of you, my daughter... My loved ones... My homeland... All of them!"

Crack!

The sound of bones shattering was incomparably ear-piercing... That was the throat bone! Yun Che's power continued to spiral out of control, and it seemed like Zhou Qingchen would die without a doubt.

"Stop... Stop! Stop!" Zhou Xuzi's voice was filled with pleas, "I am not the one who destroyed your daughter and family members in Blue Pole Star... It was the Moon God Emperor! I definitely did not wish for that to happen!"

"She must die too! All of you deserve to die!" Yun Che roared, and his eyes were like a deep pool of blood.

It was at this time that a strand of sound appeared from Zhou Qingchen's body, and entered everyone's soul sea, " Father... The debt... This child... will..."

"Kill... me..."

Zhou Xuzi widened his eyes and roared, "Qingchen, what nonsense are you saying! You will not die for your father! It's not your turn to pay back the huge debt!"

"..." Zhou Qingchen's face was filled with blood and tears, as cold as ice.

"Yun Che, please... Please let him go." All those years ago, even when he was facing the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor, his plea was not as lowly as this, "I am the one responsible for everything; he doesn't know anything and hasn't done anything. On the contrary... On the contrary, he only has yearning and reverence for you. You've acquainted before and he felt pity for himself."

He did not say something stupid like trading his life for Zhou Qingchen's life. He was incomparably clear that if he didn't die, he would still be able to save Zhou Qingchen. If he truly committed suicide, Zhou Qingchen would definitely die.

Since he had cut the grass, how could he not remove the roots?

"Aiya." Chi Wuyao suddenly let out a quiet sigh and said, "Yun Che, that's enough. If he doesn't leave now, he will definitely be discovered by the people of Burning Moon and Yama, so return Zhou Qingchen to him."

Zhou Xuzi was startled, as though he was in a dream.

Chi Wuyao's gaze turned and she gave a mocking smile, "If Yun Che really wanted to kill your son, he would have died a long time ago without leaving even a trace of him. You wouldn't even have the chance to kneel down."

"Even though he carries the dark profound strength, your Eternal Heaven God Emperor should be very clear about his personality! Killing unrelated people will only increase the number of culprits, and it will only dirty his character and dirty his hands!"

Zhou Xuzi stood in place, after which his eyes began to shine faintly with tears, and his entire body once again shook... This time, it wasn't fear or anger, but endless excitement. It was as if he had suddenly encountered a dazzling light in the depths of the abyss.

That's right, he had seen Yun Che's true nature very clearly.

That was the young man he had admired, valued, and appreciated the most.

Before he had fallen into the darkness, he had carried the holiest and most unsullied light with him.

Even if he had fallen into the Northern Region, even if he hated him to the extreme, how could he possibly kill innocent people?

Whether it was his bloodthirsty eyes, complete demonized aura, or the Devil God's slaughters the world prophecy... All of these were forcibly expelled by him, and the only thing left in his mind was the Yun Che he had personally bestowed the title "World-Saving Divine Child" to before the upheaval!

He believed … All of the thoughts that could be mobilized were convincing him that Yun Che definitely would not actually kill Zhou Qingchen.

Definitely not! Definitely not!

"Yes.... Right." Zhou Xuzi repeatedly nodded his head, as his hair and beard were trembling, and his eyes flowed with all the pleading he could muster, "I, Zhou Xuzi, have committed a grave mistake... Crime is unforgivable... But Qingchen is innocent, you hate me, and it's also my fault, you won't kill him … As long as you let him go, any request... I promise you anything you ask."

Chi Wuyao said to Yun Che, "With your growth, there will be a day where you will personally kill Zhou Xuzi for real. If you kill the unrelated Zhou Qingchen, not only will you dirty your own hands, but you will push down your own style. Let's go, if we don't leave now, it will really be too late."

Yun Che's body did not move, and his bloodshot eyes remained unabated, "Old Dog Eternal Heaven, kneel... After kowtowing three times, I'll let him go!"

Without a word from a True God, who would have the qualifications to make the Eternal Heaven God Emperor kneel and kowtow?

Looking at the dark profound energy on Yun Che's body that was violently churning, as it could go berserk at any given moment due to any kind of slight stimulation, Zhou Xuzi's lips opened and closed a few times, "... Promise..."

"Heh." Yun Che laughed coldly, "In my life, I, Yun Che, hate people who go back on their words the most. Do you think... Do you think I will break my promise like you, you old dog!"

Bang!

Zhou Xuzi's knees could not help but kneel to the ground. That prideful head of his that had only ever given in to the Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor struck heavily onto the dark ground.

Chi Wuyao's gaze turned, and the depths of her eyes flashed with a taunting and cruel dark light.

Drip... Drip... Drip...

Blood and tears slowly dripped from Zhou Qingchen's body, coinciding with the sound of Zhou Xuzi's head hitting his body in a desolate manner.

Bang!

The third time, Zhou Xuzi's head fell on the ground.

He raised his head, and his gaze unfocused as he looked at Zhou Qingchen who was in Yun Che's hand... His knees had forgotten to straighten.

"Alright... Very good."

Yun Che smiled slightly as the grip on Zhou Qingchen's neck slowly loosened.

Puff!

What appeared in Zhou Xuzi's eyes was not the image of Zhou Qingchen's body falling from Yun Che's hands, but rather a bloody arm that pierced through his chest.

Bang!

The bloody hand with a dark light released its energy and instantly crushed Zhou Qingchen's body into minced meat that filled the sky.

Beneath the shower of blood, was Yun Che's cruel and sinister laugh that was as terrifying as a demon from Purgatory.