Chapter 823 - 816: Xuehe

Chapter 823: Chapter 816: Xuehe

Xingyang Zhenming narrowed his eyes slightly. Using his will to connect with his True Talisman, he opened the contact interface and reached out to a name listed as "Xuehe."

"Drop your current task for now. I’m giving you a new one," Xingyang Zhenming messaged.

Outside Jixian City.

"Corpses" littered the ground. One candidate after another had been beaten until their Life Protection Mechanisms triggered, leaving them collapsed on the dirt, their bodies wrapped in golden Rune Chains.

Most of these bodies could only be described as "corpse fragments." Severed arms, severed legs, organs, and various other body parts had been separated and scattered all over the ground, creating an incredibly gory scene.

Even in Chaotic Paradise, this was an extremely rare sight. Because of the Life Protection Mechanism, dismembering a living being to this extent was an incredibly difficult feat. In a normal duel, a fatal strike to a vital point would instantly trigger the Life Protection Mechanism.

However, the one responsible for this massacre seemed to understand this rule perfectly. He could seemingly perceive the true "boundary" of life, allowing him to bypass the constraints of the Life Protection Mechanism to the greatest extent and dismember living beings as much as possible.

It was just like the Ancient Donghua torture of death by a thousand cuts—only the most skilled executioners could complete the entire punishment without killing the victim prematurely.

At this moment, the tall figure responsible for all this stood in the center of the carnage.

His skin was crimson, and thin red threads wove into tattoo-like patterns that coiled around his body.

The man’s muscular upper body was exposed. In the center of his chest, a red fleshy organ—resembling both a tumor and an exposed heart—beat incessantly.

THUMP! THUMP!

Muffled sounds continuously accompanied the beating. That red organ reverberated like a war drum, possessing some strange, demonic allure.

Faintly, a pale red membrane enveloped the surrounding area, expanding and contracting in time with the pulsations of the fleshy organ.

All the candidates lying on the ground looked at this man with fearful expressions. Even with the protection of their Life True Talismans, their hearts or other life cores vibrated violently in sync with his fleshy organ, feeling as though they were about to burst apart.

They knew this man’s name: "Xuehe" Gegula, a powerful entity ranked ninety-fifth on the overall leaderboard. He was an elite assassin of the Ghost Ruins Organization, notorious for his cruelty. Hailing from the Red Moon Civilization, he possessed exceptionally formidable combat skills and seemingly had a special ability to detect the boundaries of life. Anyone defeated by him was essentially mutilated beyond recognition.

Although the Life True Talisman’s protection mechanism could save their lives, and plenty of cheap healing medicines could quickly cure injuries, not everyone possessed Zhou Yuanjue’s terrifying Recovery Power. When a body was dismembered to this extent, the cost and time required for recovery would increase drastically.

Because every time Gegula appeared, the battlefield would turn into a crimson landscape flooded with blood, he had earned the title "Xuehe." Wherever he went, blood flowed like a river.

He was the opponent many candidates dreaded encountering the most.

As the fleshy organ on Gegula’s chest stopped beating, the pale red membrane surrounding him completely vanished, and everything returned to peace.

Gegula scanned the surrounding remains, a trace of intoxication in his eyes, as if he were admiring an artwork he had just created.

BEEP BEEP!

At that moment, his True Talisman suddenly chimed with a message.

Gegula raised an eyebrow slightly. Using his will, he opened the True Talisman Interface and saw the message from Xingyang Zhenming.

"My task just ended. As long as it’s a suitable target, I can continue at any time. Send me the Data," Gegula immediately replied after reading the message.

BEEP!

Soon, the target’s Data document was transmitted into his mind through the True Talisman.

He opened the Data, and several light screens appeared before him.

"Zhou Yuanjue? A candidate from a Low level Civilization, a newcomer to Chaotic Paradise? An entity at the First layer Transformation Boundary?" Gegula frowned as he read the beginning of the Data.

"I’m not a garbage disposal plant. Don’t throw all your trash at me. If it isn’t premium blood, it isn’t worth my time," he immediately messaged Xingyang Zhenming, preparing to reject the task.

He thought it was utterly ridiculous that a mere First layer Transformation Boundary target would require the deployment of an entity in the top hundred of the overall leaderboard. Who did Xingyang Zhenming think he was? If he actually took this task, what would happen to his reputation?

"Don’t be in a hurry. Finish reading the Data, and you’ll find something new," Xingyang Zhenming quickly replied, seemingly anticipating Gegula’s thoughts.

If it were anyone else, Gegula would have already closed the chat window, but he still had to give Xingyang Zhenming some face.

He continued reading.

"Defeated the strongest geniuses from the latest batches of the Red Moon, Sacred Lotus, Black Seal, and Holy Descendant Civilizations in the Mimicry True Realm? In the recent sweep operation, he defeated the two-person team of Red Spider and Roaring War Chariot head-on? Red Spider believes he possesses strength close to the top hundred on the overall leaderboard?

"Defeated them? A First layer Transformation Boundary against the Second layer Transformation Boundary, and two of them at that?"

Sure enough, after reading all the Data, a look of intrigue appeared on Gegula’s face.

The blood of trash would only pollute his art. Only the corpse fragments of geniuses could be stitched together into the most moving shapes.

"Well? Still not interested?" Xingyang Zhenming’s message arrived.

"I accept this target. I’m very interested in such a fascinating opponent," Gegula replied, unable to stop a cruel smile from forming on his lips.

Then, he glanced at the surrounding people again and slowly raised his arms, which were holding two bone longswords.

SHNK!

The two bone longswords pierced into his broad back, disappearing into his flesh and blood.

SWOOSH!

He tapped his foot lightly, and his figure swiftly soared into the air. After a few flashes, he completely disappeared over the horizon.

PHEW!

The "corpse fragments" present couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Recalling the ferocious smile on his face as he left, they all shuddered involuntarily.

They wondered who had become this madman’s next target. Whoever it was, they were truly out of luck.

Three days later, in the Chiyan Safety Zone, Dominic Wilderness.

Fuya and Long’Er had been lying in the volcanic crater for three whole days. During this time, Fuya kept wondering who the headquarters would send next.

No matter who was sent, they should first come to find them and understand the specific situation.

Just as she was feeling bored to death, a blood-red figure suddenly appeared above the valley and, with a single leap, landed right in front of them.