Chapter 719 - 718: Begging for Mercy

Chapter 719: Chapter 718: Begging for Mercy

Su Kaifeng’s ruthlessness sent a shiver through many of the onlookers. It seemed their Clan Leader was truly merciless—unwilling to intervene, or even to speak a single word on their behalf.

This was truly shocking. These were two elders, after all. Was he just going to let them die? Wouldn’t this just make the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom’s current predicament even worse?

The Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom was already in a precarious state. Experts were scarce, and it was only clinging to its powerful reputation. In reality, things were already dire.

The crucial point was that the First Elder had the potential to break through to the Saint King Stage. Was he really going to let a future Saint King expert die just like that? It was a duel to the death, true, but both of them had lost the ability to fight. They had already lost.

All it would take was paying a certain price, and they could be ransomed. But Su Kaifeng did no such thing. He chose to remain a bystander!

"Clan Leader, please save my father!"

At this time, the First Elder’s son, and others connected to him, all dropped to their knees. It was undeniable that the First Elder had gone to ambush Yi Xingchen’s family, but to these people, that had nothing to do with them. They didn’t care what happened to others, so long as their own family wasn’t involved.

"Clan Leader, we are willing to pay any price!"

Many of them fell to their knees, begging Su Kaifeng to save the two elders. They didn’t care whether Yi Xingchen lived or died; they only wanted to rescue the two elders.

"It’s useless to ask me. If you want to beg, go beg Yi Xingchen’s son." Su Kaifeng was no fool. He could sense that Yi Tianyun’s power was immense. ’To possess such terrifying strength at his age... If I don’t give him face, I will definitely regret it!’

This was what he truly thought. If they didn’t go along with Yi Tianyun’s wishes, they would lose out on a supreme genius. And crucially, from a logical standpoint, Yi Tianyun wasn’t in the wrong at all.

They had agreed to a duel to the death. If it had been anyone else, they wouldn’t have shown any mercy—they would have been chopped into pieces by now. That was a true battle to the death, unlike Yi Tianyun’s method of torture.

Their expressions darkened, but they still ran over and knelt before Yi Tianyun, begging him to let the First and Third Elders go.

"Please, spare our First Elder. We are willing to give you all our Treasures..."

"The First Elder’s Treasures will all be yours, please, spare him..."

They pleaded one after another, especially the elders’ descendants, who kowtowed nonstop. Though they seethed with unwillingness, this was the reality of their situation. The disparity in strength left them no choice but to kneel and beg.

Yi Tianyun looked at the crowd coldly. "When they surrounded and ambushed my parents, what was going through their minds?" he said, his voice like ice. "If my father hadn’t been so powerful, my parents would have died long ago! I was poisoned as a child. If I hadn’t been able to find a cure, I would have died long ago! When they did those things, did they ever stop to consider this!?"

"Let me ask you all: if we had been the ones to surround and try to kill two of your elders, or even poisoned your own children, would you spare me?"

His voice wasn’t loud, but every word struck their hearts like a hammer, leaving them utterly stunned. They also understood one thing clearly: he would never spare the two elders.

Because if the roles were reversed, they absolutely would not have shown mercy either.

"Please, be the bigger person. It’s all in the past. We only ask that you spare the First Elder’s life... There is a saying: ’Repay injustice with kindness.’ Please, let the First Elder go. We will be eternally grateful!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Repay injustice with kindness. We will be very grateful to you..."

They continued to plead, hoping Yi Tianyun would spare the two elders, even bringing up the concept of repaying injustice with kindness. But to Yi Tianyun, their words meant nothing.

"Unfortunately, I’m not the type to repay injustice with kindness. And I’ve never claimed to be a good person," Yi Tianyun said coolly. "Just now, they were completely unrepentant. They denied everything and even tried to drag my grandfather into it. People who would harm their own clansmen... letting them live is just a waste of resources."

Yi Tianyun watched the two men writhing on the ground, ignoring the disciples who were pleading for their lives.

No matter how much they begged, Yi Tianyun remained unmoved, his eyes fixed on the two elders screaming in agony. It seemed that even if they were rescued, their souls would be half-destroyed.

Jiao Linghe’s gaze was frigid; she had no intention of letting them off. Even Yi Yuanlong didn’t try to persuade Yi Tianyun to stop. They were all ruthless and knew how to handle their enemies.

If someone showed them kindness, they would repay it a hundredfold. But if someone showed them hatred, they would pursue vengeance to the very end!

"You two," Yi Tianyun said coolly, "if you can’t bear it any longer, I permit you to kill yourselves. I’ll grant you that last shred of dignity as a favor to the Sealing Heaven Divine Kingdom."

The crowd had wondered what he would say. It turned out to be an offer of suicide. If they didn’t take it, the torture would continue indefinitely.

They now had two choices: commit suicide, or wait for their souls to be devoured to nothing.

"You... you’ll die a miserable death! I curse you! I curse you to never find peace in the cycle of reincarnation!"

The First Elder, writhing on the ground, forced himself up. He raised a hand to strike his own head, but just as it descended, Yi Tianyun struck him from across the Void, sending him flying into the air.

"Plenty of people have cursed me to never find peace. You’re not the first," Yi Tianyun said coolly. "I was going to let you die with a shred of dignity, but unfortunately for you, I despise being cursed. Since you want to curse me so badly, I’ll give you a real reason to."

He instantly appeared before the First Elder, grabbed his head, and brutally ripped his soul from his body. He tossed the soul into the air and flicked a stream of fire at it, setting it ablaze.

The First Elder shrieked. The intense agony was countless times worse than before!

"You... you bastard! I... I’ll kill you! I..." The First Elder could no longer form a coherent sentence, his words lost in pained, incoherent shrieks as the flames consumed him.

The scene made everyone’s blood run cold. They never imagined Yi Tianyun could forcibly rip out a soul. He was a demon!

Nearby, the Third Elder, who had been about to curse as well, shuddered violently. He summoned the last of his strength to pull out a Longsword and press his body down onto the blade. With a SQUELCH, the Longsword pierced through his head, killing him instantly.

He didn’t even have the strength left to grip the Longsword, so he could only use his own body weight to press down and impale himself. If he’d had any strength remaining, he would have charged Yi Tianyun for one last desperate attack rather than commit suicide.

With a THUD, his presence vanished completely. He collapsed to the ground, motionless, as blood pooled beneath him. Suicide was terrifying, but the endless agony of his soul being gnawed on by the Evil Spirits made it the preferable option.

Yi Tianyun watched from the side, his expression unchanged. ’Anyone who touches my family will die,’ he thought. ’I don’t care who they are!’