Chapter 1439: Creating a Heart Demon

Chapter 1439: Chapter 1439: Creating a Heart Demon

When the last member of the Vlad family fell, the siege against the Vlad family castle finally came to an end. In this final battle, the remaining Vlad members either died in despair after having their blood essence extracted by Pei Yan, or made a choice similar to Depeo, detonating themselves.

Watching Pei Yan, standing amidst the air thick with Blood Mist, eyes closed absorbing the residual blood essence from the battlefield, many investigative agents couldn’t help but feel that at that moment, he seemed more like a member of the Blood Race than any of the Vlad family members who had died.

"Don’t just stand there! Clean up the battlefield and see if there’s anyone left alive, send ten teams into the castle to check for any remaining enemies hiding, be cautious of enemy ambushes! Don’t be careless and make mistakes when the mission is almost over!" Mei Simiao clapped her hands to signal to the somewhat lost-looking team members after the battle ended. After receiving new orders, everyone immediately took action accordingly, while Mei Simiao nodded at the ten captains she had pre-selected when planning earlier.

According to the agreement, the spoils obtained from annihilating the Vlad family would be selected first by the three major councils, who would then take eight parts and the investigative department would take two. This condition had already been agreed upon during the investigation, so before the Bright Church sent someone to officially reside here for clearing, these ten teams could hide whatever good stuff they found—after all, not a single Vlad family member was left alive, and you three major councils couldn’t check any accounts!

Of course, this matter couldn’t be pushed too far to leave room for gossip, so Mei Simiao chose these ten teams, all astute and meticulous individuals. With the battlefield cleaning work underway, after squeezing out the last trace of blood essence from the air, only then did Pei Yan somewhat reluctantly turn back towards the main camp, where the most important task awaited him.

Coming once again to the mechanical avatar of Lei Youting, Pei Yan looked at the other and apologized in a slightly guilty tone: "Sorry, three people got away but I assure you, within days I’ll catch them and completely extinguish the Vlad family."

Lei Youting controlled the mechanical avatar appealingly, tilting her head in response with a smile: "I believe in you! You said you’d take down Song Mingyuan, and you did, you said you’d avenge me and you accomplished that too! If not for you, I could only carry this grievance, leaving this world in endless regret. Thank you, Brother Pei."

"No need to thank me yet! There are still three of your enemies I haven’t eliminated!" Pei Yan said while walking up to Moira and his brother, looking at the two, who had given up on hope, mockingly said: "How does it feel watching your family be destroyed before your very eyes?"

"Enough! Pei Yan, from the day you captured us you haven’t missed any chance to humiliate us! You think I’d still respond to your mockery now, do you? Come on, use whatever means you wish! Whether to torture us to death, or if you suddenly take pity and give us a quick end, it’s up to you." Moira lay on the ground and glanced at Pei Yan from the corner of his eye, speaking lifelessly, displaying a demeanor of resignation.

Pei Yan nodded. After such highs and lows, finally tortured to this point, Moira seems to have accepted it! He didn’t take their lives but beckoned to Ye Ruozai beside him, only to see Ye Ruozai step forward and take out an incense burner-like device from his robe.

This was one of the Divine Artifacts lent by the Immortal Palace to the investigative department during the operation against Delacuri, the Soul Gathering Furnace. It was under the cover of this artifact that Delacuri’s soul was re-congregated and trapped inside the incense burner, since that day until today, it has been under tight scrutiny by the investigation department members.

At Pei Yan’s signal, Ye Ruozai slowly activated the incense burner in his hand, only for a wisp of smoke to gently float out from the gaps of the incense burner’s lid. Long after, this wisp of smoke congealed into a humanoid shape in mid-air, which instantly began to ram around, trying to break free. Ye Ruozai saw this and quickly activated the Divine Artifact, under Ye Ruozai’s double suppression of spiritual power and artifact power, this wisp of soul promptly settled down obediently. Only when Pei Yan signaled that it was appropriate to grant some freedom, did Ye Ruozai slightly relax the constraint.

The wisp of soul didn’t struggle this time, he first looked around and glanced at the surrounding people. When he spotted his two sons lying on the ground tortured beyond recognition, he sighed, his distant, cold face showing a fleeting hint of desolation. Then he looked into the distance, only after a prolonged period did he connect the irreversibly altered castle before him with the manor he once lived in.

Having taken in all these circumstances, he finally turned his gaze towards Pei Yan and calmly remarked: "You finally did it! You succeeded! My family was destroyed by your hand! You released me now just to have me witness all this, hoping to have me leave this world carrying regret and disgrace, am I right?"

"Yes! You never once imagined that your subordinates, whom you slaughtered like ants, would one day bring about the downfall of your family, did you? You may call me a petty man, taking revenge on every little grievance, but I don’t care because this feeling is truly delightful! It brings me such satisfaction!" Pei Yan looked at Delacuri’s soul, unabashedly expressing the pleasure and fulfillment that comes after avenging a great feud.

"No! I won’t see you that way! I understand your feelings too well! Because I once did the same thing as you." Delacuri shook his head frankly and said: "To me, this is the most normal matter in the world, except this time, I’m on the side being eradicated! Pei Yan, humans can’t foresee fate, like I told you, if I knew how powerful you’d be today, I would have decisively killed you then and there. If I couldn’t instantly kill you, I’d rather choose not to provoke you, but I couldn’t see the future, neither can you! Reflect on it! Haven’t you engaged in enough battles lately? Aren’t there enough people who died by your hand, who once like you were ants? Are you sure there’s not a single one of them who was innocent? Are you sure there isn’t a single one whose relatives or friends will thus hold a grudge against you for life, striving in some future unnoticed moment to exact revenge causing you lifelong pain?"

Saying this, Delacuri spread his hands, smiling as he looked at Pei Yan whose complexion began to turn grim: "You’re uncertain! Everything I’ve said could happen, this isn’t my curse but something you must face as a strong individual, just like I did back then! Thus, you must live your life forthcoming in pride and arrogance while fearing unknown threats! I hope you’ll remain strong, strong enough no one dares seek revenge on you, otherwise, some day, the scenes that happened to me here will recur upon you!"