Chapter 1445: A Good Show

Chapter 1445: Chapter 1445: A Good Show

"Conscience?" Delacuri sneered and looked contemptuously at the corpses of his three sons before glancing at Pei Yan.

"Understood!" Seeing the sarcasm in the other’s eyes, Pei Yan nodded. Fighting has reached a point where none will let the other go. Pei Yan pressed the gun against Du Ping’an’s forehead and asked before pulling the trigger, "Since you don’t want to make a deal with me and know that exposing yourself would lead to certain death, why didn’t you let Du Guangyuan just kill you?"

"He doesn’t deserve it! If anyone is to kill me, it should be you!" Delacuri pointed at his own face with a sinister smile and said, "Look at this face, remember it. It will haunt your nightmares from now on! Remember that no matter what excuses you give yourself, you killed an innocent child for your own gain. Come on, shoot me!"

"Do you think this moral blackmail will make my conscience uneasy and let you go?" Pei Yan pressed the gun against Du Ping’an’s head, pinning him to the ground.

"Like you said, it doesn’t matter! Shoot!" The soul of Delacuri inside Du Ping’an clamored.

"Fine! I’ll fulfill your wish!"

Bam!

A gunshot rang out! The bullet blossomed upon Du Ping’an’s forehead, some turned their heads away in unwillingness while others gawked in shock. Yet to Delacuri, the sound of the gunshot seemed particularly long. Before Pei Yan pulled the trigger, the endless fear of death filled his heart. This was truly the weakest moment in his life; he had no way to avenge Pei Yan. The Blood Race’s bloodline in the child was too fragile, and he couldn’t even use the Blood Curse to kill Pei Yan’s esteemed colleague. All he could do was hope that his death would leave a Heart Demon in the other’s heart.

But can he truly accomplish that? Was he overestimating Pei Yan’s moral standards? Does this guy even have moral standards? He truly shot! Without any hesitation or guilt, he genuinely wanted to kill me! Feeling the moment the bullet touched his scalp, the sound of the skull cracking, once the bullet passed through the body and tangled with the child’s soul, he himself would die. To die just like this, is it acceptable? Is it truly satisfying?

No! No! No! I don’t want to die like this!

After the gunshot, blood splattered, and a strand of dark soul subtly flowed out of Du Ping’an’s body, quickly sweeping towards Moira’s corpse in the distance along the ground. However, someone who had long been prepared was waiting there.

Ye Ruozai! Seeing the censor in her hand made Delacuri instinctively feel bad. He turned to rush back into Du Ping’an’s body, but it was too late. A red light enveloped him. Severely weakened, Delacuri had no resistance and was easily captured.

"Did you catch him?" Pei Yan looked at Ye Ruozai anxiously.

"Got him! Go check on the child." Ye Ruozai’s face lit up with joy and urged quickly.

Pei Yan turned and ran to Du Ping’an’s side, squatted down, placed a hand on his chest, and checked with his origin’s energy. Moments later, Pei Yan’s eyes lit up; there was no longer any abnormality inside him. Now, with Delacuri losing control, the Divine Artifact emerged amidst Du Ping’an’s blood. Using Blood Race’s techniques, Pei Yan slowly actuated the Divine Artifact, slowly drawing it out from Du Ping’an’s mouth. He grasped the goddess statue carved from Blood Jade with one hand, felt the Divine Artifact’s aura, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Release him now! Let me see him!" Pei Yan was exhausted after finally accomplishing the goal perfectly, sat on the ground directly, smiled, and looked at Ye Ruozai proudly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Ruozai smiled and activated the censor in her hand. As a wisp of smoke slowly rose from the censor, Delacuri’s furious voice also came out.

"Pei Yan! You murderer! Thief! Demon! Shameless scoundrel!..."

"Go ahead, curse all you want! As a loser who’s lost everything, the only right left to you is to curse the victor, so go ahead! Once you’re tired of cursing, I’ll send you on your way! Consider this as your last reward for gifting me a Divine Artifact." Pei Yan waved the goddess statue at him and smiled.

"You criminal who kills innocents! All your life you’ll be tormented by your conscience!" Delacuri continued to rage because Pei Yan’s words struck his sore spot. He could no longer affect Pei Yan except through curses and imprecations.

Pei Yan saw this and still responded with a smile, "Perhaps many innocents have died at my hands, but not today." As he spoke, Pei Yan pointed at Du Ping’an beside him and continued, "If the innocent you’re referring to is him, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed."

With a snap of Pei Yan’s fingers, just like performing magic, the wound on Du Ping’an’s forehead vanished, the bloody stains disappeared, and his pale face gradually regained its color; his stopped heart began to beat again.

Seeing his son’s steady breathing, Du Guangyuan, who had been engulfed in painful self-reproach, couldn’t believe his eyes. He scrambled to Du Ping’an’s side, scooped him up in his arms, examined him carefully, and upon confirming he was alive, he shouted with tears flowing, "He’s alive! My son is alive!"

His jubilation formed a stark contrast with Delacuri’s anger. Delacuri was initially shocked, then understood what had happened. He angrily looked at Pei Yan and roared, "Pei Yan! How dare you deceive me! No, how did you achieve this? I clearly felt he was already dead!"

"From the moment I suspected you might possess Du Ping’an, I knew I couldn’t cleanse you from him. And you wouldn’t be kind enough to leave his body voluntarily." While speaking, Pei Yan did not hide his pride, shaking his head boastfully, "So I enlisted Ye Ruozai and Hu Jiu to help me stage this good show. Hu Jiu and I have signed a coexistence contract, and he learned Illusion Technique from the Nine-tailed Fox Race with Divine Artifact’s blessing. So when I attacked you earlier, I used Illusion Technique. If you were in a normal state, you wouldn’t fall for it, but dealing with someone with severely damaged soul like you, it wasn’t an issue. Moreover, I utilized the Power of Origin from Hell Plane—Fear! Enlarging your fear of death, making you unable to discern the Illusion Technique’s authenticity. Plus, Ye Ruozai’s soul energy secretly influenced you, haha!

As Pei Yan laughed heartily, he continued to ridicule Delacuri, whose face turned extremely grim, "Your defeat is not undeserved. To perform this play without you noticing any flaws, I didn’t reveal my plan to anyone present. The reactions you saw from them were genuine, so earlier, I was truly worried about Du Guangyuan losing control and strangling the child. Fortunately, you valued your life enough to bounce him away, otherwise I might have had to intervene and come up with another story to deceive you. But, thanks to Du Guangyuan’s performance, you were convinced I truly wanted to kill you."