novelraw Chapter 955 - 955 Are You Worthy?
Chapter 955 - 955 Are You Worthy?
Xuanyue and Jun Xiaoyao stood on opposing sides.
Yet when Jun Xiaoyao's life hung in the balance, Xuanyue found herself unable to look on with cold indifference.
Perhaps it was because she had already made one unforgivable mistake.
She had killed her own brother with her own hands.
She didn't want to be wrong again.
Even now, despised by countless people, Xuanyue didn't care in the slightest.
Because to her, nothing in this world mattered except the people who were important to her.
"Xuanyue, do you have any regrets?"
The Bigan Prince asked with cold indifference.
Xuanyue said nothing.
Her heart had already died the moment she killed her brother with her own hands.
But meeting Jun Xiaoyao had made her dead heart begin to beat again.
Then Jun Xiaoyao's fate became unknown, as though he had nearly perished.
Xuanyue could no longer find a reason to go on living.
"It seems you're dead set on your ways with no remorse. Today, I will have you death-sliced in front of everyone, you traitor!"
The Bigan Prince said coldly.
"Ah, what a pitiful girl. She joined the organization over a lie, held on until now, and in the end still meets her death."
From the void, a woman with a ghost-face mask and an alluring figure materialized into view.
It was none other than Hua Lian, the leader of the Bigan Organization.
It had been she who once persuaded Xuanyue to join the Bigan Organization.
The reason given was that she could help Xuanyue's brother find a way to reincarnate.
But setting aside whether the Bigan Imperial Clan could actually do such a thing.
Even if they could.
The price would clearly not be small.
Why would the Bigan Imperial Clan ever pay such a great price for the sake of Xuanyue's dead brother?
So from the very beginning, it had all been a lie.
Hua Lian had done nothing more than give Xuanyue a beautiful illusion.
"The Heavenly Maiden has yet to awaken. I wonder how she would view Xuanyue." Hua Lian murmured.
It had been the Bigan Imperial Clan's Heavenly Maiden, Mengnü'er, who had guided her to find Xuanyue in the first place.
Perhaps Xuanyue was destined to be someone of great importance.
But for now, the Bigan Imperial Clan had not yet revealed itself to the world, and Mengnü'er had yet to awaken.
The blue Bigan flower lineage was the one holding power.
The Bigan Prince had declared he would execute Xuanyue, and Hua Lian felt helpless about it.
She didn't actually want Xuanyue to die like this.
Xuanyue, bound in chains, was dragged out of the prison cart.
An executioner holding a bone-scraping blade revealed a cruel smile, preparing to death-slice Xuanyue.
And none of the prodigies present looked away.
Many of them even had a trace of curiosity and excitement in their eyes.
Just as everyone stared wide-eyed, waiting to watch Xuanyue be executed.
A cold, indifferent voice suddenly rang out.
"Hold on..."
As the voice sounded, heaven and earth fell silent.
"Hm?"
The Bigan Prince narrowed his eyes slightly, looking toward the source of the voice.
Everyone showed a flicker of surprise.
As for Xuanyue, upon hearing that voice, her delicate body gave a sudden shudder.
The gaze beneath the ghost-face mask turned toward the newcomer.
A white robe, a tall and upright figure, refined and timeless in appearance.
"It's him..." Xuanyue's pupils trembled faintly.
The resemblance was unmistakable.
But the aura was completely different.
Chaotic energy permeated the air, shrouded in mist.
That was not the aura that belonged to him.
Xuanyue was bewildered, thinking she was seeing an illusion.
"Young Master Xiaoyao, what brings you here?" the Bigan Prince said lightly.
"Xiaoyao..."
Xuanyue's pupils trembled in silence.
Others would not connect the name Xiaoyao to Jun Xiaoyao of the Immortal Domain.
But Xuanyue was someone who had crossed blades with Jun Xiaoyao.
She had even fallen into the Immortal Domain together with Jun Xiaoyao through the void abyss.
Xuanyue's dead heart began to thump loudly.
For reasons she couldn't explain, she suddenly found herself unwilling to die like this anymore.
Of course, Xuanyue was also sharp enough to stay silent, and she would never take the initiative to call out for help.
"This person is rather interesting." Jun Xiaoyao glanced at Xuanyue and said.
"Oh, she's nothing but a traitor. How could she possibly catch the eye of a Chaos Physique?" the Bigan Prince said with a smile.
There was a hint of amusement in his tone.
Could it be that this Chaos Physique had taken a liking to Xuanyue's looks?
But on second thought, the Bigan Prince quietly shook his head.
Even someone like the Fairy Yuedai, Jun Xiaoyao had been able to have Su Hongyi kill without so much as blinking.
He was absolutely not someone who lusted after beauty.
"She was once an undercover agent in the Immortal Domain. I'm quite interested in all kinds of information about the Immortal Domain."
Jun Xiaoyao paid no mind to the amusement in the Bigan Prince's tone and said calmly.
"Ha, is that so?" the Bigan Prince's gaze deepened.
The two locked eyes across the void.
Each with their own thoughts.
Across the entire plaza, the hundreds of thousands of prodigies were all somewhat taken aback.
"Why would Lord Chaos Physique want to save a traitor?"
"Probably to gather information about the Immortal Domain, I'd guess."
"I wonder if the Bigan Prince will give him that face."
Many voices of discussion arose.
Hua Lian's gaze also fell on Jun Xiaoyao.
A flash of instinctive admiration surged in her eyes, followed by a look of contemplation.
"So this is the Chaos Physique who has shaken all ten great regions lately, slaying a Supreme in reverse. He's no less impressive than the Heavenly Maiden."
"If he can save Xuanyue, that would save me the trouble." Hua Lian thought to herself.
In truth, she and the entire Bigan Organization answered directly to the Bigan Heavenly Maiden, Mengnü'er.
It was only because Mengnü'er had gone into secluded cultivation that the blue Bigan flower lineage had seized the opportunity to take control.
Hua Lian had no fondness for the Bigan Prince whatsoever.
"Heh, how could I possibly refuse a request from the Chaos Physique? After all, he is the academy's quasi War God. However..."
The Bigan Prince shifted his tone and said.
"I wasn't too pleased with your earlier insult toward the Ten Great Heavenly Kings."
"If you can offer an apology in front of everyone, I'll hand Xuanyue over to you to deal with as you see fit. What do you say?" the Bigan Prince said with a slight smile.
His intention to publicly execute Xuanyue had been nothing more than a show of authority.
But now, if he could make the Chaos Physique apologize to him.
Wouldn't that be a thousand times more powerful than any show of authority?
Besides, the Bigan Prince felt the condition he proposed was not unreasonable.
He wasn't forcing Jun Xiaoyao to kneel, nor was he deliberately humiliating him.
It was just one apology, which should mean nothing to Jun Xiaoyao.
Yet it would greatly boost his own reputation.
The entire crowd of prodigies waited in anticipation.
Though it was just one apology.
Still, with hundreds of thousands of prodigies watching, the impact was not insignificant.
"He's misjudged this one." Li Jiuming frowned.
He felt the Bigan Prince had somewhat misjudged Jun Xiaoyao's character.
And at Jun Xiaoyao's side.
A crimson killing intent flashed through Su Hongyi's scarlet eyes.
When the lord is shamed, the servant is disgraced. When the lord is humiliated, the servant gives their life.
As Jun Xiaoyao's follower, with Jun Xiaoyao being provoked, Su Hongyi naturally felt the urge to kill.
Jun Xiaoyao raised his hand and held Su Hongyi back.
Though her strength was not weak, she was no match for the Bigan Prince just yet.
Jun Xiaoyao lifted his gaze and gave the Bigan Prince a calm look, then suddenly let out a slight smile.
"Bigan Prince, I think there's one thing you've misunderstood from the very beginning." Jun Xiaoyao said.
"Oh? What's that?" the Bigan Prince's eyes slowly narrowed.
"This young master never had any intention of making a request."
As Jun Xiaoyao's words fell, he took a single step forward, cutting through the void as though traversing chaos itself, and in an instant appeared directly before the Bigan Prince.
The speed was at its absolute limit, like moving through primordial chaos.
And then...
Crack!
A resounding slap struck the Bigan Prince, sending him flying, blood spewing from his mouth, his neck nearly twisted clean off!
"You think you're worthy of setting conditions before this young master?"