Chapter 143: The Arrogant Night Demon

A fountain of blood erupted into the air, spraying everyone in the general vicinity.

𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

What just happened? Someone's already been killed?!

Fang Che's victim was no slouch, but he had been caught completely off guard, decapitated before he even had a chance to defend himself.

"How dare you!"

A furious voice rang out, and a tense standoff instantly ensued between the three hundred or so other Generals from the opposing church and the 257 Generals of the One Heart Church, with many of them drawing their weapons.

"What's going on over here?"

Qian Sanjiang, Hou Fang, and the two leaders of the other church quickly stormed onto the scene.

Qian Sanjiang arrived to discover Night Demon holding a bloodstained saber in his hand, standing directly in front of a headless body.

Clearly, he had just killed someone.

Oh my lord! Why did he have to do this now? Couldn't he have waited until after everyone entered the secret area?

One of the leaders of the other church was an elderly man with a goatee, and he turned to Qian Sanjiang with a vicious gaze as he yelled, "What's the meaning of this!"

Qian Sanjiang didn't know what had happened, but he had to back Fang Che up, so he sneered, "Everyone's come here to kill or be killed. He was killed because he was too weak to defend himself! You can't blame anyone else!"

"But the Parasite Ascension Project hasn't even started yet!" the old man raged.

Meanwhile, Hou Fang had already arrived by Fang Che's side to ask him what had happened.

Fang Che provided a brief recount of events, then concluded, "... so I attacked him to teach him a lesson. I didn't know he would be so complacent!"

Hou Fang was completely flabbergasted.

"That's it? You killed him just over that?!"

"Is that not enough reason to kill him?" Fang Che asked.

"But... But we haven't even begun yet... You..."

Hou Fang was at a loss for words.

Of course the other General was complacent! The Parasite Ascension Projection hasn't even begun yet!

Fang Che didn't care.

He knew that killing someone here wasn't a big deal, and at the very most, he would only receive a slap on the wrist for his actions.

He had to establish himself as a triggerhappy, bloodthirsty person. Only then could he justify going on a killing spree once the Parasite Ascension Project began.

I'm not here to make friends! I'm here to claim some heads!

Yin Shengong had also noticed the commotion, yet before he had a chance to ask what was happening, someone from the main church had already arrived on the scene.

Fang Che was dragged forward to stand in front of the elevated platform, while Qian Sanjiang and Hou Fang were still locked in a confrontation against the two opposing elders.

"What the hell is going on?!" Yin Shengong snapped.

"Some guy started cussing me out just because our eyes accidentally met, so I killed him," Fang Che explained in an indignant manner.

Yin Shengong was furious.

"Why are you trying to make it sound like you're the victim?! Could you not have waited until after you entered the secret area?"

"I was worried I wouldn't be able to find him once we went in there," Fang Che explained.

Yin Shengong was so enraged by this response that he felt on the verge of passing out.

Right at this moment, an authoritative voice rang out.

"Who's the culprit? Step forward!"

Fang Che felt an invisible hand pluck him up into the air before tossing him onto the platform, and he hurriedly clambered to his feet.

The saber in his hand was still dripping blood, so he hurriedly sheathed it.

In the blink of an eye, he had drawn the attention of everyone present.

He was the first person in the several-thousand-year history of the Parasite Ascension Project to have behaved in such a brazen manner.

"Why did you kill him?" an ethereal voice asked.

"I've never seen so many people in one place, so I looked around a little, and he started cussing me out. I've grown too accustomed to killing people that piss me off, so I wasn't able to hold back. My apologies."

"Why were you looking around?"

"I wanted to see how many people I would have to kill in order to secure the top spot!" Fang Che replied in a confident manner.

His bold declaration instantly created a massive stir.

"Who's that?"

"I've never seen someone so arrogant in my life!"

"Remember his face!"

With just a single sentence, Fang Che had turned everyone against him.

The ethereal voice was silent for a moment, following which a hammer of golden light formed by spirit qi appeared out thin air before crashing into Fang Che's body, sending him flying back with blood gushing out of his mouth.

"No killing is permitted before entering the Parasite Ascension Domain! Let that serve as a lesson to you!"

Fang Che sat on the ground with his head lowered and devoured some pills, while Yin Shengong looked on with a speechless expression.

I brought you here to kill all of Ren Zhongyuan's subordinates, not to throw your own life away!

The authoritative voice rang out once again.

"If you want to kill everyone here, then raise your head and show everyone your face! Give them a chance to come after you so you can kill or be killed!"

Fang Che wiped the blood from his lips, then turned around with his head held high to face all of the Generals.

A mocking sneer appeared on his face as he yelled, "Come and kill me, you trash!"

All of the Generals present instantly erupted into a collective furious tirade, and the bloodlust in the air was palpable.

Amid the cacophony of enraged voices, Fang Che drew his saber, looking down upon everyone from atop the elevated platform as he roared, "Who dares to kill me?! Who can kill me?! All of you trash must be delusional, but if you have a death wish, I'd be happy to send you on your way! The world will thank me for it because you're all wastes of oxygen and resources anyway!"

All of the Generals down below were completely livid, and a deafening torrent of abuse was being hurled at Fang Che from all directions.

The Parasite Ascension Project hadn't even begun yet, and Fang Che had already become public enemy number one, while Yin Shengong could only watch in furious exasperation.

Bro, you do realize you're only a fifth-rank General! How are you just gonna stand up there and blatantly provoke everyone? Do you have a death wish?!

On the elevated platform, several of the important figures from the main church were exchanging intrigued glances with one another.

"What's that kid's name?"

"He's from the One Heart Church, but only a codename was submitted for him, so we don't know his true name."

"Interesting..."

"Piss off!" Yin Shengong yelled, unable to contain his rage any longer.

"Yes, Pope Yin!"

Fang Che immediately jumped down from the platform before making his way back to his original spot. Along the way, he was met with countless pairs of furious eyes filled with killing intent, but he remained unfazed, cussing the entire way back.

"The fuck you lookin' at!?"

"You wanna die, cunt?!"

"Glare at me all you want now, you'll piss yourself once you see me in there!"

"Trash!"

"Coward!"

"Come kill me now! I dare you!"

Fang Che's arrogant taunts were ringing out across the entire plaza, and all of the Generals felt as if they were about to explode from rage!

If looks could kill, then Fang Che would've already died tens of thousands of times, but no one dared to touch him.

Fang Che had just been punished for killing another General, so if someone were to kill him now, that would be like a slap in the face for the figures of authority present, and a far more severe punishment than the one received by Fang Che was sure to follow.

Even if the culprit weren't immediately killed on the spot, entering the secret area with severe injuries would be no different from a death sentence anyway.

Hence, even though everyone wanted nothing more than to tear Fang Che to shreds with their bare hands, no one was actually foolish enough to act on their impulses.

This was exactly what Fang Che was taking advantage of as he continued to provoke everyone to his heart's content, knowing there would be no immediate retaliation.

Finally, after returning to his original spot, Fang Che turned to the comrades of the General that he had just slain, then spat disdainfully in their general direction.

Those Generals could only avert their eyes in seething fury.

However, Fang Che still wasn't done. He pinched his nose in disgust as he scoffed, "Why does this bastard's blood stink so much? I wouldn't have killed him if I'd known his blood smelled like shit!"

"......"

Even the One Heart Church Generals were turning to him with bewildered expressions, clearly feeling as if he had gone too far.

Yin Shengong maintained a composed facade on the tier, but internally, his heart had completely sunk.

He knew that Night Demon was a troublemaker, but never had he imagined that Night Demon would be this reckless!

He was undoubtedly going to be everyone's primary target once the Parasite Ascension Project commenced. His chances of survival were already rather slim, given his lackluster cultivation base, but in light of his actions, those chances had essentially just fallen to zero!

Standing beside Yin Shengong was the pope of the Moon Demon Church, and he asked in a menacing voice, "Yin Shengong, what is the name of the brat that just killed that General of mine?"

"You'll have to find that out yourself," Yin Shengong replied in a cold voice.

"He's quite the upstart, but upstarts tend to die young," the pope of the Moon Demon Church harrumphed.

Right at this moment, a bell began to toll, and it tolled nine times in succession.

Immediately thereafter, several figures flew onto the scene from afar, and as soon as they arrived, the entire plaza was instantly enshrouded under an immense aura.

Everyone was instantly stunned into silence, following which all of the high-ranking figures on the elevated platform rose to their feet and greeted in unison, "Welcome, Deputy Pope Bi!"