Chapter 1816: Villains and Monsters Only Deserve Death, Not Deliverance

While this was going on, the Primal Origin Cyan Lotus’ power was slowly seeping to every corner of the Endless Lord of Plagues’ heart like tiny streams.

The life force of the Primal Origin Cyan Lotus was absolutely pure and clean. It could cleanse any filth and decay. That was why it was rapidly disintegrating the power of plagues and filth rampaging inside the heart.

The rotten veins were slowly breaking apart, and the decaying flesh were melting into wisps of green smoke under the purification.

At the same time, now floating above the heart, the Earthly Sovereign Bell was also unleashing waves of dark yellow light and grand chimes. They crashed down on the heart like waterfalls.

Not only that, the bell chimes and profound light were resonating with the stone pillars surrounding the heart. They caused the ancient, mysterious runes on the stone pillars to shine brightly with profound light.

Like strings, the profound light stretched out of the stone pillars and weaved an airtight web across the surface of the heart. It shackled the heart firmly and prevented it from escaping or even resisting.

Slowly but surely, the giant heart grew dimmer and weaker.

The heart was beating slower and weaker as the Primal Origin Cyan Lotus’ power seeped deeper into it. What was once a deafening, thrumming roar had now become so low and quiet it was almost soundless.

“Stop! Stop! Mercy!”

The Endless Lord of Plagues’ earlier arrogance had vanished completely. Instead, it was replaced by a kind of absolute fear and instinctive terror toward death. “I will do anything if you let me live! Anything!”

Right here and now, its pride as one of the Four Evils and its arrogance that looked down on anything and everything were completely shattered by fear toward death.

It had not felt such fear even back when the Earthly Sovereign had suppressed it. It was because it knew that the Earthly Sovereign could not truly kill it, only suppress it for a time.

But now, it could truly feel death breathing down its neck. Its opposition could truly kill it. That was why it was afraid. It wanted to live, so it had no choice but to lay down its pride and dignity and beg for life.

“Tsk tsk, look at this guy! Where was the oh-so-mighty Endless Lord of Plagues from before?”

Yue Hanhai clicked his tongue ridiculingly while looking at the Endless Lord of Plagues with scorn and disdain. “I did not know that an ancient Evil could be scared of death, so much so that it would even beg for life! This has been an eye opening experience for sure!”

“Heh. Some things grow ever more cowardly the longer they live.”

The Old Heavenly Master stroked his beard with a flash of scorn in his eyes and a hint of tease in his voice. “This is doubly true for a warped, barely surviving creature without even an identity to call itself by like this.”

The Endless Lord of Plagues could not seem to hear their taunts though. Its pus-covered, rot-filled face was turned firmly in Ye Qing’s direction, and its eyes were full of begging and hope. “Let me live... let me live, and I’ll become your servant! I will give you my body and soul! All I ask is that you let me live! I... I’ll do anything!”

“Soul, huh. Do you even have such a thing?”

Ye Qing watched the Endless Lord of Plagues calmly. The Evil’s words had failed to elicit even the tiniest ripple in his deep, dark eyes. “Also, you’re begging now? Don’t you think it’s far too late?”

The Endless Lord of Plagues did not answer, and Ye Qing did not give it a chance to answer. “Besides, you and I both know I will never let you live. You are not sincerely begging me either, so let’s skip the petty tricks and get to the heart of the matter already, shall we?”

The Endless Lord of Plagues’ voice abruptly ceased, and the air grew so tense it felt like ice for a moment. A moment ago, the Evil was begging like a pathetic worm. Now, it was speaking in an ice cold, eerie voice, “Is there truly not a shred of mercy in you?”

Ye Qing let out a cold chuckle and declared firmly, “It’s not that I don’t have mercy in me. It’s just that I have none to spare a monster like you.”

To be merciful toward villains and monsters was to be cruel toward the innocent and the living. Naturally, he, Ye Qing, would not make such a mistake.

The Chief Libationist smiled when he heard this. “Well said! Indeed, villains and monsters only deserve death, not deliverance!”

Ye Qing nodded in agreement, and the murderous intent in his eyes sharpened once more. “Don’t worry. I promise you that it will be a permanent, irreversible death!”

“If you won’t let me live, then I will drag you down with me! All of you!”

The Endless Lord of Plagues let out one final roar as its rotten face contorted to the extreme. Voice filled with madness and hatred, it screamed, “I will contaminate and kill everything in this world! I will drag every living creature under this heaven to the grave with me!”

“Disease ends humanity! Plague kills the red dust!”

Its words were still reverberating in the air when the tattered sea of flesh and blood crumbled even faster than it already was, disintegrating into sticky and smelly pus. Then, the pus swiftly evaporated into intimidating, disturbing yellow fog.

Inside the fog, invisible yet destructive plague and diseases strong enough to destroy the entire world was growing at a maddening pace.

Even more shocking, the plague and diseases seemed to possess a life of their own. They were ignoring the physical barriers that were the sand, soil and stone around them and spreading in every direction.

Wherever the fog spread, even the inanimate objects such as sand, soil and stone instantly turned a deathly gray color and gave off the stench of rot and decay.

“Not good!” The Old Heavenly Master paled, and his easygoing expression abruptly turned severe. “Do not allow this fog to spread! Otherwise, the consequences are unimaginable!”

If this final plague from the Endless Lord of Plagues managed to escape and spread, then the consequences would truly be unimaginable. Xi Huang and even the entire human world could turn into a realm of death.

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

“Don’t worry. They cannot escape.”

Ye Qing’s reply was calm and steady, however. Face solemn and eyes glinting with power, he abruptly channeled the Earthly Sovereign Bell.

Buzz—!

A greater, nobler chime echoed throughout the cosmos, and dark yellow light gushed out of the Earthly Sovereign Bell. Its light was such that it illuminated the entire underground space and dispelled the suffocating fog of disease and plague.

At the same time, everything within dozens of kilometers began shaking violently.

The sand, the stone, and the earth stirred as if the ground itself had come alive. Muffled rumbles were happening everywhere.

Then, something stunning happened.

Like raging rivers, the entire desert stirred and pressed down toward the spreading fog. Yellow sand blotted out the sky, and what looked like countless dragons made of sand and pure destructive power were flying in every direction.

RUUUMMMMBBBBLLLLEEEEE—!

At the same time, the elements combined with an unimaginable power instantly formed a gigantic cage that contained the spreading black fog. Not a single speck of germ was able to escape its confines.

Finally, the sand, soil and stone began compressing inward. It crushed anything and everything like a millstone.