Chapter 2225 Utterly Heartless

Hou Tianxing dared not play any more tricks and told Lin Xun everything he knew.

“Do you hate me?” asked Lin Xun.

Hou Tianxing, hair disheveled, said bitterly, “How would I dare?”

Lin Xun replied calmly, “Hatred is meaningless. If we had been the ones defeated today, would you...have spared us?”

Hou Tianxing’s face was wooden, devoid of emotion. There was nothing more tragic than a heart that had died and that was exactly how he felt in this moment.

“You better watch out.”

When Big Yellow returned fruitfully, Lin Xun left behind those words before departing with Xia Zhi, Xi and Big Yellow.

It wasn’t until their figures vanished that Hou Tianxing snapped back to reality, as if waking from a dream. Those human Emperors...had actually spared them?

He stood there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

......

Along the way, Big Yellow couldn’t help but ask, “Why didn’t you get rid of them all?”

“Are they a threat?” Lin Xun asked back.

“No,” Big Yellow shook his head. “They don’t even have the slightest chance for revenge.”

They were merely passing visitors and could not possibly remain in the True Dragon World forever.

“Some people deserve to die, while others are innocent. Ever since I embarked on my cultivation journey, I have never intended to become someone who kills indiscriminately.”

As Lin Xun said this, he thought of the golden cicada youth, whose great aspiration was for everyone in the world to one day attain sainthood!

What a grand and noble aspiration!

If Lin Xun massacred the innocent with bloody and brutal means, then what would be the difference between him and the evil people he despised?

“What if the entire world becomes your enemy?” Big Yellow suddenly asked.

“Then I will seek a way to become invincible in the world.” Lin Xun chuckled.

Big Yellow sneered, “Invincible in the world? In the entire world, past and present, who dares to claim to be truly invincible on the path of the great dao?”

Lin Xun said leisurely, “There hasn’t been anyone, but what if there is in the future?”

Big Yellow burst into laughter, clearly not taking Lin Xun’s words seriously.

Xi looked at Lin Xun thoughtfully. With the foundation of Eternal Supremacy, it perhaps was possible for him.

Xia Zhi had always been by Lin Xun’s side. As long as she was with him, she was very quiet.

“Where are we going next?” asked Big Yellow.

“East Sea.”

......

A day later, news spread that the Imperial True Hou Clan had suffered a catastrophic disaster, sending shockwaves through all the clans and striking fear into countless beings.

What shocked the beings of all clans in the True Dragon World the most was that the disaster that nearly obliterated the Imperial True Hou Clan was rumored to have been caused by a human Emperor!

However, despite the outside world’s relentless inquiries, the Imperial True Hou Clan remained tight-lipped and never revealed the truth.

Ten days later.

East Sea.

The sea was a perfect clear blue, with waves crashing and rolling, stretching endlessly into the horizon.

In the True Dragon World, the East Sea was unquestionably the most sacred territory, similar to the importance of the Central Plain State in the Primordial Chaos World.

The reason for this was that the ruler of the True Dragon World, the True Dragon Clan, was entrenched deep within the East Sea!

The East Sea was vast and boundless like an ocean kingdom, home to numerous creatures.

Among them, the nine imperial clans under the True Dragon Clan were the most formidable and illustrious, regarded as the prestigious nine imperial clans!

Along the shores of the East Sea, tens of thousands of cities and ferry crossings lined the long winding coastline, like pearls strung together on a necklace.

Yunfu City was one of the cities on the shore of the East Sea.

Early in the morning, the ferry crossing at Yunfu City was already bustling with numerous figures.

Not far from the ferry crossing, a massive ship belonging to the Bi’an Imperial Clan was anchored in the sea, resembling a floating city.

This ship was set to sail to Jade Rainbow Island in the East Sea, a prosperous island controlled by the Bi’an Imperial Clan, famous for its flourishing trade and immense wealth.

Every day, creatures from all corners of the sea would bring rare treasures and cultivation resources to Jade Rainbow Island, trading and exchanging them for valuable goods.

Therefore, Jade Rainbow Island was renowned as the hub for the Trade of all Races.

Lin Xun paid three thousand true dragon coins, received a boarding token, and followed the crowd onto the huge ship.

The accommodation on the ship varied depending on the ticket price, with the best rooms requiring advanced reservations.

When Lin Xun went to purchase boarding tokens, only the most basic rooms were available, located on the bottom deck of the ship.

He did not mind.

Though he maintained his usual appearance, the aura he emanated was distinctly that of the Cloud Spirit Clan.

As for Big Yellow, Xia Zhi and Xi, he placed them all in the Dao Endless Pagoda. This made it more convenient in carrying out tasks.

The Cloud Spirit Clan was a subordinate clan of the Imperial True Hou Clan and their clansmen were born with exceptional business talent.

Lin Xun’s purpose for traveling to Jade Rainbow Island was not for trade, but instead to make contact with a woman named An Xue from the Bi’an Imperial Clan.

Through An Xue, he could get in touch with the True Dragon Clan.

After entering his own room, he sat down cross-legged in meditation. Suddenly, the sound of a young child crying from the room next door interrupted his focus.

Then, an ice-cold voice rang out, “Shut up!”

Then, silence followed.

The bottom deck of the ship was filled with numerous tightly packed rooms. Although they were close to each other, each room was shielded by a restriction power that blocked any probing spirit sense.

Evidently, the restriction power in the adjacent room had been activated, containing the noise within and preventing it from spreading.

However, for someone like Lin Xun, this restriction power was virtually ineffective, and he quickly observed what was happening inside with his spirit sense.

In the room next door, two men with weasel-like faces and gray fur over their muscular bodies sat at a wooden table.

On the wooden table, a little girl who was only in her teens had her hands and feet tied, her clothes were ragged, her hair was disheveled and dirty, and her big eyes were flooded with tears, full of pain and sorrow.

She opened her mouth to scream, but no sound came forth.

The thin man held up a silver blade and slashed open the girl’s chest. A stream of bright red blood gushed out.

The other short and chubby man took a porcelain bowl to catch the blood. With a greedy gleam in his eyes, he licked his lips. “Be careful, don’t kill her. The blood of a human girl’s heart is the top delicacy in the world.”

The thin man chuckled sinisterly, “Don’t worry, a little girl like her can be sold for three thousand true dragon coins in Jade Rainbow Island. I couldn’t bear to kill her.”

As he spoke, he took out some powder, smeared it over the girl’s wound, then tossed her into a corner.

The short and chubby man divided the blood in the bowl between him and the thin man. “Come, let’s drink to the blood of this girl’s heart and toast to our hopes of making a fortune this time!”

At that moment, the door opened silently, and a charming woman dressed in black gauze stepped in. Her graceful figure was alluring, with her snow-white skin faintly visible beneath the gauze.

“How dare you two drink blood in secret?! Aren’t you afraid that the boss will find out and throw you into the East Sea to feed the fish?”

The woman’s eyes were filled with a seductive gaze and her voice was soft and captivating. As she scolded, she swiftly grabbed the porcelain bowls from the two men and drank the blood inside in one gulp.

The thin man and the short, chubby man looked at each other and both seemed to breathe an inward sigh of relief.

“Is there more?” The woman licked her crimson lips, savoring the taste. Dressed in black gauze, her full, fair chest was subtly exposed, swaying enticingly and causing the two men’s eyes to flare with desire.

“Yes, yes, yes. Sister Mei, please wait a moment.” As the thin man spoke, he quickly opened a storage bag and took out a group of girls.

They were all girls of the human race, with the youngest only eight to nine years old and the oldest was only thirteen to fourteen years old. Their faces were innocent, and they were in ragged and dirty clothes.

They looked as if they had been through a lot of torture. Their bodies were covered with bruises, their expressions were numb, and their eyes were filled with fear and terror, resembling a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

The dim, mottled light cast upon their thin, fragile bodies made them appear even more pitiful.

The charming woman’s eyes sparkled, and she pointed to the youngest girl like she was selecting prey. “Her.”

The little girl had neatly trimmed bangs and large eyes. She looked only eight to nine years old and had no idea what she was about to face.

She asked hopefully, “Big Sister, are you going to buy me? Although I’m young, I can plant flowers and collect herbs for you. When I grow up, I will definitely be a good slave.”

The charming lady and the two men burst out laughing.

These lowly creatures of the human race—Since a young age, have they known that they are nothing more than commodities for others to choose?

Interesting!

“Good girl, Big Sister is a little thirsty.”

The charming woman stretched out her hand and gestured at the little girl’s chest. “Later, I want to drink some of your blood. Don’t cry, okay?”

Drink my blood!

The little girl’s face immediately drained of color, and her eyes filled with fear and tears. “Big Sister, can you please not drink my blood...”

She dropped to her knees with a thud.

The other girls were also trembling uncontrollably on their knees, each showing unease and fear.

“As humans, you were born with sin. You can only be a slave, a commodity, or food. Do you understand?” The charming woman said with a smile, “If you don’t agree, you will be killed. Didn’t your parents tell you that if you all die, the number of humans in this world will reduce, and may even become extinct in the future?”

“Sister Mei, why waste time talking to these pieces of trash?” As the thin man spoke, he picked up the little girl who was about eight to nine years old and pinned her on the table. He roughly tied up her hands and feet, remaining expressionless throughout despite the young girl’s crying screams.

Clang!

He took out a shiny silver blade and aimed at the little girl’s chest. “This little thing is too young. We can’t take too much blood. Sister Mei, please pick a spot.”

The woman thought for a moment and answered, “What if I want to taste this little girl’s heart?”

The thin man looked troubled and explained, “In that case, she will die. Dead people are not worth much. Even if you slice her into pieces, it will only be worth around one hundred or so true dragon coins at most...”

He was like a butcher of a meat stall, treating the little girl as an animal.

“I can’t?” The charming woman frowned.

“Since Sister Mei says she wants to try it, why are you talking so much? Just get started!” the short and chubby man urged.

The thin man sighed, brought the silver blade up in a slash, and stared at the little girl’s chest.

The other girls were so terrified by the scene that they squeezed their eyes shut, trembling uncontrollably, and some even burst into tears.