Chapter 48

Chapter 048: The Hatred of the Vermilion Bird

“Ding ding ding, Dog Host, they’re here.”

The Heavenly Spirit Pool, a picturesque scene.

After letting out a loud howl, the System promptly closed the light screen.

It was a bit excited because watching from a distance on a projection could never compare to the real deal—it’s way more fun to be right there.

“You’re even munching on my melon?” Lu Ye raised an eyebrow and asked.

“Ding, yours is the most fragrant and sweetest!”

Lu Ye…

To see or not to see, that’s a thought-provoking question.

With Yue Hongling arriving, she’d likely be sobbing and lamenting, regretting her past decisions.

Not much different from Chu Ling.

Forget it, the Heavenly Spirit Pool is indeed suitable for cultivation, and for now, he was too lazy to move.

Just as the System had said, the Dao is a long journey; sometimes, taking a moment to enjoy the scenery isn’t a bad form of cultivation.

With that thought, Lu Ye closed his eyes.

The time to refine the Void was getting closer; the restrictions of the Genius Ancient Battlefield would gradually loosen, and soon the second batch of Tianjiao under fifty would descend.

After waiting a bit longer, the Genius Ancient Battlefield would be completely unsealed.

All Tianjiao under a hundred would arrive, and that would be the real spectacle.

What kind of rank would he punch out on the Eternal Genius Ranking?

Before long, a scorching sensation rushed in.

It approached rapidly from the horizon.

The Vermilion Bird’s eyes were sharp, instantly spotting Lu Ye, causing her heart to shudder.

It’s him!

The Vermilion Bird’s heart was a whirlwind of emotions.

Initially, she and Lu Ye met when he saved her.

She was being hunted by the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor’s henchmen, who wanted her true blood.

Lu Ye saved her when she was gravely injured, her power utterly depleted, and kept her close as a little pet.

Later, she escaped his control, and although many demons pursued her, the Vermilion Bird always believed that the core of their troubles lay with the ambitious demon emperors.

Among them, the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor was the most disgusting.

Demons can be good or bad.

If it weren’t for the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor leading the demon clan down a dark path, they wouldn’t have ended up like this.

Then Lu Ye saved her once more.

At that time, Lu Ye had completely turned against the demon clan and had become a preliminary rival of the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor.

A shocking war erupted between the demon clan and the human clan, both sides suffering catastrophic losses.

Eventually, Lu Ye killed the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor, but the war didn’t cease; perhaps, it could no longer be called a war.

It was a massacre.

Lu Ye claimed that the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor didn’t die completely but transformed into countless demons, each demon being both themselves and the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor.

So he began to kill!

Kill crazily!

His massacre put fear into the heavens.

Even the Vermilion Bird felt despair.

She believed in Lu Ye, thinking he was right; no matter how painful it was, this act of tearing away the poison was necessary compared to the harm of the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor.

But the turning point was that she later obtained the complete text of the **Ten Thousand Spirits Transformation Blood Demon Sutra**.

The tactics inside, they weren’t as Lu Ye claimed— the Ten Thousand Spirits Demon Emperor transforming into millions—that was all a lie.

This was the reason for the Vermilion Bird’s hatred towards Lu Ye.

What Lu Ye said was untrustworthy; what she discovered was the truth.

The Vermilion Bird summoned a fierce wind, gently placing Yue Hongling down.

Lu Ye’s calm eyes fixed on Yue Hongling.

Yue Hongling was in a terrible state, with a huge gash in her abdomen, one arm broken, and her body riddled with wounds—more than dozens.

“Senior Brother… Senior Brother…”

Yue Hongling struggled to move, managing to get into a kneeling position at the edge of the Heavenly Spirit Pool.

“I was wrong, Hongling knows her error.”

“It was my fault!”

Yue Hongling cried sorrowfully, her forehead pressed against the ground, her body shaking uncontrollably.

Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Lu Ye’s face.

A twisted pleasure surged in his heart.

Lu Ye understood quite well. In his previous life, he thought he had someone to protect, love by his side—these motivations made him a strong figure.

After such a profound betrayal, could he really bring himself to kill all eight women? And then what?

Alone, with no attachments, he didn’t know if he had the willpower to reach the end, to see that peak scenery.

Maybe on the way there, he’d suddenly feel indifferent, think it’s meaningless—that would be his real heart’s tribulation.

But right now, how good was it?

He kept cultivating: first, to leave all these women behind, and second, to see their outcomes.

With these two things as his support and motivation, Lu Ye could continuously improve.

Perhaps, at some stage, he could have a moment of relief, move past the betrayal, find a new life, a fresh start.

At the very least, he couldn’t do that right now.

“Senior Brother, will you forgive me? I know you care for me the most; just treat this as me throwing a tantrum. I promise I won’t make the same mistake again. I will definitely listen to you and trust you.”

“Senior Brother, please forgive me one last time. You’ve tolerated me before; you can do it again, right?”

“Senior Brother…”

Yue Hongling’s voice was filled with pitifulness.

She fantasized about her senior brother forgiving her like he had before.

Lu Ye originally thought to tease her but suddenly found it rather uninteresting.

So he turned to the Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird instinctively took a step back.

Then she realized there was nothing to retreat from, so she returned to her previous position.

“What poison did you use on me in my past life?” Lu Ye asked.

The Vermilion Bird was taken aback.

Even resurrected, why ask about the past life?

Could he be trying to ignite some old feelings?

He was dreaming!

“The poison I used was really vicious. Don’t you want to kill? I thought you’d want to enjoy killing off so many of my kin, so I gave you the **Massacre Lotus Heart** to have a grand time. What do you think?” the Vermilion Bird said with a somewhat sinister expression.

**Massacre Lotus Heart**?

Lu Ye’s expression froze.

Good, good, good, truly amazing.

The **Massacre Lotus Heart** was a treasure of the Shura Imperial Clan, born from the **Slaughter Lotus**, also a former imperial artifact of the Shura Divine Emperor, capable of controlling killings in the world.

This thing wasn’t even poisoned.

It just could incite a strong killing intent.

Thus, once the **Massacre Lotus Heart** started to work, his killing intent would peak, to the point of losing control.

Having gotten the answer he sought.

Lu Ye spoke, “Get lost!”

“From now on, don’t ever show up in front of me again, and I’ll forgive you.”

This was directed at Yue Hongling.

“Senior Brother!”

Lu Ye looked up as a sword Qi instantly surged forth.

The Vermilion Bird was alarmed and quickly pulled Yue Hongling away.

The sword Qi left deep marks on the ground.

If the Vermilion Bird hadn’t moved her, that strike would have been enough to annihilate Yue Hongling.

“Have you lost your mind?”

The Vermilion Bird stared at Lu Ye in disbelief.

Yue Hongling was his most beloved junior sister!

He actually made a move to kill her for real!

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