Chapter 578: Chapter 338: If it’s all falling apart, it’s all mine!

The child with his chest pierced and flesh around the wound charred by thunder lay silently on the ground. His pale face still held traces of fear and desperation before death, and a longing for life.

“Were you in such a rush to kill him?”

After receiving the message and rushing over, the blonde girl looked down at the lifeless chosen one of Three Saints Village on the ground. She turned to face Feng Qing’an, who still had a trace of a smile on his face. Her lively spirit had turned quite somber.

“Couldn’t you have waited for me to arrive?”

“After all, he was your friend for many years. If I waited for you to arrive, it might have complicated things, so I acted. It wasn’t that I was keen on killing; I just seized the opportunity once I found him. He didn’t go soft on me either.”

Feng Qing’an watched as Hua Qingyu, who had undergone a massive change, almost as if she was transformed into a different person. His smile faded slightly, and his expression became particularly solemn.

He had, of course, considered sparing Tao Baibai out of respect for Hua Qingyu. After all, Hua Qingyu had been very good to him. But such a thought was immediately quashed by himself.

This was the chosen one of the Three Saints Village who wanted to take his life. To spare such a person would undoubtedly be irresponsible towards his own life, and even indulgent towards those who wanted to harm him.

Only by using ruthless means to exterminate anyone who wanted to harm him in the most brutal way possible, could he deter those with malicious intentions.

That would make them hesitate and weigh pros and cons before they acted. Knowing that there would be no consequences could make people bold, and in the future, those who wished to move against him would not have so many inhibitions.

“…”

Upon hearing Feng Qing’an’s words, Hua Qingyu suddenly fell into a prolonged silence. It was a common phrase among cultivators: ‘he who kills, must be killed’, If her friend did attempt to harm Feng Qing’an, then perhaps his current demise was inevitable.

“It’s not that I don’t believe your words. I just still can’t believe that he would make a move against you. He was my good friend. Seeing my attitude towards you, why would he want to harm you?”

“I knew you would ask that.”

Although Feng Qing’an had killed someone, he hadn’t silenced them. This was to prepare for situations like this.

He and Hua Qingyu hadn’t known each other for very long. How long had the chosen one of the Three Saints Village known Hua Qingyu? The credibility of their words was self-evident. Feng Qing’an had this self-knowledge.

“Come out!”

A gloomy fog spread beneath Feng Qing’an’s feet. The area where he stood, within a radius of about three feet, looked almost identical to the underworld.

Pallid Wandering Souls floated in it. Following Feng Qing’an’s thought, a Wandering Soul dropped down, turning into a figure identical to the boy who lay on the ground, with a hole in his chest. His eyes were full of confusion.

However, as Feng Qing’an released the restriction, the confusion in this ghastly Wandering Soul’s eyes quickly faded. Afterwards, panic and terror appeared in his eyes. When he saw the girl with blonde hair, a strong joy and hope for life quickly surged in his eyes.

However, when his gaze landed on the familiar, yet somewhat strange corpse of the boy lying beside him, the joy on his face disappeared instantaneously, and the hope in his eyes was extinguished in that moment.

He realized something and, with some disbelief, raised his hand and lowered his head, only to see a pair of somewhat translucent palms.

“Am I already dead…”

“No, as a human being you are indeed dead, but for a cultivator, this may be a new beginning for you. You can continue to live under me, as a ghost cultivator.”

Feng Qing’an looked at this newly formed ghost and interrupted him.

Netherworld!

As its name suggested, it had some characteristics of the netherworld. It could accommodate Ghost Creatures, but Feng Qing’an could manipulate these Ghost Creatures. Their thoughts couldn’t escape his scrutiny.

“Does this count as living?”

A bleak smile appeared on Tao Baibai’s face. From being a highly talented disciple to a lowly ghost that couldn’t even solidify its body, let alone resist, he couldn’t accept such a change.

“If you believe it is, then it is. If not, be honest and tell me what you did. I’ll give you a quick end and find you some peace!”

“Mr. Bai, did you want to kill Feng Qing’an?”

Hua Qingyu looked complicatedly at her former friend who had now turned into a Wandering Soul.

“… Yes, I wanted to kill him!”

Tao Baibai was silent for a moment, and then sighed heavily. There was no point in hiding anything now that he had ended up like this. He didn’t have much else to lose.

“Why?”

The blonde girl furrowed her eyebrows, her eyes filled with confusion. She didn’t understand why her friend wanted to kill the person she cared about. What was the reason?

“What’s the point of discussing this now? I admit, I wanted to kill him. Falling into this state is all my own doing!”

Tao Baibai was still unwilling to reveal the reason at this point, but Feng Qing’an showed an amused expression. He had gleaned the soul’s thoughts and understood the reason. He looked at the dazzling girl beside him, beauty still radiating even in her distress, and couldn’t help but sigh.

“Oh, the beauty brings disasters!”

“What do you mean?”

Hearing Feng Qing’an’s sigh, the already melancholic Hua Qingyu turned her gaze towards him, her eyes somewhat sharp.