Watching Yao Long die before me once again, my heart twisted in pain, accompanied by a wave of intense fear that surged through my chest.
"No... don't!" I screamed with all my might, but it was futile; everything unfolded just as it had in the past.
My mother, my father, followed suit, dying right before my eyes.
In that moment, the hatred that had slightly subsided reignited with fury.
"Er Ye, I will kill you!"
I roared, unleashing every ounce of power within me. In an instant, a fierce wind whipped up, and a powerful shockwave swept through everything around me.
"Er Ye..." With tear-filled eyes, I fixed my gaze ahead. The darkness released by Er Ye had been completely dispelled by my strength, leaving the ground in ruins. Even the Sun Warrior Leader and the mysterious woman who had been by my side were nowhere to be found.
"I did it..." Er Ye looked at me without fear; instead, he wore a look of relief. Dragging his battered body from the impact of my power, he forcefully lifted the Death Apostle beside him. Then he smiled at me before suddenly grabbing the Death Apostle by the neck and with a swift motion, he twisted its head off.
Everything happened without warning; I couldn't react in time and stood there dumbfounded, consumed only by overwhelming rage.
"Er Ye..." I clenched my fists, my body trembling violently as I shouted his name one last time with all my strength: "Er Ye!"
At that moment, there was no hesitation left. Blinded by tears streaming down my face, I charged at him recklessly.
Seeing me rush forward, Er Ye casually tossed aside the Death Apostle's head. His arms hung loosely at his sides, seemingly devoid of any intention to resist.
My reason was completely overtaken by hatred and anger; I could no longer think about why this was happening.
Reaching him, I grabbed one of his arms and yanked with all my might, tearing it off. Er Ye let out a series of howls from the pain.
"Now you know what suffering feels like? Do you understand?!" I screamed madly as I pulled off his limbs one by one and slammed what remained of Er Ye's body onto the ground.
"You love to torment others, don't you?! Now I'll let you taste your own torment!" With that, I concentrated my power into my tightly clenched right fist and aimed it at Er Ye's fallen form.
One punch... two punches... three punches...
With every punch I threw down, the ground trembled beneath me. "Die! Just die already..."
I didn't know how long it had been, but eventually, I had smashed a pit into the ground, and Er Ye's body was completely reduced to a pulp. Only then did I stop, gasping for breath.
"That's enough, Shen Xu..." In a daze, I heard a man's voice beside me.
"Who is it?!" I raised my bloodied hand and turned to look.
Standing next to me was Sun Warrior Leader, a faint trace of tears visible at the corners of his eyes.
"Now, it's time to tell you the truth..."
"The truth? I don't want any more truth... Because this damned truth has caused my friends and family to die one after another before my eyes... Is the so-called truth something that costs lives? Is it something that costs lives?! Tell me?!" I grabbed Sun Warrior Leader by the collar and lifted him up, shouting frantically.
Sun Warrior Leader made no attempt to push me away nor did he panic at my madness, as if everything was within his expectations. He frowned and looked at me calmly, saying, "Once, didn't you discuss with my subordinates what is good and what is evil? Have you found the answer now?"
"An answer?! Hahaha, do you know what answer I've found now?!" I laughed maniacally.
Seeing this, Sun Warrior Leader ignored my words and murmured to himself, "It seems it has already begun; those souls filled with malice are invading your body... I need to hurry..."
Then, suddenly, Sun Warrior Leader shouted loudly. A powerful force erupted from within him. He raised his hand and forcefully swiped it across his chest, slapping away my hand that was gripping his collar.
"Indeed, you were deceiving me all along; I knew it! I’ve known it for a long time!" At that moment, a strong Killing Intent spread through my heart. I changed from my earlier frenzy to a calm demeanor as I looked at him. "Alright, revenge is done; it seems there are more important things for me to do."
With that, I slowly rose into the air and gazed into the distance.
In the far-off horizon, the city where I once lived radiated bright lights like a setting sun—warm and inviting. But at this moment, in my eyes, those lights no longer brought warmth; instead, they were filled with endless evil and greed.
"After all, only humanity is the true culprit. If there were no humans left in this world, there would be no greedy desires or malicious thoughts..." As I thought this, I slowly raised my palm.
As my arm ascended gradually, the lights of the distant city began to dim. Even from over ten kilometers away, I could still hear the terrified screams of people in the city and their mournful wails. At the same time, I felt those extremely fearful souls rushing into my body, converging into an even more powerful force.
"I'm done... Without humanity, there will be no more wars. This world was never meant for humans..."
As I coldly muttered to myself, a familiar and somewhat warm female voice called out to me from below, straining to shout, "Shen Xu! Stop! Is this what you discussed with Li Zhisheng and the others about good and evil?! Have you forgotten what Mo Shu Senior told you before he died...?"
I looked down to see Hu Fang anxiously standing beneath me, equally affected by the shockwave I had just unleashed.
"You don't understand; you will never understand..." I interrupted her. "Now, I finally know why Cangdi and Mr. Dongfang chose to restrain their powers... They were too kind, too merciful. Even when they themselves were tainted by malevolent thoughts, they still refused to confront the source of that malice. It is precisely because of their kindness that this world continues to suffer from human destruction..."
"Even when no other beings could truly threaten humanity, humans began to kill each other over resources that never belonged to them... Now, what they cannot bring themselves to do, I will complete."
Calmly, I watched as the distant city gradually vanished, feeling no pity in my heart.
"No, you're wrong!" Li Zhisheng stumbled over to Hu Fang, his voice filled with anger as he said to me, "Shen Xu! This time you are truly mistaken; stop now! You have lost your true nature and have become the very greedy and brutal human you just spoke of..."
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