871: Chapter 867: The Death of Young Master Long!
871: Chapter 867: The Death of Young Master Long!
The martial artists following Ye Tian were all brimming with excitement!
“Amazing!
The boss took down the Purgatory Beast!
Such a ferocious divine beast was utterly no match for the boss!”
“This kid is so strong, it seems even Sima Yun and the Sect Leader of Tianmen might not be able to do anything against him.”
“Even a beast as formidable as the Purgatory Beast was completely defeated by Ye Tian.
This time around, we, the Outer Sect Disciples, will surely reclaim justice from Tianmen!”
…
Everyone began cheering and dancing as if the battle was already won.
However, for everyone present, the fight had just begun.
While the others were cheering, Long Shaoye, with a look of frustration, slowly walked toward the unconscious Purgatory Beast.
“Useless!
Useless!
Useless!
Useless…”
Long Shaoye cursed continuously while mercilessly stomping on the Purgatory Beast’s face.
Though its skin was thick and tough, the area around the beast’s eyes was soft.
Under Long Shaoye’s relentless stomping, its face soon became bruised and swollen.
Unable to defeat Ye Tian, the Purgatory Beast’s failure felt like a great humiliation to Long Shaoye.
He vented all his fury onto the beast, now unconscious and defenseless.
“Smack, smack, smack, smack, smack~~~~~~~~~”
The Purgatory Beast’s head was almost pulverized under Long Shaoye’s violent kicks.
Ye Tian watched the scene unfold with a faint smirk.
“Hey, Dragon Boy, no matter how much you stomp on it, it still won’t be able to help you beat me.
If you want to send someone after me, you’d better find a true expert like Wang Cai!”
Ye Tian advised him, but Long Shaoye paid no attention…
“Wang Cai, that dog-like creature, actually let you live!
I’ve completely lost trust in him.
When he returns, I’ll have him chopped into bits!”
While speaking, Long Shaoye didn’t stop viciously stomping the Purgatory Beast’s head.
Ye Tian was speechless.
Wang Cai might have temporarily failed to kill him, but his strength was something Ye Tian still feared deeply.
And yet, in Long Shaoye’s eyes, Wang Cai was nothing but worthless trash.
He kept saying he’d carve Wang Cai into mincemeat when he got back.
It was no wonder Wang Cai had been reluctant to return—he must’ve been afraid of a gruesome death…
Long Shaoye’s attitude toward experts was shockingly cold-blooded!
“However, Dragon Boy, I must warn you: humans may bow down to your power and submit, but divine beasts are different.
If you keep treating this divine beast so cruelly, it may very well rebel against you!”
Ye Tian cautiously pointed out.
Humans live in this world burdened by countless considerations, which is why martial artists yield to those with power and influence.
Even when their lives are taken, they dare not resist.
But divine beasts like the Purgatory Beast are different.
Though they possess intelligence, their worldview diverges sharply from that of humans!
As a result, though the Purgatory Beast was tamed by Wang Cai and made into Long Shaoye’s pet, no one could predict what it would do after enduring such torment from him.
“Hahaha~~~~~~ You fool!
Do you actually think that beast dares to defy me?
Let me tell you: I am the god of this world.
In this world, whether humans, animals, or divine beasts—they all exist for me!”
“If I’m happy, I reward them.
If I’m unhappy, I punish them.
All of this depends solely on my mood!
And those I punish—be they people or divine beasts—they could never rebel against me!”
Long Shaoye naturally dismissed Ye Tian’s warning, continuing to boast arrogantly.
But before he could finish his proclamation, something unexpected occurred!
The Purgatory Beast, its head trampled repeatedly, suddenly reacted instinctively.
With a swipe of its massive paw, it sent Long Shaoye flying!
“What the…”
Long Shaoye didn’t even have a chance to react before his entire body collided with a large tree, his head slamming into the trunk.
Despite acting high and mighty before martial artists, Long Shaoye’s own strength was lacking.
Struck by the Purgatory Beast and slamming into the tree, he was utterly defenseless.
His head began bleeding profusely.
“That beast… I… I… This is impossible…”
The head is a fatal area.
Once severely injured, internal hemorrhaging often results—and this was precisely what happened to Long Shaoye.
There was no saving him now.
Long Shaoye’s face was frozen in shock.
He hadn’t expected the Purgatory Beast to retaliate against him, nor had he expected himself to be so fragile.
Staring wide-eyed, he died on the spot…
“…”
Ye Tian remained silent, the turn of events too sudden and bizarre.
The fearsome Long Shaoye had actually met his end at the hands of his own pet…
And his demise was surprisingly swift—even Ye Tian’s exceptional medical skills couldn’t save him.
The Inner Sect disciples of Tianmen, who had been watching coldly, were now in an uproar!
“That Dragon Boy actually died!
What sort of expression do you think the Sect Leader will have when he hears about this?”
“Probably furious!
The Sect Leader did warn us not to offend the Dragon Boy, no matter what.
Otherwise, we’d face dire consequences!”
“It’s hard to predict how Tianmen will react to this, but the Sect Leader’s mood certainly won’t be good.”
“That cocky punk finally bit the dust.
Now, there’s nobody in Tianmen who can throw their weight around in front of me anymore!”
…
For the Inner Sect disciples, they weren’t aware of Long Shaoye’s true identity.
All they knew was that, according to the Sect Leader, his status was extraordinary and not someone they could afford to provoke.
The Sect Leader had demanded everyone treat Long Shaoye with respect, and they had followed suit…
This had allowed Long Shaoye to act unrestrained within Tianmen, bullying the Inner Sect disciples as he pleased…
So these disciples had long been fed up with him.
Though shocked by his death, they couldn’t help but feel a hint of schadenfreude in their hearts.
But unlike the Inner Sect disciples, the Ye Clan Four Elders appeared mournful…
“This… this… That Dragon Boy actually died just like that!
He wasn’t even our target this time, yet he was the first to perish!”
“He wasn’t killed by Ye Tian but died at the claws of his own pet.
He brought it upon himself—it’s no one else’s fault!”
“It’s easy for us to believe that, but will the people backing Dragon Boy accept it?
They’ll blame Ye Tian and us instead!”
“This could turn into an endless mess!
Even so, the grievance between us and Tianmen still has to be settled today!”
The Ye Clan Four Elders gritted their teeth as they spoke.
Long Shaoye’s death shocked everyone!
His death would undoubtedly spur action from the forces behind him!
But given the current situation, there was no time for anyone to dwell on other matters.
Now, the Inner Sect disciples of Tianmen had gathered in great numbers, and a major conflict was imminent.
Though Long Shaoye’s death would cause massive ripples, those issues belonged to the future—they weren’t concerns of the present…
“Screeeeeeeeeeeech~~~~~~~~~~~~”
While everyone reeled from their thoughts, the true culprit behind Long Shaoye’s death—the Purgatory Beast—suddenly began to wail loudly.
With its cries, the beast once again took to the skies.
This time, it didn’t attack anyone—instead, it began to circle in the air…
One lap, two laps, three laps, four laps…
The Purgatory Beast circled ten-odd times, but no one could tell what it was trying to do.
“…”
Ye Tian quietly observed the beast’s strange behavior, noticing its expression and movements.
Slowly, a realization dawned upon him.
“Could it be… it wants to…”
Just as Ye Tian was about to voice his guess, the Purgatory Beast suddenly flapped its wings sharply and plummeted toward the ground.
This time, it wasn’t attacking anyone—it was hurling itself to the ground!
“BOOOOOOOM~~~~~~~~~”
The tremendous force of impact caused the ground to explode like a bomb, opening up a massive crater.
Earth flew into the air, trees and stones shattered from the sheer intensity of the collision.
The destructive power of the Purgatory Beast’s dive was undeniable!
It wasn’t trying to attack—it was committing suicide…
The beast had achieved its morbid goal: its body couldn’t withstand the impact and was smashed into a bloody pulp, instantly dying.
“It actually chose to kill itself?”
Ye Tian murmured.
The Purgatory Beast was, at the end of the day, just a divine beast.
It couldn’t possibly comprehend the intricate political background surrounding Long Shaoye.
But it had sensed something…
The swipe that killed Long Shaoye had been unintentional.
His death had caught even the beast itself off guard!
The proud divine beast, realizing it had killed Long Shaoye and knew it would no longer find a place to exist, had chosen a path of self-destruction!
Ye Tian watched this unfold and couldn’t help but quietly sigh…
With everything spiraling out of control, Ye Tian felt increasingly shaken by the hidden forces backing Long Shaoye!
What kind of people, what kind of power, could even terrify a divine beast?
But for now, Ye Tian didn’t have time to dwell on Long Shaoye’s shadowy supporters.
He turned his attention to the Inner Sect disciples of Tianmen, who were gathering in greater numbers.
The battle with the Purgatory Beast, due to its intensity, had drawn nearly all the disciples of Tianmen.
A major confrontation was now unavoidable…