"I told you that you living would be the greatest threat to our Dark Hall. But let me tell you this — even though you are the greatest threat, you are no match for the Dark Hall. You want to know who the Master of the Dark Hall is? I'd advise you to remain ignorant forever, because the day you learn the truth will be the day you die. Hahahaha!!!"
At those words, the Yin Yang Immortal burst into a manic, grotesque laugh.
Splash—
But in that very instant,
"You!!!" The Yin Yang Immortal's laughter died as his face filled with shock. He had not anticipated Chu Feng striking so suddenly.
"I know you wanted to kill yourself, but whether you live or die is not your decision. If you're going to die, it will be by my hand." As Chu Feng spoke, the Evil God Sword in his grip trembled violently, and a tremendous wave of oppressive might surged into the Yin Yang Immortal's body, utterly destroying everything within.
Although the Yin Yang Immortal's corpse appeared perfectly intact on the outside, he was well and truly dead.
"
In truth, the reason Chu Feng had insisted on killing the Yin Yang Immortal personally was all for Eggy's sake.
Anyone Chu Feng slew, he would allow Eggy to absorb their Origin during the act.
However, against someone who self-destructed — like those members of the Dark Hall from before who had not been killed by Chu Feng's hand but by the force of their own detonation — he had no opportunity to let Eggy absorb their Origin.
Had the Yin Yang Immortal self-destructed, Chu Feng likewise would have been unable to let Eggy absorb his Origin.
But this was a sixth-level Martial Emperor. Such a waste was unthinkable. Chu Feng had to kill him himself, so that Eggy could absorb his Origin.
"The Origin of a sixth-level Martial Emperor is certainly decent, but it's a pity — this queen's cultivation still hasn't improved much." Eggy pouted her small lips.
"It still hasn't improved?" Chu Feng was inwardly startled. Since Eggy had awakened, he had already slain quite a few powerful experts — Martial Emperors included. He had killed a number of them with his own hands.
And every one of those Chu Feng had killed, whether their bodies had been obliterated down to the bone or left whole, had their Origin absorbed and refined by Eggy.
Yet even after Eggy had refined the Origin of so many Martial Emperor-level powerhouses, her cultivation had shown no advancement.
Chu Feng had previously assumed it was simply that Eggy required an enormous amount of Origin, because like him, the power she needed far exceeded what ordinary people required — the quantity demanded was immense.
But he had believed that the Yin Yang Immortal, as a sixth-level Martial Emperor, would surely make a difference. After all, so many experts had already been refined. Even if a breakthrough hadn't occurred, the groundwork should have been laid. Combined with the Yin Yang Immortal's Origin, a breakthrough should have been inevitable.
And yet, it still hadn't worked. This meant it wasn't a matter of insufficient Origin — some other problem was at play.
"It seems it's no use. The seal your mother placed on me is too formidable. I suspect this seal is what's restricting me. I have a feeling the amount of Origin I need isn't just because of me — it's mostly because this seal formation is devouring much of the Origin," Eggy said with considerable resignation.
"How can that be?" Chu Feng was equally astonished. He never would have guessed that the seal formation itself would consume Origin.
"I suppose your mother didn't trust me, so she deliberately used this seal formation to limit my growth." Eggy smiled sweetly, her expression one of complete indifference. "But it doesn't matter anymore. You've been growing at an incredible rate — even if my cultivation improves, I wouldn't be of much help to you now."
"You don't need this queen's protection anymore. From now on, you'll be the one protecting me." Her smile was radiant, so sweet that a single glance was enough to make one's heart melt.
But Chu Feng's heart ached with guilt. Though his mother had sealed Eggy in order to protect him, he truly felt sorry for what she had put Eggy through.
"Eggy, don't worry. I'll find a way to break that seal for you sooner or later. I'm already making preparations. I will succeed."