Wayfarer

Chapter 692: Causing Sage Green Lotus to Explode

Though Xiao Nanfeng was just a True Immortal, his extraordinary techniques gave him an overwhelming boost to strength. He fought on the level of an early-stage Golden Immortal.

If Sage Green Lotus were in peak condition, Xiao Nanfeng's blow wouldn't have harmed him at all. However, he was still debilitated by the injury he suffered from Long Er's detonation, and the brunt of the attack caught him.

Xiao Nanfeng's primary target, however, wasn't Sage Green Lotus, but rather his seventh-grade lotus relic.

The lotus sent countless spiritual swords toward Xiao Nanfeng, tearing apart his clothes and embedding themselves in his flesh.

"What potent spiritual energy," Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

It had bypassed even the defenses of his Imposing Avatar of Rulai. Blood sprayed out as he suffered a serious injury.

"You intend to steal my relic? Dream on! Seventh-grade lotus, return to me!" Sage Green Lotus shouted.

Unfortunately for the sage, the lotus vibrated before it vanished from sight, leaving nothing but Xiao Nanfeng's bloody body behind.

"Where's my lotus? Return it to me!" Sage Green Lotus exclaimed.

The relic had disappeared in a flash, and his connection to it had even been severed. He gaped in shock.

"What a frightening relic. As expected of a Boundless Immortal treasure," Xiao Nanfeng murmured. "Those swords almost pierced straight through my body."

He stored the Divine Seal of Dazheng once more. The reason he had risked serious injury to get in close range of the lotus was precisely to trap it within his seal. Though it had been a risky move, it had paid off.

Of course, it had only worked because Sage Green Lotus had been careless and commanded it to attack Xiao Nanfeng. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to get close at all.

"Thank you for the treasure, Sage Green Lotus, haha!"

Sage Green Lotus thundered in fury, "Return me my treasure!"

He shot toward Xiao Nanfeng in a fit of anger, only to find the golden cultivators and Zhao Yuanjiao blocking his way.

"Die!"

With Xiao Nanfeng's help, the cultivators were able to hold back Sage Green Lotus for the time being.

"How are you, Nanfeng?" Zhao Yuanjiao asked in worry.

This was the first time he had seen Xiao Nanfeng so badly injured. Xiao Nanfeng's chest was a mess of flesh and blood, despite the fact that not even a Golden Immortal had ever been able to deal serious damage to his body.

Xiao Nanfeng spat out a mouthful of blood. "At any rate, I'm not going to die just yet. Let's deal with Sage Green Lotus first," Xiao Nanfeng said.

"Understood!" The cultivators ruhsed forward.

The fighting grew more and more intense. Though Sage Green Lotus was seriously injured, he was still a late-stage Golden Immortal, and he could at least fend off the gathered cultivators. Of course, the fact that he could do nothing more was humiliating enough.

"Demon Child, assist me and kill them!" Sage Green Lotus shouted.

High in the air, the Demon Child's body froze. He seemed about to be controlled once more.

Within his mindscape, however, his mother whispered, "My dear son, resist the call. Don't let yourself be controlled. The blood curse is about to pass to me. Stay strong, alright? Mother is waiting for you."

"Mother, it hurts, it hurts so badly! I can't hold on much longer, Mother!" the Demon Child sobbed.

"You can do it, my dear boy. I'll take you fishing once everything's over, alright? We'll enjoy the best food and travel the world. You can do it. Stay strong!"

"I'll try, Mother, but it hurts so much!"

"Ah!" the woman suddenly cried out in pain.

"Mother? Mother, what's wrong?" the Demon Child shouted.

From her, there was only silence.

The Demon Child fretted anxiously, "Mother? Mother, speak to me, please! Mother, I'm scared! I'll try to bear the pain—please!"

Long moments passed before the woman murmured weakly, "My dear boy."

"I'm right here, Mother!"

"My dear boy, if I ever vanish, you have to live on and stay strong without me. Do you understand? Smile daily. Be happy daily! I'll watch over you from the heavens above. If you're happy, I will be too."

"Mother, what are you talking about? Aren't you going to accompany me?!"

"I won't be able to hold on much longer. My soul has shattered, and I'm about to dissipate. I'm sorry, my dear boy. I won't be able to be with you as you grow up. Stay strong. Live on!" The woman's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Mother, what are you talking about? I don't understand—I don't understand!" Even so, the Demon Child seemed to intuit something. Fear laced his voice.

"Don't listen to your father ever again. Your father, Li Qianjun, will only try to scheme against you. In fact, he's not your father at all, so don't worry about him. Xiao Nanfeng will protect you. You're still young, and there's much you don't know. You'll learn with age. Before you turn 20, as long as Xiao Nanfeng doesn't hurt you, listen to him. Do you understand, my dear boy?"

"What are you talking about, Mother?!" the Demon Child screamed.

"My dear boy, you have to grow up and mature quickly. Marry a good woman for me, but don't hurt her, alright? Make sure to give her the status and treatment she deserves!" The woman's voice continued to grow ever fainter.

"No, Mother! I don't want a wife. All I want is you! Don't frighten me, Mother!" The Demon Child began to sob piteously.

Just then, Sage Green Lotus's voice rang out within the Demon Child's mindscape.

"So you're the wench responsible for breaking the Demon Child's blood curse? Die!" Sage Green Lotus shouted furiously.

"My dear boy, you'll have to be on your own from now on. I know you'll be able to overcome whatever troubles you face," the woman whispered.

Then, her shattered soul was forcibly dissipated by Sage Green Lotus's lotus seal.

"No!" the Demon Child shrieked.

He could sense what was happening to his mother's soul. Sage Green Lotus was eviscerating it, leaving nothing behind.

The Demon Child screamed in agony. Memories of the past flashed before his eyes.

"My dear boy, you were the greatest blessing of my life."

"Don't be mischievous, alright? Your father's forcing you to kneel so you understand the magnitude of what you've done. But I've secretly brought you a little piece of cake."

"My dear boy, when will you grow up?"

"My dear boy, please stay safe."

His mother's voice faded away, never to be heard again.

Her soul had been shattered.

The Demon Child was a ship unmoored, its tether broken.

Sage Green Lotus's voice resounded in his mindscape again. "That wench really was the cause of all this, wasn't she? Now that she's dead, the Demon Child isn't resisting anymore! Haha! Lotus seal, activate!"

Mysterious energy shot toward the Demon Child and attempted to erode his will, but the Demon Child's willpower suddenly seemed to blaze up.

"Who did you call a wench? Bastard, you killed my mother! I'll kill you!" the Demon Child suddenly roared, his voice like that of a malevolent specter from the deepest pits of hell.

Demonic flame rose up around him.

"No! Impossible! How could your will be so strong?!" Sage Green Lotus exclaimed.

The blood curse was wiped away completely from the Demon Child's forehead, leaving the green lotus totem behind. It shone with incredible light as it surrounded the Demon Child's head, then his body, as it tried to distill him down to his essence.

"Scram! I'll kill you for killing my mother!" the Demon Child howled.

Black smoke gushed out of the Demon Child's body and headed straight toward the green lotus totem.

"Damn it, it's all that wench's fault! No!" Sage Green Lotus panicked.

"I'll kill you!" the Demon Child echoed.

With a bang, the green light surrounding him dispersed, as did the green lotus totem on his forehead. The formless bindings restraining him fell away.

The Demon Child howled, releasing a wave of sound all around him and sending everything flying. For an instant, the whole world was filled with flames.

The Demon Child had finally awoken. His eyes were bright red, his face a mask of anger. Hatred billowed from his gaze.

Sage Green Lotus stumbled as he suffered a serious bout of backlash from the breaking of the green lotus totem. He spat out a mouthful of blood, then looked into the air to see the Demon Child's bright-red gaze staring back at him.

His eyes were filled with hatred and tears.

"Bastard, I'll kill you!" the Demon Child shouted, then shot over.

"No!" Sage Green Lotus cried out.

He rushed up and began to flee, knocking everyone else aside.

However, the Demon Child was far faster than he was now. The Demon Child smashed a fist into Sage Green Lotus's body, sending him flying toward a huge mountain nearby. The mountain shattered and unleashed a rockslide.

"Save me, Li Qianjun!" Sage Green Lotus shouted.

However, Li Qianjun was being held back by the dragon of water and could render no assistance. The Demon Child rushed over.

"Bastard, I'll kill you!" The Demon Child flashed right up to him.

Sage Green Lotus was bleeding profusely from every orifice, his chest caved in and his bones shattered. Even so, the Demon Child didn't relent. He continued to punch Sage Green Lotus's head.

"Disciple, I'm your master! Don't do this to me!" Sage Green Lotus shrieked.

Then, with a wet splat, his head burst open.

"Bastard, return my mother to me. Return my mother to me!" the Demon Child cried. He bawled even as he continued to punch his erstwhile master's corpse.

It mattered little to him that Sage Green Lotus had already perished. He punched and punched, each punch stronger than the last. When Sage Green Lotus's spirit emerged, he punched it until it dissipated, then wrecked the rest of his body.

The Demon Child had become a veritable demon in truth. He cried his heart out, his agonized screams echoing far across the heavens.