Li Xingran quickly relayed Fan Zuan's words to Xiao Sheng.
This led to the scene where Xiao Sheng calmly and composedly spoke with Xiao Ding.
When Xiao Ding heard the word "zombie," a look of panic appeared on his face.
“Impossible. That man told me that no one can cure this plague.”
"That's because you know nothing about this world. Do you think there's only magic, only witchcraft, only sorcery, only magic?"
Li Xingran couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up.
"You are, you are the youngest daughter of the Li family?" Xiao Sheng then turned his gaze to Li Xingran.
"It's me."
"The source of all this is you!"
“My life changed the moment your full moon celebration began.” Xiao Ding stood up, wanting to pounce on him.
Xiao Sheng took a step forward, trying to block Li Xingran.
However, Li Xingran made the first move, pinning Xiao Ding in front of Xiao Sheng.
"You... how did you do that?" Xiao Ding had thought this little girl was an easy target.
"You did it with just a wave of your hand!" Li Xingran clapped her hands.
"I don't like killing, otherwise you would all be dead long ago."
"But you have repeatedly shattered my worldview. Human life here is so cheap."
"Here? Is there somewhere else?" Xiao Ding wondered.
"I'm telling you, are you really stupid or just pretending? If you can turn into this monstrous state, why can't I be some other powerful person?"
Xiao Ding was momentarily stunned.
"Xiao Sheng, stop wasting words with him and just kill him. That will save him from harming the people again. If you can't bring yourself to do it, I will do it for you."
Li Xingran threw down a sentence and took a few steps back.
"I can do it myself, don't get your hands dirty," Xiao Sheng said gently.
"Xingran, don't look, okay?" Xiao Sheng didn't want Li Xingran to see him kill someone.
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."
Li Xingran walked out of the City God Temple.
"Xiao Sheng, you can't kill me, I'm your brother!" Xiao Ding cried out in a panic.
"When you and your dear mother plotted against me, did you ever think that I was your brother?" Xiao Sheng circled around Xiao Ding.
“Xiao Ding, I have seen my ending. You and your mother framed me and poisoned me for the throne. When I died in front of you, did you ever think that I was surnamed Xiao?”
"Don't play the victim here. You just don't have power. If you were given power, I would be the one who gets killed."
"What did my mother do wrong to deserve being tortured to death like that by your mother?"
"What did I do to deserve being praised to death by your mother?"
"Just because I was born before you, should I bear this kind of pain?"
“My mother is Xiao Jing’s empress. Your wicked mother used seductive arts and all sorts of secret techniques to win over Xiao Jing’s heart. If it were a fair competition, I don’t believe Xiao Jing would dislike my mother.”
"Xiao Jing was blinded by lard, but your mother is truly a black-hearted bastard."
"Your dear sister, do you really think she's our sister? Let me tell you, she has nothing to do with me, but she is related to you by blood."
"You probably already know all the things your mother did without me having to tell you."
"Xiao Ding, today is your death day. And it will be a permanent death. You will never have the chance to appear anywhere in this universe again."
After Xiao Sheng finished speaking, a ball of blue flame rose in his hand.
"You think you can kill me? I made a blood pact with the demon. If he doesn't die, I won't die either."
“My gut feeling tells me he’s not dead.”
Xiao Ding smiled smugly.
"Oh! My dear brother, I forgot to tell you. The moment you made the blood pact with the demon, the demon's true form had already escaped."
"Therefore, the one who made a blood pact with you was merely an avatar of his. His cultivation level was only one-tenth of his."
“We defeated even the most powerful demons, let alone you, their master who is only at a tenth level of cultivation.”
"Xiao Ding, you were defeated by trusting your mother too much, trusting Liang Qianfan too much, and trusting the image you created too much."
"By the way, Liang Qianfan is long dead. Also, the entire Jiangnan region is back in my hands. Surprised? Unexpected?"
After Xiao Sheng finished speaking, the blue flames in his hand danced even more joyfully.
This is the inner fire that Xiao Sheng himself comprehended, capable of burning away all the filth and impurities of the world.
"I don't believe it, I don't believe you have such ability!" Xiao Ding was still struggling.
"Then you just wait and see!"
"Our story actually has another ending. In that ending, you won and I lost. Unfortunately, you can't understand how you felt when you won!"
"How are you feeling? Your heart is aching, isn't it? That's good!"
The blue flames seemed to possess sentience, constantly trying to reach Xiao Ding and devour him.
Seeing his own heart fire so happy, Xiao Sheng knew that Xiao Ding harbored a lot of filth and evil in his heart.
Then, Xiao Sheng released his grip, and the blue flames leaped and bounded onto Xiao Ding's body.
This flame will not instantly burn a person to ashes.
It will start burning your soul first.
The pain was excruciating, utterly agonizing.
Moreover, the person who was burned retained their sanity.
You can feel your soul being gradually pulled away until it disappears.
After the soul is burned away, what remains is skin, flesh, and bones.
They burned it little by little.
This is a spell that Xiao Sheng cultivated himself after he began cultivating immortality, specifically to deal with Xiao Ding.
Seeing the suffering of the people of Jiangnan, Xiao Sheng felt that he had practiced this magic correctly.
Xiao Ding was immobilized by Li Xingran and could not move.
And so, I watched as the blue flames enveloped me.
Then the pain immediately spread throughout my body.
His soul was being burned.
He could feel himself slowly disappearing.
This is true annihilation.
He didn't even have the strength to fight back.
It seems that Xiao Sheng didn't kill him because he wanted him to cause chaos in the world, which is why he used such an extremely cruel immortal technique to kill him.
Otherwise, if Xiao Sheng were to use such a divine technique, he might also be punished by the heavens.
Was I really wrong?
No, he did nothing wrong.
The mistake was Xiao Sheng's; he shouldn't have been born earlier than him.
Their names were already arranged; he should have been the eldest son.
His mother became empress, and he became the eldest son of the legitimate wife.
He could inherit the throne and realize his ambitions.
But what are his own ambitions? Xiao Ding asked himself.
It seems like my mind is empty, and I have no ambition! So why am I so obsessed with the throne?
That's right, it was his mother. From the moment he was in her womb, a voice told him that he would be the emperor, that the whole country would be his, and that he could do whatever he wanted.
That voice continued to inspire him.
So while Xiao Sheng was playing, he was always obediently reading and recognizing characters.
Everyone in the palace is praising him!
He was so outstanding, why did he end up like this?
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