Chapter 34: The Holy Lord of Xi Yue as a Maid? The Explosive Killing of Ye Bufan!

Silence reigned over Duxiu Peak.

A gentle breeze drifted by, causing Ye Bufan, Su Wan, Leng Yanshuang, Holy Master Chen Qing of the Xiyue Holy Land, Mo Yao, and the members of the Su family to stare blankly at Li Xuan.

In an instant, the five of them felt a chill run through their bodies as the breeze brushed past, their skin breaking out in goosebumps. The Su family members felt their scalps prickle.

Li Xuan’s calm gaze fell upon them.

It was suffocating. Their breathing turned shallow and rapid, and their bodies, kneeling on the ground, began to tremble. A profound sense of horror and dread enveloped them, a coldness spreading from the inside out—starting from their hearts and surging through their entire bodies in a heartbeat. Their limbs grew numb and frigid.

An Emperor!
Was it Li Xuan?!!
They had offended an Emperor?
Not only had they offended an Emperor multiple times, but they had also…
They had viciously humiliated an Emperor?!

Those who realized Li Xuan’s true identity shook uncontrollably, their faces as pale as parchment, drained of all color.

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 100,000 Villain Points and 100 years of lifespan!]
[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Su Wan. You gain 100,000 Villain Points and 100 years of lifespan!]
[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Leng Yanshuang. You gain 100,000 Villain Points and 100 years of lifespan.]
[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Chen Qing. You gain 100,000 Villain Points and 100 years of lifespan.]
[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Mo Yao. You gain 100,000 Villain Points and 100 years of lifespan.]
[...]

A continuous stream of system notifications flooded in. In an instant, Li Xuan had acquired a massive amount of Villain Points and a millennium of lifespan, with more still pouring in.

Li Xuan’s fingers, which were turning his teacup, paused for a moment. He felt immensely satisfied. The trip had been well worth it.

"No! Impossible!" Ye Bufan growled. He looked at Li Xuan, his eyes splitting, his heart shattering! A trickle of pink blood leaked from the corner of his mouth; his very heart was trembling.

An Emperor. The Emperor was Li Xuan?! How could this be!!

"Hahahaha, an Emperor?! An Emperor?!" Ye Bufan knelt on the ground, laughing crazily, throwing his head back, unable to control himself.

He—Ye Bufan, a generation’s peerless genius—had actually offended an Emperor?!! He had offended an Emperor! No, he hadn't just offended one; he had viciously offended an Emperor to the point of no return!! He had tried to snatch a bride at an Emperor’s wedding!!

"Pfft!" Ye Bufan spat out a mouthful of blood. The gore hit the ground, mixed with chunks of flesh—fragments of his own internal organs!

*Bang!* A sound of something breaking echoed within Ye Bufan’s body. His face turned deathly pale as he coughed up blood. His Dao Heart… was shattered. The Dao Heart he had cultivated to walk the path of the invincible—it was broken, crushed into dust!

"Pfft." Ye Bufan knelt, trembling, and spat out more blood. How could he have been so arrogant as to try and snatch a bride from an Emperor?! No wonder, no wonder… no wonder those around him kept dying one after another!

"Hahaha, Big Brother… brothers." You didn't die in vain, Ye Bufan thought with a deranged expression. It was him, it was him—no, was he wrong?!

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 200,000 Villain Points and 200 years of lifespan!]

Su Wan stared blankly at Li Xuan, her body stiff and unable to move. Li Xuan was an Emperor. Li Xuan was an Emperor? Li Xuan was an Emperor?! How could Li Xuan be an Emperor?!

Suddenly, Su Wan’s expression contorted as she looked back and forth between Li Xuan and the portrait of the Emperor. They were identical—exactly the same. She wiped her eyes in denial, but they were still identical! Su Wan collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face. Li Xuan was actually the Emperor?!

An Emperor! The current Emperor! And the Emperor had wanted to marry her? Yet, she—she had chosen Ye Bufan instead!? Su Wan spat out blood, as if struck by lightning. She couldn't accept it. Her family, her father, all were dead, and now she was told that the person she had missed out on, the one she had abandoned, was an Emperor?! She had had a chance to become the wife of the most powerful being?!

[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Su Wan. You gain 200,000 Villain Points and 200 years of lifespan!]

Leng Yanshuang wore a bitter smile, her heart trembling uncontrollably. She never imagined the Emperor would be Li Xuan! How could Li Xuan be the Emperor?! The thought was too absurd, yet here it was. Leng Yanshuang couldn't accept the news. Her sect, everything she had, was staked on Ye Bufan, and now it had come to this!

*Pfft.* Leng Yanshuang spat blood, her eyes fixed blankly on Li Xuan.

[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Leng Yanshuang. You gain 200,000 Villain Points and 200 years of lifespan!]

Mo Yao stared at Li Xuan, her mind unable to process the truth. Li Xuan was an Emperor? Was he really?

[You have struck terror into the Daughter of Destiny, Mo Yao. You gain 300,000 Villain Points and 300 years of lifespan!]

Li Xuan looked at their expressions with interest. Interesting, very interesting.

The disciples of the Xiyue Holy Land finally realized something. The Emperor was clearly named Li Xuanyi, but Ye Bufan had called the Emperor Li Xuan. Was the name Li Xuan not the enemy they were preparing to fight? The disciples finally faced a fact they could not avoid: the Emperor, the sworn friend of their sect’s first founder, had become their enemy!

Everyone fell silent. The Emperor had become the enemy of the Xiyue Holy Land?! No, it was they who had become the enemy of the Emperor! They were far too ignorant! At that moment, the disciples were shrouded in absolute despair.

Li Xuan chuckled. He realized that Destiny was indeed extraordinary. Something had shattered within Ye Bufan—not his organs, but a unique object. Li Xuan felt an aura of the same origin as Ye Bufan from it; it was likely linked to his parents. Yet, Ye Bufan himself was fine, even undergoing a transformation through destruction.

Is this what Destiny is? It is truly enviable. Turning danger into safety, rising from the ashes, and always having someone to save you when in peril? Li Xuan mused. So, he was the villain, then? This title of villain…

Li Xuan looked at the new system notifications. Would he be targeted by Destiny? Li Xuan smiled. Targeted by Destiny? Destiny standing against him? Against an Emperor? How absurd.

Amidst the deathly silence, Li Xuan’s gaze landed on the Holy Master of Xiyue. "It seems you are not very pleased with my arrival."

The Holy Master felt a chill of sorrow, her body turning icy.

[You have caused the Holy Master of Xiyue to feel a chill. You gain 200,000 Villain Points and 200 years of lifespan!]

The Holy Master knelt, prostrating herself completely. "I beg the Emperor to forgive our sins! Please, save the Xiyue Holy Land! Afterward, I, Chen Qing, will carry thorns on my back to seek your punishment, announce my crimes to the world, and serve you as a handmaiden!"

She knocked her head heavily against the ground until blood flowed from her forehead. Everyone was shocked—a Holy Master, serving as a handmaiden? They felt a sense of profound desolation.

"A handmaiden?" Li Xuan’s expression was indifferent. "Do you think I lack servants?"

[You have caused the Daughter of Destiny, Chen Qing, to feel desolation...]

"Emperor! What kind of Emperor are you?!" Ye Bufan stood up, glaring at Li Xuan with defiance. He believed he was not in the wrong; the Emperor was! It was Li Xuan! If Li Xuan hadn't hidden his identity, if he had just said he was the Emperor, how could he have tried to snatch a bride? How could his brother have died? How could his fellow disciples have perished? Therefore, it was all the Emperor’s fault! All Li Xuan’s fault!

Ye Bufan’s gaze was venomous. He was not wrong! Li Xuan was wrong! And if one is wrong, they must change!

Li Xuan rose leisurely and looked at Ye Bufan, shaking his head. "You are mistaken."

Li Xuan raised his hand and grasped the air, pinning Ye Bufan’s head, his wrist flicking slightly. "Your gaze is too malevolent. Let’s do away with these useless eyes."

*Bang!* Ye Bufan’s body swayed. His eyes were torn from their sockets and flew out. Darkness descended upon him as the two eyeballs landed on the ground. Li Xuan stepped on them—*squelch*—and in an instant, they were reduced to a pool of blood.

"Ah!!! No!! Ancestor, save me! Save me! No!" Ye Bufan screamed in agony, his eye sockets bleeding. His Heavy Pupils—his pride—had been gouged out! His eyes were gone! That was his prized feature! No! How could this happen! Why would Li Xuan strike him? Did he not fear the judgment of the world?

Ye Bufan’s empty sockets trembled. This was wrong! How could his Heavy Pupils be destroyed? He was destined to become the invincible Emperor of the future! He trembled with intense resentment. Why did Li Xuan dare to strike him, right in front of everyone?

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 350,000 Villain Points and 350 years of lifespan!]

Li Xuan shook his head again. "Your voice is too grating."

Li Xuan flicked his wrist, and Ye Bufan’s tongue flew out, landing on the ground and turning into sludge.

"Wuwuwu!" Ye Bufan’s body shuddered, blood pouring from his empty sockets, his mouth emitting only muffled wails. Fear—absolute, overwhelming fear—engulfed him! Li Xuan was actually going to kill him!

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 444,444 Villain Points and 444 years of lifespan.]

Li Xuan’s face remained emotionless. He pointed a finger, and Ye Bufan’s limbs were severed, falling to the ground. Ye Bufan’s face turned deathly pale. His Dragon-Roar Body was gone too! He had been crippled!

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 666,666 Villain Points and 666 years of lifespan.]

Li Xuan withdrew his hand and looked down at Ye Bufan. "You said one thing—I am an Emperor. But do you think an Emperor must be magnanimous?"

"You are wrong. I, Li Xuan, never show mercy to my enemies!"

The words rang in Ye Bufan’s ears, causing his body to convulse violently as blood gushed from his mouth. Li Xuan raised his hand again. "A mere Qi-Refining cultivator trying to snatch a bride from an Emperor? Do you think you're funny? I told you, your fate was already sealed."

"Live well."

Ye Bufan listened to Li Xuan’s words in a daze, shaking his head frantically. *Kill me! Kill me!*

Li Xuan moved his palm—stripping away his five senses! Ye Bufan’s mouth hung open.

[You have struck terror into the Son of Destiny, Ye Bufan. You gain 999,999 Villain Points and 999 years of lifespan.]

Li Xuan tossed Ye Bufan onto the ground like a pile of mud. The boy’s breathing was faint. Li Xuan then turned his gaze toward the Holy Master of Xiyue and the others.