I have the face of a great demon.

A chilling wind blew through the underground palace passage, and the spirit stone lamps on the stone walls flickered on and off, making Elder Wu's face look like a demon.

His eyes twitched with rage, and spiritual energy surged around him in a vortex, causing the pebbles beneath his feet to tumble and roll.

Liu Xingchen was forced into a corner, his back pressed against the cold stone wall.

"Elder Wu, please calm down!" Liu Xingchen's fingers gripped the sword hilt tightly, his knuckles turning white. "The loss of control of the underground palace was definitely not my doing..."

"Shut up!" Elder Wu thrust his sword forward sharply. "From the day you joined our sect, I knew trouble was brewing! That face—"

"They're exactly the same as the great demon Liu Zhantian! Even the spiritual energy fluctuations seem to have been refined from the same furnace. Do you think the entire Zixiao Sect is blind?!"

"I don't know what happened either. But I'm really not a big demon, it's all a coincidence!"

Elder Wu became increasingly deranged, his turbid eyes bulging out.

"Coincidence? You've only been here a short time, and the monsters of Azure Dragon Mountain suddenly went on a rampage; you went to the Spirit Fields, and a large area of ​​them was destroyed by the heavens; even the Spirit Fox fell victim to your evil deeds. And you still call this a coincidence?"

"Whether it's a coincidence or not, you're a menace and can't be allowed to live. Die!"

Elder Wu's voice was icy cold, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

His sword flashed coldly through the dark passage, aiming straight for Liu Xingchen's chest.

This sword strike was swift, ruthless, and precise, leaving no stone unturned; it was clearly intended to take Liu Xingchen's life.

Liu Xingchen's pupils contracted sharply, and his body instinctively tried to retreat, but Elder Wu's spiritual power pressed down like a mountain, locking him firmly in place.

He was merely a Golden Core cultivator, and was utterly powerless to resist Elder Wu, who was at the Integration stage.

The sword's edge drew near, its chill penetrating to the bone; he could even feel the sharp tip about to pierce his heart.

"It's over..." Elder Wu's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes filled with the satisfaction of a great success.

Just as the sword was about to touch Liu Xingchen's chest, a sudden change occurred!

The faint spiritual energy fluctuations around Liu Xingchen suddenly surged out like a volcanic eruption.

A powerful, suffocating aura of the Nascent Soul stage instantly swept through the entire passage, causing the spirit stone lamps on the stone walls to shatter with a "crack," and rubble to tumble down.

Elder Wu's pupils contracted sharply, his cold smile froze instantly, and was replaced by incredulous horror: "You... how is this possible?!"

In the blink of an eye, the outcome was decided.

Elder Wu's sword grazed past Liu Xingchen's chest, leaving only a small cut. Liu Xingchen suddenly had a sword in his hand, its blade deeply embedded in Elder Wu's chest.

Powerful spiritual energy surged into Elder Wu's body like a raging torrent, churning his meridians and internal organs to pieces, causing blood to gush from his mouth.

Elder Wu was clearly not going to make it, but he was still clinging to life thanks to his powerful cultivation.

"So that's how it is... So that's how it is!" Elder Wu suddenly laughed, his laughter hoarse and desolate, mixed with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"You are the great demon Liu Zhantian. It's laughable that I was thinking all sorts of things, believing that you were reincarnated. But you are not. You have been hiding your cultivation level and came here to deceive us old bones."

"I was careless. I shouldn't have been fooled by your cultivation level. I should have treated you as an opponent at the Integration Stage and gone all out."

Liu Xingchen stomped heavily on Elder Wu's face, the sole of his shoe grinding against the wrinkled face.

At this moment, Liu Xingchen's voice became cold and piercing, as if it came from the depths of hell.

"That's right, I am Liu Zhantian. A thousand years have passed, and I have finally returned to seek revenge on you, you old bastard."

Elder Wu's pupils suddenly contracted, his eyes filled with hatred.

His lips trembled, and he said in a hoarse voice, "You...you really are Liu Zhantian! I hate myself so much, I hate myself for not being able to kill you, this great demon, and avenge Lei'er!"

Liu Xingchen sneered and increased the pressure on his foot: "Avenge Wu Lei? Elder Wu, do you really think your precious son is anything good? A thousand years have passed, and you're still protecting this heinous criminal."

"Stop talking nonsense! You killed Lei'er, you monster, you killed him and now you want to slander him."

"That's right, I killed Wu Lei to avenge Xiaoqian."

Liu Xingchen's voice suddenly rose: "That beast Wu Lei, he plotted to drug and rape Xiaoqian, driving her to suicide! He even tried to frame me and make me take the blame! Your precious son is the real devil!"

Elder Wu's body trembled violently, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"You...you're talking nonsense! How could Lei'er...how could he do such a thing!"

"Lei'er loves Xiaoqian, he would never do such a thing. It was you who tried to steal her away, to take Xiaoqian for yourself. When she refused, you forced yourself on her, driving her to her death. It was you, you heartless monster, who would do something so depraved!"

"Pah! Wu Lei, that beast! He likes Xiaoqian, and everyone can compete fairly. But he used such despicable means to defile Xiaoqian. He's a beast. Afterwards, he didn't dare to admit it and tried to frame me. He's a spineless beast."

"Impossible! Lei'er is a good boy, he couldn't possibly do such a thing!"

“How is it impossible?” Liu Xingchen’s voice was icy cold. “That night, he volunteered to guard me. Why? You think it was his duty? Humph, he clearly wanted to guard me personally, cutting off any chance for me to defend myself.”

That night, he was very proud of himself and told me everything. He said that he had Xiaoqian, and I would never have her. He also said that if it weren't for me, Xiaoqian would have been his long ago.

“He hates me. With me around, he couldn’t get Xiaoqian. He doesn’t even realize that Xiaoqian wouldn’t have fallen for a disgusting piece of trash like him, even without me.”

“He framed me and made me the target of everyone’s condemnation, so I killed him to avenge Xiaoqian.”

Elder Wu's breathing became increasingly rapid, and the anger in his eyes was gradually replaced by shock: "No... impossible... Lei'er, he... how could he..."

"This is impossible!!!"

Liu Xingchen removed his foot from Elder Wu's face, squatted down, and looked at Elder Wu at eye level: "Elder Wu, do you know? That night, I personally killed Wu Lei, tore him to pieces, and used his blood to pay tribute to Xiaoqian. Cutting Wu Lei's flesh piece by piece, it was truly exhilarating."

Tears streamed down Elder Wu's face, his voice weak: "You...you demon, you great devil..."

"That's right, I am the Great Demon. It was you who turned me into the Great Demon. Today, the Great Demon you created has come to take revenge on you, and you are just the first."

"Just wait patiently on your way to the underworld; you won't be alone."

Hearing the great demon's death declaration, Elder Wu's eyes widened, his body stiffened, and he breathed his last.

His eyes remained open, as if he had died with his eyes wide open, filled with endless regret and pain.

Seeing Elder Wu breathe his last, Liu Xingchen smiled and turned to say, "Have you seen enough? If you have, come out."