Chapter 135: Even the Unborn Are Not Spared

Shen Xiu'er stood expressionless, her voice cold as she said, "Don't you think it's too late to plead for my forgiveness now?"

Zhu Yun shook his head, saying, "We were husband and wife; there is a bond of a hundred days to consider. Xiu'er, are you truly so heartless?"

"I know I am going to die. They will surely kill me. Before I pass, my only wish is to beg for your forgiveness. If you could just say you forgive me, I would die willingly. Is even this small request too much for you to grant?"

Shen Xiu'er was clearly shaken by Zhu Yun's words. She fell into silence, appearing as though she were on the verge of relenting.

Chen Wanwan and the other women were furious. How could she even consider forgiving him? They wanted to speak up and warn her, but Chu Feng stopped them with a wave of his hand, his expression cold. "Let us see how Shen Xiu'er chooses."

Time passed. The air at the scene seemed to solidify as Shen Xiu'er drifted into a sea of memories. After a full cup of tea’s time, she looked at Chu Feng and asked, "Sir, must Zhu Yun really die?"

Chu Feng’s heart immediately turned cold. His gaze was piercing, and he replied indifferently, "You wish to intercede for him?"

Shen Xiu'er shook her head. "I dare not. I only thought that we were once husband and wife. Before Wei Zhenzhen appeared, he was actually quite good to me." She turned back. "Zhu Yun, when a person dies, the lamp goes out. For the sake of your impending death, I can forgive you."

"Damn it."

The moment those words left Shen Xiu'er's lips, Chu Feng cursed aloud.

"I wasted my effort helping you, Shen Xiu'er. I truly despise you. You chose to forgive? You must know that just now, this was both an opportunity Zhu Yun gave you and a test I set for you. If your heart were as firm as stone, you would be worthy of my help. But with the heart of a saintly martyr? Helping someone like you is just asking for divine retribution."

"It is a pity that you chose to be a saint. Therefore, not only will he die, but you shall die as well—including the fetus in your womb."

The next moment, Chu Feng struck. With a single finger pointed at Shen Xiu'er, she died on the spot. Naturally, the child within her also perished instantly.

[Ding! Host has killed the Child of Luck, Shen Xiu'er. Gained 800,000 Luck Points. However, because the Host eliminated the Child of Luck in an unconventional manner, the task is completed with a hundredfold critical multiplier. Total gain: 80 million Luck Points. The following rewards have been granted:]

[Reward 1: One thousand years of cultivation.]
[Reward 2: One opportunity for mana purification.]
[Reward 3: Divine Body awakening speed increased by 10%.]

Finally, cultivation points.

Chu Feng suddenly remembered that his Divine Body awakening was only at 70%, lagging far behind his cultivation level. Logically, at the realm of a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Monarch, he should be at least 90% or even 100% awakened.

As expected, she was just an ordinary Child of Luck. The rewards were meager. He wondered how much he would gain from killing the protagonist and Child of Luck, Shen Lin.

Just as Chu Feng was lamenting this, the system prompt rang out again.

[Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have successfully killed the unborn Child of Luck, Shen Lin. Your methods were ruthless, showing no mercy even to an unborn infant. This aligns with the system's philosophy. You have achieved the status of a Heavenly Destiny Great Villain and Peerless Demon Lord. Awarded 20 million Luck Points, triggered a five-hundred-fold critical return, resulting in 10 billion Luck Points. The following rewards have been granted:]

[Reward 1: Immortal-grade garment, the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe.]
[Reward 2: Immortal-grade inheritance, the Taiji Profound Clarity Path.]
[Reward 3: One of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations: Golden Light of Earth-Crossing.]
[Reward 4: Immortal-grade artifact, the God-Stunning Stone.]

These rewards were nearly on par with those for killing a Son of Destiny. The rewards for killing Han Feng hadn't been much better than this. Chu Feng’s eyes glowed with greed. Never mind the unborn infant; the rewards were the greatest harvest. This was well worth it.

The Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe provided formidable defense, adding another piece of equipment to his arsenal. Between the Immortal-Slaying Sword, the Purple-Gold Gourd, and the Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe, he was nearly fully armed—a pair of boots would complete the set.

As for the God-Stunning Stone, it reminded him of the Five-Colored Stone used by Deng Chanyu on the battlefield of the Investiture of the Gods—it never missed its mark, and whoever was hit, regardless of their cultivation, would inevitably fall unconscious.

At this moment, Chu Feng was at the peak of the Mahayana stage. Even after refining a thousand years of mana, he had yet to break through. Unfortunately, the God-Stunning Stone was not invincible. With his current cultivation, he could knock out a Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Monarch with one stone, but against an Immortal-Ascended Emperor, while he could still land a hit, it would only cause them immense pain rather than unconsciousness. He would need to further elevate his cultivation and strengthen his soul to stun an Immortal-Ascended Emperor. Even the invincible supremes in the forbidden zones of life would be difficult to handle.

Chu Feng already possessed the Rainbow Flight Technique, which allowed him to traverse thirty thousand miles in an instant. The Golden Light of Earth-Crossing shared a similar essence; in fact, his Rainbow Flight Technique had been forged by merging the innate ability of the Golden Crow lineage with the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations’ Golden Light of Earth-Crossing.

"Xiu'er, my Xiu'er! You are a demon! You actually killed Xiu'er!"

Zhu Yun was on the verge of madness. Betrayed by his mistress and seeing his wife killed—his pregnant wife, at that. "I, Zhu Yun, will not let you go even if I return as a ghost!"

Facing Zhu Yun's frenzy, Chen Wanwan directly severed his life force. He died on the spot. Chu Feng looked at the women and asked, "What? Do you think I was too cruel?"

"No." To Chu Feng's surprise, Jiang Yan shook her head. "Saintly martyrs deserve to die most of all. This Shen Xiu'er deserved it."

"Indeed, my lady speaks the truth." Chu Feng was pleasantly surprised.

A day and a night passed quickly. Disturbed by the incident with Shen Xiu'er, Zhu Yun, and Wei Zhenzhen, the group had no interest in lingering and left the East Sea Marketplace, heading straight for the ocean.

They prepared to cross the sea and enter the Central Plains. Of the five great territories, the Central Plains were the most prosperous, separated from the Eastern Wilderness by a vast, boundless ocean. Within that sea lay countless islands, countless cultivators, and even more ferocious beasts. Especially in the depths of the ocean, there were colossal beasts so brutal that their combat power rivaled that of Tribulation Transcendence Heavenly Monarchs and Immortal-Ascended Emperors.

In the past, even when Great Emperors emerged to dominate the Heavenly Origin and sweep through the forbidden zones of life, none dared claim they could traverse the ocean at will.

Outside East Sea City lay a large port filled with countless ships. However, to travel between the Eastern Wilderness and the Central Plains, one had to rely on merchant guilds affiliated with top-tier powers like the Yaoguang Sacred Land, the Heavenly Demon Sacred Land, the Primordial Sacred Land, or the Jiang family.

In this regard, Chen Wanwan had to step up. As the Saintess of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Land, with her cultivation growing ever deeper, she certainly possessed the authority to arrange this.