Free Web NovelChapter 423: Chapter 423: Earthquake in Neon City _1
Instantly, the ground of the entire Neon City began to tremble.
All the people inside the city felt a clear sense of shaking and mistook it for an earthquake.
The bewildered people hastily left their rooms and took shelter in open areas, looking around with blank expressions on their faces.
Only the residents near the Divine King Temple saw the huge glow that burst from within the temple and heard the explosion as well.
Qin Fei, who had left not long before, was also drawn by the tremendous noise and looked back toward the distant temple, involuntarily furrowing his brows.
"Could it be that something happened to Mr. Ye?"
Qin Fei murmured to himself.
Somehow, he felt worried, and an inexplicable sense of loss arose in his heart, as if he had lost something very important.
"This feeling, could it be because of Ye Ming?"
"But I haven’t known him for long, even if there’s a connection, I shouldn’t be feeling this way!"
"It’s just absurd..."
Qin Fei’s face took on a blank look as he kept thinking to himself.
The woman beside him leaned onto him and asked in a delicate voice, "Mr. Qin, why have you stopped talking? And you look rather unhappy."
Qin Fei shook his head, not voicing his thoughts, and said instead, "It’s nothing, I just suddenly feel a bit tired."
Wang Yating, who was in the midst of battle at the arena, also experienced an unusual emotion.
Because the arena was very far from the temple, she did not hear the explosion, but she did feel the faint tremor of the ground.
Her brows furrowed slightly as she muttered to herself, "What’s happening to me?"
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The explosion site was a scene of chaos, as the Nine Lives Cat Temple collapsed into ruins.
Inoue Harusame was thrown by the shockwave and hit the ground hard; when she got up, blood was already seeping from her forehead.
Ignoring her own injuries, she looked toward the center of the explosion immediately, hoping to find Ye Ming.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t see anything; her view was obscured by thick smoke.
The rubble around her began to shift, and Wada Nanako struggled out from beneath a pile of debris, her clothes torn and tattered, her hair a mess, and her face covered in dust. She was the picture of dishevelment.
Yet there was a wild smile on her face as she looked disdainfully at Inoue Harusame and said, "Inoue Harusame, it seems you’ve chosen the wrong side after all. A mere mortal dares to contend with Lord Nine Lives Cat, it’s simply overreaching!"
"Now, that man from Dragon Country has been blasted to bits—perhaps not even bits remain!"
Inoue Harusame’s gaze was firm as she earnestly said, "Mr. Ye will be fine."
"Hahaha, even now, you refuse to see the reality; did Mr. Ye bewitch you with some kind of potion?" Wada Nanako laughed and said, "Whether you admit it or not, that man from Dragon Country can’t possibly have survived. You saw the explosion, how could any normal person live through that?"
"I think you’re scared, afraid to face what comes next, right?"
"You betrayed the temple, betrayed all of us—you will be punished, you can’t escape!"
"Bring me people, get someone, seize this traitor, I want to put her on a harsh trial!"
Wada Nanako fell into madness, shouting and yelling amidst the ruins.
Alas, there was no one left to respond to her call.
All the people, whether dead or alive, were already buried beneath the rubble and couldn’t hear her cries.
Just then, a gust of wind blew from somewhere, dispersing the dust and smoke.
As the dust settled, a figure covered in blood was revealed.
It was indeed Ye Ming.
With a silent face, he stood there, blood covered both his face and body, making him look incredibly fierce.
He gasped for breath non-stop, his body had weakened to the extreme.
In his hand, he still held a soul bead as big as a palm.
The last stand of the Nine Lives Cat had indeed been effective.
A second before the explosion, Ye Ming had used all his True Qi to reinforce his True Qi Armor, deflecting half of the immense explosive force, while the residual power still left him battered and bruised.
Fortunately, he had managed to hold on.
On the other hand, the Nine Lives Cat, having expended a large amount of soul power in the explosion, had lost too many grudges in its soul, resulting in a temporary slumber, and thus Ye Ming had successfully captured him.
The most powerful demon of Neon City was under his control. freewёbnoνel.com
"Phew!"
Ye Ming let out a breath of turbid air, his body showed extreme fatigue and seemed on the verge of collapse, ready to fall at any moment.
At this moment, his body was supported purely by his willpower.
He had to return, to inject the soul into Xu Lele’s body.
He moved his body shakily and said to Inoue Harusame, "Take me back!"
Wada Nanako’s eyes widened, and she knelt on the ground with a thud as if she had seen a ghost.
"Please, don’t kill me!"
Wada Nanako’s trembling voice begged, "I’ll do anything you want, I just want to live..."
Her faith had completely collapsed, and all that was left was the instinct to survive.
However, Ye Ming simply ignored her and said, "Killing you or not doesn’t make any difference to me, just go!"
"I also need to thank you for providing me with such a fine demon soul!"
Hearing this, Wada Nanako sighed in relief, her body soaked in sweat.
Inoue Harusame drove up to Ye Ming.
Fortunately, her car was far from the center of the explosion, so it had not been affected.
The only thought in Ye Ming’s mind was to return to the base as quickly as possible and inject the soul into Xu Lele.
He opened the car door, about to get in, when suddenly a figure fell from the sky and landed squarely on the roof of the car.
The roof was instantly dented as a long-haired man appeared in Ye Ming’s view.
Ye Ming frowned slightly, recognizing the man as a member of the Divine King Palace he had encountered on his arrival to Neon City.
With a mischievous smile on his face, the man looked at Ye Ming with admiration and said teasingly, "I must say, I didn’t expect you to have such abilities!"
"Ye Ming, you have passed my test, you can now join the Divine King Palace."
"I told you before to take some time to think about it, now, it’s time to make a choice."
The man’s condescending attitude made Ye Ming very uncomfortable.
Without a second thought, he said directly, "Get lost!"
The long-haired man’s brow furrowed and his expression darkened as he said coldly, "You need to understand what saying that is going to cost you!"
"You’re already running on fumes, aren’t you? With a flick of my wrist, I could kill you. I’m giving you one last chance to choose your words carefully, either come with me and join the Divine King Palace, or die!"
Ye Ming looked at him indifferently and without hesitation repeated his previous words, "I told you to get lost!"
