"Ah!!"
"Ergh…"
As Jadeson cast his spell, San Liu, who was already as weak as a candle in the wind, suddenly let out a low howl of pain.
His pale face also took on a sinister red glow, and then the veins on his temples bulged one by one, as his facial expression turned ferocious and terrifying.
"Ah!!"
San Liu, not fully conscious, bellowed in agony.
Seeing this, Jadeson's mouth twisted into a cruel smile, his hands not stopping for a moment.
He didn't fear San Liu's lack of reaction, he feared no reaction at all.
As long as San Liu kept reacting, he could ensure that San Liu wouldn't die too quickly and could later extract useful information from the two of them!
Nameless, seemingly paralyzed from the previous breach of the barrier, saw Jadeson's method used on San Liu and instantly felt veins in her eyes about to burst, shouting angrily:
"What are you doing, stop it, he doesn't know anything about the usage of the Sword Array Diagram, you're pressuring him for nothing!"
"Oh?"
Jadeson heard Nameless's words and raised his eyebrows, but his hands did not stop.
After all, who could guarantee that Nameless wasn't deceiving them?
If he were to be misled by her lies and let San Liu just die like this, they would regret it deeply!
While continuing to catalyze the essence blood of San Liu, allowing him a semblance of renewed vitality, Jadeson turned to look at Nameless, saying, "So, you're saying that the method to activate the Sword Array Diagram is in your hands?"
"If that's the case, say it now, and I promise to give San Liu a swift end!"
Jadeson spoke with an indifferent tone, along with hints of superiority and pity.
It was as if he were a high and mighty emperor, granting Nameless, the rebel, a chance.
Nameless didn't mind Jadeson's tone, and was ready to reveal the situation of the Sword Array Diagram right away.
After all, even though San Liu was on his deathbed, and even Mu Jinyu's arrival might not save him, it was still a death one way or another. Rather than suffering torture until death, it was better to give him a swift end.
Even though Nameless didn't want them to take control of the Sword Array Diagram so easily, she was willing to endure the humiliation to give San Liu a swift death.
Just as Nameless was about to inform them that in fact the Sword Array Diagram didn't require an owner, nor did it have any specific activation method, and it only needed to wait a month before it could be used again...
"Ergh…"
San Liu, whose essence blood had been continuously catalyzed by Jadeson to restore his clarity of consciousness, had regained the ability to speak.
In truth, San Liu's consciousness had always been there; he could sense the situation around him, but he just couldn't speak. Now, as his essence blood was catalyzed and life force burned, he was able to speak again, and immediately shouted to Nameless:
"Don't reveal it, in the end, it's all the same if I die. I'd rather have you take these secrets to the grave..."
San Liu said with a tenacious tone.
But mid-sentence, Jadeson realized something was off, and with a flick of his hand, he smacked San Liu hard across the face, with a smack, abruptly cutting off San Liu's following words.
"Huh?!"
Although San Liu's speech was interrupted by Jadeson, the gist of his message was already out.
Suddenly, Nameless didn't know what to do.
Should she tell Jadeson the secret of the Sword Array Diagram and give San Liu a swift end?
Or should she heed San Liu's words, take the secret to the grave, and protect the last shred of San Liu's dignity and pride?
"Speak, won't you? Don't want to talk now, do you?"
Jadeson, having struck San Liu so that stars flooded his vision and silenced him, then turned to look at Nameless, and seeing her struggling and contorted expression, he knew she was still affected by San Liu's words.
He cursed in his heart but dared not kill San Liu outright, as he needed to keep him alive to threaten Nameless.
Even though San Liu might not know anything about the Sword Array Diagram, his being alive could at least make Nameless hesitate. Once dead, she would definitely take their secrets to the grave!
"Don't feel like speaking, huh?"
Jadeson, seeing Nameless's silence, felt anger rise within him and got up from San Liu's body.
Then, he ferociously kicked San Liu in the stomach!
Fast as lightning!
"Bang!"
San Liu was extremely weak. Just having recovered from Jadeson's slap, he was struck in the abdomen by Jadeson's vicious kick, and his body flew up like a torn sack!
"Ugh!!"
San Liu had already sustained grave injuries, nearly disemboweled, and Jadeson's kick, though not directly hitting his organs, caused his internal organs to shift and bleed profusely.
Mid-air, his body sprayed blood wildly, turning into a gory figure before crashing heavily to the ground!
Jadeson didn't intend to let San Liu off this easily. He knew that with the enhancement of his Blood Clan secret technique, San Liu could last another ten minutes or so.
He quickly stepped forward to San Liu and then stamped heavily on San Liu's hand.
He pressed down hard!
"Crack!"
San Liu's little finger was directly crushed by Jadeson!!
"Ah!!"
Following that intense pain, even the unyielding will of San Liu could not help but let out a piercing howl!
"Won't talk, huh? Won't talk, huh!"
Jadeson's foot was pressing down on San Liu's palm, his tone tinged with a hint of madness, as he continued to stomp towards San Liu's ring finger!
"Crack!"
Another crisp sound, and San Liu's ring finger was also crushed!
"Won't talk, huh?!"
Jadeson issued another crazed question, preparing to lift his foot toward San Liu's middle finger!
"I'll talk, I'll talk..."
Nameless's tone was filled with a semblance of breakdown, as she hurriedly shouted.
San Liu lay on the ground, bloodied, the excruciating pain rendering him unable to speak and ask Nameless not to tell, he could only look at Nameless with pleading eyes, begging her not to speak.
He would rather endure the torture to death than let this group of people take advantage!
Nameless dared not look into San Liu's eyes. At this moment, the thought of preserving San Liu's last bit of dignity and pride dissipated, seeing San Liu covered in wounds, suffering humiliation and torture, she could not think anymore.
All she wished for was to grant San Liu an early release, no longer subjected to such painful torture!
Especially since even if she did not speak, those who had obtained the Sword Array Diagram would, in a month, once the Spirit Gathering Array within the diagram accumulated enough spiritual power, would naturally understand the method to use the Sword Array Diagram. Why should she insist on resisting?
"Speak up..."
Hearing Nameless's voice filled with a sense of collapse, Jadeson immediately stopped the motion of crushing San Liu's middle finger, the madness in his eyes disappearing as he turned to look coldly at Nameless.
Nameless said tremulously, "The Sword Array Diagram does not have a master recognition function, nor does it have any unique method of use. Its power is very strong, so the spiritual power it requires is naturally immense, which is why without a Spirit Stone to activate it, it can only quietly absorb a month's worth of spiritual power to activate a one-time Absolute God Realm Sword Array!"
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing Nameless's words, Jadeson was startled, feeling that it was actually that simple? They had thought the Sword Array Diagram would be difficult to wield.
"What a waste of time!"
Jadeson spoke with a touch of irritation, not prepared to keep his promise, ready to continue crushing San Liu's fingers one by one!
Seeing Jadeson's action, Nameless couldn't help but scream in anguish, "You promised, as long as I told you, you would grant San Liu a swift end!"
She was desperate and in ruins, not daring to look into San Liu's eyes anymore!
"Too late, it's your own fault for hesitating and not speaking up..."
Jadeson sneered and lifted his foot, crushing San Liu's middle finger!
"Ah!!"
San Liu let out another weak and piercing scream.
At that moment, Old Wu, his heart pounding with trepidation, felt an increasingly strong foreboding as he saw Jadeson ready to continue torturing San Liu and Nameless, and immediately shouted:
"Jadeson, stop playing around. Now that we have the method of using the Sword Array Diagram, kill them quickly and let's go, I've got a really bad feeling!"
Jadeson, hearing Old Wu's words, reluctantly stopped his actions.
Old Wu was a Witch-ghoul of the God Realm. If he had a bad premonition, then something indeed bad might happen. They must leave quickly!
"You two got off easy!"
Jadeson moved his thick leather shoe off of San Liu's bloodied and indistinguishable palm and stepped towards San Liu's head!
Preparing to crush San Liu's head with one stomp!
The middle-aged man didn't dare waste time either and hurried to Nameless's side, lifting his foot ready to kick and shatter Nameless's heart!
"Whoo..."
At that moment, a wild and fierce gust of wind surged.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
The surrounding trees trembled violently, and leaves fluttered down.
Dust was also kicked up, obscuring the sky and darkening the day, as if plunging back into darkness and turmoil.
"What's going on?"
Jadeson and the middle-aged man both felt something was off and involuntarily stopped their actions.
"Boom!!"
At that moment, an even more violent gale erupted.
Following that, Jadeson and Old Wu saw, coming directly from the south, a streak like a shooting star heading straight for them!
Their hearts started beating even faster, semi-recognizing a figure within that streak?
It looked somewhat familiar!
Could it be...
The Dragon King Hall's Tiance True Dragon, Mu Jinyu?!