Chapter 994: Chapter 994: Ending a Life of Sin
Venerable Qi Yan rushed all the way to Jiang Cheng, only then did he suddenly remember that the two had swapped.
He was now only at the Emperor Realm Sixth Layer mid-stage.
While opposite him, Jiang Cheng was at the Emperor Realm Ninth Layer.
Moreover, although this swap exchanged even their divine souls, their consciousness, insights, knowledge, and memories did not swap.
Brother Cheng could perfectly control Venerable Qi Yan’s body, unleashing nearly full combat strength.
But Venerable Qi Yan couldn’t exert even a third of the combat strength of this body.
Because aside from the Yin Rule... he didn’t understand other rules.
Without any insights, he couldn’t wield those profound patterns.
And lacking insights in sword heart, he couldn’t unleash it.
In this situation, if he were to charge ahead, wouldn’t it be suicidal?
Unexpectedly, occupying his body, Jiang Cheng also didn’t attack him immediately.
Sect Leader Jiang had his own concerns.
During the previous battle, leaving the most crucial Venerable Qi Yan for last was because he couldn’t be killed.
If he now killed Venerable Qi Yan, it would be akin to killing his own body.
The system might judge it as suicide.
Facing the furious Venerable Qi Yan, Jiang Cheng nodded solemnly.
"You’re absolutely right; I, Qi Yan, deserve to die."
Now controlling this Emperor Realm Ninth Layer body and speaking these words, the distant observers truly thought it was Venerable Qi Yan who said it.
Venerable Qi Yan himself was almost furious enough to explode.
You killed so many of us, seized my body, and now you use my name to slander myself?
He had seen shameless people, but never to this extent.
Pointing at the ’Venerable Qi Yan’ version of Brother Cheng, his fingers trembled.
"You, do you even have any shame..."
Brother Cheng shook his head immediately: "I have no shame, not just me, our whole Chi Yin Palace is shameless!"
"Everyone in Chi Yin Palace, including me, Qi Yan, is worse than pigs and dogs, deserving of death!"
The group of spectators from the Six Realms could no longer remain calm.
This scene was simply too incredible.
Even if this ’Venerable Qi Yan’ was inspired by Sect Leader Jiang, it shouldn’t result in such an extreme change, right?
"What is he doing?"
"Repenting?"
"Why do I feel it’s so fake?"
"Who wouldn’t, I’ve never seen such a thing in my life, today is an eye-opener."
They were all old hands in the cultivation realm for tens of billions of years, having seen much deceit and manipulation but very rarely a true change of heart.
And changed like Venerable Qi Yan, turning against his own, denouncing himself as worse than animals, was unheard of.
"Does this brother really need to go this far?"
"I really suspect he’s possessed."
Upon hearing their discussions, Venerable Qi Yan was almost so angry he could vomit blood on the spot.
"You, you shut up..."
"Ah!"
Brother Cheng sighed with a guilty expression.
"No, no, I must repent!"
"If I hadn’t met Master Jiang today, how could I have realized the depth of my past mistakes?"
"Under the brilliance of Jiang God, the sins of me, Venerable Qi Yan, are like trash in sunlight, exposed in all their ugliness!"
"Jiang God is right, I, Venerable Qi Yan, am not fit to continue surviving in this world..."
This brother habitually gave himself a pat on the back.
The Immortals watching outside were stunned.
Meanwhile, Venerable Qi Yan himself said he was about to explode with anger.
"I’ll kill you, you despicable scoundrel!"
He decided to go all out.
He raised Brother Cheng’s Cold Slayer Sword, about to commence his attack recklessly.
Sect Leader Jiang didn’t blink an eye.
He didn’t even flinch, letting the attack fall on ’his’ body.
Anyway, this body belonged to Venerable Qi Yan.
Damaging it didn’t matter.
"Go ahead, it’s what I, Venerable Qi Yan, deserve."
He slowly closed his eyes and even horizontally rested the sword on his neck.
"My life has been too sinful."
"I have no face to continue living?"
"It would sully the great Jiang God’s hands if He did it Himself, I’ll end myself!"
When he spoke these words, the spectators’ minds were collectively confused.
They felt their worldview was turned upside down.
Is there really someone in the world who would be inspired by an enemy to commit suicide?
If it had been before, they would surely scoff, thinking it nonsensical.
But now they had to admit... they believed it.
And opposite them, the Venerable Qi Yan manipulating Brother Cheng’s body turned pale.
He suddenly realized, if Jiang Cheng were to commit suicide, wouldn’t he be killing his own body?
If he had known, he should have harmed himself first!
"No..."
But it was too late, now he must stop Jiang Cheng from destroying his body.
Slash!
Blood spurted!
Before drawing the sword to slash his throat, Brother Cheng had already shattered all this body’s meridians, destroyed ’his’ Sea of Qi, and had the divine soul tear ’his’ Sea of Souls defenses.
And as this body accelerated towards death, he ended the swap.
Thus the next second, his consciousness returned to his own body.
Everything was restored.
And Venerable Qi Yan himself returned to his own body.
But what he recovered was an almost dead, broken shell.
Meridians and Sea of Qi destroyed, Immortal Power long dissipated.
The Sea of Souls was in turmoil, crumbling everywhere.
The neck had also been slashed open, bleeding profusely!
If not for being an Emperor Realm body, it would have died immediately.
Venerable Qi Yan stated that, even if not dead, he was furious enough to die.
He pointed at Brother Cheng, his mouth making sounds, but no sound came out.
At this moment, he finally realized the idea of capturing this person alive was laughable.
If he knew earlier, he should have done everything to eliminate this menace!
But now it was all too late.
As for dealing with enemies determined to destroy him, Brother Cheng felt no mercy.
Venerable Qi Yan hadn’t died yet.
He wouldn’t let him go, not out of concern for letting the tiger return to the mountain, but to keep the swap system skill a secret.
"Alas, since you’ve changed for the better, why be so impulsively extreme?"
"Now living like this is worse than death..."
"Forget it, I have always been merciful, I’ll give you a quick death."
All the sweet words he saved for this moment.
Venerable Qi Yan wanted to escape, but where could he go?
Jiang Cheng’s Crystal Soul rushed into his Sea of Souls, the Ice Sword swept through, and Venerable Qi Yan was utterly beheaded.
A Venerable ends thus!
Clang!
The sound of the Ice Sword returning to its sheath struck the hearts of everyone at the scene.
Everyone stared at this divine being, momentarily forgetting to cheer.
Even Ji Linghan, Zhongli Que, and other disciples of Feixian Sect, who had long blindly believed in Brother Cheng, were plunged into prolonged confusion.
