"Alright, come on, I really want to become a vampire. Let me come and drink my blood," Ling Yun said with a faint smile, pointing at Edward.
The golden wolf kings were taken aback, their gazes towards Ling Yun becoming somewhat strange. Was this kid a hidden master or just feigning madness? However, it was good to let Edward test his true strength, at least to know the bottom line. The golden wolf kings didn't take Ling Yun seriously, even though he was a super strong individual. The dark creatures outnumbered them, and with three wolf kings, they could even put up a fight against the Arbitrator.
“Edward, since this human is so eager to become your vassal, why not grant his wish?” The wolf king on the right shrugged his broad shoulders, trying to appear gentlemanly, but it just looked awkward no matter how you looked at it.
"Yes, Your Highness Wolf King. I am very kind-hearted and willing to grant such a sincere request from humanity!" Edward said respectfully, then walked towards Ling Yun with a ferocious expression. He was eager to vent all the humiliation he had suffered from the Wolf King on Ling Yun. The most satisfying way to vent his anger was not to tear his opponent to pieces, but to become a vassal and viciously torture them. Edward had done this many times before. Watching humans become vassals and suffer in front of him always gave Edward a great sense of satisfaction.
As for Ling Yun's strength, Edward seemed to have forgotten about it. Since the Wolf King was watching him closely, no matter how strong this boy was, he would probably have to be subdued and then have a good meal of blood before Edward could even finish him off.
That's wonderful.
But soon, Edward noticed something was wrong. He approached Ling Yun with a faint smile, because such a slow approach would put unparalleled mental pressure on the other person. But Ling Yun also watched him approach with a faint smile, as if the two were old friends who had not seen each other for many years and were about to embrace each other.
Edward suddenly felt very hot all over. This heat was not the kind that comes from sweating, but rather as if an invisible furnace was constantly roasting his body. Moreover, the closer he got to Ling Yun, the more obvious the heat became. He had only walked less than ten meters when he felt as if he were already in a raging fire.
The horrified Edward finally stopped in his tracks, trembling as he stretched out his hands in front of him, his teeth chattering, his eyes turning into two burning flames.
And the hands transformed into two fiercely burning torches!
Chapter 428 Purification
All the dark creatures, including the three wolf kings, were shocked. Ling Yun showed no sign of making a move, but Edward, like a candle soaked in gasoline, spontaneously combusted without warning.
The red flames seemed to burst forth from his body, instantly turning Edward into a human torch. Although the black aura of his mental field flickered in the flames, it did nothing to hinder the burning. Edward screamed incessantly, the excruciating pain from the burning causing him to completely lose control. He thrashed about wildly in the arena, like a headless fly.
Dark creatures are not necessarily knowledgeable. When the bizarreness of things exceeds their tolerance, even their simple and brutal fighting will short-circuit. Almost all dark creatures' eyes will blaze with the same two flames, and sharp screams will pierce their somewhat dulled eardrums like daggers, then turn into infinite fear that seeps deep into their hearts.
Edward continued to struggle agonizingly in the flames. The vampire marquis's formidable life force proved incredibly resilient in the face of death, but this only added to Edward's endless agony. The dark creatures watched as the flames slowly burned Edward's muscle tissue into charcoal, then peeled away from his bones. The vampire continued to writhe helplessly as the flames relentlessly scorched him, quickly turning his skeleton ashen-white before finally extinguishing with a whoosh.
The former vampire marquis had become a white skeleton riddled with cracks and emitting blue smoke. Then, with a soft crash, it turned into hot, white ash scattered on the ground. The former marquis, Mr. Edward, had completely vanished from this world.
Throughout, Ling Yun remained motionless, quietly and even coldly watching the vampire be burned to death by the flames. Although they didn't see exactly how he did it, the dark creatures weren't stupid. They knew that Edward's death was inextricably linked to Ling Yun, and the unknown methods he used brought unparalleled deterrence. The dark creatures' gazes towards Ling Yun had now turned into fear and terror.
The Golden Wolf King fell into a long silence. The boy's strength far exceeded their expectations. Although they realized Ling Yun was not simple, they hadn't imagined he would be this extraordinary, reducing a powerful vampire marquis to ashes with a mere flick of his wrist. It seemed they needed to reassess their enemy's strength.
"Anyone else planning to embrace me?" Ling Yun sneered as he surveyed all the dark creatures, like a majestic lion looking down at the pack of wolves surrounding him.
He suddenly took a few steps to the left, pointed at several dark creatures, and said, "Do you want the Embrace? Why don't you come over? If you don't, then in my own name, I will impose a gentle, bloodless punishment on you."
Several dark creatures took a few steps back in fear. They couldn't understand the meaning behind Ling Yun's words, but they were instinctively terrified of the human boy and wanted to avoid him.
However, the expressions of the several dark creatures suddenly changed, and then slowly revealed extreme pain. Their bodies twisted unnaturally, their powerful chests swaying as if they were having a seizure, and a strange smell of burnt flesh gradually emanated from their pores.
As if realizing something, the other dark creatures scattered in a large group, leaving only a few unfortunate fellows with black smoke constantly billowing from their nostrils, ears, and mouths.
Suddenly, a burst of flames erupted from the dark creature's body, instantly burying the group in a raging inferno.
Ling Yun took a few steps back, slowly extended his index finger, and pointed it at several dark creatures that hadn't had time to leave his sight: "Filthy dark creatures, in my own name, I will impose a gentle, bloodless punishment on you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, flames suddenly erupted from the bodies of the dark creatures he was pointing at, burning the terrified creatures to ashes.
"You will be punished without bloodshed!" Ling Yun's fingers traced long arcs in the air, like the tip of a death judge's pen. Wherever they landed, flames rose. In the blink of an eye, the dark creatures within the encirclement had formed a crimson wreath, emanating a deadly meaning.
The dark creatures let out countless screams and finally began to collapse and scatter in all directions. In their eyes, Ling Yun was no longer human, but a terrifying demon with a smile. No creature could survive under his fingertips. For the dark creatures, the pain of being burned to death was obviously far greater than any other injury.
The golden wolf king remained motionless, but its huge wolf face had become quite ugly. "It seems to be purification!" the middle wolf king said in a low voice, and its eyes looked at Ling Yun with a slightly strange expression.
“But he doesn’t have any holy light aura, so how can it be purification? Have you ever seen purification without holy light?” The wolf king on the left said, his face equally grim.
“I’ve seen Arbitrators use Purification, even Vice-Arbitrators, but those damned God believers invariably pray, chant, and praise their gods before they can gain the ability to purify. This human…” The wolf king on the right shook his head slightly. “I’ve never seen such a bizarre attack method before.”
"No matter what, we can't let him kill our people with impunity. I want to see what's so strange about this human!" The wolf king in the middle said through gritted teeth. It had seen Ling Yun smiling and pointing with his finger. Every time he pointed to a spot, one or more dark creatures would start screaming and spontaneously combusting.
The golden wolf king's eyes turned red, and its screams were like Ling Yun forcing them to kneel and inflicting endless humiliation on them, making the noble golden wolf extremely angry.
Awooo!
A mournful wolf howl suddenly rang out, unleashing an incomparably powerful aura. Subtle energy fluctuations spread rapidly with the surging air, instantly extinguishing all the raging flames as they swept over the dark creatures struggling in agony as they spontaneously combusted.
The air vortex surged within the three lightning-like golden shadows, transforming into countless twisted and abstract waves that coiled around Ling Yun's limbs and body. Then, it began to violently churn, producing a hissing sound like steel rubbing against steel, and sparks flew out in bursts.
Ling Yun finally stopped trying to be cool, withdrew his fingers, and felt the immense force in his chest, abdomen, and limbs that could cut through steel. The surging mental energy field first flashed on the surface of his body, and then suddenly burst out, instantly repelling all energy fluctuations.
Suddenly, a golden claw extended from the void, grabbing Ling Yun's throat without warning. The sharp claw tip, as fine as steel, snapped shut, about to sever the boy's neck.
With a soft click, the claws snapped shut, the black nails colliding against each other, but they only managed to grab empty air. The enormous figure of the golden wolf king appeared from the void, its amber wolf eyes momentarily lost in thought. The boy opposite him suddenly smiled eerily, then vanished into specks of light.
The wolf king in the middle sensed something was wrong and was about to turn around quickly when a finger gently tapped his back.
All of the golden wolf king's movements froze. Its incredibly agile body suddenly stiffened, and its huge wolf snout suddenly opened, spewing out a blazing flame as thick as an arm and ten meters long into the air.
All the golden wolf hairs on its body stood up, and as a rapid wolf howl rang out, thick blue smoke suddenly began to rise from the ends of the wolf hairs, forming a huge chimney in the blink of an eye, obscuring its form.
Ling Yun stood silently to the side, observing coldly. He never expected that the Golden Wolf King would have such a method, actually managing to force out the holy light that had shot into his body. Those wolf hairs were not only used for physical defense and attack, but were also hollow.
The wolf kings on the left and right suddenly lowered their bodies, pressed their limbs to the ground, looked up at the sky, and howled one after another. The sound was terrifying. Under the gaze of the Eye of Illusion, the colorful energy fluctuations were transmitted to the sky layer by layer through the wolf howls.
Ling Yun's heart skipped a beat. This was the first time he had ever seen a werewolf's special attack method. This must be a unique method of the Golden Wolf King. The interference with the plane's engine must have been caused by the Wolf King forcibly shutting it down using this method.
A bizarre scene unfolded.
It was still daytime, with sparse white clouds and most of the sky still a clear, bright blue. But without warning, a dazzling moon suddenly appeared in the center of the sky!
Ling Yun blinked, staring in disbelief at the full moon in the sky. Its bright light was no less dazzling than the sun on the other side of the sky, and even during the day, one could still see the cool moonlight shining down, covering the small area where the dark creatures were located.
Suddenly, a golden wolf king leaped high into the air, its enormous figure sweeping across the backdrop of the bright moon. Moonlight shone on it like mercury spilling onto the ground, casting a silvery glow on all its golden fur. Then, the golden wolf king's figure vanished into the moonlight.
The wolf king's body disappeared, along with its eerie energy fluctuations, seemingly vanishing into another dimension. However, the dangerous aura didn't disappear; instead, it intensified.