"Young Master Shen, don't talk nonsense. The Saintess is benevolent and wouldn't kill people," Xiao Nu said, her face changing drastically upon hearing Shen Lang's words. "Quick, apologize to the Saintess."
"Apologize?" Shen Lang chuckled. "Sister Xiao Nu, you are her personal maid. Don't you know whether what I'm saying is true or false?"
"You... you mustn't say any more. This is all untrue. The Saintess would never kill anyone." Xiao Nu had a good impression of Shen Lang and didn't want him to say the wrong thing and anger Xue Piaopiao, as the consequences of Xue Piaopiao's anger were dire. Even if Xue Piaopiao didn't do anything to Shen Lang, her followers wouldn't let him off. After all, Xue Piaopiao had hundreds of millions of followers who could tear Shen Lang to shreds.
"Shen Lang, you truly are courting death! How dare you smear this Saintess with such filth? Are you tired of living?" Xue Piaopiao's face turned terrifyingly grim upon hearing Shen Lang's words. "Apologize now, and this Saintess, in her magnanimity, will let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, you will die."
"See? I told you it wasn't you, and you still deny it. If you were truly that compassionate Saintess, why would you be so quick to threaten violence?" Shen Lang looked at Xue Piaopiao. "Although your tone is calm, I can sense the ferocity, rage, malice, and venom within you. You can't stand others' flaws, the ugliness of human nature, or others' imperfections, and certainly not the idea that you yourself are imperfect. You feel a fire burning in your chest, wanting to kill someone right now, don't you?"
"Shen Lang, you lowly ant, what right do you have to lecture this Saintess? I will tear you into a million pieces!" As soon as Shen Lang finished speaking, Xue Piaopiao's eyes instantly turned from black to crimson. Her black hair turned purple, her face became ferocious and terrifying, and she lunged forward, her hands directly grabbing Shen Lang's neck. She said fiercely, "This Saintess is God's messenger, here to save you ants. But you are hideous and ugly within, your sins beyond enumeration. You truly disappoint this Saintess."
"You lowly mortals, ugly, hypocritical, and venomous! This Saintess will kill you all and cleanse the world of this garbage."
"Saintess, no!" Seeing Xue Piaopiao suddenly transform, Xiao Nu's face changed, and she cried out.
"Insolent! How dare you, a mere servant, order this Saintess around? Begone!" As soon as Xiao Nu spoke, Xue Piaopiao glared at her, and two terrifying beams of energy shot from her eyes, instantly blasting Xiao Nu backward. She crashed heavily into the door.
*Pfft!* Xiao Nu felt as if her internal organs were about to rupture. She spat out a large mouthful of blood, her face pale and weak. In that moment, Xiao Nu finally understood why those powerful priests had died before, for the Saintess in this state was truly terrifying.
"Xue Piaopiao, this is your true form, isn't it?" While Xiao Nu was in shock, Shen Lang smiled at Xue Piaopiao, whose appearance and demeanor had changed. "It seems you're truly angry."
"Shen Lang, angering this Saintess will be the decision you regret the most, because this Saintess will dig out your heart, then tear you into a million pieces, subjecting you to the most excruciating torture before you die." Xue Piaopiao's hands tightened around Shen Lang's neck, her grip growing stronger. However, Shen Lang seemed unfazed by the suffocation, his face remaining calm and composed.
*Whoosh—* Just as Xue Piaopiao looked on in surprise, a Taiyi Divine Needle suddenly appeared in Shen Lang's hand. He then clamped the needle between his index and middle fingers and rapidly stabbed it towards Xue Piaopiao's chest. A piercing pain instantly made Xue Piaopiao release her grip. She retreated three to four steps backward.
"What happened?" Although the room's soundproofing was excellent, the commotion was enough to alert the man in sunglasses outside. He pushed open the door, his face filled with surprise as he asked, "Shen Lang, you scoundrel, what did you do to the Saintess? Why does she look like this?"
Saying this, the man in sunglasses hurried to Xue Piaopiao's side, asking, "Saintess, how are you?"
"Ah—" As soon as the man in sunglasses finished speaking, Xue Piaopiao's eyes turned red. Her right hand, like a sharp sword, instantly pierced the man in sunglasses' chest, ending his life.
"Saintess..." The man in sunglasses, who had always regarded the Saintess as a deity, never expected her to strike him with lethal force. His pupils widened in shock, and he spat out a mouthful of blood before his life force extinguished.
"David—" Seeing the man in sunglasses lying in a pool of blood, Xiao Nu's eyes widened, and she cried out.
At this moment, the more than a dozen people outside also entered. They stared at the man in sunglasses lying in the blood, equally stunned.
"Why did this happen?" Everyone looked at Xiao Nu in unison, asking.
"There's no time to explain. The Saintess is very unstable right now. Subdue her quickly." Xiao Nu knew this was not the time for explanations and shouted to everyone, "Quick, it'll be too late if we delay!"
"Stop!" As Xiao Nu finished speaking, the dozen or so foreign men were about to act, but Shen Lang blocked them. Shen Lang looked at the dozen foreign men and said, "Your Saintess is half mad, half demonic, consumed by ferocity and rage. You are no match for her. If you act, the man in sunglasses is your example."
"Kid, what do you want?" Hearing Shen Lang's words, the foreign men looked at him, expressing their dissatisfaction. "If we can't, then you will?"
"Precisely, let me." Shen Lang said, "Let me see how terrifying a blacked-out Saintess truly is." Saying this, Shen Lang beckoned to Xue Piaopiao. "This room is too small, let's move somewhere else."
Xue Piaopiao, though half mad and half demonic, did not lose her intellect. On the contrary, her current state was an extreme personality suppressed and unleashed. She possessed the same intelligence as Xue Piaopiao, but was even more terrifying.
"Shen Lang, I didn't expect you to dare to provoke this Saintess. You lowly ant, today this Saintess will tear you into a million pieces." Xue Piaopiao only wanted to kill now. After speaking, she quickly lunged at Shen Lang with a punch. Seeing this, Shen Lang directly darted out of the room. The room was too small to be conducive for Shen Lang's movements. He was worried about harming innocent people if they fought here, so he ran out of the room, quickly went downstairs, and finally arrived at the horse stable. Shen Lang's speed was very fast, but Xue Piaopiao followed closely behind. The moment Shen Lang stepped into the horse stable, Xue Piaopiao was already behind him, delivering a heavy punch to the back of his head.