Lei Luo stared in disbelief at the pixelated holy sword piercing his chest, his face a mask of incredulity.
Why?
As Bai Xiaosheng withdrew the pixelated holy sword, Lei Luo struggled to turn, glaring at Bai Xiaosheng, "M-Master… why are you…"
He couldn't understand why Bai Xiaosheng would kill him out of the blue.
Even if Hongchen Pavilion needed Kong Xuhan's alchemy talent, Kong Xuhan had ultimately insulted Bai Xiaosheng. He had helped Bai Xiaosheng reprimand Kong Xuhan; no matter what, Bai Xiaosheng shouldn't have killed him!
But…
At this moment, Lei Luo's mind was a mess, his eyes bloodshot.
He forced himself to maintain his fading consciousness, staring intently at Bai Xiaosheng, wanting to know the reason for his death.
Bai Xiaosheng calmly took out a handkerchief and indifferently wiped the pixelated holy sword in his hand, stating plainly, "What I detest most in my life is when others lie and treat me like a fool."
"That person was clearly Ye Ling, yet you insisted it was Kong Xuhan, and you even claimed to have fought Ye Ling at the Tongtian Tower…"
"Such contradictory statements are enough to prove you are lying. Your entire narrative to me just now was fabricated."
Hearing Bai Xiaosheng's words, Lei Luo's pupils contracted sharply, "He, he was actually Ye Ling…"
Lei Luo turned to look at Ye Ling, parted his blood-soaked mouth, but could say nothing. In the end, he could only smile helplessly.
He had already understood that his memory had been altered by Ye Ling.
The Kong Xuhan in his memory had already changed his appearance…
He had mistakenly blamed the wrong person earlier, but it was precisely because of his random blame that he lost his life.
In the final moments of his consciousness, Lei Luo regretted it.
He regretted coming here to plan the assassination of Ye Yi.
Alas, it was too late for regrets.
As Lei Luo's consciousness dissipated, his pupils dilated, his legs went limp, and he collapsed to his knees. Then, his entire body fell into a pool of blood, completely lifeless.
The surrounding Hongchen Pavilion experts, seeing that Bai Xiaosheng had killed their own strongman before even moving against Ye Ling, all looked on in terror and instinctively retreated, fearing they too might be mistakenly killed by Bai Xiaosheng!
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire research branch became incredibly oppressive. The subordinates feared Bai Xiaosheng even more than they feared Ye Ling!
It was clear that based on Bai Xiaosheng's actions, he didn't value human life at all. Whether enemy or ally, in Bai Xiaosheng's eyes, they were all pigs that could be disposed of at will!
Bai Xiaosheng paid no mind to what his subordinates thought of him. He sheathed the pixelated holy sword and ordered the surrounding Hongchen Pavilion experts, "All of you, attack! Whoever captures Ye Ling will be the next director of this research branch!"
As soon as Bai Xiaosheng uttered these words, the eyes of the experts who were still trembling with fear over Lei Luo's death instantly lit up. They all stared intently at Ye Ling, as if he were a colossal piece of fat meat!
The position of director of the Hongchen Pavilion Huaguo Research Branch was considered mid-to-high tier within Hongchen Pavilion, approaching the higher echelons!
Such a figure, even in the entire Huaguo, was an extremely noble existence, completely different from them, mere cannon fodder!
If any of them truly captured Ye Ling, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate, a complete transformation!
Humans die for wealth, birds die for food. Moreover, most of the Hongchen Pavilion experts present did not know Ye Ling's true identity, nor had they seen Ye Ling in action. Therefore, their fear of Ye Ling was not as strong as imagined.
Soon, about a dozen experts with cultivation levels of the second or third rank couldn't resist Bai Xiaosheng's temptation and lunged at Ye Ling desperately.
Bai Xiaosheng naturally didn't expect the people present to capture Ye Ling. He only needed these cannon fodder to deplete some of Ye Ling's stamina, and that would be enough.
At that time, he could easily capture Ye Ling with the pixelated holy sword.
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaosheng didn't have the memory of fighting Ye Ling in the oil town that night, nor did he remember the vast difference between himself and Ye Ling.
Otherwise, he would never have made such a foolish decision. Upon hearing Ye Ling's name, he should have fled as far as possible!
Ye Ling didn't bother with the low-level experts lunging at him. He didn't even make a move; the black flames that ignited around him were enough to incinerate those charging experts into ashes.
No matter how many there were, not a single one could get within five meters of Ye Ling.
After the Hongchen Pavilion side lost dozens of heads, the others finally realized the gap between themselves and Ye Ling. For a moment, no one dared to charge at Ye Ling anymore.
Protected by the demonic flames, their human wave tactics were equivalent to a chicken rib!
Although Bai Xiaosheng's promise was tempting enough, the Hongchen Pavilion experts were not fools. They could see that they had no chance of capturing Ye Ling.
They would only be sending themselves to their deaths.
"A bunch of useless pigs!"
Seeing that all the experts dared not advance and Ye Ling had not suffered any damage, Bai Xiaosheng's expression turned extremely grim.
After muttering a curse, he unleashed the pixelated holy sword, assimilating the entire research branch into a game world!
A large number of Hongchen Pavilion experts were assimilated into monster NPCs by the game world, with some even turning directly into pixels!
"What, what is this power?"
Ye Yi's expression changed drastically as the surrounding environment turned pixelated, her face filled with shock!
She had never seen such a bizarre move!
Ye Ling had seen Bai Xiaosheng use this move before. Although the pixelated world was somewhat stunning and eye-catching, he was already a bit jaded. At this moment, his heart was undisturbed.
Bai Xiaosheng didn't remember that he had already been defeated by Ye Ling once. At this moment, his confidence was soaring, and his gaze towards Ye Ling was filled with mockery.
With the pixelated holy sword in hand, he had the world at his command!
Bai Xiaosheng looked at Ye Ling and laughed heartily, "Ye Ling, I admit you are very strong, a figure on the 'Immortal Ranking.' If I didn't have the pixelated holy sword, I would never be your opponent!"
"But in this game paradise, I am the master, the sole god. No matter how strong you are, you cannot be my opponent!"
As his words fell, the pixelated research branch instantly dispersed, transforming into a massive gladiatorial arena. Numerous monsters crawled out from the ground, roaring at Ye Ling!
The pixelated characters created by the pixelated holy sword were adapted to the environment.
Last time, the pixelated holy sword had spawned a series of game characters in an arcade and endowed them with corresponding powers.
This time, at the Hongchen Pavilion research branch, there were many products of human experiments that Ye Yi had shut down.
A large number of artificial monsters lay dormant here.
Now, with the physical monsters being endowed with corresponding powers by the pixelated holy sword, their displayed strength was a significant leap from the virtual characters before!
It could be said that in the Hongchen Pavilion research branch, Bai Xiaosheng could unleash the power of the pixelated holy sword to 150%, or even 200%!
Controlling so many powerful monsters by himself, facing Ye Ling with the pixelated holy sword in hand, Bai Xiaosheng didn't know how he could possibly lose!
With victory assured, Bai Xiaosheng sat leisurely on the pixelated throne, looking mockingly at Ye Ling in the arena, and said with a smile, "Ye Ling, if you kneel and beg for mercy now, I will consider sparing your life, how about it?"
Ye Ling looked up at Bai Xiaosheng on the pixelated throne, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes, "You are truly… adorably confident…"