Chapter 696: Chapter 572: Tang San's Arm is Crippled!_1
Du Gubo did not kill Yu Xiaogang but left him a way to live!
Seeing that Yu Xiaogang had but a final breath left, Du Gubo didn't immediately finish him off this time, feeling instead that he should give him a chance.
It was beyond comprehension why Du Gubo didn't just kill Yu Xiaogang outright with the opportunity right before him; his thoughts were baffling!
"Why don't you just finish me off and have to endure my presence? Don't you find it irritating!?"
Yu Xiaogang was seen saying this at the moment.
Du Gubo couldn't believe his ears, Xiaogang would actually say something like this—was he not wanting to live, or was it that Du Gubo didn't have the ability to kill him and let him live on!
"Go to hell, you think I don't want to kill you? It's just that I don't think a quick and tidy death suits my style. I want to slowly torture you to death. You think dying is so easy? I, Du Gubo, want to make everyone suffer unbearably, live a miserable life on the Continent until no one knows you've long been dead," Du Gubo coldly retorted.
At this moment, Du Gubo's attitude was indifferent and ruthless.
"Hiss—!"
Dark Soul Power struck once more, enveloping Yu Xiaogang completely!
What he didn't know was that behind him, Du Gubo's Martial Soul Cyanide Serpent was extending its gaping mouth, seemingly ready to devour him at any moment!
"Sizzle—!"
The soul beast drooled all over the ground!
Its reddish eyes shone with a green light.
"Get away from me!!"
This scared Yu Xiaogang half to death!
An old man actually afraid of a beast soul snake.
"Yu Xiaogang, you too have this day. Back then you led a bunch of students to sneak into the Dugu Family's Medicinal Garden to steal the Immortal Grass Elixir. You think that after consuming a few strands of immortal grass your Soul Power would increase? Unfortunately, your luck is really too bad—it didn't work for you at all. However, I heard that after extended cultivation you still managed to advance to Level Forty-Two, which for you is quite difficult," Du Gubo said mockingly.
"I haven't even settled accounts with you for that matter. You owe me compensation."
Could it be he wanted to exchange his life for compensation?
But these were far from the amends Du Gubo envisioned.
Du Gubo roared commanding.
"You think you're in a position to talk to me about compensation? Besides, when I, Yu Xiaogang, entered the Dugu Family's Medicinal Garden, it was all above board and not as ugly as you make it sound."
"I, Yu Xiaogang, have never done anything like thievery— which of your eyes saw me sneaking in? Du Gubo, don't think that just because you joined forces with Ye Feng you can look down on me and treat me as a pushover just like he does!" Yu Xiaogang rebuked.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang was not willing to give up and insisted on enduring through the dispute with Du Gubo!
Once he could not win the argument with the other party, his pride prevented him from conceding!
"Humph! It seems today I will have to disable you to make my point!" Du Gubo sneered.
"Hiss—!"
The Green-scaled Serpent Emperor manifested.
"Boom—!"
"Yu Xiaogang, if you're still alive after this, listen well. If you dare to enter the Dugu Family's premises again or bully anyone close to me, you'll suffer a fate far worse than today," Du Gubo warned.
The ground caved in, creating a deep pit, with Yu Xiaogang lying helplessly in the dirt.
A giant stone weighed down heavily on his lower body—it looked like his lower half was done for!
"Ahh! Somebody save me, Xiaosan, come save your master, I can't hold on much longer!" Yu Xiaogang began to shout loudly at first, but in the end, he was left with only a faint trace of energy, struggling weakly to cry for help!
"There's no use in shouting. No one nearby will hear your voice, even if you scream your lungs out," Du Gubo said.
Yu Xiaogang was in bad shape, with only a few breaths left, gasping weakly.
It was truly a tear-inducing and helpless situation!
It was very possible, just as Du Gubo said, that for hundreds of kilometers no one would hear Yu Xiaogang's cries for help!
So all he could do was wait to die hopeless, for passersby to come upon a decayed corpse swarming with maggots!
If there was even a sliver of hope, being eaten by a soul beast wouldn't be such a bad way to go!
Du Gubo watched Yu Xiaogang lying in the mud, with very limited movement, the chances of survival slim.
"Ptui—!"
There he goes, spewing saliva repeatedly towards the ground.
Before long, Du Gubo disappeared from the spot.
On the other side, Ye Feng.
Killing Tang San would not be difficult, right?
But Ye Feng just didn't want Tang San to die too soon, it would be letting him off too easy!
Looking at Tang San covered in wounds, he felt a momentary pang of pity.
But who would feel sympathy for the pitiful Tang San?
In Ye Feng's view, there was no sympathy to be had at all!
All the retaliation against Tang San over the years was because of the mistakes he had made in the past.
"I can make you immortal, but I need something from your body!"
Ye Feng said with a meaningful tone.
His gaze wandered over Tang San's body and stared intently.
"What thing? Why are you looking at me? I don't have what you want."
Tang San retorted.
He didn't give any face to the other party.
Suddenly, Ye Feng's eyes filled with blood vessels as he looked at Tang San's arm!
Could it be that Ye Feng was going to cripple one of his arms?
Did he truly dare to do it?!
There was nothing Ye Feng was afraid to do.
The blade of the Bloodthirsty Demon Scythe was sharp and glinting painfully to the eye.
Tang San lay limp on the ground, unable to move, with only his eyes darting about, his legs failing him at the crucial moment.
Whose fault could that be? If anyone was to blame, it was his own lack of strength and his inability to overcome his opponent.
"Hiss—!"
The Bloodthirsty Demon Scythe rose!
"What are you going to do to me?!"
Tang San cried out in panic, but it was too late!
"Ah! My arm!"
He screamed agonizingly.
He really was going to cripple Tang San's left arm!
The arm fell to the ground in a bloody mess, a sight too gruesome to behold.
Ye Feng's lips curled up slightly.
"I'm letting you off easy by leaving you with your life."
"This time it's just an arm. Which part I'll cripple next time, I won't tell you just yet,"
Ye Feng told his opponent.
It hurt like hell!
He quickly wrapped the wound with a piece of clothing to prevent too much blood loss.
If the wound wasn't treated promptly, it could get infected.
But in Ye Feng's view, it was already of no use; the arm lying on the ground could not be restored.
"Tang San, you should thank me, Ye Feng, for being kind enough to spare your life."
Ye Feng said with a malicious smile.
The man before him was truly despicable.
They said they wouldn't harm Tang San, but crippling an arm almost cost him his life!
"Why don't you just kill me outright, I don't want to live anyway."
Do you believe Tang San's words, that he cherishes life less than Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang?
Never take Tang San at his word; do you think he would seek death willingly?!
I surely wouldn't believe his nonsense!
"I can't possibly let you die. If you die, and your father comes after me, wouldn't I be the one who dies before you?!"
"No, that's absolutely out of the question!"
"If I wanted you dead sooner, I could do it at any time, but I've said clearly that I don't want you to die too quickly and I certainly won't make it easy for you."
"Tang San, if you're willing to bow your head to me and admit your past mistakes, I might consider letting you go."
"I won't trouble you again, and, if we meet in the future, we can pretend we don't know each other."
Ye Feng's demeanor was cold.
He suddenly recalled how Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang once bowed his head in apology to Ye Feng in Tian Dou Royal Academy, in front of everyone.
Ye Feng meant to have Tang San bow his head just like the Grandmaster had, to be hit with rotten eggs by the thousands, and to bark like a dog as he crawled out of the academy gates!
What a cruel mockery!
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