Chapter 373: You Dare to Hit My Husband? The Yandere Queen Awakens!
"...Die... You all deserve to die...!"
Just then, a sickly, deranged voice, faint and indistinct like a whisper creeping up from the deepest level of hell, sounded from a great distance. It seemed to ignore the laws of physics, bypassing the ears to echo directly inside the skull, clawing at the nerves with icy fingers. It was rapidly drawing closer with a terrifying velocity that shattered the sound barrier.
Shen Anyu paused in mid-step, his brows knitting together. The voice seemed somewhat familiar—it tugged at a memory of innocence, tears, and a bicycle—but he didn't have time to think further or analyze the strange familiarity.
Because the next second, reality collapsed.
Buzz!
The world spun violently. A flash of blinding blood-red light filled his vision, tearing through the fabric of the urban street. The concrete, the wrecked cars, the onlookers, and the sky above vanished instantly, replaced by a suffocating crimson void.
"This is...?"
The confident smile on Shen Anyu's handsome face faded, replaced by a razor-sharp alertness. He narrowed his eyes, his pupils contracting as he adjusted to the sudden shift in light. His expression became uncharacteristically solemn as he surveyed his surroundings.
He was, astonishingly, standing within a mysterious, enclosed dimension. And the three Heavenly Human Realm experts of the Martial God Hall—Zhang Hailong, the Left Protector, and the Right Protector—were also present, looking equally disoriented and horrified.
This was a world of blood. A purgatory constructed from pure killing intent.
Above, below, and in all directions, a thick, viscous blood-red mist permeated everything. It wasn't just fog; it felt alive, heavy with malice, sticking to the skin like wet silk. Faintly, one could hear the wails of ghosts and wolves, incomparably shrill and utterly chilling. It sounded like the screaming of ten thousand tortured souls, a cacophony that threatened to shatter one's sanity.
Wooo— Hiss—
These blood-red mists churned violently, like a boiling ocean of plasma. They felt extremely ominous, pulsing with a hunger as if they would rush forward at any moment to crush Shen Anyu and the others into meat paste, digesting them into part of this gory landscape.
Even with Shen Anyu's current strength—a freshly ascended [Heavenly Human] with the indestructible [Divine Steel Body]—he sensed a terrifying danger. The biological alarm in his brain was screaming. The hairs on the back of his neck stood up, and his skin prickled with an instinctual fear he hadn't felt since his rebirth.
In all directions, killing intent lurked!
It was more than ten times more perilous than the physical siege by the three Heavenly Human experts just now. This was not a battle of martial arts; this was a suppression of a higher dimension. It was like a mortal standing in the presence of a wrathful god.
However, although Shen Anyu's expression was uncharacteristically solemn, he was not flustered. His mind, honed by the System and his own villainous nature, remained cold and calculating.
'System check. Skill availability.'
He could sense that his Supernatural Skill [Love Infinite Teleportation] was still active. The connection to the spatial void was open. With just a thought, he could grab his women (if they were here) or simply save himself and leave this hellscape instantly. This safety net allowed him to remain calm while others panicked.
"Shen Family Boy! What trick are you playing?!"
Zhang Hailong's roar broke the oppressive silence.
The Sea Dragon King looked hideous. His face was flushed a deep, unhealthy blood-red, and his eyes were streaked with burst capillaries, making him look like a demon. After using the [Blood-Burning Pill] and the [Golden Needle Piercing Top] secret technique, his rationality was fraying, and his life force was burning away like a candle in a gale. His mind was somewhat confused, clouded by pain and rage, but his instincts locked onto Shen Anyu with deep-seated killing intent.
"What illusion did you use to bring us to this cursed place? Do you think a mere formation can trap three Heavenly Humans?!"
The Left Protector and the Right Protector were also present, breathing heavily like bellows. They automatically encircled Shen Anyu in a triangular formation, their backs to the unknown mist, their weapons raised. Their bodies trembled—not just from exhaustion, but from an instinctive terror of the surrounding red mist.
Shen Anyu coldly smiled, his posture relaxed despite the danger. He straightened his suit jacket, dusting off an imaginary speck of dust.
"I should be asking you what trick you're playing, Sea Dragon King."
Shen Anyu knew that this sudden change was not caused by him. But looking at the panic in Zhang Hailong's eyes and the trembling of the Left and Right Protectors, it didn't seem to be caused by the Martial God Hall either.
'What is going on?'
Even with Shen Anyu's resourcefulness and profound cunning, he was somewhat puzzled.
Things seemed to have spiraled out of control. This wasn't in the script.
Such a scene—a self-contained pocket dimension filled with condensed killing intent—even a Heavenly Human Realm Martial Artist could not achieve. This touched upon the realm of "Dao" and "Magic."
'Is this a Domain? An Array?'
Could it be that a Grandmaster of Spells at the [Celestial Master] level took advantage of Shen Anyu and the others' battle to set a trap and catch them all?
But even a Celestial Master... could they silently teleport four Heavenly Human experts without a trace? Could they override the laws of space so effortlessly?
Shen Anyu did not believe it.
Not only because of his self-confidence, but also because in the power hierarchy, a [Celestial Master] (Magic User) and a [Heavenly Human] (Martial Artist) were roughly on the same level. The current scene clearly exceeded that level. It felt like... a higher form of existence.
It was as if the urban setting had suddenly transformed into a high-fantasy Cultivation World.
Shen Anyu felt a flicker of apprehension in his heart.
'Could it be that an unfamiliar Child of Destiny is making a move against me? A Cultivation-type protagonist? Maybe an Immortal Emperor Reborn who happens to be passing by?'
After all, he was a Destined Villain. He was naturally at odds with the Children of Destiny. The world's will often threw curveballs like this to protect its chosen sons or to test the villain.
When Shen Anyu made a move against a Child of Destiny, the Child of Destiny would also, under the influence of destiny, make a move against Shen Anyu. It was Newton's Third Law of Plot Armor.
Shen Anyu decided in his heart:
'If the situation turns unfavorable, I will instantly use [Love Infinite Teleportation] to escape. I'll run as far as possible. As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Survival is the first rule of a Villain.'
After all, even the legendary Han Paopao (Han Li) was a protagonist renowned throughout the Three Realms for running away, so there was no reason why Shen Anyu, a Villain, couldn't perform a tactical retreat.
"It wasn't your doing?"
Listening to Shen Anyu's calm denial, Zhang Hailong and the other two frowned deeply. The uncertainty gnawed at them.
For a moment, the original life-and-death battle was suspended in this bizarre purgatory. The only sound was the howling of the red wind.
"Kill!"
But Zhang Hailong quickly reacted. He was a veteran killer, a man who had waded through mountains of corpses. He knew that hesitation meant death.
The secret art of overdrafting his life force only lasted for a quarter of an hour. His internal organs were already boiling; his meridians were screaming in agony. If he couldn't kill Shen Anyu within this time, then the three of them would die from the backlash anyway.
No matter what anomaly occurred, taking this opportunity to kill Shen Anyu was the most important and highest priority. Drag the Shen Family heir to hell with them!
"Die, Shen Anyu!"
Zhang Hailong roared like a desperate beast. His fist erupted with terrifying light. He unleashed a punch that stirred up the surrounding blood-red mists. The energy condensed into a solid beam, firing like an electromagnetic cannon. The air exploded as the force struck towards Shen Anyu, carrying the full weight of a dying Heavenly Human's conviction.
Compared to before, the power had surged by at least two or three times due to the forbidden techniques. It was a strike meant to shatter mountains.
The Left Protector held a silver-white soft sword in his hand. The [Martial Dao True Essence] within his body surged like a tidal wave, burning his longevity for power. He gripped the sword hilt with both hands, his veins bulging like worms.
"Sever!"
He brought the sword down, as if holding up the heavens, slowly raising it inch by inch above his head, and then crashing it down like Mount Tai!
Tear!
Within the mysterious space permeated by blood mist, the gloom was illuminated by a dazzling silver-white sword light that cut through the vacuum, aiming to split Shen Anyu in half.
"Shen Anyu! I will definitely kill you!"
The Right Protector looked at Shen Anyu with even more extreme hatred. He had been severely wounded by Shen Anyu earlier. He had also used the overdraft secret arts of the [Blood-Burning Pill] and the [Golden Needle Piercing Top], losing even more vital energy than Zhang Hailong and the Left Protector.
It was likely that after this ordeal, he wouldn't live for many more years. His path of Martial Dao was severed.
So, he burned everything. Every acupoint, meridian, blood vessel, and muscle within the Right Protector's body erupted with unprecedented power.
"Since I won't live... then Shen Anyu, you must die!"
Even if he was a Son of Heaven with a prominent identity! Even if the Shen Family destroyed the world afterward! Today, he must die!
At this moment, the three Heavenly Human Realm experts of the Martial God Hall unleashed their full power. It was a suicidal, all-out attack. Even the Hall Master of the Martial God Hall, a super expert on the verge of breaking through to the [Land Immortal] realm, would likely face a formidable challenge against such a siege.
Shen Anyu snorted coldly.
He shifted his stance, his eyes tracking the trajectories of the three attacks. While guarding against this bizarre and mysterious space, he prepared to engage in battle. His [Divine Steel Body] hummed with golden light, ready to clash hard against hard.
But the next moment.
Another anomaly occurred.
Whoosh!
The surrounding blood-red mist surged wildly. It didn't disperse under the attacks; instead, it condensed. It moved with intelligence, forming solid blood-red barriers around Shen Anyu.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The barriers completely blocked the killing moves of the three Heavenly Human experts. The fist that could shatter a mountain? Absorbed. The sword that could cut steel? Stopped dead. The desperate explosive energy? Swallowed without a trace.
"What?!"
Seeing this scene, not only Zhang Hailong and the other two, but even Shen Anyu was greatly astonished.
'It's... protecting me?'
What was going on? Why would this terrifying domain protect him?
"...Die... You dare to hit him... You deserve to die...!"
Accompanied by this sickly, deranged voice, which fluctuated in distance, sounding like thunder rolling directly overhead.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The next moment, the sky of this mysterious space tore open.
Hundreds of blood-red lightning bolts rained down like divine punishment. They crackled with the energy of annihilation, painting the red world in blinding flashes of crimson.
They shrouded Zhang Hailong, the Left Protector, and the Right Protector—the three Heavenly Human Realm experts of the Martial God Hall.
Each of these blood-red lightning bolts was extremely terrifying in power, containing enough energy to easily shatter a reinforced concrete villa, covering an area of several hundred meters. It was a carpet bombing of supernatural lightning.
"No! Defend!"
The Right Protector of the Martial God Hall, who was closest to Shen Anyu, screamed. He tried to raise his shield of Qi.
CRACK!
He was directly hit head-on by dozens of blood-red lightning bolts.
There was no resistance. His protective Qi shattered like glass. In an instant, his body was pulverized. His flesh, bones, and even his blood were vaporized instantly, turning into fine ash that scattered in the wind. He didn't even leave a corpse behind.
"Ahhh!"
The Left Protector followed suit. He swung his silver sword at the sky in a futile attempt to cut the lightning. The lightning struck the sword, conducted through his arm, and exploded his body from the inside out. He was annihilated in a flash of red light.
Zhang Hailong, the strongest of the three, retreated rapidly. His face was twisted in absolute horror.
"What is this?! Land Immortal?! No—this is beyond Martial Arts!"
He retreated again and again, burning his blood essence to boost his speed to supersonic levels. But the lightning was faster. It chased him like a guided missile, locking onto his soul.
BOOM!
The sea of blood-red lightning swallowed him whole.
"I am unwilling...!!!"
A heaven-shaking roar echoed for a split second before being cut off abruptly. Zhang Hailong, the renowned Sea Dragon King, was erased from existence.
Silence returned to the red world.
Seeing this scene, even Shen Anyu showed a look of genuine surprise.
He had seen power before. But this... this was different.
Even when facing the seven sisters of the Child of Destiny Ye Linyuan and the surging power of the residual soul imprint of the Sword Palace Master Lin Xuanyan, who was in the [Land Immortal] realm, the power was not this terrifying.
This was absolute destruction. It was clean. It was efficient. It was tyrannical.
What surprised him even more was that he recognized the somewhat sickly voice; he knew who it was. The timbre, though distorted by madness and power, was unmistakable.
Shen Anyu looked up.
He saw countless blood-red lightning bolts condensing into a giant sphere in the sky. It pulsed like a heartbeat—thump, thump—dominating the dimension.
As Shen Anyu's gaze focused, the blood-red lightning slowly parted, peeling away like the layers of a blooming flower of death.
Revealing a stunningly beautiful figure floating within.
She wore a tattered school uniform, stained with blood that wasn't hers. Her hair floated around her like a halo of darkness. Her eyes, usually so clear and innocent, were now whirlpools of crimson insanity, devoid of any humanity, filled only with obsessive love and destructive rage.
Peerless in beauty.
Unparalleled in grace.
And terrifying beyond measure.
Looking at the familiar face, Shen Anyu felt a strange mixture of shock and realization. He softly said:
"Susan...?"
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