Chapter 1446: But with Father's Name Covering Han's Name, Do Not Teach Heart and Town to All Enter the Abyss

"Fei Gou..."

"Gou..."

"Oh."

Kui Lei Han's mind was buzzing, the final words echoing relentlessly, making him feel more dizzy than if Shen Yi's Overlord had struck him hard.

He had been in the martial world for decades, with few rivals.

His record, at the very least, was a string of draws, never escalating to further fights.

At least, he had never been defeated.

The title "Fei Gou" could suit anyone under the heavens!

For example, Dao Qiong Cang, Gou Wuyue, and others—it fit them perfectly. The former was as cunning as a dog, and as for the latter, well, his surname spoke for itself.

But on him, Kui Lei Han, it felt more uncomfortable than wearing ill-fitting clothes!

Even across the Five Domains, after sitting in seclusion for over thirty years, if those from his era were invited, who would dare call him "Fei Gou"?

Not even Bei Huai would dare!

No one with a grudge would dare!

Yet today, this young upstart had said it?

Kui Lei Han reached out, grabbed the array disk head of the Tianji Kuilei, and viciously yanked its lower body.

"Bang!"

The slender Tianji Kuilei was torn into two pieces by brute force.

Kui Lei Han clenched his right hand, crushing the body made from ancient weapons—tentacles, broken arms, and all…

"Pa pa pa."

Everything was flattened into metal sheets!

What kind of body was this?

Was he truly an ancient martial artist?

The remnant spirit of Jin Ren, residing in the array disk head of the Tianji Kuilei, was utterly shocked.

He had already noticed that Kui Lei Han's physical body was extraordinary.

Now, upon seeing it, aside from himself and Shen Yi, perhaps only Sang Lao's body could withstand Kui Lei Han's.

But Sang Lao was extremely frail, while Kui Lei Han was immensely robust.

Even if Sang Lao activated Ling Yuan and Wu Xiu Chi Jiao Shou, Kui Lei Han was the pinnacle of Lian Ling, with Fa Shen Xing Jie.

One was second-generation, the other first-generation…

They were completely incomparable!

Kui Lei Han's fist cracked with a pop, and he finally crushed the metal sheets.

As he released his hand, a gust of wind scattered the Tianji Kuilei's body into tiny metal fragments.

His gaze was ice-cold, his voice deep and grave, but instead of exploding in rage and crushing the array disk head, he said:

"You should count yourself lucky—I have my four principles of not killing: no killing the elderly, the weak, women, or children."

"And you fit two of them."

Is he saying I'm both useless and insignificant?

Jin Ren's spirit, huddled in the array disk head, could feel the chilling killing intent around him, triggering an uncontrollable shiver.

Yet, he had come all this way, even pulling out the Eight-Character Order…

If this man wouldn't help, that was one thing, but he had insulted him like a dog and smashed the Tianji Kuilei, destroying his only means of combat.

Now, they were at odds.

Offenses had reached this point.

Jin Ren, what was there to fear?

He suppressed his trembling and chose to mock:

"So you're a living Bodhisattva, a worldly Cao Sheng figure!"

"How can someone so benevolent not be canonized as a saint? Is it because you don't want to?"

Kui Lei Han's eyes narrowed in anger, purple lightning flickering in his pupils.

The sky over Changde Zhen shattered in an instant, turning pitch black for several dozen li.

Dark clouds gathered, thunder flashed, as if divine punishment was about to descend on this insolent villain.

—This fury even stirred heavenly might; was he just half a step from sainthood?

But Jin Ren laughed:

"Come on, kill me."

"Find my true body, and I, as the master of this tower, will reward you with a half-saint status, helping you ascend on the spot."

Kui Lei Han suddenly stood up.

The giant in his cloak rose, sending an invisible shockwave blasting outward from Changde Zhen, like roaring thunder and lightning.

Kui Lei Han stared intently at the array disk head in his hand, his fingertips trembling with force.

"Boom boom boom…"

That power didn't turn inward but swept outward from his fist, shattering the nearby streets' space.

Surprisingly, the neighboring houses were destroyed.

Yet, the living people—those passed out on beds or at the stairs— weren't harmed at all.

"What a saint you are!" Jin Ren shouted:

"Compared to you, I'm like a sinister villain… You have your four don't-kill, I have my four must-kill!"

"I must kill the elderly! Doom all geniuses! Slay arrogant women! Exterminate enemy remnants!"

"I'm so filthy, you're so pure, with justice's robe fluttering behind you—why not strike me down? Ah?"

"Great Kui Lei Han, are you actually afraid of me?!"

The voice didn't escape outward at all, yet it echoed louder than thunder in Kui Lei Han's mind.

His fingers twitched uncontrollably.

The array disk head of the Tianji Kuilei, housing the No. 2 information database, emitted straining "zzzt zzzt" electric sounds, on the verge of cracking.

"Kill… me…"

Jin Ren kept going; his mouth wouldn't shut even in death!

Xiang Yi, lying on the ground, had already been jolted awake by the nine heavens' thunder, her eyelashes trembling as she dared not open her eyes.

They're insane!

Xu Xiao Shou is insane!

Kui Lei Han is insane!

These two shouldn't be facing off like this—how did things escalate to this point… How could it be?

Kui Lei Han turned his cold eyes to the array disk and said grimly:

"Insult me, and you go beyond those four principles!"

"After I sever you, following the spirit's trace, I can track down your true body."

"Even if you're just a clone, not fearing me directly, I can apply the spirit-tracing method to your clone and then seize your original self."

"With that follow-up, you still aren't afraid of death?"

Kui Lei Han's body was whipped by raging winds, his cloak fluttering wildly.

In the end, he suppressed his fury, softening his tone slightly:

"Considering the Eight Zun An's order, I'll spare you this once."

"Junior, don't push your luck."

"Ha ha ha ha…" Jin Ren burst into laughter, showing no intent to back down, openly exposing the truth and taunting wildly:

"You're giving me a way out?"

"You lick Dao Qiong Cang's boots and fear the Eight Zun An, like grass swaying in the wind, bowing to both sides—why bother putting on this hypocritical act? It's disgusting!"

It wasn't over!

As Xiang Yi lay there, stunned and scalp tingling, trying to block her senses and pretend to be dead…

Jin Ren kept attacking:

"Hiding in this corner for thirty years, trapping yourself in a shabby room… What a pose of a lofty hermit!"

"But is it that you can't leave? No—you don't dare!"

"Are you thinking you're like Zhuge Liang, waiting for the winds to gather and soar ninety thousand li? You're dreaming!"

"I'm giving you a chance today, and you won't take it. I came specially to invite you, but you're scared to your core."

"Even fearing a single Dao Qiong Cang… If the Eight Zun An sent me, he must have gone blind from sealing his sword!"

On the floor nearby, Xiang Yi's body shuddered violently, thinking it would have been better not to wake up at all.

Where was this just the second realm of verbal sparring?

This was probably beyond the third realm!

Kui Lei Han wasn't known for his restraint—thunder-type Lian Ling masters were either dense or hot-tempered…

As Cao Yi Han, how could he endure this barrage of cutting words, each one piercing the heart?

Sure enough…

"Outrageous!!!"

As soon as Jin Ren finished, Kui Lei Han roared.

In an instant, the ground of Changde Zhen cracked like a turtle's shell, thunder slurry erupting from the fissures and spreading across the town.

The nine Dao Jin Wu Ling on the iron ring around Kui Lei Han's neck cracked with a "ka" in the wind.

"Boom—"

The nine heavens' dark clouds turned into tribulation clouds.

Heaven and earth changed color, the sea of thunder filled the air.

Kui Lei Han was about to shatter his thirty years of seclusion—he intended to undergo the saint tribulation right here?

"Get out!!!"

But before the tribulation clouds fully formed, the blue-purple electric aura of Fa Shen Xing Jie burst from Kui Lei Han's muscular body, raging skyward.

"Zzz…"

"Bang!"

The heavenly tribulation clouds, glowing with lightning, collapsed entirely, dissolving into countless wisps of heavenly spiritual energy that scattered into dust.

With just a glance, the saint tribulation was destroyed?

Jin Ren, hidden in the Ran Ming Yizhi, sucked in a cold breath.

Jin Ren's spirit in the array disk head remained stubbornly unyielding, silent and refusing to beg for mercy.

The sea of thunder rampaged through the sky, purple lightning weaving everywhere.

Kui Lei Han glared furiously, his eyes full of killing intent fixed on the array disk head in his hand.

Even from across the Four Symbols Secret Realm and the Ran Ming Yizhi, Jin Ren, peering through his spirit, felt that long-forgotten oppressive force seeping in.

Kui Lei Han's gaze was more terrifying than the boundless giants in the Qi Tun Shan He illusion!

Even when facing the Wang Ze Sheng Emperor on Void Island back then, the other hadn't exuded such a dominating, contemptuous aura!

One breath!

Three breaths!

Ten breaths!

"Ha ha ha ha…"

After ten breaths, Kui Lei Han threw his head back and laughed.

The sea of thunder vanished abruptly, transforming into streams of energy that retracted into his eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

That aura disappeared.

Kui Lei Han didn't choose to kill; instead, he sat down cross-legged, returning to his posture before the blacksmith shop exploded.

It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

His anger had never existed; his killing intent was all a facade.

"No!"

But Jin Ren was certain that his earlier heart-stabbing words had truly enraged this man to the point of nearly vomiting blood.

He absolutely wanted to kill him more than Dao Qiong Cang did!

"Oh? You've shrunk back again, turned into a turtle hiding in its shell?" As Kui Lei Han retreated, Jin Ren pressed on.

The burly giant, now sitting, shuddered, barely controlling himself.

The laugh he meant to show as magnanimous turned entirely awkward.

Finally, he forced a grin, trying to look relaxed as he said:

"You've got guts, kid! I acknowledge that!"

"Who are you to acknowledge me, the master of this tower?"

Kui Lei Han could no longer maintain his grin, his eyes bulging with fury… In the end, he took a deep breath and glanced at Xiang Yi:

"The Eight Zun An shouldn't have sent you to find me."

"Changde Zhen is in great danger. You shouldn't linger, or even come here in person."

Xiang Yi couldn't pretend to be dead any longer and suddenly sat up from the ground.

Seeing no one else around, she felt this was the familiar Cao Yi Han she once knew.

"You…" She was shocked and hesitant, unable to speak.

"The old Dao is watching; I'm kind to you all, but harsh to my child." Kui Lei Han's gaze remained on Xiang Yi.

Jin Ren listened to the gentle, soothing words, but felt a chill in his heart.

What was going on?

Kui Lei Han had suddenly started speaking normally, instead of outright refusing?

Then what about earlier?

What was all that about?

"You can talk like a human now?" Jin Ren instinctively spoke, still laced with sarcasm. "Changde Zhen is in danger—what do you mean?"

"I don't know." Kui Lei Han couldn't bring himself to look at the array disk, afraid he'd lose control.

"How can you not know anything? You've already blasted the old Dao away for so long, and now you're speaking normally… So what was your intent in trying to kill me earlier?" Jin Ren was all about digging deeper—after all, losing just one spirit thread wasn't the end.

"I earlier…"

Kui Lei Han suddenly faltered.

He had been holed up under Qingyuan Shan but had heard plenty about the rising "Sheng Nu Shou Ye."

In the Lian Ling world, this young man was even ranked alongside the Ten Zun Seats as an absolute genius.

Legends and stories about him were everywhere, nearly overshadowing the name "Kui Lei Han."

Kui Lei Han had just wanted to test him—since Xu Xiao Shou had come, it was a perfect chance to verify the so-called "Ye" in "Sheng Nu Shou Ye."

But he hadn't expected this brat's barrage to nearly make him lose his composure.

How could he admit that? How could he explain it?

It would be like walking down the street, casually greeting someone out of curiosity, only to get stabbed in the heart.

"You don't need to speak!"

Kui Lei Han pondered, then cut off the array disk head's further output first, before looking at Xiang Yi:

"No matter what you say, I won't leave this town. Unless absolutely necessary, I won't even step out."

"If you still need help, head toward Qingyuan Shan. Don't ask me why it's Qingyuan Shan, or what to do there… I can't say more."

Jin Ren was extremely frustrated.

Kui Lei Han had suddenly become normal, but not entirely—better if he hadn't.

"Why can't you say more?"

"Shut up."

"I'm not afraid of death; kill or torture, it's just one spirit thread…"

"Shut up!"

Kui Lei Han suddenly grew angry, his tone sharpening.

He couldn't take it anymore and shoved the array disk into Xiang Yi's arms. "Make him shut up!"

Xiang Yi hugged the array disk, nearly bursting into laughter.

But she was a professional.

Her decades of training in composure from the Xiang family was powerful, so she didn't laugh at that moment and risk disaster.

Xiang Yi held back her laugh, adjusted the Jin Wu Ling around her neck, and said, "Help me remove this."

Since they could talk normally now, having Kui Lei Han remove the Jin Wu Ling was effortless, not even worth a breath.

"Impossible." Kui Lei Han shook his head.

"What's impossible?" Before Xiang Yi could ask, the array disk head flickered with light, and a voice emerged.

"Shut up!" Kui Lei Han glared angrily.

Xiang Yi fell silent, her eyes flickering as if she understood something.

At the same time, Jin Ren in the Ran Ming Yizhi pondered Kui Lei Han's strange behavior and figured it out.

"It seems that Cao fellow's outburst earlier was real…"

"This means I really hit his sore spot; his current situation is indeed… or rather, he's truly like grass in the wind, swaying both ways?"

"That's right—he blasted Xi away but didn't kill him; he blasted the old Dao and left the white-clothed one unconscious, but didn't kill them."

"At the same time, he could have killed me and Xiang Yi, fully siding with the Sheng Shen Hall, but he didn't—he only destroyed my Tianji Kuilei body."

"Is he maintaining some kind of 'balance'?"

This strange balance baffled Jin Ren.

Xiang Yi, like him, seemed puzzled and stayed silent.

But Jin Ren was different from her; if he didn't understand, he asked outright: "What are you afraid of?"

Afraid?

Xiang Yi quickly lowered her head to look at the array disk. How dare you ask that?

"Afraid?" Kui Lei Han's thick eyebrows shot up. "Would I be afraid?"

"Don't pretend, Cao Yi Han. This isn't fear—it's outright terror!" Jin Ren sneered. "You're scared to the extreme!"

Xiang Yi's heart pounded wildly.

She would never dare say such things; she had seen how terrifying Kui Lei Han's anger could be among the Ten Zun Seats.

Xu Xiao Shou was just a newborn calf unafraid of tigers!

Kui Lei Han's expression grew complex. Strangely, he wasn't angered by Xu Xiao Shou's mockery this time.

He lifted his gaze and slowly scanned his surroundings.

Changde Zhen, under his rage, had its space shattered, ground cracked, houses collapsed…

Even a half-saint tribulation could be extinguished with a glance…

This was merely the anger of Tai Xu, Kui Lei Han's own fury!

In all the world, what could make Kui Lei Han afraid?

Yet, faced with Xu Xiao Shou's words and question, he couldn't refute.

He understood what Xu Xiao Shou meant.

Compared to his younger self decades ago, this was indeed fear.

Kui Lei Han's eyes swept over the ruined Changde Zhen, over the unconscious neighbors on the streets, over the mending cracks in space, and up to the sky…

Whether Jin Ren or Xiang Yi,

In that moment, they both saw in his conflicted, fading eyes his confusion about his current plight, his longing for the vast world, his nostalgia for his former self…

Just as Kui Lei Han opened his mouth to speak,

His gaze fixed, and in his line of sight appeared a figure standing in the distant sky.

"Settled?" Dao Qiong Cang grinned, his two jade-white teeth gleaming brightly.

Kui Lei Han's expression turned serious, swallowing all his words as he let out a hollow laugh.

Afraid…

Yes!

Times had changed.

He was no longer just Kui Lei Han, or Cao Yi Han.

He was also a father to a rebellious daughter who had run away from home, a foolish and clumsy one at that.

I am a father…

Those thoughts shattered with his breath amid the flashing lightning.

Kui Lei Han twisted his mouth into a fierce grin, looking at the expectant array disk and Xiang Yi, and suddenly roared:

"You insolent brat, how dare you insult me?!"

Space exploded with a boom, lightning flickering in Kui Lei Han's pupils.

Xiang Yi, Jin Ren in the array disk head, and even those who hadn't reacted in time, were blasted into the spatial fragments by the lightning.

Along with them went A Yao, lying unconscious on the ground, and Zhu Yi Ke, who had fallen out of the Tianji Kuilei's abdominal space and was also unconscious.

"All of you, get out!!!"

Kui Lei Han roared again.

The entire Changde Zhen was bathed in the sea of thunder for the second time.

The unconscious white-clothed figure, the lingering ghosts in the distance, and even the flashy old Dao who had just appeared in the air, were all hurled away.

Everyone, out!

All leave!

Fight elsewhere;

Play elsewhere!

Changde Zhen must remain peaceful, forever tranquil, never disturbed!

Thanks to Purple Tong Dala for the generous reward. The weather is turning cool, everyone remember to add clothes and stay healthy.

(End of chapter)