Chapter 1476: The End of Social Death Is Enlightenment

Jiang Fan approached the Palace Master of the Stars, his expression cold.

"You're finally getting your comeuppance."

With that, a purple light flashed in his palm, and a purple bolt of lightning appeared, striking across the neck of the dying Palace Master of the Stars. Her beautiful head instantly separated from her body.

If the Infernal Wilderness Beast hadn't released the sky-reaching black pillar, Tai Cang Great State would not have suffered such a catastrophe. The fact that it was tortured to death by Huang Quan for over a month in the most humiliating and painful way was its retribution.

Bi Luo's heart pounded in fear at Jiang Fan's action. "Brother Fan, why did you kill her?" she exclaimed. She had assumed that no matter what, Jiang Fan would find a way to heal the Palace Master of the Stars. She never expected Jiang Fan to sever her head without warning.

Jiang Fan said nothing, his gaze fixed on the headless corpse. The next moment, a phantom emerged from the corpse and vanished into thin air without a word. Unfortunately, Jiang Fan was prepared. Half of its body was still outside when Jiang Fan trapped it with a Soul-Binding Lock. He then dragged it back.

Bi Luo stared intently, dumbfounded. It was a palm-sized, miniature black remnant soul. Its appearance was that of a ferocious beast—it was unmistakably the Infernal Wilderness Beast!

Bi Luo covered her mouth in shock. "How can the Palace Master of the Stars' soul be an Infernal Wilderness Beast?" she gasped. Soon, she noticed the Palace Master of the Stars' corpse on the ground also transforming. What was once a human body rapidly expanded and mutated, instantly becoming a colossal black corpse as majestic as a mountain. And the beautiful head, resembling a blooming flower, transformed into a hideous head the size of a house! It was undeniably the Infernal Wilderness Beast!

Bi Luo shrieked in astonishment, "An... Infernal Wilderness Beast?" Jiang Fan nodded slightly, sighing, "The Infernal Wilderness Beast has a unique characteristic. It can devour someone, gain their memories, and perfectly transform into their appearance. It's almost impossible to tell the difference. The Palace Master of the Stars was devoured by the Infernal Wilderness Beast long ago, and it assumed her identity."

Bi Luo's eyes were wide with disbelief. So, Huang Quan hadn't been with a woman all this time. He had been with an... Infernal Wilderness Beast? And a male one at that! She struggled to turn her neck, looking at Huang Quan, feeling incredibly nauseous as goosebumps erupted all over her body. Recalling the lewd sounds from the past month and more, her head nearly exploded. Looking at Huang Quan, she felt an indescribable disgust. She swore she would never touch Huang Quan again. Never!

Huang Quan's mind went blank, his eyes unfocused, as he muttered to himself: "An Infernal Wilderness Beast? Haha... hahaha... an Infernal Wilderness Beast? I... I... I had sex with an Infernal Wilderness Beast? Hahahahaha, hahahahaha, hahahahaha..." Unable to accept the absurd reality before him, he began to laugh foolishly. Was there anything more shocking, more embarrassing, more socially mortifying than this? No. He, Huang Quan, had made history in the Central Plains, becoming the first man to have sex with and indirectly cause the demise of an Infernal Wilderness Beast. He would be famous in history for this, becoming a figure of endless laughter for future generations. The thought made him laugh even more foolishly. He primly extended a finger, pointing at the Infernal Wilderness Beast's corpse, and chuckled: "I clearly had sex with a woman. How could it be an Infernal Wilderness Beast? How could I, Huang Quan, be responsible for such a shameful act? It wasn't me, it was someone else. Yes, it was someone else, someone else, someone else!"

Suddenly, a powerful vortex of energy erupted around him. In his extreme mental agitation, he broke through his Nascent Soul stage and opened his Eighth Aperture! A wave of madness then spread out. Jiang Fan was caught off guard and enveloped by this madness. He immediately fell into the same madness and echoed, "Right, the Infernal Wilderness Beast wasn't Huang Quan's doing. I remembered it wrong, completely wrong."

Just then, a sudden pain flared from the scar on his Nascent Soul, and Jiang Fan abruptly regained his senses. Bi Luo's clear voice reached his ears: "Indeed, how could it have been my husband? It must have been someone else."

Jiang Fan wore a bewildered expression. "Huang Quan broke into the Eighth Aperture Nascent Soul stage? And unintentionally comprehended his own Dao—the Dao of Deception?" It was precisely because of this Dao that Huang Quan could deceive himself, Jiang Fan, and Bi Luo. "This can happen?"

Jiang Fan recalled the hardships he endured and the long hours he spent pondering to comprehend his own Dao. Comparing that to Huang Quan, he felt an urge to spit blood. Was this Dao too easy to acquire? However, remembering Huang Quan's month-long ordeal with the Infernal Wilderness Beast, he found peace with it. This Dao was rightfully his to comprehend. Jiang Fan wasn't envious in the least.

Seeing both of them caught in madness, Jiang Fan knocked them out with two precise blows, one for each. Next, he took out two finger-length portions of Myriad Spirit Ancestral Blood and murmured: "For this catastrophe, I ask for your strong support for my Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets. This bit of Myriad Spirit Ancestral Blood is your reward. I hope it can enhance your combat power before the Ancient Giants descend." With a flick of his finger, two wisps of Myriad Spirit Ancestral Blood entered their bodies. Jiang Fan then placed each of them in a separate secret chamber.

Only then did he have time to deal with the Infernal Wilderness Beast. Its corpse didn't need Jiang Fan to destroy it. As the soul left its body, the enormous corpse immediately began to rot and reek, decaying at a visible rate. The Infernal Wilderness Beast's blood, in particular, had already become viscous and foul-smelling, like sewage in a drain, by the time Jiang Fan settled Huang Quan and Bi Luo.

"Strange, why is the blood decaying so fast?" Jiang Fan was surprised but didn't dwell on it. To prevent the stench from spreading, he set the corpse ablaze, burning it to ashes.

Finally, he looked at the Infernal Wilderness Beast's soul. The soul entity was still struggling desperately, its face ferocious as it shrieked: "Jiang Fan! You will not have a good end! What kind of horrifying torment had it endured during its month and more? To think it was repeatedly raped by a strong tiger demon. Even Purgatory wouldn't have such terrifying torture, would it? And Jiang Fan, who allowed the tiger demon to torment it, was simply a devil from hell!"

Jiang Fan's gaze was calm. He shrugged and said, "I'm going to die anyway. As for you, how should I deal with you?"

The Infernal Wilderness Beast laughed furiously skyward. "Falling into the hands of a demon like you, I accept my fate! Do what you will, kill or dismember, I don't care! But you, hmph, once the Ancient Giants descend, it will be your doomsday! You've killed so many of our Giant Kings; the Ancient Giants will devour your Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets first! You will watch helplessly as your friends, lovers, and sect members all die tragically in their mouths! You will suffer more than me, hahaha!"

Jiang Fan had originally intended to simply extinguish it. Seeing its malevolence, he silently took out the Heart Sin Venerable's small black bottle and stated calmly: "For you, I cannot be too merciful." With that, he sealed it within the small black bottle.

Under the scorching heat of the soul flames, the Infernal Wilderness Beast immediately let out a gut-wrenching scream: "Ah!! Kill me! Quickly, kill me!!!" Jiang Fan's merciless act of sealing the bottle was its only answer.