Invincibility starts when I see the BOSS health bar.

Chapter 961 Kill
Elder Yan Jin's words were like knives, each sentence piercing the heart, thoroughly dissecting the current situation and forcing Fang Yu to the brink of a decision.

At this moment, only two completely different paths lay before Fang Yu.

The first rule is to swiftly and decisively take Lulu's life.

This move signifies a complete break with the Absolute Clan, losing the powerful patron he relied on for protection in the capital. From now on, he will no longer be able to roam freely among the demons in the capital as he once did, and he will also have to bear the consequences of a complete falling out with Elder Yan Jin, the Six Souls Realm expert who once taught and mentored him.

This path may seem exhilarating, allowing one to vent their anger and clear their mind, but upon closer examination, aside from this momentary pleasure, it is actually fraught with endless troubles, truly a path that brings nothing but harm.

The second option is to suppress one's raging anger and let Lulu go.

In this way, thanks to the remaining affection between him and Elder Yan Jin, his relationship with the Jue Men would not be severed, and everything could return to the starting point, just as Elder Yan Jin said, treating this bloody conflict as if it had never happened.

However... can we really pretend that nothing happened? The cold reality, like a poisoned dagger, pierced Fang Yu's heart.

If he weren't so powerful that he could easily crush Qian Wu, what would have been brought here now would not be him, a living person, but rather a cold corpse and a severed head!
Lulu's life is precious, but is Fang Yu's life so worthless that it can be trampled on at will?
An indescribable grief and indignation surged and burned in my chest.

Fang Yu raised his gaze from the long silence, glancing over Lulu in his hands, whose face was turning purple from suffocation, whose eyes rolled back, and whose consciousness had fallen into chaos, before finally fixing it on Elder Yan Jin.

A cold, mocking smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

“Elder Yan Jin,” Fang Yu’s voice was low and slow, each word clear, “your words of ‘thinking of me’ are truly… such a great temptation. It’s as if without the great tree of the Jue Men, I, Fang Yu, would be unable to move an inch in this world of the capital?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Yu felt a sudden chill and a strange sense of unease arose in his heart.

because……

[Lulu: 846/1000.]

[Lulu: 755/1000.]

[Lulu: 699/1000…]

The bright red health bar above Lulu's head was visibly dropping, as if her life was silently slipping away. Yet he had only lifted her off the ground by the neck; he hadn't actually used his strength to kill her!

Elder Yan Jin also sensed the blatant sarcasm in Fang Yu's words. His face instantly turned ashen, and two blazing flames suddenly ignited in his palms, distorting the surrounding air due to the intense heat.

"Boy! How can you be so stubborn!" he shouted, his voice barely containing his barely suppressed rage. "Diao Deyi! Let me tell you, before we leave the capital and before the other elders arrive, Lulu must live! Otherwise, if the Juemen blames me, it will be my dereliction of duty! I just imparted all my martial arts insights to you, and this is how you intend to 'repay' me with such ingratitude?!"

In the end, Elder Yan Jin almost roared, his voice booming so loudly that dust fell from the beams and pillars of the hall.

Fang Yu was filled with raging anger, while Elder Yan Jin's anger was equally intense, like a molten furnace!
Although the sources of their anger were completely different, their violent emotions strangely resonated at this moment.

"I'm a man who always distinguishes between gratitude and vengeance!" Fang Yu's voice, however, calmed down amidst his extreme anger, becoming unusually calm, like the stillness before a storm. "Lord Yan Jin, I will forever remember your kindness in teaching and guiding me. But I will also avenge my blood feud!"

This sudden calm set off alarm bells in Elder Yan Jin's mind, sending a chill straight to the top of his head!
He understood this situation all too well—it meant that Fang Yu had made a final decision in an instant, leaving no room for maneuver!

At this distance, in this position, at this critical juncture, no matter how powerful Yan Jin was, it was too late to provide any effective rescue!
Once Fang Yu has made up his mind, Lulu... is doomed!
Regret is like a venomous snake gnawing at the heart.

Elder Yan Jin secretly regretted that he had been hesitant and hadn't gone all out during their first encounter. Otherwise, if he had gone all out, Fang Yu would never have been able to break through his defenses so easily and take Lulu!
"Good! Good! Good!" Elder Yan Jin laughed in anger, his eyes flashing with a sharp light. He pointed sharply at Lulu in Fang Yu's hand, his voice heavy like an iron hammer striking an anvil.

"Since you've made up your mind, then I'll be even clearer! If Lulu dies at your hands today, then you, Diao Deyi, will be an enemy of the entire Juemen! You'll be standing against this behemoth! You might be able to withstand some of this mountain-like pressure, but what about those close to you? Can the others you care about withstand the Juemen's thunderous wrath? Right now, you're consumed by anger. I only hope you calm down and think about whether it's worth dragging them down, causing them endless suffering from now on, or even... your own death, just to vent your anger for a moment?!"

A blatant threat! Straightforward and ruthless!
However, it precisely struck at Fang Yu's most vulnerable spot.

Elder Yan Jin pointed out the cruel reality he could not avoid—at this moment, Lulu no longer represented herself, but the face and prestige of the Juemen in the capital!

If Lulu dies, it will be a trampling of the dignity of the Juemen!
Regardless of reason, rules, or the sect's reputation, Juemen will fight him to the death!

Fang Yu might be able to hold his own for a while thanks to his thick skin, but what about those around him whose strength is far inferior to his? Although Ding Hui is exceptionally talented in medical research, her martial arts skills are really nothing to brag about. If she is even slightly careless under the Jue Men's ruthless revenge...

As the image of Ding Hui possibly meeting with misfortune flashed through his mind, Fang Yu's fingers, which were tightly gripping Lulu's neck, involuntarily... loosened slightly.

Perhaps because he was too immersed in the emotional storm of his own struggle, Fang Yu did not notice that Lulu in his hand had been quiet for a long time, and the way the health bar above her head was decreasing... was in an indescribably eerie way.

"Yes! That's it! Let her go! Put Lulu down!"

Elder Yan Jin keenly sensed this shift in attitude, as if he had seen a glimmer of light in the darkness of despair. The flames on his body instantly subsided, and he tried his best to keep his tone calm and gentle, for fear of further agitating Fang Yu's tense nerves. "Everything is negotiable! As long as you release her, there is still room for maneuver!"

However, Elder Yan Jin's hopeful words of comfort were like the last spark that ignited a powder keg!
An impulse even more primal, more violent, and more unquestionable than when he fought Qian Wushi before erupted like a dormant volcano, instantly shattering the sliver of reason that Fang Yu had just built up!
Why? ! !
Why should I always be the one to compromise?!
Why should others be the ones to raise their knives against me, while I am not allowed to retaliate with my own sword?!

By what right do you high and mighty people have the right to threaten me with the lives of those around me?!
One, two, three, four... Do they really think I'm a pushover?!

I am... the Fourth Calamity!!!
Fang Yu's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot as he glared angrily at Lulu in his hands!

[You Lulu: 535/1000.]

As Lulu's eyes widened in terror and astonishment at the sudden surge of murderous intent, Fang Yu abruptly released his grip on her neck with his right hand! Just as her body plummeted due to gravity, Fang Yu's five fingers flashed open again like lightning, unleashing destructive power as he viciously grabbed at her head!
Bang! ! ! !

A dull, heart-pounding explosion rang out!
Lulu's head exploded like a ripe watermelon under Fang Yu's palm! Red and white fragments, mixed with shattered bone fragments, splattered out like cruel fireworks, staining Fang Yu's cheeks and clothes red!
The faint, flickering spiritual light shield that she instinctively activated at the last moment couldn't even slow down Fang Yu's movements. It shattered and vanished like a bubble the instant it touched the palm wind!
[Ni Fangping: 0/1000.] [System Notification: Congratulations to the player for defeating [Ni Fangping]. 0 experience points have been gained.]

[System notification: [Ni Fangping] has been detected as human; the [Azure Demon Bloodline] talent has been triggered.]

[System notification: Congratulations, player, your maximum health has increased by 1000 points.]

puff.

A headless, mangled corpse fell softly to the ground with a dull thud.

Ok? !

what happened……

Fang Yu, whose face was splattered with warm blood, felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his mind, which was filled with violent emotions, and instantly became a little more clear-headed.

Before he could even wipe the blood from his face, a huge question seized him instantly, accompanied by a cold system notification—Ni Fangping? Who?!

Before he could even process what was happening, a terrifying sense of threat, powerful enough to incinerate mountains and boil seas, and destroy everything, crashed down on him from behind like a tangible force! The air itself seemed to ignite and compress instantly!
"Diao—! De—! Yi—!!!"

Elder Yan Jin's roar, filled with boundless grief and furious killing intent, exploded like thunder from the heavens!

A giant, humanoid, blazing furnace, with the power to incinerate everything, hurtled toward Fang Yu’s back with unstoppable force!
Fang Yu felt a sudden alarm bell ringing in his heart, and almost instinctively retreated to the side and rear!

boom! ! !
Elder Yan Jin's furious punch grazed his afterimage and slammed heavily onto the ground where he had been standing!
The earth groaned in agony! The hard paving stones shattered and flew away like fragile thin ice! A huge crater several meters in diameter instantly formed! The terrifying shockwave, carrying countless fragments of stone and brick, shot out in all directions like a dense rain of bullets, striking the withered wood armor covering Fang Yu's body and producing a dense "clanging" sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves!
Elder Yan Jin seemed to be able to pinpoint Fang Yu's location through the chaotic sounds. Just as Fang Yu regained his footing, a gigantic fist, engulfed in raging flames and seemingly capable of piercing through the void, tore through the lingering dust and debris, and with a sharp, piercing whistle, hurtled straight at Fang Yu's face!
block! ! !
Fang Yu gritted his teeth, crossed his arms, and pushed the withered wood armor to its limit, protecting himself with all his might!
boom! ! ! !

An overwhelming and terrifying force surged through his arms! Fang Yu felt as if he had been struck head-on by a burning mountain, and his entire body flew backward uncontrollably like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the wall at the back of the hall!

Boom! ! !

The thick wall was smashed open like paper, leaving a huge hole! Fang Yu continued his momentum, his body carving a deep trench more than ten meters long in the soft mud of the courtyard before finally managing to stop.

The blood and qi in my body were churning, and my muscles and bones were groaning.

This feeling only began to subside rapidly as the demonic blood surged within him.

Having a low level of demonization has both advantages and disadvantages. One of the disadvantages is that the recovery efficiency and speed are slower.

Fang Yu suppressed his discomfort and quickly looked up.

Smoke and dust billowed from the hole in the hall, and a humanoid flame, like a demon god emerging from hell's lava, flickered with destructive flames. Step by step, heavily and firmly, it stepped out of the ruins, into the courtyard, and finally stopped a few feet in front of Fang Yu.

Those fiery eyes were fixed on him, surging with a raging rage that seemed to reach the heavens, and... an indescribable, profound disappointment.

Such a gifted and brilliant young talent... This should have been the hope for the future of his family, and one of the greatest supports that allowed him to retire peacefully in the second half of his life!

But... because of this irreparable conflict today, everything has come to nothing, leading to the worst possible outcome!

"You should know..." Elder Yan Jin's voice was terrifyingly low, each word seemingly burning, "Killing Lulu means that our relationship is now completely severed! From now on, only... blood for blood!"

Why?! Why did it have to come to this?!

Why won't you even give me the last bit of face?!

Have all the goodwill and expectations I poured out been wasted?!

Such blatant disrespect for my will, feelings, and dignity...

Young man... do you ever have even a shred of respect for me?!

"Today, I must give the sect an explanation as an elder of the Absolute Sect!"

The flames surrounding Elder Yan Jin suddenly rose several feet, and the violent aura seemed to ignite the entire courtyard!

He was a man of fiery temper, and he had already lowered his stance to the lowest possible level, almost to the point of groveling and pleading.

However, Fang Yu's final choice was tantamount to stabbing the friendship he cherished most in the heart, and then discarding it like a worn-out shoe!
This is simply... an immense humiliation and betrayal!
This suppressed anger was finally ignited completely, leaving no room for maneuver!
Rather than seeking revenge for Lulu, it was more about Yan Jin's own pent-up resentment needing a complete release!

"and many more!!"

After killing "Lulu", the unusual impulse that Fang Yu felt, as if driven by some force, quickly subsided like a tide.

He suppressed the dull pain in his chest and roared with all his might before Elder Yan Jin's devastating next attack landed. At the same time, his gaze swept quickly across the system notifications that only he could see.

[System notification: Congratulations to the player for defeating [Ni Fangping]. 0 experience points have been gained.]

(End of this chapter)