Honghuang: My understanding is beyond belief. I am the first immortal of Jiejiao.

Adhering to the principle of "being kind to others" deep in her heart, Lin Zhu felt it was necessary and imperative to try to persuade him one more time.

"I am serious."

Lin Zhu looked at Bai Lian Tong Zi with an extremely sincere expression and clear eyes.

“Killing him will really cause a huge problem. I’m not trying to scare you, it’s for your own good, and for the good of the Western Paradise. If you stop now, I can pretend nothing happened, you can return to India, and this matter will be over for now. Why must things get out of control?”

He felt that his words were heartfelt, full of kindness and tolerance, and extremely noble.

However, upon hearing this, the White Lotus Boy seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. He sneered, his face full of mockery and disdain.

"Lin Zhu, you're getting impatient! You really are getting impatient! You're resorting to these kinds of empty threats now? If he were really some important person, wouldn't you just say so directly to scare me away? Instead, you're being so secretive and mysterious?"

"Hmph! In my opinion, he's nothing more than a nobody, with no family or connections, recruited by you from who-knows-where! Is he worth your utmost care? I'll kill him! Not only kill him, but I'll slowly kill him right in front of you!"

He became more and more excited as he spoke, tightening his grip on Ao Lie's neck, causing Ao Lie to let out a painful groan. The blade pressed even closer, almost severing his trachea.

"Come on! Beg me! Just like Indra said, kneel down, kowtow, and call me father! Maybe I'll be in a good mood and give him a quick death! Hahaha!"

The White Lotus Boy laughed wildly, as if he had already taken control of everything.

Looking at the stubborn and self-righteous White Lotus Child before him, Lin Zhu felt an even stronger sense of helplessness in trying to "be a good person." Why couldn't he understand reason? The system mission required Ao Lie to complete the battle of redemption, regardless of life or death. He originally wanted to leave a way out for the Western Paradise and see if he could earn some more merit... but the other party insisted on heading straight for his death.

He took a deep breath and decided to make one last effort.

He glanced to the side at Di Shitian, who seemed somewhat stunned and at a loss because the White Lotus Child had suddenly appeared and taken Ao Lie away.

"Indra".

Lin Zhu's voice calmed down, carrying a peculiar guiding quality.

“You’ve also suffered losses and been fooled before. The Li Jing incident must have taught you a profound lesson. You might as well… advise your servant. Some things can’t be judged by appearances alone; some ‘Achilles’ heel’s a real pain.”

When Di Shitian was called out by Lin Zhu, he was startled.

His defection from the Styx Ancestor to the Western Paradise was partly due to the Buddhist power of the Ancient Buddha Dipankara, but he was by no means a mindless brute; he had his own calculations and insight. The painful experience of accidentally killing Li Jing made him particularly sensitive and wary of words like "background" and "identity."

Hearing Lin Zhu's pointed words, and recalling Bai Lian Tong Zi's seemingly "clever" but actually flawed reasoning, as well as Lin Zhu's unusually "sincere" advice... the rationality that had been clouded by his eagerness to make a name for himself began to return to him quickly.

Yes, this Prison God Lin Zhu is infamous and cunning. Would he really lower himself to repeatedly dissuade a "little demon with no relatives or friends"? Even at the cost of becoming an enemy of both himself and the White Lotus Child? This doesn't make sense! Unless... this Ao Lie's identity is truly so special that even Lin Zhu finds him troublesome, and it might even... lead to consequences more terrible than accidentally killing Li Jing!

Thinking of this, Indra broke out in a cold sweat.

He opened his mouth, looked at the White Lotus Boy, and forced a smile that was more like a grimace, speaking with a cautious tone.

“Tong…Tongzi, how about we reconsider? The Prison God…what he said makes sense.”

This Ao Lie... perhaps he really does have some background? We just lost our senior brother Li Jing, if we were to... what if we offended someone we shouldn't, and Buddha were to blame us..."

However, before he could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by the White Lotus Boy.

"Shut up! You idiot!"

The White Lotus Boy sneered, his eyes filled with contempt for Indra's "cowardice" and "unsteady stance".

"Do I need you to teach me how to do things? Where did your ruthlessness go when you killed Li Jing? Now you're scared? I don't care what you think, I only care what I think!"

He whirled around, his gaze refocusing on Ao Lie in his hand, his killing intent now completely undisguised. He raised the "Cold Moon Immortal-Slaying Blade" high, its gleaming blade reflecting a chilling light in the sunlight!
"No matter who he is! Today, I, this young master, will kill him to establish my authority! Let's see who can do anything to me! Lin Zhu, just watch—!!"

Before he finished speaking, the White Lotus Child's arm muscles bulged, gathering terrifying magical power enough to slay immortals and Buddhas. The cold blade, carrying his obsessive killing intent and rampant savage laughter, slashed down fiercely and decisively towards Ao Lie's unprotected neck!
"Pfft—!!"

Without warning, without hesitation, and without even a single unnecessary word! The White Lotus Child raised the "Cold Moon Immortal-Slaying Blade," carrying his obsessive killing intent and terrifying quasi-saint level magic power, and sliced ​​through Ao Lie's unprotected neck as easily as cutting tofu!
A clear, teeth-grinding cutting sound rang out.

Time seemed to be infinitely stretched and frozen at this moment.

That handsome head, filled with an expression of defiance and rage, was instantly separated from the body clad in a plain white robe! Pale golden dragon blood gushed out like a fountain from the severed neck, drawing a tragic and dazzling arc in the sunlight!

Its head rolled, its eyes still wide open, seemingly retaining a final moment of resolve and a trace of bewilderment, before crashing heavily onto the blood-soaked, scorched earth below with a "thud," rolling a few times before coming to a stop.

The headless corpse was casually released by the White Lotus Child and collapsed softly to the ground. The cut on its neck was as smooth as a mirror, and blood was still flowing out, quickly staining a large area of ​​the ground red.

quiet!
Deathly silence!

Whether it was Di Shitian, who was right next to them, Lin Zhu, who was far away, or some powerful figures from both sides who were vaguely visible further behind, or even the Jiao Demon King and others who had just arrived, they were all stunned by this sudden and extremely clean killing!
Only when the head hit the ground with a dull thud, and the headless body went limp, its blood soaking the earth, and the air filled with a strong, pungent smell of blood, unique to dragons... did everyone seem to awaken from an absurd nightmare!
He...he really killed him?!

No negotiations whatsoever? No further confirmation or threats whatsoever? Just... cut it off like that?!

Lin Zhu's pupils suddenly contracted to their maximum, and for the first time, his face revealed an undisguised and genuine shock! He knew that Bai Lian Tong Zi was ruthless and that this person acted eccentrically, but he never expected that he could be so "arrogant"! Faced with someone whose identity might be sensitive and whom he had "repeatedly dissuaded," he actually skipped even the most basic process of "testing the bottom line" or "bargaining," and directly chose the most extreme and ruthless method—killing!

This can no longer be described as reckless or foolish; it is an almost pathological extreme confidence in one's own judgment and an absolute disregard for life!

Hahahaha!!!

In the midst of this deathly silence, the White Lotus Child's sharp, triumphant, and twistedly gleeful laughter suddenly broke the stillness! He bent down, picked up the still-warm, wide-eyed head of Ao Lie from the ground with two fingers, both disgusted and smug, and held it up in front of him as if admiring a perfect trophy.

He looked at Lin Zhu, his face full of mockery and the arrogance of a victor.

"Lin Zhu! Did you see that?! This is what happens when you oppose me! Your pathetic performance is laughably simplistic in my eyes! You think you can make me hesitate to act against you by feigning nervousness and making empty threats? You're too naive!"

He shook the severed head in his hand, his tone becoming increasingly arrogant.

"I am a pageboy under the guidance of the Sage! I obey the Sage's decree! I act according to the Way of Heaven! Is there anyone in this world more ruthless and decisive than me?! No one! If I say I will kill, then I will kill! Even the Heavenly King himself couldn't stop me! Hahahaha!!"

He laughed so hard he almost fell over, as if he had accomplished an incredibly great feat.

Looking at the arrogant and smug appearance of the White Lotus Child and listening to his extremely arrogant words, Di Shitian, who was standing to the side, initially wanted to laugh along. After all, it seemed that his side had "decisively" eliminated an enemy and even made Lin Zhu suffer a setback.

But his smile froze halfway through.

He suddenly remembered that when he had brutally murdered his senior brother Li Jing, he seemed... just as happy and proud, feeling like he had accomplished a great feat and was incredibly powerful. And what was the result? The result was that he had personally wiped out his entire family, becoming a laughingstock and a potential sinner within the Western Paradise!
A chill ran down his spine. Involuntarily, Di Shitian turned his head to look at Lin Zhu.

At this moment, the shock on Lin Zhu's face had slowly faded, replaced by an extremely complex expression.

He looked at the head in the White Lotus Child's hand, then at the headless dragon corpse on the ground, and finally, his gaze slowly rose and landed on the White Lotus Child's childlike face, which was distorted by his maniacal laughter.

Lin Zhu's lips seemed to twitch slightly upwards.

It was a very faint, shallow smile, even tinged with helplessness and... pity?

But this seemingly simple, even somewhat "foolish" smile, when seen by Di Shitian who had just experienced a "painful lesson," sent chills down his spine!
The God of Hell smiles, and life or death becomes unpredictable!

This rumor about Lin Zhu, which he had heard from who-knows-where, suddenly exploded in his mind!

Something's wrong! This atmosphere is off! Lin Zhu's reaction is wrong! If Ao Lie were truly just an insignificant nobody, Lin Zhu should be furious, retaliating wildly, or annoyed by her plot being exposed! Not this…complex expression, like watching an idiot perform, and she even laughed?!
A crazy idea began to grow uncontrollably in Indra's mind.

Run! Run! Get away from this White Lotus Child! This "leader" is a huge problem! He's only been on the job for one day, and he's already causing this kind of trouble on his second day... If you follow him, you might not even know how you died! For the first time, Indra felt a strong urge to flee and waver in his decision to join the Western Paradise.

Just as Indra's mind was racing and he was considering retreating, another unexpected event occurred!

From the limp, headless dragon corpse, a faint, pale golden dragon-shaped phantom of a primordial spirit frantically and instinctively tried to escape, flying towards Lin Zhu's direction, seemingly seeking final refuge.

Upon seeing this, Lin Zhu's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and almost subconsciously he reached out to grab the primordial spirit! He still harbored the last thought of "giving the Western Paradise a chance." As long as Ao Lie's primordial spirit was still alive, even if it was severely damaged, with the Dragon Clan's resources and the Western Paradise's methods, there might still be room for recovery, and it wouldn't be a complete fight to the death.

However, while he moved quickly, the White Lotus Boy moved even faster!
Or rather, the White Lotus Boy was on guard against this move from the very beginning!
"Trying to steal it? Dream on!"

The White Lotus Child grinned maliciously, and his free hand shot out like lightning, his five fingers forming a claw, surrounded by a pure yet deadly glazed Buddhist light. He struck first, and with unparalleled precision, he firmly grasped the fleeing little dragon's primordial spirit in his palm!
The pale golden primordial spirit struggled desperately within his crystal-clear Buddhist light, emitting silent, painful cries that could only be perceived at the soul level, yet it was utterly unable to break free.

"Now, your last 'vital point' is completely in my hands!"

The White Lotus Child held the head in one hand and the struggling primordial spirit in the other, feeling smug and confident that he had completely taken control of the situation and held Lin Zhu's life in his grasp.

He looked at Lin Zhu again and found that Lin Zhu's face once again showed that extremely "sincere" and even earnest expression that made him extremely uncomfortable.

Lin Zhu looked at Ao Lie's primordial spirit, which was being held in the hands of the White Lotus Child, took a deep breath, and spoke in a heavy and earnest tone, as if he had used up all his patience and kindness.

"White Lotus Child, stop now. Release his primordial spirit immediately. Perhaps... perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope. This is the last chance I'm giving you, and also the last chance for the Western Paradise. Really, stop being so stubborn."

His eyes were clear, his expression sincere, even tinged with pity, as if he were genuinely trying to guide a lost soul on the verge of eternal damnation. "I truly care for the peace of the Three Realms and cannot bear to see more unnecessary killing and turmoil."

Lin Zhu even felt a surge of self-satisfaction, thinking that he was incredibly noble at that moment, having done everything he could for the best.

Looking at Lin Zhu's "sincere" expression that was almost overflowing, and listening to his "earnest" advice that seemed to come from the bottom of his heart, and recalling that Lin Zhu seemed to have "advised" him after he accidentally killed Li Jing... the alarm bells in his heart rang even more fiercely! He opened his mouth, unable to resist wanting to persuade the White Lotus Boy again.

"child……"

"Shut up!"

The White Lotus Child didn't give him a chance to finish speaking, rudely interrupting him, his eyes full of contempt for Indra's "cowardice" and "fickleness".

"I've said it before, it's not about what you think! It's about what I think! Who do you think you are? New disciples should be devoted to the Western Paradise and obey my every command! I am the disciple of a sage; how could you possibly fathom my thoughts and actions? If I say kill, then kill! If you think it shouldn't be killed, then your thinking is wrong, not my actions! Understand?!" (End of Chapter)