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Chapter 452 The Heavenly Heart Asura Appears! Killing is for the sake of protecting life; severing karma is not the same as killing people.
Because of the heavy sins he has committed, Wang He has become increasingly silent in recent years.

The scabs on the sword of righteousness are getting thicker and thicker.
He didn't know how to get through this ordeal. When those hundreds of millions of living people kept appearing in front of him from time to time, he knew that he was about to be overcome by inner demons.

But no matter what, his duties in the Hall of Punishments have not stopped, nor does he want to stop.

Because he knew that once he left this position, the next successor might not be able to perform his duties as fairly as he had.

This position wields immense power, capable of deciding the life and death of countless cultivators at will. If one's resolve wavers even slightly, countless vicious individuals will escape justice, while countless innocent people will be made scapegoats or suffer nameless persecution.

This is an incredibly sharp double-edged sword; if used properly, it can bring peace and prosperity, just like the Nine Realms of the Star Sea today.

But if you are exploited, that would be an unimaginable hell!

The Hall of Punishments will become the evil blade of those with power and money, suppressing ordinary people so that they dare not breathe.

Even with Qi Ping present, with so many people in the Nine Realms of the Star Sea and so many things under his management, how could he possibly keep track of everything? Wherever there are countless shadowy places under surveillance, countless snakes, insects, rats, scum, and maggots will spring up.
Over the years, a significant portion of those he has taken down were these kinds of people. They always used the old methods to engage in power-for-money transactions, but unfortunately for them, they ran into Wang He.

Therefore, Wang He did not choose to leave his position. Instead, he became more taciturn and devoted himself to handling the affairs of the Punishment Hall every day. He would never let any criminal go unpunished, nor would he allow any innocent person to be persecuted.

This was the only thing that could bring him comfort.

But when he stopped, the countless lives he had killed would still appear in his mind.

Suddenly one day, Wang He discovered that his Heavenly Heart Sword Intent had changed, stained with an incomparably bright red Asura aura, upon which roars of countless resentful souls could be heard. It seemed that everyone who died on the Righteous Law Sword had been absorbed into this Asura aura.

His strength became terrifyingly powerful at that moment!
Despite still being in the Nascent Soul stage, he was able to unleash power comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator by relying on this Asura aura!
When unleashed at full power, it's like hell has returned to the human world. Within this realm, those whose souls are not strong enough can be turned into idiots by the terrifying impact of consciousness!
It should be understood that the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent is one of the most extreme and pure sword intents, a Dao that is almost impossible to be corrupted or seduced.

However, even such a powerful sword intent that is almost impossible to be corrupted is like a lone boat in a storm within the domain of this Asura's murderous aura, as if it might capsize at any moment.

It's easy to imagine how powerful this Asura aura was. With the support of this Asura aura, it's no wonder that Wang He was able to kill enemies beyond his realm.

However powerful this force was, Wang He didn't know when this Asura aura would overwhelm him.

So he said to Qi Ping:
"If one day I am controlled by this demonic aura, then kill me."

Even Qi Ping was helpless against this terrifying Asura aura, because this power originated from Wang He's heart and was not added from the outside. Cutting off this Asura aura was almost the same as cutting off Wang He directly.

In response, all Qi Ping could do was say one sentence: "Killing is for the sake of protecting life; severing karma is not killing people. Think of the countless cultivators who live in peace and prosperity because of you."

Afterwards, Wang He used his limited free time to travel to every insignificant corner of the Nine Realms of the Star Sea.

In those insignificant little corners, Wang He saw the lives of ordinary cultivators.

A cultivator who was so disabled that he had almost lost all his fighting ability diligently cultivated a lush green spiritual field to support his elderly parents and young children.

He said, "My wife was violated by a group of aristocratic cultivators, and they raped her to death right in front of me. I was almost beaten to death as well. I've thought about dying more than once, but when I think of my two children who haven't grown up yet, and Mei'er's aging parents, I lose the courage to die."

"If they starve to death, how can I face Mei'er? But what use is my life? I can only grow things that cultivators don't care about to feed them."

"But now things are much better! The Azure God Army brought me to the Nine Realms of the Star Sea! Lord Star Emperor, this place is truly wonderful. Look, even a cripple like me can grow these precious spiritual herbs. My two children have quite good talents, and with these spiritual herbs, they won't suffer as much as we did in our time."

"Oh, and there's also the Hall Master Wang of the Punishment Hall. Everyone says he's a reincarnation of Asura, but in my opinion, he's a good person. He personally wiped out the powerful families who bullied my wife. He, like Lord Star Emperor, is one of the people I admire most."

"After I raise the two children and send Mei'er's parents away, I'll go and be with her. So many years have passed; she must be terrified. She's such a timid person. When I see her again, I'll tell her that the children are doing well where they are now. With Lord Xinghuang and Lord Wang around, the children will definitely be able to live a good life."

"I really want to find her soon, but I'm also afraid she'll blame me for not taking good care of my parents and child."

Faced with this disabled cultivator, Wang He was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses.

Before leaving, he cured the cultivator's hidden ailment, ensuring that he would no longer suffer from these illnesses in the days to come.

As for advising him to live, for someone like him, death would be the best relief once the mission is completed.
After leaving this place, Wang He met many more people.

There were babies tanned dark by the sun, elderly people with gray hair, and women raising children alone.
From that moment on, Wang He seemed to have found something different in his heart.

Within his body, the righteous sword, covered in blood scabs, began to reveal a different kind of light once more.
And so Wang He traveled to countless places, for an unknown period of time.
However, before he could finish walking, the demon invasion began.

Faced with this scene, he stepped into the Immortal Fall City without hesitation and then charged into the Nascent Soul level battlefield!
With that extremely powerful Asura aura, Wang He frantically slaughtered every demon he encountered!
Whenever he kills a demon, the Asura's murderous aura devours the demon and strengthens itself.

The terrifying nature of this Asura's murderous aura suggests that there is nothing it cannot devour, including demons.
During this process, Wang He also encountered a bizarre demon. He had killed it countless times, but it would always resurrect and return, extremely strange, and each time it would have a completely different demonic body.
But Wang He didn't care; he'd rather be terrified than die. He was no longer afraid of death.

All he knew now was that these guys deserved to die!

Now, within the Nascent Soul Realm battlefield, Wang He has lost count of how many demons he has killed, or how long he has been killing them.

All he knew was that he seemed to be the only person in the world, and then there was the endless, ever-flowing demon race.

But he didn't mind. He only knew that every demon he killed increased the chances of victory for the Star Sea World, so he couldn't stop.
But just now, it seemed as if a very special force rushed into his body.

In what seemed like an instant, countless thoughts and past scenes flashed through his mind.
At that moment, the scabs that had been sealed inside his body suddenly began to fall off rapidly.

At the same time, the scabs on the sword of righteousness began to fall off rapidly.

At that moment, in the dark world where Wang He was, the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent suddenly burst forth with an incomparably dazzling light, breaking through the endless darkness!

Then, under the influence of a mysterious power, the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Fiend Qi began to intertwine and merge wildly, and the Righteous Law Sword also began to undergo a crazy transformation under this power.
However, none of this affected Wang He's killing and fighting; on the contrary, it put him into a state of terrifying clarity and killing intent!
If any demons had previously managed to ambush him using some strange methods, those methods were now ineffective!

How much time passed again, Wang He didn't know. When he regained consciousness, his eyes had completely changed! All the darkness and gloom of the past were gone, replaced by extreme determination!
Even more surprisingly, his appearance has completely changed.

Her originally jet-black hair turned white and spread out in an instant.

One of his eyes turned pure white, unleashing the ultimate Heavenly Heart Sword Intent, while the other eye was incomparably crimson, like the evil eye of an Asura!
A strange mark composed of white and blood appeared between his eyebrows.

Even the Righteous Law Sword changed completely at this moment.

At this moment, the original appearance of the Zhengfa Sword has completely disappeared, and it has now become Wang He's sword.

Under the power of creation of heaven and earth, based on the Righteous Law Sword, and fused with the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Path, it became a spiritual sword representing ultimate justice and slaughter, and its spirituality reached an unimaginable level.

At that moment, the world also quietly changed. Golden lotuses rose from within the battlefield, and endless golden light poured down from the sky!

This strange phenomenon wasn't limited to the battlefield where Wang He was located; it also appeared in the Star Sea World.

"Golden lotuses bloom on the earth, golden light bursts forth in the sky—is a sage of all ages about to appear on our Star Sea Continent?" Lin Yue gazed at the extraordinary phenomena in the world, his eyes filled with awe.

Soon after Baili Yun broke through to become a True Demon Realm cultivator, there seemed to be no such enormous phenomenon in the world.

So who exactly achieved this breakthrough under the power of creation?

It even caused strange phenomena to occur throughout the entire world!

Qi Ping's true form did not speak, but instead carefully sensed the source of this strange phenomenon. After a while, Qi Ping finally opened his eyes.

At this moment, a genuine smile suddenly appeared on Qi Ping's face.

The Lord of Punishment, whom the Star Sea World has been waiting for, has appeared!

"Dean, do you know who it is?" Lin Yue suddenly asked.

"It's Wang He! The true Lord of Punishment we've been waiting for has arrived! That's the Heavenly Heart Asura!"

"Is it Xiao He? What does 'Tianxin Shura' mean?"

"Naturally, he thoroughly comprehended the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Path, and then completely merged them together, reaching an unprecedented level. Such a talent seems to have never appeared in the history of our Star Sea Continent before, right?"

"what?"

As Qi Ping finished speaking, a series of shocked gazes turned to him.

How to merge the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent with the Asura Path?

It should be understood that both the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Path are extremely powerful paths.

But even so, both the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Path have their own shortcomings, which prevent them from becoming truly top-tier paths.

However, the fusion of the two is different. The advantages and disadvantages of the Heavenly Heart Sword Intent and the Asura Path are almost complementary. If these two paths are fully fused, no one can imagine how powerful they would become.

It's even possible for it to become a truly top-tier path!
"I understand now that killing is for the sake of protecting life, and cutting off karma is not the same as killing people!"

At this moment, the gloom and inner demons in Wang He's heart completely dissipated. With the inner demons broken, he was reborn from the ashes.

"From now on, you shall be called the Heavenly Heart Asura Sword! Use killing to protect life and reshape the righteous laws of heaven and earth!"

Looking at his natal sword, which had turned a mix of red and white, Wang He gave it a new name.

At the same time, the Heavenly Heart Asura Sword in his hand also emitted a world-shaking sword cry, as if it also liked the name very much.

"If you like it, then fight alongside me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang He slashed his sword forward, unleashing a red and white sword aura that instantly shattered the demons blocking his path. These demons were then swept back into the Heavenly Heart Asura Sword by a force, transforming into even greater power for Wang He.

However, after unleashing his first sword strike, Wang He did not stop; instead, he continued to slash at the void with his sword.
"Found you! Let's see how you're going to be resurrected this time!"

As Wang He unleashed his sword strike, a strange, semi-transparent face suddenly appeared in the previously empty void.

Feeling itself being forcibly pulled out of the void by this sword, the semi-transparent, eerie face suddenly became extremely terrified. It tried to say something, but before it could utter a word, it was shredded into dust by the sword. Its last bit of power was also swept back to Wang He's Heavenly Heart Asura Sword.

At this moment, the Face Demon, who was said to be nearly invincible, fell!

After slaying the strange demon who had been harassing him for a long time, Wang He showed no emotion. Instead, he began to slaughter the demons who were not even at the King level.

Wang He is now planning to kill as many enemies as possible on this battlefield and destroy the enemy's world nodes, and then break through the boundary barrier to help other battlefields.

He is now fully confident in breaking through the boundary barrier.

After a period of time, having fully integrated with the Heavenly Heart Asura, he quickly used that special ability to wipe out all the demons on the battlefield!

The world node of the Demon Realm was also destroyed with a single sword strike.

However, just as Wang He was about to forcefully break through the boundary barrier, a group of void fish emerged from within it.
(End of this chapter)