Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 444 - 296: Crushing Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment (Thanks to Lostmemoeis for the 100,000 Point Reward)

Chapter 444: Chapter 296: Crushing Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment (Thanks to Lostmemoeis for the 100,000 Point Reward)

Fuck!

When Qin Chu heard this sentence, he almost subconsciously blurted out a curse.

His lips were constantly trembling.

It was possibly the Eighth Evil God that the gods had killed at a great cost, leaving behind only a heart that... that still throbbed?

That terrifying being, it couldn’t possibly resurrect, could it?

A layer of goosebumps instantly appeared on Qin Chu’s body, feeling all furry and utterly terrified.

If this being truly resurrected, the current Sky Dome Continent could no longer find a host of powerful deities to resist, and would likely be obliterated in an instant.

"The moment the heart throbbed, a strong earthquake erupted all around."

"The oppression reached its limits."

"Luckily this lad was smart, sensing something was off, he immediately turned and ran."

"After returning to the Imperial City, he encountered Catherine and the second generation Jie Luo, who wanted to vent out the fear in his heart. Unfortunately, he could look but not touch... Hahahaha, serves him right... But this power really is terrible... If it hadn’t been for this guy replacing me, I’d be the unfortunate one now."

Ireta’s voice ended there.

She opened her eyes and handed the soul fragment back to Qin Chu, it contained no more information.

Just as expected, every time Qin Chu found a fragment of Jie Luo’s soul, there were some incredible findings.

Qin Chu was very interested in that heart.

Luckily, the first generation Jie Luo had also left the specific location.

As his gaze swept over Asina and Muse, he could see both of their complexions had turned quite weird, they didn’t know as much as Qin Chu did, but from Ireta’s words just now, they could vaguely guess some of the content.

Asina’s pale face was somewhat pale, "Master, just now that..."

"That was the deepest hidden soul fragment, the real Jie Luo’s message left behind," Qin Chu said calmly.

The real Jie Luo?

Asina’s heart trembled slightly, Muse’s body was shaking even more violently.

"Don’t you understand yet?"

"The First Generation Brave Hero Jie Luo that the Sky Dome Continent summoned, was replaced even before he came to this world."

"The one you’ve been interacting with is merely a devil who usurped the body, his true goal is to annihilate the other heroes summoned to this world."

Qin Chu wanted to see how these two would react after knowing the truth... Asina’s cheeks were pale, her eyes flickering quickly, seemingly unsure whether Qin Chu’s words were true or false.

As for Muse, although his body was shaking, only a cold, mocking smile played on his lips.

"What if he’s a devil?"

Muse stretched his mouth wide, "To me, that’s Jie Luo, and that’s enough."

Muse didn’t care much, rather, it might be better that he was a devil? It was precisely because he was a devil that he could understand himself.

Wow, Muse was indeed deeply devoted.

Qin Chu was somewhat touched.

Since that was the case, Qin Chu decided to give Muse the deepest, most terrifying despair.

Indeed, to kill someone, you must aim for the heart.

A strange smile appeared on Qin Chu’s face as he walked step by step toward Muse.

That ring-shaped soul fragment was tossed up and down in Qin Chu’s palm, capturing Muse’s gaze.

Muse’s eyes followed the soul fragment, his throat constantly moving, his eyes filled with desire.

"This is the soul fragment of the Jie Luo you speak of."

"Do you want it?"

Muse’s hand even moved subconsciously.

Watching as Qin Chu pinched the soul fragment between two fingers, Muse’s eyes widened instantly, and even being as foolish as he was, he guessed Qin Chu’s intentions in a flash.

A strong sense of fear caused Muse’s body to shake violently.

His face, already void of any color, his ugly head shaking vigorously and his throat’s near wailing noise, "No...no no no no, don’t, don’t..."

"Please, don’t do this, don’t..."

The smile on Qin Chu’s face grew thicker.

This foolish guy, it seems he never really understood reality. Since that’s the case, let him have a rude awakening.

"No... don’t, I beg you..." Muse even forsook the dignity and flamboyance of being a Mad Demon, humbly pleading.

But Qin Chu’s gaze only became colder.

Right in front of Muse, Qin Chu slightly squeezed the soul fragment with two fingers.

Crack...

The small soul fragment instantly shattered in front of Muse.

It turned into countless tiny particles scattering from between the fingers.

Mixed with the snow on the ground, it disappeared in an instant.

"No..."

In that instant, Muse’s wailing reached an unprecedented peak.

He had barely risen to his feet when his body suddenly lost all strength, and he dropped to his knees with a thud.

Tears, blood, and snot mixed on his face, making his already ugly face look even more twisted and disgusting.

Only by gathering all of Jie Luo’s soul fragments could Jie Luo be resurrected. Now that this fragment was crushed, Jie Luo’s soul could no longer be restored. How could there be rebirth?

Even though previously Asina handed the soul fragment to Qin Chu, Muse was frightened but still harbored a sliver of hope.

But now, even that tiny bit of hope was ruthlessly destroyed by Qin Chu.

In an instant, Muse felt as if his heart had been torn out, experiencing indescribable pain.

Despair.

Grief.

Asina’s complexion also turned pale in an instant, her heart ached, but it wasn’t as exaggerated as Muse’s.

Muse’s hands trembled, scooping up the snow mixed with soul fragment powder, trying to gather the soul fragments back together.

But they were utterly crushed, and the difficulty of gathering them back was unimaginable.

The likelihood was probably even less than the Void Seven Evil Gods suddenly dropping dead.

Seconds later, Muse seemed to become like a madman, stuffing the snow on the ground frantically into his mouth, trying to swallow all the powder that were Jie Luo’s shattered soul fragments.

He didn’t know what use this would have.

Perhaps, this was just an outburst of a deep-seated obsession.

His fingers violently dug into the ground, even the layers of ice beneath the snow were not spared after he finished eating the snow.

Qin Chu merely watched Muse go mad with cold indifference, the more Muse suffered, the more delighted Qin Chu felt in his heart.

Suffer.

Savor this taste carefully.

If you aren’t in pain, what meaning would my revenge have?

It was uncertain how much time had passed, but Muse finally collapsed, his arms falling limply; the next second he burst into loud crying, though a man of great stature, he now cried like a child.

His relationship with Benson, Karsas, Silf, Asina, Rose Vesper, Ronald, and the others who deeply loved Jie Luo, was different.

Their bond with Jie Luo was purely one of friendship born of like-mindedness, and for that reason, Muse’s grief was even more profound at this moment.

Tears mixed with blood rolled down from the corners of his eyes.

Muse’s face became increasingly distorted; grief, pain, and despair transformed into the deepest hatred. He abruptly lifted his head off the ground, his eyes bloodshot, staring intensely at Qin Chu, breathing heavily like a wild beast.

"It’s you..."

"It’s you..."

"It’s you..."

"It’s all because of you aaaa..."

Accompanied by a eerie howl, Muse’s already exhausted body gathered strength from somewhere unknown.

As if his life was returning, he suddenly thrummed with vigor.

He grabbed the battle axe beside him, leapt directly off the ground, and the ferocious blade hacked violently towards Qin Chu’s head.

"You devil, if only you weren’t here, I would slaughter you aaaa..."

"Asina!"

Facing Muse’s attack, Qin Chu didn’t even flinch, merely softly issued the command.

Behind him, Asina who was momentarily confused and seemed to be thinking about something, immediately snapped back to reality and almost instinctively raised her magic wand.

"Plague!"

"Accelerate the disease!"

The soft lips uttered a few words that even Asina felt somewhat alien to her.

Just then, a dense dark green fog instantly burst forth from the magic wand, swiftly enveloping Muse within it.

"Asina, you..."

Muse’s pupils constricted.

He knew Asina was being manipulated.

And for that reason, his heart grew even sadder.

He was very aware of his own situation, even if his life seemed to flicker back momentarily, even if he could regain his strongest power briefly, facing this mysterious Second Generation Brave Warrior, he still stood no chance at all.

Yet, dying at Qin Chu’s hands would be far better than dying at the hands of a former teammate.

Especially when that teammate’s soul had already been twisted.

His body violently shook, the strength he had barely mustered quickly dissipating at this moment.

His steps became particularly heavy and sluggish, he exhaled scorching air from his throat, and the temperature of his body soared uncontrollably, the high fever even quickly seizing his ability to think.

Blisters on his skin rapidly swelled.

Without any external force, they burst one by one with a pop.

Mucus rolled down his body.

His eyes turned gray and white.

A large bulge slowly emerged around his neck.

His mind was seized with stabbing pains, as if something was suppressing his nerves, blinding him from even seeing light ahead.

Something also seemed to be swelling quickly inside his stomach.

Continuous gurgling sounds came from his throat.

The violent coughing spat out was all dark brown blood.

In just a moment, Muse’s body seemed to have contracted countless diseases, these diseases rapidly developing and tormenting him.

Making his already battered body even more wretched.

Qin Chu looked at Asina somewhat surprised.

What kind of power was this?

In the first week, after fighting alongside Asina for many years, he never knew Asina also had such weird and malicious magic at her disposal.

In this magic, Qin Chu could feel a rich malignity.