Mrs. and Mr. Smith
Chapter 1712

Chapter 1712: Chapter 1712: Horace Ford's Choice Chapter 1712: Chapter 1712: Horace Ford's Choice Horace Ford's words caused Simon Ingram to burst into loud laughter.

With a hint of mockery, he said, “Do you realize that the moment you stepped into the North Plain, your strength was suppressed?”

“I know,” Horace replied calmly.

Simon continued, “Do you really think you can defeat the two of us in this environment? Do you think you're Ken Middleton?”

But to this, Horace said nothing, remaining silent.

Narrowing his eyes, Simon said, “Do you understand that coming here today means a one-way trip for you?”

“There's no need to waste words with him.”

At this moment, Eternal's voice came from the shadows.

Soon after, Eternal stepped forward.

Seeing Eternal make his bold appearance, the mockery on Simon's face deepened.

“You actually came,” Simon said.

These words were directed at both Horace and Eternal.

But Eternal, seemingly oblivious to Simon's meaning, directed a cold gaze at Horace instead and said, “You've got some nerve, coming to the North Plain alone!”

Horace slightly closed his eyes, but they slowly opened as he faced Eternal.

Looking straight at Eternal, he said faintly, “I've been waiting for you.”

“Waiting for me? What, do you want me to personally end you? Hahaha!” Eternal laughed loudly!

Horace, however, appeared undisturbed. He chuckled and said, “If I die here in the North Plain today, you'll never have the chance to prove you're stronger than me.”

Eternal was momentarily stunned, then erupted in anger. “I'm already stronger than you! I don't need to prove it!”

Horace said coldly, “You're just lying to yourself.”

“Nonsense!” Eternal raged, and a fierce killing intent burst forth from his body!

Their heated confrontation caught the attention of Ethan Smith, who had been hiding in the shadows.

He slowly opened his eyes, activating his desolate divine eye to look toward the snowy mountain's base.

When he saw the scene at the mountain's base, his expression turned grim.

“Horace…” Ethan murmured under his breath.

He actually came!

From the very first moment he saw him at the northern border, Ethan had already surmised Horace's intentions.

But seeing him now, standing at the foot of the snowy mountain, was still incredibly shocking!

*Because this was a road of no return. Once taken, death was certain!*

“Horace, why did you have to…” Ethan bit his lip, his heart heavy with unease.

At the snowy mountain's base, the chilling aura emanating from Eternal was bone-piercing.

Yet Horace appeared much calmer, standing silently as he regarded the two with not a trace of fear on his face.

“Eternal is all yours,” Simon said mockingly.

But Eternal paid him no heed, walking toward Horace with confident strides and sneering, “You should feel honored to die at my hands.”

As he spoke, his aura surged rapidly, and a dazzling brilliance erupted from his palm!

Horace's gaze drifted toward the distant horizon, as though reminiscing or saying farewell.

“I, Horace Ford, have lived a life worth living,” he murmured softly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the energy surrounding him began to grow ominously abnormal!

The collected energy surged rapidly, and his entire being seemed on the verge of explosion!

Witnessing this, Simon's expression changed dramatically as he shouted in panic, “Not good, this lunatic plans to self-destruct!”

Hearing that, fear flashed across Eternal's face.

“You… you madman!” Eternal roared in disbelief.

“I never intended to leave here alive,” Horace said coldly.

His target wasn't Eternal–it was the snowy mountain itself!

The self-destruction of someone at the Reversion Void Stage possessed incomprehensible destructive power!

“No, he plans to destroy the snowy mountain!” Simon cried out in alarm, but he had no way of stopping Horace's madness!

In the shadows, when Ethan saw this unfold, his face grew all the grimmer.

*His hands trembled slightly, and as he watched those willing to sacrifice themselves for the Southern Province, his heart filled with anguish.*

Ethan clenched his fists, feeling a sting in his eyes as they grew wet with emotion.

“Senior Horace…” Ethan murmured under his breath, closing his eyes slightly, as though silently bidding farewell to Horace one final time.

At this moment, Horace's body underwent a drastic transformation.

“Farewell.” Horace's voice echoed across Heaven and Earth, and in the next second, a deafening explosion followed!

“Bang!”

The entire ground trembled violently as the area transformed into a blinding white expanse that even the desolate divine eye couldn't penetrate.

Ethan closed his eyes, his heart quivering.

Horace's self-destruction signified the annihilation of not just his flesh but also his divine sense, erasing him completely from Heaven and Earth with no hope of survival.

*It was an act of unparalleled bravery, one that inspired awe but left behind a profound sense of pain.*

The terror of the explosion reverberated through the land, echoing for a long time without fading.

Many lives were lost in that devastating blast.

No one knew how much time passed before the world finally returned to silence.

The deafening stillness was eerie and unsettling.

Gazing toward the snowy mountain, Ethan saw Eternal and Simon lying on the ground, their bodies shattered and covered in blood, with chunks of flesh scattered nearby.

Their auras were weak, teetering on the brink of death.

“I… you…” Simon struggled to speak, his face contorted with pain.

Eternal was in even worse condition. Already wounded, the self-destruction had left him lying motionless, life hanging by a thread.

But tragically, the snowy mountain was not destroyed by the self-destruction.

Though it bore the brunt of the blast, the cultivator Denton Horton, slumbering deep within, remained unaffected.

*Ethan's heart ached unbearably. He crouched on the ground, consumed by silence and unable to calm his emotions.*

A moment later, the cultivators of the North Plain carried off Simon and Eternal. Simultaneously, they stationed numerous guards around the snowy mountain to watch over it.

Horace had known he couldn't defeat the two when coming to the North Plain, so he chose self-destruction as a means to destroy the snowy mountain.

Yet he had underestimated Denton Horton. Even the self-destruction of someone at the Reversion Void Stage couldn't harm him deep within the snowy mountain.

Ethan sat cross-legged, taking a deep breath to clear his mind of the swirling thoughts.

Now, the only thing he could do was live on with the will of those who had come before him and complete what they couldn't.

Traces of dark energy seeped into his body, and at that moment, Ethan felt an unparalleled calmness in his heart.

The next day, word of the event spread quickly, causing an uproar among the cultivators at the northern border.