Chapter 771: Utter Degradation
“Elder Evil Emperor, I still haven’t prepared enough of those pills…”
Su Che subconsciously tried to lie, claiming he hadn’t yet made enough pills, but the Evil Emperor interrupted him.
“Enough. Stop playing these tricks on me. I’m sure it takes you no more than a hundred years to refine a million pills.”
The Evil Emperor still underestimated Su Che’s pill-refining skills; in reality, it only took a few months.
Since he had said so, Su Che couldn’t stubbornly keep lying—it would only anger him. So he simply smiled and said, “I prefer to keep a low profile. Generally, I don’t want to reveal my true abilities.”
“That’s not a bad habit,” the Evil Emperor replied leisurely. “Get ready. I’ll send you away tomorrow.”
Su Che nodded and immediately sent messages to his over 200 subordinates at the late Golden Immortal stage, informing them it was time to leave.
Time to leave?
All the condemned prisoners who received the message were extremely excited and didn’t dare delay. They rushed toward Su Che’s location.
In the valley, Su Che had already stored away the Qianyuan Xuan Formation. He sat casually atop a giant rock, unaccompanied by any guards.
Before long, the first group of dozen or so people arrived, including the Yin-Yang Duo. They stood below the rock. Seeing that Su Che didn’t intend to speak, none of them dared ask too much. They could only suppress their emotions and wait obediently in place.
Once almost everyone had gathered, Su Che looked down at them from atop the rock and slowly said, “I just received a message from the Immortal Lord himself. I’ll be leaving the Realm of Punishment tomorrow. Who among you wants to come with me?”
Boom!
Everyone below knelt down and shouted in unison, “We are willing to follow!” Not a single one refused.
Seeing their eager and excited expressions, Su Che was certain that if he simply said, “There are only fifty spots available to follow me,” they would immediately start fighting among themselves until only fifty remained.
“Let me be clear upfront—the Immortal Lord will only send me alone. If you want to follow, you’ll have to enter my personal space.”
Su Che continued, “But my personal space isn’t accessible to just anyone. Those who want to leave the Realm of Punishment must seal off their entire cultivation power, retaining only the most basic mobility.”
“What?”
The Golden Immortals below were all stunned for a moment, before someone shouted, “But Master, why do we have to seal our cultivation levels?”
Su Che replied, “Inside my personal space are all kinds of precious treasures and rare items… While you are nothing but worthless prisoners with no virtue or credibility. If you want me to trust you, you must seal your cultivation levels and stay obedient. Otherwise, stay here. I won’t force anyone—think it over carefully. Those who disagree are free to leave.”
After hearing this, those Golden Immortal prisoners looked at each other, with some secretly communicating through telepathy…
Sealing one’s cultivation meant being at the mercy of others. If they became sacrifices, it would be disastrous.
These guys had no credibility of their own and wouldn’t trust others either. Asking them to hand over their lives completely to Su Che wasn’t easy at all.
However, from their interactions over time, they already knew that this ‘Master’ was absolute—once he made a decision, it couldn’t be changed, leaving no room for negotiation.
They could either agree to him, hoping to leave the punishment realm and continue living, or stay, though he had also said that the punishment realm might be abolished by the Immortal Emperor, causing all prisoners to vanish.
Should they go or stay? What should they decide?
Su Che didn’t rush them. After all, there was still an entire day—let them think it over.
In fact, Su Che really didn’t intend to kill them. After all, they were all at the late stage of Golden Immortal cultivation. Using them to create Golden Immortal-level Immortal Baby Fruits would be a waste.
After all, whether in the early or late stage of Golden Immortal, as long as it was the same realm, the Immortal Baby Fruits created would have the same effect. Besides, he didn’t lack these 200 Immortal Baby Fruits. It would be more practical to turn them into powerful subordinates.
In less than fifteen minutes, the first ones to make a decision appeared—the Yin and Yang Duo.
It must be said that although Yin Sha was a woman, her courage and determination far surpassed many men. She had always believed that this ‘Master’ had some special relationship with the Evil Emperor Immortal Emperor. Such a person must be of extremely noble status—there was no need, nor would he deign to deceive a prisoner like her.
So, she decided to take the risk and gamble!
“Master, the two of us are willing to follow you forever, never regretting it!”
As they spoke, the couple immediately restrained their cultivation levels, leaving only their normal mobility.
Swish!
They vanished without a trace, drawn into the Immortal Prison by Su Che.
Without hesitation, they were sent to the fourth layer of the Immortal Prison for soul slavery. However, for those who willingly submitted, Su Che’s reward was to preserve their independent thoughts, habits, personality traits, etc., as long as they did not betray him.
As for the sins they had committed, they had to atone in the Immortal Prison world by serving all beings until the end of their lives.
With the Yin-Yang Duo as a starting point, more and more people restrained their cultivation levels and were taken into the Immortal Prison by Su Che, sent to the space of soul slavery one after another.
Half a day passed, yet nearly a hundred Golden Immortals in the valley still hesitated. Su Che did not rush them; he sat quietly there, seemingly uninterested in them at all. If someone was willing to restrain their cultivation level, he would simply take them in without even saying a word.
It wasn’t until the last hour of the day specified by the Evil Emperor that Su Che spoke to the remaining eighty or so Golden Immortals still undecided: “There’s no need to hesitate anymore. I don’t need disloyal subordinates like you. Go your separate ways.”
Huh?
Hearing Su Che say this, some people panicked immediately, kneeling down and shouting, “Master, I’m willing! I really am!”
“It’s too late.”
Su Che stood up, standing atop the giant rock, and said calmly, “Without self-respect or courage, it seems the best thing you’re good at is being foolish.”
With that, he prepared to leave, but a few of them rushed forward, chasing after him while shouting, “Master, we were wrong! Don’t abandon us!”
Boom!
Su Che turned sharply and delivered a devastating punch.
The hundredfold amplified chaos energy instantly sent the three who were at the front flying away.
Unprepared, they tumbled in the air, their immortal robes tearing apart like rags and scattering into the air; their bodies were also cracked, like porcelain on the verge of breaking.
Su Che did not show mercy. He had calculated that a single punch targeting three people at once would not kill them but only injure them.
Of course, this punch was also a form of deterrence, warning those who might consider taking reckless risks and acting foolishly.
Whoever dares to attack me, come ahead.
If a fight really happens, they’re just late-stage Golden Immortals—one by one, I’ll eliminate them all.
As a result, all those Golden Immortal prisoners in the valley were stunned. Of course, they also realized that their hesitation had truly angered Su Che. Many people instantly realized they seemed to have missed the most precious choice in their lives. “Master, don’t abandon us! We won’t dare again. Please don’t leave!” Some didn’t dare chase after Su Che and could only immediately restrict their cultivation levels, standing there and screaming desperately. Yet Su Che didn’t look back at all; his figure in the sky flew farther and farther away. Others, in an attempt to change their fate, tried to unite and chase Su Che back, resorting to extreme measures to force him to change his mind. But they hesitated once again—not only out of fear of Su Che’s terrifying ability to kill one with a single punch but also out of fear that the Immortal Lord might impose other punishments… “With the opportunity right in front of them, they don’t even have the courage to take a gamble. I don’t even want such people as my subordinates. Stay here and wait for death!” Su Che completely gave up on these despicable scum, not even considering turning them into Immortal Fruit. “Master, don’t go!” “Please, take us with you.” “Master, we won’t dare again. Please come back! Don’t abandon us!” These pleas coming from behind only made Su Che feel disgusted and contemptuous. Even among those who committed heinous crimes, there were differences. Among them were the lowest of the low—those behind him! In just an hour, over eighty late-stage Golden Immortals, who had been following Su Che from afar, watched helplessly as his figure disappeared into the sky. “He’s gone. He really left?” “Damn it! Damn, damn it!” Someone screamed hysterically, unsure whether they were cursing themselves or someone else. After Su Che disappeared, he didn’t give them even a moment to catch their breath. The entire world suddenly changed. Boom… Whoosh… As late-stage Golden Immortals, they could clearly sense that this space was beginning to collapse—a sign of spatial annihilation, of space disappearing. “What’s happening? What’s going on?” Everyone was panicked. “Hahaha…” One person laughed madly. “It’s really going to be destroyed. This place is really going to be destroyed. He wasn’t lying to us. He didn’t even bother to deceive us. Damn us fools! We truly deserve to die! Hahaha, what a good death! The worst of them are you! And of course, me too…” Bang!
He smashed his own head with a palm, shattering his original spirit, leaving only a wisp of residual soul drifting away, unsure even if he still had a chance to enter the netherworld…
Boom…
The space collapsed and contracted rapidly until it turned into a tiny dot and disappeared from the realm of immortals.
On this day, the Realm of the Evil Emperor’s Punishment vanished completely, never to exist again.