"You won't show any fear, and I'll lose face," the Eight-Armed Buddha said.
"Alright, I'm very scared now. Please don't kill me, okay?" Ning Beichen cooperated perfectly.
"No, you must die. If you don't die, my mission will fail." The Eight-Armed Buddha shook his head. In his eyes, although the target he was about to kill was interesting, he still had to die.
"Eight-Armed Buddha, you shouldn't have come. The Eastern Ancient Kingdom is not a place for you to be reckless." Ning Beichen shook his head at him and then shifted his attention back to the ancient book in his hand, ignoring him.
"You're very interesting, but just being tough-mouthed is useless. You will still die. Not only will you die, but your woman will also die, and I will make her die a terrible death!" The Eight-Armed Buddha's favorite thing was to completely destroy a target's will before killing them.
"With Buddha in his heart, yet already possessed by a demon, death is inevitable," Ning Beichen murmured, looking at the ancient book in his hand and sighing.
"You talk too much. Die." The Eight-Armed Buddha stood up and walked towards Ning Beichen. Killing with a gun was the lowest form of combat. He, the Eight-Armed Buddha, never used a gun when killing; he only used his hands, relishing the fear of his targets before they died.
"Eight-Armed Buddha, if you take one more step forward, you will die." Ning Beichen said, still seated and without even looking up.
"I really don't believe it." The Eight-Armed Buddha, with a demon in his heart, completely disregarded Ning Beichen's warning. Furthermore, before entering, he had thoroughly checked to ensure there were no ambushes, so he dismissed Ning Beichen's warning as bluster.
As the Eight-Armed Buddha ignored Ning Beichen's warning and took a step forward, his legs suddenly let out a cracking sound. The Eight-Armed Buddha stumbled and knelt before Ning Beichen. The Eight-Armed Buddha let out screams of agony, and his lower leg bones were snapped into two pieces. Fresh blood dripped from his calves onto the floor as the sharp ends of the broken bones pierced through the skin near his knees, causing him excruciating pain. He had no idea how his legs had been broken, nor did he see anyone make a move. Large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, his expression one of terror, his eyes turning ashen.
"I told you, with Buddha in your heart, yet possessed by a demon. Do you think I made the move? No, you are wrong. It is the demon within you that is punishing you." Ning Beichen looked up at him and said.
"No! I don't believe it. The demon in my heart wouldn't hurt me." The Eight-Armed Buddha said, sweating profusely.
"If you don't believe it, then why are you afraid?" Ning Beichen asked him.
"I... I'm not afraid." The Eight-Armed Buddha had never encountered such a bizarre situation. Over the years, he had killed many targets without fail, but this time he had failed, and he didn't even know how he had been defeated.
"Alright, if you say you're not afraid, then you're not afraid." Ning Beichen waved his hand, capturing the Eight-Armed Buddha. Before the Eight-Armed Buddha could recover, he found himself on an unfamiliar mountain peak.
"I don't like to dirty my house, so I can only bring you here to bury you." Ning Beichen released the Eight-Armed Buddha.
"You... Who are you?" the Eight-Armed Buddha asked in terror.
"If your body is filled with demons, then I am the nemesis of demons—God!" Ning Beichen smiled at him.
"No, you can't be God. There is no God in this world. You are lying to me." The Eight-Armed Buddha's will began to crumble as he shouted at Ning Beichen.
"Just assume I'm lying to you." After Ning Beichen finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a hole appeared on the mountain peak. Ning Beichen then threw the Eight-Armed Buddha into it and punched the opening again, kicking up a cloud of dust that buried the Eight-Armed Buddha. Ning Beichen then transformed into a speck of starlight and left. However, less than ten minutes later, Ning Beichen reappeared at the mountain peak, this time with another person in his hand. The additional person was Huang Fan. Ning Beichen was not Liu Yilin; he would not give the opportunity for further revenge. Facing Huang Fan, Ning Beichen couldn't even be bothered to speak to him. He killed him with a single punch and then buried him directly. In less than half an hour, Ning Beichen had already returned to the living room of his house and continued to peruse the ancient book in his hands, as if nothing had happened. Only, two people had disappeared from this world, and apart from Ning Beichen, no one would ever know their whereabouts.
"Beichen, I've already investigated three places that might be related to the Sun Goddess. Do you want to go and take a look?" A few days later, Liu Yilin said to Ning Beichen.
"Sure, I don't have much to do lately anyway." Ning Beichen readily agreed. Since Liu Yilin still had matters to attend to, Ning Beichen had to investigate alone. The first location was not far from Haizhou New Town. Ning Beichen directly soared into the sky and arrived there in less than ten minutes. There had also been some disappearances here, seemingly related to the Sun Goddess. However, to know more details and circumstances, Liu Yilin could not investigate; Ning Beichen had to find a way. Ning Beichen went directly to a certain agency, sneaked in, and began to check the archives of missing persons. Soon, Ning Beichen had recorded the information of these missing persons and then quietly left. Afterward, Ning Beichen went to the home of one of the missing persons. He intended to ask the family of the missing person if they had any clues. Ning Beichen found the door number recorded in the file and knocked on the door. After a while, an elderly person with white hair opened the door.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Elder, hello, I'm Ah Liang's friend. Is he home?" Ning Beichen asked.
"You're Xiao Liang's friend, but why haven't I met you?" the elder asked warily.
"Elder, my name is Ning Beichen. It's like this, I'm not from here. My home is in Haizhou New Town. I came here to play this time and specially came to see Ah Liang," Ning Beichen said.
"So that's how it is. You're late. Ah Liang already..." The elder showed a pained expression.
"Elder, what happened to Ah Liang?" Ning Beichen asked urgently, feigning ignorance.
"Ah Liang... Ah Liang is in trouble," the white-haired elder said, his eyes moist.
"What? Ah Liang has always been in good health. What happened?" Ning Beichen asked anxiously.
"I... I don't know what happened. Suddenly he became a vegetative state, and there's no sign of him waking up. I was just about to go to the hospital to see him." The elder's voice was choked with tears.