Dungeon Overlord: Monster Girl Harem!
Chapter 658 - 396: Legalism Semi-Saint

Ximen Gu and Ximen Du, two Martial Path Half-Saints of the Yin Yang School, leaned weakly against the carriage, having no strength left to stand upright.

The ability most feared in the Yin Yang School is the power to seize a person's life span.

Even other Half-Saints at the same level must yield to them threefold.

But when their life span is exhausted, even a Low Realm martial artist can easily slay them.

The Half-Saints of the Yin Yang School are the strongest among all families, yet simultaneously the weakest.

Their gazes turned toward the mysterious young man, with overwhelming waves rising in their hearts.

He appeared so young yet possessed such means, could he possibly be a Saint of the Yin Yang School?

No.

Ximen Du quickly dismissed this possibility.

If he were a Saint of the Yin Yang School, he would have died instantly when I tried to deprive him of ten years of life span.

But he is not a Saint, so how could he use so many life-shortening methods of the Yin Yang School without any repercussions?

Li Nuo was unaware of their thoughts, feeling deeply regretful at this moment.

His Martial Path Half-Saint cultivation was exchanged for using the portrait of Dongfang Xuan.

He himself only possessed the Initial Realm power of the Yin Yang School. Exchanging once for Half-Saint cultivation required consuming thirty years of life span, and he had only one chance to act.

If earlier he had given Senior Dongfang more life span, wouldn't it have saved him sixty years?

Recalling a few years ago, he wished to use one day as two, calculating his life span with his fingers, this waste of sixty years was truly a sin!

However, if he could bring them to justice, he could recover the life span he lost.

These two Half-Saints of the Yin Yang School were no longer a threat. Li Nuo planned to first go to the Capital City of Yue Country, and then deal with them.

The man in black silently followed beside Li Nuo and Dongfang Xuan.

He could actually escape.

A Martial Path Half-Saint cultivates for a hundred years, how could he have no hidden skills at all?

If he just burned some of his essence blood, he could instantly flee a thousand meters away, and this young man along with the rejuvenated Yin Yang School Half-Saint wouldn't have time to react.

But he didn't flee.

Although half a foot stepped into the grave, he transformed from an old man into a youth in an instant, with abundant blood and qi, far better than any Lifespan Extension Pill. How could he escape before understanding this matter?

Perhaps this was not his calamity but his opportunity.

The Grandmasters of Daxia and Zhao Country couldn't comprehend what had just happened, but the direction of events left them baffled.

Two Half-Saints of the Yin Yang School who looked identical, elderly like they were about to enter a coffin, were initially thought to be the work of another Half-Saint of the Yin Yang School. Yet that Senior Dongfang not only didn't age but seemed to become younger by decades.

That Martial Path Half-Saint of Wei Country came with another old man, so why suddenly did he stand on their side?

Just now, what exactly transpired here?

Yue Country.

The capital Bo State, the Ximen family's residence.

"Senior, please spare us!"

"We know we were wrong!"

"As long as you can extend our life, the entire Ximen family will serve you, at your every command!"

...

Dongfang Gu and Dongfang Du kneeled on the ground, repeatedly pleading with Li Nuo.

Seeing the transformation of Dongfang Xuan, their hearts ignited with a blazing fire of hope.

In their eyes, this young man must be a senior of the Yin Yang School with a cultivation higher than theirs.

Wealth, status, dignity, and the longstanding feud with the Dongfang family were nothing compared to gaining a few more decades of life.

As long as they could live a few more decades, they were confident in stepping into that supreme and unparalleled realm.

At that time, they would understand the cause of their ancestor's madness and see the truth of this world clearly!

This was the lifelong pursuit of every practitioner of the Yin Yang School, for which they were willing to pay any price!

Li Nuo looked at them, shook his head slightly, and said, "If I spare you, who will spare the innocent people killed by the Ximen family?"

From Qin State to Bo State, the armies of all states in Yue Country were under their control.

From these people's words, Li Nuo had already learned the whole truth.

This blood-soaked industry chain comprising kidnapping, extortion, robbery, fraud, trafficking of women and children, organ trading, and forced prostitution, all backed by the Imperial Family of Yue Country.

And the Ximen family was the Supreme Emperor of Yue Country; even the Yue Country Imperial Family had to obey their commands.

Over the years, the number of innocent people they harmed was countless. One could say that every person in the Yue Country Imperial Family and the Ximen family behind them was laden with countless blood debts. What qualifications did Li Nuo have to spare them?

To spare them would mean forsaking Legalism altogether.

Seeing that Li Nuo remained unmoved, the two trembled, aware through their Yin Yang intuition that today's doom was inevitable, and they collapsed to the ground, completely abandoning their pleas for mercy.

The two brothers exchanged a glance, simultaneously showing a hint of a self-mocking smile.

Throughout their lives, they had seen the destinies of countless people but never their own.

The young Dongfang Xuan looked at them and said solemnly, "The heaven is watching what man does; the day your Ximen family chose this path, you should have foreseen this outcome."

Their expressions had already regained calmness. Ximen Gu tugged at the corner of his mouth and asked, "Heaven... what is heaven?"

This question plunged Dongfang Xuan into silence.