As his golden sun slowly but quickly chipped away at the black lightning dragon, both it and its creator slowly burned into ash under the golden flames and the purifying light; it was so potent that it seemed to be the antithesis of all things vile and depraved.
It seems that the true nature of my golden sun leans towards purification.
It cleanses all things of evil, purges my enemies of their spiritual energy and vitality, and leaves them at the mercy of my strength.
Huang Shi was breathing heavily, forcing himself to stand, as Huang Bai continued to scream in misery and pain.
Before long, his voice started to sound hoarse, and he started to beg for mercy.
"Please, please don't kill me... I... I will serve you... I will give you all my demonic techniques... don't you want to know how I got so strong?... I will tell you... just spare me…"
Unfortunately for him, Huang Shi was not the kind of person that would forgive transgressions, especially if it concerned the people he cared about.
And so, he just looked at Huang Bai burning in the light of his golden sun and gave a malevolent smile.
"So, even trash like you knows how to beg for your life?"
As the black-demonic dragon finally breathed its last and dissipated into shimmering ashes, Huang Bai was left kneeling on the ground, his face pale and full of suffering as his entire body was burning in golden flames.
"When it comes to your life... anyone would be desperate... hehe... don't you want to know why your father wanted to kill you after all this time?"
Huang Shi suddenly narrowed his eyes as his heart skipped a beat.
This was something he truly wanted to find out about; he actually wasn't sure why his father wanted to kill him.
Even if he somehow hated him because he was a so-called child of disaster, his engagement with Bai Xinyue—even on paper—should have made his father hesitant to touch him, at least until he dealt with the issue of the Bai Clan.
Seeing that Huang Shi was interested in what he wanted to say, Huang Bai started to laugh—a maniacal laugh full of savagery and malice.
"Well... you know the drill... if you want to learn the truth... spare my life... unless you somehow have a way to search my soul... you will never find out the truth…"
Huang Bai stared at him with his red eyes, full of hatred and mockery.
Huang Shi thought for a few seconds before making a decision.
He then waved his hand as the golden sun spread its light even more, making all colors bow before the golden radiance.
"AHHHHHHHHH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! D-DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?!
I'LL TELL YOU! I'LL TELL YOU! JUST STOP THE LIGHT!!"
Huang Bai's screams of misery continued as his entire body was being cooked under the golden sun.
Before long, his screams started to die down as death called for him to join the Yama Kings of hell.
Seeing that his opponent was about to die, Huang Shi forced himself to walk towards him.
He looked down at the miserable form for a few seconds before leaning down and gripping Huang Bai's throat, pulling him upward so the elder was forced to stare into his golden eyes.
What Huang Bai saw in those eyes was not the murderous hatred that should be present when fighting a life-and-death enemy.
Instead, he saw a cold, chilling indifference, as if Huang Shi didn't care for his life or death at all.
"I admit that I want to find out the truth, but at this point, does the truth even matter?
Since my father wants to kill me... isn't it only fair that I want to kill my father too?"
The moment Huang Bai heard these words, his eyes widened into pinpricks.
However, before he could even gather the strength for a response, Huang Shi let go of his throat, causing him to face-plant into the ground. Huang Shi stood back up and raised his foot.
Seeing that Huang Shi was truly about to finish him off and that there was nothing left for him to do, Huang Bai's red eyes filled with a final, venomous hatred.
"YOU LITTLE BASTARD! FUCKING WASTE! IF THERE IS ANOTHER LIFE, I SWEAR I WIL—"
SMASH!
Huang Shi didn't even let him finish his last words.
His foot fell with crushing force, smashing the elder's head apart like a watermelon. Blood spilled onto the scorched ground—the last remnants of his existence.
After a few seconds, the golden light intensified as the golden flames burned even the dead body into fine, gray ash.
It's done...
Seeing that his first true life-and-death battle against a human was finished, Huang Shi finally relaxed, feeling a massive weight disappear from his shoulders.
WHOOSH!
As his enemy was well and truly dead, the golden sun projection slowly started to disappear.
As the golden light faded, the surroundings became visible once more, and Huang Shi was shocked at what he saw.
For a hundred meters in every direction, there was nothing. No vegetation, no trees, no shrubs—nothing.
Even the rocks had been pulverized or melted. It was as if the entire area had been turned into a barren desert in just a single moment.
My golden sun projection was manifested for less than a minute, and yet the destruction...
Huang Shi suddenly shivered.
For the first time, he felt a glimpse of the true potential of his Nine Suns.
He couldn't even begin to imagine what it would be like if he could truly and fully manifest his golden sun.
Can I turn an entire city into a desert in an instant?
Huang Shi felt excitement rush through him, yet before he could even daydream about his future, he felt an intense sensation of weakness.
The adrenaline vanished, and his body finally failed him.
Shit... I'm gonna fucking fall down...
However, before he hit the ground, someone caught him.
He felt soft hands that were left without a single blemish and caught a sweet floral scent that made him feel instantly relaxed.
Ah... good... she's here...