"Master, old servant will go ahead, the grace of the madam, old servant will find it difficult to repay in this lifetime, I hope to be together with the master and madam in the next life, to continue to serve the master and madam."
On the far left of the execution platform, a thin old man with a bitter smile looked at Xiang Chen, without blame or regret, not blaming himself for being implicated.
His name was Ming Shu, a servant who had served Xiang Chen since he was a child, loyal and devoted, Xiang Chen treated him like a close elder.
"Hahaha, Queen Lin Lian, I, old Sir, will not let you go even if I become a ghost," Ming Shu laughed bitterly, looking up at the sky.
"Ming Shu, no...." Xiang Chen roared.
"Chop...." The head fell to the ground.
"Ming Shu!" Xiang Chen's eyes were bloodshot, tears streaming down, roaring and choking.
"What's their fault? What crime have they committed? If you want to kill, kill me, what crime do they have? Hong Xiu, she was born as a human, what crime have I committed? What crime have they committed?" Xiang Chen's head hit the ground, howling at the sky, eyes bloodshot.
"Boy, being born as a human is not your fault. Unfortunately, you were born into the wrong place," Xiang Quan sneered, "It's a pity for Hong Xiu, tsk tsk."
"When you were severely injured by a monster, your life was in danger, it was my mother who saved you with a spiritual elixir. Why, why didn't you help me prove my innocence? Why did you follow to harm me?" Xiang Chen looked at Xiang Quan and yelled, with blood flecks in his speech, had his throat been torn or had his heart already broken?
"Because I want to live too. I thank the Second Queen for saving my life, but the Queen Mother wanted my life. If I didn't side with her, I would only die. Young master, if you die, many people can live because of your death. Consider it an act of charity, so go and die." Xiang Quan whispered in his ear.
"Ah...." Suddenly, he screamed, biting Xiang Quan's ear.
"You little beast!" Xiang Quan screamed in pain, kicking Xiang Chen to the ground, holding the bitten-off ear and screaming.
"Kill him, execute him, kill him!" Xiang Quan shouted.
The executioner raised the executioner's sword.
"Ba-ge, I was wrong, I underestimated the danger of human nature. You were right, the most evil in this world is not monsters, it's human nature. If I had another chance, even if it meant becoming a demon, I wouldn't be this wicked person." At this moment, Xiang Chen suddenly exclaimed.
It was at this moment that space, time, seemed to freeze in an instant. The executioner holding the sword strayed in mid-air and did not fall. Xiang Quan's cold and sinister expression also froze at this moment. Everyone's expressions of resentment and disgust towards him were frozen in time and space. Time seemed to come to a standstill.
"Have you finally understood?" A faint voice came, and in the frozen crowd, a figure slowly appeared and approached.
It was actually a large pig! Its fur was shiny, black and white, with a strong build. Its eyes twinkled with deep light, as if it could penetrate everything, including the human heart.
"Four years ago, I told you that you were a natural monster. I wanted you to practice with me, but you refused because you loathed the way of monsters. Now you understand, in this world, without strength, you are nothing but a fish at the mercy of others. Will your family lose respect for you for your weakness? Will your dignity be trampled because of your weakness? Do you still want to be that kind of person? Or a powerful monster?" The black and white pig spoke to the young man.
Finally, I understand. I want to be strong, Ba-ge, give me strength. I don't want to be weak, I don't want to be manipulated, I don't want my loved ones to be humiliated. I don't want my dignity to be trampled. I don't want to be a weak person at the mercy of others. Even if I have to become a monster, I want strength!" The boy roared, his eyes no longer showing timidity, but instead a desire for power, dignity, and to protect loved ones, as well as a fierce determination!
His soul did not belong to this world, coming from a civilization that respected life. In his previous life, he was an ordinary young man who had never killed a chicken, but died accidentally and was reborn in this world, not as a peak figure or a nobleman, but as a despised monster!
Four years ago, because he could not cultivate spiritual power, he experienced the warmth and coldness of human emotions. In this world, one was considered useless if one could not cultivate spiritual power.
In this world, there was spiritual energy, and people could refine spiritual energy into their own power, called true energy. Those who mastered true energy were called martial artists, or cultivators.
According to the strength of their power, martial artists had different levels - Physical Realm, Spiritual Realm, Pre-Heaven Realm, and Original Yang Realm.
The higher the realm, the better the status in this world, where great power allowed one to control life and death, as well as gain respect and authority.
He was gentle and kind to everyone around him, but when he found out that he was unable to cultivate true energy, he was ridiculed and belittled by those around him. Even so, he still had a loving mother, a sister, and Ming Shu. He did not want to become the monstrous being that people despised!
But now, his mother was sent to the cold palace, his sister was forced to marry the dandy she did not love, his stepbrother betrayed him to join the enemy, and now he was condemned to be a scapegoat by everyone, and at this moment, his kind and weak heart finally died!
"Hahaha, well said. If being weak means not being able to protect loved ones and friends for the sake of justice, then it is better to serve as a fierce monster who can protect those we love," the large pig laughed heartily, its eyes full of madness.
A golden bead was spit out from its mouth - a thumb-sized bead emitting a golden light, filled with a terrifying energy capable of altering the fate of the world, inspiring fear and awe.
"Swallow it!" the large pig said indifferently.
Xiang Chen did not hesitate and swallowed the bead. Boom...! As soon as the bead entered his body, a terrible force surged into his meridians, like boiling oil, washing through his body.
"Ah...!" Xiang Chen roared, feeling excruciating pain tearing at his heart, the energy of the bead surged through him, as if his meridians were about to rupture. Blood oozed from his pores, a violent energy erupted, breaking the iron chains that bound him.
His body could not bear the tremendous force, it began to expand like a balloon about to burst.
"Ba-ge, it hurts, ah...!" Xiang Chen screamed, the endless agony almost overwhelming his sanity, driving him to madness.
"Endure it. If you can't bear this little pain, how can you change your destiny? Do you still want to be a worm trampled underfoot?" The large pig's voice was cold, but its eyes were fixed on Xiang Chen's lower dantian.
However, Xiang Chen continued to swell, his body on the verge of being torn apart by this horrifying power. Suddenly, a nine-colored light radiated from his dantian, and within it, there was a black cauldron emitting the nine-colored light.
This ancient cauldron, simple in design, was engraved with ancient patterns of insects, fish, birds, and beasts. Among them, a bright beastly pattern suddenly absorbed the terrifying power emanating from the golden bead and refined it into a force that Xiang Chen's body could assimilate.
"Old cauldron, I knew you wouldn't abandon him!" The large pig breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the boy's eyes, now filled with envy and jealousy, as the treasure it had fought desperately to obtain turned out to benefit him.
The violent energy in Xiang Chen's body finally calmed down, and he recovered, panting heavily, and sweating profusely. A terrible power flowed within him.
"From now on, it's up to you, Xiang Chen. Break through the encirclement. Remember, you are no longer the powerless and weak person you used to be, but a powerful monster!" The large pig's voice sounded faint as it put away the mirror that had radiated a silver light and walked away, exiting the frozen crowd.
Huh...! In that instant, the world returned to normal, the wind continued to blow, time resumed its march, and the crowd continued to curse and cry out for his death.
"Kid, in your next life, be a good person," the executioner sneered, as he swung the sharp, cold blade containing immense power, capable of decapitating a cow, towards Xiang Chen, an ordinary person.
"Kill him!" The crowd also roared furiously, their eyes filled with savage expressions, eager to witness the young man's head falling to the ground.
Is the world treacherous because of human nature? Or are monsters more vicious?
Swish! However, when the executioner's blade struck within two feet of the young man's neck, he stopped it with one hand, gripping the blade tightly, preventing it from falling.
A self-mocking voice was heard: "Be a good person? No, I've already tried being one! No one wants to fight for justice, so I am willing to become a monster and fight to change the world. As for this conflicted heart in my left chest, if it is to be polluted, if it is to be manipulated, then before everything arrives, I don't want this dirty, vacillating soul. This life, I will be a monster!"
With that, Xiang Chen's fate took a dramatic turn.