Dragon-Marked War God

Defeating him was already enough to prove his own power. Besides, this Leng Ruyan was no coward who clung to life, so Jiang Chen had even less desire to kill him. Leng Ruyan was extremely proud and extremely arrogant, but that did not make him an utterly wicked demon whom Jiang Chen had to kill. That this guy did not fear life or death showed that his reaching this point today was no accident. Jiang Chen did not want to kill a powerful expert who faced death in order to live. He even felt a kind of respect, as one hero cherishes another.

Leng Ruyan gave Jiang Chen a long, heavy look. He had not expected this man to be so magnanimous. From this alone he could see even more clearly that Jiang Chen was a true gentleman. Leng Ruyan nodded heavily and slowly withdrew.

“The green mountains won’t change and the clear waters will keep flowing. We’ll meet again. Next time, I will never lose again!”

With that, Leng Ruyan turned and left. Not even Tantai Jingzang and the others had expected Jiang Chen to let Leng Ruyan go just like that.

“Sigh, what a loss. Even if you were going to let the guy go, you should at least have made him leave his Primal Origin Treasure behind, right? Isn’t that a huge loss?”

Wude said with a curl of his lip, feeling extremely sorry in his heart. Jiang Chen acted far too rashly. Such a fine divine weapon, and he didn’t even know to keep it. What a loss, what a loss.

“You just let Leng Ruyan go like that. Aren’t you afraid he’ll come back for another round?”

Tantai Jingzang frowned her delicate brows slightly and asked in a low voice.

“I’ve always been a good judge of people.”

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and looked at Tantai Jingzang, a peerless, matchless beauty.

“I hope so.”

Tantai Jingzang murmured.

“Now we can finally open the coffin in peace, phew. All the ghosts and monsters have finally scattered.”

Wude’s eyes lit up, and his gaze fell on the bronze coffin to the side.

“We’re finally going to open the coffin. I can’t wait any longer either.”

Yuan Hua and Wude exchanged a glance. Both of them were eagerly anticipating what secret this bronze coffin held.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

Two heavy blows in a row. Tantai Jingzang struck Yuan Hua and Wude, and both of them fell to the ground at once, collapsing stiffly unconscious.

Jiang Chen’s eyes slowly narrowed as he looked at Tantai Jingzang.

“I’m sorry.”

Tantai Jingzang said calmly. She glanced at Jiang Chen, seeming somewhat helpless, yet resolute.

“You shouldn’t say that to me.”

Jiang Chen shook his head and pointed at the two people on the ground, Yuan Hua and Wude.

“Don’t you hate me?”

Tantai Jingzang looked at Jiang Chen somewhat strangely.

“Why should I hate you? Since you’ve already decided to do this, why do you still care whether I hate you or not?”

Jiang Chen asked in return. Tantai Jingzang was actually taken aback for a moment, and then her breath caught. Jiang Chen was right. She had already decided to do this, so why was she still troubled over whether he would hate her? That seemed somewhat self-contradictory.

Tantai Jingzang stared at Jiang Chen with burning eyes and, after pondering for a moment, said:

“I have to kill you.”

“Was it like this from the very beginning?”

Jiang Chen asked. He did not know when he had started to stop paying attention to her presence. That was when he had truly begun to trust her. But in the end, he had still been deceived by her.

“Yes.”

Tantai Jingzang nodded silently. At this point, she had no other choice, and neither did Jiang Chen. Perhaps this was what she considered fate.

“Why? I don’t want to die without knowing why.”

Jiang Chen continued to ask. He was now completely spent, without any strength left to fight. That was why Tantai Jingzang, having caught on to this, finally could not hold back from making her move. It was precisely at this moment that Tantai Jingzang knew she was one hundred percent sure. She had been hesitating all along, but after Jiang Chen’s battle with the White-Robed Spear God Leng Ruyan, she knew her chance was right in front of her.

“All I can tell you is that the one who wants to kill you isn’t me.”

Tantai Jingzang said.

“Heh, that’s a very funny thing. The one who wants to kill me isn’t you, yet in the end I’m going to die by your hand?”

Jiang Chen shrugged and said dismissively. At this moment, it was Tantai Jingzang who was somewhat at a loss for words. She was still quite hesitant about killing Jiang Chen. After all, he had saved her many times before, and in this Shihai Ice Palace it was Jiang Chen who had single-handedly opened up a broad road, blocking all of their enemies’ attacks.

Tantai Jingzang was not someone who did not know gratitude. That was why her choice was so difficult and so painful.

“I’m sorry.”

“What use is sorry? Does Yuan Hua deserve to die? He led us all the way in here. Does Wude deserve to die? Well, he really does deserve to die. If that guy dies, I won’t hold it against you.”

Jiang Chen glanced at Wude, who had fallen with his butt sticking up like a dead pig, and sighed.

“Do I deserve to die too? I suppose so. Whatever the reason, you’ve already done it, so don’t worry about the outcome. Killing me must bring you a huge benefit, right?”

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. There was always a faint smile on his face, which made Tantai Jingzang feel incredibly regretful. She did not want to kill him either, but there was too much helplessness and too much pain that she could not change on her own. When one lived in this world, one did not live only for oneself.

A trace of bloodshot red flickered in Tantai Jingzang’s eyes, but she had to do this. At the very least, she could not tell Jiang Chen. Once he was dead, it would all be over, so why ask so many questions?

Tantai Jingzang frowned slightly.

“Everyone must die. Some deaths are lighter than a feather, some weightier than Mount Tai. I don’t ask to die in a blaze of glory, but dying at your hands like this, without knowing why, I’m still not quite willing.”

Jiang Chen said in a deep voice. His words made Tantai Jingzang pause for a moment. It seemed he still wanted to put up a fight against her.

“You’re already at the end of your strength. If you keep fighting, you’ll only die more miserably. You’re no match for me. To suffer less, you’d better not struggle too much.”

Tantai Jingzang shook her head.

“I, Jiang Chen, stand tall between heaven and earth with a clear conscience. I always thought I wouldn’t misjudge anyone, but I misjudged you. Still, getting me to surrender meekly doesn’t seem like an easy thing.”

Jiang Chen gripped the Heavenly Dragon Sword and rose with it, struggling to his feet with difficulty, his face becoming extremely dark.

“I’d rather die standing than live on my knees. If you want to take the life of me, Jiang Chen, I’m right here.”

Jiang Chen looked coldly at Tantai Jingzang. It seemed all that he had done before had been kindness fed to the dogs. But being able to see a person’s true face was what mattered most.

“Why go through all this? You know very well you can’t fight me again.”

Tantai Jingzang said with a bitter smile. A trace of confusion flickered in her beautiful eyes, but she could not let Jiang Chen go. In this battle, one of them had to die!