In truth, Mo Luo wasn't even in his own villa, and he was definitely not in seclusion. Rather, he had arrived at Situ Mingyu's villa. The two seemed to be in discussion. Mo Luo was an elder with a vigorous life force. His pair of long curved eyebrows looked incredibly sinister. In fact, he had the typical look of a villain.

"Brother Situ, have you taken that kid away?" Mo Luo asked Situ Mingyu.

Situ Mingyu nodded. "Yes. But my granddaughter hates him greatly and wants to have a go at him. Let's wait for an hour. We'll execute him then."

"Um. He needs to die. Not only has he killed your disciple, but he has also killed my grandson. What a hateful person," said Mo Luo, his voice murderous.

He had spent a lot of effort nurturing Mo Xiaoqing, but Xiang Shaoyun had killed Mo Xiaoqing at the battleground. Thus, Mo Luo was furious, and the only way to vent his anger was to have Xiang Shaoyun killed.

"Don't worry. Nobody can save him this time," said Situ Mingyu with a sinister gleam in his eyes.

"I heard Shadowflash's men also tried to make a move against this kid earlier," Mo Luo asked.

"That kid has so many enemies. It's not surprising that Shadowflash is making a move against him as well. But Shadowflash is quite stupid for not giving his subordinates the elder token. His subordinates ended up being arrested by the enforcers," said Situ Mingyu with contempt.

A sharp glint flickered in Mo Luo's eyes as he said, "I reckon Shadowflash was probably trying to clear out some of his garbage underlings—and also trying to test our stance."

"No matter what, he won't be able to pull out from this anymore. That kid is one of the top three disciples, so the academy definitely won't allow us to execute him," said Situ Mingyu.

Mo Luo nodded and no longer talked. They sat there in silence, waiting for updates regarding Xiang Shaoyun.

...

Xiang Shaoyun was currently tied onto a cross in a secret room. Only after he was brought here did he know that they weren't bringing him to see Mo Luo. Rather, they were going to harm him directly.

He did not dare to resist since the ones who had brought him here were late-stage Sovereigns. Even with using the Nether Soul Domain, he wouldn't be able to do anything to them.

"Are you really going to conduct an unsanctioned punishment? Don't forget I'm an overseer as well," berated Xiang Shaoyun.

"Hehe, we are only carrying out orders," said the leader with a sneer. He looked in a certain direction and said, "Young lady, you can come now. The kid has been completely sealed. He is now completely harmless."

At that, Situ Yan walked out from the corner. She had a smug sneer on her face and a whip in her hand. She looked very much like she was going to deliver Xiang Shaoyun the torture of his life.

"Ok. You may leave now," said Situ Yan.

"Young lady, you will only be given an hour. After that, you need to hand him over to us. This is the elder's command," reminded the overseer before stepping aside, allowing Situ Yan to do as she wished.

"That is more than enough," said Situ Yan. She stood beside Xiang Shaoyun and lifted Xiang Shaoyun's chin with her rolled-up whip. With a voice laced with hatred, she said, "Xiang Shaoyun, have you ever thought that you would fall into my hands?"

Xiang Shaoyun looked at her indifferently and remained silent. He knew that no word could dispel her hatred for him, so he was just waiting to see just what she could do to him.

Pa!

When Situ Yan saw Xiang Shaoyun's attitude, she lashed out with her whip, aiming for his face. Blood bloomed on his face; the burning pain irritated him endlessly.

"Ohhh, look at this pretty face getting damaged. Looks like the ladies won't like you that much anymore in the future," taunted Situ Yan.

"Even when beating someone up, you should leave the face alone! You have successfully angered me!" said Xiang Shaoyun murderously.

He wouldn't be so infuriated if the injury was on any other part of his body. However, Situ Yan was aiming for his face. It was extremely hateful, as he greatly treasured his great looks.

If he was able to escape, the first person he would kill would be her. Not even Situ Mingyu would be able to protect her.

"Hehe, I love hitting faces, especially faces of pretty boys like you. Let's see if sluts like Yu Caidie and Han Chenfei will still like you after this," said Situ Yan hatefully. She whipped Xiang Shaoyun's face again and again. Soon, more than 10 wounds were left on his face, and his entire face was bloody and covered with terrible wounds.

Intense pain tortured Xiang Shaoyun, but he still kept his mouth shut. He had endured having his body struck by lightning and burned by fire. How could he not endure the pain inflicted by a whip?

After a while of whipping, Xiang Shaoyun's entire face was basically ruined. It wouldn't be easy for him to recover his previous looks, and if he didn't take care of these wounds properly, he might be disfigured for life.

Even so, Situ Yan was still not satisfied. With a look of madness, she said, "Haha, look how ugly you are now. How will you face others from now on?"

Xiang Shaoyun merely stared at her coldly with a pair of sharp eyes, as though he was looking at a pitiful and sad woman unworthy of his reply. When Situ Yan sensed his contempt, she went even crazier. She took out a box and opened it, revealing a dreadful-looking bug. Instantly, the room was filled with the stench of rotting meat.

At this time, Xiang Shaoyun's eyes turned deep as he said, "Don't go too far."

He could see that it was a corpse devouring bug. The moment one was bitten, one would be poisoned by its corpse poison. This poison was extremely hard to clear, and it could corrode one's life force until one died of an unnatural old age. Using this bug showed how cruel Situ Yan was.

"Haha, going too far is exactly what I'm prepared to do. Come on, start begging me. As long as you beg me, I will allow you to be my slave. Maybe I'll even spare you," said Situ Yan smugly.

"Impossible," said Xiang Shaoyun firmly.

"Well, enjoy the corpse devouring bug, then," said Situ Yan as he tossed the bug over.

Even the overseer was finding this overboard. It was better to be killed than humiliated like this. It was better to just kill Xiang Shaoyun than treat him like this.

"You will pay the price for this," Xiang Shaoyun roared. He stopped holding back his Nether Soul Domain and completely released it.

Although his body was sealed, his soul was still free. After all, with his Nether Dragon Soul Headband, not even Sovereigns could seal his soul.

"Shit! Young lady, go!" shouted one of the overseers in alarm after sensing that something was wrong. He dashed over and grabbed Situ Yan, attempting to flee with her.