Xu Qing was still carrying out the slaughter. Hell personified was still on the move.8

Truth be told, the Unit D jailers were both correct and incorrect. They were correct in that Xu Qing’s facial expression hadn’t changed at all during the slaughter. They were incorrect... that Xu Qing was controlling his emotions. In his life, he had climbed through piles of corpses. He had flirted with death. Twice had he faced the gaze of a god. Therefore, he didn’t need to control his emotions. To him, killing was an instinct.5

If you hurt me, I kill you.10

The inmates’ brutal ferocity had set their fate from the beginning. It didn’t matter if the setting was a prison or outside. Xu Qing wouldn’t hold back because the inmates suddenly lost courage. And he wouldn’t stop because of their anguished screams.3

He continued moving. Continued attacking. He chased down one fleeing inmate after another, attacking them in vital spots. Using what he had learned in his training, he killed them one by one. Of course, he still needed more gold cores. And thus, many miserable shrieks rang out during the process.4

Enough time passed for another half an incense stick to burn. At that point, Xu Qing stood amidst a host of corpses, holding the severed head of a Dualface cultivator in his left hand. The stench of gore filled the cellblock. Expression calm,...1