Chapter 259: Chapter 258: Thanks for the Treat

Yi Tianyun rode the Black Dragon and shot toward the Divine Rune Mansion, his speed soaring to its absolute peak. He wasn’t afraid of exposing himself; in fact, he intended to. After all, no one knew his true face, let alone connect him to the Celestial Extreme Mansion, so there would be no repercussions.

"Ding! Quest ’Eradicate the Scourge: Divine Rune Mansion’ accepted! Reward: 10,000,000 Experience, 100,000 Madness Value, one sheet of Tyrant Pattern Paper, one spin of the Enhancement Wheel, 100 Merit Points, and 1,000 Sin Value!"

’It seems even the System can’t stand it anymore!’ Yi Tianyun’s eyes glittered. He rarely saw the system issue quests like this anymore. It seemed they only triggered under specific conditions; small-fry characters and sects certainly wouldn’t trigger any quests.

Meanwhile, the members of the Divine Rune Mansion were also discussing the recent events.

"I wonder how many resources the elders will bring back. Maybe they’ll return with a huge haul of Elixir Pills and weapons. We’ll all benefit from that!"

"Bullshit! You didn’t even go, so what makes you think the elders will share any Elixir Pills with you? If only we could’ve gone... We’d have stormed the Celestial Extreme Mansion and plundered everything. Hehe... and if there were any pretty female disciples, we would’ve had a great time."

"Regardless, they killed our Young Master, so the Celestial Extreme Mansion is definitely done for this time! A trash sect like that, daring to be so arrogant before us... We should just slaughter them all and take over the entire Celestial Extreme Mansion!"

"That’s not a given. If I’d gone, I would’ve definitely flattened the entire Celestial Extreme Mansion! But unfortunately, I couldn’t go. Only a small group went."

They all sighed deeply, eagerly awaiting the elders’ return with a wealth of resources. They weren’t hoping for the main course, just a sip of the broth.

The entire Divine Rune Mansion was anticipating the triumphant return of their elders. However, it wasn’t their elders they saw returning, but a Black Dragon charging toward them! Many of the disciples were stunned when they saw the massive Black Dragon descending from the sky.

"Bl-Black Dragon!!"

"What—what’s happening? Why is there a Divine Beast here?"

"Quick, look! Up there! Someone is riding the Black Dragon!"

They were stunned, but their shock quickly turned into boundless terror. The Divine Beast Black Dragon had just swooped down when it began spewing fire everywhere. The flames spread rapidly in all directions. Its massive body continuously smashed into buildings, flattening them one by one. Standing atop it, Yi Tianyun looked down and declared, "Flatten it all! Annihilate the Divine Rune Mansion! As of today, the Divine Rune Mansion ceases to exist!"

RUMBLE! RUMBLE!

The Black Dragon frantically trampled the buildings, continuously spewing fire that set the surroundings ablaze. Disciples who failed to escape in time were engulfed in the flames, turning into a stream of experience points that flowed into the system.

Yi Tianyun didn’t specifically target the disciples for slaughter. He only wanted to utterly destroy the Divine Rune Mansion. The disciples could run if they were able, but for any who tried to stop him, death was the only outcome!

"Who are you? How dare you destroy our Divine Rune Mansion!" Several elders flew out from within. Although Nan Fengyun had taken many elders with him, a considerable number remained. The Spirit Pill Stage experts surrounded Yi Tianyun, but they couldn’t help but tremble inwardly at the aura emanating from the massive Black Dragon.

The Divine Beast’s aura was overpowering, a whole tier above theirs. Their cultivation was only at the third or fourth layer of the Spirit Pill Stage, with the strongest among them at the fifth or sixth. Compared to the Black Dragon, which was at the eighth or ninth layer of the Spirit Pill Stage, they were simply no match.

"The one who’s here to kill you!"

With a cold glint in his eyes, Yi Tianyun commanded the Black Dragon to lunge. It opened its maw and spewed terrifying flames, much faster than before, and even launched a massive fireball.

The terrified elders scrambled to escape, but they were a step too slow. With a loud BOOM, the area where they had just stood was blasted into a deep crater, instantly becoming a sea of flames!

The Black Dragon’s flames were utterly domineering. It didn’t know many Martial Arts, but its colossal Physique and terrifying flames were enough to crush anything in its path!

"Ding! Successfully killed a Divine Rune Mansion Elder. Obtained 270,000 Experience, 3,300 Madness Value, 100 Sin Value, and 500 Divine Rune Mastery points. Obtained Martial Arts: Autumn Moon Palm, Parting God Divine Technique. Obtained items: Divine Rune Paper, Celestial Feather Pen (Mid-Grade Soul Artifact)."

"Ding! Successfully killed a Divine Rune Mansion Elder. Obtained 260,000 Experience, Madness Value..."

’Such high Sin Value? You lot must have committed many evil deeds for it to be this high.’ Yi Tianyun sneered. ’I can’t let this opportunity pass. And all these Divine Rune Mastery points!’

He immediately opened the Shop and purchased a Fivefold Skill Card and a Double Sin Value Card. He even used his Experience Cards, stacking several of them at once. The purchases cost him hundreds of thousands of Madness Value, but he couldn’t care less.

The only thing that mattered was raising his level. This was exactly what he had been saving his Madness Value for.

"Kill them!"

Whenever Yi Tianyun spotted an elder, he would have the Black Dragon stomp on them without hesitation. Those who were already severely burned were instantly crushed to death.

"Ding! Successfully killed a Divine Rune Mansion Elder. Obtained 1,200,000 Experience, 16,500 Madness Value, 200 Sin Value, and 2,500 Divine Rune Mastery points! Obtained Martial Arts..."

After using the Experience Cards, the numbers exploded, increasing across the board. This was the feeling he was looking for. At this rate, upgrading his Advanced Divine Rune Mastery to Master Divine Rune Mastery wouldn’t be difficult at all.

He crushed everything in his path, leaving no one who could stand against him. He slaughtered them until their terrified screams echoed as they fled in all directions. He could let the ordinary disciples go; after all, they weren’t in charge of the Divine Rune Mansion—the elders were.

Elders, deacons—he killed them on sight, absolutely unstoppable.

’Trying to escape?’ The Ice Divine Bow appeared in Yi Tianyun’s hands. He aimed at a distant, fleeing elder and fired. SWISH! The arrow effortlessly pierced through the elder.

The elder screamed as he was turned into an ice sculpture—a dead one. His body was frozen solid, giving him the appearance of a statue carved from ice. A moment later, a stomp from the Black Dragon shattered him into a pile of ice shards!

As he continued his rampage, the sky above suddenly changed color. Layers of black clouds filled the heavens, flashing with lightning and rumbling with thunder, creating an oppressive atmosphere. Simultaneously, a massive array lit up on the ground beneath him. It was obvious that Yi Tianyun had walked into an array.

KABOOM!

A thick bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky, striking Yi Tianyun directly and completely engulfing him.

"Haha, let’s see you survive that! Dealing with our Divine Rune Mansion isn’t so simple!" an elder shouted, his face contorted with malice. As they had fled, they activated the Celestial Thunder Array. A dense cluster of lightning bolts immediately gathered and struck down at the intruder.

But a moment later, his hateful expression twisted into one of terror. He saw that Yi Tianyun, despite being hit by the lightning, was completely unharmed.

"Thanks for the hospitality. The energy from this lightning is pretty good. I gained a lot of experience," Yi Tianyun said, looking at him coldly. This Celestial Thunder Array was indeed powerful. If his cultivation had been any lower, he would have certainly been injured, just like when he had saved Xiao Qingxuan.

But now that his cultivation had risen dramatically, absorbing it was a simple matter.