The Fall of the Divine Physician

Shen family villa, backyard.

Three in the morning.

Ling Shuang and Ling Xue dragged Ye Chen to the open space behind the villa.

Surrounded by a neatly manicured lawn, it was enclosed by high walls on all sides.

No surveillance cameras.

No lights.

Only a cold moon overhead.

Ye Chen was thrown onto the grass like a bag of unwanted trash.

His body was curled up, his white hair disheveled, his face haggard, and dried blood hung from the corners of his mouth.

His breathing was so weak it was almost imperceptible.

Ling Shuang stood to the side, holding a short blade across her chest.

"The young master said to dispose of him cleanly. Should we just do it?"

Ling Xue crouched down and poked Ye Chen's shoulder.

No reaction.

"He's already like this, what's the difference between him and a dead man? It just takes one strike."

Ling Xue stood up and was about to nod to Ling Shuang.

Ye Chen's fingers twitched.

Very slightly.

So slightly that if Ling Shuang hadn't been staring at him the whole time, she wouldn't have noticed it at all.

But Ling Shuang noticed.

Her pupils shrank rapidly!

"Watch out!"

Ling Shuang pulled Ling Xue away and held her short blade horizontally in front of her!

Ye Chen's eyes opened.

Those eyes no longer had the emptiness and dead silence from just a moment ago.

Inside them burned a bizarre, dark red light.

Like a terminal lucidity.

No, it was more dangerous than terminal lucidity.

Ye Chen's body began to tremble.

Trembling violently.

Not out of fear or cold.

But because his meridians were circulating in an extremely insane manner!

Not circulating martial arts energy!

It was self-destruction!

He was forcefully surging against the remnants of his meridians that had been locked by the meridian-sealing needles!

In the most violent, irreversible way!

Self-detonating his meridians!

Ling Shuang's expression changed drastically!

She instantly understood what Ye Chen was trying to do!

A martial arts grandmaster self-detonating his meridians would produce enough energy to blow everything within a ten-meter radius to pieces!

Although Ye Chen's cultivation had hit rock bottom, the foundation of the meridians he had accumulated for twenty years was still there!

The power of the explosion wouldn't be too massive, but it would be enough to drag a few people down with him!

This was mutual destruction!

Ye Chen lay prone on the ground, his body arched, the veins all over his body bulging under his skin like earthworms!

Blood-red cracks began to appear on his skin!

That was the external manifestation of his meridians collapsing inside his body!

Ye Chen's mouth curled into a twisted smile.

The smile was full of madness.

"Shen Fei... you think you've won?"

His voice was so hoarse it didn't sound human.

"I, Ye Chen... even if I die... I will drag your people to hell with me!"

His body began to emit a low humming sound!

That was the precursor to a total collapse of his meridians!

Ling Xue's face went pale!

"Sister! Fall back!"

Ling Shuang grabbed Ling Xue's arm and violently pulled her back!

The two had barely retreated five meters.

A voice came from behind them.

"No need to fall back."

Shen Fei had appeared in the backyard at some point.

He stood at the edge of the lawn, his hands in his pockets.

The moonlight shone on his white shirt, making him look as if he were taking a stroll.

"Young Master! He's going to self-detonate his meridians!"

Ling Shuang said urgently.

Shen Fei glanced at Ye Chen on the ground.

Ye Chen's body had swollen to its limit, the blood-red cracks on his skin were growing denser, and the humming sound from his body was getting louder.

He would explode in a few seconds.

Shen Fei took a step forward.

"Young Master! It's dangerous!"

Ling Xue cried out.

Shen Fei didn't stop.

He walked up to Ye Chen.

Then he raised his right foot.

And stomped down.

Stomped right on Ye Chen's chest.

More accurately, he stomped on Ye Chen's dantian.

Boom!

The full power of the Xiantian realm was poured into this stomp!

A marble-crushing force crushed down!

Crack!

A crisp shattering sound came from inside Ye Chen's body!

It wasn't a bone breaking.

It was his dantian shattering!

The dantian is the core where a martial artist stores true qi!

It is the hub of the meridian system!

Once the dantian shatters, all meridians instantly lose their energy source!

The chain reaction of the self-detonation was forcibly interrupted!

Ye Chen spat out a large mouthful of blood!

The blood was black!

Mixed with fragments of shattered internal organs!

His swollen body rapidly deflated like a punctured balloon.

The blood-red cracks on his skin stopped spreading.

The self-detonation had failed.

Shen Fei's foot was still planted on Ye Chen's chest.

He didn't lift it.

He looked down at Ye Chen beneath his foot.

Ye Chen lay in a pool of blood, blood oozing from his mouth and nostrils.

The black blood seeped into the grass, gleaming eerily in the moonlight.

His eyes were still open.

His pupils were dilated, but a faint trace of consciousness remained.

He looked at the foot stomping on his chest.

Then his gaze moved slowly upward.

And saw Shen Fei's face.

Under the moonlight, Shen Fei's expression was utterly calm.

No anger.

No mockery.

No satisfaction.

Only a kind of indifference that chilled one to the bone.

Like looking at an ant that had been crushed to death.

Not worth a single expression.

"Ye Chen."

Shen Fei's voice drifted down from above.

Light and airy, like a feather.

"From the moment you came down the mountain, you were already a dead man."

Ye Chen's lips moved.

He wanted to say something.

Maybe a final curse.

Maybe Su Qingxue's name.

Maybe his guilt toward his master.

But no sound came out.

Because Shen Fei applied another fraction of force.

Crack!

His chest cavity completely caved in!

Ye Chen's eyes widened sharply for a moment.

His mouth was open, like a fish thrown onto the shore.

Then, the last bit of light in those eyes extinguished.

His pupils dispersed.

His breathing stopped.

His heartbeat ceased.

Ye Chen was dead.

The once-in-a-century genius of the Kunlun Mountains.

The closing disciple of the Third Elder of the Profound Heaven Sect.

The inheritor of the Medical Immortal's legacy.

The self-proclaimed divinely ordained miracle doctor who descended the mountain.

Died on a patch of grass in the western part of Jinling City.

Died beneath Shen Fei's foot.

Silently.

Like a fallen leaf returning to the soil.

Shen Fei withdrew his foot and took a step back.

The moment he withdrew his foot, a change occurred in Ye Chen's body.

A faint golden light floated out from Ye Chen's chest!

The golden light was vague in shape, like a cloud of mist, yet also like a miniature human figure.

It circled above Ye Chen's corpse, as if saying a final goodbye.

Then it suddenly accelerated, flying off in a certain direction!

Shen Fei was prepared for this.

He took the Black Yellow Cauldron out of his pocket.

The ancient patterns on the cauldron lit up the moment they came into contact with the golden light!

A brilliant bronze glow flared!

A powerful suction force erupted from the mouth of the cauldron!

The golden light struggled a bit, as if trying to escape.

But the suction of the Black Yellow Cauldron was too strong!

The golden light was pulled, stretched, and twisted thread by thread, ultimately surging entirely into the mouth of the cauldron like a golden snake swallowed by a whirlpool!

The Black Yellow Cauldron jolted violently!

All the patterns on the cauldron lit up, then slowly dimmed.

It returned to calmness.

But Shen Fei could feel that the aura inside the cauldron had become much heavier.

What was that golden light?

The system panel provided the answer.

[Detected that the Medical Immortal Legacy Origin has detached from the host!]

[The Black Yellow Cauldron has successfully absorbed the Medical Immortal Legacy Origin!]

[The Medical Immortal Legacy has fused with the Black Yellow Cauldron. The host can acquire all the knowledge and skills from the Medical Immortal Legacy through the Black Yellow Cauldron!]

Shen Fei looked at the Black Yellow Cauldron in his hand.

Ye Chen's Medical Immortal Legacy was originally his core trump card.

Now it was in Shen Fei's possession.

Putting the cauldron back into his pocket.

Shen Fei looked up at the moon.

The clouds dispersed, and the moonlight spilled down once more.

On the lawn, Ye Chen's corpse looked exceptionally pale under the moonlight.

Shen Fei turned around and walked towards Ling Shuang and Ling Xue.

The two stood where they were, their expressions differing.

Ling Shuang remained expressionless, silently sheathing her blade.

Ling Xue looked at Ye Chen's body, hesitating to speak, but ultimately said nothing.

"Dispose of the body. Leave no trace."

Shen Fei left these words as he walked past them.

"Yes."

Ling Shuang nodded.

Shen Fei walked back to the villa.

The moment he pushed open the back door, a series of golden system prompts exploded in his mind!

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for achieving the First Kill!]

[Killed SSS-grade Child of Destiny — Ye Chen!]

[First Kill Rating: Perfect!]

[Evaluation Reason: Completely dismantled the target from four dimensions: social reputation, interpersonal relationships, core fortune, and spiritual will. After his Dao heart shattered, his fortune naturally reset to zero. A textbook-level hunt.]

[Calculating rewards...]

[Reward calculation in progress...]

[Calculation complete!]

Shen Fei walked into the study and closed the door.

Leaning back in his chair, he looked at the golden reward panel unfolding before him.

[First Kill Rewards Overview:]

[1. Marrow Cleansing Pill x1]

[Effect: Completely transforms the body, breaking through mortal limits to achieve an Indestructible Body. Grants immunity to all ordinary physical damage, making one invulnerable to blades, spears, and all poisons.]

[2. Grandmaster-level Medical Inheritance x1]

[Effect: Inherit all of Ye Chen's medical knowledge and further enhance it. Combined with the previously acquired Medical Immortal Inheritance Origin, the host's medical skills will reach an unparalleled level in the current world.]

[3. Fortune Golden Dragon x1]

[Effect: Permanently increases the host's fortune cap. With the Fortune Golden Dragon's possession, the host will receive a Mandate of Heaven Blessing effect in everything they do, keeping their luck constantly at the maximum value.]

[4. Villain Points: 10,000 points]

[Description: Can be used to exchange for any item in the Villain Mall. The most expensive item currently in the mall, the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, costs 50,000 points. Keep working hard.]

[5. Extra Reward: Martial Arts Realm Breakthrough!]

[Host's current martial arts cultivation: Xiantian Realm to Breakthrough to Martial Arts Grandmaster!]

Shen Fei read through them one by one.

Every single one was a heaven-defying reward.

The Marrow Cleansing Pill made his physical body invulnerable to weapons.

The Grandmaster-level medical skills combined with the Medical Immortal's inheritance made him the person with the greatest medical expertise in this world.

The Fortune Golden Dragon ensured smooth sailing in whatever he did.

Ten thousand Villain Points allowed him to go on a shopping spree in the mall.

The most crucial part was the last item.

Martial Arts Grandmaster!

A realm even higher than the peak of the Grandmaster level!

In all of Jinling, no, in all of Huaxia, the number of people who could reach this realm could be counted on one hand!

Shen Fei closed his eyes, feeling the earth-shattering changes within his body.

The rewards were taking effect one by one.

The medicinal power of the Marrow Cleansing Pill spread from his dantian throughout his entire body. A warm energy seeped into every cell and fiber.

A layer of grayish-black grime seeped out onto the surface of his skin; these were the impurities accumulated in his body over the years being expelled.

The Grandmaster-level medical inheritance surged into his brain like a torrent, with massive amounts of medical knowledge rapidly building new connections between his neurons.

The Fortune Golden Dragon transformed into a ray of golden light, coiling deep within his dantian.

The breakthrough in his martial arts cultivation was the most intense. His meridians were being reshaped, his dantian was expanding, and both the quality and quantity of his true qi were growing exponentially!

The entire process lasted for about ten minutes.

Shen Fei opened his eyes.

Everything in the study seemed different.

It wasn't that the study had changed.

He had changed.

His five senses had been enhanced several times over.

He could hear the footsteps of Ling Shuang and Ling Xue in the backyard downstairs.

He could smell the lingering aroma of the soup Su Qingxue had simmered in the kitchen.

He could sense the position and aura of every living creature within a two-hundred-meter radius.

He raised his hand and took a look.

His palm was fair and slender, with distinct joints.

Yet the power contained within this hand could crush steel barehanded.

Martial Arts Grandmaster.

An existence at the very top of the pyramid in all of Huaxia.

Shen Fei lowered his hand and looked out the window.

A hint of pale dawn had already appeared on the horizon.

The night had passed.

A new day had come.

Ye Chen was dead.

The system panel blinked quietly in his field of vision.

Shen Fei was in no rush to look at it.

First, he stood up, went to the bathroom, and took a shower to wash off the impurities expelled by the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

He changed into a clean white shirt.

He sat back down in the study.

Brewed a fresh cup of tea.

Took a sip.

Only then did he open the system panel.

A line of large golden text throbbed right in the center of the panel.

[First Kill Complete! The Destiny Great Villain System has entered the second phase!]

[A new Child of Destiny has refreshed! Would you like to view it?]

Shen Fei set down his teacup.

A new one?

Shen Fei remained silent for a moment before saying:

"View."

The panel expanded.

A new piece of intelligence appeared before him.

At the very top was a photograph.

The man in the photo was around thirty years old, with a resolute and cold face. The corner of his mouth was slightly skewed, carrying a sinister smirk.

The most striking feature was his eyes.

Those eyes looked as if they had seen mountains of corpses and seas of blood, carrying a murderous aura impossible for ordinary people to possess.

Below the photo was detailed information.

[Child of Destiny: Lin Tian]

[Identity Tag: Asura Dragon King, Commander of a hundred thousand retired soldiers]

[Fortune Value: 15,000 (SSS+ Grade)]

[Strength: Peak of Martial Arts Grandmaster Realm (Hidden strength unknown)]

[Current Status: Living in seclusion in Jinling, lurking under the identity of a live-in son-in-law for the Lin family]

[Core Female Lead: Lin Ruobing (Eldest Miss of the Lin family, aloof and strong businesswoman)]

[Suggested Hunt Level: Extremely Dangerous!]

15,000.

Nearly double Ye Chen's 8,888.

SSS+ Grade.

Extremely Dangerous.

Shen Fei stared at the cold, hard face in the photo.

Asura Dragon King.

A hundred thousand soldiers.

Ye Chen was a divine doctor who had come down from the mountain; at the end of the day, he was just fighting alone.

But Lin Tian was different.

Behind him was a genuine military force.

A hundred thousand retired soldiers who had experienced blood and fire, absolutely loyal to him and ready to be summoned at any time.

These weren't street thugs wielding machetes like Zhao Debiao.

These were proper professional soldiers who had been to the battlefield and seen life and death.

Shen Fei looked at it for a few seconds, then closed the panel.

He picked up his teacup and took another sip.

The sky outside the window was already bright.

The morning light spilled into the study, spreading a layer of gold across the floor.

Lin Tian...

Stronger, more dangerous, and more challenging than the last one.

Shen Fei placed the teacup on the table, stood up, and walked to the window.

He looked toward the east of Jinling City.

Over there was an inconspicuous mansion of a second-rate wealthy family.

Living in that mansion was a man serving as a live-in son-in-law.

That man's mouth was always slightly skewed, looking like an Asura when he sneered.

At this moment, he was probably being mocked, ridiculed, and ordered around like a dog by his wife's family.

Enduring humiliation, waiting for the right opportunity.

Waiting for the day he would soar into the sky and make everyone who looked down on him kneel before him.

A classic Dragon King script.

Looking in that direction, Shen Fei gave a small smile.

"Dragon King?"

"Interesting."