Nezha Takes Her Own Life, Yang Jian vs. the East Sea Dragon King

Nezha was shoved by Real Person Taiyi toward the cave entrance. She looked frantic, terrified that anyone might find out he was Nezha’s master.

Nezha had not expected Real Person Taiyi to react so strongly, but she understood that she had caused a huge mess. Still, she did not regret it. She had encountered the wicked Yaksha and the Third Dragon Prince; even if she had to do it again, she would still wipe out evil completely.

"All right, Master. A person should bear responsibility for their own actions. I won’t drag you down."

Nezha circulated her Magical Power and stepped forward, unwilling to let Real Person Taiyi push her out.

"Real Person, is there really no way?" Yang Chan asked.

Real Person Taiyi shook his head and said, "The one who died was the Dragon King’s son. Among all the seas, rivers, lakes, and streams in the human realm, which one is not under the Dragon King’s control? Besides, if the East Sea Dragon King goes to the Heavenly Court and files a complaint with the Jade Emperor, who could protect Nezha?"

"The Dragon King’s son’s life is a life. Aren’t the lives of ordinary people lives too?" Yang Chan asked.

Real Person Taiyi fell silent. After a long while, he answered, "Yang Chan, to be honest, you may not like hearing this, but in the eyes of some immortals and gods, even the lives of a million commoners are truly worth less than a Dragon Prince.

"I know you may find that hard to accept, but that is simply how the world is.

"The Heavenly Court has only been established for a few years, and many of its Heavenly Laws are still incomplete.

"Over this matter, even if the East Sea Dragon King flooded all of Chen Tang Pass, the Heavenly Court would not punish him."

"The world is actually this dark," Yang Chan said.

"Dark? Perhaps. In a Three Realms like this, for ordinary mortals, being able to live out an entire lifetime is already not bad. Nezha, hurry back. If you are too late, you may not get to see your parents again," Real Person Taiyi said.

Nezha was furious. She shouted, "To hell with this world! I’ll kill every one of them I see!"

"Nezha, I’ll go back with you. You helped me before, and now I should help you," Yang Chan said.

"Sister Yang Chan, you don’t need to help. I’ll settle this myself," Nezha said.

"Nezha is right. You are already wanted by the Heavenly Court. With the way the Jade Emperor is now, if he finds out that Nezha is associated with you, he might just wipe out all of Chen Tang Pass. Then there really would be no hope at all," Real Person Taiyi said.

Nezha turned to leave, then seemed to remember something. She suddenly dropped to her knees and kowtowed several times to Real Person Taiyi, tears glimmering in her eyes. "Master, once I leave, I may never be able to repay your kindness in teaching me. Your disciple was rather mischievous before, and Master was always tolerant of me. Master, if there is another life, I still want to be your disciple."

With that, Nezha turned into a streak of light and vanished.

Real Person Taiyi sighed toward the heavens, tightly closing his eyes and forcing back his tears. "That little ancestor… sigh!"

"Real Person, there is always a sliver of hope, isn’t there?" Yang Chan asked.

She understood now. If Nezha went back, she truly might face certain death.

"There is, but the dead end has already been set."

"Yang Chan, I will teach you a concealment technique. You should still secretly follow her. If you can bring Nezha’s body back, perhaps…" Real Person Taiyi said.

"What?!"

Yang Chan’s expression changed drastically. Going by Real Person Taiyi’s words, Nezha truly had no chance of survival.

Chen Tang Pass was covered by gathering dark clouds, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. The East Sea Dragon King had led thirty thousand Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals to surround the place. Towering waves floated in the sky; with a single thought from the East Sea Dragon King, all of Chen Tang Pass would be submerged.

"Li Jing, you indulged Nezha and allowed her to take my son’s life. Hand over that wretch Nezha today, or I will flood your Chen Tang Pass," the East Sea Dragon King shouted.

"What? Dragon King, I truly knew nothing about this," Li Jing said, his expression changing dramatically.

"That rebellious brat caused trouble before, and that was one thing. But now she has actually killed a Dragon Prince. She is a real scourge. She should have been killed the moment she was born."

Li Jing felt both furious and aggrieved. This rebellious brat had caused the disaster, yet Chen Tang Pass was the one being made to bear the consequences.

"I don’t care whether you knew or not. Today, I will cut Nezha into a thousand pieces."

Thunder flashed in the East Sea Dragon King’s eyes. As his emotions surged, the seawater of the East Sea had already rushed into Chen Tang Pass. Many ordinary people were swept beneath the water, their fates unknown.

"Dragon King, please stop. The common people are innocent. Though Nezha is my child, she must be punished for her mistakes. She is not in Chen Tang Pass now, but once she returns, I will bind her and leave her to your disposal," Li Jing hurriedly said.

"Hehe, not here? Then I’ll collect some interest first. Flood half of Chen Tang Pass!"

A terrifying aura radiated from the East Sea Dragon King as he controlled the wind and clouds. Lightning flashed and thunder roared, while dark clouds devoured the sky and plunged the earth into darkness.

"Hey, old loach, don’t hurt anyone! Your Grandpa Nezha is here!"

From the west, Nezha came flying in atop her Wind Fire Wheels, holding a Fire Tipped Spear and wearing the Universe Twisting Silk. She hurled the Universe Ring in her hand directly at the East Sea Dragon King’s head!

The Universe Ring was a top-grade acquired treasure. It was indestructible; when used to strike the physical body, it could shatter the Primordial Spirit.

Before the East Sea Dragon King could react, the Universe Ring had already smashed him senseless, leaving stars spinning before his eyes and his footing unsteady.

Nezha flew into the ranks of the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals. Her Fire Tipped Spear spewed Samadhi True Fire, instantly roasting most of the East Sea lackeys.

Then Nezha grabbed the East Sea Dragon King by his beard and flew to Li Jing’s side, saying excitedly, "Father, it’s all right now. Look, I caught the old loach from the East Sea!"

Li Jing’s eyes widened as he looked at Nezha. Instead of feeling happy, he looked at her as though she were some kind of monster.

Slap! Li Jing struck Nezha across the face. Nezha did not dodge, because she had never expected Li Jing to do such a thing.

"Wretch, you still dare commit violence!"

"Dragon King, are you all right? This rebellious brat has been disrespectful. Please do not be angry. I will bind her at once and leave her to your disposal."

Li Jing shoved Nezha aside and went to support the East Sea Dragon King.

But the East Sea Dragon King flung Li Jing away and said furiously, "Well done, Li Jing. You raised quite a son, daring to beat me. Just wait until I report this to the Jade Emperor. Then I will make sure not even chickens and dogs remain in Chen Tang Pass."

The moment he heard that this would reach the Jade Emperor, fear appeared on Li Jing’s face. He immediately said, "Dragon King, please do not report this to the Jade Emperor. Nezha, you wretch, why aren’t you kneeling and apologizing?"

"Make me kneel?" Nezha stared at Li Jing in disbelief, finding him utterly unfamiliar.

Although Li Jing had never treated her kindly in the past, he had at least seemed somewhat normal. Now, just to please the Dragon King, he wanted her to kneel.

"Kneel, Nezha!" Li Jing roared, his eyes wide with fury.

"I won’t," Nezha said directly.

"Rebellious brat!"

Li Jing swung another slap at her, but this time Nezha did not let him strike her. She dodged aside.

"You little beast, you still dare dodge? Do you know how great a disaster you have caused? Even ten thousand deaths would not atone for it." Killing intent surfaced in Li Jing’s eyes.

"I caused a disaster? If I hadn’t gotten here in time, Chen Tang Pass would have been flooded by this old loach. Are you blind?" Nezha snapped.

"…" The East Sea Dragon King.

"Wretch, if you had not killed the Dragon Prince and the Sea-Patrolling Yaksha, would the Dragon King have flooded Chen Tang Pass? Isn’t this all trouble you brought upon us? You truly refuse to repent," Li Jing cursed as he angrily drew his sword.

Nezha laughed, her gaze growing colder and colder. She mocked, "If that Yaksha had not eaten the children of Chen Tang Pass and harmed people’s lives, would I have killed them? Li Jing, you are the commander of Chen Tang Pass, an official responsible for its people, yet you cannot even protect your own citizens. You are nothing but a coward who bullies the weak and fears the strong."

Li Jing’s face turned livid, fury soaring within him. How could he not know that the Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Generals of the East Sea occasionally came ashore to harm and eat people?

But how could a human like him afford to offend the East Sea Dragon King’s family? Besides, if the smallest sacrifice could keep Chen Tang Pass peaceful and prosperous, it was not entirely unacceptable.

That was how he comforted himself. He was only doing it so that most of the people could live well.

But Nezha’s words were like a sharp sword that pierced through his last shred of dignity, reducing him to nothing.

"You little beast, did I give birth to you just so you could defy your parents like this?"

Li Jing thrust his sword forward, but Nezha casually swung her Fire Tipped Spear and sent the sword flying.

"Nezha!!!" Li Jing trembled with rage.

"Li Jing, if you do not give me an explanation today, I will flood Chen Tang Pass," the East Sea Dragon King took the chance to say.

"Old loach, you dare?" Evil Qi surged around Nezha.

"Hehe, Nezha, I admit that your cultivation is extraordinary. Even if you truly can kill me, before that happens, I will flood Chen Tang Pass first."

Behind the East Sea Dragon King, the towering waves could crash down at any moment.

"Dragon King, please calm your anger," Li Jing hurriedly said.

Nezha fell silent for a moment. She truly could not stop the seawater filling the sky from swallowing Chen Tang Pass. "Old loach, what do you want me to do? What will it take for you to spare Chen Tang Pass?"

"I want you dead. I want you to pay with your life!" the East Sea Dragon King said without hesitation.

Nezha’s face remained expressionless as she glanced at Li Jing.

Li Jing’s eyes were filled with disgust. Though he did not say it aloud, he clearly wanted her dead as soon as possible.

"Is that so? As long as I die, you will withdraw?" Nezha asked.

"Of course. You were the one I came for in the first place," the East Sea Dragon King said.

"Fine. I’ll die," Nezha said.

Because of Li Jing’s heartlessness and the people of Chen Tang Pass, Nezha felt that there seemed to be little point in living.

"No, Nezha!"

"Master, there must still be another way."

At that moment, Nezha’s mother Yin Shi ran out with tears streaming down her face, begging Li Jing to stop this.

Li Jing flung Yin Shi away and said mercilessly, "If this wretch can trade her death for the lives of Chen Tang Pass, then let her die! I, Li Jing, have no such wretch for a child. This calamity should never have been allowed to live."

Yin Shi fell to the ground, her head striking the floor and blood pouring out, yet she still cried out desperately for Nezha.

Nezha felt deeply guilty, but nothing could be changed now. She picked up Li Jing’s sword and placed it against her neck, saying coldly, "Li Jing, I, Nezha, did nothing wrong!

"If there is another life, I, Nezha, will definitely return and kill you. You do not deserve to be a father.

"This body was given by you. Today, I, Nezha, will return it to you."

Nezha was prepared to cut off her flesh to return it to her mother and carve out her bones to return them to her father, ending the debt of this life’s birth.

"Nezha!" Yin Shi fainted from grief.

In the distance, Yang Jian had long since arrived and watched the entire spectacle unfold.

He truly despised a father like Li Jing, who could not even protect his own child.

Chat Group.

Ye Hei: "Damn, my chest hurts after watching this. This Li Jing is making me furious."

After Yang Jian arrived at Chen Tang Pass, he activated the Live Stream Room function. The group members immediately witnessed the scene of Nezha’s suicide.

Qian Renxue: "How can there be such a heartless father in this world?"

Snow Moon Sword Immortal: "Sigh!"

Sun Wukong: "Is this the story before Nezha became that rebellious lotus-root kid?"

Xu Yi: "That’s right."

Bad Commander: "What a pity for Nezha."

Sword God Li Chungang: "Yes."

Supreme Treasure: "Sigh, tragic and lamentable."

Demon Venerable Chonglou: "If you ask me, Nezha should just kill them all."

Morax: "Every world has its own order and rules. Nezha cannot overcome them."

Bi Cang Wang: "This is infuriating!"

Number One Golden Core of Kyushu: "Poor Nezha!"

Demon Child Nezha: "She’s Nezha, so who am I?"

Demon Pill Nezha was now seeing another version of herself from another world, an incredibly cute, kawaii female Nezha.

No, why was she so pretty?

Nezha looked into a mirror. She herself looked like some smoke-eyed edgy reject.

Xu Yi: "You are Nezha too."

Demon Child Nezha: "She’s way too pretty."

Ye Hei: "You’re cute too."

Demon Child Nezha: "Really?"

Ye Hei: "Of course."

Demon Child Nezha: "Hehe, Brother Ye, you’re a good person."

Sun Wukong: "Yang Jian, are you going to stop Nezha from killing herself next?"

Yang Jian: "That’s right. After all, this mission is worth ten thousand points. Even if it were not for the points, I would still save Nezha."

Xu Yi: "Right! Although Nezha is later resurrected through a lotus, she loses the innate foundation of the Spirit Pearl, and her cultivation progress is permanently locked."

Sun Wukong: "Right!"

Feng Baobao: "Poor kid, having such an irresponsible father."

Demon Child Nezha: "Luckily, my father and mother love me. I guess I’m one lucky Nezha, hehe."

Bad Commander: "Where there is gain, there is loss."

Little Dragon Girl: "That’s right."

Chen Tang Pass.

"Master, Sister Yang Chan, Mother, goodbye."

Nezha closed her eyes, grief on her face. A tear fell from the corner of her eye as the sharp sword in her hand was about to slash across her throat.

At the critical moment, Yang Jian teleported to Nezha’s side, snatched away the sword, and shouted, "Nezha, you cannot die. If you die, those evil people will still remain. They will only refuse to change and grow even worse."

"??" Nezha froze. Who was this person?

"Impudent! Who are you?" the East Sea Dragon King barked.

"This is our family matter. Who are you? Fellow cultivator, do not meddle in other people’s business," Li Jing said.

"Hmph, Li Jing, you do not deserve to be a father.

"As for me, I am Yang Jian." Yang Jian’s gaze was ice-cold.

"Yang Jian!" Li Jing’s expression shifted, disbelief appearing on his face.

During this period, word of Yang Jian killing the Jade Emperor’s son, the Great Golden Crow, had already spread throughout the Three Realms.

"Yang Jian, you have some nerve to show yourself. Aren’t you afraid of being hunted by the Heavenly Court?" the East Sea Dragon King shouted.

"I was wondering why this little beast had become increasingly unruly and lawless. So it was because of your instigation, Yang Jian. You two are in league with each other. Now everything makes sense," Li Jing shouted.

He directly dumped the blame on Yang Jian! Yang Jian looked at him coldly and said, "Nezha, would you mind if I killed Li Jing and the East Sea Dragon King?"

"I wouldn’t mind, but the East Sea Dragon King will flood Chen Tang Pass," Nezha said.

"Yang Jian, you dare kill me? Then I will flood Chen Tang Pass. You do not want to see all living things suffer, do you?" the East Sea Dragon King said confidently.

Yang Jian took out the Heaven Supporting Pillar given to him by his master Sun Wukong and pointed it at the East Sea Dragon King. "You can try, East Sea Dragon King. I, Yang Jian, even dared to kill the Jade Emperor’s son, much less an old loach like you.

"As for Chen Tang Pass, what does it have to do with me? Flood it if you want!"

"Yang Jian, do you think I don’t dare?" the East Sea Dragon King roared.

"Come on, then!" Yang Jian roared.

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