Chapter 437 The Eye of the Peacock

When Kong Chuan returned to the village, he saw from afar that the Peacock Divine Brilliance had been reduced to a small cluster, and his heart sank completely.

Rushing back into the village, he saw that the stone houses had entirely collapsed, leaving only the Blue Peacock standing there, unfurling its splendor in defiance of the dark night, and there was no one else around.

"It's all over!" Kong Chuan cried out in anguish as he crouched down, clutching his head.

With Lin Shen gone, it meant he could never return to Sky Pinnacle Star and stand by the Heavenly Consort ever again, something more painful to him than death.

He was filled with regret, having been repeatedly and earnestly warned by the Heavenly Consort not to act recklessly before he came, yet he still managed to mess things up.

Kong Chuan held his head, squatting on the ground, as tears of regret streamed down from his eyes.

Creak!

All of a sudden, Kong Chuan heard a noise across from him. As his gaze shifted, he saw someone push open the door of a stone house, holding a luminous Seven-Colored Flower, standing opposite him and looking down on him.

Seeing that person was actually Lin Shen, Kong Chuan felt both shock and joy as he leaped up from the ground: "You... you're not dead..."

"I'm not dead, and it looks like you're disappointed?" Lin Shen said to him coldly.

Lin Shen had some doubts whether Kong Chuan had deliberately duped him, but after seeing Kong Chuan's earlier state in the stone house, he knew this guy wasn't likely doing it intentionally, just unreliable.

However, whether intentional or not, Lin Shen had taken note of this grudge and certainly wouldn't make it easy for Kong Chuan. As for the role of Special Service Department Chief, he might as well not even think about it.

Kong Chuan finally came to his senses, quickly stood up, wiped away the Tear Stains from his face, and with a twisted head, said, "Dean, please don't misunderstand, I had no such intention."

"Kong Chuan, you should go back," Lin Shen said to him with a cold voice.

"Go back?" Kong Chuan was slightly stunned before responding, "The mission isn't complete, I can't go back."

"Are you a member of the Celestial Master Institute?" Lin Shen asked him coldly.

"Yes," Kong Chuan nodded.

"Am I the Head of the Celestial Masters' Institution?" Lin Shen asked again.

"Of course you are," Kong Chuan nodded again.

"Then as the Head of the Celestial Masters' Institution, I order you, you can now leave Giant Ring Star and return. You're not needed here," Lin Shen said. He didn't fear godlike enemies, but he detested teammates like Kong Chuan, comparable to pigs.

Being such a close relative of the Heavenly Emperor and still ending up so pathetically, it was certainly not without reason. Lin Shen couldn't possibly keep such a person by his side.

"I'm responsible for protecting you, and I won't leave until the mission is complete," Kong Chuan said through gritted teeth.

He knew he had indeed made a great mistake this time, but he couldn't leave.

"Is this how you protect me?" Lin Shen snorted coldly.

"This time is my fault, there won't be a next time," Kong Chuan said with clenched teeth, bowing his head.

"Everyone's life is only given once, even Mr. Tian won't grant a second chance, so why should you get another chance?" Lin Shen was thoroughly unmoved. No matter how strong, he did not want such trash.

What about the Heavenly Consort? Even if the Heavenly Consort learned of such a foolish act and his dismissal, she couldn't say anything in his defense.

"I've already said it, nothing like this will ever happen again," Kong Chuan said with a look of utter distress.

An Ascender actually spoke to him like that, making him feel very embarrassed.

"You won't leave, will you? Fine. Whoever sent you, I'll have them take you away." Lin Shen directly used the communicator, ready to contact the Heavenly Consort.

Even now, Kong Chuan still acted like a ghost oblivious to death, utterly foolish.

Kong Chuan hadn't expected Lin Shen to be so decisive and suddenly realized the gravity of the situation.

"Dean, that's not what I meant. We've only just arrived at Giant Ring Star, the mission is fraught with difficulties. Without me by your side to protect you, those Nirvana Beings might harm you. Give me another chance... just one more time..." Kong Chuan's attitude softened.

But Lin Shen ignored him and continued to dial the communicator.

Suddenly, Kong Chuan reached out and pressed down on the communicator in Lin Shen's hand.

"What, you want to lay hands on me now?" Lin Shen asked coldly, staring at him.

Kong Chuan suddenly knelt before Lin Shen with a thud, bowing down at his feet: "Dean, I would give my life for you, please don't send me away..."

"A mouth is just two pieces of cheap flesh; it can say anything cheap, but what does that have to do with me? Now I give you two options, you leave, or I leave. Choose one." Lin Shen never listens to what others say, only to what they do.

Kong Chuan almost cost him his life, almost cost his elder sister her life, almost cost Old Wei his life.

Lin Shen didn't kill him now purely because he knew he was no match for Kong Chuan, and killing Kong Chuan would also make the Heavenly Consort retaliate against him and his family, otherwise, he would have already struck Kong Chuan dead.

But this man, he would no longer employ.

The Peacock Divine Brilliance shifted unpredictably. He couldn't be driven away like this. Otherwise, his years of humbled endurance would lose their meaning. He had to stay.

Suddenly, the Peacock raised his head, straightened his back, knelt before Lin Shen, and with Peacock Divine Brilliance shining, he abruptly raised his hand to plunge it into his own forehead.

His fingers forcibly penetrated his skull, and amidst splattered blood, he gouged out the Peacock's Eye from his forehead.

The Blue Peacock Eye in Kong Chuan's hand seemed like a bloody heavenly eye, circles of blue luminescence shining coldly through the blood. Find more chapters on empire

"Dean... this is my Peacock Eye... with the eye exists the person, with the eye destroyed, the person dies... please keep Kong Chuan... give me one more chance... from now on, Kong Chuan's life is yours...

you command me to live, I live... you order me to die, I die... I wouldn't dare overstep again..." Kong Chuan laid prostrate before Lin Shen, both hands offering the Peacock Eye up to Lin Shen.

Lin Shen stared at Kong Chuan, startled. He had specifically read up on the Peacock Clan and knew Kong Chuan wasn't lying to him—the Peacock Eye was the life of the Peacock Clan, more important than the heart and brain.

Kong Chuan's ability to do such a thing was somewhat surprising to him.

After all, as a Nirvana Being and the Heavenly Consort's own brother, even if he left the Celestial Master Institute, it shouldn't mean death, right?

"Alright, since that's the case, I'll give you one more chance." Lin Shen reached out and took the Peacock Eye from Kong Chuan.

Having his life in his own hands meant there would be no fear of him causing trouble again. From now on, he would be assigned all the dirty, tiring, and dangerous tasks—if he could survive.

"Thank... Dean..." Kong Chuan bowed again.

"This is your last chance. Even if you were the Heavenly Emperor's own brother, it would still not be enough to save your life." Lin Shen said, turning to enter the house.

Kong Chuan hastily got up and followed Lin Shen into the stone house, his forehead, now missing the Peacock Eye, still bleeding.

Once inside the house, Kong Chuan saw the situation clearly and was stunned.

Everyone was intact inside the stone house, seemingly unharmed. In a corner, there was even a woman in chains. Just by seeing the woman's red ghostly eyes, he knew she was from the Night Ghost Tribe.