Chapter 130-The Manga Pariah's Guide to Self-Salvation
Black shadows streaked across the sky, the gusts they whipped up slanting the rain and making Ye Zheng's figure appear even taller—like a lighthouse burning steady in the dark night.
The wet strands of hair clinging to Ye Zheng's forehead framed a pair of profoundly dark eyes, inscrutable and dim, yet Percy could see the exhilaration shining through. Dragging his exhausted body forward one step, he opened his mouth but found nothing to say.
When he heard that "So what?", Percy felt as if an unbridgeable chasm had cracked open between them—he and Sykes on one side, Ye Zheng on the other.
In the oppressive silence, Sykes stared deeply at Ye Zheng. He raised a hand, and a group of knights in red uniforms surrounded them.
At the same time, a squad of White-Clad Knights took position behind Ye Zheng. The two sides faced off in silence.
"Ye Zheng, this is your last chance. Help me control them, and I'll let bygones be bygones."
Sykes lifted his chin slightly, voice hoarse.
"Otherwise, not only will you fail to save them—once we return to the upper district, no one will protect you."
Ye Zheng slowly curved her lips into a smile.
"Crown Prince, are you saying that out of consideration for our old teammates... or are you afraid?"
Ha!
Sykes laughed in extreme fury. He'd once thought Percy was the most ungrateful person he'd ever met; now even "ungrateful" felt too mild for Ye Zheng.
He closed his mouth, golden eyes growing darker. Fine—as she wished. The Royal Family already disliked this suddenly appeared Godsent; Pope Wen Jian had long held a grudge against her. Committing such a grave error—once back in the upper district, how could they possibly let her go?
But it still wasn't enough. Sykes smiled, a suppressed and manic grin. "Afraid of you? Ye Zheng, then open your eyes wide and watch."
"Before the Empire judges you, I will crush everything you want to save!"
Wild air currents erupted from the ground, surging upward, tearing through layers of space. The air hissed under extreme pressure.
The knights around Sykes staggered but barely held steady. Looking up, they saw the monsters had somehow reassembled their formation, hoisting the unknown white giant object again and flying in another direction—only for the raging winds to interrupt once more, buffeting the airborne object until it teetered as if about to plummet.
Some knights nervously swallowed. Many quietly stepped back. The Crown Prince had gone mad! They were right beneath it—if it fell, wouldn't they all die together?
Almost everyone looked up in tense shock, except for Sykes, the source of the chaos, who lowered his head, gaze locked on Ye Zheng who was also looking skyward.
Fierce winds and dust danced wildly. Suddenly, the violent currents vanished. Disheveled hair abruptly stilled. Sykes's manic expression froze; he looked up.
Ye Zheng maintained her upward gaze, seeming surprised as she spoke: "Oh, looks like there's someone up there."
Because of the earlier chaos, the Dragon-Bodied Humans carrying the white spine had flown lower. Once the turbulence stopped, they were restabilizing their formation. Amid the mass of dark shadows, a small patch of gold stood out—like a tiny sun secretly climbing the night sky.
"Kinda familiar. What do you think, Crown Prince?"
Ye Zheng pressed a fist to her lips, as if pondering—or hiding an untimely smile.
The golden-haired Crown Prince lifted his chin, staring at that airborne figure. The feeling of losing his ability was so familiar it ignited his rage. Gritting his teeth, he spat a name—
"Sierra!"
Outside the manga world.
Ever since Old Uncle, at Kiran's request, promised to give Kiran "a complete life" and drew a detailed death scene, Tang Mingxi had been looking forward to the new weekly update.
She'd always complained that the creator barely showed Ye Zheng's action scenes—always a flashy entrance followed by a quick skip, making Ye Zheng's successes look like pure luck.
Ye Zheng almost never had proper combat panels in the manga. Forum people even said she was royalty—whose royal had so few panels?
This time Tang Mingxi opened the manga app right on time. She was even more excited than Kiran stans for Kiran's death!
At that moment, clicking in with eager anticipation, Tang Mingxi had no idea this chapter would exceed everyone's expectations in every sense.
The first page continued from the previous: in Percy's shocked gaze, Ye Zheng picked up the head and put it in her bag.
"What exactly happened? Did he attack you? Why are you carrying... his head?"
In the manga, Percy's expression shifted from shock to wariness.
The girl facing him simply smiled, his words triggering memories.
Tang Mingxi immediately sat up straight and held her phone properly.
After sending Percy and the others away, Kiran was notified someone was waiting for him at the Bone Burial Ground. He entered a underground palace filled with strange white bones and met Ye Zheng, who had been waiting a long time.
Next, Tang Mingxi saw Ye Zheng's true killing part for the first time.
After a fierce fight—when Tang Mingxi thought the cunning Kiran was about to hit Ye Zheng's vital spot—the prepared Ye Zheng saw through him and used exquisite water-ability to counter-kill Kiran!
"Hell yes!"
This was the first time Tang Mingxi saw Ye Zheng fight with her ability. Before, whether as Zhao Mei or Saintess Ye Zheng, her power was always for healing or supporting teammates.
But after this chapter, Tang Mingxi predicted Ye Zheng would rise several spots on the *King of the Demonic Domain* power rankings. The forum always saw her as a cunning brainy type—when talking combat power, they never included Ye Zheng.
Excited, Tang Mingxi kept scrolling. Kiran wasn't dead yet. On screen he lay with a broken beauty aesthetic—she had a feeling Kiran stans were in momo ecstasy again.
"Ye Zheng, thank you... Ending my life like this, I'm satisfied."
"Kill me with the Divine Sword, let us achieve our final glory together..."
Next panel: Kiran coughing blood, delivering last words with no fear—only dignified acceptance.
Off-screen Tang Mingxi's face twisted in disgust. You lose, you lose—so much drama for what?
Asking Ye Zheng to kill him with the Divine Sword—he deserved it?
Too bad Ye Zheng was an extremely kind little girl. She drew the Divine Sword and held it to Kiran's neck.
"Sigh, my girl is still too kind. Such a kind girl will easily suffer losses."
Tang Mingxi shook her head. Giving Kiran such a dignified death—truly the noble Saintess.
But she never expected the next page: Ye Zheng lowered her head and said a few words.
The creator didn't write what she said—only that Kiran's accepting expression suddenly twisted, eyes bulging in disbelief as he stared at Ye Zheng, losing all broken beauty and dignity.
"Wait—what the hell did Ye Zheng say?!"
Tang Mingxi voiced every reader's question here.
She scrolled down immediately. Ye Zheng was already smiling as she stood, watching some unknown black mass envelop Kiran's body. Kiran screamed in collapse as intense corrosion ate him away until silence—then Ye Zheng chopped off his head.
Seeing this, Tang Mingxi was stunned for a while by Ye Zheng's decisiveness and coldness. Ye Zheng's image gained another layer—but she quickly accepted it: as expected of the clever Saintess, so decisive!
The flashback ended. Tang Mingxi felt a little reluctant—she knew the creator's habits; probably that was all Ye Zheng's content this chapter.
But luckily today she was already fully fed by decisive cold Saintess Ye Zheng. Casually scrolling down—sure enough, big close-ups of Percy and Sykes, plus Ye Zheng whisked away by white mist. The two even started suspecting her.
Fine, my girl was indeed suspicious, but putting that aside—how could they not trust Ye Zheng?
When she reached the part where hostile Sykes reunited with Ye Zheng on the street, Tang Mingxi sucked in a breath—don't tell me they're gonna torment my girl next?
Until she saw Ye Zheng going blow for blow with Sykes—Tang Mingxi was dumbfounded.
Further down, Ye Zheng beating up Percy, nearly killing the male lead—Tang Mingxi's mouth hung open the whole time.
Finally, Ye Zheng beating both Sykes and Percy, releasing the Fallen Breed in front of everyone, smiling and spreading her hands: "So what?"—Tang Mingxi completely lost facial control and went insane!
Before she always patiently screenshotted Ye Zheng's rare appearances, but today she couldn't wait to share her excitement with everyone.
Same stan or rival—she wanted to grab everyone's heads and make them appreciate this chapter!
She called it Ye Zheng's god-tier episode!
In the forum, after Zhao Mei's identity reveal last time, another traffic peak arrived—several fresh hot posts.
[OMG someone come control Ye Zheng...][hot]
[#1: OMG someone come control Ye Zheng...]
[#2: This girl just hit the next level—why did I only find out today how badass she is!]
[#3: Scared me—thought it was another Ye Zheng judgment post before clicking.]
[#4: Us universally hated Zheng stans are just so humble and cautious—every update we enter the forum mentally prepared (crying emoji)]
[#5: Our Zheng is punching the protagonist and kicking the antagonist—why are Ye Zheng stans still humble!]
[#6: Turns out even the creator knows you're all universally hated—lol.]
[#7: Outside the forum who indulges you Zheng antis? Real passersby only know our Zheng is strong and beautiful—antis really think too highly of themselves.]
[#8: Don't know if Ye Zheng stans are universally hated, but I do know Ye Zheng almost beat all your precious boys (snicker)]
[#9: Wait, Ye Zheng's A-rank ability matching Sykes—even reasonable?]
[#10: Why not ask if Percy rated E-rank but cheating like that is reasonable?]
[#11: Who rumored Ye Zheng matched Sykes? Clearly Sykes held back—if real fight, think Ye Zheng survives?]
[#12: Don't know if Ye Zheng survives, but Percy almost didn't, and Sykes almost exploded~]
[#13: This Ye Zheng stan is struggling a bit—this chapter Ye Zheng too extreme. How can a Saintess for country and people torture and kill others, want to kill teammates for no reason, release monsters? How are you all so happy?]
[#14: Upstairs, changing ID to "Zhengzheng number one worldwide" doesn't let you false-flag as Zheng stan—though Ye Zheng is indeed number one worldwide.]
[#15: Mood complicated after this chapter—because of Ye Zheng I'm struggling with Percy,,,]
[#16: OMG Ye Zheng mom fans are false-flagging now—we Percy stans don't lack you one.]
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[#63: Percy stans stop yout twisted love with Ye Zheng mom fans—hurry next door to the de-stan Percy hot post for comment control!]
[#64: #Ye Zheng eternal king of Demonic Domain# #Consecutive breaker of Kiran, Sykes, Percy records# #Percy Demonic Domain trash one# #Sykes Demonic Domain trash two# Little Steamers, we're out!]
Tang Mingxi was used to every Ye Zheng praise post having people sneak in to smear—especially this chapter, Ye Zheng completely opposed Percy and even Sykes, bound to cause controversy.
But she didn't expect the biggest backlash to be against Percy—people defending Ye Zheng were plenty.
From her years in fandom, many were real passersby—not false-flagging rhythm-bringers like her.
[De-stanned, truly disappointed in you this time, Percy.][hot]
[#1: De-stanned, truly disappointed in you this time, Percy.]
[#2: From early serialization, witnessing your growth—your justice, ideals once moved me. Every setback hurt more than anyone. But today seeing you beaten by Ye Zheng—my heart doesn't hurt anymore, just relief. Turns out you're long not the passionate justice boy I admired.]]
[#3: Wait where am I? Still a manga forum?]
[#4: Sis you in wrong place—this isn't the de-stan shelter bot on Weibo, Ye Zheng mom fans false-flag better.]
[#5: Yeah I get upstairs—most satisfying part this chapter was actually Ye Zheng's "So what?"...]
[#6: Plot getting weirder—logically Ye Zheng trying to kill Percy makes her antagonist, but her goal is so just.]
[#7: Clicked—those women forced into Fallen Breed were already pitiful, still gotta kill them? What's wrong with Ye Zheng wanting to save them?]
[#8: You completely skip plot? Percy's past wrote Fallen Breed irreversible—his aunt begged him end the monster's life, Percy couldn't even do it—blame Percy too?]
[#9: OMG Ye Zheng desperately saving monsters, ordinary people's safety just "So what?"—antisocial like this, no one judge?]
[#10: "Monsters" "antisocial"—Kiran etc experimenting on women is justice, our Zheng saving innocent women is antisocial? Then I can only support Ye Zheng staying antisocial lol.]
[#11: Truly disappointed in Percy—shouldn't he empathize with those women? His mom, his aunt suffered that pain—his seemingly rational awakening reminds me of some men in real life...]
[#12: What exactly do you want from Percy? Mercy to monster aunt = cold-blooded, but ignoring ordinary people to protect monsters = holy father—damned either way.]
[#13: Percy just unlucky born as protagonist—next door Sykes kills monsters no blame, Ye Zheng ignoring ordinary safety gets wildly praised.]
[#14: Then suggest he reincarnate as a woman used as Holy Vessel—experience what "good life" means.]
[#15: Stop accusing misogyny and male favoritism—you ever loved Percy? I only see infinite moral demands because he's protagonist.]
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[#123: Finally know why so many Percy stans de-stanned—Percy is insane, and his stans are next-level insane.]
[#124: People saying Ye Zheng ignores ordinary safety are the ones skipping plot—she said possible to restore them to normal! There are two idiots deaf like AI.]
[#125: This floor surely rival Little Steamers false-flagging masterpiece—Percy and Sykes so pitiful, beaten by Ye Zheng in manga, smeared by Zheng stans outside...]
[#126: Sensei, is our Sykes really the antagonist? Next to Ye Zheng, Sykes looks pure and innocent.]
[#127: Stop selling misery—just bullying your precious boy, so what?]
[#128: Thanks for Sykes pushing you king of Demonic Domain number one antagonist certification—our Zheng and Ye Zheng mom fans joint antagonists, so what?]
[#129: Forgot to beat Sykes after beating Percy—thanks #125 PerSy shippers reminding us of long-forgotten former number one antagonist.]
[#130: This chapter rival stans all triggered—the boys' brains can't beat Ye Zheng's, and even proud combat power loses?]
Tang Mingxi snickered—after this plot, where Ye Zheng rivals? Only kneelers!
[#183: PerSy shippers daily bundling and dragging Ye Zheng—so concerned, why not rename CP to Kneeling Duo—show your PerSy bond and leech #king of Demonic Domain one# Ye Zheng traffic.]
[#184: Died laughing—Kneeling Duo? First hearing sounded weird—didn't know it'd occupy precious boy fans' entire youth...]
Author's Note:
OMG didn't make it before 12—got addicted to forum and missed perfect attendance... Can only reward myself by continuing forum tomorrow...
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