I Must Have Been Blind Before

Zhang San stood ramrod straight, his face expressionless, but his eyes revealed a chilling, ruthless light.

"Trying to run away? Do you think you can escape?"

The oppressive aura emanating from him made the air in the entire courtyard feel heavier.

Hu Liena took a few steps back while holding the child, stopping only when her back hit the door frame.

Xie Yue stood in front of her, staring directly at Zhang San: "Zhang San, my sister took such good care of you, why won't you let her go?"

"Hmph!" Zhang San sneered. "She's shameless. Not only did she seduce Tang San, but knowing he's my enemy, she still wanted to have his child."

Hu Liena's voice trembled slightly with pleading. "Xiao San, please spare my child. If you promise to spare my child, I'll agree to any condition you set."

"Get out!" Zhang San's voice suddenly rose several decibels. "I find you disgusting, you filthy thing. Killing you would only dirty my hands."

Xie Yue clenched his fists. "Zhang San, watch your mouth! If it weren't for you, my sister wouldn't have gotten into this mess!"

"Filthy is filthy, what can you do about it?" Zhang San's voice was icy cold.

He paused, his gaze falling on Hu Liena's face, a sinister glint in his eyes. "I'll let you go, but tell me, has Tang San been here?"

Hu Liena's gaze flickered slightly. "No, he didn't come."

Zhang San's lips curled up. "My dear senior sister, after all these years, don't I know you well? I knew you were lying the moment you opened your mouth."

He changed the subject, saying with a playful tone, "If you're willing to help me poison him, or help me kill Tang San, I might consider letting you and your sister go. How about it?"

Hu Liena raised her head, the pleading in her eyes fading, replaced by a resolute expression. "Zhang San, I never imagined your true colors were so despicable, so unscrupulous. To achieve your goals, you actually used women and children. I must have been blind to have fallen for such a treacherous and shameless scoundrel."

Holding the child, she approached Xie Yue from behind. "Zhang San, don't even think about using us. If you have the guts, kill us now."

"Do you think I wouldn't dare?" A cold glint flashed in Zhang San's eyes. With a thought, his Second Martial Soul, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, appeared in his left palm, and nine red Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.

He raised the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, aiming it at Hu Liena and Xie Yue: "Since that's the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Just as Zhang San was about to pull the trigger, a figure swept over the courtyard wall.

As he stopped beside Hu Liena and Xie Yue, he reached out and pulled, and a wisp of Soul Power transformed into a flexible barrier, wrapping the two of them and the swaddling clothes together.

Hu Liena felt a blur before her eyes, but she still held the baby tightly in her arms as she was lifted into the air and sped away towards the Nuoding City at an extremely fast speed.

Zhang San reacted just as quickly, chasing after the beam of light and speeding out of the city.

Tang San left the city and landed in a wasteland several miles away. Fighting in the city would easily harm innocent people.

He placed Hu Liena and Xie Yue on the ground, then turned around to face the direction he had come from.

Zhang San also landed on this wasteland, about twenty paces away from Tang San.

Tang San looked at Zhang San and said with a playful tone, "Little Scumbag, I heard you were looking for me?"

"Tang San, you dare to show your face again. You won't escape my grasp today." Zhang San said disdainfully, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Tang San shook his head and said with a smile, "You Little Scumbag, you always say that, and you always run faster than a dog. Tell me, how many times has this happened?"

Zhang San raised the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow in his hand, and nine red Soul Rings pulsed slowly beneath his feet.

His already cold and hard face became even more gloomy. "Things are different now. Although you are not afraid of poison, I will now show you the power of my Second Martial Soul and let you see what a true strongman is."

"What's so great about your broken repeating crossbow? It's nothing but trash. You're trash, and your Martial Soul is trash too."

Tang San no longer concealed his aura.

The instant he finished speaking, Tang San flipped his left hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer condensed in his palm.

The hammer was jet black, crackling with lightning, and its surface emanated a dark purple aura of destruction.

Nine Soul Rings lit up one after another on the hammer, eight red and one crimson gold.

The crimson-gold ninth Soul Ring stood out among the eight red Soul Rings, exuding an almost sacred sense of oppression that made the surrounding air seem to sink.

Zhang San's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze lingering on the nine Soul Rings for a moment before he looked up at Tang San: "You also have Twin Martial Souls?"

"You didn't know?" Tang San asked, somewhat puzzled. It seemed Bibi Dong hadn't told him such important information.

Zhang San's expression darkened further at that moment, and he fell silent.

Above the wasteland, the twilight was shattered by the collision of two opposing forces.

Zhang San's finger rested on the trigger, his gaze fixed on Tang San, without uttering a single unnecessary word. Nine red Soul Rings pulsed slowly beneath his feet.

"The second Soul Skill, Wind-Splitting Arrows."

The sound of the trigger being pulled rang out.

One after another, dark blue arrows shot out from the crossbow muzzles, emitting a sharp whistling sound, carrying a force that seemed to tear through the air, heading straight for Tang San's chest.

Tang San raised the Clear Sky Hammer, swung the hammerhead forward with a graceful and effortless movement.

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

The Wind-Splitting Arrows struck the hammer, producing a crisp metallic clang. The arrow was jolted off course and pierced the wasteland at an angle, making a slight popping sound as it hit the ground.

Without pausing, Zhang San continuously pulled the trigger, the light of the Soul Rings flashing alternately, each flash accompanied by a new volley of arrows being fired.

"Third Soul Skill, Linked Bead Shot."

Several waves of arrows flew in succession toward Tang San.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Armor-Piercing Cone."

A cone-shaped arrow, entirely dark gold in color, shot out from the crossbow.

Fifth Soul Skill: Stormy Rain and Rain

Countless arrows poured out of the crossbow at the same moment, covering the entire fan-shaped area in front of Tang San.

With the Clear Sky Hammer in hand, Tang San activated his third and fourth spirit rings, and successively used "Thousand-Pound Power" and "Thousand-Pound Defense".

He faced the overwhelming rain of arrows with the hammerhead, using his wrist as an axis to spin the hammer rapidly, forming an impenetrable barrier in front of him.

The arrows struck the barrier with a dense, crisp sound, like hailstones hitting an iron plate simultaneously.

The Wind-Splitting Arrows were deflected, the Linked Bead Shot was scattered, and the Armor-Piercing Cone -Stormy Rain Spikes were shattered. The storm of arrows was deflected the moment they touched the barrier, exploding into a shower of tiny sparks in the air.

Tang San tilted the Clear Sky Hammer to the ground and looked at Zhang San: "Is that all you've got?"

Zhang San's face was gloomy, and his Seventh Soul Ring and Eighth Soul Rings lit up simultaneously beneath his feet.

"Seventh Soul Skill, Godly Zhuge Crossbow True Body"

The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow swelled to nearly twice its size in the light, with more arrow slots extending from its arms, making the entire crossbow mechanism more complex.

"Eighth Soul Skill: A Barrage of Arrows"

The instant the trigger was pulled, countless energy arrows poured out of the crossbow in a flash. Each one carried terrifying penetrating power and speed. The high temperature generated by the friction between the arrows and the air caused the arrow tails to leave thin white trails, like hundreds of meteors falling towards Tang San at the same time.