At This Moment, He Was Her Light!

"You think it would look wonderful if I carved a couple of cuts into that pretty little face?" The remnants' leader waved the dagger in his hand, gesturing across Hu Liena's face.

"Boss, stop wasting words on her. Just kill her and toss her head to Spirit Hall. Let them know we aren't people to be messed with."

"Just killing her would be too easy. We should slice off her flesh bit by bit with our daggers, then throw her back to Spirit Hall and let her crippled body drag out the rest of her life. Unable to live, unable to die."

Watching the remnants' leader wave his blade around, Hu Liena's heart turned to ashes. She slowly closed her eyes, as though she had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Falling into the hands of these desperate outlaws, there was no way she would come to a good end. She regretted her cleverness, regretted not staying safely in Spirit Hall, regretted plotting to teach Chu Fan a lesson, regretted how weak she was...

No, I can't accept ending like this. I still have to become strong and help Teacher conquer the world.

Hu Liena looked up at the sky, her eyes growing moist as despair filled her heart. Heavens, please... save me.

Gradually, Chu Fan's blurry face appeared in the sky. Hu Liena closed her eyes like a lamb awaiting slaughter, bidding farewell to everything in despair.

"That little girl... I finally found her!"

Suddenly, a voice rang out in her mind. The dead embers in Hu Liena's heart instantly flared into a fire of hope.

"Chu Fan! It's Chu Fan." Hu Liena repeated Chu Fan's name in her heart, as though she had found a lifeline. Her tightly shut eyes opened once more.

She knew that hearing Chu Fan's inner voice meant he was nearby. Chu Fan had come. Maybe she would not die after all.

Creak~

As the door opened, everyone saw a little boy walk inside.

The moment she saw Chu Fan, a wave of bitterness flooded Hu Liena's eyes, and tears welled up. Unable to hold back any longer, Hu Liena began to cry.

"It's Chu Fan. It really is him!"

"He came!"

"He came to save me!"

"At the crucial moment, he actually came to save me without regard for his own safety."

Thinking of how she had treated him—how she had sent guards to teach him a lesson—yet he had come to save her without holding a grudge, overwhelming guilt rose in her heart.

At this moment, Chu Fan seemed so dazzling.

So tall.

At this moment, he was her light!

Looking at the bedraggled Hu Liena, a savage aura burst from Chu Fan's body.

"Kid, we're busy here. Get lost!" a Soul Elder cursed and roared.

"Let her go!" Chu Fan ignored everyone else and spoke coldly.

At that moment, the third brother who had kidnapped Hu Liena looked at Chu Fan and said, "Boss, this kid is with Hu Liena. He seems to be her teacher."

When the third brother had been selling cotton candy, he had naturally seen Chu Fan with Hu Liena. He had also heard Hu Liena call the child her teacher.

"If he's that girl's teacher, then he's one of Spirit Hall's people. Third brother, tie him up too," the leader ordered.

The third brother walked toward Chu Fan, sizing him up with disdain. "Kid, you want to play the hero and save the beauty? You should first see whether you have what it takes."

"I said, let her go!" Chu Fan raised his voice. A kingly pressure filled it, echoing through the ruins.

"Kid, you're courting death." Seeing Chu Fan ignore him, the third brother flew into a rage and lunged at Chu Fan.

Suddenly, when he came within two steps of Chu Fan, the third brother stopped. He froze in place, his eyes bulging as he stared at the spear piercing his chest, looking at Chu Fan in disbelief.

How is this possible? He's clearly just a child. How could he kill me?

Chu Fan withdrew his spear, and the third brother crashed heavily to the ground without moving. Bright red blood flowed from his chest, staining the ground around him crimson.

Seeing that Chu Fan was only a child, the third brother had naturally lowered his guard. Yet the God Slaying Spear Chu Fan summoned pierced through his chest at tremendous speed. One strike was all it took for him to collapse coldly to the ground.

"Third brother!" The remnants' leader was the first to react. Looking at the motionless third brother on the ground, he let out a hoarse roar.

"Third Brother!" The others finally reacted as well, roaring furiously.

Their eyes bloodshot, everyone glared at Chu Fan. At this moment, none of them dared underestimate him any longer.

"One spear strike killed a Soul Elder." Hu Liena's eyes were filled with shock as she looked at Chu Fan.

From the moment Chu Fan entered, Hu Liena had been watching him. She had seen every movement of what had just happened clearly.

Seeing the third brother lying on the ground without a trace of life, the leader's vicious aura erupted. His eyes turned scarlet, as though blood might burst from them at any moment. Staring at Chu Fan, he roared, "Kid, you dared kill my third brother. You're not leaving here today."

"Form up!"

At the leader's command, the remaining six surrounded Chu Fan. Two Assault Types stood at the front, while two Control Types and one Agile Attack Type stood behind them, forming a five-man encirclement around Chu Fan. One Support Type stood behind the Assault Type soul masters. This was the most common formation, balancing offense and defense.

"Kid, I'll show you the consequences of angering us."

"First Soul Skill, Demon Bear Palm!" The leader was the first to unleash a soul skill, relying on his physical strength as he charged at Chu Fan.

The second brother followed as well. "First Soul Skill, Azure Cloud Bell!" As a Control Type soul master, the chimes of the Azure Cloud Bell could disrupt an enemy's rhythm and reduce their speed by ten percent.

"Second Soul Skill, Nether Slash!" The fourth brother, an Agile Attack Type soul master, took advantage of his speed to constantly seek an opening.

The Support Type soul master also activated his martial soul, increasing the team's attack power by ten percent.

Chu Fan merely glanced at them, his eyes filled with disdain.

A mere Soul Ancestor isn't worthy of making me use a soul skill.

"This lineup is enough to contend with a Spirit King. Teacher, this isn't the time to show off or act tough." Seeing all six attack at once, Hu Liena immediately grew worried.

Yet there was nothing she could do. She could only place her hopes on Chu Fan. She could sense that he possessed a terrifying power she could not see through.

"Chu Fan, whether we can get out of here today or not, you are my teacher and the teacher I respect most," Hu Liena said in her heart.

Chu Fan stood in the middle of the battlefield with the God Slaying Spear in hand. Like a golden war god, his small frame radiated the domineering presence that only a supreme powerhouse could possess.

Holding the God Slaying Spear, Chu Fan collided with the charging leader. A powerful force immediately sent both of them flying back. Chu Fan retreated two steps, and at that moment, the Agile Attack Type soul master's Nether Slash came at him. Borrowing the force of the collision, Chu Fan spun and dodged it perfectly.

The leader who had collided with Chu Fan staggered back more than ten steps before stabilizing himself. The curved blade in his hand trembled slightly, and a numbing sensation traveled up from it.

The leader's eyes were full of astonishment. "I never imagined that, despite his young age, his physical strength would be even more terrifying than mine."

"Such a genius will definitely become a talent of Spirit Hall in the future. We must kill him now."