Ling Quan's Moment of Glory

Yang Shan's voice was almost hoarse from shouting, but he finally managed to get Protector Liu to stop.

"Cheng E, why aren't you staying in Maple City? What are you doing chasing after me?"

Yang Shan said in a serious tone:

"Having followed Protector Liu all this way, I already know Protector Liu preferences. Protector Liu had previously instructed me to hire those maids."

"After careful consideration, I realize that the Black Alliance cannot be formed overnight. Perhaps we should let Protector Liu have more fun on his journey back."

Protector Liu: "Hehehe, you little rascal, you're definitely on the right track!"

Yang Shan: "Then, Protector Liu, shall we go to the Fireworks Pavilion where you booked those four maids before?"

Protector Liu: "Let's go!"

Yang Shan had no choice but to follow Protector Liu.

With Protector Liu in Maple City, Yang Shan launched a surprise attack, capturing him all and making a fortune.

But that was, after all, the most idealistic plan.

Plans can never keep up with changes.

Fortunately, Yang Shan, that Old Schemer, always wrote a backup plan in case of unforeseen circumstances when making his plans! The plan to kill three birds with one stone and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop did not go smoothly.

Then Yang Shan would prioritize killing Protector Liu.

After all, Protector Liu is a member of the Soul Hall, while Han Feng is not.

Yang Shan had already been making these preparations on the way to Maple City with Protector Liu.

Through multiple exchanges, Protector Liu successfully persuaded him to become Liu's "representative".

Therefore, as long as Protector Liu does not appear, Yang Shan's status and position with Han Feng are equivalent to that of Protector Liu!

Taking this opportunity, Yang Shan can get close to Han Feng and then, depending on the situation, try to seize the Sea Heart Flame! If all else fails, he can buy that Hun Dan enough time and resources.

The Hun Dan has awakened his Dou Di Bloodline; his advancement will surely be rapid.

When the time is right, he will lead three loyal employees of the company, along with Hun Dan and Luo Xie, to directly surround and kill Han Feng!

Yang Shan has made steady and rapid progress since the game's launch, and this isn't solely due to his memories and skills from his previous life! After all, Yang Shan's plans are often forced to be suspended and changed due to changes in the situation.

Without sufficiently meticulous thinking and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

Yang Shan is probably already at his wit's end, having already suffered several mishaps! Yang Shan is now focusing on executing his backup plan.

He took Protector Liu back to the Fireworks Pavilion that Protector Liu had been longing for.

Three minutes, and you're a man again! Protector Liu's marksmanship is like a dragon, and he easily takes down four maids.

As he left the room, he subconsciously adjusted his belt.

Yang Shan stood outside the door and said respectfully, "Protector Liu, I have given the madam a sum of Spirit Stone to buy those four maids. They will send someone to deliver the maids to Mad Lion City!"

Protector Liu smiled with great satisfaction, patting Yang Shan on the shoulder:

"Cheng E, you little rascal, you really know how to get things done! Do a good job for this protector, and I won't treat you unfairly!"

"Thank you for your promotion, sir!"

Yang Shan appeared flattered, but inwardly he was sneering.

You keep saying you won't treat me badly, but you don't actually increase my favorability at all, do you?

Isn't this just the empty promises made by unscrupulous capitalists to their employees in the real world?

"Work hard for the company for twenty years, and the company will give you shares!"

Twenty years later, a hardworking employee is laid off because of his age, and the severance pay has to go through "labor arbitration"! The existence of favorability makes it easier to see through people's true intentions in the game.

Compared to that Hun Dan Protector Liu, he's truly worse than a pig or a dog!

Yang Shan has been out of contact for so long, yet that Hun Dan goodwill rating of 23 points remains stubbornly high, without decreasing at all!

Yang Shan was quite relieved.

If it weren't for that Hun Dan, relying on Protector Liu, this "unscrupulous capitalist," to get in touch with the higher-ups of the Soul Hall would have been worse than him going it alone!

The Hun Dan has already confessed to Yang Shan that once his bloodline is stabilized, he will definitely reach the seventh rank! A sixth-rank Dou Di Bloodline can greatly reduce the difficulty of breaking through to Dou Zun.

What does a seventh-grade Dou Di Bloodline mean? Take the Ancient Clan as an example. Gu Zhen, the Eight Great Leaders Great Commander of the Black Submerging Army Ancient Clan, was a seventh-grade Dou Di when his bloodline was tested at the Ancient Clan Ceremony! (As mentioned before, the Four Great Commanders and Eight Great Leaders were all from the younger generation.) And at that time, Gu Zhen's cultivation level was Seven-Star Dou Zun!

The Soul Hall's "Nine Heavens Venerable - Mo Yu," who surpasses ordinary Heavenly Venerables, is at the Seven-Star Dou Zun Peak! In other words, once the Hun Dan stabilizes its footing, it can break through continuously in a short period of time. The Dou Zun gate will open automatically for it without it even needing to be kicked!

The Soul Clan will value Hun Dan more than Hun Dan's half-brother, who is also the Young Master of his lineage— Hun Xian.

Yang Shan and Hun Dan are not in a superior-subordinate relationship! Moreover, Hun Dan promised a method of soul cultivation.

So no matter what, Yang Shan Hun Dan to help that bastard Protector Liu kill that two-faced, arrogant, and contemptible scoundrel!

Yang Shan would stare at the jade and silk in his Storage Ring every few days.

The moment the red dot appears on the jade scroll, Protector Liu's countdown to death will begin!

Perhaps it's because Yang Shan "knows" very well where the fun places are in the Black-Corner Region.

So on his way back, Protector Liu used the excuse of darkness to stay overnight in Thousand Speck City.

The very next morning, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the Inner Courtyard of the Jia Nan Academy! On the mountain behind the Inner Courtyard, Xiao Xun'er was still wearing her student robe.

Ling Ying was with her.

More than a dozen tiny black dots appeared on the northern horizon.

The route of these black dots was very clear, heading straight for the back mountain where Xiao Xun'er was standing.

The black dots were magnified and revealed to be sixteen horse-like magical beasts, all jet black, with two-foot-long silver horns on their heads and four broad wings on their backs.

This magical beast is called the "Four-Winged Silver Horned Colt," a sixth-tier King of Beasts. It is not only fast in flight and has great endurance, but also extremely fierce in combat.

The Four-Winged Silver Horned Colt landed one after another, and the sixteen young men dressed in black armor dismounted and knelt on one knee in front of Xiao Xun'er, bowing their heads and clasping their fists.

The young man at the head of the group looked to be no more than twenty-four or twenty-five years old, and his handsome face was almost comparable to Lin Xiuya's! "Ling Quan, the newly promoted deputy commander of the Black Submerging Army, pays his respects to Miss Xun'er!"

Xiao Xun'er was somewhat displeased. "You arrived earlier than the agreed time!"

Ling Quan smiled slightly, "I was afraid of causing any delays, so I deliberately came two days early. If Xun'er wishes to wait until the appointed day, we will wait here in the back mountain."

"But please, Miss Xun'er, do not deliberately delay, otherwise we will be severely punished by the clan chief when we return."

Ling Ying, standing beside Xiao Xun'er, said coldly, "You dare threaten Miss?"

Ling Quan: "We wouldn't dare. We were just following orders."

After glancing at Xiao Xun'er Xiao Xun'er, Ling Quan dared not look at her face again.

This is because Xiao Xun'er is the most dazzling existence among the younger generation of the Ancient Clan.

Ling Quan naturally admired her.

But he knew he was unworthy of Xiao Xun'er's calm reply:

"Alright, since you're here early, that's perfect. Elder Ling, you can speak now."

Ling Ying: "This old servant obeys!"

Immediately afterwards, Ling Ying embellished the information Yang Shan had previously told him and told it to Ling Quan.

"What!"

Ling Quan's expression clearly showed that he was furious.

"The Soul Hall has some nerve! How dare they make a move on Miss Xun'er! Where is that Protector Liu now? I'll tear him to pieces!"

Ling Ying took out the jade and silk and said, "This matter was provided by one of Miss's junior brothers. I paid a great price to get that young man to agree to take the risk and follow that Protector Liu!"

Ling Ying knew all too well how much these young people in the clan admired Xiao Xun'er.

If they find out that Xiao Xun'er has a close relationship with a man of the same generation outside, Yang Shan will be in big trouble!

Therefore, Ling Ying avoided the main point and made no mention of the relationship between Yang Shan and Xiao Xun'er.

But Ling Quan was clearly not so easily fooled; he frowned and said:

"Information provided by a junior student? How did he know Miss Xun'er's identity?"

Ling Ying: "He didn't know, but that Protector Liu specifically named Miss and wanted to kill her. Miss's junior brother also has a considerable grudge against that Protector Liu."

"I see!"

Ling Quan immediately said:

"I implore Xun'er to entrust this matter to me!"

Xiao Xun'er's expression remained extremely calm throughout. "No need. Since you've arrived early, then leave early and take care of that Protector Liu on the way."

Throughout the entire conversation, Xiao Xun'er never mentioned Yang Shan once.

Because she didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble for her beloved junior classmate more than anyone else!

Ling Ying: "Yu Bo has already reacted."

Ling Quan: "There's no time to lose, Miss Xun'er, please!"

Ling Quan originally wanted Xiao Xun'er to ride Four-Winged Silver Horned Colt.

However, Xiao Xun'er was not grateful. She activated her Dou Qi Light Wings and flew north with Ling Ying.

Taking this opportunity, Ling Quan secretly watched Xiao Xun'er's back.

Seeing that his subordinates were also looking at Xiao Xun'er, Ling Quan scolded them:

"All of you, lower your heads! How dare you look at Miss Xun'er?"

At this moment, the sun had just Mountain Opening.

Protector Liu, supporting his back, walked out of the side room.

These six maids with the strength of Dou Ling are indeed formidable!

Protector Liu couldn't help but sigh, realizing that he was getting old after all.

Even someone with the physique of Dou Zong would experience backaches and sore waists after a night's sleep.

Fortunately, he became the servant of the Young Master Hun Xian.

Once Young Master Hun Xian officially becomes the head of this lineage, he will be able to obtain a large amount of cultivation resources.

If his cultivation level advances a few more steps, he can enjoy another two hundred years of carefree life! Protector Liu was already fantasizing about the comfortable days he would spend in his retirement.

Unexpectedly, a Palm Force pierced through the roof and struck him! Protector Liu unleashed a series of Thunder Finger Force with both hands, neutralizing the Palm Force.

Protector Liu is no ordinary man; otherwise, he wouldn't have been sent to Hun Dan.

Protector Liu roared, "Who dares to ambush me?"

Through the hole in the roof, Protector Liu saw a handsome young man dressed in black armor.

"This nauseating stench... it really is someone from the Soul Hall!"

Upon being exposed, Protector Liu was startled. "Since you know I am from the Soul Hall, why don't you get lost?"

"Soul Hall. Bah! Who do you think you are to dare lay a finger on Miss Xun'er?"

The young man who made the move was none other than Ling Quan.

Ling Quan raised his right hand high, gathering powerful Dou Qi. The terrifying pressure made Protector Liu's heart stop. "Two-Star Dou Zong, how can he have such a terrifying Dou Technique?"

Just a moment ago, Protector Liu believed that with the advanced Dou Technique he had acquired in the Soul Clan, he would have a good chance of winning even against a two-star or Three-Star Dou Zong.

But as soon as Ling Quan raised his hand, Protector Liu's comical confidence vanished.

"Overturning Sea Seal!"

As Ling Quan pressed down with his raised palm, layers of Palm Force overlapped like ocean waves, and in an instant, the entire Fireworks Pavilion collapsed!

Inside the City Lord's Mansion of Thousand Speck City, Ban Lao, ranked fourth on the Black Ranking and possessing a level as high as Seven Star Dou Huang, floated out with a fierce expression:

"Anyone who dares to lay a hand on me in Thousand Speck City has a death wish! My God!"

The last time Ban Lao uttered this exclamation was more than a hundred years ago when he was young, impetuous, and ignorant!

The terrifying power of the Overturning Sea Seal made it difficult for Ban Lao to breathe.

"Dou Zong?"

The Gold Silver Duo, together could Dou Zong, but when Ban Lao saw Dou Zong, he could only kneel down!

Ban Lao no longer dared to float in the air.

He landed as quickly as possible, afraid that the other party would notice him.

"What on earth is going on in Thousand Speck City lately? A large number of Dou Wang have disappeared without a trace, and now Dou Zong are causing trouble! It seems that joining the Black Alliance is truly imperative!"

Protector Liu emerged from the collapsed ruins, his clothes tattered and covered in bloody wounds, looking utterly wretched.

Two-Star Dou Zong fought One-Star Dou Zong, breaking through the opponent's Dou Qi Armor in one move and inflicting serious injuries.

All I can say is that without the original protagonist Xiao Yan, Ling Quan's combat power is indeed enough to make him look arrogant!

Protector Liu looked at Ling Quan, whose face was filled with murderous intent:

"Wait, there's a misunderstanding. There must be some misunderstanding here. I've never..."

"You dare to flaunt your seniority and call yourself 'this old man' in front of me? Die, you old man!"

Ling Quan didn't care about any of that.

Protector Liu is the person Xiao Xun'er specifically named and wanted to kill.

Xiao Xun'er is still young, and her bloodline is still being nurtured.

Once Xiao Xun'er's bloodline is completely stabilized, her cultivation will break through at an astonishing speed, probably advancing a star every few days! This might be the only time in Ling Quan's life that he can demonstrate a stronger combat power than Xiao Xun'er Xiao Xun'er possesses! Even if he only leaves such a negligible impression in Xiao Xun'er's heart, Ling Quan would be more than satisfied.

Little did Ling Quan know that he felt far unworthy and only hoped to leave a trace of his hair. At this moment, the high and mighty young lady of the Ancient Clan had her whole heart devoted to a man named "Yang Shan"!

Xiao Xun'er quietly arrived at the place where Yang Shan was hiding.

"Junior!"

"Senior? What brings you here?"

Xiao Xun'er said with a resentful look on her face, "Junior, why didn't you tell me beforehand! How infuriating!"

Yang Shan had already changed out of Cheng E's attire.

After all, he'll need to go and finish off enemies in a bit!

Unexpectedly, Xiao Xun'er actually came looking for him!

"I just wanted to do something for you before I left. You helped me a lot in the Inner Courtyard."

Yang Shan took a grape out of his Storage Ring and peeled it. "Open your mouth, ah!"

Seeing the peeled grapes, Xiao Xun'er felt that she could no longer complain.

Xiao Xun'er was already used to it; when Yang Shan handed her grapes, she opened her mouth.

After eating the grapes, Xiao Xun'er took Yang Shan's hand and placed her finger on Yang Shan's left palm.

Yang Shan immediately felt a burning pain in his palms as if they were being scorched by flames.

"Junior, bear with it. I'll leave you with a Heavenly Flame Mark. I'll control the intensity so that after you use the mark, the Heavenly Flames that's generated can work in conjunction with your Extraterrestrial Ghoul Lightning to unleash that unique Dou Technique you showed me before."

"But remember, this Heavenly Flame Mark can only be used once. Save it to save your life."

"Junior brother, I have to leave quickly. If those people in the clan pay too much attention to you, it will be a disaster for you. So from now until I leave, I will not say a word to you, or even look at you again. Please understand."

"Junior, there's actually one more thing I want to say: I'm reluctant to part."

After saying that, Xiao Xun'er flew back into the air without giving Yang Shan a chance to reply.

[Ding! Player, please note that Xiao Xun'er has developed a certain degree of dependence on you. Your favorability has increased by 2. Current favorability: 27.]

Yang Shan couldn't help but feel a little unsettled.

27.

This should be all that Yang Shan could do for Xiao Xun'er's trip to the Inner Courtyard, right?

Yang Shan shook his head vigorously.

Now is not the time for sentimentality! He needs to focus all his attention on Protector Liu; he needs to snatch the finishing blow from Ling Quan Protector Liu's hands!

Ling Quan was eager to impress Xiao Xun'er, so he pretended not to hear whatever Ling Quan Protector Liu said!

Despite several attempts to explain, the other side refused to stop, and Protector Liu knew that this battle was unavoidable.

But Protector Liu knew he was no match for Ling Quan.

He tried to escape several times, but was stopped by Ling Quan's subordinates.

Ling Quan stood proudly:

"Don't worry, I won't bully you just because I have more people. As long as you don't run away, I'll fight you one-on-one and give you a dignified death!"

Veins bulged on Protector Liu's forehead:

"This is outrageous! You scoundrel, you've gone too far!"

Ling Quan's face turned completely cold. "Fine, very well. Even among the Ancient Clan, no one dares to curse me like this. Although you have long been prepared to die, I, the commander, have decided to let you die a quick death!"

Upon hearing this, Protector Liu finally realized, "Ancient Clan! No wonder your Palm Force looked familiar. Are you perhaps the Black Submerging Army of the Ancient Clan? I am a member of the Soul Clan."

"This commander is here to kill the Soul Clan!"

Ling Quan was too lazy to waste any more words with Protector Liu, so he rushed forward and struck with a palm, "Mountain Splitting Seal".

As High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique passed down from the Ancient Clan, the first move of "Emperor Seal," "Mountain Splitting Seal," is already quite terrifying in power.

On one side is a bloodline genius of the Ancient Clan, and on the other is a lackey of the Young Master of the Soul Clan.

Although the two are not much different in level, the resources and training they receive are on completely different levels.

Seeing that Ling Quan easily made Protector Liu vomit blood repeatedly with just a few moves, Yang Shan, who was hiding in the shadows, kept praising. "Beautiful!"

Well done!

Ling Quan, although you are the most pathetic among the Ancient Clan's geniuses, at this moment, you are incredibly handsome!

Protector Liu's health was quickly reduced to half.

His eyes were bloodshot. "Even if I die, I'll break Bone Root!"

Seeing that Protector Liu seemed about to use some terrifying Dou Technique, Ling Quan smiled disdainfully, "In front of this commander, you have no chance to use Earth-rank Dou Technique!"

Ling Quan took the initiative and activated the second move of the "Emperor Seal," "Overturning Sea Seal," forcefully slamming Protector Liu from the air into the ground.

Health is critically low! Now's the time!

Yang Shan drew his Side Blade and Blood Roar, his voice shaking the heavens:

"That damned bastard! I will avenge my best friend!"