Divine Power

Jia Youcai cursed under his breath. "Those bastard turtles, I'll make sure you die without a burial!"

He quickly opened the top-up screen and, without hesitation, bought three 648 packs, then added a 68 pack to make it an even 2,000 yuan. He directly secured the Five-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

In this game, one yuan was equivalent to one Soul Coin. With a grand wave of his hand, Jia Youcai purchased 2,012 Soul Coins, then claimed all the first top-up and cumulative top-up rewards. However, the first top-up had a troublesome bug—he had to recharge 1,000 yuan in a single transaction to claim the Six-Winged Angel, but the top-up screen allowed a maximum of only 648 yuan per transaction. As a result, he still could not obtain the Six-Winged Angel.

After claiming the rewards, Jia Youcai's Soul Power instantly soared to level 26. His First Spirit Ring was two thousand years old, while his Second Spirit Ring had reached a staggering five thousand years. His Kitchen Knife Martial Soul had also successfully upgraded into a Great Saber, and he could switch it to the SR Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul. The only issue was that the switch had a rather long cooldown—one day, and that "day" meant a day in the real world.

There was no rush to draw from the Card Pool. With these two thousand-year Spirit Rings alone, dealing with the trash before him would be more than enough.

Jia Youcai took a deep breath and released the frozen time.

In an instant, Jia Youcai saw a flash of white light before him. A warm sensation then spread through his entire body, and his previously agonizing wounds rapidly healed at a visible rate.

"Damn it, I'm killing you today!" Jia Youcai roared.

With time unfrozen, the burly man's raised giant axe descended toward Qian Renxue with a howling gust of wind.

Qian Renxue closed her eyes in despair and silently awaited death.

At that critical moment, with death hanging by a thread, Jia Youcai flashed forward like lightning and appeared before Qian Renxue first. He swiftly gripped his Great Saber Martial Soul with both hands. Soul Power surged wildly through his body like raging tides as his two-thousand-year First Spirit Ring and five-thousand-year Second Spirit Ring shone at the same time.

"First Spirit Skill, Frenzied Slash Storm!" Jia Youcai bellowed. His Great Saber swept out fiercely, and an enormous blade aura surged forth like a violent gale. Wherever it passed, the air was mercilessly torn apart, producing a sharp, piercing howl. The burly man only saw a flash of light before his eyes. Before he could react, the powerful blade aura struck him head-on.

"Aah!" The burly man let out a miserable scream as his body flew away like a kite with its string cut, tracing a long arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

He struggled to rise, only to discover that his body had already been torn apart. Blood gushed continuously from his wounds, staining a large patch of ground around him red.

Jia Youcai stared at him coldly, his eyes blazing with fury. He raised the Great Saber again, ready to deliver the killing blow.

The surrounding lackeys, who had previously looked like Evil Fiends, watched their leader get defeated so easily by Jia Youcai. Their faces turned pale as paper, their legs went weak, and they began trembling uncontrollably. They threw down their weapons and turned to flee.

Jia Youcai could not be bothered with the fleeing lackeys. The man before him had to die today.

Lying on the ground, the burly man used the last of his strength to tremblingly raise his battered axe and hurl it wildly at Jia Youcai. At the same time, he let out an unwilling roar. "I... I won't let you go!"

Jia Youcai shifted slightly and easily dodged the flying axe. He kicked off the ground and shot toward the burly man like an arrow loosed from a bow, his Great Saber raised high and carrying a fierce gust of wind.

"Second Spirit Skill, Blood Shadow Slash!" Jia Youcai shouted. The Great Saber was instantly shrouded in a layer of blood-red light. This strike condensed all of Jia Youcai's Soul Power, carrying an unstoppable, forward-driving force as it slashed ruthlessly toward the burly man's body.

The burly man's eyes widened in terror. He wanted to dodge, but he no longer had even a shred of strength. He could only watch helplessly as the Great Saber came down upon him.

"Pfft!" With a dull sound, the Great Saber cleaved into the burly man's chest without resistance. Blood sprayed out like a fountain, splashing all over Jia Youcai. The burly man's body twitched a few times before going still. His eyes remained wide open, unwilling to die.

Jia Youcai slowly pulled out the Great Saber. Blood on the blade dripped to the ground with soft pattering sounds. He coldly swept his gaze around. Seeing this, the lackeys who had still been trying to run immediately dropped to their knees and repeatedly kowtowed, begging for mercy.

"Spare us, sir! We had no choice but to follow him!"

"Please let us go! We'll never dare do it again!"

Jia Youcai snorted and forced out one word through clenched teeth. "Get lost."

As if granted a pardon, the lackeys scrambled to their feet and fled in panic.

Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Jia Youcai standing safely before her, her eyes filled with surprise and gratitude. She threw herself into his arms and said through choking sobs, "Jia Youcai, I thought I'd never see you again..."

Jia Youcai gently patted Qian Renxue's back and comforted her softly. "Don't be afraid. I won't let you suffer any harm. From now on, I'll become stronger and protect you for the rest of my life."

Qian Renxue smiled faintly, her fondness for Jia Youcai soaring. Looking at his bloodstained clothes, she said, "You're all dirty. Let's find somewhere to clean up."

Jia Youcai nodded. "Sure. I'm a little tired too. Let's find somewhere to rest."

Not long after they left, the corpses of the burly man and the youth gradually blurred before completely disappearing, as though they had completed some mysterious mission and no longer needed to exist.