Lin Yang let out a miserable cry, his eyes splitting with rage.
The two had been childhood sweethearts and shared an excellent relationship, yet he could only watch helplessly as she was humiliated!
"NO!!"
Lin Yang struggled with all his might. From who knew where, strength surged into him, and he actually managed to stand!
Staggering forward with his broken sword in hand, he charged ahead without fear of death.
Mu Qingqing struggled and forced herself to turn her head. "Lin Yang, run... quickly..."
She could not bear to watch Lin Yang throw his life away.
Even if she were humiliated, as long as Lin Yang could live, that was enough.
The Mu Clan had already been wiped out. There was little meaning in her living on alone.
Better to sacrifice herself to save... the person she had secretly loved, just once, leaving no regrets.
Tears slid from the corners of Mu Qingqing's eyes as she watched Lin Yang get trampled beneath the bandits' feet once more!
"Qingqing..."
Lin Yang lay prone on the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he watched Mu Qingqing being bullied. The image of his Parents before their deaths surfaced in his mind again.
The fury in Lin Yang's heart reached an unprecedented peak!
Boom!
A tremendous force suddenly erupted from his abdomen. Intense arcs of lightning coursed through his body, instantly blasting away the Meridian Opening Realm bandit who had been stepping on him.
While the man was still in midair, Lin Yang seized his leg and smashed him viciously into the ground, cracking and collapsing the earth at once.
"Spare... spare me!"
The bandit coughed up blood and begged for mercy. Lin Yang's face was reflected in his unfocused eyes.
At that moment, lightning swirled around Lin Yang's entire body, hundreds of thunder snakes slithering across his flesh.
His hair stood on end, blue light blazed from his pupils, and a lightning rune appeared upon his forehead!
Crack!
Lin Yang stomped the bandit to death, then transformed into a streak of blue lightning and shot toward Mu Qingqing!
The three bandits bullying Mu Qingqing also noticed the disturbance and immediately charged at Lin Yang.
"Ah, I'm a little too late."
By the time he arrived, only Lin Yang and Mu Qingqing remained alive in the entire town. Everyone else had perished beneath the blades.
Had he arrived earlier, he might have been able to save them.
Then his gaze was drawn to Lin Yang.
[Name: Lin Yang] [Age: Eighteen] [Realm: Seventh Layer of the Meridian Opening Realm] [Identity: Young Master of the Lin Family of Qingyang Town] [Cultivation Aptitude: Dao Tier Top Grade Aptitude] [Other Talents: Dao Tier Top Grade Lightning Attribute Talent, Dao Tier Mid Grade Fist Dao Talent, Dao Tier Low Grade Talisman Dao Talent, Dao Tier Low Grade Saber Dao Talent, Heaven Tier Top Grade Palm Dao Talent, Heaven Tier High Grade Sword Dao Talent] [Physique: Thunder Battle Body (Incomplete)] [Cultivation Techniques: Mysterious Spirit Art (Mystic Tier Mid Grade), Heavenly Spirit Sword Art (Mystic Tier Low Grade)] [Divine Powers: None] [Magical Artifacts: None] [Fortune: Purple]
"Thunder Battle Body... This kid... can be recruited into the sect. In the future, he will surely become part of the sect's foundation!" Hua Yunfei thought to himself.
Lin Yang's aptitude was formidable. With Dao Tier Top Grade aptitude, so long as he did not die, he could at the very least become a Lin Dao Realm expert!
Kaoshan Sect needed talents like this!
Moreover, he possessed a special physique like the Thunder Battle Body. His talent and combat strength would far surpass those of others at the same realm.
It was only a pity that, like Mu Qiuxue's Shadow Immortal Body, Lin Yang's Thunder Battle Body was incomplete.
Fortunately, its condition was somewhat better; the incompleteness was not severe.
There was hope of restoring its origin!
That was why the origin of the battle body within him had suddenly awakened, unleashing unimaginable power.
But... this was only temporary power. It would soon fade.
"What a pity. Just a little higher and it would have met the requirement." Hua Yunfei shook his head regretfully.
Dao Tier Top Grade aptitude and Sacred Tier Low Grade aptitude differed by only a sliver, yet the true gap between them was immense.
Without entering the Sacred, one remained mortal!
After Lin Yang unleashed the power of his Thunder Battle Body, he commanded lightning. Electric serpents raged around him, and his entire body radiated a wild, primal force!
The three Meridian Opening Realm bandits restraining Mu Qingqing had only just rushed over when Lin Yang's fists punched through their chests, killing them on the spot!
"Monst—"
"Monster!"
Before dying, the three were terrified. They had never seen anything like this.
"Qingqing."
Lin Yang helped Mu Qingqing up and sealed the wound on her severed arm to stop her from bleeding too much.
"Lin Yang... hurry and run... Qingyang Town is finished."
Mu Qingqing pushed against Lin Yang's chest, hoping he would escape quickly.
Lin Yang looked at her resolutely. "We'll leave together! I want you to live!"
Mu Qingqing was deeply moved. Lin Yang was a blockhead who knew nothing of love; this was probably the nicest thing he had ever said.
"If we go together, I'll only become a burden to you."
"With your aptitude, as long as you escape, you'll surely be able to enter a great Sect to cultivate. Before long, you'll possess great power."
"Then, you'll surely avenge me and avenge the clan, washing away this hatred with blood. That will be enough for me!"
Though Mu Qingqing dearly wished to leave with Lin Yang, she still refused rationally.
One person could escape far more easily than two.
Moreover, she was gravely injured and had lost an arm. Less than one-tenth of her strength remained; going with him would only hold him back.
"Go!"
Without another word, Lin Yang hoisted Mu Qingqing onto his back and prepared to leave.
But at that moment, even more bandits noticed them and swiftly surrounded them.
Even the bandit leader looked their way.
Lin Yang gripped the Broken Sword, his expression resolute as he fearlessly stared at the surroundings.
The power bestowed by the Thunder Battle Body was still active. He could wield strength far beyond his realm.
"Kill him."
Standing atop a Six-Winged Demon Tiger, the bandit leader spoke coldly.
At once, more than a dozen bandits nearby revealed savage grins. They swept their eyes over Mu Qingqing, their gazes filled with lust.
"Wait."
Beside the mountain of corpses piled up in Qingyang Town sat a young man in blood-red robes. He noticed the situation here, rose to his feet, and walked over.
"Young Master."
Everyone, including the bandit leader, respectfully bowed.
The blood-robed young man stopped a short distance before Lin Yang and Mu Qingqing. With surprise on his face, he said, "A Thunder Battle Body. Not bad. You are qualified to become my servant. Submit to me, and you may live!"
"Keep dreaming!"
Lin Yang answered without a moment's thought.
This man was the true leader of the bandits, the one who had slaughtered his blood relatives. No matter what, he could never submit to him.
"You dare refuse me?"
The blood-robed young man narrowed his eyes, cold light flickering within them. From childhood until now, no one had ever dared refuse his invitation!
His talent was unparalleled; he had sought to recruit Lin Yang because he thought highly of him.
Yet this fool did not know what was good for him!
"You're courting death! The Young Master is giving you face by taking you as a servant, yet you don't know how to appreciate it!"
The bandits immediately flew into a rage, raising the artifacts in their hands, wishing they could tear Lin Yang apart.
The blood-robed young man said, "Do you know who I am? Do you know what status I hold, that you dare refuse me?"
"Sacred Tier Low Grade aptitude!!"
"Found him!"
Hua Yunfei stared at the blood-robed young man in delighted surprise.
This person had been sitting there without moving, drawing none of his attention at all.
Who would have thought he was a genius with Sacred Tier Low-Grade aptitude!
Hua Yunfei immediately checked his information.
[Name: Ou Haochen] [Age: Twenty-five] [Cultivation: Core Formation Realm, Seventh Layer] [Identity: Young Master of the Blood Spirit Sect, disciple of the Blood Spirit Sage Remnant Soul!] [Cultivation Aptitude: Sacred Tier Low-Grade Aptitude] [Other Talents: Sacred Tier Low-Grade Blood Dao Talent, Sacred Tier Low-Grade Fist Talent] [Physique: None] [Techniques: Blood Spirit Art (Heaven Tier Mid-Grade), Blood Drinking Curse (Sacred Tier Mid-Grade), Primordial Fist Technique (Dao Tier Top Grade)] [Divine Abilities: None] [Artifact: Blood Drinking Sword] [Fortune: Blue!]
"Young Master of the Blood Spirit Sect?"
"Blood Spirit Sect? Never heard of it. It must be some backwater sect."
Hua Yunfei shook his head, focusing on Ou Haochen's second identity: "Disciple of the Blood Spirit Sage Remnant Soul!"
"An old grandpa with a remnant soul?"
"Holy crap, a cheat!"
With merely blue fortune, he had a Sage Tier old grandpa's remnant soul aiding him. He truly had stepped in dog shit.