One Against Two

Faced with Sago's question, Yin Congyang sneered and retorted, "Does your mother know you're this shameless?"

Having to form a protective barrier with his Spiritual Force, control flying daggers, and use illusions to interfere with Vino all at once put considerable pressure on Yin Congyang, so he decided to settle things quickly.

Taking advantage of Vino's severe injuries, Yin Congyang mobilized all eight flying daggers to relentlessly besiege Sago. And Sago, as the only Planetary Level Spiritual Master currently on Earth, was indeed quite formidable.

Sago manipulated two shields to continuously block Yin Congyang's flying daggers. Although Sago also had a Black God Set, as a Spiritual Master his physical body had not yet advanced to Planetary Level. Seeing how Vino had been severely wounded by Yin Congyang's flying daggers, he dared not let those daggers strike him either.

His weapons were custom-made Triangular Daggers resembling thrusting swords, suited for his Spiritual Force control. At this moment, besides the two shields, he also manipulated seven Triangular Daggers. Five were used to attack Yin Congyang, while the other two insidiously attempted to bypass Yin Congyang and strike Luo Hua and his parents directly.

Yin Congyang snorted coldly, redirecting two of his flying daggers to intercept the Triangular Daggers aimed at Luo Hua and the others, while casually swinging the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand to cleave apart the Triangular Daggers coming at him.

Seeing his attempt to relieve the siege by threatening the hostages fail, Sago immediately tried to use his Spiritual Force to control Luo Hua and the others again, but crashed into the Spiritual Force barrier Yin Congyang had set up and failed.

Sago swept his Spiritual Force and saw Vino had gotten up from the ground, trying to charge into the house. He immediately sent a telepathic message: "Circle around from the back, grab them as hostages..."

Vino thought about it—charging straight in risked getting hit by more flying daggers. Today might not be about getting the Moya Crystal but about whether he'd make it out alive. He obediently circled toward the back of the house, preparing to capture Luo Hua and the others from behind.

Yin Congyang's Spiritual Force was also constantly monitoring Vino's movements. Seeing him get up and circle around, he naturally understood his intentions. A disdainful cold smile curled at the corner of his mouth as his illusion technique spread through his Spiritual Force into Vino's sea of consciousness. Though this somewhat reduced the power of the flying daggers attacking Sago, coordinating eight daggers was still enough to keep Sago entangled.

In Vino's sea of consciousness, a water-blue soul emitted a somewhat dim glow. Clearly, the earlier flying daggers had inflicted considerable damage on Vino, leaving his soul much weaker than normal.

Yin Congyang moved his mind, and the spreading spiritual illusion enveloped Vino's soul. Vino immediately stopped, his expression shifting constantly.

Seeing Vino's state, Sago's face changed. His voice filled with shock as he shouted at Yin Congyang, "You're an Illusionist?"

Yin Congyang smirked faintly, too lazy to respond. He split his focus between controlling Vino and using his flying daggers to keep Sago occupied.

Now knowing Yin Congyang was an Illusionist, Sago kept tempting him while blocking the daggers. "Since the Swallowing Beast battle, Hong, Thunder God, Luo Feng, and the others are all dead. Do you know who's leading Earth now? It's Atkin, the current strongest on Earth and chairman of the HR Alliance. Join us, and we'll give you everything you want—wealth, power, women... anything you desire, just join us..."

Yin Congyang temporarily trapped Vino and breathed a slight sigh of relief. Facing two Planetary Level fighters alone was still quite stressful, even if they had only recently advanced. One of them was a Spiritual Master, whose methods were far more devious than a martial artist's.

Hearing Sago's words, he laughed in fury. "What a grand dream you have, wanting to dominate Earth? Who gave you the courage to dream that? Do you know who gave you your peaceful life today? It was Hong, Thunder God, Luo Feng, Jia Yi, and the other eight heroes! Their sacrifice bought this calm. Without them, who would have stopped the Swallowing Beast? You?

Now the heroes have given their lives, and you people still scheme for their legacy out of your own selfish interests. Are you even human?

Hong and Thunder God are only sleeping—there's no saying they won't awaken someday! Compared to these heroes, you people are nothing but clowns, with the vision and ambition of frogs at the bottom of a well. How laughable..."

This speech made Sago flush with anger. He roared, "A year ago, I hadn't broken through to Planetary Level..."

"Then as a high-level War God Spiritual Master back then, how many Lord Level monsters did you kill?"

Yin Congyang's retort made Sago pause. A year ago, as a high-level War God Spiritual Master facing the overwhelming tide of sea monsters, he only dared to tremble in hiding within the capital base city of the A-San Kingdom...

In truth, fighting in such a cramped space was extremely unwise for a Spiritual Master. The battlefield for a Spiritual Master should be the vast sky and open land.

Unfortunately, Sago would never have the chance to understand this truth. Yin Congyang had been waiting for this moment. Seizing Sago's momentary distraction, he suddenly erupted. His legs pushed off the ground, muscles visibly swelling, straining the fabric of his combat pants. The next instant, he appeared before Sago, the Heaven-Opening Axe in his hand tracing an elegant arc as it slashed across Sago's chest. With a force exceeding eight million kilograms, even after the Black God Set reduced it by ninety percent, the remaining eighty thousand kilograms of force was more than Sago's body could bear. His sternum caved in, and blood gushed from his mouth like it was free, mixed with fragments of internal organs. Of course, as a Planetary Level, his vitality was tenacious—he wouldn't die anytime soon.

Logically, struck with such force, Sago's body should have been sent flying. But it wasn't. Yin Congyang had concentrated all the power of this axe strike into a single point, driving it entirely into Sago's body without any waste, achieving this immobilizing effect. The same force applied with a flying dagger would only have sent Vino flying earlier, unable to achieve such a result.

Yin Congyang casually tapped the back of the axe head against Sago's head, ensuring he was unconscious. Turning, he stepped before Vino in one stride, raised the Heaven-Opening Axe, flipped his wrist, and struck Vino's head with the axe's back. Vino collapsed to the ground without a sound, unmoving.

Yin Congyang swept his Spiritual Force back and forth several times, confirming both men were unconscious and combat-ineffective. He kept a thread of Spiritual Force around them as a warning, ensuring he'd notice immediately if they woke. Then he withdrew the Spiritual Force barrier covering Luo Hua and the others.

He slid the Heaven-Opening Axe back into the special holster on his back and smiled at Luo Hua. "Mr. Luo, are you all alright?"

After Yin Congyang cut off Sago's Spiritual Force, Luo Hua's parents had already woken up. The three of them had watched the entire battle as Yin Congyang subdued two Planetary Level fighters—a martial artist and a Spiritual Master—single-handedly. Though brief, the breathtaking momentum of their clash and the swift exchanges left their minds reeling.

Luo Hua checked on his parents and two children, finding them unharmed. He let out a huge sigh of relief and bowed solemnly to Yin Congyang with clasped hands. "Thank you, sir. My parents and children are fine. May I ask your name..."

"I'm Yin Congyang. Yin of Yin-Shang, Cong of calm, Yang of sunlight. As for these two shameless scoundrels, Mr. Luo, you'd better make a decision first."

"What decision?" Luo Hua asked, puzzled.

Yin Congyang glanced at his parents. Luo Hua understood instantly and had them take the two children upstairs to rest. Luo Hua's parents silently complied.

"Don't let their current miserable state fool you. Planetary Level fighters have tenacious vitality. They might recover fully in a few months. They broke into the Luo residence, so they deserve death. But I don't want to bring a mortal enemy upon the Luo family. So I've beaten them half to death and leave them to your judgment. If you choose to let things go, I'll release them... Otherwise, I can handle it," Yin Congyang explained softly. "There should be people behind them. No one would dare openly invade the Luo residence, but open attacks are easy to dodge while hidden ones are hard to guard against. Think it over and give me your decision."

Luo Hua sank into thought. After a long moment, he looked up at Yin Congyang with a smile. "Mr. Yin is testing me, aren't you? If I don't make an example of these two after they came demanding with force, the Luo family will never know peace..."

Yin Congyang looked at Luo Hua, a hint of appreciation in his eyes. "I'm glad you understand, Mr. Luo. To be honest, no matter what decision you made, I would never let these two go. Letting them go would only bring disaster to your family. Besides, whether the people behind them even dare to come is another question."

The two exchanged glances, each recognizing the other's resilient character and kindred spirit. They shared a smile of mutual admiration.