Resolution [2]

Black and red colors intertwined before his eyes, and a warm liquid trickled down his cheek.

Xue Wu felt as if the better part of his face had gone numb, devoid of all sensation.

Instinctively, he tried to struggle.

However, he was met with another heavy punch.

Bang!

The sound of his facial bones fracturing under the unbearable pressure echoed out.

A sudden surge of ringing filled his ears and mind.

Then, the hand gripping his throat tightened abruptly, digging into the side of his neck.

In that instant, Xue Wu could no longer hold on.

His vision suddenly went black, the buzzing in his ears roared like a tide, and the strength in his body drained away like a punctured sandbag; he lost consciousness in an instant.

Looking at Xue Wu in his hand—eyes rolled back, face covered in blood, and limbs twitching—Hu Long's expression remained calm as he tossed him onto the ground.

"Didn't expect you to be so durable."

There are many blood vessels in a person's neck, and applying pressure or delivering a heavy blow to certain specific areas can cause a person to rapidly lose the ability to resist.

For instance, the carotid sinus.

Triggering it produces a strong nerve reflex, leading to a sudden drop in blood pressure, a sharp decrease in heart rate, and resulting in instant dizziness, weakness, nausea, or even a brief loss of consciousness.

Originally, although Hu Long benefited from his Master-level Unarmed Combat skill and had the corresponding memories in his mind, he had never actually performed the maneuver, making it unlikely he would succeed on the first try.

The reason he managed to pull it off so easily now was the result of the practice he had conducted on Xue Wu's parents during this period.

It is truly said that practice is the only truth; that statement is not false at all.

However, setting aside the Master-level Unarmed Combat skill, it did indeed prove in some respects that Hu Long was quite talented.

Watching the unconscious Xue Wu, Hu Long casually picked up a rag and stuffed it firmly into his mouth.

Immediately after, he shifted his gaze, grabbed a steel bar from the side, and swung it onto Xue Wu's body.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Muffled thuds rang out in succession; he was treating Xue Wu like a literal punching bag.

Don't be fooled by Hu Long's seemingly normal demeanor.

At the end of the day, he was still just an ordinary person.

The sudden transmigration, the change of worlds, and the encounter with that "monstrosity"—the psychological pressure and fear brought on by all of this had left him unable to eat or sleep in peace.

His strong self-control had kept him from showing it, but that did not mean he lacked those emotions.

Now, seeing the person responsible, the long-pent-up emotions in Hu Long's heart were finally vented under the blows of the rod.

He was careful not to strike the man's head, however, to avoid killing him outright.

After lashing out a dozen times, until he felt refreshed and the gloom in his heart had dissipated, he finally stopped.

"Ugh..."

At this moment, Xue Wu, lying on the ground, was jolted awake by the beating.

His mind was somewhat chaotic.

He barely managed to pry open a slit in his eyes, which were swollen like a pig's head, and under the incandescent light, he saw what was before him.

Standing in front of him was a burly man with a thick beard, wearing gloves and holding a blood-stained steel bar, looking down at him with a calm gaze.

He even caught sight of his parents tied up and tossed to the side, their mouths stuffed with rags, lying there motionless; they appeared to have passed out.

This immediately brought back the memory of what had happened.

He hurriedly tried to move.

However, the slightest motion sent a wave of intense pain through his body; his hands and feet felt as if they no longer belonged to him, devoid of all sensation save for the agony.

If there were a mirror nearby, he would have seen that he had swollen into a pig's head.

His limbs were bent at various unnatural angles.

Seeing that the man had woken up, Hu Long bent down and removed the rag from his mouth.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

Blood flowed from Xue Wu's mouth, making his speech slurred and his voice weak.

He wasn't stupid; he didn't scream, as that would undoubtedly enrage the man before him.

Besides, he no longer had the strength to cry out.

"Trespassing into a private residence is against the law. I assume you're here for money, friend. How about this: I can give you a large sum, let's just call it a gesture of friendship, and I won't pursue this matter further. What do you think?"

"Don't worry, my girlfriend has plenty of money."

He said in a deep voice.

Despite his words, however, a murderous intent had already risen in his heart toward this man.

He swore that if he survived this, he would definitely kill the person before him.

"Heh!"

Hu Long sneered.

The next second, his voice shifted, returning to his original tone.

"My 'good brother-in-law,' have you forgotten who I am?"

Xue Wu's expression jolted.

A look of incredulous shock washed over his face.

"You... you are Hu Long?!"

Although the appearance was different, the tone and the way he addressed him couldn't be wrong.

The realization was immediately followed by an uncontrollable rage.

To be honest, he had never taken this brother-in-law seriously, because in his eyes, the man was as good as dead.

He never expected him to show up at his home today.

And to have beaten him into such a state.

The injuries on his body, along with the miserable condition of his parents.

At this moment, Xue Wu had almost completely lost his sanity.

He had all but forgotten why the other party was even here.

"Do you know what you're doing?! Let me go right now; I already called the police when I arrived..."

Bang!

Before he could finish his sentence, a black shadow flashed, followed by a sharp pain in his cheek as his head snapped back.

Blood mixed with shattered teeth flew from his mouth.

The intense pain twisted his face, and he nearly fainted on the spot again.

"You don't seem to understand the situation!"

Hu Long flicked the blood off the iron rod in his hand.

"Ugh..."

Xue Wu's eyes were bloodshot, blood from his nose and mouth pooling on the floor. Half of his face had gone numb, feeling as if it were being gnawed on by countless ants.

A few hoarse, whimpering gasps escaped his throat.

"Y-you... this... is... illegal..."

He was stuttering now, his speech slurred and unclear.

"Illegal?!"

Hu Long acted as if he had heard something hilarious.

"You know it's illegal, yet you dare to call the police? Based on the laws of the Yu State, what your family has done is enough to get you executed ten times over!"

He hadn't thought much of it when he was looking up information on the family earlier.

But after interrogating them, he learned what those two old things in the corner had done.

There was a pile of dry bones in the cellar, no fewer than twenty sets.

Of course, the reason he was so confident was that he had already learned everything about Xue Wu's actions through his phone.

The man had never called the police; he was clearly trying to bluff him.

"Alright, I'll ask you one last time: how do I get rid of this damn thing on me?"

Hu Long said indifferently.

"W-what are you talking about? I... don't..."

"My patience is limited, don't push me! If you want me dead, then I'll make your whole family accompany me!"

Hu Long interrupted him directly.

His eyes were laced with bloodshot veins, his face twisted and ferocious.

"You... just let me go... and I can help you undo it."

Xue Wu spat out a mouthful of blood, his voice becoming clearer.

"Tell me the method directly!"

Hu Long remained unmoved.

"Cough, cough... It's useless. Once that thing is used, there is no way to shake it off, unless you die!"

Xue Wu suddenly laughed; he knew there would be no easy way out today.

As he spoke, he glared at Hu Long with eyes full of hatred.

"You're dead! You..."

His words came to an abrupt halt.

Hu Long kicked him directly in the neck.

With a "crack," the sound of his fragile throat bone shattering rang out.

Xue Wu passed out once again.

"Why do you all have to force my hand? I clearly only wanted to live a good life and be a good person."

Watching this scene, the ferocious expression on Hu Long's face gradually returned to calm as he muttered to himself.

Before coming here, he had already interrogated Liu.

He knew for a fact that there was no solution.

He had asked Xue Wu one last time only out of a desperate hope that Liu had been lying to him.

Unfortunately, the result left him deeply disappointed.

According to what they said.

The main ingredient for crafting the Blood Soul Guide was brought by Liu from the "Pure Fire Sect," made from the bone powder of a woman from the previous dynasty, and it was incredibly vicious.

This was why the original body hadn't even lasted the five years mentioned in the records before dying.

Thinking of this.

Hu Long turned his head to look at the three unconscious people.

He raised the steel bar in his hand.

His eyes were dark and gloomy.

Before long, the dull sound of heavy impacts continued to ring out in the room, one after another.

Ten minutes later.

A black shadow quietly left the compound, vanishing into the deeper darkness in the distance.

In the courtyard behind him, only the intermittent sound of dripping water echoed softly.

A thick, metallic scent of blood began to spread silently through the air.