Nearly everyone in Qingyang Town had been slaughtered!
Blood flowed into rivers, corpses piled up like mountains, and severed limbs lay everywhere.
Some children's heads had even been strung together by the savage bandits and waved about in their hands as they revealed ferocious grins.
The rampant bandits laughed wildly and slaughtered at will, with more and more people dying beneath their blades!
They were all cultivators, and their leader was even a Violet Palace Realm cultivator.
The strongest cultivator in all of Qingyang Town was the old patriarch of the Lin Lineage, yet he was only at the ninth level of the Core Formation Realm.
The moment the bandits stormed into Qingyang Town, the Lin Lineage's old patriarch had been summoned to suppress them.
But the instant he appeared, he was ambushed and killed by the bandit leader, dying miserably on the spot.
His corpse had also been devoured clean by the bandit leader's mount.
These bandits had clearly come prepared, having long since investigated Qingyang Town's strength!
After the old patriarch of the Lin Lineage died, his Lineage bore the brunt of the attack and was purged by the savage bandits. Fewer than one in ten remained alive!
"Pfft!"
A bloodstained young man in white staggered through the crowd, wielding a treasured sword as he fought his way through!
He was the last surviving member of the Lin Lineage...
He was also Qingyang Town's number one genius!
At yesterday's Qingyang Town Grand Competition, the young geniuses of several Lineages had sparred against one another, and he had ultimately claimed first place.
Before he had even had time to celebrate, Qingyang Town was suddenly struck by this calamity.
His grandfather had been killed, his parents had died tragically, and his younger sister's whereabouts were unknown. Everything that had happened had nearly driven him mad.
He charged recklessly into the bandits, swinging his sword with all his strength, determined to kill as many as he could to avenge his Lineage.
But he was too weak!
Before long, he was heavily injured and collapsed to the ground, unable to rise again.
"Lin Yang!"
A young woman rushed over. She was the young man's childhood sweetheart, the daughter of the head of the Mu Lineage, another great Lineage of Qingyang Town.
Seeing Lin Yang in danger, she charged over desperately.
But...
Squelch!
Her arm was severed by a bandit, after which she was grabbed by the hair and pinned to the ground.
A group of bandits immediately surrounded her!
Right before Lin Yang's eyes, her clothes were torn away piece by piece!
"Qingqing!"
The Backer Sect Needs Talents Like This
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. Somehow, he actually found the strength to stand!
Staggering unsteadily, he gripped his already broken sword and charged over without fear of death.
Mu Qingqing struggled and did her best 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 Lineage had already been destroyed. There was little meaning left in her surviving alone.
Better to sacrifice her life to save the one she had secretly loved... so she would leave no regrets.
Tears streamed from the corners of Mu Qingqing's eyes as she saw Lin Yang being trampled beneath a bandit's foot once more!
"Qingqing..."
Lin Yang lay prone on the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he watched Mu Qingqing being violated. The scenes of his parents before their deaths flashed through his mind again.
The fury in Lin Yang's heart reached an unprecedented peak!
Boom!
A tremendous force suddenly erupted from his abdomen. Intense lightning coursed through his entire body, and the Vein Opening Realm bandit stepping on him was instantly blasted away.
While the bandit was still in midair, Lin Yang seized his leg and smashed him violently into the ground, instantly cracking and collapsing the earth.
"Spare... spare me!"
The bandit coughed up blood as he begged for mercy, Lin Yang's face reflected in his unfocused eyes.
At that moment, Lin Yang's entire body was wreathed in lightning, with hundreds of thunder snakes slithering across him.
His hair stood on end, blue light bloomed from his pupils, and a lightning rune appeared on his forehead!
Crack!
Lin Yang crushed the bandit to death beneath his foot, then transformed into a streak of blue lightning and charged toward Mu Qingqing!
The three Vein Opening Realm bandits violating Mu Qingqing noticed the disturbance as well and immediately rushed toward Lin Yang.
"Alas, I came a little too late."
By the time he arrived, only Lin Yang and Mu Qingqing remained alive in the entire town. Everyone else had become ghosts beneath the blade.
Had he arrived earlier, he could have saved them.
Then his gaze was drawn to Lin Yang.
Name: Lin Yang Age: Eighteen Realm: Seventh Level of the Vein Opening Realm Identity: Young Patriarch of the Lin Lineage of Qingyang Town Cultivation Talent: Dao Grade Apex Other Talents: Dao Grade Apex lightning affinity, Dao Grade Mid-Grade fist Dao affinity, Dao Grade Low-Grade talisman Dao affinity, Dao Grade Low-Grade blade Dao affinity, Heaven Grade Apex palm Dao affinity, Heaven Grade High-Grade sword Dao affinity Physique: Thunder Battle Physique (Incomplete) Cultivation Method: Profound Spirit Art (Profound Grade Mid-Grade), Heavenly Spirit Sword Art (Profound Grade Low-Grade) Divine Abilities: None Magical Artifacts: None Luck: Purple ...
He actually possesses the Thunder Battle Physique... This kid can be recruited into the sect. In the future, he will surely become one of the sect's foundations! Hua Yunfei thought to himself.
Lin Yang's talent was extremely strong. With Dao Grade Apex talent, as long as he did not die, he could at the very least become an Approaching Dao Realm powerhouse!
The Backer Sect needed talents like this!
Moreover, he possessed a special physique like the Thunder Battle Physique. His talent and combat strength would be far greater than those of others at the same realm.
It was just a pity that, like Mu Qiuxue's Shadow Spirit Body, Lin Yang's Thunder Battle Physique was incomplete.
Fortunately, its condition was somewhat better, and the incompleteness was not severe.
There was hope of restoring its origin!
That was why the origin of his battle physique had suddenly awakened within him, erupting with unimaginable power.
However... this was only temporary power, and it would soon disappear.
"What a pity. Just a little higher, and he would have met the requirement." Hua Yunfei shook his head regretfully.
Dao Grade Apex talent and Low-Grade Saint Talent were separated by only a hair, but the true gap between them was enormous.
Without entering sainthood, one remained mortal!
After Lin Yang unleashed the power of his Thunder Battle Physique, he controlled lightning. Electric snakes ran wild around him, and his entire body radiated a savage force!
The three Vein Opening Realm bandits pinning down Mu Qingqing had only just rushed forward when Lin Yang's fists pierced through their chests, killing them on the spot!
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