The Gang Wiped Out! She Long's Moment of Compassion

Ning Chengyi's spear was a deadly weapon. The instant it touched the Soul Master, it killed him on the spot.

"Careful! He's no ordinary Soul Master!"

Though Ning Chengyi had not revealed a Soul Ring, the way he moved startled Eldest Brother.

"Now!"

Two Yellow Soul Rings flashed beneath Eldest Brother's feet. He unleashed his two Soul Skills one after the other, alternating between them without pause.

"Fifth Brother, go for his legs."

Even as Eldest Brother attacked, he issued an order. The remaining man transformed into his beast form and lunged for Ning Chengyi's ankles with hands as hard as reinforced concrete. If he caught them, he could seriously injure Ning Chengyi.

Eldest Brother's assault came like a raging storm, bearing down from every direction.

From the moment the two men struck, their Soul Skills never let up.

"First Soul Skill: Mystic Edge, Leveling Mountains!"

A purple Soul Ring rose beneath Ning Chengyi's feet. That single ring brought both men's attacks to a sudden halt, disbelief filling their eyes.

How could anyone's first Soul Ring be a purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring?!

It overturned everything they knew. "He's dangerous! Hold nothing back! Keep him busy!" Eldest Brother fought even harder, throwing everything he had into the attack.

But they had still gravely underestimated the terror of Ning Chengyi's first Soul Skill.

Boom!

One thrust crushed Eldest Brother like a truck.

"Eldest Brother!!!"

Fifth Brother let out a heart-rending scream.

But no matter how loudly he screamed, he could not bring Eldest Brother back. He could not escape death himself, either.

"Eldest Brother!"

As Fifth Brother cried out, two more shouts rang out behind him.

"Third Brother, he killed the others! His Soul Skill is strange. Get out of here! I'll hold him off!"

"No. We can't escape. We might as well fight to the death!"

"So you've accepted it? Then I'll send you to join your brothers!"

Ning Chengyi grinned as though he were the villain. The Desolation-Suppressing God-Breaking Spear in his hands shot toward Fifth Brother.

Boom!

Fifth Brother was driven straight into the ground like a living stake.

"Fifth Brother!"

The two brothers' eyes blazed with fury. One of them, a Power Attack Soul Master, charged with bloodshot eyes. The long staff in his hands gave off a metallic hum as he brought it crashing down with enough force to split a mountain.

But how could his strength compare to a monster like Ning Chengyi?

Ning Chengyi gripped the Desolation-Suppressing God-Breaking Spear horizontally with both hands and shoved. The force of the blow vanished instantly. Pivoting on his right foot, he whipped a leg into the man.

Thud!

A dull impact rang out. The kick snapped the man's neck, and its tremendous force made his eyes bulge as his skull jolted forward out of alignment!

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing his brothers die one by one, the last man burst into tears. He summoned a long vine and sent it snaking toward Ning Chengyi.

"First Soul Skill: Death Entanglement!"

Ning Chengyi looked at the man's desperate display and sneered. His spear spun like a drill, tearing through the vine and driving straight toward the man's brow.

"You..." The spearpoint pierced his forehead and sank three centimeters in. Blood and brain matter spilled out.

"Entanglement? What a joke!"

Ning Chengyi laughed scornfully.

He wiped the filth from his spear with their clothes, then headed toward the place where the group had rested.

"One got away!"

A cruel smile crossed Ning Chengyi's face as he burst into a sprint.

He slipped through the forest like a ghost, following the trail at full speed.

"If you get away while carrying two people, I'll write my name backward."

After ten minutes of pursuit, Ning Chengyi finally spotted him.

"Heh, heh, heh... Here I come."

Bloodshot eyes made Ning Chengyi look almost drunk on killing.

His eerie laughter sent nearby birdlike Soul Beasts flapping away.

"Hello there!"

Ning Chengyi landed steadily in front of the man, flashed his white teeth, and waved with his right hand.

"W-who are you?!" the man asked, still shaken.

"Me? I'm here to take your life, of course."

Ning Chengyi smiled as he spoke.

The man shuddered. His Martial Soul appeared in his hand: a long blade that radiated cold. He glared at the harmless-looking Ning Chengyi.

The two women behind him saw Ning Chengyi, and their eyes lit up with the hope of surviving after all.

"Mm, mm, mm..." The Sword Venerable's beloved suddenly began to cry, pleading with her eyes.

"Die!"

Ning Chengyi opened with a thrust!

There was nothing fancy about it. The man's eyes widened, and a strained rattle escaped his throat. A moment later, blood flowed from his mouth.

"You... you..."

"Go keep your brothers company!"

Ning Chengyi withdrew his spear and wiped it clean. Then he placed his right hand against the man's forehead and gave a light push. The man toppled stiffly to the ground, blood still spilling from his mouth.

"Do you know the Sword Venerable?"

"Mm, mm, mm..." The woman nodded frantically. Only then did Ning Chengyi notice the black cloth stuffed in her mouth and the ropes binding her. "You're free now. He sent me to save you. He said you should find yourself a good man."

"Why didn't he come?!"

"I kept waiting for him..." The woman collapsed to the ground, sobbing.

"Um..." Ning Chengyi was at a loss when a sound came from beside him.

"Oh, there's another one. Good. Help me comfort her."

He freed the other woman. "She's in your hands." With that, Ning Chengyi took the bundle Xue Qinghe had given him from his storage ring, handed it to her, and left.

The two women stared at each other, momentarily stunned.

"Do you know him?" The Sword Venerable's beloved shook her head.

"What a strange man."

The other woman muttered, then said, "The man you loved may be dead. Take this. I'll bring you to the main road, and you can leave from there."

The young woman's face had already regained its composure. Her voice was flat, betraying no emotion.

"Mm, mm, mm..." The woman nodded through muffled sobs. She took the bundle Ning Chengyi had left and clutched it tightly to her chest, as though that might ease her pain.

Ning Chengyi knew the matter was not over. The Blue Silver Gang's headquarters had yet to be wiped out.

But he did not know where their headquarters was, so he planned to change clothes first. After a night of fighting, his clothes were filthy.

Snake Lance Douluo, She Long, had watched everything that happened that night.

Shock and disbelief filled his eyes. He could not understand how this monster seemed born to kill. Ning Chengyi struck cleanly and decisively, without a moment's hesitation.

There had been nothing but ruthless killing, with hardly a word wasted.

"The young master seems to have found someone extraordinary."

She Long murmured to himself, then sighed as he watched the woman return to the main road.

"What a foolish woman. Love really can cut a man to the bone. Such a shame about someone so loyal."

After the taciturn young woman left, Snake Lance Douluo quietly appeared behind the Sword Venerable's beloved. He knocked her unconscious, took her to Nightglow Tower in Suotuo City, and gave his instructions.

"I suppose that takes care of your wish."

She Long had done it all out of a moment of compassion.

Meanwhile, the young woman Ning Chengyi had freed slipped back into the forest. She returned to the group's resting place and began searching along their trail.