Killing Wang Lei of the Wang Family
Seeing the familiar figure lunging toward him with red light shining from his eyes, Wang Lei took a closer look. It was Su Tianyu, who had defeated him at the academy and taken the spirit milk. Wang Lei shuddered in fright, his body trembling involuntarily.
Ever since he had lost to Su Tianyu in a single blow on the arena stage, his opponent's overwhelming strength had weighed on his mind. For months, the image of his defeat had kept surfacing in his head, and even his Soul Power cultivation had gone poorly. That was why he still had not broken through to level twenty.
"Su Tianyu, don't come any closer!"
Seeing the figure speeding toward him like a ghost down the corridor, Wang Lei shouted in panic.
Su Tianyu soon reached a spot ten meters away from Wang Lei. Looking at Wang Lei, who was shivering and trembling all over, he taunted him.
"Bet you didn't expect this, Wang Lei. When you sent your father to the Heavenly Eye Forest to hunt me down, you should have known that one day you'd be killed too. Today is the beginning of your Wang Family's destruction. Your second and third uncles have been waiting for you underground for a long time. They asked me to tell you that it's too cold down there, so I'm going to send you to reunite with your family myself."
"What? You've already killed my second and third uncles? Why didn't I hear a single sound of fighting? Even my grandfather didn't notice any commotion. How is that possible?"
Wang Lei's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, as though Su Tianyu were lying.
"Why wouldn't it be possible? How could you possibly comprehend my strength? When I defeated you on the arena stage, I didn't even use half my strength, yet I beat you easily with one blow. Wang Lei, your strength really is pathetic," Su Tianyu explained patiently.
"What? You didn't even use half your strength when you beat me?" At that, Wang Lei's gaze went blank and his face turned ashen. He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to refute him.
"All right. Now that I've explained so much, you should understand why you're dying."
With that, Su Tianyu prepared to use his spiritual power to attack.
Seeing that he was about to strike the killing blow, Wang Lei came to his senses and hurriedly begged for mercy.
"Su Tianyu, don't kill me. I know where the Wang Family treasury is. As long as you spare me, I'll take you there right now. Inside are the treasures the Wang Family has acquired over decades, as well as a large stockpile of Gold Soul Coins."
Su Tianyu snorted coldly and watched Wang Lei's disgraceful display with an expressionless face. He raised a hand to cut off his pleas.
"Once I kill you and then kill Wang Tianba, the Wang Family head, your treasury will be mine for the taking anyway. Why would I need you to lead the way?"
"So you're determined to kill me. Even if I can't beat you, I'll still wound you with my Soul Skill and give my grandfather a chance to strike back." Wang Lei stared at Su Tianyu venomously and spoke through gritted teeth.
"You want to strike back and wound me? Too bad you won't get the chance."
With that, Su Tianyu swiftly lit up his purple Soul Ring and unleashed his second Soul Skill faster than thunder could leave a man time to cover his ears. His low voice rang out.
"Second Soul Skill, Golden Pupil Transformation."
A powerful warm current filled his entire body, causing all his attributes to surge twofold. He crossed the ten-meter distance in a single step and appeared before Wang Lei, smashing a heavy punch into his face.
Crack!
The moment his fist struck Wang Lei's face, the sound of breaking bones rang out. Wang Lei was sent flying dozens of meters before crashing to the ground. After a bout of convulsions, he breathed his last.
Su Tianyu hurried forward and held a finger beneath Wang Lei's nose to check his breathing. After examining him, he found that Wang Lei's face had long since been mangled beyond recognition and his skull had caved in. He could not have been any deader. Only then did Su Tianyu relax.
Looking at Wang Lei's gruesome state on the ground, he saw that the spot on his face where the punch had landed had been smashed apart. His whole head was like a shattered watermelon, white brain matter gurgling out.
He did not linger, walking outside without looking back.
Next, Su Tianyu moved swiftly among the low buildings of the baron's estate. To conserve as much Soul Power as possible, he used only the domain that consumed the least as he moved through the servants' quarters.
Whenever he found someone, he immediately sent a hidden weapon flying to deliver a fatal blow. To ensure nothing went wrong, he spared no living creature he encountered in the baron's estate, leaving them no chance to go outside and warn anyone.
After the slaughter, Su Tianyu had killed everyone in the Wang Family except Wang Tianba and the two little girls he had yet to find. The servants in the baron's estate, along with Wang Jun, Wang Hu, and Wang Lei, had all been butchered by him.
Soon, his gaze was drawn to the only tall building in the baron's estate. He hurried along a path through the landscaped grove and came to the imposing, luxurious residence in the rear garden.
Looking at the tall, ancient-style building before him, Su Tianyu's eyes flashed with greed, then gradually turned piercingly cold.
He sensed that half his Soul Power remained, which was enough for him to deal with Wang Tianba. In Wang Shan's memories, the Soul Rings of Wang Tianba, the Wang Family head, did not have the optimal configuration commonly seen on the Douluo Continent. His was even worse than Wang Shan's. Wang Shan could be said to have been the strongest person in the entire Wang Family, but unfortunately, he had long since been killed by Su Tianyu's Soul Skill, his soul scattered.
"First Soul Skill, Golden Pupil Illusory Realm."
The domain spread out and swiftly enveloped the building, soon covering it completely. Under Su Tianyu's perception, not a blade of grass or a tree inside the ancient-style building could escape his spiritual detection.
Through his spiritual perception, he sensed Wang Tianba lying fast asleep in bed. Not far beside him were two little beds, each less than one and a half meters long. Two girls of four or five lay asleep with their eyes closed, happily dreaming sweet dreams. They seemed to be dreaming of some delicious food, smacking their lips from time to time and sticking out their tongues to lick the candy stains left on them.
"No wonder I couldn't find the two girls after searching all over the baron's estate. I couldn't even see them in Wang Jun's and Wang Hu's buildings. So Wang Tianba has been doting on them like treasures and keeping them by his side, even putting two little beds there so his granddaughters can sleep beside him.
"Wang Tianba, oh, Wang Tianba, you really are obsessed with your granddaughters. If you hadn't offended me and tried every way you could to get rid of me, you really would have gotten to enjoy this kind of family happiness. You're nearly eighty anyway, so let me send you to the Western Paradise a little early."
With that, red light shone in Su Tianyu's eyes and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth. He strode forward, kicked open the main gate, and headed toward the main house, his Soul Ring flashing.
Wang Tianba, fast asleep in the bedroom, heard the tremendous crash at the main gate and immediately opened his aged, cloudy eyes. He got up, dressed, and reached out to press something on the bedside table.
At once, the wall above the head of the bed slowly opened to either side. He got out of bed, gently picked up his two sleeping granddaughters, and placed them in the secret chamber. Then he reached for the chamber's switch on the bedside table and pressed it hard.