Yang Tian Appears, Yan Reaps What He Sowed

Just when all three of them felt there was no hope of survival, something suddenly stirred at the edge of the area.

A flash of delight lit up Hu Liena's eyes, but when she saw who had come, her expression abruptly changed. "Don't come any closer! It's dangerous!"

The newcomer wore white robes as pure as snow and a White Jade Mask. His bearing was ethereal, like an immortal descended into the mortal world. Yet this young man had come alone to Sunset Forest.

Hu Liena had thought reinforcements had arrived, but she had not expected someone to come here to die. The key was that it would be such a pity if this person died.

Even with his face covered, Yang Tian could win a young woman's favor at first sight through his temperament alone. That was his advantage.

"Little sister, get ready!" Xie Yue's gaze turned cold. If Yang Tian took a few more steps forward, he would very likely trigger the Weird Mantis's attack. This was their only chance of survival. Other than Hu Liena, neither Xie Yue nor Yan cared whether Yang Tian lived or died.

Yang Tian paused. He had come to take a look only because he had sensed fluctuations of Soul Power here, but he had not expected to run into these three.

Having thoroughly read the original Douluo novel, how could Yang Tian fail to recognize their martial souls?

But from the looks of it, these three seemed to have been trapped by a little fellow.

They were truly unlucky to have encountered the jungle assassin, the Weird Mantis.

"You, there's a soul beast here, a Weird Mantis. Be careful!" Hu Liena was still kind-hearted. She could not bear to see Yang Tian killed by a soul beast without even knowing why. A young man with such outstanding bearing probably did not have poor talent either, right?

"Na Na, why did you warn him?" Yan spoke angrily, his gaze toward Yang Tian filled with killing intent. Why should this pretty boy deserve Na Na's warning?

Feeling Yan's killing intent, Yang Tian felt rather innocent, but he could not be bothered to pay attention. Yan was nothing more than trash.

"Ding! Mission issued: Rescue Hu Liena and teach Yan a lesson.

Mission reward: Three Common Grade Theft Tickets and one Brave Grade Theft Ticket."

Another mission had appeared. Without changing expression, Yang Tian swept his gaze around the surroundings. His eyes paused for an instant on a certain tree trunk before he continued forward and said blandly, "It seems your lives are not meant to end here."

Seeing Yang Tian continue forward with such an easygoing manner, Hu Liena's heart instantly rose to her throat. Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on his surroundings at all times, but her lack of Soul Power and prolonged concentration had already begun to blur her vision.

At a certain moment, Yang Tian suddenly stopped. Then, he abruptly raised one finger and held it beside his ear.

Clang!

With a metallic ring, an arm like a guillotine blade was blocked by Yang Tian's single finger.

In an instant, Hu Liena froze, Xie Yue froze, and Yan froze. Even the person hidden in the shadows and the Weird Mantis froze.

The Weird Mantis's blade-like arms were renowned for their sharpness; saying they could slice through iron like mud was no exaggeration. Yet today, one of them had been blocked by Yang Tian's finger.

"The force was a little lacking." Fine, dense dragon scales covered his finger, making it seem as though it were shrouded in a layer of golden light as it forcibly blocked the Weird Mantis's strike.

Hearing Yang Tian's somewhat dissatisfied evaluation, Xie Yue's mouth twitched. He had even missed this excellent opportunity to strike and kill the Weird Mantis.

The Weird Mantis vanished again. Yang Tian did not stop it, but Yan in front of him immediately began cursing. "Idiot! Why did you let it go? Do you know the consequences of letting it escape?"

Yan's rebuke came without any warning. Even Xie Yue, who was right beside him, was already too late to stop him.

Yang Tian's expression could not be seen beneath his mask, but the faint curve of his lips was enough to show that he had not ignored Yan's scolding.

Xie Yue felt a chill run down his spine. They had finally found a savior whose strength seemed sufficient, yet Yan had thoroughly offended him with a single sentence. Xie Yue now wanted nothing more than to stab Yan to death, and he immediately rebuked him, "Shut your mouth! Do you want to die?"

The Weird Mantis was troublesome enough. If they offended Yang Tian as well, they would undoubtedly die.

Hu Liena also angrily snapped at Yan, "Apologize to this young master at once!" He was incapable of accomplishing anything, yet more than capable of ruining everything. Hu Liena found Yan increasingly unpleasant to look at.

He was unattractive, emotionally unintelligent, weak, and now it seemed he did not even have a brain.

Yan seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, but apologize to Yang Tian? How could that be possible? He was a prodigy of the Martial Soul Hall Golden Generation. Moreover, Hu Liena had actually scolded him because of Yang Tian, which made him even more displeased.

Seeing that Yan had no intention of apologizing, Hu Liena's expression grew colder. She could only turn around herself, put on a gentle smile, brush aside the disheveled hair before her forehead, and bow to Yang Tian. "Young master, please do not take offense. My classmate has offended you. I, Hu Liena, apologize on his behalf."

Yang Tian calmly watched Hu Liena. Her clothes had been torn in many places because of the Weird Mantis. One tear at her chest had caused the already tight leather outfit to shrink back, exposing half a breast.

Several of the other tears also revealed glimpses of alluring spring scenery.

Seemingly noticing what Yang Tian was looking at, Hu Liena blushed, feeling ashamed.

Yang Tian shifted his gaze. Under the perception of his divine soul, the Weird Mantis had nowhere to hide. Yet he clearly had no intention of killing it. Instead, he asked Hu Liena, "What is your relationship with him?"

Hearing this, Hu Liena looked at Yan, whom Yang Tian was pointing at, and immediately said, "We have no relationship. We are just classmates."

Hu Liena's unhesitating answer made Yan even more furious. He had pursued Hu Liena like a dog for so many years, yet she was so anxious to explain herself before a boy she had known for less than two minutes.

Yang Tian nodded lightly, then pointed at Hu Liena's clothes. "Aren't you going to cover yourself? Do you enjoy exposing yourself?"

Hu Liena's face reddened as she hurriedly explained, "Of course not. It's just... I didn't pay attention to it earlier."

"Now you have. And... since you have no relationship with him, there is no need for you to apologize. I'm not so unreasonable as to take my anger out on a beauty." Yang Tian smiled faintly. Hu Liena nodded lightly, then took out a long robe from her Soul Tool and put it on.

Yang Tian walked toward Yan step by step. Xie Yue's expression was complicated. Yang Tian was their hope of survival. Yet this bastard Yan had nearly driven Yang Tian away with a single sentence, perhaps even turning him into an enemy.

For the first time, Xie Yue truly realized just how unreliable Yan was as a teammate.

Stopping three steps in front of Yan, Yang Tian stared into his eyes and spoke indifferently. "You want to kill me?"

Yan's heart tightened. When Yang Tian had first appeared and Hu Liena warned him of the danger, Yan had indeed felt a trace of killing intent. But it had only lasted an instant. Yang Tian had noticed it anyway? That was far too terrifying.

"A man should dare to act and dare to own it. You dared to curse at me, so why don't you dare to step forward? You dared to harbor killing intent, so why don't you dare admit it?

I'll give you a chance, a chance to kill me.

Use your strongest power to kill me."

Volume One: Douluo. Volume Two: Battle Through the Heavens.