"What swift swordsmanship!" Watanabe Kouichi gazed, spellbound. For more than twenty years, he had never seen swordplay so dazzling. The man before him was far too powerful!
Hearing Yan Renjie's beguiling voice, he didn't hesitate to fall to his knees. "I wish to seek your guidance!"
"I can bestow upon you power as great as mine, but you must swear to do one thing for ."
"What?!" Watanabe Kouichi was shocked. His master was equally incredulous. Power comparable to that of a Heavenly King could be directly bestowed?
Did Yan Renjie also receive his power from soone else? I'm a cripple, and he's a supre expert. Would he really lie to or toy with ? So... this must be real!
Watanabe Kouichi's heart thumped wildly. He imdiately kowtowed and swore an oath.
"Very good." The corner of Yan Renjie's mouth curled into a smirk.
He then connected with the sword seed within his body. The seed had exploded once before but had miraculously restored itself. With it, there was no need to take Watanabe Kouichi to Mu Fan's inheritance cave. He could help him receive the baptism right here, right now.
WHOOSH!
The sword seed turned into a streak of light, instantly piercing Watanabe Kouichi's forehead. His eyes bulged, and he fell backward, his breath ceasing. He was dead.
"What?!" his master exclaid again, aghast. "Why did you kill him?"
Without explaining, Yan Renjie turned and said indifferently, "Whoever flees, dies!"
The Yakuza boss and Sakura trembled, not daring to make another move.
anwhile, Watanabe Kouichi's soul shot into an unknown, mystical space. Four Immortal Swords, suspended above an abyss, slowly materialized before him. Like Yan Renjie before him, he beca captivated, losing all track of ti. Finally, he seed to reach an epiphany.
All of creation can be my sword—the Heavenly Sword, the Earth Sword, the Human Sword!
With this thought, he gained the acknowledgnt of one of the Immortal Swords. A spectral sword seed split from it and rged with his soul.
In the real world, the deceased Watanabe Kouichi suddenly sat up, gasping for air. His shock quickly turned to ecstasy as he felt an overwhelming power surge through him. This force repaired his Dantian, healed his hand tendons, and broadened his ridians.
An intoxicated expression appeared on his face. "This is wonderful, truly wonderful! I can feel it... anything can beco the sword in my hand!"
He reached out. A nearby utility pole was forcefully ripped from the ground. Wires snapped and sparks flew. The massive pole was compressed by an invisible force, twisting and contorting into a strange, misshapen sword that fell into his grasp.
SPLAT—
A shower of blood erupted. The Yakuza boss was instantly minced into dozens of chunks of flesh, dead beyond any doubt.
"Holy... shit..." His master's eyes nearly popped out of his skull.
"Ah!" Sakura collapsed, convulsing uncontrollably. "Mr. Watanabe, I was wrong! I know I was wrong! I'm willing to be your slave, I'll never leave you, you..."
Before she could finish, her chin, mouth, nose, and ears all fell to the ground. She, too, was dead.
Watanabe Kouichi stood triumphant and scoffed, "Now that I'm invincible, what do I need won for?"
The endlessly expanding power filled him with boundless confidence. He felt there was nothing left in the world worthy of his attention. He tilted his head toward Yan Renjie and licked his lips. His earlier servility was gone, replaced by an eagerness for a fight.
"You must be Yan Renjie, the Senior Brother Yan my master ntioned. Tell , what do you need to do?"
Yan Renjie stated coolly, "I will find two more geniuses of the Sword Dao. When the four swords are united, I will need you all to join forces with to kill soone."
"Hahahahaha—" Watanabe Kouichi roared with laughter, his arrogance unbridled. "Beings as divinely powerful as us need to join forces to kill one person? Who is he?"
"Lin Tang."
"...Never heard of him."
"He has another na: Long Tianji. He is a newly ascended Heavenly King."
Yan Renjie briefly summarized Lin Tang's file, freely admitting his own miserable defeat and explaining that the man was a reincarnated demon who could not be underestimated.
"Alright then..." Though his ego was inflated, Watanabe Kouichi was no fool. He had only just regained his power. If he could guarantee a kill, why risk going alone? "I look forward to the day I cross swords with this man!"
"Ahem... Renjie," Yan Renjie's martial uncle asked tentatively, his voice low, "since there are two spots left, could I have one?"
Yan Renjie shook his head. "You aren't suitable. Forcibly receiving the baptism would be suicide."
"Is that so?" The man lowered his head, silent for a long mont. "But I still want to try. What if it works? Even if I die, I'll have no regrets!"
Such incredible power was right before his eyes. To miss this chance would be a fate worse than death. Seeing his determination, Yan Renjie granted his wish.
And so, he died. He never woke again.
「In the secret chamber.」
A small, palm-length golden sword floated within a fire. Beside it was a ring of ancient design. The sword was Lin Tang's newly forged flying sword, covered in mystical, sharp runes. The ring was a Storage Magical Artifact crafted from Suru stone, its internal space large enough to hold a small farmhouse courtyard.
He had obtained two pieces of Suru stone but had chosen not to use them both. With the remaining piece, he could forge his own personal teleportation disc in the future, once he broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage and learned how to create teleportation formations.
Finally, a weapon that's truly mine. Soon, it will drink the blood of my enemies!
Lin Tang smiled with satisfaction. He let the items continue to temper in the flas and began to study another spell—the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique. Once he mastered it, he could bring the dead back to life and nd flesh onto bare bones. No matter the injury, it could be slowly healed and fully restored. Even the dead could be forcefully revived. Of course, this was impossible if soone had been dead for too long and their soul had dissipated. The spell, after all, only worked on the physical body.
After this, Lin Tang still had to learn the Flying Technique, Sword Control Technique, Sound Transmission Skill, and Soul Searching Technique. He was going to be busy.
Lee Encai was bored out of her mind. She wanted to study the Life Creation Technique Lin Tang had tossed her, but she was as clueless as an illiterate and couldn't make heads or tails of it.
When Zhu Yingning discovered it, however, she trembled with excitent as if she had found a priceless treasure. The previous Heart Monkey Nine Calming Techniques had been incomplete, lacking a visualization chart. Besides, as a Monkey Fist style, it wasn't particularly graceful and was disliked by the girls. The Life Creation Technique was different. It was a complete version with a visualization chart. Its movents were fluid and exceptionally stylish. More importantly, mastering it granted eternal youth and an ageless appearance!
What was she waiting for? She imdiately devoted herself to cultivating it with all her focus.
Unfortunately, Zhu Yingning was also tornted by the profound and unfathomable technique. Her multiple attempts were fruitless.
Zhu Yingning stared at the door with eager anticipation. It seems I'll have to rely on Lin Tang for help. Where the hell is that jerk? Why hasn't he co out yet?
「In Jiangbei.」
When the creditors realized that Xiao Xuanye was completely ignoring the Shen Family, they showed no rcy. They forced Shen Xin to sell his house, his car, and all other assets. They also filed lawsuits to freeze his bank accounts and had him officially labeled as a deadbeat.
"Serves them right!" Shen Qiushi cursed angrily before heading to Lin Tang's house with Shen Youling.
When the now-penniless trio of Dong Mingfeng, Shen Xin, and Shen Jiayue saw this, they knew they couldn't just stand by. They certainly didn't want to end up holess. So, they shalessly followed along.
"Mom, you all treated Lin Tang so horribly before. He already said you can't move in. This will just make him angry!" Shen Youling said helplessly.
Dong Mingfeng pushed her way inside. "Bah! You unfilial girl, how dare you try to keep your own mother out? He's my son-in-law, so what if he gets angry?"
"He might poison us..."
"He wouldn't dare!" Dong Mingfeng stood with her hands on her hips, brimming with cocky confidence.
Shen Xin was actually terrified but put on a brave front. "I'd rather be poisoned to death than starve on the streets!"
Shen Jiayue also didn't believe Lin Tang would actually kill them—if he had wanted to, he would have done it long ago. She walked around a room and began to complain, "I thought this lowlife had made sothing of himself, but he just bought this shabby old house. There isn't even an elevator, and the neighborhood is dirty and rundown. Ugh!"
She had already contacted her forr sugar daddies, n like Wang Shouzhen, but no amount of begging could get her a single di. Even the cuckold Lu Zizheng had run off. If she had any other support, she wouldn't have co here to suffer.
Opening a wardrobe in one room, she saw it was full of n's clothing and knew it was Lin Tang's. Shen Jiayue pinched her nose in disgust and went to the next one. There, she found won's clothing that Shen Youling had never worn. She unceremoniously threw them out.
"This room has good lighting. I'm taking it."
"You can't! That's Lee Encai's room..."
"Who cares what her na is! She's not Lin Tang's wife, you are! Can't you even take charge of that much? If it were , I'd have driven that vixen out long ago!"
Dong Mingfeng and Shen Xin quickly claid another room and began rearranging things without permission.
"Hey, you guys..." Shen Youling tried to stop them but was heartlessly pushed aside.
Just as she was growing frantic, a group of strangely dressed figures wearing masks and hoods barged in without knocking.
"You're Shen Youling?"
"She really does resemble that woman with the surna Xi!"
"Even if she isn't Xi nghan's daughter, she might have the sa physique!"
"Haha! To think we'd stumble upon such a wonderful surprise just by coming to et the new Heavenly King we heard about."
"Take her!"
"Yes, sir!"
They seized Shen Youling and turned to leave.
Shen Qiushi, who had been scolding Shen Xin, saw this and charged forward in a mix of shock and rage. "Stop! Let go of my granddaughter!"
BANG!
He was sent flying by a kick, slamming hard against the wall before spitting out a large mouthful of blood. Witnessing this, Shen Xin and the others were so horrified they imdiately fell silent.
"Grandpa!!"
Shen Youling watched as her grandfather's chest heaved a few tis before his breathing grew faint. He was about to die. Her eyes blazed with fury, and she struggled wildly, but she couldn't break free.
Lin Tang, where are you? Please, co save us...
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