Shen Youling truly found the situation absurd. ? I'm in trouble? What trouble? She didn't even have a record of running a red light. She'd never broken the law or committed a cri. Looking back on her life, she could proudly say she was a good person.
Even after I started cultivating and broke through to the early stage of Qi Training, I know a single punch from could kill an ordinary strong man. But I never thought about killing soone for fun, nor did I ever plan on bullying anyone. So why am I being arrested?
"If you have any evidence that I broke the law, please present it!"
"Heh. Once you co back with us and the interrogation is over, won't the truth co out? What's the matter, feeling guilty? Afraid to go? If you're truly innocent, why would you be scared?"
"You…" Shen Youling was speechless.
These people had tid their arrival perfectly. They didn't co during work hours, which would have allowed Zhu Yingning to summon a horde of employees to confront them. They also didn't choose a ti when she was ho, which would have alerted Lin Tang… and the deity inside him. Instead, they caught her on her way ho, when she was all alone. A delicate woman like her, how could she possibly resist?
Seeing that Shen Youling was unwilling to hold out her hands for the handcuffs, the n sneered and moved to apprehend her by force.
Then…
BANG!
Even without learning any formal techniques or tactics, the new-and-improved Shen Youling possessed a more agile mind, faster reflexes, and far greater speed and strength. Her wild swings still packed a lethal punch. Before the n could even react, they were all on the ground, clutching their eyes, noses, stomachs, or feet, howling in agony as they writhed in pain.
"How is that possible?"
"When did Shen Youling learn martial arts? Wasn't she always too weak to even truss a chicken??"
Watching her stride away, the n were on the verge of tears. They could only clench their teeth against the sharp pain and file an urgent report.
When their superiors heard the news, they were baffled. Then, their confusion turned to fury.
"Hmph! So what if she knows a little martial arts? Tis have changed! Does she think this is still the ancient era where wandering heroes could fly about and disregard the authorities? n, assemble and arm yourselves imdiately! You must intercept and capture her before she can et up with Lin Tang!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
So, beating people up feels this good! Sigh, if only I'd started cultivating sooner, I wouldn't have been bullied for so long! But wait, have I exposed myself? This will probably draw more attention and lead to an investigation into how I got these powers. Oh no, could this affect my biggest secret? I was too rash! Lin Tang isn't much stronger than , but he's more experienced. I have to et him right away and ask him what to do!
As she sped up, Shen Youling dialed Lin Tang's number. In the past, her calls wouldn't go through nine tis out of ten. This ti, however, it connected.
"What? That happened? How dare they bully my wife! Those bastards!"
Lin Tang erupted in fury and was about to rush over. Just then, his Communication Talisman buzzed again. It was Yan Qinghe.
"Lord Long Tianji, is this a good ti? Could you perhaps co to the capital a little early for a rehearsal of the National Guardian dal ceremony? After all, this is a major event that only happens a few tis a century…"
"Good ti my ass! I'm not coming anymore!" Lin Tang vented.
"What? How can you do that? It's already been announced nationwide! Lord Long Tianji, wait! Hello? Hello? Son of a—"
The line went dead, leaving Yan Qinghe on the verge of a complete breakdown. He was utterly baffled. Just a couple of days ago, he had managed to placate Long Tianji, and he had agreed to everything. Why the sudden reversal? And what was with that furious tone? Who had provoked him? Who would even *dare* to provoke him?! What a massive headache!
「anwhile.」
Through the eyes of Martial Saint Number Seven, Lin Tang saw that Shen Youling wasn't in any real danger. On the contrary, she was thrashing her enemies with a few punches and kicks.
I never knew my wife looked so good while fighting. I should let her beat up next ti…
Since she was fine, he decided not to fly over. He strolled leisurely down the stairs and continued walking. After just a few hundred ters, his ears twitched. He realized the surrounding pedestrians had long been cleared out, leaving the street completely empty. He was all alone.
"Co on out, you pack of cowards!"
More than ten kiloters away, a group of people watched him on a screen.
"Why doesn't he seem worried about Shen Youling? He's not even running, let alone calling a cab."
"This is better. It makes him an easier target for a sniper test."
"Is the site prepped?"
"No problem!"
"Huh? Wasn't his martial arts crippled? How can he still sense danger in advance?"
"It must be the deity warning him."
"Forget it. Since he's found us, let's launch the attack early!"
"This is it! It's all or nothing!"
As several buttons were slamd, a series of sharp chanical CLANGS and CLICKS erupted from all directions around Lin Tang. In the next mont, complex tal robots, looking as cool as Transforrs from a sci-fi movie, charged at him. Their eyes glowed with a sinister red light, and they wielded blindingly bright lightsaber-like weapons, which they brought down in a fierce chop!
Internal testing had shown their linear acceleration was no less than that of a top-tier supercar, and their strength was enough to rip apart sharks and elephants. They were incredibly agile and terrifying in both land and water combat, though they hadn't yet developed any advantages for aerial warfare. Against such secret weapons, not even Masters among Martial Artists could defeat more than a few, let alone Innate experts. If not for Lin Tang's incredibly tricky poison techniques, they would have been loath to reveal these assets so soon.
"This junk again? It seems you people never learn," Lin Tang scoffed.
He was about to deal with them with a wave of his hand when the Lord of Gluttony, who had just been graciously let out to starve in the open air, made his move. The deity was ravenously hungry. If Lin Tang hadn't been holding Him back, He would have eagerly devoured the mosaics in a toilet bowl. At this mont, feeling Lin Tang's restraint weaken, He was overjoyed. Not caring if the steel would scratch His throat, He roared and charged to the front.
"Trash like this doesn't require your personal attention! Let handle it! AWOOO!"
He swelled up instantly, opening His cavernous maw and biting off a robot's head in one go before swallowing it whole.
GULP!
However, a robot's head wasn't its weak point. Even headless, it continued to slash wildly with its lightsaber, sending sparks flying everywhere! Unfortunately for the machine, it and the Lord of Gluttony were beings from entirely different dinsions. The latter could affect the forr, but the forr could hardly fight back against the latter. The matchup was just that one-sided. The Lord of Gluttony's teeth could breach the robot's armor, but when its lightsaber passed through Him, it only struck empty air. He could shift between corporeal and ethereal states at will.
"Quick, try the sonic attack!"
Far away, the professional operators controlling the robots began to sweat, their fingers flying across their keyboards as they issued commands. This was a small tidbit of information they had managed to pry from the Yaochi Heavenly Palace after much persuasion: when deities shift from a physical to an ethereal state, certain sonic frequencies can interfere with or even harm them. The Yaochi Heavenly Palace refused to reveal any more. After all, though their Xuan Nu were not of the sa faction as the Evil Gods, the fundantal nature of their existence had certain similarities. Why would they ever expose their own weaknesses? Besides, the special sonic attack was only sowhat effective against incarnations; it was useless against a deity's true body. Divulging a minor detail like this would do no real harm.
Since the attack was effective, the Lord of Gluttony's incarnation was caught in the trap. His body was forced back into a solid state and was imdiately scorched by thousands of degrees of heat, causing Him to leap about frantically.
"HSSS! OUCH! You! How dare you! How dare you burn the great Lord of Gluttony? I will punish you all!"
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