"No, you can't do this!"
The Yin Yang Mirror was furious but helpless, completely blocked by the Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud and unable to intervene!
Just then, Shen Youling's eyes opened on their own. Her gaze, fixed on Lin Tang, was filled with loathing and repulsion.
"You there, Lin! The fact that I'm not pursuing the cri of you taking my chastity while I was incapacitated is already an act of rcy. How dare you ddle in my affairs? I, Shen Youling, have voluntarily chosen to restore my mories and resu my cultivation of the Immortal Path. By what right do you selfishly interfere? Obstructing one's path to the Dao is an irreconcilable offense! Do you think she won't hate you for this? Stop this at once!"
"Restore her mory? Once her mories are restored, will she even be herself anymore? As for the Immortal Path, with here, I can help her beco an Immortal all the sa! Your antiquated, obsolete mories should just turn to dust and fade into history. Now, scram!"
Lin Tang decisively infused his spiritual core into her.
BOOM!
With billions of faithful followers, Lin Tang was more divine than a god. His spiritual power was utterly terrifying! It instantly dismantled all of Xi nghan's defenses, reaching the very core of Shen Youling's consciousness.
"Youling, wake up. I've co to take you ho..."
「Several days later.」
Lin Tang held Shen Youling's hand as they walked through the streets and alleys of Jiangbei. Shen Youling's complexion was pale, giving her an air of delicate, ethereal frailty.
"Honey, have you rembered anything?" Lin Tang asked.
"No..." Shen Youling shook her head. "Also, don't call honey. For all I know, you could be lying to ."
"Alright," Lin Tang sighed in resignation.
He led her all the way back to the Shen residence. Shen Qiushi, Shen Jiayue, Dong Mingfeng, and Shen Xin had already arrived and were waiting at the entrance. The mont they saw the pair, they rushed forward.
"Youling!"
"You're finally back!"
"Why do you look so pale? What happened?"
Dong Mingfeng was the first to approach, hugging Shen Youling, her precious cash cow.
"I'm sorry, I've lost my mory," Shen Youling said softly. "May I ask who you are?"
"What?"
"Lost your mory?"
"How could this happen..."
Shen Xin and the others were stunned. It took them a long mont to recover before they hastily introduced themselves.
"So you're my grandfather, parents, and older sister," Shen Youling murmured in realization. Then she pointed to Lin Tang. "And him? What is he to ?"
Shen Qiushi began to say, "He's obviously your husb—"
But Dong Mingfeng's eyes darted about as she quickly cut him off. "He's a liar! Youling, don't you believe a word he says!"
Since Shen Youling has amnesia, this is a godsent opportunity to sever her relationship with Lin Tang for good!
Dong Mingfeng and Shen Jiayue had already made nurous inquiries. They found no record of Lin Tang on any battlefield, nor was his na on any roster. It proved he had never truly been to war and must have been hiding sowhere. And to think he put on such a tragic, heroic act, claiming he would be the first to head to the front lines. He didn't go anywhere!
Such a worthless good-for-nothing isn't worthy of our Youling! In this new age where martial arts flourish, there are countless talented young prodigies. If we could match Youling with the son of a newly risen Heavenly King, wouldn't our Shen Family be even more secure?
Upon hearing Dong Mingfeng's words, Shen Youling pulled her hand away from Lin Tang.
My instincts tell that Dong Mingfeng and these others feel close and familiar. They must be my real family! As for Lin Tang… from the very first mont I awoke and laid eyes on him, I've felt an inexplicable aversion. He must be a liar, pretending to be my husband just to take advantage of !
Therefore, Shen Youling said coldly, "Mr. Lin, thank you for bringing ho. You may leave now."
Lin Tang was both amused and exasperated. "Youling, stop this nonsense. I really am your husband."
"Shut up, Lin Tang! Have you no sha?" Dong Mingfeng snapped. "A deserter like you, what makes you worthy of Youling? Know your place and scram, or else... Guards!"
At Dong Mingfeng's command, a group of heavily ard guards imdiately appeared, glaring nacingly at Lin Tang.
Shen Jiayue also chid in, "Lin Tang, just go. Stop embarrassing yourself here. I'll write you a check as a thank-you gift for bringing Youling ho. One million should be more than enough. One should know when to be content and not get too greedy, understand?"
Shen Qiushi was furious and wanted to speak up for Lin Tang, but one of Dong Mingfeng's confidants secretly pressed an acupuncture point on his back, rendering him temporarily mute.
"I'm not worthy? Hah—" Lin Tang laughed.
Without , the entire mortal realm would have long since beco a breeding ground for the Underworld. Everyone in Jiangbei would have perished.
"Dong Mingfeng, I'm genuinely curious," he said aloud. "In your eyes, what exactly would I have to be to be considered worthy of your precious daughter?"
"Haha, you? A lost cause like you? Fine, I'll tell you. You'd have to be a Martial Saint or rank in the top five of the Heroic Valor Rankings! Of course, number one is out of the question. That honor belongs exclusively to the great Dragon State Preceptor. Even if I were insane, I wouldn't dare imagine you surpassing him."
"Heroic Valor Rankings? What's that?" Lin Tang was stunned for a mont. His true body had been holding the line at the core of the battlefield, so he had never heard of it.
The expressions on the faces of Dong Mingfeng and the others were bizarre.
"You don't even know about the Heroic Valor Rankings, the most prestigious list in the world right now? Lin Tang, where have you been these past few years, living on another planet?"
"Enough! Stop making a fool of yourself and get lost!" Dong Mingfeng added. "If you don't scram now, we'll stop being polite!"
Lin Tang ignored their clamor and looked directly at Shen Youling. "And you? Do you also believe that only soone in the top five of the Heroic Valor Rankings is worthy of being your husband?"
Shen Youling was about to say that she would choose her own husband regardless of his accomplishnts, but a sharp pain lanced through her temple, making her irritable. She replied curtly, "Yes. If you want to marry , go and achieve that first. Now, I need to rest, and I don't want to see you."
With that, she turned and let Shen Jiayue escort her back into the house without a backward glance.
Dong Mingfeng smiled triumphantly, her disdain for Lin Tang clear for all to see.
"Interesting," Lin Tang chuckled.
Now! I'm absolutely certain I can break through to the Divinity Transformation Stage at any mont. My followers far exceed those of any god, and I can even ascend to the realm of an Earth Immortal or a deity without first becoming a Human Immortal. I can transform into a dragon, protected by my Dragon Essence. I possess two great Immortal Artifacts: the Seven-Colored Auspicious Cloud and the forcibly subdued Yin Yang Mirror. On top of that, I'm shielded by the nation's destiny and ard with the Asura Sword and the Holy Sword. Aside from the descended incarnation of a true Immortal like Daoist Zhen Yan, what is there to fear? It's also ti to reclaim the na and identity of Lin Tianyang. Even if the whole world knows who I am, who would dare oppose ?!
As the doors to the Shen residence closed, Lin Tang turned and walked away. As he walked, he sent a ssage to Supre Jiangshan.
"Father-in-law, I'm done pretending. I'm laying my cards on the table!"
Jiang Shan was chatting casually with his beloved daughter. Upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "Do whatever you want! I've been tired for a long ti. I've asked you to take my place, but you refused. Do you want it now?"
"That supre position isn't necessary," Lin Tang replied, shaking his head. "But as for that whatever-it-is Heroic Valor Rankings... I'm taking the number one spot. Right now."
"Number one on the Heroic Valor Rankings? It was always yours, just under a different na. I'll have soone arrange it imdiately," Jiang Shan said with a wry smile.
He snapped his fingers. A subordinate entered at once, bowing respectfully. After receiving his orders, the subordinate, though surprised, rushed out without hesitation.
Less than half an hour later, major dia platforms across the globe simultaneously refreshed the Heroic Valor Rankings.
Countless people stared at their screens.
"My God!"
"Am I seeing things?"
"How, how, how did the na at the top of the Heroic Valor Rankings change?!"
「Jiangbei. The Shen Residence.」
Dong Mingfeng and Shen Jiayue were chattering away, recounting various details from Shen Youling's life to further win her trust when a trusted aide ran in, breathless.
"Terrible news, terrible news!"
"What is it? Did monsters from the Underworld attack? What are Zhu Yingning and her people doing? Aren't they guarding the city's defensive line? Are they all dead?"
"No, no, it's not that..."
"Then what is it?"
"The Heroic Valor Rankings have been updated! The na at the top has changed!"
"How is that possible?"
Under Shen Youling's watchful gaze, Dong Mingfeng and the others hurriedly switched on the large screen on the wall. The na at the very top of the Heroic Valor Rankings that appeared before them was, shockingly…
Lin Tang!
The entire Shen family: "!!!!!!!!!"
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