Daily News: You promised yourself to be a fisherman, but you've become a martial arts god?

"Who killed my third sister!"

The burly man in the tower roared as his blood surged.

The sound, thick with bloodlust, was so loud it made one's eardrums ache.

Seeing the enraged giant, Zheng Changgong was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed:

"Over-the-Mountain Bear, Lu Chong!"

As she spoke, she noticed the lewd-looking man next to Lu Chong and exclaimed in surprise:

"Slippery as oil, Wei Suo!"

"Your Excellency, Lu Chong is the strongest subordinate under the tenth leader of Shenyuan Village. He recently broke through to the late stage of Blood Refinement!"

"Although Wei Suo ranks after Lu Chong and Hu Sanniang, he is also a Blood Cultivator, cunning and ruthless, and his strength is no less than Hu Sanniang's!"

Finished!

Everyone's faces were filled with horror, and they thought to themselves, "It's all over."

I don't believe that Li Nian, a mere Blood Refining cultivator, could directly confront two Blood Refining cultivators who have been in the underworld for many years.

Moreover, there's also a late-stage Blood Refinement cultivator!

Yi Jieyi gritted her teeth, as if she had made a major decision, her eyes resolute, and said:

"Inspector Li! Shenyuan Village has come here specifically for my sister and me. We are of value; they won't kill us rashly. You should escape!"

Then, fearing Li Nian might disagree, he added:

"If you get back quickly, you might be able to bring reinforcements and rescue us before we are captured and taken to Shenyuan Village!"

Upon hearing this, Li Nian frowned slightly, then relaxed.

A person's true character is revealed in times of great adversity.

This second young lady of the Yi family is of good character.

The thought had barely formed in his mind when Chao Yi clasped his hands in a fist salute, nodded, and refused, saying:

"One who eats the people's food should be loyal to them."

"I, Li Nian, will not betray my master or flee!"

escape?

What a joke!

In the misty forest, Yi Jifeng, a master of the Yi family, was hiding in the shadows, watching. If he abandoned the two young ladies of the Yi family and fled now, he would not be able to stay in Qianhu County in the future!

Furthermore.

He doesn't even consider two mere Blood Refining cultivators a threat!

After speaking, Li Nian looked at Lu Chong and the others, and said coldly:

"I killed Hu Sanniang. If you can't let her go, I'll take pity on you and send you all to the underworld to meet her!"

"How dare you! A mere kid who just entered the Blood Refining stage dares to be so arrogant!"

Lu Chong recognized the uniform of the Moonlit Island Inspector on Li Nian's body and looked at him with disdain.

He paused, then waved his hand and gave the order:

"I'll deal with this kid. You all go and capture the two women from the Yi family, and kill everyone else!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he stomped his feet down, sending mud flying everywhere, and lunged at Li Nian, his hand sweeping down with overwhelming force!

"Mountain-Splitting Palm!"

Lu Chong had practiced this palm technique diligently for nearly ten years, and had already mastered it to perfection. With the help of his blood refining cultivation, when he struck down with his palm, a piercing sound of air explosion was generated in mid-air.

The sharp palm wind was like a knife, heading straight for Li Nian's face.

Li Nian ignored this and stood still in place.

"As expected, he's a novice. I was terrified the moment I made a move!"

"Third Sister's death is most likely due to some sophisticated hidden weapon from those two rich young ladies!"

In mid-air, Lu Chong's lips curled into a mocking smile.

They believed Li Nian was too terrified to react, which is why she remained unmoved.

He killed at least several dozen of these kids who didn't know how to handle life-or-death combat, if not a hundred.

Before he could finish his thought, Lu Chong's fierce right palm had already struck less than a meter above Li Nian's head, and it would hit him in the blink of an eye.

At that moment, a glint flashed in Li Nian's eyes.

"Now!"

As soon as the thought crossed his mind, he spread his hands, curled his fingers, and his bones bulged out, looking as ferocious as the claws of a mad eagle.

In the Bone Refinement Realm, bones are as hard as refined steel, and the claws, which are predominantly bone, are now like deadly steel hooks.

Suddenly, Li Nian tore through the darkness with her claws and struck Lu Chong with a palm strike.

"Deadly Frost Eagle Claw - Fierce Eagle Split Palm!"

In the blink of an eye, Lu Chong only felt a snake shadow flash before his eyes. Just as he was wondering what it was, he felt a cold, metallic touch on his right palm.

Immediately afterwards, it felt as if the back of my hand had been struck hard by five iron hooks.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be one of Li Nian's hands.

That hand, like an iron hook forged from steel, gripped him tightly. His hand, which had reached the pinnacle of blood cultivation, was now as brittle as pork on a butcher's stall, easily pierced by the iron hook, leaving five bloody holes.

A piercing, bone-crushing pain then swept through his body, causing him to scream in agony:

"ah--!!!"

Having spent many years in the martial world, Lu Chong quickly regained his senses and delivered a cunning kick to Li Nian in mid-air.

Unexpectedly, Li Nian seemed to have anticipated this, and precisely grabbed his ankle with her other hand.

Clasp your five fingers together.

click!

With several overlapping, crisp chiseling sounds, the tough bone of the ankle was actually driven into by five fingers.

Lu Chong endured the excruciating pain as he stared at Li Nian's claws, his heart suddenly skipping a beat:

"This child's ten fingers are like iron; he must have practiced a powerful body-strengthening technique!"

"To be able to break my Blood Bone Refinement stage using a Body Strengthening Divine Skill, this child is not merely at the initial stage of Blood Refinement!"

"His methods are cunning and ruthless; he's no novice!"

"Get out of here!"

Lu Chong was terrified and immediately decided to break free and run away.

"Trying to escape?"

Li Nian saw through Lu Chong's thoughts and sneered inwardly.

Immediately afterwards, he lowered his right foot, channeling half of his body's energy and blood into it, and then kicked upwards.

"Forty-Eight Soul-Chasing Kicks - Piercing Kick!"

His leg shot out like a dragon, chasing and killing, piercing straight into Lu Chong's chest.

Lu Chong was caught off guard and before he could react, he was kicked through the chest, and blood splattered everywhere.

Li Nian glanced disdainfully at the falling blood, released her grip, and with a flick of her right leg, Lu Chong was discarded to the side like a pile of rotten flesh.

Lu Chong had a shoe-sole-shaped hole in his chest, from which bright red blood gushed out.

"you...--"

Lu Chong struggled to lift his head, looking at Li Nian in shock, but before he could finish speaking, his heart stopped, and he died on the spot.

The bandits who were about to charge at Yi Jieyi and the others stood frozen in place, their arrogant shouts gone.

The Yi Jieyi sisters, Zheng Changgong, Cao Hongyuan who kept looking back while escaping, and Bi Yichen who collapsed to the ground with weak legs.

Everyone stared in disbelief and horror at the figure standing there with such ease.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

The dust could be heard falling!

Wei Suo was the first to regain his senses and shouted to the remaining men:

"Kill that brat all at once! Whoever kills him will be rewarded with five Qi and Blood Pills!"

With such a generous reward, brave men were sure to come, and the elite pirates swarmed towards Li Nian.

Wei Suo took the opportunity to flee.

Of the three of them, Lu Chong was the strongest. Lu Chong had already fallen to Li Nian, so he dared not fight Li Nian head-on and let his subordinates hold Li Nian back.

"You came and now you want to leave!"

Li Nian sneered.

When the Dragon Without a Trace technique was unleashed, he moved through the crowd like a ghost, the dust beneath his feet being kicked up by his energy.

Wherever it went, blood and flesh flew everywhere.

A few breaths later, all of the dozen or so elite water ghosts perished under Li Nian's claws.

Li Nian looked at Wei Suo's fleeing figure, spread her arms, and soared up like an eagle, tearing through the air and rapidly approaching Wei Suo amidst a series of air explosions.

"Go to hell!"

"There's no escape, we have to fight!"

Seeing Li Nian rapidly approaching and with nowhere to escape, Wei Suo aimed his right arm at Li Nian, pressed his fingers against the wrist mechanism, and a poisoned steel claw flew out from his sleeve.

"A mere trifle of skill, yet you dare to show off your amateurish abilities before an expert!"

"Iron Shirt!"

Despite being in mid-air, Li Nian remained fearless. He let out a low shout, his claws coated with a layer of steel-gold plating, and lashed out at the steel claws. The steel claws, as if encountering an impenetrable wall, clanged and were easily knocked away.

Seeing the situation was dire, Wei Suo secretly drew a Suiyun arrow from his waist, pulled the fuse, and loudly begged for mercy:

"Hero, spare my life! I am Liu Tanqi's son..."

Li Nian had already killed Wei Suo in front of him, seemingly unaware, and tore his face with a claw.

"Deadly Frost Eagle Claw - Evil Eagle Tears Face!"

The claws dug deep into Wei Suo's face, and with a sudden tear, the entire face and most of the head were ripped apart.

Wei Suo didn't even feel pain; he was killed instantly!

At the same time, a firework shot high into the sky behind Wei Suo, exploding in dazzling colors and ultimately forming a cross...