504: Life Spirits, they can’t hire me! (120,000 words, please vote for me!)

Shang Qingluo was startled, then said, "Your Excellency, you really don't need to stay. If you delay a few more days, I won't be able to quietly arrange your departure from Qianpan Star."

"Haha, Miss Shang, I have my own methods. You don't need to worry so much for now." Lin Yang smiled and shook his head.

"This..." Shang Qingluo didn't know how to persuade him.

After a moment of silence, seeing that Lin Yang's mind was made up, she could only say, "If Your Excellency changes his mind recently, please tell me immediately, and I will do my best to make arrangements for Your Excellency."

"Alright, Miss Shang can go attend to her important matters first. Chengfeng is very safe with me." Lin Yang nodded.

"Then I'll leave it to Your Excellency!" Shang Qingluo said no more, instructed Shang Chengfeng to be obedient, and then hurried away.

There were still many troubles at the Le Bo Mining Area that required her personal attention.

"Chengfeng is fortunate to be favored by Your Excellency Lin Yang. With Your Excellency Lin Yang's care, perhaps I can now act more freely in certain matters."

A cold glint appeared in Shang Qingluo's eyes. She glanced in the direction of the Tang Family, then quickly rushed back to the Le Bo Mining Area to find Ma Bo. After seemingly making a decision, she told Ma Bo:

"Ma Bo, tell Tang Zongxian that I can give up the Le Bo Mine without any additional conditions, but the only requirement is that in five days, he and Tang Ye personally come to the mining area to complete the handover with me."

Ma Bo was instantly surprised: "Let Tang Ye come too? Miss Shang, this is..."

"I want both of them dead!" Shang Qingluo replied calmly.

"Miss Shang, you want to..." Ma Bo was shocked again and was about to speak.

Shang Qingluo raised her hand to interrupt him: "Ma Bo, I just went back and saw Your Excellency Lin Yang. He is even calmer than I imagined and doesn't take the matter of injuring Tang Chao to heart. Moreover, he possesses incredibly miraculous healing methods. He must be a very powerful Extraordinary Warrior."

"With him protecting Chengfeng, I am very relieved."

"Chengfeng is liked by such a strong individual, so I have no more worries. Anyway, the Tang Family will definitely make a move against us this time when that Lord Lu Songde personally arrives at Qianpan Star."

"Since that's the case, I must avenge Chengfeng and my mother for what happened back then!"

Shang Qingluo's eyes filled with intense killing intent: "Back then, Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian suddenly disregarded the rules and tried to kill us, causing Chengfeng to be injured in the head while saving me, resulting in permanent intellectual damage. To this day, he is mocked as an idiot. My mother later passed away from excessive grief."

"Father also became depressed and his hair turned white overnight. If it weren't for still having to take care of Chengfeng, Father's heart would have given up. Otherwise, with Father's longing and affection for Mother, he would have likely joined Mother long ago."

"These years, for the sake of Chengfeng and the family, I have endured. I was afraid that if something happened to me, the family would completely fall apart."

"But heaven took pity on us and allowed us to coincidentally save Your Excellency Lin Yang. Now that Chengfeng has Your Excellency Lin Yang's care, even if I die now, I can die in peace."

"But I cannot die in vain. I cannot kill the entire Tang Family, but Tang Zongxian and Tang Ye must die!"

"These five days, I will try my best to arrange for all clan members to leave Qianpan Star. In five days, I will personally avenge Chengfeng and Mother."

"This is also my greatest wish and my goal in Life."

Ma Bo fell silent instantly. He knew better than anyone how Shang Qingluo had lived these years.

A woman supporting such a large family, while also dealing with the Tang Family's constant harassment and targeting—the hardships involved are something outsiders would not understand or experience.

He watched and felt immense heartache for Shang Qingluo.

"It's Ma Bo's uselessness, my inability to avenge Miss and Young Master, and now I still have to make you, Qingluo, fight so hard." Ma Bo sighed.

The 'Miss' he referred to now was Madam Ma, the mother of Shang Qingluo and Shang Chengfeng.

"Ma Bo, don't say that. These years, if it weren't for your help, I alone would have found it incredibly difficult to hold on."

Shang Qingluo immediately said earnestly:

"If it weren't for helping me hold this family together, Ma Bo, you would now be enjoying family happiness with your children and grandchildren. You have sacrificed too much for Mother and for us. This kindness, Qingluo cannot repay in this Life. Please accept Qingluo's bow!"

"Miss Shang, no, you mustn't do that!" Ma Bo was instantly startled and tried to dodge.

"Ma Bo, don't avoid it. Just let Qingluo bow! Otherwise, Qingluo will not rest in peace even in death!" Shang Qingluo's voice was heavy as she bowed deeply.

"Alas... Qingluo, Miss saved me back then, preventing me from becoming a slave. I secretly decided that I must protect Miss and her family. Unfortunately, I was useless; I couldn't protect Miss, nor could I protect you and Chengfeng."

Ma Bo no longer avoided her, but a misty look appeared in his eyes as he recalled some old events, sighing repeatedly.

"Ma Bo, you have already done enough and done well enough for us. Please don't have such thoughts again."

Shang Qingluo sighed softly, then suddenly said:

"In five days, Ma Bo, you should also leave. Leave Qianpan Star and find a place where no one knows you to live out your golden years."

Ma Bo immediately laughed heartily: "Miss Shang, I won't go, and I can't go. You can arrange for other clan members to leave; they aren't conspicuous. But if I leave, the Tang Family won't be fooled, and it will only make them vigilant."

Saying that, Ma Bo sighed again: "This old man has lived for so many years, it's already well worth it. This time, let me once again lead the charge for Miss Shang."

"Although I am old, I can still fight. You alone against Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian is not safe. Tang Xuzhang brought back many good things for them this time. Let Ma Bo wear them down first."

"Only then can I rest in peace underground and have the face to see Miss."

Hearing this, Shang Qingluo said no more, was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then, Ma Bo, notify Tang Zongxian. The handover will take place in the mining area at the same time in five days."

"Good!"

Ma Bo nodded... Inside the courtyard.

"Zhang Bu, I saw that your Miss Shang seemed preoccupied when she left just now. It seems the Tang Family truly won't let you go this time. Do you have any thoughts?"

Lin Yang asked leisurely.

Zhang Bu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I only ask that you help Young Master Chengfeng survive!"

Saying that, he was about to kneel before Lin Yang.

"Don't kneel!"

Lin Yang's soft shout startled Zhang Bu.

"A man can kneel to heaven and earth above, and to his parents and teachers below. No one else should be knelt to lightly!"

Zhang Bu's face turned red: "Your Excellency, you have been a benefactor to me and Young Master Chengfeng. A bow to you is only right..."

"This is me repaying the favor of you saving me in space before." Lin Yang said, "Let me ask you, are you thinking of staying to fight for your Miss Shang?"

"...Yes." Zhang Bu nodded heavily under Lin Yang's gaze.

"Then I ask you again, what do you plan to fight with?" Lin Yang looked at him, "You can't even beat Tang Chao from the Tang Family. With all due respect, your strength is probably only enough to be cannon fodder."

"I... I..."

Zhang Bu's face instantly flushed, wanting to argue, but he had no way to explain.

Seeing this, Lin Yang changed his tone: "Zhang Bu, can you endure hardship?"

"Ah?" Zhang Bu was stunned by Lin Yang's completely unrelated words. Although he didn't know what Lin Yang meant, he immediately nodded repeatedly: "I can!"

"To what extent can you endure hardship?" Lin Yang asked again.

"This..." Zhang Bu was stunned again. How was he supposed to answer that?

After a moment of stunned, Zhang Bu said weakly, "I can endure any hardship."

"Is that so? What if this hardship could cost you your Life?" Lin Yang's tone was ambiguous.

Hearing this, Zhang Bu seemed to understand something, and determination appeared in his eyes: "As long as I can help Miss Shang, Young Master Chengfeng, and the family, even if it means losing my Life, I will not hesitate!"

"Oh... losing your Life, without hesitation?" Lin Yang repeated.

"Yes! Losing my Life, without hesitation!" Zhang Bu repeated firmly again.

"Heh heh, good. Since that's the case, Zhang Bu, I have a special Gene Potion here. If you take it, I can let you possess extremely strong power in a short period, but you will have to endure boundless pain."

As Lin Yang spoke, a bottle of Super Gene Potion appeared in his hand.

This was naturally also spoils of war he obtained in Source Star by killing members of the Old Monster Faction, the Mingye Clan, and the Lingyou Clan.

"If you can endure it, you will be stronger than an Advanced Gene Warrior."

"If you cannot endure it, you will die."

"Are you willing to try?"

Lin Yang placed the potion bottle in front of Zhang Bu.

Zhang Bu was directly stunned: "Taking this potion, I can be... stronger than an Advanced Gene Warrior?!"

"Yes!" Lin Yang nodded.

This was a bottle of Advanced Super Gene Potion.

However, in the Ten Thousand Realms Universe, there were no Super Gene Potions.

Even Advanced Gene Potions were very precious.

Therefore, the classification of Gene Warrior strength here was slightly different from that in the Ten Thousand Universes.

Gene Potions were also not as finely divided as in the Ten Thousand Universes.

The Advanced Gene Potions here were only divided into two qualities: ordinary and excellent, and were called Advanced Gene Potions.

What they referred to as Advanced Gene Warriors were actually the Advanced Gene Warriors from the Ten Thousand Universes.

Even those who consumed ordinary Advanced Gene Potions were called Advanced Gene Warriors.

Therefore, there was a significant power gap between Advanced Gene Warriors.

Stronger Advanced Gene Warriors could roughly be equivalent to the Advanced Advanced Gene Warriors in the Ten Thousand Universes.

As for Super-Order Gene Warriors, they had reached the level of those who consumed Primary Super Gene Potions in the Ten Thousand Universes.

However, since there were no Super Gene Potions here, they were not called Super Gene Warriors but continued to be called Super-Order Gene Warriors.

The step from Advanced Gene Warrior to Super-Order Gene Warrior was a huge threshold and a watershed.

Because once one reached the Super-Order Gene Warrior level, they could fuse Extraordinary substances.

Furthermore, since there were no Super Gene Potions available here, one could only rely on self-improvement.

Therefore, once one reached the physical strength level of a Super-Order Gene Warrior, their status immediately underwent a qualitative improvement.

Once they successfully fused Extraordinary substances and transformed into an Extraordinary Warrior, their status would be further elevated.

As for Extraordinary Warriors, it was almost the same principle.

The quality and classification of Extraordinary substances here were basically consistent with those in the Ten Thousand Universes.

The only difference was that...

Due to the scarcity and difficulty of obtaining Extraordinary substances here, starting from the fusion of medium-quality Extraordinary substances, the classification level here was one level higher than in the Ten Thousand Universes.

That is to say, after fusing medium-quality Extraordinary substances, one was called an Advanced Extraordinary Warrior.

After fusing high-quality Extraordinary substances, one was called a Super-Order Extraordinary Warrior.

High-quality Extraordinary substances were very difficult to obtain here, and fusing high-quality Extraordinary substances allowed one to attempt to break through to the realm above Extraordinary, which was the Spiritual Realm in the Ten Thousand Universes.

Therefore, at this stage, one's status would once again receive a huge boost.

Similarly, the strength gap at this stage would also be very large.

Weak Super-Order Extraordinary Warriors had only fused high-quality Extraordinary substances.

While strong Super-Order Extraordinary Warriors could almost rival the power level below the Spiritual Realm in the Ten Thousand Universes.

But this level was extremely rare.

Although everyone in the Ten Thousand Realms Universe was a soldier and understood everything related to their own cultivation,

the number of top-tier powerhouses, whether on the human side or the alien side, was very small.

It was far from comparable to the Ten Thousand Universes.

There were tons of Spiritual Realm experts over there.

Here, those above the Extraordinary realm, according to the various information Lin Yang had gathered during this period, should be extremely, extremely rare.

The human side probably only had a dozen or so, at most twenty-something.

This included both ordinary and veteran ones.

The reasons for this phenomenon were, firstly, the lack of Super Gene Potions, which prevented the rapid increase in the number of Super Gene Warriors, and consequently led to a decrease in the number of Extraordinary Warriors.

If the number of Extraordinary Warriors couldn't increase, the small base number destined that the number of upper-level powerhouses wouldn't be too many.

Secondly, it was also because high-quality Extraordinary substances were rare. Without high-quality Extraordinary substances to fuse with, one couldn't progress towards the Spiritual Realm.

Finally, it seemed there was no existence of Source Star here, which made breaking through to the Spiritual Realm more difficult.

Overall, in every aspect, this place was much worse compared to the Ten Thousand Universes.

Of course, Lin Yang could not currently judge who was stronger or weaker among the top-tier Spiritual Realm experts.

After all, he hadn't encountered them yet.

The Advanced Super Gene Potion he was giving Zhang Bu, once absorbed, would instantly elevate Zhang Bu's physical strength to the top tier here.

Even when facing ordinary Extraordinary Warriors, he would have a chance to win.

After all, ordinary Extraordinary Warriors here only had one extra Extraordinary characteristic ability.

In terms of physical strength, most of them couldn't catch up to Advanced Super gene warriors.

Without Super Gene Potions, relying on self-tempering to reach the physical strength level of a Primary Super Gene Warrior was already very difficult.

Therefore, once they reached the Super-Order Gene Warrior level, people here would immediately choose to become Extraordinary Warriors, and then go to the Human War Alliance to fight against alien races to accumulate battle merit, in exchange for higher quality Extraordinary substances.

Unless there was absolutely no hope of obtaining high-quality Extraordinary substances, or one had already reached a higher level, would they continue to temper their bodies.

Otherwise, the usual time spent fighting alien races to accumulate battle merit was already not enough, making it difficult to spare a large amount of time to continue tempering the body.

Therefore, once Zhang Bu successfully absorbed this Gene Potion, with sufficient strength, it would be enough to compensate for the gap of an ordinary Extraordinary characteristic, thereby defeating ordinary Extraordinary Warriors.

And this was enough to solve the Shang family's current predicament.

As for the problem that absorbing Super Gene Potions originally required a lot of time...

He also had a Gene Potion Fusion Device, which could greatly shorten the time required for absorption.

Furthermore, he was now in the Spiritual Realm.

The level of spiritual power far surpassed the level of Gene Potion power.

Then, he would use spiritual power to catalyze and help Zhang Bu absorb it.

Lin Yang estimated that it would take Zhang Bu four to five days to fully absorb it.

This was the power of spiritual energy.

When the levels of two powers had a fundamental and vast difference,

it became very simple to use a higher-level power to catalyze and accelerate the absorption of a lower-level power.

However, the pain to be endured during this process was immense.

After all, it wasn't a slow, gradual absorption, but an accelerated completion of absorption in a short period.

It was impossible not to endure some pain.

This was also why Lin Yang had asked Zhang Bu if he could endure suffering earlier.

Of course, it was impossible for Zhang Bu to die.

The success rate was 100%!

It was just to see the determination of this guy.

And Zhang Bu's determination...

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, even if there's only a ten percent chance, I will try!"

Upon hearing that taking this potion would make him stronger than a Super Gene Warrior,

he couldn't suppress the excitement and shock in his heart.

He knew this was an opportunity.

A heaven-sent opportunity bestowed upon him by Lin Yang!

If he could seize it, he might soar to great heights from then on.

Therefore, he had no hesitation whatsoever!

He would try even if it meant death!

"Good, then, take it, and leave everything else to me," Lin Yang said.

Zhang Bu swallowed the Super Gene Potion without hesitation.

Then, he felt as if his whole body was about to ignite, starting to burn hot.

All the bones and muscles in his body began to ache.

The immense pain, a hundred or even a thousand times worse than when Tang Chao had broken all his bones, made him let out a beast-like roar.

Lin Yang, meanwhile, used his spiritual power to accelerate the absorption of the Super Gene Potion within Zhang Bu's body.

He also used the power of Life characteristics to alleviate Zhang Bu's suffering as much as possible.

"Zhang Bu, Zhang Bu, eat candy, eat sticky painted candy."

Shang Chengfeng didn't understand what was happening.

He was greatly frightened by Zhang Bu's roars and pain.

But Zhang Bu had drunk the potion at Lin Yang's instruction.

So, he quickly stopped being so afraid.

In his heart, Lin Yang would not harm Zhang Bu.

Therefore, he still cautiously tried to help Zhang Bu alleviate his pain by eating sticky painted candy.

But this time, eating candy clearly couldn't ease Zhang Bu's suffering.

Shang Chengfeng became a bit at a loss.

"Chengfeng, this is what one must endure to become a strong person."

The reason Lin Yang let Shang Chengfeng watch from the side, instead of having him temporarily leave,

was to let Shang Chengfeng know what kind of pain Zhang Bu was enduring this time, and to train Shang Chengfeng's endurance.

One day, two days... Zhang Bu's roars echoed in the villa for two full days, and then from the third day onwards, he no longer had the strength to roar.

He was in a state of near semi-consciousness throughout.

On the fifth day.

"It's done!"

Lin Yang finished helping Zhang Bu absorb the power of the Super Gene Potion, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It had taken him a month or so to absorb the Super Gene Potion back then.

Zhang Bu, however, only took five days now.

"No wonder everyone wants to cling to the powerful, it really feels good!"

Lin Yang mumbled.

Although he was the one being relied upon, he felt good for Zhang Bu just thinking about it.

In just five days, he had become a top-tier expert in physical strength within the Ten Thousand Realms Universe.

How could he not feel good?

Although this guy endured a lot of pain.

But the efficiency was indeed very high.

Zhang Bu also felt his whole body relax, and then he felt surges of power filling his body.

All the pain in his body instantly disappeared at this moment.

He only felt incredibly strong at this moment!

He felt that he could probably kill Tang Chao with one punch now.

"Your Excellency Lin Yang, Zhang Bu has no way to repay your kindness, please accept Zhang Bu's bow!"

Zhang Bu, incredibly shocked and grateful, bowed several times to Lin Yang.

"How do you feel?"

Lin Yang calmly accepted Zhang Bu's bow this time, then asked.

"I feel like I could kill Tang Chao with one punch right now, and perhaps even have some strength left over," Zhang Bu said truthfully.

He was too shocked.

He couldn't even imagine what level of Gene Potion that was.

In just five days, it had transformed him completely.

"Hehe, that's normal."

Lin Yang smiled, and then said:

"Go to Le Bo Mining Area. These past few days, because I was helping you absorb the Gene Potion, I refused to see Miss Shang when she came. She has sent away many people from the Shang Family these days, and she's probably about to take action against the Tang Family. Go see if you can help."

"Yes, I'll go now!" Zhang Bu was startled, then quickly bowed and rushed to Le Bo Mining Area.

As for leaving Shang Chengfeng alone here?

Joking.

There was probably no safer place on the entire Qianpan Star than with Lin Yang!

Zhang Bu left feeling very assured and decisive.

He didn't ask why Lin Yang would use such a precious Gene Potion to cultivate him.

In his mind, Lin Yang had the ability to deal with the Tang Family, yet he still wasted such an incredible Gene Potion to enhance him.

This must have Lin Yang's own intentions.

He only needed to follow Lin Yang's instructions!

Watching Zhang Bu's retreating figure, Lin Yang sighed softly.

The reason he cultivated Zhang Bu was because he would leave here sooner or later.

Although Shang Chengfeng had the Life characteristic talent, this talent had very little combat power in the early stages.

He needed a sufficiently strong personal bodyguard.

Furthermore, Zhang Bu could also be used to mislead others.

The reason for Zhang Bu's sudden increase in strength could be attributed to the mysterious expert on Gu Yin Star.

Many future troubles could be handed over to Zhang Bu to resolve, reducing his own frequency of action.

This way, he not only saved himself a lot of trouble but also allowed the Shang Family to be associated with that mysterious expert.

The people here, especially Lu Songde, who was about to arrive, would have to consider things carefully before moving against the Shang Family.

Of course, if the other party was truly ignorant, he wouldn't mind personally intervening again.

And after intervening, he could even say that Zhang Bu had invited that mysterious master from Gu Yin Star to do it.

After all, if the mysterious master valued Zhang Bu, it was only natural for him to kill someone for Zhang Bu.

Therefore, cultivating Zhang Bu could be said to kill three birds with one stone... Le Bo Mining Area.

"Miss Shang, everything is ready. Tang Zongxian and Tang Ye will arrive at the mining area in five minutes. I have checked all the surrounding arrangements repeatedly. This time, I guarantee they won't return," Ma Bo reported.

"Good, you've worked hard, Ma Bo."

Shang Qingluo nodded, then showed a hint of regret: "It's a pity, there's no time to see Chengfeng. I made time to go two days ago, but Your Excellency Lin Yang must have been in seclusion, as his courtyard was closed, and I didn't want to disturb him."

"Don't worry, Miss Shang. Your Excellency Lin Yang hasn't left these past few days, nor has he allowed Chengfeng to leave his courtyard. This clearly tells you, Miss Shang, that he is willing to protect Chengfeng," Ma Bo said.

"Hmm, I think so too."

Shang Qingluo smiled and looked up at the sky: "Such warm sunlight, I will never feel it again in the future."

Ma Bo heard this, hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but say: "Miss Shang, actually, there is still room for maneuver..."

"Ma Bo, you misunderstand. I was just lamenting. My heart has never wavered. Today, Tang Zongxian and Tang Ye must die!" Shang Qingluo said firmly.

Ma Bo said no more.

Soon, five minutes passed.

A Tang Family spaceship landed above the mining area.

Then, the slightly younger Tang Zongxian and the middle-aged Tang Ye emerged.

The next moment.

The four looked at each other, the atmosphere subtle.

"Hehe, Shang Qingluo, you're quite bold, actually having me come along too."

Tang Ye's gaze was deep, and he spoke first:

"If I'm not mistaken, you must be planning a desperate struggle, right? Want to kill me to avenge your foolish younger brother and mother?"

Shang Qingluo didn't deny it, only saying: "Since you guessed it, and still dared to come, your courage is not small either."

"Hahahaha, why wouldn't I dare?"

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Tang Ye laughed loudly:

"Back then, your Shang Family was defeated by my Tang Family, and today will be no different!"

"Shang Qingluo, no matter how many schemes you have today, there will only be one outcome, and that is, your death!"

Shang Qingluo showed a half-smile: "Is that so? You're so confident?"

"Naturally!"

Tang Ye nodded:

"In the face of absolute strength, any schemes are useless!"

"I might as well tell you, when you specifically asked for me to come, I knew what you were trying to do."

"But I still came, so you should know that I am fearless!"

Shang Qingluo continued to smile and said: "I naturally know that my request for you to come would inevitably make you suspicious, but I still did so even knowing you would be suspicious and prepared. Don't you wonder why?"

"Why? Hehe, Shang Qingluo, you have no other path left. You can only choose to take a risky gamble. Now that I'm here, show your methods. Don't say I didn't give you a chance for revenge!"

Tang Ye smiled confidently.

The reason he came was because he had enough confidence, knowing that the Shang Family was now at a dead end, and even if Shang Qingluo knew it was impossible to succeed, she still had to try!

Of course, besides that, it was also because the Le Bo Mining Area had to be secured as quickly as possible. This was a grand gift for Lu Songde, and it couldn't be delayed until Lu Songde arrived without being taken.

Therefore, even if he was suspicious, he could only come now.

He had come fully prepared!

Shang Qingluo said nothing more, but instantly unleashed her power.

Words had reached this point; there was no need to say anything further.

An extraordinary aura emanated from her.

Seeing this, Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian's expressions both changed: "Shang Qingluo, you're actually an Extraordinary Warrior, you've hidden yourself quite deeply."

However, although the two were surprised, they quickly calmed down, sneering: "We had already anticipated this. For so many years, you must have been plotting in every possible way, so becoming an Extraordinary Warrior is not unexpected. But even if you are an Extraordinary Warrior, you will die today!"

Saying this, an extraordinary aura also burst forth from their bodies.

And at the same time, they both took out an energy weapon glowing with a dark blue light: "Shang Qingluo, do you see? This is the Empire's latest weapon, capable of killing ordinary Extraordinary Warriors!"

"With such a weapon in the hands of an Extraordinary Warrior, even Advanced Extraordinary Warriors face a Life-threatening crisis!"

"Today, you are doomed!"

Shang Qingluo's eyes also changed. She did feel some danger from the weapon, but then she said:

"Tang Xuzhang is really good to you two, even getting you the latest weapons!"

"However, you two must die today!"

"Don't say it's just a mere weapon; even if an Advanced Extraordinary Warrior were to personally arrive, you two would still die!"

"Hehe, Shang Qingluo, you're truly arrogant!" Tang Ye and the other became even more scornful.

But.

The next moment, the smiles on Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian's faces froze.

They saw black mist suddenly emerge from Shang Qingluo's eyes, and her originally black pupils turned golden, appearing eerie and mysterious.

A chilling aura rapidly rose from Shang Qingluo's body.

"This, this black mist..."

"Forbidden Power..."

"This is Forbidden Power!"

"Shang Qingluo, you actually found the legendary Forbidden Power's location? And gained a wisp of Forbidden Power's blessing?!"

Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian became panicked:

"Shang Qingluo, you're insane! You actually sacrificed to Forbidden Power?!"

"Hehehe, insane? Perhaps, but as long as I can kill you two, what does sacrificing to Forbidden Power matter!"

Shang Qingluo's body slowly floated up, the black mist in her eyes spreading more and more, and black and red blood began to flow from her eyes.

"Tang Ye, Tang Zongxian, prepare to die!"

Shang Qingluo pointed a finger, and the black mist emanating from her eyes seemed to be guided by something, darting towards Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian.

"No! No!"

The two screamed in terror.

The latest weapons in their hands could no longer provide them with a sense of security.

"Young Master Xuzhang, Young Master Xuzhang, Shang Qingluo has gone mad! She actually found the existence of Forbidden Power and even performed a sacrifice! Please report this matter to Lord Lu Songde immediately!"

The next moment, the two quickly took out their communication devices, attempting to send a message.

But the signal here had been directly blocked by Ma Bo the moment they arrived.

The two instantly showed expressions of despair.

"Shang Qingluo, if you want to kill us, don't expect it to be so easy!"

The next moment, knowing they were doomed today, the two suddenly calmed down and launched a counterattack, intending to take Shang Qingluo and Ma Bo with them before they died!

At the same time.

Just as Shang Qingluo revealed the black mist of Forbidden Power.

A short, stout old man who had just landed on Qianpan Star suddenly changed his expression and turned to look towards the Le Bo Mining Area.

"Someone is using Forbidden Power?!"

"On this tiny Qianpan Star, someone is actually using Forbidden Power!?"

Swish.

The next moment, the short, stout old man's figure directly vanished from his original spot.

The next second, he appeared in Le Bo Mining Area and saw Shang Qingluo and the others.

"A young girl, actually sacrificing to Forbidden Power, truly..."

The short, stout old man seemed a bit surprised. Before he finished speaking, he rushed into the battlefield, waved his hand, and wisps of black mist were quickly dispelled by him.

Tang Zongxian and Tang Ye, seeing this sudden scene, were instantly overjoyed. Although they didn't recognize the short, stout old man, they both said in perfect unison:

"Thank you for saving us, great sir! Please, sir, strike down this madwoman who sacrificed to Forbidden Power!"

Shang Qingluo and Ma Bo were both stunned, seemingly not expecting such a powerful, unfamiliar expert to intervene.

"Who are you...?" Shang Qingluo spoke, in great pain.

Not just physically, but psychologically as well.

She had even used Forbidden Power, but she hadn't expected such a master to appear.

She could feel that the short, stout old man in front of her was terrifyingly strong, and there was no way she could be his opponent.

Just as Tang Ye and Tang Zongxian were about to be killed, they were now saved by someone, which filled Shang Qingluo with immense pain and despair.

Having endured patiently for so many years, she still couldn't get her revenge!

"Little girl, no matter your reasons, using Forbidden Power and attacking your own kind are capital offenses. I will let you pass on without pain, and won't delve too much into other matters."

The short, stout old man said no more, casually sending a stream of power towards Shang Qingluo.

"No!"

"Miss Shang!"

Ma Bo exclaimed in alarm, about to rush towards Miss Shang to shield her from the attack.

However, a figure even faster than him snatched the lead, rushing in front of Miss Shang and blocking the short, stout old man's strike.

It was Zhang Bu!

"Zhang... Bu?"

Looking at the newcomer, Miss Shang and Ma Bo were both stunned.

"Oh? This physical body..."

The short, stout old man looked at Zhang Bu with surprise, who had blocked his attack with only minor injuries, a hint of astonishment flashing in his eyes.

Although this attack was just a casual strike from him, one must know that with his strength, even a casual blow was enough to kill an Extraordinary Warrior like Miss Shang, who was currently enveloped in Forbidden Power's black mist.

Yet, Zhang Bu, without any extraordinary aura, blocked this attack purely with the strength of his physical body.

This made the short, stout old man very curious.

Then, with a flicker, he appeared in front of Zhang Bu, grabbed Zhang Bu's shoulder, and narrowed his eyes, seemingly probing something.

Afterward, the short, stout old man revealed a look of pleasant surprise: "Such a powerful and peculiar physical body, young man, how did you achieve it?"

Zhang Bu was held tightly by the short, stout old man, completely powerless to resist.

He immediately realized that the old man in front of him was beyond his ability to contend with.

Listening to the old man's question, a glint flashed in Zhang Bu's eyes. Remembering some of Lin Yang's previous instructions, he directly said, "Why should I tell you?"

"Haha, young man, telling me will only benefit you!"

The short, stout old man smiled, then pointed at Miss Shang and said, "You're trying to save this little girl, aren't you? If you tell me, I can let this little girl go!"

Hearing this, before Zhang Bu could speak, Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye on the side became anxious: "Your Excellency, she used Forbidden Power..."

"Shut up! I didn't ask either of you to speak!" The short, stout old man suddenly roared in anger, scaring Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye into instantly covering their mouths.

This scene made Zhang Bu involuntarily say, "You're not the reinforcements they invited?"

"They? Invite me?"

The short, stout old man seemed to have heard a joke, laughed heartily, and shook his head, saying, "They can't invite me!"

"Then why did you save them?" Zhang Bu asked again.

He was extremely intelligent and had already noticed that the short, stout old man was currently interested in him.

So he took this opportunity to directly inquire.

"Just passing by, lent a hand," the short, stout old man replied indifferently, then continued:

"Alright, young fellow, I've answered your questions, now shouldn't you answer mine? How did you achieve such a unique physical body?"

Zhang Bu still didn't answer directly, but instead asked again, "Can you really let Miss Shang go?"

"Naturally!" The short, stout old man nodded, muttering to himself that even if Miss Shang was released, she had already used Forbidden Power and wouldn't live for more than ten minutes.

However, he didn't say this aloud.

He was very curious about how Zhang Bu's physical body had reached such a level.

"And not tell anyone about today's events?" Zhang Bu asked again.

"That's fine."

The short, stout old man also agreed.

"What about those two?"

Zhang Bu pointed at Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye:

"They saw Miss Shang use Forbidden Power. If they report it to the Empire, or even the War Alliance, Miss Shang will still be punished!"

"Moreover, I don't trust you either!"

The short, stout old man immediately shook his head and laughed, "You little fellow, you're too greedy. Are you suggesting I should kill these two for you?"

"As for trust..."

"Do you have a teacher?"

Zhang Bu shook his head, "No."

"Really not?"

The short, stout old man seemed a little disbelieving, "This little girl you call Miss Shang doesn't have such a physical body, but you do. How could you not have a teacher?"

"I said no means no. What's the point of lying to you?" Zhang Bu snorted lightly.

"Haha, quite a temper you have."

The short, stout old man chuckled again, then said:

"If you truly don't have a teacher, how about I take you as my student?"

"Or, simply take you as my disciple. With your physical strength, and without having fused with extraordinary matter yet, if you find suitable extraordinary matter to fuse with, your future is truly limitless. Becoming my disciple would certainly be qualified."

"Hmm?"

"Ah?"

Hearing this, the two members of the Tang Family were both surprised.

Zhang Bu, Miss Shang, and Ma Bo were stunned.

Such a powerful individual wants to take Zhang Bu as a student, or even a disciple??

Seeing Zhang Bu's dazed expression, the short, stout old man chuckled again, "This way, there wouldn't be any trust issues, would there?"

Zhang Bu, however, became nervous.

Because the current situation was a bit unexpected.

Lin Yang had previously instructed him that if anyone asked about his physical body, he should attribute it to the mysterious expert on Gu Yin Star.

But this old man in front of him wanted to take him as a disciple.

This suddenly made Zhang Bu unsure of what to do.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Bu's eyes flickered, and he spoke again, "If you kill those two, I might consider it."

He pointed at Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye.

"If you kill those two, I'll believe you're sincere about taking me as a disciple!"

Zhang Bu's eyes gleamed with a mix of madness and daring.

Although the situation was somewhat beyond his expectations, he instantly thought of using the old man's desire to take him as a disciple to get rid of Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye.

"This..." The short, stout old man also became hesitant upon hearing this.

Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye were both panic-stricken, wanting to plead for mercy, but dared not speak without permission, fearing that the short, stout old man would truly kill them.

However, the short, stout old man didn't hesitate for long before sighing and saying, "Killing those two is definitely out of the question, at least for now. I need to investigate and see if they have committed any grave sins."

Zhang Bu's eyes flashed when he heard this: "Then forget it. It seems you're not the kind of person who would disregard everything for a disciple. In that case, becoming your disciple doesn't seem to offer me any benefits."

"You little rascal..." The short, stout old man suddenly found himself between laughter and tears.

Then, just as he was about to explain something further, a timid voice filled with worry suddenly came:

"Sister, Zhang Bu, Ma Bo!"

"Chengfeng! How did you get here?!"

Hearing the voice, Miss Shang endured the pain and exclaimed in surprise.

Ma Bo's heart also sank, and he quickly said, "Chengfeng, hurry and leave, don't come over!"

Zhang Bu also showed a look of surprise, but seemed to have thought of something and did not speak.

Shang Chengfeng didn't reply, but instead looked at the short, stout old man and shouted, "Who are you? Are you a bad person? Why are you holding Zhang Bu?"

"This is..." The short, stout old man was puzzled at first, but then he realized that Shang Chengfeng didn't seem to be a normal person, and was about to speak.

Shang Chengfeng, however, seemed to get angry and shouted, "Let go of Zhang Bu! You bad old man!!"

As Shang Chengfeng shouted, a unique, almost imperceptible aura emerged from him, then instantly dissipated.

This, instantly made the short, stout old man's pupils contract, and he murmured, "That is, that is..."

Swish.

The next instant, the short, stout old man released Zhang Bu and instantly appeared in front of Shang Chengfeng.

Under the anxious and worried gaze of Miss Shang and Ma Bo, he placed a hand on Shang Chengfeng's head.

Then, the short, stout old man's eyes burst forth with unprecedented shock and an utterly uncontrollable joy, as he excitedly exclaimed:

"Life talent, and the most top-tier Life talent!!"

He looked at Shang Chengfeng, who was clearly intellectually impaired, with unconcealed joy: "Although the soul is damaged, it is already recovering. It won't be long before it fully returns to normal. Today truly brings me such a pleasant surprise!"

"With such a top-tier Life talent, as long as he is properly nurtured, it won't be long before our human race gains another Life Spiritualist!"

"A Life Spiritualist can bring so much hope to our human race!"

The short, stout old man spoke to himself, but his words greatly shocked Miss Shang and Ma Bo, as well as Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye.

"Chengfeng's head, will it get better?!"

Miss Shang endured the pain, turned to look at Ma Bo, wanting to confirm if she had misheard.

"Miss Shang, did you hear? This Your Excellency said that Young Master Chengfeng's head injury will heal soon, and Young Master Chengfeng will return to normal!"

Ma Bo's old tears flowed freely with excitement.

"Good, good!"

Black-red tears streamed from Miss Shang's eyes again due to excitement. Then, as if remembering something, she turned to look at Zhang Bu.

She instinctively wanted to say something, but ultimately didn't utter Lin Yang's name, only looked at Zhang Bu with expectant eyes.

Zhang Bu nodded slightly.

Although he didn't speak, his meaning was already incredibly clear.

"Indeed, Your Excellency Lin Yang did it. He saved Chengfeng... Unfortunately, I can't thank Your Excellency Lin Yang in person..." Miss Shang understood many things at this moment.

"On my behalf, thank Your Excellency..."

Miss Shang spoke silently.

To hear the news that Shang Chengfeng's head had been cured before her death brought her a great deal of comfort.

"You bad old man, let go of me!" Shang Chengfeng shouted again.

"Hahahaha, little fellow, you be my disciple too!"

The short, stout old man heard this and didn't even ask if Shang Chengfeng had a teacher.

At this moment, the short, stout old man had only one thought: since he had encountered him, he was destined to be his disciple!

Even if there was another teacher, at most, he would just snatch him!

Such a top-tier Life talent, a prodigy among millions, and with intellectual impairment, too easy to be deceived by others!

He would never allow it!

"What disciple? I don't want to! Let go of me! I want to kill the bad guys! They bullied my sister, and they bullied me! I want to kill them!" Shang Chengfeng shouted again.

"Bad guys?"

The short, stout old man glanced at Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye, thoughtfully: "Little fellow, do you insist on killing those two?"

"Yes! I want to fight them! My sister said my head was broken by them, and they called me an idiot! And today they came to bully my sister again!" Shang Chengfeng looked very angry and determined.

"Hmm? Your head was injured by these two guys?" The short, stout old man's eyes instantly turned cold, and he turned to look at Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye with a chilling gaze.

Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye were stunned, then quickly retorted, "Your Excellency, it's not like that, don't listen to this idiot talking nonsense, we are..."

"Hmph, how dare you injure the future Life Spiritualist of our human race! Fortunately, his brain is already recovering. Otherwise, you two would not atone for your sins even if you died ten thousand times!"

The short, stout old man snorted angrily, then a wave of power swept out, enveloping the two of them.

The two were instantly shocked: "Your Excellency, didn't you just say you wouldn't kill us?"

"That was then, this is now. I've changed my mind. You two deserve to die!"

The short, stout old man was now filled only with anger at them for damaging Shang Chengfeng's head and pity for Shang Chengfeng.

He directly killed Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye.

He didn't even bother to listen to their excuses.

Not to mention that Shang Chengfeng's condition made it almost impossible for him to lie.

Even if it was intentional, it didn't matter. For the future Life Spiritualist of the human race, two deaths were nothing.

If Shang Chengfeng insisted on killing them, then so be it.

The short, stout old man was unwilling to displease his beloved disciple for the sake of these two insignificant guys.

Not killing them before was because he was unwilling to kill based on one-sided testimony before clarifying the full story.

But now it was different, although it was still Shang Chengfeng's one-sided testimony.

However, the weight and importance of people's words are different.

Seeing Tang Xuzhang and Tang Ye killed, Shang Chengfeng immediately ran to Miss Shang's side, and seeing Miss Shang's tragic state, he cried, "Sister, Chengfeng will take you to the hospital, Sister, you hold onto Chengfeng tightly."

"Chengfeng, Sister might..." Miss Shang reached out, wanting to stroke Shang Chengfeng's head as she usually did, but her hand fell limp halfway, and she could only use her last breath to say:

"Cheng, Chengfeng, Sister won't be able to take care of you anymore..."

"But, our Chengfeng has grown up, and has such a powerful talent. From now on, Chengfeng won't need Sister to take care of him..."

"Chengfeng, you must listen... listen... to Your Excellency's... words..."

With those words,

Miss Shang closed her eyes without any regrets.

"Miss Shang!!"

Zhang Bu and Ma Bo's eyes instantly turned red.

Suddenly.

Zhang Bu looked at the short, stout old man: "Your Excellency, please save Miss Shang! Just keep her breathing, please!"

"Alas... This little girl sacrificed her Life to the source of Forbidden Power. No one in this world can save her," the short, stout old man shook his head.

"No, no! I don't ask you to bring Miss Shang back to Life, I only ask you to keep her breathing, even if only for a few minutes! Please!"

Zhang Bu spoke, constantly winking at Shang Chengfeng, and shouted, "Young Master Chengfeng, quickly ask Your Excellency for help, I'll go back for a moment!"

Shang Chengfeng also obediently spoke directly: "Please, Your Excellency, save my sister."

The short, stout old man was stunned. (End of chapter)