126: Chapter 126 The Bloody Road Begins

In the time that followed, Long Daoyi and Tian Yingying immediately began to pack their things.

Since they had decided to return to the family, they would not delay any longer!

Before long, Long Daoyi had finished packing everything he intended to take with him.

Of course, he didn't actually have many belongings; he couldn't take the planted herbs or anything like that. The only thing he could bring was the magic flower that had formed from Hua Xiaoyao's remains.

As for the stockpiled herbs and the ones already planted, Long Daoyi did not intend to take them, leaving them all to Ling Yichen instead.

Once packed, he immediately said to Tian Yingying, "I will return to the family first to make arrangements, and I will come to pick up you and your family tomorrow!"

Tian Yingying nodded; she also needed time to talk to her parents and make some preparations, as they had only just arrived at the Green Fox Mountain villa yesterday, and now they had to move again.

They had been moving too frequently lately, and she felt a bit guilty about it.

She had thought that after she awakened, her parents would live a better life, but she hadn't expected them to be constantly on the move and living in fear; she really felt terrible about it.

As soon as Long Daoyi left, Ling Yichen immediately entered the underground training room to begin his cultivation.

After the turmoil of last night, he had gained more clarity, and his cultivation at this moment was highly beneficial, so he quickly entered a deep state, and his Mental Energy began to increase at an astonishing rate!

Unknowingly, his sea of Mental Energy had expanded by more than half. The already vast ocean was now even broader, but it looked incredibly silent, as quiet as a dead sea.

Ling Yichen didn't know what others' seas of Mental Energy were like, but he knew this certainly wasn't normal.

However, he couldn't pinpoint exactly what the problem was because he had no reference point.

His cultivation had been unique from the very beginning; there was nothing he could refer to or learn from.

Because no one else's spiritual sea of consciousness was as vast as his, and no one else's body was composed of Worms like his was.

This made Ling Yichen sigh: the road ahead was long, and everything had to be explored by himself!

Just as he was sighing to himself, the entire underground training base suddenly shook, and a crack appeared on the wall of the training room.

His expression changed instantly. He released his Mental Energy, and immediately, murderous aura surged out like a vast ocean.

"You're courting death!!"

The next second, he exited his cultivation state, walked out of the secret chamber, and headed toward the elevator.

Outside the Research Institute!

At this very moment, about twenty people were gathered there.

Leading them was a petite woman.

If Ye Qingzhu were here, she would surely be shocked to discover that this petite woman was none other than Chang Huanhuan, who had been missing for days!

Ever since their chance encounter at the school gate, when Ling Yichen nearly killed her before she was saved by Xu Hui, she hadn't shown her face.

Yet today, she had appeared outside the Research Institute.

"Little junior sister, the protective shield is broken. Let's see where you can hide now!" Chang Huanhuan said with a smile.

At this moment, Chang Huanhuan's expression was arrogant, as if she were a high-and-mighty expert looking down on Tian Yingying inside the Research Institute.

The reason she had this demeanor was entirely due to the people around her.

These people were all descendants of the Six Great Families, and most of them had impressive strength. In particular, the two Xu Family members beside her had reached the Upper C-rank, only one step away from joining the ranks of the B-Rank Experts.

With such strength, they were among the best in the entire school.

Moreover, she had twenty middle-to-low-level C-rank experts behind her.

With these people combined, they could even deal with an expert who had just entered the B-Rank.

It was precisely because of this that they were able to break through the protective shield of the Research Institute!

Meanwhile, upon seeing the protective shield shatter, Tian Yingying's face turned incredibly ugly!

She had originally been in the Research Institute tending to the herbs, as this might have been the last time she would weed and water them.

She hadn't expected Chang Huanhuan to suddenly arrive with a group of people, full of murderous intent, and demand to capture her without any explanation.

She had the experience of being abused by Lin Hao, so she was terrified and immediately activated the Research Institute's protective shield.

As it turned out, they were numerous and powerful, easily breaking through the protective shield.

This terrified her. She glanced at the Research Institute behind her, intending to call for Ling Yichen's help.

But then she changed her mind and gave up on the idea.

Over the past few days, she had become accustomed to relying on Ling Yichen, and almost everything was resolved by him.

Although she liked having such a powerful existence to rely on, she also realized that she couldn't rely on Ling Yichen forever, and he wouldn't always be by her side.

So, she took a deep breath, gathered her courage, and faced Chang Huanhuan and the experts around her, shouting angrily, "What are you doing? This is private property! If you dare to trespass even one step, don't blame me for killing you!"

It was rare for Tian Yingying to sound so chilling, and she erupted with surging murderous intent.

However, seeing this, Chang Huanhuan burst into laughter.

"Kill us? Do you have the ability to do that?"

"That's true, you had a backer before, which is why you could be so tough. But don't forget, your backer is gone. I saw Long Daoyi leave the school with my own eyes!"

"I heard that Elder Chan has also left. Heh, you no longer have anything to rely on!"

"Today, I'm going to deal with you, you shameless little slut, on behalf of Miss Xu, so you stop acting so high and mighty all day!"

As she spoke, Chang Huanhuan waved her hand at the two Xu Family members beside her, and they immediately stepped into the Research Institute, lunging toward Tian Yingying.

Seeing this, Tian Yingying's eyes erupted with murderous intent. She reached into her Storage Ring, grabbed a handful of seeds, and threw them directly at the two of them.

These seeds had been soaked in blood. Under Tian Yingying's activation, they began to sprout and grow rapidly while still in the air, instantly turning into thorny vines.

These thorny vines wrapped around the two Xu Family members, which actually gave them a start.

After all, they had never seen such a bizarre method of attack.

However, relying on their powerful strength, they surged divine power from their dantian to wrap around their legs. The two Xu Family members instantly turned into afterimages, moving several meters in a single step, dodging the thorny vines like ghosts, and quickly arrived at Tian Yingying's side.

The two Xu Family members each grabbed one of Tian Yingying's arms and sneered, "Got you!"

Tian Yingying's expression changed abruptly, and despair filled her eyes!

The gap in strength crushed any technique!

She was simply too weak. So far, at best, she could barely be considered a D-rank, and she was no match for C-rank experts at all!

Her eyes instantly turned red, not because she was captured, but because of shame!

"I'm such a piece of trash. I've been with everyone for so long and received so much care, yet I'm still this useless!"

She wanted to cry, but she held it back, staring with a resolute face at Chang Huanhuan, who was walking toward her.

Slap~

A crisp slap rang out!

Chang Huanhuan slapped her directly across the face, and five bright red blood marks instantly appeared on Tian Yingying's delicate cheeks.

"Hmph, you little slut, no one can save you today!"

But the next second, Tian Yingying spat a mouthful of phlegm directly onto Chang Huanhuan's face.

"Ah!! Beat her to death, beat her to death for me!"

Chang Huanhuan roared instantly, absolutely furious.

However, as soon as the words fell, an angry voice erupted from within the Research Institute.

Immediately after, Chang Huanhuan saw an afterimage flash out from the Research Institute, and the next second, an incredibly handsome figure appeared before her.

But before she could clearly see that incredibly handsome face, the other person slapped her directly.

Slap~

The same crisp slap rang out.

The difference was that Chang Huanhuan was sent flying over ten meters away, falling just outside the Research Institute.

The two Xu Family members who were holding Tian Yingying changed expressions drastically, because they could see that the other person had used their Xu Family's Divine Movement Technique, and the level seemed to be even higher than theirs.

Before they could react, they saw the figure turn sharply and look at them.

Only then did they see clearly that standing before them was an extremely handsome young man, especially with his eyes covered by a ribbon, giving him a unique air of mystery.

However, before they could react further, they heard the young man shout angrily: "You're courting death!"

Then they saw the young man strike again, but they couldn't see how he did it. They only knew that their bodies were flying uncontrollably through the air until they fell heavily to the ground, landing right on the outskirts of the Research Institute.

There was no doubt that this young man was Ling Yichen.

Ling Yichen looked at Tian Yingying, who had been bullied, and rage surged in his heart.

But he suppressed the urge to kill all these people and turn them into nutrients, and asked gently, "Are you okay?"

Tian Yingying nodded gently, lowering her head, as tears fell like pearls from a broken string.

"I'm sorry, I'm too useless; I can't help with anything!"

Hearing this, Ling Yichen felt immense heartache.

He reached out and gently cupped Tian Yingying's chin, lifting her head so she could look him straight in the eye.

"No, you are actually already very powerful!"

"Your strength has already reached the D-rank. How long has it been since you awakened? You've jumped from the F-rank to the D-rank; such an achievement is worthy of praise and pride."

"Don't compare yourself to Ye Qingzhu and the others; they have special bloodlines and special backgrounds, while you are just an ordinary person."

"In the world of ordinary people, you are already a genius."

"Of course, you can be even more of a genius. As long as you use the right methods, you can even stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ye Qingzhu and the others!"

Hearing this, a glimmer of light appeared in Tian Yingying's reddened eyes, and she hurriedly asked, "What method?"

Ling Yichen smiled dotingly, flicked her forehead, and said, "Silly girl, have you been planting herbs for so many days that you've gone silly? Have you forgotten what I gave you?"

Hearing this, Tian Yingying immediately understood what Ling Yichen was talking about.

Her eyes brightened as she raised her hand to look at her palm.

In the center of her palm, a red Spirit Worm slowly appeared.

She looked at the red Spirit Worm in her hand, then at the people outside the Research Institute, a trace of hesitation in her eyes.

"Should I... kill them?"

Tian Yingying's voice trembled slightly.

This wasn't because she was afraid, but because she was kind.

Even though these people had bullied her to this extent, she had never thought of killing them.

This wasn't cowardice, but because she was like this to the bone.

In this world, there are some who are born as bad seeds, capable of doing demonic deeds at a young age with a clear conscience.

Of course, there is also a small portion of people who are born kind, like Tian Yingying, who is kind to the bone, and even if she hates someone to death, she wouldn't dare to truly kill anyone.

Ling Yichen could naturally sense her kindness and emotions.

That was why he hadn't slaughtered Chang Huanhuan and this trash on the spot.

Because he wanted to keep them as teaching material for Tian Yingying.

Today, he would use these people to help Tian Yingying break her fast!

He said softly, "In this world, there is no expert whose path is not paved with blood and flesh. To become strong, one must climb up by stepping on the corpses of others. Even if you don't kill others, others will come to kill you."

"Perhaps you can avoid killing for a while, but you absolutely cannot avoid it forever. Once others know your bottom line, you and your loved ones will become extremely dangerous."

"In my world, there is a movie called Spider-Man. He has abilities beyond ordinary people, but his heart is as kind as yours, and he cannot bear to kill bad guys. Until one day, he let a thief go, and then, that thief killed his beloved relative."

"Mercy to the enemy is cruelty to yourself and those around you!"

"Do you want to wait until the enemy kills your loved ones before you awaken to the bloody path, or do you want to eliminate them all before they pose a threat to your loved ones?"

Tian Yingying replied almost without thinking, "Of course, kill them all in advance!"

After answering, she instantly became clear-headed; her eyes suddenly had focus, direction, and brilliance.

Ling Yichen smiled slightly; he didn't need to say anything more, because Tian Yingying had already found the path she wanted to take.

"Go, use the flesh and blood of these people to pave the first cornerstone on your path of growth!"

Ling Yichen stepped aside, allowing Tian Yingying to face Chang Huanhuan and the others directly.

Tian Yingying stared intensely at those people, flames seemingly dancing in her eyes, and a heat she had never felt before surged out.

At this moment, Ling Yichen picked up an extremely ordinary seed from the ground, handed it to Tian Yingying, and said, "You are an ordinary seed; when you grow up, you might just be an unremarkable blade of grass."

"But the strength of grass lies in the fact that it can be seen everywhere and receives no attention. It lies in its endless vitality, unafraid of wind and snow, unafraid of all hardships, growing towards the sun!"

Subsequently, Ling Yichen placed the seed into Tian Yingying's palm, letting the red Worm turn into a drop of blood that wrapped around the seed and merged back into the palm of Tian Yingying's hand.

The next second, a blade of grass suddenly grew from Tian Yingying's palm. The grass was unremarkable, swaying in the wind, but the next moment, it began to evolve. From an unremarkable blade of grass, it evolved into a red vine, with countless sharp thorns emerging.

Tian Yingying then looked sharply at Chang Huanhuan and the others, her eyes erupting with a ruthlessness she had never shown before.

"Die!"

She let out a low shout and whipped the red vine in her hand outward.

In an instant, the red vine swelled in the wind, growing to several tens of meters in length in an instant, twisting directly toward Chang Huanhuan.

Chang Huanhuan was immediately wrapped by the red vine and curled into the air, letting out shrill screams and wails!

"Let me go, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, junior sister, I was really wrong, I was just acting on Xu Hui's orders."

Chang Huanhuan begged for mercy incessantly, but... Tian Yingying knitted her brows and lightly shook the red vine in her hand.

The next second, the red vine drilled into Chang Huanhuan's mouth. A few seconds later, with a crash!

Chang Huanhuan's body was ripped apart, torn to pieces, and forcibly split into several fragments!

Blood splattered like a red mist of flowers, extremely dazzling.

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From this point on, not only did the bloody path belonging to Tian Yingying begin, but Ling Yichen's bloody path also began. Unfortunately... it couldn't be sustained.