51: Chapter 51 Kill!

That figure seemed to have descended from the heavens.

At first, it was just a dazzling cyan-gold beam of light extending from hundreds of miles away, falling straight down.

The moment Gou Peng's hand was about to touch Jiang Qingyao.

That figure stepped firmly onto Gou Peng's head with one foot, then gathered strength.

Bang—

Gou Peng's body collapsed, and his head was driven into the ground by that cyan-gold figure.

The ground shattered, Gou Peng's skull was already deformed, his eye sockets protruded, and his eyes were covered in bloodshot veins, yet there was not a trace of spiritual light left.

He was clearly dead through and through!

The horrified expression on his face froze, and before he could even cry out for help, he made no more sound.

Shen Xingchen stepped on the head of Gou Peng's corpse just like that, glaring at He Yan with a chilling gaze.

The light receded.

He Yan finally saw the newcomer's appearance clearly—it was a delicate face so familiar it made her dizzy.

That was the nightmare that had appeared in her sleep countless times these past few days.

"How... how could it be?" He Yan's voice was trembling.

Even wielding the blade of creation and annihilation, she was still no match for Shen Xingchen.

Let alone now?

How could she possibly still have the courage to fight Shen Xingchen?

Jiang Qingyao looked somewhat dazed at the figure that had descended from the heavens, her beautiful eyes gradually lighting up.

She hid in shambles right behind Shen Xingchen, sheltering in the shadow cast by the tall, upright youth.

There was a bit of adoration, a bit of joy.

She felt that no matter how turbulent life might be in the days to come,

no one else could give her this moment of heart-fluttering emotion.

"Surprised or not? Unexpected or not?" Shen Xingchen asked with a sneer.

He Yan snapped back to her senses, her face filled with disbelief: "You killed someone!"

Even with her malicious mind, this was the first time in all these years she had seen a living person lose their vitality.

That fear originating from her genes made her mind go completely blank.

Shen Xingchen smiled disdainfully: "I'll tell you two pieces of news."

"First, this ruin is isolated from the outside world, so your phone has no signal at all."

"Second, there is no one else in this area."

"So guess what will happen in a moment?"

Shen Xingchen sized He Yan up with a playful look in his eyes.

No matter what, there was no way he would let this vicious, crazy, and paranoid woman go this time.

Without a second word, He Yan's body moved like a startled swan, flying away on her sword.

"As long as I run to the nearest teleportation array!" she murmured softly.

Now her martial arts college entrance examination scores were no longer important to her.

Judging by the methods Shen Xingchen used to kill Gou Peng just now, he definitely wouldn't let her go.

However, since he had killed someone, she could manipulate things once they got out...

Shen Xingchen stepped out a few times, his body becoming as fast as a shadow.

Divine Mobility Step!

In just an instant, Shen Xingchen appeared behind He Yan like a ghost.

He grabbed He Yan's neck tightly with both of his large hands.

Once again.

He Yan felt that pale sense of powerlessness.

"No, no..."

"I beg you, I won't ever dare to do it again next time..."

"I can't die yet..."

"You can have whatever you want, including my body... I'm clean, I haven't given myself to Qi Yang yet..."

Her body twisted frantically, yet she could not break free from Shen Xingchen's control no matter what.

Just a few days ago, she had experienced this near-death sensation, and because of it, she had had nightmares many times.

Now, this nightmare had descended into reality once again.

Countless fragments of dreams piled together, and a breath of despair was gradually closing in.

Shen Xingchen just smiled slightly: "A piece of trash like you, even dogs wouldn't want you."

The sword qi inside his body erupted.

Six illusory formless sword qi shot out from his body, looking majestic.

Zhoutian Formless Sword!

The six sword qi abruptly pierced through He Yan's waist, leaving behind six conspicuous blood holes.

"I... really was wrong..."

Before He Yan could finish her words, she lost her vitality.

Shen Xingchen released He Yan's neck, and her body fell to the ground.

He shook off the blood on his hands.

This was his first time killing someone, and he killed two in one go.

He felt a wave of nausea, which was a normal human physiological reaction.

He leaned against a tree by the roadside and retched a few times.

Then he turned his head and saw Jiang Qingyao dragging two corpses, not knowing where she was going...

Shen Xingchen: "What are you doing?"

Jiang Qingyao turned her head dazedly: "Dumping the bodies! That's what they always say in the movies!"

Shen Xingchen was shocked: "No way, sis, aren't you scared?"

Shouldn't girls be very terrified of such terrifying things?

Jiang Qingyao's small face instantly collapsed: "Of course I'm scared, but when you kill someone, you have to do a complete set!"

Her face was clearly scared white, but Shen Xingchen hadn't noticed it.

Shen Xingchen's head ached: "Stop dumping them, this place is already a wilderness to begin with!"

"Oh oh! That's true." Jiang Qingyao then put the corpses down.

Shen Xingchen walked forward, took out He Yan's and Gou Peng's phones, and then crushed them into pieces.

Under the strength of a Tier 2 Level 6 martial artist, all the parts of the phones shattered completely, with no possibility of restoration.

This was to prevent someone from picking up these phones and finding clues.

"Let's go!" Shen Xingchen called out softly.

Jiang Qingyao carried her hands behind her back and skipped along to follow.

...

Nighttime.

"Does it hurt?"

"It hurts!"

"Bear with it, just bear with it for a moment and it will be fine."

"Okay!"

"Then I'm starting."

"Hiss... It's bleeding!"

Under the moonlight, the youth and the maiden sat beside a campfire, the blazing flames reflecting on their faces.

Shen Xingchen was bandaging Jiang Qingyao's wound.

Because the injury was on her waist and back, Jiang Qingyao couldn't treat it well by herself.

At this moment, Jiang Qingyao's clothes were half slipped off, exposing her snow-white arms and half of her slender waist. Her skin was as white as jade.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the bandaging was complete.

Shen Xingchen looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, nodding and clicking his tongue.

"Fortunately, when I bought the storage bracelet, I picked up some herbal medicine for wounds along the way. It shouldn't leave a scar," said Shen Xingchen.

Such a pretty back, if it were covered in scars, what a pity that would be.

Jiang Qingyao gave a soft "Oh."

Shen Xingchen continued: "It's very late today, let's rest here."

Jiang Qingyao suddenly asked: "We finally ran into each other, will we be together tomorrow?"

Shen Xingchen shook his head: "I still have some things to do, you go to the top of Wang Mountain first."

Jiang Qingyao was surprised.

She really didn't expect Shen Xingchen to refuse, but she didn't think too much about it: "Mn, you should be quick. Starting to climb the Divine Dao Heavenly Ladder earlier will allow you to go further."

In Jiang Qingyao's eyes, Shen Xingchen definitely had more important things to do.

Since that was the case, she couldn't senselessly go and disturb him.

Shen Xingchen smiled gently: "Today's situation was still too dangerous, take this."

He took out the lingxi pendant from his storage bracelet.

After these days of storage, the lingxi pendant already had enough spiritual qi to activate its defense once again.

"You've used this lingxi pendant before, I probably don't need to introduce it much."

Shen Xingchen handed the jade pendant to Jiang Qingyao.

Jiang Qingyao obediently took it.

Shen Xingchen's mind settled; for the days ahead, he would focus entirely on completing the system tasks!