82: Kangjia Village, Yang Kai arrived!

"Clan Chief, those demonic cultivators have already reached the village! We'll hold them off at the front; you and the women and children of the village should quickly leave through the secret tunnel we dug. It'll be too late if you wait any longer!" Inside the wooden house, a brawny man rushed in, pushing open the door and pulling the old man, his tone anxious.

"I'm not leaving. My legs aren't working well. If I go, I'll only drag others down. Go, do what you, the leader of the hunter team, should do. Don't worry about me." The old man shook his head, and with an unknown strength from his frail body, he actually pushed the brawny man, making him stumble.

"Father..." Hearing this, the brawny man knelt down weakly, tears welling in his eyes, his fists tightly clenched, his body trembling.

"We, Kang Family Village, have no cowards! We will face the enemy together!" The old man, as if in a final burst of energy, his once cloudy eyes once again shone with their former brilliance. He propped himself up with the table and slowly walked out of the wooden house. What greeted his eyes were villagers fleeing in all directions.

When the old village chief walked out of the wooden house, all the bewildered villagers calmed down. It seemed there was a calming power emanating from the old man.

"Everyone, as the Clan Chief of Kang Family Village, I am now powerless to protect you. But now, please listen to me: let the young women and children leave through the secret tunnel, otherwise our Kang Family Village will not escape annihilation!" The village chief forced out a breath, then began to cough violently.

"Village Chief..." All the villagers, young and old, collapsed weakly, tears streaming down their faces.

"Time is running out. Leave quickly." The Clan Chief caught his breath, waved his hand at everyone, and then, leaning on his wooden staff again, walked towards the village entrance.

At this moment, the two evil cultivators swaggered into the village. Several villagers who had tried to block them earlier were easily killed. They watched helplessly as the bodies of their kinsmen turned into withered white bones, their hearts filled with anger, but their feet continuously retreated.

Just then, the old Clan Chief walked over with faltering steps. It was as if the flames in the hearts of all the villagers of Kang Family Village were ignited. Anger overcame fear, and one by one, they again rushed towards the two, weapons in hand.

"Eh? What's wrong with these people? Why aren't they running away?" The man with the terrifying scar on his face held a young boy in one hand, while with the other, he brought down his blade on a villager who was attacking him with a long spear. The villager's arms were severed, and he fell to the ground in pain, his eyes full of resentment, without a hint of fear.

"Yes, that's the look I want, kid. Watch carefully." The scar-faced man pressed the young boy firmly to the ground and, in front of him, slowly tortured the villager before him until he breathed his last.

"Wuwuwuwu!!!"

The young boy watched, his eyes splitting with rage. He watched helplessly as the Senior who had watched him grow up since childhood died so painfully before him. Now his mind was filled only with hatred. His hatred seemed to be on the verge of materializing, of Breaking Through this body.

"Very good, just like this. From the looks of it, after a few more stimulations, this vengeful spirit will be fully cultivated." The scar-faced man nodded in satisfaction, picked up the young boy again, and scanned his surroundings, beginning to search for his next target.

"Zou Yan, leave a few for me; don't kill them all." The scar-faced man looked at the tattooed man who was constantly slaughtering in the distance, and said with dissatisfaction.

"Yu Long, this village is not right. These villagers seem to have gone mad; they are all rushing to their deaths. Am I not supposed to kill them and just stand here waiting for them to kill me?" Zou Yan's tone was heavy. Although these Mortals posed no threat to him, their readiness to die truly startled him.

"Hmph! A bunch of lowly commoners, what waves can they stir up?" Yu Long said disdainfully, and again, with a flick of his blade, he killed several people in the same manner. At this moment, the young boy in his hand's eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets, his pupils blood-red.

"Stop!"

A voice like a great bell came from the horizon, exploding in the ears of Zou Yan and Yu Long. The two immediately grunted, and at the same time, somewhat fearfully, constantly scanned their surroundings, wanting to know who had attacked them.

"Cowards who hide their heads and show their tails, attack!" After a moment, seeing that no one appeared, the two exchanged glances, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in their eyes again, and they were about to strike again.

"Hmph!"

On the horizon, a figure was swiftly streaking across, moving so fast it was like a gray lightning bolt spanning the sky. A cold snort exploded in their ears again, this time with even greater power, shattering their eardrums and causing blood to flow from their ear canals.

The person who arrived was Yang Kai. Based on intelligence, he had analyzed that this village might become the next target, so he had rushed over. He didn't expect to still be a step late, but fortunately, he still made it.

"A Disciple of Flowing Cloud Sect? What should we do?" Yu Long looked at the Flowing Cloud Sect Disciple Dao robe on Yang Kai, nervously swallowed, quietly retreated to Zou Yan's side, and asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense! This person is just an Outer Sect Disciple, yet he's acting like a master here. These Righteous Path Disciples' combat power is usually mediocre. The two of us together can take him down without a problem." Zou Yan and Yang Kai exchanged glances. Zou Yan only felt that Yang Kai's eyes were like the scorching sun in the sky; just a brief look made his eyes feel as if they were burning. He quickly averted his gaze, speaking stubbornly.

"Alright, then you go first, and I'll stand by as backup, looking for an opportunity to ambush him!" Yu Long said decisively upon hearing this. After speaking, he slowly moved to the side, subtly leaving Zou Yan alone to face Yang Kai.

Zou Yan cursed inwardly, then looked at the young boy in his hand. At this moment, the young boy had seemingly lost all vital signs, showing no reaction to Zou Yan, and even his breathing had stopped.

"Let's see the power of this vengeful spirit." Zou Yan thought to himself, then activated a special method, removing all restraints from the young boy in his hand. He released his grip and quickly retreated, and the young boy floated eerily in the air.

"Go!" Zou Yan saw that the vengeful spirit had subtly established a mysterious connection with him, and he quickly gave an order to the vengeful spirit according to the control method.

Upon receiving the command, the vengeful spirit's blood-red eyes suddenly rotated, staring fixedly at Yang Kai. With a mournful howl, it pounced towards Yang Kai.

Yang Kai frowned slightly, unsure of the object's true nature. Two talismans in his hand transformed into streaks of light and flew out. Two scorching fire Dragons took shape, spiraling around each other in the air, then forming a miniature Formation that swallowed the vengeful spirit whole.

The vengeful spirit was temporarily trapped by Yang Kai's Twin Dragons Spirit Locking Formation. The vengeful spirit was still continuously assaulting the Formation. Yang Kai felt the spiritual power on the two talismans rapidly draining, and his brow furrowed. He hadn't expected these two, despite their unremarkable appearance, to possess such sharp methods.