Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 149 - 149 149 Return to the Capital City Please Recommend and Bookmark

149: Chapter 149: Return to the Capital City (Please Recommend and Bookmark) 149: Chapter 149: Return to the Capital City (Please Recommend and Bookmark) At sunrise, Ye Xuan mercilessly wielded the willow whip, continuously lashing the young boy.

Each strike tore flesh and skin, leaving bloody marks all over the boy’s body.

And yet, the cruelty was far from over.

Ye Xuan forced the young boy to laboriously carry a 500-jin stone, running through the forests.

Should the boy slow down, the merciless willow whip would strike without pity.

By midday, with the stone in his hands, the boy endured the assault of a thousand-zhang waterfall, a torture so painful it almost drove him mad.

In the afternoon, Ye Xuan threw the boy into a valley teeming with poisonous insects and fierce beasts, forcing him to fight for his life and endure unimaginable torment.

But the cruel torture did not end, and when the boy was barely alive and night fell,

Ye Xuan took him out of the valley for another round of vicious whipping, which left the boy howling and crying, pleading for mercy from Ye Xuan, yet receiving none.

At night, under Ye Xuan’s brutal coercion, the exhausted boy forced his weary body to rotate the Blood Demon Scripture and cultivate under the moonlight.

Days passed, one after another.

Gu Beichen, from his initial crying and pleading, grew to silently endure the training that was worse than life and death.

Even his originally clear and innocent eyes became increasingly grim and cold.

The heavy stone Gu Beichen carried on his back grew from 500 jin to 1,000 jin, then from 1,000 jin to 5,000 jin, and finally stopped only when it reached a massive 10,000 jin.

The assault of the thousand-zhang waterfall could no longer harm the boy’s body, and the life-and-death struggle with the poisonous insects and fierce beasts started to turn in his favor, with countless beasts torn in half by the boy.

He walked out of the valley alone, his body drenched in blood and his aura chillingly cold.

The Blood Demon Scripture, the first layer, the second layer, the third layer…

until the boy cultivated it to the seventh layer, only then did his terrifying pace of cultivation slowly start to slacken.

In just three months, a once kind-hearted boy turned cold and merciless under hellish training, and his cultivation even advanced directly to the ninth level of the Innate Realm.

He was only one step away from breaking through to the Innate Realm and becoming one of the strongest figures of the age.

If such a speed of cultivation were to be known to the outside world, it would assuredly shock everyone to their core, but in Ye Xuan’s eyes, Gu Beichen’s speed of cultivation was still not satisfactory.

…

Continuous green mountains undulated, and a gentle stream babbled along.

By the stream!

Gu Beichen stood opposite Ye Xuan, with the atmosphere around them oppressively tense.

“You really are a waste, three months have passed, and you still haven’t broken through to the Innate Realm,” Ye Xuan said with a cold detachment.

“Ha!”

Suddenly, Gu Beichen let out a cold, harsh laugh, his eyes revealing a terrifying murderous intent as he looked at Ye Xuan.

“But…

it’s enough to kill you.”

Ao!

Like the roar of a fierce beast, or the chilling laugh of an Asura, Gu Beichen erupted into a furious roar.

His formerly ninth-level Innate cultivation instantly broke through in that moment, clearly having hidden his true power for a long time, waiting to kill Ye Xuan in one fell swoop.

Murderous aura spread wildly, fierce energy cloaked him, and Gu Beichen’s body shone with a dazzling blood light.

His bloodied hands violently reached for Ye Xuan’s heart, clearly intent on taking his life.

“Ye Xuan, today is the day you die, go to hell,” Gu Beichen shouted with a sinister laugh, no longer resembling the kind-hearted youth he once was.

He had turned into a killing machine, his eyes filled with cruelty and triumph.

All of a sudden, a crystal-clear jade-like palm appeared before Gu Beichen’s eyes, causing his own eyes to widen in sheer terror.

Crack!

The sound of breaking bones was piercingly harsh.

Gu Beichen’s ribcage collapsed, and blood gushed out in mouthfuls.

His body, like a kite with its string cut, tumbled through the air and crashed heavily onto the ground.

Thump—thump—thump.

Ye Xuan’s expression was cruel and cold as he strolled toward Gu Beichen.

When he reached the young man, his broad foot suddenly stomped on Gu Beichen’s face, grinding it mercilessly.

His voice rang out icily, “Not bad, you’ve actually learned to endure.

However, in my eyes, you’re still nothing but trash.”

“I know you hate me, but that doesn’t matter.

As long as you can surpass me, you’re naturally free to strike at me.

But remember, this is the first time, I can spare your life, but should there be a second time you act against me, think carefully.

If you can’t kill me, you’ll turn into a dead corpse.”

“Did you get that?” Ye Xuan called out coldly.

“I…

I got it.” The young Gu Beichen’s face twisted in humiliation and resentment as he spoke.

Snap!

The Willow Whip lashed through the air, striking down and instantly leaving a horrific blood mark on the young man’s body.

“Louder, I didn’t hear you,” Ye Xuan barked.

“I got it!” Gu Beichen cried out in agony, bellowing loudly.

Snap!

Snap!

Snap!

Ye Xuan’s face was cold and merciless as he held the Willow Whip, continuously lashing down, forcing the young man to suffer in silent whimpers of pain.

The twisted expression on his face revealed the immense torment he was enduring.

Clearly, the Willow Whip in Ye Xuan’s hand, fueled by his strength, was no ordinary whip; otherwise, it wouldn’t have inflicted such pain on young Gu Beichen.

“This is a lesson.

I hope you’ll remember it.

Now get up and follow me out of this place,” Ye Xuan said ominously, then sheathed the Willow Whip and led the way out of the mountains.

…

Capital City.

A year had passed since Ye Xuan disappeared.

Not only was the Wu’an Office searching for Ye Xuan, but the Ye Family, father and son, had also sent people around the world to inquire about his whereabouts.

Ye’s mother and Ye Ling’er, among others, were sleepless with worry, terrified something might happen to Ye Xuan.

In that year’s time, the global mutant beast populations had grown even larger, causing great fear among mankind.

Adding to the crisis of the mutant beasts, mysterious Blood Souls wreaked havoc around the world.

If mutant beasts alone were enough to unsettle humanity, then these Blood Souls were absolutely terrifying, as these creatures moved unpredictably and Ancient Martial Artists with Superpowers were utterly incapable of killing them.

Countless humans had been slaughtered by the Blood Souls, plunging mankind into extreme panic.

During this global crisis, a piece of news reached the Capital City, sending shockwaves through the citizens of Xia Country.

From Japan, a tiny nation, a martial artist wielding the Muramasa Demon Blade was journeying across the ocean to Xia Country, issuing a challenge in hopes of experiencing the charm of Xia Country’s Martial Arts and validating his own Cultivation.

When this announcement reached Xia Country, it immediately incited the citizens’ anger, for there existed cultural hatred between the two nations that not even the Four Seas could wash away—this was pure provocation.

The spreading of this news also turned global attention toward the capital of Xia Country, as everyone anticipated watching a spectacle unfold.

…

At the same time.

On the bustling streets of the Capital City, Ye Xuan walked leisurely forward as Gu Beichen, with an icy countenance, followed closely behind.

They were headed in the direction of the Ye Family estate.