Wei Jun remained silent as he looked at the razed building before him. Teleporting to Xia Lu was not possible, so he had to teleport to Mark Wilson, who was the nearest. As he appeared before the building that Xia Lu often visited to stay at, he was only able to see a razed building with the signs of battle.

The coldness in his eyes was something beyond what had ever been. He remained calm, as calm as he could, and his body remained fixed in a place without moving much.

However…

“Wei Jun.” Yan Rong called him out. As Wei Jun turned to look at her, even she had to take a step back, so it was understandable why the rest were cowering in fear in Wei Jun’s presence.

Wei Jun turned back to the quest info in his vision but remained silent. He waved his hand, and all sorts of miasma cores and mana crystals, along with many expensive herbs and equipment.

“You have three weeks. Increase your power as much as you can.” Wei Jun simply replied before he turned to leave.

“What will you be doing?” Although a little unsettled, Yan Rong was worried about Wei Jun. Wei Jun knew that as well, so despite being beyond angry, he calmly replied…

“To kill.”

~~

Wei Jun sat in a cafe the next day, looking out the window with a calm look in his eyes. In front of him, on an empty chair, there was an elegant white purse. Wei Jun turned to look outside once again before he turned back, only to find a beautiful woman with green eyes sitting in the chair instead of the purse.

“Hello, Mister Ruan.” She said in English.

“…” Wei Ju remained silent as he simply looked at her.

“Oh? Are you silent because you’re not talkative, or because you’re missing a girl?” The green-eyed woman asked with a sweet smile.

“…” Wei Jun once again remained silent.

“If you don’t speak, then how will we negotiate?” The woman once again asked, a little annoyed by Wei Jun’s actions.

“…” Wei Jun remained silent and kept looking into the green-eyed woman’s eyes.

“Haa…” The woman sighed, “You’re making it really hard for us to deal with you? Would you be more talkative if you received the head of your lover?”

“…” Once again, the response that came was only silence. There was nothing else.

“Well, it’s not like you have another choice.” Finally fed up with Wei Jun’s silence, the woman couldn’t wait for it any longer. “Since we have your lover, our demands are pretty simple. Affiliate yourself with us. Pledge your undying loyalty to the Azure Ligh—“

“I’ll kill you.” Wei Jun finally spoke, interrupting the woman, “I’ll rip you apart. Piece by piece.”

“…” The green-eyed woman remained silent for a few seconds before she said, “Mister Ruan, I don’t think you understand the situation you’re in.”

“Same for you. You have no idea who you messed with.” Wei Jun replied before he stood up and turned to leave, “I’ll visit you soon. Wait for my arrival.”

“…” The green-eyed woman could only watch as Wei Jun left the cafe. She sighed and opened her eyes, no longer in the cafe but in a dark room with a crystal orb in front of her.

“He doesn’t seem to know his place.” The green-eyed woman who was a spitting image of Natasha said, or would it be more accurate to say that Natasha was a duplicate of her, a younger version, one could say.

“How far can a man soar alone? Don’t worry, it’ll soon be dealt with. We have people around him.” The man next to Natasha said.

“Mm. You do that. But just in case…” The woman said.

~~

“Shouldn’t you be stopping him?” Xia Lu asked while she was chained to the wall. Her hands and feet were bound by chains, and her power was restricted using the Qi restraints.

Natasha, who was in the same dungeon but obviously not imprisoned, smiled and said, “You think I can?”

“He’ll kill your mother if you don’t.” Xia Lu replied.

“…” Natasha would be lying if she said she wasn’t conflicted. Both of them were granting him the same thing, but only one of them cared for her. But the problem was that the person who didn’t care for her was her mother. She couldn’t just let her mother die.

Or at least that was what one would think. However, “Then it would be the crime of her sins.” Natasha replied.

“No matter the sins. In the end, isn’t she your mother?” Xia Lu asked.

“She has never been my mother. Not even once.” Natasha replied before she sighed and said, “Besides, I don’t think he’d listen to me this time. He’ll kill her no matter what I say.”

“…” Xia Lu couldn’t help but remain silent. Natasha’s life was complicated, but whose wasn’t? Even now, she was in chains, practically powerless, and could only wait for her knight in shining armor to come and rescue her.

Only her knight would be shrouded in darkness, and his steps would be laced with the deaths of millions, if not billions.

Xia Lu knew a calamity would occur due to this incident. She was sure of that. She was unsure of how many people would be killed to satiate the anger of Wei Jun Ruan, the deathbringer.

“Why?” Natasha asked.

“Why what?” Xia Lu asked.

“Why would you care for the lives of the people who tried to kill you?” Natasha asked.

“I don’t care about them, not one bit. I just care about Wei Jun. You remember that day, don’t you? You felt it too, don’t you?” Xia Lu asked.

“…” Natasha remained silent. She would be lying if she denied those words. She was well aware of what Wei Jun had done that night when he dealt with those politicians. She could sense his enjoyment.

She didn’t want it either. But there was no other choice. If he were to rescue Xia Lu, then there could only be one thing that could be done. Complete eradication of everyone involved. At this point, Natasha had even forgotten about her promise she had made to Wei Jun about senseless killing.

“He enjoyed it.” Xia Lu said.

“I know. I was close to him.” Natasha replied.

“Then you still ask why I want to stop him.” Xia Lu said.

“Don’t worry. I have a feeling he wouldn’t enjoy it this time.” Natasha replied before she made her way to the door of the cell and left without another word.

“I have a feeling, too.” Xia Lu said once she was alone, “Wei Jun. Don’t come.”

She could only hope.

~~

Two weeks later, in the snowy mountains, Wei Jun looked at the cave that was deep and endless. The darkness inside the cave felt like it would swallow anyone who entered it.

[Are you sure about this?]

‘It’s the only choice.’ Wei Jun replied.

[Then, I can only bid you good luck]

‘Thanks. I’m gonna need it.’

Wei Jun had come to the one place that he shouldn’t have. He wasn’t fully prepared, but he had to come now. There was nothing more he could do, and perhaps that was the only way to move forward.

It was a risk, granted, since an unstable cultivation had more of a chance of going erratic.

Erratic in this case meant an overload, which would cause destruction of a core that belonged to a person who was about to enter the Qi commander realm.

Just the destruction was unimaginable.

[Gauntlets of Yansha]

[Effect: All attacks deliver 20% damage]

[The gauntlets have a 10% chance of ignoring the enemy’s defense]

[Armor of Brisova]

[Effect: Defense +1000]

[The armor will only last for an hour after the first hit]

[After an hour, the armor would crumble to dust]

[Boots of Zephyr]

[Effect: Agility +500]

[The effect can only be used two times before the item loses its effect]

[Sword of the Mountain King]

[Effect(s):

#1: Return damage +10%

#2 Damage reduction +10%

#3: Armor penetration +20%

#4: Lifesteal +10%

#5: Base User attack +20%]

[Diamond Will]

[Effect(s):

#1: All Qi-based attacks are enhanced by 10%

#2: Each strike after ten hits would deal ten times the damage

#3: Every fifteenth attack of the enemy would be nullified

#4: The user’s base attack and defense +10%]

[Ring of insanity]

[Effect: The user would enter the effect ‘Frenzy’]

[All stats +100% for five seconds]

[The ring can only be used three times]

[Number of uses 0\3]

[After each effect, the user’s focus would be greatly affected]

Wei Jun was unsure, but he had equipped everything he could. Along with a variety of skills at his disposal and the sword he obtained from killing the old sect master, Wei Jun was all prepped for this battle.

Who was the battle against, one could ask.

Well, the answer was simple as Wei Jun opened his eyes and looked at the man sitting in the darkness, his eyes closed.

Wei Jun simply raised the sword in his hand and brought it down on the cross-legged man and…

Puunngg!!!

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