In the dim alley, Tang Yu’s footsteps halted as soon as he stepped in.
His mind was still a bit muddled.
What exactly had happened? Why couldn’t he understand it!
This wasn’t an Awakening!
The girl leaned against the wall, gasping for breath, still somewhat in shock.
Tang Yu noticed the girl’s complexion had turned even paler. She had just awakened, and her aura, which was on the rise, had suddenly stopped and fallen to a very weak level, like a flickering candle in the wind.
Her black hair that fell to her chest was stained with blood, which was fading, but a few strands of white hair had appeared.
The girl’s instinctive self-rescue ability had clearly exceeded her current capabilities, indicative of an overdraw on her vitality.
It wasn’t Self-healing—the consumption of that wasn’t so great.
Could it be a blood-based ability?
Blood Series abilities did have some self-rescue effects, including blood reflux, yet Tang Yu noticed that areas previously stained with blood, such as the girl’s neck, hair, and collar, were clean.
It was unlikely for someone who had just awakened and instinctively self-rescued to reabsorb all the blood—it would require strong control.
He guessed a possibility that he initially hesitated to consider.
and a mysterious silence fell over the alley.
Three delinquents, not seriously injured, had already sat up but were trembling, unable to stand, and terrifiedly looking a few meters away at the monster that had abruptly appeared.
Its fur was ashen gray, its limbs sturdy and powerful, its sharp claws leaving deep marks on the ground, and its hollow eyes surveyed the five humans in the alley.
It growled reluctantly at the moment, its claws scraping the ground, very wary of its surroundings.
The girl became even more panicked; she had felt a surge of power inside her just a moment ago, but now it receded like a tide, leaving her body limp and even weaker than usual.
And the giant wolf was less than half a meter from her.
Its mouth opened, revealing sharp, long teeth with bits of flesh between them, and a thick scent of blood rushed toward her.
A terrifying threat of death loomed in her heart.
The giant wolf turned its head, bringing a stench of blood with it.
The girl bit her lip hard, trying not to scream out loud, but her legs still couldn’t help but give way, and she knelt on the ground.
She noticed that apart from the original three thugs, there seemed to be a passerby coming.
But the pressure from the giant wolf was too great; not four, but even forty people wouldn’t stand a chance against it.
The passerby walked forward, the sound catching the giant wolf’s attention.
The ashen-gray giant wolf turned around, growled low, and with a powerful leap, opened its mouth and aimed right at the passerby.
The girl couldn’t help but close her eyes, almost seeing the scene of blood splattering.
She heard no noise, and with trembling eyelashes, she opened her eyes.
In front of her, the charging giant wolf was frozen in mid-air.
The passerby had extended a palm and placed it on the forehead of the giant wolf, and time seemed to stop in this moment; sunlight penetrated from outside the alley, driving away the shadows, leaving a man and a wolf standing opposite each other.
And those calm eyes, devoid of any worldly concern.
Starting from its head, the ashen-gray giant wolf began to vanish inch by inch, as if decomposed into the tiniest particles in the world, leaving no trace behind.
Tang Yu withdrew his hand, feeling slightly... embarrassed.
Facing a mere First Tier awakened Mutant Beast, he had actually... used his Normal Attack.
He should have simply snorted coldly, which would have been enough to make the giant wolf bleed from all seven orifices and die, but its appearance was so bizarre that even he hadn’t noticed it, thinking it was a Mutant Beast that had hidden its presence.
Turns out, it was only a low-tier Awakening.
There was only one truth, this giant wolf... had inadvertently been thrown out by a spatial rift.
He took a few steps forward, arriving at the spot where the huge wolf had first appeared, stretched out his hand, and nothing passed through it.
The space rift had disappeared.
It had only existed for an instant.
The death of the giant wolf had caused the terrifying aura in the alley to vanish. The three thugs, realizing this, found that their legs no longer trembled, and their backs no longer ached as they quickly stood up from the ground. Looking at the giant wolf, which had left no trace of its ashen-gray presence, they thought they had seen an illusion.
Looking left at Tang Yu, and right at the figure kneeling on the ground, then noticing the dagger that had fallen several meters away... the three thugs felt today’s worldview had been shattered.
their vision blurred,
and the trio walked out of the alley in a daze, pausing momentarily and suddenly becoming "awakened."
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
Both Little Red and Huang were very confused at this moment.
They... had they come out today to "rob the rich to help the poor"?
The trio exchanged glances.
Third suddenly spoke up, "I suddenly don’t want to do this anymore. I want to be a good person."
"I, I feel the same. I regret, I feel guilty, I’m heartbroken, I’m sad."
"Let’s turn ourselves in, repent for our past and be grateful for tomorrow."
The three thugs had an "epiphany," tears welling in their eyes, and suddenly hugged each other.
Then, shoulder to shoulder, they walked toward the police station, oblivious to Tang Yu and the girl not far away.
was witnessed by Shanggong Ling.
Suddenly, she got up, dusted herself off, and took two steps forward in three strides, bowing deeply: "Please, Immortal Master, take me as your apprentice."
In Anhu City, Taihe District.
Tang Yu walked into a standalone villa with a front garden lush with flowers and plants.
Shanggong Ling, who had just escaped the clutches of death, bounced ahead, showing no signs of any psychological shadow.
Tang Yu touched his nose; although he was quite handsome, he thought, "You bring a stranger to your home, aren’t you afraid something might happen?"
"You are the master, and also my lifesaver, I trust you."
Shanggong Ling wasn’t foolish; she had seen the dazed look on the three thugs, knowing that if there were evil intentions, she wouldn’t be able to resist; most importantly, she truly wanted to learn Immortal Law, and the Immortal Master stood right before her. If she missed this opportunity, she might never get another chance in her life.
Tang Yu coughed, "I haven’t agreed to take any disciples yet."
"You are already at my home, isn’t that an agreement?" she stuck out her tongue.
No, actually, I just had nowhere else to stay.
This world was more mysterious than he had imagined; until he had investigated further, it was best to lay low first.
Being a rich and beautiful woman, Shanggong Ling could probably provide him with several advantages.
Taking her as an apprentice... was not out of the question either.
Data streamed beneath his eyes, and a translucent frame opened in front of him.
[Target: Shanggong Ling]
[Tier: Awakening First Tier]
[Occupation: Time Practitioner]
[Physical condition: Height 162cm, Weight 46kg, Measurements 82, 61, 81...]
Tang Yu muttered to himself: "As expected."
He had found a treasure!