"You, you, you’re so cruel..."
Yang Qing struggled to open his eyes, looking at Zhang Xiaoshan with resentment and fear.
He had never expected that tonight would turn out this way, that he would actually lose to such an inconspicuous young man.
"Hmph, didn’t you bring this upon yourself?"
Yang Qing’s gaze suddenly turned vicious.
"I, I’m telling you, I’m not an ordinary person, I have a mysterious force behind me, I’ve always been acting on their orders, you’ve hurt me, you’ve ruined the organization’s plans, the organization won’t let you off."
"You will definitely pay the price."
Zhang Xiaoshan’s expression grew colder.
"Are you threatening me?"
"Hmph, I hate being threatened the most, since they want to find trouble with me, let them come."
"As for you, you’ll never live to see that day."
Zhang Xiaoshan had completely made up his mind to kill Yang Qing.
He reached out his hand towards Yang Qing.
Yang Qing was lying on the ground more than two meters away in front of him.
But after all, he was a Late Stage of Qi Transformation expert, and with his grasp, Yang Qing was caught through the air.
His hand landed on Yang Qing’s forehead.
"What, what do you want to do?"
Yang Qing had a very bad feeling, and the fear in his eyes grew stronger.
Zhang Xiaoshan’s face showed a cruel smile.
"Now, your bones are shattered, your meridians broken, you’re already a cripple, having a body full of True Qi is just a waste, why not let me take this energy and make good use of it?"
Yang Qing realized something and screamed frantically.
But, this couldn’t change anything.
Zhang Xiaoshan activated the Nine Dragon Devouring Sky Art, and immediately, a mighty and terrifying suction force came from his palm, crazily absorbing the power within Yang Qing’s body.
Yang Qing could clearly feel the True Qi in his Dantian being stripped away by Zhang Xiaoshan, even the True Qi in his blood and meridians was being drained.
He pleaded desperately.
But, it was only a matter of seconds.
The once imposing and strong-bodied Yang Qing became a white-haired, aged old man, his wrinkles like the bark of a hundred-year-old elm tree, his body hunched and emaciated, as if he was on the brink of death, completely disjoint from the scene of him struggling earlier.
With a release of his hand, Yang Qing’s broken body fell to the ground.
His hair, beard, and eyebrows all turned white, he curled up, looking like a maggot.
Zhang Xiaoshan looked at Yang Qing’s appearance, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This was his first time using the Nine Dragon Devouring Sky Art to directly devour the energy of a living person. Originally, he only intended to absorb Yang Qing’s True Qi, but he did not expect to also devour Yang Qing’s vitality.
At this moment, he distinctly felt reinvigorated, clear-headed, with True Qi in his body incredibly solid, his strength seemingly increased yet again.
Absorbing the True Qi of a master directly seemed to be a good Cultivation method.
Of course, this capability could only be achieved by a heaven-defying Cultivation Technique like the Nine Dragon Devouring Sky Art.
"You, you, devil, you, you’re a devil."
Yang Qing, now like an old man, let out a hoarse voice with difficulty.
Zhang Xiaoshan was jolted out of his thoughts.
"This is what you brought upon yourself."
His gaze shifted to Baldy Liu, Little Braids, and the others cowering in a corner of the wall.
"I’ve subdued him for you, now you can make your move." Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
The group hesitated for a moment.
Zhang Xiaoshan coldly retorted.
"What, do you want me to personally end Yang Qing’s life?"
The group was startled awake.
Picking up the machetes that had fallen on the ground, they approached the old man Yang Qing had become.
"You, what do you bastards think you’re doing?"
"I, watch out, I’ll kill your whole family, get away, get away."
Yang Qing shouted furiously.
But this only added fuel to the fire, further enraging Baldy Liu, Little Braids, and the others.
"Damn it, dare to threaten me with my family, I’ll kill you."
Little Braids cursed as he took the lead with a slash at Yang Qing.
The others, not to be outdone, took their turns, venting their anger.
Similarly, this was also their declaration of allegiance to Zhang Xiaoshan; they were the ones who killed him, so if the authorities came looking for trouble, it would be their problem. They were handing their leverage over to Zhang Xiaoshan, but they also truly hated Yang Qing.
Off to the side stood at least dozens of core members of the Sanhe Gang, with hundreds of henchmen, but as they witnessed their boss being hacked to death by the unruly crowd, not a single one dared to intervene.
Everyone just watched wide-eyed.
"Did I say you could leave?"
Suddenly, Zhang Xiaoshan turned his head, shouting towards the crowd.
The members of the Sanhe Gang scattered out of the way.
At the very back, the rascal Liu Zi was trying to slip away, back turned to everyone.
Just one sentence from Zhang Xiaoshan was enough to scare the wits out of him.
He turned around, knelt down, and began kowtowing.
"Oh, my lord, I couldn’t recognize Mountain Tai before me, I’ve offended you, but that gambling den isn’t mine either, all the money went into my brother’s pocket, I, I’m just a lackey, I, I deserve to die, please spare me!"