Inside the secret world, Ye Lingyun moved like a shadow. He was flying toward the exit as fast as he could.
At the cave exit, there were many big black wolves. They had sharp teeth and green eyes. They were looking at a few people who had no place to run. The leader was a huge wolf with white hair on its back. It was the Silver-Back Wolf King. It was very powerful, almost reaching the next big level of strength.
Many dead villagers were lying on the ground. Yang Suo looked very angry. He had brought his men to find Ye Lingyun, but they met the wolves instead. He thought he was strong enough to win, but the wolf king was much stronger. Most of his men and the villagers they used as bait were already dead.
"Boss... what do we do?" Wang Qi asked, shaking with fear.
Yang Suo grabbed the last girl, Luo Wu, and threw her toward the wolf king. "Run in different directions!" he shouted.
Luo Wu felt hopeless as she flew through the air. "Am I going to die now? I haven't even had my revenge yet," she thought. She closed her eyes. "Mom, Dad, I'm coming to see you..."
The Wolf King opened its huge mouth to bite her.
But the pain never came. Instead, Luo Wu felt a pair of warm arms catch her. She looked up and saw a handsome young man in white clothes. It was Ye Lingyun. He held her with one hand and used his other hand to call out a dark, glowing shield.
The shield had a picture of a giant turtle on it. It felt as heavy and strong as a mountain.
"Xuanwu Shield!"
BOOM!
The Wolf King hit the shield with its claws. But the shield was like a wall of iron. It didn't break. Instead, the Wolf King was pushed back hard and hit the ground. The wolf king looked at Ye Lingyun with fear, growled, and quickly ran away with its pack.
Ye Lingyun put Luo Wu down and gently touched her face. "Girl, it's okay now. You are safe."
Luo Wu stared at him, her eyes filling with tears. She felt a strange warmth in her heart that made her fear go away.
"Hmph, Ye Lingyun! I should thank you for scaring the wolves away," a voice said.
Yang Suo walked out from behind with a long sword. He looked at Ye Lingyun with cold eyes. He didn't think the wolves ran away because Ye Lingyun was strong. He believed Ye Lingyun was still a weak person with broken powers.
"You could have stayed hidden for a few more days," Yang Suo laughed. "But since you were stupid enough to come out, I will send you to your death!"
Behind Ye Lingyun, Yang Suo pulled out a long sword. His eyes were cold. He didn't believe the wolves ran away because they were afraid of Ye Lingyun. After all, he was the one who destroyed Ye Lingyun's spiritual veins a few days ago. He thought Ye Lingyun was still weak and easy to kill.
Suddenly, Yang Suo's man, Wang Qi, threw a punch at Ye Lingyun's head, trying to sneak attack him.
CRACK!
Ye Lingyun raised one hand and caught the fist. Wang Qi felt like his hand was locked in a vice; he couldn't pull it back at all. A second later, a pale white fire spread from his arm to his whole body. Before he could even scream, the fire swallowed him. Moments later, the fire vanished, leaving only a pile of black ash on the ground. Wang Qi was gone.
Yang Suo's heart skipped a beat. A few days ago, Ye Lingyun didn't have such scary powers. Not only was he back at the Golden Core Realm, but he felt even stronger—almost like a Nascent Soul expert!
Yang Suo had no choice. If he ran away, the powerful man who hired him would kill him anyway. He drew his sword, and golden energy exploded from it. He used all his power to strike down at Ye Lingyun, shouting, "DIE!"
Ye Lingyun looked at him calmly. He picked up a low-level spear from the ground. With a simple flick of his wrist, he stabbed the spear toward Yang Suo's heart.
CLANG!
The spear easily broke through Yang Suo's attack and pierced straight through his chest, crushing his heart.
SPURT!
Hot blood sprayed out. Yang Suo stopped moving. He looked down at the spear in his chest with terror and disbelief. "How... how are you... so strong?" he whispered.
Ye Lingyun only gave a small laugh. He didn't answer. Instead, he pointed his finger at Yang Suo's forehead. He used a "Soul Search" technique to look into Yang Suo's memories. This was a brutal skill that usually destroyed the victim's mind, so Ye Lingyun rarely used it.
In an instant, memories flooded into his mind: He saw a fancy room with expensive animal furs on the floor. A man in rich clothes was sitting on a high chair. The man looked ordinary, but his clothes were very expensive. He looked at Yang Suo and said, "Kill Ye Lingyun and bring me his head. I will reward you with a soul pill!"
"Who is this?" Ye Lingyun wondered. Who wanted him dead so badly?
[Ding! Hidden Mission Triggered: Kill the Child of Fortune, Qin Kun!]
[Mission Details: Qin Kun is the Young Master of the Qinglan Sect. He is at the Nascent Soul Realm. He likes your junior sister, Yun Siling, and tried to force her to marry him. She refused because she likes you. Qin Kun is jealous and hired experts to kill you and steal your treasures.]
[Reward: 300,000 Points + Talent: Enlightenment (Doubles the speed of learning skills).]
Enlightenment Talent! To others, "doubling the speed" might sound normal. But Ye Lingyun knew better. He was in a Simulation World! The system already told him that everything he gained here would be 10 times stronger when he returned to the real world.
If it was "double speed" here, it would become 10 times faster learning speed in his real life! This was a legendary treasure that would make him unstoppable.
Ye Lingyun rubbed his chin, a cold look in his eyes.
The Qinglan Sect was much stronger than his current sect. They had many experts and powerful leaders. He originally wanted to go back and fix his own sect first, but since Qin Kun wanted to play, he would finish this fight once and for all!