Only My Way

Two hours later.

Chaos still reigned supreme within the ranks of the Piercing Cloud Gang.

Whether it was the gang's stronghold on the mountain or the small town at its base, both were scenes of utter disarray.

It was akin to the frenzied scattering of insects and birds when a mighty tree falls.

Those who depended on the Piercing Cloud Gang, now that this towering tree had crashed down, were all like headless flies.

At that same moment.

Ling Wuyuan finally finished collecting the spoils he sought and changed into a presentable set of clothes.

"Courting death…"

Just then.

After casually flicking off the bloodstains of some small fry who tried to snatch benefits from the fire, he headed to the high-grade stables on the mountain.

This was where the gang's higher-ups kept their personal mounts.

At a glance.

Each horse was significantly larger and sturdier than ordinary steeds.

Judging by their glossy coats and dense musculature, it was clear that they were all exceptionally healthy and strong, far surpassing ordinary horses.

Ling Wuyuan even noticed unusual physical characteristics on several of them.

Scales that, logically speaking, shouldn't belong to horses!

'Do they possess special bloodlines…? '

In this world.

Due to the interbreeding of demonic beasts and ancestral bloodline reversion, many domesticated animals sometimes displayed unique characteristics that set them apart from their kind.

The most outstanding among them not only possessed superior physical attributes but could also awaken powerful special abilities.

And now it seemed that a good number of the horses in this stable fell into that category.

However.

For a force that had existed for hundreds of years, such a thing wasn't too surprising.

After all, ordinary horses were utterly useless to high-level cultivators.

Endurance, load-bearing capacity, and speed were all problematic.

Take Ling Wuyuan, for example.

Although he was only about 1.6 meters tall and had a very trim physique, devoid of any signs of obesity, his muscle and bone density far exceeded that of ordinary people, giving him an actual weight of over two hundred pounds. Add to that his broadsword, which weighed over a hundred pounds, and the total came to nearly four hundred pounds!

After standing in the stables and looking around.

Ling Wuyuan quickly selected his target: a robust, fiery-maned horse, standing approximately two meters tall when standing on all fours. Perhaps due to its violent temperament, or perhaps due to the dangerous aura from its reverted bloodline, the surrounding horses kept their distance, treating it with a respectful aversion.

The horse immediately began to neigh loudly when it saw Ling Wuyuan approaching, its hooves pacing back and forth.

It seemed both nervous and warning.

But Ling Wuyuan ignored it.

He went straight up to it.

The next moment.

Seeing that its warning was ineffective, the horse didn't hold back.

It attacked decisively!

It immediately opened its mouth and bit at Ling Wuyuan!

Its speed and ferocity were in no way inferior to many ferocious beasts!

Enough to crush bones!

Ling Wuyuan's response was equally decisive.

The simplest taming trick.

He knew it.

He simply swung his hand and delivered a slap!

"Pa! !"

Although he didn't use much force, he still used over a thousand pounds of strength.

He directly knocked the head that was trying to bite him aside on the spot.

Even its body staggered.

"! ?"

The horse was stunned for a moment.

But quickly.

It became even angrier and immediately wanted to bite again.

But how could Ling Wuyuan give it the chance?

As soon as its head turned back, Ling Wuyuan's slaps followed one after another!

"Pa Pa Pa! !"

Nine slaps in total, each harder than the last, swelling up its horse face.

The surrounding horses that were watching retreated in fear!

And when Ling Wuyuan finished slapping it and grabbed its neck with one hand, choking it until it couldn't breathe, the horse's gaze instantly changed from fierce and turbid to clear and docile, becoming like a sensible college student.

At this point.

Ling Wuyuan also completed the horse taming work through his knowledge of basic animal taming.

He casually picked up the best quality saddle from the stables and put it on the horse's back.

He naturally climbed on.

Under his control.

The horse smoothly came to a certain edge area on the top of the mountain amidst the fearful gazes of many people.

Looking out.

In the town below, the so-called chaos had gradually evolved into arson and murder.

Many people who had conflicts to begin with began to let themselves go after their superiors were no longer there to suppress them.

A rabble.

That was the best adjective to describe their current state.

But looking at all this, Ling Wuyuan felt a strange sense of satisfaction rise in his heart.

He understood that it was a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment derived from the instinctual desire to destroy.

Instantly knocking down a well-built Lego castle, felling a towering tree that had grown for thousands of years, setting fire to a painstakingly built house… Humans, or rather, many intelligent life forms, all possess an instinctive desire to inflict violence and destroy. After destroying beautiful things, glorious things, strange things, precious things… they instinctively feel joy, a malicious joy that essentially celebrates their success in overthrowing the achievements that others have worked so hard to achieve.

Without a doubt.

This was one of the deeply ingrained inferiorities of intelligent beings.

Whether in modern society or in primitive society, it always permeated the hearts of living beings.

As a being capable of clearly examining his own inner thoughts.

Ling Wuyuan, at this moment, looked out at the chaotic scenes in the surrounding area, and many insights gradually emerged in his heart.

'So, the current me can so easily destroy a behemoth with a history of hundreds of years…'

'Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands… can all be easily slaughtered…'

This gave him a deeper understanding of his position in the food chain.

And.

A smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.

An obvious smile that couldn't be suppressed.

After years of struggle, forbearance, lurking, and growth…

He had finally transformed from a beggar on the street, from someone being trampled on by others, into someone who was stepping on other people's heads, stepping on other people's corpses, and continuing to climb upwards…

At this moment.

The joy in his heart was simply beyond words.

And the many chaotic scenes below became the best embellishment.

Making the boiling joy in his heart even more crazy…

"Hee hee hee ~"

"Hahahahahaha…"

Uncontrollable laughter finally came from his mouth!

He felt exhilaration!

Unparalleled exhilaration!

Hearing this burst of laughter, the surrounding people immediately turned pale, fearing him like snakes and scorpions, and ran away without looking back.

Everyone heard a sense of madness in it.

Afraid that Ling Wuyuan would casually chop them all up.

Several minutes later.

Ling Wuyuan finally stopped laughing.

His gaze landed on the space ring from the Azure Lake White Willow Palace in his hand.

He understood that he should go do the so-called second-stage mission.

Originally, his initial plan was to wait until he had successfully cultivated to the Qi Nourishment Realm before leaving the White Crow Gang and going to the ruins of the Azure Lake White Willow Palace to see the situation.

But the variables that occurred along the way made him have to slightly change his original plan and advance things a little.

However.

The current him was not far from the Qi Nourishment Realm, and it was very likely that he could complete the breakthrough on the way…

Thanks: 100 starting coins from Lost Ji!