Chapter 795: Heaven and Earth Twins

Chapter 795: The Qiankun Twins

A head rolled to the ground.

Blood gushed out, splattering all over Chen Ling and staining his black overcoat a vivid, mottled red, but his expression remained perfectly calm.

“Finally, business is open…” Chen Ling took a deep breath, his gaze no longer fixed on the young man who had already fled, but instead falling on the bewildered participants hiding in the shadows of the street.

Chen Ling slowly walked forward, a harmless smile appearing on his cheeks still warm with blood.

“I am Lin Yan, and I mean no harm…”

“Everyone, why don't you come out first? There are some things I’d like to discuss with you…”

Audience expectation value: 2

Bystanders: !!!

This horrifying scene instantly shattered the participants’ psychological defenses. As they stared at that "gentle and harmless" smile, a chill surged from the soles of their feet to the tops of their heads, and without a word, they began to flee in all directions!

Having tasted the sweetness of increased expectation value, Chen Ling naturally wouldn't let these prey escape. He casually chose the direction where most people were fleeing and pursued them, stepping through the air!

“Everyone, I truly mean no harm; there’s no need to be so flustered…”

Upon hearing this, everyone sped up their escape, cursing inwardly… People were just watching the show by the roadside, and you chopped someone down with a single stroke, and now you claim you mean no harm?!

Given how you look right now, who would believe your nonsense?!

The participants in this struggle for the Heavenly Star position were all young people under 25. For ordinary individuals, reaching the third tier at this age was already difficult; a talented few could ascend to the fourth tier… only a very small number of monstrous prodigies could reach the fifth tier.

Chen Ling, still under 20, was already a fourth-tier monstrous prodigy. However, among those he pursued, no fifth-tier experts appeared. Even the one or two fourth-tier individuals present were too terrified by Chen Ling’s blood-soaked appearance and menacing aura to approach him.

Chen Ling pursued them relentlessly. During his chase, he caught several who hadn't managed to escape, and with a flick of his wrist, his blade fell, basically instantly killing them.

The bloodstains on him became heavier and heavier, even dyeing his black trench coat crimson. He had virtually cut his way through ten streets of the old district, and his fearsome reputation began to spread outwards, radiating through the victims he pursued.

“Is this Lin Yan insane?”

In the distant darkness, a figure in a fluorescent robe, Referee No. 06, watched the scene and couldn't help but murmur to himself,

“The competition just began, and everyone else is thinking of preserving their strength or gathering information on other participants… but he’s just blindly killing. He must have the highest kill count by now, right?”

“The nail that sticks out gets hammered. Killing so wildly will sooner or later provoke public outrage.” Beside him, Referee No. 15 slowly spoke, “Those S-tier participants are not to be trifled with…”

“I also think this kid won't be arrogant for much longer.”

“Oh, he killed another one… Are you going, or am I?”

“You go; I’ll continue following him.”

“Alright.”

As the words fell, Referee No. 15 leapt from the darkness. After clearing several buildings, he landed steadily on the blood-soaked street.

He approached the corpse, whose throat had been slit by a boning knife, knelt down, and carefully examined it. After confirming the participant was dead, he pressed the button on his walkie-talkie:

“Participant Li Erquan confirmed dead on Pomegranate Street. Have the ambulance team come and remove the body.”

“Received. Arriving within two minutes.”

Referee No. 15 slowly stood up, looking thoughtfully in the direction where the blood-soaked Chen Ling had departed.

“Have you heard? In the southern part of the city, there’s a lunatic killing people everywhere.”

“No way? It’s just begun, and it’s already this intense?”

“It’s true. I have a friend who was chased by him for several blocks. Reportedly, over ten people have died by his hand… though their tiers don’t seem to be very high.”

“I heard that the experts from the official organizations are all still waiting for the right moment. I suspect he’s just of average strength and wants to seize this early opportunity to kill some weaker juniors to make himself stand out…”

“Why would he do that? No matter how fierce he is, can he fight for 48 hours straight? The real life-and-death struggle will only begin when the Heavenly Star position finally appears, right?”

“You don’t understand, do you? The referees will report all participants’ combat situations to the higher-ups of the Five Great Realms immediately. I suspect this person believes he can’t seize the Heavenly Star position with his own strength, so he wants to find an alternative way to get his name noticed by the Five Great Realms’ leadership.”

“So, that’s actually quite clever?”

“Petty cleverness, nothing more.”

“What’s his name?”

“Something like… Lin Yan? I’ve never heard of him before, anyway.”

Several blocks away, three figures huddled together, whispering.

Just then,

Two incredibly emaciated, seemingly frail figures leaped down from a rooftop above them, like two heavy bombs, smashing two terrifying deep pits into the street!

Thud—!!

The three whispering individuals were directly knocked to the ground by the rolling blast wave. They looked up in terror,

Amidst the swirling dust, the two figures, one holding a rake and the other a long staff, slowly advanced to encircle them from left and right. Despite their skinny frames, the terrifying oppressive aura emanating from them was like a towering mountain, almost suffocating.

“They are…”

“Tu Tian and Fu Di?!” one person exclaimed in horror. “I’ve seen them… They are the new generation of Qiankun Twins from the Dragon Slayers, both fifth-tier masters!”

Upon hearing this, the three men’s faces instantly turned ashen.

The two slender figures stopped before them, their eyes, burning like suns, gazing down impassively.

“What did you say that person was called just now?”

“Huh?” One person paused for a moment before realizing, “His name is… Lin Yan.”

The Qiankun Twins exchanged glances.

“Is it him?”

“Yes. There’s still no news about that assassin, but I didn’t expect this Lin Yan to jump out first…”

“He seems quite arrogant, doesn’t he?”

“If he weren’t arrogant, why would he brazenly barge into Third Master’s funeral and provoke us?”

“Then…”

“We let him escape that time. This time, there’s no way we’ll let him get away.”

The skinny man with the rake on his back slowly knelt, grabbing one of the men by the collar with one hand. He narrowed his eyes and spoke, “Tell me… which direction did that Lin Yan go?”

“Th-that way…” The man pointed a trembling finger in a direction.

The raked man released him, exchanged a look with the staff-wielding man, and then turned and walked in that direction…

Just as the three thought they had escaped death and let out a slight sigh of relief, a colossal pillar whistled down from the sky, instantly crushing them into a pulp on the spot!

After a brief pause, the colossal pillar spun forward, gradually shrinking into an ordinary long staff, which the skinny figure casually caught.

Without even a backward glance, he spoke calmly:

“I’d like to see how many strikes this Lin Yan can withstand from me.”