Chapter 1541 - 1521: Boss Is Back

The Earthquake Soul Technique is a soul skill Yang Xiao acquired after breaking through to the Emperor Level Middle Stage Realm. Its power is terrifying, capable of inflicting combat power damage of an Emperor Level Primary Level Realm to all opponents within a five-kilometer radius in an instant.

It's currently Yang Xiao's most powerful large-scale destructive soul skill.

Earlier, Yang Xiao used the Earthquake Soul Technique, targeting an area within a kilometer. With a single palm strike, he smashed over a thousand people into minced meat, leaving a giant palm-print pit on the ground of the Dark Forest.

The only one who survived was Sha Feitian.

Sha Feitian, at the Emperor Level Primary Level Realm, was struck into the soil by Yang Xiao's Earthquake Soul Technique.

Sha Feitian struggled in terror, climbing out of the soil, his whole body trembling. He could hardly believe Yang Xiao's combat power was this strong, far surpassing even Yu Hai, the leader of the Alliance Army, and even Ba Tianhu probably didn't possess such a formidable mass-killing soul skill.

Yang Xiao looked at Sha Feitian, sneered coldly, pointed with his right hand, and a sharp killing aura instantly pierced through the void, attacking Sha Feitian's front.

This was the Shaolin Nianhua Finger used by Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao discovered that combining the ancient martial arts skills of Xuanming Country with genetic evolution energy allowed for more attack skills that surpassed soul skills, particularly in one-on-one situations. Using ancient martial arts skills can create endless variations, appearing and disappearing unpredictably.

Sha Feitian instinctively used instantaneous movement, trying to evade Yang Xiao's Nianhua Finger attack.

"Swoosh!"

A powerful killing aura brushed past Sha Feitian's left shoulder.

Immediately after, two sharp killing auras pierced through the void, attacking from left to right, front and back.

Sha Feitian used another instantaneous movement,

However, this time he couldn't avoid it.

"Swoosh!"

With a light sound, two sharp killing auras penetrated Sha Feitian's body almost simultaneously, one through his heart and another through his abdomen.

Sha Feitian turned to stone in an instant, looking at Yang Xiao in the distance with horror, as blood sprayed out from the two pierced blood holes.

With a 'thud,' Sha Feitian fell to the ground.

Yang Xiao took less than one second to kill Sha Feitian, throwing three consecutive Nianhua Finger attacks within that second, instantly killing Sha Feitian.

Flying Tiger and others had seen Yang Xiao's strength before, but witnessing him palm over a thousand people to death and kill Sha Feitian, who was at the Emperor Level Primary Level Realm, in one second truly shocked them.

Xing Zhe, who had trained with Yang Xiao in the underground passages for more than half a year, was aware of Yang Xiao's terrifying combat power. Yet, it was the first time he had seen such a scene, increasing his admiration for Yang Xiao even more.

Flying Tiger and others were bewildered for several seconds before finally cheering excitedly.

"Yeah, the boss is awesome!"

"Long live the boss!"

"Our City of Hope is saved, we're saved!"

....

Over twenty people surrounded Yang Xiao, cheering and jumping, tears streaming down their faces.

Ever since the news of Yang Xiao's disappearance spread, everyone had been restless and stifled. Now, finally, they could rest easy, filled with hope once more for the future.

They even believed that even if they died in battle, Yang Xiao would take good care of their parents, wives, children, and clansmen. Their descendants could live a good life under Yang Xiao's care.

Yang Xiao had always given them confidence and hope.

After a while, Flying Tiger and the others gradually calmed down.

Yang Xiao patted Flying Tiger's shoulder and said:

"Flying Tiger, what exactly happened? Is everyone else okay?"

This question from Yang Xiao once again stirred Flying Tiger's sorrow as he choked out:

"Boss, Cold Wind Valley, Firebird City, Shuize City, and Titan City have all been occupied by others. We only have the City of Hope left now. We've lost nearly a hundred thousand brothers, hundreds of thousands of civilians; everything is ruined. If you hadn't come back, we'd be done for... boo hoo..."

Standing over two meters tall, Flying Tiger's appearance while crying was genuinely heartbreaking to Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao was very familiar with Flying Tiger and shared a good relationship with him. He knew that Flying Tiger wouldn't be this upset unless it truly pained him.

Yang Xiao sighed deeply and said:

"Let's head back. Tell me what happened on the way. Don't worry, as long as I'm here,

whoever killed my brothers and sisters, I will make them pay tenfold. Whoever took my things, I want them returned in double, and I'll sever their hands as well."

As he spoke, Yang Xiao's teeth gnashed, and his face twisted with anger.

Even Xing Zhe was startled.

He had never seen Yang Xiao so angry, even when Chu Tian and Chi Long wanted to assassinate him.

A guard said to Flying Tiger:

"Flying Tiger bro, stop crying. The boss is back; why keep crying? Go organize the troops and avenge us!"

"Yes, let's go avenge!"

Everyone shouted in unison.

Flying Tiger laughed, slapping the guard's butt,

"Alright, exactly, let's go avenge!"

Yang Xiao introduced Xing Zhe to Flying Tiger again, and the group flew towards the City of Hope.

"Boss, Elder Qi, Black Wood, and others are worrying themselves sick. Now that you're back, they'll be overjoyed for sure, haha..."

...

A moment later, Yang Xiao and the others arrived at the City of Hope.

The current population of the City of Hope had reached nearly two million, an increase of almost a million compared to when Yang Xiao left, and the city's scale had also expanded considerably.

Because they were in a state of war, the City of Hope's defense light screen stayed active 24 hours a day, and the city walls were fully manned with armed guards.

Each of the four main gates had a stationed troop of five thousand soldiers outside.

The entire city was under a strange oppressive atmosphere, very quiet.

Yang Xiao and Flying Tiger landed in the square outside the main gate, where Le Ting's troop of five thousand soldiers was stationed.

As soon as Yang Xiao and the others landed, hundreds of guards surrounded them, with the leading guard shouting from a distance:

"Who?"

Flying Tiger shouted:

"Captain Zhao, damn it, are you blind? The boss is back, and you can't even recognize him?"

That person called Captain Zhao naturally knew Flying Tiger's voice very well. But seeing Flying Tiger's current bloodstained appearance, he hadn't recognized him straight away. Hearing Flying Tiger speak, he immediately recognized him.

Captain Zhao used to be a personal guard under Le Ting and had seen Yang Xiao many times with Le Ting. Hearing Flying Tiger's words, Captain Zhao was shocked and, in a daze, looked at Yang Xiao, too stunned to speak.

Flying Tiger laughed loudly, stepped forward, and slapped Captain Zhao on the butt, saying loudly:

"What now? Damn it, so happy you can't even speak?"

Yang Xiao stepped forward, grasped Captain Zhao's hand, and said:

"Captain Zhao, you've worked hard."

"Boss! Woo woo...."

Captain Xiao Zhao finally came to and after shouting "boss," he burst into tears, crying uncontrollably.

Seeing Xiao Zhao cry, Yang Xiao felt a twinge of sadness.

In Yang Xiao's heart, all the guards were his brothers; if they suffered or were mistreated, it was as if he himself had been mistreated.

Flying Tiger, moved by Xiao Zhao's crying, had moist eyes, gave him a slap on the butt, and shouted loudly:

"Damn it, I just held back my tears, now you're at it again, no crying, go call your Great Captain Le Ting out."

"Hey, hey, okay, okay, the boss is back, okay, brothers, the boss is back, the boss is back, we are saved!"

Among the hundreds of people led by Xiao Zhao, some recognized Yang Xiao, having seen him before.

At this moment, the whole team knew Yang Xiao was back.

Captain Xiao Zhao led the shout, and everyone in the team followed, excitedly cheering.

"The boss is here!"

"The boss is here!"

"We are saved, City of Hope is saved!"

"Boss, avenge us, kill them, kill them all!"

"Boss, my brother was killed by the enemy."

"My father was killed by the enemy."

"Boss, avenge us!"

....

The excited shouts, the cries of sorrow, and the passionate calls mixed together.

Facing this scene, even a tough guy like Yang Xiao couldn't control his emotions.

Heartache, eyes moist, tears flowed.

These are his brothers, his family.

Yang Xiao is their hope, and they are also Yang Xiao's hope!

Le Ting was inside the tent, arranging patrol duties, when suddenly heard the commotion outside, and immediately asked sternly:

"What's happening outside?"

Inside the tent, a dozen subordinates glanced at each other and all shook their heads.

"The boss is back, the boss is back!"

Le Ting and the others heard the shouts.

"The boss is back? What does that mean?"

"Could it be that Elder Flying Tiger is back? Recently, Elder Flying Tiger has been personally leading people to ambush the Alliance Army of Yu Hai in the Dark Forest."

Flying Tiger belongs to one of the five elders of the core management group set by Yang Xiao, holding high status and great influence among everyone.

Le Ting shook his head.

"Even if Elder Flying Tiger is back, everyone wouldn't shout like this, it doesn't make sense."

As he spoke, Captain Xiao Zhao came storming into the main tent, excitedly shouting:

"The boss is back, the boss is back!"

Le Ting and the others were startled, looking at Captain Xiao Zhao.

"Xiao Zhao, what do you mean, clarify, please."

"The boss has come!"

Captain Xiao Zhao shouted excitedly.

Le Ting was even more confused, because Yang Xiao had left here almost a year ago, although everyone respected him as the boss, after being apart for so long, suddenly shouting "The boss is back" made it hard for him to connect "the boss" with Yang Xiao.

"Boss? Which boss?"

"Which other boss could it be, it's Yang Xiao, Boss Yang Xiao!"

"What?"

Le Ting leaped up, staring at Captain Xiao Zhao.

"You, you, say it again?"

"I'm talking about the boss, it's Yang Xiao; who else has the right to be called boss from City of Hope?"

"Holy shit!"

Le Ting immediately sprinted out of the tent.

The remaining dozen subordinates also rushed out.

Le Ting ran out of the tent and saw from afar a group of people surrounding and loudly shouting:

"The boss is back!"

"Long live the boss!"

"We are saved!"

"Revenge, revenge, revenge!"

...

Le Ting rushed over, squeezed through the crowd, and when he saw Yang Xiao, he was completely stunned, staring at Yang Xiao in a daze, tears bursting from his eyes.

The long-awaited boss was finally back.

Yang Xiao patted Le Ting on the shoulder,

"Le Ting, I'm back, you and the brothers have worked hard."

Le Ting's face was covered in tears, his lips trembled, sobbing as he shouted:

"Boss!"

Then with a thud, he knelt in front of Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao froze, quickly went to help Le Ting.

But Le Ting, losing control, started crying loudly:

"Boss, you finally returned, we lost four cities and 100,000 brothers have died, you have to avenge us!"

As Le Ting knelt, thousands of guards on the plaza knelt down together and shouted loudly:

"Boss, avenge us!"

"Boss, avenge us!"

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