In the short moment earlier, Lin Chang`an ran three rounds of simulations.
In the first run, he faced the skeleton head-on but ended up being seriously injured. He was then half-crippled even though he survived and eventually decided to end his life.
In the second run, he ran crazily but was crippled after being seriously injured. He died in a miserable state.
He finally managed to escape on the third run. After the black fog episode, he disappeared and hid in the mountains, and he started to train his fist art crazily.
[You were practicing fist art.]
[You were practicing fist art.]
[Nothing could stop you from practicing your fist art.]
After practicing his fist art for 42 years, he finally reached a stage beyond perfection, attaining the state of nature, reaching the conceptualizing stage!
The conceptualizing stage meant that a martial skill had become completely different!
The conceptualizing stage was beyond the perfection stage. It was when you comprehended the essence of a martial skill!
The first few phases were for achieving the form, and the perfection stage was just for reaching complete perfection in the form.
The conceptualizing stage, on the other hand, meant that one had comprehended its essence. This was a difference in the level!
At this moment, the bone sword was going to land. Just the wind that the attack produced was powerful enough to cause the ground to crack!
A great power gushed out and some people couldn't help but cover their eyes, for fear of seeing a bloody scene.
"This...!"
"It's such a pity!" Someone sighed.
This youth and the young girl were both so exceptional and would definitely become strong experts in the future. However, to think that they were going to die here.
At this moment, Su Xi`er felt the warmth coming from the large hand and she instantly relaxed.
She fell limply onto the ground, feeling assured.
Looking at Lin Chang`an's back view, she had an indescribable sense of security.
Just before this, the domineering sword was about to tear her apart, but Lin Chang`an bravely went up to meet the attack!
As all sorts of insights rose in his brain, he threw out a punch!
The intense yang energy from this punch momentarily broke through the black fog. Sizzling sounds rang out, and a vacuum appeared for an instant!
"I'm telling you to... break!"
At this moment, Lin Chang`an felt a delusion as though this punch wasn't thrown by him.
"This is the conceptualizing stage?"
When his punch was thrown, it seemed to come from the horizon!
This intense punch that brimmed with endless yang energy collided strongly against the bone sword!
The punch seemed to have hit some tough object. Lin Chang`an then used a little more force and broke through it directly!
A light cracking sound rang out, and the bone sword was instantly covered in cracks!
However, Lin Chang`an's punch didn't stop. With the remaining momentum, it continued to smash forward onto the sword-wielding skeleton's chest. It brought about a tremendous amount of qi and blood energy, seemingly wanting to slam the blazing sun into the darkness!
At this moment, the sword-wielding skeleton's face flashed with a sinister yet astonished look.
It didn't expect that a human who hadn't even reached the first realm could shatter its bone sword with a punch!
While it was feeling stunned, the punch continued with its remaining momentum and blasted into it.
As a result, the skeleton felt intense pain as if a mountain had collided against its body.
It lowered his head and felt like its chest bones were crushed.
Its lifeforce fire was there, and it was the foundation for its existence. However, this punch seemed to have smashed through it!
Before it could react, it felt its lifeforce rapidly seeping away.
"Gu... Wu..." It opened its mouth and wanted to voice something. However, it then felt another punch slamming toward it, smashing its face.
Its face bone instantly shattered!
"Uh... Ah...!"
With a boom, the huge skeleton frame instantly fell.
After two punches, the skeleton was completely dead!
Lin Chang`an wanted to strike another punch only to realize that the skeleton had fallen and died.
"Mn? So simple...?"
He felt a little surprised and recalled what had just happened. He then realized that this punch seemed to have erupted a battle prowess that was three times his qi and blood value!
"Ordinary first-realm cultivators probably don't even have such a strong power."
After killing the sword-wielding skeleton, Lin Chang`an paused in his footsteps and launched out consecutive punches, wanting to clear up the place.
As a result, countless minor skeletons shattered, having no power to resist Lin Chang`an's ability.
The place was instantly cleared up with shattered bone pieces lying everywhere.
Lin Chang`an then helped Su Xi`er and held her in his arms, treating her as gently as treating jade.
He then stepped down heavily on his feet, picking up the youth who had been shouting earlier. "I'll protect you. Transfer a deposit of $200,000 to me first."
Everyone in the mall was stunned.
The scene in which Lin Chang`an punched out and his qi and blood shattered the sword-wielding skeleton was too astonishing!
That sword-wielding skeleton had just crushed a first-realm cultivator, but to think that it was so weak in front of Lin Chang`an.
What level of power was this?
With such crushing power, was he a second-realm expert?
Being able to turn spirit qi into liquid form, rumored to have all sorts of means and amazing techniques that far surpassed a first-realm cultivator... Second-realm experts were really mighty!
At this moment, countless people started to run toward Lin Chang`an. "Save me!"
"I beg of you, please take me in!"
All of them cried in anguish, feeling that as long as they could hold onto this great backing, they'd be able to survive!
In this black fog incident, the scariest thing should be the sword-wielding skeleton.
However, it was unable to withstand a single blow from Lin Chang`an!
Being able to become a vassal to someone like this was definitely a lucky thing!
Hence, several females who were dressed in pretty and flirtatious clothes came running over in a hurry. They looked like they were just short of taking off all of their clothes to let Lin Chang`an take his pick.
"I'm 177cm, 35D!"
"I'm born with a body that can give men a great s*xual experience!"
Hearing this, Lin Chang`an stumbled and almost fell.
This was how human nature was in an extreme environment.
Things like courtesy and manners weren't as important as surviving. After all, any advantages they had could serve as a crucial factor that allowed them to survive.
Under such a situation, how could they be bothered about other things?
"If you don't believe me, you can try me out right now. It's the truth, I'm not lying. I really can... I really..." This alluring woman felt extremely anxious when she saw that Lin Chang`an didn't have any intention of stopping.
She then started to speak a little incoherently with tears glistening in her eyes.
"Save me, I don't want to die..."
A hint of pity flashed across Lin Chang`an's heart, but he didn't interfere.
More people meant that it'd be easier to be discovered. The aura that was released would cause them to be easily exposed.
Moreover, no one knew if there were any existences stronger than the sword-wielding skeleton here, so he naturally did not want to be a busybody.
Lin Chang`an then lifted up that youth and planned on finding a place to hide.
The youth was now a lot more composed. He then looked at this woman and said, "I'll add another $100,000 as her advance payment! Save her!"
To him, his life was worth $500,000, and this woman was worth double of her advance payment, $200,000.
Hearing this youth speak up, a hint of strangeness flashed on Lin Chang`an's face.
He then surveyed this youth.
He was fair and looked a little chubby with fats on his cheeks. He looked amiable.
Moreover, he was clearly from a rich family. It was considered quite exceptional given that he could maintain his composure under such a situation.
To think that he still wanted to save this woman in a time like this?
Interesting.
This fair fatty must be plotting something.
The woman was stunned and seemed to be caught in a great struggle.
She was willing to become Lin Chang`an's vassal, but to become one for this fatty? She felt a little unwilling to do so.
"I don't need you to become my vassal." The fatty seemed to know what she was thinking and said, "I want you to sell me your body for ten years!"
The woman was stunned.
Ten years? It was true that this didn't seem much in comparison to one's life.
There were many types of contracts in this world, and all of them were reinforced by the power of laws. As long as the contract was signed, it couldn't be changed.
Selling one's body might seem as if one would lose more of their human rights in comparison to becoming a vassal, but it was actually a lot better.
Doing so wouldn't cause their life and death to be in the hands of someone else. They just couldn't go against their master's orders.
"Save her!" The fatty transferred Lin Chang`an $300,000 on the spot!
A ding then rang out and Lin Chang`an received a notification on his phone that he had received 300,000.
Lin Chang`an looked around and thought about it. After that, he activated a simulation.
Since he had received the money, then he should run a simulation to see if it'd increase the risk of accidents happening if he were to save her.
After running a few rounds of simulations earlier, he was broke.
He only had $52 left on him until a moment ago.
This was also one important reason why Lin Chang`an had asked for the youth to transfer him a deposit first. Otherwise, without enough confidence, he wouldn't try to save this youth.
$100,000 was definitely a huge sum. If there was no danger, why not?
"If I save two people, I can run simulations several tens of times. I'd be able to easily open up my spirit sea then!"
"Let's try running a simulation!"