"Lingzi?"
Seeing his beloved disciple crippled by Lu Yang, Sakurai Ryu's eyes turned fierce. Gripping his katana, he charged directly at Lu Yang.
The samurai sword in his hand was famous. It was passed down to him by the Sword Saint of the Island Nation and was named Wangchuan. It could cut through water, possessing incredible power. Countless Grandmasters had died beneath this blade.
In an instant, Sakurai Ryu leaped into the air, holding the sword with both hands, and slashed down at Lu Yang's head once more.
The force of this strike was extreme, capable of bisecting a truck. Its power was immense.
However, Lu Yang merely extended a slender finger and flicked the samurai sword.
With a "crack," the samurai sword shattered into countless fragments, exploding in the air.
Following this, Lu Yang pointed a finger at Sakurai Ryu's forehead. Sakurai Ryu's eyes widened in utter disbelief, but he had no chance. Lu Yang's finger had instantly extinguished all life force within him.
With a "boom," Sakurai Ryu crashed to the ground, a dead man.
Everyone watching turned pale with shock, as if they had witnessed a monster. Lu Yang's strength was simply too great. Even Watanabe Ichiro before them hadn't displayed such terrifying power.
"How can he be so strong? Who is he?"
Inoue Kouichi stood there, frozen, looking at Lu Yang with disbelief.
"Leaker of state secrets, you must die!"
Lu Yang finally turned his gaze to Inoue Kouichi, his eyes filled with a chilling coldness. He instantly appeared before Inoue Kouichi, grabbed his throat, and quickly left the scene.
Half an hour later, at an abandoned factory, Lu Yang threw Inoue Kouichi to the ground.
"Lu Yang, you killed our nation's greatest Mr. Watanabe Ichiro! The Island Nation will never let this go!"
Inoue Kouichi stared fiercely at Lu Yang and shouted.
"Island Nation? You should worry about yourself."
"However, I can give you a chance. If you tell me the mastermind behind the murder of Lu Tianfeng of the Heavenly Flying Sword Company back then, I might spare your life!"
Lu Yang said coldly, looking at Inoue Kouichi. He wasn't sure if Inoue Kouichi knew about the past, but any hope was better than none.
"Lu Tianfeng?"
Upon hearing the name, Inoue Kouichi's expression shifted subtly, a minute change that Lu Yang still caught.
"I don't know, I know nothing!"
Inoue Kouichi said immediately.
"You must know something. Your expression has betrayed you!"
"I'm giving you one last chance. If you speak, I'll spare your life. Otherwise, you die!"
Lu Yang said, raising a hand and placing it on Inoue Kouichi's neck.
"Even if you kill me, I know nothing!"
Inoue Kouichi faced death unflinchingly, the spirit of Bushido flowing through him.
"It seems I have to resort to that method. That method is too cruel, and I didn't want to use it, but to uncover the truth, I have no choice!"
Seeing Inoue Kouichi remain silent, Lu Yang sighed. His eyes suddenly turned dark red as he stared into Inoue Kouichi's eyes. Inoue Kouichi felt as if his entire being was exposed to Lu Yang, including his soul. A violent tearing sensation followed.
"Ah..."
Inoue Kouichi screamed loudly, his body writhing violently. But Lu Yang's hand, like a steel drill, firmly restrained him, preventing any struggle.
Ten minutes later, Inoue Kouichi's body showed no signs of life. His soul had long since been torn to shreds by Lu Yang. His eyes were wide open, as if he had experienced an unimaginable terror before death.
"There's surprisingly little useful information. It seems Inoue Kouichi knew too little. He only received a secret report about a prominent family in Jinling. I didn't expect the final attack to come from someone in Jinling, not Yanjing. My investigation direction has been wrong all this time!"
Lu Yang sighed helplessly.
"Never mind, I won't think about this anymore. I'll head back home first."
Lu Yang spoke and then, under the cover of night, walked towards the dock.
Soon, he purchased a ship ticket with a large sum of money and illegally returned to the country. After all, Lu Yang's identity had been exposed. Having killed so many people in the Island Nation, and even destroying the spirit of Watanabe Ichiro, the deity worshipped at the Nandou Shrine, he had thoroughly offended the Island Nation. If Lu Yang had appeared openly at an Island Nation airport, the authorities would likely have been mobilized to eliminate him.
Although their strength was not enough to kill Lu Yang, he did not want unnecessary trouble.
At ten o'clock the next morning, Lu Yang appeared at Cloud Top Villa.
"Hmm? Dark Night Pluto, you're injured?"
Seeing Dark Night Pluto lying on the bed with a broken leg, Lu Yang's eyes narrowed instantly.
"Someone from the Hongmen Yanjing branch came, and I fought with him. I didn't expect to be no match. If Goodfellow Tedly hadn't appeared in time, I would have lost my life!"
Dark Night Pluto said with an awkward smile.
"Hmm? They dare to send someone again? Do they really think I, Lu Yang, wouldn't dare to kill?"
Upon hearing Dark Night Pluto, Lu Yang's expression turned extremely cold.
"Boss, you should go check on the Jiang Province branch. I don't know the situation with Liu Hui. After all, Little and Big Arno were both injured last time and are recovering. There shouldn't be any experts guarding Liu Hui's side. If they attack Liu Hui, I'm afraid Liu Hui will be in grave danger!"
Dark Night Pluto continued.
"Don't worry, I'll go there now. Rest assured, I will avenge you all!"
After speaking, Lu Yang did not even look at Shen Yiman and Tang Shimin. He immediately drove his Lamborghini 677 and rushed towards the Hongmen Jiang Province branch, which was the former location of the Jiangbei City branch.
Since Liu Hui became the president of the Hongmen Jiang Province branch, he had moved the branch's address to Jiangbei City.
At this moment, the entire Hongmen Jiang Province branch building was in ruins, clearly a sign of a fierce battle. Liu Hui was nowhere to be found, only his subordinates remained, all of whom had suffered fractures to varying degrees.
"Boss!"
Seeing Lu Yang arrive, everyone's eyes lit up, and they shouted excitedly.
"Where is Liu Hui?"
Lu Yang asked them directly.
"Boss Liu Hui was captured by them. They said they want to exchange Boss Liu Hui's life for yours!"
One of Liu Hui's subordinates said immediately.
"Alright, I understand. Don't worry, I will bring Liu Hui back safely!"
After speaking, Lu Yang bandaged the broken bones of these subordinates and applied the best medicine, telling them to recover peacefully. Then he left the Hongmen Jiang Province branch.