Chapter 209: The Most Perfect Vessel

"Why kill you?"

Scarface slowly turned his head. His gaze fell upon Sun Rao’s face, which was slightly twisted with rage. The sinister smile on his lips widened, like a venomous snake methodically flicking its tongue at its prey.

"Sun Rao, you couldn’t have possibly thought I actually saw you as my little sister, did you?"

Sun Rao shuddered, her eyes turning red.

She had followed Scarface for so many years, risking life and limb for him, eliminating his rivals, and handling all the dirty business that couldn’t see the light of day.

Scarface had never given her any official status, but at least to the outside world, everyone knew she was his most trusted confidante.

But now, Scarface was actually saying—

"You’re just a vessel I’ve been raising."

The color drained from Sun Rao’s cold, beautiful face. "What do you mean?" she asked, her voice trembling.

Scarface didn’t answer right away. He leisurely pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, stuck one between his lips, and fumbled for a lighter, lighting it with a CLICK.

He took a deep drag and slowly blew out a smoke ring. Only then did he look at Sun Rao and say coldly, "Since you’re about to die, I might as well let you in on the secret."

"My master is a Cultivator. To help me become one too, I needed to raise a Spirit Gu. Unfortunately, a Spirit Gu can’t be raised by just anyone. It needs to be nourished with a woman’s vital blood."

"And you, as it happens, were born with yin meridians. Your special constitution makes you the perfect vessel."

Scarface laughed smugly, his cold eyes raking over Sun Rao’s body.

Sun Rao’s pupils contracted. Her face went deathly pale as she gritted out, "You animal!"

Nearby, Yang Chen’s brow furrowed.

Gu sorcery. He had only seen scattered mentions of it in the Rejuvenation Medical Scripture.

It was said to be an extremely ancient and sinister art that used a living person’s body as a vessel to cultivate a Gu insect containing immense power, which the practitioner could then use for themselves.

"When I took you in, my master planted the larva of a Gu insect inside your body."

Scarface savored her furious expression, continuing with a smug look, "This Gu insect has been slowly growing inside you. Now, it has finally matured. All I have to do is drain you of your blood, remove the Gu insect, refine it with a special secret technique, and then I can swallow it and gain the ability to cultivate True Qi."

Sun Rao swayed violently. Her legs grew so weak she almost collapsed to the floor.

She never could have imagined that her years of risking her life for him would end like this.

She had always thought she was Scarface’s sharpest blade, his most trustworthy sister. But in the end, she was nothing more than livestock waiting for the slaughter in his eyes.

"No wonder you never let me get involved with any man. No wonder you were always so ’protective’ of me whenever another man came near!"

"I thought it was an older brother looking out for his little sister, but it was all just a scheme!"

Sun Rao’s voice trailed off. Her eyes were red, but she bit her lip so hard she didn’t let a single tear fall.

It was only then that Yang Chen understood why the Primordial Yin Qi in Sun Rao’s body was so absurdly dense—it was more than ten times that of a normal woman.

’I originally thought it was just her special constitution,’ he thought. ’But now I realize all that Primordial Yin Qi was the result of the Gu insect continuously accumulating and compressing it inside her.’

After years of accumulation, the amount of Primordial Yin Qi had reached a terrifying level.

If Scarface really did get his hands on that Gu insect and refine the Yuan Yin Power it contained, he might actually be able to step through the gateway to becoming a Cultivator.

"Enough talk!"

Scarface flicked his cigarette butt away and stamped it out on the floor. The smile on his face vanished, replaced by a sharp, murderous intent.

He raised his hand, and dozens of gunmen surrounding them immediately aimed their weapons at Yang Xun and his group.

"Kill them all! Don’t leave a single one alive!"

The moment he finished speaking, dense gunfire erupted throughout the KTV hall like a string of firecrackers! A storm of bullets rained down from all directions on Yang Xun, Zhou Yuan, and the dozen or so Zhou Family men trapped in the center.

"Get down!"

Yang Xun roared, simultaneously thrusting both hands forward.

A powerful surge of True Qi erupted from his body, forming an invisible shockwave that shielded Yang Cai, Mi Ting, and Chen Xiafang behind him.

He faced a hail of bullets, but their trajectories seemed to slow in his eyes. With True Qi surging through his body, he reached out and caught several of them in his palm.

Scarface’s men were dumbfounded by the sight.

Not only was this man not afraid of bullets, but he could also catch them with his bare hands!

’Is he even human?’

The next second, Yang Xun gathered his strength and hurled the bullets from his hand.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

As the bullets whistled through the air, several men screamed and collapsed, their breath cut short as their heads slumped to the side.

"What the hell?"

Scarface stared in stunned disbelief.

His men were frozen for a few seconds, gawking in astonishment.

Seizing the opportunity, Yang Chen grabbed two heavy, solid wood chairs and held them up like shields in front of Yang Cai and the others.

"THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! THWACK! THWACK!"

Bullets slammed into the chairs, sending splinters flying. The sturdy wood stopped the rounds, preventing them from piercing through.

With the people behind him temporarily shielded, Yang Xun shot forward like a phantom.

"Stop him! Shoot! Shoot now!"

Seeing Yang Xun charging at them through a hail of bullets, the gunmen panicked.

They had never seen anyone so fearless. Besides, Yang Xun was so fast that before they could even aim, he was already upon them.

"BANG!"

Yang Xun gathered power in his palm and smashed a fist into one of the gunmen.

The tremendous impact sent the gunman flying backward. He slammed hard against the wall, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was instantly taken out of the fight.

Next, Yang Xun dropped low and executed a sweeping kick that shattered the ankles of three men beside him, their screams echoing one after another.

While Yang Xun was clearing out the gunmen on the left, Sun Rao, who had been lost in her sorrow, finally erupted.

She snatched a pistol from the floor and, like a woman possessed, began firing at the men in black around her. Her shots were precise, hitting vital points and taking a life with every pull of the trigger.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Gunshots rang out one after another. Her crimson eyes blazed with overwhelming hatred and murderous intent.

Scarface had betrayed her, deceived her for more than a decade, and raised her like an animal for slaughter.

This was a debt she had to collect herself!

"Cover Mr. Yang!"

Zhou Yuan had also recovered from his initial panic. Though his face was still pale, he was the heir to the Cyan Dragon Gang, and he had some fight in his blood.

He picked up a pistol from the floor and started firing at the surrounding men in black, simultaneously shouting for his subordinates to move toward Yang Xun.

The dozen or so Zhou Family men were also well-trained. They immediately spread out into a defensive formation, coordinating with Yang Xun to gradually chip away at Scarface’s encirclement.