Chapter Forty-Four: Captured

  Covering the sky and earth, a gigantic eagle claw formed from gathered spiritual energy swooped down to grab that massive tiger.

  The martial arts master had already exceeded the realm of a mere warrior. Wu Ming, who was fleeing in a hurry, inadvertently turned his head back to take a look, and when he saw this scene, his eyes were filled with astonishment. Is this kind of strength really that of a true martial arts master? Not only did he release his energy outward, but he could also shape it into a massive eagle claw.

  Frightening, such a frightening strength! Is this what it means to be a strong martial artist? Wu Ming thought to himself, although he had seen many experts before, but when it came down to it, he hadn't seen them truly make a move, the only exception being Wei Bat King killing someone, instantly freezing a living person in an instant.

  The giant tiger, facing the eagle claw formed by the true energy that was as mighty as the heavens and earth, seemed to have some fear, turned around and wanted to escape, but unfortunately, no matter how it ran, it couldn't outrun the boundary of the eagle claw. The eagle claw, mixed with the might of the heavens and earth, suddenly fell down, and a powerful force grasped the giant tiger.

  "Go die!"

  Yang Zong let out a loud roar, and the giant eagle's claws suddenly tightened, crushing the tens of meters long giant tiger to death. Fresh red blood flowed all over the ground. The other giant tiger and the giant python watching from the side were stunned by this scene, their bodies involuntarily trembling with fear.

  "Roar......"

  The little tiger looked at the blood on the ground and the big tiger, whose appearance was difficult to distinguish, and couldn't help but cry out in grief and anger. However, it didn't dare to attack that small human being, as if there was a terrifying demon hidden inside that tiny body.

  The demonic beasts that can enter the Innate Realm are all spiritually intelligent and possess wisdom no lower than humans.

  "Hmph, you're lucky today!" Yang Zongzi glanced at the two demon beasts, flicked his sleeve and chased after Wu Ming in the direction he had escaped, displaying a terrifying speed that was at least twice as fast as Wu Ming's current speed. As soon as he made his move, the gray eagle in the sky also looked at the giant python with some reluctance and followed suit.

  "Hsss... Hsss... Hsss..."

  Wu Ming, with his speed reaching its peak, only heard the sound of wind in his ears, and sprinted out for several miles, but the aura behind him was getting closer and closer.

  "Run? I'd like to see where you can run! Hmph, young one, obediently follow me back and spare yourself the suffering!"

  Yang Zong was now less than ten meters away from Wu Ming, his face coldly smiling as he stared at Wu Ming's back. Run? I personally took action, how could I let you run away again? The Pre-Heaven realm, after all, did not step into the martial path, and didn't know the horror of the martial path.

  "Eagle Claw Technique!"

  Yang Zong's voice was cold and stern, and above Wu Ming's head, a giant blue eagle claw suddenly appeared, about three zhang in size. The claws slowly closed in, no matter how fast Wu Ming ran, he was still trapped inside, unable to escape the eagle claw's speed. Yang Zong sneered, this Eagle Claw Technique is only a top-grade technique of the Xuanji level, if I could obtain a Heaven-level technique... would the prosperity of the Yang family be far away?

  "Ah!" Wu Ming, feeling an unprecedented crisis, suddenly became calm, turned around, and shot a formless finger force towards Yang Zongzhi. The range of ten zhang was already his limit at this moment, and the old man also used the Great Eagle Claw Technique, which was another gap. If he could sneak up on him, it would be best; if not, it could still make him relax for a moment.

  The idea was good, but the reality was cruel. Faced with Wu Ming's incoming finger force, Yang Zongzi was surprised, but he didn't panic. With his other hand, he snapped his fingers and a strong gust of wind burst out, as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had transformed into a city wall to block the Unparalleled Finger. After breaking through this gust of wind, the finger force that landed on Yang Zongzi's body didn't even create a ripple.

  "Hey, I underestimated you, to the point where you're still using martial skills, and it's even a high-level one! Hehe... If you were allowed to grow for a few more years, you might have even made it into the top ten young masters!"

  Yang Zong sneered, his right hand formed a claw and grasped, the cyan eagle claw above Wu Ming's head suddenly accelerated, grabbing Wu Ming in one swift motion. The cyan eagle claw transformed into strands of spiritual threads, binding Wu Ming so that he couldn't move.

  That eagle claw descending from the sky brought Wu Ming endless pressure, as if it was not just a martial skill, but a vast expanse of heaven and earth. No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from those spiritual threads, and instead, the more he struggled, the tighter they became. Finally, he gave up and said: "Huff, you win..."

  Yang Zong seemed to be in a very good mood at this time, and even he himself did not expect that as soon as he left the house, he would encounter Wu Ming who was hiding in the mountains. He thought that it would take at least two or three days to find him, but unexpectedly, this kid had bad luck and encountered a monster. But this way is also good, just in time to give the Yang family some preparation.

  "Haha, kid, didn't think you'd be so good at running. In just one night, you've managed to escape and hide, and even ran over a hundred miles! But when it comes to speed, no one in the entire Lian Shan City can compare to me!"

  Yang Zong was overjoyed and laughed loudly.

  "Hmph, now I'm a fish on the chopping block, an old man who won't die. You want to do something? Just say it straight out, come at me with all you've got. If Young Master frowns even once, I'll consider myself defeated." Wu Ming said with a tough tone, anyway, Yang's family wouldn't dare kill him, what was there to fear?

  "Haha, you little scamp, let me first cripple your dantian, lest you come up with some new tricks later." Yang Zongyi sneered and walked towards Wu Ming.

  "Ruined the dantian?" Wu Ming's face turned pale and bloodless as soon as he heard this, never expecting that this old man would be so vicious, crippling someone's martial arts was even worse than killing them with a knife.

  "Old man, if you dare to ruin my martial arts skills, I'll bite off my tongue and kill myself, making the Yang family suffer a great loss. Hehe, when the time comes, people from the Xuantian Sect will arrive, let's see how the Yang family can withstand it!"

  "Kill yourself by biting your tongue? I won't give you that chance, I'll pry out all of your teeth one by one, and then let's see how you bite your tongue to death?"

  To speak of this Yang Zong, he is actually not a vicious person. On the contrary, in Leshan City, he still has a good reputation for killing monsters and maintaining peace in the area. Otherwise, there wouldn't be only that giant tiger that barely entered the Dao in the mountains. They were all driven away by the Yang family and the other three major families. His prestige in this region is indeed very high. However, this time, for greed and for his family, he has become ruthless and unscrupulous, with despicable means. He no longer cares about anything.

  After hearing Yang Zong's words, Wu Ming calmed down. This old man wouldn't have said these things if he didn't have any concerns. Wu Ming then smiled and said: "Heh heh, even if you knock out my teeth, what can you do? Aren't you afraid that I'll mix up the order of the secret manual's techniques or add some other things to it? Letting your entire Yang family practice until they go crazy?"

  But as soon as the words came out, Yang Zong's face suddenly became unpredictable and he also hesitated. Having never seen a heavenly-level martial art before, if this kid really scribbled nonsense, who could tell? Wouldn't it harm the family instead?

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