He rushed back to the hotel, only to find that Lin Yanran had already left, so he didn't bother with it anymore.
"Activate Young Oscar Instance"
"Instance Activated"
Whoosh.
Still at Shrek Academy.
"I'm going to kill you!"
The white-haired Oscar was holding a short knife and rushing over.
"Ah? Is there something wrong with your head?"
Li Minghong said, directly summoning his Blue Silver Grass and casting Savage Strangulation.
To Li Minghong's surprise, he actually dodged it.
Oscar rolled to the side, continuing to approach Li Minghong.
"I underestimated him."
It turned out that Oscar's move just now was a feint; as long as Li Minghong made any move, he would immediately dodge.
"But what's the use?"
Oscar's movements, in Li Minghong's eyes, were incredibly slow. But then again, he was a food-type support Soul Master, and his Martial Soul's enhancement to his physical fitness was extremely limited, even if he had innate full spirit power.
Li Minghong used Savage Strangulation again. This time, it attached to Oscar's foot, dragging him to the ground while he was running.
As Oscar fell, he fiercely threw the short knife in his hand, and Li Minghong dodged to the side.
As Li Minghong pressed closer, he also summoned his first spirit ring, conjuring a Recovery Great Sausage and throwing it at himself.
Li Minghong dodged unhurriedly, even grabbing a Sausage and putting it in his mouth to eat. It tasted good, and upon eating it, he felt the Sausage transform into a warm current that flowed into his body, restoring some spirit power.
"The effect is indeed good, this Recovery Great Sausage."
This scene was truly a bit comical.
"How does the system make the people in these instances hate me so much? Do they all want to kill me?"
The people within the instances were like living beings from another World, possessing their own intelligence, but they all had one goal: to kill Li Minghong.
Unable to figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. Li Minghong used Profound Jade Hand, inserting it into Oscar's eye socket and piercing his brain.
As red and white matter splattered across the ground, the sound of the instance space followed.
"Successfully killed Young Oscar, spirit power increased."
Li Minghong woke up from his bed and absorbed the spirit power increase into his body, but this time, he didn't even level up by one.
"Sigh, it's really getting harder and harder to improve."
Li Minghong sighed and continued to enter the instance space, repeatedly clearing the Young Oscar instance twice.
"Successfully killed Young Oscar, spirit power increased."
"Successfully killed Young Oscar, physical fitness enhanced."
As the warm current flowed into his body, Li Minghong's spirit power surged, reaching level sixteen, and his physical fitness increased by ten percent.
"Aside from Tang San, the other three from Shrek haven't dropped anything else. Only Ma Hongjun dropped one item; the rest were all spirit power increases and physical fitness enhancements."
Li Minghong scratched his head and complained.
"So Tang San is still a treasure trove. Whether in the early or late stages, he always has the most treasures."
"Third Brother, thankfully I have you. What would I do without you!"
The more he thought about it, the more touched he became. Li Minghong decided he must cultivate diligently and kill Young Tang San as soon as possible!
Li Minghong began to cultivate. Since he had achieved his goal, he planned to return to Notting Academy tomorrow and say goodbye to Lin Yanran tonight.
In the evening, Li Minghong found that Lin Yanran still hadn't returned so late, and a bad premonition arose in his heart. He ran out of the hotel.
The night was dense and oppressive, like ink spreading out.
The strong wind passed through the gaps in the houses, emitting a wailing howl.
Heavy rain poured down, washing over the streets of Soto City.
"What's going on! Lin Yanran! Why aren't you home yet when it's raining! What on earth happened!"
Li Minghong's unease grew stronger.
As he ran, Li Minghong noticed the occasional sound of whips cracking ahead.
Pedestrians rushing home glanced briefly before quickly looking away and continuing to run forward.
Looking closely, a carriage was stopped there, and lying on the ground was Lin Yanran.
"What are you doing!"
Li Minghong immediately summoned his Blue Silver Grass and pulled Lin Yanran from the ground.
Lin Yanran's face was pale, and her body was covered in whip marks.
"Wow, you're really amazing, I didn't expect you to be a Soul Master!"
Lin Yanran forced a smile, then fainted.
"Hmph! A mere useless Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul dares to play the hero saving the beauty here?"
A harsh voice came. Looking up, he saw an ugly woman with triangular eyes, thin lips, and luxurious clothing.
"What business is it of yours?"
Li Minghong felt very uncomfortable seeing this scene. Although he hadn't interacted with Lin Yanran for long, she had left a very good impression on him.
"Heh heh, what business is it of mine? You, go kill him."
Hearing Li Minghong's words, the ugly woman sneered and said darkly to the guard beside her.
She had never put commoners in her eyes; even killing them would have no impact on her.
"Lin Yanran dared to escape from the family. Today, you want to play the hero saving the beauty, so I'll let you, a lowly commoner, witness the dignity of a noble family, and let you and that person go on your way together!"
The guard stepped out, summoned a saber, and two spirit rings, one white and one yellow, appeared behind him.
"Blame it on you, a commoner, for overestimating yourself."
The guard looked at Li Minghong, a cruel smile twisting his lips, and charged towards the two with his saber raised.
Li Minghong quickly dodged, placing Lin Yanran aside.
He glanced around; the street was empty, so he had no more reservations.
Dark night, high winds, heavy rain, a night of slaughter.
If one keeps playing the pig for too long, they'll truly become a pig.
The guard was slightly startled that this child could dodge his attack, then continued his fierce assault.
His first spirit ring lit up, and he brought down a heavy blow towards Li Minghong.
Li Minghong activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, dodging skillfully.
That heavy blow missed and struck the ground, sending shattered stones flying.
Li Minghong seized the moment of the guard's recovery and directly used his first Spirit Skill.
The yellow spirit ring behind him lit up, stunning the surrounding onlookers.
The ugly woman murmured in disbelief, "How is this possible? He's a Soul Master at such a young age!"
Moreover, his first spirit ring was the best configuration, meaning the family behind him was likely even more powerful than her own!
A bad feeling immediately arose in her heart. She wanted the guard to stop; if he really killed this genius, she couldn't bear the consequences!
Before she could speak, the guard was tightly bound by the Blue Silver Grass.
The guard screamed, but the scream abruptly stopped the next second.
His body turned into minced meat.
Li Minghong stepped forward, looking coldly at the ugly woman.
The ugly woman immediately knelt on the ground.
"My lord, I'm sorry, we were blind!"
She frantically kowtowed to the ground, the fear of death engulfing her heart.
Li Minghong stepped forward, stomped her head to the ground, his cold, wolf-like eyes appearing particularly terrifying in the dark night.
"Clean this up, then scram."
He didn't intend to kill this woman. After all, he had no power or influence. If he killed the guard, their family might not pursue it, but if he really killed this woman, he couldn't be sure if he could live peacefully afterward.
"Yes! Yes!"
The ugly woman hastily agreed, fearing that if she was slow to respond, Li Minghong would kill her the next second.
Ignoring them, Li Minghong turned and carried Lin Yanran back.
"My lord, should we still bother with that illegitimate daughter?"
"Bother with what! If you truly anger that child, will you bear the consequences!"
On Li Minghong's side.
Halfway back to the hotel, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.
"Oh my, this little monster, you can even kill a Great Soul Master, yet you lied to me that you only had innate level one spirit power?"
The person who arrived was Flander.