"Mingli, go kill him."

Qin Heng lightly patted Su Mingli's shoulder and said indifferently, "I've given you power. Whoever in the Su family has bullied you and your sister, you can kill if you wish, or spare if you prefer!"

"Qin Heng... this power!?" Su Mingli was shocked. He could clearly feel a surging heat within his body; it was an incredibly powerful force! It far surpassed the strength of his own Half-Step Transcendence level. He even felt that if he threw a punch now, he could shatter a mountain peak! Too terrifying! What level of power is this!?

"For one hour, you will possess Innate-level strength," Qin Heng said indifferently. "Go on. The fate of the Su family is for you to decide."

Earlier, on their way to the Su family residence, Su Mingli and Su Yiyi had told Qin Heng about their experiences with the Su family during this period. They had been forcibly brought back by Su Zhengyang, who then barely paid them any attention. Many in the Su family looked down on them, mocking and ridiculing them relentlessly. Su Mingli and Su Yiyi, being in a foreign land and not particularly strong, were hardly able to resist. They were often beaten and scolded by Su family members, and food was withheld, leaving them hungry. Some even twisted the truth in front of Su Zhengyang, falsely accusing them. Su Zhengyang, knowing the truth, wouldn't expose the lies and would still punish them. During their half-month with the Su family, Su Mingli and Su Yiyi lived almost every day in hell.

They were Qin Heng's friends. They should not suffer such humiliation; anyone who treated them this way must pay the price!

"Kid! Who do you think you are!?" The blond youth, hearing Qin Heng's words, became furious. He pointed at Qin Heng and shouted, "How dare you cause trouble at the gates of my Su family! I'll kill you right now!!"

"Who are you going to kill?" Su Mingli strode quickly to the blond youth, his gaze icy. He grabbed the youth's neck with one hand and said in a deep voice, "Su Yingkun, you deserve to die! How dare you insult Mr. Qin!"

Now, Su Mingli regarded Qin Heng as his benefactor. Anyone who dared to disrespect Qin Heng was his enemy and would be killed without mercy!

"What the hell, how are you so strong!?" Su Yingkun looked at Su Mingli in disbelief, shocked to his core, but still tried to sound tough, scoffing, "Mr. Qin this, Mr. Qin that... Su Mingli, I'm telling you, if you don't let me go right now, I will..."

CRACK!

With a surge of strength in his hand, Su Mingli crushed Su Yingkun's neck. A Martial Artist of the Transcendence Realm was killed with a single squeeze, like a helpless chick!

Power! This is power!!

Su Mingli casually tossed Su Yingkun's body to the ground. He stared at the corpse with its broken neck, slightly stunned. Just moments ago, Su Yingkun had been a Grandmaster of Transcendence he couldn't hope to contend with, yet now, he was so easily felled!!

"Thank you, Mr. Qin!" Su Mingli thanked Qin Heng respectfully. He knew very well that this strength had been bestowed upon him by Qin Heng.

"So strong!" Su Yiyi also exclaimed, looking at Qin Heng. "Just how powerful are you? I... I feel like I can't even imagine it anymore."

Qin Heng smiled but said nothing, just quietly watching Su Mingli.

After killing Su Yingkun, Su Mingli didn't stop. He directly eliminated several Su family guards and then walked into the Su family's main courtyard. He only came out after more than half an hour. By then, he was covered in blood, and his clothes were dyed red. The Su Mingli of this moment no longer resembled the refined and cultured young man of before; he was more like a god of slaughter emerging from hell, radiating a murderous aura!

"The Su family... I left none alive." Su Mingli took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Qin Heng, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for granting me this power. Now, please take it back. Next, I want to take my sister and slowly walk back to Tianhai, to cleanse our spirits and enhance our Martial Dao."

Before this, Su Mingli could have been considered merely a youth passionate about the Martial Dao, one who didn't particularly value power. But after his experiences with the Su family, he had come to understand its true significance. Martial Dao, become stronger! This would become his lifelong pursuit!

"Alright!" Qin Heng nodded slightly. He didn't stop Su Mingli but waved his hand, dispersing the power he had infused into Su Mingli's body. Then, he transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.

Su Mingli possessed excellent talent. After this ordeal, if he could dedicate himself to cultivation, he might well earn a place among the powerhouses in the coming era of resurgent Spiritual Energy. He was one of the few friends Qin Heng had made since his rebirth with whom he still had a decent relationship, so Qin Heng didn't mind lending him a hand.

「After returning from Youzhou.」

Qin Heng spent a few days in Tianhai with Qin Yun and Song Ningran. Before leaving, he upgraded the God Position of Pure Dust to the Saint level, and Su Ying and An Yue were promoted by him to Semi-Saints. This way, Qin Heng felt more at ease. With one Saint and two Semi-Saints as guardians, unless an Ancient Divine Sect launched a full-scale attack, no one should be able to harm them.

「By the time Qin Heng returned to Beijing, it was already September 12.」

The military training had been ongoing for over ten days, and the on-campus portion was nearly complete. Next, according to the custom of previous years, the instructors would take the freshmen to the mountains or other isolated areas for another half-month of intensive, closed-door military training. Many freshmen were quite excited. It was said that this half-month of closed training was where the real essence lay, offering contact with rare military weapons and even highly skilled Martial Dao practitioners.

However, Qin Heng wasn't interested. He was lying on his bed in the dormitory, resting with his eyes closed.

"Hey, Qin Heng, are you going to the off-campus military training this time?"

The speaker was a bespectacled youth on the bed opposite Qin Heng's. He looked gentle and somewhat handsome. His name was Cao Yucheng, a freshman in the history department and Qin Heng's new roommate. Two of Qin Heng's previous roommates had died, and the remaining one had seen him in action. Since it wasn't comfortable for them to live together anymore, Tan Wenhe had arranged for Qin Heng to change dorms. It was a three-person room. His new roommates had agreeable personalities, and they all got along well.

"I don't think so," Qin Heng replied casually. He couldn't be bothered with military training.

"Qin Heng, it would be a waste not to go," another roommate sighed. He was a slightly chubby boy, also wearing glasses, holding a phone and reading a novel. He glanced at Qin Heng and added, "The place we're going this time isn't just any place; it's the legendary Fairy Island, Penglai Island!"

His name was Xu Mingzhe. It was a rather artistic name, though his appearance and height were ordinary. His greatest hobby was reading web novels. His eyes shone when he mentioned Penglai Island.

"Where are we going? Penglai Island?" Qin Heng sat up from the bed upon hearing this, frowning. "When are we going?"

"We should head there on September 14, probably tomorrow," Cao Yucheng said after a moment's thought. "The military training should officially start on September 15."

September 15? Qin Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. Then he said, "Since it's Penglai Island, let's go have a look."

He remembered the invitation from the Myth Organization's Lady of the Nine Heavens. September fifteenth! The Lady of the Nine Heavens from the Myth Organization was to battle Athena of Mount Olympus! This was a battle between two Semi-Saints! And the location chosen was Penglai Island!! There couldn't be such a coincidence in the world. And Qin Heng didn't believe the military would be unaware of what was going to happen on Penglai Island on September fifteenth. With this thought, it all seemed rather intriguing.