Xu Hongmiao's expression gradually changed, his triumphant look instantly turning into terror.

But it's too late to back out!

Thump! The fist landed on Xu Hongmiao's body, and his hand, which had just touched the ball of light, quickly left it.

Xu Hongmiao was blasted away. Leng Yue had been on guard against Xu Hongmiao's sneak attack and had already swung her knife at him as he stepped forward!

With a whoosh, Xu Hongmiao had half his chest blasted open, and then Leng Yue dislocated one of his arms.

"Damn it, how dare they ambush the patriarch!" The Xu family members' eyes were bloodshot as they frantically attacked Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan glanced at them expressionlessly, then relentlessly attacked Xu Hongmiao, killing this sixth-order soul energy type with just a few punches.

"Marks of the deceased have been found. Should they be added?"

"Included, bestowing the blessing of the Grim Reaper upon the deceased!"

A rose was planted, and its already red petals appeared even more alluring after being stained with blood.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?" Jiang Yuan said without turning around.

It was obvious who she was talking to. Leng Yue muttered to herself, "It doesn't matter, I'm just a worthless life anyway!"

Jiang Yuan didn't say anything. If Leng Yue left directly, no one would make things difficult for her.

But Leng Yue's actions just now clearly showed his stance, and in his current situation, Leng Yue showing his stance would undoubtedly be sending him to his death, because they are facing thousands of enemies.

"Patriarch!" Several heart-wrenching roars followed by boundless rage.

"Cut him into a thousand pieces!"

Several members of the Xu family angrily attacked Jiang Yuan, for the Xu family's authority could not be challenged.

"Soul-Splitting Needle! Celestial Soul Child!"

Xu Hongmiao's mark of the dead was absorbed, and the talent within it filled the third talent slot of the Hand of Death.

Several Soul-Splitting Needles nearly drained Jiang Yuan's divine energy, and when his divine energy disappeared, he could feel his head about to explode, as if his spiritual power was extremely weak at that moment.

"Kill them!" Jiang Yuan endured the pain and joined the counterattack.

Divine energy is a combination of three types of energy, but each type of energy still has its own specific function. The large amount of mental energy consumed by the Soul Splitting Needle made it difficult for him to resist, as he was using his Soul Energy talent for the first time.

"Three Talents Sword Technique!" Now that Leng Yue had made her first move, she wouldn't back down, even if the Xu family members were stronger than her.

Leng Yue, who had expected a fierce battle, was surprised to find the Xu family members standing there dumbfounded.

"Kill!" Leng Yue did not hesitate. As an excellent soldier, seizing opportunities was a habit ingrained in his bones.

With a flash of light, two people had their throats slit by Leng Yue, while the other two were killed by Jiang Yuan's two punches.

"Did you do this?" Leng Yue asked after stepping back.

"Don't ask, I'll just deny it!" Jiang Yuan's head was buzzing, and he really didn't want to think about whether or not to do something.

Leng Yue was ruthless and didn't talk much, so she didn't ask any questions.

This added a sense of frustration to Jiang Yuan's heart. You might as well ask again, did you really take my aloofness seriously?

"Marks of the deceased have been found. Should they be added?"

Jiang Yuan nodded, gazing at the twenty or so marks of the dead collected by the Hand of Death, wondering inexplicably what use these marks of the dead were.

Tianyan seemed to understand Jiang Yuan's meaning and explained, "The Mark of the Dead is a symbol of the Grim Reaper's identity. Currently, its unlocked function is: Refining Talent."

"Nonsense, I already said that last time!" Jiang Yuan threw four roses at the four corpses, then carefully put away the four deadly marks again.

"Refine Talents: Talents can be refined by spending varying amounts of Dead Marks, and can be used by any living being other than the host," Heavenly Eye said.

Jiang Yuan burst into laughter upon hearing this; this talent was simply too monstrous!

Little did they know that Jiang Yuan's smile, meant for the Grim Reaper, was seen by others as the smile of a demon.

"This man is insane; he killed someone and then laughed so happily and casually!"

"That's right. If this person were in the past, he would definitely be a psychopathic killer. Have you ever seen anyone kill someone and then stick flowers on their body?"

"If we steal from a pervert, won't they hold a grudge?"

A group of ordinary evolved beings, who weren't particularly strong but still wanted to try their luck, started chatting.

The others also frowned at this moment.

Immediately after killing the people, Jiang Yuan commanded, "Quickly try out how to fuse them!"

"The host lacks sufficient mortal imprint to forge talent!"

"Hint: One hundred Dead Marks can be smelted to create a basic talent, one thousand Dead Marks can be smelted to create a mid-level talent, and ten thousand Dead Marks can be smelted to create a high-level talent."

"Prompt: The permissions for both demigod-level and god-level talents are insufficient. The host must take control of the Grim Reaper's Hand on their own!"

"Hiss!" Jiang Yuan gasped, thinking, "Is this forcing me to become a serial killer?"

"Warning: Death's descent to Earth brings not destruction, but reincarnation! When Death sets foot on destruction, reincarnation will be overturned. Please proceed with caution, host," Heavenly Eye immediately warned.

"Just kidding. I'm an extremely peace-loving person. I can't even bear to hurt flowers and plants. How could I be a murderer!" Jiang Yuan muttered, kicking away the person he had just killed.

He still needs seventy more Dead Man's Marks to refine his initial talent, so refining his talent will have to wait.

Jiang Yuan raised the ball of light in his hand and continued to look at those who wanted to fight over it, "Do you think it's worth paying the price of your lives for this elusive and unique cultivation technique?"

"Furthermore, when you kill me in the end, I will crush this technique, and then none of you will get it!"

"Make an offer! My Ji family will buy it!" Ji Xing'an also stood on the wall.

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