Chapter 57

It's not surprising that Bu Ye would have the notion of "grasping everything in his hands." After all, from the very beginning, he couldn't even defeat the third leader, let alone the towering, iron-like figure of the first leader, who was far more formidable than Hong Zhongwei. Now, he was standing his ground and fighting the first leader head-on!

Although he had a demonic nature and looked sinister, he knew that in this world, a small arm could never twist a big leg, and often, the situation was stronger than the individual. In other words, he had the attitude of fearlessness but lacked the strength to back it up.

He couldn't even solve his own cancer, so how could he possibly fight everything?

But at this moment, for the first time, a thought arose in his heart: Perhaps he could also have the power to ignore everything, and now, he was on the path to achieving it.

He had only mastered two of the nine basic constellations. If he mastered all of them, his strength would definitely increase significantly. And the red light contained more than just these, including weapons, armor, martial arts, and cultivation techniques! In the near future, the red light would certainly offer even better rewards, provided he could persist until then. And when it came to competing with his peers, when had he ever been afraid?

He suddenly felt that this was indeed a world of almost complete fairness, as Yang Ming had said. They had a common platform and a common starting point. Here, they could reach the peak through their own abilities, without any rules or systems hindering them! What mattered was only their own capabilities!

So, why not let the first leader of the Mang Mountain Bandits be the first step in his journey to "grasp everything in his hands"?

No matter how strong the first leader was, he was still just one person, and a person could be killed!

...

The young and strong villagers and the Mang Mountain Bandits were all fighting half-heartedly, their speed slowing down. This was because they all knew that the true outcome of the battle was decided by only two people.

Chen Qingyan and the young and strong villagers he led were completely stunned, as were the bloodthirsty Mang Mountain Bandits. They couldn't believe that just one day later, Bu Ye could fight the first leader on equal terms.

In fact, those with keen eyes could see that Bu Ye's speed was actually a bit faster than the first leader's!

If the first leader hadn't been using dual blades, he might have already been forced into a panic by Bu Ye!

Far up the mountain, the villagers who were at the back all stopped, and the news had already spread to the front. More and more people gathered the courage to come over, and they stared in shock at the battle below.

Just this morning, everyone had already lost hope and had no confidence in surviving the day.

But what did they see now?

Bu Ye, with his own strength, was completely holding off the first leader of the Mang Mountain Bandits, who was a man-eating madman! And the second leader, it was said, had already been killed by Bu Ye!

All of this was too unbelievable, and many thought they were hallucinating or dreaming.

However, as time passed and they gradually accepted this reality, their feelings finally transformed into the most normal emotions.

Hate!

And anger!

It was these Mang Mountain Bandits who had destroyed their homes and families, chased them into the Dong Mang Mountains, and pursued them day after day, trying to exterminate them all!

They all hated the Mang Mountain Bandits, hating them to the bone!

But in the past few days, they hadn't even had the time to hate, only to run. Otherwise, not only would their loved ones' lives be in the hands of the Mang Mountain Bandits, but their own lives would be at risk as well.

Now, as they saw the unexpected turn of events, their hatred and anger finally erupted!

A young boy, about eleven or twelve years old, tightly clenched his fists, his dark eyes fixed on the scene below, whispering, "Chop! Chop him to death! Uncle Bu, you must win..."

Beside him, a woman in her thirties wiped away her tears and whispered, "Aye, you must avenge my husband..."

An old man, carrying his four or five-year-old granddaughter, came over in fear. When he saw the situation, he almost burst into tears.

The little girl asked in a childish voice, "Grandpa, can Uncle Bu beat the bad guys?"

"He can... he definitely can!" The old man, who originally had a family of five, now only had himself and his granddaughter left. Hearing his granddaughter's question, he didn't notice his tone and said it with gritted teeth, startling the little girl.

More and more people came over, even daring to walk down the mountain.

If Bu Ye could really kill the first leader of the Mang Mountain Bandits, they wanted to see it up close!

Luo Xiu also came over, holding her son Sheng'er. Among everyone, perhaps only she had a different feeling.

From the time the group set out, she had deliberately stayed behind, so that when the Mang Mountain Bandits attacked and the villagers scattered, she could find Bu Ye first and entrust Sheng'er to him.

She had even thought about how to do it: stop Bu Ye, rush over and kneel before him, admit that she was wrong for not standing by him when he killed Yang Yuanda, but Sheng'er was innocent, and beg him to take Sheng'er away, not asking him to take care of Sheng'er for life, but just to help them survive this crisis... She had even thought about committing suicide in front of Bu Ye...

No one knew how much she regretted it. If she had been more resolute in the village defense team's prison, even if she had just told Bu Ye that her heart was with him but she couldn't die with him for the sake of her child, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation where she had to entrust Sheng'er to Bu Ye and even consider suicide.

She had been living in regret for these past few days.

And now, seeing Bu Ye fight the first leader of the Mang Mountain Bandits to a standstill, she felt not only shock and joy but even more regret!

She wasn't a modern woman from Earth, hadn't watched soap operas, and didn't understand romance. She was just a woman who lived her life. From two years ago, she had already decided on Bu Ye, wanting to live with him after the mourning period was over. From the moment she had that thought, she had almost considered Bu Ye her man, lacking only time and a ceremony.

Perhaps because of Bu Ye's youthful innocence and her own reserve, the two of them hadn't broken that barrier, and they treated each other like ordinary neighbors. This allowed her to stay out of the situation when Bu Ye killed Yang Yuanda.

However, she still went to see Bu Ye, otherwise, her conscience wouldn't have allowed it.

At the time, she had many things to say, and if Bu Ye had been more proactive, she might have risked everything to rescue him, even escaping the Dong Mang Village with Bu Ye and Sheng'er!

But Bu Ye was so cold at the time, completely pushing her away.

Luo Xiu thought about this, and finally realized: This couldn't be entirely her fault!

It wasn't that she didn't remember the past, but Bu Ye had also shown a completely indifferent attitude!

Her "cruelty" was at least half Bu Ye's fault.

Her heart finally felt a bit more at ease, and her regret wasn't as intense.

She didn't know what had happened to Bu Ye, but he was still the only man in her heart, and that hadn't changed in nearly two years.

Unfortunately, what's done is done. Was there still a chance for the two of them?

Bu Ye, now awakened with the Heart Cloud Blood Star, had become so strong, with a bright future ahead. What did she and Sheng'er have that Bu Ye would cherish...

"Mom, why are you crying?" Sheng'er looked up and saw his mother's tears, asking urgently.

Luo Xiu was startled, quickly wiping away her tears and picking up Sheng'er. "Mom is fine."

"Can Uncle Bu beat the bad guys?"

"Yes."

...

On the hillside, the two fighters suddenly separated, and it was clear that Bu Ye had taken the initiative to retreat.

Bu Ye actually had no choice but to retreat. By now, both he and the first leader were covered in wounds, and the blood they had lost could fill a basin...

Both were becoming weaker and more exhausted. Even with his third constellation, his speed had slowed, and the same was true for the first leader.

However, the first leader had the Heart Cloud Twelve Stars and a towering two-meter frame, making his blood and energy clearly more vigorous than Bu Ye's Heart Cloud Nine Stars!

If he didn't treat his wounds and continued fighting, unless he could deliver a fatal blow to the first leader, he would be the first to collapse.

But he had already realized that, even with the speed boost from his third constellation, the first leader's dual blades and the power of the Twelve Stars made it impossible for him to deliver a fatal blow.

In short, if he continued to fight, he would definitely lose.

So he decisively chose to retreat, not just a few steps or even a dozen, but dozens of steps!

Bu Ye rushed to a Mang Mountain Bandit's corpse, bent down, and picked up the curved blade.

The first leader used dual blades, and he would use dual blades too!

But that wasn't his true intention!

In the instant he bent down, he suddenly activated the four large stars of his third constellation, dispersing them. When he straightened up, he instantly reconstructed the fifth constellation in his body based on his memory!

"Whoosh..."

The first leader, after a moment of surprise, quickly pursued him.

Bu Ye turned to fight again, but he no longer fought head-on, focusing instead on dodging and delaying.

No one knew, including the first leader, that Bu Ye had already changed his constellation.

The red light was truly a source of high-quality items!

It was as if he had already constructed the fifth constellation in his body a thousand times. In an instant, the four stars in his body formed the constellation! The right kidney star and right lung star seemed unchanged, making it hard for others to notice.

The fifth constellation was focused on recovery, and a cool energy specific to the fifth constellation was surging from the constellation, continuously flowing to Bu Ye's entire body, alleviating the fatigue in his legs and arms and healing the large and small wounds all over his body...