A person!

It was a person!

How could a person possibly have wings? How could a person possibly fly?

The man was utterly bewildered. The figure wore a snow-white tracksuit and had golden wings on his back that shone with a dazzling light in the sun. He was flying rapidly toward them.

"Enemy! Enemy attack!" he shouted, scrambling for his weapon in alarm.

"What enemy attack?" Everyone looked around nervously, but there was no one in sight.

"Have you gone mad?" Yang Taining said irritably. "The Star Shining Society isn’t even here yet. Where would an enemy attack come from at this hour?"

"In the sky! Damn it, in the sky! Someone is flying!" the man yelled, terror in his eyes.

"Enough!" Yang Taining grew angry. "How could a person fly? Even an Overlord-level expert can only perform Qinggong at best. Flying? Is that something a human can do?"

"Damn you, just look up for yourself!" the man cursed back, now frantic.

Yang Taining looked up at the sky. The next moment, his face went pale.

"Damn it! Enemy attack! Enemy attack! The enemy is in the sky!" Yang Taining yelled as well.

If it had just been one person shouting, the others might have ignored him. But now that Yang Taining was yelling too, they knew it had to be real. Everyone raised their heads and looked toward the sky. The figure was now only about fifty meters away. He had covered that distance in an instant—he was too fast!

"Kill them! Kill the hostages!" Yang Taining reacted instantly.

He didn’t recognize Yang Qi, but he realized this must be a high-level expert from the Star Shining Society. They had prepared traps on the ground, but their enemy had come from the sky. It was completely indefensible. In that case, they might as well kill the hostages directly.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Just then, golden feathers shot out, severing all the ropes. The same feathers then lifted the seven hostages into the sky.

This scene left not only Yang Taining and his men speechless, but even the King of Jingnan and his people, who had just arrived, were dumbstruck. Our boss can actually fly?

"What are you all staring at? Watch the hostages! Don’t get too close—they said there are Gu Insects here!"

Yang Qi had actually arrived much earlier but had been listening to their conversation. After confirming the danger, he had chosen to attack from the sky. The golden feathers carried the seven hostages over to the King of Jingnan and his men.

They were relieved to see that none of the hostages were dead, but their hearts ached when they saw that all seven had their legs broken.

"Don’t worry," Yang Qi said, already standing on the ground. "After I take care of these scumbags, I’ll heal their legs. I, Yang Qi, will never abandon anyone who is loyal to me!"

The golden wings on his back remained unfurled, making for an incredibly flashy sight.

"He looks like Lei Zhenzi, but way more handsome!" Ye Feng said with a wry smile. "Our boss seems to have gotten a lot stronger after his trip to Sea City."

"Today, you all die!" A terrifying killing intent emanated from Yang Qi. His cold gaze was fixed on Yang Taining and his men. With his hands behind his back, his feet hovered just above the ground.

The stunning sight left Yang Taining and the others stupefied.

"What the hell are you all staring at? Kill him! Kill him now!" Yang Taining finally snapped out of it.

Since the hostages were already rescued, their only choice was to seize the opportunity and kill this man while he was on the ground. Sixteen men lunged at Yang Qi simultaneously. The cold killing intent dancing on the tips of their blades was terrifying.

Yang Taining’s blade was the first to strike. Yang Qi didn’t dodge. Instead, he simply wrapped his golden wings around his entire body.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

The successive sounds of metal striking metal echoed through the air.

Sixteen blades. Sixteen attacks. All on target. Yet not a single one harmed Yang Qi in the slightest.

They had assumed the golden wings were merely feathers. Only as their blades made contact did they realize they were striking something more resilient than any metal.

Yang Taining was losing his mind. He never could have imagined this man would be so terrifying. He has to be the real leader of the Star Shining Society!

"You’re so weak, yet you dare to commit such acts," Yang Qi’s cold voice rang out. "I won’t grant you an easy death. I will make you bleed out."

A golden feather shot out like a terrifying Flying Sword, piercing through a martial artist’s body and nailing him to a tree. He was unable to move; all he could do was struggle. But the more he struggled, the more he bled, and the more he suffered.

"You wanted them to bleed to death. Now, you will taste that same sensation. This is just the first. There are fifteen more. No need to rush. We’ll take our time." Yang Qi’s face was devoid of emotion, only cold, grim resolve.

"Run!" someone shouted, their will to fight shattered. How can we fight a monster like this? Victory is impossible! Fleeing is our only choice!

But could they really escape? Suddenly, their bodies froze. They were entangled by golden threads, dragged back, and then nailed to trees by more golden feathers. In an instant, six men were taken down, leaving nine remaining.

"Everyone, listen to me!" Yang Taining roared. "Escape is impossible, so we fight with everything we have!" He then took a black medicine pill from his pocket and swallowed it. The others immediately followed his example.

After they swallowed the black medicine pills, their combat power soared. It was clearly some kind of enhancement drug, but compared to Yang Qi’s Bursting Qi Pill, it was laughably inferior—not even in the same league.

"Is that supposed to help?" Yang Qi shook his head. His figure flashed, and his razor-sharp wings sliced through two men’s bodies like blades, sending blood gushing. He then tossed them onto a tree, leaving them hanging there. Only seven remained.

I truly don’t enjoy killing. But sometimes, evil can only be stopped with force. This was all forced on me by others. I have no choice.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Four consecutive sounds rang out as four more golden feathers pierced through four men, nailing them to the massive trees.

The upper echelon of the Star Shining Society watched Yang Qi’s performance, completely stunned. This was a scene beyond anything they had ever dared to imagine. Those sixteen people were no pushovers. One was an Overlord-level expert, and the rest were all Great Grandmasters of the Ninth Rank or higher. Yet against Yang Qi, they were helpless.

They couldn’t help but gasp in shock. Thank goodness we joined the Star Shining Society. Thank goodness we’re loyal to Yang Qi. Facing an enemy like him would be an absolute nightmare.

Only three men remained. Looking at Yang Taining, the other two were stricken with terror. "Boss, save me! Save us!"

They hoped Yang Taining could save them, but at that moment, Yang Taining couldn’t even save himself.

"You can’t kill us!" Yang Taining stared at Yang Qi and bellowed. "Do you have any idea who we are?"