The man in black gave a ferocious smile as he licked his lips and roared viciously, "Guys, beat him!!"
The steel pipe swung down with a whooshing sound!
A crisp sound of bones breaking could be heard. Bai Yan's arm was twisted at a severe 45-degree angle!
"Ah!!! You all deserve to die!"
Bai Yan's voice, filled with humiliation and intense pain, echoed in the wilderness like a dying lone wolf surrounded by attackers. His voice was filled with resentment and sorrow, "You damned lot! If you have the guts, kill me, otherwise, one day I will personally kill each of you!"
In Bai Yan's voice, there was a stubbornness and a hair-raising hatred.
This kid is notoriously stubborn and especially good at fighting. The black men had seen the information about Bai Yan, and they were somewhat worried that Bai Yan might retaliate against them.
"Jack, boss! Should we finish this kid off?"
"No need, if this guy dies, the Chinese Association in Mo City will thoroughly investigate this matter. Just cripple him, don't cause trouble for Mr. Li."
"Alright! Let's cripple this kid!"
Malicious laughter and sounds of beating resonated continuously, like depicting bloody scenes from Hell, too gruesome to look at.
A piercing lightning bolt crossed the sky, illuminating the heavens and earth, as well as Bai Yan lying face down in a filthy puddle.
The mud mixed with fresh blood, and only the severely bent, trembling fingers could prove that this person was not dead yet.
A torrential downpour followed, as if trying to wash away his shame and blood. However, it could only make Bai Yan more drenched, with blood mixing with the rainwater, rendering him even more miserable.
One was the globally renowned son of Li Group's boss, rich enough to rival nations, with friends far and wide. The other was an ordinary student from Hua Xia, parentless, studying abroad alone and struggling desperately in a foreign society.
The disparity between them was like heaven and earth.
Simply because he got too close to the school beauty An Xiaowan, he was beaten senselessly without reason.
Bai Yan's body was in pain, his bones broken! Both hands crippled! His tongue cut out! But the physical pain couldn't compare to the agony of betrayal.
Jin Xuanxuan... This fellow Hua Xia student and ex-girlfriend had caused him to lose even the capability to retaliate!
Bai Yan truly couldn't accept this!
With a mastery of military skills taught by his father, yet unable to utilize them at all! His injuries seemed to mock Bai Yan, perfectly illustrating the saying, "The one who knows you best, wounds you deepest!"
Bai Yan desperately tried to lift his neck, striving to raise his head as his mouth filled with blood.
Bai Yan widened his eyes, clenching his teeth tightly. He desperately tried to get up, but his hands were entirely useless now, having been crippled!
Bai Yan had to endure the pain in his hands, slowly inching forward on his wrists across the ground, like a snake slithering through the mud.
No, I must find help!
I have to report to the police, call the Chinese Association for aid!
Another lightning bolt streaked across the sky, illuminating the surroundings.
Not far from where Bai Yan lay, a pile of ashes indicated that they were once his backpack, with burned textbooks and remnants of his phone.
Every possible route for seeking help had been cut off; even calling for help was not an option, spreading a suffocating despair through Bai Yan's black pupils.
Bai Yan raised his neck, his eyes filled with grief and humiliation, blood continuously dripping from his mouth, the severed tongue rendering him unable to make any sound, only capable of whining in pain like a wounded beast.
You, how could you bully me !
Bai Yan buried his head deeply inside his fractured arms, emitting a mournful and sobbing sound like a lone wolf.
Bai Yan just had a heart full of sorrow and anguish with nowhere to vent, his entire heart cold.
Betrayed by a woman, oppressed by power... letting this originally sunny, strong young man's heart now fill with a cold despair.
Turning a person evil is really simple, just a moment's work.
At this moment, Bai Yan's heart was filled with violence and grievance, as well as an unwillingness, but he had no choice but to bow before the harsh reality!
Even though he was so unwilling, he still had no choice but to bow.
"Do you regret? Do you hate? Do you... wish to possess the power of a Demon?"
A ghostly cold voice suddenly sounded.
Bai Yan suddenly raised his head, his gaze intense, looking around, but he found no one.
Bai Yan wanted to shout out his question loudly, but what came out was still the meaningless "whoo whoo whoo!" sound.
His tongue had been cut, he could not speak.
"Do you regret? Do you hate? Do you wish to possess the power of a Demon?"
That icy voice continued to echo, mechanical and indifferent.
This time Bai Yan heard clearly.
The voice was coming from his own mind.
Bai Yan's body chilled, he didn't dare to move.
"Do you regret? Do you hate? Do you wish to possess the power of a Demon?"
That voice, still as cold as ever, resolutely kept asking, as if determined to get an answer from Bai Yan.
It was like there was a Demon, posing questions in Bai Yan's mind.
Is this the start of a deadly temptation?
Or the first step in selling one's soul?
Bai Yan didn't know, he didn't know whether by answering this voice he would become a slave to the Demon, never free again in this life.
Gradually, anger and hatred climbed into Bai Yan's black pupils.
Bai Yan roared in his heart without hesitation: "I regret! I hate! I crave the power of a Demon!"
"I want the power to stand upright as a person with dignity! The power that makes everyone dare not to violate! Dare not to ignore!"
Bai Yan's words, filled with anger, were like a roar against his unjust fate!
At this moment in Bai Yan's heart, there was only one obsession!
If this fate is destined to be unfair, if I am destined to be oppressed in this life, then what use is this soul and crippled body to me!
I'd rather become a demon.
Cut down all who deceive me!
Shatter all the injustices of the world!
Break the chains of fate that bind me!
Just as the roar in Bai Yan's heart had just ended, that icy voice echoed once again in the depths of Bai Yan's heart.
[Ding! Host recognition obtained, initiating Abyss Dominator System!]
[Ding! Successfully bound to host's soul fluctuation!]
[Ding! Detected host's soul as human! Officially initiating host's second soul identity: Abyss Demon!]
[Ding! Initiating Teleportation Gate to the Abyss!]
The icy and mechanical voice echoed in Bai Yan's mind, just as Bai Yan was filled with shock and uncertainty.
A tall, dark gate rippling with Void waves suddenly appeared in front of Bai Yan.
[Ding! Initiating teleportation!]
The icy voice sounded.
A powerful suction came, causing Bai Yan's body to uncontrollably float up, swiftly disappearing into the mysterious black gate.
(PS: Mildly dark themed, exhilarating narrative.)