Empreinte de main en sang

Chapitre 61

Ba Rong's unpredictable actions are a testament to this.

So, could this be another trap set by Ba Rong? If so, what is his purpose? The Ba tribe has suffered heavy losses. If Han Shan hadn't approached them, they wouldn't have left their territory for at least another ten years. Moreover, Ba Rong is dead. Did he truly hate his own people so much that he would still set up a scheme against them after his death?

If this isn't a trap, it's hard to explain why he would sacrifice his own son.

Just then, Yang Zheng finally collapsed to the ground, his eyes closed, his body still convulsing. The voices of the three Ba people gradually faded, and the Fuxi Ram Horn Pillar in Ba Qi's hand stopped spinning.

“Alright, now let’s wait for him to wake up and see what he has to tell us,” Bachi said wearily.

Ma Nan frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Do you believe you have awakened the demon within him?"

“You surely won’t forget this sentence in Ba Rong’s last letter: ‘When the most sacred and noble artifact of our clan begins to turn, the demon sleeping within my son will naturally awaken.’” Ba Qi said. “When I saw this sentence, I knew we would succeed. Because the most sacred and noble artifact of our clan is the Fuxi Ram Horn Pillar. It was originally a pair, but Ba Rong and Long Yang took one of them when they stole the sacred object. And I know that the Fuxi Ram Horn Pillar is most effective for summoning souls and exorcising demons. I suppose Long Yang must have used the Fuxi Ram Horn Pillar to seal the demon in Yang Zheng’s heart.”

Ma Nan subconsciously glanced at the ram's horn pillar in Ba Qi's hand again, guessing that it was just a tool, like how hypnotists like to use objects that move along the same trajectory to conduct hypnosis.

"Have you ever thought about what will happen when the demon inside Yang Zheng is awakened?" he asked.

Ba Qi was taken aback; Ma Nan's words clearly had a hidden meaning.

“The demon has been imprisoned for so long, and now it has finally broken free. I’m afraid that when Yang Zheng wakes up, he will immediately become a completely different person from us,” Ma Nan said.

Ba Qi remained silent, but Ma Nan's words touched him.

He had witnessed firsthand, on the monitor, how Yang Zheng killed the strong and robust Wu Luo. At that time, the demon within Yang Zheng had not yet fully awakened, yet he possessed such immense power and killing intent. Now, with the demon no longer restrained, what even more shocking things would he do?

Baqi broke out in a cold sweat and immediately instructed the three shamans in their tribal language to quickly step forward and hold Yang Zheng down. Although the three shamans did not know why, upon hearing Baqi's words, they squatted down together and held down Yang Zheng's limbs.

Suddenly, the three Ba shamans fell backward to the ground, while Yang Zheng in the middle stood up with his head held high.

His expression suddenly became unusually arrogant, and his eyes revealed an evil aura.

—He has completely changed.

Three Ba tribe shamans pounced on him again, but Yang Zheng moved swiftly and charged straight at Ba Qi in his wheelchair. Ba Qi hurriedly turned his wheelchair backward, but Yang Zheng was already in front of him. Before he could react, Yang Zheng had already grabbed the two wings on his mask with both hands, and with a slight lift, removed the mask.

Behind the mask, a crimson face was revealed, with distorted features and crimson skin, making Baqi look even more terrifying than the bronze mask.

Yang Zheng's hand was already gripping Ba Qi's throat.

At this moment, three Ba shamans attacked from behind, two grabbing Yang Zheng's arms and trying to make him drop the Ba Qi he was holding. Just then, something even more unexpected happened—

The two Ba ethnic shamans who were holding Yang Zheng's arms suddenly froze, and Yang Zheng easily flung them aside. After being thrown off, the two immediately fell to the ground, barely managing to get up, blood gushing from their mouths.

Their backs were all pierced with needles and serpentine needles, and the needles were inserted into their skin. The needles were inserted into their back ...

The person who killed the two Ba shamans was actually another Ba person.

As the two clansmen grabbed Yang Zheng's arms, he suddenly launched an attack, taking out two hidden daggers from his body, raising them with both hands, and simultaneously stabbing them into their backs.

Ba Qi was stunned by what had happened. He suddenly roared and stood up from his wheelchair. Taking advantage of Yang Zheng's distraction, he punched Yang Zheng hard in the face.

Yang Zheng was sent flying backward by the punch, crashing heavily to the ground.

But he immediately got up after falling, as if the punch had done nothing to him. He let out a low growl, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his face became even more ferocious. Without hesitation, he charged straight at Ba Qi.

Baqi had no way out, and his gaze was still fixed on the other Ba tribesman who had killed his people—his name was Wuzhen.

Ba Qi was puzzled as to why Wu Zhen would kill his own people, but the situation was critical and Yang Zheng had already pounced on him. He had no time to think and could only step forward to meet the enemy, wrestling with Yang Zheng.

Yang Zheng's strength became incredibly great, and every punch he landed on Ba Qi caused him to convulse in pain.

Ba Qi knew that these powers must be related to Long Yang, the great shaman of the Ba tribe. Even the Ba people could not fathom the full extent of Long Yang's supernatural abilities. He must have done something when he sealed the demon inside Yang Zheng's body, which made the demon so powerful.

But Ma Nan, standing nearby, had a different perspective. He had once observed a live performance by a master hypnotist, during which several audience members, after being hypnotized, were able to lie back on two chairs. A skilled hypnotist can send strong psychological suggestions to the hypnotized subject, thereby inducing their potential and enabling them to do things they normally cannot.

Yang Zheng's power probably comes from this.

Meanwhile, Ba Qi was still locked in combat with Yang Zheng. If an ordinary person encountered Yang Zheng, they would surely have been defeated in just a few moves. But fortunately, Ba Qi was no ordinary person; he was the son of Batu and the current leader of the Ba tribe.

Baqi was born different from ordinary people, his body wrapped in a dry membrane. Besides his ugly appearance, he was also born with extraordinary talent; even as a child, his strength could rival that of an adult. The Ba people are a martial people, and their ancestors were originally brave and skilled warriors. Batu took advantage of this, having the tribe's Sixteen Nights Wandering God, who was skilled in combat, teach him fighting techniques. He also had Longyang and the Ten Shamans concoct elixirs to make his muscles and bones stronger.

But as Baqi grew up, he gradually lost interest in fighting, especially after Batu took him to the outside world. He began to become interested in something else: civilization.

Now, he realized he was wrong. He was facing a demon, and if he couldn't defeat him, he would surely be killed. Therefore, Ba Qi used all his strength, and Yang Zheng was unable to do anything to him for a while. Moreover, although Yang Zheng was incredibly strong and agile, he had never learned any fighting techniques and relied only on brute force. So, in a moment of carelessness, he was punched in the cheek by Ba Qi and flew backward again.

Ba Qi struck first and immediately followed up, raining down punches and kicks on Yang Zheng before he could even get up. Yang Zheng, in pain, instinctively covered his face with his hands.

Having gotten this opportunity, Ba Qi wasn't about to give him a chance to catch his breath. Just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow, a gunshot rang out. His body swayed, and he felt all his strength drain away through a gap in the wall. He clutched his abdomen, blood gushing rapidly between his fingers.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yang Zheng got up, kicked him to the ground, then stepped on his chest, grabbed one of his legs with both hands, and let out a thunderous roar, tearing Ba Qi in half in an instant.

Blood splattered everywhere, and the leader of the Ba tribe finally perished, becoming yet another wandering ghost in a foreign land.

Chapter 37

How strong is a human being? Is it strong enough to tear another person in half?

Ma Nan's mind went blank, and he even forgot the danger he was facing.

Yang Zheng had already abandoned Ba Qi's body and charged straight at Ma Nan. Ma Nan was still in a daze when he suddenly heard someone shout his name. He immediately snapped out of it and saw Yang Zheng covered in blood, realizing the danger he was facing.

Ma Nan could only turn and run. He wasn't Ba Qi; he simply didn't have the strength to fight Yang Zheng. Even if he tried to escape, he didn't know if he could get away. Fortunately, as he turned around, he saw Qin Ge rushing down the stairs on one side.

Qin Ge's gun was already aimed in this direction.

Yang Zheng's hand had already touched his back.

At that moment, the only thing Ma Nan could do was to suddenly clutch his head, bend over, and collapse to the ground. He knew that the consequence of doing so would inevitably be that Yang Zheng would fall to Qin Ge's gun. Although what had happened to Yang Zheng was very strange, and he did not want Yang Zheng to die like this, the scene of Yang Zheng tearing Ba Qi apart just now made him shudder at the thought.