Chapter 2: Slash Domain—Nothing Within Sight Escapes the Blade!

At dusk, the city was at peace, except for Tianhua Street, which was in utter chaos.

Screams and shrieks rang out without pause; residents kept fleeing the street in panic, while the howls of wolf beasts sounded behind them from time to time, throwing ordinary civilians—who had never encountered demon beasts—into complete disarray.

A faint smell of blood lingered in the air, and severed limbs could be seen everywhere.

Although the patrolling security officers arrived in time, they were far outnumbered by the Claw Wolves and could only do their best to buy time.

Among the group of security officers, a woman in close-fitting combat attire was locked in a fierce struggle with three Claw Wolves.

Although her foundation had been injured, Jiang Mingrou's physical strength still surpassed that of an ordinary person, and she was not afraid of a Claw Wolf in a one-on-one fight.

But facing three Claw Wolves at once had already exceeded her capacity to bear.

As the name suggests, besides its extraordinary physical attributes, the Claw Wolf's greatest feature was its sharp claws—sharp enough to easily pierce through concrete walls.

A Claw Wolf King, its body covered in red fur, was enjoying its meal. It suddenly raised its head, its gaze drawn to the human woman surrounded not far away.

To be precise, to that woman's flesh.

A Martial Artist's blood and flesh held a strong attraction for Fierce Beasts; consuming it could strengthen the body and speed up advancement.

"Roar!!"

A maw of blood opened wide, its howl deafening.

The Claw Wolf King charged out at tremendous speed, reaching Jiang Mingrou in almost the blink of an eye, and swung a claw.

Although Jiang Mingrou reacted in time and raised her blade to block, the tremendous force transmitted through the claw still sent her flying several meters away, crashing into the wall of a shop.

"Cough, cough…"

Fresh blood kept spilling from her mouth; her lumbar spine was broken, and she no longer had the strength to stand.

"Jiang Ma!"

This scene was witnessed by Jiang Qin, who had just arrived. Ignoring the danger, he rushed over at once.

But the moment he got close, Jiang Mingrou pushed him away. Her eyes no longer held their usual gentleness—only anger!

"What are you doing here! Run!"

She was a Martial Artist, raised in an orphanage from childhood. After coming of age, state subsidies had allowed her to step onto the path of a Martial Artist, and so, from the day she became one, she had sworn to protect this country.

On the day she took the oath beneath the national flag, she had already prepared herself for death.

She did not fear death; her only concern was Jiang Qin. Seeing her son rush in to save her despite the danger, she felt both comforted and angry.

A figure stepped in front of the Claw Wolf King.

Li Shu gripped the kitchen cleaver he had used for ten years, his heart filled with terror, and shouted without looking back:

"Xiao Qin, take your mother and go!"

"Uncle will hold them off for you!"

Once, a wild boar had run down from the mountain, and Li Shu's life had hung by a thread. It was Jiang Mingrou who stepped forward and saved his life.

A life for a life—we're even!

Jiang Qin had no time to think, hurriedly pulled Jiang Ma onto his back, and was about to flee the scene.

But before he had taken two steps, a head rolled to his feet—one he knew all too well.

Behind him, a headless corpse collapsed to the ground.

Blood sprayed out, splattering across the floor!

Ordinary people were like ants before a tiger in the face of Fierce Beasts, unable to offer even the most basic resistance—let alone a Claw Wolf King that had already reached Mortal Realm Eighth Stage.

After dealing with this overconfident human, the Claw Wolf King's eyes gleamed with bloodlust and mockery as it fixed on Jiang Qin's stumbling back.

The next second, it leaped high into the air!

Jiang Qin felt as if a mountain had crashed down on him from behind. His entire body was pinned to the ground, unable to move, and he could only stare at the Fierce Beast behind him with eyes full of rage and helplessness.

"You beast… come at me if you've got the guts!"

The Claw Wolf King ignored him. Right in front of Jiang Qin, it grabbed Jiang Mingrou and then… tossed her into its mouth like a snack.

In the final moment before darkness took her, Jiang Mingrou could only cast her son a look that was both helpless and reluctant to part.

Over all these years, she had truly taken the orphan she had picked up by the river and treated him as her own child.

From as early as she could remember, she had already been living in an orphanage.

At first, she had pushed herself desperately to improve, never for the sake of becoming a powerful Martial Artist, nor for any grand dream…

She only wanted a family—to experience the warmth of home and the feeling of being cared for.

That dream had come true because of little Jiang Qin.

But from now on, her little Jiang Qin would be alone, just as she had been as a child.

She truly couldn't bear to leave…

All thoughts ceased at that moment. The beautiful life she had imagined was torn to shreds by the Fierce Beast's attack.

No hope remained!

"Aaaah!!!"

Pinned to the ground, Jiang Qin wailed in agony; his was the only voice left on the entire street.

All the security officers had already become food for the Claw Wolf pack.

The entire street presented a scene of apocalypse.

In his moment of despair, a mechanical female voice—long daydreamed of by Jiang Qin—rang through his mind.

【Host's emotions detected to have exceeded the critical threshold. Entry System binding in progress…】

【Binding successful!】

【System function: Each time the host breaks through a major realm, one Entry ability can be randomly drawn.】

A strange power swept through every part of Jiang Qin's body, helping him break through to Mortal Realm First Stage.

【Congratulations to the host on breaking through to the Mortal Embryo Realm. Reward obtained: Slash Domain.】

【Slash Domain: Nothing within sight shall remain uncut！】

An indescribable power welled up in Jiang Qin's heart.

The Claw Wolf King had its fill as it wished, lowered its head, and found that the human beneath its feet had at some unknown moment stopped wailing. A human-like flash of boredom passed through its eyes.

Clearly, it had grown tired of playing.

Its claw rose high, wrapped in a force of a thousand jin, and pressed down toward the human below.

Crimson blood sprayed through the air, and a agonized wail rang out!

However, that wail did not come from Jiang Qin, but from the Claw Wolf King.

A single blood-drenched claw lay discarded on the ground.

Sensing their king's agonized howl, the surrounding Claw Wolves one by one stopped feeding, their eyes gleaming with vicious light as they stared at the figure slowly rising to its feet.

Jiang Qin's gaze radiated a bone-chilling cold. He had obtained the power he had longed for so dearly.

But if he had a choice, he would rather not have this power.

"You seemed to be... having quite a good time just now?"

"Does toying with human lives really make you that happy?"

Jiang Qin's voice was hoarse as he raised his head to look at the Claw Wolf King preparing to counterattack.

An Invisible Slash burst forth, silent and formless.

The Claw Wolf King seemed to sense something, but by the time it reacted, its vision shifted, and a three-meter-long headless wolf body appeared before its eyes.

Seems... a little familiar?

As its head rolled twice on the ground, the corpse standing in place slowly toppled into a pool of blood, no longer possessing the slightest trace of life.

The howls of the surrounding wolf pack ceased, confusion rising in their eyes, unable to understand why their king had fallen.

Jiang Qin then turned his gaze upon them, a fierce light bursting from his eyes.

"Not a single one of you is leaving today!"

"All of you stay here and be buried with Jiang Ma!!"

The next second, slash after slash erupted from his body, assaulting the surrounding Claw Wolves one by one.

In less than three seconds' time—

Accompanied by head after head rolling to the ground, a total of forty-three Claw Wolves... had all collapsed into pools of blood!

A hundred meters away, a convoy of people and horses was accelerating toward Tianhua Street.

The roar of car engines echoed through the silent street, dust billowing.

In the leading car, a woman in combat gear sitting in the passenger seat spoke coldly into her earpiece:

"Attention, we are about to arrive at the target area."

"All personnel prepare for combat, do not let your guard down—"

Her words cut off abruptly, and everyone wondered why their captain had gone silent.

But when the combat vehicles one by one stopped at the street corner, the scene before their eyes left them speechless.

A thick scent of blood permeated the air.

In front of a shop not far away stood a youth in blood-soaked clothes, and around him lay densely packed Claw Wolf corpses, a sight that turned the stomach.

Most conspicuous of all was the head of the Claw Wolf King.

Its wolf eyes were wide and round, dim and lifeless, as if it had experienced something unbelievable before its death.

The woman who got out of the car picked up her phone and called her superior.

Upon connecting, the other end immediately said:

"Xiao Ji, how's the situation? Reinforcements are already on their way, you—"

"No need."

The woman cut off her superior's words, her usually cold gaze now filled with shock.

"The Claw Wolf pack has already been... completely annihilated."

And the youth standing in the pool of blood glanced at them, his consciousness gradually fading, his body falling backward.

The afterglow of dusk shone upon him.

On this very day, he had lost the most important person to him...