The Great Ruler: Starting with the Contract Goddess Luo Li

"Ugh!"

Inside the cave, Lin Suzhou's face was contorted in pain, and he kept making painful cries.

The spiritual energy that entered his body was pure and surging, transforming every inch of Lin Suzhou's skin, bones, and blood.

He had just experienced this pain a few days ago, but the pain he was in now was several times worse.

Lin Suzhou clenched his teeth, the veins on his arms and neck bulged, and his blood seemed to boil.

The waves of spiritual energy ravaged the meridians, widening them considerably, but the pain was enough to make someone bite their tongue and commit suicide!

"Since God has given me a second chance at life, I will definitely not give up!"

As soon as Lin Suzhou had this thought, suddenly, streaks of fiery red light lit up in his body, converging into a peculiar meridian.

These are his Seven Divine Meridians!

"Divine Veins, open!"

Lin Suzhou roared, and his physical body absorbed spiritual energy several times faster.

Only after absorbing all the spiritual energy did the meridian return to its dim state.

"call!"

Lin Suzhou exhaled a long breath, stood up, and stretched casually.

He felt full of energy and with a light leap, his head touched the top of the cave.

As he emerged from the cave, Luo Li, who had been on guard, greeted him with delight, exclaiming, "You've broken through?"

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for protecting me."

Lin Suzhou embraced her, his face beaming with joy.

"Let's hurry up, it'll be dark soon."

Luo Li glanced westward; the rosy clouds were already fading.

"Aren't you going to break through?"

"Let's go back to the Guardian Land before breaking through; it's too dangerous at night."

Luo Li pondered for a moment.

"Alright, Your Majesty... I'll carry you on my back; that way we'll travel faster."

Lin Suzhou squatted down in front of Luo Li and smiled.

"Okay, let's see how much you've improved since your breakthrough."

Luo Li stretched out her lotus-like arms and wrapped them around Lin Suzhou's neck, while her small, delicate feet wrapped around his body from behind.

"Hold on tight, we're getting ready to go!"

Lin Suzhou supported Luo Li's delicate buttocks with both hands, and with a sudden forceful push of his right foot, he transformed into a blur as he darted through the dense forest.

At that moment, he was a man of speed and passion, and in no time he had run dozens of miles.

Luo Li, on his back, felt the evening breeze on her face and smiled, squinting her eyes.

She didn't know why, but she always felt happy when she was with Lin Suzhou, even now that he was carrying her on his back.

……

And at the gate of the fourth protected city.

There were more than thirty people gathered here, led by a pair of burly brothers and a young man in white.

"Yang Hong, what brings you here?"

A bald young man with a cold, sharp gaze asked the young man in white next to him.

"I owe Ji Xuan a favor, and I have no choice but to repay it."

Yang Hong stroked the pair of iron maces in his hands and answered in a low voice.

"I heard from Ge Hai that Lin Suzhou is also at the peak of the second level of spiritual body, but I don't know his specific combat strength."

Another young man with long black hair and a cold face stroked the battle sword in his hand, flicked it lightly, and the blade immediately emitted a "hum".

It's clearly a good knife.

"Don't worry, second brother, do you think the three of us would lose to just one of him?"

The bald youth took out a pair of spiked clubs, revealing his clean, sharp teeth.

"Shi Jingtian, you call yourselves the Shi brothers. I'll see if you two are just all talk or if you truly deserve the title."

The young man in white, called Yang Hong, looked at the two brothers with curiosity.

"Don't worry, my second brother and I will take care of that Lin Suzhou soon, you won't even need to lift a finger."

Holding a spiked club, Shi Jingtian looked arrogant, believing that Lin Suzhou was just an ant that could be crushed with a flick of his finger.

"real?"

"really!"

Shi Jingtian affirmed again.

"He's here, you and Shi Hao go now."

Yang Hong raised an iron mace and pointed it into the distance, smiling broadly.

"Tch, don't try to provoke me. My brothers and I could have handled this ourselves. It seems the credit will go to my second brother and me."

Shi Jingtian first rubbed his spiked club until it sparked, then said to his second brother, Shi Hao, "Let's go!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the two rushed out at the same time, heading towards the boy who was attacking from afar.

"Um?"

At this moment, Lin Suzhou, who was rushing over, frowned slightly when he saw the two menacing figures coming down from the city gate.

After setting Luo Li down, Lin Suzhou took out the Shouluo Sword.

"Luo Li, wait a moment."

Lin Suzhou quickened his pace and charged towards the two men.

After getting close to the two, Lin Suzhou suddenly slashed forward, and countless sword shadows swept across the sky.

"Clang, clang!"

The burly young man wielding a spiked club blocked the attack with difficulty.

Both feet sank into the ground due to the immense force transmitted.

Fortunately, Shi Hao helped him. His battle sword danced, and he also unleashed several sword beams.

Lin Suzhou then dealt with the knife-wielding youth.

"The Goddess of the Luo River strikes the water!"

He gripped his sword with both hands, leaped into the air, and brought it crashing down on Shi Hao's head.

"Clang!"

Shi Hao had no choice but to hold the sword horizontally above his head, but when the longsword clashed with the battle blade, he couldn't withstand the force and knelt on one knee!

"Big brother!"

Upon hearing Shi Hao's call, Shi Jingtian brandished his spiked club, swinging it left and right, intending to break Lin Suzhou's waist.

But Lin Suzhou simply flashed his feet and appeared behind Shi Hao, leaving him empty-handed.

"puff!"

Lin Suzhou's longsword pierced through Shi Hao's chest from behind, and the crisp sound of it entering flesh reached Shi Jingtian's ears.

"Second brother!"

Seeing his second brother swallowing blood and staring at him in disbelief, Shi Jingtian roared and entered berserk mode.

He swung his spiked club tirelessly, stirring up sandstorms.

"I'll help you!"

At this moment, Yang Hong, who was below the city gate, also came to the rescue in time, and lashed out at Lin Suzhou with an iron mace.

"Clang!"

Lin Suzhou blocked with his backhand, and seeing that more and more people were gathering around him, he no longer held back.

He went straight into the crowd of people at the peak of the first level of spiritual body, using the Luo Ling Swimming Steps to dodge the waves like a cunning fish.

"Puff puff puff—"

With each strike of Lin Suzhou's sword, a life was lost.

Shi Jingtian and Yang Hong watched as Lin Suzhou disappeared into the crowd, finding it difficult to make a move.

Knowing that a space was approaching him, Lin Suzhou had already killed all the shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

"A... a level three spirit!?"

Looking at the imposing aura emanating from Lin Suzhou, Yang Hong was filled with regret.

I should have rushed in all at once, even though that would have made it difficult to defeat Lin Suzhou, who had stepped into the third level of spiritual body.

There's probably only one best solution: I shouldn't come here just to repay Ji Xuan's favor!

"Ge Hai, I'll f*** your mother."

Yang Hong's mind was still replaying Ge Hai's words.

"Brother Yang, you and the Shi brothers will definitely return victorious this time. Lin Suzhou is only at the peak of the second level of spiritual body, how could he possibly deal with the three of you at once?"

"Go to hell with your level two peak!"

Yang Hong watched as Lin Suzhou attacked him like a ghost, but he couldn't even touch a hair on his head.

The difference is just too big!

"puff!"

Before long, Shi Jingtian, exhausted from his exertion, died by Lin Suzhou's sword.

He's the only one still alive right now...

As Lin Suzhou slowly walked towards him, Yang Hong gritted his teeth, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Lin, I'm only doing this to repay a favor to Ji Xuan. If you're willing to let me go today, I promise I won't bother you again!"

"Heh, what if I don't reach level three spirit body today? Do you think you'll let me go?"

Lin Suzhou looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, making Yang Hong blush.

"Then...you'll give me a taste of pain...uh!"

Before Yang Hong could speak, Lin Suzhou's longsword had already pierced his heart.

"Was that satisfying enough?"

Seeing Yang Hong's surprised look, Lin Suzhou asked with a smile.