nChapter 1: Weapons Specialist - Ling Tian

nTranslator:

/ KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas

/ Lincoln

nIn an antique-styled room, Ling Tian jolted awake.

n“Not good. I’ve fallen into a trap!”

nHe didn’t even have the time to open his eyes as he reflexively slapped his hands against the ground, intending to use the counterforce produced to leap up and flee…

nThis was an instinctual reaction for an outstanding member of the Special Forces!

nThe moment his hands touched the ground, an aching pain jolted through his hand like lightning, along with a burst of powerlessness.

nLing Tian opened his eyes as his mind trembled.

n“Tian, you’re finally awake.”

nA woman’s gentle and pleasantly surprised voice drifted into his ears.

nLing Tian looked towards the source of the voice and found a delicate face full of love attentively gazing at him.

nHe saw a classical beauty who was breathtakingly beautiful and absolutely drop dead gorgeous.

nIn Ling Tian’s mind, a familiar stream of memories unfolded…

nLing Tian, citizen of Hua.

nFormerly serving in the nation of Hua’s Elite Wolf Fang Special Forces, Army Division, he rendered innumerable meritorious deeds throughout his service.

nHe took part in the International Special Forces Competition, winning the honor of top individual combatant, and was acknowledged as “The King of Weapons Specialists.”

nLater, in an SSS ranked multinational mission, a slight mistake on his part led to the sacrifice of a comrade.

nRiddled with guilt, he chose to retire and left the Wolf Fang Division.

nAfter retiring, there was no news of him for some time. He chose to go abroad and became the trump card of an internationally renowned mercenary organization.

nAny mission that he took part in would have an unparalleled success rate of 100%!

nAlthough he had retired from the Wolf Fang Division many years ago, his heart was still with his homeland.

nAs long as a mission was detrimental to the nation of Hua, not only would he decline the mission, but he would also uncover the identity of the person who issued the mission and brutally slaughter him.

nAs time passed on, he became a thorn in the side of every nation besides the nation of Hua.

nIn the eyes of the other nations, he was a time bomb.

nSlaughter and bloodshed would follow wherever he went.

nVarious countries started plotting against him, sparing no expense to hire world-class assassins.

nHowever, Ling Tian’s life grew more comfortable as the days went by and the assassins vanished into thin air. Eventually, no assassin were willing to accept the “Suicide Mission” anymore.

nTrying to kill Ling Tian was the same as committing suicide!

nThis statement was universally acknowledged by both the assassin and mercenary world.

nHe, Ling Tian, was not only a formidable weapon specialist, but he was also a master practitioner of Form and Will Boxing who even managed to cultivate his internal energy.

nHe was rarely able to meet an opponent around the world; even on the rare occasion that he did meet one, he never lost!

nNot long ago, Ling Tian received news from his most trusted broker.

nR Nation had created a type of a colorless and tasteless biological weapon. They were planning to transport the weapon into the nation of Hua, to carry out an atrocious conspiracy.

nNaturally Ling Tian would not sit idly by and let this happen.

nHe took action!

nWith the help of his broker, the location of the biological weapons were pinpointed.

nJust when he succeeded in carving out a path of blood and entering the underground laboratory, and just when he was about to destroy the batch of biological weapons… The underground laboratory suddenly caved in, trapping him in a fully sealed cage.

nWhen he caught sight of R countrymen appearing outside the cage one by one, with firearms in their hands… Ling Tian understood right away.

nThis was a conspiracy… a conspiracy against him.

nHe was betrayed by the person he trusted the most!

nOtherwise, with his level of astuteness, the R countrymen’s conspiracy would never have been able to succeed.

nEven until the moment of death, Ling Tian couldn’t figure it out.

n“Ha ha ha ha…”

nAs the thoughts raced through his mind, Ling Tian could not hold back and bursted out laughing; his mood was filled with delight.

n“Tian, what’s wrong with you? Don’t frighten your mother.”

nThe gentle voice sounded again, this time with a hint of anxiousness.

nLing Tian’s mind was in chaos…

nHe was absolutely sure he didn’t recognize the woman in front of his eyes.

nHowever, the look in this woman’s eyes seemed to be full of sincerity and without any falsehood whatsoever, as if she was looking at her own kin.

nJust as Ling Tian was preparing to start a debate with this beautiful woman,a stream of foreign memories flowed into his mind...

nLing Tian felt as if he was struck by lightning, completely dumbfounded as though pressure was being applied to his acupuncture points

nThe only thing Ling Tian was pleased with was that this guy was also named Ling Tian… “Duan Ling Tian”

nDuan Ling Tian, 15 years old.

nFresh Breeze Town, Li Family’s disciple with another surname.

nHis mother, Li Rou, was the Li Family’s Ninth Elder.

nHis father…in his memories, there was no such person to begin with.

nIn the process of merging with this segment of foreign memories, Ling Tian found the reason Duan Ling Tian was severely injured and bedridden.

nThis morning, Li Family’s Seventh Elder’s youngest son, Li Xin, insulted Duan Ling Tian by calling him a bastard son who only knew his mother but not his father.

nDuan Ling Tian snapped into a fit of rage, and started fighting with Lin Xi…

nBut how could Duan Ling Tian, who had not even achieved the Body Tempering Stage, be a match for Li Xin, who had already achieved level two of Body Tempering Stage. He was immediately severely injured by Li Xin and sent to the verge of death.

nJust as Duan Ling Tian inhaled his last breath of air, Ling Tian took over Duan Ling Tian’s entire being... including Duan Ling Tian’s body and memories.

nAfter completely merging with the foreign memories, Ling Tian sighed.

nHe knew, from this moment onwards, he would be using the identity of Duan Ling Tian to integrate himself into this foreign world.

nFrom today onwards, he would be Duan Ling Tian, and Duan Ling Tian would be him.

n“Madam, the Patriarch sent some medicine over.”

nA voice sounded from the side of his ears, making Duan Ling Ting look up towards the source of the voice.

nA servant girl hurriedly entered the room and handed over the small and exquisite case in her hands to Li Rou.

nA medicinal fragrance drifted in the air immediately as the small case was opened.

n“Tian, come; take this medicinal pill. Mother will treat your injuries.”

nLi Rou took out a dark looking medicinal pill from the case and guided it to the front of Duan Ling Tian’s mouth.

nTaking a deep breath, Duan Ling Tian opened his mouth and swallowed the pill.

nThe pill dissolved upon entering his mouth and turned into a warm current as it entered his body.

nSubsequently, Duan Ling Tian noticed that Li Rou had placed her hand on his chest…

nA stream of ice cold current passed into his body, dissolving the warm current from the pill and treating his injuries.

nAn hour later, Li Rou finished up.

nDuan Ling Tian noticed that half of the aching pain in his body had disappeared, lacking any strain whatsoever.

nHe was startled.

nWas what he took just now some sort of elixir of life?

nMeanwhile, Duan Ling Tian noticed that Li Rou’s face was pale, as beads of cold sweat dripped out of her forehead. Obviously, she expended too much Origin Energy in treating his injuries.

n“Mom, are you alright?”

nDuan Ling Tian’s heart felt warm.

nHis voice sounded intimate, without a hint of artificialness.

n“Mother is fine. I just need to rest for a while.”

nLi Rou shook her head while smiling.

nFor the sake of her son, expending this little bit of Origin Energy was nothing.

nHalf an hour later, the servant girl entered the room and lightly said, “Madam, the Patriarch sent someone to inquire if you would release young master Xin now? The Patriarch and Seventh Elder are still waiting in the Punishment Hall.”

n“Release him? Go tell the person the Patriarch sent, that I will deal with this matter myself!”

nThe gentle and amiable expression on Li Rou’s face was completely gone, replaced by an icy cold expression, causing the room to feel as if the temperature had gone down slightly.

nDuan Ling Tian’s heart stirred.

nNever did he think that this woman, who was as beautiful as a flower, would be so protective…

n“Mom, what was that pill you gave me earlier? I feel like my injuries are nearly healed.”

nDuan Ling Tian got up from bed, lightly stretching his body.

n“Silly child, that was a ‘Grade Eight Gold Injury Pill’,” Li Rou lightly smiled.

nGrade Eight Gold Injury Pill!

nDuan Ling Tian sifted through the foreign memories in his mind…

nIt turned out that even within Fresh Breeze Town’s Li Family, there were only two of this Grade Eight Gold Injury Pills. Now, one had been used on him, a disciple with another surname.

nIt looked like his mother had quite a high status in the Li Family.

n“Tian, the Patriarch is waiting for us. Let’s go.”

nLi Rou brought Duan Ling Tian to a spacious courtyard in the Li Family Estate.

nInstruments of torture laid scattered around the vast courtyard.

nThis was where punishment in the Li family was carried out: the Punishment Hall!

nIt was exactly noon, and the sun was burning high in the sky...

nThe surroundings of the Punishment Hall were filled with people. Li Family disciples had come to watch the show.

nIn the middle of the courtyard, a youth was tied to a pillar under the blazing sun with two middle aged men standing by his side.

nThe cross eyed, middle aged man on the right side had an expression of rage when he noticed the arrival of Duan Ling Tian and his mother.

n“Duan Ling Tian has arrived…The families precious Grade Eight Gold Injury Pill has such a strong effect!”

n“Yea, I was there when Duan Ling Tian was carried away, half-dead, but now, after taking the Grade Eight Gold Injury Pill, he’s back to being full of vigor and vitality.”

n“Usually, Lin Xin would just casually bully Duan Ling Tian and Ninth Elder would not say anything about that. However, this time he inflicted such severe injuries that Duan Ling Tian nearly died… Of course Ninth Elder is going to be furious.”

n……

nOne by one, the Li Family disciples started whispering to one another as they noticed the arrival of Li Rou and Duan Ling Tian.

n“Patriarch!”

nLi Rou brought Duan Ling Tian over to salute the middle aged man on the left.

n“Ninth Elder, regarding todays matters, my son Li Xin was at wrong. On the other hand, your son is fine now and yet my son has been burning under the sun the whole afternoon. Can we let him down now?”

nAt this moment, the cross eyed middle aged man, Li Family’s Seventh Elder Li Kun had a dark expression.

nWho would have thought that Li Rou wouldn’t even bother to answer him and directly ignored him.

nLi Rou brought Duan Ling Tian in front of the tied up Li Xin.

n“Tian, now it’s time to repay him in the same way that he injured you earlier!”

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