Chapter 39: Is This the Power of Love?

Reality is still reality—what must be faced, must be faced.

Liang San stood tall before them, his aura overwhelming.

Faced with such a powerful enemy, Gu Lian felt a chill of despair deep in her heart.

“Su Nan…” she whispered.

Su Nan just smiled gently.

“Don’t worry. I’ve got this.”

He patted her hand lightly and took a step forward, directly facing Liang San.

“You want to die? Fine! I’ll grant your wish!”

Liang San’s eyes twisted with fury, laughter echoing as he raised his hand.

The blood-red mist around him surged violently and rushed toward Su Nan.

This blood mist was denser than before, and countless blood spirits howled from within, their shrieks piercing.

Coldness surged head-on like a deathly wave—bone-chilling and terrifying.

“Die!!”

Liang San roared, and the red mist swallowed Su Nan.

Huff…!

Su Nan narrowed his eyes and exhaled slowly.

At that instant, a faint arc of lightning appeared around his body.

His gaze sharpened. His empty grip seemed to form the hilt of a blade.

“Thunder Breathing… First Flash!”

In a blinding burst, lightning erupted from Su Nan’s body, countless bolts lancing forward.

In the blink of an eye, thunder and lightning ripped through the red mist.

Agonized wails echoed from within as the blood spirits were annihilated.

In a single breath, the mist and all within it vanished.

The blood spirits were incinerated into black ash, completely erased.

The darkness around them lit up, illuminated by Su Nan’s thunderous power.

Liang San’s eyes narrowed, his cold gaze locked on Su Nan.

He raised his hand, summoning another wave of blood mist.

But again—Su Nan’s thunder tore through it, destroying the spirits in an instant.

This time, Liang San’s expression turned serious. The mockery was gone.

He clapped his hands together, and a dense crimson mist formed a spinning blood orb before him.

“Die!!”

Liang San howled, hurling the blood orb at Su Nan.

The air froze in its path. Ice spread across the ground.

Even the very air crystallized.

In that moment, by the light of his lightning, Su Nan glimpsed the twisted faces of trapped blood spirits inside the orb.

Right after releasing the blood orb, Liang San vanished—his figure flickering rapidly.

In the next instant, his clawed hands slashed straight for Su Nan’s throat.

But Su Nan remained utterly calm.

The Thunder Breathing Technique: First Flash was far stronger than he had expected.

And with the system’s help, it had already been boosted to Postnatal Peak Perfection!

Even though Su Nan was only at Martial Tier 5, he now wielded terrifying strength.

Electric arcs gathered in the air and shot toward the blood orb.

Lightning raged across its surface, tearing into it.

Under the assault, the orb quickly began to break down.

Its ice-cold aura shattered and vanished into vapor.

Just then—Liang San appeared right before Su Nan.

Fury twisted his features, red mist swirling madly around him.

Frost radiated from his claws as they slashed for Su Nan’s neck.

“Die!”

“Dragon Shadow!”

Liang San roared, but Su Nan matched him with a shout of his own, launching an uppercut.

A dragon wreathed in lightning burst from his fists, roaring as it lunged at Liang San.

The cold around Liang San was utterly destroyed.

His aura, his pressure—everything crumbled under the lightning’s force.

Boom!!

Su Nan’s punch struck Liang San in the chest. He could hear bones cracking.

Puhh…!

Liang San vomited blood midair—but instead of falling back, his eyes sharpened, and he lunged—

Biting toward Su Nan!

Su Nan hadn’t expected him to retaliate while critically injured.

He instantly unleashed First Flash again.

Thunder erupted from his body, compressing into tiny explosive arcs, drilling into Liang San.

Liang San’s bloodied fangs met lightning.

His mouth exploded in a mess of blood.

Before he could react again, Su Nan’s fist crashed into his face.

Liang San flew back, crashing into a tree before sliding to the ground.

Su Nan slowly withdrew his power, the thunder fading from his body.

He stood still, eyes cold as he stared at Liang San.

Liang San, now blood-soaked and barely breathing, leaned against the tree.

Yet, the twisted smile on his face remained.

“Heh… hahaha…”

“Kid… you’re… strong…”

His eyes dimmed.

He gazed up at the sky, voice growing weaker.

“Gu… Qingge…”

“In the end… I still… couldn’t…”

The voice faded.

Liang San… was dead.

Su Nan finally let out the breath he’d been holding.

Behind him, Gu Lian stood frozen in disbelief.

The Su Nan now was far too different from the one before.

Earlier, even together, they’d barely handled Liang San’s blood spirits.

But now—Su Nan had single-handedly crushed Liang San in two strikes.

What had changed?

The only thing… was her confession and kiss.

Could it be…

“Is… is this really the power of love?!”

Gu Lian’s heart surged.

She rushed forward, threw her arms around Su Nan, and exclaimed joyfully:

“Su Nan, you were amazing!!”

Su Nan had just exhaled when he felt Gu Lian hug him from behind.

He knew she’d misunderstood.

But how could he explain?

He couldn’t exactly say—

‘The more you confess to me, the stronger I get.’

That would just make it worse.

He opened his mouth to try.

“Gu Lian, about just now…”