Chapter 67: Luo Yi's Pledge of Allegiance!

Perhaps because Ao Xin had always appeared approachable since they first came into contact, Luo Yi dared to ask such a question.

Ao Xin replied:
"A better life, and getting stronger faster."

Luo Yi's expression did not change much upon hearing these two points.
Such promises were too vague; he wanted something practical.
"If you purchase items through me instead of the Divine Grace Space, I will give you a five percent discount!"

Though a five percent discount did not sound like much, points were exceedingly precious, and every bit saved was beneficial.
This perk was exceptionally tempting.
Not to mention the ordinary people in Luo Yi's faction, even he himself was deeply moved.

A Great Sword cost one hundred thousand points, and a five percent discount would save five thousand points!
That was five thousand points!
Using those five thousand points to win people over would also be an extremely cost-effective business deal!

"Deal!"
He answered heavily.

He dropped the jagged great sword Zhanfeng to the ground, knelt on one knee, and pledged his loyalty to Ao Xin: "Boss Ao, Luo Yi is willing to serve you!"

Seeing him pledge his loyalty, Tang Yingying and Shi Yu also stepped up behind Luo Yi:
"Boss Ao! Tang Yingying (Shi Yu) are willing to swear loyalty to you!"

Nodding with satisfaction, Ao Xin told them to stand up, and said to Shi Yu: "Keep chopping up that hairy corpse; you're moving way too slowly!"

Subduing Luo Yi's faction, especially acquiring Tang Yingying, would make obtaining points much easier in the future.

Once those who had gone to transport the corpses returned, Luo Yi announced his decision to swear allegiance to Ao Xin.
"Stay or leave as you please, I won't force anyone!"

Though he said that, who would dare to leave?
Given their strength, banding together allowed them to survive, but leaving alone was pure suicide!

No one raised any objections. Ao Xin had Luo Yi take a headcount: there were one hundred and seventy-two people in total!
Most of them were able-bodied young adults, and under Luo Yi's restraint, order was maintained fairly well.

Leaving Han Shuang behind to watch over Shi Yu and the others, Ao Xin temporarily took Tang Yingying away.
"Come with me!"
Without waiting for her consent, he directly transformed into his dragon form, grabbed Tang Yingying, and flew into the distance.

"Yingying!"
Luo Yi was shocked, and Shi Yu was startled as well: "Boss! Where are you taking Yingying?"

From the horizon, the Azure Dragon's voice echoed: "Hurry up and finish off that hairy corpse, I'm going to go fetch another one!"

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
In the dragon's claws, tiny Tang Yingying tightly clutched his talon and screamed frantically: "I'm afraid of heights, big shot!"

Though the dragon claw held her very tightly, she still clung desperately to one talon, curling her body up frantically and wrapping her legs tightly around another talon, refusing to let go.

The wind whistled around her, the sound of airflow generated by rapid flight.
Looking up, the massive dragon body completely blocked the scenery above.
Below, buildings and people were rapidly shrinking, and her heart pounded wildly. If her legs hadn't been clamped so tightly, she probably would have peed herself!

With her adrenaline surging and her head spinning, she had no idea where Ao Xin was taking her.
As she gradually grew accustomed to it, her mind couldn't help but wander wildly.
Why did the big shot only take me away?
Is he going to do something to me?
Should I agree or refuse?
I heard it hurts a lot, and the big shot is so built...
Wuwuwu~~
Will I get pregnant? If I get pregnant, should I keep it? What should the child's name be?

Ao Xin, flying in his dragon form, had no idea what the little creature clutched in his claw was imagining. Soon, seeing a group of aimlessly wandering zombies below, he descended from high altitude and landed atop a tall building.
He released his claw and flicked it downward.

"Huh?"
Looking down, Tang Yingying was still clinging desperately to his claw, refusing to let go, her eyes hazy, unsure whether she had been scared unconscious or was lost in wild thoughts.
"Hey! We've landed!"

"Ah?" Tang Yingying snapped out of it, but seeing that they were on the roof of a thirty-story building, she panicked and hugged him even tighter.
"It's too high, I don't dare."

With no other choice, Ao Xin walked to the center of the rooftop, which finally gave her a sense of security. She cautiously loosened her arms and legs, standing on the rooftop without daring to take a single step forward.
"Big shot, why did you bring me to the rooftop?"

In her heart, she was thinking: Wuwuwu, the big shot brought me to the rooftop, did I really guess right? He's so strong, and I don't think I can resist.

However, after putting her down, Ao Xin did not transform back into human form, but instead said: "Use your ability to lure the nearby zombies over! Hairy corpses and anything below hairy corpses, I want them all!"

Before his voice had even faded, he dove downward. When he was ten meters from the ground, he transformed into human form, his feet stepping repeatedly on empty air, and after taking two steps in mid-air, he landed safely on the ground.

"Eh?"
Tang Yingying blinked her large, innocent eyes from the rooftop: "Wasn't the big shot going to..."
"Did I guess wrong?"
"Wuwuwu! How embarrassing!"

Though there was no one around and no one could hear her inner thoughts, the young girl's cheeks instantly flushed red.
She stood there blushing by herself for a long time before she remembered that Ao Xin had asked her to help lure monsters. She hurriedly released the zombie-attracting fragrance, but still didn't dare to look over the edge of the rooftop.

She sat alone and desolate on the rooftop, using her ability while humming a small tune.

Downstairs, Ao Xin slaughtered his way through the zombies.
Though the wandering zombies here were numerous, they had not yet reached the scale of a zombie tide.
However, with Tang Yingying on the rooftop continuously luring zombies toward him, his combat never ceased.

Ordinary zombies and flesh-eating zombies were killed outright, while ghouls had their limbs broken and were tossed into adjacent shops.
He fought to his heart's content, and though his Haki grew slowly, he could feel the progress.

His physical strength grew a bit stronger, and Haki was beginning to spread into his flesh and blood.
According to the crude classifications of his past life, he was currently around the mid-stage Iron Bone Realm. Once his bones completely transformed into adamant, power would be born from within, strengthening his flesh, blood, and meridians, reaching the "Giant Strength" Realm!

This was thanks to his genius Haki talent, which allowed his cultivation to progress extremely rapidly.

Finally, a hairy corpse was attracted over. He let out an excited roar, but instead of entering his human-beast hybrid form, he unhooked the steel whip from his back and attempted to fight the hairy corpse head-on.

As their forces clashed, Ao Xin felt a massive wave of strength wash over him, forcing him to take several steps back.
Without the enhancement of the Azure Dragon, his strength was still lacking.
Yet, being able to fight a three-star hairy corpse in the Iron Bone Realm without being instantly killed was already a remarkable feat!

Armament Haki coated the steel whip. He held the whip in one hand while thrusting with a Shigan finger-pistol in the other, and used the propulsion methods of Tempest Kick to launch fierce strikes with his feet.

However, the hairy corpse raised its arms and easily blocked the whip's assault, while his finger-pistol was also parried by the hairy corpse's other fist.
His kicking technique was swift, carrying a whistling gale, yet still failed to produce any flying slashes.
Practicing the movement techniques Soru, Geppo, and Tempest Kick—if he waited until the Divine Foot Realm to learn them, his progress would be blindingly fast.
Yet he was merely in the Iron Bone Realm, and his physique made it difficult for him to reach the level of kicking out slashes.