NOVEL WEB Chapter 961 - 962: This Peak Master is Going to Take You Down
Chapter 961: Chapter 962: This Peak Master is Going to Take You Down
In the slightly stupefied and astonished gazes of the few people around, several figures slowly emerged from the vortex.
A small dog, pure white all over, jumped down cursing and swearing. It looked around with its small eyes, which were filled with a scrutinizing gaze.
“Hm? Is someone there?”
Ergouzi looked at the few people in front of him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
“Hiss, we just got here and we’ve been discovered? Should we get rid of them, to prevent the news from leaking out?”
Liu Jinshui said with a vigilant expression. They were about to return to the Central Origin Realm to strike a counterattack and could not afford to expose their tracks ahead of time.
“Let’s capture them first.”
Li Xiaobai glanced at Yan Que and the others. It was obvious that these people were not cultivators born and raised in the Immortal Spirit Continent, but likely came from the Central Origin Realm.
“May I ask who you gentlemen are? I am Yan Que, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Great Flame Dynasty, under orders to cultivate this barbaric land. Could you kindly grant us some convenience?”
Yan Que clasped his fists and spoke indifferently, seeing that the newcomers looked young, he was somewhat calmer and no longer as panicked.
“I am Wu Dao of the Mad Blade Sect, and I have seen the several gentlemen.”
The youth in white robes also paid his respects politely.
“Young Master Li! Young Master Li has come back!”
“And Lord Ergouzi too, they must be here to help us!”
“These bandits from the Central Origin Realm are burning, killing, and looting on the Immortal Spirit Continent, Young Master Li, you must seek justice for us!”
Before Li Xiaobai could speak, the prisoners tied up nearby suddenly became agitated, shouting one after another. Li Xiaobai, upon hearing this, was somewhat stunned and, upon closer examination, found the group of captives looked very familiar, especially the white-clothed woman being surrounded by the crowd in the middle—it was Yang Huan, the City Lord’s daughter from the frontier Holy City, wasn’t it?
“Is that Miss Yang Huan up ahead?”
Li Xiaobai asked.
“Young Master Li, is it really you!”
The pale-faced female cultivator showed a hint of joyful surprise in her eyes.
“Is this the behavior of all cultivators from the Central Origin Realm who descend to the Immortal Spirit Continent?”
Li Xiaobai’s eyes flickered with cold light as he spoke indifferently to Yan Que and the others.
“How insolent! How audacious!”
“How dare you speak to our young master with such an attitude! Which family do you belong to?”
Several servants couldn’t help but rebuke him and glared at Li Xiaobai angrily. They came from large families and carried their own pride.
Seeing their behavior, Li Xiaobai understood that this group of people was unaware of the recent changes in the Eastern Continent and didn’t know that the three major dynasties had been emptied by the Sect Master of the Sword Sect.
“You seem to know this Miss Yang Huan, so you must have also ascended from the Immortal Spirit Continent to the Central Origin Realm, correct?”
Listening to the conversation, Yan Que felt that he had discovered the truth and spoke with a smirk.
“So what if I have?”
“Heh, I thought somebody from a famous aristocratic family had descended, but it turns out to be just a lackey from the Barbaric Lands. But since you’ve been to the Central Origin Realm, you should understand that the influence of the dynastic families is not something one person can contend with. Now, kneel before me, sever an arm by yourself and vow to sink for eternity, and this young master may spare you a path to life!”
Yan Que’s eyes were full of ridicule, thinking he was dealing with a king only to find a bronze. How strong could a cultivator ascending from such barbaric lands be? At most, they’d have a glimpse of the Human Immortal Realm. The resources of both sides weren’t even on the same starting line.
“Woof! What kind of monster dares to plot against the boys of the frontier without asking permission from your Lord Buddha’s son!”
Ergouzi, hearing that he had been recognized by the cultivators, was quite full of himself. Interjecting before Li Xiaobai, he strutted forward with a catwalk sway, facing Yan Que and others, his eyes loftily filled with disdain.
“Lord Ergouzi, this Yan Que is an Inner Sect Disciple of the Great Flame Dynasty, and his cultivation level has already reached the Human Immortal Realm. He won’t be easy to deal with!”
The frontier cultivators couldn’t help but speak up to remind him, aware that this former Fire Qilin Saint Child had also gone to the Central Origin Realm with Li Xiaobai, but they were not aware of his true realm of cultivation.
“Hahaha, Young Master Yan, you’re really underestimated by others. Even a mad dog dares to bark wildly at you. It must be said that the courage of the cultivators from the Barbaric Lands is commendable!”
The young man in a white robe, Wu Dao, laughed heartily. After figuring out the origins of the two men and one dog before him, his anxious heart was completely put at ease.
A mere servant who ascended from the Barbaric Lands would probably have trouble even surviving in the Central Origin Realm, let alone possess any significant background or strength. Such people would eventually be nothing more than ants, trampled on at will by the likes of them.
“Ah Cai! Dispose of them!”
Yan Que’s face turned somber as he coldly ordered.
“A mere dog dares to challenge my master. He truly is a frog in the well. Does this mayfly that crawled out of a remote backwater really think it can shake a tree?”
“This old servant might not be much, but today I shall properly teach you ignorant youngsters a lesson on behalf of my master!”
An elderly man exploded in rage, the Immortal Yuan Power within his body erupting. With both hands, he transformed hot molten lava desiring to incinerate Ergouzi to ashes, with his Merit Value manifesting above his head: one thousand points.
“Ergouzi, be careful, this old servant’s cultivation has reached the Half-step Human Immortal, only a step away from the Human Immortal Realm. You must not get trapped by his cultivation technique, otherwise, you’ll be burned to the bone, leaving no remains. Mei Changqing and several other City Lords have died at his hands!”
Yang Huan called out as a warning.
“Woof!”
“You dare flaunt trivial tricks in the face of Buddha, watch your master’s capability!”
“Great Majestic Dragon!”
Ergouzi howled to the sky, extending his furry little paw to slap at the emptiness. A weak sound arose as the divine chant of the great way materialized, a golden dragon image soared towards the sky, its fearsome maw opening with a scalding breath that evaporated the molten lava cultivation technique along with the old man in the void, turning him into a wisp of blue smoke that vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh!
Golden light flickered in the firmament, and the number above Ergouzi’s head changed.
“Merit Value: Four hundred and ninety thousand!”
The scene fell silent.
The cultivators were shocked into speechlessness; the old man was Yan Que’s most capable lieutenant, and now he had been slapped to death by a dog? And was that string of golden Merit Value in the void mocking them?
“Young Master Yan, did… did I see incorrectly? Did I add extra zeros to the Merit Value above that dog’s head?”
The young man in a white robe, Wu Dao, had trouble articulating his words.
“Four hundred and ninety thousand Merit!”
“What is the background of this dog! That move, Great Majestic Dragon, is a closely guarded secret of the Buddhist Sect. How could it perform it?”
Yan Que felt a chill sweep over his entire body; he seemed to have kicked an iron plate. Four hundred and ninety thousand merit, he had never seen so much in his lifetime. Such a number, he had only heard of in rumors, belonging to the peerless great powers.
“Woof! I’m not targeting anyone in particular, but I’d like to say that everyone present is trash!”
Ergouzi was full of pride. Although his cultivation was not high, it was still easy for him to deal with a Half-step Human Immortal, especially with control over a secret technique like the Great Majestic Dragon, which greatly boosted his power.
Li Xiaobai nodded secretly. It seemed that during his time in Buddha Country, the Great Thunderclap Temple truly put great effort into this dog. Judging from the technique just now, this dog’s cultivation realm should now be at the beginning of the Human Immortal Realm. He could go unchallenged in the Immortal Spirit Continent, but he would still be a bottom-dweller in the Central Origin Realm.
“You… who exactly are you? How can a swine from the Barbaric Lands who ascended here possibly have such cultivation?”
Yan Que’s legs went soft and uncontrollable, his lips trembling involuntarily.
Li Xiaobai took out a Jade Gourd from his bosom, speaking deliberately, “I am Li Xiaobai, Peak Master of the Sword Sect’s Second Peak. Now, I will take you. Do you have any objections?”