Chapter 294: Be Kind To Women!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The female guardian realised what had happened and her face went red with anger.
How can such a shameless man exist in this world? she thought.
Xu Que had embarrassed her in front of so many cultivators. She was fuming in anger and shame and her face was turning red. She was so angry and vexed that she wanted to end Xu Que's life in a single stroke.
However, the most important task now was to cover her legs.
Boom!
She immediately conjured up pieces of gold that covered her thighs like a pair of armored golden trousers!
Although she had a pair of spare trousers in her storage ring, under such circumstances, it would be impossible for her to put them on in front of all these people.
So, after some quick thinking, the female guardian had resorted to this tactic to temporarily cover herself by conjuring gold with her metal element spiritual Qi.
She stared at Xu Que furiously. "You lecherous, dishonourable scoundrel, prepare to die!" she snapped.
The flying sword merged with an enchantment. Fierce sword light appeared like flames and illuminated the dim Sword Catacomb.
The sword light was like an overwhelming rainstorm that rushed fiercely towards Xu Que.
At Jade Sword Sect, she had been considered an elite at the ninth level of the Original Infant Stage of cultivation. There was no one who had dared to speak to her in such a frivolous way before, not to mention Xu Que's unthinkable act of stripping her of her pants with his attacks.
This was beyond her level of endurance. There was no need to tolerate further!
The female guardian wanted to slash Xu Que the lecher in half, and dig out his lewd and crafty eyes.
The crowd of onlookers gulped in mouthfuls of cold air, their faces looking grim.
"This sword technique… can it be the Lightning Flare Art of Jade Sword Sect?"
"This is too strong, such momentum, this technique clearly contains formidable sword will!"
"She's really infuriated. By using such a potent attack, she obviously wants brother Fujiwara dead!"
"The Jade Sword Sect is truly powerful!"
Many cultivators felt a chill that made them numb in the head.
On the other hand, Xu Que still wore a serene expression, facing what was to come calmly!
"Aiya, damn… lady, I did that for your own good. This place is so cold and if you don't wear pants, you're going to catch a cold! Look at you, you don't even appreciate my goodwill. What's with the pieces of metal on your legs, aren't they making you even cold?" Xu Que clamored teasingly. He executed Six Corporeal Forms as a counterattack and another illusionary shadow formed, seeming to cover the whole area.
Boom!
There was a loud collision as the two sword techniques forcefully clashed with each other. It dispersed into spiritual waves that swept across the area.
The crowd stared in horror.
The crowd of young cultivators were all gifted in sword cultivation. They were the elites of their generation. So naturally, they were able to see clearly who had gained the upper hand with that display of prowess—Xu Que.
The sword technique that the female protector of Jade Sword Sect had executed was not a simple tactic, as it encompassed immense sword will.
Yet in the end, an illusionary shadow casually executed by Xu Que had successfully broken the technique by dissipating the sword will into spiritual waves.
This was a masterful show of force from Xu Que—a single stroke that had broken an all-powerful sword art!
This kind of power somehow seemed too formidable!
Everyone's eyes landed on Xu Que in aghast.
Xu Que narrowed his eyes and laughed. "Pitting yourself against me for being a cheapskate… ah, do you want to pit yourself against me in terms of sword skill? You're too far behind. When I was three, I was already wielding an iron sword and fighting heroes north of the Yellow River. At five, I carried a heavy sword and adventured into the faraway lands of the east. At ten, I needed no weapons anymore, for I could fashion even a strand of grass or twig into a sword! The world calls me the God of Swords, nicknamed Dugu Qiubai!"
Poof!
Ye Chang Feng, who was in the process of healing, was distracted from his task and spat out a mouthful of blood when he heard what Xu Que had said.
He was too familiar with these words. He knew he had fucking heard them before in the Imperial City of Fire Country, numerous times in fact. He remembered someone by the name of Li Bai uttering them.
Ye Chang Feng had noted expect Xu Que to be so brazen as to plagiarise someone else's words and come here to pretend, and even claim to be, the God of Swords. He felt that Xu Que was totally trying to one-up him, as he himself was known as the Legendary Swordsman!
...
"See, did you see that? The Legendary Swordsman vomited blood in fright when he heard my name!" Xu Que exclaimed to the crowd, pointing at Ye Chang Feng.
Ye Chang Feng suddenly saw black as he nearly fainted from rage.
The whole crowd was speechless, their mouths twitching heavily.
Senior Fujiwara, are you really naïve or are you pretending to be naïve?
He vomited blood because he was wounded by you!
How can you say he vomited blood because he was frightened of you?
We aren't blind!
And your claim that you were fighting heroes north of the Yellow River at three, venturing into the faraway lands of the east at five, and using strands of grass or twigs as your sword at ten…
Crap, why don't you go to heaven and boast?
Using grass and twigs as a sword?
Get rid of your broadsword first before making such claims, alright?
By now, the crowd had caught on to what was really happening.
They had deduced the truth from the situation and come to their own conclusion. Brother Fujiwara … was not innocent and simple. Lord Sword Spirit must have been deceived too.
And now that they were looking at Senior Fujiwara, they had a feeling that he was somewhat a cheapskate, and felt like hitting him.
Of course, they dared not act on their thoughts. After witnessing Xu Que's prowess, everyone was awed and terrified at the same time. Nobody dared to say a word!
The guardians of Ye Chang Feng wore severe expressions on their faces.
The female guardian who had fought Xu Que was already their strongest member. She had even executed the Jade Sword Sect's Lightning Flare Art, and yet it had been easily dismissed by Xu Que. They had now realized that Xu Que was definitely not easy to deal with.
The female guardian was so enraged that she was shaking.
In the Jade Sword Sect, she had been considered the best pupil in her league, but as she was not as gifted in sword cultivation as Ye Chang Feng, she had lost out to him—even though she was not weaker in any other aspect.
If Ye Chang Feng hadn't been a member of Jade Sword Sect, then she would have been the focus of the generation.
Although her strength wasn't in doubt, her sword technique had been so easily dismissed by a teenager! This was difficult for her to accept.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
When Xu Que saw that, he pointed at her and sniggered. "Look everyone, after hearing my name, she is trembling in fright!"
The crowd was helpless and speechless once again upon hearing Xu Que's claims.
Brother Fujiwara, you … what do you expect us to say!
Suddenly, Xu Que opened his mouth again, as if noticing that he had been wrong. "Hold on, that's not right, she's not scared!"
Everyone was temporarily startled.
Brother Fujiwara has really misunderstood!
What a relief, at least he isn't as shameless as we imagined. Someone like that is still acceptable.
However, in the next moment, everyone was thrown off balance.
Xu Que pointed to the lower half of the female guardian's body and spoke in a worried tone. "She's cold. Are any of you wearing two pairs of pants? Take one off for her. See how cold she is? All of you really don't know how to be tender and kind to women. Come, come, come, I'll help you out."
When he finished talking, he took a leap, turned into a flash of lightning and attacked the other guardians.
Chapter 295: Scum of the Cultivation World!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Everyone was shocked.
The guardians were stupefied for an instant as well. Apparently, it had not crossed their minds that Xu Que would simply strike the moment he finished talking. This was despicable.
Immediately, their expressions became solemn. They quickly stood in a defence formation, and executed defensive enchantments to fend off Xu Que's attack!
But they were wrong. Xu Que did not attack them. Instead, the shadows formed by his sharp sword were aimed towards the guardians' legs.
Slash! Slash!
A series of sounds of clothing being slashed were heard. Xu Que had directly slashed off large pieces of clothing from the guardians!
In an instant, the pants of the guardians were slashed off, revealing the now bare, hairy legs of the guardians!
Everyone was thunderstruck!
Slashing pants again?
Damn, what kind of person is this?
What kind of sword technique is this?
Why did it only target the lower body?
That's simply outrageous!
Why did you even fucking target the men!
"Despicable!"
"Shameless bastard!"
"Scum of the Cultivation World!"
The guardians were also outraged and burning with embarrassment. They pulled up their pants, pointed their swords at Xu Que and dashed at him with killing intent.
Xu Que wasn't even bothered to give them a glance. He simply pulled out his buster sword and executed the Flame Devouring Wave at the guardians. He believed that a single stroke would be enough to handle them.
Boom!
The invisible blast suddenly struck the group of guardians. They had no time to defend themselves against the sudden counterattack. They were struck directly and their chests sunk in, and their bodies were thrown up into the air uncontrollably from the impact. Lastly, they fell heavily onto the ground.
Cracks appeared on the ground and gravel splattered all around.
In just one stroke, the guardians had suffered heavy injuries and were now coughing out blood.
The crowd instantly froze!
Everyone was shaken. They stared in disbelief.
The guardians were of the same cultivation level as Xu Que. Yet Xu Que had been able to defeat all of them easily, alone.
Such heaven-defying strength, how could this actually exist?
...
The crowd of cultivators were elites and geniuses from various clans and factions. Their respective clans and factions had allocated them many resources for their cultivation, enabling them to easily beat opponents of the same cultivation level. That was already far beyond the power of an average cultivator.
However, the power Xu Que displayed was more terrifying. He had singlehandedly taken on several elites who were of the same cultivation level as him—Level Nine Original Infant Stage. In addition, they were from the Jade Sword Sect, a distinguished and powerful sect.
Where the hell had this perverted scumbag come from?
There was one more thing that the crowd was puzzled about…
What were the 'underpants' that Xu Que had mentioned? Was it a treasure?
Could it be a new type of defense-related equipment?
Why had they never heard of it before?
...
"Tsk tsk, all of you really deserved a beating! How dare you come out without wearing underpants? Hurry up, go home, your mothers are shouting for you to go back and put on your underpants!"
With that, Xu Que raised his buster sword high up in the air, and the sword immediately made a sharp sound that echoed through the area.
"Stop!"
Ye Chang Feng, who was not far away, saw this scene and immediately shouted in desperation.
Boom!
Nevertheless, Xu Que's attack had landed. It was unstoppable!
Nobody could stop him from killing those who he wanted to kill!
Initially, he had not intended to kill anyone. He had just wanted to act tough and leave the place. Then he would go searching for the Sword Spirit.
However, this Ye Chang Feng just had to interrupt him whilst acting tough. It had already been merciful of Xu Que to not finish him once and for all.
He had just managed to deal him some serious injuries and at the same time act tough and gain some Acting Tough Points!
But when these guardians had appeared, they had tried to kill him without saying a word, all because he had wounded Ye Chang Feng!
This is not fair at all!
How can the guardians just try to kill me like that?
Just because Ye Chang Feng is the Legendary Swordsman?
Does that mean no one else can attack you but only you can attack others?
If Xu Que had just been an elite cultivator who didn't have a System or any background, defeating Ye Chang Feng would have brought him tragic results.
That was why Xu Que was very annoyed. After humiliating the guardians and acting tough, he revealed his killing intent!
Maybe this was brutal and vicious of him!
But Xu Que was not bothered by it!
Because, he only wanted to live and act according to what his heart wanted!
So being the Legendary Swordsman is prestigious? he thought.
It allows you to just throw your weight around and bully anyone?
Sorry!
Unfortunately, you have met the Act Tough King of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
You want to act tough in front of the Act Tough King?
Please remember this, if you act tough for five minutes, you'll get thrashed for two hours!
In this world, only I, the Act Tough King, can act tough for my entire life without getting killed!
...
Bang!
The buster sword came down heavily. The icy cold mist in the area was cleared in that instant.
The ground now had a huge crack splitting it down the middle. With the powerful impact, crushed stones were splattered all around!
This was a sword technique without any sword will. It was so powerful that it was unimaginable how strong Xu Que truly was.
"No …"
Several guardians cried out in fear. Without any chance of escape, they were instantly shattered by this sword technique, and died on the spot!
The whole group of onlookers fell into a dead silence!
Dead!
All dead!
The guardians of the Jade Sword Sect were at Level Nine of the Original Infant Stage!
They were the some of the most powerful cultivators who had entered the Sword Catacomb!
However, despite their numbers, they … hadn't even been able withstand a single attack from Xu Que?
...
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Stage cultivator. The reward is 200,000 Experience Points and a storage ring!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Stage cultivator. The reward is 200,000 Experience Points and a storage ring!"
Ding!
...
Several notifications rang in Xu Que's mind.
He had killed a total of five Original Infant Stage cultivators, gaining 1,000,000 Experience Points and five storage rings!
He did a rough calculation—now he had gotten almost 1,000 storage rings. But he was lazy to check out each and every one of them. He just threw them all to System which would open them up, classify, sort and store them accordingly.
So far, there was nothing precious in the storage rings anyway.
Besides the spirit stones, Xu Que was not interested in the miscellaneous stuff. He could easily recycle the miscellaneous items to System for refining essence. They didn't have much value at all.
"Xu Que!" Ye Chang Feng suddenly screamed. His eyes were bloodshot with anger. "The Jade Sword Sect will fight you till the end!"
His voice could be heard in the entire Sword Catacomb. It was so loud that many of the cultivators felt pain in their eardrums.
Everyone could not help but a shudder.
Never had they seen Ye Chang Feng so murderous. Xu Que had really, deeply offended the Jade Sword Sect!
However, Xu Que was nonchalant about it. "Fight me till the end? Okay, you said it, since it's till the end, why can't I kill anyone of you? Jade Sword Sect? Haha, in my eyes, it's just trash! Let me count, this is the second time you said 'fight till the end'… I've never heard such a cheap request! You really live up to your reputation as the Legendary Cheapskate! Since you're sincerely begging for death, I should fulfil your wishes right?"
With that, Xu Que walked towards Ye Chang Feng, dragging his buster sword.
As the buster sword dragged over the ground, sparks appeared and a fresh, deep line could be seen on the ground. Intense killing intent emanated from Xu Que.
Everyone's eyelids twitched. Their mouths agape and they were horrified.
Uh … what does this guy want to do now?
Is he crazy?
Does he really want to kill Ye Chang Feng?
Chapter 296: Brother, You're A Good Man!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Killing people was too easy for Xu Que.
Xu Que was not a kind person and would never go soft-hearted on someone. He would never let himself be harmed!
Moreover, since Ye Chang Feng was so arrogant as to say that he would not stop until one of them fell down, Xu Que would help fulfill his wish. Then he would continue to use the same principle in dealing with Jade Sword Sect!
This was like free Experience Points delivered to one's doorstep, no one would ever reject it!
Besides, do you really think you're that tough, Legendary Swordsman?
Do you think you can be as tough as the Fire Emperor?
You're lucky you've been able to stay alive for so many chapters. Just look at the Fire Emperor—he presented his wife, daughter and sister, and how long did he live?
Supporting characters who lack intelligence like yourself, pitting yourselves against a Long Ao Tian or Gary Stu type novel… just to let you know, in most novels, characters like you wouldn't live past three chapters, unless you had managed to meet certain great and talented writers.
Xu Que had made up his mind to kill Ye Chang Feng. He wore a smile on his face when suddenly lightning appeared on his foot, and in a blur, he leapt towards him.
"Want to kill me? Do you think you have the ability?" A mad sneer had suddenly appeared on Ye Chang Feng's face. With a wave of his hand, a pill appeared in his palm. He had retrieved the pill from his storage ring.
That pill emitted a faint red glow as well as a pungent smell of blood that irritated the nostrils.
This time, Ye Chang Feng was angry!
He was really, really angry!
This was not just a personal problem of his own honor but the Jade Sword Sect's honor was involved as well—the honor of what was known to be Metal Nation's most prestigious and powerful celestial sect.
He had been humiliated by the shameless Xu Que to reach the pathetic state that he was currently in… and in front of so many people!
This was not something that he could tolerate!
Hence, Ye Chang Feng had made up his mind that no matter how high the price he had to pay, he was determined to finish Xu Que once and for all.
The appearance of the pill in Ye Chang Feng's hand made the crowd exclaim in shock.
"That's … the Blood Demon Pill?"
"Heavens, that's a six-star pill!"
"No, that should be called a prohibited pill! That pill is vicious, once consumed, it will start to burn the blood essence in one's body and drain their life force. At the same time, it will forcibly push up their cultivation level and the power of all their skills!"
"Tsk, Ye Chang Feng wants to consume this type of pill? I've heard that the side effects are terrible—ranging from a sharp drop in the cultivation level to death by body explosion!"
"That's right, nobody in their right mind would want to have anything to do with this type of pill… unless they've been driven to desperation that they'd be willing to burn all their bridges by relying on this pill!"
"Seems like Ye Chang Feng is going all out to kill brother Fujiwara!"
"No, Ye Chang Feng has lost his senses. As the best of our generation, too much of his life has been smooth sailing. He has never experienced such repression. He obviously can't take this and has chosen to walk the path of doom!"
"You're right, but once he consumes this pill, his cultivation will increase to a terrifying level… brother Fujiwara may die before he does!"
"Alas, it seems like we do not have an affinity with Lord Sword Spirit!"
...
The crowd of cultivators shook their head grimly. They felt that the fight between the two would be ominous as the possibility of both of them perishing together was very high!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk …"
Xu Que could not help but frown when he saw how haughty Ye Chang Feng had become after taking out the pill. Xu Que pointed at him and said, "come, come, come, all of you are the elites from various clans, let me impart some of my valuable experience in the world of cultivation. Our case study is the Legendary Swordsman, Ye Chang Feng, who is preparing to swallow a pill to boost his powers just because he cannot beat me. He is facing an enemy right now and has no choice but to use his last resort, yet he is still hemming and hawing, isn't he just asking for trouble?"
As Xu Que spoke, he wore an expression of loneliness, suggesting that his skills were so superior that he had never been able to find someone to match him, let alone defeat him. He puffed a sigh. "As all of you know, if I wanted, I could have killed him numerous times as he retrieved the pill from his storage ring. What's more, he has actually been dilly-dallying by talking so much! May I ask, if talking so much is useful, will he need to consume the pill?"
When the crowd heard all these, they couldn't help but feel their mouths twitch. This fellow is too cruel! Not only is he himself ruthless, but his words are especially vicious as well! they thought.
After hearing these words, any cultivator in Ye Chang Feng's position would be on the verge of spitting out blood from anger.
"Xu Que, you… don't force me! If I swallow this Blood Demon Pill, you'll…"
"What about me?" Xu Que sighed. "Are you swallowing it? You know, just uttering your sentence has taken one second and seventy-five milliseconds, enough time for me to have killed you seven or eight times already."
Xu Que smiled and inserted his broadsword into the ground in a relaxed manner. "However, I'm a tolerant person, especially to those who are preparing to show me their most powerful skills. Think about it, if you get killed before you can execute your best moves, isn't that such a waste? So, you mustn't disappoint me. Hurry up, just swallow the pill and shut up your mouth!"
"You… fine! You forced me!"
Ye Chang Feng could tolerate no more, anger was surging in his chest.
"Chang Feng, stop!"
The only surviving female guardian cried out in shock.
But that could not stop Ye Chang Feng's madness.
"Xu Que, I'll make you regret coming into this world!"
Under the stunned gazes of everyone, Ye Chang Feng gave a roar and swallowed the Blood Demon Pill.
Boom!
In an instant, a blood red aura emanated from Ye Chang Feng.
"Ahh…"
He uttered a shrill scream. His skin moved as if blood was boiling under his skin. A mighty energy escalated within him as well.
The next moment, Ye Chang Feng's cultivation soared by leaps and bounds, his appearance rapidly aged, wrinkles emerged in his face and his hair suddenly turned white.
His cultivation level had been raised to the Infant Transformation Stage.
"Wow!"
The whole audience was appalled and gasped in horror.
Level One Infant Transformation Stage!
This change in battle had decided their destinies.
After all, the gap between the Original Infant Stage and Infant Transformation Stage was too huge.
Furthermore, being the cream of the crop, Ye Chang Feng had great accomplishments in sword cultivation. Now that his cultivation had been elevated, he could fully display his horrifying sword will!
"It's done for now, brother Fujiwara has no chance of winning now!"
"Alas, when Ye Chang Feng took out that Blood Demon Pill, I had guessed the outcome to be like this!"
"His life force will be drained for this victory. After this battle, Ye Chang Feng might not be able to survive!"
"Is this even worth it…?"
Everyone shook their heads, heaving sighs!
As if they had already foreseen the result.
They believed the outcome of the battle would be predictable. They were certain that Xu Que would be killed by Ye Chang Feng and that the latter would die from his exertion in the battle as well.
Subsequently, this battle might become a legend as well.
However, things did not go as they had expected.
Xu Que watched in astonishment as Ye Chang Feng aged rapidly before his eyes. Through the draining of his life force, Ye Chang Feng was now a cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage.
Suddenly, he felt moved and looking at Ye Chang Feng, he blurted, "big brother, you are a really good person!"
This sentence baffled everyone at the scene.
What's happening?
Why did this fellow praise Ye Chang Feng?
Is it because he is afraid and is trying to beg for mercy?
Ye Chang Feng misunderstood Xu Que as well. "There's no point saying such things now," he sneered. "You have pushed me this far and I won't let you off no matter what. You can only die by my sword."
Hum!
As he finished talking, Ye Chang Feng's sharp sword was humming and the intense killing intent within it could not be concealed.
Nevertheless, Xu Que was overjoyed. He gave a smirk and clarified. "I mean that it's a good thing that you ate that pill. You see, originally I could only get 200,000 Experience Points. But now that you are at the stage of Infant Transformation, I can get one million Experience Points just from killing you! It seems that I had been wrong about you earlier. In these days, there are many people who rush to give me Experience Points… but, there is hardly anyone who is as good as you, Master Ye. Such a selfless contribution by actually rushing to level up and then allowing me the chance to obtain so many Experience Points by letting me kill you. There really aren't many people like you!"
Chapter 297: My Killer God's Single Stroke
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Experience Points?
The crowd was confused once again. They did not understand what Xu Que had said.
But when they heard that Xu Que wanted to kill Ye Chang Feng, who was now at the Infant Transformation Stage, they were unable to keep calm.
Are you kidding me? Ye Chang Feng is now at the Infant Transformation Stage. He is also the Legendary Swordsman. He has unparalleled talent in sword will and you're telling me you want to kill him?
Brother, we can already foresee your tragic end. Can you spare us all the bragging?
Earlier on, you even had the cheek to say that he was hemming and hawing!
But even that could not be compared to your boasting! You are the guru of boasting!
The invincible guru of boasting!
"You killing me? Ha, this is the funniest thing I've ever heard in my life!" Ye Chang Feng laughed out loud. "But … now, you can die by my sword!"
Swish!
The next moment, his face shifted into a cold expression. His sword turned into a flash of light as he headed towards Xu Que.
Feeling the boundless energy swelling in his body as he was now an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator, Ye Chang Feng felt that it was all worth it!
He was not afraid of a drop in cultivation level or a shorter life span. He believed that with the longstanding history and strong foundation of the Jade Sword Sect, he would be treated with all kinds of valuable herbs and pills which would one day recover what he had lost.
What he had to do now was kill Xu Que, the shameless bastard, in front of everyone. He would then be able to salvage the reputation of Jade Sword Sect—and that would be enough.
"Yo, we're competing with our sword techniques right?" Xu Que yelled. "Actually, I just learnt a sword technique as well. Come, I'll let you have a taste of my Killer God's Single Stroke!"
Xu Que's lips curled upwards. Killer God's Single Stroke could take down an opponent of a Level Eight Infant Transformation Stage old geezer. There was no way he would be afraid of a cultivator who just stepped into the Infant Transformation Stage because of a pill.
However, the crowd was speechless at Xu Que's claims.
Killer God's Single Stroke?
Your bragging is getting out of hand. How could you just claim to know the renowned skill of the Killer God of Tian Sha so easily? You are seeking your death!
That Killer God's Single Stroke, do you think that anyone can just learn it?
Obviously, it's the Killer God's ultimate skill. It was said that Killer God had searched everywhere but had not managed to find a successor who would be able to inherit his mantle!
Thus, it's highly probable that only the Killer God knows this skill. Yet you're actually bragging about Killer God's Single Stroke. You're probably just bluffing to trick people again, right?
But, at the moment where nobody believed that Xu Que would actually know Killer God's Single Stroke…
Swish!
A sound of something piercing through the air was heard. Xu Que's body had vanished from where he stood, just like that!
There was silence.
Everyone was frozen!
Ye Chang Feng was puzzled for he was unable to locate Xu Que anywhere.
The next moment, a formless ripple of air appeared and spread out behind Ye Chang Feng. A gleaming sword suddenly flashed past like a comet through Ye Chang Feng's throat.
And suddenly, Xu Que appeared in front of the crowd again.
Everything had happened in only a second…
An instant kill!
Really, an instant kill!
In just a moment!
It took less than a breath!
This stroke is fast, too fast!
Xu Que's earlier claim had not been just a meaningless boast. He really could kill Ye Chang Feng lots of times within a short timeframe…
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator. The reward is 1,000,000 Experience Points and a storage ring!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 230 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 260 Acting Tough Points!"
...
System notifications rang in his mind. Ye Chang Feng had indeed been classified as an Infant Transformation Stage cultivator and System had rewarded him with a million Experience Points.
He was now closer to Level Ten of the Original Infant Stage. He still needed hundreds and thousands of Experience Points!
It also meant that he was very close to the Infant Transformation Stage. He would be able to enter that stage soon!
...
Everyone who had witnessed the scene stood frozen in their positions. Their expressions were dazed and out of sorts.
Poof!
At this moment, Ye Chang Feng suddenly spat out a huge amount of blood. Then he fell on his back.
Bang!
A somewhat muffled sound was heard. The abrupt sound awakened many people.
Their eyes changed from a dazed look to that of horror and panic:
"Kill … Killer God's Single Stroke?"
"Just now that stroke was … Killer God's Single Stroke?"
"My goodness, did I see incorrectly? Besides that old Killer God from Tian Sha, there is actually another who knows that skill!"
"And he killed Ye Chang Feng, who had taken the Blood Demon Pill and entered the stage of Infant Transformation!"
...
The crowd expressed in shock.
The old Killer God of Tian Sha—everybody within the five nations would have heard of him!
His famous sword skill was unparalleled. It was said that for several hundreds of years, no one had ever managed to learn it.
However, a Level Nine Original Infant Stage young man could execute the move so easily and had killed the Legendary Swordsman of the Jade Sword Sect!
This would definitely not end here!
"Chang Feng Junior!"
At this time, the female guardian reacted and immediately gave a shriek. The grief-stricken woman rushed over and hugged the body of Ye Chang Feng.
Xu Que was startled by the woman. Is this girl acting in a television drama? She is so loud! Too exaggerated!
An elite cultivator suddenly puffed a sigh and shook his head. "I've heard that the best young female disciple of the Jade Sword Sect, Lin Zi Yan, had liked Ye Chang Feng for a long time and had willingly took on the role to become his guardian. I thought that it was just a rumor, but now… seems like it was true after all!"
"You're right. Fujiwara's single stroke is too terrible," commented another cultivator who was full of sympathy. "He has ended the life of her lover!"
Xu Que's eyebrow lifted and he shot a glare towards the sympathetic cultivator. "My single stroke can also cut off a certain appendage which will make people die without descendants. Want to try?"
The elite cultivator's face immediately turned as white as paper. He took a step back and kept waving his hands with a worried smile. "No … no need."
"Xu Que!"
Suddenly, the female guardian who had been hugging Ye Chang Feng's corpse, turned and stared at Xu Que with a ferocious and furious expression.
"From now onwards," she screamed miserably, "in this world, heaven or hell, nobody will be able to protect you anywhere! The Jade Sword Sect will slice you up and fight you till the end!"
"Cut it out, can you be more original? I'm sick of hearing the same thing 'fight till the end' over and over again. This makes you people from Jade Sword Sect seem unoriginal and uneducated!" Xu Que was totally unafraid. His arms were crossed and he looked cool as a cucumber.
He had disliked this girl right from the beginning.
When she had appeared, she had not hesitated in attacking Xu Que. Not only that, but her attacks was so vicious that Xu Que had placed her under his must-kill list.
But just now an elite cultivator mentioned the female cultivator's name, making Xu Que's eyes light up. "Eh? Your name is Zi Yan, right? Is your mother's surname Zhao?"
The crowd was confused and speechless once more.
Even at this time, you're in the mood to find out the surname of the female guardian's mother?
Brother, what are you up to this time?
Don't tell me, you already knew Lin Zi Yan from a long time ago?
Or are you thinking of going to massacre all of her family members after getting that information?
As the crowd thought of this, everybody couldn't help but feel a chill go up their spines.
Lunatic!
Jerk!
This guy never acts according to the norms!
Maybe, he really will do something like this!
Lord Sword Spirit must have made a wrong judgment. This person is far from being innocent and honest!
The female cultivator was surprised as well. Her mother was a mortal and had been dead for many years.
Her seniors and juniors, even the Elders of the Jade Sword Sect, did not know of her mother's surname.
But this rascal before her, how did he know?
She looked towards Xu Que as she couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "how … how did you know?"
"So it's really Zhao?"
Xu Que was overjoyed inside but he pretended to be mysterious and serious, "That's it, I know that your mother's surname is Zhao. I even know her name's Xiang Lu, right? Her full name is Zhao Xiang Lu! There's a poem that goes like this…" Xu Que began to recite. "Sunlight shines on the incense burner that gives birth to violet smoke."
He grinned. "Girl … your name is so poetic, no wonder you liked Ye Chang Feng, a piece of trash who looked good but only knew how to shoot his mouth off. Tsk, tsk, tsk… what a pity!"
Chapter 298: Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sunlight shines on the incense burner that gives birth to violet smoke?
What? Brother, you also know how to write poetry?
Your literary skill isn't bad. All you had was a name but you still managed to make a poem out of it!
The poem sounds catchy … but somehow it doesn't feel quite right?
"Shameless scoundrel, go to hell!"
At this moment, Lin Zi Yan reacted, her face boiling with anger as if she had transformed into a madwoman. She pointed her sword at Xu Que and executed her killer move.
The sword technique she used was merciless and cunning. The blade of the sword seemed to have vanished and only a shadow was left. The sword left Lin Zi Yan's hand like a needle, aiming towards the point between Xu Que's eyebrows.
"Oh my, it is the Ultimate Sword Art of the Jade Sword Sect—'The Silver Lining'!"
"Heavens, Lin Zi Yan is so talented! She can actually execute 'The Silver Lining' that only Infant Transformation Stage cultivators and above could perform. She is just at Level Nine of Original Infant Stage cultivation!"
"This … I'm afraid she might have used some secret arts? Otherwise how would she be able to execute that skill?"
"This is a formidable skill that attacks the Soul Strength of the opponent. Unless the opponent possessed incredibly strong Soul Strength, they will be seriously injured!"
"Fujiwara has attained such a high level of cultivation at such a young age but his weakness might very well be his Soul Strength. Yes, that makes sense as a lot of time and effort is needed to train up Soul Strength as well!"
"Although this attack by Lin Zi Yan seems to have been executed in a fit of anger, it is in actual fact a rational attack!"
"Oh no, brother Fujiwara is doomed!"
The crowd gasped softly. Nobody had thought that Xu Que would be able to survive the attack.
This was mainly because this attack was not only contesting the power of the technique but more towards the face-off of their Soul Strength.
Moreover, the technique that Lin Zi Yan had used, The Silver Lining, was enough to force her to utilise her Soul Strength to the maximum. Even a cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage would not dare to face this directly!
What a pity…
Lin Zi Yan had bumped into Xu Que.
Xu Que's Soul Strength was the most demonic presence ever!
Even the female Emperor had been impressed with his Soul Strength, and remarked that his Soul Strength was no weaker than Level Six Infant Transformation Stage!
Xu Que was slightly surprised by the sword technique that was being executed by Lin Zi Yan, but he continued to wear a rather peaceful expression.
"So you want to pit yourself against me on Soul Strength? I'm not afraid of anyone unfortunately! But this technique is good, as it can take down opponents unexpectedly. I must say, this technique is as powerful as my Killer God's Single Stroke. I'm not going to be polite okay? I'll learn this first, and talk later!"
Xu Que gave a laugh, called out the System and activated 'Phaseless Magic'. In this way, he had successfully learnt this technique—The Silver Lining.
The crowd was speechless once again when they saw that Xu Que still had the nerve to brag.
How can he be so nonchalant?
He can still brag and laugh when he is facing this top-notch sword technique. Does he actually not know how powerful this technique is?
Swish!
Everything happened in an instant!
The sound of something cutting through the air was heard. Lin Zi Yan's now needle-like sword was a tiny beam of light in front of Xu Que.
Xu Que's hands were behind his back. Before the 'needle' could hit Xu Que, he raised an arm coolly and waved at the 'needle', as if he was chasing a fly away.
Clang!
The sound of metal hitting the ground resounded through the area.
The 'needle' had turned back to its original form—a sword. And it had fallen onto the ground.
Poof!
A mouthful of blood gushed out from Lin Zi Yan's mouth. She felt weak all over and almost fell to the ground as she desperately used her two arms to support herself. Her face was full of disbelief.
"How… how can it be? How did you defend yourself from this technique?" She looked up with difficulty. She was terribly shaken that things had not turned out as she had expected.
The crowd was shocked and dumbstruck. They gawked at Xu Que blankly.
With only an adjustment of his sleeves, Xu Que had nullified 'The Silver Lining'. Nobody would ever be able to forget this scene!
How strong did his Soul Strength have to be for him to nullify an attack with such ease?
This young fellow seemed only 16 or 17 years old and already had his cultivation up to Level Nine Original Infant Stage. That was already unimaginable. Now, even his Soul Strength was so monstrously strong. Could it be that a demonic genius who might not even appear in a million years had appeared in the Cultivation World?
"Ultimate Sword Art—The Silver Lining, this name sounds strong. Okay, let me try out its power!"
With that, a sinister smile appeared on Xu Que's face.
With a flick of his palm, Lin Zi Yan's sword flew into his hand.
A strong sense of foreboding festered in everyone's hearts as if something terrible were about to happen.
They kept thinking over the words that Xu Que had just uttered—that he wanted to test the power of that sword technique!
Can it be… that with just one glance, he managed to learn it?
That's impossible, absolutely impossible!
Swish!
Just then, the sword that was just in Xu Que's hand disappeared.
And in the frightened eyes of everyone, the sword turned into a shadow 'needle' that was barely discernible to the naked eye.
The line of barely distinguishable light dashed swiftly towards Lin Zi Yan without any hesitation!
On the problem of killing, Xu Que was a decisive person.
If someone had no value and might even pose a potential threat to him, he would kill that person!
However, he felt that he had already been merciful enough, as he had only killed those who had wanted to kill him. He hadn't gone crazy and massacred everyone in their clan.
Merciful in his own mind, that was. Everything depended on his mood!
Everyone could be his good comrades if they hadn't disturbed him from acting tough!
"No… impossible…"
At that instant, Lin Zi Yan realised what was happening. Her eyes were wide open as she gasped in horror.
Earlier on, she had given her all and she had even used some secret arts to execute 'The Silver Lining'. Regrettably, Xu Que had nullified it!
Not only that, but he had even managed to learn the sword technique and execute it so effortlessly.
Such talent… such a skill shouldn't exist.
How could such a person exist in this world?
Lin Zi Yan was unable to withstand the blow, for this was one of the ultimate, unique skills of the Jade Sword Sect! She had studied and researched it for a long time before being able to grasp it. Even in the Jade Sword Sect, there was only a handful of cultivators who could perform this technique.
How did he learn it in just one attempt?
Why?
Why did this happen?
Stab!
As she was immersed in great sorrow, the 'needle' pierced cleanly through the point between Lin Zi Yan's eyebrows.
She fell back in a daze, not breathing.
The nine cultivators who had been sent into the Sword Catacomb by the Jade Sword Sect had been entirely wiped out!
The crowd fell into a dead silence.
They were all holding their breath.
Only at that moment did they finally understand how formidable and scary the young man was, despite him pretending to be innocent and simple all this while.
On killing, he was definitely more merciless than anyone there!
Not to mention the other guardians, but he had even been so decisive in ending the life of such a beautiful woman!
This type of mindset suited a ruthless person like him. He would be able to survive in this cruel Cultivation World!
Indeed, there was a saying that suited this incident!
Don't judge a book by its cover!
Those who had thought Xu Que was innocent, naïve, simple and honest, were now completely floored!
Respect the old and cherish the young? To hell with it!
Innocent and naïve? What crap!
Simple and honest? What f… forget it, we don't even have the strength to curse anymore!
Everyone felt deeply helpless.
Chapter 299: Don't be Afraid, Be Calm!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for killing an Original Infant Stage cultivator. The reward is 200,000 Experience Points and a storage ring!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 230 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to host 'Xu Que' for successfully acting tough. The reward is 260 Acting Tough Points!"
...
Xu Que did not bother with the notifications that were ringing in his mind. Instead, he eyeballed the crowd of cultivators at the scene.
Everyone's eyelids twitched and their faces turned pale with fright.
Oh no, we witnessed this fellow murdering all the cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect.
Is he thinking of ending our lives here as well, so that he can destroy all evidence of what he has done?
As the cultivators thought of that, they trembled in fear. They believed that Xu Que would definitely do that.
However, contrary to their expectations, Xu Que threw away the sword in his hand and smiled a lovely and harmless smile, as if he was returning to his innocent and honest self.
The crowd felt like coughing out blood at that sight.
Brother, can you stop the pretense?
You just murdered people before our very eyes, and now you're acting innocent and harmless. It really makes us feel awkward!
Don't tell us… you want us to cooperate with your acting?
...
Nevertheless, most of the elite cultivators looked rather grim as they knew that people like Xu Que would certainly have horrific achievements in the Cultivation World.
He would no doubt, be the nightmare of countless cultivators!
This kind of person should absolutely not be provoked and should not be befriended, or one might then find that the whole world had become their enemy!
As for the Sword Spirit's inheritance? Even if someone got it, one had to be alive to be able to learn it!
If one were to have Xu Que as their senior, they could get killed anytime without knowing why.
"Uh … brother Fujiwara, we'll be on our way then!"
"Right, brother Fujiwara is so strong and wonderful. We'd better not disturb you."
"Let's have tea together in future. We'll take our leave now!"
Many of the cultivators squeezed out friendly smiles and waved Xu Que goodbye.
They did not want to stay in this place anymore. It was too dangerous.
Xu Que smiled at them too. He did not ask them to stay either.
In any case, he had finished acting tough. The next target would be the Sword Spirit and the Genesis Metal Herbs in the Imperial Tombs!
Boom——!
Just then, a sudden, deafening noise was heard in one of the tunnels that led to the Sword Catacomb's exit.
The whole Sword Catacomb started to shake violently, as if it would collapse any moment.
All the elite cultivators were terrified. They turned to Xu Que and beseeched, "brother Fujiwara, please spare our lives, we have no ill intentions towards you!"
"You don't need to kill us. We don't have a good relationship with Jade Sword Sect either. We won't expose what you did!"
"He's right, we didn't see anything today!"
"Yes, we really didn't see anything. In fact, I'm blind."
...
All kinds of blatant lies came out of the cultivators' mouths as they pleaded for their lives.
They had misunderstood and thought that Xu Que had created that disturbance in order to kill all of them in one fell swoop.
However, Xu Que was wondering about the disturbance as well. He cussed in his head. I'm not the one who fucking did this!
He gazed at the tunnel that had collapsed.
Somehow, Xu Que could sense an intimidating amount of pressure approaching him, coming from the tunnel. He could also tell that… the highly dangerous pressure had its sights locked on him.
"What's going on?"
"Why do I feel that death is coming nearer to us?"
"Please don't, brother Fujiwara, please let us off!"
The elite cultivators had apparently sensed imminent danger as well and begged for mercy.
They knew very well that even if they joined hands, they wouldn't be able to defeat Xu Que, so they chose to beg for their lives.
Xu Que was annoyed by all the noise. "All of you, shut your mouths!" he roared, pinning them all with his stare. "Fucking idiots! Look at you now, how are you ever going to be elites if you're all so cowardly? In the face of danger, we need to be calm and rational, and we need to have the courage to face the ordeal! We'll overcome it with integrity and righteousness. That is the path of the strong!"
Xu Que's passionate speech delivered with righteous ardour resounded in all directions.
Everyone was startled.
What?
Brother Fujiwara did not create this disturbance?
Who did, then?
Ding! "Warning! A super strong unknown entity is approaching host!"
Ding! "System has calculated that the host's current ability and strength is no match for the entity and will only result in death. Suggestion: host should immediately leave this place!"
System notifications rang suddenly in Xu Que's mind.
Xu Que immediately thought of something. He stared hard at the tunnel and seemed to have guessed what was charging at him.
The Sword Spirit!
It's definitely the Sword Spirit!
Damn, the Sword Spirit is unexpectedly powerful, too strong!
Fuck! It's hostile! I need to get out, fast!
Swoosh!
To everyone's astonishment, thick black mist appeared and swiftly emerged from the tunnel.
The speed of the fog was so fast that it was like a flash of black lightning. Sometimes, a silhouette of a human could be seen, sometimes resembling a sharp sword. Xu Que was certain that the entity's target was him.
"Don't be afraid, calm down everyone! When we encounter such situations, we must not panic. All of you look towards there … yes! Focus all of your attention and look at it carefully, it's best not to blink your eyes! If you can't even see clearly what is coming, how do you know if it's a foe or a friend? If you just escape blindly, how will you ever be worthy of the word 'elite'? Yes! All of you just keep looking and figure out what it is! Furthermore, even if it's an enemy, all of you should stare at it fearlessly and scare it away with your imposing stance! Don't be afraid! You mustn't be cowardly! Don't run away! Don't even think of escaping! Yes, yes, yes…that's it! Alright! All of you must withstand the pressure as best as you can! For this is the right path to take to be the strongest … Exploding Heavens Art of War Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away to fight another day! Everybody, good luck on honing your will power and walking the path of the strong. Farewell!"
Xu Que successfully fooled the cultivators into staring hard at the black fog. And before the black fog could touch him, he immediately activated the Divine Escape Emblem.
With a swish, Xu Que's body instantly vanished from sight.
Boom!
The black fog failed to strike Xu Que, but its power was so immense that the surface area of the ground dissipated into dust and powder on the spot.
All the cultivators present were distressed. Their mouths were wide and their faces were full of alarm.
What the hell is this black fog?
This power is unusually strong!
Such mighty aura!
The power that the black fog displayed by charging at Xu Que… even the Infant Transformation Stage cultivators would most likely not survive the blow!
The cultivators saw it very clearly. Xu Que had managed to escape in the nick of time!
He's not dead!
Well… he ran away!
He ran away in a flash!
He must have prepared… to escape right from the beginning!
Where's the basic trust between people?
Didn't you say that in the face of danger, we need to be calm and rational?
Didn't you say that we need courage to face the ordeal, and to overcome it with integrity and righteousness?
This fucking bastard… you don't want to act tough anymore?
To hell with your integrity and righteousness!
To hell with honing will power!
You actually wanted us to seek our deaths by staying here!
To hell with walking the path of the strong!
You wanted to send us on the path of the dead!
You've escaped, but what about us?
And at this moment, everyone suddenly understood why the gentlemanly Ye Chang Feng had been so angry with Xu Que.
Chapter 300: My Name Is Naruto Fujiwara
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
After detecting Xu Que's disappearance, the black fog gradually amassed to the shape of a human—it was an expressionless man with a cold aura. The lower half of his body was composed of the raging black fog, floating in the air.
An overwhelmingly sharp sword will emanated from him as if the surrounding air froze.
The crowd of elite cultivators held their breaths, trembling inside their hearts.
All of the elite cultivators could vaguely make out that the black fog man in front of them felt like an extremely sharp sword! If one went near him, one would instantly turn into ashes!
"What… what is that?"
"What terrifying sword will, it's even scarier than Lord Sword Spirit!"
"We better hurry and leave. If we get involved, nobody's going to survive!"
Many of the elite cultivators paled and quickly left the place.
The black fog was not bothered by them. He stood firmly in his original position, surrounded by his murderous aura, and no longer moving.
...
At the same time, the Divine Escape Emblem sent Xu Que to an open field about five miles away, which was very close to the Imperial Tombs.
"Fuck, that Sword Spirit is too strong. System, you sure you were right to tell me to run? You have to know that I'm a good, tough man who would rather die and not surrender. You know, I lose face when I run away like this. I need to find a way to exact revenge when I go back."
Xu Que had called out System, and was complaining to it.
System went silent for a moment and responded, "the Sword Spirit has an unyielding pursuit of the Way of the Sword. Suggestion: host can try to communicate with the Sword Spirit by talking about the Way of the Sword and making him submit to you."
"What's that? Way of the Sword? You want me to compete with the Sword Spirit to see who is more of a cheapskate? System, are you being real? Come on, if I can comprehend the Way of the Sword, I would have become an Immortal. What's more, just one look and I can tell that the Sword Spirit has already attained much skill in the Way of the Sword. How am I going to make it submit to me so easily? Just hurry up and help me level up to Immortal Emperor or Immortal Lord or whatever and I'll just subdue him directly."
"After assessing the host's abilities in totality, this System suggests that host should communicate with the Sword Spirit on the Way of the Sword. This is the method with the highest success rate!"
"I already said I don't know anything about the Way of the Sword. If you are talking about the Way of the Cheapskate, then I'm good at that…"
"You will know it!"
"Know crap, if I knew, I would have gone to heaven!"
Xu Que and System argued for a good while on this matter. But no matter what, System kept repeating the same solution that he could make the Sword Spirit submit to him by talking about the Way of the Sword.
In the end, Xu Que suddenly realised something, his mouth twitching heavily.
This Scheming System seemed to be hinting something.
Use the Way of the Sword to subdue the Sword Spirit?
Xu Que knew nothing about the Way of the Sword. However, that was fine. As long as he knew how to blow smoke, that would be fine too!
Xu Que gave a light slap to his own forehead and sniggered, "what a treacherous System, that's so wicked of you. You're telling me to blow smoke in the Sword Spirit's face? Fine, I'll have to try it then!"
Xu Que was fired up with excitement and hurriedly making his way back to the direction of the Sword Catacomb.
Not long after, he appeared outside the Sword Catacomb again.
There were still a lot of cultivators outside the Sword Catacomb, waiting for the elite cultivators to come out.
Several Elders of the Jade Sword Sect had arrived. They were at the Infant Transformation Stage and had an arrogant air around them.
Xu Que's appearance attracted the attention of the cultivators waiting outside.
"Huh? Takumi Fujiwara? When did he come out?"
"It can't be, from the moment he entered till now, no one has yet to come out of the Sword Catacomb. How did this Takumi Fujiwara come out?"
"Could there be another exit?"
"This is no small matter. If there is another exit or entrance, the restriction limit may not be as strong. The cultivators with Infant Transformation Stage might be able to enter."
"Right, let's go find out."
...
All of a sudden, many people crowded around Xu Que.
Some came to ask questions while others came to settle their scores with him.
For example, the group of Elders that Xu Que had ridiculed earlier on, the Spirit Treasures Pavilion, and several big family clans. There were slightly over ten people.
And as the Elders from the Jade Sword Sect arrived, Zhang Li Yun was now bolder and was arranging people to take Xu Que away so that he would not spill the beans about Ye Chang Feng's defeat in Fire Nation.
Xu Que had an imperious manner and spoke loudly, "What do you want? Why are all of you crowding around me? I'm Naruto Fujiwara from Exploding Heavens Faction. Do you think I'll blow you up if you dare to block my way?"
Naruto Fujiwara?
The crowd was startled.
This isn't Takumi Fujiwara? But they looked exactly the same?
Someone asked, "how are you related to Takumi Fujiwara?"
Xu Que answered seriously, "That's my brother. What about it? Is he there? I need to settle some scores with him. Get out of my way."
Under the perplexed gazes of the crowd, Xu Que squeezed through the crowd and headed straight into the entrance. He pulled out of his ancient broadsword and entered the restrictive barrier successfully.
The crowd was immediately angry as they stared at that ancient sword.
"Fuck, that guy is Takumi Fujiwara. I recognise that ancient sword!"
"We're being tricked. Outrageous, he actually used a fake name!"
"People like him are total scum. The shameless scoundrel!"
Many people were cursing and hurling abuse. The Elders who wanted to settle their scores with Xu Que were infuriated as well, as they had lost another opportunity to deal with him.
"Ha, they actually dare to scold me?"
As Xu Que stepped into the Catacomb, he heard what the crowd outside were shouting and was immediately in a bad mood. He stepped out again and rebutted, "you morons! Fuck your mothers, Zhang San Feng, monk Tai Chi, Tai Chi Swordplay, Popeye the Sailor Pikachu, and Digimon fatty snake."
The crowd was enraged but they could not understand a single word of what Xu Que had hurled at them. "Dammit, don't be so arrogant."
"I'm arrogant, so what? Forget it, I'm not going to waste my time on you. This Speed Star is going to subdue the Sword Spirit. Goodbye!" Xu Que cackled loudly and went inside once more.
The mouths of the crowd twitched:
Subdue the Sword Spirit? Just keep bragging!
You think you can meet Lord Sword Spirit?
Everyone thought Xu Que was just boasting. What they were concerned about was another matter!
"By the way, how did this rascal get out?"
"Is there really another exit?"
"Send more men to surround the Sword Catacomb and wait for him to come out. We need to catch him and question him about it."
Many of them were very excited. If there was another exit for the Sword Catacomb, it would be a huge discovery as more people would be able to benefit from it.
In no time, many sects and clans sent out their men to surround the Sword Catacomb and search for another exit.
Xu Que was now inside the tunnel and passed by the stone wall again. The creature within the stone wall recognised him straightaway and roared in displeasure. "You bastard, you dare to come back? Hand over the purifying water to this deity or this deity will lick you to death!"
"Lick me to death? Aiya, I'm so scared. That's so fucking perverted of you! Wait till I subdue the Sword Spirit then I will consider whether or not I want to let you out. Goodbye!"
With that, Xu Que grinned and passed by the stone wall without stopping, continuing to make his way deeper into the Catacomb.
The creature within the stone wall was astounded and quickly shouted after him. "You met the Sword Spirit? You're alive? Damn, young boy come back here, leave the purifying water behind. If you die, I really will need to lick for another 2,000 years! Hey, boy, come back here! Dammit, you're seeking your own death!"