Chapter 880: Opening The Gift Bag Again!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was a horrifying battle.
Xu Que's act of toughness was fluid and effortless; it was so powerful that the mountains split and the earth shook!
Who else in the world was capable of that?
He battled hundreds of enemies alone as a lone cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage; not only did he execute hundreds of Heavenly Humans at the Crossing Calamity Stage, he even wiped out two powerhouses at the Great Vehicle Stage.
Most important, Xu Que emerged unscathed from the battle. He quickly ended the fight within a few rounds!
"I…I feel like I'm living in a dream!" An Imperial Palace powerhouse murmured in horror. "It was just too unreal!"
"With such strength, it's no wonder then that he could stand by the Holy Senior's side!"
"In the end, we were the ones who gravely underestimated his ability!"
"Exactly! Moreover, what is this Exploding Heavens Faction? I've never heard of it!"
"Eh? Wait a minute, the Exploding Heavens Faction? Wasn't there a challenge letter sent by, let me think, the Four Great Continents about a year ago? I remember that it was from the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Challenge letter?"
"That's right. However, His Majesty took the letter away before I could read it properly. I just saw those three words – Exploding Heavens Faction – at a glance!"
…
Everyone's faces changed all at once, and they looked at Xu Que in disbelief.
The Four Great Continents!
This was an area restricted by shackles. No powerhouses had emerged from the Four Great Continents for many, many years. Cultivators who managed to reach Form Synthesis within their lifetimes were already considered great. How could it possibly nurture a demon like Xu Que?
That went against all their notions that talents are born only in blessed lands!
Swoosh!
Before they knew it, Xu Que had landed.
When faced with the crowd's looks of horror and disbelief, he sighed slightly and shook his head, "I was too careless, too careless!"
Careless?
What did he mean?
Those from the Imperial Palace and the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion stood in a daze.
Xu Que walked on as he complained, "What a slip-up! I had wanted to play with the Heavenly Humans for a few days more, but I accidentally got carried away. I would have used just 30 percent, and not 40 percent, of my strength if I had known!" Sigh!
He left for Jiang Hongyan's hiding place in the hole in the tree when he finished speaking, leaving the crowd with just a sight of his back.
Everybody else present was flabbergasted beyond words and almost vomited blood.
He got carried away?
He simply used 40 percent of his strength?
Crap!
Was he lying or speaking the truth?
Everyone could not help but look at each other in utter horror, but not one of them had dared to question Xu Que. At that moment, all they could feel toward Xu Que could be expressed in a single word – fear.
Even if they were all on the same side, nobody was courageous enough to stand near Xu Que. His ways and prowess were just too fearsome.
…
In a very short time, Xu Que arrived at the hole in the tree where Jiang Hongyan was practicing secluded meditation.
He paused for a moment, then stepped into a hole in a different tree neighboring Jiang Hongyan's. He then turned toward those who had followed him, "Everyone, since we still have a month to go, you all may explore wherever you want. Of course, my advice remains that it's best that you leave now. Otherwise, I reckon that it's out of my reach to ensure your safety once this month ends!"
Almost immediately, Xu Que waved his hand and unleashed a few restrictive spells, sealing the tree hole.
"All right. Please make yourself comfortable, fellow cultivator Xu! We shall take our leave!"
The remaining powerhouses of the Imperial Palace hurriedly said their goodbyes as they made their exit, unwilling to waste too much of Xu Que's time. After all, they had been Xu Que's opponents in the beginning. Back then, they had not thought much of Xu Que, even though they did feel that he was strong.
However, having seen Xu Que finishing off powerhouses at the Great Vehicle Stage right before their eyes, they no longer felt complacent. Besides, they might have to face the Ancestors of the Heavenly Human Tribe when the seal lifts once the month is over. The situation was too dangerous for them to stay.
Therefore, the few Imperial Palace powerhouses all decided to leave, following the path by which they had come.
The ladies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, however, were at a slight loss. They all looked toward the tall lady for instruction. The tall lady paused for a moment, before biting her lips, "The Heavenly Human Tribe will surely hunt us all down when the month is up. When the ancestors of the Heavenly Human Tribe make their move, I'm afraid that even Fellow Cultivator Xu would not be able to spare us any attention. We will only die a meaningless death if we stay!"
With that, she sighed. "Forget it. Maybe some enlightenments are predestined. We shall leave as well." In the end, the tall lady bid farewell to Xu Que and led the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion female disciples away.
Once the seal lifts at the end of the month, they could leave via their original entry point.
Argff! "I shall leave too!" Seeing that the situation was much grimmer than expected, Buttface tried to escape. However, before he could take another step, he felt his collar tighten around his neck, choking him.
"Oh crap, crap, crap…lad, what are you doing? Why is it that they can leave, but not me!"
Buttface immediately turned to Xu Que angrily, who was still in the hole in the tree.
Xu Que narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Where do you want to go? Don't you want to visit the KFC and McDonalds in my hometown? Walk down the streets, and you'll see them everywhere. A single spirit stone could buy us several shops. Are you sure that you're not coming?"
"I'm coming, coming, coming…of course! When are we leaving?" Buttface's eyes lit up once he heard that. He quickly ran toward Xu Que's hole in the tree.
"We can leave anytime, but will have to wait till this month's up! I need to enter the Heavenly Human Tribe's territory and see for myself the place that can activate the Space-Breaking Spell!"
Now that he had obtained the Space-Breaking Spell, Xu Que was no longer worried whether he could return to Earth. However, his ultimate goal was to bring Jiang Hongyan and Liu Jingning, as well as Madam Ya, Su Ling'er, and all the others back to Earth together. Just like a holiday trip!
Achieving that was difficult, though. First of all, he would need to gain a better understanding of the environment where the Space-Breaking Spell could be activated and whether he could find a similar environment in the Four Great Continents.
Next, he would need to find a way to return to the Four Great Continents to fetch Liu Jingning and the rest.
No matter what, the most crucial prerequisite was that they had to wait until the seal lifted. Only then could they barge into the Heavenly Human Tribe's territory and see the place for themselves.
"Buttface, I will be doing secluded cultivation for a few days. Go outside and guard both me and Hongyan. When I emerge, heaps of hamburgers will be waiting!" Xu Que looked at Buttface smilingly.
Buttface perked up at once and quickly agreed, nodding enthusiastically.
Then Xu Que sat down in the tree, legs crossed. He had exhausted all of his Taoist Connotation in the previous battle. Killing a powerhouse at the Great Vehicle Stage was not as easy as it seemed!
For the time being, all he could do was to meditate and recover, and, in the meantime, check if his prowess had improved.
All in all, his greatest enemy in a month would be the Ancestors of the Heavenly Human Tribe.
If every single Ancestor were at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, the battle ahead would be arduous and extremely dangerous. He had no choice but to make better preparations.
The first thing Xu Que did was to summon the System. He had gained quite a lot from the previous battle. Not only did he obtain a lot of experience and Acting Tough Points, but he had also gained a Big Mystery Bag for his virgin kill of a Great Vehicle Stage powerhouse!
In the face of the enemy at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage that he was about to meet, Xu Que can't wait to see how the Big Mystery Bag would be helpful to his upcoming battle.
Chapter 881: The Seal Is Lifted!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Swoosh!
Xu Que activated the Lucky Aura. He swept his gaze across the System parcel interface. The Big Mystery Bag immediately opened. A few beams of light shot out and nested into the parcel slots, then showed up as items:
High-Class Escape Emblem X 2
Random Shapeshifting Card: This item is a tool. It can generate all sorts of characters randomly, which will change randomly with time and generate 100 points of affection or animosity. The duration of this tool usage is four hours.
Ultra-Invincible Emblem X 2: Single-Use Consumable Amulet, withstands all attacks from anyone below the stage of an Immortal Cultivator, lasts for five seconds.
"Eh? This batch isn't bad at all!"
Xi Que's eyes lit up. While he hadn't gotten many items from this gift bag, every single thing in it was extremely precious.
He had obtained two High-Class Escape Emblems and two Ultra-Invincible Emblems. No matter how you looked at it, it was a windfall!
However, that Random Shapeshifting Card….
"What the hell was that thing? Random characters, random changes, random generation of affection and animosity points? Crap, how random could it possibly get?" Xu Que frowned. He was not a man too fond of randomness.
Most important, simple tricks like altering one's appearance were nothing to Xu Que – he already has a disguise puppet for that. All in all, the shapeshifting card did not hold great interest for Xu Que.
"Forget it. I've earned my keep with those two Ultra-Invincible Emblems. As for the two Escape Emblems, ha, ha, I now have a total of three emblems, counting the one I obtained before!" Xu Que ignored the Shapeshifting Card and bore down passionately on the two Ultra-Invincible Emblems. His heart was singing. With these two spells, my mum would never again have to worry about me being beaten up!
Arwoof! "Lad, are you crazy? Didn't you just say that you're going to meditate? Why are you grinning like an idiot while sitting there?" Buttface, standing guard outside, asked as he looked at Xu Que weirdly.
"Idiot! Stop bothering me. I'm going to cultivate right now!" Xu Que glared at Buttface. He took out the manual of Wordless Magic Art and closed the System interface.
With only a month left, it was too late for Xu Que to advance his cultivation stage. He would not make much progress within this short amount of time. Therefore, he had decided to consolidate his Taoist Consolidation. He would continue to decipher the Wordless Magic Art.
Boom!
He closed his eyes, and his spirit immediately flowed into the Wordless Magic Art. Once again, he would immerse himself into the world of nothingness. Under his feet was the same old labyrinth of jumbled, black words. Those were his reflections on his Taoist Connotation.
Xu Que was no stranger to this place. He brought himself to the center once again and sat down with his legs folded.
A few moments later, strands of black amulet scribbles flowed out of his body like a long river. They flowed in all directions, slowly filling up this blank world.
One day.
Two days.
Five days.
Ten days.
…
Soon, 30 days had passed in a flash. Xu Que was still fully immersed in the Wordless Magic Art and his world of Taoist Connotation. For the entire month, he had never woken up from his reflection of Taoist Connotation. Although nothing had changed about his Taoist Connotation, it was more robust than it had been before he went into Secluded Meditation.
Swoosh!
When Xu Que opened his eyes, the Spiritual Qi surrounding his body had solidified in front of his eyes. His Taoist Connotation was at a state of maximum thickness, inadvertently suppressing the Spiritual Qi.
Arwoof! "Lad, you're finally awake! What great timing! You both woke up at the same time!" Buttface's voice came out of nowhere.
Dazed, Xu Que turned to see the outside of the tree hole. Jiang Hongyan too walked out from the neighboring tree hole. Jiang Hongyan's cultivation had ended several moments earlier than his.
The current Jiang Hongyan was not only stronger than before, but she was undeniably more beautiful at first glance. Her beauty remained so strong that just by standing there, she became the view. However, that exquisite aura she carried had deepened. That might be the result of her finally mending her soul into a rightful whole.
"What a coincidence, Little Miss! How were your gains?" Xu Que smiled as he got up and walked toward Jiang Hongyan. He waved to lift the restrictive barrier.
Jiang Hongyan smiled mildly, nodding, "It was a success!"
"That's great!" Xu Que answered. With most things, and especially about mending her soul,…Xu Que had never worried Jiang Hongyan would fail.
"Oh god, stop chitchatting! The seal is lifting. I can already feel the killing intent from the many people outside, dying to kill us all!" Buttface said anxiously.
Buttface had been lying outside the tree hole for the whole month. Now that the seal was finally going to lift, Buttface was beginning to get fidgety.
Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan stepped out of their respective tree holes. They let loose of their Soul Strengths to scan their surroundings.
The duo immediately sensed that the seal of this area was indeed quickly weakening and was about to disperse. Also, due to the seal weakening, they could sense the countless powerful auras outside the barrier, all thirsty for their blood.
"There are at least three powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage!" Jiang Hongyan frowned and raised her beautiful brows slightly. Her expression was solemn.
"Three! Well, that's quite a handful." Xu Que frowned as well.
He had initially thought that no matter how deep the foundations of the Heavenly Human Tribe were, there would at most be only two Heavenly Humans at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. He even thought that those two powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage would believe that he was too insignificant to deal with and would sit out the battle.
However, it turned out that he had miscalculated. The opponent sent out three powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, all at once.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, Jiang Hongyan waved her slender hands and a patch of green glitter fell upon them. Like Immortal Elixirs dissolving into a fragrance, the glitters began to spread.
Such is the effect of the Celestial Concealment Herb. It could wipe away their presences and conceal their figures, making it difficult for the Heavenly Humans to detect their whereabouts.
"What should we do now? Should we run as well? It's not too late to run!" Buttface asked hesitantly. Buttface always wavered when it came down to having to choose between life and delicacy.
"It would be too late if we ran and did nothing else. Also, there's no need to run at all!" Xu Que shook his head and turned his gaze toward the land before the forest. He knew that that was the way leading to the Heavenly Humans' territory.
Well, he had no need to run anyway, at least for now.
With the two Ultra-Invincible Emblems in his hands, even with just three High-Class Escape Emblems, he could guarantee their escape no matter what kind of sticky situations they found themselves in, bypassing any confinement from barriers or seals!
"I don't care if it's a tiger's den or dragon's nest, I must see that place with my own two eyes!" Xu Que said determinedly. After all, his return to Earth depended on it.
Jiang Hongyan nodded in agreement. She smiled faintly, "The seal is about to be lifted. Let's head there first."
No matter the danger, she would not deny Xu Que's suggestions. Furthermore, she was much stronger than before. Of course, the most important reason was that she believed in Xu Que's strength. Xu Que would not have taken the risk if he had no confidence.
"Wait! I learned something new when I was practicing Secluded Meditation. Let me try it!" As if he had suddenly recalled something, Xu Que called out the System interface at once. His gaze quickly landed on the item Shapeshifting Card.
He knew that those Heavenly Humans in that forest must have witnessed him wiping out other Heavenly Humans,via some methods unbeknownst to him. Therefore, they would definitely be out for his blood.
If so, it might just be the perfect opportunity to try the Shapeshifting Card. After all, it's something quite precious, yet useless. If he could bluff them after his transformation, he could save a lot of trouble. With that in mind, Xu Que used the Shapeshifting Card.
Chapter 882: Xu Que, The Trap
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jiang Hongyan and Buttface looked at Xu Que interestedly. Both of them knew that Xu Que's strength was already terrifyingly high. However, didn't he just say that he had learned something new in the month that he had been practicing secluded meditation? Could it be some other terrifying Magic Art?
The more they thought about it, the more curious they became.
Swoosh!
A blinding white brilliance suddenly shot up from Xu Que's body. It appeared like a flash, but faded even faster. The white light disappeared in the blink of an eye, but…Xu Que was gone!
In his place stood a gorgeous, scantily clad woman all in red, with a folded fan in her hands.
The air seemed to freeze!
"Crap!" Buttface was the first to register Xu Que's transformation, and called out in surprise.
Jiang Hongyan stood rooted to the ground, unable to react. While usually she was always calm and collected, her face was filled with shock this time.
No one expected that the something new that Xu Que had mentioned would entail him transforming into such an enticing woman.
What the hell was this fellow planning?
"Crap! Are you out of your mind, kiddo? This is what you learned in one month of secluded meditation?" Buttface asked, confounded.
No one knew that Xu Que was the most astounded of them all. The figure that the Shapeshifting Card had transformed him into was none other than the insanely popular game character – Mai Shiranui.
What the crap!
What's the meaning of this?
You're making the great, handsome, and robust Act-Tough Saint into a trap?!
Ding! "You are currently transformed into Mai Shiranui. The random effect obtained is: Gaining 100 points of affection from strangers!"
Xu Que's lips twitched at the System's words. He immediately responded, "What is this freaking Shapeshifting Card? This is crazy, don't I need some face? I dare you to generate a real Mai Shiranui for me, see if I'll fu… pooh, no, cancel this effect right now! I'm humiliated to the bones!"
Ding! "As the Shapeshifting Card is classified as an item its use cannot be canceled. The effect will end automatically after four hours. Please use it well, Host!" replied the System.
Xu Que turned green.
Unable to cancel? Use it well?
Use it well, your ass!
Well, crap, he had finally fallen into the pit he had dug for himself. He had no choice but to become a trap for the next four hours!
"Little one, what are you planning this time?" Jiang Hongyan turned to Xu Que and asked teasingly.
"Uh…This is a tactic, yes, a smart tactic of mine to distract the enemy! I'm luring the tiger away from the den. It's a feint and a distraction! You'll see when the time comes!" Xu Que forced a rigid smile.
This is the pride that an Act-Tough Saint must uphold at all costs!
Play it cool on the surface, while cursing yourself in the heart!
Even though he's now forced to become a trap, he still has to hold it together and not show his real feelings. Otherwise, it would be just too embarrassing!
"Young lad, you keep getting scarier. I can no longer see through you!" Buttface commented in sheer horror. He felt that Xu Que was becoming more and more perverted, and that there were no means to achieve his ends that he would not use!
"Quit yapping that nonsense and follow me!" Xu Que patted Buttface's head and strode along on those white and slender legs of his…. Sigh. He/she was headed toward the other end of the forest. That was the direction that led to the Heavenly Human territory.
However, Jiang Hongyan could see that Xu Que was really embarrassed. While he would rather die than admit it, Jiang Hongyan knew him well enough to see through his strong front.
Gazing at his back as he walked away, Jiang Hongyan could hardly hold back the smile that formed on her lips. After all, it was such a rare occurrence to see the little one being this flustered. Xu Que had always acted too mature for his age, and so this was the first time she had ever seen him in such a bashful situation.
…
In the end, the three of them finally reached the border of the forest. In front of them was an invisible barrier. While it could not be seen nor felt, anybody who walked up to it would be pushed back by a great force. Even if someone attacked it with magic arts, nothing could make a dent in it.
Xu Que quickly gave up on forcefully breaking the barrier after a few tries. On the one hand, he could not blast the seal open quickly. On the other hand, the seal was speedily weakening and would dissipate any second. Trying to pry it open now would be a waste of True Core Strength.
Of course, the main reason he was having so much trouble was this costume of his. Mai Shiranui's robes were so skimpy that she might as well have worn nothing. He could not move comfortably at all.
Boom!
At that moment, the deafening roar of thunder rang throughout the clouds. It was as if a lightning bolt was tearing through the sky in bright daylight.
Xu Que glanced upward and saw a dim light screen spreading downward at high speed. It started from the tip of the skydome, as if someone had ripped a tear in the skies.
"The seal is lifted!" Xu Que smiled and put away the folded fan in his hands. Smiling, he looked forward.
Arwoof! "I decided to be a silent lone wolf!" Buttface began to get nervous. He hid behind Xu Que and looked as if he would bury his head in the sand at any minute.
Jiang Hongyan was as calm as she always was. Luxurious and elegant, her air of supremacy as an Empress made her stand out against the dark forest all around her. She was enough to overwhelm all things beautiful in the world.
Bam!
In a few moments, the seal in the air had spread downward. The invisible barrier in front of them burned away like a parchment catching fire – a brief flash and it was gone.
The next second, the scenery before them began to change.
The forest still lay behind Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface. However, in front of them, stone houses of all sizes began to emerge. These houses were littered all over the mountaintop; a small city with quaint architecture.
At the city border stood an entire troop of Heavenly Human soldiers, their aura overwhelming and stormy. They charged toward the outskirts, furious and ready to kill.
Three elders stood in front of their troops, their pressure all-engulfing and all-consuming. With youthful looks and white hair, they were none other than the three Heavenly Human powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
Behind the three elders stood hundreds of Crossing Calamity Heavenly Human powerhouses. Males, females, old, young…all of them looked furious.
Swoosh!
A blink of an eye was all it took. The crowd of Heavenly Humans had swept out of the forest, shooting death glares at Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan.
However, Xu Que's Shapeshifting Card seemed to make a genuinely significant impact.
The crowd charged toward them, fuming and murderous, as though they would kill Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface as soon as they got their hands on them. However, as soon as they got close enough to Xu Que, their expressions suddenly began to soften.
The other effect of the Shapeshifting Card began to take effect. When in front of strangers, it can invoke an increase of 100 affection points from the other party!
Xu Que had no idea how extremely helpful 100 affection points could be, but they seemed to have worked pretty well based on the current situation.
The three elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage still had expressions as cold as stone. However, they were no longer sending that pressure toward Xu Que and his companions
As for the Heavenly Humans behind them, almost all of them had succumbed to the beauty and elegance of both Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan. Men stared at them both like they had lost their souls, while women too seemed to be dazed by their beauty.
However, in his current state, Xu Que almost wanted to puke his heart out silently.
If people had looked at him, mesmerized when he was still in his own male body, he would have been extremely pleased. However, in this current female body, he could not even come out with a good diss! Damn you, Shapeshifting Card!
"Hmph. So there are only two humans left?" One of the Heavenly Human elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage scoffed coldly. Although his killing intent had diminished, his attitude was still unfriendly.
After all, they were Heavenly Humans; prideful by nature and proud by nurture, they disregarded any other races that were not their own. No matter how high their affection points were, their mindsets could not be changed easily.
"What are you humans, and where is Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction? Show yourself this instant!" The elder spoke again, his eyes fixed on Xu Que.
Xu Que immediately held the folded fan up and covered his mouth, smiling amorously, "Oh, you silly old man, you're so naughty…. Puu! No! Senior, I am Mai Shiranui, and beside me is my little sister – No Depth!"
Chapter 883: The Sacred Place Of The Heavenly Human Tribe
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Mai Shiranui?"
"No Depth?"
What the hell are these names?
The Heavenly Human cultivators frowned in puzzlement.
Xu Que held Jiang Hongyan's arm and leaned his head on her shoulder. Then, he said coquettishly, "We are very famous in the Xuanzhen Continent. And the name of this dog is No Idea. She is also our sister! We are good sisters with close ties, and we never part!"
Puff!
Buttface, who was lying on his stomach, almost spat blood after hearing that.
No Idea?
Good sisters with close tie and never part?
This is so disgusting!
However, the Heavenly Human cultivators didn't realize that anything was wrong. Besides the effect of Xu Que's 100 points of favorability, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan were extremely beautiful women, who were quite rare in this world. His coquettishness seemed quite normal to them.
Also, they knew little about human cultivators. Therefore, they didn't question Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan's weird assumed names at all.
At this time, the old man at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage waved his hand and said impatiently, "Tian Cheng, take these two women and their dog away and wait for our further orders. The rest of you, follow me to kill Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction. We shall search for him along the entire Road of Heavenly Ascension and will leave no stone unturned!"
"As you wish!"
All at once, more than 100 Heavenly Human cultivators flapped their white wings and flew into the sky like a large flock of white swans, which was quite magnificent! They blotted out the sky and started to search for Xu Que carefully, following the three powerhouses at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage.
Xu Que was so delighted; he didn't expect the effect of the Shapeshifting Card would be so marvelous! The 100 points of favorability generated by this card were definitely the key factor allowing him to muddle through so easily.
This is profitable! This cosplay is really profitable!
Please do your best to search for me in the Road of Heavenly Ascension! The Act-Tough Saint is going to make trouble in your territory by representing the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Jiang Hongyan, who had just realized what had happened, couldn't believe what she had seen. Just now, Xu Que had said he would become a woman to confuse the enemy and lure them away. She didn't expect that he would really do that. His successful deception impressed her a lot.
…
"Lady Mai Shiranui, Lady No Depth, this way please!" The male cultivator at Level 8 of the Crossing Calamity Stage, who was standing beside them, said at this moment. His eyes had been fixed on Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan from the very beginning.
Even though the Heavenly Human Tribe had many handsome men and beautiful women, they hadn't seen a gorgeous woman like Xu Que and a graceful woman like Jiang Hongyan before!
��OK, brother Tian Cheng!" Xu Que replied coquettishly, as he blinked his eyes. He was really good at charming others. His coquettishness mesmerized Tian Cheng completely and even dumbfounded Jiang Hongyan and Buttface.
This guy is so wicked! How could he be so coquettish?
He must be the only man in this world who could act as a woman in such a lifelike way!
"Lady Mai Shiranui, please don't worry. As long as you are cooperative, we won't give you a hard time!" Tian Cheng, who had been mesmerized by Xu Que, said as he took them into the territory of the Heavenly Human Tribe. On the way, Xu Que did his best to mesmerize Tian Cheng, who couldn't help but swallow all the time.
Most of the Heavenly Human cultivators, especially their younger generation, grew up in this small world. They had almost no social experience. They were powerful but knew nothing about tricks. Xu Que managed to obtain much useful information from Tian Cheng in two words or three.
Actually, the Heavenly Human Tribe also had many Patriarchs. Because of the rules of the Heaven and Earth, these Patriarchs lived a long life. However, none of them could reach the Celestial Realm. They had to sleep in the Heavenly Human Tribe's sacred place, so that they could leave this place someday.
Their so-called sacred place was a mystical small area. Inside this area, everything was upside down, which meant the sky was at the bottom while the earth was on the top. Once people entered this area, they had to walk upside down. It was correct to say everything in this small area was opposite to things in reality. Xu Que guessed that it was highly possible for him to use the Space Breaking Spell in that area.
Immediately he asked, "Brother Tian Cheng, where is that sacred place? Could you take us to that place so that we could have a look?"
After saying that, he looked at Tian Cheng with his watery big eyes, which were filled with coquettishness and solicitation. More important, he used the signature move of Mai Shiranui by shaking his towering bosom, which was so seductive!
Tian Cheng felt his blood was boiling in his veins and almost gushed out from his nostrils.
Luckily, his last sanity survived because of years of brainwashing. He came to himself just in time and said with a wry smile, "No way. The sacred place is the most important place of the Heavenly Human Tribe. We are not allowed to take strangers into this place casually. Moreover, even I am not qualified to enter this place. Only those who have the Heavenly Human Plate are allowed to enter it!"
"The Heavenly Human Plate?" Xu Que was surprised by his reply.
When they started the Heavenly Human Trial, those Heavenly Human cultivators who had been killed by him mentioned that the one who could find the Heavenly Human Plate in the trial area would become their distinguished guest. At that time, he guessed this Heavenly Human Plate was something extraordinary. He didn't expect they had to enter the sacred place with it!
"I guess you've heard of it during the trial. The Heavenly Human Plates were generated naturally. Those who have this kind of plate can enter the sacred place, where even a cultivator at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage is not allowed to enter!" Tian Cheng replied, nodding his head.
Then, he pointed at the mountains behind them, and said, "See, our sacred place is over there. I've been there once when I was young. I attended an ablution in the sacred place by borrowing one of the public Heavenly Human Plates of our tribe. After that, I've never entered the sacred place again! If those Heavenly Human Plates weren't guarded by powerhouses in the Heavenly Human Pavilion, we would have sneaked into the sacred place to perform cultivation by stealing those plates!"
"I see!" Xu Que nodded his head with a smile.
By fixing his eyes on those mountains, he was quite sure it was the place where he could use the Space Breaking Spell. According to the map left by Zhang Tiandao, the end point was located in those mountains!
"Ladies, please come with me. You have to stay in the prison of our tribe for several days first. When our Patriarchs return, they will definitely set you free!"
At this time, Tian Cheng said in a low voice, as he looked at Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan with his fiery eyes, "However, I have to remind you that you will endure hardships in the future even if you could survive in our tribe. If you could serve me in future, I will put in a good word for you in front of our Patriarchs!"
Damn!
Pervert! Do you really think you can bully the Act-Tough Saint?
Xu Que's eyelids twitched a bit. Magnificent True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation were being agglomerated in his hands. He looked around and didn't find any Heavenly Human cultivators around them. Then, he raised his hand and was about to kill Tian Cheng.
Swish!
Suddenly, several strands of golden light gushed out from Jiang Hongyan's fingers, which penetrated Tian Cheng's body at an incredible speed. Tian Cheng didn't even have time to react. His forehead and heart had been covered by the golden light, which wiped out his vitality instantly.
Flop!
The next moment, Tian Cheng fell on the ground and became breathless completely!
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Chapter 884: It Is A Big Treasure!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que looked at Jiang Hongyan in surprise.
More than one month ago, Jiang Hongyan merged her soul with that which had been extracted from the God-realization Tree. Xu Que didn't expect that she could become so powerful in such a short period, but she had just killed a powerhouse at the Crossing Calamity Stage easily.
Before that, Jiang Hongyan could only kill cultivators whose cultivation stage was two or three levels higher than hers. Moreover, her targets also had time to organize their defenses. But the Heavenly Human cultivator she had just killed was at Level 8 of the Crossing Calamity Stage!
Most important, Tian Cheng had had no time to react. He was killed instantly. The entire process was finished in a blink of an eye!
Awesome, my Hongyan!
At the same time, Jiang Hongyan lowered her hand and said, as she looked at Xu Que with a faint smile, "Your attack would be too noisy. Just let me handle him!"
"OK!" Xu Que nodded. If he attacked just now, he would make some noise. His attack would never be as quiet as that of Jiang Hongyan. His magic art was powerful enough, but too noisy! Jiang Hongyan's magic arts were just like herself – quiet, graceful, and lethal!
Xu Que's magic arts were also like himself – overbearing, noisy, and fatal!
Therefore, if he had attacked just now, Tian Cheng would have also been killed instantly. However, if other Heavenly Human cultivators were startled, there would have been more unnecessary troubles. Since Jiang Hongyan was so powerful, she would be an ideal assassinator in the future.
"Buttface, find a place to bury this guy. Hongyan and I will obtain the Heavenly Human Plates in the Heavenly Human Pavilion. Later, meet us at the foot of that mountain!"
Buttface, who was terrified by Xu Que's order, said immediately, "Damn! I won't do that, never and ever!"
Puff! "You are really a coward! Forget it, just don't make troubles when you enter the Heavenly Human Pavilion!" Xu Que shook his head as he flicked his finger to shoot out a strand of black mystical fire.
Chi!
The mystical fire created white fumes in the air. When the black flame reached Tian Cheng's body, it started to burn rapidly like a piece of paper. In a blink of an eye, the entire body was turned into ashes, which were blown away by the wind.
"Damn! Little brat, you can handle the corpse so easily, why did you ask me to do that?" Buttface said angrily.
"I just wanted to test your courage. You really disappointed me!" Xu Que shook his head exasperatedly.
Actually, Xu Que worried Buttface would make troubles for him. Buttface would be terrified by those who were stronger than him. However, before he ran away, he would definitely act arrogantly, which always would cause trouble easily.
However, after careful consideration, Xu Que realized Buttface would be more likely to make trouble if he was asked to do something alone. Xu Que decided to take Buttface with him, so that he could discipline Buttface if Buttface defied his orders.
…
Soon, Jiang Hongyan concealed their aura with the Celestial Concealment Herb again. Two people and a dog continued to move forward stealthily.
The Heavenly Human Pavilion, which was located on the top of the mountain, was quite eye-catching. A conspicuous plaque with "Heavenly Human Pavilion" on it was hanging outside it. Therefore, Xu Que killed Tian Cheng directly after collecting enough information.
A moment later, Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface sneaked into the Heavenly Human Pavilion quietly. Although they encountered several Heavenly Human cultivators on their way, they were not detected because of the Celestial Concealment Herb.
Buttface was quite obedient. He knew there were a lot of cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage in this place. He didn't dare to make any trouble. Therefore, he chose to close his mouth tightly as he followed Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan.
In this way, they walked through several defensive lines easily.
Maybe because this was the Heavenly Human Tribe's territory, they wouldn't set up heavy defenses with a lot of manpower and material resources. The Heavenly Human Pavilion was only guarded by several powerhouses against any theft from their own people.
When Xu Que entered the gate of the Heavenly Human Pavilion, his powerful Soul Strength had sensed at least 400 to 500 cultivators were in this building. However, most of them were performing secluded cultivation on different floors. Their auras were quite smooth and steady.
Only an aura from a powerhouse at Level 5 of the Great Vehicle Stage was flickering in the main hall of the first floor. Xu Que walked up quietly as he concentrated his True Core Strength in his eyes. Then, he found the powerhouse was a white-haired old woman. She was refreshing her spirit by closing her eyes in a rocking chair with an ancient book in her hand.
"Let me handle her!" Jiang Hongyan, who was standing beside Xu Que, raised her hand without hesitation after seeing that.
Xu Que stopped her immediately. He said with a smile, "Her death might cause trouble for us. This time let me do it!"
After saying that, he sneaked into the Heavenly Human Pavilion by holding his breath under the effect of the Celestial Concealment Herb.
Whoosh!
The white-haired old woman opened her cloudy eyes abruptly when Xu Que approached her. Then, she spotted Xu Que directly.
"Who are you?" the old woman asked seriously.
At this time, golden light gushed out from between Xu Que's eyebrows. The little golden figure disappeared and then reappeared behind the old woman. Then, it smashed a long black rod at the back of the old woman's head.
Bang!
Along with a dull sound, the old woman rolled her eyes and lay down in the rocking chair directly, which squeaked a bit.
At the same time, Jiang Hongyan and Buttface also sneaked into the main hall. They let out a sigh of relief after seeing that.
If Xu Que had been a little bit slower, the white-haired old woman might have startled others, which would cause more troubles for them to search for the Heavenly Human Plates.
"Heh-heh, don't worry, everything is under control!" Xu Que laughed as he put away the black rod.
It seemed the Heavenly Human Pavilion was a combination of a place for secluded cultivation and a library. Many Heavenly Human cultivators were performing secluded cultivation in this building. Meanwhile, they could also act as the guards for this building. Anyone who startled them would have great troubles.
Therefore, Xu Que stopped Jiang Hongyan from killing the old woman. Instead, he chose to knock her unconscious, so that she could continue her sound sleep. In this way, other Heavenly Human cultivators wouldn't be startled.
Flop! Flop! Flop!
At this time, soft footsteps came in from the stairway.
"Oh, no, someone is coming down, crap!" Buttface said nervously in a low voice.
Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan dashed toward the head of the stairway at the same time, so that they could subdue the newcomer before they were spotted.
Whoosh!
However, when they arrived at the head of the stairway, a young female Heavenly Human cultivator stepped out. The next moment, they had eye contact. All of a sudden, everyone in this area fell into a stalemate.
The young woman of the Heavenly Human Tribe was surprised. Then, when she found Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan had no wings on their backs, she changed her expression and was about to shout.
Xu Que said coquettishly with a calm smile, "Young lady, have you seen Brother Tian Cheng? He brought us into this place just now and asked us to wait for him. But he hasn't come back yet!"
"Did Tian Cheng bring you here?" The young woman was stunned. She relaxed her vigilance a bit when she heard the name of her fellow countryman. After all, she knew many human cultivators were acting as slaves and servants in their tribe.
"Right! He left me something and told me to show it if we were suspected as trespassers by any Heavenly Human cultivators!" Xu Que said as he nodded shyly.
The beautiful face of Mai Shiranui was really deceptive!
The young woman of the Heavenly Human Tribe almost believed his words. Then, she said, nodding her head, "What is it? Let me see!"
"OK, come here. I will take it out and show it to you. It is a big treasure!" Xu Que said shyly.
Chapter 885: The Way To The Sacred Place
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Holy crap!"
Buttface, who was standing behind Xu Que, couldn't help but shiver because of Xu Que's expression and tone.
"As the old saying goes, the most coquettish one among three women must be a cross-dresser!" Buttface exclaimed, shaking his head.
Jiang Hongyan, who was standing beside Xu Que, was doing her best to keep a straight face. No matter how calm she was, Xu Que's sudden coquettishness always made her laugh.
Suddenly, she found she had really underestimated Xu Que's bottom line. It seemed this guy didn't have a bottom line at all!
"A big treasure?"
The young woman of the Heavenly Human Tribe, who had just walked down the stairway, looked at Xu Que curiously after hearing Xu Que's reply.
"Exactly! A big treasure!" Xu Que said with a smile, as he raised his left hand.
The young woman fixed her eyes on his left hand subconsciously.
Whoosh!
Then Xu Que shook his red hemline and took out a black rod from his crotch with his right hand! This sudden scene surprised the young woman completely, whose eyes went wide with amazement.
"You…" She opened her mouth and was about to say something. However, her voice was not as fast as Xu Que's move!
Xu Que smashed the young woman's head with the black rod abruptly.
Bang!
She closed her eyes slowly and lost consciousness with a frightened expression on her face. Before losing consciousness, she still couldn't figure out how such a gorgeous woman could take out a black rod from her crotch!
"Damn! Little brat, you are really horrible!" Buttface said with lingering fear as he fixed his eyes on the black rod; this kind of wicked weapon was really his cup of tea! If he didn't worry that he would be knocked unconscious by Xu Que, he would have rushed up to rob that black rod!
"Enough, cut your crap! Hide her somewhere, and then we should search for the Heavenly Human Plates immediately! I guess they put the Heavenly Human Plates in this place because they couldn't put the plates into the storage rings!" Xu Que said as he placed the young woman under the stairway. Then, he set up several restrictive spells on her to avoid other Heavenly Human cultivators from sensing her aura. After that, they started to search in the main hall of the Heavenly Human Pavilion.
However, to their surprise, the search went smoothly. When Xu Que was trying to find a switch by searching the walls, Jiang Hongyan walked to the place where the old woman was lying. Then, she opened the drawer of a wooden table in front of the old woman and found an archaic wooden box in it.
The words "Heavenly Human Plate" were written on the box. Inside, they found six jades in different shapes in the box. All of the jades were quite cloudy. However, mysterious power was contained in each jade. When they tried to check them with Soul Strength, they got a similar feeling like they were trapped in a void.
Xu Que became speechless immediately. Jiang Hongyan's kismet was so extraordinary that they could find these small objects easily in such a big place! Seeing Xu Que's weird expression, Jiang Hongyan knew what he was thinking. So, she said with a faint smile, "It is not only because of my kismet. Since the Heavenly Human Tribe sent a powerhouse to guard this place, the plates would be placed somewhere she could see easily. And people of the Heavenly Human Tribe wouldn't be so reckless to rob the plates from a powerhouse at the Great Vehicle Stage!"
"I see! Wait! You said it was not only because of your kismet. Do you mean I am not clever enough? Little girl, I need to establish the authority of a husband again!" Xu Que raised his eyebrows, as he was about to pinch Jiang Hongyan's beautiful and tender face. Jiang Hongyan dodged his hand by stepping back with a smile. Then, she said, shaking her head, "Little brat, it's not a good time to play. Let's get out of this place first!"
"OK, I will punish you later!" Xu Que said with a smile. Then he took away all the six jade plates directly. After that, he placed six pieces of smelly tofu into the wooden box before putting the box back into its original position.
"Holy crap! What a waste!" Buttface shouted hurriedly as he looked at the box with widened eyes. With his mouth full of slobber, he was eager to devour the entire box directly.
Xu Que stopped Buttface, "Are you stupid? Those smelly tofu haven't been cooked yet. So, they have no effect at all. Moreover, I added excrements to those tofu!"
Puff! "Little brat, don't try to fool me. Excrement is one ingredient of the smelly tofu. I know how to cook smelly tofu, and I add excrements to them whenever I want to eat some!" Buttface said proudly.
Xu Que was shocked by his reply. Does he really think excrement is an ingredient of the smelly tofu?
"Fine, you are awesome! Don't worry, you will have abundant excrements to eat when we leave this place!" Xu Que didn't want to waste his time in explanation. He walked toward the gate, dragging Buttface behind him.
However, Jiang Hongyan stopped and frowned at the rocking chair that the old woman was sitting in.
"What's wrong?" Xu Que asked.
Before Jiang Hongyan's reply, he had found the answer.
A restrictive spell was set up in the rocking chair that the old woman was sitting in. If Jiang Hongyan hadn't spotted it, he would have ignored it. The restrictive spell was set up on a leg of the rocking chair, which couldn't be touched easily. However, who could set up a restrictive spell on a leg of an ordinary rocking chair?
"It seems to be a restrictive spell to open something!" Jiang Hongyan said in a low voice after a short while's observation.
Buttface also said, nodding his head, "What the Holy Senior said is right! It is really a restrictive spell to open something! Holy Senior, you are awesome! You are so powerful! Holy Senior, I want to be your Prime Minister!"
"Cut your crap!" Xu Que pushed Buttface's dog head away. Then, he walked to that restrictive spell and said suspiciously as he furrowed his eyebrows, "I guess something precious is hiding in it!"
"Just open it and have a look!" Buttface said as he was about to touch the restrictive spell recklessly.
Xu Que made way for Buttface directly, so that he could open the restrictive spell and check the thing hiding inside.
Bang!
Buttface hit the restrictive spell with his paw directly. The entire restrictive spell lit up immediately. A strand of white light shot to the wall beside them.
Boom!
Suddenly, the wall trembled a bit. They could see thickly dotted runes that formed a complete spell formation.
"A Teleportation Device!" Xu Que was surprised.
He knew something about the spell Arrays. Therefore, he figured out the spell formation belonged to a Teleportation Device.
However, they saw many gaps at the center of the spell formation in different shapes. Among these gaps, the shapes of six gaps could match the shapes of the six Heavenly Human Plates that they had obtained just now.
"Holy crap! Does this mean that this is the right way to enter the sacred place of the Heavenly Human Tribe?" Xu Que asked in surprise.
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Chapter 886: How Do We Even Fight?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
From what they observed from the spell formation, as well as the shapes of the six Heavenly Human Plates, something suddenly dawned on Xu Que. Xu Que was almost sure that this was the real entrance to the Heavenly Human Holy Grounds. Only by activating the spell with the Heavenly Humans Plates would they be able to be transported correctly.
"In that case, doesn't that mean that we have been lied to by that guy called Tian Cheng? Crap, I knew it! I've long seen through his antics. It's just that my heart's too tired to expose him!" Buttface glared as he boasted in hindsight about his observations.
Xu Que sneered, "He didn't lie to us. This mountain is indeed their Holy Grounds; it's just that the way to enter is slightly different. We can't go over directly!"
"Huh?" Buttface blurted out, slightly taken aback. His gaze darted around as he put on a strong front, "I already knew that. It's just that my liver's also quite tired, so I didn't want to comment!"
Xu Que rolled his eyes and opted to ignore him.
Jiang Hongyan was also a little surprised. If they missed the restrictive spell and went straight for the back of these mountains, they might have very well wasted their efforts. When they returned, they would most probably not have a second chance to enter.
"Insolence! Who are you people?" shouted several Heavenly Human powerhouses who swept out from upstairs. The huge commotion made by Buttface in activating the restrictive spell finally attracted the attention of the Heavenly Humans.
"Go!"
Xu Que didn't waste time answering them. He fished out three Jade Tiles at once and accurately slapped them onto the wall, filling the three holes in the spell formation.
Boom!
A muffled bang and the spell formation on the wall began to shine brilliantly. A flare of white light burst forth, enveloping Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface, at the same time creating a tremendous suction force.
Ding! "The Random Shapeshifting Card has entered the process of shapeshifting. The character's appearance will be changed!"
Ding! "The item has encountered an error due to the influence of the Void. Shapeshifting has failed…."
Swoosh!
As the two system notification sounds ended, a white light flashed across the wall.
Xu Que was stunned. Before he could react, the three of them had vanished from the hall of the Heavenly Human Pavilion.
…
Bam!
After a short pull of the Void, Xu Que felt his sight darken. He found himself in a dimly lit canyon when he finally touched down. Strangely enough, the reason why there was so little light was not that the Skydome was obstructed. The sky above this valley was pitch black, littered with countless stars. It was nighttime!
As the sky stretched for miles and miles, the Skydome began to melt into peaks after peaks of mountains.
Xu Que looked under his feet instinctively. Within a several hundred miles radius, he could see soil and lakes making up the land; however, as the landscape extended into the distance, the area dissolved into an endless stretch of sky, bright with sunlight. It was daytime over there!
"Crap, this place is too magical! That fellow wasn't lying. This place has got its nights and days, skies and grounds, all turned around and upside down!" Xu Que exclaimed in surprise, as he had not seen such a mysterious scenery before.
However, he quickly realized that something was amiss. His voice seemed to have returned to being a man's? Jiang Hongyan and Buttface looked at him in astonishment at once. Xu Que opened his mouth, but before he could ask anything, a low voice came from afar and cut off his words.
"Hmm? Humans? How did humans enter our Holy Grounds?"
In the darkness, a curt voice scolded after his companion's voice finished, "Atrocious! Who are you lowly ants? How dare you barge into the Holy Grounds of the Holy Human Tribe!"
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
At the next moment, three figures swept out. They were the elders of the Heavenly Human Tribe. The scary part was that all three of them were at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage!
Xu Que's eyes almost popped out at the newly obtained information, unable to believe his eyes. The foundation of the Heavenly Human Tribe was indeed immeasurably deep!
To think that there could be three more powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage apart from those three, whom he had just lured away!
While every single one of them was weaker than Lord Zeng and would most probably only have a 50 percent chance of beating Qin Wei, the Heavenly Humans were definitely ahead in numbers. If you took into account how deep their foundation was, they might even be on par with the whole of the Imperial Palace!
Xu Que quickly put on the alluring act again and said shyly, "Greetings to everyone, seniors. I am Mai Shiranui, and this is…eh? Wait a minute. Why do I hear my voice?"
Xu Que finally caught on with what had happened. His real voice had returned, and he could no longer speak like Mai Shiranui.
"What's going on?" Xu Que frowned and pondered for a moment. His gaze fell at the lake by his feet. From the reflection on the lake's surface, he finally saw his appearance.
The Shapeshifting Card had lost its effect. He had returned to his original appearance.
But…his clothes were not changed back! He was still wearing that red dress of Mai Shiranui!
Crap!
The system screwed up! It truly transformed him into a real cross-dressing trap!
"Scoundrel! How dare you fool us like that!"
"What a true demon of a human!"
"A standing man is wearing women's clothes! How immoral and shameful!"
The three Heavenly Human elders bellowed all at once.
Displeased and angered by their words, Xu Que yelled back angrily, "It's none of your business that I wear women's clothes! By the way, let me inform you that I am the little brother of Mai Shiranui – No Reason! It's my first time here, so if there's anything I did wrong, why don't you come up and hit me? Come on. Beat me to death!"
No Reason?
The three Heavenly Human elders looked at each other weirdly.
Were there people who would name their kids No Reason these days?
Also, they had never heard of the surname Shiranui!
"Hmph, ignorant ant! Though your name suits you to a tee. No Reason sounds almost the same as No Prudence!" sneered one elder.
Boom!
The next moment, an overwhelming pressure came at them fiercely and forcefully, looming over Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface.
"Hey, fool! I'm called No Reason to remind you guys not to be unreasonable, lest you guys are too full of yourselves!" Xu Que smiled and suddenly lifted his arm.
He slammed down 40,000-points worth of King of Tough Acting Fist without an ounce of heartache.
Crash!
A gigantic golden fist instantly formed in the sky. Blindingly bright, it lit up the whole area. Laced with a murderous aura, it crashed down onto the three elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
"Eh?"
"This is bad! Don't take it straight on!" The three elders paled at once, and their eyes widened in horror. They quickly withdrew toward where they had come from!
The power packed in this fist of Xu Que's was beyond their imagination. Fear and unsettling feelings began to creep into their hearts. However, it was too late to escape. The enormous golden glow of the Tough Acting Fist bore down like a golden mountain, engulfing the whole area!
The three elders frowned and stopped retreating. They quickly used their Magic Arts as they tried to stop the King of Tough Acting Fist straight on.
Boom!
The golden fist exploded in the mountains, igniting a deafening crash.
At the same time, the three elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage were swept away from those brutal and ravaging heatwaves. They landed on the mountain not far away, their faces green. While they looked worn down and their clothes tattered, they were mostly uninjured. However, Xu Que had most definitely angered them. Almighty and honorable powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, they were but one step away from the Celestial Stage. To think that a mere junior at the Form Synthesis Stage could make them this pathetic, who wouldn't be furious?
Therefore, while they were awed by Xu Que's actual abilities, they just wanted to kill him to release their anger! At their cultivation stage, hardly anyone could make an impression in their eyes. Anybody beneath the Great Vehicle Stage was an ant to them!
"You're courting death!" One elder snarled loudly.
Just before he could make a move, wave after wave of air breaking sounded from a distance.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
The whole valley trembled and shook under the countless rays of immense pressure.
The next second, dozens of silhouettes with white wings fully extended on their backs suddenly emerged from all around. They were all Heavenly Humans at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage!
"Crap!"
"Crap! Crap!"
Xu Que and Buttface exclaimed one after another. They almost popped their eyeballs in shock. What the hell was wrong with this Heavenly Human Holy Ground! They hid this many ancestors without the world knowing?
Hell! With this many powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, how do they even fight?
"The wheel of life goes round and round, don't bully the hero just because he's young! Fight me again in 30 years if you've got the guts! We'll take our leave!" Xu Que yelled determinedly. As he said that, he grabbed the slender waist of Jiang Hongyan and pulled Buttface up by his head. A lightning bolt shot out under his shoes, and they darted across the sky in an instant.
Chapter 887: I Dare You To Hit Me!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hmph! Trying to leave after offending us?"
The elder of the Heavenly Human Tribe scoffed and his face filled with disdain. He then released an overwhelming volume of pressure. Almost at the same time, the dozens of Heavenly Human ancestors who had awakened began to encircle them menacingly.
They were cultivating when Xu Que had caused such a huge commotion. Now that he had woken them up from their practice, the only thing in their chests was a ball of fury. All they wanted was to kill someone to vent their anger, even if it meant bullying the weak or outnumbering their opponents!
Boom!
Within seconds, the dozens of powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage all unleashed enormous pressure that blasted the seas and the clouds. The continents shook as the thunderous winds howled, causing the whole valley to tremble.
"Crap, these old geezers just won't die!"
Xu Que realized that the situation was worse than he had thought. He stopped hiding his cards and immediately retrieved an Escape Emblem, taking Jiang Hongyan and Buttface away from that place!
Swoosh! The trio reappeared five miles away.
"Eh? It worked!" Xu Que was elated. Thankfully, this place didn't restrict the use of the Escape Emblem. In that case, he would definitely save those three precious High-Class Escape Emblems – he no longer had to worry about not having enough Escape Emblems to get out of dangerous situations! While he was unable to afford a High-Class Escape Emblem right now, he had as many regular Escape Emblems as he wanted!
"Ha, ha! Those old geezers dared to bully us just because there were more of them! Behold, this Act-Tough Saint shall play you to the death!" Xu Que laughed and directly landed on the ground, letting go of Jiang Hongyan and Buttface.
Immediately after, he waved his hand and redeemed tens of thousands of Escape Emblems from the System store. It was a huge purchase, but Xu Que was more than generous. It was just a drop in the ocean as compared to the more than 1 million Acting Tough Points he currently had!
Now that the Space-Breaking Spell was in his hands, he could return to Earth as soon as he found where the precise location was to use it. There was no need to wreck his brains over upgrading the System anymore. Therefore, the only thing he had to worry about was on how to finish spending all those Acting Tough Points in his account!
"Come on, Little Miss, Buttface, take 5,000 pieces each and have fun to your heart's content with those old geezers!" Xu Que split the 10,000 pieces of Escape Emblems into two piles and issued them to both Jiang Hongyan and Buttface.
While he did say that each of them would get 5,000 pieces, Xu Que did not count them at all. He merely split them into two unequal halves.
The bigger pile went to Jiang Hongyan of course, and the smaller went to Buttface.
Buttface scowled at once and demanded, "Crap, can you be any more blatant in your favoritism? Look at how small my pile of Escape Emblems is, and you dare to say that you have given me 5,000 pieces?"
"Give me a break! Are you silly, Buttface? This situation is so critical, and you want to be picky about this? It's just a few pieces less, so what? You need to be more gracious and stop counting every little gain or loss!" Xu Que said with a heavy heart.
Buttface almost vomited blood. Raising the handful of Escape Emblems, anybody could see that Buttface only had several dozen. He questioned Xu Que as indignation filled his face, "Lad, you call this a few pieces less? Screw you, open your eyes wide and see; you gave me thousands of emblems less! How do you expect me to be gracious? How to not mind my gains and losses?"
"Don't sweat the details. I just split the pile offhandedly according to what I felt. I guess that my sense of touch isn't that accurate today, and I accidentally split the emblems unequally!" Xu Que looked at Buttface righteously as he lied through his teeth.
Buttface instantly rushed up and swung his fists around, trying to scratch Xu Que. He growled, "Crap, you chose beauty over Buttface! I have gone through life and death, thick and thin with you, but you won't give me even 100 emblems! Not even 100!"
"Crap, you're getting ahead of yourself! They can't defeat you anyway and will most probably be too lazy even to find you annoying! What use do you have to for that many Escape Emblems? Go off to one side and play by yourself!" Xu Que pushed Buttface to the side and stepped onto the lightning bolt, ready to face the powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
If they fought them head on, they would lose for sure; however, with the Escape Emblems, it was another thing altogether. The Heavenly Humans would be beaten up so badly that they would wonder what the hell was going on!
Arwoof! "Stand there, young lad. I will fight you to the death!" Buttface chased after Xu Que angrily.
Jiang Hongyan was amused. She shook her head slightly and said, "Quit fooling around, Buttface. I'll give you some of my emblems!"
"Ah! Holy Senior, you're too kind, Holy Senior! But please take these emblems back. I won't need that many anyway!" Buttface immediately changed his stance when Jiang Hongyan spoke up. The pandering look on his face made him look like an all-words-but-no-action official.
His response surprised Jiang Hongyan. Stunned, she asked, "Are you sure that you don't need any more emblems?"
"No, I'm fine!" Buttface said determinedly.
Only then did Jiang Hongyan put away her emblems and nod.
"Buttface, a nice display of shamelessness there!" Xu Que laughed at him. He had known Buttface long enough to understand his character – he knew that he was in no danger and would not need this many Escape Emblems, but couldn't resist being a cheapskate, that's all.
However, Buttface was quite afraid of Jiang Hongyan and dared not cause trouble in front of her. He indeed did not dare to accept a single Escape Emblem from her, which made Xu Que chuckle.
"Pooh! I'm just honest with my feelings! The truly shameless one is you!" Buttface retorted promptly.
Yo! Still so arrogant, huh? Xu Que raised his brows and glared at Buttface.
Buttface shrank his neck back right away, finally remembering the collar that he was wearing. He changed his expression immediately and smiled with utmost kindness and friendliness, "Haha, I'm just joking. It is a joke! I just wanted to ease the tensions right before the upcoming battle!"
Swoosh!
At the same time, they all heard new sounds of violent winds breaking out.
A mere five miles was nothing to powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. They caught them up in a blink of an eye.
However, deep down, they were quite horrified.
Shaken by the amulet Xu Que had used to teleport, they were also enamored by such an item that could reduce miles to millimeters, and they wished that they had it also.
"Low lifes! Hand over the amulets on you, and we will consider sparing your life!" An elder turned toward Xu Que as he bellowed.
"So what if I don't hand them over? I dare you to hit me!" Xu Que smirked and looked at the elder with much disdain.
The dozens of Heavenly Human ancestors' faces quickly turned dark at Xu Que's words.
"Hmph! How dare he!"
"No human has ever been this atrocious in front of us!"
"Let me give you a piece of advice. You better hand over all of your amulets and tell us where you got them. Otherwise, we'll make sure that even death would be a better option for you!"
The Heavenly Human elders began to order Xu Que sternly and firmly, and would certainly not take no for an answer.
Xu Que laughed at their antics. His eyes brightened like he had realized something, and he smirked. "You old fuckers have been cultivating here for years, but none of you could make it into the Celestial Stage. Aren't your life spans almost up, since you've been hiding here for all these years? Why, then, are you still coveting these?"
Chapter 888: Suck Them Dry!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All of the Heavenly Human elders' expressions blackened visibly at Xu Que's words.
However, one of the elders suddenly laughed. Sneering, he said, "Lowlife, don't tell me that you intend to compare your life span with ours? In fact, it will only take us a second to kill you! Don't assume that you can escape endlessly with those amulets of yours. Apart from the fact that you will run out of them sooner or later, you could never escape this place as long as we've got you in here!"
Another elder chirped in, his eyes glinting in cruel amusement, "Ah, let me remind you that we have sealed off the void in this area before we came over. Therefore, the only areas that you can use with that emblem of yours to dart around are within a very small radius. Where do you think you can escape?"
"Oh? You've sealed it off?" Xu Que's eyes brightened at the news. He asked excitedly, "You mean for real?"
His attitude caught many elders off guard.
Some Heavenly Human elders' faces got even darker, and they scoffed, "True or false? You'll know when you try it! We have cultivated here for many years and are in control of the laws of the void of this area. While your amulets are interesting, they merely work by borrowing the power of the void!"
"I see! I am relieved to hear that!" Xu Que nodded quickly and smiled, taking out two different amulets: an Escape Emblem in his left hand and an Ultra Invincible Emblem in his right!
Tch!
Suddenly, he activated the Escape Emblem, and his figure flickered. He appeared somewhere two miles away. With a loud bang, he was blocked by an invisible force.
Those elders were not joking. They had indeed sealed off the area.
It was suddenly all too apparent that they could no longer escape using the regular Escape Emblem. Their only way out was to use the High-Class Escape Emblems!
However, Xu Que had no intention of running away.
Those elders were so overbearing. How could he be worthy of the title Act-Tough Saint if he didn't succeed in making them cry blood tears?
If word of him running away ever got out, how could he still raise his head with pride?
"Continue!" Xu Que huffed as he took out another Escape Emblem, and his figure disappeared once again.
Bam!
The next moment, Xu Que crashed heavily into the invisible wall again, and he tumbled toward the ground.
The Heavenly Human elders all laughed coldly.
"Ha, ha, we have told you! You can't escape. No matter how many amulets you use, you could never escape this space!"
"Stop struggling. Crawl over here like a good boy and kneel before us!"
"You lowly humans are only fit to be the slaves of us, Heavenly Humans, forever and ever!"
The elders laughed as they glared viciously at Xu Que. They were no longer in a hurry to kill Xu Que. Instead, they were treating him as a fish trapped in a pot – like prey that they were about to devour. They played with him slowly, watching him dart up and down in this jail.
Xu Que, on the other hand, ignored them. He continued to use his escape emblems and flickered from place to place.
Bam!
He was knocked down again.
And once again he stood up and continued to use his escape emblems.
Bam!
Bam!
Bam!
Xu Que tried again and again, but each time was only greeted with failure on his every attempt. Seemingly insane, he kept throwing himself at the invisible barrier from all directions.
"Crap, is that fellow crazy? Is his head made of steel? Don't tell me that he's trying to crack the barrier using his body?" Buttface asked in astonishment.
Jiang Hongyan frowned slightly. While she was unsure of Xu Que's intentions, looking at Xu Que crashing into the barrier time and again was difficult. Her little hands in her sleeves balled into tighter fists. When she swept her gaze at those Heavenly Human elders, her eyes were filled with cold killing intent.
However, she managed to keep her emotions in check. She knew Xu Que well. He was definitely not trying to find an escape route right now! Even though he seemed to be wasting the escape emblems by charging aimlessly at the barrier, Jiang Hongyan knew fully well that he must be brewing some mischievous scheme.
Swoosh!
Xu Que fished out another escape emblem and teleported again.
This time, he still appeared at the other side of the area and did not bang into the barrier of the void. However, he did not stop. He continued to use the escape emblems.
Many of the Heavenly Human elders had begun to laugh heartily, as arrogance and scorn filled their faces.
"Humans are truly an inferior race! Their intelligence is much lower than our kind!"
"Hmph, that's for sure! We are the descendants of Gods. Mere humans are but a race of people who are not very evolved!"
"He underestimated the void barrier we laid!"
"Ha, ha, the ignorant shall always die a most painful death!"
"This fella might still believe that he can break open the void barrier through sheer brute force! Ha, ha!"
The Heavenly Human elders shook their heads as they looked on with mild interest in this as entertainment, and they commented on Xu Que as if he were a clown.
Swoosh!
At the same time, Xu Que, a short distance away, had activated the escape emblem once again. A sudden tear of the void appeared amid the Heavenly Human elders. Right after, Xu Que's figure finally landed right in their midst.
The Heavenly Human elders were at first stunned, then they broke into hysterical laughter.
"Ha, ha, ha!"
"Interesting, interesting!"
"Lowlife, after all that effort, you didn't manage to get out, but instead landed in between us?"
"You don't have to be this impatient about jumping into your own death!"
"It's a pity, but it's too late now for you to wish for death!"
"As we said just now, if you don't hand over the amulets, what awaits you will be a life worse than death!"
"And now, it's time to make you have a taste of what's worse than death!"
The elders raised their arms and unleashed a vast amount of True Core Strength, aiming straight for Xu Que!
"Hey, who told you that I'm going to run?" Xu Que smirked and heaved a sigh of relief. He yelled as relief washed over him, "I have tried for so long just for this moment, to stand right here. It's regretful, but I'm telling you now that you have forgotten!���
Tch! When he finished, he ignited the Ultra Invincible Emblem in his hands!
Boom!
The next moment, a brilliant golden gleam enveloped him from head to toe.
Five seconds of invincibility starts now!
All of the magic arts of the elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage landed on Xu Que. They had all wanted to capture him alive and torture him all they could!
Bam! Bam! Bam!
To their horror, every single magic art that landed on Xu Que was shattered by the golden gleam. They dispersed into a ball of Spiritual Qi and disappeared into the air.
"What?" The crowd of Heavenly Human elders quickly paled and they stood petrified. They could not believe what had happened!
The magic arts were ineffective?
How could that be?
That fellow didn't even bother to block them, but could ignore every single hit that landed on him. Not even cultivators who cultivated their bodies into the stage of Saint could do that!
"System!" As everyone else was stunned, Xu Que's mind moved fast, and he summoned the System interface.
Then, with a cold smirk on his face, he yelled loudly: "System, take out my Italian Cannon…pooh, no, take out my Ancient Life and Death Wheel and suck their life spans dry! I'm gonna stand here and watch just how much life span they have left since they can't stop bragging about it! Those who have got less than 1,000 years of life span left, just lie down and await your deaths!"
Chapter 889: Don't Run, You Bunch of Cowards!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
Within seconds, a devastating gush of pressure flowed out of Xu Que.
He steeled his gaze and pressed each of his hands on the two elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
Swoosh!
The two elders deflated like a balloon out of air.
Ding! "The target has 700 years of life span remaining. You have successfully gained 700 years of life span!"
Ding! "The target has 301 years of life span remaining. You have successfully gained 300 years of life span!"
Bam!
One of the elders fell toward the ground, devoid of all signs of life, reduced to skin and bones.
The other elder was no better. Left with only one year of life span, he sat frozen on the ground, trembling all over as his face filled with horror.
Xu Que had already stretched his hands toward two other elders.
With his current strength, he could only make the Ancient Life and Death Wheel absorb 1,000 years worth of life span at every use. When it had absorbed 700 and 300 years of life span respectively just now, that elder who had an extra year of life span managed to survive.
However, Xu Que was too lazy to waste time on returning to absorb that year left over. He directly turned to find his next targets.
Swoosh!
A horrifying force gushed out of the Ancient Life and Death Wheel and began to suck their life energy at a mad speed.
Ding! "The target has 800 years of life span remaining. You have successfully gained 800 years of life span!"
Ding! "The target has 103 years of life span remaining. You have successfully gained 103 years of life span!"
Bam!
Bam!
As the System notifications rang out, two other powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage collapsed and died immediately.
These Ancestors of the Heavenly Humans were all from different generations. Some had lived for tens of thousands of years and were still alive and kicking, while others had lived for several thousand years. They did not have much life span left, and so they hid away in the Holy Grounds, waiting for an opportunity to flee.
However, Xu Que had sucked their life spans dry one by one. It was so much more convenient than killing them with Magic Arts, and his life span would be significantly prolonged at the same time!
"This is bad! Retreat, quick!"
"This fellow can suck our life force!"
The rest of the Heavenly Human elders reacted at once and finally realized that something was wrong. They scattered in all directions, their faces horror filled.
Xu Que's means and abilities had surpassed their wildest imaginations. No matter what magic art they threw at him, he could emerge unscathed. He was more terrifying than a cultivator who cultivated his body into the stage of a Saint!
Most important, not only could they not harm him, but Xu Que could also absorb the life force and life span of his opponents.
How could they even continue?
Many of the Heavenly Human elders were frightened beyond reason. When they looked at Xu Que, all scorn and belittlement had vanished; they now saw him as a life-hunting ghost and just wished to be as far away from him as possible.
As for Jiang Hongyan and Buttface, both of them were stunned. They never thought that Xu Que could still have a such a trick up his sleeves.
By trying dozens of times with the escape emblem, he finally landed amid his enemies; he activated the golden shield once he had landed, nullifying all sorts of attack that landed on his body and drained the life spans of the powerhouses at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage in a matter of seconds.
They had never heard of such outrageous prowess and tactics!
"Eh, don't run! Come on! Beat me up!" Xu Que laughed wickedly as he stepped onto his lightning bolt. He caught up with the Heavenly Human elders nearest to him.
Those that he was pursuing lost all color in their faces when they saw him. They immediately turned and cast a powerful spell. An enormous blue flame formed in midair and began to gush toward Xu Que like a sea wave.
As Xu Que's Ultra Invincible Emblem still had roughly two seconds left, instead of retreating, he charged toward the blue flame at a higher speed.
Boom!
Almost instantaneously, that terrifying sea of blue fire broke away as it hit Xu Que's shielded body. It exploded, and then it was quickly gone. However, Xu Que was still uninjured. He dashed toward the elders.
"Why?"
"Is that fellow invincible? His body is even scarier than that of a body of a cultivator who has reached the stage of Saint!" Several elders exclaimed in disbelief, then started to retreat like madmen.
As for Xu Que, he continued to intimidate them even though the duration of the Ultra Invincible Emblem was up. He acted as though he was still invincible and chased them down.
"Come on, don't run!"
"You bunch of cowards! Why are you running away!"
"Hello, look at me. Why are you afraid?"
"It's my fault, for failing to make myself weaker!"
Xu Que hunted them down across the whole area and shouted rubbish. In the end, he even began to hum a song!
The Heavenly Human elders were both furious and frightened. Their faces went pale green, but they could only run away in all directions.
"Heh, heh, trying to run? It's no use! This area has been sealed off. Where can you guys run too?" Xu Que laughed defiantly and returned their words back to the Heavenly Humans.
At the same time, he used the Killer God's Single Stroke to continue his hunt. However, this move could only be slightly effective against those who had just entered the stage of Great Vehicle. To people at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, it was almost ineffective.
Every time Xu Que appeared behind them, they would always react right away and immediately escape to somewhere else. However, that did not douse Xu Que's interest. Whenever he appeared behind someone else, the other party would first be so scared that his face would turn green, then immediately make their escape.
"Lowlife, who in the world are you?" yelled an elder who finally could not take it any longer.
They could not understand how a young man at the Form Synthesis Stage could possess such powers. To think that he would have such powerful means! He's almost unrivaled.
"Great question! I'm the Hades of the Exploding Heavens Faction. I control the Book of Death and Life and could amend your life span as I wish. Quickly pay up if you want to live!" Xu Que laughed as he continued chasing them.
"Impossible!" The Heavenly Human elders responded at once.
They were all well aware that Xu Que could only steal their life force when he touched them. He did not amend their life spans using some Book of Death and Life!
"He, he, it's up to you whether you believe me or not! Nevertheless, none of you shall escape today!" Xu Que sneered. He quickly caught up with some of the elders.
Swoosh!
He moved a step onward and immediately propelled himself forward, pushing both of his palms outwards.
Boom!
A massive tornado of energy engulfed them all. It towered over two elders at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. He then began to suck their life spans at a tremendous speed.
"Ah, no!"
"Stop!"
The two Heavenly Human elders were scared out of their wits and began to scream hysterically in fear.
Alas, that would not stop Xu Que. Within seconds, the two elders had their life spans drained from their bodies. A total of over 800 years of life span poured into Xu Que's Ancient Life and Death Wheel.
"Scoundrel! Let go of my grandfather and my father!" yelled an elder nearby, his face filled with fury. A fiery blue snake exploded from his magic art!
Xu Que's brows twitched, and he quickly avoided that attack and threw the two dead old geezers at the fiery blue snake.
Boom!
The two bodies were reduced to ashes the moment they made contact with the blue flame.
"You…." The elder was both terrified and furious. He could almost shoot lasers from his eyes with all the hatred he had for Xu Que, but he was still too afraid to step forward.
However, those elders who had hidden far away had witnessed Xu Que's evasion. They immediately became suspicious.
"Wasn't he invincible? Why did he evade that attack?"
"No, we've been had!"
"That fellow is not invincible!"
"Quick! We must take this chance to kill him!"
Realization finally dawned on the elders, and they swarmed toward Xu Que. It was a great opportunity, they thought, to eradicate Xu Que for good.
"He, he, you're only realizing this now? Aren't you guys a little too silly? But…do you really think that I have no other means to deal with you? Come, come, take a look at all my little cuties!"
Xu Que laughed. He even kept away the last Ultra Invincible Emblem and swept to the back and landed beside Jiang Hongyan and Buttface. Then, with a stroke of his arm, he took out dozens of Beast Soul Bags and threw all of them into the air!