Chapter 167: A Key Figure

This time, Zhang Mu felt that he was making a fool of himself for trying to be smart. At first, he arranged for him and Yuan Rui the identity of a first-ranked evolver so that there would not be much attention drawn to them. This way, he could easily approach the era merchant shop at Shan Xi city and then quietly leave the place once he had completed the era merchant task successfully.

But the problem fell on the awakening ability that he had chosen. For some reason, the evolvers with the tamer ability were crucial in Long Qi’s plan for recovering Jin Zhong city. As a result, they were qualified to have a conversation with the base leader.

Whereas the most absurd part was that the leader of Shan Xi city that Zhang Mu met this time, was not the Ice Queen that could freeze people with a look from his memory, but it was the fat bald-man that he met when the Cataclysm was about to begin.

Because of his action, it had changed Long Qi’s entire fate. It turns out that Long Qi, who was supposed to become one of the members of the walking dead herd, had escaped from this fate. Coupled with the adventure that he did not reveal, he managed to advance to the second rank and reached such status and strength he had now.

Despite that, Zhang Mu quickly adjusted his mindset. Although he was in a hurry to complete the era merchant’s task and leave after that, he knew that Long Qi would not let him off that easily. Furthermore, the most important thing was that he, himself, was interested in the matter of recovering the city. In the past, he existed like a cannon fodder, but now it seems that he could participate in some of the most advanced decision makings and complete the essential segment.

Thinking about this, Zhang Mu slowly became excited. There was a blaze of fiery in his eye.

Do you want to recover the prefecture-level city with less than two months into the Cataclysm? You got guts! I like it!

Furthermore, Zhang Mu was not attracted to the rewards of the era merchant’s task this time, as he knew that the amount of profit he could earn was limited. And the most important fact was that even if he completed the deal, he would not be able to promote his status to an entry-level sub-merchant too. Therefore, it was just a typical era merchant task.

The reward of a trainee sub-merchant was not attractive for Zhang Mu, who was a first-ranked evolver previously. Now that he was a second-ranked evolver, he completely disregards those era goods that those evolvers valued as a jewel.

Right now, he was more interested in Long Qi’s idea. He believed that if the plan had plotted adequately, then he could obtain a vast profit from there. He stared at Long Qi and said, “You have to …

Chapter 234: A Tiger’s P***s Should Be Great!

Listening to Su Yi’s words, the complexion of Hu Du and the rest of the youngsters from the Hunting Tiger Tribe secretly changed, but they were also not too surprised.

The alliance of the two brothers, Brother Hu Mo and Brother Hu Yue, had also failed, so although the strength of Xiong Lie was not weak and could battle against Brother Hu Mo or Brother Hu Yue alone, he was definitely not the opponent for both Brother Hu Mo and Brother Hu Yue under their alliance.

What made Hu Du and the rest of them shocked was the Earth Hill Fierce Bear that got killed and the over twenty people from the Mighty Bear Tribe spread all over on the ground. That was exceedingly impactful and shocking.

“It was you who had stolen my Hunting Tiger Tribe’s Green Frost Grass?”

The name of the person like the shadow of the tree. Hu Du secretly suppressed the sudden trembling of his heart and glanced at Su Yi as he questioned him.

However, this time, he had brought something to rely on while he also did not believe that it would not be able to handle a brat that came from the outside.

Staring at Hu Du and the rest from the Hunting Tiger Tribe that had arrived, the youngsters from the Mighty Bear Tribe laid on the ground, and did not say anything. Looking at the atmosphere, they even hoped that the people from the Hunting Tiger Tribe could battle with that brat.

If that brat was defeated, it could be considered that they had taken revenge. If the people from the Hunting Tiger Tribe had also suffered losses, it could also be regarded as bearing the shame together.

“Indeed, you are seeking for trouble. Is this Splitting Rock Demonic Tiger what you guys are relying on?”

Su Yi swept his gaze across the group of young men and women from the Hunting Tiger Tribe before his gaze finally landed on the ferocious tiger at the frontline.

The body of the ferocious tiger shone while appearing a little golden with fearful glow in its eyes that were incomparably terrifying and hostile, revealing an air of a king.

That was the Splitting Rock Demonic Tiger with a bloodline that was numerous times stronger than the Earth Hill Fierce Bear. It was a gold element beast that was very powerful with horrifying attack power and acute speed.

Feeling the aura on the Splitting Rock Demonic Tiger, it most likely was not that far off from the Demonic Spirit Realm.

It seemed like they were the same as the Mighty Bear Tribe as the group of wimpy kids from the Hunting Tiger Tribe had also brought a beast over.

The Splitting Rock Demonic Tiger was what these wimpy kids were relying on.

“Since you know that this is the Splitting Rock Demonic Tiger, then you should know the consequences. Today, you must pay for the price. …

Chapter 84: Advancement of Tian Yu

Enforcer Dong was baffled and fixed his eyes on Ye Shang. He could tell there was something going on when Ye Shang’s eyes burnt with prowess and an aura of battle intent surrounded his body just at the mention of Xu Mu’s name.

“They are both outstanding, but destined to be enemies,” Enforcer Dong murmured.

He had a better impression of Ye Shang because Ye Shang was affable, when he entered in a conflict with Qin Zhan and Ao Lie, he displayed an earnest vigour. On the contrary, Xu Mu felt like a vicious wolf, a virulent snake-like evil wolf and Enforcer Dong did not like the look in his eyes.

Ye Shang guided Tian Yu and flew towards Lushan Mountain, where the Lushan Bandits were last spotted, once they were out of Danding City.

Bandits plagued the mountains in Dongxuan Area, but only the powerful ones would take over a mountain and crown themselves as kings of the mountain. Most rove about the mountains in fear of extermination. With the help of Tianji Tower, the rich would commission tasks to wipe them out when provoked while independent cultivators considered robbing bandits as a way to accumulate resources.

The Lushan Bandits often appeared in Lushan Mountain, where the powerful Venerable Lushan once lived.

According to the information provided, this group of bandits burned, plundered and committed all kinds of evil deeds, even women and children were not spared.

The current task was commissioned by the owner of a medicine shop in a small town under the jurisdiction of Danding City. His daughter came across the Lushan Bandits on her way home and everyone in the caravan, including his son-in-law, daughter and two grandchildren were murdered.

The old man was grief-stricken and wanted to destroy the Lushan bandits, even at the expense of his life’s fortune.

The Lushan Mountain range covered a large area with a circumference of over one thousand kilometres and the bandits last appeared in the eastern ridges of Lushan Mountain.

It took two days for Ye Shang to arrive at the eastern ridges of Lushan Mountain on Tian Yu’s back.

Along the way, Tian Yu caught a blue-and-white python. They ate the python after it was roasted.

This blue-and-white python was massive and weighed over a hundred kilograms. It was quite challenging to roast such a big animal. Fortunately, Ye Shang came prepared and had two slender steel rods in his storage ring. All he had to do was skewer the prey and roast it.

Tian Yu now had an amazing appetite. Although it could go without food for one to two days, food weighing less than a hundred kilograms was insufficient, once it started eating.

Ye Shang knew that was because Tian Yu needed the energy for the growth. Although Ye Shang couldn’t see Tian Yu’s cultivation base, Qing Ji had told him that Tian Yu had reached the peak of the second-order stage, and would enter the Pseudo-Core or …

Chapter 21: Accidentally Became A Criminal

The short sword that was slightly deformed pierced through the beastman’s throat and the resulting feedback was indescribable.

Blood spurted out of the wound and splashed on Wu Qingsong’s face, waking him up from the thrill of killing. He took a step back and stumbled over his feet. This caused him to fall on the ground.

Four bodies were scattered around him, and their blood slowly gathered and formed pools around the bodies. The sight of it was gruesome. The smell of the blood and the choking smell from the smoke and fire mixed together and surrounded him, leaving him no place to hide.

This was not the first time he has killed in this world, but at that time, he was quickly pounced on and bitten by the war wolf and then captured by Klein, there was no chance for him to really think about it. Now, he had enough time to face the killings that he had done, which has currently stimulated the guilty feelings that came as a result of education and his way of life. Even the memories of the soldiers he previously killed resurfaced from the depths of his mind and overlapped with the bloody scene in front of his eyes.

This is not the previous world.

Wu Qingsong said again to himself.

Perhaps the law where the strong feed upon the weak has never changed. It only appeared in a different form.

For a 19-year-old sophomore bachelor, it was difficult yet simple to accept such a reality. It was simple because he has already accepted this law of the jungle within the setting of the world in countless games, novels and film and television works. The difficulty lies in accepting that those abstract, even illusory things are truly becoming reality, becoming the ubiquitous rule in his life and smashing apart everything that he has been familiar with for 19 years requires a process as well.

No matter how realistic games and movies are, they can’t bring out this kind of sense of touch and smell. And they won’t just thrust at you all of these things without any modification or beautification.

I’m fine. I can accept all these things.

He said to himself.

However, when he finally stood up, he accidentally saw the open wounds and the disfigured body of the burned bearkin. He could not help but throw up all the things he could throw up in his stomach.

These people had it coming.

He reassured himself.

As for me, to live on in this world, to live the life that I desire, adapting quickly to these things is a must.

So he forced himself to search the pockets of the four bodies and took all the coins for himself. He then used every means to throw them into the fire.

The fire did not spread fast, but when he finished all of this, the warehouse also finally began to burn up in flames.

Wu Qingsong knew …

Chapter 33 – Remarkable Talent

A month passed. Qingmu Duan finally returned.

During the past month, Ye Qingwan did not let Xia Fukun cultivate with them for obvious reasons. After the incident at the inn, Ye Qingwan had started feeling uneasy around Xia Fukun. It was a weird feeling, and even she herself did not know the reason for it.

But on the contrary, Qingmu Xuan started looking at Xia Fukun in a different light.

She had the impression that something had happened between Xia Fukun and Ye Qingwan the night back at the inn.

Children could be unpredictable at times due to their cheekiness and wild ideas that went beyond adults’ imagination. Well, Xia Fukun could not be considered an adult yet either. He was still… inexperienced, after all.

…

Back to the present, inside the palace.

“Did you… go farming?”

Looking at Qingmu Duan standing in front of him, in a total mess, Xia Fukun was puzzled.

“This heartless kid. I would not be in such a state if not for the beast you’re looking for!” Qingmu Duan huffed, glaring at Xia Fukun.

“Where’s the beast?” Xia Fukun was tingling with excitement, but he still maintained a poker face.

“Hold on, let me take a bath first. Chicken nuggets! I even met an eighth-grade beast on my way back. Such luck I have! If not for that, I would not be in this mess!” Qingmu Duan made his way to the bathroom while cursing.

When he returned, Xia Fukun realized that he was still the same old Regent Qingmu Duan. He still had the might of a regent and the aura of an expert. If not for his close relationship with the regent, Xia Fukun would still tense up in his presence.

“These are the beasts you wanted.” Qingmu Duan waved with hands and, with a bang, a pile of beast corpses could be seen lying in front of him.

“You killed them?” Xia Fukun walked up and took a look at the corpses, slightly at a loss for words.

“Nonsense. How else would I bring them back?” Qingmu Duan glared at Xia Fukun once again.

“Whatever. I don’t mind. There’s no difference.”

Xia Fukun had experimented with the Flame Bear and knew that the Monster Refining System only needed the body. Regardless of whether it was alive or dead, it could still be refined.

“You better not have lied to me. It was a lot of trouble to get those beasts,” Qingmu Duan said. “Oh yeah, how’s cultivation with Qingwan going? I heard that you guys flipped the Bu Peng family upside down?”

Hearing Qingmu Duan’s words, Xia Fukun rolled his eyes.

“The Bu Peng family master was duped. A pharmacologist called Yao Duwan tried to use the Blood God’s Blossom to summon a demon, but Ye Qingwan and I took care of it.”

Xia Fukun did not take all the credit, and he was sure that Ye Qingwan would speak up for him too. Qingmu Duan …

Chapter 32 – Mist Fairy

“Who is it?”

It’s late at night, who could it be? Xia Fukun frowned.

And his doubt was cleared immediately when a familiar figure stepped into his room.

“Why didn’t you knock on the door?” Xia Fukun stared at the figure that was standing in front of him.

“I did.” Ye Qingwan stared at him blankly. If that wasn’t a door, then what was it?

Oh, alright…. Xia Fukun felt that his brain was a puddle of mush. What was I planning to say?

“You’re here to talk about the eighth-grade beast that I summoned, right?”

I might have forgotten about what I was going to say, but with my extraordinary observation skills that help me see through almost everything in life, I can identify her motive without a sweat. In short, I’m amazing.

“No.”

“Huh?” Xia Fukun smiled at her awkwardly. Then what is she here for?

“I’m just here to give you a reminder. You might have the ability to summon an eighth-grade beast, but there are many superpowers on the Nine Spiritual Mainland, and there will always be someone stronger. Your secret is safe with me, but beware of doing that in the future. If you’re being watched by people with malicious intentions when you summon an eight-grade beast, the consequences would be too dreadful to think about.”

Ye Qingwan paused before continuing.

“An eighth-grade beast might be strong, but it can only take down a martial artist in the Supreme Realm. There are many martial artists about to break through to the Heaven Realm or already in the Heaven Realm hiding around. If you’re discovered by them…”

“I may be kidnapped and become a lab rat?” Not waiting for Ye Qingwan, Xia Fukun finished her sentence for her.

“Lab rat? What’s that?”

Of course, Ye Qingwan would not understand what a lab rat was, but she could feel Xia Fukun’s breath on her face when he said that as he had leaned toward her. This action caused Ye Qingwan’s face to flush red.

Back in Odin Academy, Ye Qingwan always presented herself as an icy beauty and kept herself away, not even sparing the male talents a glance. This was the first time in her life that she had ever gotten so close to a male.

“Uh, nevermind….”

The fact that Ye Qingwan was unaware of what a lab rat was had already been thrown to the back of Xia Fukun’s mind. He put on a sly grin and looked into Ye Qingwan’s eyes.

“Are you showing me care?”

“No. Don’t be delusional. I’m just afraid that being too striking would bring about trouble for you.”

Xia Fukun felt like a ball of fire to Ye Qingwan, which burned her body as she came into contact with him. Subconsciously, Ye Qingwan moved her eyes away from him.

“Is that so?” Xia Fukun reached out his hand and placed it on the door next to Ye Qingwan, still grinning.

There were many …

Chapter 20: You Guys Should Be Satisfied Now

Roar!

The other bearkin charged towards them.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wu Qingsong used the foxkin as his shield. Although the bearkin had pulled back his hands in time, his claws had made a long bloody ratch on the foxkin’s body.

He shrieked, “Miro! Are you out of your mind?”

“He killed my little brother!” the bearkin bellowed.

Wu Qingsong put a bit of force in the short sword in his hand, and the foxkin immediately screamed out loud, “Get away from me! Motherf**ker! Quickly! Or I swear that I will kill your whole family!”

The bearkin glared at Wu Qingsong who stood behind the foxkin while clenching his fist tightly, but eventually, he took a step back.

“It’s our fault this time!” the foxkin had come to himself and began to persuade. “Sorry! Everything is our fault! I got blinded by greed! I am willing to apologize and pay for your loss! As long as you let me go, I promise that I will never bother you again! I know a lot of high ranking officers in the garrisons. If you have any needs, I can help you connect with them!”

“Let them go inside the house!” Wu Qingsong said instead.

“Didn’t you hear him?” the foxkin shouted. “Get inside quickly!”

He immediately said, “There is no need for letting things get out of hand. Umbel is a small place. If something big happened, no one will have it easy.”

Wu Qingsong did not believe his words at all and even turned a deaf ear towards the implicit threat in his words. As a local bully, they were likely to know many town guards, otherwise, they would not be so brazen with their evil deeds. But precisely because of this, he would never believe that after freeing this foxkin, they would let him go.

Putting others aside, the resentment from that bearkin could burn. If the foxkin was not taken hostage, he would have already rushed over.

“Get them to move faster!” he ordered.

“Quick! Quickly!” the foxkin shouted.

The beastman who had deceived Wu Qingsong and another hired thug first entered through the door of the warehouse. The bearkin stood angrily by the door, but after giving a loud roar he still walked in with his head bowed.

“Take a look, it’s all done according to your will,” the foxkin said cautiously. “You can rest assured. I, Noel, has always kept my…”

A sudden pain came from his abdomen. The foxkin abruptly lowered his head and ruthlessly bit on Wu Qingsong’s hand that was holding the sword while using one hand to grasp his right arm that was holding his sword. Just as he was preparing to completely subdue Wu Qingsong, Wu Qingsong handed the sword to his left hand and pierced his chest with that sword!

“How could…you…you…”

The foxkin could not believe something like this would happen. The dagger that was hidden inside his sleeve was clearly already……

Chapter 31 – Big Loss?

“Sorcery?” Xia Fukun was taken aback by Yao Duwan’s words.

“How dare you make such comments? Have you never reflected on yourself?”

Not wanting to waste any more words on Yao Duwan, Xia Fukun immediately summoned his Fire Python Tiger.

What a joke, I rented it for an hour, so why would I only use it for ten minutes? I will definitely not be an extravagant and wasteful person.

On the other hand, Yao Duwan, who had lost the help of the demon, was now at a loss.

He was just a pharmacologist, how was he going to fight an eighth-grade beast?

After a few minutes, Yao Duwan was badly defeated by the Fire Python Tiger.

Xia Fukun went to Yao Duwan. Just as he did with Yang Guo, he squatted down in front of Yao Duwan, wearing a sneer on his face.

“Can I ask you something?”

Yao Duwan’s rotten face was so badly disfigured and grotesque that it sent chills running down one’s spine. Xia Fukun couldn’t help but look away. He’s such an ugly thing….

“Kid…” Yao Duwan reached out a hand weakly.

“What, you want to give me something?”

Xia Fukun reached out his hand to Yao Duwan.

Yao Duwan: “???”

What on earth is he thinking?

But it doesn’t matter.

Yao Duwan used all his energy to hold Xia Fukun’s hand in his own.

Szz…

As soon as Xia Fukun came in contact with Yao Duwan, smoke could be seen drifting out of his hand, turning it purplish-green.

“Hehehe!

“Why would I let you off for ruining my plan?

“I, Yao Duwan, have been living in the Yaslan Empire for years, and I have never fallen at anyone’s hands. I might be just a pharmacologist, but I focus on poison. I have tried so many poisons that my body is now more poisonous than any poison! Who asked you to be so brainless, to make physical contact with me? Serves you right, rascal! Hahahahahaha!

“But why… I could’ve towered over everyone in the Nine Spiritual Mainland, but you, this rascal, ruined it for me! Ahhhhhhh!”

The more Yao Duwan said, the crazier he got. He started laughing like a madman, but suddenly, he came to a stop.

“???”

Xia Fukun wore a poker face as he squatted right in front of him, and his hands were as good as new.

“You’re fine?”

“Yep.” Xia Fukun nodded.

He stared at Yao Duwan in disdain.

Idiot.

I spent five refinement points on an antitoxin extracted from a precious beast! If I could not withstand such a small amount of poison, then the Monster Refining System must be a swindler!

Of course, Yao Duwan was unaware of that.

Initially, Yao Duwan thought that Xia Fukun was only able to recover after inhaling his poison previously because it was not poisonous enough. However, I have released the strongest poison in my body, and he’s still fine!?

What on earth? We are definitely people of …

Chapter 19: Don’t Force Me, When I Get Mad, Even I Am Scared

“It’s just in front,” the guide repeated again.

This was not the first time that he had said this sentence and Wu Qingsong’s suspicions gradually grew stronger.

“Do you often frequent that shop?”

He grabbed his short sword tightly using one of his hands while his footsteps began to slow down.

“Just once in a while. It was so far that only those who lived nearby would go there so often!” this person said. “If it was not for my friend who lived near to it that brought me to that shop, hell if I would know that a shop which sells such a good seafood stew ever existed!”

This kind of reply was considered reasonable, which made Wu Qingsong slightly relieved.

In fact, even Wu Qingsong could not figure out the reason that a random diner would deceive him.

He was oblivious to his identity, neither did he know if he had money or companions much less the consequences of deceiving him. If this world had reached the point where one person would deceive another person for the sake of it, then he really did not know how the people in this world had survived until today.

The position of the sun began to sink a bit towards the west. For a newcomer that had just arrived at Umbel like him, it might be a bit difficult to find the way back after dark, so he sped up a little.

“Just how far is it?”

“It’s right around the corner of the street in front, whew, these five coppers of yours is not that easy to earn…” the guide grumbled. which dispelled Wu Qingsong’s doubts.

But in the next moment, his footsteps came to an abrupt halt.

In front of him was a dead end. The end of the alley was a place that looked like a warehouse. Although the door was open, no matter how he looked at it, it was not a place where a down and out old man in this population would live.

And this person, after stopping dead in his tracks, suddenly gave a loud shout, and immediately two beastmen ran out from a shop across the alley and blocked his way.

“What do you mean by this?” Wu Qingsong subconsciously stepped back and grasped the handle of his short sword.

And the beastman who brought him here suddenly changed his expression and laughed out, “Didn’t you want to learn swordsmanship? That person is in there!”

Wu Qingsong took a step and wanted to pass through the gap between them, but these beastmen were obviously used to this kind of thing. The three people cooperated and quickly blocked all his way out.

“Don’t ask for trouble, half-elf!” a bearkin with a naked upper body said maliciously. “Get in obediently, or you’ll suffer!”

“Help! Help!” Wu Qingsong yelled loudly, but this place was a remote path away from the main road. There …

END OF VOLUME 1!

Chapter 83: Meeting Xu Mu

“Master and Xu Chenbai are not the same kind of people. Master will not want us to suffer any harm, but Xu Chenbai will do whatever it takes to help enhance the cultivation base of the beast baby. He will not be bothered by the consequences. With a disregard for any repercussions, there is a possibility that the beast baby could enter the peak of the Soul-condensation stage if he could provide the beast baby all the resources he needs,” Qing Ji expressed her concerns.

“That’s true. Peak Leader Liu only allowed Ye Shang to take the core pills at the Soul-condensation stage three and seven, which means that Ye Shang can only take one core pill before the newcomer’s games. If they ignore the consequences, the beast baby can take up to three core pills, and he can definitely reach peak Soul-condensation.” Sikong Chuyu also understood the difference.

“Ye Shang, come eat some fruit, take a break, then continue with your practice.” Qing Ji shouted at Ye Shang.

Ye Shang was practicing in the garden, while Qing Ji and Sikong Chuyu sat at the stone table under an old tree, eating fruits and drinking tea.

Ye Shang came over with his spear, “My attacks still lack strength and intensity.”

“Take it easy.” Qing Ji threw a towel at him.

“Have you thought of separating the shock waves? You can concentrate some on the shaft, with just enough intensity to repel the opponent’s weapon, and the rest on the tip of the spear to increase its destructive power.” Sikong Chuyu suggested. .

“You’re right! Let me try,.” Ye Shang stuffed a green apple into his mouth and resumed his practice.

“Well…I should’ve told him later, he ignores everything else during practice.” Sikong Chuyu said with exasperation.

“Thirteenth is an orphan. He wants to be strong, so that he can search for his family.” Qing Ji lowered her voice as she shared more about Ye Shang.

“His inherent temperament is unique and unlike children from ordinary families. He might be from a powerful and wealthy family, that has run into some problems.” Sikong Chuyu thought.

People were different, the descendants of the bandits inevitably inherited their temperament, but disciples from families of great influence often inherited noble temperament and imposing manners.

“According to the description of Grandpa Gu, the two people who protected Ye Shang should be guards. Both of them died, Ye Shang lost contact with his family, and no one came looking for him.” Qing Ji said.

Sikong Chuyu nodded and did not expect that he had such a story.

Ye Shang gradually found an inkling to Sikong Chuyu’s suggestion, leaving some shock waves on the spear body and focusing the rest on the spear tip.

Having found his touch, Ye Shang practiced for two hours, studying the control of shock waves on the shaft and the spear tip.

Ye Shang did not stop to take a shower until evening.…