Chapter 1040: How Dare You!!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This time, their trip proceeded much more smoothly than before. Xu Que found the place. Although it was not a Void Interface Point, it was a gap on the Void Tunnel. Therefore, it was more convenient than leaving from a Void Interface Point for they could enter the Void Tunnel immediately.
Under the protection of the Space-Breaking Spell, all of them entered the dark void and started to travel forward again. The darkness and chilliness were familiar. This was the Void, which was lifeless and empty! On their way, they didn't encounter any weird obstacles. Now, they had spent several months in the Void smoothly. At last, when they sensed sparse Spiritual Qi, Xu Que's eyes lit up for he had sensed a familiar world was approaching.
"Hah, hah, hah! Finally, here we are! I've smelled the air of the Four Great Continents!" Buttface shouted excitedly.
A smile also appeared on Xu Que's face. When they went to the Xuanzhen Continent, they couldn't find an opportunity to come back. They even went back to Earth. They spent a lot of time on Earth. They left in a hurry and, at last, they were thrown into the Taijin Continent by accident.
Luckily, he managed to obtain a lot of good stuff in the Taijin Continent. He had found a Heavenly Kismet Fruit for Jiang Hongyan, which could help her to build her Body of Heavenly Kismet in the future. Now, the Four Great Continents were just in front of them! How could they stay calm? It was the joy of going home, just like the feeling he got when he went back to Earth!
Whoosh!
Along with the wild winds blowing, they felt the traction force on their body was weakening gradually, which meant they were about to land in the Four Great Continents. When Xu Que used the Space-Breaking Spell in the System, he chose the South Continent as their landing point. He planned to find Su Ling'er and the rest of the people in the Mystery Land in the South Continent for he really missed them after so long a time.
"We've arrived! I can see the mountains in the South Continent!" Buttface shouted excitedly as he pointed at the land ahead of them.
"OK! Let's prepare to get out by breaking the Void!" Xu Que nodded his head.
Now they were still in the Void Tunnel. They had to break the wall of the Void Tunnel with the strength of the Space-Breaking Spell. Then, they could appear in the sky above the South Continent and land successfully. However, as they were approaching the South Continent, they sensed a weird aura which was permeating the air.
Looking from inside the Void Tunnel, the South Continent seemed a little bit lifeless. Something was wrong!
"It's weird! Could something bad have happened?" Xu Que frowned anxiously. He had left this place for five or six years. It was nothing in the World of Cultivators. However, it was long enough for many things to happen!
"Wait! I also sense something was wrong! It seems there are far less people in this place than before!" Buttface replied.
Jiang Hongyan frowned and said nothing.
"Let's stop guessing! Let's go there and have a look!" Xu Que said as he reached out his hand. Then he smacked the wall of the Void Tunnel with the strength of the Space-Breaking Spell.
Rumble!
A big bang rang out. The Void in front of them was distorted as if ripples appeared on the water's surface. The next moment, a strand of dazzling light appeared at the position where Xu Que had smacked. Then a whirlpool was created on the wall of the Void Tunnel. Magnificent traction force gushed in from it and rolled Xu Que and his teammates up directly.
Whoosh! They disappeared from the Void Tunnel instantly.
The next moment, a gap appeared in the sky above the South Continent. They walked out from the gap and appeared in the sky. A gust of chilly wind blew on their faces.
Xu Que looked around in the sky. Then, his face turned dark. This place was really changed! He could sense the Spiritual Qi was sparser than before. The point was that the place where they landed was quite close to the Utopia Faction where Liu Jingning was. However, the Utopia Faction had disappeared together with the mountain!
"How could this be?" Jiang Hongyan's expression changed as she saw that.
Buttface opened his mouth wide. "What the hell happened here?"
"Buttface, did Liu Jingning move to the Mystery Land in the South Continent together with you?" Xu Que asked, looking at Buttface.
Buttface shook his head. "No! She was performing secluded cultivation in the Utopia Faction. I asked people to leave her a message, which asked her to perform cultivation in the Mystery Land when she had finished her secluded cultivation. I don't know whether she went there after that!"
"….." Xu Que couldn't help but frown.
He didn't know what had happened here. However, if something bad had happened to Liu Jingning and the Utopia Faction, he would investigate this case and make the troublemakers pay substantially!
"Hey! Little brat, look! Someone is over there!" Buttface said, pointing at a wooded mountain below at this time.
Xu Que looked down immediately. He saw a man in a black robe who was at the Infant Transformation Stage was being chased by some apprentices in fine clothes. It was quite weird because he saw the words Exploding Heavens Faction were printed on the clothes of the man in black robe. This man shouted as he ran, "Damn! Buttface! Why do you chase me? The Exploding Heavens Faction has been keeping a low profile! If you dare to hurt me, our senior Duan Jiude will avenge me!"
"Humph! Duan Jiude couldn't even protect himself now! He is wanted by the Celestials of the Four Great Continents! It is time for the remaining evil elements of the Exploding Heavens Faction to die now!" The apprentices said coldly as they continued their chase.
Hearing that, Xu Que's face got dark immediately.
Duan Jiude is being hunted by the Celestials!
What does this mean? Have Celestials appeared in the Four Great Continents?
Are they at the Half Celestial Realm? Or at the Human Celestial Realm? Or even at the Earth Celestial Realm?
Whoosh!
Xu Que stopped guessing. He dashed toward those apprentices after turning himself into a shadow.
…..
Those apprentices were still chasing the man in the black robe and didn't sense the danger which was approaching rapidly.
Bang!
Suddenly, a dull sound rang out. One of them was killed and turned to a cloud of blood mist instantly.
"Wh…what?" The rest of the apprentices were shocked as they stopped in terror.
What the hell?
What happened just now?
How could he explode when he was running?
At the same time, the man in the black robe who was running ahead of them also stopped after hearing the explosion. He turned around and shouted excitedly after being stunned for a short while, "Faction Leader! Faction Leader! Finally, you are back!"
Faction Leader?
Hearing that, those apprentices turned pale immediately.
Is that man…back?
When this unbelievable idea occurred to them, they felt chilliness on their back. Then they turned around and looked, following the eyes of the man in the black robe. The next moment, they were almost scared to death by what they saw.
Above them, a figure who stood on lightning was staring at them coldly.
That's him! His terror-stricken handsome face and Dark Heavy Buster Sword are so familiar! That's Xu Que!
"How Dare You!" Xu Que shouted seriously.
Flop!
The apprentices collapsed to the ground with pale faces and trembling hearts!
The big devil Xu Que is back!
Chapter 1041: His Resurgence
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome! Faction Leader is awesome!"
At that moment, the man in the black robe swung his arms and shouted at the top of his lungs. He was thrilled and bursting with happiness as he came running toward them. As he was running, he grabbed a stone from the ground and threw it directly at the disciples from the aristocratic families. "D*mn it! Son of a b*tch! How dare you hunt me down! Now my Faction Leader is here, it's your death row now!"
"F*ck, you're so whiny and full of profanity, are you looking for death?" Buttface unexpectedly appeared overhead where he cursed and dashed toward the man dressed in the black robe; he was going to bite the black-robed man.
The black-robed man was so frightened that he almost fell onto the ground as he quickly shouted, "All Hail the Exploding Heavens Faction's Vice Faction Leader–the Mighty King!"
"Well?" When Buttface heard that, he immediately felt satisfied, and his expression became more generous. He nodded and said, "You're smart, if you had said that slower, Your Holiness would have immediately kicked you to death!"
"Uh, please forgive me, the Mighty King. That…that was the faction's rule. Our senior, Duan Jiude, taught us to say it!" The black-robed man laughed bitterly.
"What? D*mn it, Duan Jiude, that scoundrel. When Your Holiness sees him, I'll definitely kill him!" Buttface roared angrily.
Xu Que was speechless too. It was definitely Duan Jiude's style. There were so many other things to teach and he had to teach profanity. And the phrase "son of a b*tch" seemed like a phrase from him.
But that Exploding Heavens Faction…
Xu Que looked at the black-robed man, and he recalled that before he left The Four Great Continents, Buttface and Duan Jiude seemed to be recruiting people from everywhere and anywhere; they had really set up an Exploding Heavens Faction. When he declared war with the Xuanzhen Continent, he also mentioned that the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction had joined the war of resistance. Unexpectedly, after many years, these groups of people even wore the faction's uniforms.
"Faction Leader Xu, please spare my life!"
At that moment, several disciples from the aristocratic families crawled over on their knees and cried for mercy.
"We…we had no choice!"
"Yes, those were the orders from the Immortal Cultivators. We're just following their orders!"
"Please let us go!"
Several people competed to beg for forgiveness. The fear of Xu Que ran deep in their hearts. What he had done on The Four Great Continents was very unethical, and his means were brutal and vicious. Stories about him were circulated all over The Four Great Continents. They were exaggerated after each circulation, and thus it had made the public terror-stricken of Xu Que. In terms of deterrence, he had already surpassed Duan Jiude heaps of time!
Now, he had returned. How could those disciples from the aristocratic families who were merely in the Infant Transformation Stage not be fearful of him?
"Humph, that's not what I heard you say just now, was it? Aren't you going to eradicate the leftovers of my Exploding Heavens Faction? Come on, I'm standing right in front of you. Try eradicating me!" Xu Que sneered and stared fiercely at them.
Several disciples from the aristocratic families went pale. They bowed to him, apologizing continuously, "We were wrong, Faction Leader Xu, we were really wrong, you're definitely benevolent enough to let us go!"
"Ha, ha, I'm sorry. I'm extremely narrow-minded and petty!" Xu Que shook his head and the Dark Heavenly Sword in his hand swung forward abruptly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several muffled sounds rang out in a row, and several disciples from the aristocratic families exploded on the spot. They turned into masses of blood mist, sprinkled on the ground.
"Faction Leader is mighty!" the black-robed man exclaimed excitedly.
"He's mighty and Your Holiness isn't?" Buttface was frustrated.
"Vice Faction Leader is mighty too!" The black-robed man had no choice but to add that, and it made Buttface nod his head with satisfaction.
"Well, let's talk about what happened during the last few years since we have been away?" Xu Que asked the black-robed man.
The black-robed man was shocked and replied, "Faction…Faction Leader, you didn't leave for a few years, but for more than a decade!"
"More than a decade?" Xu Que's eyes stared wide open. Where did the more than a decade come from?
"Yes, the year you suddenly disappeared, the people of The Four Great Continents were terrified that the Xuanzhen Continent would attack us. Fortunately, Buttface…uh, Mighty King returned and he said that you had strengthened the seal; Xuanzhen Continent wouldn't attack us for a decade. That reassured many people! But since then, you haven't appeared for exactly 12 years, and many things have happened on The Four Great Continents!" The black-robed man explained.
Xu Que was so confused; he only had been gone for a maximum of five or six years. How could the time have doubled like that?
"Void Tunnel!" Jiang Hongyan spoke softly.
Xu Que was stunned for a second, but he suddenly understood the situation!
Yes, it must have been that Void Tunnel!
They made use of the Space-Breaking Spell to travel through the Void Tunnel, which was equivalent to a higher level of teleportation. The principle was the same as that in a Teleportation Spell, but the area crossed was much wider.
When he first transported from South Continent to the North Sea, he felt that he had only experienced a few seconds in the Teleportation Spell, but it was two months in the outside world. While traveling through the Void Tunnel, he felt that only a few months or a year had passed, but the outside world might have gone through several years.
In retrospect, Xu Que nodded; he understood what had gone on. "Alas!" He couldn't help but sigh.
From Xuanzhen Continent to Earth, and then from Earth to The Four Great Continents, more than a decade had passed. Indeed, time flies! In the blink of an eye, more than a decade when I hadn't made love…done things I've loved…what a waste of time!
"Faction Leader, let's leave this place now, it's not safe here!" At that moment, the black-robed man warned them as he observed his surroundings vigilantly.
Xu Que collected himself and frowned, "Why is it unsafe? By the way, who are the Immortal Cultivators they mentioned earlier?"
"Faction Leader, the current situation is unlike the past. Around five years ago, the Xuanzhen Continent underwent drastic changes. I couldn't fathom the change but that side affected The Four Great Continents too. A large number of Immortal Cultivators appeared on The Four Great Continents. They were so powerful that they took control of The Four Great Continents in just one day. The rebellious factions were annihilated overnight!" The black-robed man explained.
Xu Que's face sank. How could Xuanzhen Continent's drastic change affect The Four Great Continents? The next moment, something came to his mind, and he asked in a serious tone, "Did they also annihilate the Utmost Happiness Faction?"
"Yes, not only the Utmost Happiness Faction was annihilated, but several sects too. It was rumored that many people escaped before the accident, and that those annihilated were only unimportant disciples. The real leaders and Sect Elders had retreated in advance, but so far there has been no news of them at all!" The black-robed man nodded in response.
"What about Liu Jingning? Do you have any news of her? Oh yes, and how are the people in the South Continent's Mystery Land?" Xu Que asked.
"Faction Leader, we don't know where Liu Saint has gone. But the South Continent's Mystery Land was closed five years ago before the Immortal Cultivators arrived."
"Closed? No! Didn't Duan Jiude have a way to get in? Why didn't he take all of you in there to hide?" Xu Que frowned again.
The black-robed man shook his head and smiled bitterly. "The Mystery Land was completely sealed up. Duan Jiude tried many times but failed to get in. He even said that the South Continent's Mystery Land had disappeared."
"D*mn it!" Xu Que was taken aback.
The South Continent's Mystery Land had disappeared? D*mn, what was Zixia Fairy doing? How dare she abduct the Act-Tough Saint's woman?
"Where's Duan Jiude now? Inform everyone in the Exploding Heavens Faction immediately and have them find him." Xu Que pulled on the collar of the black-robed man, ordering him about. After all, a Faction Leader had to look like a Faction Leader.
"Ah?" The black-robed man, however, had a bitter expression and said helplessly, "Faction Leader, we…we don't know. In fact, there aren't many people left in the Exploding Heavens Faction. Everyone is either dead or on the run. Families and factions who surrendered to the Immortal Cultivators are all against us. Even Duan Jiude once and again said that he had dropped out of the Exploding Heavens Faction. But I did hear a while ago that he poured a pot of excrement on the head of an Immortal Cultivator. Now, he's being hunted down by all of the Immortal Cultivators; no one knows where he is!"
"D*mn it, how could this be, everyone was leading such a miserable life?" Xu Que felt ashamed. Really, the Exploding Heavens Faction shouldn't have existed, but since it was started and people had joined, he couldn't really turn a blind eye to it.
For more than a decade, the Exploding Heavens Faction had never heard from him. And he had never thought that when he came back, it would turn out that his Exploding Heavens Faction would be bullied so badly by others! He felt guilty! He had to get even with those bullies, making them pay double the price, otherwise where was the dignity of an Act-Tough King? Even if the other party were Immortal Cultivators, how was that more important than his dignity?
"Humph!" Xu Que gave a cold sneer, his gaze went ice-cold, and his eyes were fixed toward the distance!
Psssssh!!
The next moment, he swung his hand up as he took out several Message Delivering Papers and threw them into the air, shouting loudly: "I'm Xu Que. I'm back!"
"Where's my Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"There's a matter I need to ask all of you. Are you willing to take part?"
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
In no time, a number of Message Delivering Papers with dazzling golden rays, turned into several streams of light and flew to every corner of The Four Great Continents. Xu Que's voice was deafening and powerful as it reverberated across The Four Great Continents!
Chapter 1042: Yes! Yes! Yes!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In every corner of The Four Great Continents, several streams of light were shooting through the sky.
In the East Continent, several Cultivators were sneaking through the forests with great vigilance; they were in a state of extreme nervousness. They didn't completely unwind until they had sneaked into a covert cave where they sat down and took a break.
One of them took an Immortal Elixir from the storage ring and handed it to a female Cultivator who was looking pale.
The female Cultivator was full of gratitude. After receiving the Immortal Elixir, she immediately refined and absorbed it into her body, gradually restoring a trace of health to her face. The others looked on, shook their heads, and sighed.
"Well now, different Ancient Cities are hunting us down and the medicines for our injuries have been used up. If we hadn't been lucky enough to find an Immortal Elixir in the mountains, my wife's injuries would have worsened."
"When is this going to end!"
"We can only blame it on our luck! We had been identified as old members of the Exploding Heavens Faction, and now we can't get rid of that identity!"
"What are you talking about? When we first joined the Exploding Heavens Faction, we promised our loyalty. How could you have such thoughts?"
"You're right. Faction Leader Xu hasn't been around, but when he's back, the Exploding Heavens Faction will surely restore the glory of its former days!"
"Come on, Faction Leader Xu hasn't appeared for more than a decade. I wonder if he died. And, even if he was back, how could he be on a par with those Immortal Cultivators?"
"That's hard to say. With Faction Leader Xu's talent, maybe he has already entered the Celestial Stage!"
"What if he was already dead?" Someone asked.
As soon as that was said, several people in the cave went silent. There was a general air of desolation. After all, with Xu Que's temper and personality, if he met a stronger opponent outside, they were afraid that it would be hard for him to survive!
Swoosh!
At that moment, a ray of light shot above the cave and swept through the sky. Then, a deafening but familiar voice roared out!
"I'm Xu Que. I'm back!"
"Where's my Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"There's a matter I need to ask all of you. Are you willing to take part?"
Swoosh!
Instantly, several Cultivators in the cave suddenly stood up and were startled. But their eyes were full of surprise and happiness.
"He…he's back!"
…..
At the same time, in the South Continent, in a faraway and secluded area, there was a small village protected and hidden away by spells. A ray of light darted through the sky above it.
"I'm Xu Que. I'm back!"
"Where's my Exploding Heavens Faction?"
Xu Que's voice resounded in all directions.
Instantly, several figures dashed out of the village, looked at the sky with startled expressions, and then felt extremely elated.
"Quick, go and inform Sect Leader that Xu Que has returned!"
"No, no, go and inform the Saint of the Utmost Happiness Faction."
"Ah? But she is still in her secluded meditation. She suffered a lot of injuries last year. I'm afraid she hasn't recovered yet!"
"What do you know? The Holy Virgin said before she went into secluded meditation that If Xu Que came back, even if she was in her secluded meditation, we had to inform her or she would kill us!"
"Sh*t, I'll go now!"
…
And, in the North Sea, several Patriarchs of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe were seated inside their meeting room.
A ray of light bolted through the sky and Xu Que's familiar voice roared out.
The entire Heaven Horn Ox Tribe fell into dead silence in an instant. Several Patriarchs in the meeting room stared blankly in a daze for a second before their expressions darkened.
"Bad news, use the art of soundless communication to inform the Immortal Cultivators: the greatest devil on the scene has returned!"
"By the way, tell the Bai Family in the East Continent and our allies in the South Continent and the West Desert!"
"I'm glad Xu Que has returned, I'll surely be able to see him killed before my own eyes. Ha, ha, ha!" After those Patriarchs gave orders and instructions, they started laughing in the meeting room.
Almost everywhere in The Four Great Continents Xu Que's Message Delivering Paper had been received. Some were happy, some were worried, and some were in fear! But there was one commonality, whether in the East Continent, the South Continent, the North Sea, or the West Desert, all of those from the Exploding Heavens Faction who were previously on the run now had their hopes rekindled!
"There's a matter I need to ask all of you. Are you willing to take part?"
Xu Que's voice had become the pillar of strength for all of them. It was a ray of light in their endless darkness of despair.
Numerous followers from the Exploding Heavens Faction clenched their fists and yelled at the sky.
"Yes!"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Those who don't follow Xu Que aren't a part of the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
His voice was loud, powerful, and deafening, and it reverberated through space.
The roars came from all directions, as if at that moment, all had made a joint effort to stage a comeback!
…..
On that same day, after Xu Que had sent out his Message Delivering Paper, he took Jiang Hongyan and his group directly to the Mystery Land of the South Continent.
Before dealing with the Immortal Cultivators, he had to know what had happened in the Mystery Land, and whether Su Ling'er, Su Yun Lan, and Xiao Rou were safe or not.
However, when he arrived outside the entrance to the Mystery Land of the South Continent, he realized that the black-robed man hadn't lied; that place was completely sealed off. Rather than describing it as being sealed off, it was better to describe it as a complete disappearance.
When he had last stepped foot there, the place was full of Spiritual Qi, shrouded in mist, and brimming with mystery. The entrance was a valley decorated with green, freshwater, birds' twitters, and the fragrance of flowers—it was an idyllic scene. But now the valley had become a wasteland, trampled by countless people and even bore many traces of battling; it was in a shambles.
Xu Que stood at the entrance of the valley, trying to connect with the place using his Soul Strength for a very long period of time. In addition, he even used his System, but he could not find the existence of the Mystery Land.
"It's only slightly more than a decade. The change is too much!" Buttface sighed as he lamented at the sight.
Jiang Hongyan took a good look at the surroundings but finally shook her head lightly; she couldn't find anything.
"Brother, don't worry, it'll be all right!" Xu Feifei comforted him. Although it was the first time she had come to The Four Great Continents, she had already learned many things about it from Xu Que. She also understood the importance of those people in the Mystery Land to Xu Que.
"There is no other way. I must find Duan Jiude and ask him what happened. Now I can't tell whether the Mystery Land has been completely sealed off or completely disappeared!" Xu Que shook his head and clenched his fists. But it might also be good news for him, as long as he didn't receive any news of their deaths.
"Faction Leader, since you sent out the Message Delivering Paper, I think Duan Jiude would certainly receive it and join you. And the other followers were perhaps already on their way to the South Continent. Why don't we find a place to settle down first? Today, within The Four Great Continents, South Continent is still considered the safest!" The man in the black robes said.
Xu Que immediately raised his eyebrows, "South Continent is still safe? How is that so?"
"Faction Leader, The Four Great Continents weren't really a treasured land. The Immortal Cultivators weren't interested in it at all. What really interested them were the Nine Deathtraps of The Four Great Continents, such as the Celestial Burial Valley in the East Continent, Blood Separation River, Heaven Dragon Cave in the North Sea, Yin and Yang Land, Snow Devil Valley, Taoist Scriptures Mountain in the West Desert, Myriad Spell Temple, and the Mystery Land of South Continent!"
At the mention of the Mystery Land, the black-robed man smiled bitterly, "But the Mystery Land was sealed off. A group of Immortal Cultivators was here for several years but hadn't been able to do anything. Most of them eventually withdrew from the place and left for the other three continents."
"They came for the Nine Deathtraps?" Xu Que was startled. He had heard of the Nine Deathtraps, but they were too evil to enter and he had had no chance to even try entering with his strength as it had been then.
There was once when he went to the Xuanzhen Continent while Buttface sneaked out to the Celestial Burial Valley. And coincidentally, Buttface ran from the Celestial Burial Valley to the Road of Heavenly Ascension where he eventually met Xu Que.
It was unexpected that places he hadn't set foot in were a target of the others, and those targeting were the Immortal Cultivators. Xu Que was a bit unhappy.
"Well, it was rumored that they entered the Nine Deathtraps and excavated wildly; seemingly dug out some Spiritual Links and discovered many Celestial Artifacts. Moreover, those Immortal Cultivators didn't belong to the same faction. According to my inquiry, they were from three factions, with a population of over 100!" The black-robed man nodded as he replied.
Xu Que's eyes narrowed slightly and the corners of his mouth rose, "These people are so tired of life that they dare to rob in my territory. If I don't make them pay double for their misdeeds, I'll curse myself to only have handsomeness in my life!"
The black-robed man was surprised, and a corner of his mouth twitched, He was speechless.
Curse yourself to only have handsomeness in your life?
What kind of curse was that!
"Boy, stop boasting. You should start to plan now. Your Holiness's knife is already hungry and thirsty!" Buttface was a little excited and thought Xu Que was ready to do something again.
Xu Que waved his hand, as he called out the System interface and looked at the superb collection of merchandise in his System store. He chuckled and replied, "It doesn't matter what the plan is! The rule of thumb of the Exploding Heavens Faction has always been this—life and death aren't important, fight when you're not willing to give in!"
Chapter 1043: Let Me Have My First Attempt!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Since the System was upgraded to version 10.0, Xu Que hadn't seen the new products that had been added to the System store for a long time. It was because he wanted to save the Acting Tough Points. Also, in the past if one had to kill an ace of a higher cultivation stage, one could get a Big Mystery Bag or a Big Growth Gift Bag. There was even Big Gift Bag of Crossing Tribulation. Difficulties that he encountered could be solved with an item from the System. But when he entered the Form Synthesis Stage, all those benefits vanished. Xu Que didn't receive anything when he was in the Crossing Calamity Stage in the Refined Moon Palace of the Taijin Continent.
But now, The Four Great Continents had hundreds of aces at the Celestial Stage. The key was that they didn't know whether others were Half-Celestial or Human Celestial. In conclusion, he couldn't underestimate any of them, and he must search for some useful products to cheat!
Swoosh!
The System interface flashed on, and Xu Que communicated with the System directly with his mind. He screened for any products that could improve his strength in a short time, enough to defeat either a Half-Celestial or a Human Celestial.
Swoosh!
The System interface turned on, and the original superb collections of products switched into various rays of light; all automatically emptied from the System interface. In the end, the System store interface was left with two cells: "Firestorm Wheels (damaged)" and "Rank skill: Low-grade Celestial Artifact: Function: Activate it with True Core Strength.Its speed is transcendent, comparable to an ace from Earth Celestial Stage!"
"Price: 2 million Acting Tough Points!"
Hiss! Seeing the contents on the first grid, Xu Que gasped.
What is this nonsense? A low-grade Celestial Artifact is so expensive; 2 million Acting Tough Points? Who can afford it?
But how could this Firestorm Wheels be a low-grade Celestial Artifact? Could it be…? Xu Que pondered.
He was confused for a moment; he read the introduction again and understood the rationale. In the introduction of the System, the Firestorm Wheels was indeed a vehicle owned by Ne Zha from myths and legends. It was made up of two Ancient Mythical Beasts, Green Argus and Fire Phoenix. At its peak, it could be regarded as the best Celestial Artifact, but when it loses its Artifact Spirit, it immediately became a damaged product, and a low-grade Celestial Artifact.
But if he could find Green Argus and Fire Phoenix, subdue them, and convert them into Artifact Spirits, that low-grade Celestial Artifact would be upgraded into the best-grade Celestial Artifact, and it would be restored to its peak.
No wonder it's so expensive. It can be upgraded into a best-grade Celestial Artifact! Xu Que thought to himself.
The Firestorm Wheels had attracted him. Even if he had the best-grade spirit stones, he would only be on par with Mahayana, the Great Vehicle Stage; he wouldn't be on par with those aces in the Half-Celestial Stage or the Human Celestial Stage.
The reason why he could launch sneak attacks on so many in the Refined Moon Palace was because he relied solely on the restrictions of the Refined Moon Palace; it suppressed the strength of all the strong people and forced them down to the Mahayana, the Great Vehicle Stage. Thus, Xu Que felt it surprisingly easy to fight them.
But now, the Immortal Cultivators he was facing weren't suppressed by any restrictions. They were all genuinely powerful people who were high in their cultivation stages; it was too daunting! If he only relied on his best-grade spirit stones, it would surely be not enough to outrun his opponent. But if he could retrieve the Firestorm Wheels, he could beat the speed of those aces in the Earth Celestial Stage; that would be walking on air.
"What a pity!" Xu Que pounded his chest as he lamented. The cost of the Firestorm Wheels was so high that he was about to vomit blood. 2 million Acting Tough Points, where could he find them on such a short notice?
When he returned from the Taijin Continent, he had only about 400,000 Acting Tough Points. After using a few Message Delivering Papers, he drew in 200,000 more points. Now, the total number of Acting Tough Point he had was no more than 600,000 points. There was a big gap between his current points and the much needed 2 million Acting Tough Points.
"It's a dead case. I can't afford to mess with it!" At last, Xu Que shook his head, decided to suck it up, and give up on his initial plan.
After all, the situation was urgent. It wasn't easy to gather 2 million Acting Tough Points. The Immortal Cultivators on The Four Great Continents and the enemies from the past would certainly not leave him much time. Maybe someone was on their way to get him now!
"Uh, what is this second one…?"
He had no choice but to contemplate the other product located on the second grid in the interface of the System store; it was the final result after the system screening. But to his surprise, that last choice wasn't a Celestial Artifact or a Cultivation Skill, it was a function.
Lottery function? D*mn it! When Xu Que had a clearer look at the roulette pattern on the product photo, he screamed to himself. That was f*cking brilliant. They even have a lottery function!
"System, why wasn't this available before? D*mn it, you're so good at hiding things!" Xu Que immediately looked into the matter with the System.
The System responded calmly,
Ding! "The lottery function started when the System was upgraded to version 10.0; it was recorded in the Upgrade Diary. Xu Que, please check and proofread it yourself!"
"Uh, what's the use of writing it down? You're not like me, having to work all day and night. You have to tell me what's new in the future!" Xu Que coughed and tried to forcefully push the blame onto the System.
Indeed, as the System mentioned, the lottery function existed in version 10.0; the function existed before he went to Earth. It was just that he was too busy going back to Earth and didn't bother to read any Upgrade Diary; thus he never found out. But now in order to deal with a strong enemy, Xu Que seemed to see the light of hope again after the System produced that thing.
After all, the lottery function was just like a Big Mystery Bag; the product that it could bring was a surprise. There was a possibility that his problem could be solved at any moment!
"Come on, let me have my first attempt! Enable the Lucky Aura and draw the lottery immediately!" Soon, Xu Que had made his choice, and his mind chanted as the System worked.
Ding! "This function is currently a low-grade lottery, the lottery system will be upgraded as a System upgrade in the future. According to the current low-grade lottery situation, each lottery needs 50,000 Acting Tough Points, are you ready to use this function?" the System responded.
Xu Que was stunned. Even the lottery function was graded?
D*mn it, the lottery function is now merely a low-grade lottery. What if I get a useless product, wouldn't that be a big loss? Xu Que pondered to himself.
The key was that each lottery cost 50,000 Acting Tough Points, in addition to the use of the Lucky Aura, while the Act-Tough Saint only had around 600,000 Acting Tough Points. This meant he could only have ten lottery chances!
"D*mn it! Dishonest merchants! Forget it, forget it! I have to try at least once, if not the battle in the future will be hard to win!" In the end, Xu Que decided to compromise. He enabled the Lucky Aura and immediately used the lottery function.
Whoosh!
The System interface changed into a huge roulette wheel that was displayed in front of him. There were tens of thousands of fine grids on the wheel; those were densely written with countless small letters not visible to the human eye.
When Xu Que used the lottery function, the roulette turned quickly, and the pointer on top kept trembling.
"D*mn it, don't rotate that long! Lucky Aura is expensive, stop moving!" As soon as the roulette started, Xu Que anxiously rushed and screamed at the System.
This time, the System was a little more humane. The roulette skipped the rotating part to reduce Xu Que's time. As the roulette slowed down gradually, the pointer at the top pointed to a small white grid. The result of the lottery was determined!
"What, what was written on that?" Xu Que strained his eyes and tried to look at the tiny letters on the white grid.
Ding!
Suddenly, the System's reminder rang in his mind, followed by a ray of light shining from the small white grid; the font was enlarged and presented in front of him.
"Lottery result: One 80 percent discount coupon for any product!"
Chapter 1044: Just Gamble To Replace Your Bicycle With A Motorcycle!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Heh, heh, heh…." Xu Que's eyes lit up and a strange smile appeared on his face.
A coupon for 80 percent off? This is really a help!
I don't have 2 million Acting Tough Points to purchase the Firestorm Wheels! With this coupon, I can obtain it with only 400,000 Acting Tough Points! Although still a bit expensive, at least they are affordable now!
This is really a great deal!
Xu Que decided to purchase the Firestorm Wheels. However, the next moment, he stopped himself.
I got a coupon for 80 percent off during my first lucky draw. If I do it again, could I get something better or even a free shopping coupon?
At the thought of this, Xu Que was itching for a try.
He used to obtain free shopping coupons from the Big Mystery Gift Bags, which could be used to obtain anything in the System store for free. It was a pity that he had used all his Acting Tough Points to upgrade the System at this time. So he had to use the free shopping coupon to get the method of making the Space-Breaking Spell, of which the price was 1 million Acting Tough Points.
He had over 600,000 Acting Tough Points. After one lucky draw, he had 600,000 Acting Tough Points left! If he kept 400,000 Acting Tough Points for the Firestorm Wheels, he could perform the lucky draw four times. However, if he activated the Lucky Aura, he could only perform the lucky draw two or three times!
Forget it! Just gamble to replace a bicycle with a motorcycle! A gambler will always glorify his ancestors! Let me do it again! Xu Que clenched his teeth and decided to perform the lucky draw again.
Anyway, the Acting Tough Points were useless now. The King of Tough-Acting Fist couldn't cause any damage to cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm or the Human Celestial Realm. He preferred to use the Acting Tough Points to try his luck.
Ding! "50,000 Acting Tough Points are deducted. Lucky draw is started!"
Along with the System's warning tone, the interface in front of Xu Que was turned to a rapidly rotating wheel. The next moment, the rotating wheel starting turning and stopped in a white area at last.
Swish!
A line of words was displayed in front of Xu Que.
"Result of lucky draw: One coupon for 90 percent off!"
"Wow…yes!" Xu Que shouted excitedly and waved his fists vigorously. This coupon would save another 200,000 Acting Tough Points for him!
Even when the 50,000 Acting Tough Points used for the lucky draw and the 20,000 Acting Tough Points for the Lucy Aura were deducted, it would still save 130,000 Acting Tough Points for him!
"Hah! This is so awesome! I can't help but laugh out…hah, hah, hah! Sorry, I can't withhold my laughter!"
Xu Que said proudly to the System, "System, I want to purchase the Firestorm Wheels! Don't forget to use the coupon for 90 percent off!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host for purchasing the Firestorm Wheels with 200,000 Acting Tough Points and a coupon for 90 percent off successfully!"
Swish!
A strand of light dashed into his System package from the interface.
Ding! "Because this item is a Low-grade Celestial Artifact, the Host shall open a Celestial Artifact storage grid before using this item!" The System's warning tone could be heard again at this time.
The smile was frozen on Xu Que's face immediately.
A Celestial Artifact Storage Grid!!!
Damn! I forgot! All Celestial Artifacts shall be kept in the Celestial Artifact Storage Grid!
The Celestial Artifact Storage Grids are too expensive! The price for the first, second, and third grids are 50,000, 100,000, and 150,000 Acting Tough Points respectively! He opened the first grid for the Ancient Life and Death Wheel. Then, in order to take the Imperial Palace, he opened the second grid. Now, he had to open the third grid for the Firestorm Wheels!
"It is too unscrupulous! System, if I call you daddy, could you lower the price a bit? I only have 300,000 Acting Tough Points left. If I open the third Celestial Artifact Storage Grid, I will only have 150,000 Acting Tough Points left. If I encounter the Celestials, I will have to face death after only using the King of Tough-Acting Fist three times!" Xu Que said helplessly.
To spend 150,000 Acting Tough Points to open a Celestial Artifact Storage Grid was unacceptable for him!
Ding! "Bargaining is unacceptable! If the Host doesn't have enough Acting Tough Points, the System can provide the Host with loans, which don't need any collateral and can be approved and received instantly!" The System replied.
"Loans?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows immediately.
I haven't paid off the loan from last time! Why can I still enjoy this service? Is it for real?
"System, are you sure I can take out a loan from you? I remember I still owe you 50,000 Acting Tough Points! Does it mean I don't need to pay off that loan from when I defeated those Celestial Soldiers?" Xu Que asked.
The System replied calmly, "According to the records, the Host's last loan is overdue. Now, the Host has been blacklisted and the overdue loan has been cleared!"
"A blacklist? What is it? How can I get a loan after being blacklisted?" Xu Que was puzzled, for he found the rules of the System were quite complicated.
"In the World of the Supreme Law, there is a Discredit Ranking List, which is commonly known as the Blacklist. Now, the Host ranks third on that list. This Ranking List doesn't influence the loan function. The Host should feel relieved to get loans!"
"Holy crap!" Xu Que's eyes widened in disbelief.
I only owe 50,000 Acting Tough Points! How could I rank third in that Discredit Ranking List?
Does it mean all the people in this World of the Supreme Law are saints?
But…since it won't influence the loan function, it is nothing for me! I don't need to worry about it anymore!
Xu Que was no longer worried. His eyes lit up again, and he said to the System, "I want to get a loan of 100 million Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "The Host's credit line is 500,000 Acting Tough Points now!"
"500,000? 500,000 can't buy anything!" Xu Que complained.
He planned to borrow some Acting Tough Points to purchase another Low-grade Celestial Artifact. The price for a Low-grade Celestial Artifact was at least 1 million Acting Tough Points. Although he still had a coupon for 80 percent off, it was still not cost-efficient enough compared to the coupon for 90 percent off!
Moreover, he had just reached the Crossing Calamity Stage. He was not able to use a lot of Celestial Artifacts at the same time. The System only recommended the Firestorm Wheels to him. Therefore, it was unnecessary to buy more Celestial Artifacts.
"Forget it! I will get a loan when I really need it! Open the Celestial Artifact Storage Grid first! Then I want to perform a lucky draw as a celebration!" Xu Que said at last. Although he only had 300,000 Acting Tough Points left, he didn't need to worry about it as there was a loan of 500,000 Acting Tough Points as backup!
Anyway, this kind of loan was just like a gift for Xu Que for he would never pay it back.
Ding! "50,000 Acting Tough Points are deducted. Lucky draw is started!"
After opening the Celestial Artifact Storage Grid, the System activated the Lucky Aura and started the lucky draw. The wheel started to rotate like before. At last, the needle was stopped in a green area. Then a line of words appeared.
"Result of lucky draw: Creature-Awakening Liquid!"
"What? What is this?" Xu Que was stunned. Then he started to read the description of the item.
Creature-Awakening Liquid: This item can be used to awaken creatures. The more powerful the creature is, the more potions are needed. (This item has altogether 10 potions.)
"What? Awaken creatures? Are you kidding? I don't have any creature to awaken here!" Xu Que was quite unhappy. It seemed he hadn't obtained something good in this lucky draw. Soon, he left the System interface and fixed his eyes on Buttface.
Awaken creatures? Does it mean I could use it on Buttface?
If I awaken him, could he become the real Ancient Magic Dragon?
At the thought of this, Xu Que smiled excitedly.
At the same time, in the System package, where the Creature-Awakening Liquid was kept, a rusty Eight-Star sword trembled a bit.
Chapter 1045: Awakening Of The Sword Spirit!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Buttface!"
"What?"
"Come here!" Xu Que called to Buttface.
Buttface opened his eyes wide and said, "No!"
"I'm not kidding! I have a proper plan which could turn you into a real dragon! Just come here!" Xu Que said as he took out the Creature-Awakening Liquid from the System package.
"Become a real dragon? Is it really so awesome?" Buttface was stunned a bit. When he saw Xu Que's earnest face, he became pretty uncertain.
Xu Que opened the Creature-Awakening Liquid and waved it in front of Buttface ostentatiously, "How is it? Have you got a feeling that you are eager to drink it?"
"What the hell?" Buttface was totally confused. He said, shaking his head, "Little brat, are you insane? Why did you wave that bottle of shabby liquid in front of me?"
After saying that, he stepped back abruptly as if an idea had just occurred to him. Then he said vigilantly, "Damn! Little brat, are you going to sprinkle urine on me? Don't get the idea that I haven't heard of this on Earth! It is called pour uric acid!"
"Damn! That's hyaluronic acid, not pour uric acid!" Xu Que said with embarrassment. Meanwhile, he was quite surprised as he checked the Creature-Awakening Liquid in his hand again. Normally, if a potion could be used to awaken Buttface, he would have already rushed up. How could he be unresponsive?
Puff! "I don't care if it is called pour uric acid or hyaluronic acid! I am not interested in anything related to urine. All ordinary excrements and urine in this world are the same. Only my excrement is extraordinary!" Buttface said. He always believed his excrement was different from others for his excrement could be melted into Smelly Tofu!
"Buttface, are you overconfident or am I too weak to defeat you? Why are you always so rude? Why are you always talking about excrement and urine? This is not hyaluronic acid! This is the Creature-Awakening Liquid, which could awaken your ancestral blood!" Xu Que said, widening his eyes.
"Creature-Awakening Liquid?" Hearing that, Buttface was stunned. He walked up hurriedly and started to sniff the jade bottle in Xu Que's hand. Then he frowned.
"No! This potion has no color or flavor. I can't sense anything by sniffing it. Little brat, could you pour some liquid into my mouth!" After saying that, Buttface raised his head and opened his mouth.
Xu Que opened the bottle and poured a drop of crystal-clear liquid into his mouth.
Buttface closed his mouth and savored it carefully. Then he said disdainfully, "Little brat, it disappeared in my mouth! Damn! I could only feel the familiar taste of excrement in my mouth!"
"Because you ate too much excrement!" Xu Que said with embarrassment.
Just now he saw clearly that the Creature-Awakening Liquid was volatilized before dropping into Buttface's mouth. Apparently, it was not designed for Buttface!
It's weird! If it is not for Buttface, where can I use it? Xu Que was confused as he turned to the toy poodle who was near him on the ground.
The Eight-headed Serpent was in this toy poodle. How could he be awakened?
"Creature? Little brat, I remember you subdued a Sword Spirit in the Metal Nation when we met for the first time, right? Could it be that this potion is for that Sword Spirit?" Buttface said suddenly.
His words stunned Xu Que a bit. Then he realized what Buttface was talking about.
Damn! The Sword Spirit!
Holy crap! I almost forgot it! I still have a Sword Spirit, who used to follow the Immortal Emperor!
"Little brat, do you have a Sword Spirit?" Jiang Hongyan asked as she looked at Xu Que curiously, for Xu Que had never summoned that Sword Spirit before.
"Yes, I have a Sword Spirit!" Xu Que said, nodding his head, "I got it in the Metal Nation. It used to follow the Immortal Emperor! After that, it started to perform secluded cultivation and hasn't awakened yet. I am always so busy that I almost forgot it!"
"Heh, heh, I guess you have forgotten it completely! That Sword Spirit is quite extraordinary! I suggest you think twice before awakening it!" Buttface said with a cold smile as he stepped away.
Seeing that, Xu Que knew Buttface was intimidated again. It seemed he had been scared of the Sword Spirit before. Now, it seemed like the situation was still not changed.
However, since Buttface had reminded him about the Sword Spirit, he would awaken it definitely. This Sword Spirit was quite feeble in those years and never displayed its fighting capacity. After so many years' secluded cultivation, it would have regained its peak state. It was the time to awaken it to help Xu Que now.
After all, this Sword Spirit used to follow the Immortal Emperor. So its strength could be very powerful, which could provide Xu Que with great assistance in fighting those Celestials!
Whoosh!
Xu Que activated the System and found that rusty Eight-Star sword in the System package.
In the days when the Sword Spirit was quite feeble, Xu Que had managed to subdue it with his extraordinary speaking skills and the performance of the Celestial Beings from Heaven! He had asked the Sword Spirit to stay in an Eight-Star sword he extorted from Buttface.
It was a pity that the Sword Spirit had started to perform secluded cultivation since then. In the blink of an eye, Xu Que's enemies had become Celestials from cultivators at the Golden Core Stage or the Original Infant Stage!
"Ah!" Xu Que couldn't help but lift up his eyes and sigh at the thought of this. Then he raised his arms high in the air and shouted seriously, "Mighty Sword Spirit, hear my call! Please keep your promise in my name! Please hear my whisper and break the space-time boundaries! I hereby call you with the covenant and invite you with my blood! Please use my body as your weapon! Please use my soul as your sacrifice! Please wake up from the cesspit…no, from the sword! You should display your invincible strength in front of people in this world and purify their ignorant souls!"
Boom!
When he finished his words, Xu Que wrapped the Eight-Star sword with his Soul Strength. Then the sword jumped up into the sky! The Creature- Awakening Liquid also jumped up. The bottle cap fell off directly. A strand of dazzling liquid gushed out and flew toward the sword.
Buzz!
Instantly, the sword started to shake with a piercing sound.
"Holy crap! This is totally unexpected!" Buttface shouted in surprise as his eyes got wide.
Jiang Hongyan's eyes lit up also, and she stared at that sword and opened her little mouth slightly.
Swish!
Suddenly, the sword was turned into a strand of light, which flew rapidly up in the sky. In the blink of an eye, it created countless sword shadows in the air before stopping in front of Xu Que abruptly.
"Hey, Sword Spirit, long time, no see!" Xu Que said with a smile.
The sword shook a bit. Whoosh! Then a cloud of black fog gushed out and formed a black figure with long hair in front of Xu Que. On its head, there were two blood-red lights, which were just like its eyes.
"The liquid is so clean! I didn't expect it could wake me up from my secluded cultivation! What? Your cultivation stage…." The Sword Spirit exclaimed as if it was quite satisfied with the Creature-Awakening Liquid. Then he turned to Xu Que and was surprised by what he saw.
"What's wrong with my cultivation stage?" Xu Que asked.
"Good! You managed to reach the Crossing Calamity Stage from the Golden Core Stage in 20 years! I know I made the right decision to accept you as my master!" The Sword Spirit nodded its head. A strand of warmth and appreciation could be seen from its blood-red eyes.
"Hah, hah, hah, you flatter me! How could those mediocre guys rival me? Come on, Sword Spirit, since you've woken up, we can work together to fight our enemies! Come on! Just turn me into the Immortal Emperor! I have to fight my enemies later!" After saying that, Xu Que was quite excited and itched for a try.
The Sword Spirit said, shaking its head, "You've realized great progress in your cultivation stage, but your morality is still the same! The Immortal Emperor gained his status and strength through his own efforts! How could I turn you into the Immortal Emperor?"
"Fine! I'm kidding! Forget it and don't be so pedantic! I have only one question: I am going to fight my enemies. Will you go with me?" Xu Que asked directly.
The Sword Spirit was stunned a bit as it stared at Xu Que. Then it said by nodding its head after a short while of silence, "Yes!"
Chapter 1046: I'll Kill Them All!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The next day, the Four Great Continents were raging like a storm. Xu Que's Message-Delivering Spells announced his return to this world, which also startled those families and sects that Xu Que used to offend.
Now, most of these families and sects threw themselves into the laps of the Celestials. They moved out overnight with great momentum. They announced to the world that they had vowed to eradicate the rest of the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction and kill Xu Que!
The members of the Exploding Heavens Faction who were hiding in the Four Great Continents rushed toward the South Continent secretly. They planned to seek shelter with Xu Que. They planned to join Xu Que, so that they could defeat their enemies to vent their grievances and anger accumulated during all these years that Xu Que was away.
This day was bound to be an extraordinary day! Everybody was moving toward the South Continent. Xu Que's enemies who were already in the South Continent were much faster.
The Heaven Horn Ox Tribe had a branch in the South Continent. After hearing Xu Que's message, they sent several Celestials to check out Xu Que's position immediately.
"Master, please be sure to kill Xu Que! He has numerous treasures, and you will absolutely find what you want!"
"Never underestimate him! He realized a remarkable progress in his cultivation by reaching the Infant Transformation Stage from the Original Infant Stage within one year! After that, he destroyed his cultivation achievements. Then he regained his peak state by reaching the Void Training Stage within three years!"
"Exactly! He must have a lot of treasures! Also he knows a powerful magic art which could attack his enemy with his Taoist Connotation. He used to kill powerhouses at the Form Synthesis Stage when he was at the Void Training Stage!"
"He has disappeared for more than ten years! It is said that he went to the Celestial World. Now, he has returned. I'm afraid he has also reached the Celestial Realm. Please be careful!"
On their way, members of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe kept providing advice to the young Celestials respectfully. These young Celestials were in Taoist robes. A golden word "Ivy" was embroidered on their sleeves. All of them had reached the Half Celestial Realm!
When they were walking, their feet didn't touch the ground. Their movements were so flexible that they were like deities in plumes of smoke! Among them, the male Celestials were so handsome and the female Celestials were extremely beautiful!
"According to your report, this guy is really extraordinary!" A woman, who was very graceful and attractive, said at this time. Her voice was just like silver bells.
A man beside her also said, nodding his head, "He destroyed his cultivation achievements and regained peak state within three months! Even in the World of Near Celestial, he would be deemed a genius! I guess he realized this accomplishment in this place with a treasure!"
The rest of the people said with disdainful smiles, "Heh, heh, we don't care whether he has treasures or not! He will never rival us as long as his cultivation stage is lower than the Human Celestial Realm!"
"The Human Celestial Realm? That's impossible! No matter how talented he is, he could reach the Half Celestial Realm like us at most within a dozen years!"
"Hah, hah! We don't need to waste our words here! Since we've got an order, let's just chop off his head!"
Then they picked up speed by turning themselves into smoke.
Seeing that, members of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe were quite excited.
Xu Que killed their Holy Son and ruined their plan to seize the Living Holy Water from the Mystery Land, which made their tribe a laughingstock of this world. When an opportunity for revenge was in front of them, how could they stay calm?
"Hah, hah! Xu Que, you will die today even if you have become a Celestial!"
Members of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe laughed as they walked forward following the young Celestials.
…..
At the same time, in a place close to the Mystery Land in the South Continent, Xu Que was sitting on the ground with his legs crossed and his eyes closed. An Eight-Star sword and a broken sword were floating in front of him. A strand of black fog was gushing out from the Eight-Star sword into the broken sword.
This was at the request of the Sword Spirit. It was quite sensitive to swords. It even sensed Xu Que had such a powerful broken sword, which was extorted from the Refined Moon Palace. This broken sword was an inferior Celestial Artifact, which was much more advanced than the Eight-Star sword.
"Sister Hongyan, is this Sword Spirit a ghost? Why does it choose that broken sword instead of this sharp sword?" Seeing that, Xu Feifei couldn't help but ask Jiang Hongyan.
Jiang Hongyan replied with a faint smile, "This broken sword is an Inferior Celestial Artifact, which is much more powerful than those ordinary swords. The more powerful a sword is, the more lethal a Sword Spirit in it will be! Your brother is going to face extremely powerful enemies. So, he has to confront them with his peak state. This Sword Spirit is one of his lethal weapons!"
"Now I know!" Xu Feifei nodded her head.
"What? It seems some people are approaching. I don't know whether they are hostile. Buttface, go there and…. Wait! Where is Buttface?" Jiang Hongyan was shocked to not see Buttface and never finished her words.
Buttface had disappeared, and she didn't sense that at all.
"Right! How could Buttface disappear?" Xu Feifei also said in surprise.
At this time, the toy poodle raised his head and said breathlessly, "He…he said he is going to run away because he doesn't like swords. He doesn't want to have conflicts with the Sword Spirit for he could hurt it!"
"He doesn't…like swords?" Xu Feifei said with embarrassment.
Jiang Hongyan said as she shook her head with a smile, "I guess he left secretly because he is scared of the Sword Spirit!"
"What the hell? Why do we have such a cowardly dog?" Xu Feifei said in embarrassment.
"Feifei, stay behind me! A lot of people are approaching, and I don't know whether they are hostile!" Jiang Hongyan said gently at this time. She stood in front of Xu Feifei and fixed her beautiful eyes on a wooded mountain in the distance. She sensed more than ten people were running toward them. However, all these people were not powerful for they were just at the Infant Transformation Stage and the Void Training Stage. Therefore, she didn't worry about threats from these people.
Whoosh!
Soon, more than ten figures appeared on the mountain, moving toward them vigilantly.
Jiang Hongyan spotted them immediately. It seemed these people were also checking out the situation in this area. Then they came running out, shouting with joy.
"Faction Leader!"
"My lady!"
"We are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Finally, we have found you!"
"Great! Both the Faction Leader and his wife are back!"
"Look! More than ten years have passed, and our Faction Leader is still so handsome and graceful! The black fog above his head is definitely an extraordinary magic art!"
"According to the aura of this black fog, I guess the Faction Leader has also reached the Celestial Realm!"
"We're saved!"
These people murmured excitedly as they walked out from the forest.
Buzz!
Almost at the same time, the black fog above Xu Que's head disappeared. The Eight-Star sword fell to the ground and became ashes. The antique broken sword started to vibrate violently with a piercing sound. The next moment, the rust stains on the sword started to fall off rapidly. A brand-new, sharp sword edge could be seen. Even though this sword was broken, a magnificent and horrible killing intent and aura still gushed out from it as if it could cut off anything in this world.
Seeing that, those newly arrived members of the Exploding Heavens Faction stopped and started to watch the sword, holding their breath reverently.
"The momentum of this sword is so strong!"
"When did our Faction Leader start to use a sword?"
"Could it be that…he has become the legendary Sword Celestial?"
Those people were murmuring in low voices as their eyes lit up excitedly.
"Nonsense!" Xu Que stood up at this time. He put away the broken sword as he looked at the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction. When the broken sword was put away, the sword sound disappeared together with that horrible killing intent, which could make people feel chilliness on their backs.
Xu Que's cultivation stage, the Crossing Calamity Stage, was displayed clearly.
"What?"
"This…."
Those members of the Exploding Heavens Faction were shocked. Their expressions were frozen on their faces.
The Crossing Calamity Stage?
How could the Faction Leader be at the Crossing Calamity Stage after disappearing for so many years?
This is impossible! Our Faction Leader used to realize rapid progress in cultivation stages. How could he be just at the Crossing Calamity Stage?
How can he confront the Celestials?
How could he make trouble in this way?
Oh, no! We are doomed! We've boarded the wrong ship!
All of a sudden, the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction fell into despair. The excited expressions on their faces had already been replaced by despair and helplessness!
They regained confidence, not only because of Xu Que's return, but also because of Xu Que's strength and talents! They thought Xu Que would definitely come back as a Celestial! However, they never expected Xu Que was just at Level 4 of the Crossing Calamity Stage!
"Hey! How dare you look at me in this way! Why do you change your expressions? Why are you so disappointed in me?" Xu Que shouted at those people.
"Faction Leader, this time you really…fooled all of us!" A member said miserably.
"Holy crap! Why do you say that?" Xu Que was seriously confused.
Those members said with embarrassment, "Faction Leader, your Message- Delivering Spell gave a boost to our morale. We thought you had reached the Celestial Realm. So we came here to join you!"
"Our enemies are countless Celestials! How can we defeat them in this way?"
"Ah! We are doomed! I'm afraid all of us will be eradicated together!"
…..
"Shut up!" Xu Que yelled immediately. "You are a bunch of cowards! How dare you say you are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Who introduced you into our faction?"
The people replied together, "The Vice Faction Leader Buttface!"
"He is nothing! OK, I asked you to join me because I am able to protect you! As for those Celestials, I will kill them all!" Xu Que said with a smile.
When he had just arrived at this place, he talked tough but he was not confident at all. When he obtained the Firestorm Wheels, he was more confident, for at least he could ensure his own safety. Now, he had awakened the Sword Spirit and put it into that broken sword. After talking with the Sword Spirit, Xu Que was very confident.
Celestials?
Heh, heh, I will kill all of them!
Boom!
At this time, several sounds of explosions came in from the sky in the distance. Plumes of blue smoke, which had covered the sky like canes, were sweeping over toward them.
Instantly, the sky was covered by a totem of ivy. Several figures walked out from the totem. Behind them, dozens of powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe also descended!
…..
Chapter 1047: The Bad Guys Always Die Because of Being Too Talkative!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Wow! Speak of the devil and he comes!" Xu Que looked up and squinted with a faint smile.
In the sky, the green vines that had appeared from the green mist were quite magnificent. Several young figures in green robes descended from the sky. Behind them, dozens of powerhouses from the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe were following in a threatening manner. They were led by a handsome man. After glancing at Xu Que and his teammates, he fixed his eyes on Jiang Hongyan. Then he was stunned.
I didn't expect that such a gorgeous woman would appear in this small place! She is even more beautiful than those Holy Virgins at those legacy places!
The handsome man was totally tempted. At first sight, he was sure this woman was the most beautiful woman he had seen in his life, more attractive than any Celestial Artifacts. He would do his best to get this woman!
Boom!
Instantly, they landed, but their feet didn't touch the ground. All of them were wrapped by magnificent green mists. The Spiritual Qi in this area also rushed to them like myriad of stars surround the moon. They didn't attract the Spiritual Qi deliberately. The Spiritual Qi was attracted by their Taoist Connotation.
Although the Half-Celestial Realm was only one stage higher than the Great Vehicle Stage, cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm had stepped over the threshold of Celestial. Therefore, they were much more powerful than cultivators at the Great Vehicle Stage.
"We are doomed!" At the same time, members of the Exploding Heavens Faction turned pale immediately. They knew clearly how powerful these Celestials were. In short, these Celestials could kill anyone whose cultivation stage was lower than the Celestial Realm easily like killing an ant!
Even though they were confident about Xu Que's strength, they were in a panic now. After all, Xu Que had just reached the Crossing Calamity Stage. Above the Crossing Calamity Stage, there was still the Great Vehicle Stage. He was two stages lower than these Celestials. How could he fight this combat? He was definitely seeking death!
"My Celestial Masters, these are the remaining evil elements of the Exploding Heavens Faction. That toy boy in the black robe is the prime evil, Xu Que!" At this time, the powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe gave reports to the young men and women. They even described Xu Que as a toy boy.
Xu Que replied with an enthusiastic smile immediately, "Thank you! Most people don't praise my handsomeness in this way! Thanks!"
"Humph!" The powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe didn't want to waste time on Xu Que. For them, Xu Que would definitely be killed this time.
Members of the Exploding Heavens Faction twitched their lips. After so many years, their Faction Leader still acted wickedly regardless of the occasion.
"The Faction Leader…of the Exploding Heavens Faction?" At this time, among those young men and women, the handsome man turned to Xu Que and started to smile in a sarcastic and disdainful way.
Another young woman stepped forward and shook her head after looking at Xu Que, "So, you are Xu Que, who is the big devil, right? It seems they have overestimated you. You have just reached the Crossing Calamity Stage. It was unnecessary for us to send so many people here to kill you!"
After saying that, the woman glanced at those powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe coldly.
Flop! Those powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe changed their expressions and knelt down on the ground. Then they shouted in terror, "Please forgive us, Celestial Masters! We…we haven't seen him for many years. So we overestimated his strength out of discretion!"
"Forget it! Although it is a waste of manpower to do so, we have been quite bored recently, and it is good to kill time with something!" The young woman said quietly.
"Thank you, Master Ning!" The powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe let out a sigh of relief as they expressed their gratitude by kowtowing. At the same time, their hearts were filled with wild joy.
None of them expected that Xu Que, who was so gifted, had only reached the Crossing Calamity Stage after more than ten years.
What does that mean? It means he is nothing in front of these Celestials!
"Ahem, are you those so-called Celestials? Where are you from?" At this time, Xu Que cleared his throat and asked with a smile. He had sensed from their auras that they had just reached the Half-Celestial Realm. Some of them were just at the Initial Stage of the Half-Celestial Realm. That handsome man, who had reached the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Realm, was the most powerful one among them.
"You are quite calm! It seems you have met people at our realm!" The handsome man said as he looked at Xu Que thoughtfully.
Except for fools, only a quite powerful and confident man could be so calm in front of them. His instinct told him that Xu Que was not a fool.
"I've met people like you! And I've even killed some of them! They were quite weak!" Xu Que replied with a smile. What he said was true and also contained some bluffing factors! Indeed, he had killed cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm and the Human Celestial Realm in the Refined Moon Palace. However, restricted by the rules in that place, those people were just at the level of the Great Vehicle Stage or lower. So, Xu Que managed to kill them easily.
Now, when cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm who were not restricted by the rules were standing in front of him, Xu Que knew clearly how big the gap between him and them was. Maybe he was not able to cause a scratch on these people even if he used the King of Tough-Acting Fist with 50,000 Acting Tough Points or even 100,000 Acting Tough Points! Because the gap between Xu Que and these people was not only the True Core Strength but also the Taoist Connotation.
Although Xu Que's Taoist Connotation was quite powerful, his Taoist Connotation was not solid enough. These Celestials were just the opposite. Xu Que's Taoist Connotation was like a newly born lion cub. The Taoist Connotation of these cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm was like a mature boar.
After some time, the lion cub would become a powerful lion. But now, a mature boar could kill a newly born lion cub easily. However, Xu Que was not worried at all! His Firestorm Wheels was an awesome Celestial Artifact that could help him to escape or chase his enemies easily. He also had a Sword Spirit!
Before the arrival of these cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm, the Sword Spirit had left some words of advice to Xu Que, "You can kill a cultivator whose cultivation stage is lower than the Human Celestial Realm with just one sword! Even if a cultivator at the Human Celestial Realm couldn't be killed with one sword,two swords will be enough!" These words were quite tough, which also revealed the current strength of his Sword Spirit.
The Sword Spirit told Xu Que that he could kill cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm with one sword instantly. For cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm, two or three swords were enough. But it didn't mention cultivators at the Earth Celestial Realm. Maybe because the Sword Spirit hadn't regained its full strength yet. Also, the quality of this broken sword also restrained the strength of the Sword Spirit!
"Really? You used to kill cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm? Heh, heh!"
Hearing that, these young men and women couldn't help but smile sarcastically at this time.
Could a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage kill cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm? This was totally impossible and even absurd to them!
"Yes! No matter whether you believe it or not, I have done it before!" Xu Que replied with a smile.
The handsome man said, shaking his head, "I don't want to waste more words on you. You know clearly what we are going to do here. However, you are quite different than many people we have met in this world! It seems you are quite confident. Tell me, where are you from? I am trying to avoid some misunderstandings in the future!"
The handsome man was quite straightforward. He knew Xu Que's confidence was authentic. Therefore, before launching an attack, he wanted to know Xu Que's background and the power behind Xu Que, so that he could judge and weigh whether he could afford to offend him.
"Me? I remember you've mentioned it before! I am Xu Que, Faction Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Xu Que said with a calm smile.
He had transferred the Sword Spirit into the broken sword which was an Inferior Celestial Artifact. However, the Sword Spirit needed some time for its rehabilitation in the new sword. Before that, he didn't want to attack. If the Sword Spirit had finished its rehabilitation, he wouldn't have wasted so many words. When the handsome man stared at Jiang Hongyan, he would have already attacked with the sword.
"Heh, heh, since you don't want to tell us your background, don't blame us! Before our attack, I want to tell you that we are from the Ivy Academy of the World of Near Celestial!" The handsome man said with a smile. Kill intent appeared in his eyes. Apparently, he was about to attack.
Hearing that, Xu Que was stunned a bit, "Hah, you are also from the World of Near Celestial! What a coincidence! The people I killed before were also from the World of Near Celestial! Also, I know the Holy Virgin of the Jade Lake…wait!"
Before finishing his words, Xu Que paused a bit. Then, a strand of a smile appeared on his face. The Sword Spirit had finished its rehabilitation in the broken sword! Finally, I don't need to waste time anymore!
"The Holy Virgin of the Jade Lake? Do you really know the Holy Virgin of the Jade Lake?" At this time, these young men and women changed their expressions and started to look at Xu Que in surprise.
"Heh, heh, it's none of your business! By the way, I don't know whether you've heard of a saying?" Then Xu Que started to smile brazenly, "The bad guys always die because of being too talkative!"
Clang! After saying that, Xu Que pulled out the broken sword!
A cloud of horrible momentum, which could destroy everything in the area, gushed out from the broken sword and swept over the area!
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Chapter 1048: I Might Be Killed If I Am Not Careful Enough!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What? Is that…a Celestial Artifact?"
The young men and women of the Ivy Academy widened their eyes as they looked at the broken sword in Xu Que's hand excitedly.
A Celestial Artifact! This is a Celestial Artifact!
Even though they had reached the Half-Celestial Realm, they hadn't had an opportunity to own an Inferior Celestial Artifact! Even the masters of the Ivy Academy couldn't obtain a Celestial Artifact easily.
Now, a young man at the Crossing Calamity Stage took out a Celestial Artifact in front of them. According to the aura of this sword, it should be at least a Middle-grade Celestial Artifact! A weapon, which was also a Middle-grade Celestial Artifact, was too precious! Although they were just at the Half-Celestial Realm, they could rival those cultivators at the Earth Celestial Realm by holding a weapon which was a Middle-grade Celestial Artifact!
At this time, the young men and women from the Ivy Academy were totally tempted. The handsome man was out of breath. He was the most powerful one among these people. The appearance of this broken sword stirred up his ambition. He even thought this was a favor from the Heavens!
In such a small World of Cultivators, he had not only found such a beautiful woman, but also discovered this precious Celestial Artifact. What more could I want?
"Hey, look how greedy you are! You are so cute! So, do you want to rob my Celestial Artifact? Come on! Just do it!" Xu Que provoked them with a wicked smile at this time. Actually, the broken sword was still an Inferior Celestial Artifact and very difficult to repair. Even if it was repaired, it would reach the level of Low-grade Celestial Artifact at most!
It was different with his Firestorm Wheels, of which the level was even higher. It was degraded because it had lost its Equipment Spirit. This broken sword was just a Low-grade Celestial Artifact. It was powerful because of the Sword Spirit in it. Xu Que was quite clear that these people thought this broken sword's level was higher than the Low-grade Celestial Artifact!
But he didn't know that an Inferior Celestial Artifact could also attract the handsome man and his teammates! They had never touched an Inferior Celestial Artifact yet. How could they rival Xu Que?
Xu Que was just so lucky that he had obtained so many Celestial Artifacts in the Good and Evil Village easily. So, subconsciously, he thought they were quite cheap.
"Xu Que, how dare you do that?" Suddenly, the handsome man shouted harshly.
"Oh? Why did you say that?" Xu Que pretended he was puzzled.
The handsome man said angrily, "This broken sword used to be in a collection of our Ivy Academy! It was stolen ten years ago. I didn't expect you to have it now! You should return it to us immediately!"
Hearing that, Xu Que was totally amused. He knew clearly that the owner of this broken sword was a cultivator. This Celestial Artifact had been possessed by him for over 100 years. How could it become a collection of the Ivy Academy?
"Ah? How could this be? I really don't think so! I found this weapon unintentionally. I didn't expect that it was a stolen item of your Ivy Academy!" Xu Que shouted as if he was quite surprised. Meanwhile, he started to search in his pants.
"Hey, wait! I found all these Celestial Artifacts together. Look, were they also stolen from your academy?"
Then, Xu Que took out the Inferior Celestial Artifacts he had obtained in the Good and Evil Village one by one.
The young men and women of the Ivy Academy were totally dumbfounded.
The Bronze Lamp!
The Fiend Blood Machete!
The Shadowless Rope…
Although all of these items were Inferior Celestial Artifacts, they were still Celestial Artifacts!
Gasp!
Instantly, those people couldn't help but gasp. Then, they started to look at Xu Que curiously.
Who the hell is this guy?
Is he a fool or a psycho?
How could a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage like him have so many precious items?
The point is how dare he take out these things in front of us?
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host Xu Que in acting tough successfully. The reward is 18,000 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host Xu Que in acting tough successfully. The reward is 19,000 Acting Tough Points!"
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The System's warning tones were echoing in Xu Que's mind. A strand of a satisfactory smile appeared on Xu Que's face. Now, it was quite easy for him to kill these powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm. But he insisted on doing that after acting tough. No matter where he was, no matter how difficult it was, he would never stop acting tough!
"OK, showtime is finished. Let's fight!"
Swish!
Xu Que waved his hand to put away those Inferior Celestial Artifacts into the System package! The young men and women from the Ivy Academy came to themselves. Then they started to stare at Xu Que with magnificent kill intent!
The powerhouses of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe were totally stunned. Although they didn't know how powerful those Celestial Artifacts were, they knew clearly that those items were extremely precious! So, they were totally shocked by how many Celestial Artifacts Xu Que had obtained! However, they also knew Xu Que would definitely be killed after revealing his wealth.
The members of the Exploding Heavens Faction were also perplexed. It was quite difficult to describe their feelings now. When they saw their Faction Leader take out so many Celestial Artifacts and shock the Celestials, they were also surprised and even a bit proud! After all, this meant the Exploding Heavens Faction was quite powerful! Then they started to feel worried.
As an old saying goes, the precious stone lands its innocent possessor in jail. You could have Celestial Artifacts. However, if you were not powerful enough to protect them, don't blame the greediness of others. In front of the greedy eyes of those Celestials, the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction knew they were doomed this time!
"Alas! In fact, this is the first time I have had to confront so many powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm at the same time, which is quite stressful. I am very nervous and the situation is very dangerous! I could be killed easily if I am not careful enough!" Xu Que sighed wistfully at this time. People in the area were shocked by his words and started to look at Xu Que.
Even the young men and women at the Half-Celestial Realm frowned.
You could be killed easily?
You will definitely be killed, OK? Do you really think you stand a chance to defeat us?
"I know I am just at the Crossing Calamity Stage and you are much more powerful than me! But I've never lost hope! Why? Because I am handsome and I have a heart of a powerhouse!"
After saying that, Xu Que turned to the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction and said sonorously, "Just watch carefully! Nobody in the Exploding Heavens Faction is a coward! If I die today, I will die on my feet! Do you still remember the motto of our Exploding Heavens Faction?"
Xu Que shouted abruptly, "We undervalue life and death!"
Those members of the Exploding Heavens Faction trembled a bit as if they had realized something! It turned out that their Faction Leader was not foolish. He did so to prove he was not a coward and all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction were brave and fearless!
Even if he was about to die, he would die gracefully like the way he lived in this world. Instantly, tears welled up in their eyes. Then they shouted at the same time, "We will fight!"
"Good! Kill them!" Xu Que shouted as he reached out his fingers.
Whoosh!
Two strands of light gushed out from his fingers. Then they appeared under his feet and lifted him up from the ground!
People were shocked. Then they saw two rotating metallic wheels under Xu Que's feet which were roaring like ferocious beasts.
"How…many Celestial Artifacts does this guy have?" The young men and women from the Ivy Academy were stunned again. In such a short time, he took out another Low-grade Celestial Artifact!
"Heh, heh, no matter how many Celestial Artifacts you have, they can't help you! You are just at the Crossing Calamity Stage! How long do you think you can control these Celestial Artifacts?" The handsome man said as he smiled at Xu Que coldly at this time. The next moment, he changed himself into a plume of green smoke and dashed toward Xu Que directly!
"Humph!"
Xu Que snorted but he didn't underestimate his opponent. Even though he had Celestial Artifacts, he knew he had to fight with full strength!
Boom!
He stomped on the Firestorm Wheels to accelerate them. Then he jumped into the sky rapidly and his speed even stunned those powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm for they were not able to track Xu Que with their Soul Strength!
"He is so fast!" A woman at the Half-Celestial Realm couldn't help but shout in surprise as she looked up. Then she was totally scared by what she saw!
At this time, Xu Que had appeared behind the handsome man. He slashed the broken sword in his hand toward the head of the handsome man!
Swash!
Along with a crisp sound, the handsome man was cut in half before he had time to react. Then his body started to fall down to the ground!
All the other people in this area were totally shocked.
How…could this be?
He is too fast!
He is too lethal!
"Oh, no!"
The next moment, those young men and women came to themselves. Then they jumped up into the sky at the same time! Since they were not able to track Xu Que with their Soul Strength, they could be cut in half at any time!
"Hey! Don't run away! Come here and let's fight!" As expected, when they had just escaped, Xu Que's voice rang out.
Everyone was totally puzzled. They could vaguely see a strand of black figure which was flying rapidly in the sky. And they could hear Xu Que's tough words coming from the sky. With a broken sword in his hand, a guy at the Crossing Calamity Stage was chasing several Celestials. This was so unexpected.
The members of the Exploding Heavens Faction were totally surprised. Then they were embarrassed when they remembered the words uttered by Xu Que just now.
Xu Que's impassioned "last words" were still echoing in their ears. However, they felt they were about to spit blood at this moment.
Is this your so-called stressful?
Are you really very nervous?
Is this situation really very dangerous?
How could you say you could be killed easily?
Damn! Faction Leader, you fooled all of us!
Chapter 1049: You Are Too Short!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
In the sky, Xu Que's Firestorm Wheels created a lot of noise and were really quite deafening! However, the noises were much slower than the Firestorm Wheels. At this moment, the noises could be heard on this side. But Xu Que would appear on the other side. Therefore, it was impossible to track Xu Que through the noise. The powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm failed to find Xu Que even after using all their Soul Strength!
Swash!
Along with a crisp sound, a man who was protected by protective Spiritual Qi was cut in half and died immediately.
The broken sword was way too horrible!
As the Sword Spirit said, cultivators whose cultivation stage was lower than the Human Celestial Realm could be killed by one sword instantly, even when they were protected by protective magic arts!
Gasp! Another…Celestial was killed!
The other people in the area looked up and gasped in terror. Those Celestials who were so mighty and invincible in the Four Great Continents were being chased by the Faction Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction! This was so amazing and extraordinary!
"Hey! Don't run! This is so boring! You can't escape from me. But you can try to escape in different directions. It is quite difficult for me to catch up with you!" Xu Que complained.
Although he was faster now, he was still not as fast as a powerhouse at the Earth Celestial Realm which was mentioned in the description of the Firestorm Wheels. After all, he was just at the Crossing Calamity Stage and didn't have enough True Core Strength to feed his Celestial Artifacts!
Even if he had acquired the Ancient Five Elemental Arts, which bestowed him a lot of True Core Strength, he still had to activate the Automatic Recovery Function of the System to supply True Core Strength to the Firestorm Wheels. But he was not able to realize the full strength of the Firestorm Wheels even in this way. He guessed he could realize 50 percent of the Firestorm Wheels' full speed at most!
Therefore, he was just a little bit faster than those powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm. In other words, he was just as fast as a cultivator at the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Realm. So, it was quite difficult for him to kill those people in a short time! They were running in all different directions. If Xu Que chased one of them, the rest would escape. One or two of them might run back to inform their academy. Then he would have to confront dozens of cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm or even the powerhouses at the Human Celestial Realm!
This was not the situation wanted by Xu Que. When he had to confront a lot of powerful enemies, he didn't want to take any risks. Also, he didn't want to kill his enemies immediately for it would waste a lot of opportunities to act tough!
Now, he was badly in need of Acting Tough Points. Therefore, Xu Que tried to treat those Celestials who had descended on the Four Great Continents as a flock of sheep. He would kill them one by one, so that he could maximize his Acting Tough Points with minimum risks!
So, after killing two powerhouses at the Half-Celestial Realm, Xu Que changed his plan. He started to fly around the rest of the Celestials to reduce the scope where they could escape!
"Don't run away! What you are doing now is so boring!" Xu Que shouted again as he continued to fly around them to stop them from escaping in different directions! Those young men and women didn't know what to do.
On the one hand, they were slower than Xu Que; on the other hand, they didn't dare to stay close to Xu Que. So, they had to run desperately like headless chickens!
"Xu Que, if you dare to kill us, the Ivy Academy will never let you go!"
"Our Masters at the Human Celestial Realm are very close to the South Continent. You'd better not do anything reckless!" These young men and women shouted loudly. They knew their life was endangered, for Xu Que had started to reduce the ring of encirclement.
Once the surrounding circle was small enough, all of them would be killed by that broken sword!
"I didn't do anything reckless! Now, I am fighting with my back at the wall! I am outnumbered by you! What else do you want from me?" Xu Que shouted severely as he kept reducing the ring of encirclement by flying around those people crazily.
The young men and women from the Ivy Academy darkened their faces.
You are outnumbered?
You are fighting with your back to the wall?
F*ck! How could you say that?
You are fighting with two Celestial Artifacts. Even if we have dozens of cultivators at the Half-Celestial Realm here, all of us will be killed by you at last!
"What? Wait! This is not correct!" Suddenly, a man's eyes lit up as if an idea had occurred to him.
He turned to his companions and shouted, "Our plan is wrong! This guy is just at the Crossing Calamity Stage, no matter how lethal he is!"
"We know that!" His companions shouted.
The man took out a long halberd and said by shaking his head, "We were intimidated by his momentum. This guy is just at the Crossing Calamity Stage. But he is too fast! We can just run away! We should attack as a means of defense!"
"What?"
His words dawned on his companions immediately.
When the handsome man and the one who was protected by protective Spiritual Qi were cut in half, they were totally terrified and escaped directly without considering the counterattack!
Now, this man reminded them. Anyway, Xu Que was just at the Crossing Calamity Stage, which was quite fragile. Even they couldn't track Xu Que in the sky, they could keep Xu Que from approaching them as long as they kept using magic arts around them.
"Humph! Let's attack!"
Then they shouted and launched a counterattack.
One of them waved his long halberd to turn the Spiritual Qi around him into a shiny protective shell.
Another one wrapped himself in a sea of fire as he dashed forward.
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In this way, they managed to push Xu Que back. Although they couldn't track Xu Que in the sky, their close combat magic arts at the Half-Celestial Realm could keep Xu Que away from them effectively.
Xu Que could kill them with one sword. Also, they could kill Xu Que with one move. In this way, Xu Que's fast attack was useless. After all, the broken sword was too short!
"D*mn! Sword Spirit, why can't you be any longer? You would be more effective if you were just a bit longer!" Xu Que was quite anxious for he didn't expect his only defect had been found by his opponents!
Now, the ring of encirclement had become larger and larger. After a short while, he wouldn't be able to surround them at all. He could kill one or two of them at most. The rest of them would definitely run away!
"Humph! How ignorant you are! Have you seen a sword that long?" The Sword Spirit snorted immediately. After all, it was still quite proud of its experience of following the Immortal Emperor before!
Xu Que was annoyed immediately. He said, "I've seen a sword more than 300 yards long. When I crossed the Heavenly Tribulation, the sword formed by the golden lightning was over 300 yards long!"
"OK, you could find a sword at the level of the Celestial Artifact which was three yards long for me!" The Sword Spirit replied coldly.
Xu Que was speechless. It was quite difficult to find a sword three yards long at the level of a Celestial Artifact! Maybe a Celestial Artifact like that hadn't been forged by anyone yet!
"Humph! This is so annoying! It seems I should learn the skill of equipment forging!" Xu Que said bitterly.
Boom!
At this time, the man who used the long halberd had escaped from Xu Que's ring of encirclement when Xu Que was pushed back by his halberd!
"Hah, hah, Xu Que, it's over! When the Ivy Academy sends reinforcement here, you will die!" The man said with a cold smile. He believed Xu Que didn't dare to chase him for the rest of his teammates would escape.
"Heh, heh, you can never intimidate me! No matter how many people your academy sends here, I'll kill them all!" Xu Que said with a cold smile. However, his heart was unwilling to fight all those people!
If he had been powerful enough, he could have killed all those people by giving a full play of the Firestorm Wheels.
"Humph! How arrogant you are! If you are not a coward, just kill me! It is a pity that you are alone here and can't kill all of us at the same time! So, just save your tough words!" After running for a bit, the man with the long halberd stopped. He said as he looked at Xu Que with a sarcastic smile, "I will be right here waiting for you! If you are not a coward, just come here and kill me!"
At such a distance, he was confident he could run away before Xu Que dashed toward him. In this way, he could ensure his safety and also rescue his teammates!
However, his words dawned on Xu Que immediately!
I am alone here?
No, I can use my replica!
"Ha, ha, ha, little dumbass, thank you for reminding me! I almost forget I am not alone here!" Xu Que laughed wildly.
The next moment, he summoned the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders directly.
Boom!
A large cloud of Spiritual Qi in the sky gathered. Then magnificent lightning gushed out from Xu Que's body and started to intertwine with the Spiritual Qi. Then a replica which looked exactly like Xu Que appeared!
"Wh…at?" The young men and women from the Ivy Academy were dumbfounded.
The magic arts of summoning a replica were quite common in the World of Near Celestial! However, Xu Que's replica also waved the broken sword as it stepped on the Firestorm Wheels, which didn't make sense! This was a replica with identical Celestial Artifacts! How could they win this combat?
Whoosh!
Instantly, the Thunder Illusion Body started to fly around the rest of the people of the Ivy Academy along Xu Que's ring of encirclement. At this time, Xu Que's real body had already disappeared!
"Oh, no!" The man with the long halberd sensed danger! He was stunned by Xu Que's replica and forgot to escape immediately. Now he had missed the best time to escape!
"Heh, heh, here I am! Why are you running away?" Xu Que's voice rang out in the ears of the man with the long halberd!
"Wait!" The man with the long halberd turned pale immediately. He waved the long halberd as he patted his chest. Then he spat out a strand of blood mist, which meant he had tried to escape with the Blood Escape Art!
Now, he was almost as fast as Xu Que's Firestorm Wheels!
Clang!
When the man started to run, his long halberd stopped the broken sword from slashing into his body, which created many sparkles behind him. However, the broken sword managed to stab into the man's body at last. The man was quite excited because the sword only went into his body a tiny bit and didn't wound his vital organs!
"Hah, hah, hah, Xu Que, you failed! Your sword is too short!" The man with the long halberd laughed. Then he spat blood mist and tried to escape with the Blood Escape Art again! Although he would lose a lot of cultivation achievements and life span in this way, he knew they were nothing in front of death!
Swash! Soon, along with a crisp sound, the smile was frozen on the man's face! The broken sword, which had been stabbed into his back, pierced his body completely.
Almost at the same time, Xu Que's cold smile came again! "Heh, heh, although I am short, I can rotate! Now, die!"
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