Chapter 720: I Can't Control Myself!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
How could this be?
A Spiritual Level Spell was smashed by only one punch?
What the hell is this fist?
It is outrageous!
All the cultivators were dumbfounded, and their faces were full of terror!
This scene was too horrible for Xu Que's attack was unreasonably destructive!
Jiang Hongyan, who had witnessed Xu Que kill a powerhouse at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage, was also surprised when she saw the magnificent destruction of the protective spell. She believed she could never have smashed the spell in such a short time!
…
All the people in the underground back room of the Jiang Family compound sat in dead silence.
Everyone was dumbfounded and couldn't figure out what had happened!
"Was the protective spell…smashed?"
"With one punch? How…how could this be?"
"Are we in a dream?"
All the members of the Jiang Family were stunned, and their faces were full of disbelief! None of them expected a Spiritual Level protective spell, which was strengthened by several Patriarchs at the Form Synthesis Stage, could be smashed by Xu Que with only one punch!
Boom!
At this time,there was another big bang!
Xu Que landed on the roof of the mansion like a cannonball. The mansion was razed to the ground instantly!
"My friends of the Jiang Family, if you don't come out to meet your guests, your home will be ruined!" Xu Que shouted loudly like an extremely destructive devil coming to this world.
The Patriarchs of the Jiang Family couldn't keep their seats anymore. They rushed out of the underground back room hurriedly and shouted, "Bastard!"
At this time, Xu Que, who had jumped into the sky from the ruins, was about to land on another building like a highly explosive cannonball!
Those Patriarchs were shocked and yelled, "Stop!"
Rumble!
Their voices were drowned out by a big bang!
Xu Que didn't stop and continued to destroy another building with even greater strength. The building was smashed together with the houses all around it. Although the buildings ruined by Xu Que were just a single hair out of nine ox hides for the Jiang Family, his destructive power would ensure the entire Jiang Family would be ruined in a short time, no matter how big it was!
"Xu Que, what are you going to do? Are you really going to kill all the members of the Jiang Family?" a Patriarch shouted as he trembled with anger!
Xu Que shrugged and said innocently, "I have no choice! You didn't come out to meet me when I called you. I really can't control myself!"
You can't…control yourself?
Damn! Could you find a lamer excuse?
All the onlookers in this area couldn't help but twitch their lips and didn't know what to say.
The Patriarchs of the Jiang Family were just pissed off. They stared at Xu Que angrily but powerlessly.
At last, one of the Patriarchs sighed and said as he looked at Jiang Hongyan who was not far away, "Hongyan, you used to be a member of the Jiang Family anyway. Are you really going to allow him to kill all of us?"
"I just came back to have a look and take back the belongings of my parents!" Jiang Hongyan, who was quite liberal, dignified, and calm, said indifferently. The Jiang Family had nothing to do with her for a long time! She came here only to take away her parents' belongings and her memories!
The Jiang Family drove her out and erased her name from their family tree. They even planned to kill her. Therefore, Jiang Hongyan would never forgive them no matter how merciful she was!
She didn't plan to get even with the Jiang Family. However, the Jiang Family had offended Xu Que. So, the dispute was between the Jiang Family and Xu Que. Jiang Hongyan would stay out of it!
"This is the way for you to get back something, right?" Jiang Yushu, the Grand Elder of the Jiang Family yelled angrily to scold Jiang Hongyan for bringing Xu Que here!
Xu Que, who was annoyed, launched an attack immediately with his palm!
Bang!
Jiang Yushu was blown up instantly. He fell into the building behind him and his body was covered by blood. Everyone gasped with terror!
As a powerhouse at the summit of the Void Training Stage, Jiang Yushu was only one step from the Form Synthesis Stage. He couldn't even defend Xu Que's palm attack, which seriously wounded him directly!
Xu Que's horrible strength was really unimaginable!
"You are not qualified to scold my Hongyan!" Xu Que said as he looked at the rest of the members of the Jiang Family coldly, "Today, I will settle accounts with you. This is the dispute between the Jiang Family and me. You know exactly what you've done. And you should be prepared to accept the cost for your behavior!"
The Patriarch of the Jiang Family said immediately, "We just sent our people to spread some messages. It's nothing. Why do you vent your anger on the Jiang Family?"
"Is it nothing? Heh-heh, for me, this is a big deal! Anyone who attacked me will be wiped out, and I don't care that what you've done is nothing or a big deal!"
If he was not powerful enough to kill powerhouses at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage, people would think he deserved death after he got killed. His reputation would be ruined forever!
Public opinion was always the most lethal weapon!
Apparently, the reason that the Jiang Family said it was nothing was to shirk their responsibility.
"You are bullying us!" a woman of the Jiang Family stepped out and scolded angrily at this time. "You are so powerful but you don't want to confront those outlanders. You choose to bully the Jiang Family. What kind of hero and sovereign are you?"
"Screw your sovereign! I am not a hero! I am here to bully you, so what?" Xu Que said with an arrogant smile.
The entire area was very quiet!
Everyone was speechless for they knew Xu Que's style!
Xu Que was never a hero! On the contrary, he was a true villain, and he was always proud about it. Actually, he was much better than those hypocrites! As long as you didn't offend him, he would never bully you!
However, a hypocrite would always set you up no matter if you offended him or not! Therefore, compared with those hypocrites, Xu Que could be deemed as a good man!
Actually, the Jiang Family was reaping the fruits of their actions.
"Hah-hah-hah, what an arrogant little bastard!" Sarcastic laughter came in from the void at this time!
All the cultivators were shocked and looked up.
They found several whirlpools appeared in the sky above the Jiang Family, which were becoming bigger and bigger with magnificent Spiritual Qi!
Whoosh!
Several figures stepped out from the whirlpools!
The outlanders had arrived.
They came at the appointed time to kill Xu Que!
The eyes of the people of the Jiang Family lit up and their faces were full of pleasant surprise. For them, Xu Que would be a dead man who would never bully them as long as those outlanders appeared.
"Seniors, the Jiang Family used to assist Dong Genji to open the shackle. We didn't expect this little bastard to hold a grudge against us because of that. We have been driven into a corner by him! Please kill this villain for the East Continent!" a Patriarch of the Jiang Family said reverently.
Chapter 721: You Are Such A Bully!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing what the Patriarch of the Jiang Family said, everyone present was deeply shocked and had weird expressions.
He said that the Jiang Family had helped the cultivators from the other side get to the four Continents, which means the Jiang Family has betrayed us!
But with the cultivators from the other side present, no one dared to speak out and kept silent.
The cultivators from the other side smiled and proudly flew past the cultivators of the East Continent. They looked at the members of the Jiang Family and happily nodded. Obviously, they were very satisfied with the Jiang Family's performance.
There was complete silence.
All the cultivators from the other side were already here. Five of them were almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage and were standing in line in the front. Behind them, there were eight cultivators who were in the top level of the Form Synthesis Stage.
No one, no one in the four Continents was as strong as any of them.
They were very confident that they were capable of killing Xu Que, judging from their faces.
"My honorable Holy Senior! We are so sorry that we haven't come to rescue you earlier! Please forgive us!"
All the cultivators from the other side spoke together and bowed with great respect to Jiang Hongyan.
Jiang Hongyan did not answer them; instead she gently moved her lips and sent Xu Que a message, "Be careful! Their weapons all have the Spell Core. As long as they are standing in a certain form, just like they are now, they can easily set a powerful Protection Array!"
"I already knew that!" Xu Que nodded and smiled.
Even if Xu Que was only a Sorcerer of one-star class in terms of setting up an Array, he could still spot what was really going on.
Seeing Xu Que was feeling rather confident, Jiang Hongyan was relieved and said nothing more.
The cultivators from the other side were used to Jiang Hongyan's indifference. After they bowed to her, a cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage turned to Xu Que, "Young man, I am indeed surprised by your power and I have to say that you are entitled to fight us. But why not come to meet us in the Celestial Burial Valley instead of choosing to bully such a weak Family. You know what, being a bully is really humiliating," he said coldly.
Hearing this, everyone, including the Jiang Family, was feeling very confused.
The Jiang Family was one of the most powerful Families in the entire East Continent, and was not used to being described as a weak Family by cultivators they hoped could help them out. What was worse, they were also being bullied by Xu Que. Due to this, they felt very upset.
"You think it is a disgrace for me to bully the Jiang Family?" Xu Que smiled a bit.
A ray of cold light appeared suddenly in Xu Que's black eyes as the intention of killing arose. The next minute, he raised up his hand and practiced the King of Tough-Acting Fist, which cost him about 10,000 Acting Tough Points.
Bang!
The entire void was instantly twisted. A huge fist made up of bright light gradually formed in the air and a magnificent power pressure erupted.
"This is too powerful for any words!"
"His Taoist Connotation is really scary!"
Everyone present was shocked.
The cultivators from the other side were also a bit shocked and shouted aloud, "Let's set a Killing Mode!"
Bang!
The sound of an explosion appeared all of a sudden. A Spiritual Qi was apparent. With their magical weapons as the Spell Core, a terrifying Killing Mode appeared in the air.
Bang!
The fist hit right on the Killing Mode, just like a gigantic mountain falling into a calm lake.
The mountains and the trees around began to shake like mad, and many buildings in the Jiang Family's valley collapsed. Right at this moment, a figure appeared behind the cultivators from the other side.
Xu Que's long silver hair moved with the wind. He held tightly to a long black stick and hit them heavily.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few cultivators of the top level of the Form Synthesis Stage and two cultivators who were almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage immediately fainted and fell onto the ground, just like falling kites.
Meanwhile, the Killing Mode in the air instantly dimmed.
"How dare you!"
"How dare you sneak attack us like this! You are so shameless!" An old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage shouted with extreme anger.
His peers hurriedly flew to hold up those falling cultivators.
Bang!
Right at this moment, another enormous fist appeared in front of them. The fist shone like a sun and instantly began to give out a magnificent power pressure.
Xu Que practiced another King of Tough-Acting Fist.…
"No! Stop!" The old cultivator screamed.
"We should retreat now! We can't save them!" His peers were terrified and immediately turned around and ran away.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, they were hit and bombed into pieces.…
A few drops of blood fell from the sky.
Two cultivators who were almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage and four of the top level of the Form Synthesis Stage were killed.
There was dead silence.
Everyone present was shocked and full of fear; they even forgot to breathe.
"This is impossible!"
"They are killed, just like this?!"
"I never thought the power of the fist could be this powerful!"
…
Although they had heard that Xu Que had killed cultivators who were almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage before, they still could not believe this was really happening.
Xu Que's King of Tough-Acting Fist not only killed a few powerful cultivators from the other side, but also shocked all the cultivators from the East Continent.
"How dare you?" The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage glared at Xu Que. He had got into a fight with Xu Que before, and found that Xu Que could not use the King of Tough-Acting Fist all the time. So he thought that as long as he set up a Killing Mode, which he thought could withstand Xu Que's King of Tough-Acting Fist, he could easily kill Xu Que when Xu Que ran out of energy.
However, he never thought Xu Que would sneak attack his peers with a long black stick, and, with only one hit, his peers all fainted and the Killing Mode did not work anymore.
The next moment, Xu Que's Taoist Body came back and stood next to Xu Que.
The long black stick in his hand was shining in the sunlight.
A soft breeze rippled Xu Que's bangs. He was smiling shamelessly and said, "You think I am so shameful to bully the Jiang Family? Well, I have also bullied you and your peers, are you angry? Are you angry? I don't care!"
…
Chapter 722: Come Forth, the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Are we angry?
No one could avoid anger in such a condition!
Before the outlanders had time to answer, the onlookers couldn't help but open their mouths and shout, "This is really abominable!"
He had killed so many people in such a short time! This had completely shocked the outlanders. Then, he had had the nerve to ask them whether they were angry! This was totally outrageous!
He was too wicked!
…
"Bastard, do you know who you've killed? We can't allow you to kill the Imperial Guards of the Xuanzhen Continent like this!" the old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage yelled angrily. His voice echoed throughout the area.
"The Imperial Guards of the Xuanzhen Continent?" The onlookers were shocked after hearing that.
Although they knew the outlanders were quite extraordinary, none of them expected that they were the Imperial Guards!
"My God! They work for the Imperial household!"
"Most important, they address Jiang Hongyan as the Holy Senior! Does this mean…?"
"Jiang Hongyan is the Empress of the Xuanzhen Continent!"
"Holy crap!"
All at once, many people were shocked and looked at Jiang Hongyan in terror!
This identity was way too extraordinary!
However, Jiang Hongyan just stood there quietly, calmly, and gracefully!
Xu Que, who was quite proud, stuck out his chest and started to smile wickedly as if he was showing off, "See, my woman is the Empress of the Xuanzhen Continent! And I will be the distinguished Queen…no, the distinguished Consort in future!"
"Bastard, are you listening to me?" the old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage shouted furiously.
He had disclosed their background to intimidate Xu Que. He didn't expect that Xu Que was not afraid at all. On the contrary, Xu Que was quite proud about it.
Damn! Why is he so proud? Don't tell me he really treats our Holy Senior as his woman!
An outrageous fire was burning and exploding in the hearts of the outlanders.
Finally, Xu Que said quietly, "Could you stop your nonsense? If you want to have a fight, come on! I am here, and you can gang up on me! Just stop wasting my time!"
Holy crap!
The onlookers were so surprised that their eyes were darting everywhere.
He dared to say that in front of so many powerful outlanders, which meant he was quite confident about his strength!
Xu Que had killed so many outlanders with one punch. Then, he had uttered those words impatiently. This was very overbearing for the onlookers.
However, this was also a great humiliation for those powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage!
"Bastard! You are seeking death!"
The old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage shouted, his cloudy eyes full of ferocious light. Then, he waved his hand and took out a leather bag!
"Is this…a Beast Soul Bag?" a cultivator exclaimed immediately.
Xu Que looked up and found the word "Beast" which was embroidered on the leather bag in the old man's hand.
He had also heard of this kind of Beast Soul Bag, which had a large storage space like the storage rings. However, living creatures couldn't be saved in the storage ring. The Beast Soul Bag could be used to save and cultivate demonic beasts!
"Little bastard, do you really think I can't defeat you?" the old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage shouted as he hit the Beast Soul Bag with his palm to open it!
Whoosh!
All of a sudden, an enormous "whirlwind" gushed out from the Beast Soul Bag!
The black-and-gold "whirlwind" was buzzing loudly, which made the eardrums of the onlookers hurt!
"Oh, no!" Jiang Hongyan shouted at Xu Que hurriedly, changing her expression, "Little brat, step back!"
"What are those things?" Xu Que was surprised. Although he couldn't see the "whirlwind" clearly, he couldn't help but feel that his blood was frozen.
The onlookers also frowned confusedly. It seemed nobody knew what the "whirlwind" was!
"Ah!"
However, just at this time, a cultivator among the onlookers screamed in a shaky voice, "These…are the Holy Golden Grasshoppers! Run…run for your lives!"
After saying that, the cultivator rushed out of the crowd and started to flee crazily!
"The Holy Golden Grasshoppers?"
The rest of the onlookers were stunned. Then, they turned pale. An overwhelming sense of shock and fear was permeating the crowd!
"How could this…be?"
"Why are the Holy Golden Grasshoppers still living in this world? I thought were extinct!"
"According to the records in the history books, 10,000 years ago, one million Holy Golden Grasshoppers appeared in the world suddenly and slaughtered the East Continent! It is said that it was quite miserable then. Countless powerhouses at the Crossing Calamity Stage were killed instantly. Their flesh was devoured with only the bones left. The entire continent was soaked in blood!"
"I guess there are millions of Holy Golden Grasshoppers now. They could not only kill everyone in the East Continent, but also eradicate the four continents!"
Many people were trembling in fear. They didn't expect the Holy Golden Grasshoppers, which were only found in history books, to appear today!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Jiang Hongyan dashed toward Xu Que and dragged him back.
"Little brat, we have to retreat before the Blood Sacrifice!" Jiang Hongyan said seriously.
"What? Are those things very powerful?" Xu Que was surprised. Although he didn't know how powerful the Holy Golden Grasshoppers were, he could figure out through Jiang Hongyan's reaction!
"Those things are the most powerful cornerstones of the Xuanzhen Continent's Imperial Household! I didn't expect that they would even bring some of those things with them!"
A strand of dread could be seen in her eyes as she said, shaking her head, "You can't risk your life here. The Holy Golden Grasshoppers are small but extremely fast. Their bodies are protected by a layer of strong golden armor, which could almost make them invincible. The more of the Holy Golden Grasshoppers there are, the more destructive they will be!"
"What? Are they really so formidable?" Xu Que glanced at that "whirlwind"!
Then, the whirlwind started to spread gradually. People could see that it was a pack thickly dotted with Holy Golden Grasshoppers!
The Holy Golden Grasshopper had a golden-forged body, black wings, and sharp fangs, covered by lights!
Tens of thousands of Holy Golden Grasshoppers created an extraordinary momentum, which stunned everyone in this area!
"Hah-hah-hah-hah!"
A presumptuous laughter came from the sky. The old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage said, as he stared at Xu Que with his wicked eyes, "Little bastard, I didn't want to use these things before. It is you who forced me to do that!"
As he said that, he waved his hand and attacked the valley of the Jiang Family with his palm abruptly!
Boom!
All of a sudden, a catastrophic force descended from the sky!
All the buildings of the Jiang Family collapsed immediately. All members of the Jiang Family who stood outside, including the Patriarchs, were turned into clouds of blood mist before they had time to react!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Tens of thousands of Holy Golden Grasshoppers dashed into the blood mist and started to suck the blood crazily!
Gasp!
All the cultivators from the East Continent gasped and were totally shocked!
"He…is so vicious!"
"I didn't expect he could kill all the members of the Jiang Family and use their blood for sacrifice!"
"Once the Holy Golden Grasshoppers suck blood, they will go crazy completely and start the slaughter!"
"Now nobody could stop the devastation of the East Continent! Run for your lives!"
All at once, all the people started to panic!
"The Holy Golden Grasshoppers will destroy everything in front of them! Go, devour that little bastard and the rest of the people in this continent!" the old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage shouted, as he raised his hands to control the grasshoppers. His first target was Xu Que!
"Behave yourself! Stop!" Jiang Hongyan scolded immediately.
The old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage was stunned, "Holy Senior, what…do you mean?"
"You can't kill this person and ruin the East Continent! I'll go back with you; just stop the attack!" Jiang Hongyan said seriously with strong momentum.
The old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage frowned and hesitated for a while. Then, he said, clenching his teeth, "Please forgive me, Holy Senior. We have to kill this man! Also, after the Blood Sacrifice, nobody could stop the Holy Golden Grasshoppers until they have eaten their fill!"
"I order you to stop! Are you going to defy my order?" Jiang Hongyan said, as cold light flashed out from her eyes, together with her overbearing momentum!
The outlanders trembled a bit as they folded their hands and bowed. However, they replied, "Please control your anger, Holy Senior. And please forgive our disobedience. Before coming here, His Highness ordered us to kill everyone related to the Holy Senior!"
After saying that, the old man stood up and waved his palm and clenched his teeth!
Boom!
Tens of thousands of Holy Golden Grasshoppers dashed toward Xu Que abruptly like a black whirlwind!
"Little brat, you go first!" Jiang Hongyan pushed Xu Que away. Then, she crossed her hands and started to use magic arts!
"Go? I will never go, little girl! It is just a pack of grasshoppers! They are not invincible even though they are protected by golden armor! Just see how I deal with them!"
Xu Que smiled disdainfully as he turned around and dashed toward those thickly dotted Holy Golden Grasshoppers!
"Wait! No!" Jiang Hongyan's expression changed immediately.
The onlookers were also surprised by his move!
The old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage and the rest of the outlanders started to smile sarcastically.
"Only the powerhouse at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage could defeat the Holy Golden Grasshoppers. You are just at the Void Training Stage. Do you really think you are qualified to confront the Holy Golden Grasshoppers?"
"The Holy Golden Grasshoppers will destroy everything in front of them!"
"Today, you will pay for your arrogance! It is your honor to be killed by the Holy Golden Grasshoppers of the Xuanzhen Continent's Imperial Household!"
The outlanders sneered.
"Heh-heh, you are just idiots! How could you brag about a pack of grasshoppers in front of me?"
At this time, Xu Que, who was dashing toward the grasshoppers, stopped abruptly. Then, he sneered and took out a large cylinder from his body. He pointed it at the grasshoppers and shouted loudly, "Come forth, the Ultimate Enhanced Version of the Exploding Heavens Faction's Dichlorvos!"
Chapter 723: All The Cultivators From The Other Side Were Killed
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que shouted aloud and pushed the button on the bottle that contained DDVP. A spurt of white liquid gushed out. To kill a grasshopper, a bottle of DDVP was the most effective way, and the DDVP Xu Que had bought from the System was even more effective.
In the blink of an eye, the group of Holy Golden Grasshoppers in the front were killed and fell onto the ground. It was raining grasshoppers.
Xu Que kept spraying the DDVP. He flew around them, spraying continuously.
A pungent smell spread in the air.
No matter how powerful the Holy Golden Grasshopper was, it was still, after all, a kind of grasshopper and could not stand a pesticide. Whenever there was an outbreak of grasshoppers on earth, people would always use DDVP. It was the natural enemy of the Holy Golden Grasshopper.
The air was full of the DDVP, and the Holy Golden Grasshoppers fell onto the ground one after another. Their bodies stiffened and died quickly.
At the same time, Xu Que held up the bottle high and smiled at the terrified cultivators.
"The ultimate DDVP of the Exploding Heavens Faction, one bottle is as effective as five bottles of the older version. One spray can kill three generations of grasshoppers! If you have trouble dealing with any kind of grasshopper, please contact us at Exploding Heavens Faction."
"…"
Hearing this, everyone present was stunned.
The ultimate DDVP of the Exploding Heavens Faction? Pesticide? Ultimate version?
What on earth was that thing he just used? The Holy Golden Grasshopper that can even kill a cultivator of the Crossing Calamity Stage was killed just like this?!
You…must be kidding me!
The surviving cultivators from the other side opened their mouths and eyes wide and could not believe what had happened.
The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage looked like he had been stricken with Alzheimer's and gave no reaction at all.
Jiang Hongyan was a bit surprised, but soon she was relieved and smiled.
"Is this all you've got?! Have you got the Holy Golden Cockroach or the Holy Golden Fly or even the Holy Golden Eel? I can kill them all with my DDVP!" Xu Que laughed at the cultivators.
Screw the Holy Golden Grasshopper! With the System, nothing can defeat me! The reason why the system is so powerful is because of its store as well as my….
"This is impossible!" The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage looked at Xu Que in horror. "What on earth have you done?! How can you kill the Holy Golden Grasshopper so easily?" He asked Xu Que with a shivering voice.
"There is nothing I can't do in this world. Everyone from my Faction is a real man who dares to pursue his dreams and create miracles. Besides, they are all very warm-hearted!" Xu Que said proudly, as everything he said was true.
He looked at the sky and began to read out a poem with a melancholy tone:
"The north wind blows and brings us the cool air that makes us feel the approaching autumn; in this cool season, a beautiful young woman stays alone in her room, waiting for her husband to come back; anyone with difficulties could come to me, since I come from the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
Hearing what he said, everyone was about to spit out blood.
They thought Xu Que was about to tell miracles to them; they never thought he would begin to shamelessly show off his own Faction.
You said you are ready to help anyone who is in need? You would want to help a young woman who stays alone in her room? This is not helping, this is called kidnapping!
For those who were familiar with Xu Que's way of talking, they all had a big laugh and were not surprised at all.
This is Xu Que, you can never guess what he would say in the next second. He is never an ordinary guy.
All of a sudden, the serious atmosphere was gone except for those surviving cultivators from the other side who were drowned in desperation.
In the first place, they had thought they could withstand Xu Que's fist with the Killing Mode, but they never imagined Xu Que could break the Killing Mode by hitting their peers; then they took out their ultimate weapon, the Holy Golden Grasshopper. But Xu Que easily killed them with only a few sprays.
"No way! I can't let him go! If he ever goes to the Xuanzhen Continent and brings his sprays there, the entire royal family would be in danger!" The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage said with great anxiety.
In fact, apart from their King's power, the reason why the Xuanzhen Royals could maintain their power was exactly because of millions of Holy Golden Grasshoppers they had spent thousands of years feeding. If all the Holy Golden Grasshoppers were gone, the influential Families or Factions that were under control would fight back, and the entire royal family would be destroyed.
Thinking of this, the surviving cultivators from the other side were terrified.
This young man must be killed, and the spray in his hand too must be destroyed! But how?! No one could defeat him, for god's sake!
The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage sighed, as if he had grown a few hundred years older in just a few seconds. He then slowly raised up his head and looked at Jiang Hongyan. "My Holy Senior, we have to kill this young man, since it has a lot to do with the safety with the Xuanzhen Royals. You really don't want to do anything to stop him?"
"I am not your Holy Senior, I am Jiang Hongyan!" Jiang Hongyan smiled.
"Why?!"
Hearing this, the surviving cultivators were stunned.
Jiang Hongyan looked far away and said gently, "I no longer want to be a puppet! The Xuanzhen Royals are nothing to do with me. I only want to live for this life!"
She looked like a goddess who had broken all the restrictions and rules of Heaven and fell into the human world. Even so, she still looked very enchanting.
"I see! She has recollected all her memories!"
"So we can't take her back now!"
"We have failed in our mission!"
All of a sudden, they all became desperate. Since they did not complete their task, if they went back, they would suffer a huge punishment. They were too scared to even think about going back to the Xuanzhen Continent.
"We can't go back!"
Suddenly, they raised their heads and looked at each other as if they had made some agreement. The old cultivator who was almost in the Crossing Calamity Stage looked at Xu Que and said, "My young friend, I have to admit you are very powerful. I wonder if your Faction is still recruiting members?"
"What?!" Xu Que was amazed.
This is not over yet, and he suddenly wants to be on my side?
"Yes! We have failed in our mission and cannot go back to the Xuanzhen Continent anymore. I would like to follow you and our Holy Senior and join the Exploding Heavens Faction."
The rest of his peers were silent. It seemed that they were also in agreement.
Everyone present was shocked by this.
"What…what is happening?!"
"I must be day-dreaming!"
"They all want to join the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"My goodness!"
"In the future, no one dares to offend the Exploding Heavens Faction again!"
…
Xu Que laughed and asked, "You all want to join the Exploding Heavens Faction?!"
"Yes!" The old cultivator and his peers nodded. "We know we are not as powerful as you are. But you know we are also very powerful. So I would want to say that you should at least make us your vice-head of the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"I see!" Xu Que gently touched his jaw and asked seriously, "Is there anything else you want?"
"You know what, when we were in the royal palace back in the Xuanzhen Continent, we could get 10,000 Spiritual Stones of top quality per month. So I hope we can still have the same amount of Spiritual Stones of top quality per month. Besides, the Spiritual Qi here is too thin, so we would spend most of our time cultivating instead of showing ourselves to help you. But after the lock here is completely unlocked, we would be very willing to help!"
"I see!"
Xu Que continued to touch his jaw and was silent. It seemed that he was really considering this business.
The surviving cultivators held their breath and waited for Xu Que's reply, hoping Xu Que would agree.
Xu Que raised up his head at last and asked, "Can you repeat what you've just said?"
"Eh?" They were a bit surprised. "We hope we can get the same amount…"
"Not this!"
"We hope we can be vice-head…"
"No, no, no, not this either!"
"Eh?"
The old cultivator frowned and said, "Is your Faction still recruiting members?"
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind the old cultivator.
The figure's long silver hair moved with the wind, and he was holding a long black stick in his hand.
Bang!
He hit the old cultivator.
Xu Que shouted with anger, "No! We don't and screw you!!"
…
Chapter 724: The Formidable Exploding Heavens Faction!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"No, I don't need any of you! Just get lost!"
Several dull sounds could be heard, as well as Xu Que's words!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The outlanders were knocked unconscious by the black stick and fell down from the sky!
Before losing consciousness, they were quite confused and angry and seemed to be shouting with silent lips, "You don't need us? Damn! Why didn't you say so earlier? And why did you attack us sneakily?"
Flop! Flop! Flop!
Finally, they fell on the ground so heavily that they created clouds of dust.
This sudden change stunned the onlookers completely, as they didn't expect things like this could happen!
You don't need them?
They are powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage!
Any one of them could be deemed as the most powerful cultivator in the four continents, who could subdue all families and sects! Why don't you need them?
Many people were confused and looked at Xu Que with puzzled faces!
Then, Xu Que called back his Taoist Body and sneered, looking at those outlanders disdainfully, "As a bunch of weaklings, how dare you say you want to join the Exploding Heavens Faction? Are you kidding? You will never join the Exploding Heavens Faction so easily!"
After saying that, Xu Que snorted coldly, "You are too weak! In the Exploding Heavens Faction, you are only qualified to act as servants. How dare you say you want to be the Vice Faction Leader? Don't you think you are too shameless? Don't you feel guilty?"
Swish!
All the onlookers in this area widened their eyes in terror and their necks were as stiff as stones!
Are powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage only qualified to be servants in the Exploding Heavens Faction?
Holy crap!
Then, we are even not qualified to be servants!
Damn it!
This is so annoying!
"Is he telling the truth? Is the Exploding Heavens Faction full of powerhouses?" someone in the crowd asked dubiously.
"I think what he said is true; otherwise, he wouldn't despise those outlanders like this!" Someone nodded seriously.
"My God! This is too formidable! Where are the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"It is said they are ubiquitous!"
"What? What do you mean?"
"When Xu Que destroyed his cultivation achievements, many people tried to kill him. He shouted, 'Are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction here?' Then, more than ten sovereigns appeared abruptly. And any one of them could kill powerhouses at the Void Training Stage easily!"
"Holy crap!"
…
Many people's expressions got even more scared thinking about the Exploding Heavens Faction!
He doesn't need powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage! What kind of powerhouse could join the Exploding Heavens Faction?
"Wait, look! Xu Que is walking toward the outlanders. What is he going to do?" someone shouted in surprise at this time.
They found Xu Que was standing beside those outlanders who had lost consciousness. He waved his hand, and all the storage rings of the outlanders were plundered by him instantly, including the Beast Soul Bag of the old man at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage.
Now the onlooker realized Xu Que was planning to plunder those outlanders.
It was quite common in the World of Cultivators and had almost become an unwritten law that anyone could plunder his enemies' property after killing them as the bonus for the winner!
However, Xu Que got rid of the mind sense of the old man from the Beast Soul Bag. Then, he injected his mind sense into the bag and opened it abruptly in front of the onlookers!
The onlookers were shocked by his behavior.
What is he going to do?
"Subdue!"
Suddenly, Xu Que patted the Beast Soul Bag with his hand as he shouted toward the outlanders who were lying on the ground!
Whoosh!
An extremely powerful suction force gushed out from the Beast Soul Bag. Then, the outlanders disappeared on the spot. They had been sucked into the Beast Soul Bag.
"Holy crap!"
The onlookers were totally dumbfounded with terror!
Damn! He is too mean!
That's the Beast Soul Bag, which is used to subdue Demonic Beasts! How could you use it to subdue persons?
Moreover, you sucked powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage! Are you insane?
"Heh-heh!" Xu Que smiled satisfactorily and said, patting the Beast Soul Bag, "It has been a really fruitful day! I even got several people as pets!"
People…pets?
The onlookers, who were quite embarrassed, couldn't help but twitch their lips!
Beast pets are quite common now. But this is the first time I've heard of people pets!
"Good news! My fellow cultivators, do you need guards or gatekeepers? Come here, I have several people pets for sale! The one who offers the highest price can have them, now or never!" Xu Que raised the Beast Soul Bag in his hand and shouted at the onlookers suddenly.
The onlookers were completely stunned by his words.
Has he…he lost his mind?
How could he sell those outlanders as pets?
Damn it, nobody has the guts to buy them!
All at once, the onlookers stepped back to keep a distance from Xu Que, so that he couldn't throw the Beast Soul Bag at them.
"Alas, this is so boring! I didn't expect that you wouldn't want them! Forget it, I will go to the Gong Family and the Bai Family to check whether they would buy these pets!" Xu Que shook his head disappointedly. Then, he walked back to Jiang Hongyan and prepared to leave for the Gong Family and the Bai Family!
Hearing that, the onlookers were reassured.
The Gong Family and the Bai Family had set up Xu Que together with the Jiang Family. Now Xu Que was about to seek revenge!
All the powerhouses of the Jiang Family had been killed by the outlanders and their blood was used to feed those Holy Golden Grasshoppers!
It happened so fast. Nobody expected the outlanders would slaughter the Jiang Family, maybe because the Jiang Family was too close to them. Therefore, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan didn't have time enough to stop them even if they had wanted to do that!
Of course, Xu Que wouldn't have done that even if he had enough time.
Clank!
Suddenly, several crushed stones rolled down from the ruins of the Jiang Family compound, making weird noises. The next moment, a dusty boy crawled out from the ruins, together with a girl, who was even younger!
Some members of the Jiang Family had survived!
Xu Que and the onlookers were shocked!
"Taixu, Linlin, why…why are you here?" Jiang Hongyan asked in surprise.
The two children were surprised, then they turned to Jiang Hongyan and shouted joyfully, "Sister Hongyan, you saved us!" After saying that, they ran toward Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan with delight.
"What? You know them?" Xu Que asked as he looked at Jiang Hongyan curiously.
Jiang Hongyan nodded, "They are my uncle's children. My parents and my uncle died in combat together. Taixu and Linlin were ill-treated in the Jiang Family. I used to get them out, but I guess they were seized back!"
"Oh!" Xu Que nodded slightly.
However, Xu Que suddenly realized something. His expression was frozen instantly.
The Jiang Family? Taixu?
Jiang Taixu?
My God!
Chapter 725: Acting Tough From The Beginning To The End!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jiang Taixu!
The name might not sound strange to others, but for Xu Que, the Divine King Jiang Taixu was an extraordinary figure. Both the All and the Troop were among the Nine Secrets, and the Nine Secrets came from "Zhe Tian", in which there was an extremely powerful being: Jiang Taixu.
Jiang Taixu was a dignified, just, and honorable figure. When Xu Que was still on Earth, he had read about him in a novel and was greatly impressed by him. So he almost freaked out when he heard his name.
This might be a coincidence. The world I am in now is completely from the world of Zhe Tian. There are the Nine Secrets and Heaven Emperor Huang. Maybe there is also Jiang Taixu.
Xu Que was extremely interested in the boy named Jiang Taixu.
"Your name is Jiang Taixu?" Xu Que reached out his hand and gently touched the boy's little head.
The boy raised his head and looked at Xu Que with his big eyes and nodded, "Yes. What's your name?"
"I am Xu Que!" Xu Que smiled and said, "I am your brother-in-law by the way!"
"Brother-in-law?"
The little boy and little girl exclaimed and looked at both Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan in surprise. Jiang Hongyan smiled and did not contradict Xu Que's words.
"Wow! Brother-in-law!" The little boy and little girl said happily.
"How cute you two are!" Xu Que was very pleased.
"Taixu, Linlin, do you want to learn the Nine Secrets?" Xu Que asked.
"My dearest brother-in-law, what are the Nine Secrets? Are they very powerful?"
"Of course they are! If you want to learn, I will be very glad to teach you! In the future, if you ever meet someone called Yefan, promise me that you will teach him the Nine Secrets, okay?" Xu Que smiled.
"Yes!" The boy nodded.
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked and jealous at the same time.
Everyone knew that Xu Que's incantations were very powerful. In the past, even if he hadn't gotten his own Taoist Connotation, he still was capable of heavily injuring the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins. So it was very shocking for them to hear that Xu Que was about to teach all his incantations to two little children.
"Hongyan, let's go to the Gong Family and the Bai Family and pick some gifts for Taixu and Linlin!"
Jiang Hongyan smiled and nodded and followed Xu Que.
Everyone present sighed, shook their heads, and felt very sorry for the Gong Family and the Bai Family.
Picking gifts for the two children?! My god, the two Influential Families are about to be finished.
"Dearest brother-in-law, I have a question to ask you!" The little girl asked Xu Que.
��Go ahead."
"My mother used to say that a man would only want to marry a woman who is beautiful. Since my sister Hongyan is such a beauty, is that why you wanted to marry her?" The little girl looked at Xu Que with her naive eyes.
Xu Que was a bit surprised and raised his head to stare at the sky. Then he gently shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Actually, everyone all looks the same in my eyes, or, in other words, I can't tell if a woman is beautiful or not. To be honest, the reason I want to marry your sister is not because she is beautiful, it's because I don't know if she is beautiful or not!"
"…"
Both the little boy and little girl were speechless, as was Jiang Hongyan.
Everyone all looks the same in your eyes? You have no idea if Jiang Hongyan is beautiful or not?! How shameless you are! How about Liu Jingning then?! Both these two are the most beautiful and talented Holy Virgins in the Four Great Continents, and you have them both!
Ding! "Congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for acting tough. He is rewarded with 2,300 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the host 'Xu Que' for acting pathetically tough. He is especially rewarded with 5,000 Acting Tough Points!"
Hearing the sounds of the notification, Xu Que felt as if someone was pitying him. He turned around and smiled at the little boy, "By the way, Taixu, do you want to join the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
The little boy quickly nodded, "Yes!"
Seeing this, everyone present rolled their eyes and almost fainted.
You just allowed a little boy to join the Exploding Heavens Faction, while you refused those powerful cultivators' requests of joining?! Does it mean that as long as I have some sort of connection with Xu Que, I and my children can get into the Exploding Heavens Faction?
After Xu Que finally left, all the people present got into a heated discussion.
"Hurry up! Ask others!"
"Ask what?!"
"Are you an idiot?! Ask others, and find out who are Xu Que's best friends. Then I shall ask them to help me get into the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Wait for a minute! I remember there is a dog! It seems that the relationship between that dog and Xu Que is an unusual one!"
"I see, and the Utopia Faction? Liu Jingning has been engaged to Xu Que, hasn't she?"
"The Utopia Faction is so lucky! The head of the Utopia Faction must be so happy!"
"After today, Xu Que and the Exploding Heavens Faction are definitely going to be famous. So will the Utopia Faction!"
"I should go find Buttface first!"
"I will pay a visit to the Utopia Faction!"
…
At the same time, there was complete silence at the valley of the Gong Family.
Just like the Jiang Family, after knowing that Xu Que had chosen to have a fight with the cultivators from the other side, they had immediately set up a Protection Array.
They worried that Xu Que would choose the place where the Gong Family lived as his battlefield.
"How is everything going in the Jiang Family?"
"Their Protection Array is as powerful as ours, so I guess we will be fine?"
"I don't know. A cultivator who is at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage is much more powerful than we have expected. Once the fight breaks out, I don't think the Protection Array can protect us for too long!"
"I only hope the cultivators from the other side can kill Xu Que once and for all, for God's sake!"
Bang!
All of a sudden, the valley began to shake.
"What's going on?! Xu Que has come already?"
A few Patriarchs of the Gong Family were astonished and sat on the ground all together. Their voices were shivering.
"The Protection Array is…is destroyed!"
"What?!"
With one hit, the Spiritual Array is broken?! You must be joking!
The next minute, Xu Que's voice was heard: "My friends of the Gong Family, I am Xu Que. I miss you so much! Come out and have a chat with me! I promise I will not take a thread or a needle from you!"
Everyone in the Gong Family took a deep breath and their faces all got pale.
We are doomed! Even the cultivators from the other side were not able to kill him!
Bang!
Right at that moment, the door of the conference hall opened. Everyone turned around and saw Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and two little children standing outside the door. Jiang Hongyan looked like a demure and elegant queen; while Xu Que was shamelessly smiling and looked exactly like a rogue.
"Wow, everyone is here! Come and have a seat!"
Xu Que glanced at everyone and walked straight into the hall, asking everyone to have a seat as if this was his home.
The Patriarchs of the Gong Family were shocked and asked, "Xu Que, what can we do for you?!"
"Nothing special. Well, in fact, do you see the two little children? They are so cute, and cute kids need to be rewarded. I would like you to lay out the best things you have got, and I want to pick out some and give them to the children as presents." Xu Que smiled.
Hearing this, the Gong Family was furious.
Cute kids need to be rewarded?! Why have you come to us, and why don't you reward them yourselves?!
Xu Que, you are talking nonsense! Don't forget, the cultivators from the other side are still waiting to kill you!" A Patriarch of the Gong Family said.
"Who are waiting to kill me? Oh, I see, you mean them!" Xu Que gently patted his forehead and smiled, "I must be getting too old to remember them!"
"It's not too late anyway. I suggest you run immediately!" The Patriarchs of the Gong Family sneered.
"Why should I run? By the way, I want to do some business with you!" Xu Que smiled and took out his Beast Soul Bag.
"What business?!" The Gong Family frowned. The Patriarchs of the Gong Family glanced at Xu Que's Beast Soul Bag and shook their heads. "We don't want to do any business with you. I think you should leave now! We will tell the cultivators you are here when they come!"
"Wait, you should at least see what is inside the Beast Soul Bag! There are a few powerful pets of both the top level of the Form Synthesis Stage and the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage! They are all on sale!" Xu Que said, while opening the Beast Soul Bag.
Pets of both the top level of the Form Synthesis Stage and the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage?!
The Patriarchs of the Gong Family looked into the Beast Soul Bag and were stunned.
There was complete silence.…
Chapter 726: Take Whatever You Like!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"How…could this be?"
"What happened to those outlanders?"
The members of the Gong Family were shocked and dumbfounded on the spot! They didn't believe what they had seen!
Several figures were in the Beast Soul Bag opened by Xu Que. And those figures were the powerhouses at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage and at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage, whom everyone had thought were invincible!
What the hell is going on?
Those seniors couldn't even die fighting. How could they be subdued in the Beast Soul Bag?
How could this be possible?
The members of the Gong Family were stunned and couldn't believe their eyes. For what they had seen was too extraordinary. It had gone beyond the limits of their imaginations about strength! Several powerhouses at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage had been captured by a young man at the Void Training Stage. This was even more amazing than just killing them!
"Don't stare emptily at me. Where is your treasury house? Could you show me around? I am in a hurry for I have to go to the Bai Family after this. As fellow cultivators of the East Continent, we should visit each other frequently to enhance our relationship!" Xu Que said earnestly.
The members of the Gong Family pursed their lips.
You are here to enhance our relationship? Stop your nonsense!
There is no relationship between you and us!
You can visit us, but why do you want to visit our treasury house?
Only a shameless person like him could describe plunder in such a new and graceful way!
"Alas, open the treasury house!" the Patriarch of the Gong Family sighed and said, shaking his head at last. He was quite clear that the Gong Family stood no chance to defeat Xu Que, who had captured the outlanders at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage alive! Maybe they would end up more miserably than them if they tried to resist Xu Que. Therefore, they could stay alive by just surrendering some treasures because where there is life, there is hope!
The rest of the members of the Gong Family were speechless. Although they were quite reluctant, none of them dared to say no! After all, they had experienced Xu Que's ferocious measures. They came to no good end whenever they tried to confront Xu Que. Moreover, this time the Gong Family was even not qualified to confront Xu Que!
"Open the treasury house!" The Master of the Gong Family also said reluctantly and helplessly. Then, he walked to a wall of the meeting hall together with several Elders.
Boom!
They inserted jade keys into the wall together. Then, the entire wall was turned into two giant doors, which opened slowly to each side.
A strand of archaic aura gushed out together with intense Spiritual Qi! The treasury house of the Gong Family was hidden in their meeting hall. Now that they opened the treasury house directly, it meant they were ready to lose wealth to avoid misfortune!
What a pity! The treasury house of the Jiang Family, which would also be extraordinary, has been buried in the ruins!
Thinking about that, Xu Que's eyelids twitched a bit. Although the treasuries of these big families were not that attractive to him, nobody would say no to magical artifacts and Spirit Stones!
"My young friend, since you said these two children were quite gifted, the Gong Family, as one of the big families of the East Continent, should give them some gifts. Now that the treasury house is opened, the kids could choose things they like from it!" the Patriarch of the Gong Family said generously. However, everyone could sense reluctance and helplessness in his words.
However, it was not something Xu Que cared about. He said to the children directly, "Come on, you two, just look around inside and take whatever you like. Just help yourselves!"
"Ah? Really?" It seemed the children didn't dare to do that. Because numerous eyes in the meeting hall were fixed on them now.
"Of course! Just do it. If you sense threats from someone's eyes, tell me and I will erase this guy from this world!" Xu Que said coldly to warn the members of the Gong Family!
Hearing that, the members of the Gong Family started to sweat. Then, they turned around and didn't dare look at the children anymore! The children were relieved, and they smiled and said, "Our brother-in-law is so nice!" After saying that, they ran into the treasury house in delight.
They were quite young and had just reached Level 4 or 5 of the Qi Refining Stage. Although they knew something about evaluating magical artifacts with intense Spiritual Qi, they could still be attracted by some gaudy items.
The little girl walked to a shelf of magical artifacts. She was attracted by a dazzling silvery needle and tried to grab it with her hand. Seeing that, the members of the Gong Family couldn't help but smile secretly. The silvery needle seemed quite powerful. Actually, it was just a Six-Star magical artifact. As a concealed weapon, it was much less precious than those Eight-Star and Nine-Star magical artifacts in the treasury house!
"Linlin, you can't do that! Members of the Exploding Heavens Faction must keep their words. Just now we said we won't take a single needle or a piece of thread away. We should keep our word!" Xu Que reminded her suddenly.
The little girl was surprised. She turned around and said, nodding her head, "OK, brother-in-law, I know that. My mother also used to tell us to keep our word!"
After saying that, she ignored the silvery needle and started to look at other magical artifacts on the shelf.
Shit!
The members of the Gong Family couldn't help but curse secretly in their hearts.
You won't take a single needle and a piece of thread?
Damn!
We didn't stop you from taking a single needle and a piece of thread! Just take it!
"Brother-in-law, I want that round moon!" Jiang Linlin pointed at an archaic round jade at the top of the shelf with her lovely little finger.
The round jade was as large as a plate. It was silvery white and covered by a faint halo. If looked at from afar, it was really like a round moon!
The members of the Gong Family's eyes widened. Even several Patriarchs changed their expressions!
"Oh…no!"
"That's one of the rare heirlooms of the Gong Family!"
"The Heart Purity Bright-Moon Jade is no longer a magical artifact but a Two-Star Spiritual Artifact. It is even quite rare in the four continents!"
"This kid is only at Level 4 of the Qi Refining Stage, how could she use it? It is totally useless for her!"
Many people were torn with anxiety and couldn't help but whisper in low voices.
"Wow! Linlin really has good taste! Let me take the moon for you!" Xu Que ignored the reaction of the Gong Family. He waved his hand to put the Heart Purity Bright-Moon Jade into Jiang Linlin's hands!
Since she was only a little girl, Jiang Linlin thought she really had the moon. She jumped up in delight, "Awesome, brother-in-law, now I have a moon!"
The faces of the Gong Family's members were as black as coal! Several Patriarchs of the Gong Family just suppressed their grief and closed their eyes with difficulty, pretending they had seen nothing.
After all, out of sight, out of mind!
"Brother-in-law, I want that black bamboo pole!" Jiang Taixu pointed at the altar at the center of the treasury house.
The black bamboo pole?
Xu Que was surprised!
The members of the Gong Family were also surprised. There is no black bamboo pole in our treasury house!
When they saw the item that was being pointed at by Jiang Taixu, they almost spit blood because of anger! Damn! It's not a black bamboo pole! That's the personal Spiritual Artifact of the Gong Family's founder – the Nether Black Flame Spear!
Chapter 727: Joining The Exploding Heavens Faction
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Sorry! We can't give the Nether Black Flame Spear to you!"
"This is a heirloom of my family! How can a little boy use a magical weapon of five- stars class?"
"Besides, the Nether Black Flame Spear is twice as tall as him. I don't think he can even lift it!"
The Gong Family was about to go mad, but no one helped them to stop Xu Que.
"Dear brother-in-law, I can't lift it. Why don't you help me lift it?" Jiang Taixu said to Xu Que.
"Sure!" Xu Que reached out his hand and the next minute the spear fell right into it.
Instantly, he could feel a magnificent energy running through his body.
"What a good spear!" Xu Que was impressed.
Although there were already many valuable magical weapons in the System's market, the Nether Black Flame Spear still overshadowed many of them.
"…"
The Gong Family was completely speechless, and their faces were all twisted in rage and sorrow. The Patriarchs of the Gong Family were all feeling extremely sad.
We have suffered great loss this time! Very great loss! Even the magical weapon of our greatest ancestor has been taken away from us. If anyone else knows about it, we will definitely become social pariahs. But we can do nothing to change it! He is so powerful, and we can simply do nothing about it.
"Never mind!"
The Patriarchs of the Gong Family shook their heads, trying to comfort the rest of the cultivators of the Gong Family.
I should not have offended this young man in the first place.
…
"Taixu, Linlin, if there are any other objects you like, feel free to take them!" Xu Que said again.
Hearing this, all the cultivators of the Gong Family were stunned and sat on the ground.
"Dear brother-in-law, we are good now!" Taixu and Linlin responded.
The Gong Family was relieved.
The two little children are really cute, just like Xu Que said just now.
"Thank god, we only lost two magical weapons. Though it is heartbreaking, still, it is acceptable."
"Compared with the ruin of the entire Jiang Family, losing two valuable heirlooms is not a big deal!"
"Blimey! We are still alive!"
"We owe those two little children a lot!"
The Patriarchs of the Gong Family looked at each other, sending voice messages to each other.
"You two really don't want anything more?!" Xu Que asked the two little children again.
Hearing this, the Gong Family stared at the two children anxiously.
Don't listen to him! You two are very cute kids, and cute kids should stick to their words!
"Yes! We want no more." The two little children shook their heads together.
The Gong Family smiled.
How wonderful the children are!
"Fine!" Xu Que nodded and then turned to the Gong Family, "They have said they want no more. Wrap up everything that's left, I want them! By the way, I don't want any needles or thread. Don't put any needles or thread into the bag, otherwise I would get cross with you!���
Wrap them up?! Don't bring any needles or thread?
Screw you!
The entire Gong Family sat frozen, and there was complete silence in the conference hall.
…
At last, the treasure house was completely empty, and the Gong Family was totally shocked. Just as Xu Que had said, he did not take a needle or a thread away.
"I am a man who always sticks to his word. Since I have said I would not take a needle or a thread from you, I will not do that! My principle is being honest, pursuing the virtues, and making the world a place full of love," Xu Que said and left with Jiang Hongyan and the two little children.
Seeing the empty treasure house, inside which there was only a silver needle left on the ground, the Gong Family cried.
We have suffered a great loss! Screw the "not taking a needle or a thread from us"! Screw the "being honest and pursuing virtues and making the world a place full of love"!
"Our treasure house overshadowed all the other treasure houses in the entire Four Continents. Now Xu Que has destroyed it!" A Patriarch was so angry that his chest began to ache, and he put his hand against his chest and shouted.
Another Patriarch also shouted with anger, "From today on, in the Gong Family, if anyone dares to offend Xu Que, I will personally destroy his cultivation!"
…
On the same day, the treasure house of the Bai Family was also looted.
Since that day, both the Gong Family and the Bai Family lost more than half of their fortune and control over the East Continent, as well as the title of the "tyrants of the East Continent".
When they heard the news that the Jiang Family was wiped out and the cultivators from the other side were caught alive by Xu Que, their anger quickly faded away and they even considered themselves lucky. They knew that if they hadn't allowed Xu Que to loot their treasure houses, they would also have been wiped out.
Even if the Jiang Family was not killed by Xu Que, they knew that if they ever dared to contradict Xu Que, they would be treated in a much, much crueler way. In their view, Xu Que was no longer a human, but a Demogorgon.
…
Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain where the Utopia Faction was located, countless cultivators, including cultivators from the Gong Family and the Bai Family, were standing. Each of them had brought lots of gifts.
"Suzerain Mo, please allow us to see you!"
"We come with great sincerity and hope you can speak some good for us in front of Xu Que, so we can join his Faction!"
"Holy Virgin Liu, you are such a brilliant Holy Virgin, could you please allow us to join the Exploding Heavens Faction?!"
They were all shouting at the foot of the mountain, and it was so loud that the sound was echoing across the mountain.
The Utopia Faction immediately held a meeting. All the Sect Elders were asking the Suzerain to accept the cultivators' requests.
"Suzerain! This is a great opportunity for us to make our Faction the greatest one! I have seen the gifts they have brought: tens of millions of Spiritual Stones, many magical weapons of seven-stars class, and even some Spiritual Artifacts!"
"Yes! We should accept the gifts. All we have to do is to say some good words about them in front of Xu Que. As for if Xu Que would take them as members of his Faction, that is none of our business!"
"I know it is not something that a dignified man should do, but for the bright future of the Utopia Faction, I think it is worth a try!"
…
"Shut up!"
The Suzerain smashed his fist down on his chair and scolded, "If I do as you have suggested, how can I face our ancestors?!"
Hearing this, everyone present felt ashamed and lowered their heads.
The Suzerain is right! If we really accept their gifts, we have to seriously answer their requests. Otherwise, we are destroying our reputation that was established by our ancestors.
"Come! Spread out my order!"
"Open the Protection Array and let everyone in. Accept their gifts and delicately wrap them up. Then pack them up and send them to Xu Que and tell him that we give them to him to express our gratitude and our hope of joining the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
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At that same time, Buttface and Duan Jiude appeared on the street. They were proudly walking and shouting, "I am the vice-head of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Without my consent, no one can join the Exploding Heavens Faction! To show me your sincerity, you need to give me a treasure or some delicious food or tell me the location of your ancestors' tombs!"
"I was the only disciple of Zixia Fairy of the Mighty Sect. Now I am the Sect Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction. My dearest fellows of the Exploding Heavens Faction, do come to meet me and have a cup of tea with me!"
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All of a sudden, almost everyone in the East Continent was crazy about joining the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Xu Que had now become the most powerful figure across the entire Four Great Continents, and everyone wanted to join the Exploding Heavens Faction so no one could bully them. They all thought that they could do anything they wanted once they became members of the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, after a few days, bad news broke out from the North Sea. It overshadowed all the cultivators' enthusiasm about joining the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Chapter 728: Chapter 728
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Something bad has happened!"
"This time we are doomed!"
"Bad news has arrived from the North Sea. The four continents are protected by the shackles. However, after Xu Que killed those outlanders, cultivators of the Xuanzhen Continent created a temporary gap on the shackles and delivered a written war challenge through it!"
"They asked us to send Jiang Hongyan back immediately; otherwise, they will break the shackles in five years and slaughter the four continents!"
"What? How could this be?"
"Alas, the shackles have been in place for too many years, and they have used up their Spiritual Qi!"
"I heard the shackles could protect us for ten years, right?"
"Right, they could last for ten years. However, Xu Que killed the outlanders, which has annoyed the Emperor of the Xuanzhen Continent. Now they have started to bombard the shackles, and they will break in five years!"
"Five years? What…should we do?"
"I am still young! Five years will pass by in a blink of an eye. We started our cultivation to pursue immortality. Does this mean all our efforts are in vain?"
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Countless cultivators in the East Continent and the rest of the three continents were in a panic!
The pressure from the Xuanzhen Continent was just like a desperate haze suspended over the four continents.
When Xu Que heard the news, he was extraordinarily calm! Because Jiang Hongyan had already told him this when he stopped her from going back to the Xuanzhen Continent. She had also told Xu Que that the Xuanzhen Continent was quite powerful and could break the shackles in five years! Five years were quite short for cultivators!
However, for Xu Que, five years were not that short. He could enhance his strength remarkably in this period. Maybe he could be powerful enough to kill cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage! Therefore, he announced calmly, "Cultivators of the four continents should ignore the Xuanzhen Continent's war challenge. No matter how many cultivators they will send here, I will kill all of them!"
However, it seemed his announcement was not as effective as he expected!
There were numerous families and sects in the four continents that knew the strength of the Xuanzhen Continent clearly. Patriarchs of some families and sects even declared publicly that the Emperor of the Xuanzhen Continent was a powerhouse at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage! Their declaration dropped the four continents into an uproar!
"The summit of the Great Vehicle Stage? My God! It means he is only a step away from becoming a celestial, right?"
"How could we defeat him?"
"Xu Que said he will kill all the cultivators from the Xuanzhen Continent. If the Emperor of the Xuanzhen Continent comes here, how could he defeat him?"
"The Emperor of the Xuanzhen Continent could be deemed as a demi-god!"
Many cultivators were totally shocked!
"Xu Que is too selfish! How could he keep Jiang Hongyan with him at the cost of all the lives of the four continents?"
The Heavenly Horn Ox Tribe of the South Continent couldn't help but blame Xu Que. Once someone started the blaming, numerous people followed.
"Those outlanders said Jiang Hongyan was a cultivator of the Xuanzhen Continent and the daughter of the Emperor. As a Holy Senior of the Xuanzhen Continent, why does she stay in the four continents?"
"This time Xu Que has crossed the line. Are all the lives of the four continents less valuable than Jiang Hongyan?"
"Xu Que, I hereby request you to send Jiang Hongyan back by paying attention to the interests of the whole!"
"Xu Que, just send Jiang Hongyan back!"
"Xu Que, just send Jiang Hongyan back!"
More and more requests were spreading among cultivators of the four continents. At last, those requests were turned into an unignorable voice requesting Xu Que to send Jiang Hongyan back to the Xuanzhen Continent!
Hearing this, Xu Que sneered and shook his head, "These people are too naive and innocent!"
"I should go back!" Jiang Hongyan sighed.
"No, you've promised me you won't go back! Moreover, your return will change nothing!" Xu Que said sturdily.
It was just like sending a baby into the woods if he sent Jiang Hongyan back to the Xuanzhen Continent.
That so-called Emperor would even kill his own daughter to safeguard his emperorship. If Jiang Hongyan, whose character had been changed by memories of two lives, went back to the Xuanzhen Continent, her ferocious father would never let her inherit the throne with her character. Maybe he could distort her character with some evil methods!
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That day, Xu Que appeared on the wall of the ancient city and shouted, "Everybody, gather round, I have something to say!"
"Xu Que is here!"
"Finally, he is going to reply to the requests. Let's go and have a look! Countless cultivators in the area were startled and came to see him together. In a short while, the city wall was surrounded by a large crowd!
Everyone was looking at Xu Que with serious expressions! This young man had just killed cultivators at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage, which made him a miracle of the four continents. Now, he could be deemed as one of the most powerful cultivators in the four continents, who could also be regarded as the pride of the four continents! However, he tried to protect a woman at the cost of all the lives of the four continents. A lot of people were dissatisfied with his behavior.
In front of Xu Que, nobody dared to express dissatisfaction. They just stared at him silently and waited for his reply!
"I think I've got enough of an audience!" Xu Que said calmly as he looked at the crowd from the city wall. "Fellows, please take out all your Message Delivering Spells and help me to spread the following words, so that all the four continents can hear me!"
The onlookers were surprised. Then, they took out their Message Delivering Spells as their hearts beat faster. Because all of them knew Xu Que would give an official reply to all the people in the four continents, whose fate would be decided by Xu Que's choice!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All Message Delivering Spells were turned into lights dashing into the sky after being ignited like numerous dazzling stars! These Message Delivering Spells would record Xu Que's words!
At the same time, in a hostel of the ancient city, Jiang Hongyan, who was sitting in a wing-room, was looking at the figure on the city wall from afar with confused eyes! Jiang Taixu and Jiang Linlin also sat beside her. It seemed they had figured out Jiang Hongyan was quite anxious. Jiang Linlin grabbed Jiang Hongyan's arm and asked cutely, "Sister Hongyan, are you unhappy?"
Jiang Hongyan turned around with a smile and rubbed Jiang Linlin's head gently, "I am quite happy!"
"But…I feel you are not happy!" Jiang Linlin said, pursing her lips.
"No, I am really happy!" Jiang Hongyan said with a faint smile. Then, she turned to the figure again with warmth in her eyes and said in a low voice, "I am quite happy because of him! He is just a young man, but he is even more powerful than most old devils! And he always tries to protect me! But…"
After saying that, she lowered her voice as if she was murmuring to herself, "But…this burden is not for him! Maybe it's time for me to leave. I will reunite with him one day in the future!"
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At the same time, Xu Que, who was being stared at by numerous eyes, was standing on the city wall with his hands behind his back. His robe was fluttering in the wind! At last, he said seriously, "First, I am here to give a reply to those who request me to send Jiang Hongyan back!"
Chapter 729: Are You All Ready To Fight Against Them Together With Me?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que's answer to them would decide if Jiang Hongyan would really be taken back to the Xuanzhen Continent and whether the Four Great Continents would still exist in five years.
Xu Que stared at them and said in a deep voice, "My answer is…"
All of a sudden, a great power pressure erupted from him, and he shouted, "…not letting Jiang Hongyan go back to the Xuanzhen Continent!"
Hearing this, everyone present was shocked and stood still. They never thought Xu Que would be this abrupt.
Not letting Jiang Hongyan go back to the Xuanzhen Continent! Killing us if we dare to ask one more time? He is really cruel.
Many cultivators clenched their fists tightly and were shivering all over their bodies. They felt desperate. Although they were all very angry, they could not release their anger because Xu Que was someone who could kill even a cultivator who was at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage.
Close to the huge city walls, there were standing countless cultivators, none of whom made any sound at all. Suddenly, Xu Que took back his powerful pressure and calmly looked at the cultivators, "You all need to wake up from your dreams. Do you really think the Four Great Continents would not be threatened once I allowed Hongyan to go back to the Xuanzhen Continent. You are totally wrong!"
Everyone present was stunned.
Xu Que continued to say, "You all know that the weak would definitely be killed by the strong in this world! The reason you are bullied is because you are weak! I have already proved this point to you. You can not possibly hurt me or do anything to me even if I don't agree to hand Jiang Hongyan back to them. See? It's just this simple!"
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No one said anything.
Xu Que was right. They were too weak to fight back.
"I am not a saint or a hero. I just want to protect someone I cherish! I don't care who Jiang Hongyan was in her last life, nor do I care what danger I would be in if I choose to keep her at my side. I only know that she is mine in this life. I would not let anyone hurt her, and I would never give her to her ruthless so-called father!"
Xu Que's voice was so loud and strong that Jiang Hongyan and all the cultivators heard clearly. Of course, his words were also kept in those flying Message Delivering Papers. In the air, the Message Delivering Papers changed into flying light one after another and then disappeared.
Xu Que's voice was echoing across the Four Great Continents. Countless cultivators heard him. They were angry at first; then they all got silent and lowered their heads.
They all knew Xu Que was right.
Just as he has said, he is neither a saint nor a hero. He just wants to keep someone he loves safe, which is totally right! There is only one thing that he has done wrong, and that is that the someone he wants to protect is too special! Jiang Hongyan, in her last life, was the daughter of the King of the Xuanzhen Continent. Now they want her back to be the puppet to maintain their control. If she does not go back, we all will probably be killed. By that time, the Four Great Continents would become a living hell.
The blood would gather together and become a river. Anyone who survived would be held hostage and become a slave for eternity. We all know what would happen. That's why we pushed Xu Que to make a decision. We simply want to catch every chance to be alive. Now he has made it clear that he will not hand Jiang Hongyan back to them, so we can do nothing.
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In a inn of the ancient city, Jiang Hongyan's eyes were watering and she was feeling rather complicated. When Xu Que said forcefully that Jiang Hongyan was his woman in this life, Jiang Hongyan was deeply moved and could feel that her cold heart started to change. She knew she was very powerful and never thought she would be so carefully nurtured and protected by someone. Since she met Xu Que, she felt the happiness of being protected more than once.
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Meanwhile, Xu Que was standing on the city wall and staring at the cultivators. "In fact, there is only one word that can well explain why we are all in this situation, which is 'weakness'! You all think I am not strong enough, so you have no confidence in me; you think you are weak, so you do what the cultivators of the Xuanzhen Continent ask you to do to be safe. But what if I let Jiang Hongyan go back, and they come back in ten years? In ten years, the lock set on the Four Great Continents would lose its effect. Do you really think they would not come to us then? How about cultivators from the Xuanling Continent?"
Xu Que's voice was getting louder and louder.
Hearing this, everyone present suddenly "woke up"! Yes, even if they won't come to us in five years after Jiang Hongyan goes back, they will ten years later, when the lock loses its effect. Countless cultivators from both the Xuanzhen Continent and the Xuanling Continent would come to occupy our land and take our resources! Then, we would be living in a hell.
"I am not trying to defend my actions in not allowing Jiang Hongyan to go back. I am just trying to tell you that running away is not of any help! Even if the lock can still protect you for another ten years, 20 years, or even a century, you lot can't run away from the fate of being bullied. You are too weak!"
Xu Que's words were like a knife that was cruelly tearing out the cultivators' hearts. They all lowered their heads and made no sound.
The Message Delivering Papers were still flying to all corners of the Four Great Continents, and everyone heard Xu Que's words and were lost in contemplation.
Yes, what he said is totally true.
"What should we do?!"
"For us, five years of guaranteed safety or ten years of guaranteed safety make no difference!"
"Each Continent would 'welcome' its doom in a certain period of time in history. But…why do I have to experience all this?!"
"Why we are still this weak after all these years?!"
"We are all doomed! Screw being immortal!"
"We will die at last!"
People began to grow more and more self-pitying and desperate.
Xu Que was still standing on the city wall and began to sneer. "Now what? You become more desperate and feel like you have lost all hope? You all feel like we will soon be doomed?!"
Everyone was feeling more upset after hearing the piercing words. It was like sprinkling salt on their wounds.
"No, there is no need to be desperate!" Suddenly, Xu Que shouted aloud.
Everyone raised up their heads and looked at Xu Que in confusion.
Xu Que was in a very serious mood and shouted, "Why do you have to wear such gloomy faces?! Why lose all your hope?! Yes, we are weak, and the weak are bound to be bullied. But this does not mean we should sit here and do nothing! Why should we be afraid of the cultivators of the Xuanzhen Continent? Why should we just sit here, undignified, and wait for their arrival?!"
Bang!
"Suddenly, Xu Que waved his hand, and a ball of fire cloud appeared in the air! The fire was getting bigger and bigger and started to tumble. It seemed that it was going to cover the entire sky. Everyone could feel the increasing temperature.
Xu Que stared at them and said with great determination, "On behalf of the Exploding Heavens Faction, I, Xu Que, declare a war on the Xuanzhen Continent. I will fight for my dignity and my fate! We will never kneel down to the enemy, we will stand on our feet all the time! Are you all ready to fight against them together with me?"
Then he took out audio equipment, and the sound of "The Internationale" began to flow.
"Stand up, the starving cultivators who are feeling cold; stand up, everyone who is suffering; the blood in my veins is boiling; we have to fight for our own fate; don't say we have nothing at all; we have to be the masters of this world; this is the final battle, let's work together to bring the beautiful tomorrow!"
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