Chapter 446 - You Think You've Killed Me?
Chapter 446 You Think You’ve Killed Me?
“Haha, Third Brother, you’re right, this Yue Guoxiang was sure thickheaded. He could not help but start to show off after he obtained a Taoist Treasure. So, I pierced him with my Flying Lightning Spear.”
In a round of hearty laughter, the figure that killed Yue Guoxiang came to the light. That turned out to be a bearded man of stocky build, who wore the air of boldness and righteousness like a wolf king from the vast prairie. Who else could he be other than Guo Yuqing?
Li Mu also laughed, and said, “Well, I’m right, the Flying Lightning Spear is indestructible, fast as lightning. It can crush top Taoist treasures, best for sneak attacks. Big Brother, you are unparalleled in strength. Thus, killing Yue Guoxiang is really a piece of cake for you. Hahaha, even among all those people present, I doubt anyone can take one blow of your spear.”
In front of the others, the two went directly into blowing their own trumpet.
The expressions of those present slightly altered.
Yue Guoxiang’s death was too abrupt. As he had recovered most of his cultivation by devouring flesh and blood of many living creatures and also took hold of the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover, he was supposed to be nearly invincible. However, a moment ago, he was killed instantly. Both his body and soul were smashed and burnt into ashes. That, at once, made the teeth of the others start chattering.
In the battle for the Great Way, one wrong step could lead to death. Once died, there was no room for remedy.
In particular, when they saw Guo Yuqing’s assorted armors, the silver long spear in his right hand, the five-color fan in the left, and Nine Dragons Divine Fire Cover tucked under his armpit, a surge of fear and reverence washed over them despite themselves.
The spear, fan, and cover were all Taoist Treasures.
And the three were all owned by that one person.
How rich he had become!
What was more, the strength demonstrated by Guo Yuqing just now also greatly shocked and alerted them.
All of them were pondering whether they could resist that strike if the target of that spear was not Yue Guoxiang but themselves. Painting the picture in their heads alone sent a chill through their spines because most of their answers were negative.
A single strike of that assassin was indeed scary.
Thus, for a moment, everyone appeared to have frozen on the scene.
Li Mu grinned. Instead of waiting for the result of the battle to sink in, he ferreted in the black ash Yue Guoxiang left and dug out Yue Guoxiang’s storage utensils before pocketing them unabashed.
That job was done quite smoothly. It was obvious that Li Mu had made a habit of “opening delivered packages”.
When the others saw he do that, they all felt there was something strange about that.
“Two people?” Celestial Demon Emperor came around first and sneered, “Two people alone dare to rob one of our team?”
Li Mu smiled brightly, then, snapped his fingers.
Four disciples of the Hun Yuan Sect walked through the gate of Five Villages Temple and headed toward them. Having the decency of playing the role of Li Mu’s followers, the four stood behind Li Mu, flanking Wang Shiyu and the other three. As four practitioners from outer space, their manners were quite imposing.
“Now we have not only two people, have we?” Li Mu said sharply.
Celestial Demon Emperor was taken aback. But when he took a glance at the four, he said contemptuously, “Four small potatoes of Hun Yuan Sect only. You are all pathetic fighters even after counting in those four.”
The hawk-nosed man and the other three disciples of Hun Yuan Sect were also clad in fine armors, helmets, and clenching weapons that were all Taoist instruments. They had put all of them on, regardless of whether the wearable matched. Therefore, they looked rather weird, just like deserters.
Nevertheless, no one could deny that in this way, the combat ability of the four was definitely enhanced.
That was all attributable to Li Mu’s change of mind.
When they were searching for treasures at an earlier time, it suddenly occurred to Li Mu that as he had planted a spell in the four people and so their lives were completely in his hands, why not give them some treasures to armed them and improve their strength? In that case, the four could be more helpful to him.
“Hey, it seems that someone thinks light of you four.” Li Mu remarked as he looked sideways at the four disciples of Hun Yuan Sect.
The four disciples of Hun Yuan Sect immediately looked irritated, but only 30% of the anger came from their disdain toward Celestial Demon Emperor, while the rest came from their effort to play along with Li Mu.
In glimmers of light, they each conjured up an incredible Taoist Treasure in their hands.
“Looking down on us is looking down on our master!” The hawk-nosed man growled.
“And anyone who looks down on our master should be taken out.” The man with knitted brows barked.
“There are many ways to die.” The lanky one suggested.
“And we can provide you four.” The last disciple added.
The man with a hawk nose was holding the Heart-striking Pestle; the man with knitted brows was carrying the Fallen-soul Bell; the lanky disciple was clenching a metal baton exuding Taoist brilliance, which was definitely not inferior to the Taoist Treasure, Heart-striking Pestle, at one glance; the last disciple of Hun Yuan Sect was, however, grasping a five-color pouch, from which he grabbed a handful of colorful stones wrapped in flowing Spiritual Qi fluctuations…
Each of the four people had a Taoist Treasure.
And each of the four spoke for one time.
Together, they appeared to be extremely awe-inspiring.
At that, Celestial Demon Emperor turned a little panic-stricken.
“What’s the situation?”
“They’ve even got Taoist Treasures?”
“They are just… fu*king rich, aren’t they?”
“That’s not fair at all!”
If void of the Taoist Treasures, the four disciples of Hun Yuan Sect were just four lambs that he could easily pick on. But now they owned four Taoist Treasures… Who knew what kind of terrible powers the various bizarre treasures had in the tomb? So, it was hard to say if he could get the better of the four.
“What kind of luck has Li Mu have? How many treasures did he get from the tomb? Now, even his servants have owned such treasures. They each have a Taoist Treasure? It’s outrageous!”
That scene also astonished the pair of sisters, the kid of the witch tribe, and the old woman who had set her broken legs.
They had witnessed the power of the Fallen-soul Bell among the four Taoist instruments. It had become their worst nightmare, because it caused them to pay a heavy price.
But Li Mu had given that precious bell to a servant of his?
There was only one reasonable explanation for it.
That was, Li Mu must have a more impressive treasure.
So here came the question.
Counting those four disciples, Li Mu and Guo Yuqing’s team had a total of six martial arts experts. Li Mu and Guo Yuqing had proved that their strength could compete with anyone on the scene when they rescued Wang Shiyu and the other three. The two alone were enough to make all of them shudder in fear. Even though the four disciples of Hun Yuan Sect were relatively weak, they all got Taoist Treasures now, so the case was different…
Hence, in light of the number of fighters, Li Mu’s party was at a small advantage.
The face of the old woman with the black cane had taken on a kind of horror. She found Li Mu fearful despite herself. At the time, her lips were moving but no voice came out. As a matter of fact, she was speaking to the boy in black with a sword through a secret channel.
Soon the boy in black with a sword rested his eyes on the Fallen-soul Bell clenched by the man with knitted brows. Then, his frosty face took on a shade of solemn alertness.
Celestial Demon Emperor’s fiery eyes flashed. He had fallen speechless. Perhaps his cheeks were burning with embarrassment.
Bu Feiyan hauled her reckless younger sister back and stared at Li Mu with a cold and surprised look, blatant hostility gleaming in her eyes. After all, Li Mu had robbed her with that Fallen-soul Bell in the Fairy Hall. Having been offended like that, no woman could let it go without seeking revenge.
Saint of Blood Sea’s face was perfectly calm. No one could see what he was up to, though he appeared to be biding his time.
Bloody-moon Evil Master, however, turned docile and assumed a more low-key air. Like a thoroughly humble servant, he lowered his head and stood behind Saint of Blood Sea with his aura concealed so that Li Mu would not recognize him.
After keeping the situation under control, Li Mu chose to ignore those deemed extraterrestrial experts for the time being. Instead, he turned around and asked, “How come you four go in here?”
Li Mu reckoned he already had enough on his plate even without the four giving him more trouble.
If it wasn’t for his timely arrival, perhaps it would develop into a disaster.
Ming Yue bowed her head with guilt.
Yuan Hou fell silent.
Wang Shiyu made to take the blame all by herself, but Qing Feng beat her to it. Quite tersely and objectively, he explained the whole thing without embroidering any part.
“Ahhh? The ginseng fruit tree?” Li Mu’s eyes widened upon hearing Qing Feng’s account. “Ginseng fruits truly existed?” “Good heavens… things are getting more and more interesting.”
When Qin Feng spoke of the wonderful experience of eating the ginseng fruits, Li Mu involuntarily envied them. But as it was his friends that got to eat the fruits instead of other people, he did not think he had missed anything.
Only Wang Shiyu…
Li Mu gazed at his old deskmate with mild concern.
The latter yet had a smile on her face and said, “I’m fine.”
Li Mu nodded.
Just at that moment—
“I say, let’s set our grudges aside. Today, we are gathered here to slaughter the demon. The magic fruits are surely very important to us. In any case, Li Mu, you must give us an account.” Saint of Blood Sea proposed, sounding open for negotiation.
He knew Li Mu and didn’t try to hide that fact. So, he pointed out his real name without hesitation.
“Aren’t you Wu Youren from Heavenly Devil Sect? You…” Bu Feiyan blurted out as something abruptly crossed her mind. In no time, she realized that the sly boy had fooled them with a fake identity for fear that he would draw trouble to his real home.
She had failed to notice that Yue Guoxiang had called out Li Mu’s real name before he was killed. But at that time she was too astounded by Yue Guoxiang’s death to note it.
Li Mu smirked and began, “Missy, you overthink this. A name is just a form of address. What I am called doesn’t matter, what matters is that we have once been in close contact…”
“Who has been in close contact with you?!”
“What is your definition of close contact? Why did you make this sound so dirty?”
Bu Feiyan was almost beside herself.
But Li Mu did not allow her to refute. He swiftly turned to Saint of Blood Sea and gave him a cold smile. “As for you, I’ll give you an account for what fu*k? My friends have eaten the ginseng fruits, and that’s because they were blessed, and the opportunities sided with them. But your pitiful group seriously injured my friends after that. You’d better think about how to give me an account on that instead?”
Li Mu showed no will to compromise even in the slightest. On the contrary, he gained the initiative and began to press his opponent.
Celestial Demon Emperor cackled, “Well then, tell your friends to each give me a bowl of their blood that contains the magical power of ginseng fruits, and I won’t cling to this matter anymore. Otherwise, the worse is mere that we both suffer from a fierce battle.”
When he finished his words, a ray of sword light circulated within his demonic aura.
That was the unique aura of his Taoist Treasure.
Obviously, Celestial Demon Emperor had also found some treasure in the tomb. He was intentionally displaying it at the time to gloat what he had got.
“I can offer you no blood containing the power of magic fruits, but the supply of feces containing such power is plenty. Do you want them? Feel free to collect some while they are fresh.” Li Mu said flatly and by the way alluded to Qing Feng’s diarrhea symptoms.
“You’re courting death!” Celestial Demon Emperor was incandescent after being humiliated repeatedly.
Li Mu yet remarked, “This is odd. Your tone and aura are similar to an old friend of mine. Alas, how could it feel so familiar…” He scratched his chin and went on, “Familiar with an old friend that I killed. He was called Emperor Qin Ming. Do you know him?”
Swoosh!
A jet of sword light dashed straight at Li Mu.
But Li Mu did not move.
Clank!
A streak of five-color light flashed past and hit squarely on that jet of sword light, smashing it. It turned out that the disciple of Hun Yuan Sect holding the five-color pouch had lifted a hand and lobbed a five-color stone at the sword light. The power of that stone was amazing, which contained rich Taoist Sense.
“Whoa, the Western Qin is really controlled by the Heavenly Devil Sect… Emperor Qin Ming is a puppet you created, right?” Li Mu finally saw some clues and figured out one thing.
As he roared with laughter, he raised a hand, and the Fallen-soul Bell held by the disciple with knitted eyebrows soared to the air automatically. Spinning slowly, the bell began to grow larger and larger.
“It takes one call to scatter the souls. Where to find my soul mate friends in this world… Everyone… Ready to fall to the ground.” Still laughing, Li Mu rang the bell with his spiritual force.
The bell started chiming.
Abstruse inscription of Taoist Sense was stirred up by the bell, which soon shrouded the entire Five Villages Temple.
The Fallen-soul Bell would cause the soul to fall.
The treacherous sound waves of the bell hit the people below indiscriminately.
By that day, Li Mu was already proficient in the Fallen-soul Bell, so there would be no accidental injury this time.
“Once more?” Bu Feiyan paled instantly. As she let out a girlish moan, she raised a hand and flung out a silk handkerchief embroidered with cloud patterns, on which the Eight Diagrams for Divination faintly rotated. That handkerchief was also a Taoist Treasure! The pair of sisters covered themselves under that handkerchief. As the gleaming cloud patterns swirled, the sound of Fallen-soul Bell was blotted out. The two girls took the opportunity and fled at full speed.
Bu Yanfei knew better than to fight the Fallen-soul Bell for she had experienced its horrifying power.
The kid from the witch tribe also turned ashen-faced. The coquettish girl carrying him on her shoulders turned tail and ran for it.
The other people all looked aghast. Some fled, the other tried to resist the sound by activating their Cultivation Method.
Li Mu opened his mouth, and a shot of silver light flew out, turning into a Broadsword Pellet the size of a child’s fist. With a casual pull, and he drew out the Samsara Knife which had been put in the Pellet by Qing Feng beforehand. He lowered his shoulders and cast the Somersault Cloud technique. Then, he darted this way and that at unparalleled speed. In a few flashes of his broadsword light, the demonic aura of Celestial Demon Emperor was cut open, then, Celestial Demon Emperor went stiff, and his head flew in an arc…
The battle ended in a second.
At the same time, Guo Yuqing’s Flying Lightning Spear already pierced the heart of the old woman with the black cane. Then, he hoisted the spear up, making her hanging in midair, and fanned the five-color fan at the shrieking old woman. As the flame engulfed her, the vicious old lady followed in the footsteps of Yue Guoxiang.
Li Mu and Guo Yuqing cooperated very well, as though they could read each other’s minds.
“Huh? This face… why?”
Li Mu’s eyes fell on Celestial Demon Emperor’s head as it rolled on the ground. Instantly, he was appalled because the face and looks were exactly the same as that Emperor Qin Ming he killed before.
It was Emperor Qin Ming himself!
After all, how could there be another man looking exactly the same as him?
Or else…
Right at the moment, a derisive smile appeared on that face, and it uttered, “You think you’ve killed me?”