Chapter 480 - 480: You Think You're Worthy of Being Friends with Me? (4th Update)
Chapter 480: Chapter 480: You Think You’re Worthy of Being Friends with Me? (4th Update)
Lai Shuo slowly emerged from the darkness.
And behind him trailed many subordinates.
Xue An said indifferently, “Hall of the Fire God?”
Lai Shuo sneered, “Xue An, I admit I underestimated you! I didn’t expect you to be so bold as to dare to enter Kunlun City on a snowy night, and to head straight for Profound Wind Tower!”
Then Lai Shuo lowered his head to look at the beleaguered Xuan Niao, saying with a hint of mockery, “Lord Xuan Niao, it seems you are in dire need of my help now!”
Xuan Niao was both embarrassed and angry, “Lai Shuo, cut the crap and get me out of here, otherwise, if you delay the master’s business, you won’t live either!”
Hearing this, Fei Bai muttered from afar, “No wonder the Hall of the Fire God and Profound Wind Tower never interfered with each other’s business, it turns out they were in cahoots all along!”
Lai Shuo sneered a few times, raising his head arrogantly, “Xue An, this matter really has nothing to do with you. If you take your people and leave this secret realm now, we can pretend nothing has happened. How about that?”
Xue An sighed lightly, shaking his head, “No good!”
Lai Shuo had not expected Xue An to refuse and was so surprised that he stared, “You…”
Xue An showed a rather pretty set of teeth, smiling chillingly, “Let me guess, why did you descend on this secret realm and insist on keeping it under firm control? Is it because you want to establish a foothold here and, when the opportunity arises, move into the mortal world?”
Lai Shuo’s face turned pale at Xue An’s words, “Xue An, don’t think we’re afraid of you. That Xuan Niao is just a Pseudo-Golden Immortal, but I have true Golden Immortal Cultivation. If you know what’s good for you, leave now, and we could even be friends!”
Xue An lowered his eyes, silently.
Fei Bai’s heart rose to his throat.
He pondered, if it were him, what would he do in such a situation?
Indeed, all of this was unrelated to Xue An. If Xue An backed down, he would be safe and sound, and might even gain the friendship of a Golden Immortal.
But if he persisted in refusing, conflict would be inevitable.
Anyone but a fool would choose reconciliation.
But if it really went that way, the hopes for his own vengeance would become even more distant.
Fei Bai was torn.
That’s when Sun Ling, standing to one side, took a deep drag on his cigarette and said indifferently, “Expecting our instructor to give in? That’s really courting death!”
Fei Bai stared at him in astonishment.
Sun Ling felt his gaze, turned his head, and gave him a smile, “No worries, just speaking my mind!”
After saying that, he tossed away his cigarette butt and exchanged glances with Cheng Hao and others, then leaped and disappeared into the void.
Cheng Hao and the others knew a great battle was unavoidable.
Just as Sun Ling had said, Xue An couldn’t help but laugh sardonically at Lai Shuo’s words.
“Friends?”
Lai Shuo nodded, proclaiming proudly, “Yes, and I can even consider carving out a piece of territory within Kunlun City for you!”
Xue An shook his head, “That’s not what I meant. What I mean is, to be friends with me, do you even qualify?”
Upon hearing this, Lai Shuo’s face suddenly turned an ashen hue.
“Xue An, don’t reject a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit! Let me warn you…”
Xue An waved his hand, then stretched, “Enough, save your breath! I’m a bit tired! After I deal with you guys, I can go to sleep!”
Furious yet laughing, Lai Shuo gestured to Xuan Niao. Together, the man and the demon suddenly attacked, launching a fierce assault on Xue An.
Lai Shuo’s fist was enveloped in a ball of intensely concentrated flames, whose heat caused the air itself to shimmer.
A single touch would undoubtedly be fatal.
Xuan Niao, on the other hand, condensed all the black light into a razor-sharp claw, with a chilling edge of lethal intent.
Facing such a fierce combined attack,
Xue An did just two things.
He raised his fist, and called out softly,
“Mix, Yin, Yang!”
Nowadays, Xue An seldom uttered the name of his move when he struck.
For his every gesture and motion was imbued with immense power.
But this punch was different.
It was the advanced version of the second technique of the Divine Slaughter Six Techniques.
With the last “yang” character spoken,
Lai Shuo, who had a smug look on his face, suddenly discovered with horror that the flames on his fist turned extremely cold.
As if it were enveloped by a perennial block of mysterious ice.
And Xuan Feng realized that it had turned white.
Moreover, as it became white, all its cultivation level receded like a rapid tide.
Overcome with fear, it wanted to scream, but what came out of its beak were only a few bird chirps.
And it was only at this time that the full power of this punch began to unfold.
Grey fog enveloped Lai Shuo and Xuan Feng.
Before they could struggle free, their flesh was corroded by the grey fog.
Xuan Feng let out a mournful cry as its demon body collapsed.
Compared to Xuan Feng, Lai Shuo’s cultivation level was deeper; although his body was trapped, his soul suddenly flew out, transforming into a stream of light, heading straight for the Northwest.
“For the remaining ones, show no mercy!” Xue An ordered and immediately pursued.
Cheng Hao and the others complied and charged directly at the people from Profound Wind Tower’s Fire God Hall.
A frenzied battle was gradually unfolding.
Fei Bai hesitated for a moment, also wanting to follow, but seeing the intense battle, he gritted his teeth, unleashed a sword glow that took down a member of Profound Wind Tower, and then joined the fray.
At this moment, Lai Shuo’s heart was filled with panic; Xue An’s earth-shattering punch had almost claimed his life just now.
He fled in desperation like a stray dog.
But Xue An had no intention of letting him go, chasing him relentlessly.
After several breaths of time, Xue An had caught up with him.
Lai Shuo was so frightened that he called out, “My lord, save me!”
As the words fell, his speed suddenly increased tenfold, almost instantly flying into the nearby Fire God Hall.
Soon after, an ancient and profound aura broke through the hall’s ceiling, and a deep voice rang out.
“Who is it… who dares to kill my subjects of the Fire God?”
Xue An stood outside with his hands behind his back, smiling coldly, “Have you finally shown yourself? Demon King of Fire!”
There was silence in the Fire God Hall, followed by a few cold laughs, “I am quite surprised, you actually know my title!”
As he spoke, the Fire God Hall melted like a candle under the scorching sun.
The statue of the Fire God that had stood at the center of the hall came to life, and its aura began to climb, quickly reaching a frightening degree.
Xue An quietly watched, his eyes devoid of the slightest fear, filled only with excitement.
Indeed.
It was the excitement of sighting prey.
In fact, Xue An had sensed the presence of this Demon King of Fire as soon as he entered Kunlun City.
Only because its aura was so well concealed, he couldn’t pinpoint the exact location.
This Demon King of Fire felt a chill from Xue An’s gaze and couldn’t help but roar angrily.
“Cultivator, you’ve destroyed the flesh of my underlings, so today I will extract your soul from your body as compensation!”
Upon saying this, orbs of flame shot out, enshrouding Xue An layer upon layer