Free Web NovelChapter 339: Chapter 338: Forcing the Beast God to Retreat! The System’s Reward
"As long as you get out of Jianghai City, we can leave each other in peace."
High above, Qin Yang crossed his arms and slowly stated his condition, glancing in the direction of Li Shui Lake. "Otherwise, if you dare set foot in the city district, I will destroy the Blood Spirit Array. At worst, we’ll both just become ordinary people!"
"So get lost!"
As his voice fell, the wind went still.
"Telling this venerable one to get lost?"
Hearing this, the Beast God’s expression instantly darkened. He stood rooted to the spot in thought, sizing Qin Yang up and down, his brows furrowed into a deep frown...
’The phrasing itself isn’t important to me.’
’What truly concerns me is the safety of the Blood Spirit Array.’
’It’s the only array core of its kind in the world. If it’s really destroyed, there’s no coming back from that.’
He couldn’t figure out what Qin Yang was thinking.
This little lunatic was unpredictable. He didn’t want to gamble the future of the Blood Spirit Array, so he could only prepare for the worst!
Besides, the Jianghai City District was just a small coastal city. Even if he vented his fury and slaughtered everyone, it wouldn’t make up for the destruction of the Blood Spirit Array.
’The lives of an entire city in exchange for the Blood Spirit Array?’
’They’re not worthy!’
’I’d be taking a huge loss!!’
"Qin Yang, you just wait."
At this thought, the Beast God made his decision. A bloody mist billowed out as he stared fixedly at Qin Yang, his eyes filled with suppressed killing intent. "This is the first time this venerable one has suffered such a great humiliation. I will definitely devour you alive one day!!"
"Tsk, enough... Cut the crap. I’ll be waiting for you."
Qin Yang raised a hand, cutting him off dismissively. He stared at him coldly, the myriad lights of Jianghai City twinkling faintly behind him. "I’ll be right here. I’m not going anywhere."
With that, he held up three fingers and began a countdown to drive him off. "Three,"
"Two..."
His aura was scorching and oppressive. Accompanied by the symphony of distant wind and thunder, it made Qin Yang seem brazenly arrogant.
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"You!"
The Beast God choked on the retort, his expression turning even uglier. He opened his mouth to say something, but upon seeing Qin Yang’s ruthless expression, he forced the words back down.
"Just wait! This venerable one will return!"
BOOM! BOOM!
A streak of red light fled into the distance.
His figure vanished over the Da Li Mountain Range, becoming a black dot in the distance.
Only then did the turbulent air finally grow still.
"Phew..."
Qin Yang remained where he was, releasing his Spiritual Power to sense his surroundings. Once he confirmed the Beast God was truly gone, his tense expression relaxed, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.
’I finally managed to bluff him into running away.’
’That wasn’t an easy act to pull off.’
’I was honestly afraid the Beast God would decide to take me down with him, have a sudden brain cramp, and make all of Jianghai City pay the price.’
Qin Yang glanced down at his still-unhealed injuries. ’With the wounds I have now, if he’d really gone for mutual destruction, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to resist much.’
’As expected, it’s still a bit dangerous for my main body to come out.’
...
「Jianghai Border Line.」
The bloody mist filling the sky dissipated. Without the Beast God as its core, the Blood Sea Domain naturally vanished.
Scars in the form of crisscrossing ravines appeared on the land. The foothills were eroded, bleached bones littered the fields, and reddish soil filled the eye.
On the city wall, Elder Li and the others exchanged glances, their faces filled with disbelief.
"The Beast God is really gone..."
With the Beast God’s figure gone, the terrifying pressure lifted at that moment. Everyone felt as if a great weight had been lifted. Some Star Martial Artists collapsed right where they stood, gasping for breath.
It was the kind of relief that came from surviving a disaster.
"The heavens have blessed Jianghai City!"
Elder Li’s eyes filled with hot tears. He looked up at Qin Yang in the sky, his heart surging with emotion.
Jianghai City had survived another city-destroying crisis!
All thanks to Qin Yang!
High in the sky, Qin Yang’s figure seemed to overlap with the blazing sun. A faint, corona-like glow appeared, outlining his form and making him look like a god.
A Red Gold Giant Dragon coiled around him, lightning crackled, the Ziwei Divine Sword danced joyfully, and sharp Sword Qi crisscrossed protectively.
Everyone who saw this scene wore a look of awe and longing.
"Master is so cool..."
Li Qinghe’s eyes flickered. He formed his hands into a megaphone shape and activated some Array Patterns to whip up the crowd:
"Long live the Young Master!"
"Long live the True Dragon Martial God!!"
One shout led to thousands!
In an instant, waves of cheers followed one after another. The Star Martial Artists on duty joined the shouting, and the Jianghai City Wall erupted in a clamor!
Xiaobai, mixed in with the crowd, listened to the adoration of the people around her and raised her chin proudly. "Hehe, that’s this Fairy’s master!"
...
A few breaths later.
Amidst the cheers, Qin Yang slowly descended to the center of the city wall. The crowd surged toward him like a tide but didn’t dare get too close, opting to watch from a distance.
But that didn’t dampen the citizens’ enthusiasm!
Every single one of them had a look of genuine hope on their face.
At this moment, Qin Yang’s status in their hearts had soared!
It shot straight to the Peak, already surpassing the prestige of the Jianghai Sword God!
He had been promoted to become the new symbol of Jianghai!
"As expected of a disciple from the Heaven-Blasting Gang!"
"With that kind of power, why don’t we make the True Dragon Martial God our City Lord?"
"Yeah, that’s a great idea!"
"I heard even the City Lord is a fanboy of the Heaven-Blasting Gang!"
"Heh, don’t say that. The True Dragon Martial God might not even be interested..."
"..."
"Young Friend Qin, we owe you a great debt for your actions this time,"
Elder Li led the group closer and emotionally gripped Qin Yang’s hand. "Allow this old man, on behalf of all the citizens of Jianghai, to thank you..."
As he spoke, Elder Li’s knees buckled as he prepared to kneel.
"Elder Li, you’re too kind!"
Qin Yang shook his head and quickly reached out, steadying Elder Li by the shoulders. "Being able to scare off the Beast God this time wasn’t my achievement alone. It was also thanks to everyone’s strong support."
’Without the Star Array,’ Qin Yang thought to himself, ’I could have forced the Beast God to retreat, but it definitely wouldn’t have been this easy.’
’Besides, my goal wasn’t to scare him off.’
’It was to injure him!’
’Without the Star Array allowing me to break through to the Mid Stage, all my preparations would have amounted to nothing.’
"Nonsense, Young Friend Qin. You were the one everyone was counting on."
Elder Li stroked his white beard and said with emotion, "If not for your Star Array, no matter how many of us there were, we could not have achieved a qualitative change. We would have just become the Beast God’s blood-food, for him to reap our lives at will."
"Young Friend Qin, your Star Array was what allowed for our mutual success!"
"Mm, let’s have everyone rest for a while first."
Hearing this, Qin Yang nodded and touched his Star Ring. "Maintaining the Star Array comes at a great cost. I’ve prepared some Elixir Pills. I’ll have to trouble you to distribute them later, Elder Li, as some compensation for everyone."
As he said this, Qin Yang was about to open his Star Ring.
But just then.
Suddenly!
A familiar voice sounded—
"The Host actually forced back an Emperor Venerable Realm expert?!"
"Fighting across stages is supposed to be impossible! You skipped over several major Realms! Could your combat talent be any more heaven-defying?!"
The system’s surprised notification suddenly rang out:
"Congratulations, Host! Reward: 100x amplification! You have obtained..."
The sudden, mechanical voice continued amidst the surrounding cheers. Qin Yang froze for a moment, then was overcome with joy!
