Free Web NovelChapter 1537: Chapter 1537: Can’t Let Him Get Away Too Easily!
"Old Thief Wei, stop fleeing!"
Just as Yun Xiao was joyfully sensing the items within Ma Nu’s Waist Storage, an angry voice suddenly came from somewhere, followed by a figure swiftly darting out.
The one who shouted was none other than Hou Tianlie, the Mountain Master of Demons Mountain. He had been paying attention to Yun Xiao, but his peripheral vision caught a few figures moving towards the outer area.
These moving figures were, naturally, from Douling Commerce led by Wei Duzheng. Seeing that the situation had turned dire, they knew that if they stayed here, their fate would be extremely miserable.
Thus, Wei Duzheng made a decisive choice to flee when everyone’s focus was on Yun Xiao, or rather, on Ma Nu’s death, thinking this was the only chance, but he didn’t expect to be discovered by Hou Tianlie.
Hou Tianlie’s shout drew Yun Xiao’s attention back, and only then he noticed the group from Douling Commerce present in the scene, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
After securing Ma Nu’s Waist Storage, Yun Xiao turned his head, looking at Wei Duzheng’s retreating figure heading towards the outside, eyes harboring a trace of killing intent.
To speak of Yun Xiao’s enmity with Douling Commerce, it would take three days and nights to recount. Those Douling Commerce people have more than once tried to put him to death.
Now, in the moment of great victory, how could Yun Xiao, with his temperament, let these despicable fellows go? The saying "weed out the roots," fits this reasoning perfectly.
No matter how it goes, Wei Duzheng is indeed a genuine peak expert of the Lingyun Realm, one more step and he would ascend to the cultivation of the Heavenly Realm.
Such a powerful enemy, if allowed to escape, would definitely become a colossal trouble later. Yun Xiao himself might not fear him, but he does have some friends and companions.
Swoosh!
With Hou Tianlie’s words, his entire body lunged towards the Douling Commerce folks, and Lu Yanji on the other side didn’t hesitate at all, as the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert caused Wei Duzheng, who only wanted to escape, to turn pale.
A Late Stage Lingyun Realm Hou Tianlie wouldn’t concern Wei Duzheng much; however, Lu Yanji with Heavenly Realm Middle Stage, he knew he couldn’t compete against, and if entangled, his situation would worsen.
So at this critical moment, with Hou Tianlie and Lu Yanji’s aura locking onto him, about to enclose, Wei Duzheng’s face hardened, abruptly stretching out his hand, throwing the Great Elder of Douling Commerce beside him towards Lu Yanji.
"This..."
Witnessing this scene, whether it be the cultivators from Demons Mountain or the Elders from Douling Commerce, their eyes showed an expression of disbelief.
That was the mighty President of Douling Commerce; at such a critical moment, not protecting his subordinates but tossing his most capable follower as cannon fodder?
The dispirited cultivators from Douling Commerce instinctively distanced from Wei Duzheng, but that Great Elder of Douling Commerce ultimately had no chance to alter his fate.
This Great Elder of Douling Commerce only held cultivation at Floating Life Realm Middle Stage, far inferior compared to the Lu siblings from before.
However, no matter how much the Great Elder resented and was pained by Wei Duzheng’s actions, he was forced to prioritize self-preservation, as approaching him was a powerful Heavenly Realm Middle Stage expert.
Yet, as this Great Elder of Douling Commerce attempted to muster his Meridian Qi to evade Lu Yanji’s strike, he suddenly discovered he couldn’t make any move at all.
Originally, Wei Duzheng feared the Great Elder might forcibly avoid, and by that time, Lu Yanji might not prioritize killing him but continue pursuing him, the President of Douling Commerce.
Therefore, when Wei Duzheng threw the Great Elder, he simultaneously sealed several of his acupoints. This kind of acupoint sealing, if in normal times, with a bit of time dedication, the Great Elder at Floating Life Realm Middle Stage could naturally disperse.
But sadly, it was now a life-and-death moment, and to save himself and prolong the time for which the Great Elder could delay, Wei Duzheng’s use of such despicable means was second to none.
Compared to the Great Elder of Douling Commerce, Lu Yanji seeing this Douling Commerce person blocking his path naturally wouldn’t show any courtesy, immediately delivering a palm strike.
In fact, Wei Duzheng’s thought was correct; if the Great Elder truly dodged, Lu Yanji might not have the mood to deal with such an ant, and taking care of Wei Duzheng was the top priority.
But if this Great Elder of Douling Commerce adamantly tried to block him, Lu Yanji’s palm strike wouldn’t hold back in the slightest.
Although the Great Elder of Douling Commerce had no courage at all to confront Lu Yanji, the Heavenly Realm Middle Stage powerhouse, he wanted to evade but was immobile!
Bang!
Under Lu Yanji’s powerful strike, the Great Elder of Douling Commerce barely persisted for the duration of one breath, before being struck in the chest, spewing blood wildly, flying backwards, evidently doomed.
Yet, it was this brief moment that allowed Wei Duzheng to seize that fraction of a chance for escape; in high-level contests, everything was decided in an instant, and in terms of speed, a peak Lingyun Realm expert like him might not be much inferior to Heavenly Realm Middle Stage Lu Yanji.
As for Hou Tianlie, who rushed over from the other side, Wei Duzheng didn’t pay him the slightest attention. He was only concerned about Lu Yanji, who was at the Middle Stage of the Heavenly Realm.
Whoosh!
A thin white figure streaked across the sky. Who knew what kind of method Wei Duzheng used; his speed at this moment was incredibly fast.
"Can’t catch up!"
Even Lu Yanji, after giving chase for a while, found the dark speck growing ever more distant. He halted his steps and shook his head in resignation, left with only a sigh.
"Ah!" "Ah!" "Ah!"
Although Wei Duzheng managed to escape alone, the remaining Spirit Fighting Commerce experts went through a tragedy, with screams echoing as they all met their demise—including a Half-step Heavenly Rank Elder.
Hou Tianlie acted alone. It seemed his anger was fully vented on the Spirit Fighting Commerce cultivators because of Wei Duzheng’s escape.
This time, Spirit Fighting Commerce launched a large-scale attack. Even though some strong figures from Demons Mountain and talented geniuses managed to hide in the Demon Realm, quite a number of Demons Mountain cultivators fell to Spirit Fighting Commerce.
Blood debts must be paid in blood. Merely killing these ten or so Spirit Fighting Commerce cultivators left Hou Tianlie feeling far from satisfied.
What frustrated Hou Tianlie most was that the President of Spirit Fighting Commerce, Wei Duzheng, escaped. With his temperament, he would surely return for vengeance, posing a considerable threat as a Peak Expert of Lingyun Realm.
"Yun Xiao, what do we do now?"
Lu Yanji, feeling quite unwilling, gazed for a long time at the disappearing figure in the southwest before finally descending from the sky to ask a certain rough-clothed youth.
For some reason, after the fierce battles at the Meridian Refining Master Association and Demons Mountain, Lu Yanji suddenly realized that this much younger youth was the true leader.
The esteemed President of the Meridian Refining Master Association was actually seeking the advice of a youth barely in his twenties, but onlookers felt no surprise and instead thought it was only natural.
Indeed, in recent years, Yun Xiao had risen like a comet with immense force. Almost all major events on Tenglong Continent were inextricably linked to Yun Xiao.
So, even though Yun Xiao’s apparent cultivation was only at the Early Stage of Lingyun Realm, not qualifying as invincible continental-wide, everyone believed that decisions made by this youth could not be wrong.
Countless times, Yun Xiao proved his ability to resolve all troubles, and his decisions were accepted unconditionally.
"What else can we do? Of course, we continue the pursuit; we can’t let a Peak Lingyun Realm guy live too freely!"
Hearing Lu Yanji’s question, Yun Xiao turned his head with a somewhat strange expression, seemingly puzzled as to why the President would ask such a question.
"Judging by the direction of his escape, he seems intent on returning to Spirit Fighting Commerce’s base. Let’s make another round in the southwest of the continent!"
Unperturbed, Yun Xiao glanced at Lu Yanji’s somewhat embarrassed expression and extended his hand, pointing to the southwestern horizon where Wei Duzheng had disappeared.
"Lord Hou, there should be plenty of Flying Bird Demon Pets at Demons Mountain, right? Could we borrow a few?"
As these words fell, Yun Xiao turned his gaze to Hou Tianlie, whose subsequent expression showed both irritation and displeasure over Yun Xiao’s overly polite demeanor.
"Brother Yun Xiao, what are you saying? You are our great benefactor of Demons Mountain. Whatever you command, Demons Mountain will follow!"
Hou Tianlie firmly patted his chest. Moreover, in pursuing Wei Duzheng, their great enemy, he naturally wouldn’t exclude himself. He then ordered Xiao Bailin, beside him, to prepare the Flying Bird Demon Pets.
Flying Bird Demon Pets, flying through heaven and earth, had remained safe even during the lethal crises faced at Demons Mountain, suffering minimal casualties.
"Haha, those are your Demons Mountain pets. Without your approval, I’m afraid they’ll bite me!"
Cloud Xiao, in a rather upbeat mood, made a little jest, leaving Hou Tianlie and others initially dumbfounded, followed by involuntary smirks.
Since Yun Xiao’s initial visit to Demons Mountain, the Beast Vein Masters of Demons Mountain naturally knew that his skills weren’t limited to medical and poison techniques—he was also an expert in Beast Vein mastery.
Didn’t one see that the Snow Stepping Flying Horse Xue’er, who had reached the Heavenly Demon level, was resurrected solely due to Yun Xiao’s methods?
Such skills left even the Heavenly Rank Beast Vein Masters like Hou Tianlie and Xiao Bailin in admiration.
