Free Web NovelChapter 2041: Chapter 1996: Unexpected News
"Humph, kid, consider yourself lucky today for running into Chen Yang, otherwise, for people of your calibre, I usually show no mercy!" Ao Min snorted coldly and followed Chen Yang away.
Chen Yang left behind Jiang Tian and a few others, who were trembling in shock, stunned and utterly embarrassed.
Chen Yang, along with Ao Min and He Xiran, explored the area but found no trace of Blood Bat Hall and had planned to return to their previous resting spot to await the commencement of the Divine Dragon Conference.
However, the return journey was far from peaceful.
Along the way, they encountered at least four or five groups engaged in combat, fighting vigorously.
It was all over the cultivation resources carried by the others.
Looking at the ground stained with blood and the crazed killings, young Chen Hao felt uncomfortable, but he was destined to enter the cultivation world, so Chen Yang didn’t shield him from these realities.
In fact, sometimes Chen Yang would even deliberately stop, allowing him to adapt to the harshness of the cultivation world in advance.
The path of cultivation is fraught with dangers, and this law of the jungle is commonplace.
Without early adaptation, one might suffer significant losses later.
"Brother Chen Yang, this group looks like easy prey, have you noticed their storage silk pouches? They’re packed full. How about we..." Ao Min, watching the two battling groups a hundred meters away, couldn’t help but feel itchy, his heart craving more.
Looting cultivation resources is much faster than acquiring them any other way.
This is precisely why so many battles occur near Divine Dragon Mountain.
The goods are excellent, but Chen Yang disapproved of causing trouble indiscriminately, and besides, he wasn’t one to bully the weak.
He said nothing, merely gave Ao Min a meaningful glance.
Ao Min immediately understood, begrudgingly dismissing the notion.
"Let’s go..." Chen Yang looked on for a while before losing interest and wanted to leave.
Just then, one member of the disadvantaged group suddenly said something that caught the attention of Chen Yang and He Xiran.
"You dare lay a hand on me? Have you considered the consequences? My cousin is a squad leader in Blood Bat Hall, and they’re ambushed nearby. If you attack me, you won’t escape." A man, arm injured and unable to win, began boasting about his connections, threatening the others.
Hmm?
Blood Bat Hall?
Chen Yang’s eyes slightly widened, his steps to leave were halted and redirected.
"Brother Chen Yang, that guy doesn’t seem to be bluffing; he might actually have connections with Blood Bat Hall." Ao Min said to the side.
Chen Yang had noticed it too; the man’s demeanor didn’t suggest he was spouting nonsense.
"Chen Yang, let’s take action and capture him. Whether it’s true or not, we need to find out." He Xiran said, looking serious.
Her parents were killed by Blood Bat Hall, so she harbors nothing but hostility toward anyone or anything related to them!
"Alright." Chen Yang thought it over and deemed it reasonable; capturing him first was the wise choice!
"Ha! Are you scared? If you are, you better leave now! Or my cousin and his squad will come, and you won’t have a place to die!" The man saw he had frightened the others with his words, becoming even more arrogant. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Those battling him hesitated for a moment.
They were loose cultivators, unable to afford any conflict with Blood Bat Hall.
But they were reluctant to let this apparent opportunity slip away!
While they were undecided whether to stay or leave, Chen Yang, along with Ao Min and He Xiran, suddenly intervened!
"Who... who are you?" The adversary immediately questioned Chen Yang.
Chen Yang didn’t respond verbally, only locking his gaze on the man who had been ruthless with his words.
"Is your cousin from Blood Bat Hall?" Chen Yang inquired coldly.
The man, puzzled by Chen Yang’s identity and reason for asking, hesitated.
But after pondering for two or three seconds, he nodded, saying, "That’s right, my cousin is a squad leader of Blood Bat Hall. You all better leave quickly, or when he arrives, you’ll die."
The man’s arrogance was evident, his attitude brazen.
The group that had initially opposed him was indeed deterred, their eyes flickering briefly before decisively turning to leave.
The man saw that his threats had worked and became more smug, looking at Chen Yang arrogantly, "Kid, they’re all gone. Why aren’t you leaving? You want to lay your lives down here?"
"Annoying, courting death." Ao Min frowned and took swift action!
Ao Min’s cultivation had advanced rapidly, and now he was a peak Gathering Spirit expert, making handling petty concerns like these effortless.
In mere seconds, the arrogant man was taken down, his face swollen and bruised.
Ao Min’s foot was on the man’s face, "Still think you can be arrogant?"
"Mmm...You’ll pay for this! My cousin won’t let you off!" The man, despite his disarray, continued to boast, relying on his cousin’s background.
"Ha." Ao Min smirked upon hearing this, "We’re here for your cousin; had you not mentioned he’s in Blood Bat Hall, I wouldn’t have bothered dealing with you."
"Ah..." The man went completely still, a sense of foreboding rising within him.
"You said your cousin was ambushing nearby, where exactly?" Ao Min ignored him and pressed on.
"Who are you guys?" The man, realizing Ao Min’s intention wasn’t aimed at him but rather his cousin, responded feebly.
"We’re the ones here to kill your cousin!" Ao Min’s Gathering Spirit aura exploded, terrifying the man into trembling.
"Give a proper account if you want to live; we could spare you; otherwise, you’ll join your cousin down below." Ao Min threatened.
"You want to kill my cousin? You’re dreaming, it’s impossible." The man suddenly became defiant.
"Ha, indeed we enjoy people who don’t cry until they see the coffin." Ao Min chuckled, knowing that such people require a bit of harshness before cooperating.
Then he applied slight pressure with his legs, and the man’s arm broke instantly.
He continued to display his cultivation technique.
The ground beneath suddenly softened, starting to slowly engulf the man.
"What are you...You can’t kill me; you can’t kill me..." The man panicked, struggling to escape from the water-like soil.
"Don’t want to die? Then speak up; this is your last chance." Ao Min sneered.
The soil, already halfway over the man’s face and threatening to consume his entire body.
"Don’t kill me, don’t kill me, I’ll talk, I’ll talk." The man couldn’t stand the fear of death any longer and gave in.
"Should’ve spoken earlier, saves you the pain." Ao Min smirked coldly, halting his spell.
The soft soil immediately hardened again.
The man, seemingly fierce on the surface, was actually a coward.
Seeing the soil stop devouring him, he gasped heavily and then immediately began to confess.
