Ling Han nodded in agreement. Could prodigies like them not have trump cards?
For example, he still hadn’t activated heaven’s might yet. Moreover, even if he were severely wounded, he could still circulate a drop of Indestructible True Fluid and instantly recover. In fact, he even had a one percent chance of rising from the ashes.
Of course, his strongest trump card was still the Black Tower. If worse came to worst, he could simply hide in the Black Tower. If he did so, even Saints wouldn’t be able to do anything!
The two of them felt like they were old friends, even though this was the first time they had met. They decided to sit down and discuss dao. Although Faceless possessed a higher cultivation level, Ling Han’s thinking was fresh and bold. It gave him quite a lot of inspiration.
Meanwhile, Ling Han also received a lot of inspiration. The reason for this was simple—Faceless possessed a higher cultivation level than him!
The two of them became more and more enthusiastic, and they ended up speaking for an entire three days. However, they still felt unsatiated. They felt as if they could discuss dao for another seven or eight days.
“Heh, I’ve finally found you!” A voice that was dripping with hatred suddenly traveled over. Ling Han and Faceless looked over, only to see Xie Donglai walking over with his two elderly servants behind him. There was also a middle-aged woman.
Zhu Liyun!
[1] Also known as will-o’-the-wisp.
Chapter 1272 - Arrival of Pursuing Troops
Chapter 1272 Arrival of Pursuing Troops
Killing intent flashed across Ling Han’s eyes.
This woman was truly selfish. After being rejected, she had chosen to push everyone else into extreme danger. He had never seen such a disgusting woman before! Moreover, did she genuinely like him? No, she was simply attracted by his identity of a Level Eight alchemist—although she only believed that he was a Level Four or Level Five alchemist.
It was rare for Ling Han to feel killing intent toward a stranger. However, this woman had succeeded in triggering his killing intent. With regard to this, she was quite special.
A cold smile appeared on Xie Donglai’s face. He nodded at Zhu Liyun, and said, “He’s indeed here!”
Zhu Liyun hurriedly put on an obsequious smile, and said, “After seeing this person visit that b*tch, I returned to Wolf Fang City to gather more information. Only then did I discover that he had headed in this direction. Thankfully, I completed the task that Young Master Xie gave me.”
In fact, they had already scoured the Two Realm Battlefield for a long time. However, Ling Han had been cultivating in seclusion in the Black Tower, so how could they have found him? If it weren’t for Xie Donglai’s pettiness and overwhelming desire to exact revenge on Ling Han, they would have given up a long time ago.
Trying to find someone in this place—even with a general direction—was like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Xie Donglai stared at Ling Han coldly, and said, “Ling Han, so it turns out that you’re that b*tch’s lover! No wonder I thought your name sounded a bit familiar!”
Killing intent flashed through his eyes. He finally understood why Ling Han had opposed him the entire time. As it turned out, it was because of his relationship with the Heavenly Phoenix Maiden.
However, he was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. So what if he was a Level Eight alchemist? If he killed everyone here, who would suspect him of being the killer?
In fact, what did it matter if they suspected him? They would need evidence to convict him. Without evidence, who would dare to use force against a descendant of an Eternal River Tier elite?
Ling Han turned to Faceless, and said, “Brother Faceless, can you hold those three men back for me? I want to kill that woman.”
Faceless didn’t ask any questions, instead saying, “Are you sure you can defeat that woman? Although her strength is only so-so, her cultivation level is far higher than yours.” He could clearly determine that Ling Han’s battle prowess hadn’t reached the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier yet.
Ling Han flashed a confident smile, and replied, “I’m positive!”
Faceless nodded, and said, “Fine, I’ll deal with those three men, then.” He appeared especially at ease.
This was extremely normal. He was at the pinnacle level of the Sun Moon Tier, and it was possible that he had already reached the peak stage. Meanwhile, Xie Donglai and his two elder servants were only at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier. For them, fighting against a pinnacle level elite would be like fighting against a Heavenly Body Tier elite. Their advantage in numbers would be completely useless.
At least, the three of them would stand no chance against Faceless. Perhaps they would need 10, 100, or even 1000 cultivators to team up against him. The exact number would depend on Faceless’ accomplishment at the pinnacle level. Whether he was at the early stage, middle stage, late stage, or peak stage would make a huge difference.
Ling Han had full confidence in Faceless’ ability. Thus, he was extremely relaxed as he strode toward Zhu Liyun. He was going to kill this toxic woman first. Otherwise, he would be leaving a poisonous snake by the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden’s side.
“You two are far too arrogant!” Xie Donglai shouted. He had naturally heard Ling Han’s conversation with Faceless, and it had caused him to almost explode in anger. The two of them were measly cultivators at the medium extreme, yet one of them dared to claim that he would fight against three of them, while the other claimed that he would kill Zhu Liyun.
Where was their confidence coming from? Where was their courage coming from? Would they die if they didn’t make such bold claims?
He had nothing but scorn for Ling Han and Faceless upon detecting that the aura from their bodies was only at the medium extreme of the Sun Moon Tier.
Gasp!
However, this thought had barely left Xie Donglai’s mind when he immediately sucked in a cold breath. ‘How long has passed? Yet Ling Han has already advanced another level? Had he already been stuck at the peak stage of the low extreme for a long time? And he coincidentally broke through at this time?’
If this were the case, he could still accept it. Otherwise, wouldn’t this brat be a supreme freak?
One had to remember the Purple Moon Divine Maiden’s claim that Ling Han’s true age was definitely under 50. This was the claim of an Eternal River Tier elite. Who dared to question it?
‘He’s reached the medium extreme of the Sun Moon Tier before 50!’
Killing intent surged from Xie Donglai’s body. He definitely couldn’t spare this love rival. He was far too f*cking freakish!
“Kill him!” he shouted softly. He naturally didn’t need to deal with Ling Han himself. His two elderly servants would dispose of Ling Han for him.
“Understood, Young Master!” The two elderly servants immediately charged at Ling Han.
“Heh, I’ll play with you two.” Faceless dashed over to meet them.
“Why are you hiding your appearance? Can you not show your face to others?” Xie Donglai mocked. Surprisingly, his insults had improved significantly after his several verbal skirmishes with Ling Han. He was far more toxic than before.
Faceless’ expression couldn’t be seen. However, he replied with a stroke of his qin.
Weng!
A sword instantly materialized in the air and slashed at Xie Donglai.
By the looks of it, he had been angered slightly.
“You dare?!” The two elderly servants exchanged a glance; then, one of them charged toward Faceless, and the other charged toward Ling Han.
Weng!
Faceless stroked his qin again, and a spear materialized in the air and shot at the elderly servant who was charging toward Ling Han.
Peng!
The elderly servant simply threw a punch backward and shattered the spear to pieces. Meanwhile, the other elderly servant had already appeared before Faceless.
Peng!
He launched a
strike and sent Faceless flying backward.
Faceless twisted in the air before landing on the ground. He coughed upon landing, and a splotch of blood instantly appeared on his face veil. He suddenly came to a realization, and exclaimed, “Oh! I forgot to undo the suppression on my cultivation!”
Ling Han’s expression involuntarily darkened. He hadn’t expected Faceless to have such a “foolish” side to him.
If he were killed because of such a mistake, wouldn’t that be incredibly sad?
Peng!
He hurriedly threw a punch as these thoughts flashed through his mind. His fist collided with the elderly servant’s, and he instantly slid backward. His power was far below that of the elderly servant. However, because of his powerful physique, he was able to absorb the power of the elderly servant’s strike after dragging a 300-meter long ditch along the ground.
Ling Han shook his hands. His Godly bones were numb due to the formidable power of the collision, and the skin on his hands had also cracked open, allowing blood to seep out. “Brother Faceless, don’t screw us over.”
“It was an accident, an accident,” Faceless hurriedly said.
“Childish games!” Xie Donglai chuckled coldly, and shouted, “Hurry up and kill them!”
Ling Han’s rapid advance in cultivation terrified him. At his current speed, it was possible that he would reach the peak stage of the Sun Moon Tier within 100 years. In fact, he could break through to the Heavenly Body Tier within 1,000 years!
This was inhumane.
The two elderly servants continued to attack Ling Han and Faceless.
“I said I would play with both of you!” Faceless said with a smile. He charged forward, and his aura instantly increased explosively.
Peng!
He appeared before Ling Han in a flash, and he immediately pressed his palm toward one of the elderly servants. A devastating power swept over and instantly sent the elderly servant flying. His trajectory just so happened to intersect with the pursuing elderly servant, and they violently collided with each other.
The two of them instantly tumbled along the ground.
Peng, peng, peng, peng!
They only came to a stop after tumbling an extremely long distance.
This strike was earth-shattering, and it left Xie Donglai and the others stunned.
‘W-what in the world is going on?’
An elite at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier had been sent flying by a single strike. Not only that, but he had even collided into another elite at the consummate level of the Sun Moon Tier and sent him tumbling along the ground.
‘F*ck!’
Chapter 1273 - Destroying Enemies
Chapter 1273 Destroying Enemies
Faceless stood as firm and as upright as a mountain. His white clothes billowed gently, and an intense aura of smugness exuded from his body.
However, he was indeed powerful!
One could only act smug and show off if they were powerful. Otherwise, they would merely be making a fool of themself.
Astonishment finally spread across Xie Donglai’s face. Faceless’ aura had suddenly become profound and formidable, and it was as if he had become an untouchable god.
‘How is this possible? He’s clearly only at the medium extreme. So, how did he suddenly become so powerful?’
“Mister… you are?” Xie Donglai asked solemnly. He didn’t dare to underestimate his opponent anymore.
Faceless smiled faintly, and said, “You’re not worthy of learning my name.”
Xie Donglai was instantly enraged. He wasn’t worthy of learning his name? He was a descendant of Great General Xie, and his background was more so an Eternal River Tier force! Yet, he wasn’t worthy of learning his opponent’s name?
‘This person is even more arrogant than Ling Han! He’s even more detestable!’
“Die, die, die!” he roared. He had suppressed his anger for far too long in Wolf Fang City. Before that, he had also been kicked out of the Purple Moon Army’s territory before even making it into their encampment. Right now, his pent up anger was finally erupting.
The two elderly servants retrieved their weapons as they crawled back up. The forcefully suppressed the astonishment in their minds.
In the beginning, they had thought that Ling Han and Faceless were both at the medium extreme of the Sun Moon Tier. Thus, they had naturally felt that it beneath them to use God Tools. Now, however, Faceless had suddenly transformed into a formidable elite. As such, they naturally couldn’t maintain the same level of composure anymore.
“Brother Faceless, I’ll leave them to you!” Ling Han said with a smile.
“No problem,” Faceless replied calmly. He appeared especially relaxed. In fact, this was exactly how he felt at this moment. He was at the pinnacle level of the Sun Moon Tier, after all, so he could crush Xie Donglai and his two elderly servants with a simple wave of his hand.
‘Faceless?’
Xie Donglai had naturally heard Ling Han’s exchanges with Faceless. However, he didn’t believe that Faceless was genuinely his name. It was because of this that he had asked Faceless for his name. However, he had ended up being slapped across the face instead.
‘Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!’
Meanwhile, the two elderly servants charged at Faceless together. To his surprise, they actually possessed a combination attack formation. Their steps were like Yin and Yang, one high, one low, one above, and one below. The power of their attacks stacked together, and its might was genuinely impressive.
Faceless strummed his qin.
Weng!
A sound wave burst out and transformed into a spear that swept toward the two elders.
Peng!
The two elders were no match for this spear, and they were both sent flying by its formidable might.
‘This…!’
Xie Donglai trembled lightly. The combined attack of his two elderly servants was extremely powerful. When they teamed up, even he would struggle to defeat them. However, Faceless had defeated them with a simple strum of his qin.
“Sun Moon Tier… pinnacle level!” he said with a quiver in his voice. Apart from this, he couldn’t think of any other possibilities.
Faceless seemed indifferent, and he said, “My job is to hold you people back and have you watch on obediently. I suggest that you cooperate with me and don’t make me waste my strength. I despise people who trouble me unnecessarily. When it comes to such people, I have a habit of directly killing them. Understood?”
Xie Donglai wore an ugly expression. He was the descendent of an Eternal River Tier elite, yet he was actually being threatened like this! How could he accept this?
However, Faceless had already made himself very clear. If they continued to resist, he would directly kill them. He didn’t doubt Faceless’ killing intent one bit. People like him looked especially gentle and amiable, but when they started to kill people, they would become shockingly ruthless.
Xie Donglai and his two elderly servants didn’t dare to move. However, they had the background of Great General Xie, and they also had some life-saving trump cards up their sleeves. Thus, they still had a chance to escape even if Ling Han and Faceless tried to kill them and destroy the evidence of their actions.
Xie Donglai’s mind whirred as he stood watching the scenes before him. He wanted to invite this supreme prodigy to his side. If he could make Faceless his subordinate, his standing in the Xie Clan would definitely elevate to another level.
This wasn’t impossible. After all, Faceless still didn’t know his true identity yet.
‘Heh, so what if you’re a supreme prodigy? Can you pass the barrier of the Eternal River Tier?’
“Brother Faceless, I’m Xie—”
Pu!
A burst of Sword Qi slashed over just as Xie Donglai started to speak. The Sword Qi struck his mouth and instantly shattered several of his teeth. His words were naturally stuffed back into his mouth.
“If you utter any more nonsense
, broken teeth will be the least of your worries!” Faceless said coldly.
Xie Donglai was as embarrassed as he was infuriated. Since when had he ever been humiliated like this before? However, he didn’t dare to voice his anger. Instead, he glared at Faceless, and promised himself that he would exact revenge in the future.
He would advance to the Heavenly Body Tier as quickly as he could and use his advantage in cultivation level to suppress him.
In any case, he genuinely didn’t dare to speak anymore.
Meanwhile, Ling Han stood opposite to Zhu Liyun.
“You want to kill me?” Zhu Liyun asked in scorn. She admitted that Ling Han was a supreme prodigy in alchemy. However, when it came to cultivation, he was only at the low extreme…
F*ck, wait! He was already at the medium extreme?
Zhu Liyun was stunned. Ling Han had only been at the middle stage of the low extreme when she had first met him. Only a few months had passed, yet he had already advanced to the medium extreme? This was utterly terrifying!
Were alchemists all this freakish?
“I don’t ‘want’ to kill you. I’ll definitely kill you!” Ling Han said gravely. He absolutely abhorred dishonest and disloyal people like her.
“Humph! So what if you’ve advanced rapidly? You’re still an entire two minor levels below me! This is an insurmountable gulf!” There was a cold sneer on Zhu Liyun’s face. If Faceless were her opponent, she would definitely wet herself in fright. However, Ling Han? Heh…
“Is that so?” Ling Han retrieved his Divine Demon Sword. He would kill this person with his full power.
Zhu Liyun also retrieved her God Tool. She wouldn’t relax and become careless just because her opponent’s cultivation level was below hers. Conceit was a bad habit of men. In order to achieve her goals, she would go all out and use any method possible.
In any case, this was a battle of life and death, so she would obviously use her full strength. As the saying went, a lion would use its full strength even when wrestling a rabbit.
Ling Han didn’t speak any more nonsense. Facing this kind of vile woman, there was only one thing he needed to do—kill her!
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