The Mightiest Little Peasant c1-799
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Tang Hao grinned and said, “Haven’t you all been looking for me? Now, I’m here!
“I’m here to see just how powerful your Mount Iga is!”
As he said this, his entire body trembled, and his qi aura suddenly erupted like a raging wave.
Sensing the aura, the ninja cultivators trembled and fell to the ground with extreme fear on their faces.
‘Oh my god!
‘He’s the Dragon of Huaxia!’
They struggled to get up and scrambled away.
Tang Hao threw out a few jade talismans and killed them. Then, he walked forward step by step.
“Who are you? What are you doing at Mount Iga?”
“Stop! Who are you?”
Figures rushed over while shouting. They were all wearing ninja suits and moved extremely fast.
More people were rushing down from the mountain.
Tang Hao walked over as if he was strolling in the park. He flicked his wrist, and jade talismans shot out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Flames and lightning exploded, and the ninja cultivators were blown away. Some died on the spot, while the remaining ones were heavily injured.
He was like a mobile turret, pushing forward with an unstoppable force.
The ninja cultivators had never seen such abnormally ferocious firepower before.
None of the ninja cultivators could stop Tang Hao’s advance. They rushed forward one by one, but were either blasted into bits or sent flying with blood spewing out of their mouths.
Earth-burrowing, body substitution, and elemental conjuring. The traditional ninja cultivator skills were nothing in front of Tang Hao.
At first, the ninja cultivators charged forward without fear of death. But gradually, they began to hesitate and retreat.
The scene was utterly shocking!
The figure that was walking up the mountain amid the lightning and flames was like a fearsome demon.
Numerous ninja cultivators rushed down from the mountain and gathered in front of the mountain gate. They watched in stunned silence as the figure walked over from afar.
Everyone’s gaze was focused on that figure.
“Who is he?” That was the question in their hearts.
Many people already had a vague answer in their hearts, but they could not accept it.
The flames and lightning gradually died down, and a figure appeared in front of the crowd. His posture was straight, and his aura was imposing. His face was blurry, and no one could see it clearly.
Everyone gasped in unison.
“It’s him! He’s the Dragon of Huaxia!”
“The Dragon is here!”
The crowd immediately erupted.
Everyone was in disbelief.
“Why is he here? Has the plan been exposed?” Some people exclaimed.
Project Dragon Slayer had been proposed a long time ago, and the Dongying cultivation world had come up with many plans of attack. However, the most fundamental problem was yet to be solved.
That was, the identity of the Dragon.
Before they could even figure out the Dragon’s identity, he had come knocking on their door. The project was dead on arrival.
“Quick! Contact the others!”
“You, contact the Ministry of Defense! Get me the Minister of Defense! Since the Dragon’s here, we can’t let him go back. We’ll kill him whatever it takes!
“And you, go and summon the Sendai (TN: Literally, ‘previous generation’)!”
In front of the crowd, an old ninja ordered.
The people beside him responded and disappeared with a puff of smoke.
“You want to keep me here? Let’s see if you can do that!” Tang Hao said coldly.
“Don’t be so arrogant, Huaxianese! So what if you’re a Perfected Person? You’re courting death by coming to my Mount Iga!” The old ninja sneered.
Tang Hao glanced at him and said, “You must be Saburo Ibuki, right?”
“That’s me!” The old man said coldly.
“Then die!”
Tang Hao roared and waved his hand. Thirty-three lightning talismans shot out, forming an awe-inspiring web of lightning that surged toward that group of people.
“All you idiots, still standing together!” Tang Hao sneered.
He waved his hand, and another wave of jade talismans shot out.
Cries of agony echoed in the mountain. Some people were even killed before they managed to make a sound.
Tang Hao stomped his foot and dashed forward with an incredible burst of speed. He charged into the chaotic crowd with a dragon tooth dagger in each of his hands.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
The light from the blades flickered. At every slash, a throat was cut, and blood splashed out.
The ninja cultivators fell one after another.
The old ninja cultivator took the lightning attack head-on. He was livid when he saw his disciples fall.
He thought that with their numbers, they would be able to hold him back long enough until the Sendai arrived. He did not expect to suffer heavy losses after one attack.
If this went on, they would all die before the Sendai arrived.
Chapter 573 - Shockwaves Across Dongying
“Retreat! Retreat! Defend the mountain!” The old ninja shouted.
In an instant, the survivors retreated and rushed up the mountain.
Their faces were filled with fear and panic.
They heard of the Dragon’s fearful reputation before. However, the Dragon was much more ruthless in real life than in the rumors. The Dragon was like a mobile arsenal; jade talismans were thrown around as though they were free.
‘This is a bloodbath!’ The old ninja cultivator’s eyelids twitched when he saw the corpses littered all over the ground. His heart was filled with regret.
He had never expected that the Dragon of Huaxia would be more powerful than what the rumors said, causing immense damage in such a short time.
However, he knew that he only had to stall until the Sendai appeared. They might be able to turn the tables. After all, as far as he knew, the Dragon of Huaxia was only half a Perfected Person.
The Sendai had a higher cultivation base.
‘What an idiot! Does he think he can take out the entire Mount Iga alone?’ He thought.
The corners of his mouth curled upward, and a sneer appeared on his face.
“How can you still laugh, old man? I’ll kill you first!”
Tang Hao’s gaze turned cold. With a wave of his hand, he threw a dozen jade talismans at the old ninja cultivator.
The old ninja cultivator’s expression changed. He immediately burrowed, but the explosion forced him out of the ground. His entire body trembled, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Jade talismans continued to bombard him, causing him to continuously retreat and vomit blood.
Eventually, the generational leader of the Iga clan was blasted into bits.
The other people on the mountain were scared out of their wits. They wailed inconsolably and ran further up the mountain.
“Run! Even the leader is dead! The Dragon is too cruel!”
“Where’s the Sendai? Why hasn’t the Sendai come out yet?”
Panicked shouts could be heard all over the mountain.
Tang Hao stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up. Sneering, he strode on the stone steps up the mountain.
The path opened up halfway up the mountain into a wide space with many buildings. The ninja cultivators were holding the line there.
Tang Hao was about to step forward and finish those people off when he was interrupted by a figure rushing out from an ancient-style tall building in the middle.
He focused his gaze on the figure and saw a skinny old man with a withered face in a black robe. However, his eyes seemed unusual. They were glowing with a faint golden color as he opened and closed them.
The qi aura on his body was even more shocking. He was more powerful than Tang Hao.
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�It’s the old monster of the Iga clan!’ Tang Hao furrowed his brows.
He read about that figure in the information he was provided. That person should be the Sendai, the previous leader of the Iga clan.
“You have a death wish, Huaxianese!”
The elderly figure roared angrily and charged forward. His hair and beard fluttered in the wind, which was quite imposing.
The ninja cultivators were relieved. They cried out in joy as they watched the elderly figure descend upon Tang Hao.
“The Sendai is here! We’re saved!”
“Sendai, kill that wretched Huaxianese and avenge our dead clansmen!”
The old man swept a glance over, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
‘Where’s everyone? Is this all that’s left of the Iga clan?
“Where are the others?”
“Dead, they’re all dead! It’s all because of that damn Huaxianese!”
“Arggh!” The old man howled furiously toward the sky.
“I’ll cut you into a thousand pieces, damn Huaxianese!” He growled ferociously.
As he spoke, he jumped in the air, and his eyes emanated a golden light. His pair of eyes were like small suns, shooting out golden rays in all directions. It was an awe-inspiring sight.
Tang Hao was surprised.
The old man in front of him was the most powerful ninja cultivator he had ever met.
“Haha! Tremble before me, Huaxianese! This is the supreme Hitomi-Jutsu (TN: Literally, “eye technique”) of the Iga clan!”
The ninja cultivators became ecstatic.
“Nonsense!” Tang Hao rolled his eyes. He flicked his palm, and an ancient-looking mirror appeared.
The mirror hummed as it hovered in the air.
Then, a bright light burst out from its surface.
The next moment, a thick beam of light shot out. At the same time, two beams of golden light shot out from the old ninja cultivator’s eyes.
The two beams met in the air.
Instantly, the beams of golden light shattered as if they were dried twigs.
The light continued its path and hit the old ninja cultivator directly.
The old ninja cultivator’s eyes opened wide, and his face was filled with disbelief.
‘What Artifact is that mirror? Why is it so powerful?
‘When did such an Artifact appear in Huaxia? In the decades that I slept, has the world changed?’
He was completely dumbfounded as he spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward.
The other ninja cultivators were all dumbfounded. They stood on the spot as though they had been turned into stone.
They could not believe that the Sendai, who was almost invincible in their eyes, had actually lost!
“Oh my god! How could that be?” They clutched their heads and cried out in grief.
Just a moment ago, they thought that they had been saved. However, the shock had pushed them back into the abyss of despair.
“What’s the big deal about your supreme Hitomi-Jutsu? Is it as powerful as this mirror?” Tang Hao sneered.
Then, he activated the mirror once more and killed the old ninja cultivator.
The mirror could even injure the Wang villain. It would work on the Sendai as well!
After activating the mirror twice, he had almost emptied the qi reserves in his body. However, he still had the talismans, which was more than enough to deal with the other ninja cultivators.
He immediately went over and cleaned up the survivors.
Then, Tang Hao regulated his breathing slightly and began to walk around the mountain. Whenever he found anything valuable, he stashed it into his pocket dimension and set the place on fire.
He went down the mountain, returned to the car, took out the map, and found his next destination.
That was the Koga clan’s home base.
“Let’s go!” He mumbled.
He started the car and drove off along the bumpy road.
Behind him, the mountain blazed with fire.
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The Ministry of Defense, Dongying.
A phone suddenly rang, which woke up the guard on duty.
The shocking news swiftly spread through the entire ministry. Phone calls were made, and high-ranking military officers were roused from their sleep.
“The Dragon is here!”
The simple sentence was like a bolt from the blue. They nearly jumped from their beds and broke out in cold sweat.
Regular military officers would not know what the Dragon was, but officers of their rank would know. They had even held a special meeting some time ago.
Project Dragon Slayer was led by the Ministry of Defence and involved several leaders of the Dongying cultivation world.
However, before the intelligence was gathered and the plan could be set into motion, the Dragon came to find them.
The scenario that they had been worried about had finally happened.
They were instantly up and alert. At two o’clock in the morning, they rushed to the Ministry of Defence headquarters.
In the building, lights lit up one by one as people arrived at their offices. Everyone was working frantically.
Meanwhile, Koga, Amaterasu, and Izumo were in a commotion because of a phone call.
Chapter 574 - A Bigger Ruckus
2:15 am.
A group of people pushed open the door of the command center and hurried inside.
The leader was a short man in his fifties. Behind him was a group of people dressed in military uniforms.
Everyone worked busily in the command center.
“How’s the situation?” The short man looked around and asked in a low voice.
“We can’t get through, Minister. No one is picking up.” Someone stepped forward, bowed, and reported.
“No one is picking up? How is that possible?” The Defense Minister frowned. “When did that happen?”
“We received a call from them at 1:55.”
“That’s only twenty minutes ago! Have we confirmed the intruder’s identity?”
“The person in the call clearly said that it’s the Dragon! There’s only him!”
“One person? How dare he!”
“That Huaxianese is too arrogant. Does he think that no one in Dongying can subdue him?” The people behind the Minister of Defence exclaimed angrily.
The minister frowned and thought for a moment before giving the order, “Immediately pull up the list of recent arrivals. Also, send someone to Mount Iga to investigate.”
“Minister, we have already sent a helicopter from the nearest base to investigate the situation. It will arrive soon,” someone reported.
The Minister of Defence nodded and said, “It’s only 20 minutes, there shouldn’t be any problems. Maybe they’re busy! The Dragon is quite strong. Perhaps everyone in Iga is focused on the fighting.
“Inform the people at the nearby bases to get ready and mobilize at any time! Oh, right, how about the other cultivator masters?”
“They have also received the news and have already set off,” the person replied.
The Minister of Defence nodded satisfactorily.
The corners of his mouth curled upward into a sneer.
“What Dragon? Heh! He’s nothing but a boorish idiot. He must have a death wish to come to Dongying by himself!”
The military officers behind him also laughed, and their expressions became much more relaxed.
It would have been a disaster if the Dragon had come to cause general trouble, but he went up Mount Iga by himself.
That was a reckless, if not idiotic, act!
The Iga clan was not a pushover!
They knew that the Iga clan’s Sendai was still alive, and his cultivation base was higher than the Dragon. If the Sendai could stall him until the other leaders arrived, they would be able to kill the Dragon and eliminate the disastrous threat.
Very soon, the command center received the live feed from the helicopter that was approaching
its destination.
The feed was projected onto the big screen.
The image was dark and slightly wobbly.
Everyone in the command center raised their heads and looked at the screen.
At first, the screen was pitch black, and they could not see anything. Soon, they saw a dim light.
“What’s that?” Someone cried out in surprise.
Everyone’s eyes focused on the dim light.
The patch of light became bigger as the helicopter got closer. It was like a flickering flame.
Everyone was stunned when they saw clearly. Fire was everywhere, and the entire peak of Mount Iga was covered in a sea of flames.
As the helicopter got closer, they saw that all the buildings on the top half of the mountain were engulfed in flames.
“Oh my god!” They blurted.
One by one, they subconsciously stood up. Their faces were filled with shock and confusion.
The Minister of Defence and the officers behind him were stunned too.
For a moment, the command center was terrifyingly quiet.
Then, the pilot screamed over the speakers, “Oh my god! Everything is on fire! I can’t see a single living person!”
As he spoke, he circled the mountain peak once.
However, he did not see a single living person.
The command center remained deathly silent.
Everyone was still in a daze.
Someone’s phone dropped on the floor. The soft thud broke the silence.
Then, there was an uproar.
The minister’s body teetered, and he felt dizzy.
‘Mount Iga is completely destroyed… in just twenty minutes?
‘Oh my god! Am I dreaming?’
Then, his body began to tremble. His face turned pale, and cold sweat dripped down his face.
‘Have we… misjudged the Dragon’s strength?
‘Otherwise, how could he wipe out Mount Iga in a short time? The Iga clan’s Sendai had made his appearance, but he was also no match for the Dragon.’
Behind him, the faces of the military officers had also turned ghastly pale.
“This… this is bad…” Someone said as he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.
‘That’s not just ‘bad’! That’s a disaster!’