NOVPUBChapter 1172: 958 Chapter 1172: 958 “Kill!”
In the woods, Xiao Chong bellowed furiously as his black long knife fiercely chopped down on the neck of a Black Wolf, sending a ferocious wolf head soaring into the sky while a large amount of fresh blood spurted from the severed neck.
Some of the blood sprayed onto Xiao Chong’s face, making his entire expression seem incredibly fierce.
“Roar!”
At that moment, another Black Wolf was pinned down, crouching low as it let out an alarmed and angry growl toward Xiao Chong, who quickly turned his head to look.
“Whine!” At Xiao Chong’s movement, the Black Wolf took an obvious fright, its body retreating several steps backward, its eyes filled with fear as it looked at Xiao Chong.
Man and beast locked gaze like this until, finally, perhaps completely terrorized by Xiao Chong, the Black Wolf turned around and disappeared after a few leaps.
“Brother Xiao, we’ve won!” Right then, Emma White climbed up from not far off the ground, walked over to Xiao Chong with great difficulty, leaning on Xiao Chong’s arm while casting a white light to heal his wounds, she said joyfully.
In life, Emma White possessed a body of life energy, and after her fall, her soul also carried a trace of this trait, a rather rare occurrence even in the Netherworld.
Xiao Chong and Emma White had encountered many dangers in Reincarnation Land, and many times owed their survival to Emma White’s ability.
At that moment, Emma White was also heavily injured; clearly, she had participated in the fight as well. The life energy she could access was limited, so she had not been willing to use it earlier, but now she was using it all on Xiao Chong.
This battle had left Xiao Chong significantly wounded, but thankfully, they had ultimately defeated and driven away the Black Wolf ghost beasts.
“Who would have thought there would be two Black Wolf ghost beasts here. Luckily, although they’re strong, they can be killed with a deadly blow to their vital parts. Otherwise, if they were like ordinary Ghost Practitioner ghost beasts that could rapidly recover even after their bodies were destroyed, we would have been in trouble!” Xiao Chong remarked with emotion.
“That’s why their strength is so formidable…” Emma White shook her head.
“Fortunately, we killed one, and the other was scared away. If that one hadn’t run, we would have been in trouble!” Xiao Chong nodded, already feeling that he had no strength left to deal with another Black Wolf ghost beast. He had been relying purely on momentum; had the Black Wolf not fled, he and Emma White might have had to run themselves, rendering their previous fight wasted effort.
“The Reincarnation Flower! Indeed, the Ghost Practitioners weren’t lying; this treasure of heaven and earth appears to be quite aged and should help us leave Reincarnation Land to cultivate in High Level Layered Heaven!” Xiao Chong then turned his head looking at the treasure of heaven and earth, saying a bit excitedly.
During this time, they had encountered too many dangers in Reincarnation Land. It was said that High Level Layered Heaven was ruled by the lords of all the layered heavens, which set the rules, making it much safer than the cultivation environment in Reincarnation Land.
“I’ll go pick it!” Emma White nodded and started to move forward to pick the Reincarnation Flower.
“Clap! Clap! Clap!”
Just then, the sound of applause rang out.
“Brother Xiao and his wife, truly masters of the Spirit World in life, to have actually beaten those two Black Wolf ghost practitioners. I thought maybe it would take some effort, but now there’s no need—thanks so much to both of you!” A middle-aged man with several followers, laughing, walked into view.
“Bronze Bull, it’s you! Was the information that leaked before done so intentionally by you?” Xiao Chong’s face darkened significantly as he looked at the approaching Ghost Practitioners with great displeasure.
These Ghost Practitioners were the ones who had previously spread the news of the Reincarnation Flower, and it was after hearing this that he and Emma White had come here to take a chance.
Unexpectedly, despite their quick response, just after dealing with the Black Wolf ghost practitioners—either killing or chasing them away—these Ghost Practitioners appeared.
However, from the middle-aged man’s words, how could he not understand that the news was very likely leaked deliberately by them, with the intention of the snipe and the clam grappling, to the fisherman’s benefit.
No wonder, what they had heard was about one Black Wolf ghost beast, yet they ended up facing two.
Xiao Chong’s heart was heavy; he and Emma White had just fought two Black Wolf ghost beasts, both expending substantial strength and sustaining serious injuries. Their power was now whittled down to a fraction.
They were far from a match for these Ghost Practitioners.
Not only had he and Emma White endured a tough battle, they were also likely to face a life-and-death crisis once again.
“Emma White, go quickly and pick that Reincarnation Flower!” With that thought, Xiao Chong rapidly transmitted his voice to Emma White.
Now, their one chance of survival was for Emma White to swiftly take the Reincarnation Flower – a treasure of great value. Once she picked it, they could use the Reincarnation Flower to threaten their opponents, perhaps navigating through this crisis.
“Hmph! Trying to snatch something in front of me, you’re truly courting death!”
The middle-aged man sneered upon seeing this scene.
“Moo!”
As he spoke, the phantom of a Bronze Bull flew out from the middle-aged man, quickly lunging at Emma White, and at the same time, the phantom emitted a powerful sonic attack that reached Emma before anything else.
“Not good! Emma, be careful!” Xiao Chong cried out.
However, it was already too late; Emma’s body had been hit by the sonic attack, pausing momentarily before the phantom bull charged into her, instantly shattering her form.
After the phantom bull had demolished Emma’s body, it too disappeared. At that moment, the middle-aged man had already reached the side of the Reincarnation Flower, plucking it with ease.
“The Reincarnation Flower, what a precious treasure! How could I let the information about such a treasure be leaked so easily? The only ones to blame are you, for being too greedy, too foolish, falling for the trap simply and helping me secure such a treasure!” At this point, the middle-aged man raised his head to look at Xiao Chong, letting out a sneer.
“Right, fools like you dare to steal treasures from our Boss Bronze Bull?”
“In the Reincarnation Land, fools don’t survive long!”
“Now get on your knees and surrender without a fight, and we might just spare your lives!”
Behind the middle-aged man, a group of Ghost Practitioners also burst into loud laughter.
“Dammit!” Xiao Chong had already rushed to Emma’s side. Her ghostly body, which had just been shattered, was now regathering but still very weak. Hearing the Ghost Practitioners’ words, Xiao Chong looked up at them, clenched his fists, and shouted angrily.
Having struggled desperately to defeat the two Black Wolves and turned out to be a part of the Ghost Practitioners’ scheme, he now found both himself and Emma in grave danger, which made him feel extremely frustrated.
“You have found the Reincarnation Flower?” Just then, a majestic voice came from the void, followed by a terrifying presence that appeared instantaneously on the scene.
The source of this frightening presence was a young man with a demonic air about him, who was now eyeing the blood-red flower in the hands of the middle-aged Bronze Bull.
“Bronze Bull pays respects to Lord Yama! The Reincarnation Flower was indeed found by me!” Seeing the appearance of the youth, Bronze Bull was startled and hurriedly bowed respectfully to the young man.
The moment he got his hands on the Reincarnation Flower, he had sent a message to Lord Yama, who was always searching for various rare treasures, but he hadn’t expected Lord Yama to arrive so quickly, virtually in the blink of an eye.
This turn of events secretly relieved him, for he was fortunate to have secured the flower in time. If he had been even a moment later and allowed Xiao Chong to relay information about this place, it would have been difficult to predict the outcome.
“We pay our respects to Lord Yama!” The Ghost Practitioners behind Bronze Bull, upon seeing the young man, were also taken aback and hurriedly bowed.
Although they didn’t know the specifics about the young man, they recognized him as one of the top Ghost Practitioners from the Netherworld, one of the Ten Kings of Yama, esteemed and renowned throughout all the High Level Layered Heavens.
As lower-tier Ghost Practitioners, they naturally dared not disregard such a superior being.
“Very well, what reward do you desire?” The youth nodded in satisfaction as Bronze Bull respectfully presented the Reincarnation Flower, and with a wave of his hand, he accepted the flower. He then turned to Bronze Bull and asked.
The Reincarnation Flower, even among the list of celestial treasures, was incredibly valuable. With this flower, he estimated that he could go to cultivate for some time between the Thirty-seventh and Forty-fifth Layered Heavens.
Recently, new heavens within the Netherworld had frequently opened, with the energy of each heaven much denser than before. The initial opening of the heavens from the Thirty-seventh to Forty-fifth were extraordinary – not only was the concentration of cosmic energy far superior, but the flow of time was also at its most potent. If he could cultivate there for a while, the benefits would be significant.
More importantly, if the celestial treasures he offered were of a higher grade, he might be able to speak with several close associates of the Blood Emperor, such as the Tri-Eyed Emperor or the Lily Emperor.
As one of the Ten Kings of Yama, with a talent that was not weak, it was not impossible for him to be favored by the Blood Emperor.
In that case, he would be able to cultivate under the Blood Emperor’s tutelage, which would be an enormous blessing.
He had decided not to sell this celestial treasure to the subordinates of the Blood Emperor, but to offer it as a tribute, aiming to increase his chances of success.
With these thoughts, the young man’s mood was exceedingly good, and his gaze toward Bronze Bull was full of approval.
“Xiao Chong and his wife pay their respects to Lord Yama. This celestial treasure was rightfully obtained through our battle with the two Black Wolf specters, but it was stolen by Bronze Bull and his group. We implore Lord Yama for justice!” But at this moment, not far away, Xiao Chong, holding the barely recovery Emma, bowed respectfully to the young man, his voice filled with urgency.
