NOVPUB"Brother Xu, I won’t bother you anymore."
The man in the long robe said with a smile, then turned around and transformed into a rainbow light, flying away from Heavenly Saint Mountain.
Xu Wen’s face was overcast; he didn’t pay any heed and returned to his Cave Mansion within the mountains, vanishing from sight.
"How dull... trivial skirmishes."
"Ha-ha! You sure love watching the excitement and don’t shy away from trouble. Who would dare to fight to the death on Heavenly Saint Mountain?"
The Saint Warriors who had gathered around for the excitement also gradually dispersed, as most people had no interest in the grudge between Xu Wen and the man in the long robe.
Every Saint Warrior has lived for many long years, so having enemies is quite normal.
Su Changkong had witnessed the whole scene and pondered: "That man in the long robe clearly has a vendetta against Xu Wen, deliberately provoking him..."
Su Changkong didn’t care about the grudges between Xu Wen and the man in the long robe; what he cared about was the Nether Soul Bell on Xu Wen, which contained the remnant soul of the Nether Soul Tiger!
"The reaction from the Monster Soul mark has disappeared? It must be because of that man in the long robe!"
What moved Su Changkong was the settling of the restless Monster Soul mark, and the timing of its subsidence coincided with the man in the long robe’s departure.
"Could it be... that man in the long robe has something to do with Demon Monsters? That’s what triggered the reaction from the Monster Soul mark?"
Su Changkong reflected silently.
The Monster Soul mark, a seal that only a king among Demon Monsters could forge, was a means to perish together with an enemy. The Monster Soul mark on Su Changkong was currently sustainable only because the Demon Nest had not recovered to its peak, coupled with the breakthroughs that Su Changkong had made in his Heaven Silkworm Technique, allowing it to harness the needed Life Force.
Now that the Monster Soul mark had reacted to that man in the long robe, could there be a connection with Demon Monsters?
"How exactly... we’ll see after taking a closer look."
A sharp light flashed in Su Changkong’s eyes.
True Demon Monsters posed a great threat. Su Changkong had seen many Monster Warriors, but actually, they were all just merged with fragments of Yuan Soul Crystals. The only real Demon Monster he’d encountered was the Demon Nest!
In Ancient Holy Country, there were also many Demon Monsters, and throughout its history, many disasters had the shadow of Demon Monsters behind them.
That the man in the long robe could induce a response in the Monster Soul mark was most likely due to a connection with Demon Monsters!
Half an hour passed, and Su Changkong, who was meditating quietly in the estate, suddenly opened his eyes.
Within the perception of his Primordial Spirit, Su Changkong sensed a familiar presence rapidly crossing the sky, heading outwards from Heavenly Saint Mountain.
"That’s Xu Wen..."
A hint of surprise crossed Su Changkong’s face. He had been keeping an eye on the situation at Xu Wen’s Cave Mansion. Now that Xu Wen had chosen to leave Heavenly Saint Mountain, it was obviously due to the previous encounter with the man in the long robe.
"Let’s go and take a look." Su Changkong stood up and then soared into the sky, following from a distance.
As expected, Xu Wen left Heavenly Saint Mountain at this time, most likely because of the man in the long robe; and since the man in the long robe had caused the Monster Soul mark on Su Changkong to react, Su Changkong wanted to investigate thoroughly!
Xu Wen was very cautious. As he left Heavenly Saint Mountain and headed towards the outskirts of Skyfire City, he occasionally checked his surroundings for any sign of being followed.
But with Su Changkong hundreds of miles away and relying on the perception of his Primordial Spirit to follow from a distance, it was impossible for Xu Wen to detect that he was being tracked.
Heavyhearted, Xu Wen left Skyfire City, flying northward, and was soon tens of thousands of miles away.
In a nameless, silent valley, Xu Wen’s face was covered with hatred and solemnity as he sensed something and descended towards the ground below.
The valley was filled with bizarre rocks and withered trees.
A man in a long robe was sitting cross-legged on a massive boulder, slowly opening his eyes.
It was none other than the man in the long robe who had clashed with Xu Wen on Heavenly Saint Mountain.
The man in the long robe looked at Xu Wen with a smirk that did not hide his intent to kill: "Xu Wen, you’ve got guts, actually daring to come and see me?"
Xu Wen’s face was covered with a layer of frost: "Ma Han, you despicable and venomous wretch, you still dare to show up before me; how could I not come?"
"You killed my wife back then; I’ve always remembered it," said the man in the long robe, Ma Han, licking his lips. Despite his smile, it was bone-chillingly cold.
"Both you and your wife were like dogs, practicing Demonic Techniques and wantonly killing the innocent. It’s only regrettable that you escaped too quickly back then, and I couldn’t finish you off as well..."
Xu Wen said coldly.
Between Xu Wen and this man in the long robe, Ma Han, there was a deep-seated hatred.
More than a hundred years ago, Ma Han and his wife were both Saint Warriors who, in pursuit of power, slaughtered the innocent using forbidden methods. Xu Wen’s entire family fell victim to them. At that time, Xu Wen, who had not yet become a Saint Warrior and was still quite young, had fortunately been away and narrowly escaped disaster.
Later, Xu Wen had the good fortune to inherit treasures and legacies left behind by a Martial Saint who died while meditating in the Third-layer Heaven, enabling him to make rapid progress. Eventually, he reached the level of Saint Warrior. After becoming a Saint Warrior, Xu Wen sought revenge, finding the whereabouts of his enemies and launching a surprise attack. In a fierce battle, Ma Han’s wife died at his hand, while Ma Han managed to escape.
Xu Wen had tried to track down Ma Han’s whereabouts afterward, hoping to avenge his family. However, the vastness of Ancient Holy Country made finding a fugitive like Ma Han no easy task!
Nearly a hundred years passed, and Xu Wen had never forgotten his archenemy Ma Han. Unexpectedly, the latter took the initiative to seek him out and provoke him, prompting Xu Wen to strike on Heavenly Saint Mountain.
Ma Han sought Xu Wen for the purpose of avenging his wife’s death, determined to settle their life-or-death feud here.
