Ninja Tool Exchange Function

"Mu Tong and Mu Lu were killed by me. A man takes responsibility for his own actions. If you have the guts, come at me. Let my guards go!" Nalan Chaoge stood up and looked at Mu Tong.

"Young Master, no! If anything happens to you, it will be our failure!"

"That's right, Young Master! There are no warriors in the Nalan Family's Lion Army who retreat!"

"Listen to me. I accept your loyalty, but the Mu Family clearly has no intention of letting me go. Rather than letting them kill you first and then come for me, it would be better to sacrifice me alone! A man of the Nalan Family, even in death, must die with dignity!" Nalan Chaoge spoke with righteous resolve while winking at the guards.

This was Nalan Chaoge's miscalculation. He had not expected Mu Tong to bring a Dou Ling with him.

If it had been a Da Dou Shi, his guards could still have handled it. But against a Dou Ling, even if all four attacked together, they could only stall for time—and one misstep could get them wiped out.

It seemed he was still a little too inexperienced.

Without a ruthless heart, one could never stand firm.

His first lesson since setting out had taught Nalan Chaoge a bloody lesson.

With a Dou Ling at his side, Mu Tong had never intended to let any of them leave alive.

"Mu Tong, do you dare fight me? Life and death are left to fate!" Nalan Chaoge gave the guards no chance to speak before openly provoking Mu Tong.

"Just what I wanted. One hand is enough to crush you to death!" Mu Tong chuckled. This was the edge of the Magical Beast Forest. Forget killing Nalan Chaoge—even if he chopped him into eight pieces, no one would ever know.

Nalan Chaoge exchanged a glance with A'da, and they all understood each other.

"Take care, Young Master. If we survive today, us brothers will swear to follow you unto death!"

A'da nodded heavily at Nalan Chaoge.

They had to leave—and they had to take that Dou Ling with them.

Although Nalan Chaoge did not have much hope of surviving against Mu Tong, there was still hope.

If the enemy's Dou Ling remained, then even if Nalan Chaoge killed Mu Tong, he would definitely not survive.

"Run!"

Nalan Chaoge suddenly shouted. Five figures scattered in five directions and vanished in an instant.

Mu Tong exchanged a look with the Dou Ling expert, as though they had anticipated this strategy long ago.

"Brother Lu, I'll leave those guards to you. Don't let a single one go. Heh heh, as for that Nalan Chaoge, let me have a taste of what a genius is like!" As Mu Tong spoke, a faint layer of Dou Qi quickly wrapped around his fist.

Dou Qi Gauze Robe—condensing Qi into liquid form.

This was the hallmark of a Dou Shi, and also the greatest difference between a Dou Shi and a Dou Zhe.

Without breaking through to Dou Shi, even a Dou Zhe's full-force attack might not be able to break through the defensive power of a Dou Qi Gauze Robe.

Charging headlong into the Magical Beast Forest, Nalan Chaoge pushed his speed to the limit and opened all Eight Inner Gates without hesitation.

His instantaneous speed soared once more. He barely touched the massive trees before drifting dozens of meters away in the blink of an eye.

"You little trash of the Nalan Family, didn't you say you wanted to duel me? Why are you running?"

Within minutes, Mu Tong's mocking voice came from behind Nalan Chaoge.

Damn it!

Nalan Chaoge cursed inwardly.

A man over thirty, a Two-star Dou Shi, and he still had the nerve to talk about a duel.

Duel my ass!

"I said I would let you slowly savor the taste of death!" Mu Tong did not seem eager to attack Nalan Chaoge. He simply followed at an unhurried pace.

He could not go any farther. If he ventured deeper into the Magical Beast Forest, forget Mu Tong—even the magical beasts would be impossible for Nalan Chaoge to avoid.

Once the Eight Inner Gates' duration ran out, he would die here even if Mu Tong did nothing.

Then he would fight!

Nalan Chaoge suddenly stopped and no longer ran.

"Oh? Not running anymore? Ready to die?" Mu Tong rushed over. Without another word, he descended from above like a great roc.

"Green Wood Thorn!"

With a low growl, one of Mu Tong's arms became covered in blue-green wooden spikes. Carrying a sharp burst of force, it smashed viciously toward Nalan Chaoge below.

"Heh!"

Nalan Chaoge sneered and flipped his wrist. The crimson whip appeared in his hand.

Crack!

Before Mu Tong could land, Nalan Chaoge had already lashed out with his whip.

"Die!"

Boom!

The whip struck Mu Tong's body without stopping him in the slightest. Mu Tong crashed to the ground, and his clenched fist immediately slammed into Nalan Chaoge.

With a crack, Nalan Chaoge's body shattered into nothingness.

Mu Tong froze!

Dead?

No, it was a clone!

In the instant Mu Tong hesitated, Nalan Chaoge swept a kick at him from the side, his leg brimming with the power of the Eight Inner Gates.

"A firefly's glow dares compete with the sun and moon?" Mu Tong sneered, raising his right arm to block.

Bang!

Nalan Chaoge's kick struck Mu Tong's arm, and he was instantly sent flying backward again.

But Mu Tong did not have it easy either. He looked in surprise at the disheveled Nalan Chaoge. His arm had gone numb and sore, and for a moment, he could not move it at all.

This kid had some tricks. No wonder he could kill Mu Lu.

Mu Tong glared viciously at Nalan Chaoge. The searing pain in his arm made the corners of his mouth twitch incessantly. The Dou Qi within him began circulating rapidly before wrapping around his arm, dyeing it a faint green.

The Mu Family's Dou Qi was wood-attributed and possessed a certain healing effect. As the Dou Qi coiled around it, Mu Tong's numb arm gradually regained sensation.

Damn, it came with healing built in?

Nalan Chaoge's blood and Qi churned. He could not help glancing in surprise at Mu Tong, who had already recovered. How was he supposed to fight this?

"Kid, not bad. But things won't go so well for you from here on out!" Mu Tong sneered. "Do you know how I'll make you die? Don't worry, you won't die too quickly. I'll slice the flesh off your body piece by piece!"

Nalan Chaoge also put away his contempt. It seemed that even with the strength of a Ten-star Dou Zhe, he was still no match for Mu Tong.

If that was the case, then he would keep leveling up—surpass the other man's strength and crush him!

Nalan Chaoge snorted coldly and quickly took out a Tier 2 Demonic Core.

"System, level up!" Nalan Chaoge said confidently.

"Ding. Does the host wish to recycle one Tier 2 Demonic Core?"

"Yes!"

"Ding! Tier 2 Demonic Core successfully recycled! Ninja tool exchange function unlocked!"

After a long while.

"That's it?" Nalan Chaoge was dumbfounded!

Wasn't the system supposed to level up once he recycled the Demonic Core? Why was there no reaction?

"Ding! That's it!"

"No, why didn't the system level up? Could this Demonic Core be fake?"

"Ding. In reply to the host, upgrading the [D]-rank system requires two Tier 2 Demonic Cores!"

"Two? F***, why didn't you say so sooner?!" Nalan Chaoge's vision went dark. He was done for—this damned system had gotten him killed.

"Ding. The system previously gave the host a prompt!"

Yes, yes, Nalan Chaoge remembered now. There had indeed been a prompt when he upgraded the system last time, and he had even calculated it. But none of that mattered. What mattered was, what was he supposed to do now?

"Are you ready? Take another Green Wood Thorn!"

Mu Tong charged at him once more.