Eerie

"Brother, what do you think?"

After speaking, Xu Jian looked at Xiao Ming with a smile.

"Heh, I don't think much of it." Xiao Ming's hoarse voice was utterly flat.

"Fierce Mountain Fist!" Having long anticipated this outcome, Xu Jian shouted the moment Xiao Ming finished speaking. Earth-Yellow Dou Qi emerged from both his hands as he viciously smashed them toward Xiao Ming's head.

The others also launched Dou Skills at Xiao Ming with great coordination.

During their conversation, they had quietly moved much closer.

Thus, their attacks arrived before Xiao Ming in an instant.

Seeing that the black-robed man was about to die at their hands, the white-haired man in the group attacked while sneering, "You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Shorty, let me tell you the truth—even if you hand it over, you still won't escape death! Hahahaha, die!"

What a foul mouth. I'll kill this prematurely aged bastard first.

The white-haired young man was clearly the one who had kept provoking others in the dense forest. Now that he had insulted him again, Xiao Ming decided at a glance to teach him a proper lesson on his mother's behalf. The tuition fee would be his life.

Several attacks of different colors came hurtling toward him with fierce whistling sounds. Xiao Ming's expression did not change as Red Dou Qi surged from beneath his feet.

With a bang, he charged toward Xu Jian and the others at a speed they could scarcely comprehend. His body twisted eerily, evading their attacks as he flashed between them and headed directly for the white-haired man at the rear.

How was that possible?!

Seeing Xiao Ming's astonishing speed, Xu Jian was so incredulous that he nearly cried out.

The aura the other man had revealed was only that of a Da Dou Shi. Xu Jian was also a Da Dou Shi, yet the other man's speed far surpassed his!

As the white-haired man watched Xiao Ming rush toward him, he understood that he had been targeted. A trace of viciousness appeared on his face.

He poured a large amount of Blue Dou Qi into the long blade already aimed at Xiao Ming, causing it to glow a dark blue.

Brat, targeting me is your mistake. I'm a Da Dou Shi.

With a ferocious grin, the white-haired man ruthlessly brought his blade down.

Xu Jian and the others wanted to redirect their attacks to help the white-haired man, but they had been building up those attacks for too long and could not withdraw them in time.

They could only let the white-haired man clash head-on with Xiao Ming while their own attacks struck Xiao Ming's previous position.

Bang! Bang!

Two loud explosions rang out in the small courtyard.

Xu Jian and the others' attacks smashed into the flower bed, kicking up a huge cloud of dust that enveloped the courtyard.

When the dust dispersed, they looked toward the place where Xiao Ming and the white-haired man had fought, and their pupils contracted.

"Ugh..."

The white-haired man had already lost the ability to move. He lay flat on the ground with a large crater behind his head, making muffled noises through his mouth.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ming had one foot planted on his face. Whether intentionally or not, it was pressed right over his mouth. He held the man's long blade in his hand, examining it.

The white-haired man had been subdued in a single instant?

Xu Jian and the others felt their heads spin. The white-haired man was one of only two Da Dou Shi among them. If this black-robed man could subdue him in an instant, just how strong was he?

They had provoked a massive disaster!

Xu Jian and the others felt like crying but had no tears.

Xiao Ming's ability to instantly kill the white-haired man was inseparable from the tempering he had undergone in the Black Corner Region. Furthermore, the Cultivation Methods and Dou Skills he practiced were far beyond anything these Rogue Cultivators could ever hope to match.

Moreover, the white-haired man was a full level below him, so taking him down easily was only natural.

Xiao Ming suddenly exerted force with his foot and crushed the white-haired man to death. He stroked the man's long blade and smiled.

Rather than putting it into his Na Ring, he kept it in his hand. Turning to look at Xu Jian and the others, he said softly,

"Hand over your Na Rings, and I can let you die quickly."

"No room for negotiation?" Seeing Xiao Ming's ruthless actions, the others grew fearful and asked with ugly expressions.

"No room for negotiation." Xiao Ming chuckled.

"Then go die..." As thugs from the Black Corner Region, how could they possibly accept such an outcome?

Though they could not defeat Xiao Ming, they still had to resist.

Just as Xu Jian was about to move, a green beam of energy struck him in the head from behind, directly vaporizing it.

Xu Jian's headless body, spurting blood, crashed heavily to the ground. The sight terrified his companions into stupidity.

They hurriedly turned around and saw a glowing milky-white object floating in midair. Clearly, it had launched the attack just now.

"Split up and run!"

Realizing that Xiao Ming had no intention of sparing them, the woman in green shouted and ran to the left first.

The remaining four men's eyes lit up. They all activated their Movement Dou Techniques and fled in different directions with every ounce of strength they had.

"Heh, you think splitting up means you can escape? How naive. Ling, kill them."

Upon receiving the order, Ling abruptly vanished from the spot. A few seconds later, the people fleeing toward the dense forest fell one after another with thuds.

Watching this, Xiao Ming shook his head.

Why bother?

If they had not fled, they would not have died so quickly. If they had joined forces, he would at least have needed to put in some effort. But once they ran, they left themselves completely open and could not defend against Ling's attacks at all.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Ming recalled the returning Ling into his body. He then bent down and removed a Na Ring from the white-haired man's index finger.

Without bothering to inspect it, he stored the long blade in it and walked toward the other corpses.

A short while later, after stringing several Na Rings onto his String of Storage Rings, he continued his exploration.

There was nothing else in the small courtyard, so Xiao Ming turned his attention to the only little house within it.

There were good things in the courtyard, so the little house should have something as well.

With that thought in mind, Xiao Ming opened the door to the little house.

Just as he had expected, the layout of the house was nothing special. However, on the table in the middle, he found a Sixth Rank Medicinal Pill and a stack of Pill Formulas for Grade Two and Grade Three Medicinal Pills.

These Pill Formulas also made Xiao Ming realize that the original owner of the little house must have been an Alchemist. That was why the courtyard contained so many Precious Medicinal Herbs.

He had struck it rich this time!

The Secret Realm had truly not been a wasted trip. Xiao Ming was in an excellent mood as he emerged from the little house.

How long had he been inside the Secret Realm? Yet he had already obtained a Weapon Dou Technique, followed by medicinal herbs and Pill Formulas.

It could only be said that his luck was good. He had rushed in so early, yet no one had entered through the same passage entrance as him.

That was what allowed him to stay one step ahead and seize so many good things.

In the Simulator, his luck had not been nearly this good. There had been many people around him, and he had not been able to snatch too many things.

Standing in the small courtyard, Xiao Ming suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

"I was only gone for a little while. Why has the white-haired man's corpse dried up? Xu Jian's too!"

The two men, who had originally been lying on the ground with fairly sturdy builds, had turned into nothing but skin and bones.

Xiao Ming looked at the other corpses and found that they were all the same.

A chill rose in Xiao Ming's heart.

Damn it, the Simulator had ignored details like this again. It was really screwing with his mindset.

No wonder the version of himself in the Simulator often failed to live beyond a few years. The Simulator's habit of constantly omitting certain details was surely one of the main culprits.

After cursing under his breath, Xiao Ming quickly leaped over the fence, left the small courtyard, and darted into the dense forest.