What Kind of Miraculous Move Was This?

Xiao Bai had plenty of experience dealing with people who refused to shed tears until they saw the coffin.

"Since you came prepared to cause trouble for me, I assume you're prepared to bear my wrath as well?"

Though it was phrased as a question, his expression made it clear that he was certain.

Xiao Bai ignored the people lying on the ground, wailing in pain. They were merely lackeys, worth nothing. The arrogant man before him was the real catch.

Xiao Bai appeared to walk toward Mu Li at an unhurried pace, but he did not lower his guard. Even a lion used its full strength when hunting a rabbit!

"Damn it, that bastard gave me false information! Just wait until I get back—I'll kill him! That damn bastard..."

Mu Li cursed incessantly. It was all because that little mercenary had given him bad information from the start, causing him to fall into danger.

If he had known Xiao Bai was this strong, he would not have foolishly rushed out to serve as cannon fodder.

"You may not be going back."

Xiao Bai did not give Mu Li much time, cutting off his tirade.

The moment he heard that, Mu Li felt a chill in his heart and cursed inwardly.

Damn it! This time, I'm really in danger.

"Damn it, you forced my hand! Watch what I can do!"

After saying that, Mu Li swept away his dejected look. His face took on a resolute, savage expression as he frantically gathered battle qi around his body. The battle qi flowed so quickly that it stirred the air into a gale, making the corners of his clothes flutter loudly.

He looked as though he were facing death with heroic resolve, ready to fight to the bitter end.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai grew even more vigilant. His battle qi began to circulate as well, ready to deal with a sudden attack at any moment.

This time, the nine small points of light behind Xiao Bai could no longer be called points. They were nine small spheres of light, dazzling and magnificent, utterly imposing.

Combined with his white robes, he looked like a god who had descended upon the earth, spotless and untainted. Anyone who saw him would instinctively feel inferior.

When Mu Li saw this change, the battle qi circulating through his body sped up even further.

Finally, after a moment, the gathered battle qi reached its peak. He shouted, "Xiao Bai, take this!"

Seeing that dense battle qi, Xiao Bai did not dare to be careless. He immediately activated his defensive battle technique—Light Shield.

A layer of light formed a dome around him, as though he had been covered by an eggshell.

Xiao Bai had finished preparing, and his defenses were already in place, yet Mu Li's powerful attack never came.

That was strange!

Xiao Bai raised his head in confusion. Mu Li, who had seemed ready to fight him to the death, suddenly stomped hard on the ground the instant his battle qi reached its peak, sending his body soaring into the air.

Of course, he did not fly toward Xiao Bai. Instead, he shot in the opposite direction, then darted into the forest under Xiao Bai's astonished gaze, vanishing without a trace like a cunning cheetah.

"Th-this... what kind of miraculous move was that? That was actually pretty impressive!"

Under normal circumstances, Xiao Bai was certain Mu Li could never have escaped. Yet everything that had just happened was far from normal.

All he could say was that Mu Li's outrageous stunt had completely caught him off guard.

He had thought they would have a good, satisfying fight, but he really had not expected this!

Mu Li had fled. He could not gauge Xiao Bai's strength, which could only mean that Xiao Bai was stronger than him.

Of course, that was not the main point. The main point was that he had felt the same pressure from Xiao Bai that his father gave him.

His father, Mu She, was a Dou Master. If he had not sensed wrong, did that not mean that kid possessed the strength of a Dou Master?

He hurriedly shook his head, trying to throw that terrifying thought out of his mind as he continuously reassured himself.

"I must have sensed it wrong. I definitely did! How could someone reach the Dou Master realm at that age?"

"If there really is someone like that, then either I'm crazy or this world is crazy!"

He kept telling himself that Xiao Bai was only stronger than he currently was and could not possibly have reached the Dou Master realm. Perhaps Xiao Bai had used some kind of pill or secret technique.

People were sometimes like that. When faced with something they disliked or refused to acknowledge, they would constantly convince themselves otherwise, deceive themselves, and find a reason that was easier to accept.

When falsehood became truth, truth became falsehood; when truth became falsehood, falsehood became truth.

And under such circumstances, Mu Li's repeated self-persuasion succeeded. Xiao Bai became nothing more than a high-level Dou Zhe in his eyes.

Thus, not long afterward, whenever he introduced Xiao Bai to others, he did so with an extremely disdainful expression.

In his view, no matter how strong Xiao Bai was, there was a limit.

Even an elephant could be bitten to death by enough ants. A sea-of-people tactic would definitely work.

He decided that once he returned, he would discuss matters with his father, ask for more powerful Dou Zhes, then seek out Xiao Bai again and wash away this humiliation.

This time, Mu Li had escaped. He had abandoned the many members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group and fled alone.

He had forgotten something—something that should never have been pushed to the back of his mind.

He had forgotten that he had been beaten out of that area. He had forgotten that he was currently running away. He had forgotten that before fleeing, he had ordered his subordinates to call for help.

That was right. There had been another group in the forest earlier, and they had responded to Mu Li's call.

They were not strangers. They were the men led by the Third Commander, Hemon.

After hearing the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's distinctive assembly signal, they had not hesitated. Under Hemon's lead, they rushed toward that direction.

Although they came as quickly as they could, traveling still took time. The outcome was obvious—they had arrived a step too late.

The battle had already ended. The ground was a complete mess, with blood splattered everywhere.

Not far away, Hemon spotted Xiao Bai searching for something on the ground. Because the terrain was uneven and they were still far apart, Hemon could not make out what Xiao Bai was looking for.

Naturally, the defeated members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group were there as well.

However, the sight was truly unbearable to look at.

The mercenaries had been tied back-to-back to the trees. They wore only their underpants, while the rest of their clothes had somehow flown off to who knew where.

Hemon's group was immediately noticed upon arrival. The bound men instantly breathed sighs of relief, each of them exclaiming that they had been saved.

Though they were all grown men, having their clothes stripped off and then being tied together, body pressed against body, was a humiliation that made them feel especially miserable. Fury immediately flared in their hearts.

They all glared at the white-robed youth as though they wanted to eat him alive. He was a devil—a true devil.

If looks could kill, Xiao Bai would probably have been reduced to tiny chunks of flesh by now, which they would have devoured bit by bit, digested, and excreted.