Teaching a Lesson

Zhu Shaoyuan closed his gaping mouth and sneered, "The most talented Sword Dao genius in the history of the Jiang Family is truly living up to their reputation. Truly impressive."

Jiang Jun ignored his words and pointed his long sword forward, "Hand over the item."

Zhu Shaoyuan shrugged, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, took out a stalk of "Fire Ganoderma" from his Storage Ring, and tossed it to Jiang Jun.

"Oh, this..." Wang Yue exclaimed in surprise when he saw it.

Zhou Hao asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Fire Ganoderma, at least a thousand years old. Definitely Mysterious Grade High Rank or above," Wang Yue explained.

He could only appraise treasures of Mysterious Grade High Rank for now.

Zhou Hao glanced at the jewelry in his arms. Since the jewelry didn't react, it meant it wasn't Mysterious Grade, so it could only be Earth Grade or above.

This was quite a good treasure.

Jiang Jun waved his hand, collecting both the sword and the Fire Ganoderma into his Storage Ring. He then turned to look at Zhou Hao and slowly asked, "Do you want to snatch it too?"

Zhou Hao spread his hands. "I don't find it appealing."

He genuinely didn't find it appealing.

Jiang Jun's expression was unreadable, his thoughts hidden. Then, he turned and left, departing swiftly.

Zhu Shaoyuan, however, got up from the ground, stared at Zhou Hao, and sneered, "So arrogant. To say you don't find a Fire Ganoderma of Earth Grade Mid Rank appealing?"

Zhou Hao smiled at him, his Dragon Sword suddenly appearing in his hand. He then recalled Jiang Jun's movements from earlier and gave the sword hilt a slight twist.

"Buzz~"

The sword let out a resonant hum, and a profound Sword Intent surged from its body.

"You..." Zhu Shaoyuan looked at Zhou Hao in shock. "You... you're also from the Jiang Family?"

He only recognized it as Jiang Family Sword Intent but failed to notice that this Sword Intent was ninety percent similar to Jiang Jun's.

Zhou Hao didn't answer his question, instead asking indifferently, "Do you want to take another sword strike?"

Zhu Shaoyuan's mouth opened, but no words came out. Of course, he didn't want to endure another one of those terrifying sword strikes. And then...

He ran without looking back.

Zhou Hao slowly dispersed the Sword Intent. This move actually had no offensive power because his "Myriad Transformations Divine Ability" had only been cultivated to the [Form Resemblance] stage. It was merely a superficial imitation!

"Dad, isn't this a bit bad? Exposing your abilities," Zhou Yuanbao said.

Zhou Hao chuckled and shook his head. "The 'Myriad Transformations Divine Ability' will become my primary offensive method in the future. It'll be discovered sooner or later, so it's better to reveal it openly. In the future, my enemies will be hesitant to make rash moves in front of me."

After all, everyone fears their martial arts being stolen!

Zhou Yuanbao nodded. "But you'll become famous very quickly this way. People might covet your martial arts then."

"Don't you guys have me? Are you afraid of these people who covet it?" Zhou Hao laughed.

His previous intention was to keep a low profile, but it wasn't necessary. Their strength was not lacking; no, their strength was already at the ceiling of this continent. They didn't need to worry about being targeted.

They just needed to follow their own path, adhering to the principle of not showing off or being ostentatious, without deliberately being low-key.

To put it simply, they just needed to be themselves.

Upon hearing Zhou Hao's trust, Zhou Yuanbao and Mu Jinyin immediately said proudly, "Of course! With us here, we're not afraid of anyone."

Zhou Hao looked at them with amusement and laughed, "Alright, let's go too!"

"Tsk tsk, you actually got it back. That kid from the Zhu Family isn't much either! I even created an opportunity for him," said the man wearing a red Ghost Mask, blocking Jiang Jun's path with a smile.

It was because the Masked Man had held Jiang Jun back that he couldn't retrieve the Fire Ganoderma in time and was stolen by Zhu Shaoyuan.

Jiang Jun's long sword reappeared in his hand, and he asked sharply, "Who are you?"

"Heh heh." The Masked Man chuckled and asked, "Guess?"

Jiang Jun didn't bother guessing. Without a word, he took a step forward, and the air seemed to freeze.

"Pfft~"

The Masked Man was inexplicably struck by a sword, cut in half at the waist.

Only when his two severed halves fell to the ground did the air resume its flow.

"Hahaha... Sword Field, you're close to the Nascent Domain. As expected of the 'Sword Body,' your comprehension is truly strong," the Masked Man, now cut in two, suddenly spoke.

Jiang Jun raised an eyebrow slightly. Since one sword strike couldn't kill him, he'd deliver a few more.

However, the Masked Man didn't give him the chance. His body suddenly exploded, blood splattering everywhere.

Jiang Jun casually swung his sword, cleaning up all the blood.

He looked at the invitation emitting a red glow on the ground, and then the Masked Man's voice sounded again.

"I'll be waiting for you in the Boundless Forbidden Domain. Hahaha..."

His wild laughter echoed through the surroundings.

Jiang Jun casually drew the invitation into his hand, glanced at it, and murmured, "Boundless Forbidden Domain?"

"Who was laughing just now?" Zhou Hao asked speechlessly, hearing the laughter.

The laughter was too arrogant.

"Just some brat playing tricks," Zhou Yuanbao said with a curl of his lips.

Mu Jinyin chuckled, "I gave him a little gift."

"What gift?" Zhou Hao asked curiously.

Mu Jinyin smiled mysteriously. "A ball of fire. That fire will chase him and burn his backside for two hours."

Zhou Hao silently gave him a thumbs-up. "Nicely done."

Mainly, that guy's laughter was too rampant, which made him uncomfortable.

"Heh heh." Mu Jinyin proudly fanned his wings.

"Holy crap, what is this thing?" The Masked Man was being chased by a ball of fire, his backside burning and him yelping in pain!

As he ran, he looked back and pleaded, "Please let me go! If this continues, my butt will really be cooked."

The most embarrassing part was that the clothes on his backside had been burned away. Now, when he flew, it felt cool, but as the fire surged from behind, it became hot again – a true double-edged sword of ice and fire.

Furthermore, he dared not run towards people, as it would be too embarrassing if he were seen.

At this moment, the Masked Man was most grateful that he was wearing a mask. Otherwise, his shame would have been overwhelming, and he would have no face left to show anyone.

Two hours later, the ball of fire slowly disappeared.

The Masked Man sat on the ground, panting. The moment he sat down, his backside erupted in a burning pain, causing him to jump up immediately.

He sighed helplessly and cursed fiercely, "Damn it, don't let me find out who did this, or I'll make you pay."

"Screw you! Traveling all this way just to deliver a post to Jiang Jun, and then running into this kind of misfortune. It's just too much."

He had come specifically to find Jiang Jun. He stumbled upon the palace by chance and decided to enter.

The Masked Man muttered curses as he took out a new set of clothes to wear. Fortunately, he had brought spares; otherwise, walking around with his backside exposed would have been truly embarrassing.

"This will probably take over a month to heal completely," the Masked Man said, gently patting his backside and sighing softly.