Battle

Manager Yao stared at Xiao Yu with a deathly pale face, unable to utter a word. The overwhelming strength of a Seven-Star Dou Master filled him with utter despair, and he rolled his eyes back before fainting on the spot.

Xiao Yu could not be bothered with whether he lived or died. Turning to Xiao Yi Xian, he said, "Let's go!"

Xiao Yi Xian nodded her pretty head lightly. "All right!"

The two of them, along with the three beasts, were about to leave when a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the door. "Trying to leave? Did you ask me, Mu She?"

Xiao Yu looked up to see a middle-aged man leading a large group of mercenaries into the Myriad Medicines Pavilion. Xiao Yi Xian was slightly startled and looked at Xiao Yu, but he gently shook his head. "Don't worry. Since they came looking for us, it saves me the trouble of finding them!"

Mu She, who had already entered, wore a sinister grin. Xiao Yu looked at him calmly and said, "Captain Mu, why make such a big fuss?"

At the sight of Xiao Yu, Mu She asked in a cold voice, "Was Gan Mu, the Second Leader of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group, killed by you?"

Hearing Mu She's words, Xiao Yu pretended to think for a moment before suddenly realizing. "You mean that lean fellow? He was nothing but a lecher. I helped Captain Mu clean house!"

Mu She's expression instantly darkened. "Helped me clean house? You killed more than a dozen brothers from my Wolf Head Mercenary Group. We'll settle this debt properly, or else you'll repay it with your life!"

Hearing Mu She's words, Xiao Yu smiled faintly and stepped forward. "I heard your Wolf Head Mercenary Group has a Third Leader named Hemon?"

Mu She's eyelid twitched, and a sense of foreboding rose in his heart. Then Xiao Yu continued, "Unfortunately, he ran into me, so I helped you out again. Captain Mu, no need to thank me!"

The fury in Mu She's heart could no longer be described with words. He stared murderously at the youth before him, then suddenly pointed at Xiao Yu and gave the cold order, "Kill him! Avenge the Second Leader and Third Leader!"

At Mu She's command, the surrounding mercenaries drew their weapons one after another and roared in unison, "Revenge! Revenge!" Then they charged viciously at Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu turned to Little Zi. "Protect them!" Then he turned, drew Mo Scale, and rushed into the crowd.

A faint purple gleam flashed through Little Zi's eyes as Purple Flame continuously spewed from its mouth. It watched its surroundings with utmost vigilance.

A faint glimmer appeared at Xiao Yu's fingertips, carrying a dense aura of death. Wind Demon Nine Fingers!

Whoosh!

A small bloody hole pierced through the forehead of a mercenary charging at him. The light gradually faded from his eyes as he died in a single strike!

The mercenaries behind him paused slightly at the sight. Mu She, standing in the rear, shouted coldly, "What are you afraid of? With so many of you, are you really afraid you can't handle him?"

The crowd realized he was right. They tightened their grips on their weapons and charged at Xiao Yu once more.

A dangerous curve rose at the corner of Xiao Yu's lips. Since they were courting death, there was no need for him to hold back. He had warned them. They had refused to listen. Then they could die!

Boom!

The aura of a Seven-Star Dou Master erupted with a crash, and its violent pressure made everyone's breathing halt. Xiao Yu gave them no time to react. He stomped fiercely on the ground, leaving a footprint half an inch deep in the floor!

Xiao Yu vanished from his spot. Mo Scale in his hand gleamed with cold black light as it relentlessly drew near with an aura of death. With the speed granted by Moon Chasing, more than twenty mercenaries on the scene were all slain without exception, their throats cut by a single sword strike!

After weaving through the crowd, Xiao Yu stood before Mu She with Mo Scale in hand. The bloody aura from his recent slaughter bore down on Mu She like an overwhelming tide. Coupled with the intimidation of a Seven-Star Dou Master, Mu She's legs immediately went weak!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The continuous sounds of heavy bodies hitting the ground behind him struck Mu She's heart like heavy drums. When he looked at the mercenaries lying behind him, his mind went blank. He glared venomously at Xiao Yu and rasped, "You... you killed my son! No matter what happens today, even if I die, I won't let you get away with this!"

Killing intent blazed in Mu She's eyes. Dou Qi swept from his palm toward the ground, and he seized a Fine Steel Spear lying there.

His sinister gaze fixed on Xiao Yu's calm smile as the killing intent in his heart became impossible to suppress. He slowly raised his spear, and the Dou Qi within his body began to surge violently. A pale green Dou Qi gradually burst from his body, forming a thin layer of Dou Qi Gauze over his surface.

The frenzied circulation of Dou Qi gave Mu She a tremendous sense of security, and the trace of fear in his eyes slowly faded. With a low shout, he cried, "Gale Stab!"

He stomped hard against the ground, and the spear in his hand transformed into a streak of snowy white as it shot toward Xiao Yu's throat.

The tip of the spear was instantly wrapped in a pale green whirlwind. Wherever the wind swept, the surrounding air twisted as though being torn apart!

Even Xiao Yi Xian, who had great confidence in Xiao Yu, could not help crying out, "Be careful!"

He had opened with a killing move. Although Mu She was only a Two-Star Dou Master, the Dou Technique he used was a high-grade Mysterious Rank technique, and its power was quite formidable.

Yet Xiao Yu did not take it to heart. He gave Xiao Yi Xian a reassuring look while the sword in his hand turned into an afterimage and casually thrust toward Mu She. Though the strike appeared completely harmless, it greatly heightened Mu She's sense of danger!

The sword tip and spear tip collided in midair!

Clang!

A piercing metallic ring erupted as a blast of air exploded from the collision. Even standing to the side, Xiao Yi Xian felt tremendous pressure. Fortunately, Little Zi shielded her from most of the fierce wind, but this made her keenly feel the enormous gulf between a Dou Master and a Dou Zhe!

Mu She could feel the immense force transmitted through the spear, numbing his arm from the impact. Then, with a soft crack, his expression changed drastically. He clearly saw cracks spreading across the shaft of the Fine Steel Spear in his hand.

Boom!

Unable to withstand the force of their clash, Mu She's spear shattered into a pile of scrap metal.

But Mu She reacted quickly. He lightly stepped against the ground. "Phoenix Soaring Steps!" His figure vanished strangely from before Xiao Yu!

Mu She had the Wind Attribute to begin with, and combined with a Mysterious Rank Movement Technique, even Xiao Yu could barely catch sight of his figure. Xiao Yu sighed softly. "Why compete with me in speed?"

As soon as the words fell, the pale red Dou Qi around Xiao Yu's body abruptly withdrew. Then another wave of pale green Dou Qi covered his entire body. "Moon Chasing!"

Xiao Yu's figure was no longer merely an afterimage. It blurred slightly before disappearing from this world. Though he had seemingly vanished, it was only because he was too fast for anyone to catch sight of him!

But when Mu She saw Xiao Yu's Fire Attribute Dou Qi suddenly transform into Wind Attribute Dou Qi, his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. He could not help thinking in horror, What kind of monster is this?