Monsters Stir Hearts, A Cold Shot in the Dark

"Sigh, there is no need for such formalities."

Listening to the slightly reserved tone of the four members of the Eagle Predator Squad, Li Qingxu waved his hand, speaking with complete indifference.

"How could we not? You are a War God powerhouse."

"Exactly."

"And what of it? Does being a War God mean one is no longer human?"

Li Qingxu chuckled softly.

Hearing you say this, their expressions remained somewhat tense, yet they gradually began to relax once more.

However, when it came to how they addressed him, it changed to Brother Li.

Seeing this, Li Qingxu did not bother to correct their form of address.

After all, if one were to count his previous life, he could well be their ancestor.

Looking at the corpse of the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf at your feet, the members of the Eagle Predator Squad all wore expressions of envy.

This was a low-level lord-class monster, and a royal bloodline among wolf-type monsters at that.

It could sell for at least three to four billion Huaxia Currency, perhaps even more.

Though they were burning with desire, no one moved; they simply watched.

Because this Silver Moon Fierce Wolf had been killed by Li Qingxu alone, it was his spoils of war.

And there was also the low-level lord-class Black Rhino buried in the ruins.

Although the corpse of that Black Rhino monster had been mostly devoured by the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, it was still worth a significant sum.

"What are you all staring at? Come over, dissect it, and take it away."

"Brother Li, are you saying we should take it?"

The four members of the Eagle Predator Squad wore expressions of utter astonishment.

"What else?"

Li Qingxu waved his hand, signaling them to hurry up.

He had no use for monster corpses, and even if he sold them for money, what good could he buy?

Dragon Blood? Its effects were mediocre at best, not even as potent as a Vegetation Spirit.

Since that was the case, it was better to give it to them than to let it go to waste.

"Thank you, Brother Li!"

Seeing your earnest expression, the Eagle Predator Squad swarmed to the corpse of the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, pulling out daggers and carefully cutting away the fur bit by bit.

They were terrified that a single careless move would damage the wolf hide and fetch a lower price.

Suddenly, the divine power within Li Qingxu's Bitter Sea surged.

In an instant, his entire body was shrouded in brilliant golden light, and his arm moved at a speed surpassing light to block the back of Xiao Qi's head.

"Clang."

A sound of heavy impact rang out.

The members of the Eagle Predator Squad, who had been immersed in skinning the monster, were startled by the loud noise and quickly dodged to the sides, each of them acting as if facing a formidable enemy.

Someone was actually firing a sniper shot from the shadows, and the target was the captain of the Eagle Predator Squad, Xiao Qi.

Yet they had no idea who it was; after all, this had once been a third-tier city, a place where all sorts of people gathered, far beyond what a small county town could compare to.

But Li Qingxu's eyes were cold at this moment; he despised being ambushed from the shadows more than anything.

"You seek death."

A chilling killing intent permeated the air, as if ten thousand living beings were wailing, or as if a deity had issued a decree.

"Hiss!"

Even though this killing intent was not directed at the Eagle Predator Squad, they felt as if they had been covered in ten-thousand-year-old ice, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

They even vaguely felt as if they saw a scene of a sea of blood and white bones emanating from Li Qingxu.

"Take a look, what is the maximum effective range of this bullet?"

Li Qingxu's voice was icy as he tossed the bullet to the Eagle Predator Squad.

Hearing this, Zhao He and Wang Hai, the two members of the squad who specialized in firearms, carefully examined it before saying: "This is an A6-Grade Armor-Piercing Bullet. Its lethality can penetrate a high-level beast general, and its effective firing range is about three thousand meters."

"Mm."

Li Qingxu nodded and gave his orders: "I have something to attend to; you take the monster materials and head back first."

His gaze, however, remained fixed in one direction—the place from which the bullet had been fired.

"Brother Li, we will go with you!"

"That's right."

The Eagle Predator Squad were not people who feared death, and if not for Li Qingxu just now, their captain would have already been shot through the head.

"No need."

Li Qingxu's voice was low, yet carried an intensely thick killing intent.

Within his Bitter Sea, the source of divine power erupted like a volcano, and then he took a single step forward.

Instantly, an extremely blurred Dao Map emerged beneath his feet, and his figure vanished into thin air from where he stood.

When his foot landed, his figure appeared in the high sky nearly a thousand meters away, standing upon the void.

At this moment, he had truly unleashed his killing intent, even resorting to the Secret of Travel.

"Holy shit!!"

The members of the Eagle Predator Squad looked as if they had seen an unbelievable monster.

"Brother Li... he seems to be walking on thin air!"

"Captain, is Brother Li really just a War God?"

Xiao Qi suppressed the shock in his heart, then spoke to the three team members with a serious expression: "Everything that happened today is not to be told to anyone. Otherwise, don't blame me for severing our ties and turning our blades against you."

"Captain, what are you saying? Are we that kind of people?"

"Exactly, we've been together for over ten years; don't you know what kind of men your brothers are?"

Hearing their own captain harbor such suspicion toward them, the three team members looked at Xiao Qi with indignation.

In truth, one could hardly blame Xiao Qi for having such thoughts.

Because everything before his eyes was truly beyond his imagination.

Flying through the air—wasn't that something only those who had surpassed the War God level could achieve?

It was impossible that Li Qingxu, who had only completed his martial artist examination half a month ago, was already an existence beyond the War God level.

If this were to spread, the entire world's martial artist community would likely suffer a massive upheaval.

After all, even the world's strongest, Hong, and the world's second strongest, Thor, had never been this outrageous back in their day.

"Let's go, we're heading back to the base city first."

Xiao Qi gave the order quickly; he had to report the information here to his supervisor personally.

On the other side, a three-man martial artist squad was moving rapidly through the main urban area of City 026.

It was as if a terrifying monster were chasing them from behind.

"Captain, what exactly was that golden light? How could someone actually possess such a thing?"

The speaker was a middle-aged man carrying a long, specially-made case, his eyes still reflecting the look of someone who had just seen a terrifying beast.

"I have only ever seen it on my uncle."

The captain of this squad was a young white man with yellow hair.

"What! Your uncle?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the two team members changed drastically.

They knew full well that the captain's uncle was a terrifying powerhouse who had surpassed the War God level, and was also one of the decision-makers of the HR Alliance.

Could it be that the strength of that young man who emitted the golden light was already on par with his uncle?

"Captain, I'm afraid we're in big trouble."

"I know! Shit!"

The white captain let out a low growl.

He had never expected that the most inconspicuous-looking youth among that group would possess such terrifying strength.