"Ah, there's no need to be so formal."
Hearing the slightly stiff tone of the four members of the Eagle Predator Squad, Li Qingxu waved his hand and said nonchalantly.
"How could we not be? You're a War God."
"Yeah."
"So what if I'm a War God? Does that mean I'm not human?"
Li Qingxu chuckled.
Hearing him say that, they still looked a little nervous, but gradually they became more relaxed again.
Only the way they addressed him changed. They began calling him Brother Li.
Seeing this, Li Qingxu didn't correct them.
After all, if he counted his previous life too, he could have been their great-grandfather.
Looking at the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's corpse beneath your feet, the members of the Eagle Predator Squad couldn't help gazing at it enviously.
This was a monster at the Elementary Lord level, and a royal-blooded member of the wolf species, no less.
It could fetch at least three or four billion Huaxia Currency, perhaps even more.
Though they were burning with envy, none of them made a move. They just watched.
The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf was Li Qingxu's spoils, since he'd killed it alone.
And there was also the Elementary Lord-level Black Rhino buried in the ruins.
Although the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf had eaten most of the Black Rhino's corpse, it was still worth a lot of money.
"What are you standing around for? Come over and harvest it."
"Brother Li, you mean we can take it?"
The four members of the Eagle Predator Squad stared at him in astonishment.
"Of course."
Li Qingxu waved them over, urging them to hurry.
Monster corpses were no use to him. And even if he sold them for money, what was there worth buying?
Dragon Blood? Its effects were only so-so, not as good as Vegetation Spirits.
Since that was the case, he might as well give the corpse to them instead of letting it go to waste.
"Thank you, Brother Li!"
Seeing how serious he was, the members of the Eagle Predator Squad immediately crowded around the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's corpse. They took out their daggers and carefully began cutting away its fur.
They were afraid that one careless slip might damage the pelt and lower the price they could get for it.
Suddenly, divine power surged within the Bitter Sea in Li Qingxu's body.
In an instant, brilliant golden light enveloped him. His arm moved faster than light and blocked the back of Xiao Qi's head.
Clang!
A heavy impact rang out.
The members of the Eagle Predator Squad had been absorbed in cutting up the monster's pelt. Startled by the loud noise, they sprang into action, scattering in every direction and taking up defensive positions.
Someone had fired a sneak shot from the shadows, and their target had been Xiao Qi, the squad leader.
But they had no idea who the shooter was. This had once been a major city, after all, and the people here were a mixed lot—nothing like the small county town they'd visited before.
Li Qingxu's gaze had turned cold. He hated being ambushed more than anything.
"You're dead."
A chilling killing intent spread through the area, as though countless living beings were wailing in agony, or a god had issued a decree.
"Hiss!"
The killing intent wasn't directed at the Eagle Predator Squad, but they still felt as if they'd been plunged into the heart of a glacier. Their bodies trembled uncontrollably.
They even seemed to glimpse a sea of blood and bones behind Li Qingxu.
"Take a look. What's the maximum range of this bullet?"
Li Qingxu asked in a cold voice, then tossed the bullet to the Eagle Predator Squad.
Zhao He and Wang Hai, the squad's two members who used firearms, examined it carefully before answering, "It's an A6-Grade Armor-Piercing Bullet. It can penetrate a high-level Beast General. Its approximate firing range is three thousand meters."
"Understood."
Li Qingxu nodded and instructed them, "I have something to take care of. Take the monster materials and head back."
His eyes remained fixed on a particular direction—the place the bullet had come from.
"Brother Li, we'll go with you!"
"Yeah!"
The Eagle Predator Squad weren't cowards. Besides, if Li Qingxu hadn't intervened, their captain would have been shot in the head.
"No need."
Li Qingxu's voice was low, and filled with overwhelming killing intent.
Divine power surged from the fountainhead within his Bitter Sea like a volcanic eruption. Then he stepped forward.
A faint, indistinct Dao Diagram appeared beneath his feet, and his figure vanished into thin air.
When his foot came down again, he stood in the air nearly a thousand meters away.
He'd truly intended to kill. He'd even used the Secret of Travel.
"Holy shit!"
The members of the Eagle Predator Squad stared as if they'd just seen an unbelievable monster.
"Brother Li... he's walking through the air!"
"Captain, is Brother Li really just a War God?"
Xiao Qi suppressed his shock, then turned to his three teammates with a stern expression. "You are not to tell anyone what happened today. Otherwise, don't blame me if I cut ties with you and turn my blade against you."
"Captain, what are you saying? Do you really think we'd do something like that?"
"Exactly. We've been together for more than ten years. Don't you know what kind of people we are?"
Angry that their captain would even suspect them, the three teammates glared at Xiao Qi.
In truth, Xiao Qi couldn't be blamed for thinking that way.
Everything he'd just witnessed was simply beyond belief.
Only someone beyond the War God level could fly through the air.
Surely Li Qingxu, who had passed his martial artist examination just over half a month ago, couldn't already be beyond the War God level?
If word of that got out, the martial artist community around the world would be thrown into turmoil.
After all, even the world's strongest, Hong, and the second-strongest, Thor, hadn't achieved anything so outrageous back in their day.
"Come on. Let's get back to the Base City first."
Xiao Qi gave the order quickly. He had to report what happened to their supervisor himself.
Meanwhile, a three-person martial artist squad was speeding through the main urban district of City 026.
They seemed to have some terrifying monster hot on their heels.
"Captain, what was that golden light around him? Can someone really have something like that?"
The speaker was a middle-aged man carrying a long, specially made case. Even now, he still looked as though he'd just seen a terrifying monster.
"I've only ever seen it on my uncle."
The squad captain was a young white man with blond hair.
"What! Your uncle, Captain?!"
His words made the other two members go pale.
They knew the captain's uncle was a terrifying powerhouse beyond the War God level, and one of the decision-makers in the HR Alliance.
Could that young man glowing with golden light really be as powerful as his uncle?
"Captain, I think we're in serious trouble."
"I know! Shit!"
The white captain hissed.
He hadn't expected that the most unremarkable-looking young man among that group would be so powerful.
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