Unrivaled in Group Battles: Reincarnation Tribulation

After sitting down, a woman from the Blood Battle Mercenary Group named Qingxin, dressed in a green skirted robe, took out the game they had cleaned and skinned and began roasting it skillfully.

After exchanging names and making brief introductions, they gradually warmed up to one another.

During the conversation, the middle-aged man named Ka Gang subtly probed Xiao Yan's reason for entering the Magical Beast Mountains alone. Xiao Yan answered flawlessly, saying he had come to earn gold coins and producing several medicinal herbs he had picked that day.

Only then did Ka Gang finally dispel his last doubts, and the group began chatting freely.

During the conversation, Xiao Yan learned something.

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group had actually discovered Hemon and the others' corpses and was searching for the culprit who had killed them.

Xiao Yan could not help finding it amusing. There were no traces at all. Did they really think they could find him?

"Hey, kid, don't celebrate too soon. I've sensed people from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group rushing this way. They might recognize you."

Yao Lao's voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Yan's heart, followed by a chuckle.

People from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group? Xiao Yan focused his senses, but his soul power was far inferior to Yao Lao's. By the time he detected them, the sound of hoofbeats had already reached his ears.

Seven or eight figures riding unicorn horses came galloping toward the firelight in the forest, spurring their mounts at full speed.

"What bad luck. We actually ran into that annoying bastard." Ka Gang froze slightly and frowned.

Qingye gave Xiao Yan a bitter smile. "It's Gan Mu, the second captain of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He just broke through to a seven-star Dou Practitioner."

"As we mentioned earlier, the third captain of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group died. They've gone mad lately and keep causing trouble for us."

The previously lively Qing Ling trembled as she hid behind Ka Gang, seemingly terrified of Gan Mu.

As they spoke, the Wolf Head Mercenary Group arrived on horseback. Their gazes swept over Ka Gang and the others before quickly settling on Xiao Yan.

More precisely, they had locked onto the heavy Black Heavy Ruler on Xiao Yan's back.

Hemon and the others had died under suspicious circumstances. Though no one had seen the killer's face, the marks on the corpses clearly showed that the attacker had used a heavy, flat-edged weapon.

This ruler matched perfectly!

After withdrawing his gaze and sweeping it over the others, Gan Mu spotted some familiar faces and grinned. "Well, if it isn't Ka Gang from the Blood Battle Mercenary Group. What did you gain from this trip into the Magical Beast Mountains?"

Ka Gang frowned but did not answer.

Seeing Ka Gang remain silent, Gan Mu did not mind. His gaze flickered toward the petite Qing Ling, and he licked his lips lewdly as he said with a smile:

"Ling'er is getting more and more tender. Little girls like you are Uncle's favorite. Hahaha, that feeling is especially wonderful! Don't get separated from the group in the future, hehe..."

Xiao Yan was mildly surprised. You could not even take her home and raise her. How could you be interested in someone so young? If anything, Qingxin beside her, with her gentle temperament and graceful figure, had far more appeal.

After the teasing, Gan Mu's deep eyes turned as sharp as a hawk's as he stared at Xiao Yan and asked darkly.

"Ka Gang, is this fellow also from your Blood Battle Mercenary Group?"

"Xiao Yan?" Ka Gang was caught off guard. After pondering for a moment, he sneered, "Our Blood Battle Mercenary Group has so many mercenaries. Do we need to report every one of them to you?"

"So this brat really is from your Blood Battle Mercenary Group?" Gan Mu burst into laughter, as though he had uncovered some earth-shattering secret.

"I knew that anyone daring to kill members of our Wolf Head Mercenary Group around here had to belong to one of Qing Mountain Town's other two major mercenary groups. Compared to them, your Blood Battle Mercenary Group is slightly stronger, so you were more likely. Turns out it really was your Blood Battle Mercenary Group!"

Ka Gang's face turned livid. "Gan Mu, don't slander us. Forget killing members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group—our Blood Battle Mercenary Group has never even provoked any of your people."

"Ka Gang, stop pretending." Gan Mu did not believe him at all. "Many of Hemon's men died to a heavy, flat-edged weapon. It matches that brat's ruler perfectly."

Ka Gang turned his head and glanced at Xiao Yan's delicate face. He did not believe a single word Gan Mu said, and his face flushed as he retorted, "You just want that little brother's weapon. Why make up so much nonsense? How old is he? Could he possibly kill Hemon?"

The people of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group did not believe it either.

Xiao Yan had entered the Magical Beast Mountains alone and was still alive. That was already lucky enough.

"Whether you believe it or not isn't up to you." Gan Mu drew his saber and smiled sinisterly. "We'll know after I interrogate him."

He did not quite believe it either, but perhaps this black-robed youth had encountered some extraordinary opportunity.

"Gan Mu, are you really going to make a move?" Ka Gang's expression tightened as he drew his weapon as well. Could Gan Mu be using this as an excuse to wipe out the Blood Battle Mercenary Group?

Gan Mu shouted coldly, "If you don't want me to make a move, tie up that black-robed youth and hand him over!"

Just as both sides were locked in a standoff, Xiao Yan slowly rose to his feet. "Uncle Ka Gang, he's right. I was the one who killed Hemon and his mercenaries."

"What?!" The members of the Blood Battle Mercenary Group stared at Xiao Yan in stunned disbelief.

They had heard that dozens of mercenaries, including Hemon, had died. How old did Xiao Yan even look?

He had killed them all by himself? Even if he had cultivated from the womb, he could not possibly possess such strength!

While the Blood Battle Mercenary Group stood dumbfounded, Xiao Yan suddenly stomped the ground. Powerful force surged into the earth, immediately erupting with a thunderous boom.

The fierce gust scattered sparks from the nearby bonfire. Xiao Yan instantly turned into a black shadow and shot toward Gan Mu like lightning.

The black shadow swept past the horse's head in an instant. His body spun, and his right foot viciously kicked beneath Gan Mu's jaw.

Under the tremendous force, a crack rang out. Gan Mu's neck stretched unnaturally as his body traced an arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground.

"Second Captain!" The two elite mercenaries beside Gan Mu saw their captain sent flying with a single blow, and their reactions became sharper than ever.

They leaped from their horses, drew their sabers, and immediately unleashed their Dou Skills. Their saber strikes seemed to carry the force to split mountains and shatter steles as they attacked Xiao Yan directly.

"Gan Mu may have few men, but each of them possesses the strength of a four-star Dou Practitioner. Be careful," Yao Lao reminded him, afraid that Xiao Yan was too young to know his limits.

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth lifted slightly. Did they know what it meant for Reincarnation Tribulation to be unrivaled in group battles?

Facing the two swift sabers bearing the force of a thousand pounds, Xiao Yan drew circles with both hands. "Reincarnation Tribulation!"

The two mercenaries watched in shock as the sabers in their hands seemed to be delivered straight into Xiao Yan's grasp, the terrifying force carried by the blades vanishing like mud sinking into the sea.

"Heaven-and-Earth Breaker!" Xiao Yan shouted. Borrowing their force against them, he seemed to sprout two extra arms in an instant as he swung his hands and struck the two mercenaries.