Gold Coins Are Also Killing Moves

At the shadowy stone doorway, a somewhat smug chuckle sounded as more than a dozen figures, cloaked in darkness, slowly poured in.

Under the light refracted by the Moonlight Stone, the face of the man at the front gradually became clear. It was Mu Li, the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

Mu Li swiftly swept his gaze across the stone chamber, and the smug smile on his face gradually vanished, replaced by livid fury.

Judging solely from the layout of the chamber and the decayed skeletons within, it could never have been empty.

There were also traces in the corners of the walls showing that items had once been piled there.

His gaze passing over Mu Chen and Xiao Yi Xian, Mu Li looked at the three opened boxes. Without much thought, he knew that the treasures in the cave had definitely been taken by the two before him.

"Heh, not bad at all. Luckily, I was clever enough to send those idiots away in time."

"Otherwise, you might really have carried everything off."

As Mu Li spoke, his venomous gaze settled on the calm Mu Chen.

Xiao Yi Xian was merely a frail young woman without the strength to truss a chicken, while this brat could go head-to-head with a Snake-Tail Leopard. No matter how he looked at it, the cave's treasures must have been taken by him.

Mu Li glanced at the dozen or so elite members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group beside him. The cave exit was narrow, and now that he and his men had sealed off the only way out, he was not afraid that the two could escape.

Mu Li smiled. Though the process had been somewhat roundabout, the result was still the same, and that was enough.

Certain of victory, Mu Li looked at the tense Xiao Yi Xian.

He said smugly, "I originally thought the information was fake. Who would have thought there really was treasure hidden in this deserted Magic Beast Mountains? My efforts weren't wasted, and neither was the sacrifice of my charms to get this information."

"How did you know? I only told my assistant, Lifi, about the cave."

"You... you bribed her."

Xiao Yi Xian was initially puzzled, but anger quickly rose within her. She also felt a deep sense of disappointment.

Lifi had been one of her few friends. Whenever anything happened, Xiao Yi Xian would tell her, using it as a way to ease her own suffering. Yet she had never imagined that Lifi would betray her.

"That's right. That woman is an idiot too."

Mu Li looked disdainful, though he was quite pleased with his own methods.

"I'm the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. What kind of status do I have? Why would I ever take a fancy to some plain-looking woman?"

"I merely made a few casual promises, and that woman lost her head. She told me everything about you without leaving out a single word."

"You really are a complete bastard!" Xiao Yi Xian mocked mercilessly. Her pretty face was covered in frost, her delicate brows furrowed with anger. It seemed today would not end peacefully.

"It doesn't matter. Whether you're willing or not, you'll be my woman."

"Any woman I, Mu Li, set my eyes on has never escaped my grasp."

His gaze shifted to Mu Chen, who regarded him coldly. Mu Li sneered, "You were the one who crippled Bud's two useless younger brothers, weren't you?"

"Although I don't know how you suddenly jumped from the fifth stage of Dou Qi to becoming a Dou Zhe, I'm sure you'll make the sensible choice given the current situation."

"Hand over what you got from the stone chamber, and I might consider sparing your life. Otherwise, I'll break your arms and legs and throw you into a Corpse-Eating Ant nest, where you'll die after tasting the agony of countless ants devouring your flesh."

Mu Chen glanced at Mu Li, who stood with his arms folded and a mocking look on his face. Mu Li was a six-star Dou Zhe; dealing with him one-on-one would not be difficult.

The troublesome part was the dozen or so men behind him.

They were all four- or five-star Dou Zhes. If they rushed him together, it would definitely be difficult to handle.

The terrifying destructive power of the Xuan Huang Flame could kill even a higher-ranked Dou Master in a single strike if caught unprepared.

Mu Chen silently calculated the farthest distance at which he could maintain its lethal power.

Ten meters!

That was the farthest distance Mu Chen could control the Xuan Huang Flame.

However, the Xuan Huang Flame's frightening Dou Qi consumption meant Mu Chen could only use it once in a short period of time. That would be his final trump card.

The atmosphere in the cave grew increasingly heavy. Xiao Yi Xian pressed her cherry lips together tightly and, following Mu Chen's earlier instructions, stood close behind him.

Luckily, I prepared two packets of sleeping powder for protection in case something like this happened. They should be able to help Mu Chen, right?

Xiao Yi Xian secretly took out the sleeping powder from within her dress and tugged at Mu Chen's palm.

She slipped the packet into his hand and whispered, "This is sleeping powder. It's enough to leave ordinary Dou Zhes weak all over and unable to fight for a short time."

Mu Chen gripped the packet between his fingers. If it could make the battle easier, he would not be foolish enough to refuse it. This was not a game where he could start over after losing. If he died, he would truly be dead.

Slaughter! This was what Mu Chen lacked most now.

If he could overcome today's ordeal, Mu Chen would completely adapt to this naked world where strength reigned supreme.

"Heh, I've changed my mind. Once I kill you, the treasures you got from the cave will still fall into my hands anyway."

Mu Li could not stand seeing Xiao Yi Xian acting intimately with another man. Killing intent immediately filled his face as he waved a hand behind him and shouted, "Move! Kill that brat! Watch yourselves—Xiao Yi Xian is the woman I've claimed. Don't hurt her."

At once, five burly men charged out from behind Mu Li, all wearing vicious grins as they rushed toward Mu Chen.

Mu Chen remained composed. When the five men drew close, he raised both hands, and a cloud of powdered medicine instantly spread through the air.

The five men in front bore the brunt of it, getting thoroughly doused from head to toe.

Clang clang...

"Xiao Yi Xian, hold your breath. We're breaking out."

After giving the order, Mu Chen seized Xiao Yi Xian's delicate hand with his left hand. With a slight flick of his right hand, a handful of glittering gold coins appeared in his palm.

His hand shook at high speed, and the golden coins turned into streaks of shooting light, blasting forward like bullets fired from a gun.

Each coin Mu Chen fired with full force was enough to embed itself in a tree. The cave exit was narrow, leaving almost nowhere to dodge.

"A six-star Dou Zhe!" Mu Li's expression changed. Mu Chen's attack had completely exposed his cultivation level.

Mu Li did not dare to be careless. He quickly retreated behind one of his fatter subordinates and shouted urgently, "None of you retreat! Get up there! Don't let them escape!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The coins Mu Chen had fired had become deadly weapons. None of the burly men dared to block them with their flesh; doing so would be no different from courting death.

Clink! Clink! Clink!

The men hurriedly used their weapons to defend themselves. Mu Chen's lips curled upward, and another full handful of gold coins appeared in his hand as if by magic.

In an instant, another volley burst forth like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, making several burly men curse in frustration. Those with larger builds found it especially difficult to dodge so many flying coins.

Sshh! Sshh! Sshh!

The coins embedded themselves in flesh, immediately triggering waves of miserable screams. Several men at the front fell stiffly to the ground.

The gold coins they had once coveted had now become deadly weapons. Their bodies were studded with countless coins, blood gushing from their wounds, and soon the cave was thick with the stench of blood.