As soon as he finished speaking, Leader Wu spat out a stream of foul-smelling black blood, his entire body turning pitch black, and his corpse swelled up as if it was about to burst open!
Upon seeing this, Li Changfeng's pupils contracted, his figure blurred, and he transformed into a series of afterimages, disappearing far away from this dangerous place.
"Bang"!!
An explosion rang out, and Leader Wu exploded, creating a foul-smelling crater. Poisonous smoke billowed up around him, corroding and melting flowers, grass, and pebbles in its wake. The poison was extremely potent!
Li Changfeng looked at the site of the explosion with lingering fear. "That was close!!"
At the same time.
In a dark and secluded place, inside a mysterious black palace.
Suddenly, more than a dozen life tablets shattered, immediately alerting a black-clad elder nearby. His face darkened, and he ordered several servants, "Go and check which people's life tablets were destroyed!"
The servants examined the items and slowly said, "Reporting to Elder Zhou! These cracked life tablets belong to Deacon Wu and all his subordinates!"
Elder Zhou's face darkened upon hearing this. "It seems the mission to meet Hei Long Wu in the Southern Territory has failed! That damned Li Changfeng has caused us to lose so many brothers once again!"
Elder Zhou then said to the handyman disciple beside him, "Pass down the order! Issue a red bounty on Li Changfeng! Have all the powerful disciples and stewards of our sect go and hunt him down!"
Upon hearing this, the servant disciple was immediately startled and solemnly replied, "Yes, sir! I will go and inform them right away!"
A moment later.
On one of the Ghost King Sect's bounty boards, a blood-red mission message appeared:
Kill the Shaolin Temple 'Draconic Elephant Vajra Jue Kong! Reward: 1000 Contribution Points!
Below that are the intelligence and mission requirements.
Strength: Peak of a first-rate master.
This task has no limit on the number of participants; whoever gets his head will receive 1,000 contribution points!
Recommendation: Those who accept this mission should ideally be Grandmaster-level experts!
The sudden appearance of the task startled the surrounding disciples. "What! A red-level bounty has appeared! And there's no limit to the number of people who can participate! Is this mere monk really worth so many contribution points?"
"Hahaha! I accept this mission!" a burly disciple suddenly grinned maliciously.
"Wu Zhuang! It's not that I'm looking down on you, but with your First-Rate Peak strength, I suggest you don't go. Did you see the suggestion for this mission?" A disciple with a deathly pale face said solemnly.
"Tch! Feng Gui! What's there to be afraid of? He's just a top-tier expert at the peak of first-rate. I can hold my own against a Grandmaster for more than ten moves even if I go all out. Even if I can't beat him, I can still escape! Plus, this mission doesn't limit the number of participants, so maybe I can even steal his head!" Wu Zhuang said with a murderous grin.
Upon hearing this, Feng Gui nodded, "That makes sense! It seems I should take on this mission too!"
"This Draconic Elephant Vajra Jue Kong! I feel like I've heard of it somewhere before! But I can't remember where!"
"Hehe! He is none other than the sixth-ranked Draconic Elephant Vajra Jue Kong on the Human Rankings! I heard that his branch in the Southern Territory was exposed by him, and the news leaked out, leading to its mass attack and annihilation!" A young disciple with a smiling face said slowly.
"What! Sixth on the Human Rankings!! This is a mission we can't take on!" Upon hearing that it was someone with the strength of the sixth- Human Rankings, the disciples were so frightened that they left on the spot.
The young disciple, beaming with smiles, chuckled and said, "What's there to be afraid of! Isn't there no limit to the number of people? With so many of you going, you might be able to snag some kills!"
"Yes! Many ants can kill an elephant! Maybe one of us will accidentally get his head and earn a thousand contribution points!" The disciples grinned greedily.
Wu Zhuang Feng Gui sneered upon hearing this, thinking to themselves, "This Smiling Tiger is stirring up trouble again. These idiots are being sold out without even realizing it. But it's good! Let us see what tricks this bald monk really has!"
Suddenly, a glint of cunning flashed in the Smiling Tiger's eyes. "Brother Wu! Brother Feng! How about we team up? We'll split the loot when we kill that bald monk!"
Wu Zhuang Feng Gui scoffed upon hearing this, "Team up with you? Forget it! We both know what kind of person you are, why bother!"
Upon hearing this, the Smiling Tiger shook his head. "What a pity..."
A figure as dark as a shadow glanced at the quest and said with a faint smile, "This quest is interesting! I like it!"
Shaolin Temple.
After a fierce battle, Li Changfeng finally returned to Shaolin Temple. He looked exhausted and said with a wry smile, "What a rollercoaster ride! It seems I'll never go to that tea stall again, even if it means taking a longer route. It's really addictive!"
Upon seeing Li Changfeng return, the two gatekeeper disciples exclaimed with delight, "Jue Kong Brother Juekong! You're back!"
Li Changfeng nodded to the two of them, "I'll treat you to tea next time! I'm going to see my master first!"
The two gatekeeper disciples were overjoyed and said, "Okay! Thank you, senior brother!"
Subduing Tiger Hall.
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger was overjoyed and patted Li Changfeng heavily on the shoulder. "You're finally back, kid! Did you encounter any dangers on this mission? Are you injured?"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng laughed and said, "There were quite a few dangerous things. I almost thought I wouldn't make it back. I wasn't injured, but this mission made me extremely nervous!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're alright! It's good that you're alright!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng gave the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger a deep look. "Master! This mission seems to involve a deal between you two! I feel like I've been sold out without even realizing it!"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger coughed a few times and said, "No way! I could have gotten their consent! It just so happened that I made a condition with them!"
"Really? How come the Southern Emperor wants me to tell the Shaolin Abbot that he agreed to the Shaolin Abbot's conditions? Can you tell me?"
Upon hearing this, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger said solemnly, "Alright! Since you already know, I may tell you. This condition was originally achieved thanks to you. It was to prevent the Southern Emperor from committing too much slaughter against Shaolin Temple and to settle the matter among the higher-ups!"
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's heart sank. "Master! Can we win this battle?"
The Hall Master of Subduing Tiger looked at him with a complicated expression, "I don't know either..."
Upon hearing this, Li Changfeng's heart sank. He thought to himself, "It seems that Shaolin Temple is probably no match for the Southern Emperor. But why does the Shaolin Abbot Temple, knowing he is no match, still fight so desperately against the Imperial Court? Given Shaolin Temple's character, there's no reason for them to care about this so-called martial arts leader. What's the real story behind this?"
Seeing this, Li Changfeng, the Hall Master of Subduing Tiger, remained calm, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Don't worry! With Abbot Brother here, we'll be fine!"
Li Changfeng nodded upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Forget it! There's no point in thinking about it anymore! All conspiracies will eventually reappear one day. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. I only have one goal now, which is to become stronger!"