Three Tribulation Braves

Back in East Sea City,

Jiang Ming was unfamiliar with this place as well, so he could only come to East Sea City first to have a look. Blade Shadow had not arrived yet.

For safety's sake, Jiang Ming planned to wait for Blade Shadow before heading to Emperor Ye City.

Jiang Ming took Little Fish to stay at the largest inn in Emperor Ye City.

"Is this the place?"

A young man's voice came from outside the door.

"Yes, yes!" came the innkeeper's voice.

Bang—

The door to Jiang Ming's room was kicked open.

Jiang Ming raised his eyes and looked over. The young man he had encountered in East Sea City last time strode in with a vicious look on his face.

"Damn it, I thought you brat had some kind of backing. You're just a nameless nobody from some backwater hole, and you dared touch this young master's mount? Are you tired of living?!"

The young man launched into a tirade the moment he entered, not even giving Jiang Ming a chance to speak.

The young man shouted, "Get him!"

A group of Nascent Soul Peak cultivators swarmed in through the doorway.

"Brat, you've offended someone you shouldn't have. Remember my name—your grandpa is called Hu Fei, Hu Fei as in 'reckless and lawless'!"

Little Fish hid fearfully behind Jiang Ming. Jiang Ming patted her head, signaling for her to step back.

The Nascent Soul guards who had swarmed in immediately flew out in a stream.

Before long, every Nascent Soul cultivator in the room had been sent flying.

The young man stared wide-eyed at the scene, even stammering as he spoke. "Y-you... don't do anything rash. My father is Hu Tao!"

Jiang Ming raised a brow and asked, "Who is Hu Tao?"

Seeing that Jiang Ming did not know Hu Tao, Hu Fei became anxious.

"My father is the City Lord of East Sea City! My father is in the Saint Realm! Don't act rashly. Let me go, and we'll call it even!"

Jiang Ming placed a hand on his shoulder and said softly, "Forget the Saint Realm—even a Great Emperor won't do!"

Then Jiang Ming sent Hu Fei flying with a front kick.

"Little Fish, wait here. Your brother is going to take care of something!"

"Okay, Brother!"

Jiang Ming strode out of the room. He had not put much force into that kick, so Hu Fei, a mere Qi Condensation Realm cultivator, was only lying on the ground unable to move. He had not died.

By the time Jiang Ming found him, he was sprawled limply on the ground, surrounded by a ring of people.

"Wow, isn't that Hu Fei?"

"That's right, it's Hu Fei!"

"Who was so bold as to beat him into this state?"

"No idea. He came flying over from that direction with a whoosh!"

"Tsk, tsk, how tragic. He's practically at death's door!"

Hu Fei barely opened his eyes, only to see the people around him pointing and gossiping.

"What are you looking at? Get the hell out of here!" Though his tone was fierce, his voice was weak, as if he were out of breath and his body had gone limp.

The passersby did not want trouble to find them and scattered one after another. Hu Fei was the local tyrant of East Sea City, its number-one wastrel. It was hardly rare for him to snatch women from the streets by force.

Once, Hu Fei had taken a fancy to the wife of a wealthy Eastern Sea merchant. Naturally, the merchant refused. The result was that the merchant vanished without a trace, while his wife walked out of Hu Estate the next day and threw herself into the sea.

In the Eastern Domain, ordinary people facing a great city had no fate but to be carved up like fish on a chopping block.

Ordinary people here included cultivators below the Saint Realm who lacked any backing. Once one became a Saint, even alone, one possessed a certain right to speak.

"Well, if it isn't Hu Fei? How did you end up in such a miserable state?" Jiang Ming said with a smile.

"Y-you're finished!" Hu Fei said weakly.

"Aah!" Hu Fei screamed in agony.

"Now that's a cry full of vigor, isn't it?" Jiang Ming said with a crooked smile. With one stomp, he had snapped Hu Fei's right shinbone.

"Y-you..."

Just then, three terrifying figures came racing over. They were unmistakably three Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses.

"Brat, let go of the Young City Lord, and you may yet live!" Tribulation One roared.

Tribulation Two echoed him. "That's right, brat. Let the Young City Lord go, and you can still walk away unharmed!"

Tribulation Three said, "Junior, the Young City Lord's body is worth ten thousand pieces of gold. How about this? Release him, and I guarantee you'll leave East Sea City safely!"

"Fine!" Jiang Ming nodded, then stomped Hu Fei's other leg apart.

Tribulation One's aura surged as he looked ready to attack, but Tribulation Three hurriedly stopped him.

"Big Brother, don't be rash! We came to save the Young City Lord! Nothing can happen to him. We can deal with that brat later!"

Tribulation Two said, "Exactly, exactly! Big Brother, don't be rash!"

"Young man, name your terms. What will it take for you to spare the Young City Lord?" Tribulation Three asked, trying to make his voice as gentle as possible.

"Emmm, how about you give me the City Lord's seat of East Sea City?" Jiang Ming said with an innocent smile.

"Brat, don't push your luck!" Tribulation One roared.

"Then I'll back off an inch!"

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Jiang Ming could not be bothered to waste any more words on them. His foot came down and crushed Hu Fei's head directly. Yellow and white matter splattered everywhere. Then Sunfire ignited around his foot, burning away every trace of filth upon it.

At the same time, Hu Fei's mangled remains burned into a handful of black ash beneath the Sunfire. One gust of wind scattered it through every corner of East Sea City, to live and die alongside the city!

Seeing Hu Fei die without even a whole corpse left behind, the three Tribulation Transcendence cultivators were ablaze with rage. They no longer held back, surrounding Jiang Ming in a chicken-foot formation.

"Scarlet Feather Flash!"

Sunfire formed scarlet feathers behind Jiang Ming's back as he shot backward at high speed, leaving a trail of flame across the ground. The surrounding houses, shops, and stalls on both sides were all overturned!

The three Tribulation Transcendence powerhouses had never expected a mere Nascent Soul Realm cultivator to erupt with such absurd speed.

But Tribulation Transcendence was Tribulation Transcendence, after all.

Of the three brothers, Tribulation One specialized in body cultivation. His body was like Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron, incomparably hard, while his strength rivaled an ancient ferocious beast—enough to move mountains!

Tribulation Two cultivated speed-based divine arts. His speed was astonishing, allowing him to travel a thousand miles in an instant, and his tracking arts were unmatched across the Eastern Sea!

Tribulation Three favored unorthodox paths and was a renowned master in both artifact refinement and formations throughout the Eastern Sea!

Most crucially, the three brothers possessed a method that allowed those at the First Layer of Tribulation Transcendence to battle the Third Layer of Tribulation Transcendence!

One had to know that after reaching Tribulation Transcendence, the gap between every layer was enormous.

Three cultivators at the First Layer of Tribulation Transcendence might not necessarily be able to handle one at the Second Layer of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, yet the brothers' combined attack technique could battle the Third Layer. Its might was clear for all to see!

With this method, the three brothers had risen greatly in fame across the Eastern Sea and were acclaimed as the East Sea Three Braves!

Fierce in body! Fierce in speed! Fierce in formations and artifact refinement!

Together, they were even fiercer!

Fierce, fierce, fierce!

Tribulation Two vanished with a whoosh, and wherever he passed, even the wind and grass stirred!

Meanwhile, Tribulation One and Tribulation Three followed leisurely behind, though they were not slow either.

Although Jiang Ming had unleashed an Emperor Level movement technique and his speed was astonishing, the Nascent Soul Realm still limited him.

Against a First Layer of Tribulation Transcendence cultivator dedicated to speed, he still could not escape his grasp.

The distance between the two steadily closed. By now, Jiang Ming had already left East Sea City and was racing toward the Eastern Sea.

Tribulation Two sneered. There was nowhere he could run!

Seeing the distance between them shrinking further and further, Jiang Ming directly took out a talisman from the Imperial Heir Ring. As an imperial heir, none of the talismans in his possession were below Heaven Grade.

From highest to lowest, talismans were likewise divided into Emperor Level, Saint Level, Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, Profound Grade, and Yellow Grade.

What Jiang Ming took out was a Heaven Grade Divine Movement Talisman. He felt his body lighten, and his speed increased by another tenth.

When Tribulation Two saw Jiang Ming's speed suddenly rise, he guessed that Jiang Ming had used some hidden method.

His lips curled upward as lightning flickered around his feet. It was his signature technique—the Thousand Shadow Lightning Step!