After less than half a day of travel, Mu Bai was already quite far from Earthfire City. Just as he was about to speed up his flight, a cloud of sand and dust suddenly billowed up before him, and a mocking voice called from within, "Were the wine and meat to your taste?"
Mu Bai slowly came to a stop, his brows furrowing. A figure arrived in an instant and blocked his path. It was none other than the rugged man who had competed with him for the Red Sun Stone at the auction, number 896.
"Hand over the Red Sun Stone to me, Huang!"
"Fellow cultivator, haven't you mistaken me for someone else?"
Mu Bai smiled faintly, the wrinkles covering his face bunching together.
"Hmph, how could a mere Appearance-Changing Pill escape the eyes of my clan's Soul Spirit!"
The rugged man shook his right arm, and a gray-brown Netherwolf Soul Spirit manifested, baring its teeth and crouching to pounce on Mu Bai. An eerie light flickered in its eyes, as though it had come from a land of darkness and death.
The rugged man was purely a body cultivator, with only a single Ancestral Spirit Soul Mark inscribed on his right arm during his Soul Awakening. It was precisely his ancestral Netherwolf's innate gift that had allowed him to see through Mu Bai's altered appearance.
"Since you've seen through me, let me experience the prowess of a Mighty Realm body cultivator!"
Having already killed Luo Cheng, Mu Bai had gained considerable confidence. He simply dispelled his disguise and revealed his true appearance. This also meant that what followed would be a fight for his life.
The weak had to seize the initiative against the strong. Mu Bai abruptly shaped his mental power into a massive boulder, which appeared