105 7th Stage Monsters (1/2)
East of Mountain Goose City
Two women and a dozen men in black armors were floating 1,000 meters above the ground. Below them, mutilated corpses of 40 black-armored men became food for wild beasts.
Xu Xiuying was panting after she had slaughtered the cultivators of the imperial unit. As for Xu Lanying, she kept the leader of the black armor men at bay since they both were the only 7th-stage, who could utilize soul attacks.
The leader of the black-armored men glared at Xu Lanying with glowing black eyes. Despite his monstrous cultivation base, he was still in his 40s. His long black hair and scars could be seen from afar even though his battle helmet covered half of his upper face.
”General Hua Xiong, you've lost so many men to my daughter, but you're persisting on fighting us. Your intention is so obvious that I want to cry. Are you sure that sacrificing so much valuable manpower to ransack a Silver Phoenix branch worth it? 5th-stage cultivators take ages to train, you know?”
The scar-faced general snorted, ”The space-time technique belongs to the emperor. If you don't want us to kill all of your disciples, hand over the technique!”
”We don't have the technique.”
”Bullshit! Our men have confirmed that the space-time practitioner is living in your building, and you're claiming that you don't have it? Do you think I'm a fool!? Hand it over, or I'll report to the emperor that you've joined Wei Huang's rebellion!”
”We don't have the technique,” Xu Lanying gave the general a bright smile.
”…”
General Hua took a deep breath. Since bluffing and directing threatening didn't work, he planned to merge his nascent soul with his body to increase his power output.
As the general was about to finish the fight, his J-Phone vibrated. He used his nascent soul to swipe the phone and picked up the call.
”What? I'm busy.”
[My lord, the Xia Clan's patriarch has been a spot in the city, and he has just flown toward your direction. Please be careful.]
”The Xia Clan's head? That Marquis!?” General Hua's face changed. He glared at Xu Lanying in resentment, ”What's your relationship with the Xia Clan!?”
Xu Lanying grinned. She repeated the same answer, ”We don't have the technique.”
”…”
Getting trolled by the woman, General Hua reconsidered his choices. As he couldn't defeat this woman without sacrificing a limb or two, he didn't want to fight another 7th-stage monster from the Xia Clan.
”Men! Retreat! Abort the mission!”
The remaining 5th-stage cultivators glared at Xu Xiuying and flew back. They turned around and flew south, heading to their rendezvous location. The general also withdrew from the fight with regret.
”I guess we're safe.”
Xu Lanying sighed, ”Yeah, at the cost of our disciples' lives. They should have sent another group to raid your brothel by now.”
”If they did, Long Meifang would have fought back and created a commotion. She has a bit of knowledge in arrays, so everyone should be alright for a day or two even if she is fighting alone.”
”Oh? You seem to have faith in her.”
”As a guard dog, yeah, she's good at it. But as a subordinate, hell no. She's a lazy bum.”
As they chatted, the Xia patriarch, whom General Hua Xiong was wary, arrived at the scene.
The hardened expression of the black-beard man could intimidate any human even though he didn't release his killing intent. The late middle-aged man came here with his sky-grade battle armor, which was glowing in blue light. From a glance, he looked like a general from a professional army.
The Xia patriarch stopped and looked around, searching for a trace of General Hua.
”It's been a while, Xia Dun.”
Xu Lanying no longer smiled. She pulled Xu Xiuying away from the man and secretly summoned a heaven-grade longsword, preparing for a serious battle.
Xia Dun, the Xia Clan's patriarch, glanced at Xu Lanying, ”Ah, it has been 200 years since I last saw you. Your cultivation strength has improved.”
”You, too…”
Xia Dun was a peak 7th-stage demon, the same as Xu Lanying. He was also one of the top 10 cultivators of this continent, whom Xu Lanying could never defeat with her human form.
”Relax. I'm here to help you and Wei Huang. Demons like us should unite under one flag, so we can reclaim the continent from the human.”
Xia Dun turned around, ignoring Xu Xiuying and Xu Lanying. He located the fleeing squad of Hua Xiong and flew after them.
Looking at the busybody, Xu Lanying sighed. She turned to Xu Xiuying, ”Remember this, Xiuying. Never offend that cyclop.”
”Who's he, mother?”
Xu Xiuying had never met Xia Dun before. She was curious about the so-called ”cyclops”, who could intimidate Xu Lanying.
”He was once an undying cyclop tribal chief. During the Great Invasion, he defended against Immortal Fengxian for 7 days to a standstill before his clan managed to retreat from the Aves Continent.”
”I-Immortal Fengxian? That human god!? That demon is that strong!?”
”Let's talk about history when we're free. For now, let's hurry back and check your branch.”
”O-Okay.”
…
Xu Xiuying and Xu Lanying flew back to their sect, praying that the damage would be minimal.