811 The Saintess Comes out of Seclusion (1/2)
The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's jade talismans did not even dent the restaurant's gate. That fell within Bu Fang's expectations.
After all, the system had decorated and renovated this restaurant such that it was now basically the system's item. Even if the Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign were to be much stronger than he was, he would still have insufficient power to challenge the system.
Thus, when the jade talismans came near to the restaurant, their fearful explosive power vanished. It was all due to the system's functions.
Even Nether King Er Ha was powerless in the face of the system's rules, let alone that Saint Sovereign.
Comparing Nether King Er Ha and the Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign, Bu Fang thought that the former must be stronger.
He had no proof—just his intuition. And sometimes, he trusted his intuition a lot.
With the range of his mental force, Bu Fang could anticipate every single move the Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign made. There was no way he would let that man just show off his power and flee right after.
That was why he plucked a strand of fur from Lord Dog.
The moment the piece of fur flew out, it turned into a giant paw of a black dog. That paw was so fat and full of energy that it made the pores of the Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign tighten.
The void unceasingly twisted beneath the dog's paw. It was even more threatening than the Saint Sovereign's jade talismans.
The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's face changed drastically.
He had never thought that a dog's paw would fly out of the restaurant. It was actually that young Owner Bu's counterattack!
The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign subtly snorted. Energy surged around his body one more time as it speedily rose with more jade talismans hovering around him.
The buzzing sounds echoed through the air.
A moment later, he pointed his finger forward. The jade talismans flew one after another toward the flying paw.
The jade talismans trembled, vibrating in sync. Then, they shattered and exploded.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All the small jade talismans exploded on the dog's paw.
However, the paw was not deterred in the least. It continued to advance, its energy twisting and distorting the space around it.
The black dog's paw gradually dimmed.
Boom! Boom!
The dark night suddenly flashed bright, as if it had suddenly become day. Many people witnessed the event, which caused them to take in a breath of cold air.
What happened to that newly opened restaurant?
Why was such terrifying energy radiating from that location?
In the distance, Granny Mo had seen the dog's paw, her face now twitching and shivering.
It gave her an ominous premonition. That feeling… was different from what the creatures from the Ruin Prison in Netherworld had. Moreover, it was much more frightening than that of the Ruin Prison's creatures!
Granny Mo's hair fluttered. Pivoting on her staff, she suddenly spun around in place. When she opened her hand not long after, a mooncake-sized star compass appeared in her palm.
That star compass was carved with a high degree of realism, as if everything on it was about to come to life, moving about chaotically.
Making a mysterious hand seal, Granny Mo touched the compass. She gazed toward the dog's paw and begun her calculation and deduction.
After a brief moment of deducing, Granny Mo's face turned ashen. It became as white as a sheet of paper.
Then, the compass in her hand cracked with a piercing sound, exploding into many shards and pieces, falling on the ground.
Granny Mo spurted blood as she staggered several steps backward. Eventually, she slumped on the ground. Her staff lost its balance and fell to the ground with a clang.
”A taboo existence… Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign, this time, you have courted death yourself.” The old woman had blood trickling from the corners of her mouth. Her face was pale, yet she still continued to gaze at the dog's paw. Her face shivered as more and more age spots surfaced on her skin.
The old woman now looked older and more senile.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's eyes were cold. More and more jade talismans went, bombarding the paw endlessly. The dog's paw was gradually shaken, and its energy thinned out.
As his aura was rising steadily, the Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign had become like a small star, radiating its extreme luminescence. He was now illuminating the entire night sky.
All of a sudden…
The buzzing stopped. It was as if everything ceased to move.
The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's pupils shrank. His nostrils flared as he continued panting.
He did not have more jade talismans left.
Yet, the dog's paw, with its waning energy, was still flying at him.
He couldn't stop it?!
His heart quivered. It was the first time he had felt such fear. How long had it been since he last had such a feeling?
Except for the First Master of the Valley of Gluttony that had given him a similar feeling of desperation, he had not felt this way in a long time.
It was suffocating.
Buzz...
Without the jade talismans impeding its movement, the dog's paw moved even faster. In just a blink of an eye, it appeared right in front of Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign.
Gently, the dog's paw pounded on Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's face.
Puff!
After a brief ”puff” sound, the dog's paw popped. However, in that split second, the sound of the paw hitting his face could still be heard. After this, the paw's energy dissipated, vanishing into thin air.
The Saint Sovereign cocked his head, focusing his vision on a fluttering strand of dog fur that was slowly falling from the air. A moment later, it suddenly ignited, burning itself to ashes.
A stand of dog hair?!
The thing that had given him such despair was just a strand of fur?!
Did he see it wrong?
But he wasn't wrong… The Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign's face took on a range of interesting emotions. His face twitched, and a moment later, he exhaled.
”That bastard...”
He was the impressive Saint Sovereign from the Ancient Jade Holy Land. To think he was almost scared out of his wits by a strand of dog hair.
If this story were to spread, he would become a laughing stock among all the holy lands in the Royal Court!
”Scram! If you want to eat, come back tomorrow. If you want to make trouble, bear the consequences yourself.” Bu Fang's nonchalant voice came out from the restaurant, which shook Ancient Jade Saint Sovereign.
Sweat had formed beads on his forehead. Bu Fang's words had fanned the flame of anger in his heart another time, but the sight of that dog's paw had chilled his body entirely.