319 Look Out! Here Comes the Imperial Tomb Conqueror! (1/2)

Chapter 319: Look Out! Here Comes the Imperial Tomb Conqueror!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Que smiled and prepared himself to test just how strong this Husky's body really was.

Whiz!

But before Xu Que could do anything, the guards who were patrolling nearby heard something and came barging in to check the situation.

”Who's there? How dare you intrude upon the grounds of the Imperial Tombs!” shouted the captain of the guards. He then led his men to surround Xu Que and Buttface, as Xu Que was now calling the husky.

These guards took the guarding of the Imperial Tomb deadly seriously. They were ready to kill immediately for the slightest signs of intrusion.

Their aggressive power was truly intimidating, especially because these guards were all Metal Nation's best cultivators who had been born with great amounts of natural power, and whose techniques were metal-based. And so the strength of each individual guard eventually made up a formidable army of guards, whose combined power was tantamount to that of the sharpest and most powerful sword in the world.

And through relentless practice of the same spells and techniques, although each guard was only in the Golden Core Stage, their powers twisted into one massive store of strength when they worked together. Their strength could easily kill any Infant Transformation Stage cultivator.

Facing this kind of power, Xu Que thought it would be a great idea to act tough in front of these guys some day!

Buttface, on the other hand, was scared witless. He raised his paw and said, ”I was walking past this area when I noticed this bastard sneaking around looking suspicious, so I came here to catch him and hand him over to you. But I'm impressed that you guards had noticed him so soon after I did, excellent job!”

Xu Que was used to Buttface's shameless betrayals by now. He glared at him for a few seconds and said, ”I'm Fire Country's—no, I mean the Jade Sword Sect's—elite disciple. I walked past this land and sensed the Imperial Tombs' majestic power, so I decided to take a look and nothing else. Was that so wrong?”

Xu Que remembered the hostile relations between Metal Nation and Fire Country and quickly changed his claim mid-sentence to portray himself as one of Jade Sword Sect's elite disciples instead. He also rummaged through Ye Chang Feng's storage ring and took out his Jade Sword Sect elite disciple badge as proof!

The captain of the guards glanced at the badge and his expression made a one-eighty turn. He now smiled and said reverently, ”so you are an honored guest from the Jade Sword Sect! Forgive me for my impudence! But you've come much earlier than expected, the Imperial Tomb contest will only start in two days, so no one is allowed to enter this place right now.”

Imperial Tomb contest?

Xu Que's eyes widened.

Holy shit, how relaxed was the Metal Nation with their Imperial Tombs? They'd use it as a contest ground, and even let disciples of various sects use it as well?

He hadn't expected the poor excuse randomly pulled from his ass to lead the guards to reveal this secret event.

A contest, you say?

Then how could Xu Que, the Act Tough King, not grace it with his presence?

It was a truth universally known since time immemorial—where there were rivers and lakes there would be people, where there were people there would be contests, and where there were contests there would be many talented people concentrated in one place.

What kind of an Act Tough King would he be if he didn't turn up to such a fertile ground for acting tough?

There was no doubt about it—he would definitely be there!

...….

It had turned out that the Jade Sword Sect really were highly regarded in Metal Nation… look at how respectful the captain of the guards was to him the moment he found out that Xu Que was an elite disciple from the Jade Sword Sect!

This was going to be fun!

...….

Xu Que smiled and slapped his forehead as he said, ”two days from now? Ah, I must have gotten the time and date mixed up! Fine, I'll come back in two days, then. I'll just take my pet and leave now, farewell!”