785 Level Up, Act-Tough Saint! (2/2)
The cultivators chattered excitedly, their tone determined and staunch. Their words moved Xu Que. These are all talents, talents! He must absorb them into the faction!
He nodded right away. ”Indeed, indeed! With your potential, you quickly understood my intentions and could even expand on the idea. All of you are surely talents who were born to be in the Exploding Heavens Faction! From today onward, you guys shall be the marketing department of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
”Remember, when you're planting the slogans, do it deftly and in a suave post! You must demonstrate how arrogant, lewd, or despicable...pooh no, our naivete, kind-heartedness, and lively cuteness!”
”Yes!” The group answered at once.
Xu Que generously pulled out a pile of medicinal pills and forcefully healed the wounded, helping the injured cultivators to recover quickly. Then, the whole gang followed him and Buttface as they charged onward to other territories.
The third territory on the map was similar to the first. It was made up of different manors and looked pretty well-off. However, this territory had beefier security. Before Xu Que and his men could approach, the guards had already discovered them.
”Freeze! Who are you, how dare you barge into the branch of the Exploding Heavens Faction!” With a yell, a dozen guards spilled out from all directions. They ignored Xu Que and fixed their gazes on the group behind him. They sneered once they saw who they were.
”It's the good-for-nothings-with-a-death-wish again!”
”Looks like yesterday's lesson wasn't harsh enough? I see that you've come for round two!”
”To dare offend us, the Exploding Heavens Faction. Your only plight is to die!” The guards laughed coldly. As the manor was brightly lit, many people came out to see the commotion. A tightly packed group of people soon surrounded Xu Que and his followers.
”Yo, you've got quite the group!” Xu Que snorted plainly.
However, the cultivators behind him began to hesitate. After all, there were simply too many people in this territory. Furthermore, they are in an excellent position to summon backups swiftly and efficiently. It would be a fierce battle!
”Fellow cultivator Zhong Kui, why don't we retreat for the time being? There will be no escape for them once the other sovereigns of the faction arrive!” Someone whispered a suggestion to Xu Que.
Xu Que frowned instantly and turned to that person. ”That's not the right mindset! As a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction, it would be best if you did not fear any trouble. If people knew that you were frightened by this small group of people, you'd be a laughingstock!”
Everyone's mouths twitched at his words.
A small group of people?
Crap, bro, we have a total strength of less than 100, while our opponents count in the thousands! How is that 'a small group of people'?
...
The good thing is that no one ran away after he finished his speech. As cultivators who had fought with these imposters many times up until now, they were definitely not cowards! The people outside the manor, however, looked on leisurely with cruel smiles on their faces.
Xu Que turned around, relaxed and nonchalant. He looked at the cultivators and said, ”Remember, the motto of the Exploding Heavens Faction is...Be unfazed by life and death; If they say no, beat them up till they say yes!”
As his words fell on the crowd, he whipped out the steel chain in his hands!
Boom!
A gush of powerful cold fire ignited the whole chain and swept it forward! This time, Xu Que did not suppress his strength. He executed this move with the full prowess of a Void Training Stage cultivator!
Boom!
In an instant, the bleak white fire on the steel chain descended like the giant moon. It engulfed the few thousand of cultivators outside the manor. A split-second was all it took. Before they could react, the few thousand cultivators were frozen into human ice pillars. Then, the steel chain crashed down with unimaginable power, shattering all of the human ice pillars into smithereens, drifting into the wind!
It was only one move!
It was only one split-second!
Out of the few thousand outside the manor, not a soul had survived Xu Que's attack.
The group of cultivators behind Xu Que stood rooted to the ground, eyes stunned and mouths agape.
At the same time, Xu Que had already collected his steel chain and said calmly, ”The next territory.”
Tsss!
The crowd finally broke out of their daze and inhaled sharply, their hearts fearful. They had expected nothing less from the Exploding Heavens Faction sovereign! This prowess, this composure! He is matchless!
”Fellow cultivator Zhong Kui, the next territory has....” Suddenly, someone spoke up, sounding like he had recalled something.
However, Xu Que cut him off before he could finish.
”Remember two points. When we, the Exploding Heavens Faction, fight, we would never need to know how many we are up against or what cultivation stages they are at. The only things we need to know are the time and the place!”
The whole area fell utterly silent for a moment.
Everyone was shaken by what he had said. They could not move an inch and stared silly at the back of Xu Que, who seemed to glow mysteriously with that steel chain under the moonlight.
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At the same time, the System notification had already sounded in Xu Que's head.
Ding! ”Congratulations to the Host Xu Que for successfully acting tough! You have been rewarded with 2,400 Acting Tough Points!”
Ding! ”Congratulations to the Host Xu Que for successfully acting tough! You have been rewarded with 3,200 Acting Tough Points!”
Ding! ”Congratulations to the Host Xu Que for successfully acting a Cold-hearted tough! You have received a special reward of 5,000 Acting Tough Points!”
Ding! ”Congratulations to the Host Xu Que for obtaining a new achievement 'Acted a Cold-hearted Tough!', you have officially leveled up to 'Act-Tough Saint'. All items in the System store will be available at a 20% discount!”
Ding! ”Host Xu Que, please note that you have a new parcel ready to be received!”