369 The Killing Blow! The Aftermath! (1/2)
”Li Jue Tian! I must kill you!” the black-robed person stood still in the air as he spoke these words. Then, he extended his leg, and came down from over thirty meters in the sky. It seemed as if he had descended via a staircase. His hands were behind his back, and his head was tilted slightly upwards as he stepped down.
Everyone was alarmed!
[He frittered in the sky as he stepped down on the ground.]
Even a Beast King of Tian Fa — that too the King of flying Xuan Beasts, Long Crane — had never demonstrated such a wonderful skill. This mysterious person's Xuan skills were obviously at a very profound level.
Li Jue Tian's expression became dark, and he fell to the ground with a plop. He had barely managed to stand-up like the last radiance of a dying sun a moment ago. However, he got to see that incomparably amazing feat soon-after. He may have felt that he had a slim chance against Venerable Mei, but he knew that he was no match for this mysterious newcomer. This person was perhaps more formidable than Tian Fa's Venerable Mei. Much more formidable!
Li Jue Tian had lost every shred of his fighting spirit. He merely lowered his head and asked, ”Why?”
”Why? Do you need to ask why? Didn't you always say that 'a clenched fist is the greatest argument'?” the mysterious black-clothed man snorted coldly and continued, ”There are some people whom you can't offend… Some people whom you can't afford to offend! And, you will have to pay the corresponding price if you provoke them. Do you understand?”
”I understand.” Li Jue Tian raised his head in a desolate manner, and asked in a very gloomy voice, ”I don't hope to survive this. But, I wish to know… whom did I offend?”
”Whom did you offend?” the mysterious black-robed man sneered and replied, ”Don't tell me that you didn't figure out that Tian Fa's beasts spoilt you plan? They didn't attack the only person whom you had tried to entrap! Don't tell me that you don't think that the occurrence of so many unreasonable things wasn't strange…?”
”It was you! It was you who prevented the Xuan Beasts from attacking Jun Wu Yi!” A light flashed inside Li Jue Tian's mind. He guessed everything. But, he was still at a loss for words owing to the shock of this. So, he moved his mouth, but no words came out, ”The Jun Family? You stand for the Jun Family…? How didn't I know this…?”
There was a huge clamor amongst everyone the moment those words came out. And, even Jun Wu Yi was amongst these people! He was gaping wide… just like the others. [Since when did our Jun Family have such a powerful backer? And, how on earth did I not know?]
However, everyone else had only one kind of expression as they looked at Jun Wu Yi — a color of admiration!
They were extremely envious. The originally low-key Jun Family had such a world-shaking person supporting them from the dark. [We absolutely can't provoke the Jun Family… we simply couldn't afford to do it…]
”The Jun Family… he he… isn't so small that people like Li Jue Tian can get away with causing trouble for it. I had vanished from this world twenty years ago. And, many misfortunes have befallen them after that. It has also led to many like you to overestimate your capabilities. And, you've acted with a limited outlook on things from thereon.”
The mysterious man in black finished speaking, and inclined his head to look at the people from the Silver Blizzard City. He had a sharp expression in his eyes. Xiao Bu Yu and the others started to feel cold without any reason, and their complexions underwent very drastic transformations.
The black-clad man then gave an ice cold laugh and spoke, ”And, as for you… you needn't be alarmed. This old man will have no interest in seeking trouble with you as long as you don't make him unhappy again. 'Someone is responsible for every grievance. And, there is a debtor for every debt. Ha ha…” he gave a long and sorrowful laugh as he looked at Xiao Bu Yu with a meaningful glance. His eyes were clearly shooting warning glances.
Xiao Bu Yu forced a smile and replied, ”This Xiao admires the kindness of your distinguished self.”
The black-clad man snorted and spoke, ”Can gratitude and grudges be distinguished that easily? I don't think so. He he… But, I'll play along from now…”
He stood motionless in the empty space. But, a pitch-black flame suddenly emanated from his body, and engulfed Li Jue Tian inside it.
The man in black laughed and spoke… as if nothing had happened, ”Your behavior as a Great Master was abysmal. But, your behavior as a 'Great Master of scums' was quite impressive…”
The scene inside the flame was blurred. But, everyone could hear as the former Second Great Master let out a fearful howl…
Then, the black-clad man waved his hand, and something appeared in it. After that, there was a flash of golden light, and the two throwing knives appeared in his hands. Venerable Mei suddenly let out a loud cry at this moment, ”Stop!” She had already seen that the ”thing” in is hand was the Xuan Core of the Panther King.
However, she came to herself the moment she had shouted. [Why did that mysterious man choose to extract the Xuan Core from Li Jue Tian's body…? Could it be that this mysterious man's…?]
The black-robed man snorted. But, he had completely ignored her in this moment. Then, he glanced around in a sharp manner. His actions were apparently a sign of warning… perhaps they were meant in farewell… or perhaps there was a deeper meaning behind it…
After that, he turned around and took a step. And then, he suddenly disappeared with that step!
He had vanished… just like that!
It had seemed like an invisible door had been placed in the air in front of him. He had merely stepped in, and had disappeared. After that, he had become invisible to everyone in the world…
[How… can this be possible?]
The many men and beasts lost their voices at the same time. The scene became extremely quiet. In fact, it could only be described as a 'pin-drop' silence…
Lei Bao Yu and Bu Kuang Feng looked at each other, but only saw the terror in the other man's eyes. A long time passed in silence. Then, someone suddenly shouted, ”Li Jue Tian! He…”
Everyone was alarmed. They turned around to look, but they saw nothing at the place where Li Jue Tian had stood. He had only left a small pile of ash behind!
The Heavenly Great Master Li Jue Tian had been turned into a very small pile of ash after he had been engulfed by that strange black flame!
[What kind of move was that…?]
Even Venerable Mei stared wide-eyed in shock. In fact, she didn't even notice when the Snake King had arrived in front of her…
”Eldest…” Snake King seemed somewhat embarrassed as she looked at her and spoke, ”That person… his posterior was very large…”
Venerable Mei asked in a startled manner, ”What?”
[His a*s is big…] Venerable Mei shook her head. She didn't know whether she ought to laugh or cry. So, she spoke in a comical tone, ”Snake King… that's a man. Why were you looking at his butt?”
Snake King's face turned red. She turned around to leave in anger. Venerable Mei seemingly smiled. And, she no longer paid any attention to that issue. But, she continued to ponder since she was very bewildered by one fact… [Who's that black-clothed man? What's his origin?]
[No one has ever made such a striking expression in my memory. And, how could that man remain obscure throughout my lifetime if he's capable of such a shocking feat?!] She felt like breaking her head open, but she still couldn't understand it. The Lord of Tian Fa couldn't help but be at a loss as a result.
However, she could never have thought that this mysterious skilled person who had suddenly appeared and over-awed everyone present… was the same person she had violently spanked a little while ago — Jun Mo Xie.
And, the reason why the Snake King had noticed that this person's posterior was different than an average man's… was that Venerable Mei's spanking had ensured that it would swell many times its size. So, how could it not appear abnormal in size?
'The Power of the Universe' and 'The World Cage' had let-go of Jun Mo Xie when Venerable Mei had gone out to fight. Jun Mo Xie's ability to move had returned as a result. He had then taken advantage of the fact that everyone was focusing on the fight between Venerable Mei and the four Great Masters. The Young Master Jun had been impatient to move into action this entire time. So, he quickly escaped into the Hong Jun Pagoda. And, the first thing he did after that… he quickly rub and knead his stinging buttocks…
[It hurts a lot! … more so because it's this particular part…!]
However, he then witnessed that Li Jue Tian and the other three had been defeated. He hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. He could've transferred the Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune to his posterior, but he wouldn't have been able to eliminate that swelling in such a short period of time. Thus, he had no choice but to bind his cumbersome posterior and escape. So, he quickly eliminated Li Jue Tian, and escaped as hurriedly as possible.
However, the Snake King's peculiarly sharp eyesight made the ”young woman” notice the anomaly with his posterior…
Jun Mo Xie hadn't thought that his powerful appearance had left a lasting impression on everyone. The Great Masters and the few Spirit Xuan experts only comprised of a few numbers of this crowd. Even the Sky Xuan and Earth Xuan experts were few in number. Most of the people were at the Jade Xuan or the Gold Xuan realm.
And, a person at this level would be considered an expert by the society at large. But, they had sunk to the level of ants after today's events. They were genuinely as good as ants!
Powerful experts had come from around the continent. And, each one of them was a legend in their own merit. In fact, each one of them was a character that one could look up to. They had been left a bit overwhelmed when they had arrived at the Southern Heaven City and had seen these Great Masters. In fact, they had felt that their presence wasn't of much use here.
Then, the four Great Masters had joined hands to fight this battle, but they were still crushed under someone else's hands!
Moreover, the two more Great Masters had also appeared. They were world-shaking swordsmen — the Hurricane and Rainstorm Great Masters. They had such resounding names. Moreover, they had the status of the Chief Provosts of the Elusive World of Immortals…
They had arrived as people of the Elusive World of Immortals. And, that name was something most of those present at this scene had heard for the first time. This legend had never been talked about. Therefore, this had made everyone even more puzzled.
This was a mystery, and it had made everything even foggier for the people present. They hadn't known about it before, but they had soon come to realize that the Elusive World of Immortals was the greatest force in the entire world. And, this fact had been confirmed after they had witnessed Li Jue Tian's behavior. Moreover, the two Great Masters were merely the Elusive World of Immortals' chief provosts. So, what did that entail?
It was only natural that Venerable Mei — the person who had thoroughly defeated the four Great Masters — had been assumed as the world's greatest expert by everyone present.
However, none of them had expected that a mysterious black-robed person would also show-up at this juncture. So, they had obviously never imagined that this person would be more terrifying than Venerable Mei. This person had then gone-on to kill the Great Master Li Jue Tian in an instant!
These things had happened in succession, and in a very short period of time. And, these unforeseen events had repeatedly attacked these people's limits of mental tolerance. It was too much for their eyes to take in!
[One big mountain is replaced by an even bigger one!]
Every man present at this scene had that same thought. They had roamed the society… they had lived in seclusion in wooded mountains… some were perhaps the members of large and powerful families… but, they only felt shock at this moment. These people had been very satisfied with their respective statuses. But, they suddenly felt ashamed of their arrogance and baseless self-satisfaction.
[What would I be considered in front of such people? A 'joke'… right?]
[I'm still a person with a limited outlook and experience!]
In addition, most of those present at this scene had colluded with Xue Hun Manor's Li Jue Tian and Li Teng Yun. And, they had aided that father-son duo in their plot. A few had refrained from doing so, but most were either openly or secretly involved in this plot. In fact, most people had at-best turned a blind eye towards the Xue Hun Manor's plot…
However, the Jun Family's fortunes had reversed. None of their family's character had died. Moreover, that newly-arrived mysterious person had clearly indicated his patronage towards the Jun Family. [What's the meaning of all this?]
Even Lei Bao Yu and Bu Kuang Feng hadn't dared to prove this character. Venerable Mei had some misgivings in that regard, but even she hadn't moved into action. And, this person was backing the very-same force that almost every powerful family had been consistently plotting to entrap.