"Of course I don't want to! This kind of thing can't be exposed!" Li Yang glanced at Fei Hua's chest again.
"Good to know. Keep your voice down." Fei Hua glared at Li Yang and said.
"How strange, why so much nonsense? If you're going to fight, just do it already!" Li Yang said irritably while lying on the ground.
"What do you think? They won't make a move easily. Their strengths are about the same, and they won't attack unless they see the Holy Blood," Fei Hua said after a moment of contemplation.
"They're locked in a fierce standoff on West Mountain. Does that mean West Mountain is the legendary Penglai Mountain?" Li Yang guessed.
"Definitely not. The spiritual energy on West Mountain is very thin; it's not a sacred mountain at all. The spiritual energy on Penglai Immortal Mountain is much denser than that of the current major holy lands; it's practically comparable to your Kunlun Immortal Realm!" Fei Hua denied with absolute certainty.
"That's amazing. I was wondering. But what about the Holy Blood? Could it be in the Western Hills?" Li Yang said in surprise.
"I don't know either. Let's keep listening~" Fei Hua frowned and shook her head. The two of them got back into position and continued listening.
Mountain top.
"What? You old bastard, Yagyu Tanichi, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you've mastered the Heavenly Shikigami! I'll devour that damned ghost in one bite!" Tucker pounded his muscular chest, unleashing a chilling, bloodthirsty aura that shot straight towards Yagyu Tanichi, ten meters away. Jack and Tom, standing between the two, both paled and scrambled to the side in disarray. If their disciples and followers saw this, they would be utterly astonished. This was a top ten expert on the world's Dragon Ranking, and they couldn't even withstand his aura!
"Bag, do you want to fight?" Jiuying Wanzi roared, and suddenly burst out with a powerful aura, surging out like a sharp knife slashing straight at the other side.
"Hmph~ Do you really want to fight to the death before the Holy Blood even appears in the world?" Prince Nado of the vampire clan snorted coldly, his cloak fluttering without wind, and a chilling aura poured out, blocking the surging killing intent of the Nine-Headed Serpent.
The two powerful forces collided in mid-air, creating a deafening explosion that sent sand and dust flying. The force of the sudden collision caused numerous large trees, as thick as a man's waist, to crash down with a piercing cracking sound. A powerful gust of wind swept down the mountain, and the ears of the annoying dancers, including Tom Jack's Hidden One, suddenly rang, their heads spinning uncontrollably. Their bodies swayed violently, their faces turned deathly pale, and they collapsed to the ground, unable to hold on any longer.
Originally, Wolf King Tak and Yagyu were merely testing the waters with their confrontational stances, but even these seemingly skilled martial artists possessed formidable power, barely managing to withstand it. However, Prince Nado and Nine-Headed Serpent unleashed their power with rage, encompassing almost half of their combined strength. The immense power and impact were simply beyond their ability to withstand, and they collapsed to the ground, blood trickling from their mouths and ears.
"So powerful! Mortals are indeed no match for these cultivators~" Tom Jack and Daishu Zangyi groaned inwardly.
Li Yang and Fei Hua, hiding at the foot of the mountain, both paled instantly, exchanging a glance and seeing the shock in each other's eyes. Li Yang had once killed a prince-level vampire, but at that time he had struck suddenly, using his second primordial spirit, and hadn't realized how powerful they were. However, today, suddenly sensing the clash between Prince Nado and the Nine-Headed Serpent, Li Yang was immediately startled. Fortunately, he had launched a sneak attack; otherwise, the outcome would have been uncertain.
Prince Nado's strength was surprisingly showing signs of surpassing his own, clearly a super expert with power comparable to the late stage of Qi Refining. While Wolf King Tucker and Yagyu Danjiu were slightly weaker than the two, they weren't much weaker than Li Yang and his group, also possessing late-stage Qi Refining strength. With four late-stage Qi Refining experts suddenly appearing, accompanied by dozens, even hundreds, of cultivators of unknown origin, if the two were exposed now, they would surely face certain death. Both sides would definitely join forces to deal with and kill the two first, and then settle their own affairs.
Li Yang and Fei Hua exchanged a glance, both seeing the horror and unease in each other's eyes. Neither dared to be careless anymore; they held their breath and lay still, not daring to make the slightest movement.
The battle above did not continue. Because someone had been exposed. It wasn't Li Yang and Fei Hua who were exposed, but someone with a very close relationship with them.
"Who? Show yourself!" Just after Nado and Jiuying Wanzi launched their attack, both of them frowned simultaneously. At the same time, a murderous glint flashed in the eyes of Liusheng Dan and Tucker. Almost at the same time, the two of them leaped into the air, their bodies moving without wind, rising from the ground and stretching freely in the air, swooping down the mountain like large birds, carrying a powerful and astonishing aura.
Everyone saw Tucker, who was over two meters tall and whose muscles bulged like a Spanish bull, leap up so lightly that he was launched more than ten meters into the air. His body hovered in the air like a giant bird, his eyes flashing with a scarlet light, and he let out a piercing, loud, and desolate roar. The low-level disciples on the mountaintop covered their ears and looked pained. Tucker himself flew through the air with great comfort. Without any visible movement of his hands or feet, he suddenly rushed forward in the air and headed straight down the mountain.
As Liu Sheng's body rose from the ground, two thick, black clouds of energy suddenly emerged from beneath his feet, emanating a chilling and sinister aura. They churned and swirled around his feet, and at times, incredibly painful human faces would appear and disappear, their blue faces and fangs twisted and deformed, as if enduring extreme agony. They were clearly vengeful spirits.
The two rushed down the mountain in a breathtakingly simultaneous manner. At the same time, Li Yang and Fei Hua were both taken aback. Their hands suddenly clenched, only to find that they were holding something soft. Li Yang looked down and realized that he had unknowingly grasped Fei Hua's slender, white hand. Fei Hua showed no shyness whatsoever; instead, she stared wide-eyed at Li Yang, extremely nervous, as if she had no idea that he had grasped her soft hand and taken advantage of her.
It wasn't them who were exposed. It was Zhou Tong and his group who were exposed. Just as the two were on edge, their hair standing on end, Tucker and Liu Shengdan, who had just rushed down the mountain, reappeared in everyone's sight.
The two moved with incredible speed, almost flying as they rushed up the mountain; the steep cliffs were like flat ground to them. Unlike when they went down, they now had four more people with them: three men and one woman.
If Li Yang and Fei Hua were there, they would definitely exclaim in surprise, "Who else could it be but Zhou Tong, Fan Xian, Shu Yi, and Wang Gui?"
Chapter 898: Annihilation!
The three looked extremely disheveled, their expressions listless, their faces pale, and their limbs limp as if their bones had been removed. They were easily lifted by Tucker and Yagyu, one in each hand, as if they were carrying a few chicks.
“A bunch of good-for-nothings, daring to eavesdrop on our conversation, they really don’t know what they’re getting into. Nado, do you want to drink some blood? This yellow-skinned girl has good blood and energy, it’ll definitely be a great tonic.” Tucker said to Prince Nado, holding the royal jewel in his hand and shaking it.
Upon seeing Wang Gui and Zhou Tong, Nado frowned immediately, narrowed his eyes, and asked, "Tucker, do you know who they are?"
"Who cares who they are? Just a few eavesdroppers. I'll break their necks one by one, that's the safest way~" Tucker slammed Wang Gui to the ground, then slammed Shu Yi, whom he was holding in his other hand, to the ground as well. The two, who were highly skilled in martial arts, were easily grabbed by him and then slammed to the ground. They immediately felt as if their bones were about to fall apart, and they were in excruciating pain. They even had difficulty breathing and were lying on the ground, unable to get up for a while.
On the other side, Yagyu Tanichi was not like Tucker. Instead, he stared at Zhou Tong and Fan Xian with a serious expression. As he looked, his expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed, "Chinese special agents? ~ Isn't this the Luohan, the Dragon Ranking master from Shaolin?" His probing gaze turned to Jiuying Wanzi. Jiuying Wanzi's eyes were sharp, as sharp as knives. He glanced at Zhou Tong and Fan Xian, and the two of them immediately felt as if a steel knife had scraped across their faces.
After scrutinizing the two, Jiuying Wanzi nodded slightly and said, "Indeed, they are Chinese spies. I've met them before. I've also seen their photos in the intelligence department of our Great Japanese Empire."
"What do we do now?" Liu Sheng stared coldly at Jiuying Wanzi, a hidden killing intent flashing across his face.
Nine-Headed Serpent keenly sensed his intentions and understood his gaze, but remained silent. Instead, it looked at Prince Nado opposite it and said in a deep voice, "Nado, the Chinese intelligence agency already knows we're here and has even sent agents to investigate. What do you think we should do with these agents?"
"How about we leave it all to your Japanese side to handle?" Nado said with ill intent.
"Then how about we hand them over to the Americans to handle?" Jiuying Wanzi was no pushover either. If anyone dealt with these people, it would be tantamount to offending the government, and the blame would fall on the Japanese. He wouldn't do something so foolish.
“Thank you for your kindness, but we don’t need it. However, I have a good suggestion, I wonder if you would like to hear it?” Nado said calmly.
"What suggestion?" Jiuying Wanzi asked.
"How about we each kill two?" Nado said casually, as if he were talking about something trivial.
“Great, that’s perfect, no one gets more or less!” Tucker said nonchalantly. Nado frowned slightly, but there was nothing he could do about the simple-minded, physically strong wolf king Tucker. That guy was just so impulsive and irritable.
Nine-Headed Serpent smiled sinisterly and nodded, saying, "Not bad. Killing two each is a good suggestion. Let's get started then—otherwise, our presence here will definitely be exposed."
"Who makes the first move?" Liu Sheng grabbed Zhou Tong and Fan Xian by the neck. Although the two were filled with grief and indignation and wanted to resist, their bodies were completely controlled by him, and they couldn't even speak. They were in a truly pathetic state.
"I'll count to three, then we'll get to work together!" Nado said.
Okay~
"Should we go up and rescue them?" Fei Hua finally couldn't hold back any longer and grabbed Li Yang's hand, whispering anxiously.
"Do you want to die? We can handle one of those guys up there at most. The other two are just there to collect our corpses," Li Yang said irritably. Even if he summoned his second primordial spirit, it would still take some effort to wipe them out. But that would completely expose his strength and trump cards, and he didn't want to put himself in such a dangerous situation because of others. After all, Fei Hua and the Dragon Group were monitoring him and had always harbored ill intentions towards him. Perhaps Kunlun, behind them, also had malicious intentions. He couldn't just expose himself like this.
"What should we do? They're about to be executed!" Fei Hua said anxiously.
"Don't rush, they might not really dare to make a move. Maybe they're bluffing, trying to lure us out." Li Yang held Fei Hua's smooth little hand, trying to find a reason for not going out to rescue them.
“What you said makes sense. But what if it isn’t?” Fei Hua took a deep breath and said doubtfully.