Chapter 510: Great Leap of Strength
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"I don't have time for you now," the man in red snorted at Li Bai. He continued to chase Buttface. "You don't need to rush to your death!"
The man in red knew Buttface was not an ordinary dog. He was a dog with a strong physique and formidable strength. He should be captured for further study!
However, Xu Que wouldn't allow the members of the Sea Tribe to implement their plan. He ordered the Thunder Illusion Body to stop the man in red.
"I don't know what kind of seafood you are," Xu Que said. "However, as long as you are a seafood, we will accept your meat without question. Here is my bowl, now climb in so we can eat you!"
"Hmph! You stupid scoundrel!" the man in red said.
The man in red was angry and started to attack the Thunder Illusion Body with killing magic arts.
The Thunder Illusion Body only had 70% of Xu Que's strength. Therefore, he could easily be defeated by the man in red in close combat, for Xu Que's real body had already been wounded in the close combat with him. Hence, the Thunder Illusion Body retreated immediately and started to fight the man in red using balls of lightning.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The man in red and the Thunder Illusion Body were in the sky attacking each other with magic arts, lighting up the sky with bright flashes.
While the two figures were busy fighting, Xu Que summoned the System again and started to flip through the magic arts he had just obtained from the big gift package of the Heavenly Tribulation.
Genuine Flame Devouring Wave: a genuine fighting skill from the world of Fight Break Spheres, a basic Star Rank magic art, extremely powerful, has a prerequisite: achieve the full foundation of Flame Devouring Wave!
Genuine Six Corporeal Forms: a genuine fighting skill from the world of Fight Break Spheres, a basic Star Rank magic art, extremely powerful, has a prerequisite: achieve the full foundation of Six Corporeal Forms!
Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus: a genuine fighting skill from the world of Fight Break Spheres, an intermediate Star Rank magic art, extremely powerful, has a prerequisite: achieve the full foundation of Buddha's Fiery Lotus! (Attention: Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus is extremely powerful. Please be careful while performing it to avoid being wounded.)
Genuine Secret of 'All' of the Nine Secrets: a genuine fighting skill from the world of Zhe Tian, an advanced Star Rank magic art, one of the Nine Secrets, has a 100% chance of multiplying the effect of a magic art by ten, has a prerequisite: achieve the full foundation of the Secret of 'All' of the Nine Secrets!
After reading this, Xu Que realized that the magic arts he learned before were not fake. The power of his magic arts was merely suppressed. This is why he was never able to achieve the catastrophic effects described in the novels that these techniques originated from.
For example, the Buddha's Fiery Lotus magic art originated in the novel Fight Break Spheres. The power of the Buddha's Fiery Lotus was always magnificent when Xu Que used it. However, he had always felt that something was missing, for it was never as powerful as it was in the novel.
Now that he had obtained the Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus, this magic art would finally be as powerful as the technique used in Fight Break Spheres. His Flame Devouring Wave and his Six Corporal Form techniques would also reach their full potential.
However, Xu Que was a little bit embarrassed about receiving the Genuine Secret of 'All' of the Nine Secrets magic art. He was itching to try it, but he couldn't perform it because he hadn't learned the standard Secret of 'All' yet. And it was not easy to obtain the standard Secret of 'All.'
The System's purchasing method of the Nine Secrets was very elusive. He could only purchase one of the nine secrets at a time, and the secret that he purchased would always be random.
Xu Que had tried purchasing one of the Nine Secrets once before. He got the Secret of Weapon, which granted him the ability to rob an opponent of his weapon during combat. However, this magic art consumes a lot of True Core Strength when it is used, so he seldom used it. Besides, he was always able to defeat his opponents easily, even with them having strong weapons.
In the novel Zhe Tian, the Secret of 'All' was very formidable. It could enhance all the user's attributes ten times over, including the user's strength, his physique, his magic arts, and more. It was more comprehensive and powerful than the Soaring Dragon's Nine Transformation, the People Killing Sword and the People Killing Book. On top of this, the success rate of the magic art was 100%.
Although he wanted to try this technique now, he did not have enough time to try and purchase it. The man in red was too powerful. The Thunder Illusion Body couldn't hold out much longer.
When this fight is over, I should try my luck to see if I can purchase the Secret of 'All' from the System! Xu Que said in his heart.
He navigated the System interface and learned Genuine Flame Devouring Wave, Genuine Six Corporeal Forms and Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus. These three Star Rank magic arts made Xu Que more powerful than ever before. He was a brand new powerhouse.
After he had upgraded his abilities, he eyed the Celestial Artifact Enchanting Spell which was still in the System package. This was the last gift that he had received from the big gift package. He had never received one of these spells before, so he read the description.
Celestial Artifact Enchanting Spell: effective for two hours, upgrades any item to Celestial Rank temporarily (Attention: a lot of True Core Strength is consumed when using a Celestial Artifact. Please use with caution to avoid using up too much True Core Strength!)
Pooh! As a tough-acting king, I am very strong. I don't need to worry about using up all of my True Core Strength! Xu Que snorted in his mind.
Xu Que took out his eight-star sword and used the Celestial Artifact Enchanting Spell on it without any hesitation. This spell would only upgrade ordinary items to the Celestial Rank for two hours. Despite the time limit, there was no sense in wasting this opportunity to test how formidable a Celestial Artifact could be.
Whoosh!
All of a sudden, the sword gave off a dazzling beam of light. A cloud of magnificent Spiritual Qi rose up and permeated the area.
Everyone was surprised.
"What's…this?"
"How did the Spiritual Qi in this area become so magnificent? All of my pores are opened!"
"My God! Is it because of the God of Cookery's sword?"
People turned around to look at Xu Que in surprise.
The man in red who was battling the Thunder Illusion Body in the sky was also surprised.
"A Celestial Artifact? How could this be possible? How do you have a Celestial Artifact?" the man in red shouted.
Hum!
The sword in Xu Que's hand started to vibrate violently.
This vibration was not caused by Xu Que, but by the sword itself. It seemed as if the sword had been triggered by some kind of force. It vibrated so violently that it almost flew out of Xu Que's hand.
The next moment, the light on the sword faded. The Spiritual Qi and the vibrations had also grown weaker. It seemed like the sword had been restored to its original state.
"Sh*t! What's going on?" Xu Que asked, his eyes wide.
What the h*ll? Shouldn't the spell last for two hours? This was even shorter than one minute!
"System, explain this!"
Ding! "A Sword Spirit is found inside the sword, who is in secluded cultivation. After the host used the spell to upgrade the sword to a Celestial Sword, the Sword Spirit absorbed all the Spiritual Qi!" the System replied.
Xu Que was dumbfounded.
The Sword Spirit did this!
When Xu Que was in the Water Nation, he had heard that every Sword Spirit needed to have a period of secluded cultivation. However, he didn't expect for Sword Spirits to be troublesome when in this state. He had managed to create a temporary Celestial Artifact with great difficulty. However, this temporary Celestial Artifact was gone before he could use it.
Gah! I am so pissed off!
"Hehe, I thought that that was a Celestial Artifact, but is just a grandiose piece of scrap!" the man in red sneered.
Xu Que looked at the man in red with a cold smile.
So what? Now I have three Star-Rank magic arts. I can defeat you easily with any one of them!
Xu Que stepped out and looked up at his Thunder Illusion Body.
"Li Bai, you can come back now. It's my turn," Xu Que said ostentatiously.
"OK!" the Thunder Illusion Body said. He retreated and landed on the ground.
"You, cook! You also seek for death?" The man said, shaking his head.
Xu Que squinted his eyes.
"Little seafood, have you heard of a palm technique which can fall from the sky?"
Chapter 511: Being Harshly Beat
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A palm technique which can fall from the sky?
Everyone was confused, including the man in red.
There are countless palm techniques which can fall from the sky! God only knows which one you refer to! the man in red thought.
"Stop making a scene! Don't waste my time. Since you are seeking death, I shall make your wish come true."
The man in red shook his head and pointed his finger at Xu Que again.
Bang!
All of a sudden, the air began to ripple. His finger turned into an enormous column again. He swung his finger toward Xu Que.
"We shall see who's stronger," Xu Que sneered.
A new Dark Heavy Buster Sword appeared in Xu Que's palm. His True Core Strength started to tumble inside his body. An air current appeared and swirled around Xu Que's arm, gathering around the Dark Heavy Buster Sword.
Xu Que performed a Genuine Flame Devouring Wave with his Dark Heavy Buster Sword.
Bang!
The Dark Heavy Buster Sword collided with the enormous column. The huge energy wave caused Xu Que to back up a few feet, while the man in red almost fell over. Both of them were still intact.
"How can this be?" the man in red said, stunned.
"It seems that I have overestimated you!" Xu Que sneered.
Xu Que's long white hair was flowing in the wind. He looked heavenly handsome. Everyone was shocked. They had never thought the God of Cookery could be this powerful.
How has the cook suddenly become this powerful? What has happened to him?
"You are just a cook! How dare you offend me like this!" the man in red sneered.
He flew across the sky horizontally and summoned a massive amount of cold seawater. The water quickly soared upward and molded into the shape of a dragon. He then stood on the head of the "water dragon" and headed towards Xu Que.
"God of Cookery, be careful!" people on the ground screamed.
Xu Que gently waved his Dark Heavy Buster Sword. He then jumped upward and performed Genuine Six Corporeal Forms.
Bang!
All of a sudden, countless shadows of the Dark Heavy Buster Sword appeared and covered the sky. Normally, no one would choose to use this sort of tactic in a battle, since it was a bit reckless. However, since both the Six Corporeal Forms and the Flame Devouring Wave had been elevated to Star Rank, Xu Que didn't care if he was being reckless or not.
Bang!
The shadows collided with the man in red and the "water dragon." Both men were thrown backward. The explosion wave spread outward in all directions. Countless buildings collapsed around them. The flagstone flooring below broke into tiny pieces.
As Xu Que fell, his body changed into numerous green leaves, which fell to the ground.
"What?" said the man in red. He was so surprised that his pupils dilated.
Suddenly, Xu Que appeared in front of the man in red, who was still falling through the air, and hit him with the Dark Heavy Buster Sword.
Bang!
The man in red failed to dodge the attack. Xu Que continued to hit him again and again…
As Xu Que continued to slash at the man in red, he performed Soaring Dragon's Nine Transformation. Many dragons flew out of Xu Que's body one after another. After they had all emerged, the dragons flew into his head again. The energy inside his body was getting more and more intense.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xu Que was attacking the man in red so quickly that he could not even fight back. Everyone held their breath, for they feared that if they took a breath, the consecutive blows would be disrupted.
Everyone was stunned. This cook, who was supposed to only be good at cooking, was managing to beat up this extremely powerful man in red, who came from the Sea Tribe.
Bang!
At last, the man in red fell to the ground. He hit the ground so hard that he even made a hole in it. He was badly injured and kept spitting out blood.
It was extremely quiet…
After a while, everyone took a deep breath.
Xu Que landed on the ground, his Dark Heavy Buster Sword connecting with the earth.
Bang!
The ground seemed to shake upon the sword's impact.
"How dare you hurt me?" the man in red said angrily. Although he had been seriously injured, he was still alive.
Xu Que gently raised up his arm.
"The one who has lost, lies down; the one who has won, stands firmly," Xu Que sneered.
Everyone took a deep breath.
The cook is really quite something!
Bang!
The man in red burst out of the hole, scattering countless small stones across the ground.
"I am going to crush you into pieces!" said the man in red.
The man in red began to shine. He rose up in the air and was getting larger and larger.
"Oh no! He is transforming into his true form!" Su Ling'er exclaimed.
The man in red was already very powerful when he was in his human form. The people watching could not even imagine how powerful he was when in his true form.
Xu Que smiled. As far as he knew, he had not encountered any sea creature that was as powerful as this man. He very curious about what on earth this man in red who could change his finger into an enormous column really was.
In the blink of an eye, the man in red became as huge as a mountain. He began gathering Spiritual Qi from all directions. The Spiritual Qi swirled together to form a sea-like vortex above his head.
"Every one of you is going to die today!" the creature shouted.
As soon as the transformation was complete, the light emanating from his body dissipated. Everyone was stunned by this huge creature in front of them.
Xu Que's eyes widened in surprise.
"Holy sh*t! You're a geoduck!"
Chapter 512: You Look So Filthy, Pooh!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The sea-like Spiritual Qi was swirling around the creature of the Sea Tribe. The man in red had revealed his true body, which was floating in the sky like an enormous mountain.
The creature was essentially a menacing, giant meat pillar. At the base of the creature's duel siphons, or neck, was a tremendous shell. It looked exactly like a Geoduck that had been magnified immensely.
"Hmm, even a frog-in-a-well like you can recognize our tribe! The Geoduck Tribe has existed since the ancient times. You should feel honored to gaze upon my real body before your death," the Geoduck said. He gave a cold and arrogant smile as he looked down upon everyone.
The crowd was was shocked at the Geoduck's appearance. Although they had read about Geoducks before in ancient books, no one had ever seen a Geoduck before. Now that they were looking at one, they felt a bit strange. Something about this strange Sea Tribe creature looked oddly familiar.
Xu Que put his hands on his hips and shouted up at the Sea Tribe member.
"It's not difficult to recognize your tribe. Everyone from your tribe looks like a d*ck stuffed into a shell. What a bunch of ugly perverts. You look so filthy, pooh!"
Everyone was dumbfounded.
A big…d*ck?
Holy sh*t! I have to admit, it really does look like a big d*ck that's been stuffed into a shell. It's so gross!
"Behave yourself…" the Geoduck growled furiously.
"Behave your big d*ck!" Xu Que replied casually.
"You are seeking death!" the Geoduck shouted angrily. His shouts were deafening.
"You are seeking your big d*ck!" Xu Que was still calm.
The Geoduck was extremely angry. He wasn't able to say anything without Xu Que replacing the end of his sentence with "big d*ck." Even back home their tribe used to be ridiculed like this by other stronger tribes. These kind of insults were their burning shame.
Xu Que began to size up his opponent. His body was composed of two tremendous shells and one giant, fleshy neck that resembled an elephant trunk… or a d*ck. At the front end of the neck, there were some saw-like teeth. The neck could also extend and retract like a giant worm. Xu Que suddenly realized that the man's ability to enlarge his finger into a large pillar of flesh stemmed from his duel siphons.
Suddenly, the Geoduck extended his neck, preparing for an attack. The Geoduck's siphons swung at Xu Que, but he dodged just in time.
Boom!
As Xu Que dodged, the Geoduck's siphons slammed into the ground, creating deep fissures in every direction. The ground shook beneath everyone's feet. The blow was powerful enough to shatter a mountain. The nearby buildings were now in ruins.
Everyone was stunned.
His formidable strength is unstoppable!
He demolished the ground with just one blow. Could it be that he could crush a mountain in a blink of an eye?
"Sh*t! You pervert!" Xu Que cursed. "You can fight me, sure, but stop thrusting at me with your d*ck!"
The Geoduck was angry that his attack missed. He extended his neck and bore his razor sharp teeth.
Growl!
A wild wind gushed out of the tips of his siphons and swept over the whole area.
"Wow, look!" Xu Que shouted to the crowd, pointing at the Geoduck.
Everyone was puzzled.
What is it? What do you want us to see?
"This guy is really awesome! I mean, he's got teeth in his d*ck!" Xu Que said. He voiced this discovery with the same excitement as someone who had just discovered a new continent.
Everyone in the crowd tried to keep a straight face… However, someone couldn't help bursting into laughter.
Snigger!
What a mean, funny, and disgusting joke! Xu Que's metaphor was extremely vivid, especially to all the men in the crowd! The Geoduck's teeth were supposed to deter enemies. However, now they had become something to laugh at. Despite this, the crowd had the decency to not shout out the interpretation of the metaphor.
A dick with teeth inside… what a vivid metaphor.
…
Growl!
Once again, the Geoduck was furious. He swung his neck at Xu Que and opened the tips of his siphons. Waves of light blue water gushed out of his siphon tips. The dense, chilling waves, which were as sharp as swords, surged towards Xu Que. Xu Que squinted and dodged the attack by jumping up into the sky.
"You are so different in your true form! Since your d*ck couldn't hit me, you thought you'd try spraying me with your urine?" Xu Que sneered.
Although Xu Que had mastered three Star-Rank magic arts and had performed the Soaring Dragon's Nine Transformation, his physique hadn't been sufficiently strengthened yet. Therefore, he couldn't withstand a direct collision with the Geoduck.
Without hesitation, the Geoduck raised his giant neck in an attempt to hit Xu Que to the ground.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a figure appeared. It was Xu Que's Thunder Illusion Body, which had the appearance of Li Bai. The Thunder Illusion Body held a Dark Heavy Buster Sword in his hand. Li Bai slashed at the Geoduck's neck, stopping its attack.
"Hum! This time, you die first!" the Geoduck snorted.
The Geoduck turned toward the Thunder Illusion Body and swung his siphons at Li Bai. Despite his size, the Geoduck was incredibly fast.
Boom!
The mountainous siphons smashed against Li Bai. The Thunder Illusion Body exploded and disappeared, just like the first time a member of the Sea Tribe destroyed it.
"Lord Li!" shouted Madam Ya and many members of the Mysterious Clan.
Although they knew Li Bai was immortal, it was still a terrible shock to witness him disappear like this. Everyone became increasingly worried.
This man of the Sea Tribe is way too powerful! He killed Lord Li Bai with just one move!
Perhaps this gigantic creature can only be killed by the joint attack of the Exploding Heavens Faction's ten sovereigns!
After killing the Thunder Illusion Body, the Geoduck looked up at the sky again.
"What? Has he run away?" the Geoduck snorted disdainfully.
Xu Que had disappeared. After jumping into the sky, his figure and aura vanished.
The sky was quiet and the crowd was silent.
"Since that good-for-nothing has run away, now it's your turn!"
Everyone was shocked by the Geoduck's threat. Their faces paled and their legs shook in fear. For the Mysterious Clan, this sense of terror was even greater than when they were facing tens of thousands of Demonic Beasts!
Su Ling'er's lips were pale, as were Madam Ya's. They both sensed that death was approaching.
If Sun Wu Kong were fighting the Geoduck, the Mysterious Clan believed that he would never run away. They had never been confident in the God of Cookery's combat abilities. Besides, he had only been asked to cook dishes for them. He was not obligated to protect them. But alas, Sun Wu Kong was nowhere to be found.
On top of this, Li Bai had been smashed to pieces and was still not revived. Even when he did revive, he couldn't protect them by himself. The Geoduck would just easily defeat him again.
Sun Wu Kong, where the h*ll are you? Su Ling'er thought.
Su Ling'er looked around anxiously. However, Xu Que was indeed gone without a trace.
Whoosh!
The Geoduck launched his attack. The mountainous neck was raised high and was about to smash all people below it like a falling sun.
Rumble!
Everyone felt an abrupt and horrible force coming from the sky.
Everyone shivered. The Geoduck was also surprised. Everyone looked up.
They saw a figure wrapped in fire that was falling like an asteroid. The majestic figure was barreling towards the ground head first, his hands pressed together. His speed was so fast that he even broke the sound barrier.
Boom!
Everyone was completely shocked.
"This…this is…"
The God of Cookery's question, the one that he had asked the man in red before he transformed, resounded in everyone's minds:
Have you heard of a palm technique which can fall from the sky?
Chapter 513: The Patron Saint of the Exploding Heavens Faction
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Bang!
A sonic boom was heard as Xu Que flew toward the ground, breaking the sound barrier. Green, white, and black flames surrounded him. The flames twisted through the air and became intertwined as he continued to descend.
Everyone felt the magnificent power of the fire. Some people in the crowd were so awestruck that they felt like they should be kneeling down in reverence.
The Geoduck was in a daze. He then shook his head and shouted up at the sky.
"You are just a cook! How dare you be so arrogant in front of me! You are just putting on a show. Do you really expect me to believe all this?! Go to h*ll!"
Earlier, Xu Que had summoned a sword that had been temporarily enhanced to be at the same power level as a Celestial Artifact. However, this enhancement only lasted for less than a minute because the Sword Spirit inside the weapon absorbed all of the Heavenly Qi. Because the enhancement didn't work out in Xu Que's favor, the Geoduck believed that Xu Que was simply putting on a show.
The Geoduck jumped up and flew towards Xu Que like a missile. Although the Geoduck still believed that Xu Que was just putting on a show, he decided he'd better play it safe. Thus, the Geoduck caused the water vapor in the air to condense into liquid, covering himself in a thick layer of water. The Geoduck now looked like a flying water dragon.
Xu Que was gradually gathering the fire that was surrounding him to rest in his palm. Now that he had learned the Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus, he no longer needed to use his hands to control the flames. He could now easily control the fiery lotus with his mind.
Unfortunately, using his mind to gather up the flames wasn't any faster. However, since his hands were free, he had a greater capacity to act tough. Soon, a beautiful three-colored fiery lotus formed in his right palm.
The two powerhouses continued to speed toward each other. This was a battle between water and fire.
Everyone held their breath. The Geoduck was too powerful. They were afraid that the God of Cookery would be killed.
Even Hero Li Bai has been killed. I don't think the God of Cookery can win…
"Whatever you're up to, know that your days are numbered!" the Geoduck laughed.
Xu Que remained calm as he flew downward, the three-colored fiery lotus burning in his right palm.
There was now only ten miles between them.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xu Que turned on a dime. He was now flying upward at the speed of lightning.
Everyone was stunned.
What's going on? Is the God of Cookery too afraid to fight?
"This can't be! Is it over? Are we going to die?"
"How can he just run away like this?"
"I think we'd better way too! Without our Shaman Demon King, we're toast!"
"Wait! Something's not right. Where is the fiery lotus? It is gone!"
"Yes! It's gone!"
Seeing Xu Que fly up into the sky away from him, the Geoduck began to laugh.
"I knew it! He was just putting on a show. Well, it's too late to run away. You–"
Before the Geoduck finished his words, the beautiful, three-colored fiery lotus suddenly appeared right in front of his face.
The System had warned Xu Que that the power of the Genuine Buddha's Fiery Lotus was very magnificent and that he must be careful when using it. Thus, he had waited until the Geoduck was close enough so he could throw the fiery lotus at him. This way, Xu Que wouldn't get caught in the attack.
Now that the fiery lotus was right in front of him, the Geoduck realized that Xu Que was not just putting on a show. He had never seen anything that had filled him with more terror than this fiery lotus. He could feel Death waving its awful hand before the fiery lotus even touched him.
The Geoduck's huge body trembled. It tried to escape, but it was already too late.
The lotus began to bloom…
"No!!!" the Geoduck screamed.
Bang!
The fiery lotus bloomed, creating an enormous fire wave. The fire wave spread out in all directions, devouring everything in the surrounding air. The explosion wave spread down to the ground. Even the distant mountains shook.
Everyone in the crowd was literally blown away by the explosion wave, including Su Ling'er, who was in the Infant Transformation Stage.
Countless buildings collapsed and turned into ashes. The entire sky was covered in fire, just like the h*ll depicted in the novel the fiery lotus originated from.
"Ah!…"
The Geoduck was surrounded by the fire. His screams echoed through the air.
He never thought that Xu Que's fiery lotus could be this powerful. The Spiritual Qi that the fiery lotus emitted was extremely magnificent.
After a long while, the explosion wave finally faded. Everyone managed to get to their feet. The groaning in the air continued.
Everyone was shocked by this scene. No one thought the God of Cookery could be this powerful… What shocked them more was that the Geoduck was still alive.
As the fire gradually faded away, a floating figure came into focus. It was the God of Cookery. His white hair was flowing in the wind as he gradually descended. He put his hands behind his back and stopped his decent in front of the Geoduck.
The Geoduck was covered in blood. Its huge, thick shell had been broken into pieces. It had also been totally baked. Its enormous neck had shrunk substantially.
"You think you can kill me?" Xu Que sneered. "Who do you think you are?! You ugly c*ck-shaped creature!"
Bang!
Xu Que hit the Geoduck with his Dark Heavy Buster Sword. The air around the Dark Heavy Buster Sword rippled… ( )
The Geoduck fell to the ground. It landed so hard that it made a hole in the spot where it had landed.
It was extremely quiet. No one had expected the God of Cookery to win.
"Remember, I am not only the cook of the Exploding Heavens Faction. I am also one of its nine Patron Saints! They call me the Ultraman Tiga!"
Xu Que took out a red crystal and stuck it on his chest.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The crystal rang and gave off a red light.
Xu Que raised his head and held up his fists. He stood firmly and jumped upward like a rocket. He became smaller and smaller until he finally disappeared.
Everyone was stunned.
Ultraman Tiga?! Nine Patron Saints? Guardian of the Exploding Heavens Faction?
Chapter 514: They Are in Your Stomach!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This was the first time people had heard about the Guardian of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
For many of them, this was also the first time hearing about the God of Cookery, let alone the Guardian of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
However, they hadn't expected this God of Cookery, who was new to them, to have such formidable strength.
At the very beginning, he had still been no match for the Geoduck of the Sea Tribe, and had obviously been in a bad situation. However, in the blink of an eye, he returned with powerful momentum and beat the Geoduck half dead instantly.
Then he left like a secluded expert.
All the people in the area were impressed by this scene and viewed the Exploding Heavens Faction with more reverence.
This faction is so mysterious and fearsome!
No one knew how many powerful experts were in this faction! A formidable powerhouse could have jumped out suddenly to devastate anyone who dared to challenge the Exploding Heavens Faction!
…
At this moment, someone asked with puzzlement, "It's odd! Why has Lord Li Bai still not been revived?"
"Right! According to the time of his last revival, he should have come back now!"
People started to look around.
Madam Ya was in a daze for a while, then she also started to search for Li Bai anxiously.
At this moment, a beam of light shot over from afar.
Whoosh!
Xu Que reappeared in the name of Li Bai, who was dressed like a scholar, wearing white robes and the Human-skin Mask of Hu Ge.
The purpose of pretending to be Ultraman was to look for a chance to leave and come back in his real body. Now, this seamless connection had finally been realized.
"Look, Lord Li Bai is back!" someone saw Xu Que and shouted immediately.
Madam Ya's face beamed with delight as she let out a sigh of complete relief.
"It's strange! Why has he come back from so far away?" someone else asked confusedly.
Hearing this, Xu Que, who had just landed, said with a faint smile, ���After a great battle, the Spiritual Qi in this place is too scarce. I moved to another place to reshape my body. Hm? Has the God of Cookery already left?"
"Yes, the God of Cookery just left. He's so powerful!"
"Then where is the Geoduck?" Xu Que started to show off his acting skills by pretending not to know anything.
"It's over there!" People immediately pointed at the ruins in the distance.
In the pit, the Geoduck was lying close to death and couldn't believe what had happened.
Even as a powerhouse, he had been defeated by a cultivator from Five Elements Mountain that he looked down upon. More importantly, this guy was only at Level 4 of the Infant Transformation Stage, which was two levels lower than his cultivation level.
For him, this was totally unacceptable!
However, he felt happy that he was still alive. Instead of killing him, his opponent had just turned around and left.
Therefore, the Geoduck was frantically using his magic arts and trying to recover from his wounds.
At just that moment, a figure appeared at the edge of the pit, staring at him with a smile.
After coming to himself, the Geoduck was greatly shocked and shouted in surprise, "How… could this be possible?"
The one who had appeared at the edge of the pit was Li Bai, who was disguised using Xu Que's real body.
His face was familiar to the Geoduck.
The Geoduck could remember clearly that the one in front of him had been smashed by him earlier, but this guy had appeared unscratched!
No, this must be a hallucination! A hallucination caused by my severe wound!
The Geoduck was so terrified that he couldn't believe someone in this world could be resurrected after death.
"What? You're still not dead? The God of Cookery didn't boil you! It seems he really disliked your appearance," Xu Que said suddenly with a smile.
The Geoduck was dumbfounded immediately.
This is not a hallucination!
Sh*t! This guy was really resurrected after death!
"How… could you…" he said with a shaky voice. His wound was so severe that he couldn't even put a sentence together!
Xu Que replied with a smile, "You want to know why I'm still alive, right? During the daytime, your two mantis shrimp friends also asked this question!"
"W-what? Where are they?" the Geoduck asked angrily, clenching his teeth.
Squinting his eyes, Xu Que took out a beef ball, weighed it in his hand, and then tossed it into the Geoduck's meat pipe, taking him by surprise.
"What… did you do?" the Geoduck was surprised. However, he was too weak to spit out the beef ball.
However, the next moment, the Geoduck shivered and was totally stunned.
After entering his mouth, the beef ball melted immediately. An extremely delicious, rich aroma filled his body instantly. It was so delicious that he almost called out.
This is so delicious! How could such a delicious thing exist in this world?
Soon, the Geoduck sensed his Soul Strength had abruptly been strengthened, which made him even more terrified.
"What… what's this?" he asked in surprise. Meanwhile, he was also puzzled why this person would feed him such a delicious food!
"The Juicy Beef Ball of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Is it delicious?" Xu Que replied with a smile.
The Geoduck almost replied, "Yes." However, he came to himself immediately and said in a low voice, "Don't get the idea that… I will forgive you after a petty favor!"
At this moment, he was trying to figure out Xu Que and the other's minds, then came to a conclusion.
He thought the reason that the God of Cookery hadn't killed him was that the God of Cookery was afraid of the Sea Tribe's revenge.
Moreover, the man in front of him gave him such magnificent food, which further proved his inference.
Hence, the Geoduck was emboldened again and said impudently, "Where the hell are my two underlings?"
"Oh, parts of them are in your stomach," Xu Que said while pointing at the Geoduck's body, for he didn't know where the stomach of the Geoduck was.
"What do you mean?" The Geoduck was stunned. It seemed he hadn't figured out what Xu Que meant.
"Alas, I can forgive your ugly appearance, but your low IQ is really unacceptable! The beef ball you ate just now was made of the meat of the mantis shrimps. I chopped them up forty-nine times and made them into shrimp paste, then the paste was solidified through steaming, then I wrapped the solid shrimp paste with beef, then I threw one of them into your stomach, understand?" Xu Que explained patiently. ( )
The Geoduck was dumbfounded. Then he spat out a strand of fresh blood from his mouth.
"You… you are asking for it!" the Geoduck shouted angrily. Apparently, he was raging like a mad man.
His opponent had killed his two underlings and mercilessly made them into food. Then he had even made him eat the food made out of his underlings, which almost drove him crazy.
"Don't be angry, anger may ruin your health. Just tell me, where are you from? Where is your home? What do your parents do for a living? Do you have siblings? Does your sister-in-law like dumplings?" With a smile, Xu Que asked these questions gently.
The Geoduck had nearly been driven mad. He couldn't figure out Xu Que's intentions, so he asked warily, "What are you going to do?"
With a big smile on his face, Xu Que said, "Nothing, I just plan to call the elder members of your family. Don't worry, our Exploding Heavens Faction is a principled organization. We guarantee we will not take a single needle or piece of thread from the masses!"
Chapter 515: You Can Feel Free to Kill It
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Not taking any thread or needles?
Hearing this, the people present all felt quite confused.
After all, they had been living in the Fire Nation all their lives and had never been to the Water Nation, where the phrase "not taking any thread or needles" had become trendy.
The Geoduck sneered. "You want to pay a visit to the elders in my Clan? You must be joking."
Bang!
Xu Que suddenly took out his Dark Heavy Buster Sword and hit right on the Geoduck's head.
"Ah…" the Geoduck screamed in pain.
Its wound worsened, and it felt extreme pain.
"As a gentleman, I don't like using force against anyone else, but you always make me go against my principles!" Xu Que shook his head and smiled.
Hearing this, people were surprised.
We should never judge a person by their looks. I never thought Hero Li Bai who looked so gentle could be so sly. No wonder he's a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction. It seems that everyone in the Exploding Heavens Faction is cruel.
The Geoduck shouted, "If you ever dare to kill me, my people will definitely get revenge for me and kill everyone living on the Five Elements Mountain. Even the God of Cookery didn't dare to kill me. I don't think you have the balls to do it, either."
"The God of Cookery simply feels that your blood might stain his hands, which is why he didn't kill you. In fact, I totally understand him. You can be sure that I won't kill you myself," Xu Que smiled.
He immediately turned around and shouted, "Come and kill the Geoduck right now. Chop it into pieces and feed it to a dog."
"What?!"
The soldiers were all shocked.
Obviously, the Geoduck was a very influential figure in the Sea Tribe, and besides that, it had come from overseas.
If the Geoduck was killed, the entire Five Nations, including the Fire Nation, would be destroyed.
"Hero Li Bai, please think carefully before you decide to kill it, what if…" a guard walked forward and said in a low voice.
Before the guard had finished his words, Madame Ya, who was close by sneered. "Are you deaf? Hero Li Bai has given the order to kill it! I told you that Hero Li Bai's words should always be obeyed!"
"Please forgive us! We will kill it right now."
All the guards knelt down.
Seeing this, Xu Que smiled. He was very happy to know that Madame Ya loved him that much and would support him in whatever he did.
"I know what you're worried about, but don't worry. The Sea Tribe is just a tiny ant compared to the Exploding Heavens Faction. Just kill it like I said." Xu Que waved his hand.
Meanwhile, he looked at the Geoduck to see its reaction.
Hearing this, the Geoduck felt extremely terrified.
"I bet you wouldn't dare…" the Geoduck knew Xu Que meant what he said, and he was desperate.
"Then you will see if I dare or not." Xu Que smiled and took out his sword of eight stars and gave it to a guard. "Take it, the Geoduck's skin is really firm. It takes a bit of work to saw through it."
��Saw?!" The guard's hands trembled.
"Remember, don't cut or pierce it. The God of Cookery once told me that the original flavor of the Geoduck's meat could only be maintained by using a saw."
"…" The guard was stunned.
He thought Hero Li Bai had only wanted to kill the Geoduck, but he had never thought he would want its meat cut off with a saw.
"Never mind. You are indeed a coward. If you don't want to use a saw, then we won't use it."
Xu Que shook his head and put his sword of eight stars back in the System Parcel.
The people around were surprised again.
So was the Geoduck. It thought Xu Que had decided not to kill it and was relieved.
I knew it. The Sea Tribe is very famous and influential, and he must have heard a lot about my Clan. I'm sure that he doesn't have the balls to kill me. I knew he was joking earlier.
Xu Que looked around and then said in a low voice, "Bring hundreds of dogs here, and no one feed them anything for at least two days. Feed them aphrodisiacs and put them together with the Geoduck in one cage."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked.
He is really a cruel man! Locking the Geoduck together with hundreds of dogs that have not eaten anything for two days, and an aphrodisiac, seriously?!"
"People from the Exploding Heavens Faction never let me down!" an old man from the Mysterious Clan forced out a smile and said.
The audience all nodded.
The Geoduck was completely shocked. After a long while, it finally collected itself and said, "No! You cannot do this to me! I am the lord of the sea. How dare you do this to me."
"Nonsense! The Exploding Heavens Faction is the only lord in this world. Who do you think you are!" Xu Que sneered.
The Geoduck shouted, "I knew it, you've never heard of my Clan. We are one of the Nine Patron Saints of the Ancient Dragon Clan, the offspring of the Dragon Guard. If you ever kill me, you will be hunted down by the other nine Sea Tribes."
"I don't care! You guys are so far away from me that I'm not afraid at all," Xu Que sneered.
"You are being naive! Yes, it is not that easy to find the Five Elements Mountain, but it doesn't mean we could not find it. There isn't that much Spiritual Qi here, besides, the whole area is under the influence of the ancient seal, which is why I failed to exert my full power! Otherwise, I would have already killed you! In the future, when my Clan breaks the seal, you are bound to die," the Geoduck said in a low voice.
Hearing this, the people present were stunned.
"How can this be?"
"The Geoduck has not yet exerted its full power?!"
"My god! How powerful is he then?!"
"There's an ancient seal here? Why on earth have I never heard about it?"
…
Xu Que frowned.
He had already known that there was an ancient seal here. He had dragged out five Dragon Vines and broken five seals. Still, he could not find the sixth one.
Judging from what the Geoduck had said, Xu Que was sure that there was actually a creature confined beneath the Five Elements Mountain, just as Buttface had said before.
Once cultivators from overseas come here, their power is greatly weakened? If it is telling the truth, then people from overseas are indeed much more powerful than I thought, Xu Que thought.
"Hero Li Bai, what should we do now?" The guard looked at Xu Que carefully.
After hearing what the Geoduck had said, the guard was worried and hoped Xu Que would change his mind to not kill the Geoduck.
Instead, Xu Que smiled. "It will be fine. Haven't you heard? The Geoduck said when its Clan finds us, we're be doomed. In other words, its Clan doesn't know about this place at this moment… or they don't even have any idea that the Geoduck is trapped here! So, feel free to kill it."
…
Chapter 516: Care About the Common People in This World
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Xu Que finished his words, the Geoduck became speechless!
At this moment, he realized he had done something stupid.
Before, he had thought he could threaten Xu Que with the power of his tribe and deter these people from killing him.
Even Xu Que was worried; if he couldn't locate the Geoduck tribe and eliminate them all, he might have caused calamity for all people in the Five Elements Mountain.
But now, the Geoduck had revealed something in order to protect himself that had been captured by Xu Que.
What the Geoduck had said revealed that this place was still unknown to people of his tribe, who even didn't know that the Geoduck and his underlings were in the Five Elements Mountain.
This was also the reality. The Geoduck and his underlings had gone out for an outing. They had been too far away from home and came across a storm in the vast sea that blew them to the Five Elements Mountain.
Therefore, not only did his tribe not know they were in the Five Elements Mountain, even the Geoduck and his underlings needed to spend some time figuring out the way to get back!
"No, wait! I didn't say that! What I said was wrong! The people of my tribe know we are in the Five Elements Mountain. You can't kill me!" the Geoduck was flustered and corrected himself hastily.
However, Xu Que, who had seen through his lies, shook his head and said with a smile, "Actually, even if the people of your tribe know you are here, I'll still kill you. The Exploding Heavens Faction can spend a little bit more time to kill all the Geoducks in the sea to spare any later troubles, it's not a big deal!"
"Are… you going to kill everyone in our tribe?" the Geoduck asked in shock.
He hadn't expected Xu Que to be so bold as to form a plan to eliminate his tribe.
"That's impossible! In our tribe, there are two elders at the Void Training Stage. We even have a Patriarch at the Form Synthesis Stage, although he has been in secluded cultivation for many years. He will definitely stop you if you dare to attack our tribe!" the Geoduck said.
Hearing that, Xu Que also became speechless.
Two elders at the Void Training Stage and a Patriarch at the Form Synthesis Stage?
Damn! I didn't expect the Geoduck Tribe to be so powerful!
However, this also supported Xu Que's previous assumptions. In the overseas area, there were very many formidable powerhouses, and the Five Elements Mountains would definitely be outnumbered.
For so many years, no cultivators in the Five Elements Mountain could reach the Void Training Stage, let alone the Form Synthesis Stage!
No wonder the Sea Tribe could look down upon the cultivators in the Five Elements Mountain after their arrival here.
"If you let me go, I'll forget about this and never trouble you in future." At this moment, the Geoduck made a promise.
Many people in the area began to waver.
After hearing there were elders in the Void Training Stage in the Sea Tribe, these people were already shocked. When they heard that there was a Patriarch in the Form Synthesis Stage, they were totally dumbfounded.
They had only heard of legendary powerhouses in the Form Synthesis Stage in rumors and never had a chance to see one with their eyes.
That formidable powerhouse might destroy the Five Nations with one move if he comes for revenge!
"Lord Li Bai, just… let him go, okay?" The General of the Imperial Guard couldn't help giving his suggestion. They didn't dare to provoke such a powerful enemy!
Even the people of the Mysterious Clan started to waver and worry.
The Geoduck was good at waiting for the right time. Seizing the opportunity, he said immediately, "Please be reassured. This time, I know there are numerous powerhouses in the Five Elements Mountain. After leaving here, I will never come back! I hereby take an oath with the Inner Demons!"
His words were quite weighty. His oath with the Inner Demons reassured many people.
People started to talk about this in low voices.
However, Xu Que could still hear what they were saying, which was nothing but freeing the Geoduck.
"I hereby take an oath! If you let me go, I will never step foot in the Five Elements Mountain!" the Geoduck made his promise with the Inner Demons.
People fixed their eyes on Xu Que instantly.
After all, the one in this area who would decide the life or death of the Geoduck was Xu Que.
"Lord Li Bai, this relates to the survival of all people in the Five Nations. Please stay calm!" the General of the Imperial Guard with an extremely sincere expression delivered a message to Xu Que cautiously.
Looking at Xu Que calmly, Madam Ya said softly, "Lord Li, it's up to you. I will support any decision you make!"
Su Ling'er also stepped out and said, "Lord Li, since Sun Wukong is not here, you can make the decision!"
"Okay!"
Xu Que nodded his head calmly.
However, his expression was quite odd. It seemed that he was quite calm, but he kept staring at the Geoduck with an imperceptible smile.
Many people started to worry. Is… he going to kill this Geoduck?
That will endanger all people in the Five Nations!
"Although I really want to kill him, I also know clearly that all of you wish for me to let him go, since this relates to the lives of numerous people in the Five Nations! So I agree to let it go for the sake of all people in this world!"
Hearing his words, all people were stunned.
What?
Does Lord Li agree?
My gosh! The sun has risen! Lord Li is so sensible and considerate to set the Geoduck free!
"We really appreciate your kindness, Lord Li Bai!"
"Lord Li Bai is so nice and cares about the common people in this world!"
Many people were touched and let out a sigh of relief, as if they had been revived.
Finally, being watched by many, the Geoduck stood up slowly and walked out of the Imperial Palace and the Imperial City.
However, people still fixed their eyes on Xu Que, for they were afraid that Xu Que would back out and kill the Geoduck suddenly.
"Hell, don't look at me like that! I'm different from other members of the Exploding Heavens Faction. I always keep my word. Since I've agreed to let him go, I will definitely set him free," Xu Que said justly and severely.
"Oh, Lord Li, don't get us wrong! We didn't mean that."
"Right! We totally trust Lord Li's personality!" people laughed embarrassedly.
However, none of them suspected that Xu Que had summoned his Thunder Illusion Body to follow the Geoduck stealthily.
…
At this moment, after leaving the Imperial City, the Geoduck took out a translucent pearl-like pill and threw it into his mouth, then changed into the appearance of a human being. However, his face was still very pale.
"Ha! Those stupid maggots! They've let me go at last!" he snorted and absorbed the pearl-like pill immediately, which helped him recover from his wounds slowly.
After that, he looked around warily, then started to dash away with a cold smile on his face.
When he was far away from the Imperial City, he started to shout without restraint to vent the grievance and anger in his heart.
"I took an oath with the Inner Demons that I will never step into the Five Elements Mountain, but I didn't say I wouldn't send people here. The Five Elements Mountain, I will turn it into the No Man's Mountain! When I go back to my tribe, I will definitely wash away my humiliation today with the blood of those people!"
Rumble!
Just at this moment, a bolt of lightning struck directly on him.
Bang!
The Geoduck had only recovered a little bit and could barely walk, so he couldn't evade the lightning at all. He was hit directly and fell to the ground heavily.
"Lightning out of the blue? What's going on? Who attacked me secretly?" With fresh blood on the corner of his mouth, the Geoduck stood up immediately and started to look around nervously.
"What a pity! Hello again." At this moment, a voice came in from behind the Geoduck.
"What?" The Geoduck changed its expression and turned around abruptly.
He saw a familiar face with a despicable smile appear behind him. It was Xu Que's Thunder Illusion Body taking the appearance of Li Bai.
All of a sudden, the Geoduck's expression became rigid, because his heart had been penetrated by a sharp sword, and his blood was dripping from the tip of the sword!
…
…
At the same time, Xu Que's real body, which was also under the appearance of Li Bai, was smiling slightly in a bedchamber that had been built temporarily.
The Thunder Illusion Body's action was controlled by his Soul Strength. Therefore, he knew everything about the death of the Geoduck.
As he had expected, the Geoduck had harbored resentment in his heart and planned to send people to avenge him when he made it back. Luckily, this trouble had been solved by his Thunder Illusion Body. The body of the Geoduck had even been thrown away to feed the wild dogs.
"Lord Li, why are you smiling?" At this moment, Xu Que heard a soft, tender, and attractive voice.
Xu Que came to himself and almost forgot he was sharing the bedroom with Madam Ya.
He reached an arm around Madam Ya's small waist and smiled, "I remembered I used to compose poems and couplets together with you in the moonlight, so I couldn't help smiling."
Madam Ya flushed immediately. With a bashful gaze, she said attractively, "I also miss those nights very much. I wonder whether Lord Li could stay here to compose poems and couplets with me tonight."
"Tonight, we will not compose poems. I want to teach you a Kung Fu move," Xu Que said with a smile.
Madam Ya was stunned a bit and asked, "What move does Lord Li want to teach me?"
"Of course, the legendary breast… no, Buddha's Palm!" Xu Que said with a smile. Meanwhile, his hands, which were filled with the energy of justice, were reaching out towards the big and soft bosom of Madam Ya.
"Oh, no…" After shouting in surprise, Madam Ya patted Xu Que attractively.
Soon, the bedchamber was filled with all kinds of gasps, tempting and evocative.
…
Chapter 517: Hard-working Xu Que
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que and Madame Ya hadn't seen each other for so long and had finally met. The love between them had bloomed like a flower.
Xu Que had sex with Madame Ya the whole night.
Madame Ya was so satisfied, and so was Xu Que.
"Since you left, I always stood alone in the moonlight, missing you," Madame Ya complained.
Xu Que smiled and said, "I have good news and a bad news, which do you want to hear first?"
Madame Ya wasn't a stupid woman. She even guessed what Xu Que was going to say before he said anything.
She hugged Xu Que tightly with her smooth and pale arms and said gently, "Hero Li Bai, I only want to hear good news, only good news!"
What?
Ji Qiu Ya, please don't be like this. One always chooses to hear the bad news first…
Xu Que forced out a smile and said, "The good news is that I'll stay here for five more days."
He had been staying in the Fire Nation for almost half a month, and he would need five more days to set up some powerful Protection Arrays, then he had to go back to the Water Nation to meet the Water Empress.
After the battle with the Sea Tribe, Xu Que realised that the overseas cultivators were extremely powerful. He would have to make good use of his time to enhance his power.
Otherwise, he might not have been able to act tough when he went overseas.
"Five days…" Madame Ya, who was surrounded by Xu Que's arms murmured.
After a while, Madame asked in a low voice, "Hero Li Bai, take me with you! I want to be with you!"
Xu Que smiled and gently touched her head. "I am going to the other side of the sea, and it is a very dangerous place. I'll come back and pick you up when I establish my reputation there! I promise! Will you wait for me?"
"Yes!" Madame Ya nodded.
Whatever Xu Que said, Madame Ya would always agree with him, since she was in love with him.
"Hero Li Bai, I have a question, and I want to hear the answer for myself." Madame Ya suddenly raised up her head and looked at him.
She was being rather serious, but actually looked very cute.
Xu Que smiled. "You wanted to ask me if I am Li Bai or Xu Que, right?"
"Yes! You're smart indeed!" Madame Ya nodded.
"You aren't stupid either. Since you already know the answer, why are you bothering to ask me again? Yes, you're right, Li Bai and Xu Que are the same person."
"Ah…" Madame Ya sighed.
Xu Que did not understand why Madame Ya sighed. "What happened?"
Madame Ya put her head on his chest and said gently. "I recalled the time we first met! At that time, you were just a little child, pure and naive. How time flies. You've become a handsome and talented young gentleman!"
Xu Que was a bit embarrassed and touched his nose.
Madame Ya suddenly raised her head and smiled at Xu Que. "At that time, you weren't that tall yet, well, I would say you were at the height of my waist. Haha, you were so adorable!"
What's going on? Is she flirting with me?
Xu Que was a bit surprised and laughed.
All of a sudden, his hands seized Madame Ya's breasts.
"Ah…" Madame Ya tried to dodge but failed.
"You dare to call me a small child, I shall teach you a lesson today," Xu Que smiled.
"Hero Li Bai, you're so energetic! Please don't!"
"At least seven times!"
"…"
That night, Xu Que finally felt exhausted.
Even a cultivator like him couldn���t have sex all day and all night.
Madame Ya kept begging Xu Que to stop, but when the foreplay started, she began to ask for more.
At last, Madame Ya fell asleep. Xu Que got off the bed and became a bit wobbly while walking.
"System, activate the automatic recovery ability!" Xu Que ordered.
"Ding! The automatic recovery ability has been activated. You have consumed one Acting Tough Point!" the notification sound of the System rang.
Immediately, Xu Que felt something warm running through his body and felt energetic again.
Brilliant!
He was very happy!
How nice this is! I can have as much sex as I want with the help of the System! This is wonderful news for any man.
Xu Que gently opened the door and left Madame Ya's room.
It was already very dark outside.
All the buildings that had been destroyed before had been rebuilt by the countless guards.
After all, every guard was able to use magic inscription, so it was very easy for them to carry heavy stuff. Besides, there was still a huge amount of money in Madame Ya's account, so building a new palace was never that difficult.
In fact, when Xu Que came to the Fire Nation, it was simply to set up a few magic arrays to protect the Fire Nation.
He had exchanged two magic arrays at the middle-level from the System and set them up in every corner of the palace. When completed, the entire palace was even harder to invade than the Great Change Sect.
After all, Xu Que had to make some preparations in case the Sea Tribe came here for revenge.
Besides that, Xu Que had made ten more God Powered Cannons and handed them to a few guards who stood by the city walls. He had also set up a middle-level magic array to protect the city walls.
A guard hurriedly came and knelt down on his one knee in front of a general.
"General, we've spotted some enemies who are currently ten miles away from us."
Xu Que had just finished setting up the magic array and frowned when he heard the news.
"Who they are?! How dare they intend to invade us at this moment?"
The guard was surprised to see Xu Que.
"Honourable Hero Li Bai, we have found a demonic beast that is ten miles away from us, we're guessing it might be a creature from the Sea Tribe."
"What?! The Sea Tribe has sent people here so soon?" Xu Que frowned.
The guard replied. "I haven't seen it clearly. It is moving rather slowly."
"I'll see who it is!"
Xu Que gathered the True Core Strength around his eyes, and although it was very dark out, he managed to see things that were ten miles away very clearly.
"What?! It's Buttface!"
Buttface was carrying a huge demonic beast that was few times bigger than itself and heading to the city slowly.
The demonic beast looked very peculiar; it was slippery, rather soft, and had endless tentacles.
Seeing this, Xu Que laughed. "Buttface is bringing me an enormous squid!"
Obviously, the squid was the man they had hunted down earlier before.
"Hero Li, shall we make preparations now?" a guard asked.
Xu Que shook his head. "There's no need to do so. It's Buttface, not an enemy."
Then Xu Que turned around and left.
Xu Que felt like it might be a bit dangerous to meet Buttface at this moment, since he had just ate an aphrodisiac yesterday.
Right at this moment, many people were hanging around the night market at the palace.
Xu Que was about to go back to sleep when he spotted two familiar figures walking in front of him.
They were Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi.
Xu Que took off his mask and showed his real face as he walked towards them.
Chapter 518: Buttface Has Lost His Memory!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Wow! Look, sister, this looks so delicious!"
"These are sugar-coated berries!"
"I want to try them, I want to eat them!"
"Fine, let me buy some for you!"
…
Su Ling'er and Su Xiaoqi were strolling around the streets. However, their tails were so conspicuous that many passers-by on the street raised eyebrows at them.
However, news had spread in the Imperial City. Everyone knew the people of the Mysterious Clan had been brought there by Xu Que. Therefore, no one dared offend them.
Hence, the two girls were quite happy. After all, they had never had such close contact with human beings, and it was also the first time for them to see such bustling streets.
For them, many snacks and trinkets were extraordinary.
Su Xiaoqi had her wish fulfilled by buying sugar-coated berries. However, after taking a bite, she was not delighted anymore and said, her eyebrows furrowed, "It isn't as delicious as it looks. It's sweet, but it can't match the chocolate pills of that damned monkey!"
"Oh, I think I hear someone praising me," Xu Que stepped out from behind the two girls and said mischievously.
Hearing his voice, Su Ling'er and Su Xiaoqi turned around immediately.
Su Ling'er was delighted and said, "Sun… Xu Que, you're back!"
"Yes!" Xu Que nodded his head with a smile.
Su Xiaoqi pursed her lips and snorted, "Bad monkey… no, bad Xu Que, where did you go? Yesterday, we almost got killed!"
"Are you kidding? With the protection of the Exploding Heavens Faction, how could you get killed? I was informed of the things that happened yesterday. Because the God of Cookery was here, it was safe for me to be absent for several days," Xu Que said with a smile and continued to show off his acting skills.
"Who is that God of Cookery? He's very powerful!" Su Ling'er asked curiously.
Xu Que smiled and said, shaking his head, "He isn't very powerful. I could defeat him with only one hand!"
"Boo, you're boasting and I don't believe it. Bad Xu Que, just bring me some chocolate!" Su Xiaoqi pouted and reached out her little hand to Xu Que.
Squinting his eyes, Xu Que was about to say something.
At just this moment, a voice came from behind.
"Little brat, little brat, see what I bring back!" the raucous voice of Buttface came from across the street, which attracted the attention of numerous people.
Su Ling'er and Su Xiaoqi turned around, following the voice, then were shocked by what they saw.
Xu Que smiled ruefully. Without looking back, he knew clearly that people's attention must have been attracted by the big octopus Buttface had brought back.
However, he was quite puzzled since yesterday he had fed Buttface with aphrodisiac. According to Buttface's temperament, he must have been pissed off.
Unexpectedly, this time, Buttface had overlooked the issue and brought back an Ultimate Octopus delightedly. Something was definitely wrong!
"Little dog, did you kill the other person from the Sea Tribe?" looking at Buttface, Su Xiaoqi asked surprisedly.
Hearing that, Buttface widened his eyes and said angrily, "What's wrong with you, little fox? I've told you so many times that I'm a wolf, not a dog! Moreover, I really don't need to deal with just one person of the Sea Tribe personally!"
What?
Hearing his words, Xu Que asked in amazement, "Didn't you kill him?"
He couldn't believe it at all. Although this one was not as powerful as the Geoduck, it was at least more powerful than those mantis shrimps. If he hadn't been killed by Buttface, could anyone else in the Five Nations kill this big octopus?
Buttface shook his head and said, "I just fell asleep. When I woke up, I found the body of this Sea Tribe creature not far from me. I guess he was assassinated by someone else."
"Are you sure you didn't kill him?" Xu Que asked suspiciously.
Buttface said with absolute certainty, "Of course not! I would never kill such a weakling!"
Su Xiaoqi said immediately, "You're lying! You already killed one person from the Sea Tribe yesterday!"
"What?" Hearing her words, Buttface was greatly shocked and said in surprise, "How could that be possible? Didn't I leave first yesterday?"
Hearing that, Xu Que and the two girls were stunned.
What's wrong with Buttface?
Did he lose memory or is he playing the fool?
Many people had seen Buttface kill a person of the Sea Tribe with a kick yesterday. How could he deny it after only a day?
"Wait! Why are your reactions so weird? Did you do something to me? Just tell me the truth and maybe I can forgive you!" Buttface was anxious and doubtful and said this while staring at Xu Que and the two girls.
It seemed he was not playing the fool at all.
Xu Que was quite confused. He knew Buttface very well. As a dog who liked to be in the limelight, he would definitely take credit and show off for the two Sea Tribe people he had killed. He would never say he hadn't killed them.
"Could it be a side effect because of my overdosage?" Xu Que murmured confusedly.
Buttface had good ears, so he heard Xu Que's words. He came over immediately and asked, "Little brat, what do you mean? What the hell did you do to me?"
"Nothing, you just tell me what happened yesterday!" Xu Que patted Buttface's head and said with a smile.
Buttface suspiciously and warily said, "There's nothing to say! I didn't escape deliberately yesterday! I left to call in reinforcements! I didn't expect to feel drowsy on my way. Then I fell asleep until just now, and now I'm back!"
"That's all?" Xu Que asked.
"Of course! Did something big happen yesterday?" Buttface asked curiously.
Su Ling'er and Su Xiaoqi were quite surprised. Apparently, now they had also noticed something was wrong with Buttface. It seemed that Buttface had lost some memories and simply forgotten he had killed the Sea Tribe person!
Moreover, according to this circumstance, it seemed this octopus had also been killed by Buttface, but he didn't remember it.
"Okay, now I see. Well done, I'll treat you with a big feast tonight." Xu Que didn't make a detailed inquiry and just said this while patting Buttface's head.
Buttface's eyes were kindled immediately, and he asked in pleasant surprise, "What's on the menu?"
"Sesame oil, pig skin, Ultimate Octopus, and banana milk! Tell me, is that good?"
"Awesome…" Buttface was so delighted.
…
Finally, Xu Que sent Buttface away and asked him to bring the big octopus into the Imperial Palace. He headed for the Imperial Palace leisurely along with Su Ling'er and Su Xiaoqi.
When Buttface walked away, Su Xiaoqi couldn't help asking, "What's going on? Has he really lost his memories?"
"I don't think he was playing the fool!" Xu Que said, shaking his head.
If Buttface was playing the fool, Xu Que could figure it out easily. However, it seemed Buttface had really forgotten and lost those memories for good.
"It's so odd! Could it be that he was wounded when he fought with that Sea Tribe person? His wound could have caused his amnesia!" Su Ling'er guessed.
Xu Que shook his head, for that was absolutely impossible!
Buttface's physique was formidably strong. Even the Geoduck got a fracture after a direct collision with Buttface! How could he be wounded by an Ultimate Octopus?
"Maybe his amnesia was caused by the aphrodisiac." Xu Que concluded finally.
According to the current situation, this reason was the most plausible. After taking the aphrodisiac, Buttface went crazy. Then he fell asleep and lost the memories.
However, this could also be good news. At least Buttface wouldn't make trouble about it.
Chapter 519: I Am Feeling a Bit…
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Soon, Xu Que went back to the palace along with Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi.
Seeing Xu Que, the guards instantly showed their respect to him. After all, they still remembered the scene of Xu Que killing the Fire Emperor.
Xu Que smiled at the guards and entered a bedroom together with Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi.
"I have set up a powerful magic array here in the palace. In the future, both the Demonic Beast and the Sea Tribe won't be able to get into the palace easily. You can live here with the rest of the members of the Mysterious Clan."
"How about you? Are you going to live here together with us?" Su Ling'er asked.
Xu Que smiled. "I'm going to leave here soon. I have to go to overseas to seek revenge."
"What?" Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi exclaimed together.
"You're going to leave?" Su Xiao Qi said unhappily.
Xu Que smiled. "So you don't want me to leave?"
"No, I'm just saying you have to leave some Chocolate Medicinal Items for us.
"…" Xu Que was speechless, and the smile on his face froze.
She only wants the Chocolate Medicinal Items. I thought she wanted me to stay here.
Su Ling'er was silent for a while, then she asked gently, "When will you come back?"
"I'm not sure. But when I come back again, I'll take both of you to the other side of the sea. As the Sea Tribe has said, there isn't much Spiritual Qi here, thus it would take much longer for you to cultivate. The world on the other side of the sea is the best place for you." Xu Que shook his head. In fact, he himself had no idea when he would come back.
Xu Que wasn't sure if he would still be able to act tough when he arrived there, since there were many powerful men on the other side of the sea. But he was determined that he would try everything he could to act tough, since in his view, a life without acting tough was only the life of a person who didn't want to do anything nor move.
"Do you want me to go with you?" Su Ling'er thought for a while and asked. She was afraid that Xu Que would feel lonely when he arrived there.
"You have to be here. The Mysterious Clan needs you here. I promise when I come back, I will take you two to a bigger world where you can really enhance yourselves!" Xu Que said confidently.
In fact, Xu Que had originally meant to ask Su Ling'er to go overseas with him, but he had already given up the idea of taking Su Ling'er to the other side of the sea.
When he was in the Great Change Sect, he had asked Su Yun Lan if she would like to go overseas with him. However, since Sun Yun Lan had promised her father and grandfather she would establish the Great Change Sect as influential, she could not leave.
The cultivators on the other side of the sea were much much powerful than he thought. If Xu Que took Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi there, he might not be able to keep them safe.
Besides, he meant to find Duan Jiu De to get the two herbs and teach a lesson to the Jiang Family, as well as find out what had happened between them and the Water Empress. He wanted to figure out why people said the Water Empress was misfortunate.
At last, Su Ling'er promised Xu Que that she would stay there to protect the Mysterious Clan.
As for Su Xiao Qi, she was thinking of nothing but chocolate. "Xu Que, please make some Medicinal Items now, hurry up! I am feeling rather sleepy."
"Xiao Qi, don't talk to Xu Que in this way." Su Ling'er gently patted Su Xiao Qi on the head and turned to Xu Que. "It's quite late now, so you should go to sleep. I'll see you off on the day you leave."
"Yes, you are right. I should go to sleep now. But…" Xu Que nodded.
"But?" Su Ling'er was in a daze.
Xu Que smiled. "I hate sleeping alone in the dark…"
Hearing this, Su Ling'er quickly blushed.
While Su Xiao Qi mocked them, "Xu Que, you are such a coward."
"I am not a coward, I am simply afraid of being alone." Xu Que shook his head and began to sing, "I am mostly afraid when people suddenly stop talking; I am mostly afraid of friends' departures; I am mostly afraid of the melancholy moment when all the memories begin to flash in my mind, it is just very sad and my heart aches…
"You know what, I am a man with lots of experience. Once I'm alone, all those bad memories rise up and my heart aches, so I hate sleeping alone at night," Xu Que defended himself.
Su Ling'er was blushing heavily. She never believed Xu Que's defense, since she knew exactly what Xu Que really meant.
However, Su Xiao Qi bought his words and began to comfort Xu Que. "Xu Que, don't be afraid. If you treat me with some Medicinal Items, I can be your company tonight."
"What?!" Xu Que was surprised.
"Xiao Qi, are you insane? Do you have any idea what you're saying?!" Su Ling'er became rather serious and criticized her.
"Quite right! You have no idea what you're saying!�� Xu Que nodded.
If I treated you some Medicinal Items, you would accompany me at night? I don't believe it. What if you break your promise after I give you some Medicinal Items?
"What have I done wrong?" Su Xiao Qi felt rather confused.
Su Ling'er was still blushing and didn't say anything. She just stared at Xu Que.
See what you've done, are you satisfied now?
Xu Que put on a rather serious face and pretended not to have seen Su Ling'er.
Obviously, Xu Que was much more shameless than Su Ling'er and would never blush whenever he told any dirty jokes.
Su Ling'er couldn't do anything to punish Xu Que. She just randomly said something and sent Su Xiao Qi to bed.
Su Xiao Qi then went to bed rather unhappily, while Xu Que still sat in her chair.
Since Su Xiao Qi and Su Ling'er were sharing a room, Su Ling'er didn't dare to play any dirty games with Xu Que.
Xu Que smiled. "Ling'er, it's quite late now. If I go back to my own room, I will most certainly disturb the others. Why not just stay here? Don't worry, I'll just sleep on the floor and not cause any trouble."
"What?" Su Ling'er was shocked.
She knew what Xu Que was like, so she didn't believe a word he said.
Sleeping on the floor? Judging from your previous performance, I am quite sure that you would secretly climb into my bed at midnight!
Thinking this, Su Ling'er was feeling rather anxious.
Yes, she did indeed like Xu Que, but she wasn't prepared to have sex with him, especially with Su Xiao Qi present.
If it weren't for the fact that Xu Que was going to leave in just a few days, she would definitely refuse his request. But now, she wasn't sure if she really wanted to refuse him or not.
Suddenly, Su Ling'er raised her head. "How… how about some other time?"
What? Some other time?
Xu Que could not believe his ears!
She is being too direct, and I am rather embarrassed by this.