Star Gate

Chapter 590: Demon Sword Erupts in All Directions (III)

The Yellow General was young and solemnly protected the injured Panther from the madness in the vicinity. He sent a hidden Nova flying with a flash of his sword. The Steadfast Duke remained a dominant force in front of them and repelled strong foes with another punch. “Yellow General, take them to the rear...”

The front of the complex was in shambles. A dozen Novas were locked in battle and the rest were retreating the best they could. They dodged what attacks came their way, or returned blows for self-defense when they were dragged into combat. It was a complete mess on the scene.

“To the treasury!” Xu Xing hastily said.

This was utter pandemonium and some people seemed to have slipped off to the treasury! One had to know that there were only two Solars there. If anyone wanted to fish in troubled waters while these people erupted with open hostilities, it would be an incredible loss to lose the contents of their vaults!

Judging from the situation, the Steadfast Duke was ever more vigorous with older age. The Heaven and Earth Generals were both present, as well as various residence experts. Yu Qiao and the others weren’t enough of a challenge. They would be defeated, sooner or later!

Panther struggled fiercely as Li Hao snarled, “This king will not leave! How dare they ambush this king! They deserve death! If it wasn’t for this king being able to spontaneously erupt due to possessing an ancient bloodline, I would be dead! Damn it, they all deserve death!”

The rest of the assembly also had their hearts in their mouths. The monster spirit had been a mid Solar previously, but its momentary flare of power had aroused its bloodline, raising it to the level of a Nova in the blink of an eye. No wonder it was so arrogant!

And yet, this further proved that there were differences of strength and nobility among monster spirit bloodlines.

Seeing that it wasn’t willing to go and wanted to leap into the fighting, Xu Xing groaned to himself. He quickly pulled Panther back. “Please avoid the keen edge of attention, envoy! When my father takes care of these miscreants, we’ll give them to you for sentencing. You are gravely injured, be careful of strong foes in the darkness!”

Indeed, Xu Qing had sent word to his second son that there might be further enemies lying in wait. He hadn’t sensed how Panther had been injured just now, but a scarlet line marked the monster spirit’s stomach all the same. It was still bleeding. No wonder the monster spirit was so irate!

Panther was in enormous pain and quietly cursed Li Hao for being too brutal. But now was the time to demonstrate the fearsome might of monster spirits! It snarled and roared, breaking free of Xu Xing’s grasp. It took the second young master and the second steward’s efforts to jointly suppress the dog.

“Retreat! Head to the treasury!” barked out the Yellow General. “We’ll leave this place to the duke!”

Boom!

The fighting ahead was intense, but those in the know could determine that Yu Qiao and the others would not prevail. Yu Qiao himself hadn’t planned on taking action here, there was just no helping it when opportunity pulled him in. He grappled with a faint sense of unease—who had harmed the monster spirit? Could it possibly be the Steadfast Duke himself putting on a show, so he would have reason to exterminate his rivals?

But with how the circumstances had developed, there was no room for him to retreat. Yellow mud had fallen onto his pants. Even if it wasn’t shit, it was shit now!

With the monster spirit injured, Xu Qing would take advantage of this opportunity to kill him if he didn’t resist. Yu Qiao had no choice but to bawl to the crowd. “We will stop Xu Qing! The duke’s treasury holds endless wealth and the monster spirit is on the verge of death. We’ll kill the monster spirit, seize the treasury contents, and get away free and clear. Who will know who did it then?”

BAM!

Xu Qing sent him flying with a punch, drawing looks from the fleeing powerhouses. That was right, the duke’s treasury! And the Xus might be done for if the monster spirit died. Yu Qiao and the others might not withstand Xu Qing’s offensive. Wouldn’t there be a chance for the rest of them if they all died?

At this stage, who didn’t have a bit of ambition? Not to mention that some of them bore evil intentions in the first place. There were representatives from the three great organizations and nine ministries present. In their eyes, this fight was that of dog eat dog. It’d be best if they all died. Countless shadows flew toward the rear yard in the blink of an eye. A livid Xu Qing watched them go!

“Stop them!” Multiple figures materialized throughout the manor with his shout. They were all domineering beyond belief and rushed at the heavyweights from all sides.

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Dragged by the Yellow General and the others, Li Hao fled in the direction of the treasury.

“Everything will be fine after we enter the treasury,” Xu Xing said rapidly as they ran. “Although its defenses look mediocre, there’s actually another set of defenses available. Once Yu Qiao and the others die, the eastern expanse will be the domain of the Xus... and the Kui Mountains!”

“This king is going to kill them!” Li Hao roared furiously, as if completely uninterested. One drop of Water of Life hit Panther’s stomach, causing Xu Xing and the others to suck in sharp breaths. The wound looked severe, but wasn’t much to monster spirits.

The golden dog was using Water of Life just for that? Descendants of the rich and noble were different, alright! Xu Xing had fancied himself as a premier second generation in the past—but he was nothing compared to this monster spirit! He would never be willing to spend Water of Life like this!

“Please quell your anger, envoy. The Xus will not show them mercy either after this matter is concluded. They will be exterminated and put to an end!”

Li Hao did not respond—that could not be allowed to happen! These forces opposing the Xus could not really die. If they did and the Xus conquered the east, then he would’ve helped the family take a step forward in their ambitions.

A million thoughts ran through his mind as they swiftly arrived at the treasury. There was no one else here yet. Xu Xing swiftly opened the doors and hid inside with the two Solars on duty. He ignored all of the treasures and quickly brought everyone up to the third floor.

When the group reached the floor, Xu Xing took out a key from his storage ring. Under Li Hao’s surprised look, he carved the air a few times over his head with the key. Something resembling a set of stairs floated out of the air—the fourth floor!

Xu Xing immediately ran upstairs; Li Hao urged Panther into following suit. Xu Xing wanted to refuse entrance, but didn’t say anything after seeing the monster spirit run up.

The fourth floor was very small, as if it’d been isolated by an illusion formation. There was only one item on the fourth floor—something that looked like the fragment of a mirror. Xu Xing sent tendrils of internal force into the mirror and shoved in vast quantities of mysterious power stones.

Li Hao was surprised by a faint energy that wafted out. Moments later, the entire treasury seemed to vanish from the world and the sounds outside completely disappeared.

“This is an ultimate treasure that we excavated from the ruins,” Xu Xing had to explain upon seeing Panther stare at the mirror. “There’s no big use to it other than isolation and concealment.”

He left unsaid that it could also conduct surveillance.

“So long as we hide in here, not even Novas will be able to enter the treasury...”

The current situation of the entire manor floated onto the surface of the mirror. Everywhere could be glimpsed through the reflection. Xu Qing was dominating Yu Qiao. As strong as the latter was as a metamorphosis expert, he was far less of a match for Xu Qing even though the duke was yet to unseal himself. In Li Hao’s judgment, Xu Qing might rival Hong Yitang!

The realization startled and alarmed the young man, and he was even more taken aback by the marvelous effects of this fragment. All was quiet inside the treasury. The occupants were the Yellow General, second steward, Xu Xing, two Solars, Panther, and Li Hao.

The fragment panned around different scenes. Many figures darted through the complex and gathered by the treasury. Plainly, they all wanted to loot the place.

“Bastard!” Xu Xing suddenly cursed. The rest on the third floor charged upstairs, confused.

“Red Beard!” Xu Xing pointed outside. “We invested so much to help that piece of shit rise! How dare he not help my father and bring people here instead! That son of a bitch!!”

He was irate beyond belief at Red Beard’s audacity! If there was another metamorphosis expert and several Novas by the Hall of Ancestors, there would be a lot less pressure on Xu Qing.

“Young master, I will go out and kill him!” the Yellow General announced coldly.

Xu Xing waved him off. That was a metamorphosis level powerhouse. Although the general was also one, he’d barely made it to that level. He wasn’t much stronger than a peak Nova, so who knew who would be killing who?

As the group stared at the mirror, Li Hao quickly turned over possible plans in his mind. Three Novas—Xu Xing barely cleared the threshold for one and the second steward wasn’t much at mid Nova. It was the Yellow General who was the thorny issue. Even if he was weaker than usual metamorphosis experts, Li Hao wasn’t confident that he could kill the man with one strike.

But he didn’t want to think so much at this point. The only thought on his mind was to kill these people and take the treasure with him.

As for the heavyweights outside, especially Red Beard... Li Hao’s thoughts turned to the tree root. Could it handle metamorphosis heavyweights? None of these pirates were anything good, so it might be for the best if he could kill that one too.

The Yellow General was standing right next to him, an ambush might work. However, Li Hao couldn’t be certain of success. He somersaulted in Panther’s stomach when he thought of something.

The dog whined with pain, drawing looks from the Yellow General and others.

“Damn it...” Li Hao hastily said. “There seems to be a unique force in this king’s body... You... You seem the strongest. Hurry... help me expel this thing... It seems to be a martial master’s aura...”

His claws indicated the general; the general had no reason to refuse. “Don’t worry, envoy, I will help you expel that aura. So was it not Yu Qiao and the others just now, but a martial master?”

“It might be a martial master in the pay of those guys!” Xu Xing’s voice rang out as he glared at the general. Is there a need for you to explain at this time? This was a frame-up! Whether it was or not, those guys were responsible! The monster spirit envoy had to remember them and ensure that the Kui Mountains wouldn’t let them off the hook even if they managed to escape.

The Yellow General understood and said nothing further.