Chapter 872: No. 9
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Rot Valley was a mysterious section of the Red Stone forest. Even among the criminals of the Red Stone forest, the Rot Valley was different. It was always shrouded in a layer of mystery.
It was one of the most powerful factions of the Red Stone forest.
Rumor said that the leader of the Rot Valley ranked first on the savages list. He was finally caught after he had hid for more than half a century.
Huatian Palace locked him up in the Rot Valley and did not allow him to leave. They restricted where he could move.
If not for that, he would have caused trouble throughout the entire Red Stone forest.
People from Rot Valley were all very scary. However, the rules in the Rot Valley were strict, and it was rare for them to appear in the periphery of the Red Stone Forest. Even though Bao Xun was a martial arts grandmaster, he only dared to move around in the periphery of the Red Stone forest. He had never thought that he would encounter someone from the Rot Valley or that they would reveal himself after they had fought for so many years.
“You have forced me to reveal my identity. Young man, you will pay the price for this.”
Xu Tu looked at Mo Wen hatefully. His green eyes shone coldly, and a deadly and evil aura enveloped him.
He disregarded the arrows that flew toward him.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh…
The arrowheads tore through the ferocious body. Green blood and flesh flew into the air. It was a gory scene.
However, what was weird was that Xu Tu did not seem to be affected at all by the arrows. He remained expressionless. The bloody holes in his body knitted back together immediately and disappeared without a trace in mere moments.
“My Lord, be careful. He has a corpse body and is not afraid of the decaying poison. Ordinary damage does nothing to him.”
A hint of worry flashed through Bao Xun’s eyes. He was not certain if Mo Wen could defeat Xu Tu. Xu Tu was like a monster.
The criminals in the Red Stone forest all respected and stayed far away from Rot Valley people.
“A monster?”
Mo Wen raised his brows. Those locked up in the Red Stone forest were all extraordinary. Even monsters could appear there.
Xu Tu was half corpse and half-human at this point. Mo Wen wondered what kind of heretic techniques he had cultivated in.
He was different from the monstrous corpses that Mo Wen saw in the Green Ancient Mystery Dimension. The monstrous corpses were just corpses, but this half-corpse/half-man, was different. Mo Wen did not know what it was.
“I have not used rot valley techniques since I escaped. You are the first person to force me to use it. It is your honor to be able to die in my hands.”
Xu Tu roared. He took a step forward and turned into a ray of green light. He appeared in front of Mo Wen at an incredible speed.
Crash!
He punched 13 times and turned into 13 different wraths.
Even though Xu Tu’s body was enormous, he was incredibly fast and nimble. Furthermore, he was extremely powerful. His strength had more than doubled.
A ball of light shone in Mo Wen’s hand. He was not slow either and immediately exchanged 13 blows with Xu Tu.
The collision resulted in Xu Tu gaining the upper hand. His strength had increased by too much.
“Die.”
Xu Tu laughed loudly when he saw that Mo Wen was not as powerful as him. He took the opportunity to press forward.
There were not many weapons in the Red Stone forest. There were even fewer weapons that a martial arts grandmaster could use. Most of the time, they fought with their fists.
However, there were ten sharp stingers on Xu Tu’s fist. Each of the stingers glowed with an eerie green light. They were imbued with a strong poison.
“How ignorant.”
Mo Wen smiled disdainfully. A fiery gold flame erupted forth from Mo Wen. The flame was terrifyingly hot. It felt as if it could burn heaven and earth cleanly.
The green aura on Xu Tu made spluttered when it encountered the flames. A large amount of green aura was evaporated by the heat. Xu Tu’s evil aura immediately lessened.
“What flame is this?”
Xu Tu’s expression changed greatly. He sensed a menacing danger from the golden flames. It had a terrifying power that could kill him.
The golden flames could control the corpse Qi from the decaying technique, while regular flames had little to no effect against the corpse Qi.
Powerful and very special flames would be able to cause terrifying damage to corpse Qi.
Mo Wen’s golden flames were one of the special golden flames. The high temperatures were scary. He had never once seen such a powerful flame.
Bao Xun watched with wide eyes. He was so shocked he could not speak. Earlier on, Mo Wen had used Cold Ice Power, and he had thought that Mo Wen was a cold attribute cultivator.
Then Mo Wen suddenly erupted with that ball of terrifying flames. What was that?
Cold and Fire double cultivation?
The two extremely different powers could appear in one person at the same time!
Bao Xun knew that Mo Wen’s cold ice power was very scary. However, he realized that Mo Wen’s flame power was extraordinary too.
Amongst the martial arts warrior he knew, no one who wielded such a terrifying flame power.
The Fire of Nine Yang could control all evils in the world. The corpse Qi was no match for it. In mere moments, the corpse Qi that surrounded Xu Tu was reduced by half and his power continued to fall.
“Damn it!”
Xu Tu never imagined that he would encounter such a weirdo. He was able to stop Xu Tu in all his attempts. Was he going to let Xu Tu live?
Run!
Xu Tu realized that if he did not run, he would very likely die.
His enormous body was extremely nimble. It flew several hundred meters in just one bounce. Sand and rock flew wherever he went. Any rocks that blocked his path were smashed into smithereens.
“My Lord, this man is related to the Rot Valley, you must not let him run or there will be endless trouble in the future,” Bao Xun said loudly.
He was afraid that Xu Tu would run away. He and Xu Tu were mortal enemies. Xu Tu had revealed himself. He would not hold back in the future. It was likely that he would not allow Bao Xun to live when they next encountered each other. How could Bao Xun just watch as Xu Tu fled?
“Don’t worry. The points are already in my hands. How would I just let him fly away?” Mo Wen said lightly. He disappeared from where he was standing as he spoke. He seemed to meld with the wind. When he appeared again, he was in front of Xu Tu.
He drew his palm downwards and a blade of flames shot out. The flame was highly condensed and imbued with the power of the Tai Yang Sword. It was extremely powerful.
The blade of flames tore through Xu Tu’s body and disappeared in a blink.
The large, ugly corpse split into two and fell to the ground dully.
Mo Wen waved his hand and a ball of flames enveloped the body, incinerating it and turning it into ashes. A blue crystal floated into the air and landed in Mo Wen’s hand. It was Xu Tu’s points crystal.
Ordinary Golden Elixir realm warriors had white crystals. Martial arts grandmasters had blue crystals and had three different grades: first, middle, and upper grades. It corresponded to the three martial arts grandmaster realms.
It was said that there was an even higher-level crystal that was red. However, red crystals were special and the method to obtain one was very special as well. It happened less than once every hundred years.
The entire Tiger Head Triad was thrown into chaos the moment Xu Tu died. Mo Wen had no intention of letting anyone off. The criminals had all committed great evils, and not many who were framed. The chances of that happening were almost zero, so if they died, they deserved it. Huatian Palace locked them up but did not kill them so that young people like Mo Wen could get some practice.
There were more than 50 people in the Tiger Head Triad. Including Xu Tu, the leader of the triad, the number of points they were worth was more than 700.
Including the 200 odd points that Mo Wen got earlier, he now had more than 1000 points.
He checked the leader board. Indeed, his ranking had gone up in a straight line and he was now in the 10th place.
There were only nine people ahead of him.
Mo Wen picked up all the fallen Broken Qi bows. The bows and arrows were extraordinary. Even though they were not a large threat to him, they were deadly weapons against ordinary martial arts grandmasters.
If he could take them back to the sect, it would definitely be a great treasure for defence.
There were a total of 18 Broken Qi bows. Mo Wen kept all of them. Fortunately, he had gotten an in and Huatian Palace had not sealed his Medicine Spiritual ring. Otherwise, he would not be able to take them with him.
“My Lord, you are not a simple man to be able to bring a storage treasure around with you.”
The gaze with which Bao Xun looked at Mo Wen grew more respectful. At the same time, he grew more afraid and worried. Mo Wen had a storage treasure with him, and it was not something that anyone had. Furthermore, his storage treasure had not been sealed. That was not within the rules. Huatian Palace was not so easily tricked. If Mo Wen could be exempted from the rules and have Huatian Palace turn a blind eye, he most definitely was not ordinary.
Bao Xun was envious of the storage treasure and the 18 Broken Qi bows. However, he did not dare to show it because he knew what he could think and what he could not.
“You seem to have controlled the decaying poison in you?” Mo Wen looked at Bao Xun. Even though he was still enveloped in a layer of green aura, the green aura seemed to have stabilized.
“I have used a secret skill to temporarily stabilize the toxins in my body. However, my condition remains pessimistic.”
A hint of darkness flashed through Bao Xun’s eyes. The decaying poison was terrifying. Even though he was a martial arts grandmaster and had a special technique to suppress it, he could only just stabilize the toxins. It was not easy for him to expel the poison out of his body. Given his abilities, he needed to cultivate in seclusion for more than 10 years before he could expel the decaying poison bit by bit. Furthermore, there could not be any accidents while he did that. If anything unexpected were to happen, the worst thing that could happen to him was death, and the least serious consequence was that his cultivation levels would decline.
There was nowhere for one to recuperate in the Red Stone forest. Once someone was poisoned with such a strong poison, even a martial arts grandmaster was unlikely to survive. That was why the decaying poison was so infamous in the Red Stone forest.
“My Lord, I fear that I cannot follow you anymore…Please, have mercy…”
Bao Xun looked at Mo Wen a little fearfully. He was afraid that Mo Wen would kill him once he lost value. The two were only engaged in a mutually beneficial relationship. They both knew that. It could be said that either one of them could turn hostile at any moment.
“You are still of some use. Even if you want to die, I won’t let you.”
Bao Xun was indeed a little useful in the Red Stone forest. He could help guide Mo Wen through it. Mo Wen flicked his hands and ten golden needles appeared in his hand…