CHAPTER 501: CHAPTER 501: HOW CAN YOU CURSE AT SOMEONE

In the Dragon Soul Secret Realm.

A group of Star Sea executives had just escaped a terrifying area when they saw Elder Luo running towards them. They all laughed. At this speed, they felt confident. It had to be good news; otherwise, he wouldn’t be in such a hurry. Elder Luo must have already suppressed Chen Pingping and obtained the Heavenly Fire. Indeed, the group was full of anticipation.

"Eh? Elder Luo’s expression isn’t right!" Yang Wuzong spotted something amiss.

Luo Muyu was sprinting wildly, looking disheveled, his face pale, and sweat dripping like rain...

Behind him, a small black dog was wielding a sword, attacking him.

Fuck!

He had been in the Saint Realm for hundreds of years and had never seen anything so outrageous.

"Something is definitely wrong."

"Impossible, right?"

"Elder Luo is a Third Heaven Saint Realm expert!" Their eyes widened, eager to know what exactly was behind Luo Muyu.

A great demon? A ferocious beast? No one considered Chen Pingping.

Despite Chen Pingping’s strange nature and the many mysteries surrounding him, he was, after all, not in the Saint Realm. In the cultivation world, there’s a saying: "Below the Saint Realm, all are but ants."

The Great Elder spoke up, "Prepare for battle."

The group instantly tensed, as if facing a formidable enemy. After all, this was the Dragon Soul Secret Realm, a dreadful Life Prohibited Zone. Encountering anything strange here wouldn’t be odd.

The distance was closing.

Luo Muyu cried out, "Run, Great Elder, Senior Brothers, Junior Brothers!"

"Elder Luo, did you awaken a great demon?" a middle-aged man asked.

Run? They had just escaped that terrible area; how could they possibly run back now? The mere thought of those dense arrays and the toll they’d taken made their scalps tingle.

"It’s not a great demon," Luo Muyu said, his voice trembling.

"Is it a terrifying wild beast?"

Idiots! Is this any time to be asking questions? Luo Muyu cursed inwardly. Dog.

The crowd was utterly confused.

Yang Wuzong raised an eyebrow. "Brother Luo, how can you curse?" As his words fell, he finally saw the terrifying being behind Luo Muyu.

It was that small black dog.

Yang Wuzong’s eyes widened, as if recalling something. He might be the only one among the Star Sea executives who had heard of that small black dog’s extraordinary nature. This dog was no ordinary dog. But he never imagined that the small black dog would stand erect like a human, wielding a sword and pursuing a Saint Realm powerhouse. For a moment, he was stunned.

"Holy shit, that dog..."

"Calm down! It’s just a dog, and there are more than twenty of us here." As these words were spoken, the panicked group instantly calmed.

Exactly! It was just a dog. They had more than twenty people, including over ten powerful Saint Realm experts. The Great Elder was even at the Eighth Heaven of the Saint Realm and wielded a complete Quasi-Emperor Weapon. Why should they fear it?

BUZZ!

The exhilarated small black dog spat out a sword beam from its mouth. It rapidly expanded, spanning several tens of zhang. The Sword Intent and Power Path mingled, roaring as it slashed down from the sky.

The crowd was dumbstruck. The Power Path within the sword beam was incomparably strong, and the Sword Intent... profound, cold, containing Tao, the Power of Heaven and Earth, and even the fluctuations of a domain. It was like a strike from a Sword God.

Luo Muyu cried out, "Save me..."

WHOOSH!

More than twenty Star Sea executives fled without looking back. As for Luo Muyu, well, he was on his own!

They rushed into the prohibited zone, their only thought: Trap us, trap us, quickly...

The terrifying area they had struggled so hard to escape moments before now became their refuge. As long as they entered the Array, its protection would render the small black dog’s Sword Dao useless against them. Yes, that was it.

When Luo Muyu saw his fellow sect members fleeing for their lives, he was dumbfounded. But luckily, the small black dog didn’t intend to kill him; the sword beam dissipated just as it was about to touch his body. He breathed a secret sigh of relief and, with no time for further thought, scrambled to escape.

BARK! BARK!

But the small black dog only grew more excited with the chase.

Not long after, Chen Pingping arrived, dragging Wen Qingshan’s body. "Hei?"

WOOF! WOOF...

The small black dog, who was toying with the Star Sea executives, barked excitedly. More than twenty experts were trapped in the Array, and it stood guard outside, wagging its tail, its large, dark eyes fixed on them. It hadn’t attacked, yet the Star Sea executives were panicking. Recalling the scene from moments ago still made their scalps tingle.

Sigh!

Chen Pingping said helplessly, "Come back."

Chen Shixian, who had followed him, looked on in utter disbelief, her eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

"Chen Pingping, you..." one of the Star Sea elders exclaimed.

"Qingshan!"

"Damn it..."

"Let him go!"

"Young Daoist friend, what is the meaning of this?" The Great Elder’s face darkened, his composure finally cracking.

They were shocked by the small black dog’s attack, but they could still accept it. All living beings in the world had the potential to take on different forms and cultivate, even a dog. But when Chen Pingping dragged Wen Qingshan over, the Star Sea executives panicked; this was unacceptable. That was Wen Qingshan, their Star Sea’s Divine Body, their future.

Chen Pingping approached the Array and smiled. "You were hunting me down simply for the Heavenly Fire. Luckily, the Dragon Soul Secret Realm is riddled with Arrays and prohibitions that hindered you. Otherwise, I might have truly been in peril."

If it weren’t for that dog, they might have actually believed him.

Chen Pingping continued, "Wen Qingshan, the Void Body, is quite a promising talent. I plan to take him back to the Wuji Sect. You don’t have any objections, do you?"

"How audacious!"

"You’re courting death!"

"Are you trying to provoke Star Sea?"

"Do you truly think a mere Array and a single dog can stop us?" Their faces were grim, a sense of foreboding washing over them.

WOOF!

The small black dog barked at them.

Inside the Array, an icy silence fell.

Chen Pingping chuckled. "This is the price for hunting me."

Their faces turned ashen.

Just then, Yang Wuzong spoke. "Chen Pingping, I have only one question: why did you infiltrate Star Sea?" He had pondered this from many angles but still couldn’t understand Chen Pingping’s motive. Chen Pingping had only been in Star Sea for a few hours. Moreover, he had been under the constant watch of the Star Sea executives, hardly able to do anything. So why did he even bother entering Star Sea?

Chen Pingping blinked. "Take a guess."

"It couldn’t be for this girl, could it?" Yang Wuzong pointed at Chen Shixian.

"No!" Chen Pingping replied.

"Then why?"

"You’ll probably understand once you return to Star Sea." Chen Pingping smiled. "But let’s get back to the matter at hand. You hunted me, so I’m taking one of yours. No problem, right?"

Objections? Of course, there were objections—huge ones. The Star Sea experts glared, itching to retort, but the small black dog beside Chen Pingping stared at them, exuding an aura that promised it would pounce if any of them uttered a word.

Fuck! This was a threat, a naked threat.

An elder transmitted to his sect members, "There are only two of them, plus that dog. If we all attack together, we still have a chance to kill him."

"Yes, that’s right! The Great Elder has a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. We can do it."

"Later, we’ll awaken the Quasi-Emperor Weapon, break the Array, and attack together..."

"Wait... calm down! Chen Pingping has a Quasi-Emperor Weapon too!" Yang Wuzong nearly choked.

Analyzing their lineup, Star Sea had over twenty experts present, plus a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. If they all attacked, Chen Pingping and his companion couldn’t possibly stop them. That was the normal assessment.

But, looking at it abnormally, Chen Pingping also possessed a Quasi-Emperor Weapon. Furthermore, this was the Dragon Soul Secret Realm, teeming with Arrays and prohibitions. According to the Fairy, Chen Pingping could easily dismantle these Arrays or even avoid them entirely. Add to that the small black dog’s Sword Dao. If a full-blown battle erupted, they couldn’t guarantee Chen Pingping’s death, but one thing was certain: they would suffer devastating casualties.

Moreover, they were currently trapped within an Array. Deploying a Quasi-Emperor Weapon to break it would take time—even a dozen breaths would be enough for Chen Pingping to escape.

It all boiled down to four words: Wait and see.

SLAP!

Chen Pingping slapped Wen Qingshan awake.

Upon waking, Wen Qingshan was furious. "Chen Pingping, you dare sneak-attack me?"

WOOF!

The small black dog shot him a displeased look.

Hearing that bark, Wen Qingshan felt as if a bucket of icy water had been dumped over him, and he instantly calmed down.