CHAPTER 858: CHAPTER 857 【THE SCABBY OLD GHOST, MIDDLE-AGED MAN】

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Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui are three powerful martial artists. The reason they remain in the Mortal World is because they have unspeakable conspiracies. In their eyes, the mortals of the Mortal World are like ants. Indeed, in terms of strength, everything in the Mortal World is so weak and powerless in the eyes of martial artists. Bullets and ammunition are trivial matters, not even enough to scratch an itch, let alone pose a threat to martial artists.

In the battle at Nine Dragon Mountain, Ye Tianchen fought with all his might, ending up covered in bloody scars, yet still unable to kill Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui. This made him feel pressured. If these three were to commit evil in the Mortal World, the consequences would be unimaginable. In the Mortal World, who could stop them? Especially that mysterious and unfathomable force at the end, which forcefully confronted the "Holy Heaven Prison" and rescued the three of them. If it hadn’t been for Ye Tianchen’s full concentration of Divine Thought, stubbornly guarding the "Holy Heaven Prison," this treasure, with infinite potential, would have been taken away using secret technique by someone else. This unprecedented event is what sent chills down Ye Tianchen’s spine. Just how powerful was this sudden attacker?

At this moment, in a villa on the outskirts of the Capital City, the lights were still on. The entire surroundings of the villa were suffused with a strong Martial Arts True Power. An old man in monk’s robes, with a bald, scabby head, floated in the hall. Above his head was a treasure resembling a compass, emanating mysterious power, as if performing Divine Arts, doing something very important.

At this time, a middle-aged man, about thirty years old, sitting leisurely on the sofa in the hall, savoring the most delicious red wine on Earth, glanced at the scabby-headed old man floating about a meter off the ground and asked, "Old Rascal Laili, can you handle it or not? Do you need my help?"

"No need, I’ve already rescued those three. However, that brat’s combat power is truly formidable, especially that treasure he possesses, it feels somewhat familiar!" said Old Rascal Laili, frowning.

"A kid with strong combat power? Old Rascal Laili, I think you’ve been staying too long in the Ancient Martial World in Penglai and are unaware of China’s situation, right? Don’t talk about China, even the whole Earth, outside the three major Ancient Martial Worlds, there are very few places with martial artists. With the cultivation of Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui all in the Martial Venerate Realm, they have no problem dominating the entire Mortal World. How could anyone be their match, needing you to perform a secret technique to rescue them?" asked the middle-aged man in camouflage, incredulously.

"Believe it or not, Nine Dragon Mountain has been destroyed, and that little bastard’s combat power is unfathomable. He fought Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui alone and didn’t lose. If I hadn’t used a secret technique, the three of them would have been nearly taken away by that treasure. At that time, if we want to find the Main Dragon Vein, we would need to take action ourselves!" said Old Rascal Laili calmly.

Hearing Old Rascal Laili’s words, the middle-aged man in camouflage frowned, stood up, and said, "Have they returned? I do want to ask, since when did such a powerful person appear in China? Even Cang Lang and Yan Long don’t have this strength!"

"Not Cang Lang or Yan Long, but a young man stronger than both Cang Lang and Yan Long, probably only about twenty years old, younger than you. Indeed, each generation surpasses the previous one!" Old Rascal Laili intentionally said, looking at the middle-aged man in camouflage.

"Hmph, old rascal, stop trying to provoke me. I was once the most powerful young man in China, no one could match me. Even Cang Lang and Yan Long were insignificant in my eyes. Now, even if a formidable young man has emerged in China, I can still extinguish him with a flick of my wrist!" the middle-aged man in camouflage snorted coldly.

"Of course, I believe that. Let’s wait until they return, and then the two of us can find out the truth!" Old Rascal Laili said with a smile.

After speaking, the seal skill in Old Rascal Laili’s hands kept changing, a mysterious power enveloped his entire body. The complex Divine Arts he was performing even made the middle-aged man in camouflage frown, thinking this old rascal indeed has some tricks. He could control and bring people back from such a long distance and nearly took away someone else’s treasure. This Martial Arts Divine Skill, if one could learn it, would be truly powerful.

Pa!

Pa!

Pa!

In an instant, three people appeared on the villa’s hall floor, all falling heavily to the ground, disoriented. These three were precisely Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui. All three were a bit confused. After being entangled in the Chaos Qi within "Holy Heaven Prison" activated by Ye Tianchen, no matter how much they struggled, they couldn’t break free. Just when they thought they would be Shock Killed by "Holy Heaven Prison," they suddenly felt a powerful force pulling them into a dark void, and then they could see nothing, know nothing.

"What is this place?" Hu Changhe asked, touching his head.

"Have we been taken in by that thing?" Qin Mingshan asked, also in a daze.

"It’s over, we aren’t a match for that little bastard..." Yang Gui said, trembling with anger.

At this moment, the once arrogant and conceited Hu Changhe, Qin Mingshan, and Yang Gui were now confused, unable to grasp the situation.

Slap!

Slap!

Slap!

Three more sounds, this time not the noise of Hu Changhe and the other two falling to the ground, but rather the sound of each receiving a slap, as if it brought them back to their senses, prompting them to quickly stand up from the ground. When they saw the Rage-Filled Old Ghost and the middle-aged man in camouflage clothing, they all fell to their knees immediately, exclaiming in extreme terror and seriousness, "Master!"

Hu Changhe and Qin Mingshan were kneeling to the Rage-Filled Old Ghost, while Yang Gui was kneeling to the middle-aged man in camouflage clothing. All three were panic-stricken, trembling all over, not daring to look directly at the people in front of them, because they knew that the three of them had failed to kill Ye Tianchen and needed their master’s intervention, which was simply an unforgivable sin that would earn them complete annihilation.

"Tell me, who was it that you battled against?" asked the middle-aged man in camouflage casually, as though he didn’t take the matter to heart.

"Master, it’s... it’s a guy named Ye Tianchen!" Yang Gui hurriedly responded.

"Yes, that’s right, he’s called Ye Tianchen," Hu Changhe replied anxiously.

"He’s the head of the newly rising power, the Thirteen Heavenly Kings. It is said that Ye Tianchen was once from a third-class family in the Capital City!" Qin Mingshan spoke up, not daring to remain silent.

"Ye Tianchen? What sort of person is he? Is his combat strength stronger than you three? Is his cultivation higher than you three?" the Rage-Filled Old Ghost asked coldly.

"M-Master... that kid may look only twenty years old, but he knows the Yaochi Sect’s Heavenly Shocking Palm. But the Yaochi Sect never accepts male disciples, so we don’t know which sect or faction he belongs to..." Hu Changhe hurriedly said.

"Don’t know which sect or faction? So young, he can’t be an independent martial artist. Any other clues?" the Rage-Filled Old Ghost frowned and asked.

"This man can be said to be an anomaly. He can display combat strength that surpasses his cultivation realm, and his body is extremely formidable..." Qin Mingshan said with shame.

"Extremely formidable body? Is it more formidable than yours? You’ve cultivated the world’s most powerful Gang Qi body refinement technique; no one’s physique could be as formidable as yours," the Rage-Filled Old Ghost said loudly, not believing it.

"Master... I... I lost. I am no match for him... Even though he only has a Mid-stage Martial Venerate cultivation realm, his combat strength far surpasses that..." Qin Mingshan said with his head lowered.

"Useless trash, all of you should just die!"

The Rage-Filled Old Ghost was furious, never expecting that his two disciples would bring him such disgrace. If they lost in the Ancient Martial World, it could have been understandable, but to be defeated in the Mortal World was utterly humiliating for him. In Earth’s Ancient Martial World, although there weren’t many strong experts, there were still some old guys barely holding on, and encountering them or their inheriting disciples could possibly lead to defeat, but in the Mortal World, there were almost no martial artists at all. Even if there were, how many could fight against a Mid-stage Martial Venerate martial arts expert? Moreover, Hu Changhe and Qin Mingshan both possessed Mid-stage Martial Venerate cultivation realm; his two prized disciples couldn’t even match against Ye Tianchen, making the Rage-Filled Old Ghost lose face.

In an instant, Hu Changhe and Qin Mingshan felt two strands of Martial Arts True Power from the Rage-Filled Old Ghost gripping the tops of their heads, indicating an intention to crush their skulls alive. Hu Changhe and Qin Mingshan were already so scared they could barely hold themselves together, pleading passionately for mercy.

"Master... s-spare us... it’s not that we couldn’t match him, but the martial arts divine skill that kid used was too strange, too powerful." Hu Changhe said trembling all over.

"Yes, Master, that brat’s treasure was too powerful. We weren’t defeated by his combat strength, but rather because that treasure was too strong, hence we couldn’t match..." Qin Mingshan, too, said with a trembling voice.

"You two couldn’t match others, and you don’t even feel ashamed or repent, not seeking the cause within yourselves. I’m very disappointed in you. I’ve had you search for Earth’s main dragon vein in the Mortal World for a full ten years, and you haven’t provided me any concrete information. Useless, worthless disciples like you—I might as well destroy you both..." the Rage-Filled Old Ghost said mercilessly.