Chapter Twenty: Massacre

  "Spare his life!"

  It was Xu Hua and Luo Cheng who suddenly appeared, and at this moment Xu Hua finally came out to stop them. He quickly walked towards the few people, with the black robe looking at him as if thinking about something. The stone leaning against the tree trunk also looked at the two young men who had suddenly appeared with some surprise.

  "It turned out to be two little brats, I didn't expect you two to have such big guts, daring to follow us all the way here." The chatterbox bookworm immediately thought of the possibility that the poisonous girl had discovered earlier was indeed these two people, but he didn't make any moves, after all, a young man who appears in this kind of place is not simple even if he's harmless.

  "Didn't expect to run into a little kid like you in a place like this." The one-eyed, curly-bearded guest looked at Xu Hua and the other with an air of ease, but they were just two young boys, no threat to him at all.

  The black-clothed man, who was fighting with the poisonous woman and the bald man on the side, did not relax because of this. His hoarse voice came out again, "Young man, this matter is not something you can handle, just go back to where you came from!"

  Hei Pao felt a sense of unease in his heart the moment he saw Xu Hua, which made him extremely surprised. He stared at the young man for a long time and could see that he was only at the mid-stage of martial arts, posing no threat to him. Could it be that this person was also practicing the same Body Tempering Technique as him and had already reached a certain level? However, he immediately denied this speculation. This young man was still so young, and the Body Tempering Technique was notoriously difficult to cultivate. Even if he had practiced the technique, it was impossible for him to have reached such a high level at his age. Yet, that faint sense of threat left his heart in a state of uncertainty.

  "Why did you save me?" Even Shi Tou was puzzled after swallowing a mouthful of Huo Luo San and wiping the blood from his mouth.

  "I just don't want to see you get killed in front of me, if it were them I would do the same." Xu Hua's words, though light, seemed incredibly sincere, causing all seven people to pause for a moment before the one-eyed man and the chatty scholar burst out laughing. "Hilarious! I didn't think we'd meet someone like this, so stupidly adorable!" The chatty scholar also glanced at the bald strongman, "Baldy, let's leave this little guy to you later, such a 'cute' guy should be kept around for a few more days!"

  After Baldy and Hei Zi exchanged another blow, he sneered: "Don't worry! Don't you still trust my methods?"

  Xu Hua secretly circulated the "Life-Devouring Technique" among the few people, and he could clearly feel that the life aura of the man with burn scars on his face was the strongest among them, comparable to that of Zhou and Qian families' masters in Qing Shan Town. This was still after they had been chasing and fighting for a long time, consuming a lot of their life energy; if it were during their peak period, it would be even more terrifying, possibly rivaling Xu Hua's current state. Next was the injured Stone, whose life aura was also very strong, but far inferior to that of Hei Pao... The weakest was Du Nangzi, whose life aura was only comparable to that of Luo Cheng.

  "Kid, you're too naive. You think you can save me like this? You'll only end up throwing your own life away." Perhaps moved by Xu Hua's sincere gaze, Shi Tou said with a bitter smile.

  "He's indeed a famous figure for a long time! Knowing is just more, unlike this kid, who doesn't even know which family he belongs to. If I were his father, I would have slapped him to death with one palm, so as not to let him go out and make a fool of himself." The bookworm muttered to himself, coughing and smiling slyly at the same time.

  "You still want to be my father..." A glint of ferocity flashed in Xu Hua's eyes, and for some reason, this bookworm suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if he was being stared at by a fierce beast.

  At this time, the black robe spoke again. Because his face was full of scars, it was impossible to see his emotions. "Little guy, you can leave now. We won't let him go. Either we take the thing and leave, or we all die together. If you still insist on staying with them, then that's your own business..."

  "Hiss..."

  Everyone was shocked, no one had expected that the black-robed man who had just defeated the famous Snow Eagle would speak to a young boy in such a low and humble tone. This wasn't saying that the black-robed man was afraid of this boy! How could this be possible? Everyone couldn't believe it, especially Shi Tou, he had fought against the black-robed man before, only he understood the black-robed man's strength the deepest, absolutely terrifying, absolutely can be considered a pre-Wu Wang warrior. The person who could make him afraid must be incredibly strong... even more terrifying was that the opponent was just a young boy.

  "Let's go, young master." Luo Cheng gently pushed Xu Hua beside him. In his opinion, since the other party was willing to let them leave, it couldn't be better.

  Xu Hua glanced at Luo Cheng and smiled lightly, indicating that he didn't need to be too tense. He then turned to the black-robed figure and said: "What thing is so important that you'd rather give up your life to get it? I'm really curious."

  Although the voice was childish, it made Hei Pao's heart tremble with fear. He pointed to the stone and said, "I'm not sure what it is either, but it's still in his hand. We five are also helpless, we received orders and must get it."

  "In black robes, what's the point of saying so much to him? Since he already knows this news, then it's inevitable that he will die." A hint of cruelty flashed across the face of the sickly bookworm.

  "Shut up! The master is not here, so I'm in charge." The black-robed man scolded the chattering scholar, and the sense of crisis that came from him made him very uneasy.

  The scholar looked at Xu Hua, standing aside without making a sound, and the one-eyed bearded guest did the same. The more bizarre the black-robed man's behavior was, the more hope rekindled in Shi Tou's heart, as he secretly plotted in his mind.

  "If I hadn't seen him, it would have been fine, but since I met him, I couldn't just stand by and watch you kill him..." After sensing the vital energy of these people, Xu Hua felt more at ease.

  Looking at Xu Hua who refused to back down, Hei Pao finally got angry. He was an existence that could make the strong warriors of Wu Wang apprehensive. Speaking in such a low and humble tone, yet the other party didn't give him any face at all. Even if he had a hint of apprehension in his heart, it was dispersed by his extreme anger. "You little brat, you're courting death! I don't know why, but you give me a sense of danger. Yet, you're so aggressive and provocative. Fine, let's fight then! Let me see your true strength, is it really that terrifying?"

  Xu Hua did not expect the black robe to change so quickly, leaving him unable to react. At this time, Shi Tou suddenly shouted at him: "Young man, catch it! Since you want to help me, then help me keep it safe!"

  Xu Hua subconsciously took it, and the three men in black immediately surrounded him. Xu Hua didn't have time to look, he could only feel that it was a piece of sheepskin cloth, which was stuffed into his bosom.

  "Hurry up and hand it over..."

  This series of changes left Xu Hua breathless, and Luo Cheng shouted beside him: "Master, run quickly! That person is not good-hearted."

  "Hurry up, I'll hold off the two of them..." Shi Tou had recovered a lot after taking the Huo Luo San and could still hold off Du Yan Ke and Nian Ba Bing Sheng, but he left the strongest Hei Pao for Xu Hua, the implication of which made one ponder deeply.

  At this moment, Xu Hua's mind was in a mess. He couldn't make sense of the current situation and felt dizzy. Luo Cheng's sharp cry made him immediately grab Luo Cheng and run towards the distance. At this time, Shi Tou helped block the black-robed man for an instant, allowing him to escape, which gave Xu Hua some good feelings towards him.

  After a fierce palm strike with Hei Pao, Shi Tou spat out another mouthful of blood. However, Hei Pao didn't bother with him and instead said to Du Yan Xing and Nian Ba Bing Sheng: "You two hold him back, I'll go chase after that young man."

  Whoosh!

  Like a cheetah, he swiftly chased after them. However, Xu Hua wasn't one to be trifled with either. Although he had Luo Cheng as dead weight, his speed wasn't any slower than Hei Pao's. This made Hei Pao feel somewhat uneasy and even hesitant about whether or not to snatch the treasure from this youth's hands.

  ……

  Half a time later, Luo Cheng really couldn't hold on anymore. Maintaining such a speed was extremely exhausting for him, even with Gongzi leading the way. Xu Hua had no choice but to stop and give him some of his life energy to help him recover his strength.

  The black-robed man finally caught up, and he was also extremely exhausted. He stood aside, panting violently. Xu Hua furrowed his brow and said, "Why must you chase me like this? How much combat strength do you have left now?"

  The light words made the black robe tremble all over, just now only chased after it, didn't think much about it, now feeling that it's already too late, at this moment the combat power is at most equivalent to an ordinary martial artist in the later stage.

  "Hand over the thing and I'll leave, I can tell you didn't come for that."

  "Fart, what makes you think it's yours to give away? Once it falls into the hands of a noble, it naturally becomes theirs. And besides, it wasn't even yours to begin with." After being infused with life energy, Luo Cheng had recovered significantly and immediately retorted upon hearing Hei Pao's shameless words.

  He shot Luo Cheng a deep glance, but the man in black didn't say much. Xuhua looked at him and said, "Just now I saw you take action, as fellow late-stage martial artists, why is there such a big difference in your strength? Can you enlighten me?"

  "You don't know?" A hint of surprise flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, but after observing Xu Hua's expression and finding that he didn't seem to be pretending, he said: "Although we are both late-stage martial artists, if one's true energy is more abundant, they will naturally be stronger. Just like the leader of Snow Eagle, his true energy is at least twice as thick as mine, and compared to some martial artists who have just entered the realm of the Martial King, he is not much weaker. He is strong enough to be feared, and if only looking at true energy, I am not his match, but..."

  "But what?" Xu Hua was very interested,

  "It's not just about cultivating true energy, there are many paths to becoming a warrior. I was able to overpower Snow Eagle because my physical body is much stronger than ordinary people, and my physical strength itself is very powerful." As for Xu Hua, this young man did not have too much ill will towards him, and the anger earlier was just for show in front of others.

  "How surprising!" Xu Hua's eyes showed a hint of excitement, "I only knew that there were people born with divine power, but I didn't know there was such a path!"

  "It's natural, but the path of body refinement is much more difficult than a martial artist cultivating true energy. Not to mention that in the later stages, martial artists can also greatly enhance their physical strength. So nowadays, there are very few people who practice body refinement, and most only reach the stage of refining their flesh. I am one such person."

  "So this is what they call physical repair!"

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