Chapter 99

Run!

Almost at the moment the Xiaoyue Yaowang's fleshly body exploded.

Qin Shuo retrieved the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, hoisted He Qiang whom he had previously thrown out, greeted He Mingjing in the distance, and continued fleeing toward the City Lord's Mansion.

"Dead?"

Soon, He Mingjing met up with Qin Shuo, the latter directly tossing He Qiang to the former, while he himself shoved handfuls of pills into his mouth.

These Blood Qi Pills were all given to him by Song Yan when she left, plus the Spirit Blood Pills given by Song Tianhao; at this moment he swallowed them all into his belly to recover from his injuries.

"How could it be possible? If the Yaowang were this easy to kill, the Longxiang Monk wouldn't have needed to die." Qin Shuo shook his head, continuing to crunch pills.

Based on his understanding of the Xiaoyue Yaowang, besides being able to control moonlight, the Yaowang also possessed extremely strong vitality.

Back on Erlong Mountain, Yan Song merely relying on the residual soul of a wolf demon contained in a single Blood Boosting Pill could rapidly heal his wounds, let alone this Xiaoyue Yaowang's fleshly body, carefully selected and refined.

Moreover, just now, the Xiaoyue Yaowang's right hand was clearly severed by He Mingjing.

But when the Yaowang appeared above Qin Shuo's head, its right hand had already regrown, its recovery speed shocking.

"By the way, we've caused such a huge commotion—why is there no reaction at all from the City Lord's Mansion?" Qin Shuo retorted.

"Perhaps City Lord Xue is in seclusion again?" He Mingjing said, lacking confidence.

"You think that's possible?" Qin Shuo gave him a sideways glance.

"Never mind—let's first enter the Inner City, then we'll know when we reach the City Lord's Mansion and ask."

He Mingjing adheres to the principle of not thinking about what he can't figure out, avoiding internal drain entirely.

Just as the two were racing like wind and lightning, madly dashing toward the Inner City's City Lord's Mansion.

On the long street behind them, the Xiaoyue Yaowang's fleshly body, originally shattered by the pressure of the Meta-Magnetic Earth Pearl, at this moment, under the pull of a strange force, had countless fragments of flesh and blood flowing backward, reassembling beneath the black robe.

In a short moment, a figure entirely enveloped in a black robe, indistinguishable from the previous Sky Wolf Gang leader, stood upright again on the street.

If not for personally witnessing the gang leader being ground into blood mist just moments ago, Liu Zhanglao would not believe, no matter what he said, that an immortal body truly exists in this world.

"Gang... Gang Leader!"

Liu Zhanglao trembled as he stepped forward, prostrating himself at the black-robed man's feet, trembling like a sieve, his very soul quivering.

"Trash!"

The Xiaoyue Yaowang flicked his sleeve, and Liu Zhanglao was instantly flung tens of meters away, blood gushing wildly from his mouth, even his eyes and nostrils oozing blood.

"Summon all gang members, guard the four exits of Heishui City. Effective immediately, Heishui City is under lockdown—no one enters, no one leaves!"

"Yes!"

The Xiaoyue Yaowang stood upon the long street, gazing into the direction Qin Shuo and the others had fled, then glanced upward at the sky, speaking in a deep voice:

"Today the bright moon hangs high in the sky—this is the perfect moment for this king to rule over Heishui."

"Qin-surnamed one, wait until this king regains his strength—I will personally torture and slaughter you first!"

Having said that, he tapped the ground with his toe, transformed into a streak of flowing light, and vanished upon the street.

Inner City.

Qin Shuo and He Mingjing had sprinted all the way to outside the City Lord's Mansion gate before they slowed down, panting heavily.

"Good, they didn't chase us!"

After that great battle, Qin Shuo's qi and blood had been completely exhausted.

Had it not been for timely consumption of the Blood Qi Pills and Spirit Blood Pills given by the Song Family, he would likely have collapsed from exhaustion at this moment.

Earlier, he had withstood the Xiaoyue Yaowang's barrage of moon blades using the Longxiang Golden Body—seemingly impressive, but actually consuming enormous energy.

Had his Longxiang Golden Body not already reached minor completion, this wave would have likely killed him outright.

However, it was not entirely without gain.

【Longxiang Golden Body (Minor Completion 1324/】】

In a short moment, he endured over a thousand attacks of silver-white moon blades.

Pushing his Longxiang Golden Body slightly toward the Great Completion realm, which could also be considered a form of consolation.

"Little Brother Qin, just now I thought you were going to die—unexpectedly, your fleshly body is so abnormal, you could actually hard-block the Xiaoyue Yaowang's Silver Moon Waterfall—awesome!"

He Mingjing panted, unable to catch his breath, yet still raised a big thumb toward Qin Shuo.

"Cut the fluff—just to snag an elder capable of autonomous transformation for you, I nearly gave my life; you tell me, how should I be compensated?"

Qin Shuo glanced sideways, wearing the expression: "If you kid lack sincerity, I'll drop the burden right now."

"Little Brother Qin, rest assured—I've recorded this merit of yours; I'll apply to the bureau later to have the Knife-Raising Technique passed on to you." He Mingjing grinned.

"That's about right."

Qin Shuo silently nodded, correcting: "By the way, it's just Qin Brother—why add the 'little'? If you find it awkward to say, call me Big Brother Qin—I can handle it."

He Mingjing chuckled.

The more they interacted, the more he felt this youth possessed a maturity beyond his years, as well as reliability.

Back then, if it had been him, he would have long since thrown He Qiang away.

But Qin Shuo didn't—even while enduring the Xiaoyue Yaowang's attack, he didn't forget to toss He Qiang out, to avoid collateral damage.

This diligent spirit moved He Mingjing inexplicably.

However, he didn't know that Qin Shuo bore the strength of ten thousand jin; over a hundred jin of He Qiang on his person was like a mere trinket—hardly noticeable.

Throwing He Qiang out wasn't Qin Shuo's intentional act, but rather the result of being blasted away by the Xiaoyue Yaowang's second ultra-strong slash.

Still, Qin Shuo was unaware of He Mingjing's current thoughts.

After a period of breath regulation, aided by the Spirit Blood Pills and a large quantity of Blood Qi Pills, his strength had recovered to thirty or forty percent, whereupon he said:

"Let me tell you a bad piece of news: the Xiaoyue Yaowang has decided to activate the Ten Thousand Spirit Array ahead of schedule..."

"What?"

He Mingjing jumped to his feet, astonished: "Ahead of schedule until when?"

"Tonight."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Qin Shuo said nothing.

If he had said so earlier, given He Mingjing's personality, he would certainly have dragged him straight to the City Lord's Mansion at once.

But Qin Shuo did not know the City Lord's Mansion well, nor did he know whether it had already been infiltrated by the Sky Wolf Gang.

Although He Mingjing had repeatedly assured him that City Lord Xue Chengkong could not possibly have taken the Sky Wolf Gang's pills, one could never be too careful in guarding against others, so he waited until he had recovered half his strength before speaking.

After all, as Qin Shuo saw it, now that things had come to this point, even if Xue Chengkong believed the Sky Wolf Gang was colluding with the Xiaoyue Demon King, there was little he could do.

At most, he could only prepare him mentally for what kind of enemy they would have to face next.

But for Qin Shuo, letting him walk into an unfamiliar place unprepared was simply out of the question.

If it were not for his desire to find Master Jueming as soon as possible, he would have waited until his strength returned to its peak before entering the City Lord's Mansion.

"Never mind, never mind, it's come to this — more talk is useless. Come on, let's go see City Lord Xue now and have him help us deal with the Xiaoyue Demon King."

He Mingjing picked up the still-unconscious Sky Wolf Gang Elder He Qiang beside him and strode toward the City Lord's Mansion.

Qin Shuo followed closely behind.