Chapter 310: Xiong Ba's Doubt

Both of them were wearing the incense master attire of the Under Heaven Society.

Xue Antian was true to his name, resembling a skeleton; he was skin and bones with dark skin, all due to the internal kung fu of yin energy he practiced.

On the other side, two brightly colored venomous snakes were coiled around the neck of Leng Bufang, staring coldly at the crowd.

"One Lord-level, one Commander-level."

Although Shanks was shocked, he was not surprised.

After all, given the strength of the team formed by him and Mihawk, it was impossible for them to be sent against ordinary enemies.

Fortunately, there was also Huo Butian and the help of the people from Huo Jiazhuang.

Being able to become the manor head, his strength should not be weak either.

"I come on behalf of Gang Leader Xiong Ba to deliver an ultimatum to Huo Jiazhuang; as long as you submit to the Under Heaven Society and obey the orders of the Gang Leader, Huo Jiazhuang will be guaranteed food and clothing without worry."

"If you do not comply, you shall be killed without mercy!"

As Xue Antian spoke, a cold and murderous aura erupted from his entire body, pressing down on the crowd so they could not catch their breath.

"The Under Heaven Society is full of evil; how many martial arts sects have been slaughtered, and how many innocent people have lost their lives?"

Huo Butian's face turned livid, and he said coldly: "My Huo Jiazhuang and the Under Heaven Society are irreconcilable!"

Slap.

He was met with an extremely cold internal energy.

The internal energy took form, condensing into a pitch-black sphere resembling a skull, which lunged straight at Huo Butian.

"Huo Family Sword Technique!"

Huo Butian drew the long sword at his waist, his moves sharp and his sword shadows heavy, blocking the skull-like internal energy.

It looked like a match of equal strength.

But Huo Butian kept his arm hanging low, his wrist already suffering from frostbite.

Xue Antian's internal energy possessed corrosive and icy attributes; although it could block the shockwaves of internal kung fu, it could not stop the injuries caused to the body by the cold and corrosion.

The two tangled together, and after a few moves, both of Huo Butian's arms were covered in frostbite.

"Mihawk, you go help Huo Butian; leave the beast tamer to me."

Shanks's aura erupted, causing everyone to look over.

"What a unique aura; is it some kind of technique for cultivating the spirit? To think it can project spiritual aura outward, it's just a pity it's too weak."

Xue Antian's eyes showed curiosity, but he quickly withdrew his gaze.

He did not know about Conqueror's Haki and just assumed it was some special technique, but it was not enough to catch his eye.

After all,

even if Conqueror's Haki was considered kingly in the Pirate World, when placed on the Wind and Cloud Continent where Tier 2 techniques were everywhere, it could only be classified as a superficial martial art.

It was only novel.

"Divine Departure!"

Shanks took a deep breath, gathered all his strength, swung the Gryphon in his hand, and unleashed his most familiar move.

This move was mixed with the Wave Breath of an Ashura and blended with the Three-Color Haki he had practiced to the extreme; a griffin-like light image extended fangs and claws, roaring as it charged toward Leng Bufang.

"Heh, a mere trick!"

Although Leng Bufang was Commander Level, his strength was only slightly inferior to Xue Antian.

Being promoted by Xiong Ba to an incense master of the Under Heaven Society, he also possessed ruthless and troublesome methods.

He stroked the two venomous snakes coiled around his neck and channeled internal energy into them.

The two snakes suddenly expanded, as if they were blown-up balloons, turning directly into giant snakes as massive as a Poseidon.

Flicking their snake heads and spraying purple-red Venom, they blocked Shanks's Jiangji.

"These two Black-Horned Venomous Snakes of mine are top-tier finds from deep mountains and old forests; they can withstand my ultimate poisonous internal kung fu, and even Gang Leader Xiong Ba does not spare his praise."

Leng Bufang mentioned Xiong Ba with great admiration and pride.

Shanks raised his eyelids, looking at the two enlarged venomous snakes; they were also Commander Level. With three Commander Level enemies in total, it was no wonder they could be sent here just like Xue Antian.

"Explosive Flame Wave Sword!"

Shanks gripped his sword with both hands, a layer of scorching red light appearing on the blade; sparks flew, followed by an explosive flame pillar erupting like a volcanic eruption, shooting into the sky.

"Flame internal kung fu?"

The scales of the two giant venomous snakes suddenly opened, like countless sharp thorns, releasing countless toxic mists from beneath the scales.

They devoured the explosive flame pillar completely.

Leng Bufang looked puzzled; in just two moves, the opponent had displayed attacks with two different attributes. Could it be that he practiced two types of internal energy? He sneered inwardly; those who practiced multiple internal kung fu were either gifted geniuses or fools.

And Shanks was clearly the latter; neither ability had been practiced to a profound level. Such a weakling who could only show off superficial tricks could not possibly be his opponent.

"It didn't work?"

Shanks's face was full of gravity; the enemy's strength was unexpectedly powerful, to the point that even the Explosive Flame Wave Sword could not cause any damage.

Fortunately, he had already broken through to Tier 2; otherwise, he estimated he wouldn't even be able to exchange blows before being defeated by the opponent in an instant.

This was different from hunting monsters; the opponent was a human from another world with the same intelligence as him, and practitioners from the world of Martial Arts were far superior in terms of combat experience.

To defeat the opponent, he could only bring out his strongest means.

"Playing the hero, daring to come and help after our Under Heaven Society has already said we would annex Huo Jiazhuang—you don't know what death is!" Leng Bufang's smile was sinister, and the twin snakes crossed like Scissors, permeating with monstrous waves of poisonous mist.

Twin Snake Poison Shadow!

"Immovable Wisdom King Array!"

Seeing the incoming snake shadows, Shanks released his strongest wave technique.

A wave array rose from the ground, with complex and obscure wave inscriptions erupting with a strong Wave Breath.

Countless chains gushed out, coiling around the two venomous snakes and Leng Bufang, followed by two huge wave inscription spheres.

Like a rolling stone, it spun and crushed crazily.

"Are two Wave Orbs already the limit?"

Shanks was drenched in sweat, feeling a sense of exhaustion, and his Energy Value was visibly decreasing.

Fortunately, he had used the herbs obtained from the Huo Jiazhuang treasury; otherwise, he would have needed to drink two more bottles of Recovery Potion.

Bang.

Finally, the Wave Array exploded violently.

Ahead was Leng Bufang, covered in blood, and a venomous snake lying limp on the ground with its scales shattered.

But soon, the python-like venomous snake climbed up again and charged forward.

Under Heaven Society headquarters,

Mountains stretching like a dragon's spine were dotted with countless palaces and pavilions, and flags fluttering in the wind signaled the ambition of Xiong Ba, who intended to swallow the world with the Under Heaven Society.

"Huo Jiazhuang should have been destroyed, right?"

A middle-aged man dressed in a graceful Dark Gold embroidered robe sat upright in the center of the palace, on the highest throne.

His eyes were slightly open, and without any deliberate movement, he revealed a heart-shaking sense of Haki at every moment.

Like an overlord born to respond to the heavens.

Haki exposed.

"Reporting to the Sect Leader, calculating the travel time, the two Incense Masters should have already arrived at Huo Jiazhuang, and good news will be sent back soon."

The person speaking beside him was dressed comically, looking like a top scholar, wearing a tall hat and holding a folding fan.

Wen Chouchou.

The right-hand man responsible for managing trivial matters for Xiong Ba.

Just then, a pitch-black flying eagle wove through the palaces and landed precisely on Xiong Ba's shoulder.

The note inside the bamboo tube was unfolded by Xiong Ba,

His expression suddenly turned gloomy, and he said, "Xue Antian and Leng Bufang are dead."

"How is that possible?"

Wen Chouchou said in astonishment, "The strength of the two Incense Masters, either one taken alone is far superior to Huo Butian, let alone the two of them joining forces. Could it be that Huo Butian has someone helping him?"

Xiong Ba's expression was chillingly cold; it didn't matter if two Incense Masters died, as the Under Heaven Society was never short of Incense Masters, and he could just find others to fill the spots.

But for someone to dare ignore his orders and help Huo Jiazhuang, that was slapping his face.

"According to the followers who went along, after the opponent killed the Incense Masters, they disappeared into thin air."

Xiong Ba's brows were tightly knitted together; disappeared into thin air?

What an absurd claim; could it be some kind of technique that reaches the extreme of speed?

Impossible; even his own Wind God Leg could not achieve disappearing into thin air. Perhaps it was because those followers were too weak that they were easily fooled.

"The golden scale is no creature of the pond; it turns into a dragon upon meeting the wind and cloud."

Xiong Ba murmured this sentence; this was the prophecy given to him by Ni Pusa. He was now the golden scale about to break through the Heavenly Pond, just waiting for the wind and cloud.

No one could stop it, and no one could block it.

I will be the overlord of this continent! Inside the Reincarnation Space, A Fu ate the Wind and Cloud Continent's specialty, Blood Bodhi, drank Jade Nectar Dew, and asked, "Master, should we recruit Xiong Ba as a player?"

As a Child of Destiny at a certain stage of the Tier 2 Wind and Cloud Continent, if recruited, he would definitely be a good chess piece to resist the Polluted Continent.

Fang Yi shook his head and said, "In regions like the Wind and Cloud Continent where the World Consciousness is polluted, the recruitment of every core human cannot be hidden from the other side. Once Xiong Ba is recruited, it will be detected by the Polluted Continent."

"Therefore, we must first use the projection of the derivative world to continuously kill the Pollution Aura extracted from Xiong Ba."

"Until the Pollution Aura on Xiong Ba decreases to a level that the World Consciousness cannot detect, then we will proceed with recruitment."

"Roughly estimated, the Xiong Ba of the derivative world still needs to be killed by players four times before he can be recruited as a player."

He would not expose the Samsara Game to the eyes of the Polluted Continent just to recruit some players with high potential; that would be very troublesome. The current state of the enemy being in the light and him being in the dark is excellent.

Of course,

Xiong Ba is not such an easy player to recruit.

【Xiong Ba Lv. 45 (Dark Gold Lord)】: A martial arts owl favored by destiny, Sect Leader of the Under Heaven Society, skilled in Frost Fist, Cloud-Raking Palm, Wind God Leg, and Three-Part Return to Origin Qi.

Placed in the current Samsara Game,

He can rival the strongest lords of the City Lord Palace, 【Siegheart the Light Lord】, and 【Hammer King Borodin】 within the King's Ruins.

It probably won't be that easy for players to breach the Under Heaven Society.

On the other side, having received the order from the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, Shinobu Kocho, who was in contact with the Claymore members, had already taken a steamship to 【Claymore Island】.

(End of this chapter)