Chapter 273: Do You Know Who I Am?

As Lu Yang's words fell, silence instantly descended upon all things.

Inside the shop, Qihe True Person, who had been fiddling with an array disk in his hand, abruptly stopped his movements, then slowly raised his head to look deeply at Lu Yang:

"Truly worthy of being a True Person of our Holy Sect."

Lu Yang accepted the praise without hesitation.

To judge whether a person is good or bad, do not look at what they think or say, but at what they do; thus, many matters naturally become clear.

Although True Person Qihe spoke so much, acting as though he were concerned for Lu Yang, what were his actions? He used an array to seal the entire shop; although his excuse was good—using an array to trap the rogue True Persons of Secret Pavilion Street—was this not also trapping Lu Yang himself?

If True Person Qihe truly had sincerity,

then he should not have set up the array alone, but rather invited Lu Yang to set it up together; since he did not do so, in Lu Yang's eyes, this meant he harbored malicious intent!

"What a pity."

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out from outside the shop, followed by the sight of a burly giant striding in, his body radiating intense blood qi and brilliant light.

"Since you saw through it, why bother pointing it out?"

The burly giant laughed thunderously: "If just now you had fled without a word, under our unpreparedness, we might not necessarily have been able to stop you."

"Kui Gang, do not be careless."

A soft, seductive voice arrived accompanied by a gust of fragrant wind, as a beautiful woman in palace attire stepped into the shop, saying: "This person is, after all, a True Person of the Holy Sect."

"There is no need for you to say it, Gou Yue."

The burly giant laughed coldly, and together with the palace-dressed beauty, he completely blocked Lu Yang's escape route, while simultaneously the glow of the surrounding arrays grew increasingly bright.

'Two at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.'

Lu Yang's gaze shifted, then fixed on True Person Qihe, and suddenly he grinned broadly: "Since you dare to surround and kill me, it seems Fellow Daoist has broken through to the Mid Stage?"

"Eh, Fellow Daoist's dharma eye is flawless."

Hearing this, True Person Qihe sighed, after which his hunched body slowly straightened, and a brilliant, dazzling divine ability glow suddenly manifested upon him.

Just as Lu Yang expected: Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment!

Seeing this, Lu Yang shook his head and said: "Fellow Daoist's breakthrough to the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment must be thanks to the blessings of this Secret Pavilion Street; what a pity for such a fine place."

He did not even ask True Person Qihe why he had betrayed them.

After all, this was the Holy Sect; it was perfectly normal for someone to betray, nothing rare, and he did not care about the reason, even feeling this was an unexpected joy.

'Originally, I still intended to pay.'

'But now it seems, for the many spiritual items I just purchased, not only is payment unnecessary, I might even earn a profit; consider it a kind-hearted person generously opening their purse.'

Thinking thus, Lu Yang became even more indifferent.

On the other side, True Person Qihe likewise did not become complacent just because Lu Yang had fallen into his trap; instead, he grew increasingly vigilant in his heart: 'This person is trapped in a desperate situation yet remains completely unruffled; could he still have some trump card? Yes, he was sent by Master Chongguang after all, so having methods is normal...'

Actually, he did not want to make a move against Lu Yang.

After all, as a True Person of the Holy Sect, no one knew better than him how troublesome a root-and-branch black-hearted Holy Sect True Person could be, or how strong their desire for revenge was.

Alas, many matters were beyond his control.

'Pity; if I had been given more time, I would have had ways to pull in the other Foundation Establishment experts of Secret Pavilion Street, but now only two are usable...'

Even so, the arrow was on the string and had to be released.

With this thought, True Person Qihe hesitated no longer and directly roared: "Attack!"

Before True Person Qihe's voice had even faded, the burly giant Kui Gang and the palace-dressed beauty Gou Yue simultaneously formed hand seals and chanted incantations; both had actually refined their innate divine abilities.

"Take my fist!"

Only to see Kui Gang clench his five fingers, causing the divine ability's glow to settle on his arm and flow with his motion as he punched Lu Yang from afar.

【Dragon Crouching and Caterpillar Curling】!

Kui Gang's innate divine ability was rather peculiar; normally it accumulated magic power, storing momentum to be released, and when needed, it would erupt all at once, its power far exceeding the usual.

In an instant, Lu Yang felt an overwhelming force surge toward him; had it not been condensed into a single fist, if unleashed freely, it might have shattered an island continent overseas.

Simultaneously, Gou Yue's innate divine ability landed upon Kui Gang.

【Mysterious Augmentation Talisman】!

As the name suggests, this innate divine ability was not skilled in combat but could greatly amplify another's divine abilities and spells, increasing the power of Kui Gang's fist by several folds.

Fairly speaking, the combined power of their divine abilities was quite impressive, yet Lu Yang paid it no mind, because both of their innate divine abilities reminded him of the rogue cultivator Wu Cang from the past: not valuing karma, focusing only on the magnitude of divine ability power; strong it was, but ultimately lacking much flexibility.

Of course, this was not to say there was a problem with such an approach.

The problem was that rogue cultivators had limited inheritances, resulting in a situation where although you pursued numerical values, the final values you refined were not high, so what meaning did that hold?

"Inviting only these people to kill me, Fellow Daoist has underestimated me too much."

Lu Yang spoke true words, and immediately behind him, raging black flames ignited, while a towering illusory form rose from the ground, unmistakably the 【Heavenly Dry Myriad Phenomena Total Control Dharma Body】!

The next second, Lu Yang neither dodged nor avoided.

With 【Stubborn Metal Duke】 protecting his body, further augmented by the Dharma Body, he actually threw a punch as well; his fist, appearing much smaller, collided head-on with Kui Gang's.

"Boom!"

Under this collision of fists, Lu Yang remained completely unharmed, his body still radiant with golden light, whereas Kui Gang instantly suffered broken bones and torn tendons, exploding on the spot into a mist of blood.

Witnessing this scene, the palace-dressed beauty Gou Yue's expression changed drastically: "Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment?"

The next second, she gritted her silver teeth: 'Bastard!'

The gap between the Early and Mid Stages of Foundation Establishment was enormous; had Lu Yang revealed his cultivation base, would she and Kui Gang have dared to act so recklessly? They would surely have turned and fled immediately.

Yet he insisted on hiding it!

Not only did he hide it, but he also refused to fight True Person Qihe, who was also at the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment, choosing instead to ambush those of us at the Early Stage; truly, he did not even care about saving face!

Including True Person Qihe, whose expression also changed.

He too had failed to discern Lu Yang's cultivation base, assuming he was merely at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment; boasting of his higher cultivation, he had set up the array intending to surround and kill him.

Indeed, he had already been cautious enough.

Not only did he set up an array, but he also summoned two Early Stage Foundation Establishment experts to support him.

Having Kui Gang and Gou Yue attack first was also due to his suspicion that Lu Yang possessed other trump cards, sending them to probe first... yet he never expected such a result!

What was more troublesome was that he was confident he could resolve a single Early Stage Foundation Establishment expert.

But a Mid Stage Foundation Establishment expert?

Even with the array's assistance, True Person Qihe had not the slightest confidence he could kill him; at best, he could inflict heavy injuries, which made his expression grow increasingly ugly.

"Fellow Daoist... can we reconcile?"

True Person Qihe showed helplessness: "Kui Gang is already dead; take his family assets as compensation, and I will also present all the spiritual items you previously requested."

"If Fellow Daoist insists on a fight to the death..."

Speaking thus, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in True Person Qihe's eyes:

"I am not made of clay; how confident is Fellow Daoist that you can keep me here? I have little time left to live; if you cannot kill me, I will definitely entangle myself with you to the very end!"

"Entangle to the very end?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang laughed loudly: "Then let me ask you, Fellow Daoist, do you know who I am?"

"... h."

True Person Qihe's expression suddenly froze; only then did he realize that until now, Lu Yang had never revealed his background, and he had never seen his face before.

The only thing he knew was that he came from the Holy Sect and held a token from Master Chongguang.

Identity? Name?

"You know neither..."

In an instant, True Person Qihe felt his heart turn ice-cold.

Unable to calculate his background and unable to recognize his identity, even if he truly could not kill him, he could just slap his buttocks, change his identity, and run; how could he possibly fear him?

On the contrary, it was True Person Qihe himself.

He did not want to die!

Thinking thus, True Person Qihe hesitated no longer; he activated a talisman in his hand, his figure flashing explosively as he immediately mounted a beam of light and fled toward the shop exit.

He wanted to run!

(End of Chapter)