Chapter 109: Fishing Karma is Heavy

This figure was the host of this gathering, and also the member of the Sunset Organization who had originally given the Token to Li Heng, only to have his Yinya slaughtered by Li Heng, leaving him capable of nothing but impotent rage on the spot.

"Why wouldn't I dare to come?" Li Heng said indifferently.

Although this host had memorized his power fluctuations, he was now a Weird, and his own body possessed more than just the Sun Dharma Aspect, so he had absolutely no need to worry about being exposed.

"Then you truly have some nerve!"

"Blocking my Token, blocking my tracking and positioning—how should I even evaluate you? Do you know that for your sake, I even lost a Yinya? What crime should you be charged with!"

The host's words were icy, and a flicker of murderous intent even flashed by.

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

He did not even blink; Li Heng killed your Yinya, what does that have to do with me, a Living Dead Ghost?

The host stared fixedly at Li Heng without making a move, wondering what he was thinking. "Fine, then let me ask you: did you find the Strange I lost in Beian County or not!" After a long while, he spoke again, inquiring about the matter of his lost Strange.

He did not suspect that Li Heng had any connection to the Yinya affair.

In his initial sensing, the one who killed the Yinya was definitely a human powerhouse, using power that was extremely upright and bright—how could it be something that this Living Dead Ghost before him could wield?

It could only be said that the waters in Bei'an City were too deep.

That idiot Yinya had accidentally bumped into a tough nut.

"Do I need to tell you whether I found it or not?"

Li Heng's attitude remained as tough as ever; since he had chosen this attitude from the start, he would see it through to the end. Otherwise, people would only think he was weak and easy to bully, and his persona would completely collapse.

"Are you not afraid of dying here?"

The host spoke eerily.

"Although you have only come with a wisp of your consciousness, I have plenty of methods to make your death here cause a backlash to your true self."

Li Heng, however, was dismissive and retorted directly, "Do you dare?"

Once these words were out, the various Weirds and demons around them gasped, calling it Terror. They had thought that being able to kill Shangguan Yan already made him a ruthless person, but through the conversation just now, they realized their own short-sightedness—could this even be described as just a ruthless person!?

To actually dare to speak in such a tone to the lord who hosted this gathering? Then this ruthless person was either immensely powerful or had a background, not even giving this lord any face.

"You can't even capture the coordinates of my true self."

Li Heng continued.

Under the disguise of the thin mist, the host's expression changed. He indeed discovered that the Gathering Token belonging to Li Heng had been blocked by some kind of power, and he could not even sense its aura!

Let alone obtaining the coordinates and descending there himself.

He fell silent, beginning to weigh things in his heart.

Finally, after a long silence, he spoke thus.

"A truly good method; consider it me letting you off once. But don't think you can provoke me again and again. Once I finish handling matters here, I will head to that Beian County and properly learn a thing or two from your high-level skills!"

"I hope you... behave yourself!"

"Alright, the gathering begins!" After warning Li Heng and dropping this line, the host seemed to feel he had lost face, his figure disappearing instantly as if he had logged off.

Li Heng smiled slightly; he was just worried you wouldn't come. Especially someone like this—after a period of time, once he grew, you would just be delivering your head!

Of course, it was also possible this was to confuse him. Saying he was finishing matters and would come after a while, but he might arrive at the gates of Bei'an City the next moment, though that was unlikely.

This host did not know he was only at the peak of the Blood Exchange Realm.

The gathering began, but the place remained somewhat silent.

For no other reason than that these Weirds and demons were frightened by what had just happened. Especially at the end, they thought this lord would take action to sanction this ruthless person, but they never expected the lord to compromise!

To actually just give a warning!

This had never happened in the history of previous gatherings!

In the past, there had been troublemakers who provoked the lord's majesty, but what was the result? The lord would use one palm to tear through the Void and grab the troublemaker's true self, crushing them to death alive.

He could grab you even across the network, across the screen!

Yet even such a powerful lord would compromise with this newcomer? One could imagine how terrifying this ruthless person's methods or background must be.

They were shocked in their hearts, and only after a long while did they come to their senses, then began discussing their own affairs in low voices, fearing they might disturb Li Heng. They truly dared not speak loudly, for fear of startling the heavenly person.

"Um, my lord, I'm sorry..."

At this moment, the tiger beside Li Heng suddenly spoke tremblingly, no longer possessing the arrogance of the king of beasts from before, acting as weak as a little cat. It felt annoyed in its heart: why hadn't it opened its eyes, provoking such a ruthless person?

Even that lord had compromised!

Although the lord's final words seemed to indicate that this matter was not over and he would likely retaliate against this ruthless person, it was afraid that before that happened, this ruthless person would come to retaliate against it first.

It did not want its tiger skin to turn into a tiger-skin coat...

Li Heng heard this and smiled playfully.

"I hear tiger meat and tiger penis are great tonics."

Like the whisper of a hellish grim reaper, it lingered in the tiger's ears, making its legs go weak and tremble. "M-m-my lord, you... you must not lightly believe the rumors from the human side."

"Right... for existences like us, tonics are not really a thing..."

The tiger spoke with a stutter.

"Then how would I know? Perhaps it's true?"

Li Heng appeared somewhat nonchalant, but it was precisely this nonchalance that made the tiger demon tremble even more, making it feel the unbridgeable gap between the two, as if he could crush an ant with a casual flick.

"My lord... this little cat knows it was wrong."

Suddenly, the figure of the burly man on the other side spoke, with a wry smile, actually pleading for the tiger.

Li Heng raised an eyebrow.

"It seems you two really do have a connection? Speak, what exactly are you plotting? I don't believe that bitch Shangguan Yan is worth you two making such a big fuss, or even letting this little cat provoke me."

He spoke indifferently, directly breaking through the mental defenses of the two.

The man was silent for a moment, gritted his teeth, lowered his voice, and finally spoke. "Actually... this stupid cat is my pet, and we were originally trying to go fishing..."

The man slowly recounted, telling the truth of the matter.

Li Heng was lost in thought; so that was how it was.

First, provide a Reality location, then wait for some naive greenhorns to run over, and then this man would suddenly appear, coordinating with this tiger to surround and attack, killing the Strange Monster to seize their wealth.

According to them, this method was actually quite feasible.

Under their hands, seven or eight Weirds had also died.

Fine, those who play tactics are all black-hearted. Li Heng could not help but shake his head; this voice really had a certain deceptive quality, and listening closely, one would think the person behind it was some bold and heroic man.

Little did one know, it was actually a crafty old villain who loved to fish.

"So you have laid traps at Baishou Ridge?"

Li Heng said casually.

The man gave an awkward laugh and continued to lower his voice.

"That is not quite it; I keep that stupid cat in a free-range state. It just acts as a mountain king at Baishou Ridge, which counts as its home. Moreover, this stupid cat is quite capable; it once slaughtered a village, letting all the people of that village fall into becoming its thrall-Weirds. With so many thrall-Weirds there, there is no need to lay any traps."

After listening, Li Heng closed his eyes and did not speak.

Seeing that Li Heng did not speak, the man thought he was not angry and struck while the iron was hot, continuing to speak. "Sir, this matter was our fault, and we can offer compensation and an apology. You tell me, what do you want? As long as it is within our capabilities, we will certainly do our best!"

After a long while, Li Heng calmed his mood and continued to speak.

"Then what is it that you do?"

"Me? I run an inn, usually just selling the meat of those humans, right next to Baishou Ridge; it is not worthy of your attention, sir," the man said with a fawning smile.

"Are you sure you aren't lying to me? Lying to me means death."

"I would never dare, I would never dare, how could I dare to deceive you, sir?" The man was greatly alarmed and said in terror. He had indeed entertained such thoughts, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt he was just courting death.

That sir who hosted the gathering could even cross space to seize people. What if this ruthless person who was not afraid of the sir hosting the gathering also had this ability? He simply did not dare to gamble on that point.

Li Heng nodded slightly.

"I need a pair of eyes right now, eyes possessing divine power. And I have heard that a tiger's eyes possess divine power and can be called Tiger Soul; what do you think?"

The man's figure suddenly stiffened, and he did not say a word.

He was terrified in his heart; how did this ruthless person know this? That stupid cat possessed a strange bloodline, and its uniqueness lay in its eyes, which could gather cultivation upon them, ignore many illusions, and see with minute detail.

"What, are you unwilling?"

Li Heng spoke indifferently, his mind stirring slightly; could it be that he had hit the mark by accident? Could it be the blessing of Luck on his body again? There were indeed legends among the common folk that the eyes of a tiger that had become a spirit possessed divine power and could be called Tiger Soul, but it had always been dismissed as a joke.

But now it seemed, it might actually be true?

"I... I am willing!"

Under Li Heng's invisible coercion, the man gritted his teeth and finally yielded. That booming, full-voiced tone finally deflated, becoming incomparably weak.

Anyway, it was that stupid cat paying the price, not him.

That was acceptable.

At this moment, the tiger was already so frightened that it lay on the ground, unable to get up again. It felt sorrow in its heart, shedding tears; you are willing, but I am not, yet it was helpless.

"Tomorrow I will personally head to Baishou Ridge; you two must be waiting there, understand?"

"Yes, sir," the man responded weakly.

Originally, he had wanted to stall, perhaps waiting for that sir who hosted the gathering to deal with this ruthless person, and then they would be fine. But this ruthless person's initiative left them dumbfounded; just tomorrow?

It seemed this First Tribulation really could not be avoided, he thought with a bitter smile.

Heh, tomorrow I will be right at your doorstep.

Li Heng chuckled coldly in his heart.

However, after thinking about it, he still needed to issue a warning.

"If you still do not give up, you are welcome to call for all kinds of outside help, as long as you can bear the consequences," he said coldly, feeling a bit of anticipation in his heart instead.

Anticipating that these two would not know life from death and really call for outside help; they were all demons, monsters, and Weirds anyway—walking Source Power!