Chapter 679: Just You Wait for Me

"Who exactly are you?"

Before Shen Yu, of the original few old monsters, only one old farmer and the wanderer Lin Musheng remained.

Watching as those around them were easily finished off one by one, a sense of unease began to spread through the remaining two.

They had never imagined that this young man would be so terrifying, and they believed even less that such a terrifying person could have been cultivated by this era.

Like shallow water before the Spirit Qi Surge, how could a small pond raise such a big fish? Such a person should be in the vast ocean, shouldn't they?

Faced with Shen Yu now, they had no sense of security at all; they knew even more clearly that if the other party wished, they could be harvested at any time, just as they harvested those defenseless commoners.

Yet at this moment, Shen Yu did not directly move to kill them, but merely locked onto them with terrifying, supreme Sword Intent.

"May I ask, what did you come to Da'an City for? What exactly is here that could make so many of you gather here!"

"That, if we say it, can we live?"

Shen Yu did not speak, merely looking at them; the meaning was already very clear.

Lin Musheng and the old farmer exchanged a glance; saying it might not guarantee survival, but it could buy time. Therefore, they had to earn the opportunity themselves.

"The reason we gathered here is, of course, for someone like you—a Heavenly Pride who has shocked us all!"

"You must know, the Spirit Qi has not fully recovered, and everyone's strength has not exceeded the limits of this World. When strength is not vastly different, it is possible for anyone to kill the other at any time."

"Therefore, we generally do not gather together. Only such a temptation could make us disregard the danger and gather together."

"For one person? Could it be that you are here for me?" Lin Musheng's words made Shen Yu subconsciously assume the other party had come for him, but then he shook his head.

"That's not right, I only just arrived in Da'an City today, and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision; how could you have anticipated it!"

"Since it's not for me, then who is it for? Who could make you all feel so shocked?" Looking at the other's eyes, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Shen Yu's mind, and a name flickered by.

"Are you here for Mu Zishan?"

"But isn't he already dead? The Spirit Qi Surge clearly should have crushed him; I didn't sense any aura from him!"

At the time when the Spirit Qi Surge had just begun, Shen Yu was right there and had not sensed the aura of any living thing.

In his understanding, the Spirit Qi Surge was like a raging flood that had breached a dam; Mu Zishan, this dam, should have perished in the tidal wave of Spirit Qi.

"No aura does not mean he is already dead. How could someone who was able to suppress a Forbidden Land for a hundred years, someone who could force the Spirit Qi Surge to be delayed for a hundred years, die so easily!"

Taking a deep breath, Lin Musheng raised his head; even they had to admire such a person.

These people fell into a deep sleep to slow down aging and death, but that did not mean they would not die.

They had calculated the time long ago, counting on the Spirit Qi to nourish their bodies once more and bring them back to life.

But who could have imagined that there would be a Heavenly Pride of an era so fierce, fierce enough to suppress a Forbidden Land for a hundred years by their own strength alone.

Even though they had lived for so long, they had never seen such a person; let alone seen one, they had likely never even heard of one.

Who knew how many old monsters had been worn to death over these hundred-plus years because they lacked the nourishment of Spirit Qi for too long.

It could be said that there had been only one such person as Mu Zishan in thousands of years; someone who could single-handedly stop the Spirit Qi Surge for a hundred years had never existed in all these years.

One could imagine how thick the fortune on this person was, and how favored they were by heaven and earth.

Such a person, how could they perish so easily?

It was just even more unexpected that there was more than one person so favored by heaven and earth; the one before their eyes was equally terrifyingly strong.

It was as if this World had grown tired of their ravaging, so it produced these two people specifically to oppose them.

"So you mean Mu Zishan is in Da'an City?"

"We only sensed a flash of alluring Mental Power, which is why we gathered here. As for whether he is truly in Da'an City, we actually don't know."

Speaking to this point, Lin Musheng quietly stepped back two paces, carefully watching Shen Yu's direction. "But I can be certain he is definitely alive. Such a delicacy, how could I let others snatch it away!"

"Go!" With a hand, he quietly patted the person who looked like an old farmer, and Lin Musheng immediately turned and flew away, tearing through space.

Seeing Lin Musheng suddenly flee, the person who looked like an old farmer also fled at high speed; the two ran in different directions, as the chances of escaping were always higher that way.

While Lin Musheng was talking just now, the two of them had already been secretly preparing, waiting only for the right moment to flee.

The greatest mistake of this young man before them was giving them time to prepare, which also increased their chances of escaping.

Once they found a deserted corner to hide in, as long as they didn't expose themselves, no one would know. No matter how strong this young man was, it would be useless if he couldn't find them.

When the time came, they would find a way to locate Mu Zishan and devour him, and everything would be vastly different.

Lin Musheng hadn't lied just now; they had indeed sensed a flash of Mental Power, which was why they had gathered here.

Lies are easily seen through, which was why they had cooperated actively just now to buy themselves time.

It was just that there was one thing Lin Musheng hadn't said: the other party must be in a state of extreme weakness. If it weren't for this, they wouldn't have dared to show up so brazenly.

After all, such a favored, powerful Heavenly Pride must possess terrifying strength.

These people were sometimes unreasonably strong, just like this young man before them; one person alone could cause them heavy casualties.

Therefore, if they didn't act while the other party was weak, there might not be a share for them later.

The two fled rapidly, while desperately hiding their auras, doing their utmost to conceal themselves.

But at this moment, Shen Yu seemed to have anticipated that they would flee, directly slashing out two streaks of Sword Qi; the two terrifying streaks of Sword Qi headed straight for the two, as if they had directly sliced through the void and struck them.

However, when the Sword Qi neared the old farmer, an invisible barrier rose before him. The Sword Qi collided with the barrier, and both shattered simultaneously.

Even Shen Yu was somewhat surprised that his Sword Qi had actually been blocked; these old monsters were indeed none of them simple.

And the old farmer, who was fleeing, couldn't help but curl his lips; the reason he was able to withstand that terrifying Sword Qi was entirely due to a rare treasure he had once obtained.

It was just that this rare treasure required sacrificing all his blood and Qi to use once, and it also required a certain amount of time to prepare, but once prepared, it could block a fatal attack one hundred percent.

The other party shouldn't have wasted words with them; otherwise, how would he have been given the time to prepare? He had successfully dodged this streak of Sword Qi, and that was already enough to let him escape.

Elsewhere, a streak of Sword Qi also slashed toward Lin Musheng, but at this moment, Lin Musheng felt not the slightest tension.

The next moment, the Sword Qi that had originally been slashing toward Lin Musheng actually turned directly, instead tearing through space and slashing toward the old farmer's direction.

On the other side, the old farmer, who had just escaped from the deadly Sword Qi, hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when the Sword Qi originally aimed at Lin Musheng came straight for him.

Before he could react, his body had already been crushed by the Sword Qi.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that Lin Musheng seemed to have quietly patted him just before fleeing; with this, he immediately knew what kind of scheme he had fallen victim to.

This is a substitution technique, using oneself to take the blame.

"Lin Musheng, you bastard, you dare to backstab me, you just wait for me, just wait!"