Chapter 978: with translation of chapter title

978. Chapter 976: After the task is done, brush off and leave

「Father! 」Seeing Lu Yuan's grim appearance, Lu Yun furrowed his brow involuntarily, somewhat resentfully said

「You clearly know it's dangerous yet you went to hunt those monster beasts. 」During this time, Lu Yun had been with Lu Yuan, so he naturally knew clearly about Yang Fan's deeds; he originally thought Lu Yuan had his protection and should be safe, but who would have thought that in just three months, he ended up like this

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan gave a bitter smile and said, 「Father, these monster beasts are all the ones you hunted back then; now Yang Fan brother is helping you avenge your grudge, aren't you going to reward him? 」

「Hmph! 」Lu Yun let out a muffled hum, ignoring Lu Yuan

「Hehe... 」Lu Yuan gave a strange laugh, secretly pleased that his old man was really jealous, 「Father, let me tell you, that kid is even more of a freak than me; in such a short time he leapt four levels, advancing to become a mid-stage Second Tier martial artist. If given a bit more time, who knows, even you might not be able to suppress him... 」

……

Soon, father and son walked side by side toward the east

「Father, why don't you ask me why I have so many monster cores? 」Suddenly Lu Yuan spoke up

「Huh? 」Lu Yun stopped his steps, looking at Lu Yuan with some doubt

The next moment

Lu Yuan pointed at his own head and said, 「These monster cores all came from my mind; each core contains energy equivalent to a fourth-grade spirit stone. In other words, I only used three months to obtain nearly thirty thousand spirit stones. 」

「Hiss, gurgling... 」Even with Lu Yun's composure, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva; in just one month he had gathered nearly thirty thousand spirit stones—know that the vast Qingyang Town, aside from a few top powers and the imperial household, even if you added up everyone in the town, you still couldn't reach thirty thousand spirit stones

「Alright, no more nonsense, let's go quickly! 」Lu Yun took a deep breath, calmed his agitated heart, and said in a low voice; his nature is such that the harder the situation, the more he desires to grow stronger—otherwise, how could he have chosen to join the army and set foot on the path of going against the current

「Oh, right, right, let's go quickly! 」

Lu Yuan suddenly slapped his forehead, then continued on the road

These spirit stones are the key to the Lu family's rise; they cannot afford the slightest loss

Soon, father and son left the spot and headed for the southeast gate

「Huh? 」At some point, a gray-clothed old man had silently followed them from behind

This gray-clothed old man exuded a profound, abyss-like aura from his entire body, as if everything was under his control

「Huh, someone actually got here first? 」A flash of strange light passed through the gray-clothed old man's eyes

Just then…

「Roar! 」

A terrifying sound wave swept over

「Boom—! 」

The earth trembled, dust and smoke billowed

「Whoosh! 」

Countless ferocious beasts surged like a tide, frantically rushing toward the gray-clothed old man

These ferocious beasts came in all shapes—jackals, tigers and leopards, lions, leopards, even pythons…

Though varied in type, their numbers were astonishing; even the weakest were late-stage first-tier monster beasts, with a couple already reaching early-stage second-tier monster beasts, especially those jackals and rat-like beasts with sturdy bodies and sharp tusks, which exuded a domineering aura

「Hmph! 」

The gray-clothed old man let out a cold snort

He waved both hands, and in an instant, bursts of piercing green light shot out

These green lights formed a semicircular arc, radiating outward to envelop the ferocious beasts

「Howl! Howl! 」

The next moment, these ferocious beasts immediately howled in pain, rolling and tumbling on the ground, suffering terribly

「Thud! 」

A group of wild beasts collapsed to the ground, disheveled, completely losing their attack power

However, those powerful monster beasts like jackals and rat-like beasts suffered no harm

Because the gray-clothed old man had already sealed off the surroundings

「Roar... 」Although those wild beasts had lost their attack ability, they still roared furiously

One after another, fierce gazes locked onto the gray-clothed old man

「Since you're obstinate and unresponsive, don't blame this old man for using a heavy hand. 」The gray-clothed old man gave a cold laugh, raising his hand to slaughter these beasts

However, just then

「Swish! 」

Several burly men clad in silver-white armor, riding tall steeds, came galloping forward

「Greetings, Captain! 」

「Subordinate's rescue came late; please punish me, Captain! 」

「Please impose punishment, Captain! 」

……

Lu Yuan's gaze tightened, excitement and agitation flickering on his face

The Silver Armor Guard, these are the most elite iron guards under Lu Yuan's command

The Silver Armor Guard is divided into five battalions: the Copper Armor Guard, Silver Armor Guard, Gold Armor Guard, Jade Armor Guard, and Golden Badge Protector of the Law Guard

Each battalion commander possesses Martial Master realm cultivation, and each battalion chief is a peak Martial Master martial artist

The five battalions together have five hundred soldiers

Meanwhile, the Silver Armor Guard itself has a total of six thousand soldiers

「Hmph! Such trivial matters don't deserve punishment—swiftly dispose of these wretches! 」The gray-clothed old man said expressionlessly, casting a casual glance at the Silver Armor Guard, a flicker of contempt crossing his eyes

He is a true powerhouse; in the eyes of these ants, his strength is immeasurable—even ordinary experts, if lacking a spiritual artifact, would face nine deaths out of ten when encountering him, let alone these ants

One could say these things are utterly beneath his notice; in his view, they are all inferior things, and these opponents are inferior opponents

However…

Yes!

Whoosh!

Clusters of brilliant blade aura and sword radiance shot up into the heavens, viciously slashing down onto the beasts' bodies; in an instant, the beasts burst into fragments, turning into streams of rich energy that merged into the four-direction spiritual sea.

In an instant, within a radius of several hundred meters, it became utterly a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

Even the low-ranking ferocious beasts were completely crushed to death, let alone the powerful demonic beasts.

Gurgle!

Looking at the severed limbs and broken flesh, Lu Yuan difficultly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Is this what a Martial Sect expert is like?" Lu Yuan murmured, a hint of longing appearing in his eyes.

Not long ago.

These Martial Disciple realm cultivators were still lofty figures in his eyes, beings to look up to, but now, in the blink of an eye, they were killed in a single move; this huge contrast made his heart and spirit tremble incessantly.

Pant!

Soon, Lu Yuan's breathing gradually steadied.

Martial Sect, so strong.

Indeed, as a superpower standing at the pinnacle of the Azure Sky Continent, even if one gazes across the entire Great Qian Dynasty, they are but a few terrifying entities; Martial Sect experts like them are so formidable that even the Great Qian imperial family fears them greatly, and a slight provocation could bring about their downfall.

Don't forget, the Great Qian imperial family is a terrifying existence with three sacred masters enthroned, truly the utmost in terror.

However, thinking of the power he now possesses, Lu Yuan's thoughts immediately blazed with fervor.

He, after all, has grown. (End of chapter)