Chapter 1068: The King of Acting Cool's New Trick

A few days later.

Xu Que and his group were traveling back, covered in dust.

The Little Golden Body was almost finished with the placement of the Void Boundary Talisman, so they really should head back to that giant mountain; once they arrived, they could immediately use the Space-Breaking Talisman to leave this godforsaken place.

However, the return journey did not seem as smooth as before.

For over a month now, not only had the Ant Tribe not given up on searching for them, but even the Human Race had somehow received news. Knowing that Xu Que and the others had lost their backing from the Ant Tribe and were even being hunted by them, the Human Race immediately took action, emerging one after another to track them down.

Previously, Xu Que and his group had been wandering deep into the Eastern Suburb area, far from the active ranges of the Ant Tribe and the Human Race, so they hadn't encountered many ants!

But now that they were heading back, in this area near the Lost City and the mountain range, the active Ant Tribe and Human Race members were clearly starting to increase!

After traveling for a few days, Xu Que and his group arrived at the waist of a giant mountain and were forced to stop, hiding in a corner.

"Brother Que, the situation doesn't look good!"

"The path on the left is surrounded by the Ant Tribe, and the right side is full of humans!"

"Most of them are from the Heaven Alliance, but there are many from other factions too!"

"It seems the Heaven Alliance is truly prepared to strike hard; they actually ordered the other factions to surround and capture us!"

Lan Hetu and the others looked grave and worried; breaking through these layers of encirclement would be truly difficult.

Based on what they could see, there were at least three Ant Queens comparable to the early Earth Immortal stage on the Ant Tribe's side, plus tens of thousands of Vitality Ants at the Half-Immortal and Human Immortal stages.

The Human Race side was actually a bit better; they were all at the Human Immortal stage, and there were only a few dozen of them.

Comparing the two, the Human Race side didn't really count as an encirclement; it was more like they were looking to pick up scraps!

Because of the terrain, if Xu Que and his group wanted to break out, they had to go through the Ant Tribe's side. Otherwise, once they killed the humans, the Ant Tribe would definitely be alerted and surround them. At that point, it would be even harder to escape, and they would become trapped like turtles in a jar, walking right into a trap!

Therefore, the best method right now was to catch the Ant Tribe off guard before they could react, strike them while their formation was scattered, and charge out in one go.

However, Xu Que made a shocking choice.

"Take out those people first!" he said, his expression cold.

Lan Hetu and the others were instantly dumbfounded: "Brother Que, this... this doesn't seem necessary. Whether we kill them or not, they can't stop us from charging out!"

"It really isn't necessary to bother with the Human Race!" Lan Xinyue also nodded slightly, merely offering a suggestion, her eyes looking at Xu Que with curiosity, wanting to hear his reasoning.

Xu Que raised the corner of his mouth and held up two fingers: "Two reasons! First, if these people know our movements, they will definitely send a signal to bring Li Tianxun here. Perhaps you don't realize it yet, but the Ant Tribe is only here to catch us and definitely wouldn't dare harm my life. But Li Tianxun is different; he truly wants to kill us!"

Xu Que said this because he knew very well that Xuan Yuan Wanrong absolutely wouldn't dare kill him, because the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book had firmly bound their fates together. If one died, the other would be buried with them. As long as Xuan Yuan Wanrong wasn't stupid, she would definitely instruct the Ant Tribe to keep him alive.

But Li Tianxun truly wanted to kill him, so he absolutely could not let Li Tianxun rush over.

After hearing this, Lan Xinyue and the others nodded one after another. Compared to being hunted by Li Tianxun, facing the Ant Tribe's encirclement was better; at least the hope of breaking out would be much greater.

"Brother Que, then... what about the second reason?" Lan Hetu asked at this moment.

"The second?" A cold sneer appeared on Xu Que's face: "The second is nothing else; I simply find them unpleasant and want to kill them. It's that simple!"

After speaking, Xu Que's figure suddenly flickered, and he soared into the air like a stream of light, cutting through the clouds, charging toward the location of the dozens of humans with murderous intent!

As he said, he wanted to kill these people not only to avoid bringing Li Tianxun here, but also simply because he found them unpleasant.

These people had been coveting the treasures on him for a long time. Ever since he suppressed Liu Hualong at the Sword Pavilion, Xu Que had seen that there was no longer any concept of mutual help among the same race; instead, they were racking their brains to take advantage of him.

Lin Baiwan was like this, Yao Gongming was like this, and these people were the same!

Xu Que hadn't wanted to get involved in too much trouble here, but there were always people who insisted on walking into the line of fire. Now that he was desperate to leave, these people still wanted to come out and block his path!

If he could still endure this, Xu Que would no longer be Xu Que!

If I keep light in my heart, the world will still have darkness!

If I keep hope in my heart, the world will still have despair!

But if I do not submit, what can the world do to me?

"Boom!"

A powerful divine might instantly swept through the clouds. Xu Que used the Killing Book and unleashed the All-Character Secret. Brilliant flames also filled the sky, and four types of Strange Fire churned crazily, condensing into a four-colored Fire Lotus in Xu Que's hand.

When the dozens of cultivators looked up and discovered Xu Que, joy appeared on all their faces.

"Quick, Xu Que has appeared!"

"Quick, report to Alliance Leader Li. We're going to get rich this time! Haha!"

The first words out of their mouths were actually these!

But the next moment, when they saw the Fire Lotus in Xu Que's hand clearly, their expressions changed drastically, filled with terror.

"Fire... Fire Lotus!"

"Is that the Fire Lotus that killed Liu Hualong?"

"No! Wait!"

"Fellow Daoist Xu, we were just passing by, we have no ill intent!"

The dozens of cultivators panicked on the spot, shouting loudly one after another, retreating crazily!

But this time, Xu Que's murderous intent was set. He didn't want to give those dozens of people any time to react at all. As soon as the four-colored Fire Lotus in his hand took shape, he flicked his finger and threw it out.

Whoosh!

The Fire Lotus, fused with four types of Strange Fire, pierced through the void and drifted toward the ground instantly. Although it wasn't as terrifying as the six-colored Fire Lotus, it was enough to scare this group of Human Immortal stage cultivators out of their wits!

They couldn't withstand the six-colored Fire Lotus, and they couldn't withstand this four-colored Fire Lotus either!

"Boom!"

Amidst a deafening explosion, the four-colored Fire Lotus completely burst open. The flames spread into a vast sea of fire, instantly swallowing all those dozens of cultivators.

If there were any late-stage Human Immortal experts, they might have escaped, but this group was all early and mid-stage Human Immortals with absolutely no power to resist. In the blink of an eye, they were burned to charcoal by the Strange Fire and died!

In the final analysis, they were just a group of pseudo-Human Immortal cultivators with defects, far inferior to true Human Immortals!

In front of Xu Que, who had complete rules and used the power of multiple techniques, they were simply vulnerable!

In a few breaths, Xu Que finished the battle quickly.

Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others watched, dumbstruck and incredibly shocked.

Even though they had witnessed Xu Que's strength before, seeing this scene again still shook their minds; it was truly shocking.

How could a Half-Immortal stage cultivator possess such terrifying strength!

"Whoosh!"

At the same time, the Ant Tribe group guarding the other side had long been attracted by the commotion here. Thousands upon thousands swarmed over, and there were three Ant Queens sitting in the rear, their momentum extraordinary.

However, Xu Que soared into the air with monstrous murderous intent. He swiped his palms, unleashing the Reincarnation Palm, one hand with life force and one hand with death Qi, powerfully controlling the life and death rules of this area!

Shoo!

The next moment, a stream of light flashed from his body, turning into a stele floating above his head; it was the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book.

Once the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book appeared, it invisibly exerted a huge pressure on the Ant Tribe. In their bloodlines, there already existed this natural instinct to kneel before the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book!

For a moment, all the Ant Tribe members were stunned and actually stopped one after another.

At the same time, Xu Que scanned them coldly, his gaze sharp and icy. With the momentum of one man standing against ten thousand, he roared: "I have the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book in hand, all of you get out of here! Go back and tell Qian Guowan that if you chase me again, I will slaughter the entire Ant Tribe until the blood flows like a river. I mean what I say!"

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