Chapter 1137: Big Brother and Little Brother

Bang!

This punch, the white-robed Confucian scholar failed to dodge; it landed squarely on the corner of his mouth, instantly splitting it open, causing teeth to fly out along with blood!

On one hand, the white-robed Confucian scholar never expected Xu Que to suddenly attack him, leaving him completely caught off guard; on the other hand, Xu Que's speed was simply too fast, and his power even more unimaginable—otherwise, how could a mighty Golden Immortal realm expert, no matter how surprised, not have time to react?

But now, he had still taken a punch, a punch he could not dodge at all.

This instantly left the white-robed Confucian scholar stunned, filled with disbelief.

After all, he himself possessed at least a Great Completion Underworld Prison Suppression Body; although the Overlord Body was powerful, Xu Que's current Overlord Body had only reached Small Accomplishment Dominating Body, and according to his understanding, a Small Accomplishment Dominating Body and a Great Completion Underworld Prison Suppression Body should be roughly comparable.

Yet the result before his eyes shocked him; he had actually been struck until bleeding in a single blow—what did this mean? Was the gap between the Underworld Prison Suppression Body and the Overlord Body truly that enormous? Unless...

"Xu... Young Friend Xu, your flesh body has probably already surpassed the Overlord Body!" the white-robed Confucian scholar said, looking at Xu Que with a face full of horror.

Unless Xu Que's current Overlord Body had far exceeded the original Overlord Body, it would be impossible to possess such formidable speed and power; it was simply too terrifying!

"Uh, it seems so; to be honest, I didn't expect this punch to have such power either!" Xu Que also looked somewhat dazed.

That previous punch he had thrown directly with his hand, without utilizing any Immortal Yuan whatsoever, relying solely on his flesh body to strike out, yet the result was so explosive, truly unexpected.

If he had encountered a Cultivator whose flesh body had not been tempered, one punch like that would likely have blown their head apart.

"Young Friend Xu, this might be related to the Chaotic Qi you incorporated; it has completely elevated the Overlord Body by a tier—could it have ascended to the legendary Saint Body?"

the white-robed Confucian scholar exclaimed in shock, then immediately shook his head: "No, the Saint Body has always been merely an illusion and speculation; no one has ever reached the level of the Saint Body, but your situation is too strange; a Small Accomplishment Dominating Body actually injuring someone with a Great Completion Underworld Prison Suppression Body like me really shouldn't happen!"

Having said this, the white-robed Confucian scholar fell into deep thought, utterly unable to comprehend it.

After all, although the Underworld Prison Suppression Body was derived from comprehending the Underworld Overlord Body, its actual level was already not low, so there was no reason for such a massive gap to exist.

"Saint Body? An existence on a higher level than the Overlord Body?" Xu Que also stroked his chin, becoming lost in thought.

"Eh, wait, that's not right!" At this moment, the white-robed Confucian scholar seemed to suddenly remember something; his eyes instantly widened as he looked at Xu Que and said, "Let's put the matter of the flesh body aside for now; the key issue at present is, on what grounds did you inexplicably punch me?"

"Eh, you're right!" Xu Que also reacted; what was he hitting this guy for just now? Oh right, he remembered!

His expression sank as he pointed at the white-robed Confucian scholar and shouted, "You old sneaky bastard, you're actually the Sect Master of Artifact Sect! Do you know that my Explosive Sky Gang and Artifact Sect are enemies forced to fight to the death? As the saying goes, to capture bandits, first capture their king; since you are the Sect Master of Artifact Sect, isn't it right for me to beat you to death first?"

"Enemies?" The white-robed Confucian scholar instantly froze, frowning: "Although my Artifact Sect has been prosperous for several thousand years, it is ultimately just an alliance group, belonging to no single faction, nor interfering in the power struggles of various factions; why would we become deadly enemies with your Explosive Sky Gang?"

"Heh, that was several thousand years ago; nowadays, your Artifact Sect is quite something, reaching its hands far and wide! Moreover, the reason I entered this place is precisely because your Artifact Sect dispatched three Artifact Emperors to hunt me down; simply shameless to the extreme!" Xu Que sneered.

Of course, regarding how he had provoked the conflict with Artifact Sect in the first place, this lad directly omitted those details; after all, ultimately, he was indeed at fault initially, but that was merely a misunderstanding; unfortunately, both Artifact Sect and he cared too much about face—Artifact Sect wanted to kill him over that misunderstanding, while Xu Que wanted to act cool and slap faces, so the misunderstanding escalated further and further, eventually turning into a situation where they were forced to fight to the death.

"What? Those little bastards, how dare they be so audacious, forgetting even the tenets of Artifact Sect? This is outrageous!" Upon hearing Xu Que's words, the white-robed Confucian scholar instantly flew into a rage, his face filled with anger.

He was the legitimate Sect Master of Artifact Sect and had always upheld its tenets; the existence of Artifact Sect was to cultivate and protect Artifact Forgers, absolutely not to interfere in the power struggles of various factions; otherwise, how would they differ from sects or gangs? Using the banner of protecting Artifact Forgers to fight for power and profit was not the original intention of the ancestors who founded Artifact Sect.

"Oh, so you're not in the same camp as them?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Of course, Young Friend Xu, rest assured about this matter; I, Mo Junchen, swear by the Heart Demon Oath that after leaving this place, I will definitely rectify Artifact Sect; if anyone truly uses the name of Artifact Sect to fight for power, I, Mo, will surely punish them severely, even if it is the current Sect Master of Artifact Sect, I will not let them off!" the white-robed Confucian scholar said with a serious expression.

After all, this was no longer simply a conflict between Xu Que and Artifact Sect; rather, there was a problem within Artifact Sect itself, with parasites having burrowed in!

"Alright, since you've said so, I'll let you off!" Seeing this, Xu Que smiled, waved his large hand, and recalled the Thunder Illusion Body that had stealthily moved behind Mo Junchen.

The white-robed Confucian scholar, Mo Junchen, instantly twitched the corner of his mouth; if Xu Que hadn't recalled the Thunder Illusion Body, he wouldn't have known that this lad was preparing to sneak attack him.

"By the way, Senior Mo, let me ask you something: now that the Heaven and Earth Passage connecting Earth Continent and Tianzhou has been sealed, do you have a way to open it? Or could you assist me in traveling to Tianzhou?" Xu Que then asked.

He once again addressed the other as 'Senior', not only due to the gap in cultivation realms, but also because Mo Junchen's upright character commanded Xu Que's genuine respect.

"The Heaven and Earth Passage has been sealed? That must be someone in Tianzhou playing tricks; opening it will likely be quite difficult, but going to Tianzhou doesn't necessarily require passing through the Heaven and Earth Passage; I know a certain place where, if we combine our efforts, we can break through it; going to Tianzhou won't be hard!" Mo Junchen said, frowning.

Obviously, the sealing of the Heaven and Earth Passage was not the first time this had happened; at least several thousand years ago, during Mo Junchen's era, such a situation had already occurred, otherwise he would not have been so calm.

"Oh, that's excellent then; I'll go open the restrictions here immediately! Also, Senior Mo, I apologize for that punch just now; please be understanding!" Xu Que immediately clasped his hands politely to apologize.

"Forget it!" Mo Junchen generously waved his hand: "Taking that punch was not unjustified, after all, it was people from my Artifact Sect who offended you all. However, in this day and age, young people like you who dare to love and hate, yet are also polite, are rarely seen; I appreciate you very much!"

"Haha, Senior Mo praises me too highly; I also quite like you!" Xu Que immediately smiled happily; he loved it most when others praised him for being polite!

"Hahaha!" Mo Junchen laughed heartily, becoming more and more satisfied with Xu Que; he felt this young man was very interesting, and also knew proper limits in his actions, unlike some geniuses of the past who would fight to the death over the slightest disagreement, observing no rules whatsoever, and some young people were even more excessive, directly plundering their enemies' hometowns clean.

"Young Friend Xu, the fate between us two is quite deep; from now on, just call me Brother Mo, and I'll call you Brother Xu, how about that?" Mo Junchen said with a smile, partly because he valued Xu Que's character, and partly because he firmly believed Xu Que's future potential was limitless; with the Overlord Body, he would definitely be extraordinary in the future.

"Good, of course no problem, Brother Mo!" Xu Que laughed, patting Mo Junchen on the shoulders.

"Brother Xu!" Mo Junchen also smiled and patted Xu Que on the shoulders.

Subsequently, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

Eh?

Something seems not quite right!

【First Update delivered! Sorry, recently I've encountered a bottleneck again; after all, we'll soon be going to Tianzhou, and regarding this major dungeon arc of Tianzhou, I want to write it even more brilliantly, so it requires spending a lot of time and effort thinking about it. Additionally, on the 16th of this month, let's have another explosion update, heehee!】