I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

479  Chapter 480: A Somewhat Pretentious Young Man

"Hahaha, what a joke. Do they not inquire who I am, Mad Blade Xue Ba? In these waters, someone dares to threaten me? Boy, no matter who you are, today you will die here!"

Among the Loose Cultivators, someone flew into a rage. They were desperadoes, and had truly never come across such an arrogant clan scion.

Just with a few words, he expected them to kneel right here, what audacity!

"Elder Mo, at the port, we must follow the rules of the Eastern Sea, a slight punishment will suffice,"

the leading young man said lightly, with a faint smile on his face.

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Elder Mo stretched out one hand and pressed lightly in the void, appearing calm and casual.

In just an instant, the ground beneath the feet of Mad Blade Xue Ba who had spoken cracked inch by inch; his knees buckled, and he directly knelt down, forming two deep pits in the ground. His lower body sank into the abyss, leaving only his head on the surface, twisting around.

"This..."

"Who exactly are you?"

Not only were the bystanders shocked, but Mad Blade Xue Ba himself was also pale with horror. He had encountered a master, someone who casually forced him into the ground, without the slightest ability to fight back.

It was as if a mountain bore down upon him, rendering him incapable of movement. Such powerful strength and precise control certainly weren't something an ordinary cultivator at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage could achieve.

It must be noted that he was at the fourth level of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, and not even those at the sixth or seventh levels could suppress him so easily.

Could the opponent be...

With that thought, Mad Blade Xue Ba's pupils suddenly contracted as the words 'Transcendance Tribulation Stage Full Mastery' occupied his mind in an instant. This young man's elder companion, could he really be a peak Transcendance Tribulation Stage expert?

"How noisy! Are you lowly people worthy to inquire about my young master's name?"

Elder Mo's expression was frigid as he slightly exerted force on his hand, crushing Mad Blade Xue Ba's hands into powder.

"Ah!"

A shrill, exhausted scream echoed through the port.

"Enough, Elder Mo. According to the rules of the Eastern Sea, do not go overboard outside the sea territory,"

the young man gestured with his hand, signaling the elder to step back.

With a contemptuous glance at Mad Blade Xue Ba, Elder Mo said, "My young master is kind-hearted. Today, you are spared. In the future, while traveling outside, be more observant. Some people cannot be offended by you."

"Yes, I understand. Today's matter was my presumption. I frightened the lady, and I am willing to offer three thousand top-grade Spirit Stones as compensation,"

Mad Blade Xue Ba, chilled with fear, dared not challenge them further. A clan scion who carried a peak Transcendance Tribulation Stage servant was not someone he could afford to offend.

"My lady, we were wrong and have frightened you. This is a small gesture, please accept it with no obligation!"

The other few swiftly knelt down as well, presenting thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones promptly and decisively.

They understood the Law of this world best: the mighty are revered, it's that simple. When it's time to kneel, one must kneil; when it's time to submit, one must submit. Nothing is more important than one's own life.

The girl in the white dress was dumbfounded. She had not expected such a sudden turn of events, with the previously fierce and evil men now kneeling and begging for mercy, offering up Spirit Stones.

In just a matter of minutes, her worth had skyrocketed from eight hundred top-grade Spirit Stones to a fortune over ten thousand, and she was somewhat unaccustomed to this sudden change.

"No, no, no, it's my fault. I shouldn't have used my status to vie with you,"

the girl in the white dress said, waving her hands in fright and making a move to return the Spirit Stones.

The expressions of those kneeling changed instantaneously. In their eyes, this was the girl's malicious revenge, pretending to be innocently unaware and unappreciative, when in reality, she wanted them to hand over even more of their wealth.

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Although he was cursing the girl in his heart, on the surface, he still wore a full smile and, gritting his teeth, he took out another pile of treasures and offered them with both hands.

"Miss, these are the spoils from a fierce battle I fought against a Demonic Beast in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage for several days in the Undersea World, and today I bestow them upon you. I hope you won't take today's matter to heart!"

"Indeed, Miss, this is from me—a mere collection of top-grade Spirit Stones, indeed not enough to convey our apologies. Please accept them!"

"Thousand-year Deep Sea Ganoderma, obtained by risking my life and nine deaths, please accept it with a smile..."

Seeing their actions, the girl in the white dress became even more panicked, repeatedly waving her hands to decline.

"No need, no need, it was my fault. It is supposed to cost Spirit Stones to do business, and it was wrong of me to try to buy at a low price, breaking the rules. Please get up; I will have Brother Situ release you right away!"

Seeing her like this, the faces of several Loose Cultivators showed a hint of confusion. Could it be that they had overthought it and this young lady was not as scheming as they feared?

In this world, could there really be such an innocent cultivator?

"Hehe, Yao'er, keep it. They offended you, so these are rightfully yours."

The young cultivator surnamed Situ lightly shook his feather fan and spoke with a faint smile.

Yet when he looked at the girl in the white dress, a heated light flashed in his eyes. Even though he disguised it well, Li Xiaobai still noticed it.

The young man acted thus because he was interested in the girl, but it was uncertain if he would be willing to spend a fortune to win her favor.

"This..."

The young man smiled lightly, then turned to look at Li Xiaobai's stall and asked, "The item that caught your eye earlier, was it from this stall?"

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"Correct, my mother's birthday is coming, and I wish to give her a gift. This Jade Ruyi bears a good omen, which is just what I had in mind," the girl in the white dress said.

"I cannot, Brother Situ. My mother said that when traveling outside, one should not accept rewards without merit and should not take other people's money at will," the girl said earnestly.

"Look, Yao'er, these people are sincerely apologizing to you. If you don't accept their kind gestures, they will live with guilt," the young man said lightly.

The several people kneeling on the ground put on a smile uglier than crying and said, "Yes, indeed, we mean it from the bottom of our hearts. Please accept it, Miss Yao'er, these items are not that valuable."

What a joke—these were the money they'd risked their lives for. If this young lady wouldn't take it, they would likely have a hard time surviving on the high seas.

The girl in the white dress showed an agonized expression but eventually nodded and took the Space Rings from them.

"I will treat it as a loan from you and return it to you in the future!" she said.

"Now, that's more like it."

The young man smiled lightly, then turned to look at Li Xiaobai's stall and asked, "The item that caught your eye earlier, was it from this stall?"

"Correct, my mother's birthday is coming, and I wish to give her a gift. This Jade Ruyi bears a good omen, which is just what I had in mind," the girl in the white dress said.

"Hmm, very good. It's rare to see such filial piety from you, Yao'er. In that case, shop owner, package up everything left on this stall and give it to the young lady as a gift from me," the young cultivator said, referring to the remaining dozen or so Magic Treasures of the Transcendance Tribulation Stage on the stall.

Li Xiaobai's eyes lit up. Indeed, a fat sheep had come along, willing to spend big just to please a beauty. One look in his eyes, and it was clear he was a rich second-generation.

Without another word, he immediately began to package everything up.

Watching Li Xiaobai's adept movements, the young man nodded in satisfaction; the shopkeeper was well-mannered and knew his place.

"This... Brother Situ, this gift is too generous. I can buy it myself; there's no need for you to go to such expense," the girl said.

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