Stranger Danger

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The second the gigantic sword shattered, tiny explosions ripped through Chen Cang’s whole body and caused black blood to pour out of his wounds. Now, his body looked just as ugly and scarred as his face.

“The ‘Innate Body Breaking Intangible Sword’, hmm?”

Ye Qing withdrew his fist and side-eyed Chen Cang. “Seeing that your sword couldn’t even cut my fist, it looks like your mastery isn’t up to snuff yet.”

“Cough! Cough… You think you’ve won, Ye Qing?” said Chen Cang between coughs as the cracks on his body kept curling up and growing larger and larger. The black blood leaking out of his wounds seemed alive as it scattered into countless wisps of sword qi as soon as it hit the ground, leaving behind various pits and marks.

“Why do you think otherwise?” Ye Qing countered, “My punch is equal to three Sky Dragons. Are you telling me that you can take it?”

“Cough… I admit that your strength is formidable, but just because you’re strong doesn’t mean you’re going to win, you know?” Chen Cang laughed harshly.

“Now I’m curious. The useless mercenaries you hired are all dead, and you yourself aren’t far away from the brink. Who on earth gave you the courage to speak to me like this?” Ye Qing sneered.

“You are correct. They are useless. But even trash can be recycled, can it not?” Chen Cang let out a strange cackle. “Do you know who Xiang Weilong is, Ye Qing? Never mind, I can tell from your oblivious expression that you have no idea, so I will enlighten you myself.”

“Xiang Weilong is the head of the Weilong Villa, and his father is the infamous Dragonmount Duke. Do you know who the Dragonmount Duke is? He’s the chief of the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance of Yannan’s wulin, and Xiang Weilong is his only son. Pray tell, what are the chances he’ll overlook the fact that you killed his only son? Hahaha…”

“I see! So that’s where your confidence comes from!” Ye Qing raised his eyebrows. Of course he had heard of the Dragonmount Duke. He was a bigshot whose footsteps could send tremors throughout the wulin of Yannan if he injected just a little bit more strength into his feet. He was also a top elite ranked thirteen on the Earth Champions Ranking.

Dragonmount Duke wasn’t just powerful in terms of cultivation, the forces he commanded were quite formidable as well. He was the chief of the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance of the wulin of Yannan. The name might make it sound like an alliance of mobs, trivial and weak, but it was really a massive coalition composed of countless big and small factions scattered throughout Yannan’s wulin. The reason they were called the Seventy Two Water Land Alliance was because they were helmed by seventy-two major sects.

The Seventy Two Water Alliance was both massive and powerful. They had members throughout Yan including both the orthodoxy and unorthodoxy; the righteous and the dark. Barring a handful of long-standing sects and aristocratic clans, the Seventy Two Water Alliance was a giant that encompassed the entire Yannan wulin.

The Dragonmount Duke was the chief of the alliance. Although he normally did not engage in the specific affairs of the alliance, he was without a doubt their one and only master. To offend the Dragonmount Duke was to offend the entire Seventy Two Water Land Alliance, and to kill his only son... Well, the consequences were catastrophic to put it mildly.

Chen Cang continued in a proud tone, “You know, I was hoping to kill you with my own two hands, but you were just too powerful. So, just in case my first plan failed, I came up with a backup plan. Even if you haven’t killed Xiang Weilong, I would’ve taken him out for you. It won’t be long before the Dragonmount Duke finds out that you’re the one who killed Xiang Weilong. Do look forward to it.”

“You’ve become quite smart in the past few years, haven’t you?” Ye Qing narrowed his eyes, his countenance twisted into an expression of undisguised scorn and ridicule.

“Everyone changes eventually, don’t they?”

Cheng Cang asked expectantly, “So? Do you like my first gift to you?”

“First gift?”

Ye Qing raised his eyebrows as a new unease nestled inside his heart. What was this bastard planning now?

“It doesn’t matter what other scheme you’re concocting, you’re going to fail because you’re going to die, now.”

Ye Qing stopped talking trash with Chen Cang, dashed forward, and dished out another “Break Hammer”. If Chen Cang dies here, then he would have won no matter what diabolical scheme the swordsman had concocted for him.

“Hahaha… it’s already too late for you, Ye Qing! Too late!”

Chen Cang did not try to dodge the attack. He laughed loudly while saying, “Get ready to enjoy my second gift to you. I hope it’s to your liking—”

Right after he said that, Chen Cang scattered into ash under the power of “Break Hammer”.

“Is he… dead?” Ye Qing murmured. He definitely saw the guy dying with his own two eyes, and yet, he felt that it was a little too easy. Chen Cang just did not look like the type of person who would give up without a fight.

It was at this moment a sword beam burst out of the ground. It was accompanied by countless broken limbs.

“Chen Cang, you sonuvabitch!” The blood drained away from Ye Qing’s face when he saw this. Without hesitation, he turned around and broke off into a full sprint.

The rason he was running away wasn’t because the surprise attack was all that impressive. No, it was because the broken limbs belonged to the Rain People.

He now understood what Chen Cang’s backup plan was. He was planning to kill him through the Rain People and the Lord of Eternal Rain!

The Rain People were under the protection of the Lord of Eternal Rain. Killing them would anger the lord and cause it to go on a rampage.

Earlier, Chen Cang had captured some Rain People and hidden them in the underground. Only the death of a Rain People would trigger the Lord of Eternal Rain, so he received no punishment for his actions.

Chen Cang’s plan was very simple. If he and his mercenaries were able to kill Ye Qing, then he did not need the Rain People as a matter of course. If not, then he was going to lure Ye Qing to this area and kill the Rain People.

Although the Lord of Eternal Rain was immeasurably powerful, it lacked intelligence. Once it awakened from its slumber, it would kill every living being in the Marsh of Eternal Rain except the Rain People.

Right now, Ye Qing reckoned that the only living beings in the Marsh of Eternal Rain was him and Feng Qingyou. Once the lord awakened, it would surely vent all of its fury on them.

Ye Qing had to admit that Chen Cang had gotten him good. The trap was both diabolical and effective.

Ye Qing had just dashed a couple hundred meters or so when suddenly, the entire marshland began shaking unnaturally. At the same time, what felt like an infinite amount of rage and terror rose from the ground and filled the entire sky.

The next moment, a massive face appeared above ground. It was impossible to say if it was male or female, only that it was huge enough to cover the ground of the entire Anomaly.

“ROOOOAAAAAARRRRRR…”

The next moment, the face let out a deafening, ear-piercing roar. It was such a roar that the wind and rain were ripped apart, and some sort of corruptive power that attacked the mind and soul washed out toward the periphery.

As Ye Qing was protected by the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, the evil influence was unable to affect him whatsoever. As he ran, his footsteps grew heavier and louder until it resembled a series of deafening drum beats. As the ground shook harder and harder, the giant face covering the marshland began to twist and crumble earnestly.

However, an invisible, powerful energy swept through the area, and every puddle in the marshland started floating into the air. They gathered together and formed a water giant that was hundreds of meters tall.

The water giant had two faces and four arms. One of the faces was male, and the other female. The masculine face looked old but kind, whereas the feminine face was evil and violent. It was the Lord of Eternal Rain.

As soon as the lord appeared, it let out a mighty roar. The rain abruptly froze in their tracks and shot toward Ye Qing.

The rainwater was gentle and harmless, but now, they were shooting at Ye Qing like a million deadly arrows.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh!

It was such an arrow rain that the ground around Ye Qing was practically annihilated. However, not only was Ye Qing unharmed, he hadn’t even slowed down one bit. The rain arrows were bounced away by wisps of dark yellow light before they could even land on his body.

Seeing that the rain arrows were useless, the Lord of Eternal Rain decided to charge Ye Qing itself. As it was absolutely gigantic, a single step was all it needed to cross kilometers of distance, and every time its foot landed, the entire Anomaly would shake like an earthquake. It reached Ye Qing’s back in the blink of an eye and made a grabbing motion.

The wind and rain gathered and transformed into a pillar the size of a hill. Then, it crashed down right on top of Ye Qing’s head.