Chapter 523: Chapter 521: Jun Baimu and Men Long

"Do you know what he meant by ’Spiritual Source’?"

"Isn’t it the same as usual?"

"Bullshit, this came out of a Celestial’s mouth. Can’t be the usual Spiritual Source."

Shi Hu sighed and explained, "That’s a Spiritual Source personally drawn by a Celestial from the Spirit River, not the type harvested from rare Spiritual Objects in this world. Every single one is a huge boon for Shenxiao Realm Martial Artists."

"A hundred thousand strands—that’s an absolutely jaw-dropping number."

"At minimum, it could help dozens of Shenxiao Realm Martial Artists break through."

"Add the Secret Realm Tree to it—the War King Family really cashed out big time this round."

Shi Hu was truly amazed.

He could already imagine Shi Feng grinning from ear to ear right now.

Compared to that, awakening loads of sleeping powerhouses, or even some of their losses to death, basically didn’t count for much.

Xu Yang understood—so there was a trick after all. In other words, the War King Family made such a huge move that they alarmed the opposing Celestial. Once the Celestial got involved, if it were just normal Spiritual Source, Shi Feng definitely wouldn’t have agreed this readily.

All across the land, fighting had stopped.

But the stench of blood still hung in the air.

The ground was littered with plenty of bodies, scattered everywhere.

Most of the casualties were from Star Nebula Infinite Sea. It was, after all, right at the War King Family’s doorstep, with no time to prepare.

This time, for Star Nebula Infinite Sea, the loss was massive.

Plenty of Shenxiao Realm deaths—and then there’s the matter of pride!

The experts from Infinite Sea looked utterly furious, glaring daggers all around.

But no matter how angry, all they could do was swallow it!

At a certain moment—

Xu Yang suddenly felt chills crawling all over him.

Turns out, all those Infinite Sea powerhouses were staring right at him in unison. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

At the end of the day, he was the reason for all this!

Xu Yang’s face didn’t flinch—he could easily imagine how much hate the Star Nebula Infinite Sea Martial Artists held for him.

But if he didn’t beat them good and hard, dangers like Ren Changtian would just keep coming.

Thinking that, Xu Yang grinned wide, totally unafraid: "What are you looking at? If you’ve got the guts, come kill me."

Shi Hu’s face twitched, abruptly turning away.

Way too bold.

He was really worried someone would lose it and attack right here.

The whole area was silent for several long seconds.

Then came a wave of furious shouts.

"Bastard!"

"You little shit, you really think we wouldn’t dare kill you?"

"Kid, you’re way too fucking arrogant. Just you wait. If you have the balls, you better stay holed up in the War King Family and never come out."

"Don’t let me find an opportunity, or I’ll tear you to pieces!"

...

All the watching powerhouses from the other big factions were basically speechless too.

"This guy is insanely cocky."

"Star Nebula Infinite Sea suffered a huge loss—they’re never gonna let this slide. From now on, things are going to get rough for the War King Family and this kid."

"Who knows, the War King Family totally cashed out this round. Kinda jealous, honestly."

...

Angry as they were, the Infinite Sea experts still managed to fight down their urges and didn’t attack again.

Everyone understood: anyone who dared make a move now, that’d be tearing up all the rules—totally reckless.

If a Celestial doesn’t show up, Infinite Sea might not come out on top.

"Retreat!"

A harsh shout rang out from the void.

The Void Ladder appeared again.

One after another, the powerhouses swept Xu Yang with cold glares, then soared into the sky and stepped onto the ladder.

In just moments, the Infinite Sea’s Martial Artists were completely gone!

"After what happened today, I bet any War King Family Martial Artist going outside in the future is going to get targeted from the shadows," muttered Xu Yang.

Shi Hu’s eyes flashed cold as he sneered, "One comes, I’ll kill one; two come, I’ll kill ’em both!"

If the War King Family dared to make a move, they’d already prepared for the consequences.

If it really comes down to a hidden war, the War King Family isn’t afraid of anyone.

With the Secret Realm Tree, War King Family’s strength from top to bottom is about to go through a massive upgrade.

"Let’s go, let’s head back. I haven’t even started training under the Secret Realm Tree yet."

Shi Hu couldn’t wait, his eyes full of longing.

Being able to train under the Secret Realm Tree was no doubt exciting as hell.

In the War King Family, pretty much nobody was afraid they’d made an enemy out of Star Nebula Infinite Sea.

A huge part of it was because of the Secret Realm Tree!

"Huh?"

Shi Hu suddenly stopped mid-step, surprised as he looked toward a point in the sky.

"What’s up?"

Xu Yang followed Shi Hu’s line of sight with a puzzled look—and his pupils shrank: "That’s... Men Long."

"It’s her—and also Jun Baimu from the Jun Family."

"Didn’t expect those two to show up as well."

Shi Hu nodded slightly, then chuckled, "Should we go check it out?"

Xu Yang frowned a little. If Men Long is here, does she know about his real identity now?

But when he killed Men Qianjun, his identity hadn’t been exposed yet.

Men Long probably doesn’t know.

Even if his identity does get out, it’s not like it changes anything.

Men Long and Xiao Ming already teamed up—they’re his enemies now, no matter what.

While he was hesitating, Jun Baimu and Men Long started walking over themselves.

"Mr. Xu—you really are full of surprises."

"Honestly, I thought even if Mr. Xu had some skills in the Spirit Realm, you’d get lost in the crowd. Never thought you’d reach this height in so short a time. Seriously impressive!"

Men Long carried herself tall, skin like ice and snow, her whole body seemingly shrouded in an invisible spiritual glow—a goddess on earth, absolutely stunning.

She looked Xu Yang up and down in awe, but her posture screamed superiority.

As the Cloud Dream Soul Sect’s number one prodigy, even though Xu Yang was formidable now, he still had to rely on the War King Family to stand a chance in Daqian.

In her eyes, that’s all there was to it.

Xu Yang stayed poker-faced, thinking secretly—judging by this, she probably still doesn’t know who I am.

"Lost in the crowd? Hahaha, Men Long, you sure have a big mouth. Honestly, you might not be Xu Yang’s match," Shi Hu burst out laughing, eyes chilly.

"Not necessary."

Jun Baimu suddenly stared right at Xu Yang, "Do you dare spar with me?"

As soon as the words fell, Men Long smirked teasingly, pursing her red lips and settling in to watch the show.

Xu Yang glanced at Jun Baimu and said coolly, "Sorry. I’d much rather spar with Miss Men."

Men Long was briefly stunned.

Jun Baimu’s face instantly turned dark. "Looking down on me, huh?"

"A Celestial Pride List bigshot pitching a fit just because someone turned you down? That’s pretty damn disappointing."

"You—" Jun Baimu was left speechless, face flushed with anger.

Shi Hu eyed Xu Yang strangely—this guy isn’t even interested in my sister. Is he actually into Men Long?

This chick is no pushover.

Xu Yang didn’t even spare a glance at Jun Baimu, just stared straight at Men Long, grinning, "Miss Men, would you be willing to grant my wish?"

Men Long’s eyes glimmered—guess she wasn’t going to get her entertainment today.

Still, she wanted to test out just how strong Xu Yang really was.

After all, this dude shattered Xiao Ming’s Five Elements Heaven-Trapping Bowl the moment he set foot in the Spirit Realm!

"I’d love to!"

Men Long smiled, stepping forward—her curvy, alluring body drawing eyes all around.

Jun Baimu shot Xu Yang a frosty look, let out a cold snort, and backed off slowly.

Men Long giggled, "Mr. Xu, why don’t you make the first move?"

"My Cloud Dream Soul Sect is known for its Illusion Techniques. If I move first, you might get trapped in an illusion and not be able to get out!"

"Is that so?"

Xu Yang smiled lightly, "Then I’m really looking forward to it."

"Miss Men, you go first."

Eh?

Men Long paused, staring deeply at Xu Yang. Was he truly that confident, or did he simply not understand how powerful the Men Family’s Illusion Techniques could be?

"So cocky!"

"The Men Family’s Illusion Techniques in the Spirit Realm are top-tier. You better not embarrass yourself getting stuck and unable to get out." Jun Baimu mocked from the side, full of contempt.

Xu Yang didn’t care at all.

Men Long smiled, didn’t hesitate. Her eyes began to gleam with a touch of purple spiritual light as she whispered, "Then Mr. Xu, don’t say I didn’t warn you."