Human Clan Defender-Chapter 528 - 265: Driving Away (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Chapter 528: Chapter 265: Driving Away (Seeking Monthly Votes)

Mountain-Breaking City.

Shen Changqing didn’t immediately pursue Wang Mubai; instead, he headed straight to Mountain-Breaking City. The wilderness where their battle had taken place wasn’t very far from Mountain-Breaking City’s jurisdiction. He had a specific, important reason for coming to Mountain-Breaking City.

Inside the Council Hall.

Ji Tianlu was gazing at the Star Plate projection with a grave expression; a black dot and a dark red dot were moving across its surface.

"Defender Ji," an abrupt voice sounded, snapping him back to reality.

Following the voice, he saw Shen Changqing, wreathed in purple Lei Gang energy, who had appeared there at some unknown moment.

After clashing with a Great Demon, the residual force was such that ordinary clothes could not withstand the fluctuations. Only power condensed from oneself could endure that force without fear of disturbance.

"Defender Shen has arrived!"

Seeing the newcomer, Ji Tianlu’s face brightened, and his tense heart instinctively relaxed.

Then, his expression shifted again. "Has Defender Shen been in combat?"

With his keen perception, he could tell that the other’s aura wasn’t as calm as usual. In the past, whenever he saw Shen Changqing, it was like gazing into an abyss, making any attempt to fathom him impossible. But now was different. Ji Tianlu immediately considered this possibility.

Shen Changqing didn’t deny it. "Get me everything in the Demon-Subduing Division that can restore qi and blood, as well as spiritual power. I have urgent use for them."

"Alright!" Ji Tianlu didn’t ask any more questions and immediately directed his men to fetch the items.

In less than a quarter of an hour, everything in the Demon-Subduing Division that could restore qi and blood, as well as spiritual power, was laid out before Shen Changqing. He didn’t hesitate, immediately grabbing the items and consuming them. Then, he rapidly refined them with his own power to replenish his previous expenditure.

Half an hour passed.

Shen Changqing had consumed more than half of all the items brought to him. After all the items had been completely consumed, his expended energy had recovered by about forty to fifty percent.

Belching satisfactorily, Shen Changqing turned his attention to the Star Plate.

The black dot representing Wang Mubai was still moving. It was evident that the other party had not stopped anywhere.

At this, Ji Tianlu couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Shen, did you engage with this Great Demon?"

"He is Wang Mubai," Shen Changqing said calmly.

Wang Mubai!

Ji Tianlu’s expression changed dramatically. He could never be unfamiliar with this name. In fact, no Defender Envoy would be unfamiliar with Wang Mubai; he was the Great Demon previously imprisoned in the Demon Sealing Tower. Ji Tianlu was also aware of the events of his subsequent breakout and escape.

However, what Ji Tianlu hadn’t expected was for Wang Mubai to appear here.

After glancing at the Star Plate again, Shen Changqing stated, "Leave Wang Mubai to me. As for the remaining Demon Evils in the jurisdiction of Mountain-Breaking City, you will handle the purge."

Having said this, without waiting for a reply, he had already vanished.

Ji Tianlu opened his mouth, looked at the space where Shen Changqing had vanished, and then closed it again. Further talk was useless. As long as someone was dealing with the Great Demon, then he and his men would focus on purging the other Demon Evils within their jurisdiction.

「In a certain forest.」

Wang Mubai had already reverted to his human form, and his severed arm had regrown. Superficially, he appeared uninjured. But only he knew the true extent of his losses from the previous battle. Not to mention anything else, his strength alone had diminished by at least seventy percent. Recovering from this would also be a troublesome matter.

Seeing Wang Mubai stop, Tan Tianji, who had been dragged along in the flight, was still visibly shaken.

"My Lord, where should we go now?"

"Let’s recover a bit first!" Wang Mubai said, his expression grim, his usual scholarly demeanor entirely gone.

Anyone beaten so miserably would struggle to maintain a good state of mind. Moreover, he, a top-tier Great Demon, was naturally arrogant and proud. Now, to be forced by a junior of the Human Clan to sever his own arm and flee—the mere thought of this becoming known was deeply humiliating. His defeat at the hands of Dongfang Zhao in the Capital City of Great Qin, by comparison, hadn’t caused Wang Mubai nearly as much distress.

After speaking, he looked at the lingering green light on his body, his already grim face darkening further. "Shen Changqing managed to find our whereabouts so quickly; it’s likely related to this green light."

Wang Mubai was now certain that the exposure of his location was connected to the green light. Otherwise, with his aura so thoroughly concealed, how could anyone have detected him? The green light had appeared abruptly, and an ambush followed shortly after. Even a fool could see the connection.

But, although he was aware, he had no way to deal with it. Wang Mubai had tried many methods, but none could erase the green light. It didn’t seem to be a power attached to his body, but rather some kind of tracking technique.

Thinking of this, he looked up at the Firmament. Taiyin hung high in the sky, so the night was not particularly dark. However, the green light that had once seemed to cover the Firmament had now vanished from sight.

But Wang Mubai could feel it. The green light hadn’t truly vanished; it was merely concealed. In truth, it was always there.

"Such a clever technique! With this method, it will no longer be so easy for our clan to enter Great Qin undetected!" Wang Mubai lamented, his expression grim despite his words. Such a technique was truly unheard of. Even in his long life, he had never encountered anything like it.

No longer overthinking, he stood in place, his Divine Soul Power spreading out, instantly covering a hundred-zhang radius of the forest.

Then, with a mere thought, within that hundred-zhang radius, all birds and beasts, except for Tan Tianji, exploded into gore. A large amount of blood, as if drawn by some force, converged toward Wang Mubai. The blood surged inward, enveloping his body.

Tan Tianji had long grown accustomed to such methods.

However, less than an hour later, the cocoon of blood suddenly burst apart. Wang Mubai’s eyes, cold as ice, fixed on a certain direction.

There, a familiar aura was approaching rapidly. What was initially a hundred li away was now practically upon them.

"He’s here so quickly! Let’s go!" Wang Mubai said, his voice urgent.

He showed no hesitation, nor any intention of confronting Shen Changqing. Grabbing Tan Tianji by the shoulder, he immediately fled.

Within a few breaths, Shen Changqing appeared where the two had previously stood. The auras of Wang Mubai and Tan Tianji had barely begun to dissipate.

"They run quite fast." A faint smile touched the corners of his lips.

Shen Changqing wasn’t angered by their flight. In fact, he had no intention of killing Wang Mubai right now. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to; it was that he currently couldn’t.

Therefore, the purpose of this pursuit was simply to force Wang Mubai out of Great Qin Nation’s territory. Otherwise, with the Star Plate now active, a Great Demon rampaging unchecked through Great Qin could cause untold panic. Moreover, Wang Mubai’s temper was unpredictable. If Wang Mubai were to lash out in a fit of rage, an entire city’s population could be annihilated in an instant. Shen Changqing would never allow such a ticking time bomb to remain.

With a step, he vanished once more.

Shen Changqing feared that pressing Wang Mubai too hard might drive him to desperate measures. Thus, he maintained a distance, following slowly, neither closing the gap significantly nor giving his opponent a chance to catch his breath.

"Damn it!" Wang Mubai uncharacteristically cursed under his breath.

He could sense Shen Changqing’s aura brazenly tailing him, clinging like an irksome plaster, a haunting and relentless presence. In times past, Wang Mubai would have long since stopped and fought his pursuer to the death.

But circumstances were against him. This was Great Qin territory. If he engaged in a battle that left both sides severely wounded, someone else might seize the opportunity. He wouldn’t easily take such a risk. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Tan Tianji, carried like a helpless chick, remained silent. He knew Wang Mubai was in a terrible mood; speaking out of turn could very well make him the target of Wang Mubai’s wrath. Moreover, he had to consider himself fortunate that Wang Mubai hadn’t abandoned him. Otherwise, he truly would have suffered a great setback this time.

Though cursing inwardly, Wang Mubai’s movements didn’t pause for an instant. He continuously pressed forward, each step leaving an afterimage. While not as fast as Shrinking Earth into Inches, his speed was still pushed to its utmost limit.

What on earth is he after? The Great Demon frowned, sensing the persistent presence behind him. His pursuer seemed to be intentionally trailing him rather than actively trying to catch up.

To say there’s no purpose behind this... that’s absolutely impossible.

Could it be an ambush up ahead? Wang Mubai instantly considered this, then secretly shook his head. Impossible.

Aside from Emperor Qin, within Great Qin, only Dongfang Zhao and Shen Changqing are capable of ambushing me. Dongfang Zhao is in the Capital City, and Shen Changqing is relentlessly pursuing me from behind. There can’t be any other experts involved. If it were ordinary individuals trying to intercept me, it would be no different from them courting death.

On this point, he was utterly confident. Despite suffering a setback at Shen Changqing’s hands, Wang Mubai knew very well that all other Defender Envoys and Martial Artists were mere ants in his eyes. Therefore, sending others to intercept him would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths. Even if the Demon-Subduing Division had countless men, they wouldn’t waste them so recklessly.

Then, Wang Mubai thought of another possibility.

"He’s planning to force us out of Great Qin!" Wang Mubai declared, his tone ice-cold.

Tan Tianji, still being carried, looked startled and couldn’t help asking, "My Lord, why are you so certain?"

"He’s been trailing us without approaching, clearly not intending to fight me. Yet, he doesn’t trust me enough to leave me be. He wants to use this chance to force me out of Great Qin! Hmph!" Wang Mubai concluded with a heavy snort.

Being hounded like this, he, a Great Demon, felt he had lost all face.

Nevertheless, he didn’t turn back to fight Shen Changqing to the death. Still, leaving Great Qin was preferable to a mutually destructive battle. Even having guessed Shen Changqing’s intentions, Wang Mubai didn’t slow down.

On the other side, Shen Changqing followed leisurely, a sense of admiration stirring within him.

Shrinking Earth into Inches... truly a formidable Divine Skill!