Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 28 Go Find Your Uncle!

"Protector Solitary Wolf, what in the world are they doing?" one of his subordinates couldn’t help but ask, his voice laced with confusion.

The one-eyed Solitary Wolf, an eyepatch covering his missing eye, was just as puzzled. His greatest pride was his combat prowess. After all, his strength at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Profound Realm ranked him among the top five in the Chang Le Gambling House.

Another man beside him hesitated for a moment before offering a theory. "Protector, perhaps they’re afraid of our gambling house."

"How so?"

"Look, that old man has been losing money nonstop. It has to be deliberate. He’s trying to use money to buy their safety."

Solitary Wolf’s single eyebrow shot up. "Are you saying that kid got scared, so he found some old coot to try and apologize to us this way?"

"It’s highly likely."

"Hmph! What kind of place does he take the Chang Le Gambling House for? Today, I’ll be taking his money *and* his life!" Solitary Wolf roared in a sudden burst of rage. "You! Bring them to my room!"

With that, he spun around and returned to his private chambers. A distinguished protector had to maintain his dignity.

Besides, that young man’s skin looks so tender and smooth... hehe...

「A short while later.」

In a room on the top floor of the gambling house, a servant led Ning Xuan inside. As for Old Wang, he was merely a disposable tool and naturally didn’t have the right to enter.

"Kneel!" the servant barked, kicking at the back of Ning Xuan’s knees.

Just as a glint flashed in Ning Xuan’s eyes, Solitary Wolf’s angry voice boomed through the room.

"What are you doing? He is my honored guest! You have no sense at all! Get lost!" Solitary Wolf strode toward Ning Xuan, his lecherous eyes raking over the young man’s body.

A chill ran down Ning Xuan’s spine. Damn it! This guy is a...

"Stop!"

At the loud command, both Solitary Wolf and the servant, who was about to leave, froze.

"You, come here," Ning Xuan said, turning and beckoning to the servant.

The man subconsciously obeyed.

BANG!

A scream echoed as Ning Xuan’s kick sent the servant flying out of the room.

Solitary Wolf narrowed his one eye and chuckled sinisterly. "Well, well. I didn’t realize you were such a wild..."

"Wild, my ass!" Ning Xuan cut him off.

"It’s been a long time since anyone dared to be so arrogant in front of me, Solitary Wolf! I’m growing fonder of you by the second." Solitary Wolf licked his lips, his eye gleaming with excitement.

Ning Xuan ignored him, casually picking up a teapot and pouring himself a cup. He took a sip and asked playfully, "Speak. What do you want with me?"

I see. The more insolent I am, the more excited this guy gets. In that case, I’ll deliberately refuse to give him what he wants.

As expected, Solitary Wolf’s face filled with resentment. It took him a long moment to finally squeeze out a sentence. "I heard your sword is very fast."

The intelligence network of the Chang Le Gambling House was remarkably efficient; every station already knew that Ning Xuan wielded a Soft Sword.

Ning Xuan shook his head and sighed. "That’s just a rumor that got out of hand."

It really isn’t that fast. I just lost to Old Wang not long ago.

"Do you think this act will make me let my guar—"

Before the last syllable could leave his lips, Solitary Wolf lunged through the air, trying to grab Ning Xuan in an embrace!

Good grief! What a goddamn animal!

Though Solitary Wolf’s Cultivation was at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Profound Realm, he wasn’t underestimating Ning Xuan in the slightest. He attacked with full force, aiming to end the confrontation in a single move!

Ning Xuan kicked off the long table, and as it flipped through the air, he vanished from his spot.

WHOOSH!

Amid the sound of tearing air, the table exploded into splinters, and Ning Xuan’s body followed right behind it. His long sword was already at Solitary Wolf’s face.

Fast! Unbelievably fast!

As Solitary Wolf’s figure shot backward, he roared and slapped his hands together, his Element Force surging forward in an attempt to block Ning Xuan’s sword.

It was futile.

PFFT!

The roiling Element Force popped like a bubble as Ning Xuan’s long sword pierced through it effortlessly.

Solitary Wolf froze, his hands still in a prayer-like clasp, as he stared down in disbelief. His throat had been pierced by a single sword strike!

"This... this is impossible..." Solitary Wolf struggled to speak, his mind refusing to accept it. He was an expert of the Profound Realm’s Fifth Layer Heavens and had never once underestimated his opponent, yet he was killed with a single sword to the throat!

At the doorway, Old Wang’s pupils contracted sharply.

When Ning Xuan attacked earlier, I knew the kid wasn’t using his full strength. I thought I had a clear grasp of his true power. But it seems I still misjudged him! This young man’s mastery of the sword is far beyond my imagination!

"Monster!" He couldn’t think of any other way to describe him, finally spitting out the word.

Inside the room, Ning Xuan sheathed his sword, slumped back into his seat, and gasped for air.

"Young Master, are you alright?" Old Wang walked in and asked with concern, though his eyes betrayed his doubt. This kid must be faking it.

"I’m only at the Ninth Layer Heavens of the Spiritual Realm. Experts of the Profound Realm aren’t that easy to kill. Of course it took a toll on me."

Ning Xuan’s words made Old Wang want to beat him senseless. Are you listening to yourself?! You’re at the Ninth Layer Heavens of the Spiritual Realm, and you faced a Fifth Layer Heavens of the Profound Realm in a direct confrontation—no sneak attacks. You killed him with a single sword to the throat, and the only consequence is exhaustion. You call THAT ’taking a toll’?!

"Old Wang, I’m serious. I don’t even have the strength to lift my sword right now. You’ll have to handle what comes next," Ning Xuan said, seeing right through Old Wang’s thoughts and answering truthfully.

As he said, an expert of the Profound Realm was not someone he could easily kill at his current Realm. It was only because Old Wang was there that he had decided to once again use the power of the White Tiger divine vein. Activating the divine vein to channel his Element Force at full power could unleash several times his normal combat strength, but the consequences were equally severe.

He had originally thought that after his Cultivation Realm increased, activating the White Tiger divine vein would allow him to retain some Element Force. He hadn’t expected the power of the twelve divine veins to far exceed his imagination. As his Realm increased, his physical strength and Element Force became more vigorous, yet fully activating the White Tiger divine vein still drained him completely.

However, one improvement did delight Ning Xuan: now when he attacked, he wasn’t completely out of control like he had been when he killed Zhao Qitian in Wuling City.

Old Wang reached out and probed Ning Xuan’s condition. Finding his body completely empty of power, he immediately understood that Ning Xuan must have used some kind of Secret Technique. He didn’t ask any further and simply nodded.

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, the door swung shut. He nonchalantly sat down, poured himself some tea, and said leisurely, "As far as they’re concerned, I’m just a useless old man. Besides, that fellow was at least at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Profound Realm. They won’t notice anything is wrong so quickly. You stirred up this trouble, so you can deal with it yourself."

Ning Xuan didn’t speak. Instead, he began to devour Element Crystals while absorbing the Element Qi of heaven and earth. He didn’t have many Element Crystals left. To recover, his only option was to use the Chaos Ancestral Dragon Scripture to absorb the ambient Element Qi. Not fully trusting Old Wang, he only channeled the Cultivation Secret at one-tenth of its full capacity.

Even so, it was enough to shock Old Wang.

What is the background of this ’big brother’ I’ve acquired?! A Cultivation Technique like this... forget a small Prefecture Capital, not even the Dong Cang imperial family would possess such a thing!

Ning Xuan was unaware of the shock his Cultivation Technique had given Old Wang. All he knew was that this feeling of being bound and helpless was extremely unpleasant. Therefore, after consuming the last of his Element Crystals, he stopped cultivating.

"Old Wang, are there any other experts in this gambling house?" Ning Xuan asked as he got to his feet.

A flash of excitement appeared in Old Wang’s eyes as he shook his head.

"I’ve recovered some Element Force. This should be enough." Muttering to himself, Ning Xuan picked up Solitary Wolf’s corpse and walked out of the room.

Outside, he shouted down to the floor below, "Make way!"

The crowd looked up just in time to see a body plummeting from above.

"Who has the gall to cause trouble in the Chang Le Gambling House?!"

"Gods, that’s... that’s Solitary Wolf, one of the four protectors! He’s been killed!"

"Solitary Wolf was at the Fifth Layer Heavens of the Profound Realm, and he was still killed by a single sword to the throat! The one who killed him..."

"Look! It’s that young man!"

The crowd followed the direction of the voice and saw a youth in white casually descending the stairs.

The once-raucous gambling house fell deathly silent. A moment later, a commotion erupted. Countless guards mobilized, rushing toward Ning Xuan! The more clever ones, however, dashed outside to report the news to their headquarters.