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Zhang Ruo Xi was stunned for a while before realizing that the old swindler was calling her. She could not help feeling a little timid in front of everyone’s eyes and her face was getting paler while the fluctuation in her aura also became more violent as time passed.
She turned to look at Yang Kai with an inquiring gaze.
Yang Kai asked in a deep voice, “Old man, are you joking with me?”
The old swindler replied solemnly, “Why would this Old Master make a joke like this?”
“Then you better explain to me clearly how Ruo Xi can help you seal the Divine Spirit’s Soul!”
It was not only Yang Kai who held doubt, everyone was the same. Zhang Ruo Xi did not seem capable with her Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivation. There were so many Emperor Realm Masters present here, so why would the old swindler ask her instead of them for help?
But the old swindler shook his head and replied, “I can’t tell you. If you believe in this Old Master, allow her to come over; if not, this Old Master can no longer help.”
Yang Kai fumed, “How can I believe you if you don’t tell me!?”
The old man spread his hands, “Then we have no choice. Just wait until her seal is completely released and maybe the Divine Spirit’s Soul would go back to sleep again after turning this Shattered Star Sea into a bloodbath. Good luck, everyone.”
Yang Kai’s face turned ugly. This old man was deliberately making things look unnecessarily mysterious, but he could not do anything about it, which really annoyed him.
At this moment, Zhang Ruo Xi suddenly spoke up, “Sir, I would like to give it a try. If I can, I want to help stabilize Little Sister Xiao Qi’s condition!”
“You should look at your own condition first…” Yang Kai frowned.
He did not understand what was wrong with Zhang Ruo Xi, but he felt uncomfortable with the strange aura surrounding her body. Although her condition was not as serious as Mo Xiao Qi’s, Yang Kai was still worried about her.
“I’m fine,” Zhang Ruo Xi bit her red lips, “Sir, please let me try.”
“If you hesitate any more, nothing can be done when her seal is completely released. And… I don’t mind telling you this, the conditions of these two little girls were ultimately triggered due to a chain reaction; if the seal is stopped, her problem would also be solved too.”
Yang Kai was puzzled, but he could not help believing the old swindler as he looked and spoke with such sincerity. He asked in a deep voice, “Does your plan include hurting Ruo Xi?”
“It’s not life-threatening. This Old Master just needs a drop of her Blood Essence!”
“Blood Essence…” Yang Kai looked startled, and started to believe that the old swindler was not just blabbering, because Zhang Ruo Xi had a peculiar Bloodline Power in her body that, up until now Yang Kai still had not fully understood. The old swindler obviously knew that Zhang Ruo Xi’s bloodline was extraordinary since he requested her Blood Essence. Therefore, he must have understood that the secret of her bloodline could assist him in sealing the Divine Spirit’s Soul.
But how did he notice?
“Good!” Yang Kai agreed and brought Zhang Ruo Xi over with him.
The two of them arrived in front of the old swindler in no time.
The old man faintly smiled at Zhang Ruo Xi and comforted her in a gentle voice, “Relax, young lady, this won’t hurt a bit.”
Zhang Ruo Xi nodded lightly, took a deep breath, and prepared herself.
Just before he started though, the old man suddenly glanced over Zhang Ruo Xi and questioned in surprise, “Your clothes… look quite good. Where did you get them from?”
Yang Kai was secretly taken aback by his question.
Because under Zhang Ruo Xi’s robes was the Pink Clouds Phoenix Robe defensive Emperor Artifact!
The value of this Emperor Artifact was exceptionally high, and its defensive capability was extraordinary. Zhang Ruo Xi had been wearing it ever since she got it.
When the old man praised her clothing, he was certainly not referring to the dress she was wearing, but rather the Pink Clouds Phoenix Robe hidden inside.
[What’s wrong with this old man? He could even notice this too?] Yang Kai could not help becoming alert.
On the contrary, Zhang Ruo Xi did not take precautions against the old man and answered softly, “A friend of mine gave it to me.”
“Friend… eh?” The corner of the old man’s mouth twitched before he let out a light laugh, “If you see your friend again next time, send this Old Master’s regards to him. Tell him that this Old Master misses him very much!”
Zhang Ruo Xi asked in astonishment, “Senior knows him?”
“It’s been a long time since we last met,” the old man replied kindly.
The two of them exchanged a few words peacefully, but on the other side, Yang Kai felt a storm of fright in his heart. His eyes went round, as if he was looking at a ghost in broad daylight.
He knew that this old man was definitely not the chatty type contrary to what his appearance would suggest. Rather, he was utterly mysterious and unfathomable.
Zhang Ruo Xi obtained the Pink Clouds Phoenix Robe from the Four Seasons Realm, and according to her, this Emperor Artifact was given to her by an Ancient Divine Spirit, Qiong Qi!
Qiong Qi seemed to be the mount of the Flowing Time Great Emperor. After the fall of the Flowing Time Great Emperor, Qiong Qi had remained in a deep sleep inside the Four Seasons Realm, until the appearance of the Flowing Time Temple. After that, Qiong Qi left the Four Seasons Realm and went missing.
Qiong Qi was an Ominous Ancient Beast, and slaughter was a part of his nature. During the time when he came out of the Four Seasons Realm, Gao Xue Ting and the other Emperors who were guarding the exit were all taken aback. Fortunately, Qiong Qi was not set on causing trouble and was diverted away by the Bright Moon Great Emperor, otherwise Gao Xue Ting and the others would have unquestionably died.
But now, this old man was actually implying that he knew Qiong Qi.
[Who the hell is this old man!?] Yang Kai already felt that he was strange before, but now, he was even more undecipherable than mist.
[Why does such a hidden Master only have a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivation?]
“Senior, how should I address you?” Zhang Ruo Xi and the old man seemed to be having a friendly chat, allowing her anxiety and tension to gradually relax.
Yang Kai hurriedly perked up his ear to listen.
The old man opened his mouth and uttered a few words.
Yang Kai looked at them with a blank face, because he could not hear what the old man said at all.
Zhang Ruo Xi dipped her head, “Junior understands. If I ever meet my friend again, I will send Senior’s regards. However, I don’t know where he is now, as he went missing after giving me this gift.”
While speaking, Zhang Ruo Xi suddenly shook slightly and almost collapsed.
Luckily, Yang Kai caught her with his quick reflexes.
“Alright, the Blood Essence has been collected, you can rest for a while,” the old man smiled.
Only at that moment did Yang Kai notice that there was a drop of red blood floating above the old man’s finger. The blood was like a living being, dancing on his fingertips, appearing exceedingly unstable and releasing an indescribable aura.
Yang Kai had no idea when the old swindler had collected the Blood Essence.
The reason why Zhang Ruo Xi shook all of a sudden was certainly because a drop of her Blood Essence was extracted. However, this was not a big deal and she would recover after a good period of rest.
After obtaining the drop of Blood Essence, the expression of the old man instantly turned extremely solemn. The Source Qi inside his body fluctuated as he wrapped it around the drop of blood before using lightning-quick movements to bring his finger towards Mo Xiao Qi’s forehead.
*Chi… *
The Heavenly Illusion Butterfly’s Soul became dreadfully restless all of a sudden, as if it had met its natural enemy, constantly flapping its wings and emitting illusionary waves.
Yang Kai had suffered a huge loss before and fully acknowledged the power of this illusion technique. He was about to retreat in a hurry, when he realized that the wave of illusions was completely suppressed after encountering Zhang Ruo Xi’s Blood Essence, not even able to form a tiny ripple.
Without any obstacles, the old man tapped the Blood Essence on Mo Xiao Qi’s forehead.
The Blood Essence burst at once, forming a red mark on Mo Xiao Qi’s forehead, then seeping into her body.
As the Blood Essence disappeared, the chaotic aura coming from Mo Xiao Qi’s body rapidly stabilized and the Heavenly Illusion Butterfly was gradually sucked by an inexplicable force of attraction into her body, returning to a butterfly mark again on her cheek.
After a soft moan, Mo Xiao Qi fell down limply, her eyes closed.
Yang Kai hurriedly stretched out his other hand and held her. He looked at her and saw that she was breathing normally, probably just passed out but otherwise fine.
A Heaven-shaking crisis that came inexplicably was also solved inexplicably. Everyone was terrified by the incident for quite a while, and only when it was finally settled did many realize that their backs were drenched with cold sweat.
“Sir, I feel so sleepy!” Zhang Ruo Xi cried out, following in Mo Xiao Qi’s footsteps as she passed out.
“Not bad, little brat, holding two beauties left and right. This Old Master is jealous,” the old man teased Yang Kai with a grin.
Yang Kai was speechless and replied, “Is it really okay for an old man to not behave with some dignity?”
“This Old Master was also once young, so it’s not a big deal,” the old man winked at Yang Kai as he responded, revealing a playful look.
Yang Kai remarked, “Old man, I’m not going to lie to you. Previously, I misunderstood you and thought you were a swindler. Only now do I know that you were hiding your light under a bushel.”
“Haha!” The old man laughed, “This Old Master is just a little better at deception than others. It’s not worth mentioning.”
Yang Kai nodded, “Old man, since you knew that Ruo Xi’s Blood Essence was able to suppress the Divine Spirit’s Soul, you must have known what kind of bloodline she has. Can you tell me?”
As soon as this question was asked, the old man’s expression immediately turned serious. He paused for a moment before answering solemnly, “I can’t tell you, but you will understand when she becomes stronger in the future. However, this Old Master does have some advice for you.”
“What?”
“Lead her onto the righteous path, for if she were to fall to the wicked path, the entire Star Boundary will suffer!” The old man advised solemnly.
Yang Kai squinted his eyes, “It’s that serious?”
The old man looked at the sleeping Zhang Ruo Xi, his eyes flashing a profound light as he continued, “When she grows to her peak, the power that she will wield will be even more horrifying than Wu Kuang’s!”
“Wu Kuang? Who is Wu Kuang?” Yang Kai asked with a frown.
The old man disclosed in a deep voice word by word, “Heaven… Devouring… Great… Emperor!”
*Gudong *
Yang Kai could not help gulping in fear, but he still pressed on, “Old man, you actually know the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor’s taboo name?”
If it were not for this old man, Yang Kai would not have known the real name of the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor. The two words ‘Heaven Devouring’ were just his title, not his name. Wu Meng Chuan claimed himself to be the descendant of the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor, so Yang Kai could have guessed that the surname of Heaven Devouring Great Emperor was ‘Wu’.
But he did not expect that he would actually learn the real name of the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor from this old man.
How did he know?
Suffering from morbid curiosity, Yang Kai could not help asking, “Old man, who the hell are you!?”
MC is now so so stupid – I don’t realize what happened – did the author get brain tumor ? He has already seen Great Emperors with low cultivation like Yang Yan, Insect Emperor etc., but he is too fucking stupid to realize who this could be with all arrogant Great Emperor children just bowed out to and who is showing obvious skills and knowledge and giving clues with his talk. Brain dead
Now I’m dead sure that old man is either Flowing Time or Bustling World Great Emperor
is rou xi the flowing time great emperor or she is from a higher realm
When i read this chapter, why i suddenly think of scene where guo jing n huang rong met northen beggar in legend of condor heroes drama.. wkwkwk
Um yeah but i think Yang Kai will be more powerful than zhang rou xi i guess????
Wow, look at all these spoilers trying to play innocent by “guessing”. While it’s obvious he’s a Great Emperor, quit trying to “guess” that he’s the Bustling World Great Emperor when you already spoiled that he is.
Well to be fair it’s pretty obvious
If you dont believe me go back to ch.2124 when Yang kai met azure sun temple leaders
the old swindler gave him the coin as a type of guarantee and it was destroyed and bustling world great emperor soul projection appeared
Wen zi Shan or one of the elders literally said bustling world great emperor out loud
Although I don’t think YK heard or he wouldn’t be acting like this towards him in the previous chapters
But the reader knows
Yes, these fucking bastard pricks, they never ever got love from their mothers when they were young. Imagine not having enough self control and having to read MTL when you get 25ch/week AND you spoil it for others by “theorising” so you can boast once in your shitty neet life.
That old man is flowing time great emperor? Turning back time on himself maybe?
No flowing time great emperor is dead
For a moment I thought the girl was the reincarnation of the heaven devouring emperor herself from how fast she cultivates and absorbs her breakthrough baptism in one go in every breakthrough.
But I guess we would soon be introduced to some even greater powers than the great emperors which would be the ancient emperors like the ancient demon that was sealed in Maplewood city. MO Xiao Qi has the butterfly seal which is a remnant soul of an ancient beast and Rou Xie has the bloodline of an ancient cultivator. I guess we can guess who will be added to YK’s harem now.
I think the old man is the great emperor how act like a beggar in the streets and help the other’s like the case with the qin young lady back on maplewood city
It can’t be that the old man is the Heaven Devouring Great Emperor right? Or a soul clone? Like YK puppet?
Nope
not Heaven Devouring Great Emperor lul. if he was why would he call someone else wu kuang?
he’s probably Bustling World Great Emperor since its the same situation with Qin yu
and Azure Sun Temple Master did say he could be anyone
Dude is really abusing that word count
Could someone explain to me what everyone means by the authors abuse of word count? Is he just fluffing the story to meet a specific word count or something? I’m quite confused by this.
It means he’s using lots of words in places where using fewer words works more easily. The problem with this idea, especially in translations, is that Chinese is a VERY metaphorical language with a large number of high-wordcount sayings. A good example is “wearing out iron shoes while seeking one’s feet” to describe a pointless/foolish endeavor.
You also have to take into account that Chinese characters take up much less space on a page than most other languages’ alphabets/character lists; the space of one English letter is (roughly) the space of one Chinese character, which can be complete words.
It’s not like this is the 1800s, Momo isn’t Charles Dickens (who was paid by the word). He writes in an accessible way for his audience and DDL takes great effort to do a close translation.
🤔I’d say you are severely, severely wrong, and given your apparent experience with Xianxia novels, your comment is quite surprising.
I am pretty sure majority of the readers don’t complain much about the occasional “wearing out iron shoes while seeking one’s feet”, or the long names of techniques and stuff; many readers probably skim these names after the first couple of words. This is not what abusing word count usually refers to.
The Dao of wordcount refers to repeating the same information, again and again, just changing the phrasing here and there, or things mentioned just a few chapters previously getting a lengthy recap. For example, Chapter 1424 has a 6 paragraphs long recap of content from Chapter 1418. And some later arcs get dragged out to a horrifying extent. Chapter 2293-2318 is one of the worst examples of exhaustively dragged-on plots.
And probably the most frustrating example of this is the dumbing down of the MC which doesn’t even have any significant bearing on the plot, it is done just so that the author can force out a few more lines and paragraphs of the MC being suddenly all shocked and dumbfounded by things that most readers had already guessed a long time ago. Yang Kai being unable to deduce the old swindler’s identity is a pretty perfect example of exactly this.
Someone kindly explain to me exactly what about this practice is “accessible”, that you claim it to be? Also, your comparison with Charles Dickens and the 1800s is also weird. Technically, Dickens didn’t get “paid by the word”, but by the number of pages. While I don’t know what contract Momo got, but afaik the present-day webnovel contracts are still very similar to that 1800s model. These authors are required to churn out a minimum number of words per day/month, otherwise, they may not get paid. Obviously, forcefully increasing the wordcount makes reaching that goal easier.
First?
ah this one was not fast enough