Golden smoke gradually rose in a spiral into the sky. Ji Sun and his two friends were then enshrouded by the smoke as s.p.a.ce twisted, warping them away without a trace remaining.
The void shattered at this point, and ten pieces of dao-gold landed on the ground.
Li Luo leaned down to pick up the dao-gold and heaved a sigh.
“So what do we do now?” Qin Zhulu asked as he cleaned his heavy spear.
“What else can we do? Let’s get rid of the other group from the Polar Wolf Kingdom; otherwise, we will always have a sword hanging over our heads. The only bright side is that this experience has taught us the importance of hiding the presence of the Golden Dragon Qi. We can’t be careless anymore,” Li Luo declared.
From Ji Sun’s words, the other group from Polar Wolf Kingdom were roughly as strong as his group. If they were well prepared, they would definitely be able to swallow them whole.
Additionally, once the other group received the news, they would most likely rush over at full speed. Hence, they just had to wait for the right opportunity to strike.
Lu Qing’er lightly nodded as she apologetically said, “I thought this would be free and easy. It looks like I’ve attracted quite some trouble.”
“Don’t say that! We’re all here just to muck around. This doesn’t even count as a problem. The group from the Polar Wolf Kingdom just happened to be in the vicinity, and once they’re dealt with, we can keep a much lower profile. This way no one will pay attention to us,” Li Luo consoled as he waved his hand, revealing a das.h.i.+ng and confident smile.
“Trust me, good-looking people can’t possibly have bad luck!”
…
Bang!
Meanwhile in a mountain forest elsewhere… Berserk resonant power exploded forth in clash after clash. Fiery-red resonant power swept across like a tidal wave of flames, and all the trees that it pa.s.sed through were turned to ashes.
Within the depths of the dark forest were two figures who had fallen to the ground, cutting a sorry picture. Both were drenched in blood as they stared at a figure walking towards them, out of the smoke, with utmost horror.
This figure was a bare-handed youth. The most striking thing about him was that each of his fists were enveloped by a mantle of dark scarlet resonant power. It looked almost like hot magma flowing over his fists, exuding a tyrannical and extremely sweltering aura. [1]
At this juncture, the two miserable-looking individuals were glaring at the youth with both fear and fury. “Don’t overdo it, Zhao Ziyang. We never bothered you, so why did you suddenly act out against us?”
The youth grinned confidently. “Well, maybe it’s just that… I don’t like looking at your faces?”
The answer was clearly not what the duo was expecting. It was frustrating and caused them to feel even more indignant. This Zhao Ziyang was from the Iron Sand Empire, possessing an eighth-grade Lava Resonance. He had also reached the Second Changing of the Evolving Resonance Tier. In the Golden Dragon Dao Fields, someone of his caliber could be considered one of the strongest. [2]
Based on their intel, Zhao Ziyang was on the list of individuals they should never aggravate, lest suffer the consequences.
Despite feeling outraged, the two swallowed down their fury. “Sir… if we have offended you in any way, do let us know and we will definitely apologize…”
“Hmm? I heard that you were rus.h.i.+ng somewhere, talking about some sort of good luck and treasure?” Zhao Ziyang cut straight to the chase with a smile.
Without skipping a beat, the duo immediately gave forced smiles. “You must have misheard, good sir.”
Zhao Ziyang continued to grin as he walked towards the two, knocking them out with a single kick each. After which, he reached a hand out and began to search their bodies. Not long after, he fished out a small bamboo tube. He opened it, and a piece of paper was revealed.
Looking closely at the piece of paper, his gaze gradually softened into crescents as he beamed radiantly.
“So it looks like someone actually possesses Golden Dragon Qi…”
A look of interest arose in Zhao Ziyang’s eyes. Luckily for him, this piece of paper also contained a significant amount of detail and information, including the location and the appearances of the group that possessed the Golden Dragon Qi.
At this point, the sound of wind splitting could be heard, and two shadows flashed beside him.
“He’s gone. That captain of theirs sure knows how to run,” one of the new guys said slightly helplessly.
Zhao Ziyang casually replied, “Just a rat, that’s all. No need to be concerned. Crucial intel has already fallen into my hands.”
After which, he pa.s.sed the paper to his teammates. The two quickly screened through the information before revealing looks of utter surprise. “Golden Dragon Qi? This is a walking gold mine! If we can capture her, won’t we have more dao-gold than we can spend?” Zhao Ziyang nodded as he smiled like a cat with cheese.
“Let’s go. This information came at the right time. The early bird catches the worm, and we’re the early ones now.”
“What about these two fools?” The other teammate pointed at the unconscious duo that Zhao Ziyang had helpfully handled.
“Offer them up.” Zhao Ziyang waved his hands as he strode out of the forest.
Nodding in agreement, the two spent some time to burn golden incense and eventually received a few pieces of dao-gold before hurriedly rus.h.i.+ng to catch up.
Not long after the trio left, a ripple of resonant power could be seen where they last were. A single figure descended from the sky into the charred clearing. His expression was gloomy-green as a look full of fury glanced in the direction Zhao Ziyang had gone toward.
This was the team leader of the two that had been offered by incense.
He was the individual Ji Sun had contacted regarding the news, a member of the Polar Wolf Kingdom.
Ji Sun had never expected his friends to encounter such rotten luck. After receiving news of a windfall, they were determined to rush over and claim their due prize. However, it was beyond anyone’s imagination that they would encounter Zhao Ziyang’s team, and even worse, have him overhear their conversation…
This was some d.a.m.ned unfortunate luck indeed!
All of his teammates had now been eliminated, leaving him to fend for himself. Wanting to achieve any form of good result would be impossible now, much less struggle to obtain the Golden Dragon Qi.
The news had already been discovered by Zhao Ziyang, and if he went alone, it would be akin to walking into the jaws of a lion, offering himself up as dao-gold.
Resentment coursed through him at the thought of his reward being s.n.a.t.c.hed away. He was unwilling to let this b.a.s.t.a.r.d off so easily after taking advantage of him!
At this moment, a trace of cruel enlightenment could be seen in his eyes. Well, if someone wanted to steal his bone, even if he couldn’t win, he wouldn’t give him an easy time!
He had decided that he would spread news of the Golden Dragon Qi far and wide, and all the groups would inevitably be attracted by this. Although he couldn’t beat Zhao Ziyang, there were a hundred other ways he could cause him endless misery. The other top teams would do that for him.
“Zhao Ziyang, you d.a.m.ned monster! Just you wait!” Furiously exhaling, the captain turned around to leave.
…
Snowy Mountain Range
Li Luo and friends were currently on top of a mountain, utilizing the white snow to camouflage and hide their presence. Meanwhile, they were laser-focused on observing the vicinity with their advantageous highground.
They had already been waiting for at least half a day.
Once the Polar Wolf Kingdom team arrived, they would quickly destroy them and leave!
“This group from the Polar Wolf Kingdom are such slowpokes! If they move this slowly, there’ll be nothing left for them!” The frigid temperature was causing Li Luo to sneeze continuously as he grumbled.
Lu Qing’er smiled comfortably. This was the perfect environment for her as she possessed an ice resonance. As a result, she had an exceptional resistance to cold temperatures.
“There’s no rush. Patience is, after all, a virtue. If you can’t hold on any longer, we can always withdraw.”
Lu Qing’er consoled Li Luo before taking out a fragrant, red fruit from her pocket and pa.s.sing it to him. “Here’s something I picked off the ground. Since we don’t lack dao-gold, why don’t you eat it? It should help to bolster your resonant power.”
“Wow, the Golden Dragon Qi really is too awesome.” He sighed upon receiving it.
Not standing on ceremony, he immediately took a bite and started chewing, the fruit melting away with the lightest touch. Simultaneously, the fruit turned into a warm current that surged into his body. Not wasting any resource, Li Luo immediately circulated the 12 Step Weave and began to refine the medicinal strength, gradually feeling his resonant power growing. This was a sight for sore eyes.
The Golden Dragon Dao Fields was a wondrous place, full of happiness!
As he snacked away, Li Luo could feel a bitter gaze focused in his direction with his well-honed senses. Turning around, he saw a certain Qin Zhulu peering intently at the unusual fruit in his hand, swallowing his saliva as he attempted to resist the temptation.
“Ah! I’m sorry, Xiao Lu, I only have a single fruit. If I find another, I will be sure to share it with you!” Lu Qing’er hurriedly said.
Upon hearing those words, Qin Zhulu silently turned away. He should never have come to these d.a.m.ned golden c.r.a.ppy fields!
Yet at this very moment, Li Luo’s expression changed as he looked in the northwest direction. “Someone is here.”
Lu Qing’er and Qin Zhulu turned to face the same direction and spotted three silhouettes speeding towards their current location.
“Wait a minute! Something isn’t right.” Li Luo’s eyes had resonant power circulating within them, creating the ability to see as far as a hawk. His complexion turned a little gloomy when he realized that further away, there were numerous groups converging onto this location.
Lu Qing’er and Qin Zhulu also noticed this anomaly, and their faces changed for the worse.
“Didn’t you say that good-looking people have good luck?” Qin Zhulu quipped quietly.
Li Luo’s face turned pale as he exclaimed angrily, “d.a.m.n his mother! That dog s.h.i.+t Ji Sun! He has no morals at all. Didn’t he say that he only told one group about us? Just what is this?”
1. TN: Is that you, Fire Fist Ace? ☜
2. TN: Nope it looks like Akainu ☜