RETURNING FROM THE IMMORTAL WORLD

Chapter 751 - Chapter 760

Chapter 751: Grave Situation

On the deck of the liner, Hu Zhenfeng and the others' eyes turned saucer when they saw that Tang Xiu and his men were easily jumping six-plus meters away. The world's long jump record was 8.95 meters, but it was achieved through the inertia of a full sprint run-up. Although the deck was only six-plus meters away from the shore, they seemed so relaxed jumping over without a run-up. What they did was simply beyond Hu Zhenfeng's imagination.

"What monsters! They just lifted their legs and yet jumped so far. Wouldn't they be able to break the world record if they were to participate in the Olympic Games?"

The contempt inside Hu Zhenfeng's heart toward Tang Xiu reduced a lot.

The members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, including Captain Yu Shuqing, were also surprised by the long jump ability of Tang Xiu and his men. Though they too could jump ashore, doing it so easily was not something they could achieve.

"These fellas are experts, Captain," said Chen Yangfan, who had always been proud of his speed, leaned towards Yu Shuqing and said with a solemn expression.

"I already noticed that they are all masters, but I didn't think that they were so powerful," Yu Shuqing nodded. "Of all the members of our Phantom Squad, I'm afraid there's only you who could barely match them."

"That is if I take a few steps back to run, else it will be a bit difficult," said Chen Yangfan with a forced, wry smile.

"I don't think I could go anywhere close to the people who can become the envoys sent by our superiors to solve the crisis here. Alright, keep your vigilance. Don't displease them."

"Roger that!" The squad nodded.

On the shore, there was a medium-sized bus that could accommodate twenty-plus people, with a young man donned in a leather suit and wearing a mask standing at the door. After he saw Hu Zhenfeng, his eyes immediately shimmered as he greeted him with a salute, "You're finally back, Chief of Staff. Our garrison is in huge trouble."

"How is the situation now, and how many men in the army got infected by the virus?" Asked Hu Zhenfeng.

"Only 88 people were not infected by the virus, and they are the ones who got assigned to the two patrol ships in nearby waters. As for the rest, all of them have cold, fever, and weakened body symptoms. We have taken various antivirus drugs, but it doesn't have any effect whatsoever, while the preventive medication we bought from that foreign black market will come too late."

"Do the other officers and men still retain their combat capabilities other than those on the two ships?" Asked Hu Zhenfeng quickly.

"We can pull it through for some time, but only 3 to 5 days at best," the young man nodded. "Chief, the first carrier died just six hours ago, and there are now dozens of people who are seriously ill on the island. They could die at any time."

With a slightly changed expression, Hu Zhenfeng asked in a deep voice, "How many people not infected are left on the island now?"

Anger flashed on the young man's face as he said, "More than 1000 people, but more than 90% of them are from those foreign forces. They took that preventive agent before coming here, hence avoiding getting infected. Division Commander Yang forbid us to take action against them, so they are practically running wild on the island, although they have yet to do anything too outrageous. They... kind of scattered on the island, surveying the mineral resources and inquiring about various information."

A cold glint flashed in Hu Zhenfeng's eyes as he asked again, "Did you bring that antivirus gas mask?"

"Yeah, I brought them over. Thirty of them in total," the young man nodded.

Hu Zhenfeng turned to look at Tang Xiu, Yu Shuqing and the others, and then said in a heavy voice, "We have not yet taken any preventive drugs before coming here, so we must wear gas masks on the island to prevent us from getting infected."

"Chief, we only bought 100 preventive drugs from those foreign forces, so we don't have to worry about being infected after taking them. We'll be fine with only wearing the masks."

With that said, he poured a lot of black pills from the vial he carried along and gave them to Hu Zhenfeng.

Hu Zhenfeng's eyes lit up, and immediately grabbed one and stuffed it into his mouth. He then handed the rest to Yu Shuqing and his men while watching as they took them. When he gave it to Tang Xiu, however, he was rejected.

"We don't need it."

Tang Xiu was reluctant and even unwilling to take this drug of unknown origin, because he firmly believed that the virus would not be a threat for them, cultivators.

"Tang Xiu, you may be the commander of this operation, but you cannot be arrogant!" Hu Zhenfeng angrily said. "This preventive drug is effective, you must take it as precaution and safety's sake!"

"You're not my superior and I don't have to obey your orders," said Tang Xiu indifferently. "Alright, it's urgent so we gotta hurry up."

Anger gushed inside Hu Zhenfeng's heart, but he forcefully suppressed it. He could not figure out the origins of Tang Xiu and his men, and he even thought that they were simply not from the Security Agency.

On the road, Tang Xiu learned from the young man driving the bus about the situation of Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou who had also taken the preventive drug and was now studying the virus on the island and had not yet been able to find any anything from his study since yesterday.

After driving for more than two hours, the bus entered a rugged mountain road, and the bumpy travel lasted for an hour before they finally entered an olive green military camp.

Yang Chuxiong was the commander of the garrison. Despite being a division commander, his rank was Major General. This man was still young, 46 years old, looking sturdy and robust, and had the bearings of a brave, tiger general.

"Welcome, Tang Xiu."

The first moment he saw Tang Xiu, Yang Chuxiong was slightly stunned. Though he received the orders from the superior leader that the name of the person who would aid them in the crisis was Tang Xiu, never did he expect that Tang Xiu was as young as the rumors said. Hu Zhenfeng might be unaware how great the achievements Tang Xiu performed before, but Yang Chuxiong had investigated Tang Xiu by using his privileges, and he could tell that Tang Xiu was not that simple on the surface.

Tang Xiu gave a slight nod in response and said, "Division Commander Yang, right? I already learned the current situation on Mist Source Island. It's grave, right?"

"It's far more than grave. It's simply an indescribable mess!" said Yang Chuoxing with a bitter expression. "I'm afraid more than a half of the hundreds of thousands of people on the island will die if you can't solve the virus within 2 or 3 days."

There are only 2 or 3 days of time?

"Where is Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou?" asked Tang Xiu bluntly. "Take me to him."

"He's in the temporary lab inside," answered Yang Chuxiong immediately. "We have collected blood samples from the infected people and the Divine Doctor is currently doing everything he can to study the nature of this virus and trying to find a solution."

Ten minutes later, Tang Xiu saw the legendary Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou, who was now wearing a white coat and a pair of white gloves inside a temporary lab. He was now observing a small piece of carrion with a pair of tweezers.

"Hello, Doctor. I'm Tang Xiu." Tang Xiu walked forward and introduced himself.

Gui Jianchou was very thin, and his wrinkled face was full of solemnity. His brows slightly pressed after hearing Tang Xiu's words, as he carefully scrutinized Tang Xiu and slowly nodded, "The Young Divine Doctor of the Star City Chinese Medical Hospital, Tang Xiu. You have made those two conceited disciples of mine feel ashamed of their inferior abilities. Anyways, I have paid particular attention to some cases of your treatment, especially the acupuncture technique you used. It's simply a technique that turns bad into good, amazingly powerful!"

"You're overpraising me," Tang Xiu politely replied. "Senior Gui Jianchou, since you came here ahead of me, could you tell me the results of your study and the situation with the virus?"

"Since I've began studying medicine I have encountered all sorts of diseases, but this virus is very strange. It has a wide range of transmission, be it through saliva, blood, air, water... any healthy person has the possibility of being infected as long as they are within ten meters from a infected person. Of course, I have also studied Western medicine as well and have quite some achievements on it. Yet still, I find it very difficult to extract anything from this virus sample no matter what means I try. Furthermore, I've also tried over 100 methods, using massive medicinal herbs to carry out a mixed research, and yet am still unable to create an agent that can kill this virus. Its tenacity is way too strong."

After a short silence, Tang Xiu took out a porcelain bottle and handed it to Gui Jianchou, saying, "This is a medicine I refined myself. It has a good effect on tempering the human body. Try to put this into it, and let's see if it has any effect."

Gui Jianchou looked surprised, but still took the porcelain bottle and carefully poured a drop on the carrion.

Zzzt...

It was as though a strong sulphuric acid was poured on the carrion as it rotted at a very fast rate and turned into black water with pungent stench.

Gui Jianchou's brows knitted. He forced a smile and said, "Not only does it have no effect, but it also will make the infected die a violent death once used on them."

Tang Xiu squinted his eyes. Then, he grabbed paper and a pen on the table, quickly wrote down a list of medicinal herbs' names: Honeysuckle, Wild Lily, Venom String Seed, Black Scorpion, and Golden Cicada.

"Awu, come in," shouted Tang Xiu.

Mo Awu pushed the door, came in and asked, "Any instructions, Boss?"

Tang Xiu handed him the list and seriously said, "Find these herbs immediately and send them to me as fast as possible. Ask aid from Division Commander Yang as he is more familiar with this place than you."

"Understood!" Mo Awu took the list and left.

Gui Jianchou took back his vision from Mo Awu's back and asked with a confused expression, "Tang... anyways, I'll call you Little Tang! What prescription did you make?"

"That liquid is a body tempering medicine, while the prescription I just made has the opposite medicinal property than the first. I want to try to make the opposite medicinal property and see whether it's effective on this virus."

Gui Jianchou looked to be absorbed in his thoughts. Then, he nodded and said, "The possibility is indeed quite high. I also refined medicinal herbs and prepared some medicines. After pouring it on the carrion, the aggravate decaying and corrosion did not happen. All things will develop in the opposite direction when they turn extreme, hence poison can be used to fight poison. Maybe the prescription you just made will have an effect."

"I'm also trying anything in a crisis like this, so I don't want to miss any possibility," Tang Xiu forced a wry smile. "And to be honest, my medical skills are special, but one thing for sure is, I admit that I won't be able to match you at all. You yourself have yet to thoroughly study the nature of this virus, while I have yet to even study the medicine for treating the infected. Hence, what I just made is perhaps no better either."

Chapter 752: In The Eye Of The Storm

"Do not underestimate yourself, Little Tang," Gui Jianchou shook his head. "Perhaps those special medical skills of yours would be an unconventional approach and the very reason to finally find a solution. That's right. I just had a new idea, we might as well experiment with it before those herbs are found and sent to you."

"Please do say..."

Gui Jianchou explained his thoughts, and the duo immediately started to experiment. After a failure, they kept brainstorming, unceasingly doing experiments, proposing new ideas and continuing testing them and meeting failures.

Time passed by.

The continuous research drained the duo, and as a cultivator, Tang Xiu was able to carry on the longtime research. But Gui Jianchou was quite old, and despite having paid attention to the training of his body all these years, he still had to stop due to fatigue. He then went to the next room to sleep for several hours.

In the next afternoon.

Statistics on the deaths of the infected in Misty Source Island had been made. The number of infected who had died had increased to 562. At the moment the data was sent to Tang Xiu, Mo Awu returned with the herbs needed.

"All the herbs have been found, Boss."

Mo Awu put two suitcases in front of Tang Xiu and then wiped off the sweat on his forehead.

Tang Xiu nodded and immediately began to refine the medicine. After refining for several hours, he successfully concocted a jet black pill. Under Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou's gaze, he grounded the pill and then sprinkled its powder on the carrion. This time, the carrion did not appear to decay and immediately festered, and yet, it still had little to no effect on the virus.

"I just found a black line on the carrion after you poured your medicine powder on it, Little Tang. I used a magnifying glass to observe it, and it turns out that it's composed of countless very tiny active particles. It seems like they are alive. From the Western medicine perspective, it can be called as a bacterium," said Gui Jianchou slowly.

Tang Xiu thought about it for a while. A bright idea suddenly birthed inside his head and he hurriedly said, "If it's bacteria, or rather, viral bacteria, there are many ways to sterilize it. We can consider sterilizing it by using electric current."

"Sterilizing it by using electric current?"

Gui Jianchou was stunned. He suddenly recalled something and then immediately said, "There was an eccentric doctor in Northeast China 42 years ago. He was called Gao Yitong and invented this electric current sterilization method, using static electricity to encircle and suppress viral bacteria with the aid of alcohol and moxa-stick. He eventually succeeded in creating this very special method after his study, and even though only few people use this method in reality, it has been spread to some mountainous areas of the Northeast Region since. I say let's try it."

"Let's try it, then!"

Tang Xiu did think of doing it. What surprised him was that the after the next carrion was brought and the static electricity method was used on it, the black lines on the carrion continued to burn, turning into a black smoke with pungent stench, while the piece of carrion gradually turned bright. Through the following study of Gui Jianchou and Tang Xiu, it was found that the viral bacteria was unexpectedly suppressed.

"It does have an effect on it. But the fission speed at which the viral bacteria grow is too fast. Although this static electricity method can kill a large number of these viral bacteria, it will still be difficult to completely eradicate it. We can temporarily allay the death predicament for the infected by electrifying them. We can use this as a temporary suppressing action," said Gui Jianchou excitedly.

"We need to find a living experiment. Also, it's necessary to generate static electricity into the human body without harming their health. Only then can we try to use it on all infected persons," Tang Xiu nodded.

"Yes!"

There were four commonly used methods in generating static electricity, which was electric charge migration, breaking electrification, induction electrification, and contact-induced charge separation. Among them, the most suitable method to be used on a large number of people was contact-induced charge separation by using objects made of chemical fiber texture such as underwear, carpet, cushion, or wallpaper, whereby static electricity would be generated and induced after the contact and separation.

Furthermore, household appliances also generated static electricity when used, or passed static electricity to its outer casing, such as TV screens or LCD.

Huff...

After studying this temporarily curbing plan, Tang Xiu did not hesitate to report the situation to Yang Chuxiong. After relaying the broadcast on TV, radio, and texts to mobile phones, the soldiers in the camp then rushed everywhere to spread the news...

The third night after Tang Xiu landed on Mist Source Island, the virus crisis had been temporarily solved, while numerous people who were dying finally hung on the death line.

The terrain of Mist Source Island had only four areas suitable for living, which were inhabited by the people who lived here for decades. There were also some villages on the hills, which, according to the official statistics, numbered up to 24 villages. Each village was inhabited by several hundreds of people at the lowest to several thousand people at the highest.

Python City, Wolfpack City, Twin Brook City, and Mixed Summit City.

The population of these four major urban areas, with the largest being Python City with 100-200 thousand inhabitants and the smallest one being Mixed Summit City with only 7-8 thousand people. After decades of development, all four cities were now connected with many main roads, dozens of small roads, and mountain roads.

Mixed Summit City.

Traveling along the road was rows and lines of the neat and orderly hamlet and village buildings. The bustling commercial streets here were almost no different from the urban areas in the outside world. Though the place was placed under strict concealment, the state had been supporting it secretly, hence the continuous commodity and supplies shipped from the outside. The inhabitants who lived here not only had their foodstuffs provided by the government, but were also able to gather herbs, find minerals and other resources, and many even had their own private factories.

On a certain street in the north of the city.

Dozens hardened robust men in suits crowded inside the five buildings, while many people came from various places and entered the five buildings in a rush.

In the middle of the building, a high-ranking member of the Stygian Club, Keith Moore, was smoking the world's top Cuban cigar and sipped a delicious coffee while listening to a report from his confidant.

"The result of our investigation is that the person who invented the electrostatic treatment is called Tang Xiu. From our intel data, he's the secret Boss of the Magnificent Tang Corporation in China and is also hailed as the Young Divine Doctor of the Chinese traditional medical field. We have yet to investigate how he came to Mist Source Island. Furthermore, the electrostatic sterilization treatment can only temporarily suppress the virus, but he has yet to find a way to have it under control. As the matter stands, it could be said that he has helped our cause a lot," reported the thin middle-aged man.

Keith Moore's eyes shimmered. He nodded and said, "You're right. We are the ones who brought the virus, but completely eradicating all the humans on this island is not our purpose. We did that just to destroy some people and then take control of a large number of people through their fear, so we can free them and drive them to work for us. Only, there's something problematic with the environment of this place that affects the multiplication of the virus outbreak and finally made it out of our control. The arrival of this Tang Xiu is actually a relief for us."

"So, what should we do now, Sir?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Assign some assassination agents to abduct this Tang Xiu," Keith Moore touched his chin and coldly said. "He has an amazing talent given that he can think of this electrostatic sterilization method. Perhaps, he can be of some use for us later. Furthermore, we must not relax our investigation of the mountain ranges around Mixed Summit City. We have only prospected a small lithium mine here. The more mineral resources we find from the survey, the bigger the harvest we can get from the Chinese government when we negotiate with them."

"Understood. I'll arrange it immediately. However, what should we do if Tang Xiu refuses and resists us?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Don't kill him even if he resists," said Keith Moore. "He just needs a short time to find a way to suppress this Darkening Virus. So I'm sure he can develop a new type of Darkening Virus antidote. We will need a new Darkening Virus antidote after the negotiation with the Chinese government later."

"I understand," said the lean middle-aged man as he turned around and left.

Keith Moore's eyes followed the back of the middle-aged man as he left. Then, he clapped his hands as two young men in black trench overcoats and pale skin appeared in front of him.

"The two of you will follow the Darksoul team. This Tang Xiu has an extraordinary identity and I believe the Chinese military will protect him. You will take over if the assassination fails."

"Understood!"

The two young men replied and their figures instantly disappeared.

The valley dozens of kilometers south of Twin Brook City was a place of verdant and lush vegetation, with fresh wildflowers and animals everywhere. It was a picture of vibrant biological life compared to the heavy death qi and bleak atmosphere in Twin Brook City. And at present, there were dozens of army tents built there.

A dark-skinned, foreign old man in a black tuxedo and with a walking stick made of gold was standing on a slope on the south side of the army tents.

Behind him were two men and two women donned in black leather fur coats with sinister auras exuding from their bodies—existences that were out of line with the vibrant scene in the valley. Even some of the wild animals were avoiding them.

"Siou, how is the deployment of the virus gene conversion agents?" The foreign old man suddenly asked.

The man on the far left behind him replied in a moderate and somewhat hoarse voice, "There's only the last step left. We can expect to have it mixed successfully within three days."

The foreign old man nodded and then said, "This fella called Tang Xiu does have some skills, much more capable than that group of idiots led by Keith Moore. Now that our Pyramid organization has set our feet here, we'll ruin the plans and scheme of the Stygian Club, hence we must be ready to have a full frontal clash with them. Send some men to harass and create troubles for them. They want to do some prospecting for mineral deposits here, but we will not let them do as they wish."

"I'll go and manage it at once," said Siou respectfully.

The foreign old man touched his chin and said, "After conveying my order, you will immediately lead some men to kill this Tang Xiu. He thought of and found the method to temporarily suppress the Darkening Virus. It may be a relief for us, but we must not let him find the means to fully cure the Darkening Virus and neither let him be caught by those Stygian Club's bastards."

"Let me do it alone, Sir!" said Siou with a hideous grin.

Hmph. The foreign old man hummed coldly and said, "There's an old adage in China: 'Caution is the parent of safety'. You're a capable man, I admit. But don't let your arrogance rob you of your life."

Chapter 753: An Accompanying Crisis

With Tang Xiu and Gui Jianchou finding a method to temporarily suppress the Darkening Virus, the authorities finally earned themselves a voice to speak. Yang Chuxiong, who was the highest-ranked officer on Mist Source Island, excitedly ordered a celebration feast after several days of infection and the suppression of the Darkening Virus.

At night, following the end of the celebration banquet, Tang Xiu decided to go out and have a stroll around, while also planning to see his female cousin, Tang Han, in passing. When he told Yang Chuxiong about his intention to leave the military encampment, however, Yang Chuxiong strongly opposed his idea.

"The current situation in Mist Source Island is in a mess and very chaotic, Divine Doctor Tang. Leaving aside the panic caused by the Darkening Virus which has caused many pessimists to make troubles, just those foreigners alone who are now running rampant are harboring sinister and evil intentions, and I'm afraid you'll meet troubles if you run into them."

"The order I receive is to solve the problem on Mist Source Island, and not just to study this disease outbreak. Division Commander Yang, if I keep staying here because of fear and danger, tell me, what is the significance of the highest leader sending me here for?"

"The highest leader?" Yang Chuxiong was taken aback and his pupils suddenly contracted. There was also a horrified look in his eyes. Although he was ordered to assist Tang Xiu solve the problems and crisis on Mist Source Island, he did not know specifically which top brass issued the order. But at this moment, the very person Tang Xiu said... it was simply a shock too big for him to accept.

"It's really the number one?" Yang Chuxiong was silent for a while before he asked with hesitation.

"Yes," Tang Xiu nodded.

With a complicated gaze, Yang Chuxiong looked at Tang Xiu and said, "Then I won't stop you since this is the case. But, I must accompany you around. If you happen to run into danger..."

"No. You need to stay here to maintain order, Division Commander Yang," Tang Xiu waved his to interrupt him. "You can promptly dispatch troops in time in case there are troublemakers attacking the army. As for my safety, do you think that I... have no skills whatsoever despite being valued by the highest leader?"

Tang Xiu's answer made Yang Chuxiong dumbfounded. He observed Tang Xiu for a long time before he smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just afraid that if anything happens to you, even if it's under the order of the 'one'... there's still Senior Tang! I can't afford to take the fury of Senior Tang!"

"It was my Grandfather who sent me over here, while I myself am prepared to encounter any troublesome issues. Hence, he won't be troubling you," said Tang Xiu.

Finally, Yang Chuxiong compromised, "I can't follow you, but let me send some men to accompany you. So be it, then!"

"Are still there soldiers in the army who can be assigned to follow me?" Asked Tang Xiu.

Yang Chuxiong's breath lagged and he smiled bitterly, "You're right. All the troops are also infected by the virus now. Let alone acting as guardians, just not catching a fever is already good enough. Ah, that's right. Didn't the members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad come with you? I'll just assign them to protect you."

"No..."

"Tang Xiu, it's my decision. Else I will not feel relieved."

"..."

Tang Xiu could only feel helpless inside. He could never bluntly tell him that he was an immortal cultivator, and neither could he say that those eleven men he brought with him were all cultivators. After he learned of the threat of the various forces here, especially the Stygian Club, he had realized that the adversaries he would soon face were not ordinary people. If he were to encounter the Stygian Club's assassination agents again, adding ten more Phantom special forces still wouldn't be able to protect him! They... would just become burdens instead.

Regardless, he could tell Yang Chuxion's determination from his firm expression and could only nod, feeling a headache coming.

Half an hour later, after four black off-road cars temporarily picked up by Yang Chuxiong arrived, Tang Xiu boarded it directly along with Mo Awu and the rest, while pretending to not notice the Phantom special forces that followed them behind.

"Any specific place you want to go, Boss?" Mo Awu was in charge of driving, so he asked after they left the military compound.

"Haven't you clearly investigated the island? Where's the most central site of Mist Source Island?" Asked Tang Xiu.

"It was Zidan and Feng Yang who went there in person and fully investigated it," said Mo Awu. "It's just over 100 kilometers north of Mixed Summit City. Despite the road connection between the four cities, we'll need to take a detour to avoid the mountain range. Also, it will take around four to five hours to get there by car."

"We don't have to hurry with those Phantom special forces' members behind us," said Tang Xiu. "But now... let's go there and have a look first! Anyways, which car Zidan and Feng Yang are in?"

"They are in the car right behind us," answered Mo Awu.

"Stop to the side now," said Tang Xiu. "Xue Sha, you will exchange cars with Zidan. I have something to discuss with him."

"Understood!" Xue Sha, who sat next to Tang Xiu, nodded.

Soon after, the lean Zidan rushed to sit next to Tang Xiu and then spoke after closing the door, "Do you have something to ask me, Boss?"

"Yes. You and Feng Yang went to the mountain in the center of Mist Source Island in person. Did you see the palace on its summit? What is the situation there?" asked Tang Xiu.

"We did observe it with a telescope since we were far away at that time," said Zidan. "We were indeed able to see the palace. It's not that magnificent and splendid, yet still gives off a majestic impression. Only, we were blocked by the heavy fog when we were just 600 meters away from the mountain. We then tried to advance forward for about 100 meters, but after we entered, we weren't even able to see our own fingers. Furthermore, there was also a particular kind of pressure blocking us, rendering us unable from continuing to move deeper."

"So to say, you couldn't even get inside?" asked Tang Xiu with a smile.

Zidan forced a smile and said, "Yeah, we couldn't get in. Though I know nothing about arrays, I've been following you for quite a long time, Boss, hence I can judge that it was caused by some kind of array. For us to be able to venture 100 meters deep into that thick fog can be considered as a good result already. If it was an ordinary person who went inside, I'm afraid that they would be forced out by the pressure after they walked several meters inside."

"What's your take on this point of the situation?" asked Tang Xiu with a thoughtful expression.

"There's nothing but only one aspect, Boss," Zidan immediately shook his head. "We circled the mountain and found a nearby village on the southern side of the mountain, which houses around 1000-2000 inhabitants. We also sneaked into the village to observe and found foreign experts staying in the three directions of the village; east, west, and south, to be exact. They have unknowingly occupied several courtyards, which are tightly guarded. Also, there are some people stationed at the northern side of the mountain, about 100 people in total. Judging from their attire, they are highly liked employed mercenaries and led by a lame, old caucasian man."

"Have you investigated their identity?" Asked Tang Xiu.

"Other than the more than 20 people stationed in the eastern side of the village, I screened through the network and finally determined that they are from the Mexican Mafia syndicate, the Reston, and the leader is the Reston's second in command, a ruthless person called Zhenlei Duomu. We have yet to investigate the other three forces since there are too few sources of information available here."

"People from the mafia syndicate?" Tang Xiu frowned. "What are they doing on this island?"

Zidan did not reply. It was an issue he was unable to figure it out either.

Early morning before dawn. Together with the two cars of the Phantom Special Combat Squad members, they arrived at Wolfpack City. If it was in the past, both sides of the road in Wolfpack City would have its street lights brightly lit and illuminating the buildings in the surroundings well. But it was different at this time. Both sides of the road were pitch-black, and even though there was moonlight, they still appeared very dark. Only when they passed through the intersection did they finally see the functional traffic light that slightly illuminated the road.

Regardless, normally at this time a household may have turned off the lights to sleep, but now, every household had the lights on, and they could occasionally see the residents inside who had yet to rest from the windows.

"We're being watched, Boss." While driving and watching the road ahead, a cold glint flashed in Mo Awu's eyes as he reported with a vigilant look.

Tang Xiu instantly released his spiritual sense to cover the range of 300-400 meters. There was a car that did not turn on its lights about more than 300 meters behind the six cars, while two people in black leather coats were watching them with a telescope on the roadside by the trees. Other than them, there was also a young man who was roller skating and moving forward at a very fast speed from the next street ahead. Tang Xiu could instantly tell that this man was definitely not ordinary. Even if he was an elite soldier of a special force, there was no way he could do roller skate at such a speed.

"Keep driving down the road and find a hotel," said Tang Xiu indifferently while continuing the surveillance with his spiritual sense.

"The hotels in the entire Mist Source Island have been closed down according to our information, Boss. They only have a few staff now, but there is practically nobody staying there," said Mo Awu.

"It's a given considering the current situation. I can understand that. But there will be empty rooms even if they can't provide services. We are going to spend the night here and hit the road again tomorrow morning," said Tang Xiu lightly.

"Got it!"

Grand Hyatt Hotel.

It was the tallest building in Wolfpack City with five floors in total. Except for a small number of rooms with lights on, the other rooms were all dark. The glass front door of the hotel had been shut with a chain at this time and locked with a lock. There was not even a trace of humans in the hotel's lobby on the first floor.

After the six cars stopped, Mo Awu easily opened the lock on the hotel's main door. After pushing the door open, Tang Xiu and the others then set their feet inside under the weak light inside the hall.

"I'm going to find someone to open the rooms for us," said Mo Awu after inspecting around.

Tang Xiu raised his hand to stop him and lightly said, "No rush. Everyone, get ready for combat. There's no need for us to shout. Some people will come down to greet us."

In a flash, other than Mo Awu who stood vigilantly next to Tang Xiu, the other ten masters of the Everlasting Feast Hall instantly dashed to both sides to take cover. They wielded their sharp daggers while vigilantly watching the hotel's front doors and the corridors on both sides.

Get ready for combat?

The members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad looked baffled and puzzled. They did not notice anything in particular, why would they need to get ready for the battle?

Yu Shuqing was puzzled, but still, he quickly made a few hand motions as they loaded the bullets into their guns and scattered around.

Chapter 754: One Move

In the dimly lit hall of the hotel, Tang Xiu stood right in the central spot with his eyes fixated on the hotel's front door. When two middle-aged men in black leather coats and a middle-aged man with a cold expression entered through the door, the guns of the Phantom Special Combat Squad's members were instantly aimed at them.

"Tang Xiu, Divine Doctor Tang."

The thin middle-aged man in the leather attire on the left had long loose blonde hair. He straightly ignored the members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad who were aiming their guns at him and walked straight to the front before he stopped about seven plus meters from Tang Xiu.

"Where are you from?" asked Tang Xiu indifferently.

"You don't need to know our identity for the time being," said the lean middle-aged man. "There's only a clear point for you. Order these garbage men of yours to put their guns down and follow us alone. You will naturally know who we are when you come to our place."

"What absurdity. A bumptious, self-opinionated idiot," Tang Xiu sneered. "Don't tell me you don't know you are violating the laws of China! You've committed evil deeds inside the territory of our country!"

The lean middle-aged man looked grim and sullenly said, "The law is nothing but shit before us. Watch your mouth, Mr. Tang. We found you this fast, explaining our ability. Now we are inviting you with courtesy to give you face. You Chinese have an old adage, 'refusing a toast will only make you swallow a forfeit'. Hence, I hope you reconsider, Mr. Tang."

"Are you threatening me?" asked Tang Xiu.

"If soft means fail, then we have no choice but to resort to hard means," the middle-aged man coldly replied. "But before that, I urge Mr. Tang to take this last chance. Follow us."

Yu Shuqing was holding a gun and aimed its muzzle at the temple of the blonde-haired middle-aged man. While keeping his vigilance, he dashed to his front and said in a deep voice, "Mr. Tang will never go with you. Remember the consequences you will face first before you act!"

The thin middle-aged man turned to look at Yu Shuqing and observed him. He then nodded and said, "No wonder you have no fear, Mr. Tang. You turn out to have been protected by some masters, eh? If I'm not mistaken, these should be the special soldiers of the Chinese military, right? Since you want to resort to force, how about we pick one man as an appetizer and have a spar with each other?"

With that said, he clapped and eight men in suits with a saber on their backs dashed inside. A chilling aura was emanating from them, as they quickly stood in a row behind the thin middle-aged man.

Yu Shuqing himself could vaguely feel that these people were not ordinary. After pondering for a moment, he took a step back and said, "Gangzi, accompany them to play."

This member of the Phantom Special Combat Squad was second only to Yu Shuqing in combat prowess. After handing over his gun to Mo Xiaonan, he lifted the other equipment on his body at a very fast speed. He twisted his neck and growled as he dashed a few steps forward and sneered, "Who's going to play?"

The thin middle-aged man let out a mocking smile, raised his right hand and snapped his finger. The leftmost man in the row then stepped forward and came to Wei Chenggang's front and said in english, "I'm the weakest in my team, but it's still easy to pack you up. Come! Let me see the strength of a Chinese special forces' team member!"

Wei Chenggang put on a combat stance and sneered, "Don't flap your tongue when you brag. Bring it on!"

Tang Xiu secretly shook his head. The Stygian Club definitely had numerous hidden masters under their flag. The assassination agents he encountered in Laoshan, Changxi City, were all of the divergent races and possessed terrifying strength. This thin middle-aged man and the man next to him were similarly not human beings, and probably had very formidable strength as well. Each and every one of the eight men under this thin middle-aged man also had a thick smell of blood with intense murderous intention and soaring killing aura. It was enough evidence that they were very strong. At the very least, they were masters who had experienced many battles.

As for Wei Chenggang? He was not the opponent of that fella, not a chance.

Tang Xiu, however, did not intend to warn Wei Chenggang at all. He did not have a good impression toward these guys from the Phantom Special Combat Squad. Especially at this moment as he had yet to speak, but Yu Shuqing, the captain, already jumped out and let his men spar with the enemy. It was simply stupid.

At the same time, Tang Xiu also had another purpose. It would be best if all members of this Phantom special forces' team got injured. In this case, they wouldn't be able to tail him around, hence not affecting his actions and movements on Mist Source Island.

At this time, Wei Chenggang was full of confidence. He won the fighting championship in two military regions in a row. Despite still taking the enemy seriously, he subconsciously refused to believe that he could not win against the adversary. Seeing that the enemy did not take the initiative to attack, he was also disinclined to launch a sneak attack as his feet dashed in an instant and swiftly delivered a fierce kick toward him. This kick would definitely kill or at least severely injure the enemy if he was an ordinary person.

"Too slow."

The other party shook his head and snorted. He grabbed Wei Chenggang's bare feet and sent out a lightning-fast kick on the inside thigh of Wei Chenggang's another leg. His fist also pounded instantly and directly hammered Wei Chenggang's face.

Bam...

Wei Chenggang, who was full of confidence, was kicked and flew backwards by the opponent's punch. His body then flew towards a nearby wall. If it was not for his strong resistance, his opponent's heavy blow would have knocked him down already.

Just one move! And yet, it had straightly decided the winner and the loser.

The man spat on the spot where Wei Chenggang had fallen with a disdaining expression. He did not follow up on his attack, and neither did he go for the kill. With disdain and contempt on his face, he returned to stand behind the middle-aged man, folded his arms, and did not spare Wei Chenggang another glance.

The other members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad were dumbfounded. The expressions on their faces seemed like they just saw a monster. The whole team knew each other well and naturally realized how formidable Wei Chenggang's combat prowess was. But never did they think the other party would be able to defeat him in just one strike!

Yu Shuqing was shocked. The other members of his Phantom squad could not see the attack trajectory of the enemy, as they only felt that the enemy's speed was very fast with formidable strength. But he could clearly capture the trajectory of the enemy's attack and could judge the terrifying speed of the enemy.

What a fast speed and strength!!

No members of my Phantom Special Combat Squad can be his opponent. Even if I were to fight with all my strength I may not be able to defeat this guy. Be it his strength or speed, he is way too strong.

Yu Shuqing looked at Tang Xiu with an ashamed face. He had begun to secretly regret inside for jumping out too early to protect Tang Xiu. At this moment, only then did he realize that Tang Xiu did not even shout, neither did he say or expressed anything ever since he jumped out.

Tang Xiu could grasp Yu Shuqing's mental state from his expression. After a moment of silence, he then said lightly, "Victory and defeat is a common occurrence to a military commander. The failure this time doesn't mean you will fail again in the future. As long as your ambition and spirit stay high, just continue to work, and then you can be sure that the day of victory will come to you sooner or later. Regardless of that, I'm the one who's in charge of supervising Mist Source Island. Hence, no one is allowed to jump out without my order anymore."

"I understand." Yu Shuqing nodded with a bitter expression.

Tang Xiu then looked the thin middle-aged man and indifferently said, "You want to have a spar first, so I'll accompany you to the end. Xue Sha, go play with them."

Xue Sha emerged from the corner of the corridor and instantly appeared beside Tang Xiu. he cupped his fists and walked to the center between the two parties. Then, he grinned evilly and said, "I used to commit senseless killings and slaughters in the past. I always felt that it was very boring. Never did I think that I would meet this many masters to play with today. Hey, you, the brat from before. Come here and let's play some!"

The lean middle-aged man snapped his fingers toward that man again and indifferently said, "The final time has yet to arrive, so there's no need to kill out of anger. Still, don't be merciful. You don't need to kill him, just hit him enough to make him severely wounded."

"Understood!"

The man responded and stared at Xue Sha in contempt as he then sprinted in the blink of an eye. In nearly a flash moment, he had dashed right in front of Xue Sha as he slammed out his palm all of a sudden, trying to slap Xue Sha's forehead instantly.

"Hmph. Too slow!"

Xue Sha mockingly snorted. His figure instantly turned into a shadow. Before the man was able to take his strike back, his palm already pierced Xue Sha's illusory image. His expression slightly changed after his sure hit strike missed. As he was about to prepare the second strike, a pair of slapping palms he could not see suddenly smashed him to the floor. Following that, Xue Sha seemed to send a light kick to the man's abdomen, sending him to paddle and sweep the floor, as he then kicked the other side of his waist.

A single move! It was similarly one move, and Xue Sha had inflicted heavy losses to his opponent. As the man's body swept the floor backward for seven-plus meters, he finally hit the lower part of the wall, badly hit his head, and straightly made him faint.

"What?"

The lean middle-aged man and his other comrades had their expressions turn extremely nasty. It was as though they had eaten a dead fly, nearly driving them crazy. Nonetheless, they also realized how terrifying Xue Sha was at this moment.

As for the Phantom Special Combat Squad, Mo Xiaonan was rendered speechless and dumbfounded when he saw Xue Sha take care of his opponent in just one move. He looked at Wei Chengguan who was already up and trembled. Suddenly, he elbowed Chen Yangfan and spoke in a toned down voice, "Tell me that I'm just dreaming, will you?"

"You're not dreaming! It's all real."

Chen Yangfan gripped his fists tightly, and there was a frantic expression in his eyes that fixedly stared at Xue Sha. The others, however, had a disbelieving look along with deep admiration and respect in their eyes. They had never expected that Tang Xiu's subordinate was able to stand up and even defeat the enemy.

Mo Xiaonan pinched his own thigh. He then shuddered and muttered to himself, "Just a while ago, Gangzi was defeated by him in just a move, but that expert who defeated Gangzi with one move turned out to be defeated by Tang Xiu's subordinate with one move also..."

"This..."

"What does tit-for-tat mean? It just shows that if Tang Xiu's men want to hit Gangzi, it's akin to just pinching an ant, no?"

Xue Sha, however, looked a bit regretful when he saw his fainted opponent. He immediately turned to Tang Xiu and said with a smile, "Boss, since they want to pick a fight with you, I might as well clean them up first, don't you think? Else, it will be annoying if these flies were to gather around us."

Chapter 755: Weird Change

A smile formed on the corner of Tang Xiu's mouth. How could he not understand Xue Sha's intention from his words? It was indeed necessary to remove these fellas at present, but the most important thing was to make the Phantom Special Combat Squad leave. Else, once the non-human beings from the Stygian Club appeared, it would be inevitable for them to expose their identity as immortal cultivators.

"You can make your move if they have the guts, Xue Sha!"

Xue Sha smiled and nodded. Then, he looked at the Stygian Club's people and proudly said, "My Boss says you flies are very annoying. If you want to show off, you had better grab those eggs in your crotches, for I alone will deal with all of you."

The lean middle-aged man's face turned grim. A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes as he fixedly glared at Xue Sha. He was of the Werewolf lineage and naturally had great inborn strength. Other than his fellow masters, the remaining seven of his subordinates were all human beings. Although they practiced a strange cultivation system, they were not that strong. They might not face any problem in dealing with ordinary humans, but they would only be beaten once they encountered a genuine powerhouse of the divergent races.

Nevertheless, he had his own pride, and he would never allow his subordinates to become tortoises. This fellow called Xue Sha may be strong, but this didn't mean his seven subordinates were unable to fight him head-on if they were to join forces.

"Kill him!" The lean middle-aged man clenched his fists and shouted.

The Stygian Club's experts had their spirits immediately soared after hearing his order. The moment Xue Sha threw out his arrogant remark, their hearts were already filled with murderous intention, wishing to kill him.

Whoosh...

The seven people dashed forward and instantly pulled the sabers on their backs from the scabbards. Their movements were in good formation, and the sharp, cold blades filled the air with a chilling atmosphere.

Xue Sha slightly knitted his brows. Despite his boldness stemming from his superb skill, he still maintained his vigilance. The Everlasting Feast Hall had its own unique battle formation, but it needed many people to cooperate for it to be able to show great might. The seven people in front of him had outstanding teamwork and understanding, and it was highly likely that they also knew the force joining array.

"Seven Stars Rapid Succession!"

The footsteps of the seven people suddenly moved. Along with the sound of hissing between their teeth, their figures turned into shadows and instantly shrouded Xue Sha. At first, their speed was not very fast, but along with their cooperation, their sabers continued to collide while the palms of their hands patted the shoulders of their comrades. The order of the trajectory and direction was exactly the same and consistent, therefore increasing their speed a lot.

"You need to coordinate external force and cooperate with your partners, huh?"

Xue Sha raised his brows, his solemn expression suddenly changing. Smile inside, he instantly released a dart at one of them and accurately hit his saber. In other words, he just took down one of them and created a flaw in the battle formation that increased their strength.

"BREAK!"

Xue Sha's figure was closely followed by the shadows. The dagger in his hand swept away along the battle formation's flaw. Using the technique to smartly use a small force to weather a larger force, he made two sabers bounce, while the dagger in his hand was as though alive as it moved in an uncanny trajectory and struck the left ribs of one of them.

Aaargh...

Right as a shrill scream sounded, two lines of blood appeared on the neck of the other two men, as blood then crazily squirted from the opening slits.

Xue Sha was like a tiger in the middle of a flock of sheep. His dagger kept flying while creating shadows of blood on its track. He had already suppressed his speed, and yet it was still twice as fast as the people from the Stygian Club. In a combat among experts, a nearly double speed advantage inevitably created a one-sided slaughter.

Fifteen seconds. That was the time needed by Xue Sha to completely end the combat, from unleashing his dart and then returning to Tang Xiu's front.

Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam! Bam!

Seven bodies crashed onto the floor, twitching and spurting blood for a few seconds before their life force completely ceased to exist.

The thin middle-aged man clenched his fists with a pale face, a frantic killing intent burning inside his eyes. A blasting aura emanated from his body, as his glare focused on Xue Sha as though he would act at any time.

How is this possible?

This question filled his mind, because he never expected even in his wildest dreams that in such a short time, of the eight subordinates he personally trained, seven of them died and one was injured.

The Phantom Special Combat Squad members were similarly dumbfounded. After seeing those seven people from the Stygian Club collaborating to form a battle formation, only then did they realize how formidable the opponents were. But these seven men were unexpectedly completely destroyed by Xue Sha in such a short time. Such a level of strength was undoubtedly beyond them.

"Is he still a human?"

Chen Yangfan's mouth twitched a few times. He could not bear to mutter to himself. Suddenly, he remembered back when he was in Shanghai, that ghost-like figure fellow who put a dagger on his neck.

"Could it be... don't tell me it was them previously?"

Instantly, Chen Yangfan's pupils contracted and his eyes quickly shifted to Tang Xiu. He knew that Tang Xiu came from China, exactly from Shanghai. At that time, that lightning-like fella also appeared in Shanghai, hence, there must be a very close relationship between these two.

As he thought up to there, Chen Yangfan immediately came to his captain, Yu Shuqing, and spoke in a low voice, "It's really them, Captain."

Yu Shuqing was baffled by his ambiguous, senseless words, and replied with a confused expression, "Them? What do you mean?"

"Do you remember back when I tracked Mouse, that I had a dagger placed on my neck?" Chen Yangfan whispered. "I suspect that man is Tang Xiu's man. You also saw the speed of this fella called Xue Sha. He's just way too fast."

Yu Shuqing's face slightly changed, and he thought carefully. He too felt that Chen Yangfan's guess made a lot of sense. There were quite a few coincidences, and if they were to be linked up together, those people should be them. Nonetheless, what did Tang Xiu need Mouse for? Did he also buy information from him?

"Leave this matter aside for now." Yu Shuqing felt that the aura of the thin middle-aged man was about to blast out, and immediately prepared his gun as he spoke in a low voice.

Tang Xiu let out a faint smile while glancing at the lean middle-aged man. Then, he immediately shot a satisfied look and nodded to Xue Sha, saying, "Good job. Has your strength improved?"

"I made a slight breakthrough," said Xue Sha with a smile.

"Alright. You don't need to move for the next action," Tang Xiu nodded. "Let the others deal with these two if they still want to act."

The middle-aged man took a deep breaths while suppressing his soaring killing intent inside. Then, he said, "I'm giving you a last chance, Tang Xiu. You have to follow us, and if your men search for you, some of them will die. But if you still want to insist on going against us, don't blame us for being cruel and merciless."

"I, Tang Xiu, am not afraid of threats!" Tang Xiu smiled. "Just bring it on if you got the ability. However, once you expose something that must not be shown before ordinary people, you can expect to the matter spread very fast. By that time, you will find it difficult to conclude the ending."

"Hmph, no one will fucking know if the ordinary people die," said the lean middle-aged man with a blazing killing aura.

As his voice faded away, the middle-aged man beside him instantly flew toward the seven members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad. Before he had yet to arrive in front Yu Shuqing, wolf teeth appeared, his eyes turned bright green, and his skin even turned darker with hairs continuously drilling out, turning him into a humanoid beast at a speed discernible to the naked eyes.

A wolf!

Stimulating his bloodline could make him return to his ancestor form for a short time, multiplying his strength.

Tang Xiu once saw a Werewolf stimulating their blood and transforming into his ancestor from in Laoshan, so he did not feel strange at all. But the seven members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad were shocked by this Werewolf transformation. Even at this moment, Yu Shuqing subconsciously pulled the trigger while everyone else stood dumbfounded.

"Slash him..."

Mo Awu's robust figure dashed in a flash and instantly released a flying sword. Right as the Werewolf's sharp claws were about to smash Yu Shuqing's head, it cut the sharp claws. As the blood splattered on Yu Shuqing's face, the other sharp claws of the Werewolf swept over and left four bloody wounds on Yu Shuqing's chest.

ROAR...

The figure of the thin middle-aged man had similarly changed. The clothes on his back were split, while two wings were opened in a flash. A sanguine crest grew on his forehead as a blazing flame suddenly blasted out from his eyes. At the same time, the feathers on his two wings flapped and slammed toward Tang Xiu and Xue Sha. The feathers shrouded by flames turned into a rocket-like shape while violently increasing the temperature in the surroundings.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Eight figures instantly appeared in front of Tang Xiu, and together with Xue Sha, they unleashed their flying swords. Shadows of sword images blotted out the sky, overlapping with each other to crush and shatter the rockets in an instant. The sword qi then swiftly formed a powerful sword net as it stormed over towards the flushed, thin middle-aged man who just turned into a Wingmen.

"China's cultivators!!!"

The Wingmen had his face greatly changed. It was as though he had recalled something as his figure instantly retreated. When he appeared behind Mo Awu, his wings turned into a light blade that swept toward Mo Awu's neck.

"You court death!"

Mo Awu's cultivation level was the highest among them except Tang Xiu. When he felt a compressed wind coming from behind, he immediately stormed forward toward the Werewolf. His flying sword spun and revolved to blast the Werewolf's back from Yu Shuqing and his men.

Rat-tat-tat...

The seven guns' muzzles erupted, as the bullets seemed to be aimed at vital spots.

ROAR...

The Wingmen suddenly raved. He grabbed a syringe from his waist and flushed toward Mo Awu. His two wings suddenly disappeared without a trace, while the sanguine crest on his forehead also dissipated. As his eyes turned greenish, hairs were drilling out of the inside of his body, while sharp claws crazily grew longer from his fingers. He, who was originally a Wingmen, unexpected turned into a Werewolf in just a few breaths.

The change was strange and uncanny!!

Despite his experience, Tang Xiu was still shocked and dumbfounded.

"A Wingmen turning into a Werewolf? What kind of monster is this?"

Tang Xiu took a deep breath and flagrantly acted at this moment. He instantly unleashed the long sword floating in the world inside his Dantian, as it turned into a streak of light that pierced the back of that man.

"RUN..."

A howling roar came out of the pierced monster's mouth.

Chapter 756: Blood Rain In The Dark Night

The monster that turned from a Wingmen to a Werewolf suppressed its fatal injury while its tough body dashed in front of Mo Awu. Attacking him with the intention to perish together, it frantically rushed toward Mo Awu, whereas the other Werewolf who only had his sharp claws cut off then instantly fled.

"Hold them back!" Tang Xiu called his flying sword back in a flash and roared.

Mo Awu roared. His brutally violent punch bombarded the monster's face, though his body was also bleeding from eight wounds caused by its sharp claws. At this moment, the flying sword he released flew back and directly slashed the monster's neck.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Ten lightning-like figures chased the escaping Werewolf and disappeared at the hotel entrance in the blink of an eye.

The gunfire had now ceased.

The captain of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, Yu Shuqing, as well as the other six members of the special force retreated at the same time, and were now leaning with their backs against the wall. Fear still lingered inside their hearts as they saw the headless corpse that fell to the floor at this moment.

They had seen countless killings in their lives and were involved in numerous massacres, but never once had they ever had a thrilling and soul-shaking battle like this. Even if they were nothing but figurants at present.

"They are... monsters."

Mo Xiaonan swiped the blood splattered on his face and spoke with a trembling voice. In the past, he always thought that with a gun in his hands he would never be afraid even if the devil were to appear before him. But he was scared shitless after what he just saw.

"Cough! Cough!... They are like those Werewolves in movies... and a birdman too..."

Yu Shuqing swiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. He couldn't care less about the bleeding wound on his chest as his eyes were full of vigilance, aiming his muzzle at the hotel's front door.

Tang Xiu approached Mo Awu. After observing the wound on his chest, he immediately took out a Holy Healing medicine and forcefully stuffed it in his mouth, and then said in a deep voice, "Heal your injuries. It's your main task now, so take your time to heal yourself. It's highly likely that there are still many fields for us to sweep."

Mo Awu nodded without a word and went straight to the corner to sit down.

Tang Xiu then went toward Yu Shuqing and said indifferently, "Treat yourselves! These divergent races of the Stygian Club are not something you can deal with. Like I told you before, I don't need your protection. For you, being able to protect yourselves is already the biggest help you can provide me."

Pale and blue complexions could be seen on the faces of Yu Shuqing and the other members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad. Shame now filled their hearts. Tang Xiu did say before that he did not need their protection, while they thought that he was too arrogant and had no idea of danger nor death. But now, they finally realized that it was the other way around.

These people... they were indeed not at the same rank, simply at a whole 'nother level!

Yu Shuqing and his men exchanged glances. Except for forcing out a smile and putting on a helpless face, only deep shame surged up inside their hearts. All their arrogance, pride, and self-confidence had just been blown away at this moment.

Tang Xiu did not say anything more. After all, they were just ordinary people but still true warriors for the country. He gently patted Yu Shuqing's shoulder and said, "Mist Source Island is now in a crisis, while the garrison base is also in the middle of a big crisis as well. I think you should stay in the compound given your abilities. As for those foreign powers on this island, you can leave them to me."

Yu Shuqing fell silent for a while, and then said with difficulty, "Alright. I'll explain the situation to Division Commander Yang and Chief of Staff Hu. We'll immediately return to the garrison as long as they give the orders."

"No need to report to them," Tang Xiu shook his head. "I will explain it to them personally. However, I hope you can help me with something."

"What is it?" asked Yu Shuqing quickly.

"Keep this matter a secret," said Tang Xiu. "You must not speak of what you've seen today, and neither can you report it to your superiors. I know all of you are loyal and patriotic warriors, but you must accept this order."

Yu Shuqing fell silent and no words came out of his mouth.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Mo Xiaonan with a complex expression. "You mean... we must accept your order? A secret and confidential order?"

"Yes," said Tang Xiu indifferently.

"We were only dispatched to follow your orders temporarily," said Mo Xiaonan. "We have no responsibility..."

Tang Xiu raised his hand to interrupt him and coldly said, "There were some issues I didn't want to tell you previously, but it seems like I must warn you now. The very person who sent me to Mist Source Island this time is the Number 1 Leader of the state. Who do you think has bigger rights than this senior in the entire China? I'll tell you another thing. I would have never come to this island if the Number 1 Leader had not ordered me. Because my identity is what you've heard from these enemies a while ago. We are cultivators. What we pursue is strength and immortality, to be enlightened with the laws and principle of the Heavenly Dao, and cultivating to sever the shackles of the profane world and link our hearts to our swords.

"But other than the Number 1 Senior, my Grandpa personally went to my home and asked me to come here. I don't need to hide this fact from you. Tang Guosheng is my grandfather and the Tang Family from Beijing is my family. Do you think it's necessary for you to report what you've encountered today?"

All the members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad exchanged dismayed looks. They looked shocked, as it never crossed their minds that the person who sent Tang Xiu over was unexpectedly the Number 1 Leader. And neither did they think that he was also the grandson of Tang Guosheng.

"No wonder!"

"No wonder the two Senior Leaders sent you to solve the crisis on Mist Source Island. Maybe only you can deal with these overseas divergent races since you're a cultivator. We will treat this matter as the highest military secret, and unless we are asked by the First Leader, we will never let this out of our mouths," solemnly said Yu Shuqing.

Tang Xiu slightly nodded in response. Then, he said, "We'll be staying here tonight for the time being! We are bogged down in crisis outside, and I'm afraid the news that we've come here is known by many forces already. If my guess is correct, we won't have a peaceful night tonight."

"WHO ARE YOU!?"

In the hallway, two middle-aged men wearing security uniforms came out. They were holding flashlights and looked baffled. However, when the security guard on the left asked, he suddenly screamed and said, "Heavens! Murder, there are dead people here!"

As his voice faded away, the two men ran away with fear on their faces. They nearly exhausted all their strength before quickly disappearing into the corridor.

Tang Xiu couldn't help laughing and said, "You and the rest, deal with the matter here. I'm going outside to stand guard and wait for you to secure some rooms."

"Understood!" Yu Shuqing nodded.

Tang Xiu took out a cigarette, lit it up and walked out of the hotel's front door. Then, he watched the empty curtain of the night outside while his spiritual sense continued spreading toward the surroundings. Covering a scope of 500-600 meters was not a problem with his current ability. Nonetheless, he could not help but worry since Xue Sha and Jin Shi's group of ten who left to pursue the Werewolf had disappeared from the scope of his perception.

"Rest assured, Boss. Jin Shi and the others will be able to escape if they encounter enemies they are no match for. They can also still use the flying swords to escape," Mo Awu had recovered. Aside from some light injuries, he was longer affected, as his previously bleeding wound was already much better.

"No, there's something bothering me. A bad premonition," Tang Xiu shook his head. "I can't specifically explain what it is. Also, there's something strange about the fella I just killed."

"You mean... the guy who had characteristics of Wingmen first, and then suddenly became a Werewolf in the end?" asked Mo Awu.

"Yeah," said Tang Xiu.

Mo Awu hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I think it should have been some kind of drug, Boss. Before that monster slammed me he shot himself with a syringe. I found that there is some residual green liquid in the syringe. After killing him I examined his corpse, and there's a slightly discernible pinhole in his lower rib, with some dark green residue in his body."

"That would be very interesting if it's really caused by some medicaments," said Tang Xiu crankily. "A Werewolf that can transform into a Wingmen. This shows that the Western divergent races are not in peace! Awu, don't you think that if you really have this kind of drug then you can have the best means to set up a trap and frame someone else after an assassination?"

"Indeed!" Mo Awu let out a hollow laugh.

Suddenly, they both set their gazes in the Southeast direction, because other than the ten controlled flying swords that flew toward them, there was a chasing party behind—four vampires. They held an unusual weapon in their hands each while unleashing tarrying attack bombardments again and again.

"Aid them, Awu!"

Tang Xiu instantly streaked up to the air and unleashed the long sword inside his body toward his fleeing men. He immediately lifted his hands and turned the long sword into a hundred meters of light as it heavily hacked toward the four pursuing vampires.

The earth-shattering and heaven-battering sword seemed to tear open the space barrier. Countless energies came swarming in all directions as they fused into the sword image that hacked down lightning fast. In just a hundredth of a second, the might of the sword had increased several folds.

"RETREAT!!!"

A sharp roar came out from one of the vampires. His tone was accompanied with strong panic as the four vampires flashed backward frantically.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Their retreating speed was very fast, but the lightning-fast chopping sword image was even faster. With a devastating momentum, it instantly smashed down the four vampires who brandished their uncanny weapons to prevent it. The four vampires were akin to a lonely boat amid the turbulent sea. They flew upside down for several hundreds of meters, spurting out blood and then smashing through several buildings while creating big holes in the process.

"Diabolus Miasma!"

A vampire rushed out from the shattered building. A jet black smog was sprinkled by him. In just a few breaths the darkness crazily shrouded the room and covered the scenery within half a kilometer. The four vampires drilled themselves into the darkness and then vanished from sight.

Tang Xiu frowned deeply, for he discovered that his spiritual sense was unable to pierce the black fog. He had no choice but to take back his perception and went around to another direction at an extremely fast speed, pursuing toward the spot where the four vampires vanished.

A few minutes later, Tang Xiu returned to the hotel's front gate. He looked the distressed-looking Jin Shi and the others, and asked with knitted brows, "Do you know where these four vampires come from?"

Chapter 757: Luring In The Enemy Deep

Tang Xiu was taken aback since his full power strike turned out to be unable to kill the four vampires directly, only causing them to suffer heavy losses. He had learned the vampire ranks from Shanjenna and therefore guessed that these four vampires were at least at the Count rank.

Count! Shanjenna said to him that in the entire Western vampire race those who had reached the rank of Count numbered less than 20. But today, there were four of them at once, which forced Tang Xiu to be careful.

"They should be from the Stygian Club, Boss. We've wrecked that Werewolf already, but then he was saved by these four vampires," said Jin Shi bitterly.

"Those four vampires are very powerful indeed," Tang Xiu slowly nodded. "Wanting to inflict heavy losses or killing them would be very difficult unless I use some of the cards up my sleeves. Now that the real enemy has appeared, we have to be extra cautious in our next move, else we are likely to die on this Mist Source Island."

"Understood!" Everyone replied with solemnity.

Immediately after, Tang Xiu returned to the hotel with his men. Yu Shuqing, who led the members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, had found the person in charge of the hotel at present, a middle-aged man whose complexion was pale.

"We've already opened the room, Mr. Tang. You can use it at any time. This is the door card of the room." Yu Shuqing respectfully handed over a stack of room cards.

Tang Xiu ignored the administrator of the hotel, received the room cards, and then directly found the room and went inside.

****

In the forest outside the city, about tens of kilometers away from the hotel, four vampires, with one having their wings cut off, were fleeing into the bushes with fear, while the seriously wounded Werewolf was struggling and begging in front of them. And yet, all the blood essence inside his body was sucked by the four vampires in just half a minute, directly killing him.

"What a loathsome shit!"

A vampire wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and kicked the withered body of the Werewolf. He angrily growled, "That fucking bastard is too strong, even the four of us collaborating are not his match at all. The way I see it, we have zero chance of catching him."

Another vampire with bloodshot eyes commented, "Legend has it the Chinese cultivators are descendants of the legendary Oriental celestial immortals. They have been veiled in mystery and similarly have mysterious abilities. Those who were levied in the Crusades in the past ended up miserable when facing these Oriental cultivators. Little did I think we would bump into these Orientals cultivators. We have to notify the leader about this."

"I already saw everything."

A hazy shadow appeared, revealing a pale young man donned in black attire. His two fangs were especially long and sharp, while a chilling and sinister aura emanated from him. While holding a black spherical metal ball in his hand, his scarlet eyes swept over the Werewolf's corpse tens of meters away, but not the slight fluctuation could be seen on his cold face.

"Chief." The four vampires saluted him.

Basil. It was the name of this young-looking vampire, a trusted subordinate of Keith Moore, one of the eight highest-ranked bigwigs of the Stygian Club.

"We must proceed with the command of Lord Keith Moore, there's no turning back—even if we have to offer our lives to our primogenitor, Cain. This Oriental cultivator, Tang Xiu, is no doubt very strong, and the might of his sword is very powerful. I myself am highly likely to be gravely injured if I fight him. Hence, there's only one way to capture him now, to make use of the Blood Poison."

Basil flipped his hand and took out a porcelain bottle. Handing it to one of the vampires, he said, "Use your stealth mode and strike from the dark. Find a chance when he is distracted and put this Blood Poison in his meal. Even if he is an Oriental ascetic, his power will be constrained by the Blood Poison for a short period of time. He will turn into a reptile that has no power to kill a chicken at all."

The four vampires stared at the porcelain bottle with fear in their eyes. They were Bloodkin, and they knew the potent might of this Blood Poison. They may be Count-ranked vampires, but they too would have their power greatly weakened once struck with this Blood Poison, whereas the other divergent races would completely lose their strength, and would undoubtedly die even if they could last for several days.

"We'll definitely finish the task, Chief!" Replied the vampire with a solemn face while holding the porcelain bottle.

"From the intel I received, one of the Pyramids' ten War Elders, the War Intelligence Elder Wu Jie, has recently sent people to study the antidote of the Darkening Virus. Our plan will be greatly affected once his people successfully study it. According to Lord Keith, the War Intelligence Elder Wu Jie will definitely send his men to obstruct us in capturing Tang Xiu, so do pay extra attention to the Pyramid's people when you carry your mission. Kill them on sight!"

"Understood!" The four vampires had their complexions slightly changed and their killing aura surged.

****

Grand Hyatt Hotel.

Tang Xiu sat cross-legged on the bed while silently cultivating his Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis. With the changes of his Dantian space, he had more Primal Chaos Force to use. Previously, he could only use his Primal Chaos Force for two hours in unceasing consumption, but now, he could use it for ten hours.

Nonetheless, he also found a problem he had quite a headache about after the transformation. That was, the difficulty he would face later to increase his body's strength as he would need to absorb more stars' energy. He couldn't even see its end point. After all, the world inside his dantian was very big. If he had to grow every one of the hundreds of millions of planets into the size the true planet was, not even 10,000 years were enough for him to achieve it with his current cultivation speed.

"I first thought I would be invincible once I reached the Peak of the Viscera Transformation Stage of the Heavenly Art of Cosmic Genesis. Never did I expect that Earth not only has other cultivators but also has Vampires and other Demi-humans. The Count-ranked vampires have slightly inferior strength to mine, while the strength of Marquis-ranked should be comparable to mine. In the case I were to encounter a Duke-ranked or even a higher-ranked one, King of Vampires, I don't think I have another choice but to run away."

Tang Xiu opened his eyes, left the bed and went to the window. There, he looked at the faint light appearing on the horizon outside, absorbed into his thoughts. He had many combat techniques, escaping methods, and a lot of life preservation means. And yet, he would still be injured if he had to face a genuine powerhouse even if he could escape to see another day.

Not to mention that he also brought Mo Awu and the others to Mist Source Island this time. He would never abandon them and run away even if he was really in danger.

Therefore...

"I need to manufacture array disks!"

Tang Xu pulled the curtains and brought out a massive number of jades from his interspatial ring to refine array disks. His current strength was rather low, thus he couldn't set up a big array with a mighty power in a very short time. Only by using this array disks could he instantly form a powerful array to trap the enemies and kill them.

Whole two days were spent with Tang Xiu not eating, drinking, nor sleeping, as he fully devoted himself to refine array disks. He had refined 50 array disks in total within these two days, including one set of the most powerful Scintillating Stars Array. He was confident of killing even Duke-ranked vampires with the aid of this array.

Creak...

As Tang Xiu closed the door and stepped out in the corridor, he saw Mo Awu, Jin Shi, and the others were all cross-legged. After they got up in succession, he asked, "Have those guys of the Phantom squad left yet?"

"No. They haven't left yet," said Mo Awu. "They said they will be waiting for us to leave before going back."

"Alright. Let's go, then! We'll go straight through this Mixed Summit City and head to the mountain to have a look," said Tang Xiu. "If there are people trailing us, we'll let them follow us as long as they do not attack."

"We won't directly kill them?" asked Mo Awu, confused.

"Don't you think that killing the enemies in the deep-forested mountain is more fun than killing them in the city?" asked Tang Xiu.

Mo Awu looked dull for a moment before he understood Tang Xiu's intention. Then, he said, "You don't want to expose our identity in front of ordinary people? Understood. We know what to do."

Shortly after, everyone came to the lobby on the first floor. When Tang Xiu saw Yu Shuqing and the others waiting there, he immediately said, "Don't forget what we've discussed before. Also, I'll treat the Phantom squad to a drink when we go back later."

"We'll prepare the banquet and await your triumphal return," said Yu Shuqing quickly.

Tang Xiu smiled lightly and strode out of the hotel. At this moment, the feeling that he was being monitored appeared again, but he ignored it and did not even release his spiritual sense. After boarding the car, the four cars then hit the road quickly.

After two hours of travel, the four cars had bypassed the Mixed Summit City and were now only a dozen kilometers away from the mountain in the center of Mist Source Island. From here, they could faintly see the mist-shrouded mountain about more than a dozen kilometers ahead. However, the top of the mountain was fully covered by fog and they were unable to see the majestic palace.

"Two groups of people are tracking us on the left and right of our rear, Boss."

Mo Awu, who was driving, could not bear it anymore and reported after having observed for a long time.

"Let them continue following us," Tang Xiu sneered. "I want to see what their ultimate goals are."

Mo Awu nodded, and then accelerated. As time went by, they soon came to a spot a few kilometers away from the mountain foot.

"How high is this mountain, exactly?"

After getting off the car, Tang Xiu looked up at the big mountain and asked.

"We tried measuring it with our eyes previously, but to no avail," Zidan interjected. "We have no way to measure its exact height with vision, but from estimation, it should be at least a kilometer."

Tang Xiu then observed the scenery from the halfway up to the foot of the mountain that was covered with mist, while the mountainside to the summit was clearly visible. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he could determine that this mountain was indeed covered in a huge array. This array, however, was quite mysterious. Even though he had yet to try venturing inside, he had no means to completely see through the mystery of this array.

"Let's leave the cars here. You will all go with me and we'll try to get inside."

"Boss, I'm afraid we can't get in for a while."

Mo Awu stared at the left rear. There was a murderous glint in his eyes as he instantly released his flying sword to hover around him.

Chapter 758: Killing Enemies Under Sword Formation

Tang Xiu glanced at the distance, his murderous intention soaring in an instant. Five lightning-like forms flashed from the edge of the woods some kilometers away as though they were sharp arrows unleashed from a bow. In just a few breaths, they had dashed in front of them.

"Mr. Tang."

Basil's cold eyes fell on Tang Xiu. He was currently vexed and annoyed inside as the Darksoul squad members under him had been in surveillance for two days, and also snuck into the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Yet, they still couldn't put the Blood Poison into Tang Xiu's meal, since Tang Xiu neither ate nor drank anything during these two days.

Tang Xiu glanced at the four vampires behind Basil and was instantly able to identify them. They were the ones who chased Jin Shi and the others two days ago, and then were forced to retreat by his sword. It seemed their injuries were better already.

"You're also a member of the Stygian Club?"

With the graceful bearing and elegance of a noble, Basil used his slender white fingers to fiddle with the metal ball as he nodded and said, "We are Sir Keith Moore's subordinates from the Stygian Club indeed. Those assassination agents from before were very rude towards you, Mr. Tang, and thus we've already executed the escaped werewolf. Our Lord has been wishing to see you, Mr. Tang, so I hope you can give us face and follow us."

"He wants me to see him and yet you ask me to go?" Tang Xiu sneered. "This is Chinese territory, yet he's still this arrogant? This is really more than enough to kick his ass. SCRAM... and tell that guy that he had better move his ass if he wants to see me. I might go to see him if I'm in a good mood."

Basil stopped fiddling with the metal ball instantly, a murderous glint flashing in his chilling-cold eyes. Then, he said coldly, "I know all of you are all Oriental cultivators, Mr. Tang. But I've seen the strength of your men and they can never beat my Darksoul squad. You yourself indeed have some skills to be proud of, but I'm afraid it won't be enough to show them off before me. Hence, please follow us if you don't want us to fully suck all the blood of you and your men."

"Are you threatening me?" Tang Xiu sneered and ordered, "Awu, replace Zidan and form the Decagon Sword Formation. I'll personally fix this brat if he dares to move."

"Roger that!"

Mo Awu, Jin Shi, and the others stood up and instantly released their flying swords to hover around them. Basil only looked at them with contempt and instantly retreated 100 meters. The four vampires grinned and licked their lips, pulling cane knives from the sheaths on their backs. It was their Bloodkin's outstanding spirit weapon, the Stygian Demon Blade that blossomed dark lights.

"Defeat his men and capture him!"

A vampire Count grinned hideously. As he spread his wings, he dashed toward Mo Awu in a flash, as he raised the cane blade and hacked down to divide Mo Awu into two halves.

"ARRAY SET!"

In the face of death, Mo Awu did not panic but shouted loudly. His flying sword instantly grouped with the other nine flying swords as his figure disappeared in a flash to catch up with Jin Shi and the others, who were already floating mid air. While they trod on the void, their figures turned imaginary and erratically, drifting from spot to spot.

"KILL THEM AND DRINK THEIR BLOOD!"

The four vampires also streaked to the sky. Their individual strength was a level stronger than Jin Shi and the others, so they slashed their four Stygian Demon Blades, attempting to kill the ten men.

While Basil, who stood 100 meters away, wore a smile. Two days ago his four Darksoul members were able to chase after Tang Xiu's men and got them beaten. And now, in his eyes, they would finally kill them. Their ending was already fixed even if they changed another man.

He really could not understand as to why Tang Xiu would be this stupid. Did he not see how distressed and miserable his men were as a result of the battle two days ago?

More than a kilometer away from them.

Several men and women hiding on the other side of the forest could clearly see the scene of the battle, whereas Siou, one among them, tightly gripped a stiletto and looked enthusiastic.

"Big Bro Siou, it seems like we don't need to move right now. Basil is now having his Darksoul members getting into action, so we'll be able to benefit as the third party," A cute girl donned in a black leather coat spoke in a whisper with a smile on her face.

"Yeah. You're right," Siou nodded and smilingly said. "No matter who wins and loses, they both will end up losing and we'll be able to remove all of them the moment we appear. Hehehe... War Intelligence Elder will definitely reward us handsomely."

"I really can't wait to see them end up suffering mutually," The girl giggled. "Anyways, who do you think will win between them, Brother Siou?"

"It should be Basil, of course," said Siou. "Don't tell me you haven't noticed it yet! Basil's Blood Brother, Alody, has yet to appear, and you too know he's much stronger than him."

The smile on the girl's face receded like a tide, hatred now suffused in her eyes, She then said with thick resentment, "Alody, huh? This damned vampire bastard! He's the one who caught me in the past and imprisoned me in the Blood Pool for 14 years. He ruined my mental ability and also my killed my big sis. I must kill him myself today, and let his soul burn in Hellfire..."

Siou grabbed her hand and scolded her, "Contain your aura! Else they will notice you."

"Alright!" The girl suppressed her hatred and firmly nodded.

Near the mist-shrouded mountain, ten blurred figures constantly flashed as the ten flying swords were transformed into thousands of sword images that formed layers of blooming lotus made of overlapping sword lights. As the shadows of the four Stygian Demon Blades came hacking at them, one of the sword light lotuses instantly detached and collided with the blade lights.

BOOM...

Two auras clashed and burst into a thunderous deafening explosion. As the sword light lotus was torn into pieces, the four Demon Blades turned similarly fragile, but its blade lights were still sweeping upwards. The first clash between them showed that the four vampires were much stronger. However, in just a flash moment, the situation was reversed 360 degrees, as another wave of the separated sword light lotus directly countered the blade lights.

"BE CAREFUL!"

The four vampires had a change in expressions. They quickly swayed their bodies in uncanny ways, floating upward for several meters to escape the sword light lotus that kept crashing down at them.

"FALL DOWN!"

Mo Awu roared. The Decagon Sword Formation that had been completely formed instantly crashed down, covering the four vampires. The Lotus flower sword lights emerged out of the blue and stormed over toward the four Count-ranked vampires.

"DAMN! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS THING?"

A vampire Count smashed two sword lights, but his body was contaminated by more and more sword light lotuses. Immediately, his body was battered with a terrifying wound as his blood splashed. The other three vampires were also facing similar predicaments. Along with the increase of sword light lotuses, more and more wounds were carved on their bodies, and even their flapping wings were also wounded in just a few seconds, slowing down their speed a lot.

"JOIN FORCES!!!"

A vampire roared and instantly caught up to gather with the other three vampires. They frantically slashed their Stygian Demon Blades and smashed hundreds of sword light lotuses in one go.

"YOU ARE COURTING DEATH!"

Mo Awu snorted and flung toward the vampire's front. His flying sword pierced the vampire's chest and kicked him flying backward. In the next moment, Jin Shi's form appeared in an instant and stabbed the vampire's throat with his flying sword. Nearly in a flash, after he stabbed him, his palm also clapped the vampire's head, while Xue Sha then followed suit...

Puff! Puff! Puff...

The three-dimensional sword formation consisting of sword light lotuses, and amid the flashing forms of ten figures, inflicted great damage to the four vampires, and the several wounds were absolutely fatal to them.

"VANISH!"

Mo Awu's group of ten finally stopped attacking and instantly seized their respective flying swords. At the moment, they surrounded the four vampires and hacked them lightning fast!

AARGH...

Shrill screams sounded from the four vampires' mouths. Two vampire Counts had their bodies disintegrated by the sword lights as pieces of their flesh fell one by one, raining down blood. The other two vampire Counts, one of which was crushed and smashed to the ground, completely lost his aura, while the last vampire Count was heavily smashed to the ground, dying accompanied by splattering layers of dust.

"How is this possible?"

The tragic situation left Basil stupefied. The massacre shocked him too much. He was full of confidence that his four subordinates would be able to decimate Tang Xiu's men. Who would have thought that the result turned out the other way around...

Vexed... distressed! His heart was simply bleeding!!

It had to be noted that his four subordinates were Count-ranked vampires and also his most powerful underlings, from which he was able to have a higher status in the Stygian Club. Else, by relying on only the strength of his and his Blood Brother, it was impossible for them to be taken seriously in the club.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Mo Awu's group of ten descended from the sky and stood in a neat order in front of Tang Xiu. Other than having their bodies stained with the four vampires' blood, they did not suffer any injuries at all.

"Great job!!!" Tang Xiu applauded. "Count-ranked vampire are just mediocre."

Basil flashed to the side of the battered and only living subordinate he had now. When he checked his injury, he felt a bit better inside since his Core Nucleus was not crushed despite having grave injuries. Hence, there was still hope for him to survive.

At this moment, Tang Xiu appeared in front of Mo Awu's group of ten in a flash. As he unleashed the long swords, a sudden burst of power that could tear the sky and devastate the earth asunder was instantly swept out and inundated Basil and the wounded vampire Count. The might of a hundred meters' sword image greatly increased after absorbing the Heaven Earth energy as it struck Basil. It was just one strike, but the blow made Basil instantly turn frantic. His figure instantly vanished and flashed backwards 100 meters. He had not the time to rescue his subordinate at all, leaving him to be cleaved into two halves.

Despite escaping, Basil had already been hit by the sword qi, and his bleeding wound looked especially terrible.

Whoosh...

An obscure shadow suddenly swept away from Tang Xiu's side.

Tang Xiu's pupils shrunk, and the invisible crisis made all his hair become erect in an instant. He had no time to release his spiritual sense, relying only on his superhuman perception and instincts to brandish his long sword to the left.

Chapter 759 - Heavenly Favorite 

The unintentional collision between the two forces caused Tang Xiu's body to fly for dozens of meters, and then he was able to keep his legs. In the other direction instead, a vampire wearing a black night coat appeared, and his arm was wounded to a pulp in the collision.

"So powerful!"

Alody's wings were splashed by the sword qi, and the pain almost suffocated him. After flying back dozens of meters, he immediately escaped away. If he would have fought against the attack face to face, he wouldn't have that feeling. Because of his sneak attack, Tang Xiu's counterattack didn't do his best at all.

"Alody, how about you?"

With panic and shock, Basil flew to Alody, and looked at Alody's bloody arms, his heart twitched.

Looking deep in the direction of Tang Xiu, Alody said bitterly: "The guy is superhuman. His power is too strong, and the power of his sword is almost comparable to that of Sir Keith Moore. We must retreat, I am afraid that only Sir Keith Moore could defeat him."

Basil was not reconciled to retreat, but he couldn't retort what Alody had said. He knew Alody was telling the truth. Even if they joined hands in combating Tang Xiu, they would be defeated.

"Go!"

The two figures didn't linger and flew towards the direction they came.

A thousand meters away in the mountain forest.

Siou was watching what was happening ahead in shock, he never expected such a result. Just then, he swore that the Darksoul squad from the Stygian Club would win, but the four vampires were killed in a moment. Basil, the group leader of the ghost group, was forced back, and even his associated partner Alody was defeated. This fact was like an invisible palm, slapping hard in his face.

Can Oriental cultivators be that strong?

Siou's throat was a little dry, this ending left him confused about what to do next. He led more than a dozen people, but they were just as strong as Basil's vampires. At this moment, four Spaul's men were killed, even Basil and Alody fled in panic. Would he take the upper hand in fighting with Tang Xiu?

What gonna do?

Just leave in this dejected way?

And gave up the task assigned by Sir Wu Jie?

The cute girl, who was standing next to Siou, clenched her small fists, and flames of anger seemed to spurt from her eyes. She didn't expect this situation: that damn vampire Alody should escape. She had intended to kill and smash him, but now she couldn't even touch him anymore.

"Oh?"

Siou, who was in a dilemma, suddenly came to himself. He keenly observed that Tang Xiu spewed out blood when surrounded by his men. What did this mean? It showed that Tang Xiu was badly injured.

It's a great opportunity!

Siou made up his mind and said in a low voice: "Excavator, Mo Asi, you respectively bring two people to get close to them through the ground, be sure to attack some enemies when they are negligent. Wu Ying... you follow behind the Heavenly Guardians, take the opportunity to attack Tang Xiu, even if you can not kill him in one attempt, you must worsen his injury. Dark Wind and the other two, come with me."

In the distance.

After spitting out a mouth of blood, Tang Xiu casually peeked in the direction where Siou and his men hid. With his vigilance, he had long known that the people who were following them included other forces in addition to the Stygian Club. Besides, Tang Xiu had already speculated about where they were hiding.

He was actually unscathed, and that spit of blood was also deliberately feigned by him. The sneak attack from Alody only made his arm tingle and speed up his blood circulation. After only a few seconds, he had recovered as before.

"Watch out the enemies."

Tang Xiu reminded them quickly while he was surrounded.

Mo Awu and others knew there were two groups of people tracking them. With Tang Xiu's reminder, they immediately realized there was a third group that did not emerge.

As the central character of Banquet Restaurant, Feng Yang was chosen by Gu Yan'er due to his good endowment and special ability. Except for very few people in the Banquet Restaurant, all the others who knew his special ability were killed.

Feng Yang could manipulate the earth element and use the earth attribute power.

Just after everyone saw the figure sprinting from one kilometer away, Feng Yang suddenly changed his face and said quickly, "Someone came from the underground, it may be the Soil Talented Adept."

Talented Adept?

Heavenly Favorite?

Tang Xiu's eyes shone. Although he has seen the Talented Adept, he had never studied them in depth. Suddenly, he grabbed four array disks and smashed them out with great speed. As a series of array tracks were created by him, in an instant, the Four Phenomena Formation were arranged by him.

"Feng Yang, are you familiar with the Soil Talented Adept?"

Staring at the ten people sprinting towards him, Tang Xiu had an awful intention to kill them. He could tell the enemy's eyes spelled death and they came with evil intent.

Feng Yang said, " Boss, I am a Soil Talented Adept."

Tang Xiu was surprised and looked at Feng Yang, then he nodded and said, "Feng yang you cooperate with Xue Sha. I'll capture the Soil Talented Adepts in the underground. Remember, catch them alive, killing them is always your last choice."

Feng Yang replied with confidence, "We guarantee to fulfill the mission."

Tang Xiu continued to say, "If them fight with us, they will enter the Four Phenomena Formation first. You know well the Four Phenomena Formation and you have the advantage over them in it. Do flee away if you are injured, I don't expect anyone of you to be killed."

Mo Awu and others didn't talk. Their mission was to kill the enemies. They couldn't decide whether or not they could survive the battle. However, what their boss had said made them feel really warm. Having been working for their boss for a long time, they understand his disposition of being cruel to the enemy and caring about his men. They were willing to follow Tang Xiu even sacrifice their lives.

"Kill them!"

Siou's talent was to control the electricity. As they launched the attack, streams of electric currents emerged in the sky and lased towards Tang Xiu and others like the burning arrows.

Beside Siou, one man and two women were using their unique talents. Countless Glittering ice arrows, golden metal arrows and rolling fire dragons were flying towards Tang Xiu, Mo Awu and others.

"Seven Star Formation."

Jin Shi growled and instantly formed a seven-star sword formation with other six people. The layers of sword shadow covered the whole world, with overbearing and fierce power, those electric currents, ice arrows, metal arrows, and fire dragons made a violent collision.

"BOOM..."

The seven people's body shook so that the Seven-star Sword Formation had become a little messy, the array was almost blasted. However, the Siou's array also spewed out blood and flew backward. The strength of them was incohesive, but the power of the Jin Shi's seven people array overlapped, so for the beginning, the Siou's four people array took the disadvantage.

"Array set."

A cold light shone in Tang Xiu's eyes, and without any hesitation, he activated the Four Phenomena Formation. When the Siou four people were flying backward, their back hit heavily on the invisible energy shelter. The Four Phenomena Formation had four characteristics: Siege, Attack, Illusion, and Buff. Unless the one who was proficient in the Four Phenomena Formation, anyone else got in it not only would suffer from two forms of attack but would be trapped in it and unable to withdraw from the array. And more importantly, if the one who manipulated the Four Phenomena Formation would make a shot, he could make his own person in the array get a buff.

。

Such powerful Four Phenomena Formation, which was common in the Divine Realm, but quite distinctive on Earth. The Four Phenomena Formation on Earth, Tang Xiu once studied, was weak and rough. In the formation, usually, only four people join hands, according to the change of orientation, to take charge by shifts, going back and forth. So the mystery was endless, and the power was supreme (in common people's eyes).

"The mystery was endless, and the power was supreme!"

This opinion of modern common people was extremely ridiculous for Tang Xiu.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, the ground was torn apart by six figures. Flashes of soil arrows smashed, formed a lot of weapons, instantly attacked toward Feng Yang, Mo Awu and Xue Sha. And the sharp wind blade, water sword, fire snake... mixed among the weapons.

"Strike back."

Feng Yang's muscles trembled, and as the battle based on manipulating the thick soil began, those soil arrows suddenly became static, and the other soil-formed weapons also stopped momentarily. In an instant, those arrows changed their direction, and the other weapons also attacked toward other directions.

The wind blade was destroyed, the water sword was broken, and the fire snake was distorted and almost dissipated.

Excavator, Mo Asi and the other four Talented Adepts, who rushed out from the ground, were distracted by this accident in an instant. At this moment, Mo Awu and Xue Sha started attacking aggressively, and their wielding swords were as fast as a meteor. When the six people were in a muddle, Mo Awu and Xue Sha had already wounded them.

"Defense."

Excavator and Mo Asi roared together, and suddenly a wall of soil appeared in front of them. While the other four men were not so lucky. They utilized their power defense in a hurry, but it was penetrated in an instant. Two flying swords pierced their chests and swept their necks in a hundredth of a second. These four people were killed on the spot.

Tang Xiu stood in the Four Phenomena Formation's eye and looked at Siou and his people who suddenly became like headless flies, a smile appeared on his face. Regarding their own strength and mysterious talents, these people were very powerful. Without the Four Phenomena Formation, they were even more difficult to handle than those vampires.

Unfortunately!

They didn't pick the right enemy this time.

Tang Xiu took a glance at the four Talented Adepts who were slaughtered, then said in a low voice: "I've changed my mind. These Talented Adepts are all enemies, just kill them all!"

Just finished.

He incanted and gestured quickly. The attacking power of the Four Phenomena Formation was activated by him right now.

Chapter 760 - Impute Responsibility to others

The female Talented Adept who was manipulating two fire dragons and trying to attack Jin Shi felt a bitter chill spreading upward along her legs from the underground in an instant. Bowing her head, her eyes were open and flashed with incredible lights.

Ice?

Her legs were frozen by ice? The ice was spreading upward at a terrible speed? How could it be? Weren't the enemies cultivators? Were there any Talented Adepts among the cultivators?

"Poof..."

A light of sword flashed by, the female Talented Adept's neck was cut off in an instant. Her vision was churning and she could see her headless body spraying blood.

Slaughter!

It was also a massacre!

Except for Siou and his three fellows, more than a dozen Talented Adepts were killed in just two or three minutes. As for Tang Xiu's men, only Jin Shi had a gash in his arm, others fought to the end without a scratch.

"What the hell is this place?"

Being aware of the bizarre situation in the Four Phenomena Formation, Siou attacked desperately, only to trigger shafts of lightning and fail to destroy everything. What he saw was his men were being killed and all he could do was to strike back, which made him incapable of helping others.

"Brother Siou, initiate the blood incantation."

Stumbling to dodge several flying swords, that adorable girl took out a piece of paper spell from her arms and shouted.

In an instant.

Siou and the other two men took out pieces of paper spell too. When they activated the paper spell with talents, a quaint and strange atmosphere burst out. The intense light of blood fused and formed a bloody storm.

In the formation's eye.

Tang Xiu's eyes suddenly contracted, and after feeling the violent power, he immediately used the Four Phenomena Formation to roll up Mo Awu and others. As his body retreated crazily, everyone had withdrawn from the Four Phenomena Formation. And even at the time when Tang Xiu retreated, he suddenly felt that the Four Phenomena Formation cracked, and then it was broken by the bloody storm.

"WOW..."

Four figures rushed out of the broken Four Phenomena Formation, but at the moment when they sprinted, a bloody fog spurted from their mouths. Then the four people were thrown to the ground hundreds of meters away.

Having a lingering fear, Tang Xiu watched the place where the Four Phenomena Formation was arranged. For hundreds of meters, the surrounding area was bombarded with a large pit, of which the depth was more than two meters. He couldn't imagine how many people could survive if he had retreated a few seconds later?

"Is this the power of the blood incantation?"

In Tang Xiu's eyes, the killing sense became more intense. Like a lightning, he rushed toward the four including Siou. And as the four had just jumped up, the sword was sacrificed by him and he squatted it toward the four.

"BOOM..."

In a hurry, the four arranged their defense, but they fell apart under the sword's power, and the sword qi smashed them out dozens of meters away, falling to the ground again.

This time.

Except for Siou, who was still able to struggle to get up, the other three had got faint.

"PU! PU! PU!"

The sword light flashed, and the three fainted Talented Adepts were killed. While Siou, who kept the sword power out for a while, was chopped into two halves by Feng Yang who drilled out of the ground.

Everything ended.

Looking at the scene after the battle and Mo Awu and others who sprinted, Tang Xiu nodded with satisfaction and said, "We killed all enemies before their identity could be uncovered. It's interesting. Feng Yang, you stay with me, the others, immediately clean up the mess."

Feng Yang drifted closer to Tang Xiu and whispered with his eyes rolled, "Boss, do you want to arrange traps?"

Tang Xiu was confused, "What do you mean?"

Feng Yang said: "Now we kill all these people though, there must be someone more powerful behind them. If we disguise the scene, we can misdirect them that all this is caused by the Stygian Club. The two forces may at war."

Tang Xiu raised his hand and touched his chin, he said thoughtfully: "You mean... impute the responsibility to others?"

Feng Yang nodded and said: "Yes, that's it. Since the Stygian Club and we are at daggers drawn, then we can add one more enemy to them. These people killed by us are all Talented Adepts. If we also use talents and create some hints, then we can throw the vampires' body there, I think that the one behind the Talented Adept will direct against the Stygian Club."

Tang Xiu's eyes shone and said with a smile, "It seems that my subordinates are indeed talented! Feng Yang, your advice is good, just do it."

Feng Yang asked, "Boss, you ask me to stay, is there any order?"

Tang Xiu waved his hand and said, "Forget it for the time being. You should arrange the trap with others first. After half an hour, let's enter the mountains."

Half an hour later.

When everything was arranged well, Tang Xiu took everyone to the place where the white mist shrouded. Although his divine sense was released, he cannot penetrate the white mist. Like a viscous substance, the white mist in front of them had a strong barrier power to the divine consciousness.

"Boss, are you going to destroy the array?"

Mo Awu followed Tang Xiu and asked curiously.

Tang Xiu shook his head, took a piece of paper out of the Spatial Ring, carved the runes on it, and folded it into a kite. At the moment he released the kite, it seemed to acquire the ingenuity and flew toward the white mist. Following the kite, Tang Xiu guided Mo Awu and others to step into the vast mist.

"This is a Guiding Kite, as cultivators, we need some magical spells and divine abilities. With so much cultivation though, you are not talented in the magical spells and divine abilities. If you encounter other cultivators in the future, you will suffer. I will teach you some magical spells and divine abilities when we return to the Magic City [Shanghai]."

"Roger!"

Mo Awu and others showed their joy and replied with respect.

The Guiding Kite.

An easy magical spell didn't amount to much though, it could follow the owner's meaning and go straight. If they had followed the kite before, they wouldn't have been lost in the fog. As their footsteps continued to move forward, they went deep inside about 100 meters, in which they couldn't see anything and a special pressure blocked the road, so Jin Shi and others could no longer move on.

"Boss, the pressure is so strong that we can't bear it." Jin Shi said in a low tone.

Tang Xiu was sharp-eyed, so he had noticed that everyone's face was pale and they were obviously struggling. So he suddenly stopped to release his divine power, which immediately formed a counter-weight against the pressure.

"PU..."

With his body trembled, Tang Xiu instantly retreated a dozen steps back, and then he could keep his legs. Nonetheless, a mouth of blood still spewed out of. Just as he released his power and counter-attacked the pressure, a sea-like power was barreling in and instantly crushed his power.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Mo Awu and others retreated and surrounded Tang Xiu with concerns.

Raising his hands and sweeping away the blood from his lips, Tang Xiu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I'm fine, I was just careless. Unexpectedly, the array is so potent that even its emanating pressure can hurt me. However, I've made clear the principle of the array and it is easy to destroy."

Mo Awu said in surprise, " You can crack it down?"

Tang Xiu replied, "It can be cracked down, but we won't do that. We don't know exactly what is in this array. If we destroy it recklessly, some accidents may happen. Therefore, following me and watching my steps can help you dodge the pressure in the white fog."

Ye Shisan suddenly asked, "Boss, we didn't see you comprehending the mystery of this array. How did you get a thorough understanding of it?"

Tang Xiu glanced at him and said with a smile, " Are you eager to learn something about the array?"

Ye Shisan smiled, "Yes."

Tang Xiu nodded and said, "I'll write a book about the array when we return to the Magic City. You can learn from it then. Actually, I've been observing the array and analysing its mystery all the way. Just then, I withstood the pressure of the white fog to peep at the last point that I didn't understand. Beyond my expectation, I was hurt a little. However, I understand the ultimate mystery of the array and can destroy it in a short time."

Being enlightened, Ye Shisan said in admiration, "Boss, you are awesome."

Tang Xiu scolded jokingly, "Stop fawning on me. As long as you work hard in the future, you may become an array master."

"I will!"

Ye Shisan nodded with expectations.

Tang Xiu regained the kite, and under its guiding, they crossed the white fog area after walking for more than 600 meters. Finally, they got close to the foot of the mountain.

"So beautiful!"

Though they were ruthless killers who had taken countless lives, they were attracted by the beautiful scene inside at first glance. Fog became very light here, making this place look like a fairyland, where grew colorful flowers and exuberant trees; even the beasts were meek here, wandering in this filmy land.

What most people didn't expect was that a small river turned upside down, flowing towards the mountainside. This kind of scene which went against the gravity, as well as the myriad colorful fish that jumping up and down from the river, amazed them.

Above the small river, there were many antique small bridges. Each bridge had different shapes, some were arched, some were straight, some were winding, and some were even half-moon-shaped.

"Go up the mountain."

Tang Xiu took a step and walked up to the top. When he crossed the bridge and stepped on the ground, an invisible force pressed against him. For an instant, though strong as he, his body was shook by that force.

"Be careful, something's weird here."

Tang Xiu squinted and said without looking back. At the same time, he resolutely took a step and tried to walk inside again. Every step he took would bring him more pressure and cost him more effort. In this way, Tang Xiu was marching forward constantly with his people.