He Chongxu’s eyes lit up with excitement as Ying Chen agreed.
Since obtaining the gourd treasure, He Chongxu had been eager to test it out. He should have used it when fighting Song Cai. However, before he could, Song Cai summoned the evil god La Gu, who immediately suppressed him. In front of the evil god, let alone the gourd treasure, He Chongxu could barely move a finger. He had no chance to use it. Now, with two opponents suitable for practice appearing, how could He Chongxu not be excited?
“Gentlemen, I advise you to leave your names. He will not kill the nameless. One day, when I offer a libation in your memory, I can say your names while sprinkling a cup of thin wine.”
Upon hearing He Chongxu’s words, the twin freaks exchanged glances and then let out a series of strange laughs. One of them pointed to himself and said, “We two have had no names since childhood. It wasn’t until we met our master that he gave us names. My name is a bit nicer, called Big Bastard; my brother’s name isn’t so pleasant, called Little Bastard. Although he’s always been unhappy, thinking his name is better. Come, you be the judge, which of our names do you think is better?”
He Chongxu’s expression instantly turned strange and awkward upon hearing the twin freaks’ words. Big Bastard? Little Bastard? Hahaha, what truly good names! It was clear that their master did not truly love them, but treated them like livestock. Of course, the two were not good people either. They had colluded to kill their master, seized the secret manual, and thus, it could be said that the wicked were being dealt with by the wicked.
“Hmm… I think your names are both excellent and incomparable, just like your appearances. You are both dragons among men, difficult to distinguish.” He Chongxu commented with a straight face.
What was meant as a jest was taken seriously by the twin freaks. Joy instantly surged onto their faces, and they both gave He Chongxu a thumbs-up: “You truly have a discerning eye and recognize our brothers’ handsomeness! Unlike that fellow we met before, dressed similarly to you, with a similar appearance, but he spoke terribly, saying we brothers looked less than human. We were angered and could only twist his head off on the spot. How laughable that he died at the hands of two beasts… We didn’t even leave him a complete corpse, feeding him directly to the wild dogs in the mountains.”
Whoosh!
At the words of the two, He Chongxu’s face instantly changed dramatically. Because he thought of someone! Jiang Yuting! A geomancer in Hong Kong whose reputation was second only to his. This Jiang Yuting was no one who merely sought fame; he was truly capable. His only flaw was his extremely bad temper and poor social skills. Of course, in the face of strength, these were not flaws at all. They could even be called a “personality trait.” However, Jiang Yuting had mysteriously disappeared two years ago, becoming an unsolved case in Hong Kong. He Chongxu had thought his own martial uncle had done it, abducted Jiang Yuting and fed him to Qing Qiu. He never imagined he would die at the hands of these two! This meant that the strength of these two was definitely not as dim-witted and weak as their appearance suggested! They were Xuanmen masters capable of easily killing Jiang Yuting! He Chongxu, who had started with a playful intention, immediately put away all thoughts of joking or amusement. He replaced it with a serious and vigilant expression, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Seeing He Chongxu’s change in attitude, Ying Chen nodded faintly. Even a lion hunts a rabbit with full effort. If He Chongxu failed to recognize their true strength from the beginning and thought he could win through amusement, he would suffer a great fall this time. The fact that these two could hide in the shadows of the mountain and follow Ying Chen for so long was enough to prove their strength.
“Because you speak so nicely, we brothers have decided – we’ll let you die quickly! We won’t torment you!” Big Bastard and Little Bastard whispered to each other, seemingly having made a significant decision, and informed He Chongxu. Their worldview seemed simple and cruel: if you speak nicely, we’ll let you die a quicker death; if you speak rudely, we’ll make you suffer excruciating pain and die without a whole corpse. From their worldview, it was clear that they had taken many lives.
He Chongxu ignored their “leniency” and slowly narrowed his eyes. When they were reduced to mere slits, a mournful crane cry suddenly rang out. A surge of feng shui energy erupted in the air, and a celestial crane faintly appeared in the void. Its sharp beak descended from the sky, carrying a violent airflow straight towards Big Bastard’s head! In this strike, He Chongxu held nothing back, using his full strength. If Big Bastard were hit by the crane’s beak, his head would explode, his body would be pierced, and he would become dried food hanging from the beak!
“Hey? We’ve been so considerate to you, and you dare to sneak attack us?”
“You… are not good, not good at all! We don’t like you!”
“We’ve decided to make you food for the wild dogs, just like that fellow named Jiang!”
Big Bastard shook his head repeatedly, a look of indignation on his face. We’ve already decided to let you die quickly, and you still dare to fight back? Angry, so very angry! With this mentality, Big Bastard’s fury erupted. Without even looking at the descending crane beak above him, he raised his right hand and held it up with one arm.
Crack!
This simple action by Big Bastard, like that of the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, forcibly held up the crane’s beak! Then, his fingers slowly opened. Five extremely dark energies seeped out from his fingertips, like five iron pincers, tearing apart the crane’s beak, widening it, and shattering it into pieces! Even the entire celestial crane form that had manifested was ground into dust!
Seeing this, He Chongxu’s expression changed. Since he had mastered this technique, only one person had been able to break it with such ease. That was Ying Chen! Now, another person had appeared, and it was someone who looked crazy and like an idiot! This instantly dealt a severe blow to He Chongxu’s confidence. Had he become so weak that any random person could overpower him?
“No! I refuse to accept this!” He Chongxu gritted his teeth, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. The next second, he suddenly took out the treasure gourd he had acquired from the ghost market. At the same time, he bowed slightly towards the gourd and shouted loudly, “Please, turn!”
Hiss!
With He Chongxu’s words, the gourd spun halfway in the air, and then a brilliant and sharp white light erupted from its mouth, shooting towards Big Bastard at incredible speed! The void was torn open by a conspicuous rift!