The bandits who had pursued in hopes of joining their leader in surrounding and killing Dongbo Xueying were all stunned. Their leader was actually dead?
They had barely exchanged a few blows, and he was already dead—too fast!
Spurt! Dongbo Xueying instantly pulled out his long spear, his gaze shifting toward these blood-soaked bandits.
“Run!”
“Escape!”
All the bandits were seized by terror. None among them were even a Sky-ranked Knight. If their leader, Gai Bin, alone could slaughter them all, how much more so this young lord who was even stronger than Gai Bin?
“Scum, you still want to run?” Dongbo Xueying instantly charged toward the bandits. Snowflakes drifted, blood splattered—just like how the bandits had wantonly slaughtered innocent civilians. Now, these bandits were equally fragile before Dongbo Xueying. The last three Earth-ranked Knights were nearly killed within two breaths, their bodies flung and collapsing one after another.
“Run, run!” The bandits completely collapsed. The gap was too vast. That spear wielded overwhelming force; even a glancing blow meant death. Not a single bandit could withstand even a single move from Dongbo Xueying!
“Die!”
“Die!”
Dongbo Xueying showed no mercy toward these ruthless members of the Cleaver Sect. As they scattered in terror, Dongbo Xueying knew he was ultimately alone and couldn’t kill every last bandit. To eliminate this malignant tumor of Yishui City, Dongbo Xueying focused first on those with greater strength.
He eradicated every knight-level opponent.
Within moments, the bandits had completely scattered. Two hundred corpses lay on the ground. The leader of the Cleaver Sect, the Sky-ranked and Earth-ranked experts—none of the true backbone members remained.
The Cleaver Sect was thus annihilated!
As for the remaining henchmen, even some village guards could probably handle them.
“Mercy, mercy!” Five remaining bandits were cornered by Zong Ling against a mountain wall, too terrified to move, for anyone who had tried to move had already died.
“Xueying,” Zong Ling laughed heartily, “What a delight! The malignant tumor of the Cleaver Sect has finally been eliminated! I’ve already searched the bodies of Gai Bin and the other experts. We found many treasures, especially Gai Bin, who even had a storage treasure on him.”
Dongbo Xueying was somewhat surprised—actually possessing a storage artifact?
“This big thief indeed had a rich fortune,” Dongbo Xueying walked over.
“Here,” Zong Ling handed over a bundle, covered with various gold notes issued by the Empire’s banks. Obviously, living day to day, bandits usually kept treasures on their person, including a ring.
After Dongbo Xueying took the ring, he immediately sensed something. His battle energy flowed along his finger directly into the ring, thoroughly cleansing its interior. Instantly, the ring resonated with Dongbo Xueying’s spirit! Knights and Magecould use battle energy or magic power to refine storage treasures. If an ordinary person wanted to use one, they would need a Mageto help refine it using their blood.
“Wow,” once refined, Dongbo Xueying was shocked. Inside were many scattered treasures, mainly gold notes, coins, and weapons. However, the entire storage space was only two chi in size, much smaller than the pendant storage treasure left by his mother.
“So many gold notes,” Dongbo Xueying could clearly sense every item within the storage space with his spirit.
The gold notes totaled 85,000 gold coins. Other small treasures added up to around 90,000.
Combined, the possessions of all the Sky-ranked Mageand knight bandits amounted to over 20,000 gold coins.
“Being a bandit sure is profitable,” Dongbo Xueying mused inwardly.
“You five.”
Dongbo Xueying looked at the five terrified bandits, “Lead the way ahead to your hideout. Lead correctly, and I’ll spare your lives. Lead wrongly… you all die!”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
“Lord, rest assured, we will definitely lead the way.” The five bandits immediately complied.
…
The bandits nervously led the way ahead.
Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling followed behind.
“Uncle Zong, here,” Dongbo Xueying handed the storage ring to his uncle.
“No, you defeated the Cleaver Sect. These should belong to you,” Zong Ling refused immediately.
“Haha, Mother already gave me the storage pendant. I don’t need this,” Dongbo Xueying said.
“But you could leave it for Qing Shi. Qing Shi will become a Magein the future, and Magedo need storage treasures,” Zong Ling shook his head.
Dongbo Xueying gently shook his head: “It’s still early. Qing Shi will need to study under his teacher for at least several years before becoming a true Mage! By then, I will give Qing Shi a better one. Uncle, don’t forget, our gains this time are huge.”
Zong Ling was stunned, then smiled.
Indeed, this time they had the Shadow Leopard and the Silver Moon Wolf King, worth over 100,000 gold coins. Combined with the Cleaver Sect’s loot, they had gained over 100,000 gold coins. Truly a massive profit.
“Alright then,” Zong Ling didn’t argue further and accepted the storage ring, easily refining it.
“Hmm?” Zong Ling was startled. He discovered the large amount of gold notes and some gold coins inside the storage ring, worth 50,000 gold coins in notes alone.
“The Xueying Domain has various expenses. Uncle, you can use these 50,000 gold coins first. When you run out, let me know,” Dongbo Xueying whispered, “When we return, I will also find opportunities to gradually sell the Silver Moon Wolf King’s pelt and the Shadow Leopard’s corpse.”
The Shadow Leopard’s corpse was placed inside the storage space. Without air, the space was completely vacuum-sealed, extremely favorable for preserving items.
“Alright,” Zong Ling nodded thoughtfully. Xueying’s strength would continue to grow, and naturally, the Xueying Domain’s expenses would gradually increase.
They hadn’t walked far when—
“Lord, we’re almost there,” the five bandits were extremely respectful and obedient. One thin bandit quickly said, “Our hideout is inside the mountain. Ordinary people wouldn’t even notice it when standing right in front of the mountain. The passage into the mountain is very concealed.”
“Lead the way ahead.”
Dongbo Xueying held his spear, always alert.
The five bandits moved forward skillfully, but Dongbo Xueying vaguely sensed a terrifying threat.
It was as if something terrifyingwas lurking inside the mountain ahead.
Since reaching the realm of Spearplay Master, with divine clarity, his perception of the natural world had become increasingly extraordinary. For example, he could usually sense Magicbeasts in advance, even discovering ambushes by bandits.
“What’s wrong? I don’t sense any presence, but I can’t suppress this fear,” Dongbo Xueying felt his heart pound. Suddenly, he stopped and stretched out his hand to block his uncle.
He looked at the mountain before him, its walls covered with moss.
“Xueying, what’s wrong?” Zong Ling asked in confusion.
“It doesn’t feel right. I have a bad feeling,” Dongbo Xueying whispered, “Let’s go, quickly.”
Zong Ling’s expression changed, but he had no doubt.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two immediately turned and quickly left.
“Lord, the passage into the mountain is very concealed, hidden behind these rocks. Lord… Huh? Where are they?” When the five bandits turned around, they discovered that Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling had already vanished from behind.
“They’ve gone? The young lord of Xueying Domain has already left?”
“Brothers, the Cleaver Sect is finished. Hurry and find some treasures to escape.”
These bandits were quite cunning, quickly entering their hideout.
Whoosh…
On the mountain wall, standing for countless eons, a giant face appeared. Formed from rocks—the eyebrows, eyes, and mouth—exuding a lofty aura. Its eyes gazed afar at Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling, already several miles away.
A faint puzzled expression appeared on the giant face: “Hmm? They actually sensed my presence? How can a mere youth be so powerful? Perhaps behind him lies a human expert.”
“I need to choose another place to monitor the humans.”
The giant face on the mountain wall quickly vanished, and the wall returned to normal.
Boom.
Deep underground, a massive entity silently left this place, relocating elsewhere.
…
Outside the Destruction Mountains, at the encampment.
Dongbo Xueying and Zong Ling had sprinted out of the Destruction Mountains at their fastest speed, arriving at the camp.
“Finally out,” Dongbo Xueying turned to look behind, still feeling a lingering chill in his heart.
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