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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAt a towering ancient tree nearby, a burly man with a bare upper body stood hidden within the leaves, listening clearly to everything that Zhou Wei and the others said.

nA cold glint flickered through the burly man’s eyes.

nA gust of wind blew by, rustling the wind as the burly man leapt off from the tree swiftly and landed silently. Laying low to the ground, he trawled through the grass on both hands and legs, heading in the direction of Zhou Wei and the rest.

nHe was perfectly hidden within the grass which was around half the height of an average man.

nIf one were to look down, they would merely feel like the grass was moving in a straight line due to the wind – no one would be able to tell that it was a person!

n“Senior Brother Zhou, should we split up and search?”

n“Sounds like a plan. That Su Zimo’s only at Level 5 Qi Condensation. Any of us is enough to capture him.”

nZhou Wei nodded. “We’ll do that then. Everyone, split up and look!”

n“What are you guys looking for?”

nThe moment Zhou Wei said that, a hoarse and chilling voice rang out behind him.

nWhen Qi Refinement Warriors travel on their flying swords, they would not be too high up from the ground at around 3 meters max unless necessary.

nThat was because the higher they were, the more spirit qi they would expend.

nRight then, a burly man with a bare upper body stood up behind Zhou Wei. He was a full two meters tall with rock-like muscles on his body, looking as though they could explode at any moment. He was just like a god that had suddenly descended with a ferocious expression!

nInstantly, Zhou Wei was so scared he could feel his blood curdle.

nHe did not manage to sense someone approaching so closely to him!

nSuddenly, the burly man reached out and pulled Zhou Wei by the feet, yanking him down and smashing him into the ground right in front of the other four Spirit Peak disciples!

nBam!

nThere was a deafening sound.

nA human shaped pit appeared in the ground.

nIn the hands of this burly man, a Level 9 Qi Condensation cultivator like Zhou Wei was rendered helpless like a baby!

nZhou Wei laid helplessly in the pit, foaming blood from his mouth with his eyes rolled back. Most of his bones were broken and his organs crushed as he fainted right then. His body was the only thing moving as it convulsed subconsciously.

nAfter smashing Zhou Wei, the burly man moved and his gaze shifted to two Level 8 Qi Refinement Warriors.

nThe two of them felt the blood drain from their face and without hesitation, tried to soar into the skies.

nHowever, the burly man was faster than them and with a lightning leap, he yanked the both of them down from midair!

nBang! Bang!

nIt was the exact same situation.

nBoth of the Spirit Peak disciples fainted on the spot after being smashed by the burly man.

n“Yikes!”

nThe remaining two Spirit Peak disciples were pale as a sheet as they summoned a flying sword before pointing their fingers at the burly man. Instantly, the flying swords turned into streams of light that shot out.

nOne of them was aimed at the burly man’s glabella while the other targeted his chest – those were both fatal areas!

nGiving off a malicious grin, the burly man did not try to dodge as he dashed towards them.

nWhen the two Spirit Peak disciples saw that, they heaved a sigh of relief.

nThat mysterious man was an idiot with brute strength after all. This was someone that did not know how strong cultivators were such that he didn’t even know to dodge against flying swords.

nClang! Clang!

nA clanging sound rang off when they met with the burly man’s glabella and chest!

nThe flying swords were sent flying instead!

nWithout the slightest bit of damage, the burly man continued rushing towards the two men.

n“M-Monster!”

nOne of the Spirit Peak disciples yelled out in a quivering tone. His face was totally pale – he was so scared he forgot he had to run away anymore.

nThe other disciple controlled the flying sword beneath his feet and ran as far as he could.

nWith a casual punch, the burly man knocked the frozen disciple away. He then continued running on all fours, leaving nothing but shadows as he chased after the escaped disciple.

nWith a rapid leap, he hopped around a couple of towering ancient trees to close the height distance.

n“Come on down!”

nLaughing, the burly man gripped the disciple’s calf and yanked him down from midair.

nSnap!

nThat single grip by the burly man snapped the disciple’s calf on the spot.

n“Ah!” Ah! “Ah!”

nSweating pouring down his forehead, the disciple howled in pain.

nWhisking that disciple, the burly man returned to their original place and grabbed the other four who had passed out. Carrying three on one hand and two on the other, he sped outside in huge steps.

n“W-Who are you?”

n“We are disciples of Ethereal Sect! How dare you attack us! Our sect will definitely not let you off if they know about it!”

nGuo Chong, who was the only disciple awake, yelled at the burly man.

nThe burly man remained silent as he dashed through the forest.

nGuo Chong found himself getting more fearful by the moment as he said in trembles, “W-Where are you taking us to?”

n“Sir, please let us go.”

n“Sir, I know I’m in the wrong now.”

nSuddenly, the burly man halted in his tracks and looked down at Guo Chong icily, asking coolly, “What did you do wrong?”

n“I-I… I…!”

nGuo Chong was stumped by the question.

nHe had only mentioned it out of nervousness previously but he did not know what he had done wrong!

nGuo Chong cursed internally as he did not know where this burly man had spouted out from! Without saying anything, the latter started striking at them and this person was unreasonably strong!

nNone of their cultivation methods had worked on this burly man at all!

nAfter the burly man stopped in his tracks, he tossed all five of them on the ground and turned to leave without saying anything more.

nA look of disbelief spread past Guo Chong’s face.

nThey were alive?

nThe burly man did not kill them!

nGuo Chong looked around. They were outside the Great Rock Forest right now and he did not know why the burly man had brought them out and left them here before leaving himself.

n“Sir, may I know your name and the sect you’re from?” Guo Chong shouted out indignantly.

nSuddenly, the burly man stopped in his tracks and turned around before walking towards him once more.

nGuo Chong broke into a shudder, wishing that he could slap himself on the mouth as he hurriedly said, “Sir! I really know where I’ve gone wrong this time round! I should not have asked for your name…!”

nArriving before the five of them, the burly man grabbed their storage bags and took away all their spirit stones and elixirs before keeping them in his own storage bag.

nLooking at his robbed empty storage bag, Guo Chong wanted to break out in tears.

nSnickering, the burly man turned towards Great Rock Forest and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

nGuo Chong opened his storage bag with shaking hands and dug out a paper crane, writing on it with spirit qi. “We’ve been attacked at Great Rock Forest. The opponent is unknown and extremely strong. Please send reinforcements from the sect!”

nInjecting spirit qi to it, the spirit crane spread its wings and transformed into a beam of light, disappearing into the skies.

nGuo Chong was injured as well and was unable to carry the other four back, merely able to wait there for the sect’s reinforcements.

nLooking at his fellow fainted disciples, he felt despair swallowing him from within.

nThe thought of his savings for the past few years being robbed completely by some unknown mysterious burly man had him howling out in sadness, “I’m innocent!”

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