Chapter 723: The Brutal Dizang

The middle-aged woman brought Kristina and Ming Yue to warehouse number 3 on the docks.

"Master, why have you brought us here?" Kristina asked, her face filled with confusion. She suddenly noticed a young man tied up like a rice dumpling in the warehouse. "Who is he?"

"We are waiting here for Yue Jinchuan," the middle-aged woman said expressionlessly. "As for this man, his name is Ning Wei. You sent the Island Master of Cloud Mist Island to the Golden Family to retrieve the Life Totem, but he intercepted it. Yue Jinchuan and I later captured him alive."

What?

Kristina’s expression changed instantly. "Why did Ning Wei snatch the Life Totem?"

"Yue Jinchuan suspects he is one of Ye Xiu’s men," the middle-aged woman replied.

Kristina was stunned. "That’s right, that’s right, he must be one of Ye Xiu’s men."

She was secretly terrified. It was a good thing Master and Yue Jinchuan got the Life Totem back. If it had fallen into Ye Xiu’s hands, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

She asked, "Why didn’t you kill him?"

The middle-aged woman did not reply.

Ming Yue chimed in, "He’s a hostage. At a critical moment, his life could be traded for another!"

The middle-aged woman glanced at Ming Yue, a flicker of surprise in her eyes.

「Three hours later!」

Yue Jinchuan stumbled into warehouse number 3 and said, "Master Nan Xi, quick, we must go..."

Seeing Yue Jinchuan’s state, especially the wrist where his left hand used to be, Kristina and Ming Yue’s faces paled.

Of course, Ming Yue was only pretending; she had long guessed that Yue Jinchuan would suffer terribly at Ye Xiu’s hands.

The middle-aged woman, Master Nan Xi, felt her pupils constrict, but her expression remained impassive as she asked, "What happened?"

Yue Jinchuan spoke quickly. "Ye Xiu is incredibly strong. I couldn’t even withstand a single move. He destroyed my Martial Prowess and my Totem."

A hint of surprise entered Master Nan Xi’s tone, though her face remained a mask. "Oh? Although your strength as a Martial Artist is at the peak of the Sixth Realm, your Water System Totem already possesses the power of the Seventh Realm. You’re that powerful, yet you couldn’t even take one of his moves? Could he have reached the peak of the Seventh Realm?" She didn’t dare guess that Ye Xiu had surpassed the Seventh Realm.

"I don’t know, but we should hurry and leave!" Yue Jinchuan said anxiously. "Right, we should kill Ning Wei."

"There’s no rush!" Master Nan Xi remained calm. "What’s that in your hand? Why did Ye Xiu spare your life? And what changes did that drop of blood from 26 years ago cause in Ye Xiu’s body?"

"Ye Xiu didn’t tell me anything," Yue Jinchuan said. "As for why he spared me, he wanted me to deliver this to the three great Judicator Families."

"What is it? Let me see!" Master Nan Xi held out her hand.

"This..." Yue Jinchuan hesitated. "Ye Xiu means for this to go to the three great Judicator Families. Is it really appropriate for us to look at it?"

"It’s fine for Master to see it!" Kristina interjected.

"Alright, Princess!" Yue Jinchuan handed the plastic-wrapped object to Master Nan Xi.

She opened it unhurriedly and took out a piece of plaster with the word ’Blade’ carved on it.

The moment she saw the word, Blade Intent erupted into a tornado of Blade Qi, engulfing her completely.

"This—"

Master Nan Xi reacted with incredible speed, instantly throwing the piece of plaster aside. She deployed her defensive Ultimate Move, reinforcing it with her Bronze Skin and Iron Bones to ward off the assault. However, the power of the Blade Qi was terrifying. It tore through her defenses in an instant, shredding her clothes to tatters. Her Bronze Skin and Iron Bones felt as fragile as a newborn’s flesh, offering no resistance as the Blade Qi nearly sliced her to ribbons.

"This..."

The scene shocked Yue Jinchuan, Kristina, and Ming Yue.

Yue Jinchuan, in particular, was horrified. Only now did he realize that the item Ye Xiu had him deliver to the three great Judicator Families was essentially a bomb.

Kristina, on the other hand, was secretly relieved. She was glad she had let her Master look first. Otherwise, if the item had reached the Judicator Families, they would have been the ones injured, not her Master.

Ming Yue sighed to herself. Ye Xiu was still the same old Ye Xiu, setting traps that were impossible to guard against.

"Quick, let’s go..."

Drenched in blood and completely naked, Master Nan Xi couldn’t care less about her state. She scrambled to her feet, desperate to escape Biluo Island.

She was filled with immense regret. The trap was clearly meant for the three great Arbiters, yet she had taken the bullet for the Judicator Families. She was also stunned. Just how strong was Ye Xiu? By simply carving the word ’Blade’ onto a piece of plaster, he had managed to heavily injure her, a Seventh Realm War God.

"Go, go, go, hurry!" Kristina shouted, grabbing Ming Yue and Yue Jinchuan to flee.

"Amitabha. Thinking of leaving now? It’s too late!"

With a roguish taunt, a bald, chubby man appeared like a phantom and slammed a fist into Master Nan Xi’s abdomen.

PFFT!

Master Nan Xi was sent flying backward. This time, her injuries were even more severe. Her Dantian had been destroyed.

"You, you..." Yue Jinchuan and Kristina were terrified by Dizang’s sudden appearance. Kristina, especially, knew without a doubt that this bald, chubby man had to be one of Ye Xiu’s people. If she fell into Ye Xiu’s hands, the consequences would be too dreadful to imagine.

Yue Jinchuan, however, reacted instantly, spinning around to run.

"Your task is complete. Go on and get reincarnated!" Dizang struck from a distance with his palm, and Yue Jinchuan exploded into a shower of gore.

Dizang was one of the Thirteen Protectors under Huang Quan. Though he had the appearance of a jocular and talkative monk, he was, in fact, the cruelest of them all.

"Tsk, tsk," Dizang said with a leer as he walked up to Master Nan Xi, his eyes raking over her body. "Not a bad figure for your age."

"Who are you?" Unfazed by his taunts, Master Nan Xi trembled as she stood, her voice cold.

"You’ll find out," Dizang replied, putting his palms together. He then turned to Kristina and Ming Yue with a cheerful smile. "Ladies, please bring this still-charming woman with you and come see the Young Master."

"Oh, okay!" Ming Yue quickly complied, hoisting Master Nan Xi onto her shoulder. She turned to Kristina and said, "Princess, live to fight another day. Don’t be rash!"

Kristina nodded.

...

Ye Xiu found a few rocks and cut them into small slabs, about ten centimeters square. On them, he wrote words like ’Blade’, ’Sword’, ’Spear’, and ’Leg’. He distributed them to Leng Yue, An Dongye, Chloe, Tang Bo, Dong Fangbai, and Ye Liuyun.

"I just learned this little skill; consider it a bargain for you all," he said. "From now on, you can directly comprehend the intents I’ve mastered. You can also use these to defend yourselves against enemies."

Leng Yue and the others received them as if they were priceless treasures.

Qin Qing had intended to ask Ye Xiu to make more for everyone, but seeing his pale face and how drained he looked, she swallowed her words.

Just then, Dizang returned with Kristina, followed by Ming Yue, who was carrying Master Nan Xi.

"Dizang, your taste is something else," Tang Bo commented, eyeing the naked Master Nan Xi. "You’d even lay hands on a woman her age?"

Dong Fangbai glanced over. "Ming Yue, take her to my room. I’ll interrogate her."

Ye Xiu and the others stared at Dong Fangbai in shock. This guy really wasn’t picky, was he?