A voice of admiration rang out, followed by a clear and melodious female voice: "I say, Zhou Xuan, why aren't you staying in the capital? What are you doing here?"
A woman appeared behind the man in grey.
The man in grey handed her the Yin Yang Bead with one hand.
Two streams of black energy shot out from his body.
This black energy was one of the woman's most terrifying offensive moves, the Black Fiend Yin Wind.
As soon as this Black Fiend Yin Wind appeared, it transformed into a black python about a hundred meters long, its fangs bared and its body writhing as it lunged towards Zhou Xuan with extreme speed.
Before Zhou Xuan could even react, the giant python had already reached him.
"Not good!"
Zhou Xuan's expression changed slightly, and he inwardly cursed his misfortune.
"Be careful!"
"Master..."
Fu Shan, who had gone to fetch something, cried out in alarm when he returned and saw the situation.
He stood at a distance, not daring to get closer and add to the chaos. He hadn't expected the black python to be so powerful.
The black python wrapped itself around Zhou Xuan as it reached him, then writhed violently, as if trying to swallow him whole.
"Hmph! A mere trick!"
Zhou Xuan snorted coldly, and a brilliant radiance erupted from his body, engulfing the entire giant python.
The next second, with a loud "bang," the giant python was shattered into dust.
This sudden turn of events left the woman, the man in grey, and Fu Shan all dumbfounded, their breath momentarily caught in their throats.
"Hahaha, useless! Although my Black Fiend Yin Wind cannot harm you, it can prevent your internal spiritual energy from circulating. Now, Zhou Xuan, hand over the isolated copy, and these people will not be harmed. Otherwise, I cannot guarantee the safety of this kid and that grandmother and grandson."
The woman's voice was sinister.
Zhou Xuan thought his spiritual energy and true essence would be sluggish, but he didn't expect that after breaking the Black Whirlwind Python with his Lingtian Battle Halberd, there would be no lingering effects.
The surplus energy had already been transferred to his Four Great Dharma Artifacts.
Zhou Xuan snorted, "You may be accustomed to forcibly taking things, but in my case, those who covet my possessions never fare well."
"Don't think I won't do anything to you just because you're a woman!"
Zhou Xuan unleashed his spatial power, gripping the Lingtian Battle Halberd. "Come, I want to see how you plan to take things from me!"
As soon as Zhou Xuan finished speaking, ripples began to appear in the surrounding space.
Immediately after, an extremely dangerous aura spread through the entire valley.
That was... the aura of a Saint King?
Everyone's expression changed drastically!
"Who is it? To actually force out a being at the Saint King realm?"
An old man exclaimed in shock.
The expressions of the others became even more solemn.
A Saint King! That was a being spoken of only in legends!
"Saint King!" Zhou Xuan frowned, a look of confusion on his face.
Was that referring to him?
"Those in the Saint realm, before reaching the Divine Emperor realm, are referred to as Saint Kings!"
Hearing the youth's explanation, Zhou Xuan finally understood.
So that's how it was!
So this was the reason! His strength had advanced so quickly?
"How do you intend to proceed, sir?" Zhou Xuan asked indifferently, not showing any panic despite being in danger.
Zhou Xuan's reaction caused the others to look at him with surprise, inwardly cursing, "What an idiot!"
"You really managed to pull it off."
As the Saint King powerhouse descended, the surrounding space rippled.
As soon as he spoke, his figure flickered, and he lunged towards a red-clothed young girl.
The red-clothed girl's face turned terrified: "We have powerful backing, how dare you touch me?!"
Zhou Xuan ignored her, his Lingtian Battle Halberd in hand, and struck.
"Ah~!"
The red-clothed girl was instantly killed by Zhou Xuan's strike, dissolving into specks of light.
The other people who had heard the commotion turned pale: "Let's go quickly."
They had no idea of this person's true strength and could only choose to flee.
Zhou Xuan hadn't expected these people to be so easily defeated. He had killed them with such ease.
He didn't pursue them but returned to his room.
However, not long after, his residence was quickly surrounded.
"Kill him!"
"Zhou Xuan must die, kill him!"
Numerous women shouted in unison, their eyes filled with ferocity, wishing they could slice Zhou Xuan into a thousand pieces immediately!
Zhou Xuan's brow furrowed: "Where did I offend you all? To make you hate me so much?"
"You don't need to ask, it's useless even if you know!"
One woman said, "We are explorers sent by the God Clan. The mighty ones of the Divine Realm ordered us to come to the Immortal Realm to find you. As long as we capture you, we can obtain sufficient rewards and resources."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuan's heart sank slightly. So the God Clan had such intentions.
But...
"Are you sure?" Zhou Xuan asked the woman with a smile, "I wonder how you have the nerve to call yourselves the God Clan!"
The woman proudly replied, "To only be born and not die, not to perish, that is god!"
"Wrong, gods are omnipotent. You are merely decaying corpses that haven't died. Don't flatter yourselves. I, Zhou Xuan, have never seen anyone who can package themselves so well."
"It seems your clan truly considers yourselves something divine. It's laughable."
"Does your god also have to step on the bones of others to ascend?"
Zhou Xuan was filled with disdain.
His words struck a nerve in their self-deceiving minds.
These people quickly realized that arguing with Zhou Xuan was futile.
They surrounded Zhou Xuan, "We are not leaving tonight unless you hand over the item. Otherwise, you will not only fail to obtain the Wagtail Grass but will also not live to see the Dragon Ridge ruins."
"Oh ho, it seems you know these things. You've been watching me quite a bit, haven't you?"
Zhou Xuan raised an eyebrow and smiled.
"Hmph, there is nothing our master doesn't know. Zhou Xuan, if you don't want to die, then quickly do as you're told."
"Tsk, aren't you afraid of death? You were all indifferent when I killed them earlier. It seems you are also cold-blooded and selfish people."
"I can tell you directly, your God Clan's desire to obtain my resources is simply a pipe dream! Moreover, even if your God Clan obtained the resources, it would be of no use, because your God Clan has already been destroyed by me!"
"What!"
Everyone was greatly alarmed. The power of the God Clan was evident to them. How could even an ant like Zhou Xuan dare to touch the God Clan? This was simply overestimating himself!
"Our God Clan was destroyed by you?"
A young man stepped forward, pointing at Zhou Xuan and shouting angrily, "Pah! What are you even worth? If you were truly that capable, how could you be unknown?"
Zhou Xuan smiled, "I don't think I'm unknown. After all, in my opinion, it seems you all know of my existence."
The young man was speechless.