Chapter 1593: Chapter 1593: Familiar Aura

Fang Bai tossed everything on him into the Five Elements Space Ring, then lifted the arm wearing it and smiled at the Golden Flood Dragon, saying: “Little Jiaolong, thank you! I really like the things you gave me!”

He paused for a moment, looked upwards, and said: “I’ve stayed at the bottom of the lake for a few days, it’s about time I leave.”

Seeing Fang Bai about to leave, the Golden Flood Dragon’s eyes showed a sense of nostalgia, saying: “Fang Bai, you’re the most congenial human martial artist I’ve ever met! I hope we can meet again someday.”

Fang Bai replied: “If fate allows, we will meet again. Little Jiaolong, farewell!”

“Goodbye, Fang Bai.”

The Golden Flood Dragon watched as Fang Bai departed, feeling a bit lost, and after a moment coiled up on the stone bed, starting to comprehend the “Dragon Transformation Scripture” taught by Fang Bai.

Fang Bai burst out from Dragon Lake, flying over Golden City, and found that the previously serene Golden City had descended into chaos, with many strong auras battling to claim the position of the new City Lord.

Fang Bai shook his head, feeling there was no point in staying, and flew towards the distant mountains.

Flying above the mountainous region, Fang Bai let out a long whistle, summoning the Wind Roc. Together, they set off again to explore the three thousand worlds.

On this day, Fang Bai’s Divine Sense suddenly detected strong auras ahead, causing his heart to jolt. He urged the Wind Roc to land atop a northern mountain peak.

Screech!

Screech!

Screech!

Four figures, one leading and three following behind, riding Spiritual Artifacts, turned into streaks of light, racing from the eastern sky towards the west at unbelievable speed.

“Four Soul Severing stage experts! One fleeing and three pursuing, what are they up to? The one escaping in front has a large sack on their back, with a martial artist aura fluctuating inside, seems like a person… Hmm? The person in that sack… that aura seems familiar!”

Watching the four streaks dart past him, Fang Bai’s eyebrows moved. He urged the Wind Roc to chase after them.

With his current strength, Soul Severing stage experts held no fear for him, so he didn’t suppress his aura and openly pursued them on his Wind Roc.

The four ahead also noticed Fang Bai. Seeing him as a Nascent Soul perfection stage expert riding a Wind Roc, they thought perhaps he was just curious and didn’t pay him much attention.

“Twin Pupil Venerable, you old thief, you won’t escape today!”

After flying several hundred miles, the person in front, perhaps because of excessive spiritual energy depletion, began slowing down, while the three behind were closing in, shouting angrily.

The fleeing Twin Pupil Venerable realized escape was unlikely, so he descended into a vast valley, tossed the sack behind him into a patch of grass, then spun around to face his pursuers, his expression grim and constantly sneering.

“Twin Pupil Venerable, hand over that person, and we’ll spare your life!”

After landing, the three pursuers approached step by step, but their eyes were fixed on the large sack behind him.

“Mo Da, Mo Er, Mo San, you three brothers are going to bully me with numbers?”

Twin Pupil Venerable sneered aloud.

His eyes were naturally double-pupiled, causing the Mo family brothers to feel dizzy when making eye contact with him, hence they looked at other parts of his body, avoiding direct eye contact.

“Bully with numbers? So what? Our Mo family brothers always advance and retreat together!”

The eldest Mo brother sneered.

Mo Da was small and thin, like a bamboo pole, seemingly able to be blown away by the wind. However, Twin Pupil Venerable knew that his strength was the greatest among the Mo family brothers and his attacks were the most ruthless, not to be underestimated.

“The same words: leave the person in the sack, and we won’t harm you. Otherwise… you’ll have no resting place even in death!”

Mo Er rolled up his sleeves, revealing a pair of bowl-sized fists, with blue veins bulging, and spoke word by word.

Mo Er was tall and strong, as robust as a calf, with muscles knotted and hard as steel, resembling a Spirit Beast in body might.

“The person in the sack is said to be extremely sensitive to Spiritual Energy, adept at finding Spirit Stone veins and discovering strong masters’ tombs. Such a remarkable person, how could we Mo family brothers let go?”

Mo San was medium in height, with an ugly face, hair and beard like steel needles, and eyes emitting a green glow, resembling a vicious wolf.

As the brothers spoke, their steps continued without pause, drawing closer to Twin Pupil Venerable, whose aura of pressure forced him to retreat repeatedly.

Twin Pupil Venerable’s face turned ashen, extremely unsightly, and he roared: “I was the first to capture this person, so naturally, they belong to me. Do the Mo family brothers have no sense of reason?”

“Reason? Hahaha…”

Crackling sounds came from Mo Er’s clenched fists as he laughed loudly and said: “Twin Pupil Venerable, you’ve lived for hundreds of years, don’t you know that in this world, strength is reason?”

Twin Pupil Venerable knew that today’s situation couldn’t end well, his eyes flickered with indecision, and he sighed deeply after a long while, saying: “I admit defeat today. You can take this person.”

With that, he stepped aside, looking dejected.

“That’s the right choice!”

Mo San laughed heartily, seeing Twin Pupil Venerable back down, and approached, reaching to grab the large sack as he passed by.

“Be careful, San!”

Mo Da and Mo Er suddenly shouted in unison, their voices filled with fury.

Mo San was startled in his heart, sensing a rush of wind at his side. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw several black rays shooting in, causing him to instinctively retreat at full speed.

But his reaction was ultimately slow by a step, and he was struck by several black rays sent by Twin Pupil Venerable, piercing one arm and a leg, causing several sprays of blood, leaving him severely injured instantly.

In Twin Pupil Venerable’s left hand was a chessboard, from which the black rays, which were chess pieces, emanated.

The board and pieces were forged from Extraterrestrial Meteoric Iron, exceptionally heavy and containing astonishing energy, making them highly destructive and one of the most powerful King Grade Spiritual Artifacts.

Twin Pupil Venerable first feigned weakness, then suddenly deployed his Spiritual Artifact to successfully ambush and severely injure a foe.

This greatly alleviated his pressure.

“Shameless old thief, you deceived me!”

Heavily injured, Mo San’s eyes were blood-red, and he yelled frantically, consumed with rage.

“San, don’t be anxious; let’s kill the wretch and avenge you!”

Mo Da initially thought the Twin Pupil Venerable was truly intimidated, having subdued by the three brothers, but he was shocked and angered to find him lashing out, exchanging looks with Mo Er by his side, and together they deployed their Spiritual Artifacts to attack Twin Pupil Venerable.

Three Soul Severing initial stage experts began a fierce battle in the valley, with auras clashing and Spiritual Artifacts flashing, locked in a stalemate.

Meanwhile, the gravely injured Mo San sat cross-legged, healing his wounds.

For the moment, none of the four paid any heed to the large sack lying in the grass.