Celestial Beast Taming

Chapter 270: Chapter 168: The Insta-Killed Eye-Gouging Monk

Ever since he’d said they could leave Longya City, Tao En felt something was off about Tao Niannian.

In his memory, Tao Niannian should have been thrilled to learn they could leave Longya City.

So that was the problem!

Besides going to school, Tao Niannian rarely interacted with people, and at school, she was always being bullied.

Having never had any friends, Tao Niannian had started to see Zhong Yi as a playmate.

Before they left Longya City, Tao En didn’t intend to let Tao Niannian out of his sight. He thought for a moment, then said to her,

"Niannian, even if we leave Longya City, we’ll just be going to where your Brother Zhong Yi and Uncle Wen Tao live."

"We’ll be able to see them every day, just like we do now."

As he spoke to Tao Niannian, Tao En’s face was full of affection.

But his speech grew slower and slower, and his world-weary eyes gradually narrowed.

Tao En masterfully concealed the menacing glint in his eyes. A figure clad in black had appeared at the shop’s entrance at some unknown point,

looking mockingly at the grandfather and granddaughter chatting in the night.

"What’s this? Found a new backer and planning to leave Longya City?"

"Heh, just a Three-finger Creator!"

"I don’t believe Starlight City would still take you in if they knew who you’ve offended."

As the figure—clad in black, their face completely covered—spoke, thick blood began to ooze from beneath their feet.

The blood spread outward at extreme speed, enveloping Tao En’s shop from within.

Any sound from inside the shop was completely blocked by this layer of blood, unable to reach the outside.

One after another, mangled, bloody heads with their eyes gouged out emerged from the gore.

The core of each head had been split open, and a crimson Crystal Stone was embedded within the crack.

Whenever the crimson Crystal Stones on these bloody heads lit up, they would emit bizarre sounds.

The gazes of the black-clad man and the bloody heads fell upon Tao En and Tao Niannian in unison.

Tao En sensed the aura emanating from the man—an Immortal Tier Flesh and Blood Element Deceit Beast.

’Cao Xing’an is finally making his move to kill me!’

’A day ago, I could only have waited helplessly for death, resigned to being killed by this Immortal Tier Flesh and Blood Element Deceit Beast.’

’While killing me, this Flesh and Blood Element Deceit Beast definitely wouldn’t have spared Niannian.’

’But now, this Deceit Beast, which took some pains to seal off the shop, was nothing more than a buffoon in my eyes.’

"Whether they’re willing to take me in is no concern of yours!"

"Did Cao Xing’an send you to kill me?"

Hearing this, the black-clad man let out two neurotic laughs.

"You know full well which great personage you’ve offended!"

"I’m not just here to kill you. I heard you dote on your granddaughter. I’ll have my Eye-Gouging Monk devour her Lifebound Guardian Beast, and then I’ll send her to join you."

"I won’t leave her all alone in this world, and I won’t let you be lonely on the road to the Yellow Springs."

The appearance of this Deceit Beast, the Eye-Gouging Monk, was simply too terrifying.

Tao Niannian was already trembling with fear, but she still gripped the corner of the table, forcing herself to stand and try to shield Tao En.

Tao Niannian was held steady by Tao En’s large, firm, and powerful hands.

"Niannian, close your eyes for now. Only open them when Grandpa tells you to."

After speaking gently to Tao Niannian, Tao En lifted his gaze to the black-clad man, who clearly saw him as prey.

’It was like a well-fed gray wolf toying with a crippled rabbit.’

’Too bad for him, I am no rabbit, and the injuries to my soul have now mostly healed.’

"A great personage?"

"Back when I was a Five-finger Peak Creator, I don’t recall anyone in Longya City who could call themselves a ’great personage’ in front of me."

"Could it be that I offended some Six-finger Creator? Or perhaps one of the Three Emperors, Four Venerables, and Five Monarchs?"

Tao En’s words made it clear he held Cao Xing’an in utter contempt.

The man before him was very likely one of Cao Xing’an’s Hidden Guards.

’Given Cao Xing’an’s nature, the Hidden Guards he trained would surely be fanatically loyal to him.’

Tao En believed that Cao Xing’an was the only person who would want him dead.

Now, Tao En needed some proof to confirm his suspicions.

"Old man, you said it yourself. You *used to be* a Five-finger Peak Creator."

"My master was able to bring you to this state, so naturally, he can send me to take your life."

"I’ll make you suffer a bit more, and take your head—"

Before the black-clad man could finish his sentence, he felt a wave of soul fluctuations emanate from Tao En.

Immediately after, a graceful little deer appeared before Tao En, its four hooves hovering in mid-air, slicing through the void like sharp swords.

Before the black-clad man could even command his Lifebound Deceit Beast, the Eye-Gouging Monk, to react, he was bisected by a Sword Qi powerful enough to tear apart heaven and earth and pulverize the void.

Before the black-clad man lost consciousness, he saw the graceful little deer’s two sword-like hooves pierce precisely into the head of the Eye-Gouging Monk’s main body.

It directly killed the Eye-Gouging Monk within the Blind Blood Sanctum that the beast had just begun to unfold.

It had all happened too suddenly!

Only at the moment of his death did the black-clad man realize that Tao En could actually summon a Guardian Beast.

This seemingly simplest of tasks had sent him to the Yellow Springs.

Ironically, it was a mission he had fought hard to get.

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