I'm Just a Beast Tamer

Chapter 123: Chapter 120: A Completely Unexpected Result

"He’s dead already? In that case, the Cultivation Jade Stone must have fallen into your hands, then?"

A figure descended—a burly, imposing man.

He was alone, facing Lv Yi and Jiu, but he showed no regard for the two members of the Lv Family.

After landing, he glanced at Ma Daquan’s corpse on the ground before turning to the two from the Lv family, a cold, malevolent sneer in his voice as he spoke.

"Liu Xuan Cheng? What are you doing here?!"

Jiu stared at the newcomer, his voice trembling as he spoke.

’The newcomer is Liu Xuan Cheng?’

Lv Yi was greatly shocked.

Liu Xuan Cheng was said to be a descendant of the Liu Family, which had been wiped out over a hundred years ago. After achieving success in his Cultivation, he had slaughtered the two families responsible for his own’s demise, leaving no one alive—not even three-year-old children.

The Cultivators who had once offended him became ghosts at his hand, one by one.

Moreover, he had entered a Dao Foundation Secret Realm several times, killing nearly all his competitors within.

Having made too many enemies, he was hunted down by a team led by a Three Flowers Realm senior more than ten years ago.

At the time, it was rumored that he had been killed. He had vanished without a trace ever since.

To think he would now appear in the Mortal Territory!

When Liu Xuan Cheng was making his notorious name, Lv Yi hadn’t even been born.

A decade or so ago, he was not yet an adult and had never seen Liu Xuan Cheng.

But he had certainly heard plenty about Liu Xuan Cheng’s infamous reputation.

When Liu Xuan Cheng first became famous, he wasn’t yet at the peak of the Dao Foundation realm. No one knew for sure what his Cultivation level became afterward.

It was only known that a typical late-stage Dao Foundation Cultivator would be lucky to escape with their life when facing him.

With such a formidable person suddenly appearing before them, Lv Yi, no matter how inexperienced, knew this wouldn’t end well.

"Liu Xuan Cheng, you dare show your face? Aren’t you afraid Elder Yu will lead another group to hunt you down?"

Jiu shouted sternly.

But he secretly sent a voice transmission to Lv Yi: "Don’t hesitate. When we make a move, I’ll draw his attention. You must unleash the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad immediately! If you delay for even a moment, we will both die here today!"

Jiu knew how powerful Liu Xuan Cheng was. He knew that he and his nephew alone were no match for him.

If they truly fought, the victor would be decided in just a few moves.

"Hmph! That bitch Yu Huiqing only got by because she had more people. Sooner or later, she’ll die at my hands too!"

"Enough nonsense. You know why I’m here. Hand over the Cultivation Jade Stone, and I might spare your lives!"

Liu Xuan Cheng sneered, then barked impatiently at the two of them.

One at the early stage of Dao Foundation, the other at the mid-stage. Liu Xuan Cheng didn’t give the Lv family uncle and nephew a second thought.

In his eyes, they were as good as dead.

"Such arrogance! I don’t believe you escaped unscathed after being hunted by Elder Yu’s group all those years ago! You haven’t dared to show your face for over a decade. Your injuries must have been severe, right?"

"I’d like to see how much strength you have left, spouting such nonsense in front of us!"

With a cold shout, Jiu’s figure blurred, and the Flying Sword in his hand shot toward Liu Xuan Cheng.

If it were anyone else, it might be different, but there was no way Liu Xuan Cheng would let them go.

If they handed over the Cultivation Jade Stone, he would only attack more ruthlessly.

’Given the situation, it’s better to strike first.’

"Fine! Just fine! It seems I’ve been underestimated after staying out of sight for over a decade!"

Having his old wounds repeatedly poked by Jiu, Liu Xuan Cheng couldn’t help but become enraged.

Jiu had been right about one thing. When he was hunted down by Yu Huiqing’s group over a decade ago, he had barely escaped with his life and had been severely injured.

He had spent all these years recuperating, and his strength had not returned to its former peak.

But even so, he was not someone an early-stage and a mid-stage Dao Foundation cultivator could shout at.

"A Flying Sword? Hmph!"

"Shatter!"

As the Flying Sword flew at him, Liu Xuan Cheng showed no fear and threw a punch.

BANG!

Jiu’s Flying Sword actually shattered on impact, turning into specks of cold light that shot back toward him.

"A Fist Glove Magical Artifact?"

Only then did Jiu see clearly that Liu Xuan Cheng was wearing a black fist glove.

Otherwise, how could a mere flesh-and-blood punch have shattered his Flying Sword?

The fragments of the Flying Sword flew back, but not very fast. Jiu could have dodged them completely on his own.

But with a glance at Lv Yi beside him, Jiu could only shield him with his body and was struck by a piece of the Flying Sword.

An ordinary Body Protection Technique couldn’t block a Flying Sword, not even its fragments. Thus, Jiu suffered a minor injury.

"Quite protective of the younger generation... Wait, something’s not right!"

Liu Xuan Cheng was about to mock him, but he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Too late! Liu Xuan Cheng, today is the day you die!"

"Go!"

The Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad was not a Magical Artifact that required a long time to activate. It only needed to be fed fifty thousand low-grade Spirit Stones to launch an attack.

However, it couldn’t attack enemies at a great distance. If the target sensed their intent and pulled away, the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad might abandon the attack.

Jiu had taken the initiative to attack precisely because he only needed to stall for that little bit of time.

Otherwise, he would never have dared to speak so arrogantly in front of Liu Xuan Cheng.

With a soft cry from Lv Yi, the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad flashed from his hand into the air in an instant.

Facing Liu Xuan Cheng, the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad spewed a murky yellow light from its mouth.

’Can’t dodge it!’

’I might die!’

The murky yellow light didn’t seem to be moving very fast.

But Liu Xuan Cheng had a feeling that he couldn’t dodge it no matter what.

Not only that, but in the face of this light, he felt a mortal threat unlike any he had ever experienced before.

Not even Yu Huiqing, who was in the Three Flowers Realm, had made him feel this close to death.

’I was careless!’

The thought flashed through Liu Xuan Cheng’s mind; he knew he was about to suffer a humiliating defeat.

Over a decade ago, in order to escape Yu Huiqing’s pursuit, he had used up all of his tricks and life-saving Magical Artifacts.

This time, thinking he was only coming to the Mortal Territory to deal with Cultivators below the late Dao Foundation stage, he had assumed this trip would be a piece of cake.

Who would have known that an insignificant family like the Lv Family possessed such a heaven-shattering technique?

"Disperse!"

Liu Xuan Cheng could only activate the Fist Glove Magical Artifact in his hand and punch toward the murky yellow light.

HISS!

However, the fist glove that could instantly shatter a Flying Sword Magical Artifact only managed to block the yellow light for a brief moment.

In less than the time it takes to breathe, the fist glove vanished into thin air.

Immediately after, his entire arm disappeared, and then half of his body.

BOOM!

With a loud bang, the yellow light slammed into the ground, blasting out a massive crater.

At the last moment, Liu Xuan Cheng tilted his head, preventing the yellow light from passing through it.

Otherwise, he would now be a headless corpse.

Even so, the upper half of Liu Xuan Cheng’s body—most of it—had evaporated into thin air.

Seeing this, Lv Yi was stunned.

He knew that his family’s Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad was powerful, but he had never expected it to be this terrifying.

Even someone as strong as Liu Xuan Cheng couldn’t withstand a single blow from the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad.

"The power of the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad... it’s gotten stronger!"

Seeing this, Jiu was overjoyed.

The last two times they had used the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad, its power had been nowhere near this formidable.

It seemed the ancestor’s words were true: the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad, a top-grade Magical Artifact, had the potential to be promoted to a Spiritual Artifact.

「In the shadows of the temple.」

Jiang Zuo had orchestrated the meeting between the two parties, hoping they would fight so he could reap the rewards as the fisherman.

Seeing how formidable Liu Xuan Cheng was, Jiang Zuo felt that the situation was unwinnable and had decided to retreat and run for it.

He never would have thought that the weakest-looking young man possessed such an overwhelming power.

Even someone as strong as Liu Xuan Cheng was brought to the brink of death in a single strike.

If that attack had been aimed at him, Jiang Zuo knew he would have had no way to defend himself. It would have been a dead end.

’The Cultivation Realm is full of hidden depths,’ he thought. ’Even a random person on a mission has a trick like this up their sleeve!’

Jiang Zuo’s desire to retreat grew even stronger. If not for the fear of being discovered if he moved now, he would have already left.

However, just then, Jiang Zuo suddenly sensed a strange disturbance from within his storage pouch.

He quietly opened the pouch, and before he could see what was happening, the piece of Innate Spiritual Soil flew out.

Jiang Zuo subconsciously reached out to grab it, but then a thought crossed his mind, and he stopped.

The Innate Spiritual Soil veered in its path and sped toward the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad in the air.

"Little Yi, let’s finish him off together! We can’t afford to be careless!"

Jiu was extremely wary of Liu Xuan Cheng. He wouldn’t dare to relax until he saw him take his last breath.

"Okay, I’ll put away the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad first."

Lv Yi nodded.

He was about to recall the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad when, out of the corner of his eye, he saw something suddenly shoot out from a corner of the main hall, heading for the artifact.

"Jiu, what is that?!"

Lv Yi cried out in alarm and moved his hand, trying to recall the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad.

But unfortunately, he was a step too slow.

The Innate Spiritual Soil had already landed on the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad.

The Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad began to tremble violently, as if it had discovered a great enemy.

BANG!

Then, in the next instant, the entire Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad swelled violently and then exploded!

An earthy-yellow light, like a miniature sun, burst outward from the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad in all directions.

Lv Yi and Jiu, being the closest to the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad, didn’t even have time to react. They were swept over by the earthy-yellow light before they even knew what was happening.

In an instant, their bodies from the waist up were vaporized by the light, disappearing completely.

The entire temple vanished along with them.

’Fuck!’

’Was it really that terrifying?’

Jiang Zuo climbed out of the pit in the ground, covered in dust and grime.

When he saw the Innate Spiritual Soil fly toward the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad, Jiang Zuo recalled the properties of that thing and knew something was about to happen.

He had immediately jumped into the pit he had dug earlier.

The earthy-yellow light had swept over his head.

A large amount of dirt and debris was blown over, falling into the pit and covering his face.

Jiang Zuo walked into the temple’s main hall. Gazing at the half-destroyed building and the two half-bodied corpses, he was speechless.

He had set up this scheme to attract Cultivators here only to ask about the Life Essence Returning Skill.

But in the end, before he even had a chance to show himself, all the Cultivators who came had been wiped out.

However, it wasn’t a total loss.

After the Treasure-Devouring Celestial Toad exploded, it had actually coughed up a huge amount of low-grade Spirit Stones from its belly, covering the entire floor.

It looked like he could probably pick up twenty to thirty thousand of them.

If so, he would finally have enough low-grade Spirit Stones to upgrade his Pet Beast Spirit Garden.

"Huh, still alive?"

As Jiang Zuo was gathering the Spirit Stones, he discovered that Liu Xuan Cheng, buried beneath them, was somehow still alive.

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