Overlord of the Wilderness

In a single instant, he had slain three Half-step True Dao Experts in a row. Zhaang Ye’s unparalleled combat prowess was on full display in this battle. Some Vampire Bats flying in the distance sensed the cold killing intent radiating from him and frantically beat their wings, flying as far away as they could.

BANG! BANG!

The bodies of the two men in black fell from the sky, smashing heavily onto the ground with two loud thuds that startled the unconscious Yangx Dashuang awake.

Yangx Dashuang stared at the two men in black who had landed beside him, his eyes instantly flying wide. He swallowed hard and was about to speak when he saw a flash in Zhaang Ye’s eyes. Zhaang Ye lunged forward like a streak of green light, his hand chopping down like a blade!

’I’m done for!’

Seeing Zhaang Ye’s lightning-fast chop, Yangx Dashuang was terrified. But just then, he realized Zhaang Ye’s hand wasn’t aiming for him, but for the ground beside him!

PFFT!

Zhaang Ye’s chop sliced a deep gash into the earth. A fountain of blood immediately spewed out from underground, spraying all over Yangx Dashuang’s head and face.

’Hiss! So there was someone underground! This person was hiding without leaking the slightest trace of their aura. How did Zhaang Ye find them?’ Yangx Dashuang shook the blood from his face, horrified. Although his Cultivation had been sealed by Zhaang Ye, his senses were not diminished in the slightest.

The expert hiding underground had managed to evade Yangx Dashuang’s senses and get close to him, a testament to their impressive skill. But Zhaang Ye’s power was simply unfathomable. The hidden expert might have fooled Yangx Dashuang, but they couldn’t fool Zhaang Ye. With a lightning-fast strike, Zhaang Ye had instantly wounded the master underground!

As Yangx Dashuang watched in horror, a fine sword the size of a toothpick shot out from the ground without a sound, flying toward Zhaang Ye at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!

Zhaang Ye sneered. Without even looking at the fine sword, he pressed his outstretched palm down on the empty air!

BOOM!

Zhaang Ye’s body had been refined countless times and was unimaginably tough. His palm pressed down with a force of over two million pounds, like a massive mountain range suddenly crashing down. Under this immense power, the fine sword flying through the air froze for a moment before falling to the ground!

”GAK!” The expert underground was already severely injured. Crushed by Zhaang Ye’s pressure, they died instantly without even a chance to resist.

WHOOSH!

After killing the expert, Zhaang Ye grabbed at the empty air and pulled the master’s body out from underground. This hidden expert’s Cultivation had also reached the Half-step True Dao, but under Zhaang Ye’s assault, they couldn’t even last two rounds before their entire body was crushed into a pulp.

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Zhaang Ye made a few grabbing motions in the air, pulling the four corpses of the men in black before him. He then said to Yangx Dashuang, ”Yangx Dashuang, what is this Shadow? Tell me about it.”

The grotesquely mangled corpses of the men in black were laid out before him. White brain matter was still steaming in the air, and drops of blood even trickled into Yangx Dashuang’s mouth. Despite his resolute will, the scene made him nauseous. Yangx Dashuang suppressed the urge to vomit and sneered, ”Zhaang Ye, you’re truly ignorant. You don’t even know about the people from Shadow. Just you wait. You’ll definitely be targeted by Shadow Experts in the coming days. You’re a dead man!”

Zhaang Ye gave a slight smile and said flatly, ”If the people coming to kill me are only at this level, then it doesn’t matter how many more they send. They’ll only find a dead end. Among my peers, no one is my match.”

Yangx Dashuang was at a loss for words. Zhaang Ye’s words were arrogant, but they were the truth. The way he had just slaughtered several Half-step True Dao Experts was as easy as killing chickens.

With Zhaang Ye’s current combat strength, no one in his generation was his opponent. Even if all the young geniuses teamed up, they might not be able to kill him!

Yangx Dashuang cursed him inwardly as a monster. ’No one in the younger generation is a match for Zhaang Ye anymore,’ he thought. ’But now that the Shadow Experts have made their move, they should be able to kill him with their terrifying assassination skills. Yes, Shadow has all sorts of bizarre abilities. They’ll definitely be able to kill Zhaang Ye!’

The Thirteen Countries’ True Halls in the Land of Divine Abandonment each had a history spanning tens of thousands of years. Their true strength was far more terrifying than what they showed on the surface. This Shadow was a secret force of the Thirteen Countries True Hall, created specifically to handle matters that the True Halls couldn’t deal with openly.

Shadow had its own methods of succession and its own terrifying experts. These experts were killing machines cultivated by the True Halls at great expense. Every one of them was a master of assassination, a king in the darkness. An untold number of Half-step True Dao Experts had fallen to their blades.

As a force hidden in the shadows, Shadow was known for never giving up until its mission was accomplished. Now that these four Shadow Experts had died at Zhaang Ye’s hands, the next batch would soon be dispatched to hunt Zhaang Ye down again, determined to kill him.

Yangx Dashuang was the head disciple of the Great Peace True Hall and one of the heirs to the next generation of the True Hall, so he knew of Shadow’s origins. However, he would never tell Zhaang Ye about it. He kept his mouth shut tightly, a sneer on his face as he looked at Zhaang Ye as if he were already a dead man.

Zhaang Ye asked Yangx Dashuang a few more questions, but when Yangx Dashuang refused to answer, he didn’t press further. He already had a vague feeling that the people sent to kill him were experts cultivated by the Great Peace True Hall, the Da Ling Kingdom True Hall, and the Great Rong Country True Hall. Unfortunately, Zhaang Ye was solely focused on his Cultivation and paid little attention to outside affairs, so he couldn’t be sure of their origins.

Zhaang Ye turned his attention to the four men in black and began to inspect them closely.

The first thing Zhaang Ye noticed was their clothes. The four men in black had managed to evade his Spiritual Power and get within fifty feet of him entirely because of what they were wearing.

’So that’s how it is! These four were wearing rare Concealing Breath Treasure Armor. This type of armor is engraved with all sorts of wondrous arrays that allow the wearer to merge with heaven and earth. No wonder they could evade my Spiritual Power.’ Zhaang Ye studied the clothes for a moment and came to a sudden realization.

After carefully inspecting the four sets of Concealing Breath Treasure Armor, a look of regret appeared on Zhaang Ye’s face.

Although the Concealing Breath Treasure Armor was miraculous, it had a fatal weakness: it was extremely fragile. When he had killed the four men, his Blade Tip and Palm Power had already torn through the four sets of armor. In other words, these four incredibly valuable sets of Concealing Breath Treasure Armor were now worthless scraps.

’What a pity! A single set of this Concealing Breath Treasure Armor would probably sell for several dozen Essence Stones. If they were intact, I would have made a small fortune. But now that they’re ruined, they’re not even worth a single Essence Stone.’ Zhaang Ye felt a pang of regret.

Zhaang Ye continued his search. To his surprise, despite being Half-step True Dao Experts, the four men in black carried very little on them. After searching for a long time, he only found a few bottles of elixirs and not a single Essence Stone.

POOF!

Zhaang Ye slapped his palm in the air, turning the four men in black into a cloud of blood mist. With a wave of his hand, the mist shot into the distance with a sharp whistle, and the four Half-step True Dao Experts vanished from the world.

After dealing with the four men in black, Zhaang Ye pondered for a moment. ’These men in black must have been sent by the True Halls,’ he thought. ’Their goal was to rescue Ling Huangyu, Yangx Dashuang, Helian Mumu, and Chu Gaotian, while also killing me. Heh heh, too bad for them. It was a good idea, but they completely underestimated my combat strength!’

A cold smile touched the corners of Zhaang Ye’s lips, and a flash of excitement flickered in his eyes. Zhaang Ye was completely focused on the Martial Dao and didn’t fear any challenge. If these Shadow Experts dared to come, he wouldn’t mind using them to hone his Combat Skills and using their blood to fuel his growth. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for Recommendation Tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)