Overlord of the Wilderness

Having slain three supreme experts in a row, Zhaang Ye was in a bloodthirsty frenzy. After cutting down Helian Blood Saber, his gaze abruptly fell upon Yangx Yuzhu. The murderous stare made Yangx Yuzhu’s scalp tingle with fear.

Zhaang Ye was just about to fly down and finish off Yangx Yuzhu in one fell swoop. Suddenly, the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi in the sky began to surge, and a familiar voice drifted over from the distance. ”Zhaang Ye, let this little one from the Great Peace True Hall go.”

The voice came very suddenly, vast and omnipresent. Even with Zhaang Ye’s formidable Spiritual Power, he couldn’t locate the speaker. But Zhaang Ye wasn’t afraid. He had already recognized the voice as that of his master—the Fourth Hall Master of the Wei Kingdom True Hall.

Zhaang Ye shifted his gaze from Yangx Yuzhu, bowed respectfully toward the sky, and said, ”Master, what brings you here?”

WHOOSH!

Zhaang Ye’s voice had just faded when a person in purple robes descended from the clouds. With a single light step, the purple-robed figure crossed over ten li of empty space and appeared before Zhaang Ye.

This purple-robed person was none other than Zhaang Ye’s master, the Fourth Hall Master of the Wei Kingdom True Hall.

The Fourth Hall Master briefly scanned the surroundings. Seeing Chu Qingqing, Ling Qingshi, and Helian Blood Saber—all sliced in two by Zhaang Ye and fallen to the ground—his face couldn’t help but twitch. He thought to himself, ’This kid Zhaang Ye is ruthless. He killed three experts in the blink of an eye. If I’d been even a moment later, I’m afraid Yangx Yuzhu would be dead too.’

The Fourth Hall Master withdrew his gaze and looked over at Yangx Yuzhu, Ling Huangyu, Yangx Dashuang, Helian Mumu, and Chu Gaotian. ”You five little ones, return to your respective True Halls,” he said. ”Don’t attempt something so far beyond your abilities again.”

Having escaped death, Yangx Yuzhu felt his whole body relax, as if a great boulder had been lifted from him. Ling Huangyu, Yangx Dashuang, Helian Mumu, and Chu Gaotian, having avoided the fate of being auctioned off, also let out long sighs of relief. The five of them bowed in unison to the Fourth Hall Master and, not daring to even glance at Zhaang Ye, hastily departed.

Watching the five of them leave, Zhaang Ye couldn’t help but ask, ”Master, why did you let them go?”

The Fourth Hall Master smiled faintly and explained, ”These people are all geniuses from their True Halls. If you had taken them to the Ping Mountain Black Market to be auctioned, their True Halls would lose all face, and you would become their mortal enemies.

Zhaang Ye, you will soon be leaving the Land of Divine Abandonment, so you have no reason to fear these True Halls. However, your family must continue to develop here. If you offend these True Halls, your family might suffer their harassment and suppression. That is why I let them go—to preserve some face for their True Halls and prevent you from becoming their sworn enemy.”

Zhaang Ye raised an eyebrow.

The Fourth Hall Master continued, ”Rest assured, I will go door-to-door to demand the Broken Blade fragments you need. Those old fools actually sent Shadow Experts after you. That was a truly dishonorable thing to do. When I show up at their door to demand the fragments, I doubt they’ll dare to refuse.”

Zhaang Ye’s mind was put at ease. He bowed to his master and said, ”Your insight is profound, Master! In that case, I’ll have to trouble you to collect those three Broken Blade fragments.”

Having explained his reasoning, the Fourth Hall Master turned his gaze upon Zhaang Ye. After sizing him up, a trace of astonishment appeared on his face. ”Good heavens, kid. I never thought your strength would advance again in just one short month. With your current power, not even an expert who has cultivated ninety percent Innate True Qi could do anything to you.”

Zhaang Ye smiled faintly. ”This trip to Xuli Mountain was quite fruitful.”

The Fourth Hall Master smiled in gratification. ”Good, good, good! The stronger you are, the more certain your success will be at the Sect’s entrance tournament. I hope you can charge into the top one hundred in one go. Alright, this old man must be going. You still have a few days. It would be best to return to your family for a visit, or else you will have few opportunities to do so in the future.”

As he spoke, the Fourth Hall Master’s figure slowly turned ethereal. He had already vanished into the void, but his voice still echoed through the empty space, a truly miraculous effect.

Zhaang Ye called out his agreement, then used his Body Technique to find the corpses of Chu Qingqing, Helian Blood Saber, and Ling Qingshi one by one and began to search their belongings.

These three were not only powerful but had also long held high-ranking positions. After a thorough search, Zhaang Ye’s total haul was five hundred and seventeen Low-grade Essence Stones, over ten bottles of Top-Grade Elixirs for cultivation, and several precious medicinal herbs.

After storing the items in the space within his World Stone, Zhaang Ye flew up into the sky, lay down on a cloud, and silently began to treat his injuries.

Just moments ago, Zhaang Ye had forcibly caught the Blood Saber with his hand. Even though he wore gloves, the blade still gashed a deep wound in his palm. More troublesome was the immense power contained within the Blood Saber. The impact of this terrifying force had severely damaged Zhaang Ye’s Meridians, which would require careful recuperation to heal.

Two days later, Zhaang Ye’s injuries had finally recovered by seventy percent. He got his bearings, executed the Thunderbolt Body Technique, and sped toward Three Rivers Town in the Wei Kingdom.

Three Rivers Town was the place where Zhaang Ye had been born and raised. Before leaving the Land of Divine Abandonment, Zhaang Ye felt he absolutely had to return to Three Rivers Town for a visit, no matter what.

「Three Rivers Town. The Zhaang Family Estate.」

The Zhaang Family’s Patriarch, Zhaang Chengtian, was pacing back and forth in a small courtyard, his brow tightly furrowed. Half a month ago, an Eel King over a hundred feet long had suddenly appeared in the river of Three Rivers Town. This Eel King was thicker than a water bucket, its entire body was slippery, and its movements were extremely agile. All day long, it would dart to the riverbank to eat people.

Faced with an Eel King that was as fast as lightning and exceptionally wary, Zhaang Chengtian was completely helpless. Over the past half-month, the Eel King had already devoured more than thirty people, including over ten children. After devouring more than thirty people, not only did the Eel King show no restraint, but it grew even bolder. It was now coming ashore to eat people.

Over ten years ago, Zhaang Chengtian had already reached Martial Arts Fifth Layer Late Stage cultivation. With the help of the main family branch in Cyan Mulberry City, his injuries had quickly healed, and his cultivation had rapidly advanced to the Late Stage of the Martial Arts Sixth Layer. But with this level of cultivation, he was still completely unable to handle the Eel King. The detestable creature had even eaten people right in front of him.

UPROAR!

”The Eel King is here again!”

”Quick, run!!”

A sudden clamor arose from outside, and all of Three Rivers Town was thrown into chaos. Zhaang Chengtian’s heart jumped. He flew out of the small courtyard and saw the Grand Elder approaching him, who said with a bitter smile, ”Patriarch, the Eel King has appeared again! Damn it, that thing used to only come out at night. Now it’s eating people in broad daylight!”

Zhaang Chengtian cursed under his breath and flashed forward. He saw the enormous Eel King chasing pedestrians down the street. The beast was like a giant python; with every twist of its body, it shot forward several dozen zhang. The pedestrians on the street were mostly ordinary Martial Artists and simply couldn’t outrun it. In the span of a few blinks, three people were devoured by the Eel King.

Zhaang Chengtian let out a long cry and shouted, ”Elders of the Zhaang Family, join me at once! We will slay this Eel King!”

Following Zhaang Chengtian’s shout, the six Elders of the Zhaang Family quickly arrived and joined him. Zhaang Shu also hurried over at this moment to join them.

Over the past ten-plus years, with the full support of the family’s resources, Zhaang Shu’s cultivation had reached the Early Stage of the Martial Arts Fifth Layer, making him the number one expert of the Three Rivers Zhaang Family’s younger generation. As the future Patriarch of the Three Rivers Zhaang Family, Zhaang Shu had to establish his own prestige, so he rushed out without a second thought to help deal with the Eel King.

WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH! Zhaang Chengtian, Zhaang Shu, and the six Elders executed their Body Techniques, quickly caught up to the Eel King, and wildly swung their weapons at it.

The Eel King had always lived in water, and its movements were much slower on land. Under the attacks of Zhaang Chengtian and the six Elders, the Eel King’s body was struck by two sword blows, and blood gushed out.

GRAW!

Injured by the eight of them, the Eel King became enraged. It suddenly opened its cavernous mouth and spat out a cloud of white mist. Zhaang Chengtian, Zhaang Shu, and the six Elders had not expected the Eel King to have such a move. Caught completely off guard, they were all struck by the Eel King’s tail. All eight were sent flying into the sky, spitting blood involuntarily.

GRAW!

The Eel King’s cold gaze locked onto the eight people in the air. It shot its body forward, lunging at them. The stench from its cavernous maw filled the air, and the faces of the eight people in the sky turned deathly pale with fright.

”AHH!” Of the eight, Zhaang Shu, who had the lowest cultivation, saw the rows of sharp teeth in the Eel King’s mouth and was so frightened he went limp. He wanted to take the Eel King down with him, but he couldn’t summon a shred of strength and could only scream in terror.

”Patriarch!”

”Shu’er!”

”Elders!”

The people of the Three Rivers Zhaang Family cried out, but it did nothing to stop the Eel King’s hunt. Just as the eight were about to be devoured, the crowd suddenly heard a faint sound of something slicing through the air, followed by a slightly surprised voice. ”Eh? That’s one big fish!”

BOOM!

Before anyone could react, a streak of cyan light descended from the sky, enveloping all of Three Rivers Town in a faint Suppression. Sensing this faint Suppression, the Eel King let out a terrified shriek. It actually abandoned its hunt, its massive body twisting rapidly as it scrambled toward the nearby river!

”Ah!”

Everyone was stunned. They stared blankly at the cyan light in the sky, their hearts filled with shock. ’Just his aura alone scared away the invincible Eel King! Just who is this person?’

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As of this chapter, the Land of Divine Abandonment arc is coming to a close. Zhaang Ye will be heading out into the wider world to face even more formidable opponents and engage in even more exciting battles. After being quiet for so long, I will be returning to a normal update schedule, and may even have some explosive releases. Please continue to support me!

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