Gulong!
Just as their hearts were hanging with anxiety, the dirt on the surface of the ground finally broke open, and a massive head emerged.
"Puppet!"
The bodies of the two ladies became tense, and their faces immediately flushed ghastly pale.
They'd thought that it would be Zhang shi, but who knew that it would be this puppet instead!
Hu!
The puppet climbed out from the hole and stood up. Then, it scanned the surroundings warily, as though waiting for someone.
Seeing that there wasn't the slightest injury on this puppet, Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er felt as if a knife had torn through their hearts.
Zhang shi had sacrificed his own life so that the puppets would remain buried for all eternity to come, but it seemed like his sacrifice had ended in futility.
On the other hand, Qin Zhong, who was waiting for the two beauties before him to submit, saw that the duo had ignored him and turned their attention to the depression instead. Frowning, he turned his gaze over as well, and his eyebrows shot up.
What the heck was that fellow? Why would he suddenly appear from the ground?
Even though Qin Zhong was a 4-star beast tamer, the matter regarding the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe was one of the greatest secrets of the continent, so he didn't know too much about them. Not to mention, the Otherworldly Demon puppets did resemble humans in some respects, albeit being slightly larger.
A normal Otherworldly Demon was only two meters tall. The only reason the Otherworldly Demon which Zhang Xuan met in Myriad Kingdom City reached three meters and was less 'humanly' was because it was a hybrid between the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe and a spirit beast.
Even though it was rare to meet someone two meters tall, it wasn't something to make a fuss over.
'Isn't he just a little taller than average? He looks rather weak. Do these two ladies prefer this type of man?'
Seeing how the two beautiful ladies before him had ignored him and were getting 'excited' before that tall man, Qin Zhong's face reddened, and a glint flashed across his eyes.
'That fellow is just a little taller than average! Let me show you that height is nothing at all!'
With such thoughts in mind, Qin Zhong stepped forward, and with a proud gaze, he said, "I am Qin Zhong, a 4-star beast tamer from the Beast Hall. My friend over there, may I know how to address you? Is it convenient for you to come up to have a chat?"
"Hmm?"
Just as Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er were overwhelmed by grief and shock, they suddenly heard those words and froze.
Was there something wrong with this fellow's head?
Chat with an Otherworldly Demon? How could Qin Zhong be sure that he knew how to speak human language?
Seeing the dumbfounded expression on the duo, Qin Zhong thought that he was on the right track, and his eyes lit up. Turning his gaze back to the tall fellow below, he realized that the latter wasn't even looking at him. Furious, he howled, "What? Are you looking down on me? Fine, I'm interested to see what you are capable of anyway!"
After saying this, the Greenleaf Winged Dragon Beast roared and flew into the sky.
Qin Zhong leaped onto the back of his tamed beast, and the duo swooped downward to the tall fellow below.
'You chose that tall fellow over me? Fine, I'll beat him up right now and let you know how bad your eyes are!'
Halfway through the arc, Qin Zhong leaped off from the spirit beast. His robe fluttered along with the tug of the wind as he charged toward that tall fellow.
He had used his strongest movement technique in this leap. At this moment, he looked like he was gliding through the air, creating a dashing scene. Through this movement technique, he had incited the excited screams of innumerable beautiful ladies.
Halfway through his movement, he raised his gaze to peek at the two beautiful ladies, hoping to see eyes gleaming with excitement and admiration. But who knew that those two ladies would actually shake their heads in pity and close their eyes?
'Closing your eyes?
'Is my performance insufficient to awe you?'
Just as Qin Zhong was perplexed by the bizarre situation, he had already arrived before the puppet. Before he could do anything, he suddenly saw a huge fist rapidly expanding before his eyes.
Peng!
A powerful force struck his body, and he suddenly felt a stifling sensation in his chest. Blood spurted profusely from his mouth, and his figure rapidly retreated through the air.
'Strength that exceeds Transcendent Mortal 8-dan…'
Qin Zhong's vision turned dark, and he nearly went insane.
The strength of the Otherworldly Demon puppets was derived from their physical bodies, making it nearly impossible for Qin Zhong to accurately gauge the other party's true strength and capability. Nevertheless, taking pride in his ability, he'd thought that it would be a piece of cake for him to take down the other party.
Never had he expected for the other party to be so powerful. It felt like he was standing against the raging storms of a boundless ocean. Even his father, the hall master of the Beast Hall, a Transcendent Mortal 8-dan pinnacle expert, didn't wield such prowess!
But if that was the case, wouldn't that mean that the other party's strength had already exceeded Transcendent Mortal 8-dan?
How could that be?
He had met all of the Transcendent Mortal 8-dan experts of Huanyu Empire, but he didn't recall one of them being of such tall stature…
Only after spurting several large mouthfuls of blood did he finally feel the stifling sensation in his chest alleviate slightly. His back crashed heavily against the edge of the depression, and the bones throughout his entire body rattled.
Just a single fist and he was already severely injured. If not for the several life preservation artifacts that he had activated in the midst of his trajectory, he just might have died from that single fist.
But even so, the injuries he had sustained would take at least a month or two to heal.
Struggling to open his eyes, Qin Zhong was just about to summon his Winged Dragon Beast to take him away when he saw yet another tall fellow climbing out from the hole, and the both of them stood respectfully beside the hole.
'Are they… trying to welcome someone?'
Seeing the attitude of the two tall fellows, Qin Zhong was taken aback.
However, the bizarreness didn't stop here. After which, more tall fellows emerged from the hole, and they stood on the both sides of the hole. With their heads lowered, it seemed like they were waiting patiently for the arrival of some important person.
Finally, after the appearance of the eighteenth tall man, a sedan chair slowly emerged from the hole.
Seated on top of the sedan chair was a young man, and upon seeing the sunlight outside, he stretched his back lazily. It seemed like he had been deprived of sunlight for many days and was delighted to see it once more.
To be carried by four Transcendent Mortal 8-dan experts while another eighteen stood at attention to welcome him… Who in the world was this fellow?
And why did he appear from the ground?
Qin Zhong widened his eyes in bewilderment. For an instant, he forgot about the overwhelming pain he was suffering.
At that moment, an excited call suddenly came from above, and two figures immediately leaped into the depression.
"Zhang shi…"
Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er had thought that they would never meet this young man ever again. Who could have thought that he would actually appear before them in such a fashion?
Unable to hold back their agitation, they rushed forward without any hesitation.
The depression was around forty meters deep, but this height was nothing to a Cosmos Bridge realm expert.
"Little Qi and Princess Fei-er, what are you two doing here?"
Naturally, the man seated on the sedan was Zhang Xuan.
After five days of effort, the puppets had finally unearthed a passageway for him to leave the underground chamber.
In any case, since their leader was in his hands, these fellows had no choice but to obey his words. Thus, he had them prepare a sedan chair to carry him up.
Zhang Xuan thought that after so many days, the two ladies would have already left. As such, he was surprised to see them here.
"You are fine…"
After confirming that the other party was indeed Zhang shi, Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er were finally able to release the huge burden that had been weighing down on their hearts over the past few days. But after recovering from their agitation, many doubts started to emerge in their minds.
Wasn't he chased by the puppets when they left?
Why would the puppets be carrying him out now?
More importantly, with the collapse of the underground chamber, the supply of oxygen inside was cut off entirely. How did he manage to survive for so long?
"I'm fine. It's a long story."
Zhang Xuan waved his hands. "I thought that I would surely die back then, but I happened to activate an artifact that my teacher left for me then. Through the effects of the artifact, not only did I survive the collapse, these puppets were also put under my control. Honestly speaking, I was truly lucky to have survived this!"
There was no way he could talk about the heart. Otherwise, he would have to explain how he managed to seal the heart in his Book of Heaven's Path too.
Thus, he chose to push everything onto that imaginary teacher of his.
In any case, the duo had seen his teacher's astounding performance back at the Cleansing Lake too, so it wouldn't be too difficult for them to believe this either.
"Yang shi?"
Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei-er glanced at one another before heaving a sigh of relief simultaneously.
The image of Yang shi descending for the sky and resolving the huge catastrophe with the single throw of a shoe was still inscribed deeply in their minds. Not even Mo shi would have been capable of doing the same. It wasn't entirely inconceivable for that legendary figure to tame all of the puppets given his means.
"It's enough that you are fine…"
Since a high ranked master teacher was involved in this matter, they knew that it wouldn't be appropriate for them to pry into this matter. Thus, they decided to put this topic away.
"Un."
Seeing the duo putting aside the matter, Zhang Xuan heaved a sigh of relief. At that moment, he suddenly noticed Qin Zhong, whose face was swollen red from the punch earlier, and he frowned in confusion.
"Who is this fellow?"
Chapter end
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