Chapter 590 - 364: Thrashing the "Outsiders
Chapter 590: Chapter 364: Thrashing the "Outsiders
The news sparked a wave of excitement, leaving people incredibly envious. "That’s a chance to become Li Sheng’s Direct Disciple! They’re guaranteed important roles in the future!"
Over five hundred people, along with their families—several thousand in total—were escorted by Li Xiang in batches to settle into City No. 03. Jiang Cai’Er had already prepared residences for all of them.
With Li Xiang present, City No. 03 could be expanded to any size they desired. Building an entirely new residential district was a trivial matter. Not only were they given free housing, but they also received a generous resettlement allowance.
These individuals were organized into a Personal Guard Team, placed under the temporary command of Lei Xiaohui. Li Xiang would visit a few times each month to give lectures, provide one-on-one guidance, and answer their questions.
Jiang Cai’Er brought Li Xiang a piece of news: the Saint Heirs and Saintesses from Los Santos were on their way to attack.
Nearly the entirety of Los Santos was under Jiang Cai’Er’s surveillance. The moment they departed, she knew and immediately came to Li Xiang to discuss the matter.
Having witnessed the splendor of City No. 03’s Mid-Autumn Festival, they couldn’t suppress their greed and were coming to seize the city. After all, compared to City No. 03, Los Santos was pathetic.
Who wouldn’t want something so good? Besides, they already had numerous schemes targeting Li Xiang, coveting the ultimate treasure he possessed.
Now, with the second Beast Tide gradually subsiding and the Exotic Beast Army’s attacks becoming less frequent and more lethargic, they had left three people to guard Los Santos while the rest set out for City No. 03. However, at their pace, it would take them at least a day or two to arrive.
...
Biting gales tore at their tattered cloaks on the ice plains. The Saint Heirs and Saintesses of Los Santos had crossed the Pacific Ocean and traversed most of China, finally arriving near City No. 03.
"This journey has been anything but easy." While crossing the Pacific Ocean, they had been ambushed by marine Exotic Beasts, and one of their members had even died.
But now, travel-worn and weary, City No. 03 was finally in sight. In the distance, a massive Alloy Gate was faintly visible, hidden within the mountainside.
Wang Hao from the Golden Sun Sect shattered the thick layer of ice with a stomp. His Profound Iron Heavy Sword carved a hundred-meter trench in the ice behind him as his eyes burned with greed. "Once I capture Li Xiang, this Saint Heir will pry open his sea of consciousness and see what kind of treasure he’s hiding!"
BOOM— Qin Zhan obliterated three Space Exotic Beasts blocking their path with a single punch, splattering gore across Xue Nishang’s bloodstained veil. This Fairy, who ranked third on her home planet’s list of top ten beauties, gently brushed the blood from her cheek. Her voice was as sweet as poisoned honey, "The City Lord of City No. 03 is so young and handsome. If he’s willing to offer up that precious treasure, Nishang wouldn’t mind warming his bed~"
The others chuckled.
A burly man teased, "Fairy Xue, you’re not actually taking that honey trap idea seriously, are you? If such a good thing is on the table, you should let us have a turn first."
Xue Nishang shot the man a sidelong glance and smiled. "If you possessed such a precious treasure and were that handsome, then perhaps Nishang might consider it."
The burly man was speechless. ’This woman is so materialistic,’ he thought. ’She’s basically saying I don’t have a treasure she wants and that I’m ugly. Talk about a public execution.’
Laughing and joking, the group sped toward City No. 03 like a whirlwind. Soon, they came to a halt. Ahead, in a canyon shrouded in black mist, Li Xiang was sitting on a stone arch bridge. Below the bridge, deep within the ravine, several crimson roots writhed in the dense mist, nuzzling against Li Xiang’s foot like a kitten seeking affection.
"Is that...?" The group gasped. It was a Star-Eroding Blood Vine, a plant capable of corroding even a Saint Tier’s body. It was a notorious Demon Seed from the Black Mist Star Realm, and the aura it exuded was unmistakably Saint Tier. Yet, at this moment, this Saint Tier Star-Eroding Blood Vine was acting like a pet before Li Xiang.
But so what? There were seventeen of them.
Seventeen Saint Tiers. City No. 03 only had Li Xiang and Jiang Cai’Er at that level. Even with the addition of a Saint Tier Exotic Beast pet, victory was still firmly within their grasp.
"Let’s grab that kid, force the secret of his treasure out of him, and then take over City No. 03."
"It’s been a long, hard journey. Once we get into that bustling Underground City, this Saint Heir is going to enjoy himself to the fullest!"
They didn’t stop to wonder why a Saint Tier Star Beast would submit to him; greed had already overwhelmed their reason. Seventeen Lifebound Holy Artifacts were summoned at once, but at the very instant their energy erupted, everything froze—the entire canyon had suddenly come alive.
From the eastern peaks, a hundred-zhang-tall rosy light flared as a Moving Mountain White Jade Elephant and a Silver-tusked Mammoth crushed the summits, roaring to the heavens. From the western forest, three Saint Tier tigers emerged: one snow-white, one with magnificent wings, and one wreathed in violet lightning. From the southern sky, nine fiery fox tails descended, accompanied by a celestial dog of pure gold. And from the north, two black-and-white Taiji Iron-Eating Beasts landed, baring their fangs...
And that wasn’t all. Saint Tier humans appeared as well: Jiang Cai’Er, Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui.
HISS— The Saint Heirs and Saintesses gasped. ’This is going to be a tough fight.’ They did a quick count. Li Xiang’s side had fifteen Saint Tiers, while they had seventeen. It was a battle of near equals.
"Don’t panic. We still have the numerical advantage," Su Xuanji said reassuringly. "These natives can’t possibly have as much combat experience as we do."
But before her voice had even faded, black mist billowed in the distance. Waves of bestial roars echoed as the auras of Saint Tier Exotic Beasts rose from all directions. A quick scan revealed at least eighty or ninety of them.
Upon arriving at the battlefield, all these Exotic Beasts lowered their bodies in Li Xiang’s direction, paying their respects from afar! It was clear they acknowledged him as their master.
"Impossible! Aren’t these Saint Tier Exotic Beasts the mortal enemies of the Human Race? Why are they siding with them?"
"Weren’t there supposed to be only two Saint Tiers in City No. 03?"
"Heavens, could that Li Xiang know Beast Taming? He’s only a single Saint Tier! How did he manage to subdue so many Saint Tier Exotic Beasts and make them his Spirit Pets?"
With so many Saint Tiers attacking them all at once... holy hell. The Saint Heirs and Saintesses fell into despair.
They were quickly overwhelmed. Eleven were beaten to death on the spot, and the remaining six were captured alive, reduced to prisoners.
Xue Nishang, the same Saintess who had once caused the princes of three different Star Realms to fight over her, suddenly tore her robes to expose a fair shoulder. With tears welling in her eyes, she threw herself toward Li Xiang and pleaded with a trembling voice, "City Lord, spare my life! This lowly one is willing to become your slave, to serve you in any way you please."
She was truly panicking. The honey trap was part of the original plan, but she never imagined she’d have to use it in such a disgraceful, reactive manner. It was utterly humiliating.
Several other beautiful Saintesses also crawled forward, voicing their willingness to become his concubines.
Jiang Cai’Er and Li Xiang hadn’t even lifted a finger during the battle. Now, Jiang Cai’Er looked at Li Xiang with a wry smile. "Brother, are you going to accept their offer?"
Yao Yao, Zhao Xueqing, and Lei Xiaohui also turned to look at Li Xiang. After all, these Saintesses were indeed gorgeous, naturally alluring, and had spectacular figures.
What a joke. How could Li Xiang possibly agree?
If he wanted beautiful women, he could find countless among City No. 03’s fifteen million residents, or Earth’s population of several billion. Why bother with these women who were guaranteed to be disloyal? Besides, Yao Yao alone could change into countless forms, allowing him to experience any type of woman he desired. He’d been around; he wasn’t particularly tempted by this sort of thing anymore.
"First, let’s put them through the Heart Image Judgment Instrument," Li Xiang said, taking out an oversized, enhanced version of the device specifically designed for Saint Tiers. Its development had begun as soon as they’d discovered the existence of these outsiders.
The interrogation revealed that this group of outsiders had no way of returning home.
Since that was the case, there was no reason to keep them alive.
Some of them were enemies of Luo Feifei from his past life. He should have saved them for Feifei to kill with her own hands, but with her fate uncertain, Li Xiang decided to act on her behalf.
He showed no mercy to the beautiful flowers.
The Saintesses who had been so confident in their looks couldn’t believe it. They couldn’t fathom that someone could be so indifferent to their beauty. They died with a sense of resentful disbelief. Even in the Cyan Spirit Star Realm, they had been the center of attention, worshipped like goddesses by countless exceptional men.
’I wonder how Feifei is doing. Is she even still alive?’ Li Xiang sighed internally. Though all the Saint Heirs and Saintesses were dead, including Su Xuanji, he still buried their bodies out of a sense of basic decency.
Li Xiang used his Earth Superpower to take care of it easily.
In his past life, this group had been among the biggest winners, operating from the shadows to wantonly harvest Earth’s geniuses, including the exceptionally brilliant Luo Feifei. But in this life, he had wiped them all out.
As for spoils, he collected a few Space Gem Rings and Storage Pouches. The supplies inside were quite plentiful, but compared to Li Xiang, these Saint Heirs and Saintesses were all broke.
Whether in terms of Cultivation Techniques, Spiritual Medicine, or Extraordinary Items, Li Xiang completely outclassed them in every respect.
Perhaps the only thing that piqued Li Xiang’s interest was a vast Star Map he found.
However, the map only showed parts of the Cyan Spirit Star Realm and the Black Mist Star Realm. There was no indication of Earth’s location whatsoever.