A life of idleness in the world of demons

Chapter 50. Simmering in the pot, rotting in the pot.

A sudden downpour washed over the nine-story building and more than ten stone houses.

The bamboo rafts bobbed up and down, and on the pontoon bridge, the so-called gambling battle had already begun for a while.

In the first match, the opposing team sent a demonic warrior who addressed Ma Changfeng as "uncle."

Ning Xuan fought him for a full hundred rounds before finally defeating him and then saying, "Thank you for yielding."

Ma Changfeng, with a solemn expression, clasped his hands and said, "Thank you for your mercy, General."

Then he added, “General, your skills are superb, I admire you. It seems that the ‘Divine Eagle Overturning the Heavens’ technique is already in your hands, but there will be a second and a third round. You must convince everyone in my Divine Eagle Tower.”

After saying that, he smiled and said, as if explaining, "Flying Eagle Tower is not my personal tower. Only those who have made great contributions can obtain this skill. Please forgive me, General."

His voice already carried a hint of respect and caution.

But it's only in terms of sound.

Based on Ma Yingxiao's words and what he had just witnessed, he quickly discerned the young general's character and purpose.

This young general must be a benevolent person; he genuinely wants to subdue the Divine Eagle Tower.

This young general wanted to peacefully obtain the "Divine Eagle Overturning Heaven Technique".

Of course, the general might be hesitant to act rashly, since although the Ma family is not strong, it still has some foundation. This young general is cautious and does not want to test the Ma family's strength.

In addition, the young general also mentioned "when gods fight, mortals suffer," which clearly indicated that he probably guessed that there might be someone behind his own forces, which is why he didn't want to break off relations.

Ning Xuan gestured for him to proceed and politely said, "Master Ma, the second round."

Ma Changfeng seemed to have someone in mind and hurriedly sent someone to invite him.

He glared at Ma Yingxiao on Ning Xuan's side and said sternly, "You unfilial son! The general is benevolent and righteous. Who gave you the right to act rashly and lead people to the general's mansion to do those despicable things?! You deserve to die!! After this matter is over, you will be punished with nine cuts and eighteen holes to give the general an explanation!!"

Ning Xuan was standing on one side of the bamboo raft.

Ma Changfeng's words drifted past his ears.

Soon, Ma Yingxiao also began to fight back, angrily rebuking him with things like "You clearly knew these things."

Ma Changfeng denied it.

The father and son quickly turned against each other. Combined with Ma Yingxiao's previous statement that "if I were an only son, I would not have volunteered to risk my life to snatch food from your mouth with the desire to offer sacrifices in order to gain merit," it is easy to deduce that Ma Yingxiao's status in the Ma family was definitely that of an unfavored son.

However, Ma Yingxiao's words also drifted past Ning Xuan's ears.

He stood in the pouring rain. Zen Master Baiyue's Heavenly Demon Talisman had already been summoned. Combined with his own, his physique had now reached a terrifying 15, so his perception was also extremely powerful. Not to mention the faint conversations coming from across the way in the storm, he could even hear the breathing sounds in the buildings and houses not far away.

Just then, a new demon plague warrior strode over from afar.

Ma Changfeng pointed fiercely at Ma Yingxiao and roared, "Today, our father-son relationship is severed. After three rounds, I will definitely kill you to give General Ning an explanation!!"

After saying that, he quickly changed his expression and said with a smile, "General Ning is a young hero, I really admire him. The opponent for the second round has arrived. This is the chief retainer of my Flying Eagle Pavilion. If you can quickly win him over, it will not matter whether we have a third round or not."

His implication was quite clear.

In the first round, Ning Xuan fulfilled his duty of courtesy.

In this match, we should establish our authority and end this battle quickly.

He thought that the young General Ning would first return the greeting, and then, as he had said, unleash his powerful strength to subdue the retainer.

But he didn't receive a response.

The young general, standing at the head of the bamboo raft pontoon bridge in the pouring rain, remained silent.

"General Ning, is there a problem?"

Ma Changfeng asked respectfully.

Then, he saw the young general opposite him grin slightly, the grin widening, and the humble politeness in his eyes turning into tyranny, ferocity, and cruelty, like a terrifying monster shedding its harmless exterior.

Ning Xuan suddenly glanced at the top of the nine-story building and uttered a sentence that sent chills down Ma Changfeng's spine.

"Got you."

Then, Ning Xuan stopped looking at Ma Changfeng.

His golden body swelled rapidly, and the golden bodhisattva, over ten feet tall, rose from the ground amidst a strange mist of incense smoke. Then, with a leap from the lake shore, he crossed the lake and appeared above the nine-story tower and stone house.

The lake water rose rapidly, creating a huge tidal wave several meters high, causing many people on the shore to sway back and forth.

On the other side, the building was only about ten feet tall, and it was still towering over him.

He appeared in front of the nine-story Flying Eagle Tower, his neck slightly hunched, his huge pupils peering through the tiny, ant-nest-like windows.

Whoosh! !

Something seemed to be shooting out from the small window, silent and transparent, difficult to detect.

In the blink of an eye, a hole the size of a fist appeared in the left eye of the golden Bodhisattva.

The projectile actually pierced through his golden body and caused such a large wound.

But that's all there is to it.

To destroy the golden body, you either have to exhaust it inch by inch, or you have to use an overwhelming and indestructible force to penetrate the golden body and instantly kill the entity within it.

Otherwise, forget it.

This sneak attack only broke through Ning Xuan's golden body, but it didn't consume any energy at all.

The hole in his left eye appeared and healed almost instantly. It's not that there was no damage, but rather that he was completely unharmed. When he dealt with the golden body of the Scent-Stealing Rat, he ran into the golden body's esophagus and slashed it many times, but it didn't cause any damage.

Ning Xuan grabbed the nine-story building with his large hand, lifted it up, and then held it horizontally in front of him, shaking it.

This shake revealed a number of everyday decorative items such as wooden cabinets, wooden tables, display shelves, and screens, as well as a number of weapons and metal objects that made a crisp clanging sound, and a figure.

The moment the figure appeared, a chilling gust of wind swept through it.

Amidst the billowing cold wind, the figure suddenly darted forward, covering dozens of feet in a single leap, almost escaping the range of the Flying Eagle Tower. Ning Xuan's golden body raised his hand to grab, but not towards the area dozens of feet away, but right in front of him.

The opponent actually knows the [Illusionary Escape] technique, which is a demon's signature spell.

With a clenched fist, he pulled a figure out of thin air.

The figure looked up, staring at him with bloodshot eyes, struggling desperately, using all its strength, but unable to break free from his tight grip.

Just then, Ning Xuan heard a lot of clanging and clattering sounds coming from below.

He looked down and saw that Ma Changfeng had somehow brought a lot of assassins who were firing various hidden weapons at him.

Ning Xuan looked at the figure in his hand, asked nothing, and had no intention of communicating. Instead, he suddenly exerted his strength and clenched his five fingers.

The figure struggled frantically, but soon lost its breath, and all its resistance dissipated, turning into a pile of hardened flesh.

Bang!
He was crushed.

Hot blood flowed from between the five fingers of the Bodhisattva's golden body.

Ning Xuan casually tossed it aside and looked down at Ma Changfeng and the others who had given up their attack in despair.

Ma Changfeng shouted sternly, "General Qin is the true general!"

Ning Xuan was not surprised.

He had no intention of wasting any more words with Ma Changfeng.

Before the three betting battles, he had already said, "When gods fight, mortals suffer." At that time, Ma Changfeng left no room for maneuver, which shows that the other party had been completely controlled by Huang Cihe or Qin Yier's people.

Huang Cihe is Huang Zhuangyuan.

Ma Changfeng had no way out, so naturally there was no room left for him.

In a single sentence, he realized that there was a high probability that Huang Cihe or Qin Yier had sent experts to ambush him in this building.

Huang Cihe is meticulous and must have considered many things and made a foolproof plan.

So, he used the betting to buy time and observe, and finally found the hidden enemy when the second round began.

The enemy seemed to be activating some kind of treasure, but he was spotted by him before he was even halfway through activating it. Even so, the attack pierced through his golden body.

While this may not seem like a big deal, one can imagine that if the opponent fully activates the treasure, the consequences could be quite dangerous. At the very least, even a first-grade cultivator like Ning Xuan might not be able to withstand it.

Ma Changfeng was also stalling.

Ma Changfeng used the pretense of "benevolence and righteousness" and his own respect to try to keep him at bay, thus giving the hidden master more opportunities to observe.

In the second round, Ma Changfeng provoked him to use his full strength. As a result, he used his full strength against the chief retainer of the Flying Eagle Tower, which opened up many openings around him, giving the person hiding in the shadows a greater chance to shoot him.

Unfortunately, they failed.

No.

Even if they succeed, they are still failures.

Their goal was "even if Ning Xuan is a first-grade martial artist, we have a 50% chance of capturing him today," but Ning Xuan is a second-grade martial artist, and his physique is 15.

They were doomed to failure from the very beginning.

"General Qin is the true general!!"

Ma Changfeng roared, his eyes fixed on the golden statue of the Bodhisattva above him. He was filled with fear, but he still forced himself to look up.

Ning Xuan calmly said, "Master Ma, every power is very complex. Just like you and your son, you may not always get along. The one who is controlling you does not represent General Qin."

Ma Changfeng understood, of course.

He gasped for air.

Ning Xuan said, "Alright, Master Ma, we've already lost, let's be dignified."

Ma Changfeng suddenly reached out and pulled a box from his pocket, saying, "Let my brothers go, and I'll give you the 'Divine Eagle Overturning Heaven Technique'."

Ning Xuan's aura suddenly surged, locking onto Ma Changfeng.

Ma Changfeng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and was so frightened that he dared not move.

Ning Xuan withdrew his golden body, snatched the box, opened it, and patiently began to examine it.

He initially thought the box contained a fake martial arts manual, but upon closer inspection, he discovered it to be quite profound.

He quickly flipped through the pages of the manual, found there were no blank pages, and tore them up.

It's true!

It seems Ma Changfeng also knows that only genuine products can save him in the end.

After confirming that everything was correct, Ning Xuan squatted down and placed his hand on the back of Ma Changfeng's head.

What else was Ma Changfeng going to say?

Ning Xuan said, "Don't worry, none of them will escape."

If they escape, it would be considered making an enemy of the Qin family's power, and it would put their family and friends in danger.

If they all die, that's like being suffocated in a pot, rotting inside; who knows what happened?

Bang!
Ma Changfeng's head was shattered, and blood splattered everywhere.

Ning Xuan carefully placed the "Divine Eagle Overturning the Heavens Technique" into his bosom, then moved swiftly and destroyed the floating bridge.

There's nothing more to say. We'll nip it in the bud and eliminate every last one.

P.S.: The next update will probably be before 5 p.m. Peach Blossom Pastry has really become a "hotel squatter" during the trip. While the family went out to play, Peach Blossom Pastry just stayed in the hotel.

At the beginning of the month, I'd like to ask for some monthly votes, thank you everyone!

(End of this chapter)