Chapter 82 - 80: ’Brother Duan’ Is Panicking Right Now

Chapter 82: Chapter 80: ’Brother Duan’ Is Panicking Right Now

Just as expected, fame brought trouble just as a fattened pig attracted the butcher. Looking at the crowd of unparalleled Nanling prodigies staring at him, Jiang Hao helplessly spread his hands, indicating that he didn’t even know any "Brother Duan," let alone having fought him.

Ji Wufeng and the others naturally didn’t believe those words. What a joke! Although that "Brother Duan" was also a peerless prodigy, his caliber was clearly lacking; at least half of the cultivators from Nanling were stronger than him. As for sending Jiang Hao flying with one strike and making him flee in panic, that was an absolutely massive joke. Jiang Hao was a peerless monster that even they felt inferior to! Those people truly weren’t afraid of choking on their own boasts.

Jiang Hao was also somewhat curious, not understanding the background of this group of prodigies. He originally planned to go out and see what was going on, but after thinking about it, he decided to let it go.

"Better to avoid unnecessary trouble," Jiang Hao said with a bitter smile as he looked at Ji Wufeng and the others. Hearing this, the crowd was utterly speechless.

However, while they didn’t want to pay attention to it, that group of Brother Duan’s followers became increasingly fanatical. Perhaps seeing that those terrifying existences didn’t react, they all grew bolder.

"Everyone might not be very familiar with this Jiang Hao," one follower announced. "This person’s reputation actually isn’t completely unearned; his personal strength is indeed quite terrifying."

"Back then in the Xingyue City Earth Realm, this person was still a fool," another chimed in. "It’s said that he went crazy overnight after failing to awaken his martial soul. Fortunately, he had a good fiancée."

"What a pity, though," a third person added. "Back then, his fiancée caught the eye of the Qilin Child of the Qi Family and was almost forcefully married off. If it weren’t for the Divine Pill Pavilion and the Tang Family intervening, his fiancée might have been forced to her death long ago."

"Of course, we have to admit that this person has terrifying talent. Slaying the Qilin Child with his sword, and later exterminating peerless prodigies... he is a rare existence. It’s just a shame he met Brother Duan."

"Brother Duan merely drew his sword, and it already scared that Jiang Hao into wetting himself in terror! To save face, the other party forcibly took one sword strike and almost lost his life to Brother Duan."

The few of them bragged more and more outrageously, yet they earned countless admiring gazes from the surroundings. Especially a few heavenly maidens born with devastating beauty, they surrounded "Brother Duan" and constantly cast flirtatious glances at him.

"Brother Duan is so amazing. What Jiang Hao? In front of Brother Duan, he’s not even worth a fart."

"With Brother Duan here, we will definitely obtain abundant serendipities within the Ancient Emperor Sect ruins. Brother Duan, when the time comes, don’t forget this little lady’s tenderness."

"Jiang Hao is nothing but a joke in front of Brother Duan. If you meet that person again, Brother Duan, absolutely do not show mercy. Just slay him with a single sword strike! To actually dare make an enemy of Brother Duan... he didn’t even look at his own status."

"Exactly! What kind of person is Brother Duan? Is someone surnamed Jiang even worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Brother Duan?"

With these voices rising one after another, "Brother Duan" became increasingly tall and stalwart in everyone’s minds, gradually establishing an invincible image. Seeing this, "Brother Duan" thoroughly enjoyed it. Building his prestige by stepping on another person’s reputation was indeed very useful. As for that Jiang Hao, amidst the continuous praises, the crowd gradually began to feel that he was just a piece of trash not worth mentioning. "Brother Duan" was the true god in their hearts.

However, hiding in the dark, the more Jiang Hao listened, the more something felt wrong. His brows couldn’t help but furrow deeply. He was not familiar with these voices at all, yet they knew him like the back of their hands. They could even recount his deeds in Xingyue City with great familiarity. This made Jiang Hao unavoidably vigilant. He absolutely had to go out and see what was going on.

The moment Jiang Hao moved, Ji Wufeng and the others also turned their heads to look. They subconsciously followed, planning to join in on the fun.

Not long after.

"Hmm?"

"Brother Duan" and several peerless prodigies all sensed something and looked in a certain direction. Amidst the endless jungle, figures slowly emerged. The first to appear was a young man in white clothes.

The young man was calm and composed, standing with his hands behind his back. His gaze continuously sized up "Brother Duan" and the figures beside him, carrying a trace of bewilderment. The instant Jiang Hao appeared, this team of peerless prodigies instantly became vigilant and turned to face him.

At this moment, Jiang Hao’s aura was concealed. Cultivators below the Spirit Transformation realm wouldn’t be able to detect the faint fluctuations of his Spirit Transformation power unless they focused their senses.

"Fellow Daoists, do we know each other?" The first thing Jiang Hao said was to take the initiative and ask. The other party understood his past far too well. If they were neither enemies nor friends, then so be it. But if they were enemies, he wouldn’t mind suppressing and killing them directly.

Seeing the other party’s gaze fall upon them, the several favored sons and daughters of heaven beside "Brother Duan" couldn’t help but furrow their brows.

"We have never seen you before. Who are you? Appearing so suddenly, what are your intentions?" someone immediately asked, staring fixedly at Jiang Hao with eyes full of vigilance. During such extraordinary times, any slight disturbance would make people feel exceedingly anxious.

"We don’t know each other?" Jiang Hao muttered to himself in a low voice, then continued, "Then are you cultivators from the Xingyue City Earth Realm?"

"What a joke! How could we be ants from such a small place? Only a person with an unearned reputation like Jiang Hao is a cultivator from the Xingyue City Earth Realm." A young girl seemed to not have snapped out of their previous conversation yet, taking the opportunity to trample on the currently famous young man.

Jiang Hao didn’t mind, but grew even more puzzled. "Strange. Since you all aren’t from the Xingyue City Earth Realm, and we don’t know each other, then this doesn’t make sense."

Since they didn’t know each other and weren’t from the same place, how could the other party be so familiar with these matters?

Jiang Hao subconsciously looked at "Brother Duan," who was sitting there looking incredibly smug, and couldn’t help but ask, "This... Brother Duan, have we truly never met before either?"