I Stepped on a Bug, and the System Says I Slayed a Dragon? - Chapter 264 - 263: The Venerable Alliance Leader Runs Away, System Rewards a 100-Fold Boost
BOOM!
A deafening explosion rang out. Meng Tianxuan’s body warped space as he raised his hand, unleashing thousands of streams of light. At the same time, cracks began to appear on his skin, and he looked completely unstable.
The space around him twisted and distorted.
In that instant.
The void shattered. The prelude to a Celestial Venerable Realm expert’s self-destruction was far more terrifying than anyone had imagined.
The power was overwhelming!
“The self-destruction of a Celestial Venerable Realm expert?”
Seeing this, the remaining Venerable from the Heaven-Blasting Gang didn’t dare to underestimate it. As a sacrificial pawn meant for self-destruction himself, he was naturally prepared and knew he had to see his mission through to the end.
In an instant, seven figures clashed in the sky.
“Come on!”
Meng Tianxuan roared, his eyes bloodshot. He dragged his battered body through the sky, fighting one against six. His gory, broken frame looked as if it was truly about to ignite, a picture of someone who had accepted death.
“Everyone, put up your defenses!”
Elder Li shouted the moment he saw this.
The others took cover, but Li Qinghe kept her eyes fixed on the sky, nervously awaiting the outcome.
A Celestial Venerable Realm’s self-destruction would have a massive blast radius.
’Did Meng Tianxuan really get pushed into a corner?’
But in the next moment—
HUM!
An Escape Array activated.
In the sky, just as the seven were about to clash, Meng Tianxuan’s figure dissipated, vanishing right before their eyes. He was nowhere to be seen in the vast sky.
WHOOSH!
A cold wind swept past.
The heavens were completely empty.
Everyone who witnessed this was utterly dumbfounded!
“???”
’What just happened?’
’Where did he go?’
’He just… left?’
’I thought we were supposed to clash head-on!’
While everyone was still confused, the sky suddenly dimmed. Li Qinghe raised her arm and pointed southeast, shouting as if she had spotted something:
“There! The Venerable Alliance Leader is over there!”
Her cry of alarm rang out, and everyone turned to look, finally spotting Meng Tianxuan’s figure.
Meng Tianxuan had reappeared high in the sky, but… he was already several miles away. They could only vaguely make out a small black dot, with one foot half-past the suburban border.
“Heaven-Blasting Gang! You have insulted my Venerable Alliance today! I, this Venerable One, will surely repay this debt!”
After saying his piece, he turned and left.
He departed from everyone’s line of sight, transforming into a streak of light and vanishing swiftly between the clouds.
He left without a shred of hesitation…
“That guy… he ran away?”
Watching his retreating figure, Qin Yang was stunned for a moment. He then glanced toward the golden clouds, where his indistinct Clones were, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
’There were still a few more Clones waiting to make their entrance. I even used a drop of my Essence Blood for this. For him to just up and leave… that’s really not playing fair.’
“How boring,”
Qin Yang glanced at the Clones that had rushed over and sent them a mental command, telling them not to pursue.
As Meng Tianxuan fled, the Star Curtain in the sky was withdrawn, and the turbulent air currents high above began to calm.
“So the Alliance Leader is just a coward who’s afraid of death…”
Liu Wushuang murmured, gazing at the empty sky as a gentle breeze caressed his face.
Once upon a time, he had admired Meng Tianxuan, aspiring to one day reach the same heights and achieve a unity of knowledge and action.
But after witnessing this scene, he could no longer look at his own identity as a member of the Venerable Alliance in the same way.
Especially Meng Tianxuan!
’So much for his noble character!’
’Is that all he is?’
’Bullying his juniors, fearing death, only knowing how to use his status as a Celestial Venerable to strong-arm others!’
’It’s absolutely ridiculous.’
In contrast, the Heaven-Blasting Gang was truly fearless. One by one, they were willing to sacrifice themselves for their juniors. Even when facing a Celestial Venerable, they showed no fear, crossing thousands of miles to be here.
The difference between the two was instantly clear…
“The Heaven-Blasting Gang are the true Human Guardian Gods.”
A look of longing appeared in Liu Wushuang’s eyes. He gazed at the resplendent golden Venerable from the Heaven-Blasting Gang in the sky, his heart filled with yearning.
’With so many Venerables to teach me, if I could join them, I might just be able to ascend to the Celestial Venerable Realm and break through the bottleneck that’s held me back for years!’
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As the situation calmed down, the room where they had been watching the battle erupted in an uproar.
People were still fervently discussing the fight.
“So that’s all Meng Tianxuan amounts to?”
Inside the single-story house, Elder Li said with furious brows, turning to the Commander beside him, “A coward who’s afraid of death! To think that I, this old man, actually respected him as a senior before. It’s utterly shameful!”
“Sigh… Elder Li, please don’t say any more. I also never expected the Venerable Alliance Leader to be such a piece of work…”
The Commander sighed, looking up at the empty sky. He felt his Dao Heart begin to crumble. “The Police Department is under the jurisdiction of the Venerable Alliance. We technically report to the same source. Now that I think about it, I feel so ashamed.”
’The oath I took when I joined the force, all those missions I completed for the Venerable Alliance…’
’All of it!’
’Now, with Meng Tianxuan’s shameless retreat, it has all turned to dust.’
“If I remain in this position, I will inevitably be ordered around by them! They’ll make me continue to persecute the people of the Heaven-Blasting Gang. In that case… what’s the point of being the Commander?”
As he spoke, the Commander ripped the Police Chief badge from his chest and was about to throw it out the window, as if to cast off all his burdens. But just as he reached out, Elder Li stopped him.
“Commander! You can’t say that…”
Elder Li advised from the side, “The Venerable Alliance has a long history. The first Alliance Leader must have been a person of great virtue and high prestige.
“It’s just that, although its original intentions were good, who would have thought that after so many generations… the Venerable Alliance would fall into such a state, left with only dregs like Meng Tianxuan.”
He then said frankly, “As for the matter of the Chief Commander, it still has to be you. It’s not worth losing faith in the entire Police Department over one cowardly waste of space.”
“Hmm?”
Hearing this, the Commander sensed there was a hidden meaning and asked in a low voice, “Elder Li, what are you trying to say?”
“My meaning is simple.”
Elder Li nodded and said to the Commander in a hushed tone, “Meng Tianxuan not being dead is ultimately a huge problem. Think about it carefully. If you leave, who else can tip us off?”
As his voice fell, the Commander nodded in sudden understanding.
“I understand. You mean you want me to stay put?”
“Correct. As long as you remain at the Police Department, we can immediately notify Young Friend Qin and let the Sword God Sect Members know about any danger in advance, so they can take precautions.”
Elder Li glanced at Liu Wushuang outside the window and added softly, “Otherwise, if you leave, I’m afraid Meng Tianxuan will immediately plant a new Commander here. When that happens… things will get difficult.”
“Yes, I understand.”
The Commander looked down at the Police Chief badge in his hand, his grip tightening. “As long as I am still with the Police Department for a single day, I will never let those Venerable Alliance people get their way!”
As the two were talking, not far away, Li Qinghe could no longer hold back the smile at the corners of her mouth.
“A coward who only knows how to run… with someone like him as the Alliance Leader… the Venerable Alliance is doomed to decline. This is hilarious.”
She looked in the direction Meng Tianxuan had fled and laughed even more wildly. “And he wanted to annihilate the Heaven-Blasting Gang? He’s not even worthy of carrying my martial uncles’ shoes!”
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「In a hidden, unobservable space high above.」
Within a thick black fog, two figures floated silently.
The Nine Celestial Venerables was hidden in the black fog, silently observing the situation on the ground. When that scene unfolded before him, he too was left speechless.
“My lord, just listen. All of Jianghai City is cursing Meng Tianxuan right now. So this so-called Venerable Alliance Leader… is just this kind of trash?”
his subordinate asked in a low voice. “A person like that… is worthy of being your martial brother?”
“…”
Hearing this, the corners of the Nine Celestial Venerables’ mouth twitched under his mask. Deeply ashamed, he vehemently denied it, “Nonsense! This Venerable One is not familiar with him! I’ve never had such a martial brother!!”
’Years ago, I already saw through Meng Tianxuan’s hypocrisy. He would stop at nothing to curry favor with our master. Back then, who knows how many of our martial brothers… suffered because of him.’
’I thought that after becoming the Venerable Alliance Leader, he might rein it in a little.’
’But now…’
’Not only has he not reined it in, he’s become even more shameless!’
’Bullying his juniors, running away in public when he can’t win… Now, after the live broadcast, the entire country knows of his glorious deeds. The Venerable Alliance’s prestige will definitely hit rock bottom.’
’This is the world’s alliance of the righteous path?’
’Even I, an Evil Cult Venerable, feel ashamed for him!!!’
“Pah! Meng Tianxuan, oh, Meng Tianxuan, you’re as hypocritical as you’ve always been!”
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「Fuhai Villa District.」
“Hahahaha! This is killing me, Master!”
Xiaobai was rolling back and forth on the sofa, clutching her stomach. Her delicate body trembled nonstop as she laughed so hard she was in stitches:
“Look at that Venerable Alliance Leader’s cowardly escape! A real embroidered pillow—all stuffing and no substance. He got so scared he nearly peed his pants.”
As she spoke, she held up her phone, opened a video, and handed it over.
“Look, Master! The internet is flooded with videos of that Alliance Leader.”
“A shame he slipped away so quickly.”
Qin Yang took the phone. Watching the prank compilation video on it, he gently picked up his teacup and blew on it lightly.
“Otherwise, I could have provided everyone with a lot more entertainment.”
The meme-loving netizens worked fast. Less than a few minutes after Meng Tianxuan fled, they had already produced all sorts of prank and comedy videos, which spread rapidly across the web.
Xiaobai snuggled into Qin Yang’s arms, resting her head against his chin. The man and the fox scrolled through the videos together.
Right now on the internet, half of the trending topics were #VenerableAllianceLeaderRuns, while the other half were related to #Heaven-BlastingGang.
There’s no pain without comparison.
With Meng Tianxuan’s flight, he dragged the entire Venerable Alliance down with him, turning them into a stepping stone for the Heaven-Blasting Gang’s rise to fame!
Netizens were all discussing it:
“The Heaven-Blasting Gang is awesome!”
“Are they still recruiting disciples? Anyone want to team up and try to join!”
“What damn Venerable Alliance Leader? He’s nothing special. I heard he’s a Celestial Venerable Realm expert, but who knows if that’s even true.”
“The whole Heaven-Blasting Gang is full of loyal martyrs! They’re so badass. All these Venerable Realm experts showing up like they have a death wish… it’s just insane…”
“To be able to produce so many Venerable Realm experts, the Heaven-Blasting Gang’s hidden foundation must be incredibly deep, right?!”
Just as he was scrolling, Qin Yang’s eyebrow twitched. The system’s voice suddenly rang out.
“Host? You’re actually still alive!”
It asked tentatively, its tone filled with profound shock!
“Tsk, Brother Tongzi… what’s that supposed to mean?”
Qin Yang frowned, irritated. He put down the teapot, annoyed, and said, “I survived, and you’re not happy about it?”
“You’d only be happy if I, your Host, died and you were destroyed, is that it?”
“No, Host! This system prepared a hundred million plans for you, but you didn’t choose any of them! You took the most impossible path! Overthrowing a superior from a position of weakness, and you actually blew up a Divine Venerable Realm expert!”
“This system is in complete and utter admiration of you!”
“Congratulations, Host! Reward: 100x Multiplier…”
