Chapter 2318 - 2274: Taken Down with Ease

Chapter 2318: Chapter 2274: Taken Down with Ease

The nine-ringed broadsword of Scarface swung with a massive blade aura, aiming to slash at the Qingniu.

But no one expected that after the blade aura collided with the spiritual energy-consolidated Qingniu, it was directly shattered by the sharp horns of the Qingniu.

The Qingniu was completely unharmed.

"Ah!!"

Scarface, seeing this scene, was horrified and couldn’t help but let out a scream.

The fear overcame him entirely.

He felt a strong threat of death.

But before he could make any move, the Qingniu rushed forward and pierced through his body with one blow...

Pfft.

Scarface spat out a mouthful of pus-filled blood, his body trembling suddenly, his eyes wide open as his life force quickly faded away.

In just a moment’s time, he was lifeless...

Boom...

The scene was silent, but the sound of Scarface’s wide-eyed collapse echoed thunderously in the hearts of the onlookers.

At this moment, everyone was stunned.

Scarface was truly slain.

And so quickly too.

The combined frequency of their clash was at most about a hundred rounds, right?

"Big... Big Bro is dead!"

"Big Bro is dead! Brothers."

...

After a few seconds of silence, suddenly a bandit reacted in terror.

Upon hearing the exclamation, the rest of the bandits also trembled involuntarily.

Looking at Chen Yang felt like witnessing a monster.

In their eyes, Scarface was already extremely formidable.

For Chen Yang to slay Scarface like this, how powerful must his strength be? Could they not be terrified?

They were already shaking with fear.

"Run."

At this time, someone suddenly shouted in panic, and then led the escape.

The rest of the bandits naturally didn’t want to stay and die; with Scarface gone, they rapidly scattered like birds and beasts.

In just two breaths, all the once-menacing bandits had fled out of sight.

Only Scarface’s cold corpse was left behind.

"Boss, Spirit Stones."

Having dealt with Scarface, Chen Yang walked up to the dumbfounded caravan boss, reaching out to ask for the promised Spirit Stones.

The boss was completely dazed at this moment.

He couldn’t ever imagine that Chen Yang could really take down Scarface, and so quickly.

Now thinking back, Chen Yang was the strongest among them all.

"Here, here you go, take these too." The boss, dazed, took out two bags and handed them all to Chen Yang.

Each of these bags contained a thousand Spirit Stones.

Adding the two together amounted to two thousand.

This was different from the originally agreed price.

"The other thousand belongs to Scarface... He’s now dead, so these Spirit Stones naturally belong to you, young brother," the boss explained after handing them over.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang didn’t say much.

According to the cultivation world’s rules, when the opponent dies, all items belong to the slayer.

So what the boss said was no issue.

"Alright, Boss, the trouble’s solved, shouldn’t we be hitting the road now?" Chen Yang cheerfully pocketed the Spirit Stones and asked.

"Yes, yes, we should be on our way, everyone, perk up and let’s go!"

The boss quickly nodded and called everyone to perk up and continue transporting the goods, while also arranging for two men to stay behind for a while.

To bury Huang Ping properly, and once that’s done, they would catch up with the group.

Thus, the caravan continued onward.

The journey ahead was smooth.

Having witnessed Chen Yang’s strength, everyone in the caravan began to see Chen Yang and Tu Qi with new eyes.

They became more respectful.

That’s how the cultivation world works.

The strong are revered; as long as you possess strength, you are respected wherever you go.

However, Chen Yang didn’t particularly like this atmosphere; he preferred the previous state where he hadn’t shown his strength, the polite atmosphere with the two brothers at the front.

But he couldn’t control others, so he remained silent as he followed the caravan across the entire danger zone.

They traversed the hundred-mile danger zone in a day and night.

A short distance away, a large city appeared once more.

According to others, this city was called Xin’an.

Once arriving here, the journey remained smooth and typically wouldn’t encounter trouble.

Unless the caravan was careless and antagonized some local officials or members of powerful families, trouble could arise.

"Brother Chen Yang, aren’t we close to the capital of the Dajing Dynasty?" Tu Qi asked Chen Yang as they walked. 𝘧𝓇ℯℴ𝓂

"I’m not sure either, ask the brothers at the front," Chen Yang replied.

"Alright." Tu Qi nodded and then went to ask the two brothers at the front.

Though the brothers were not very talkative, they would actively respond when faced with Tu Qi’s questions.

"Sirs, we’ve reached Xin’an City. We are quite near the capital indeed; I estimate that tonight the boss will arrange for us to stay here, and around noon tomorrow we should enter the capital," the brothers answered.

"Arriving by tomorrow, that’s fairly quick," Tu Qi nodded and said.

Chen Yang also slightly nodded.

Once they reached the capital, they would have crossed half of the Dajing Dynasty’s journey.

Then, they just need to pass through the capital, head northwest for several hundred miles, and they would exit the Dajing Dynasty into the next influence’s territory.

Chen Yang planned that once they arrived at the capital, he would separate from the caravan and head northwest with Tu Qi.

In the past two days, Chen Yang increasingly felt like something was trailing them.

But that feeling was subtly nuanced.

While he felt it, there was no concrete evidence, which was quite strange.

Still, he trusted his instincts.

Usually, when he felt such a situation, it turned out to be true, meaning someone was likely behind them.

Thus, he made this plan.

Enter the capital and find an opportunity to shake off the tail.

The caravan moved slowly forward, entering Xin’an City before dusk.

Indeed, as predicted, upon reaching Xin’an, the boss found a hotel again and arranged for the caravan to stay temporarily.

All expenses were from the boss’s own pocket.

Chen Yang and Tu Qi didn’t hold back; upon reaching the hotel, they immediately got a meal.

Then, as night fell, they went to their rooms to sleep.

However, the next day when the caravan was setting out, Chen Yang noticed two more people added to the team.

One was a simply dressed, even somewhat slovenly young man.

About the same age as Chen Yang.

Though the man seemed slovenly, he gave Chen Yang a different impression.

Chen Yang always felt that the person wasn’t as he appeared on the surface.

For some reason, his brows carried a noble air.

His eyes were bright, nothing like a slovenly person, much less an ordinary one.

Then there was the other person.

The other person looked older, physically big and burly, seemingly simple-minded.

Yet his presence was considerable; simply sensing revealed late-stage Solidifying Pill strength.

No.

Not right.

Their presence fluctuated, not as simple as initially detected.

It seemed... it seemed intentionally concealed his realm, forcing his fluctuations down to late-stage Condensation aura.