As Qin Yuâs thoughts were racing, he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. His face paled as he quickly put on a worn out appearance.
The door was pushed open with a creak. A familiar mountain bandit walked over and said, âQin Yu, come with me, the Stronghold Master wants to see you!â
âAh, great, letâs go!â Qin Yu stood up and followed behind as they made their way out. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he felt anxious inside.
As expected, the direction they headed towards was the courtyard he glanced at just a moment ago. A layer of sweat immediately covered Qin Yuâs forehead. But with things having come this far, any illusion of choice had flown out of his hands. He would have to take things as they came, one at a time.
âStronghold Master, Qin Yu is here!â The mountain bandit respectfully bowed. There was a call of âcome inâ from within. Then the mountain bandit turned and loudly whispered, âGo in quickly. Remember to be respectful towards the Stronghold Master. Donât try to court death!â
As the bandit spoke, he turned and left, an expression of fear on his face.
Qin Yu could faintly feel the black fluctuations in front of him trembling and sending out traces of its faint aura. He couldnât help but tense upâ¦it really was horrifying! The closer he was, the more he could feel the terrifying energy it contained. If it really erupted and he was drawn inside then he would immediately be sent to a horrible death!
Suddenly, Qin Yu felt two pairs of eyes fall on his body. The surprise and scrutiny within them made him dare not hesitate anymore. He immediately stepped into the range of the black fluctuations.
Like a little boat traveling through the raging seas, the danger of destruction was present at all times. Qin Yu pushed open the courtyard doors and entered, trying to appear as calm as possible.
Two people sat in the courtyard. But in Qin Yuâs eyes they were like two giant black holes. The space around them violently twisted due to their auras, as if even light would be sucked into it, unable to escape.
One of them was the Doctor Ye he had seen for a brief period of timeâ¦and the other should be Nine Nether Peakâs Stronghold Master!
But what was strange was that even though the two of them felt like human-shaped black holes, the aura of this Stronghold Master didnât seem as strong as Doctor Yeâs.
He immediately discarded these thoughts. After all, whether these people were strong or weak, it would be easy for them to kill him.
âHumph! Rude boy, we meet again!â Doctor Ye humphed, constantly looking Qin Yu up and down as if he wanted to see through him and all his secrets.
Qin Yu felt as if an apex predator was staring at him, causing his hairs to stand on end.
These two terrifying existences didnât seem to have any intention of making things hard for him. Qin Yu relaxed. He put on a guilty expression and bowed, saying, âDoctor Ye, If I offended you before, I ask that you forgive me.â
âHehe, I shouldnât blame you just because you asked me not to? But Iâve been in a good mood recently, so while I did want you to suffer a bit, Iâll give you a chance to earn my forgiveness.â Doctor Ye chuckled and continued to say, âThere is something in Great King City that I need you to obtain for me. If you can accomplish this then Iâll forget all about your faults and even give you an advantage. If you failâ¦hum hum, then you can pray to the heavens for help!â
There simply wasnât a chance for Qin Yu to choose before Doctor Ye waved his hand, âAlright, you may go now. Someone is already waiting for you outside. She will inform you of the details. As for your big brother, you can rest assured. I will assign people to take care of him.â
As for the Stronghold Master, they never said a word from beginning to end.
Qin Yu stiffened. He turned and walked out of the courtyard with a bit of bitterness in his heart. With Doctor Yeâs strength, if there was something that he couldnât easily obtain, how difficult would it be for him? If he tried, wouldnât the chances of survival be slim?
Moreover, this other party had deliberately pointed out Xue Zheng. He feared they likely knew the truth about his âsworn brotherhoodâ with Xue Zheng and werenât afraid of him trying to play tricks.
After stepping outside of the black fluctuations, a cold womanâs voice said, âYou are Qin Yu? Hurry and come with me!â
Qin Yu looked up and saw the back of a woman. It was tall and proud, like a sword that had just been unsheathed, ready to break apart the skies at any moment!
Although her aura couldnât compare with the Stronghold Master or Doctor Yeâs, she was still just a subordinate. For a subordinate to possess enough strength that even Qin Yu felt threatened by it, this world really was extremely dangerous!
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Qin Yu never imagined that before venturing into Great King City, he would need to learn another technique. The arrogant woman standing in front of him referred to herself as the Stronghold Masterâs maid. But with her cold demeanor that was like a lotus on a snow-capped mountain, it was hard to imagine her as a maid.
âI will only say this once. You can choose not to listen to me, but if you lose your life because of it then itâs all on you.â The maidâs name was Little Zhao. Her eyes were cold and her tone was like the chilly autumn wind, without any fluctuations of mood.
Qin Yu nodded, âMiss, please speak.â
Little Zhao said, âWith the mountain behind you as the line, this world is divided into two. One half is ruled by humans and the other half by the âobamsâ. And the region we are near and also our goal is Great King City which is within the âobamâ sphere of influence. So if you want to complete this task, you need to learn the Flesh and Blood Body Distortion Art and enter the city as an âobamâ.
Little Zhao looked at Qin Yu and said in an even colder tone, âBecause here, humans are the slaves and food of the âobamsâ.â
Qin Yu wasnât in the mood to sense the coldness and pain in her eyes. At this moment his heart shrank and his first thought was that he had been exposed. But thinking about it, since the Nine Nether Peakâs Stronghold Master and Doctor Ye were such terrifying existences, they must have already figured out Xue Zhengâs status. If so, then discovering the truth behind him was also reasonable.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qin Yu took a deep breath and suppressed his tumbling thoughts. He calmly nodded and said, âAlright. Then Iâll have to bother miss.â
Little Zhao sneered. âYou think that the Flesh and Blood Body Distortion Art is easy to learn? If it was then there wouldnât be so many humans that cry in sorrow as they are chopped up, cooked, and brought to the âobamsââ dinner tables.â She lifted a hand and took out a jade slip. It was crimson and translucent. âThe contents for the Body Distortion Art are in here. Take a look at it first. If thereâs anything you donât understand, you may ask me about it.â
As she spoke she moved to the side. She folded her hands together and closed her eyes as if she were meditating.
Qin Yu didnât mind her attitude. He quickly probed the jade slip with his divine sense and looked through the body transformation art. He put the jade slip down and pondered over it for a moment. Then, his eyes opened up in surprise â was it actually this simple?
Thatâs right. The body transformation art that Little Zhao considered extraordinary was nothing but minor tricks in Qin Yuâs eyes. Just by glancing at it once and deliberating over it inwardly to ensure there was nothing missing, he found he could completely control it.
He looked up at Little Zhao who had her eyes closed. He coughed and said, âIâm good now.â
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Little Zhaoâs eyes flashed open. She furrowed her eyebrows together and her eyes became much colder. âQin Yu, I hope you can remember that this not only involves your life and death, but it is also a mission assigned by the Stronghold Master. There can be absolutely no mistakes allowed.â
Qin Yu nodded, âI know.â
Seeing how calm Qin Yu was, Little Zhao sneered inwardly. She really didnât understand. This was a mission she could clearly complete herself, so why did the Stronghold Master have Qin Yu interfere? This was obviously an idiot who had no idea how vast the heavens and earth were!