"I'm finally done!"
At Jiang He's house. Dusting off the dirt on his hands, Jiang He picked up his shovel and leisurely returned home.
After all, he had buried a hundred potato landmines. Aside from the front gates of his yard, Jiang He had set up simple potato landmines in every direction.
That was a technical thing to do.
Jiang He did not dare to ask the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers, Dumbo, and Trumbo to help. After all, Jiang He was a little worried about those dogs, and it would be terrible if they ran around when he buried the potato landmines and blew them up.
Picking up his shovel and returning to his farm, Jiang He glanced at the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers, Dumbo, and Trumbo who were standing quietly in a corner as punishment. Unable to hold back his anger, he cursed, "I've only been gone for less than two hours, and you guys almost demolished my house!"
Willow leaves and Cloudscraper Vine leaves were everywhere in the farm, and even the graves in the corner were almost dug out!
Hearing Jiang He's scolding, the Cloudscraper Vine's many branches and tendrils shrank and curled up as well.
The Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers burst into tears at Jiang He's' fierceness', with Eldest Brother choking, "Don't be angry, gramps. You can hit me if you're angry. It's all my fault for not watching my little brothers."
"…"
Beside them, Dumbo's eyes widened in bewilderment.
What the hell.
Why was that little thing so good at acting?
You were the one who screamed the loudest before, saying things like 'Brothers, kill him' and 'Brothers, cut him down'. Now, you're crying and admitting your mistakes, making it sound like your little brother was at fault.
Jiang He was speechless.
Whatever, he would not bother with these brats.
After all, the little ones had been beaten up as well, and their arms and buttocks were all swollen from the willow branches and the Cloudscraper Vine's whipping marks.
Looking up at the willow tree, Jiang He appeared rather surprised. "You can whip people now? It seems that your spirit has been born … the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers are all rank-seven, and you must not be weaker than rank-seven to be able to whip them like this. "
As if understanding Jiang He's praise, the willow tree extended two of its branches and intimately rubbed Jiang He's face before quickly withdrawing.
Then, Jiang He arrived before the Cloudscraper Vine and scanned it with his spirit, only to be left even more shocked.
How long has it been?
The size of the Cloudscraper Vine had increased by nearly three times. Each of its vines had become thicker and more powerful. Most importantly, as the Cloudscraper Vine's strength increased, its vines continued to grow. Now, each vine was more than fifty meters long.
The area that its vines could cover belonged to its attack range.
But …
"It's not enough."
"Fifty meters. The area it covers is still too small. My farm has three mu of land. If the Cloud Contact Vine can cover the entire farm, then even if someone sneaks in, it will be hard for them to leave alive."
Thoughts flashed through Jiang He's mind.
The Cloudcontact Vine's evolution speed was very fast.
He had only been fed blood food at noon, but it had already swelled so much in the afternoon.
After musing to himself for a moment, Jiang He waved his hand and took out the complete rank-nine Feral corpse from his System Backpack, throwing it to the Cloudscraper Vine.
It was the one Jiang He had cut down on Chongming Island. It was over thirty meters long, and even though it had been dead for days, its corpse still had a ferocious aura.
The Cloudscraper Vine's tendrils extended to cover the rank-nine Feral corpse.
The rank-nine Vicious Beast's corpse shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just half an hour, it had turned into a skeleton, while the Cloudscraper Vine's tendrils grew by nearly ten meters in that short period of time.
Taking out another rank-eight Feral corpse, Jiang He threw it over and continued feeding it, but this time, the Cloudscraper Vine did not move.
Clearly … it was full.
Putting away the corpse, Jiang He was all smiles. "The Cloudscraper Vine is quite impressive. If it continues to evolve like this, it wouldn't take long for its tendrils to cover the entire farm. When that happens, even a rank-nine elite would have a hard time surviving if caught by its tendrils."
Feral corpses …
Jiang He had a lot of them, and he could always head out to the wildlands to hunt Ferals after feeding them.
He glanced at the time.
It was already past six, and it was almost time for lunch.
Jiang He hence gave up on farming and glanced at the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers who were still sobbing, saying unhappily, "Alright, shut up. Are your tears not dry after crying for so long?"
Nonchalantly redeeming seven nitrogen fertilizers, Jiang He threw them.
The seven brothers were all smiles at once.
After all, they were treating nitrogen fertilizers like candy.
… …
Meanwhile.
The Flowing Cloud Holy Child received another text message in the yard of the abandoned Cafeteria Mill.
Beside him, the Sentinel of the Right asked, "What's the situation, Flowing Cloud Holy Child?"
The Flowing Cloud Holy Child stroked his hair.
There were many Holy Children in the Holy Faith, each of whom belonged to their own factions. It was normal for them to recruit Heavenly Generals and Grands, and these Heavenly Generals belonged to his faction.
He had absolute trust in the six Heavenly Generals.
Even so …
Their reports were true, and the Holy Child was a little surprised.
Nonetheless, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child had to tell the truth at the Sentinel of the Right's question. "Jiang He returned after planting the potatoes. He has a small orchard with a courtyard wall, so you can't see inside. That's why the Heavenly Generals did not approach recklessly just in case, although they could vaguely hear cursing, crying children, and barking dogs."
Pausing, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child then said, "According to the Heavenly Generals, Jiang He might be beating up the children and dogs."
"…"
The Sentinel of the Right was speechless.
He could understand beating up children, but why would Jiang He beat up dogs?
No.
What did that have to do with him?
He raised his head and looked at the sky. After autumn, the sky darkened earlier. It was only seven o 'clock, but night had already fallen.
Whipping out his phone for a look, the Sentinel of the Right said somberly, "Everyone, take a breather. We'll depart at eight sharp, and remember … don't hold back when the time comes. That brat Jiang He is too unusual, and we must not let him escape."
Though he said that, the Sentinel of the Right had already sentenced Jiang He to death in his mind.
How powerful could a rank-seven martial artist be?
He was an expert in the Great Perfection of the Will Power and was only one step away from the Secret Realm of Divinity. The First Elder, on the other hand, was slightly inferior to him. There was also the Fourth Elder, a Transcendent Awakened who was as strong as a top ninth-level expert, the Flowing Cloud Saint, six Venerable Heavenly Spirits, and six Heavenly Fiends …
Such a lineup could kill anyone beneath divine-tier … unless Jiang He had ability that could match divine-tier elites.
Was that even possible?
Even the Sentinel of the Right was amused by his own thoughts, and could not help shaking his head and sighing. "Though I don't know how he did it, it is already extraordinary for a rank-six to slay Sixth Elder who had grasped sword will. As for rank-seven … divine-tier? Not even the Holy Ones have such prodigies, do they? "
The Holy Ones!
The Sentinel of the Right looked up at the stars, a zealous look in his eyes.
The Sky Demon Cult called themselves the Sky Sage Faith, but the extraterrestrial Sky Demons were the Holy Ones to them. Being one of their hierarchy, the Sentinel of the Right clearly knew a lot.
Looking up at the stars, he muttered quietly, "Now that the Stargate is about to open, the Holy Envoys of the Holy Ones would descend once it is opened. The day of our meteoric rise … is not far!"
Stirred, he whipped out his phone for a look and barked, "Time's up. Move!"
Whoosh!
Many figures rose to their feet, crossing the traffic lights and hurrying towards Jinyintan Village.
At the moment, Jinyintan Village was pitch-black, save for Jiang He's three-story mansion that was brightly lit. A group of Sky Demon Cultists had withdrawn their auras, and were quietly meeting up with the six Heavenly Generals in a yard just four hundred meters away from Jiang He's house.
"Remember, don't hold back!"
"Kill everyone without mercy!"
"Senior Elder, lead the others and break through the front gate."
"Fourth Elder, you and the Flowing Cloud Holy Child will attack from this side. I'll circle to the back …"
The Sentinel of the Right soon arranged everything, and the many figures split up into the night.
…
Inside the mansion.
Jiang He, who had just finished dinner, was scrolling through his phone in boredom as he sat on the sofa.
Beside him, the Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers were focused on the Pink Piggy on the television.
"Master!"
"The bathing pool is ready."
Sora said sweetly as she walked down the stairs.
Jiang He rose to his feet and gave Eldest Brother a smack on the head, instructing him, "It's just past eight now. You'll stay in the bottle gourd until half-past nine, you hear?"
However, he had a weird feeling in his heart.
The Seven Bottle Gourd Brothers watch cartoons?
What would they think if they were shown a movie called "Calabash Brothers Battling the Snake Demon"?
Jiang He was about to head upstairs when a dog's barking could be heard from outside the mansion.
"Woof woof woof!!!"
Dumbo barked a few times before yelling, "Master, this is bad! Someone's coming! A thief is coming!"
As it shouted, it rushed into the storeroom as fast as it could, carrying two boxes of Gatling machine gun bullets to the door.
Outside the main door.
The Gatling gun was still there.
Meanwhile, Trumbo was sprinting away, expanding as he ran and turning into a 'muscle cat', expertly loading his gun with bullets.
Meanwhile.
In the dark night, three figures suddenly appeared.
The old woman with the walking stick walked out of the darkness with the two venerables, Sky Sword and Sky Speed. They were originally filled with killing intent, but they were shocked by the scene in front of them.
A cat, a dog …
Fiddling with a Gatling gun???
Ba-da-da-da!!!
Orange-red flames instantly streaked through the night sky.
On the other side.
Fourth Elder and the Flowing Cloud Holy Child, who was wearing magician attire, were leading Dark Star and six Heavenly Generals as they quietly approached the walls of Jiang He's house …
One of the Heavenly Generals was lithe as a swallow as he walked forward, chuckling, "Holy Child, that brat was planting potatoes here today … Don't you think Jiang He is an idiot? There are so many weeds here … could he plant potatoes?"
Pow!
However, before he could finish his sentence, a "potato" mine under his feet suddenly exploded. Then, more than a dozen potato mines buried in this area exploded one after another.
Kaboom!
Violent flames shot into the air, illuminating the night sky.
The terrible shockwave from the explosion instantly tore the Heavenly General apart … and behind him, the other Heavenly Generals were caught in the shockwave as well, instantly drowning in the terrible explosion.
Almost at the same time, the Sentinel of the Right of the Sky Demon Cult stepped on a landmine as well.
He had circled around the mansion from the back, ready to charge straight into Jiang He's house from that direction … and Jiang He had buried over thirty potato landmines behind the house.
It was not Jiang He's foresight, but he had simply buried them all in one place since he had so many potato landmines left.
In the split second that the Sentinel of the Right stepped into the potato landmine, he sensed danger. Bursting out with True Qi to protect himself, he quickly retreated, barking, "Retreat! Danger!"
Kaboom!
Flames burst out.
Behind him, a rank-eight Grand was instantly torn apart by the violent explosion, before being consumed by the fiery light that shot out of the ground …
Jiang He, who had just reached the yard, was left dumbfounded by the three consecutive explosions!
What the hell …
What the heck?
Such a huge commotion?
Still, he soon became excited and laughed out loud. "Sky Demon Cultists?"
He had missed them for a long time!
He arrived at the gates.
In the darkness, he found that the alloy longsword in Sky Sword Star's hand had turned into a sheet of sword light, blocking every bullet as he cried, "Senior Elder, Speed Star, attack! Kill Jiang He!"
He took a big step forward and stared at the Gatling gun. He took a few steps forward and sneered, "You want to stop me with just a machine gun …"
Blargh.
A bullet triggered the armor-piercing effect, and it pierced through his head without missing a beat.
Disbelief filled Sky Sword Star's eyes as he crashed to the ground.
The old woman and Speed Star had already lunged at him the moment he hit the ground.
The old woman appeared frail and frail, but her instantaneous burst of power was extremely ferocious. Her crutch weighed over a hundred catties, and a gust howled as it came crashing down on Jiang He's head. If he was hit on the head, Jiang He felt that …
There would definitely be a bump on his forehead!
Without hesitation, he raised his hand and unleashed Mighty Dragon Shows Remorse!
Rawr!
The silhouette of the dragon bellowed, sending the crutch flying. Then, Jiang He punched out again, killing the old woman who had lunged at him.
Behind him, the silhouette of five great suns arose. Nature Qi swirled around him, while golden radiance and starlight interweaved over his body. A dragon's roar and an elephant's trumpeting could be heard from his body, and he abruptly turned, raising his leg and kicking out at Speed Star who was lunging at him.
Pow!
Poor Speed Star was a wind-type Awakened, but his physique was not even as strong as a rank-six martial artist. Still, he was blown up by Jiang He's single kick.
Though the entire process appeared to be long, it had actually taken less than two seconds from Jiang He's arrival at the gates to killing both the Sky Demon Cult's Senior Elder and Speed Star.
Everything had happened so quickly that the old woman and Speed Supremacy might not have been able to react until they were killed.
Right now, Jiang He was so powerful that he could crush and instakill any rank-eight or rank-nine … unless the Sentinel of the Right had perfected his Boundary of Wills and was an invincible rank-nine, he might be able to withstand a few blows from Jiang He.
"Eh?"
Jiang He turned to look behind his mansion, and could not help chuckling. "Interesting. The Sky Demon Cult is quite generous this time, actually sending a real elite."
Releasing his spirit, he promptly found the Sky Demon Cult's Senior Elder of the Right and the two Grands, and strode out to greet them.
After all, they were guests.
Being the host, it was only reasonable for him to greet them.
… …
That was when the explosions slowly died down.
Meanwhile, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child, the Fourth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult, and Peace Star stepped out of the farm's yard with lingering fear.
They had reacted quickly enough and dodged quickly. Moreover, they were behind the six Heavenly Generals, which was why they managed to evade the potato minefield and survive.
The six Heavenly Generals, however, were not so lucky. The only Heavenly General who did not die on the spot had half his body tumbling to the Flowing Cloud Holy Child's feet, blood gushing out of his mouth as he roared, "For the Holy Faith!"
Then, he breathed his last.
"Damn it!"
The Flowing Cloud Holy Child's eyes went red and he roared in rage, "Didn't you say that Jiang He planted potatoes here? Why are they all minefields? "
The violent explosions masked the gunshots from the front gates as well as the horrific aura that burst out when Jiang He instantly killed the Senior Elder and Speed Star. Knowing that now was not the time to mourn, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child bellowed, alloy combat blade in hand, "Kill!"
"Kill Jiang He! Avenge the Heavenly Generals!"
He darted out and landed directly on the wall of Jiang He's house. Before he could even say a few words of lofty aspiration —
Whoosh!
A massive vine abruptly rose up, wrapping around the Flowing Cloud Holy Child and dragging him down.
"No!"
The Flowing Cloud Holy Child cried out in panic, "Dark Star, save me …"
He was very lucky to land precisely where the Cloudscraper Vine grew.
Outside the walls, the Fourth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult exclaimed in shock, his face filled with fear. "What is that?"
"The Boston Ivy!"
Dark Star's pupils constricted as she said in a low voice, "No, it's not a Boston ivy. Even a Boston ivy that has mutated and evolved into a floral spirit wouldn't have such tremendous vitality!"
Being a wood-type Awakened, she was born with a special affinity for plants, and could even control them for her own use.
And yet, in that very moment, fear arose in her heart against the massive and frightening plant she sensed.
Whoosh!
The Cloudscraper Vine's nine tendrils flailed wildly in the air. In the end, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child was a rank-eight grandmaster who had been groomed by the Sky Demon Cult since he was young and was extremely powerful, even slaying a rank-seven novice Feral all by himself when he was rank-six pinnacle.
Right now, he was bursting out with his full power and struggling wildly, and actually showed signs of breaking free of the Cloudscraper Vine's entanglement.
"Hang in there, Flowing Cloud Holy Child!"
Dark Star cried out softly, activating her ability. Green radiance erupted around her, and veins of green light shot towards the Cloudscraper Vine in the night sky, intending to directly control it …
Her veil was shattered by that power, revealing a withered and aged face.
That withered and aged face that did not match her body at all began to age again, and so did her body. "No …" Dark Star cried out in shock, "Save me, Fourth Elder!"
She was a wood-type Awakened, adept at using her own superpower to control plants.
And yet, in that very moment, she could clearly feel that the massive Boston Ivy was actually absorbing the superpower in her body … but she could not retract her power at all.
In mere seconds, Dark Star's body withered completely.
Thud!
She simply dropped to the ground without a hint of life.
Having absorbed the wood-type superpower, the Cloudscraper Vine's tendrils glowed in green light, each of its barbs appearing to have strengthened considerably in penetrative power. With a few popping sounds, they pierced the Flowing Cloud Holy Child's protective True Qi, and soon, the Flowing Cloud Holy Child shrieked in rage as his lifeforce rapidly drained away, his voice slowly fading away …
The face of the Sky Demon Cult's Fourth Elder who was wearing a magician's costume dropped, and he promptly waved his hand to summon a deck of poker cards.
The poker cards turned into an arched doorway in the air, and he leapt into it, vanishing without a trace …
It was one of his lifesaving abilities, and even the deck of cards was a manifestation of his supernatural ability. Be that as it may, before the arched door vanished, a whooshing sound echoed through the air as a thick serpentine vine pierced the arched door, dragging the Fourth Elder who had just fled back to him.
Having absorbed Dark Star's wood-type superpower, the Cloudscraper Vine had evolved once more. Its nine tendrils were now a full hundred meters in length, and with a single coil, even the Fourth Elder of the Sky Demon Cult, an Awakened who could match pinnacle rank-nine champions, could not fight back.
… …
"Damn it!"
Behind the mansion.
Having evaded the potato minefield, the Sentinel of the Right's face dropped, and he cried out quietly again, "Run, run! Our information is wrong!"
He was a full-fledged champion of the Boundary of Wills, and even the instantaneous rumble and shockwave of energy from the potato minefield's explosion did not completely obscure his senses.
In his senses, an immeasurably violent power was slowly brewing.
That power …
Far surpassed himself!
"Divine-tier!"
"And there's a divine-tier elite at Jiang He's house …"
"Trap, it's a trap …"
Whoosh!
The Sentinel of the Right turned and left, not even bothering with the two Grands. The potato minefield had exploded instantly, killing one and injuring the other two as well. How was he supposed to escape if he brought them along?
And yet, before the Sentinel of the Right could run 200 meters, he stopped on his own.
A scarlet sword light hovered in the air before him, blocking his path.
"Brother of the Sky Demon Cult, why are you in such a hurry to leave since you're here?"
"Many of your cultists are sleeping at my farm. Don't you want to keep them company?"
Jiang He slowly approached him, smiling faintly. "Moreover, are you thinking of leaving now that you're here?"
"Jiang He?"
The Sentinel of the Right slowly turned, and his eyes abruptly tightened when he saw Jiang He's face. He could not help exclaiming, "No, that's impossible … Jiang He, you're divine-tier?"
"I get it, I get it now!"
The Sentinel of the Right muttered to himself as if he had lost his mind, laughing in despair. "There's never been a prodigy, Jiang He. It's all a bait and a trap. How could a divine-tier elite like you be so shameless?"
"…"
Jiang He frowned then.
What did this guy mean?
Did he mean that he was a divine-tier elite, and had been pretending to be a young prodigy all along to lure wave after wave of Sky Demon Cultists to ambush him and kill them?
Slander!
It was blatant slander!
Jiang He rushed up to him, unleashing the Third Fold of the Ninefold Thunderblade and cutting down the Sentinel of the Right nine times in a row, barking, "Do you Sky Demon Cultists have no shame?"
"You're the ones provoking me from start to finish!"
"And now you're slandering me?"
"I, Jiang He, am just a martial arts newbie who had been practicing martial arts for a month and a half. How did I become a divine-tier elite in your mouth?"
Blargh!
Jiang He only came to his senses after stabbing the Sentinel of the Right to death with a single slash of his blade, and smacked his forehead in frustration. "Damn it, I couldn't hold back and killed him again. He's not weak and must be a high-ranking member of the Sky Demon Cult. Maybe I could keep him alive and interrogate him."
(PS: Third update here, 6,000 words + chapter. Begging for your monthly and recommendation votes, bigshots!)
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