Chapter 385 - 385: Qian Bage Batto! (2)

Watching that soundless tug-of-war, Bubai almost let his jaws drop to the ground.

Dear Merlin, was this... really a foundation realm battle?!

Okay, maybe it wasn't all that shocking, considering certain children from a sound village in the ninja universe next door can do something similar during a tournament arc's invasion plan.

In fact, considering the natural-disaster-like battles he went through earlier, this was quite the downgrade.

Instead, what's more interesting was... this matchup!

What are the chances that a random challenger owns a magic weapon capable of sound attacks?

Besides, such a rare magic tool, how can its owner be some unknown background character?

Well, anybody with decent insight can see the issues. Premeditated? Definitely.

And Bubai wasn't the only one who could see this. The brothers beside him were no exception.

"Che. Xiao Ba's Thousand Echos Gu Art is really disgusting and hard to guard against. That's not something common magic barriers can block, but…"

"Who would've thought a nobody we never paid much attention to would have an artifact that happens to counter him!"

"Right? What a coincidence!"

Haha. Too much of a coincidence indeed… ja nai! Bubai didn't believe it's all a coincidence!

Then again, it's reasonable for a challenger to possess some means to counter his chosen opponent.

Otherwise, why else would they send a challenge in the first place? To deliver a free bento?

Nobody, who has lived long enough to build their foundation, is stupid.

Can only say: his poor money bag is unlucky to get targeted. Alas… if his money bag falls here, can the cooperation still continue?

Lucky for Bubai, that was something others have to worry about. Like the big brother in the room.

"You two rascals, keep your eyes peeled for me. Xiao Ba's abilities aren't unsolvable. If anything goes wrong, immediately request intervention from the elders!"

But Qian Feifu still kept an easy smile. "Lao Er, relax. No need to get so serious. Look? Can't you see that Xiao Ba still found a way?"

Looking down below in the arena, everybody saw the shorty leave his buggy shoulder cannons behind and fall back...

Then like a conductor, two arms lifted up to direct the twin shoulder cannons!

The swarm-formed trombones quickly swarmed apart and flexibly flanked the bell-carrier from two sides!

The poor victim only had one bell and could only resist one direction!

That meant he was forced to take the attack from the other!

Though the sound wave attack weakened due to the split, Sha Niu certainly didn't feel comfortable at all after being hit by it.

His eardrums felt like they were getting whipped so hard that even his Qi flow started to get disordered!

To avoid suffering from backlash and disrupting the output to his magic bell, he was forced to carry the heavy bell and evade as best as he could!

Alas… it was futile. The two swarms of bugs kept chasing and circling around him like giant bats! There's no escape!

Everything was undoubtedly slipping towards a bad ending for this bell-carrying cannon fodder, especially since the cowardly hunter was gradually closing in for the kill.

The Qian brothers were certainly happy to see this.

"Tsk, tsk... how can it be so easy to deal with the Gu of our Qian clan? Besides…"

Qian Feifu slyly smirked.

"Xiao Ba and I anticipated something like this will happen eventually. So I shared some of my cuties with him, just to deal with these blind death-seeking fools—Ah! Speak of my cuties, and there it is!"

Right on cue, Bubai saw Qian Bage swish his sleeve and toss out what appeared to be a large centipede!

In a blink of an eye, that many-legs creepy-crawly snaked across the ground and ambushed its prey!

It happened so fast that the poor man didn't have much time to react and took a sting to his foot!

But the counterattack arrived quickly...

Watching the centipede get crushed to death by a stomp in the next second, Qian Feifu sighed. "Aye~ there goes my little cutie."

Bubai's lips twitched. Is that supposed to be cute?!

Bloody Merlin! He wanted to scoot his butt away from this centipede-lover so bad but… he didn't dare to be so impolite!

What if he offends this dude and gets served a centipede up his pant legs? How terrifying! Kowai desu!

As if that wasn't terrifying enough already, Qian Feifu even hugged his shoulder like a comrade in arms to proudly show off a centipede that docilely crawled up onto the man's palm.

"Look. How does brother like it? Isn't she adorable?"

Seeing that living nightmare squirming around so close, Bubai didn't even dare to open his mouth and can only weakly nod.

"Haha. I knew we'll see eye to eye! Hey, let me tell you! This little cutie of mine might not be as poisonous as the Seven-Color Centipede in the legends, but if bitten…"

"Without my special antidote, even a late-stage foundation master will have no solution! If left uncured, they'll rot from the inside out and drop dead within an hour!"

Oi! Oi! Oi! Bubai's soul nearly leapt out of his skin.

Bloody Merlin, who brings a death sentence this close to someone's face and calls it cute?!

Heavens! To think he was sitting next to such dangerous killers this entire time!

Seriously, how nice it was being all innocent and oblivious! Is it too late go back to the past?

Thankfully, it seemed someone else noticed his stiffness and took pity.

"Enough, Wudi. Don't go scaring Xiao Bai. If this good brother of his runs away, Xiao Ba will come annoy you every day for a very long time."

"Oh, okay, okay… sheesh. People these days really have no appreciation for beauty."

Qian Feifu rolled his eyes and controlled the centipede to slither back up his arm. That same hand then patted Bubai on the shoulder.

"Aw, don't be so stiff, brother. There's really no need to be afraid! My little cutie won't bite for no reason."

"Hahaha…" Bubai stiffly laughed along. You sure about that?!

Stinking Merlin's socks! He wanted to curse out this psychotic bug-lover so bad, but a gentleman knew better than that.

So, he slapped back some flattery in turn.

"Haha. Your Qian Clan's Gu Arts really opened my eyes today! I guess I was worried for nothing. Truly…"

"I daresay even if Buddha shows up, you brothers should have no problem killing god right in front of him!"

Cough! Cough! Cough!

The Qian brothers nearly choked in unison.

"Ahaha... Brother Bai really knows how to joke around! We really don't deserve such high praise! Really!"

"Yeah, yeah. Brother, lowkey, keep it lowkey!"

Bubai smiled innocently, but inside he was grinning. Heh. Right back at you for scaring me half to death!

"Ahem." Qian Feifu cleared his throat and turned his gaze back to the arena. "Right then... it seems there won't be much suspense left in this round."

"After that sting, this surnamed Sha will have no choice but to surrender if he wants the antidote. Otherwise, he'll just be courting death—"

His sentence didn't even get a chance to finish when they all saw Sha Niu pop the all-too-familiar Blood Sage Explosion Pill.

Then, despite the poisonous mess of black veins festering up his leg, the rotting man exploded with power!

The big bell got smashed over toward the sneaky Qian Bage like a rock launched from a catapult, forcing him to scramble on all fours to avoid and fall back!

Then from the man's mouth, a torrent of flame howled out to roast the annoying bug-controller!

Fire Style: Torch Blowing Technique!

Walls of bugs quickly flew over to defend, but the pillar of fire kept pushing through everything as if its caster will never give up until it does!

This scene immediately made the Qian brothers collectively frown.

"Crazy!" Qian Zhongta slapped the table angrily. "Has this bull gone completely mad?! It hasn't even been an incense's stick of time! Why is he so desperate?! Does he not want to live anymore?!"

"Yeah! Is he brain-dead?! There's still a whole hour! Plenty of time to negotiate!"

"Since it looks like he didn't have much to begin with, we didn't even plan to ask for much in the first place! Haggle a little, cry and kneel if he needs to, but why isn't he even trying?!"

That was their plan. That's how they were hoping to settle this. Cultivators were all about interests, and that's what a normal cultivator should choose!

But everything now seems to go down an unpredictable direction?!