Chapter 437 - 435: Retreat Now and You Can Still Live

Leaving the Martial City Spirit Hall, the brand-new Void Ship sailed through the Outer Void.

Yan Lihui was filled with worry as he gazed back the way they came.

No enemies were in pursuit.

’The Life and Death Prison Arena sent people to watch us. Why haven’t they made a move? Did something go wrong?’

「An hour later.」

"Looks like we’re in the clear."

Yan Lihui was certain that the people from the Life and Death Prison Arena were probably not coming after them.

"Not necessarily," Luo Tian said.

"What do you mean?" Yan Lihui asked, confused.

Just then, the Void Ship came to a stop.

Everyone walked to the bow. Not far away, a golden Void Ship, its bow carved with a giant gold lion’s head, blocked their path.

"Hahaha! If you want to pass, leave behind a toll!"

Laughter boomed from the Lion-headed Void Ship.

Then, a group of thieves appeared.

"You’ve got some nerve. You ran into us, the Golden Lion Thief Gang, and you’re not on your knees begging for mercy?"

A powerfully built, middle-aged man of the Demon Race folded his arms across his chest, his golden eyes looking down coldly at Luo Tian and the others.

"The Golden Lion Thief Gang?"

"Never heard of them."

The six travelers on the ship, including a Black Crow, all shook their heads.

After all, Luo Tian and his group had just been teleported here. As for Ye Feng and Cheng Wanli, they had been captured and enslaved right after arriving nearby, so they knew very little about the area.

"Insolent!"

A man with a dog-like face glared and snarled, "Who in the surrounding worlds doesn’t know the great name of the Golden Lion Thief Gang? Are you all playing dumb? Are you looking down on us?"

The other thieves also wore vicious expressions, their killing intent surging.

"If we don’t know you, we don’t know you," Luo Tian said calmly.

His words made the group of thieves bristle with anger.

"You ignorant mutts! Our captain is an expert of the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer! Now hand over all your money obediently!"

The dog-faced man cursed.

Yan Lihui, Yi Jingwen, and the others looked panicked.

Although they hadn’t heard of the Golden Lion Thief Gang, an expert of the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer was someone they could not possibly stand against.

’Should we just pay them to make this problem go away?’

"There’s no need to hand over our money, is there? It’s not like you plan on letting us go anyway!" Luo Tian said indifferently.

"Hm?"

The members of the Golden Lion Thief Gang looked surprised.

’That was indeed our plan. How did he know?’

"Since you already know, are you prepared to become slaves?"

A wanton laugh echoed from within the Lion-headed Void Ship, and a man with dark green skin and golden robes walked out.

The voice was very familiar.

It was Li Shan!

Li Shan walked to the bow, his expression arrogant. He struck a superior pose and revealed a mocking, playful look. "I told you not to offend me. Otherwise, this Young Master will make you a slave in the Life and Death Prison Arena!"

"Capture them all! Sell the men to the Prisoner Arena, and give the women to me!"

Li Shan barked, his lecherous gaze roaming freely over Yi Jingwen’s and Yan Xiaoxia’s delicate figures.

"Go!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged captain waved his hand, and the thieves all charged forward.

Yan Lihui, Yi Jingwen, and the others immediately panicked. What were they going to do?

"Alas, an expert of the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer, reduced to someone else’s dog."

Luo Tian sighed leisurely, then turned to the powerfully built, middle-aged man. "I’ll give you one chance. Retreat now, and you can keep your pathetic lives!"

At his words, both friend and foe were stunned.

Ye Feng, Yan Lihui, and the others were all shocked. Where did Luo Tian get the confidence to say such a thing?

"Hahaha! You rotten kid, still talking big when you’re about to die?"

"Oh, I’m so scared! Hahaha!"

A wave of mocking laughter came from the Golden Lion Thief Gang.

In their eyes, Luo Tian was just acting crazy and spouting nonsense.

BANG!

Suddenly, the powerfully built, middle-aged captain threw a punch out of thin air. Boundless golden light erupted, forming a mighty, domineering lion nearly twenty meters tall, its aura shaking the heavens!

The golden lion instantly crashed into Luo Tian’s Void Ship.

BOOM!

The fist’s light exploded, and the terrifying force knocked the Void Ship back several dozen feet. A slight crack appeared on its Defense Shield.

"Luo Tian, this man’s strength is no small matter! The Void Ship’s Defense Shield won’t last much longer!" Yan Lihui said anxiously.

Once the Defense Shield shattered, their final barrier would be gone. How would they face the vicious thief gang then?

"You little brat, keep on boasting!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged man attacked again.

His second punch was even more terrifying. It was as if a lion king were roaring in the void, its might shaking all directions.

CRACK!

With this one punch, the Defense Shield of Luo Tian’s Void Ship shattered completely, and the ship was knocked back three or four hundred feet.

"So strong!"

Yan Lihui’s face paled in shock.

The captain of this Golden Lion Thief Gang was terrifyingly powerful. He was likely a top-tier existence among those at the Middle Tier Earth Element Realm!

With the Defense Shield broken, the thieves on either side of the powerfully built, middle-aged man immediately charged!

"Hahaha, you brat! Just give up without a fight!"

The dog-faced man, with a Cultivation of the Earth Element Realm Fourth Layer, was the first to charge at Luo Tian.

They were working for Li Shan, so of course they knew who the main target was.

’If I can be the first to capture Luo Tian, I’ll have earned the greatest merit!’

"Since you’re seeking death, I’ll have to oblige you!"

Luo Tian’s expression turned slightly cold.

The dog-faced man sneered. Even at a time like this, Luo Tian was still running his mouth.

But the next moment, a violent Cold Current surged from Luo Tian’s body. His frame seemed to expand, his skin shimmering with silver light as he emanated a Powerful Aura!

Cold Wind Palm!

Luo Tian struck with all his might, pouring out his full strength. He infused it with his Divine Vein Cold Power and even activated his True Palm Skill Intent!

A palm strike like an icy storm shot forward!

"What?"

The dog-faced man sensed a mortal crisis.

Luo Tian was a mere Earth Element Realm Second Layer, yet his strength was so terrifying.

Although Li Shan had mentioned it before, he hadn’t paid it any mind at all.

BAM!

The dog-faced man threw a palm strike with all his strength, clashing head-on with Luo Tian’s Palm Technique.

His palm strike shattered in an instant. A blast of biting, violent, cold wind swept the dog-faced man up, flung him through the air, and turned him into an ice sculpture.

A one-hit kill!

The dog-faced man’s strength was considered quite good within the Golden Lion Thief Gang, and he was highly regarded by the captain.

But in the end, he was killed in a single move.

The other thieves were stunned by this scene.

’Could it be that Luo Tian wasn’t bluffing?’

"A bunch of idiots!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged man roared, snapping the thieves out of their stupor.

"Your talent and strength are indeed impressive, but you’re a long way from being able to put on an act in front of me. To deal with you, one move is all this captain needs!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged man took a step, landing directly on Luo Tian’s Void Ship. He looked down at Luo Tian and stomped his foot down.

He was going to crush Luo Tian like an ant!

"Is that so?"

Luo Tian’s expression didn’t change as a lotus-patterned, Crimson Treasure Sword appeared in his hand.

CLANG!

The [Red Lotus Sword] was drawn, revealing a crystalline Treasure Sword with red lotus patterns, which bloomed with a red lotus-colored light.

His Sword Intent Prototype erupted, and a sharp, scorching, and overwhelming power emanated from Luo Tian’s body.

"That sword?"

Floating above Luo Tian and the others, the powerfully built, middle-aged man’s golden pupils suddenly shrank, and the hair on his body stood on end!

SWISH!

A single sword strike cut through the silent, cold Outer Void. A splendid Red Mist Sword Lotus bloomed gorgeously, releasing a terrifying aura that seemed capable of incinerating all creation.

"Not good!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged man’s face filled with panic. Under this Sword Momentum, even the True Essence in his body trembled.

He immediately condensed a True Essence Shield and flew backward to retreat.

The Red Lotus Sword Light caught up to him in an instant.

RUMBLE!

In the void, a magnificent and splendid mass of Red Lotus Sword Light enveloped an area of a hundred meters, filled with endless streams of scorching Sword Qi.

From within, a huge, crimson Sword Light flew out, hacking toward the Lion-headed Void Ship.

The Golden Lion Thief Gang was too arrogant; they hadn’t even activated their Void Ship’s Defense Shield. A charred crack spread all the way from the bow to the stern.

Standing on the bow, Li Shan’s face was stiff, and his body trembled.

That last sword strike had just grazed past him. He had almost been cut in two.

BAM!

In mid-air, amidst a crimson explosion, a charred figure was sent flying backward, smashing into the Lion-headed Void Ship.

"Captain!"

The thieves all ran over, their faces filled with terror and worry!

On the powerfully built, middle-aged man’s chest was a shocking, charred wound, through which one could even see his blackened ribs.

At the same time, the man’s right arm was nowhere to be found.

"How could this happen!"

The captain of the Golden Lion Thief Gang was at the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer, yet he was severely wounded and sent flying! This was too terrifying!

"I told you, if you had left earlier, you might have kept your pathetic lives. But now, it’s too late!"

Luo Tian held the [Red Lotus Sword], his body wreathed in a layer of crimson lotus mist. His hair and robes fluttered, making him look like a god descended to the mortal realm!

"You actually possess... such a Divine Weapon and Tool!"

The powerfully built, middle-aged man opened his eyes, his face filled with fear.

That Treasure Sword was simply terrifying. A single strike had wounded him so severely. It was hard to imagine its Tier.

"However, a Divine Weapon and Tool of this caliber... you can’t possibly activate it twice in a row!" the powerfully built, middle-aged man said through gritted teeth.

"Then I’ll just have to show you whether I can activate it consecutively or not!"

Luo Tian chuckled.

When he broke through to the Earth Element Realm, Luo Tian cultivated the Celestial Essence Water Condensation Technique. The quantity and quality of his True Essence had reached the level of the Earth Element Realm’s third or Fourth Layer.

A second strike was definitely not a problem.

BUZZ!

True Essence surged wildly. The [Red Lotus Sword] trembled lightly, emitting a terrifying Flame Power that could incinerate everything.

Aboard the Lion-headed Void Ship, the True Essence of every thief trembled, and fear spread among them.

Even the powerfully built, middle-aged man’s face showed astonishment and fear!

Luo Tian could use the second strike!

"Your Excellency, stop! Don’t kill me!"

At this moment, Li Shan suddenly started begging for his life. With a THUD, he dropped to his knees before Luo Tian.

Li Shan’s personality was cruel and domineering, but that was only when he could rely on his father’s power. When faced with real danger, he was a coward who clung to life, timid as a mouse.

"As long as you’re willing to let me go, I can give you Spiritual Essence Coins! Any amount!"

The nearby thieves suddenly smelled the stench of urine and saw a wet patch on the front of Li Shan’s pants.

Just then, a massive Energy fluctuation came from behind Luo Tian.

A huge, oval-shaped Void Ship was approaching at high speed.

"That’s... the Void Ship from the Life and Death Prison Arena! It’s Steward Dong!" Li Shan recognized it.

He immediately scrambled to his feet and shouted, "Steward Dong, quick! Help me kill this kid!"

"Rest assured, Young Master Li Shan! I came this time specifically to kill him!"

Steward Dong’s face was sinister.

"You’re actually fine?"

Luo Tian was slightly surprised.

When Steward Dong heard this, his anger erupted. He roared, "You rotten kid! So it was you who sent people to cause trouble and expose me!"

He had almost been thrown in jail, and it was all Luo Tian’s fault.

Steward Dong’s hatred for Luo Tian was no less than Li Shan’s.

But as he got closer, Steward Dong saw the miserable state of the Golden Lion Thief Gang.

The captain of the Golden Lion Thief Gang was at the Earth Element Realm Sixth Layer. How had he lost an arm and been so heavily wounded? Even their Void Ship was severely damaged.

On the other hand, Luo Tian’s side was completely unharmed.