Novel Full Chapter 1186: 462: Generous Gift (Part 3)
Capítulo 1186: Chapter 462: Generous Gift (Part 3)
The clash of fist and palm against the blade rang out like the sound of metal striking metal.
You could hear ding ding ding, a continuous clamor.
In the blink of an eye, over thirty moves had been exchanged.
Finally, Zhang Fang took a step back, and the cook also sheathed his blade with one hand, stepping back into the ranks of three.
Zhang Fang glanced at the cook, then looked down at his own palm, which was covered with white marks, some even tinged with blood.
He couldn’t help but coldly smile:
“Heaven Slaughter Demon Sword?
“I wondered who it was… Turns out it’s the once renowned Demon Blade Blood Floating!
“But, I’ve long heard that Blood Floating’s Mad Demon Sword, as furious and ghostly as it once was, seems no longer so fearsome today.”
The cook laughed heartily upon hearing this:
“Our honored guest jests. Over the years, I’ve cultivated peace and tranquility, long forgetting titles like Heaven Slaughter Blood Floating.
“Now, I’m just a cook who eats, drinks, and chats idly with pig farmers on a boat with nothing better to do.
“As for the blade technique… I haven’t practiced it in at least ten years.
“Now that I wield it, indeed it’s become quite rusty.
“Otherwise, even the honored guest’s Body Protection Divine Skill derived from the Great Brahma Golden Physique might not withstand a single slice of my cook’s blade.”
Zhang Fang’s face darkened upon hearing this.
Ten years without practice…
This means that this person hasn’t progressed an inch in ten years.
As the saying goes, the fist must never leave the hand, the melody never leave the tongue.
For those who practice martial arts, it is like rowing upstream; not advancing means retreating.
He hasn’t trained for ten years, yet even so, in their exchange just now, he almost broke through my Body Protection Divine Skill.
If he had truly practiced diligently day after day over the last ten years, today I might not withstand even three of his blows.
Moreover… he was using a cook’s knife!
Thinking of this, his heart felt heavy, but he still kept a cold smile on his face:
“I see, is it possible that you changed your face and submitted to Elder Du because you had killed too many people?”
“You are wrong, honored guest.”
The cook gently shook his head:
“Back in the day, I roamed freely in Nanhai, how carefree and joyful I was.
“As the saying goes, human heads fell like rain, and the blood sea carried a strange fragrance.
“Alas, I happened to encounter this fiend in a coffin.
“He captured me using poison, saying the island lacked a cook, and my knife skills could assist in the kitchen.
“He even used a strange poison to control my meridians.
“As a result, I couldn’t train for ten years, nor could I allow my emotions to stir.
“Otherwise, the reverse flow of qi would make me vomit blood and die in an instant.
“He even threw my Demon Blade Blood Floating into the sea…
“Truly hateful, truly infuriating, yet when subject to others’ control, there was nothing I could do.
“Fortunately, all this has passed, and the main culprit is already dead.
“Now, today, we shall serve his body as a feast for us to share. Wouldn’t that be delightful?”
The crowd nearly vomited upon hearing this.
Nobody knew how long Elder Du had been dead, and though the corpse was well preserved, there still was a faint stench spreading.
This cook actually intended to cook the corpse and share it as a dish?
Xiao He instinctively waved his hand, brushing away the stench in front of him.
His gaze landed on the hunched and pig dung-smelling Old Man.
He furrowed his brow slightly, his mind pensive, yet when he looked at the man steering the boat, he was puzzled.
Finally, he gently shook his head:
“We do not concern ourselves with your backgrounds.
“Whether you are Demon Blade Blood Floating or just a cook on this island.
“I only have one question… Where is Lady Gao?”
“I wanted to explain earlier.”
The man steering the boat smiled and said, “But our honored guest was too eager and could not wait to speak.
“Now, there’s a second grand gift we wish to present to you.”
“Oh?”
The swordsman from the Nanhai Alliance smiled slightly: “The first grand gift was the corpse of Elder Du. I wonder what this second grand gift might be?”
“We use ourselves as the gift. What do you all think?”
The words of the man steering the boat were astonishing.
Whether it was Zhang Fang or the swordsman, or even Xiao He, they were all stunned.
Zhang Fang and the swordsman instinctively exchanged a glance, both thoughtful.
Even this fat man alone was extraordinary.
The pig dung-smelling Old Man and the man steering the boat probably also had notable backgrounds.
If they joined the Nanhai Alliance, they would surely add strength.
Conversely… if they joined the Dragon King Hall,
The result would be…
Xiao He could barely hold his ground against the two in a confrontation without suffering defeat.
Between them, they couldn’t do anything to each other.
Thus maintaining the current peace.
But if these three and Zhou Mao at the entrance joined the Dragon King Hall,
Today, both he and those brothers outside would likely not escape here alive.
And vice versa!
Both looked at Xiao He and noticed that he was also looking at them.
In the next moment, Zhang Fang suddenly burst into laughter:
“Great! The wise bird chooses the tree to nest in, and you all are experts. How could my Nanhai Alliance not welcome you?
“I, Zhang Fang, dare to speak for the Alliance Hierarch, formally accepting you three as members of our Nanhai Alliance!”
Xiao He’s face sank, he immediately spoke up:
“Our Dragon King Hall Master seeks talent eagerly. If you join us, I guarantee you will have a bright future!”
With these words, both sides looked at the three men opposite them.
Among the three, the man steering the boat smiled gently:
“To be honest, it was I who released the information that you received.
“However, the information was actually only sent to one from the Nanhai Alliance.
“I am also surprised at how the Dragon King Hall arrived on this island.
“Now, we use ourselves as the gift, and the Nanhai Alliance is willing to accept. We can only let down the good intentions of the Dragon King Hall.”
As soon as these words fell, Xiao He didn’t linger a half step, turned, and fled immediately.
“Stop!”
A blade of Sword Qi struck suddenly, straight towards Xiao He’s face.
Xiao He twisted midair, the Inner Strength of Mystic Ice Seven Extremes burst forth, layers of Ice Crystal congealing at his side.
His form spun like a whirlwind, fiercely colliding with the swordsman’s Sword Qi.
The reed-thin swordsman crumbled at the touch, his entire body flying backward.
But at this moment, a dense Blade Light came from behind, the blade sweeping through, slicing every table, chair, and bench in the hall into fragments with the scattering Blade Light!