Chapter 41 - 38: The Exceptionally Talented Yang Xiao

Chapter 41: Chapter 38: The Exceptionally Talented Yang Xiao

"I’d really like to see what a monster like you is capable of."

Yang Xiao didn’t move, but the shadow at his feet churned like boiling water and shot up from the ground.

It condensed into several massive, pitch-black blades that tore through the air, slashing at "Bai Litang’s" waist!

The hideous bone wings on "Bai Litang’s" back snapped forward, closing in front of him.

The joints collided with a grating shriek of grinding metal.

They managed to withstand the strike of the Shadow Scythes.

From Bai Litang’s chest, the Crow’s appreciative voice emerged:

"Well, well, an expert.

A single slash actually put a bit of pressure on me.

Very impressive. I underestimated you just now."

Yang Xiao narrowed his eyes.

He had only recently acquired his Supernatural Power and couldn’t yet properly control the power of the Ghost Shadow Gloves.

In other words, his Supernatural Level was too low. He was just a rookie who hadn’t even left the Newbie Village but happened to possess a Heaven-Defying Divine Artifact.

To the Crow, this was an ordinary slash, but for Yang Xiao, it was already his ultimate move.

From Bai Litang’s chest, the Crow’s voice turned shrill:

"Come on, let me see what you’ve really got!"

Bai Litang’s body lunged toward Yang Xiao, his bone claws reeking of blood as they thrust viciously at Yang Xiao’s heart.

A glint of excitement flashed in Yang Xiao’s eyes.

’The word ’fear’ has never been in my dictionary.’

Facing a powerful enemy like the Evil Crow didn’t intimidate Yang Xiao. Instead, it made him tremble with excitement, driving his mind into a frenzy!

Yang Xiao’s mind raced. In this life-or-death moment, he instantly grasped a new way to use his Ghostly Shadow Power!

He simply slid back one step.

The shadow where he had been standing suddenly rose up!

It formed a massive, constantly writhing and twisting shield.

The bone claws plunged deep into the Shadow Shield, but it was like sinking into thick asphalt; they were caught fast.

Yang Xiao’s eyes widened. He pointed at the Shadow Shield and laughed with manic glee.

"Aha, ahahahahahaha! It blocked it! It blocked it!"

Yang Xiao swung one hand toward Bai Litang’s body. Two shadows transformed into two pairs of Ghost Hands, lunging fiercely to tear him to shreds!

The Evil Crow couldn’t understand why Yang Xiao was laughing so happily.

’Is he looking down on me, Little Master Hei?’

"SCREEE!"

A mournful shriek erupted from Bai Litang’s chest.

Bai Litang suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his expression wilting.

His agonized face was no longer so twisted, now tinged with a hint of numbness.

A bizarre sound wave echoed through the banquet hall, causing the masters present to clap their hands over their ears and howl in pain.

Yang Xiao’s smile froze. He stared blankly ahead.

The two Ghost Hands that were about to touch the Evil Crow suddenly reverted to their Ghost Shadow forms, painfully covering their ears.

The Shadow Shield in front of him rapidly dissolved into three Ghost Shadows, which also collapsed to the ground, clutching their ears and struggling.

SCHLICK!

Yang Xiao slowly lowered his head.

The bone claw had pierced his body.

Excruciating pain instantly engulfed him.

The Evil Crow’s sinister voice sounded out:

"Kid, your Ghost Shadows are a type of Ghost Soul, you know.

When I, Master Hei, was commanding ten thousand ghosts on Luoyang Slope, you weren’t even a twinkle in your father’s eye!

Trying to play these Underworld tricks with Master Hei? You’re still too green!"

THUD. Yang Xiao collapsed to his knees, his head hanging low.

...

「In the banquet hall.」

Wang Lei watched in terror as Xia Li approached.

"Isn’t your target the Crow?

Go find it! Capture it, kill it, whatever. Just do it.

Don’t come over here! Stay away, don’t come for me!

I’m just a nobody! I don’t know anything!"

Xia Li was taken aback for a moment, then sneered.

"I never expected you to be so shameless.

That Crow has protected your Wang Family for a hundred years, and right now it’s fighting desperately for you.

And in the end, this is how the heir of the Wang Family treats it."

Xia Li’s mission this time was to help the Taboo Association retrieve a Taboo Item—the Evil Crow.

Therefore, Jin Meiting had already briefed Xia Li on all the intelligence regarding the Evil Crow.

Wang Lei shook his head and backed away, then his foot slipped and he fell.

Xia Li walked over to Wang Lei, looked down at him, and pressed her high heel onto his stomach.

"Killing an insect like you would dirty my hands."

A glimmer of joyful surprise lit up Wang Lei’s eyes.

"Right, right! I’m just a country bumpkin! Killing me would definitely dirty your hands!"

A cold smile touched Xia Li’s red lips.

"But your nauseating behavior has displeased a certain gentleman.

The Evil Crow belongs to that gentleman, yet you’ve held onto it and refused to return it."

Xia Li reached out, picked up the chains the Evil Crow had broken free from, and a frigid light glinted in her beautiful eyes.

"And you even treat the gentleman’s property like this.

Since the gentleman finds you disgusting, you cannot be allowed to exist in the same Human World as him."

The joyful light in Wang Lei’s eyes died, replaced by a fear that consumed him. He screamed at the top of his lungs,

"Little Master Hei! Save me!"

A frigid aura suddenly descended.

Xia Li frowned and turned to see Bai Litang’s terrifying body flapping its bone wings, hurtling toward her.

Xia Li quickly moved to defend herself. A pair of bat wings sprouted from her lower back, and she engaged "Bai Litang" in close combat.

She glanced toward the main stage.

’That guy who controls shadows... he was taken out just like that?’

Xia Li muttered,

"What a useless piece of trash."

Although Bai Litang was half-dead, he was still conscious.

He never imagined that the female president of World Dream was actually a Vampire!

Bai Litang pleaded,

"President Xia, save me!"

He bitterly regretted overestimating himself and trying to cause trouble for the owner of the Jue Pearl.

’So these Extraordinary Beings can’t be defeated by human strength at all!’

"Shut up!"

the Evil Crow roared. Bai Litang’s mouth was suddenly sealed as if by magic, and he couldn’t utter another word.

"Bai Litang" stood protectively in front of Wang Lei, the voice coming from his heart:

"Go! And never set foot in the South Sea again!"

Wang Lei scrambled to his feet and ran for the door without a second glance.

Xia Li scoffed.

"He treated you like that, and you’re still willing to die for him?"

The Evil Crow said grimly,

"I promised her I would take care of her descendants."

Xia Li clicked her tongue in mock sympathy.

"The gentleman said you were the lewdest crow in the world. I never thought you’d be such a simp."

The Evil Crow laughed self-deprecatingly.

"I am a devoted gentleman who has been unfairly labeled a pervert."

Xia Li found the statement bizarre.

Hearing a line straight out of a shoujo manga coming from the mouth of an ancient monster who had lived for who knows how many ages was truly jarring.

Xia Li said,

"I admire your devotion.

However, no devotion in this world can defy the will of the gentleman.

You will return to the gentleman’s side, and Wang Lei is not leaving this place."

As soon as she finished speaking, the doors to the banquet hall were violently thrown open.

Eight men and women appeared at the entrance, dressed in high-end custom suits and evening gowns, all wearing masks.

Each of them exuded the aura of the upper-class elite. Their watches and other jewelry also highlighted their noble status in the secular world.

These were the eight shareholders of World Dream.

The eight shareholders bowed elegantly to Xia Li.

"Mother."

Wang Lei looked back in terror.

"Little Master Hei!"

The Evil Crow sighed.

"Just who is this ’gentleman’ you speak of?"

Just then, pained groans of ’Ow, ow’ came from the head table.

"It hurts like hell, it hurts... Hiss~ It really hurts."

Everyone watched as Yang Xiao staggered to his feet.

The Evil Crow stared in disbelief at Yang Xiao, who should have been dead.

He faced the ceiling, knees bent, his back arched forcefully, and his hands hung limply at his sides.

The horrifying hole in his stomach was clearly visible.

At that moment, a Ghost Shadow transformed into a snake and slowly slithered onto Yang Xiao’s stomach.

The Shadow Snake weaved in and out of his body, shuttling around the wound.

It was as if it were stitching Yang Xiao’s broken body back together.

Yang Xiao’s Extraordinary Talent was incredibly high.

In just a few short exchanges, he had managed to learn two new Skills in a row!

Yang Xiao tilted his head to look at Xia Li, a grotesque, exaggerated smile stretching his lips nearly to his ears.

"So you’re one of the gentleman’s people too."

Xia Li froze.

’This shadow-manipulator... he’s a member of the Taboo Association?’

’Just how many Supernatural Powerhouses like him does the Taboo Association have?’

Xia Li felt with increasing certainty that the Taboo Association was far larger than she had ever imagined.

Yang Xiao’s gaze finally settled on "Bai Litang," and he said grimly,

"So you were once by the gentleman’s side, too. But you even forgot the gentleman... You really deserve to die."

The crazed smile, the flippant tone—all of it vanished, and his eyes became as cold as the bottom of a frozen lake in winter.