The King of Urban Mercenaries

This is simply unbearable!

"I never expected this boy to have a King-level demon beast as well. Not bad, I underestimated him," said Xiaoqing’s father.

"So what if it’s a King-level demon beast? It’s still not as powerful as mine!" Xiaoqing retorted, her words tinged with a defiant tone.

At this moment, the ape in the sky looked at Dugu Aotian and spoke, "Boy, a mere King-level human dares to speak so arrogantly, looking down on the Dragon Clan. Clearly, you have no idea of the Dragon Clan’s might!"

"The strength of the Dragon Clan is none of my concern. If you come for me, I’ll kill you!" Dugu Aotian’s body had already recovered. King-level experts possess incredible regenerative abilities, so Dugu Aotian’s body quickly healed. If he were Emperor-level, it would be even more terrifying.

"Arrogant!"

Hou Qitian shouted angrily, charging toward Dugu Aotian and throwing a punch at him.

Dugu Aotian’s eyes flashed with light, then he suddenly moved, dodging Hou Qitian’s punch. However, Hou Qitian opened his mouth and unleashed a True Qi attack, sweeping directly toward Dugu Aotian.

"A trivial trick!"

After saying that, Dugu Aotian condensed a long sword and, having dodged Hou Qitian’s attack, slashed at Hou Qitian’s head, aiming to cut him in half with one blow.

Yet at that moment, Hou Qitian suddenly disappeared!

Indeed, the Light Sword sliced through Hou Qitian, piercing through his body from the middle, and then Hou Qitian’s body vanished.

"How is this possible!"

Dugu Aotian’s pupils contracted. Suddenly, he sensed movement above his head, just as he was about to dodge. Though unpredictable, it surely wouldn’t bode well, so his first instinct was to evade!

But he underestimated Hou Qitian, who was now raising both fists, pounding down on Dugu Aotian with a hammer-like force, landing a direct hit.

Whoosh!

A black streak flashed through the air, disappearing, and the stone platform below instantly shattered, cracks spreading across the ground. Then, a figure burst from the underground—Dugu Aotian.

After emerging, Dugu Aotian didn’t charge at Hou Qitian but instead headed straight for Lin Fei.

Lin Fei didn’t expect herself to become a target. In a moment of urgency, she summoned a turtle shell to shield herself—there was no other option, as she had no other means!

The turtle shell appeared, yet Dugu Aotian suddenly flashed a cunning smile, targeting the shell with his attack. The Light Sword swept across, hitting instantly, forcing Lin Fei out since the shell relied on her power to maintain, and with that sword strike, her energy was depleted, ejecting her from the shell’s space.

Meanwhile, Dugu Aotian saw the shell fly off and pulled it over with True Qi, grasping it in his hand, saying, "What a wonderful treasure! I wonder if I can use it!"

After saying that, Dugu Aotian unexpectedly enlarged the shell, wearing it on his back, then swung his long sword toward Lin Fei once more.

As the Light Sword came rushing in, Lin Fei was in mortal danger. At that moment, a fierce flame erupted from her body, swiftly transporting her to another location, evading Dugu Aotian’s Light Sword attack.

Dugu Aotian furrowed his brows. "You’ve got quite a few tricks up your sleeve."

Lin Fei, feeling the flames wrapped around her, called out in surprise, "Little Fire, you’re awake?"

"Hehe, that’s right, Master. It seems I woke up just in time!" Little Fire responded cheerfully.

Lin Fei nodded, "The situation is really dangerous right now."

"No worries, Master. I’ll lend you my strength; I hope it helps a bit," said Little Fire.

Hearing Little Fire’s words, Lin Fei felt a grasp over the power enveloping her body, gaining control over it, and it felt extraordinary as if the power was her own, like wearing armor that she could command at will.

"Dugu Aotian, you’re too arrogant!" Lin Fei said coldly. At this moment, she sensed her power was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, but the strength of Little Fire had astonishingly reached the Fourth Transition True Body Realm!

No wonder Little Fire had been in a deep sleep for so long this time.

"Arrogant? I have the right to be arrogant; what about you? You don’t, so only death awaits you!" Dugu Aotian finished speaking and charged toward Lin Fei at incredible speed.

"Boy, did you forget about me?! Drink!"

A thunderous voice rang out as a massive figure appeared above Dugu Aotian. It was Hou Qitian, who somehow had a gigantic iron hammer in his hand, as large as a mountain, which he raised high and swung down at Dugu Aotian!

"Bastard!"

Dugu Aotian roared furiously, True Qi surging from his body like a mighty river, rushing upwards to resist the descending giant hammer. The hammer’s attack was incredibly powerful, with a wide range, and he was directly targeted by Hou Qitian, making escape virtually impossible—he was struck instantly.

However, the torrential river of True Qi resisted the giant hammer, though it was futile, as under the hammer’s blow, Dugu Aotian was instantly pummeled into the ground, vanishing from sight.

The surrounding crowd felt the ground tremble, and then a figure burst out again, only to be lamentably hammered back into the ground by the ape as soon as he emerged.

Soon after, Dugu Aotian stopped emerging from the same spot, instead appearing elsewhere, but the ape’s ability was far too overwhelming, crossing space in an instant, surpassing instantaneous movement, thus leaving Dugu Aotian heavily injured, unable to match Hou Qitian.

Just at that moment, the Sect Master, who had been seated on the platform, spoke.

"Alright, that’s enough!"

Once the Sect Master spoke, a powerful force spread out continuously, as if the world itself had gone silent, enveloped in a magical aura—this was the power of an Emperor-level being!

Lin Fei felt her body growing heavier, finally pressing her to the ground, shocked by the power of the Emperor-level.

Meanwhile, the Sect Master looked towards the ape. Suddenly, around the ape, the air seemed to solidify, as a transparent hand reached out to grab the ape. Despite being massive like a small mountain, the hand was even larger, gripping the ape instantly.

But just as the grasp tightened, the ape suddenly vanished, reappearing in mid-air the next moment with a cold snort, "Trying to catch me? Not a chance!"