Chapter 84 of Book 11: Suffering a Crushing Defeat

  The boss was a middle-aged man, he turned his eyes and said: "500 gold coins."

  "500 gold coins?" I didn't think the money was a lot, but rather that this sword wasn't worth this amount. Although the style is novel, this sword can only be used for decoration, and the material itself isn't precious in any way. It's actually being sold at such an expensive price? Are they taking me for a fool?

  Mo Yue's eyes gleamed with hope as she looked at me, clearly eager. I activated the Crazy God's aura, and the sword emitted a faint golden glow. The old man was taken aback, then hastily said: "So you're an expert, in that case, I'll sell it to you at cost, 400 gold coins."

  I gave him a cold look and said, "Too expensive, this sword is not worth that price."

  The boss's face changed, saying: "Sir, what you said is not right. Look at the workmanship and materials of this sword, they are all top-notch, how can it be worthless?"

  I don't want to get entangled with this kind of swindler, so I casually pulled out the Mo Ming and placed it on the counter, saying: "Take a look at how much this sword is worth."

  The boss was shocked, stretched out his hand to grab the Mo Ming sword, and with a bit of effort, he couldn't lift it up. Suddenly, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "What is this sword made of? Why is it so heavy?"

  I gave a cold smile and said, "This sword of mine can buy out your entire store with plenty to spare. I'll take this stone sword, name a real cost price for me." Although I had the money, I couldn't just splurge, especially when dealing with a shady merchant like him.

  The boss seemed to know that he had met a connoisseur, and his face hesitated for a moment. Just as he was about to say something, a pleasant voice suddenly came from outside, "I'll buy this stone sword, I'll pay 500 gold coins."

  I furrowed my brow, wondering what kind of person would come to cause trouble. Anyone who knew a thing or two about weapons should know that this sword wasn't worth the price they were asking for it. Mo Yue looked towards the entrance and suddenly covered her mouth in surprise, exclaiming, "What a handsome man!" Hearing her say that, I couldn't help but feel curious too, and turned my head to look. I was stunned as well. A slender man walked in, only slightly shorter than me. He wore a snow-white robe with not a speck of dust on it, a wide belt around his waist with golden threads at the edges, and a pale green jade stone embedded in the center of the belt - the same type of stone as the Green Pine Stone that had saved my life before. It looked even bigger than the three I had originally. By his side hung a scabbard with a snow-white long sword inside. A yellow silk tassel hung down from the hilt, and it didn't look like a deadly weapon at all - more like an ornament. This man's shoulders were broad but not thick, and he had a head of blue-black hair that cascaded down his back. He wore a white band around his forehead with another Green Pine Stone on it. His eyebrows were slightly curved, giving off a hint of femininity, and his skin was pale and smooth. His nose was straight, his eyes bright, and he looked at us with an enigmatic smile - as if smiling but not quite. If it weren't for the Adam's apple on his neck that proved his identity, I might have really thought he was a woman dressed up as a man.

  The man in white seemed to look at Mo Yue with a hint of helplessness, saying: "Miss, it's best not to describe men as 'pretty', I'd rather hear you say I'm handsome." Before I could even react to his appearance, he had already walked up to my side, took the stone sword from my hand and handed a white card to the shop owner, saying: "500 gold coins, I'll buy it. You count the money yourself."

  Mo Yue said with a dissatisfied tone: "Obviously we saw it first, why did you snatch it away."

  I quietly watched the man in white clothes, waiting for his response. This person's attire was far from that of an ordinary rich man, and I wanted to see how he would react.

  The man in white simply smiled slightly at Mo Yue, handed the stone sword to the boss, and let him wrap it up. At this time, he also saw Mo Ming on the counter, and a strong light burst into his eyes. He easily picked up Mo Ming and said to the boss: "Is this your merchandise? I'll buy it, name a price." As he spoke, he kept sizing up Mo Ming, and the joy in his eyes was evident to all. For a moment, he seemed surprised, but from the flashing light in his eyes, it seemed like he couldn't be sure either.

  The boss said with some embarrassment: "Sorry, this is not something from our store, it belongs to that gentleman."

  Upon hearing the boss say that, the man in white finally shifted his gaze from Mo Ming to me and looked me up and down before asking, "Is this sword yours?"

  I nodded and said, "Not bad, it's mine."

  The man in white said: "Brother, can you let it go to me? The price is up to you, as long as you name a price, I'll pay it."

  I snorted coldly and grabbed the Mo Ming sword from his hand, putting it back behind my back. "This sword is not for sale. Also, please don't compete with me for that stone sword, I've already bought it first."

  The man in white smiled slightly, holding out the packaged Stone Sword and said: "What a pity, what a pity, such a good sword. Brother, I have some advice for you, as long as it's something a girl likes, why bother with the price? Being able to make a beauty smile isn't more valuable than anything else? Miss, how about this Stone Sword as a gift?"

  I was shocked that this person was willing to give away something worth 500 gold coins to a complete stranger he had never met, showing that money was just a number to him.

  Mo Yue shook her head and said: "I won't accept it. Except for the things my husband gave me, I don't want anything from others."

  Mo Yue's words warmed my heart, and I rushed towards the man in white clothes: "If you're willing to let it go, I can buy it from you at the same price."

  The man in white smiled slightly and said, "I'll give you this sword as a gift, but I won't sell it." As he spoke, he again presented the sword to Mo Yue.

  A surge of anger rose in my heart, did this person think he could take Mo Yue from me? I unconsciously took a step forward, blocking him from Mo Yue, and said: "Since it's not for sale, then forget it, Mo Er, let's go."

  Mo Yue didn't particularly care about the sword either, although the white-clothed person in front of her was more handsome than me and had a lot of charm. She also didn't have any lingering feelings, gently nodded her head, and followed me out.

  The man in white sighed from behind: "What a pity, what a pity... a beautiful flower..."

  I was about to get angry, but Mo Yue didn't wait for me and rushed to his face, angrily saying: "What did you say? This embroidered pillow is far worse than my husband. If you dare to insult my husband again, I will..."

  The man in white was clearly not expecting our emotions to be so deep, and he was taken aback, politely saying: "Sorry, I misspoke. However, Miss, don't you want to find a man who can protect you? Can he do that?" After finishing, he looked at me with a provocative gaze.

  Is he here to pick a fight? The conversation has already reached this point, even if I had a good temper, I would not be able to tolerate it, let alone the fact that I am actually a hot-tempered person. I looked at him coldly and said: "Do you want to compete with me for my wife?"

  The man in white suddenly changed his elegant demeanor, shooting two cold glints from his eyes as he stared at me without backing down, saying: "That's right, I don't know if you have the guts to accept my challenge. If you lose, leave this beautiful young lady alone. But if you win, this stone sword is yours."

  "In a surge of anger, I blurted out: 'Alright, I accept your challenge. You choose the location.'"

  Mo Yue looked at my eyes with a hint of sadness, and I suddenly realized my own verbal mistake. I hastily corrected myself: "If I lose, you can kill me, but absolutely cannot make me leave Mo Yue. However, I am absolutely not going to lose."

  The man in white laughed and said: "Since you have so much confidence in yourself, let's go." He led the way out of the small shop and headed towards Struwelpeter Castle.

  I snorted, pulling Mu Yue along as I followed. The white-robed man's pace seemed leisurely, but I had to exert some effort to keep up. Before long, we had already exited the eastern gate of Stru City and continued on for dozens of miles before he finally stopped. The long-distance journey didn't seem to have left him the slightest bit fatigued. I gazed at him in surprise, my mind racing with thoughts - what was this white-robed man's true identity? Not only did he possess astonishing wealth, but his martial arts skills also seemed quite impressive.

  I said faintly: "Haven't asked yet, what's your name? Shall we start here?"

  "It's settled then, you can call me Lar. This stone sword will be kept by this beautiful lady for now." As he spoke, he casually tossed the stone sword, which slowly floated towards Mo Yue. Mo Yue stretched out her hand to catch it and said to me, "Husband, I have absolute confidence in your ability to defeat him." After that, she jumped up and kissed my face, smiled sweetly at me, and then floated aside, quietly watching us.

  Encouraged by Mo Yue, I suddenly felt a surge of boldness and stood with my hands on my hips, charging at the man in white: "Come on!"

  Lar smiled slightly and said: "If I make the first move, you won't have a chance. You come first."

  I looked at him disdainfully, thinking to myself that someone was even more arrogant than me, the successor of the Crazy God. It seemed that I had to give this kid a hard time. As soon as I thought of this, my body suddenly charged forward, and my entire body burst out with golden light. With a fierce punch, I swung at him. Lar's eyes flashed with an unusual glow, but his body didn't move at all, allowing the fighting energy I released to hit his body.

  My heart skipped a beat, could he really be a useless pretty boy? But it didn't seem like it, judging from his speed of walking earlier, this guy should have some decent abilities. Despite that, I was still afraid of hurting him to death, so I withdrew two-tenths of the aura I had released, and my right fist carrying golden Crazy God Aura heavily struck his chest, producing a loud "Bang" sound.

  Lar remained still, with a hint of a smile in his eyes. My fist was still suspended in front of his chest, and this blow not only failed to knock him back but also didn't even leave a wrinkle on his clothes. I was shocked and changed my impression of him. Although I had only used 30% of my strength, it was by no means an easy blow to withstand. Even Tianyun might not dare to take such a hit head-on. Who was this young master? I found myself unable to see through him anymore. A chill ran from the soles of my feet up to my chest.

  I subconsciously took a few steps back and stared at him blankly.

  Lal still had a smiling expression, and under the sunlight, he looked very charming. He said in a loud voice: "Come on, continue, let's see if you can move me."

  I hate it when others look down on me, I focus my attention on him, stirring up the wild god's energy within me. The golden aura around my body suddenly surges, and with my hands clasped together in front of my chest, I shout: "Wild Arrow Ascends to Heaven!" A golden arrow-shaped energy shoots out from my palm, rapidly compressing in mid-air before charging towards his chest at an astonishing speed.

  Lar said with a smile: "Good move, unfortunately, your skills are not yet mature." As he spoke, he raised his right hand, and without any light emanating from his body, the golden arrow suddenly flew to his front. Lar smiled slightly, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, he actually caught the arrow in his hand. I desperately urged my mind to try and shake off the arrow, but it had no effect whatsoever. The arrow seemed to be stuck in his hand, unable to move an inch.

  Lar still maintained his original demeanor, looking at me and saying: "These are not enough. You're too weak." His right hand clenched into a fist, and with a loud "puff" sound, the arrow was crushed to pieces by him, bursting into a sky full of light and rain. Under the traction of the air machine, I felt as if I had been hit in the chest by a large hammer, letting out a dull hum, and retreated several steps back.

  It's impossible, this is impossible. From the previous two exchanges, I found that the white-clothed man Lar's power is actually above Liefeng's. How is this possible? Looking at his age, it seems he's not much older than me either. Why does he have such strong strength? Being humiliated in front of Mo Yue like this, I suddenly felt furious in my heart. My body suddenly expanded, bursting open the clothes on my upper body. My hair and eyes turned red one after another, and my whole body's aura became extremely powerful. The originally scattered golden light all gathered onto the surface of my skin. I glared at him fiercely, telling myself in my heart that I absolutely cannot lose. I would be too ashamed to show my face if I lost to this guy.

  Lar nodded and said, "Not bad, it's time for you to transform. Hmm, seems like you've gotten stronger. Come on, let me see if your crazy transformation can make me more interested."

  I sprang into the air, taking a large step forward with my left foot heavily stomping on the ground. My body soared into the sky, and the ground I had just stepped on suddenly cracked open. The wild and fierce aura within me had reached its peak, radiating an overbearing dominance. As my body rose to its limit in mid-air, I let out a furious roar: "Wild Starfall!" My body transformed into a golden-red meteor, shooting straight down towards Larl's location.

  Larl looked at me with an approving gaze as I flew in, saying "Now this is more like it, let me take you on." He didn't attack, still standing in place, his right hand drawing a circular motion in front of his body. A white light wall appeared before him, and my Starlight Breaker form crashed into it with a loud boom. Time seemed to freeze for an instant as I felt myself collide with a soft, yielding wall. The immense power that had driven me forward was slowly dissipated by the quivering light wall. Behind the wall, Larl's detestable smile seemed to be saying "gotcha". He didn't look like he'd exerted himself in the least, just gazing at me with an air of satisfaction. I felt a sweetness in my throat, and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood as my body was sent flying back.

  I stumbled back seven steps before regaining my balance, a wave of discomfort washing over my chest. It was as if I had just withstood the impact myself, and it felt incredibly unbearable.

  Mo Yue floated over and supported me, saying: "Husband, how are you? Don't fight with him, he's not human."

  I waved my hand and pushed Mo Yue two steps back. A strange red glow flickered in my eyes as I said in a deep voice, "You get out of the way, I can handle this."

  As I chanted, "Darkness gathers the soul, falling is freedom, awaken, endless demonic power sleeping in my blood." I thought that except for the members of the Holy Dragon Knights, no one could force me to use my strongest power. But now, facing this enemy with an unknown identity, I had to use my strongest transformation - Blood Red Angel.

  As the black hexagram appeared under my feet, four red wings suddenly squeezed out from behind me, and my body floated up with the flapping of the wings. Seeing this strange phenomenon, Larl, the white-robed man, had a look of shock in his eyes for the first time, "This, this is how it happened, how can you have Lucifer's aura on your body? Impossible, impossible, this..."

  In his muttering contemplation, I have completed the gathering of energy. The violent energy around my body has distorted all the airflow around me. This time's Blood Red Angel transformation seems to be even more powerful than last time against Lü Feng. I shouted loudly: "Crazy God War Armor." Golden Crazy God armor appeared on me one piece at a time, starting from the chest mirror, followed by the breastplate, shoulder armor, and waist armor. I finally managed to bring out my full strength again.

  "Larl, you asked for it! Take my strongest move, Crazy Whirlwind!" I spun my body like a tornado, forming a giant golden-red windmill that charged towards Larl.

  Larl's eyes revealed a cautious expression, and his body was enveloped in a white mist. A six-pointed star appeared at his feet, and he muttered to himself before suddenly extending his hand, releasing a blast of white light. I had already unleashed all my energy, and my golden-red body clashed with the white light, although it brought immense pressure, but under my full-force attack, Larl was forced to retreat step by step. Larl's eyes shone brightly as he gazed at me approaching him, saying calmly, "I didn't expect you to have such abilities. It seems I underestimated you." His eyes suddenly flashed with golden light, and a complex golden symbol appeared on his forehead before vanishing instantly. I felt an unstoppable force surging towards me, and my rotating wheel could no longer be used. My body was blasted away, flying out of control, but the Crazy God armor's glow protected me from most of the impact. However, due to Larl's overwhelming strength, I still spat out blood as my body shot upwards before plummeting straight down. In that moment, everything around me seemed gray and dark. My proud strength had been defeated by an unknown white-robed man named Larl.

  Mo Yue let out a cry of surprise and leapt high into the air, catching me in her arms. Due to the excessive force, many of the tiny blood vessels on my skin had already burst, and the fresh blood seeping from my skin stained Mo Yue's dress red. This gruesome sight caused Mo Yue to break down in tears. The impact of landing on the ground made me spit out another mouthful of blood, and the meridians throughout my body suffered severe damage.

  Lar walked over nonchalantly, his brow furrowed as he looked at me.

  Mo Yue shouted in grief and indignation: "I'll fight you to the death!" As she spoke, she was about to draw her narrow sword and charge forward.

  I summoned my last bit of strength, grasped Mo Yue's hand and said: "No, Mo Yue, don't be impulsive, you're not his match. Lar, I've already lost, do with me as you please, but I beg of you to spare Mo Yue. Otherwise, even in death, I'll haunt you as a vengeful spirit."

  Lar sighed and said, "I'm not afraid of ghosts. However, I won't kill you, I've already figured out what I wanted to know, but I'm curious, why do you have the aura of Lucifer, the fallen angel?"

  I gritted my teeth against the pain and said, "What's so strange about that? Every demon who cultivates the Tianmo Jue has a hint of Lucifer's aura on them. I just cultivated the Tianmo Jue."

  Lar seemed to be thinking about something and said, "No wonder, no wonder. I'm really sorry that you got hurt. Originally, I just wanted to test your skills, but I didn't expect your strength to exceed my expectations. Accidentally, I used too much force. There is a dark aura in your body, so I also can't heal you. That stone sword will be given to you as my apology gift."

  Mo Yue glared at him fiercely, her voice filled with anger: "You'd better not be so smug here, this broken sword is worthless to anyone. If you're not going to kill us, then get out of here, quickly!" As she spoke, Mo Yue's right hand shook and the wrapped stone sword instantly turned into powder flying towards Lale.

  Lar sighed, the powder flew to his front three feet and fell down one after another. "I know you won't listen to my explanation, fortunately, his injury is not fatal, take good care of him, goodbye."

  "I drank and said: 'Wait a minute, tell me, what is the relationship between you and Tianyun?' Just now when Larl was fighting against my last move, I discovered a sacred aura on his body. That's something that only people who cultivate light system magic have, and the most powerful person in light system magic on this continent is none other than Tianyun. Although I can see that Larl's strength is absolutely not below Tianyun's, and may even be higher. But I couldn't let myself lose without understanding what was going on, so I had to ask about my doubts."

  Lar wrinkled his brow and said: "Tianyun? Who is that? I don't know anyone by that name."

  I furrowed my brow and said, "You don't know Tianyun? Then why is your Light System magic so powerful?"

  Larl laughed and said, "Light system magic? That is... never mind, I can't tell you these things. I'm leaving, we'll meet again if fate permits." A flash of white light, and the white-robed man Larl disappeared into thin air. Seeing his departure, I felt a wave of despair in my heart, realizing that I was still so weak, and anyone who came out could easily defeat me.

  I stared blankly at the place where Lare had disappeared, motionless.

  "Old man, don't scare me, what's wrong with you? Say something."

  My stunned gaze slowly turned towards Mo Yue, and I spoke in a hoarse voice: "Mo Yue, I don't have the ability to protect you, I..."

  Mo Yue hugged my head and said, "No, husband, how can you blame yourself for this? Anyone would be unable to resist that guy from earlier. Husband, please don't think like this, no matter how strong your abilities are, I will always love you, husband, don't think like this."

  Two lines of clear tears flowed down my cheeks, but the dull eyes also had a hint of spirit. I suddenly thought that the guy named Lar must not be an ordinary person. In the Jin Yuan continent, at my age, it's almost impossible to reach my level of strength. Why would such an unfathomable guy appear? There must be a problem. From his words and actions just now, he seemed unfamiliar with everything here. Thinking of this, I suddenly recalled the golden light in Lar's eyes when he delivered the final blow, and the strange symbol on his brow... Could it be that he is...

  …………

  Divine Realm

  The gentle voice of Goddess Sophia floated in the Temple of Gods, "Raphael, have you completed the task I entrusted to you?"

  "Yes, Your Majesty." If Lei Xiang were here, he would definitely be able to recognize the handsome man in white standing before him as the Lar who had easily defeated him. The only difference was that Lar now had six pure white wings and golden hair. He stood respectfully on the throne of the God King, answering his questions.

  "May your actions not be discovered by the people of the underworld."

  Raphael said respectfully, "There shouldn't be, the attention of the people in the underworld is focused on the military exercise led by Archangel Sorent with our divine army, and also, with your full cover-up, I think this action should not have been discovered by anyone, including our own people."

  The God King Sophia said with satisfaction: "That's good, I don't want to give Hardy a reason to provoke war. After all, in the new Three Realms War three years later, we have an absolute advantage. Even if we want to fight, it should be after the trial is over. Raphael, tell me about your situation in the human world."

  Raphael hesitated for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty God King, as you expected, the ability of Teoman Di has indeed been passed on to a human, he himself is probably already..."

  The king's emotions fluctuated slightly, and he sighed: "Teoman Di, you still haven't given up, have you? You just left like that... Ah, Rafael, continue."

  "Yes, after a period of searching, I found the human with the essence of Teomanthi and managed to provoke him into a fight. The successor chosen by Teomanthi is quite good, although the inheritance time is not long, he has already begun to merge with his divine position and can use a small part of Teomanthi's abilities. Although he is still weak now, I think it won't take too long for him to fully merge with Teomanthi's inheritance, at which point another new mad god will appear. Your Majesty the God King, shouldn't we take action?"

  The God King remained silent for a long time, and the God King's Hall suddenly fell into silence.

  After a long time, the God King sighed and said: "Forget it, after all, we are the ones who wronged Tioman Di's. Let's not move him, this successor. I don't want to leave any handles for Hadi's either. Even if he gets all of Tioman Di's power, what can he do? Gabriel's ability is already above Tioman Di's, nothing to be feared."

  Raphael said: "But Your Majesty, I also found Lucifer's aura on that successor. Do you think it might be?"

  "Oh? There's such a thing? Tell me about it."

  Raphael immediately repeated the process of his battle with Lei Xiang and everything Lei Xiang had said.

  After listening to his account, the God King said: "So that's how it is. It's nothing, Lucifer had only left a part of his cultivation method in the mortal world at first, which was called Tianmo Decision by the demon clan there. The technique didn't have much power, compared to the Crazy God inheritance, it was much smaller. Rafael, you just need to pay attention and not let the successor of Tiomandi's inheritance be pulled into the underworld, that's all. As for the rest, we'll see."

  Raphael's expression changed slightly, as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't. He bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

  "Also, keep a close eye on Gabriel and don't let him know about your trip to the mortal realm this time. If he finds out that a successor of Tioman has appeared, he might do something... Do you understand what I mean?"

  "Yes, I understand, I will definitely keep an eye on him."

  "Alright, have Solent bring the people back. Our goal has been achieved. The underworld has been quiet for days, which is good and saves me from worrying. You go down and take care of what I told you to do, tell Solent to closely monitor the movements in the underworld."

  "Yes, Your Majesty God King."

  In a flash of light, Raphael vanished in the Temple of God, and everything returned to silence.

  …………

  "Husband, you're saying that person might be from the realm of gods."

  I nodded and said, "I can almost be certain that you think about it. Apart from the Divine Realm and the Underworld, where else would there be such a powerful expert? They must have known that I obtained the inheritance of Tioman Di's brother, so they wanted to kill me to silence me. But why did he withdraw his hand in the end and just leave?" As soon as I thought about it, Laru might be from the Divine Realm, my originally depressed mood instantly recovered. What's the big deal about losing a fight with someone from the Divine Realm? We're not even on the same level anyway. Hmph, Divine Realm, I'll go there one day, Gabriel, you bastard, wash your brain clean and wait for me to come and take it. The grudge of Tioman Di's brother and Princess Philia, I will definitely avenge.

  "Honey, honey, what's wrong with you? Why are you spacing out?"

  "Oh, I just remembered something, Moon, let's hurry up and leave. The battle earlier might have alerted the people at Stru Fortress, and in my current state, I don't want to look for more trouble."

  The energy fluctuations from the battle just now were so great that it's likely to be discovered by the Stru Fortress. Mo Yue hurriedly transformed into a Fallen Angel, and brought me quickly flying towards the inland of the Dragon God Empire, finding a secluded place before stopping. She helped me sit on the ground.

  Mo Yue cautiously looked around and said, "Husband, let me help you treat your injuries."

  After my adjustment, the surging gas and blood in my body have stabilized, and the two energies are constantly repairing my injured meridians. I chuckled and said, "If you want to heal me...". As I spoke, I looked up and down at Mo Yue's plump body, and smiled slyly.