Chapter 24: The Consequences of Being Arrogant

  "Ding Heng, don't worry, as long as I, Huangfu Yiran, am here, no one will ever harm you!" The girl's figure vanished into thin air once again, as if she had never appeared at all.

  In the tent, looking at the smiling and affable Gao Yi, Xiao Chen's heart felt a warmth. "Xiao Chen brothers, look quickly, what is behind you?" Suddenly, Gao Yi's face turned extremely terrified.

  "What?" Xiao Chen's body suddenly stiffened, and he instinctively turned his head to look back. But strangely, there was nothing behind him. What was going on? Just as Xiao Chen was puzzled, a terrifying aura rose from behind him, followed by a strong gust of wind that struck his back.

  "Silver Wolf Descends, Demon-Slaying Explodes!" Endless waves of energy came crashing down from Xiao Chen's back without any warning. Xiao Chen was immediately knocked to the ground by this massive wave of energy, and his back was instantly covered in blood.

  Xiao Chen turned his head with difficulty and saw that Gao Yi's originally exceptionally handsome face was now extremely hideous.

  "Huh? You little brat, you've been hit by my killing move, how are you still not dead?" Gao Yi was also shocked. With his own Yaoke Stone Martial Arts' power, and having launched a sneak attack first, his opponent was just a young whippersnapper who hadn't even awakened to the level of Huan Hai. And yet, he still couldn't kill this little brat! This little brat... how could his life be so tough?

  "General Gao, why do you want to kill me?" Xiao Chen, who was severely injured and on the verge of collapse, still had no idea what had happened or why his opponent wanted to kill him.

  "That's because you deserve to die, everyone who knows about my connection with Hong Feng must die!" Looking at the dying Xiao Chen, Gao Yi burst out laughing, "You little brat, actually you have nothing to regret, because Ding Heng is already waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Spring, hahaha!"

  "What? General Gao, you actually have a connection with the bandits of Panlong Mountain? And Ding Heng, Deputy General Ding is already dead?" At this time, Xiao Chen was extremely surprised, because the information brought by Gao Yi had far exceeded his imagination.

  "What? Didn't Ding Heng tell you that I've been in contact with Hong Feng?" Gao Yi's expression also changed, but quickly returned to calm.

  "That's right, since Ding Heng has already known my secret, for the sake of my future, this kind of person must not be left behind. And you, Xiao Chen, you can only blame yourself, why did you appear? Why did you appear?" Gao Yi heavily trampled on Xiao Chen's bloodied and mangled back, one foot after another.

  "Xiao Chen, it's time to send you on your way!" Gao Yi looked at Xiao Chen, who was covered in blood and on the verge of collapse, with a hint of playful smile at the corner of his mouth.

  "Huh, what's that expression? Is it unwillingness? Of course, anyone would be unwilling to die like this, being killed off like a bug. But I, Gao Yi, am a magnanimous person, and I will not let those who die by my hand have any regrets or unwillingness. Fine, I'll give you an opportunity!"

  "Xiao Chen, get up and fight me like a real man with all your might. Of course, no matter how hard you try, it won't change the huge gap in strength between us, nor will it change your fate of being killed by me. But this way, you'll at least die in battle, die with honor, and die without any regrets!"

  "To use the power of the Illusory Sea on someone who hasn't even awakened to it, this is a great insult to me, a Yaoke Stone Warrior! Fine, I'll just use an ordinary person's strength to fight you!" At this time, Gao Yi was extremely arrogant, he himself was a seasoned general who had been through countless battles for over a decade, and facing a young whippersnapper who hadn't even awakened to the Illusory Sea, he could crush him with one hand.

  "Gaoyi, you bastard, I...I'm going to fight it out with you!" Shameless, shameless to the extreme! Never willing to reflect on himself, always unscrupulously pushing all his mistakes onto others. This kind of shameless person...Damn it, is this even human?! The flames of anger were burning fiercely on Xiao Chen's body. That familiar feeling returned to Xiao Chen once again, his heart racing faster, the blood in his body flowing rapidly, and his bones making a crackling sound.

  Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and let out a loud roar, then with both hands on the ground, he suddenly straightened up his body with great force.

  "Can you really stand up?" Gao Yi was stunned, thoroughly stunned. In this state, can you still stand up? Are you even human? Even cockroaches don't have such a strong life!

  Xiao Chenke didn't have the mind to guess Gao Yi's true thoughts. At this moment, he was furious, thoroughly furious. A shameless person like him didn't even deserve to live in this world anymore.

  "You bastard!" Xiao Chen roared, gathering all his strength in his right hand and swinging it heavily at Gao Yi.

  "Xiao Chen, Grandfather said if you don't hide then don't hide!" Although startled, the prestigious name of Yao Shi Wu Zun still made Gao Yi feel that hiding would be a great shame for himself.

  Gao Yi was too arrogant! And being overly arrogant is being self-aggrandizing! Along with a "crack" sound, Gao Yi's face suddenly became unbearably painful. He clearly heard it himself. That was the sound of his own ribs breaking. How could this be? A young man who couldn't even awaken the Illusory Sea, nor possess the Radiant Stone, why did he have such immense strength?

  Xiao Chen's resentful blow directly sent Gao Yi flying out. Gao Yi was too arrogant, he guessed correctly, indeed, at this time Xiao Chen did not have the so-called Star Stone, and indeed did not know what the Illusory Sea was. However, Xiao Chen possessed a mysterious body, one with a heart ten times stronger than that of an ordinary person. This heart gave Xiao Chen a recovery power ten times greater than that of an ordinary person, and also granted him a strength ten times greater than that of an ordinary person.

  If Gao Yi wasn't so arrogant, if he didn't look down on others, if he hadn't voluntarily given up the power of Huan Hai that he had spoken of, if he hadn't put away the mysterious silver-white stone between his eyebrows (which he called Yao Shi). Perhaps in front of him, who possessed the power of Yao Shi Wu Zun, Xiao Chen would be nothing. But the problem is...

  "You bastard!" A mouthful of blood spurted out from Gao Yi's mouth. Although he had broken a few ribs, Gao Yi had been in the military for so many years and was also a ruthless killer, so he naturally had a fierce determination. Gao Yi endured the piercing pain, let out a loud roar, gritted his teeth, and struggled to get up from the ground.

  "I'm going to kill you!" Just then, another fist came hurtling towards him. At this moment, Xiao Chen's eyes were bloodshot, his brain flooded with endless rage. Gao Yi, who had barely managed to get back on his feet, was at his weakest point, and Xiao Chen's vengeful punch happened to be aimed directly at his heart.

  Xiao Chen's punch caused far more damage than before. Gao Yi's heavy body was blasted into the air once again, crashing heavily onto the tent and then falling to the ground with a thud. The massive force also tore open a large hole in the tent, revealing a clear view of the beautiful stars in the night sky through the opening.

  "I was too careless!" Gao Yi never thought that such a seemingly weak young man could still get up after being so heavily injured, and even more unbelievable was that he could still throw such a fierce punch. If he hadn't put away the Star Stone, relying on the protection of the Star Stone, perhaps he would have been able to withstand this kid's attack - no, not perhaps, definitely. The defensive power of the Star Stone Warrior was fundamentally something that someone without even a Star Stone couldn't break through.

  "Bastard, I'm so unwilling!" After saying the last two words of his life, Gao Yi stopped moving. Alas, if only he had known earlier, he wouldn't have pretended to be a big shot. It wasn't until his dying moment that Gao Yi finally understood a truth: one cannot pretend to be something they're not, or else they'll suffer heavenly punishment! Unfortunately, when he came to this realization, it was already too late, too late!

  "General Gao!" The sudden commotion awakened the soldiers who were resting in the surrounding tents. They rushed over to gather around, but the scene before them left them stunned. The soldiers helped General Gao up with all their might, only to discover that he had already stopped breathing. General Gao never could have imagined that a mighty Starstone Warrior like himself would die in such an ignominious way at the hands of such a gentle-looking young man. What a humiliation! This was the greatest shame for all Starstone Warriors under heaven!

  "You little brat, how dare you kill General Gao?" The death of General Gao made the soldiers' eyes red. After all, being killed as a commander is not a small matter, and they would naturally be punished for their failure to protect him, possibly losing their heads. Everyone fears death, now the only way out is to catch this murderer in front of them, redeem themselves by achieving merit, perhaps the punishment will be lighter.

  "Ah...ah..." Xiao Chen panted heavily, his anger slowly dissipating with Gao Yi's death. His chaotic mind was also gradually clearing up. Meanwhile, the tense soldiers tightened their grip on their weapons and closed in on Xiao Chen from all sides.

  "Get back, all of you!" Just as the situation was becoming desperate, a hoarse voice rang out. Following that, Ding Heng, his face pale and haggard, walked over with the support of several soldiers. Thanks to the miraculous Revival Elixir held by Huangfu Rouran, Ding Heng had managed to cling to life.

  "Get out of the way, this has nothing to do with Xiao Chen brothers!" Ding Heng coughed while explaining the whole situation.

  "What? General Gao is actually colluding with the bandits of Panlong Mountain and even wants to kill people to silence them?" After learning the truth, all the soldiers present were stunned, no one believed that this was true. How could this be possible? General Gao, who had always been kind and hated evil, cared about his subordinates, but actually colluded with the bandits of Panlong Mountain? This is impossible, absolutely impossible!

  Isn't General Ding telling a lie? However, General Ding's character has always been upright and honest, and he is not that kind of person. But is this true or false? All the soldiers started whispering to each other. But it's no wonder these soldiers were shocked by the news.

  "Gentlemen, don't be suspicious anymore. Think about it, why did Hongfeng escape from Gao Yi's watch? And why did he rush to Gao Yi after being discovered by me? What does all this imply? I think everyone is a discerning person!"

  "Hongfeng's body was indeed found in General Gao's tent!" At this time, several soldiers came over and dragged the body, which turned out to be Hongfeng, who had escaped from their eyes. Hongfeng's throat had been crushed, and this method of killing was precisely General Gao's favorite.

  "...this..." The soldiers were stunned. There was both human and physical evidence, and all the evidence suggested that what Ding Heng said was likely to be true. Since ancient times, the military and bandits have never coexisted. Gao Yi, as a general appointed by the imperial court, had actually colluded with the treacherous thieves, which was a great shame for the official army of Yan State. The eyes of all the soldiers looking at Gao Yi's body changed, filled with contempt.