Chapter 822 They Caught Up? Then We Fight
Hou Xiaoyong awkwardly scratched his head. The young lady before him was rather aloof, making him feel like he was the only one being enthusiastic. He cleared his throat, trying hard to speak and make himself seem less awkward.
"I understand, I will give you that formula and the required medicinal herbs…"
He scratched his head again, then spoke somewhat sheepishly,
"But one medicinal herb is missing…"
Ye Xuanyue suddenly looked up, her gaze clear and sharp.
"Didn't you say earlier that the herbs were complete?"
Hou Xiaoyong grew even more embarrassed. He mumbled in a low voice,
"When did I say such a thing…"
But seeing the girl's eyes grow colder and colder, he swallowed hard with difficulty. Even though this girl's cultivation strength was not as high as his, when her aura was fully unleashed, it faintly gave him a sense of pressure.
He wondered what identity this little girl had to possess such a natural, imposing presence…
What Hou Xiaoyong did not know was that Ye Xuanyue's bloodline had already awakened, and her inherent presence was originally extremely potent. At this moment, her own aura was actually being suppressed. Otherwise, any person from the Imperial Dynasty would have been able to feel that unique aura pressure emanating from her bloodline.
Hou Xiaoyong scratched his head and spoke softly,
"That kind of potion that can conceal aura and allow entry into the Dragon Clan. It is said to be able to confuse the Dragon Clan's senses, changing our aura to be similar to theirs—so some of the required materials are related to the Dragon Clan, and need to be paired with a few special medicinal herbs. I have Dragonblood Grass, but it's not enough. I remember one material that can only possibly be found inside the Wish-Granting Market."
Ye Xuanyue was slightly taken aback. She repeated the term,
"Wish-Granting Market…? What kind of place is that?"
Hou Xiaoyong's expression became much more serious.
"The Wish-Granting Market is known as the safest market within the Beast Alliance—and I've heard there are top-tier human experts stationed inside the market, so there's no need to worry about safety, making it the liveliest place. The official saying there is that anything you need has a high probability of being purchased there. That's why it's called the Wish-Granting Market."
Ye Xuanyue found this interesting. This place…?
Hou Xiaoyong seemed to think of something, then spoke,
"Oh right, that market is also very chaotic. And ordinary people can't find the entrance at all; you need to get an invitation letter to possibly enter. I've heard… it's just hearsay, that behind the Wish-Granting Market, there are forces backing it from outside the Imperial Dynasty. That's why the Spirit Beasts don't attack there. But I don't know if that's true or false."
Ye Xuanyue blinked her eyes. She was just about to speak when her brows suddenly furrowed. The next second, she turned her head, her expression becoming serious almost instantly, and she said softly,
“Someone is coming.”
The surroundings fell into deathly silence.
The moment Ye Xuanyue turned her head, her expression seemed to grow cold instantly.
High in the distant celestial vault, a small black dot was rapidly approaching them!
...
It was a man. He wore brown clothes, his appearance ordinary, yet within his features lingered a trace of chilling killing intent.
His speed was extremely fast. Judging by his flight, he was probably equivalent to the Martial Emperor Realm.
As he drew closer, he wantonly released his aura without restraint.
That aura...
Ye Xuanyue’s eyes grew even more solemn.
This was a Spirit Beast Martial Emperor—one that had already taken human form.
She could not guess its true form.
His gaze fixed intensely on the few people before him, his tone stern and carrying a deep killing intent.
“Hand over the Spiritual Medicine you stole!”
“I might consider leaving your corpses intact!”
Hou Xiaoyong glanced at the Spirit Beast before him and immediately sneered.
Having fought and struggled for so many years outside, he could be considered an old hand. How could he be easily fooled by a Spirit Beast?
“Many of your Spirit Beasts’ so-called Spiritual Medicines were originally obtained by hunting and exploiting human Alchemists to steal cultivation formulas.”
“Spiritual Medicine could only be used to its fullest effect by humans. Leaving them to you would only force those Alchemists you seized to refine pills for Spirit Beasts day and night, exhausting their spiritual power and working themselves to death.”
“What, getting worked up now?”
“Who is truly despicable and shameless—they know it in their own hearts. Besides, it was never specified who the Spiritual Medicine should belong to in the first place.”
Spirit Beasts and humans had long held a sea of blood feud; the two sides were tangled beyond separation.
Hou Xiaoyong couldn’t be bothered with more words. He spoke directly:
“Stop with this useless nonsense.”
“It sounds like jokes to my ears.”
“Let’s just fight directly.”
“If you win, naturally everything is yours.”
“If you lose, what can you do to us anyway?”
The mockery in Hou Xiaoyong’s expression was thick. Over the years, fighting and wandering in the Beast Alliance, he had seen humans and Spirit Beasts slaughter each other and had long grown immune to it.
In the end, it was just about winning and losing.
The Spirit Beast snorted coldly, its expression unpleasant.
It slightly spread its palm, and a weapon resembling a halberd appeared. It charged forward, but Hou Xiaoyong did not hesitate in the slightest, hoisting his blade and rushing forward.
Even though Hou Xiaoyong had never put on airs of being a master before Ye Xuanyue and Leng Moran, his cultivation strength was genuinely that of a Martial Emperor, without dilution.
Otherwise, he could not have survived here so effortlessly for so long.
He instantly clashed with the pursuing Spirit Beast, the two fighting in a tangled mess.
Ye Xuanyue did consider whether to help, but neither she nor Leng Moran had reached the Martial Emperor Realm. For a battle of this level, whether they intervened or not would not make much difference.
Ye Xuanyue watched for a while and found this Spirit Beast’s attacks more straightforward than she had imagined.
She didn’t know its true form, but when it struck, the force was immense.
Hou Xiaoyong generally did not clash head-on. Instead, his attacks were winding and roundabout, yet refined. Once he seized an opportunity, he would unexpectedly land a heavy blow on his opponent.
The fighting style... could be described as soft and supple.
This combat style was different from both Ye Xuanyue’s and Leng Moran’s.
But here, it had unique advantages.
Ye Xuanyue looked up, watching this human and beast fight, and actually gained faint insights from their every move and style.
Although humans were naturally inferior to Spirit Beasts in strength, far weaker, the various cultivation methods and techniques of humans could faintly make up for this flaw.
After all, using a small force to deflect a heavy one... sometimes, blindly pursuing strength was not necessarily a good thing.
Ye Xuanyue looked up, taking in every move.
But in her heart, she was thinking: if she were to face this Spirit Beast in a duel, how should she do it?