Mrs. and Mr. Smith
Chapter 2196

Chapter 2196: Chapter 2196: Giving You All a Chance. Chapter 2196: Chapter 2196: Giving You All a Chance. After hearing Ethan Smith's words, Uncle Kortez showed a hint of displeasure in his eyes.

Suppressing the feeling of displeasure, he said lightly, “What do you mean by that?”

Ethan Smith raised his hand and pointed towards the Qingling Tree, saying, “You all rely too much on the Qingling Tree for cultivation, forcibly absorbing qi, but in reality, excessive absorption of qi doesn't help at all, and might even backfire.”

After saying this, Ethan Smith pointed towards Jago Nebula and Mabel Nebula, both in the process of cultivation.

The two of them had red faces, showing that their physical endurance had reached its limit.

“Look at their states. They can't even absorb this qi properly, and it only becomes a burden. Without the support of a cultivation technique, this qi will only bring negative effects,” said Ethan Smith.

Uncle Kortez didn't believe Ethan's words, but as a polite man, he didn't argue, instead he just gave a faint smile.

However, Jago Nebula, who was in the midst of cultivation, was enraged by Ethan's words.

He opened his eyes abruptly and coldly glared at Ethan, saying, “Who are you to talk so arrogantly here? The Nebula Family's way of cultivation has been passed down for thousands of years. How could you understand?”

Facing Jago's disrespectful words, Ethan was not angry, nor did he feel anything at all.

Perhaps it was because of the changes in his state of mind since reaching the True Saint level, or the significant gap in power between the two, that Ethan Smith's mood remained unaffected.

Anyway, at this moment, he said lightly, “I can gift you a cultivation technique. While absorbing qi, you can speed up the absorption through this cultivation technique.”

“Hahaha! What a big talker!” Jago Nebula sneered.

The argument between the two woke up Mabel Nebula, who was also in the midst of cultivation. She gently tugged at Jago Nebula's arm and whispered, “Brother Jago, maybe what my friend Ethan said is true…”

“True, my ass! Who knows what he's up to? Him? Have a decent cultivation technique? I'm afraid it won't do us any good, and might even disturb our minds instead!” Jago Nebula scolded.

Ethan Smith didn't want to argue with them further. He raised his finger, and a golden light flashed on it.

The next second, Ethan raised his hand and tapped Mabel Nebula's forehead.

In an instant, the cultivation technique was passed into Mabel Nebula's mind.

The speed was so fast that Uncle Kortez couldn't even react in time to stop it.

Uncle Kortez looked at Ethan with a slightly surprised expression, seemingly not expecting Ethan's speed to be so fast.

“This cultivation technique is one that I obtained back on Earth. At that time, I had to climb the stairway to heaven to get this item to increase my strength rapidly, but it took quite a bit of effort. Now I'm passing it on to you as a token of my gratitude for letting me board the warship,” said Ethan Smith.

This cultivation technique was the one he had obtained in the Divine Alchemist Pavilion back then. At that time, Ethan had taken a great risk to get this cultivation technique.

“Sister Mabel, don't listen to his nonsense! Kid, what exactly did you do to Sister Mabel!” Jago Nebula suddenly extended his hand, trying to grab Ethan Smith's collar, and then he tried to lift Ethan into the air with force.

But the next moment, Jago Nebula's face changed slightly, because no matter how much force he exerted, he couldn't even budge Ethan Smith!

At this moment, Ethan Smith's body shook slightly, and Jago Nebula's body immediately stumbled back a few steps.

“You can use this cultivation technique, or choose not to. I've already given it to you, and the decision is in your hands,” Ethan Smith said lightly.

“Of course, the improvement in one's realm doesn't solely rely on the accumulation of qi. More importantly, it relies on the understanding of dao techniques, especially during major realm breakthroughs.” As Ethan spoke, he glanced at Jago Nebula, obviously implying something.

However, Jago Nebula was blinded by anger and didn't take Ethan's words to heart.

Ethan Smith didn't stay any longer and turned to return to his own courtyard.

Watching Ethan's retreating figure, Uncle Kortez couldn't help but stroke his chin and whispered, “This guy doesn't seem as simple as he appears on the surface…”

“Hmph, he's just putting on pretenses,” said Jago Nebula, feeling somewhat unconvinced.

In the courtyard.

Ethan Smith sat for three more days.

As he slowly opened his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a bit lonely.

“I wonder when I'll be able to return to the Holy Region…” Ethan Smith murmured softly.

At this moment, a loud boom suddenly resounded throughout the courtyard, causing the entire warship to tremble violently!

Ethan Smith's brows furrowed slightly as he extended his divine sense to cover the entire warship, quickly discovering another even larger warship outside the Nebula Family's warship!

In addition to that, there were about a dozen gigantic Demonic Beasts surrounding the Nebula Family's warship!

“Huh?” Ethan Smith's eyebrows raised, and he touched his chin as he murmured, “I've finally been waiting for you all to show up…”

Uncle Kortez, Jago Nebula, and Mabel Nebula were standing on the deck of the Nebula Family's warship, glaring at the opposing warship.

“Hand over the Qingling Tree on your ship, and maybe I'll consider sparing your lives.” A burly man standing on the dragon-shaped warship across from them said with a laugh.

The burly man held two gigantic axes, smiling mockingly at the Nebula Family members.

Jago Nebula shouted angrily, “Where did this evildoer come from, daring to rob our Nebula Family warship? You must be tired of living!”

As he spoke, Jago Nebula formed a seal with his hand, and a terrifying radiance burst forth from his palms, aiming directly at the burly man!

The burly man's expression turned cold, and he coldly said, “Seeking death.”

He casually waved his hand, unexpectedly erasing the radiance with ease!

Jago Nebula's face changed, exclaiming, “How is that possible!”

Uncle Kortez's heart also felt a faint unease, and he whispered, “This person's strength is far beyond ours, and he might have already touched the boundaries of the True Saint realm.”

“True Saint!” Upon hearing these two words, the faces of the Nebula Family members turned pale, and Jago Nebula appeared even more horrified!

“Uncle Kortez, what do we do now…” Mabel Nebula said, her voice slightly helpless.

Uncle Kortez waved his hand and stepped forward, bowing as he said, “My friend, the Qingling Tree is our Nebula Family's treasure, and our family head has instructed us not to abandon it under any circumstances. How about you propose another condition?”

However, the burly man had clearly lost his patience. He looked coldly at Uncle Kortez and said, “You talk too much, so I might as well kill you all and take the Qingling Tree.”

As he spoke, the burly man waved his hand, and the dozen or so Demonic Beasts instantly became restless!

A horrifying aura spread throughout the entire warship in this instant! Even a trace of it caused the members of the Nebula Family to tremble uncontrollably!

The dozen or so Demonic Beasts emitted an extremely terrifying murderous spirit, their bodies covered with radiance!

This radiance was primed to release at any moment, and once it did, the Nebula Family members would undoubtedly die!

“What… what do we do…” At this moment, even Jago Nebula panicked, his body trembling and his face pale.

“Boom!”

Just then, the dozen or so Demonic Beasts released a terrifying radiance that rushed directly towards the warship!

Uncle Kortez closed his eyes slightly, seemingly giving up his resistance.

However, after a long wait, the warship remained unscathed, and the multiple rays of radiance had vanished without a trace!

“Huh?” Everyone's eyebrows furrowed, and they all seemed somewhat puzzled.

As they looked up, they saw Ethan Smith slowly walking out of the warship.

He looked at the burly man across from him and said indifferently, “I don't want to kill people. Give me your warship and I will spare your lives.”

The burly man was taken aback, and immediately burst into laughter, “Are you insane? Spare our lives? Just with you?”

Upon hearing this, Ethan's face instantly turned cold.

In the face of absolute power, the last thing that should be done is to talk nonsense.

Ethan raised his hand and gently clenched it.

“Boom!”

An appalling explosion tore the void apart! The dozen or so Demonic Beasts were directly reduced to a mist of blood!

All of this happened too fast; nobody could see clearly what exactly transpired!