Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 79 Ungrateful Wretch

Chapter 79: Chapter 79 Ungrateful Wretch

"That person, if I’m not mistaken, should be the Young Prince Jin Lin of the Golden Peng Royal Mansion from the Yunlai Empire, right?" A Martial Artist from the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group said to someone beside him as he looked into the void and the sprawling blood-colored sea of fire.

At that moment, the man in the golden robe and the golden eagle beneath him charged into the blood-colored sea of fire below. As they dived, the huge golden eagle flapped its enormous golden wings forcefully, creating a howling wind as it rushed toward the burning blood-colored sea of fire below, attempting to extinguish it.

However, under the howling wind, the blood-colored sea of fire seemed to burn even more fiercely, spreading endlessly into the void, quickly engulfing the golden eagle and Jin Lin on its back.

"Indeed! It’s him! I still remember he had visited Demon Beast City before, and our leader personally received him! He is a three-star Martial King. Who would have expected the devil to encounter him? What do you think, can he defeat Jin Lin, the three-star Martial King?" Another person spoke up. These Martial Artists of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group had arrived later and naturally hadn’t seen Shi Feng previously send Jin Lin flying with a punch.

"A three-star Martial King, together with a fourth-stage mid-level demon beast, are equivalent to a human five-star Martial King. If the devil can defeat such an opponent, that would be too defying!" Clearly, they didn’t think highly of Shi Feng.

"Look! That person is..." Suddenly, someone exclaimed, pointing to the ground not far from the battlefield. There, a middle-aged man lay with tattered clothes and covered in blood, his hair disheveled and dirty, looking almost like a beggar. However, this man was now unconscious, his life and death unknown.

"Is that person... could it be him...?" Someone cautiously asked the person next to them.

"Hisss..." The person next to him took a deep, cool breath, then looked at others and said, "Probably not..."

"Too defying... simply too defying... This devil truly is a demon, in this world, what is it that he dares not do!"

Inside the Yunlai Empire, everyone knew, everyone was aware, of the legendary figure akin to a myth. In the Yunlai Empire, even the Emperor had to show him respect.

If he wished for someone to die, for a city to be destroyed, or to see rivers of blood, all it took was a word from him and countless people would be willing to do it for him, just to curry his favor.

The people of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group couldn’t believe that this person who now looked almost like a beggar and lay on the ground unknowing of his life or death was that venerable person.

"Actually, you need not doubt, the person you see is indeed him, Skywind Sect’s Fourth-stage Technique Refining Master Feng Yunxiao." Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice sounded in the ears of the Martial Artists from the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group.

Everyone turned their heads following the voice and saw a man in blue clothing, his hands cradling a long sword, appearing among them. Their attention had been caught by the fight and the person lying on the ground, and they had failed to notice when this man had appeared in their midst.

Li Liuxin, now changed into clean blue clothing, his shoulder-length black hair and face appearing washed and neatly groomed, in a gentle and scholarly manner, held an unsheathed sword. He seemed very familiar with these warriors from the Mercenary Group. Pointing toward the blood-colored sea of fire in the void, he said, "You are friends of that young man, aren’t you? He is very formidable, dares to fight anyone, dares to do anything. Very much like how I was when I was young. The Feng Yunxiao that you see, he was made like this by him."

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!" Suddenly, there were sounds of sharp intakes of breath. It was true, indeed! It was the work of that demon, he was truly defying the heavens.

"This elder brother, you must be joking. How could we be his friends? We just fell victim to his secret technique and were manipulated by him. We are victims just like Master Fengg," a Martial Artist hastily explained to Li Liuxin, half-jokingly, because being friends with him—if the Skywind Sect also mistook it as such—there would be nowhere to hide in the vast Yunlai Empire.

"Oh, so you are just his captives," Li Liuxin said with a face full of understanding.

"Yes, yes," the members of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group quickly nodded in response. Although it wasn’t nice to hear, it was certainly better than being his friends.

"This elder brother, who are you then? Whose side are you on?" a Martial Artist asked Li Liuxin.

"Oh, me? I originally entered the mountain with Jin Lin and Feng Yunxiao. And speaking of which, Feng Yunxiao’s Path of Spells is really formidable. The pills he carried were all top-quality, and along the way, we virtually treated the pills as if they were candy. It’s just a pity, a genius Technique Refining Master, just like that, ruined," Li Liuxin stated, ending with a shake of his head in regret.

"I see, since that is the case, you should now be going up to help Young Prince Jin Lin and avenge Master Fengg," a Martial Artist reacted to Li Liuxin’s story with a question that revealed his inner doubts. Of course, if someone went up to help Jin Lin, it would increase Jin Lin’s chances of winning, giving them all a better chance to escape the devil’s control.

Li Liuxin merely shook his head, still with a tone of sigh, "Feng Yunxiao is already ruined, nothing but a broken man. I really see no need anymore." When Feng Yunxiao said this, it seemed as if it was just a matter of course.

Upon hearing this, the members of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group looked at him with changed eyes, and some began to whisper to one another, "He’s a thankless wretch. When Master Fengg was in his glory, following Master Fengg around, flattering and feasting on his pills, and now that he’s down and out, he’s forgotten all the good that was done for him."

"Exactly! Such an ungrateful person! Master Fengg actually associated with such a person, it’s really tragic!"

"If I were Master Fengg and knew I had associated with such a person, I would definitely be so angry that I’d spit blood and faint." They arrived late and naturally didn’t see Feng Yunxiao fainting from anger back then.

As soon as this was said, many people looked over at Feng Yunxiao and noticed the blood on him, suddenly realizing something as if they had been awakened from a dream.

"It was really so!"

"Cough, cough! Cough, cough!" Seeing many people looking at him with strange eyes, Li Liuxin coughed awkwardly and added, "Actually, Feng Yunxiao fainted because Jin Lin angered him to the point of vomiting blood."

Even though this statement from Li Liuxin was true, the expressions in the eyes of the Demon Wolf Mercenary Group’s Martial Artists told him that they clearly did not believe him. After all, the Young Prince of the Golden Peng Royal Mansion, Golden Peng, was currently risking his life to avenge Master Fengg by fighting with the demon. It stood in stark contrast to someone who stood by, watching indifferently and even making lightly veiled criticisms.