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Chapter 946 - 600: Gathering Together

Chapter 946: Chapter 600: Gathering Together

Ghost Hand waved quite cheerily at the ’fans’ who were swearing at him.

His ’fans’ seemed to be on the verge of becoming one with Ghost Hand. It was somewhat reminiscent of Chen Guang’s situation within the Great Wall. Although Li Changhe had never seen it... he had heard the young ones complaining. Chen Guang was equally annoying inside the Great Wall, and hardly anyone could handle him.

Faced with Ghost Hand’s ordeal, Li Changhe and Qiu Wentian, who were in his company, naturally stayed calm and watched the proceedings, while the mute girl simply shook her head slightly, as if this scene was all too familiar to her.

In the hotel’s lobby, there were about a dozen round tables, presumably arranged according to the sects. The old monk and several bald martial monks, whom they had seen the day before, sat at one table, while the old Taoist and several middle-aged men and women sat at another. Upon seeing Li Changhe and Qiu Wentian, the old monk nodded slightly in greeting. The old Taoist, however, glanced at the two men without showing any reaction.

At the same time, a few suspicious glances were cast their way. They were probably guessing the identities of Li Changhe and his companions.

After Ghost Hand made his appearance, at least half of the people stood up. There were all sorts of encounters—those demanding debts, preaching, and seeking guidance were all present.

Luckily, Ghost Hand was an Earth Level Transcendent; otherwise, he would have been torn to shreds.

Seeing him bantering joyfully with his ’fans’, Li Changhe didn’t bother to intervene.

At a corner table, he spotted Pan Ke and the Fish Pond Master, so he and Qiu Wentian approached and said, "The Association has sent quite a number of people. This is definitely more than thirteen."

Since Pan Ke had already reached an agreement with Li Kun, he no longer had anything to hide.

He could just get in touch with the Association in the capacity of a disciple of Li Kun’s friend. As the leader of the Extraordinary Association and the modern Mr. All-known, Li Kun had significant influence. There was nothing to worry about.

Pan Ke was dealing with a big carp, and when he heard what Li Changhe said, he spat out a fishbone and responded, "It’s not just thirteen people who have come here; disciples from their sects have also come to join the excitement. For the Association, this is both a chance to assert its authority and an opportunity for each sect to showcase their own strength. It’s not an era of wars now, and there are seldom life-or-death struggles among the Extraordinary. So, the older generation wants to use this chance to let their disciples taste blood."

"And then..." Li Changhe sat down in a chair, unfolded his chopsticks, and sent a message via [Friends], "not a single one returned!"

With many Extraordinary individuals present and to avoid being overheard, Li Changhe made a point to communicate through [Friends].

"Exactly, so after this incident, the Association’s strength plummeted dramatically." Pan Ke sighed and likewise said through [Friends], "For the following decade or so, the Association had a very tough time. My father was actually a disciple of Ancestor Li Kun, now he guards the gate up in the mountains. But while he was watching, he became one of the decision-makers within the sect."

The bitterness in his words was palpable, he went from being a disciple to being the head of the sect overnight.

The collective disappearance of the core thirteen fighters, along with some middle-ranking disciples, dealt an unimaginable blow to the Extraordinary Association.

Especially considering the outcome; some had died from infighting.

The mutual distrust between the sects made the already weakened Association’s struggle even more difficult.

Fortunately, the remaining experts managed to withstand the pressure and maintained the Extraordinary Association.

Ultimately, when the Evolution Game appeared, the Association was incorporated into the Great Wall, becoming an external faction of the government.

Therefore, the Association places great importance on this Task. They urgently wish to know what exactly happened back then.

From what can be seen so far, the Association’s strength is not to be underestimated. Not to mention a full mobilization, just bringing out Earth Level Extraordinary individuals like Ghost Hand and the mute girl is already quite daunting.

Particularly that old Taoist, Li Kun.

His strength was formidable, and to Li Changhe, it even felt stronger than Xia Wu and Ye Gucheng.

What could Japan’s transcendents possibly use to handle them now?

Were there other foreign forces at play?

Or perhaps the Tianyan Association had secretly made some move again?

Li Changhe picked up his chopsticks and began dealing with the roasted chicken in front of him, while his mind pondered the situation.

Then he asked, "Those thirteen, who were they precisely?"

"Mute Girl knows her; she was an abandoned baby taken in by the sect. She’s also Ancestor Li Kun’s adopted daughter and youngest disciple. So, I have to call her ’Grandmaster’..."

"You’ve already met Ghost Hand. He grew up in the mountains and stole some external martial arts from a small sect, which led him to become Extraordinary. Before he made a name for himself, he didn’t even have his own name. Afterwards, everyone started calling him Ghost Hand, and he seemed quite happy with that. Not content with skill in one area, he mastered many. With an extremely strong talent, after fighting with an Extraordinary, he would quickly grasp the essence of their Magical Skill. He has stolen the treasured techniques of quite a few sects, even managing to steal from the Tianyan Association."

"So, his reputation isn’t very good. But it has to be said, his talent is frightening," Pan Ke said with some regret. If Ghost Hand focused his talent on one thing, perhaps he would have achieved even greater things.

"That’s not the right way to put it; look at me," Li Changhe disagreed, thinking that Ghost Hand did well, mastering many arts to prepare for any situation.

For instance, Li Changhe could fight close hand-to-hand or at a distance, take on individuals or groups. Apart from not being able to fly, his enemies would find it hard to pinpoint his weakness.

"Tsk... just half a year ago, he challenged the experts of the sect... uh, that is, my sect seniors." As Pan Ke said this, his face took on a strange expression: "He defeated six people, four of whom were among the top in the group of thirteen... In the end, Mute Girl Grandmaster blocked him, and neither emerged victorious. Then, both of them became Earth Level Extraordinary..."

Indeed, this wasn’t something worth bragging about. Li Kun was not only the strongest Extraordinary himself but even five of his disciples were among the top thirteen.

Including him, half of the top fighters in the thirteen came from the sect, a dominant bunch.

Ghost Hand chose to challenge four of them, and if Mute Girl hadn’t been strong, it would have been awkward for Li Kun himself to step in.

"Damn, such a protagonist vibe," Li Changhe clicked his tongue, mentioning how, after defeating seven people, someone would break through to a new realm. Wasn’t this just the treatment a novel protagonist gets?

"Hey, our sect isn’t the antagonist," Pan Ke corrected him.

"Then why did they start fighting?"

"Um... it’s said to have started over a meal bill. Eventually, it escalated..."

Li Changhe wanted to scoff at that, but recalling how he and He Feng would also get into a big fight over who should pay for late-night snacks, he suddenly felt it was no big deal.

"Now, the old man who’s currently choking Ghost Hand and demanding money is also one of the thirteen. He’s from Craftsman Sect, Jiang Shenchui. Maybe his strength isn’t the greatest among the six Earth Level Extraordinary, but he has a rare talent for crafting artifacts. Many famous magical weapons were made by him. He’s quite influential and holds a high position within the association. He and the Pond Master’s father are close friends."

Meanwhile, a muscular white-haired big man in his fifties was grabbing Ghost Hand’s neck and shouting, demanding either money, the return of a magical weapon, or that Ghost Hand join Craftsman Sect and become his disciple since he had stolen from their Craftsman’s Technique...

"And you’ve met Master Kongchan. He’s the monk in charge of Jiulong Temple and Great Uncle to Invisible Red Dust, now also an Earth Level Extraordinary. The Buddhist monk with him is also one of the thirteen," Mr. All-known continued, then looked towards a mature young man who was going around challenging people to drinking bouts. The man, with a liquor gourd in hand, moved lightly as he searched for drinking partners, not even sparing the old monks.

"That’s him, the last of the thirteen Earth Level Extraordinary, Sword in Wine." Pan Ke glanced at Qiu Wentian, who was nibbling on a braised pig’s trotter, and said: "He’s also the spokesperson for the Confucian Extraordinary and the Great Uncle of Qiu Wentian. Don’t be fooled by his appearance of being about thirty; he’s over sixty years old."

"Don’t look at me; after I leave here, I’ll tear down his sect’s gate!" Qiu Wentian was still fuming and bit off the pig’s trotter in one go.

"Hiss..." Those who witnessed this couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.

"Ahem... And there’s the leader of Snow Lotus Gate." Pan Ke looked over at a long-haired woman. It was she who had previously wanted to challenge Ghost Hand. Not even thirty years old yet already the head of a sect.

"And the robust man at the table next to hers is also one of the thirteen." Lastly, he glanced at a seemingly honest and straightforward robust man who was laughing and chatting with his disciples: "The leader of Golden Bone Sect."

"They’ve all arrived," Li Changhe muttered, shaking his head slightly.

Earth Level Extraordinary: Li Kun, Mute Girl, Ghost Hand, Kongchan, Jiang Shenchui, Sword in Wine.

Profound Level Extraordinary: Four from the sect, a disciple from the Buddhist sect, and the leaders of Snow Lotus Gate and Golden Bone Sect.

The thirteen who are celebrated as the strongest Extraordinary, a rare gathering this time.

And then...

They were all taken down in one fell swoop!

(Sigh... more to deal with)

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