Chapter 387: Immediately, Right Now
Quiet.
Deadly quiet.
The atmosphere on scene turned extremely bizarre.
The blond man suddenly stiffened, leaping up from the ground, touched his own face, and said to Chen Xing in disbelief, "You actually dared to hit me?"
He was about to summon his Beast Taming to regain face when a large hand reached over from behind and rested on his shoulder, "Enough, don't embarrass yourself! I really wonder if your brain got damaged just now."
Dressed in blue, with a fair complexion and a spot of vermilion between his eyebrows, the man narrowed his eyes meaningfully as he watched Chen Xing across from him.
Others might not have felt it, but as an Ascension Beast Tamer, he knew the strength that Chen Xing had just displayed was definitely unmatched by anyone below the level of Ascension.
For someone to be so presumptuous with an Ascension was to deserve death if they were killed.
Although not from the same faction of Ascension, if those below Ascension offended an Ascension, punishment was justified.
The man with the vermillion mark nodded politely at Chen Xing, smiling lightly, "So young to have become an Ascension, the younger generation is indeed to be feared."
"This time our seven families have come to discuss peacefully with you, hoping to reach an outcome that satisfies everyone," said the fair-skinned man slowly and clearly.
"I can represent Great Xia, and if you have any opinions, we can sit down and discuss them." Seeing that the Ascension across from him could speak humanely, Chen Xing's tone also relaxed slightly.
If these people could behave decently, he too was willing to engage in communication.
"Good to know you can represent your Great Xia, the matter is actually quite simple." The portly man's mouth curled up as he saw this, "We have lost seven Ascensions, and by rights, since they disappeared within your territory, you bear a great responsibility, but we are willing to resolve this peacefully.
Firstly, we want you to cede the administrative rights of North City of Longbei City to our seven families. Second, we are willing to do business with you, to help you sell products; you need to sell to us at a low-cost price, and also move some electronics manufacturing factories... factory, it's called a factory, right?"
The portly man turned and asked the woman behind him.
"They call it a factory over here."
"Good, then we need you to move some of the factories into the territory of our forces."
"Anything else?" Chen Xing asked.
The portly man was taken aback. So easy to talk to?
He thought it would take quite a bit of talking, perhaps even a fight, but this was it? So submissive?
Sure enough, the young are tender; they get scared easily.
The portly man chuckled, "Furthermore, as you know, Ascensions are the top powerhouses in the human world today, and losing even one Ascension is a huge loss for any force, so you need to compensate each of our families with a large amount of Spirit Gold and Secret Treasure. After all, cultivating an Ascension is not easy."
"Anything else?" Chen Xing continued.
The portly man hesitated, his gaze fixed on Chen Xing's eyes, and slowly said, "Everything we've said up until now, do you represent your Xia Country in agreeing?"
Chen Xing shook his head, "No, I just wanted to see how thick your faces could be, to hear what shameless things you could say."
"..."
The portly man narrowed his eyes, a hint of murderous intent flashing in them.
Clever boy, to dare toy with me like this.
We are the forces of seven families!
Each family has more than one Ascension, and when the seven families unite, there are only a few forces on this continent who dare to offend us.
And this young man becoming an Ascension at such a young age shows his talent is truly exceptional. If he continues to grow, he will be troublesome in the future; better to simply kill him and cut off the future of Xia Country.
"I regret that you haven't made the right choice—"
Before he could finish, a streak of golden light flashed through the void.
A golden light streaked through the void and stopped just two feet from Chen Xing's head.
It was firmly grasped by a large hand.
Sìxiàng appeared silently behind Chen Xing, grabbing the fist of a being that was encased in armor and humanoid in form, with one hand.
For the first time, a rigid smile appeared on the portly man's face.
This was an unforeseen event.
His trump card, the Ascension step four Yellow Bone Gold Flying Thunder Beast, which was dual Gold Lightning, had been intercepted and controlled despite a preemptive sneak attack.
What was most crucial was that he hadn't even seen how the other party's Beast Taming had appeared.
A Spatial Series Beast Taming, huh...
"Such speed." At the back of the group, an old woman in dark robes murmured.
On her left shoulder, a small bird the size of a palm, resembling a sparrow but with a head composed of a single eyeball, stared intently at Sìxiàng.
"Did you see its moves clearly?" the old crone's rough fingers gently touched the little bird's claws.
"Coo coo~" The little bird shook its head.
A feeling of ill omen sank into the old crone's heart.
Her one-eyed Death Demon Vulture was an ancestral Beast Taming passed down through generations, having already stepped into the fifth stage of Ascension, it even held the title of Death Vulture King.
Yet even it couldn't discern the opponent's moves?
She suddenly felt that coming here might not have been a good decision.
"I didn't hear you; could you speak up?" Chen Xing looked at him calmly.
The plump man's fair cheeks gradually turned the color of liver.
After many years in a high position, it had been a long time since anyone had dared to speak to him like this.
What he used to hear was either flattery or respectful fear.
He wanted to scold but was afraid to die.
This strange emotion made the purple on his face grow even more intense.
"Pfft!"
Suddenly, he coughed up a mouthful of fresh blood.
After spitting out the blood, he felt his chest clear up a lot, "This is outrageous!"
The plump man could not help but roar in anger.
"Heh heh…" Chen Xing let out a faint sneer.
"Outrageous? Who's bullying whom, who's too much!" Chen Xing's face instantly darkened, "If it weren't for the fact that your fist was so close to my head, people who don't know better might actually believe you. You twist the truth, obfuscate right and wrong, your mouth is full of crap!"
Chen Xing approached the plump man in front of him, taking a step forward as the plump man stepped back.
It wasn't until he bumped into someone behind him that he stopped in place.
Chen Xing swung a punch!
Bang!!!
A protective shield surfaced over the plump man's body.
But the next second, the shield was shattered.
Because right behind Chen Xing, Sìxiàng opened its right claw, and a headless corpse fell from its palm; the plump man's Ascension Beast Tamer had its head crushed, with the Law of Darkness completely destroying all its vitality.
Having lost his Beast Taming, the plump man hastily summoned a second one.
Bang!!!
It exploded as soon as it appeared.
He summoned one, and one died.
Other spectators backed away in fear, lest they be involved.
Not until losing his last Beast Taming did the plump man have no more to summon.
His body trembling, he looked at Chen Xing in terror.
Thud!
Chen Xing kicked him over, mounted him, and started punching: one, two, three...
The man underneath was no longer discernible as human, leaving only a mess of flesh and crushed stone.
"Refreshing!" Chen Xing let out an exhilarating howl.
For such an idiot, the only way was to brutally beat them to death!
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Bam!
The other Ascension onlookers dared not make a move, for the dreadful aura of Sìxiàng loomed over all of them like a prison of demons.
It was like a greatsword hanging overhead, its most intimidating when it hangs without falling.
"Alright, now that the dumbass who can't speak has shut up, I'm short on time, so have someone less idiotic come out and talk to me. Right now! Immediately!"