Chapter 228: Master vs Slave
Hovering high in the air, Liu Rutin looked like an immortal descending on the mortal world, and her aura added to her majesty. She was a Late-Stage Nascent Soul Realm expert and it was showing.
Her voice reverberated throughout the battlefield, as she asked.
"I'm asking again. How did you get rid of the slave collar?"
Xu Ming wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, using his spear to point at his former master.
"That is none of of your concern, you old hag. The only thing you need to know is that you will face the wrath of Xu Clan today."
Scoffing at him, Liu Rutin said.
"Your pathetic clan? Yeah, I do wanna see what a pathetic slave like you can do. Even without the slave collar, you will be my slave till you die."
With that, she raised her hand, showing a blood red whip which were very thin, as if it would break with hands, and it was extremely long.
However, upon close inspection one would be able to see that the whip was actually elongated on will. It's length was being manupliated by Liu Rutin, the head of the Slave organisation
With a light swing, she flapped the whip at Xu Ming, as it produced a air cutting sound and with sonic speed, reached the target. It was fast, deadly and very precise.
However, Xu Ming had also spent his whole life studying his master in hopes of taking revenge one day. He was more than just familiar by her techniques at this point.
However, she was not.
So, kicking the ground, he pushed himself away from the battlefield and escaped in the forest, which was very unusual considering he was the one who wanted revenge.
Confused and baffled by the situation, Liu Rutin stopped for a second before she flew towards Xu Ming. Gritting her teeth, she shouted.
"You can't escape, Bastard. You are mine and mine alone!"
In the next moment, she felt her scalp going numb as a deathly aura washed over her. It was as if death was standing right before her, almost clutching her poor soul.
Using her life saving artefact, she vanished and appeared a few metres away, only to see something very sharp passing by her previous position.
As she followed the object, it was revealed to be a wooden arrow with an golden head. It seemed nothing special, yet Liu Rutin felt dread from it.
And she got the reason for her worries soon when the arrow hit a mountain in the distance. A loud explosion which could be seen even from a distance shattered the mountain, changing the geography of that area.
Waved of outburst shook the very earth, as the sky turned dim with the formation of dark smoke in the atmosphere. The explosion carried a thick gas with it, that filled the surroundings completely.
Liu Rutin felt a chill run down her spine as she wondered what would have happened if she didn't doge that arrow in them. Thinking of the arrow, she hurriedly looked towards the forest again.
And she had just enough time to tilt her head to dodge the incoming arrow which barely missed her as it passed, grazing through her cheeks.
Feeling the warm blood on her cheeks, Liu Rutin used the best Artefacts in her arsenal to make some shields around her. Not just that, her eyes also began to look for the sources of the arrows.
However, she couldn't find it even when she dodged the tenth arrow in a row. She did notice something though, and it was that only the first arrow contained that immense power to shake the heaven and earth.
The following were mild and only caused some destruction here and there. But she still didn't dare to lower her guard, as even these mild arrows could cause heavy damage to her.
Liu Rutin didn't stop looking for Xu Ming even for a second, as she desperately tried to go around every corner of the forest. But even with her speed and spirit sense, she was unable to do that.
She even used most of the techniques she had learned, which destroyed many parts of the forest, leaving only giant craters behind.
It was as if the opponent knew everything about her, from techniques to even her mind. How she would react, which technique she would use and what she would think after realising all of this.
It was really a meticulous planning of decades.
'Yes! He had been preparing for this day since the time I took him as my slave. He never gave up. He only pretended to do so.'
As the terrifying thought flashed in her mind, another arrow also flashed by her, destroying the last sheild she had. She had used all of her defensive artefacts, except the armour she was now wearing.
'Think! No, I don't need to think. I need to do something which I will never do! Wait? What if he also predicted this?'
However, there was nothing much she could do. She had tried escaping but the bastard archer never let her do that. He would always stop her from going forward.
'And he lied about his speciality too. All these years he has been using the damned spear, making me think he's a close combat fighter. How and when did he even learn the archery and how did he become so efficient in it?'
There were no answers and no time to ponder over these questions, as the rain of arrows wasn't stopping.
"Goddamnit! Do you have an endless amount of arrows or what?"
She couldn't understand how thousands of such powerful arrows could be with Xu Ming. That was just impossible as he had nothing on him.
He was just a slave so there was no need to give anything valuable to him, aside from some important stuff they would need.
"Fuck it all! I'll show you why I'm your master!"
Roaring to the heavens, Liu Rutin began to swing her whip above her head in circles. Winds rose around her, forming tornadoes crackling with thunder and lightning.
In a matter of moments, Liu Rutin had made the sky dark with black clouds and raised tens of wide and rapid spinning tornadoes.
"See what true majesty is!"
Liu Rutin laughed as the tornadoes began to destroy every piece of land around her. There was no place for anyone to hide anymore, as the tornadoes were just leaving pure destruction in their wake.
It was a terrifying sight to behold, as trees and everything were being uprooted and being sucked in the rotating pillars of winds, only to be destroyed by the lightning once inside.
The sheer amount of area Liu Rutin destroyed was enough to put terror in hearts. This was the pinnacle of Qing Empire, right below Qing Yicheng.
She was the reason Slave organisation could have worked till now, as nobody wanted to make an enemy out of someone like her.
Only a madman would do so.
And now, this being was showing her rage to the world, leaving only destruction behind. However, it still didn't decrease the deathly aura she was feeling around her.
It was palpable, as if something alive and it was gripping around her throat.
Clenching her fist, she looked at her surroundings and found a barren land as far as one could see. There was nothing, not even small plants.
Everything was raged to ashes and now, only a vast field of barren land was shown to the world.
"Where are you?"
Liu Rutin shouted at the top of her lungs, frustration piling up in her heart. She had tried everything she could and still couldn't find Xu Ming, and worse, she knew he was alive.
Otherwise she would not have this feeling. Just as she was about to use the same destruction technique again, a pang of pain registered in her mind as she lost control over her Qi.
Her vision grew blurry as consciousness began to fade away. Confused, she tried to do something. Anything. But she wasn't in a state to do it.
Her body dropped to the ground from the skies, like a small meteor and slammed into the ground, breaking it in impact. After being tossed for a few time, she came to a halt.
Or rather her dead body came to halt.
There was a single wooden arrow piercing through her neck, skewing it from the sides. It didn't cause any explosion or any big effect, but it did the work it was supposed to do.