Beastmaster of the AgesBeastmaster of the Ages
Jiang Xiu’er’s cute face and large, dewy eyes were crushed by the black arm's momentum and lightning, completely caving in. Her entire head ended up looking like beaten dough before it burst open, spraying astral blood everywhere.
"Aaaaagh!" Despite being an eighth-level cosmic cartographer, Jiang Xiu'er was the weakest of the lot and suffered an incredibly humiliating beating. She had been completely disfigured, but that wasn't all. The fingers on Tianming's right hand dug deep into the 'heavenly pattern barrier' on her bosom, drawing blood.
"Aaaah!" Once more, she shrieked in pain and tightly closed her thighs before bawling in terror.
"Damn you, you stupid chicken!" Tianming had wanted to stop at a punch, but Ying Huo controlled his right hand to go for the grab! He hadn't been resisting, so it ended up happening.
"Don't pretend you don’t like this! I'm the one doing the work and you get to enjoy all the pleasure!" Ying Huo telepathically snapped back.
Tianming immediately backed off after getting a hit in. If he had been any slower, his head would have been smashed apart by Sun Xiaoyue's staff! He was zipping around with Fiveway Blitzrun, since his combat capabilities weren’t much stronger than eighth-level cosmic cartographers like Sun Xiaoyue.
After making it to safety, he laughed and turned back to look at Jiang Xiu'er. "Stop making such an overblown reaction. It didn't feel like much, anyway. Sheesh, and there I thought you were hot stuff. Looks like I completely misjudged your allure."
When Sun Xiaoyue heard that and saw the state of Jiang Xiu'er's face, he shrieked and wildly swung his arms. The bloody claw marks left on her chest were incredibly eye-catching. Sun Xiaoyue was so angered that his astral organs seemed like they were about to explode. "Li Tianming, if I don't kill you, I don't deserve to be a human!"
Tianming had heard such drivel far too often, to the point that the threats had become completely diluted. He gave them a side glance and smirked. "Looks like all you know about me is that I fought in the Ascension Colosseum with Huang Daosheng, but not how I messed with him using my speed."
If they had known about that, they wouldn't have acted so smugly before him. He realized that, despite his infamy in Myriadpath Valley, people on the lower level like them were busy hitting on girls or cultivating. They might not have learned too much about him, which was good. At least he could still use his speed as a trump card.
However, he didn't expect that those four wouldn't learn their lesson after that terrifying display of speed. Jiang Xiu'er recovered using her cosmic charts, but that wouldn't heal her wounded pride.
"Sun Xiaoyao! If you don't kill him today, I'll break up with you! Don't dream of touching me for the rest of your life!" she snapped.
"Enough! I'll kill him for sure!" Sun Xiaoyue was completely off his rocker. His usual devil-may-care attitude had completely faded away after seeing his girlfriend humiliated in this fashion, especially in front of all their friends. The mere thought of it caused him to vomit blood.
"Jiang Xiu'er, don't agitate Sun Xiaoyue. We should all attack at once." Cang Jue's instructions were crucial in that moment.
Jiang Xiu'er reluctantly pursed her lips. "Let's do what Brother Cang Jue says! We definitely have to kill this pervert! I’ll cut off his hands."
"Okay." At this point, the four of them no longer cared about their pride and ganged up on Tianming.
Cang Jue, with the power of nine cosmic charts, was the strongest among the group. He was a totemancer and wielded a battle axe. Everyone charged toward Tianming without another word.
"You guys were asking for it!" Tianming had killed Huang Daoxiong, even with Zhao Ge and Tao Ying protecting him, so he wouldn't possibly have any trouble against these four! Fiveway Blitzrun surged at full force!
He changed from passive to active, instantly appearing behind Jiang Xiu'er. Then he used Eightruin Dragonshield and unleashed a kick! Her body immediately burst into a bloody mess as she smashed into the stareye with a loud shriek. Tianming had held back, or she would have already been turned into fireworks like Qiu Ciling had been. Even so, she was heavily injured and lost a lot of astral blood as she laid on the floor, crying.
"Why aren't you killing them this time?" Ying Huo asked.
Tianming's eyes were currently clear and he wasn’t affected by evil impulses at all. He smiled and said, "This is the normal me. Perhaps they just haven't angered me to that point. They're lucky."
His senior brother, Gong Xuan, hadn’t been so lucky when he had insulted Tianming's mother. That shock had turned Tianming into a god of death who couldn't endure it for a single moment. On the other hand, these four were disgusting, but they only had to be taught a lesson.
Tianming had never been a murderous fiend. As long as his mental state was normal, he was a reasonable person. After humiliating Jiang Xiu'er once more, he said from a distance, "It's best that you all go ask about how I managed to kill Huang Daoxiong and a dozen gold ring disciples even with Zhao Ge and Tao Ying protecting them. If you still want to provoke me for no reason, I'll make sure that Jiang Xiu'er will be the first of you to die!"
Jiang Xiu'er's entire back had been turned into a bloody mess from Eightruin Dragonshield. She wildly sobbed in pain and was barely able to put together a sentient thought.
Sun Xiaoyue's rage was dampened by a wave of fear. He hurriedly came over and lifted Jiang Xiu'er up. "Jiang Xiu'er, are you okay?"
Cang Jue and Gu Mohe exchanged glances, then Gu Mohe furrowed her brows. "I think I remember hearing about something like that. He must’ve relied on that lightning speed to avoid being killed by the fortuna disciples of House Huang!"
"He's that much trouble?" Cang Jue turned to look at Jiang Xiu'er's pitiful state and his killing intent from before considerably faded.
"Forget it. We shouldn’t look for trouble when we don't have to, lest Jiang Xiu'er end up dead," Gu Mohe said.
"I...." Cang Jue had wanted to show off his prowess during the trip to her, but he didn't expect that he would run into a brick wall at the very start. Not being able to deal with Tianming had ruined their vacation-like mood.
"Did you kill him yet? What’re you waiting for?!" Jiang Xiu'er said when she saw her teammates stand there without making a move and her rage uncontrollably surged.