Chapter 464: Chapter 463: The Man in the Purple Robe
"This kid is invincible!"
The other two Deputy City Lords watched with their hearts pounding in fear.
Apart from cultivation, Shi Xiaole was superior to them in every other way, overwhelming them significantly. How could they fight? Unless they all attacked together, aiming to slowly deplete his strength.
But Shi Xiaole was not a fool. If he was on the verge of exhaustion, he could easily escape using his flying skill. This left them all wondering: who could stop him?
Everyone watched Shi Xiaole in shock.
At that moment, Shi Xiaole unexpectedly stopped his offense.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to kill this crowd, but rather, he temporarily couldn’t because the real master had arrived.
"The young master is young in age, yet his skill is astonishingly impressive, truly admirable."
As the voice was made, a man in a purple robe appeared in the field. He seemed to blend seamlessly with the air, leaving no trace or sign of movement.
This display of power made Shi Xiaole serious for the first time.
From the man in the purple robe, he felt a strong sense of danger, indicating the man had the power to threaten him.
Shi Xiaole had earlier learned that this City Lord had been an expert at the sixth level of Dragon Gate Realm ten years ago. Even though there might not be much progress in his cultivation in the past ten years, he still wouldn’t have completely stagnated in other areas.
With this thought in mind, Shi Xiaole went into full defense mode, prepared to expose his Red Dragon Sword and Demonic True Intent if necessary.
The man in the purple robe was wearing a mask. He said, "Young Master, would you be interested in joining Divine Transformation City? With your skill, you can easily become the fourth Deputy City Lord."
"What?"
Everyone was stunned, disbelieving.
Shi Xiaole had killed so many people, yet not only was the City Lord not punishing him, he even wanted to promote him heavily. How could this be?
"You hold no grudges?"
Shi Xiaole asked.
The man in the purple robe laughed, "In the eyes of this City Lord, there are only two kinds of people in the world, geniuses and mediocrities. Geniuses are rare while mediocre ones are everywhere, therefore, even the gravest mistake by a genius is forgivable."
Shi Xiaole’s heart sank dramatically.
It was not because of the man’s imposing manner, but his ruthless attitude.
Shi Xiaole sensed that his indifference towards Shi Xiaole was not only motivated by other purposes, but fundamentally, because he did not value human life.
In his eyes, those who were serving him were no worth more than livestock, so he didn’t mind at all, even whether they would harbor doubts after hearing his words.
Everyone nervously watched Shi Xiaole. The elderly man in yellow, still holding his wounds, wished Shi Xiaole would immediately refuse so the City Lord could clean him up.
In silence, Shi Xiaole clasped his hands together in salute and said, "Since the City Lord has kindly invited me, I shall humbly obey."
With his power, he was only confident of escaping from the hands of the City Lord. Therefore, it wasn’t the best time to fall out.
Instead, it’s better to join the City Lord Mansion first, keep a low profile, and gather information. In this way, if he wanted to rescue the people who were imprisoned here later, he would have a better chance.
Of course, Shi Xiaole knew well that the man in the purple robe certainly had his own agenda, and he must remain extremely careful. Any minor mistake might cost him his life.
"Hahaha, talking to a smart person really does save energy."
The man in a purple robe laughed heartily, leaving a remnant image behind which gradually dissipated as the wind blew it away.
"Greetings to the Deputy City Lord."
Knowing that the matter was decided, the elders hastily stepped forward, their faces filled with respect and flattery.
Prior to this, they had harbored resentment and fear towards Shi Xiaole as he was their enemy. But now, he was one of them which changed their perception completely.
Excluding the elderly man in yellow, the other two Deputy City Lords also stepped forward, offering their salutations.
Unless something unexpected happened, they would work together until death. Keeping the relationship frosty would do no one any good. Furthermore, Shi Xiaole hadn’t hurt them.
"May I know how to address that elderly predecessor?"
Shi Xiaole turned his attention to the departing elderly man in yellow.
The middle-aged Deputy City Lord seemed somewhat startled, then he immediately laughed and said, "He is Brother Weng Ming."
Weng Ming?
Shi Xiaole remembered the youthful Weng Ming with the wind-swept ears and nodded.
...
City Lord Mansion, located at the very center of Divine Transformation City, covered hundreds of acres of land, where every serving maid were beautiful women selected from the city. The assembly of exquisite pavilions and towers made the place look more refined and grandiose than any other location.
As one of four Deputy City Lords, Shi Xiaole was assigned to a massive courtyard second only to the City Lord’s, which was surrounded by mountains, green water, and various blossoming flowers. It all looked quite elegant around the central six-story building.
The sixth floor of the six-story building.
Shi Xiaole woke from his meditative state.
Half a month had passed since he moved into the City Lord Mansion. During this time, he isolated himself, focusing his mind fully on cultivating the Life and Death Four Transformations. He finally mastered the Karmic Conversion Skill today.
Although quiet days passed, Shi Xiaole’s heart was always on edge. The City Lord was too quiet, unnaturally silent.
"Continuing like this is no way, I need to find a way to improve my strength rapidly, otherwise I would remain passive."
Even though he had the Karmic Conversion Skill, Shi Xiaole didn’t want to absorb the Vigorous Air of the elders and Deputy City Lords.
Because he gradually realized that absorbing Vigorous Air at levels lower than one’s own, while it can rapidly boost one’s cultivation in the short term, could seriously damage one’s foundations, and sabotage one’s future prospects in the long run!
He absorbed the Internal Power of the supervisors only because he was forced by circumstances. Now, he needed to spend an enormous amount of effort to purify Vigorous Air back to his original level of purity. Therefore, such actions need to be taken cautiously.
Sighing, he turned and went downstairs.
"Vice City Lord, what can we do for You?"
Dozens of beauties stood in the courtyard, quickly kneeling when they saw Shi Xiaole.
Actually, if one’s will isn’t too strong, Divine Transformation City is indeed a paradise for the powerful. Power, status, beauties, anything one desires can be obtained at will.
Here, as long as you are strong enough, you can act above the law.
However, Shi Xiaole deeply understood that indulging in desires and greed for enjoyment would only lead to the loss of fighting spirit and the waste of time.
The pleasures of the senses are as vain and superficial as the moon reflected in the water.
In this life, Shi Xiaole vowed to pursue the obscure Way of Heaven, to climb to the unattainable peak of martial arts. Only the beauty of nature is what his heart truly yearns for.
On the streets, the flow of people is ceaseless.
Walking, Shi Xiaole arrived in front of an enormous mansion, on which was written two big characters: Weng Mansion.
The Vice City Lords, having been in the Divine Transformation City for many years, moved away from the City Lord Mansion long ago, each owning their own mansion.
Kicking the mansion door open, Shi Xiaole strode in.
"Who dares to run riot in the Weng Mansion? Are you tired of living?"
The huge commotion immediately attracted the experts of the Weng Mansion, the sound of the wind breaking swiftly arose. But soon, as the captain of Weng Mansion’s guards recognized Shi Xiaole , his expression immediately changed.
The news of the arrival of a vice city lord in Divine Transformation City had already spread like wildfire in the past half a month. Moreover, hearing that this Vice City Lord was a young man, it aroused even more curiosity.
The captain of the Weng Mansion’s guards had seen a portrait of Shi Xiaole before, so he recognized him immediately.
"Vice City Lord Shi has graced us with his presence. Forgive my delay in receiving you. Please, excuse me."
Just as the standoff continued, the head of the Weng family led a group of high-ranking members out, wearing a smile on his face and bowing repeatedly.
He dared not be impolite, his own father had been defeated by this young man. In the entire Divine Transformation City, only the city lord could handle this youngster.
If anyone else dared to run riot at his doorstep, Weng Hui would have ordered to be chopped up by now.
Looking at Weng Hui, Shi Xiaole said: "I came here especially to thank you today. If it weren’t for your son leading me to the Herb Collection Plains, I would not have become the Vice City Lord. Please bring out your son."
Weng Hui’s heart tightened at those words, he kept his face composed and said: "Bring Weng Ziming here."
After a while, the young man with flapping ears and a few of his followers were all tied and escorted, and then heavily pressed to the ground. Weng Hui said, "You unfilial son, do you realize your mistake?"
"Father, Vice City Lord Shi, Ziming was wrong, I was wrong!"
The young man with flapping ears had a pale face and kept hitting his forehead on the ground.
Ever since he saw Shi Xiaole’s portrait, he would be scared awake from his dreams. If he had known that the latter had such a terrifying strength he should have killed him earlier when he was yet to recover his strength.
"It’s good that you know your mistake."
Weng Hui made a swift move and the heads of the young man and his followers fell to the ground.
Shi Xiaole coldly looked at him, surprised by his ruthlessness.
"You dared to frame the vice city lord, you deserve to die. I wonder if the vice city lord is satisfied?"
Weng Hui said with a smiling face.
He has lived for more than fifty years and has more than forty sons. As long as he could soothe the other party’s anger, what was the death of one son?
"You’re ruthless."
Leaving behind these words, Shi Xiaole turned and walked away.
In a pavilion in the distance, the yellow-robed elder Weng Ming clenched his teeth and twitched his old face continuously.
Of course, he was not angry that Weng Ziming was killed, he was just feeling humiliated that Shi Xiaole (the young man causing trouble at his door) dared not to fight back and lost face.
"Sooner or later, I’ll settle this score!"
...
The man in purple remained quiet, so Shi Xiaole focused on practicing his kung fu every day.
Another month went by, and although his cultivation didn’t make much progress, the newly refined Three-Point Finger of God technique reached a high level of mastery.
With the increase of comprehension and the practice of several top-level martial arts, Shi Xiaole’s understanding of martial arts was clearly deepening, making his learning speed far superior to others.
As for the other three transformations of Life and Death Four Transformations, the first two could not be practiced temporarily because they were spiritual martial arts, and the third transformation, Traceless Corpse, had no practical effect, it could only be studied further when there was time.
Inside the room, Shi Xiaole pointed out with a finger.
There was a flash of red light, and suddenly, a hole the size of a finger penetrated through the furniture and the wall six feet away.
"What powerful strength! The Three-Point Finger of God technique has four moves, and just the first move is stronger than the Thirteen Strokes of the Breeze."
That blow just now was done with less than half of Shi Xiaole’s strength. If he used his full strength, he suspected that killing the enemy dozens of feet away wouldn’t be a problem.
Being the skill that had allowed Xiong Ba to sweep across the world, the Three-Point Finger of God definitely ranked at the pinnacle of first-class martial arts. Its pure killing power was not inferior to that of Outer Heaven Flying Immortal.
Once cultivated to perfection, it would undoubtedly make Shi Xiaole more comprehensive.
Day after day, Shi Xiaole’s martial arts skills were improving every day, and after a month, he finally successfully cultivated the Three-Point Finger of God to perfection.
Three days later.
The man in purple gathered all the Dragon Gate Realm experts in the hall of Divine Transformation City.
"The term of three months for the defense is up, according to the rules, whose turn is it this time?"
While sitting on the highest chair, the man in purple asked.
