Chapter 441: Chapter 441: I’ll Wait for You in Nanmu City (Four Updates)
Monk Ben Yin chuckled and said:
"Yang Xiao, you’re almost becoming a bookworm. Throughout the thousand years of Shaolin Temple’s history, there have been a few bookworms like you. Remember, you need to eat your meal one bite at a time; the Shaolin Ancient Martial Arts are vast and profound and cannot be mastered in a single day."
Yang Xiao hummed in agreement and said:
"I am taking it one step at a time, aren’t I?"
Xia Luo stated:
"Xie Jun is quite a formidable player now. He has successively taken over the cities of Zhumu, Jinzhou, Yang City, and Yinzhou. Now he is the King ruling over the four cities, with many masters at his command. He has surpassed us."
"Ah, so what?" replied Yang Xiao as he bit into a piece of meat and turned a page, continuing to read "Thousand Hands Tathagata Palm".
For him, there was probably nothing more important than reading the Shaolin Ancient Martial Secret Books.
Xiao Zhe spoke up:
"Boss, we need to prepare early. Based on what the captives we caught yesterday confessed, Xie Jun intends to attack Nanmu City as revenge."
"Huh?"
Yang Xiao finally looked up, glancing over Xia Luo, Xiao Zhe, Gong Yu, and others.
Gong Yu was an outsider, unaware of the past battle between Yang Xiao and Xie Jun. He was engrossed in studying "Formless Calamity Finger", a book he held. Gong Yu was exceedingly smart; he had mastered "Flower Plucking Finger" and was now cultivating "Formless Calamity Finger". Having lost a hand, Gong Yu sought to compensate for his disadvantage through Ancient Martial Cultivation. The finger skills among the Shaolin Temple’s Seventy-two Skills fit him perfectly. Even with just one right hand, it presented no issue at all. He planned to master all the finger skills such as "Duo Luo Leaf Finger", "Mo Ke Finger", "One Finger Zen", and so forth.
Aside from Yang Xiao, Monk Ben Yin admired Gong Yu the most.
Yang Xiao put down his book, pondered for a moment, and asked:
"When does Xie Jun plan to attack Nanmu City?"
"The spies say that Xie Jun hasn’t broken through to Enhanced Gene Advanced yet. He plans to attack after he breaks through. Boss, should we strike first and hit them at their base directly?"
"No need. With the resources of the four cities Xie Jun now controls, he will definitely use them ruthlessly to monopolize all the evolution resources for his use, aiming to break through to Enhanced Gene Advanced first. Let him make his breakthrough. Let him come to attack us. We’ll concentrate on our cultivation of Ancient Martial Arts,
and in addition, strengthen the alertness of our outposts around the area. Tell everyone that if they get attacked and can’t hold off the enemy, they should retreat through the Transmission Array and report back immediately.
Also, let Xie Jun’s spies return and tell him that I, Yang Xiao, will be waiting for him in Nanmu City. There’s no need for significant detours; if he can defeat me one-on-one, I’m willing to give up two cities, along with all the people and resources to him. The question is, does he have that ability?"
Xia Luo, hearing this, startled, said:
"Boss, is that really a good idea?"
Zhao Gang chuckled:
"Xia Luo, haven’t we been with the boss for a long time? When have you ever seen the boss do something he wasn’t sure about?"
"But what if something goes wrong? This isn’t a joke. The lives of forty to fifty thousand people in those two cities depend on you. Xie Jun is ruthless, he won’t treat us kindly, and we can’t possibly follow him."
Xia Luo couldn’t help but voice his concerns.
Yang Xiao laughed:
"Actually, I wish Xie Jun would conquer a few more cities before he comes to challenge me."
"Why?"
Everyone looked at Yang Xiao.
The more cities Xie Jun conquered, the more resources he would have at his command and the stronger he would become, which would seemingly be disadvantageous to Yang Xiao.
"Hehe, if he conquers them all, I won’t have to bother. I’ll just kill Xie Jun and take control of all the cities from his hands. I’d save myself the trouble of having to conquer them one by one. Don’t you think it would be tiresome?"
Xia Luo and the others burst into laughter.
Yang Xiao stood up and said:
"I will be focusing on cultivating Shaolin Ancient Martial Arts during this time, and you all pay attention as well. We’ll need it."
Xia Luo and the others watched Yang Xiao leave, still feeling somewhat uncertain. After all, they were only at the level of Enhanced Gene Primary; only Yang Xiao and Gong Yu were at the Enhanced Gene Intermediate level. If Xie Jun managed to break through to the Enhanced Gene Advanced level, wouldn’t it be dangerous?
Gong Yu, who had seen Yang Xiao kill Xie Dong, a student of Magic City University with Enhanced Gene Advanced, while Yang Xiao was only at the level of Enhanced Gene Primary, confidently said:
"Don’t worry. How could someone at Enhanced Gene Advanced level be a match for the boss?"
Saying this, he returned to his study of "Formless Calamity Finger".
Monk Ben Yin, Ben Guo, and Ben Xun, who all had witnessed Yang Xiao’s prowess in the desert, were full of confidence in him. They said:
"Amitabha! Everyone, focus on your cultivation. We’ll deal with whatever comes; water will be dammed, and earth will be piled against floods. Brother Yang must have a plan since he said so."
Xia Luo, Long Yongjun, Zhou Qiang, and others could only force a laugh. What else could they do but believe?
...
The spy sent by Xie Jun was released by Xia Luo.
Ten spies, all girls with Bird Beast Souls, came, but after the battle, Xia Luo and the others killed five, leaving only five.
Upon their return to Zhumu City, they reported to Xie Jun:
"Boss, Yang Xiao of Nanmu City said he’s waiting for you there. If you have the skills to defeat him one-on-one, he will give you two cities and all their resources."
Xie Jun was stunned and asked:
"Did he really say that?"
"We didn’t see him personally; a man named Xia Luo told us this with his own words."
"Xia Luo?" Xie Jun remembered Xia Luo, his teeth itching with hatred. He sinisterly smiled and said:
"Good. Since that’s what he said, I’d like to see for myself how powerful this kid has become."
Zhou Hua immediately spoke up:
"Brother Jun, are you really going to accept his challenge for a one-on-one fight?"
Xie Jun replied:
"Why not? If I can defeat him directly, wouldn’t that save us a lot of unnecessary trouble and easily take over his territory?"
"But we have four cities now, and we outnumber them. We don’t need to fight him one-on-one. We can just send a large force to crush them. No matter how strong Yang Xiao is, he can’t fight off everyone. I don’t believe that one hundred of our Enhanced Gene Advanced fighters can’t kill him."
Xie Jun patted Zhou Hua on the shoulder and smiled:
"Heh, don’t worry. Yang Xiao wants to entice me into a one-on-one fight to exploit his strengths and sidestep his weaknesses. How could I fall for his trick? Once I break through to Enhanced Gene Advanced, we’ll do both. I’ll fight him one-on-one, while you lead the troops to crush them directly. This time, I want Yang Xiao to taste defeat."
"Ok, Brother Jun. I’ll give the orders immediately. From now on, we’re collecting over 80% of all Genetic Fragments hunted. We will concentrate all resources to let you break through to Enhanced Gene Advanced as soon as possible. It’s been too long; it’s time to settle this."