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Fang Lin Kong was utterly bewildered when he happened to see several members of the Fourth Guard Brigade passing by. Taking advantage of everyone's attention being focused on the marriage competition, they were engaging in some illicit activities. Their waists bulged with what was clearly a bountiful haul. He quickly called out, "Why are there so many people trying to compete for this marriage? You arrived early, so tell me about this fool of a Lord of Meiluo City. Which heroes has he managed to offend?"
Although the Fourth Guard Brigade was not under Fang Lin Kong's command, these individuals had witnessed his capabilities before. Moreover, news had already leaked from the First Guard Brigade that they had found the Celestial Stone Vein. If the excavation succeeded, everyone could share a few pounds and refine some Elixirs, which would be immensely beneficial. Thus, they all wanted to curry favor with him.
Seeing Fang Lin Kong's confusion, the members of the Fourth Guard Brigade quickly gathered around him and explained in detail, "The Silvermoon Duchy is the only territory belonging to the Wind Family among the nearby Duke Provinces. The main power of the Wind Family lies in the eight Duke Provinces near the capital of the Lihan Empire. Therefore, these past few years have been quite difficult for the Lord of Melora City. This time, in marrying into the Wang Family, he has invested heavily; it is said that he offered his family heirloom, the Phoenix Bloodstone, as a betrothal gift. This item is a crucial component in making Magic Guns, and the Wang Family happens to be renowned for their Magic Gun manufacturing technology across the Northern Continent. The two families hit it off perfectly..."
"I see," Fang Lin Kong replied thoughtfully. "One provides raw materials while the other supplies technology and factories; together they will produce a large quantity of weapons and then wage war... No wonder so many people wish for their marriage to fail. Wait! Where did that group of assassins come from?"
A guard interjected, "You are mistaken; that is not a group of assassins but an army!"
Fang Lin Kong stroked his chin and pondered, "That's right! What you said makes sense. Although these few hundred people are somewhat few in number, their momentum is extraordinary, and they are all armed with standard weapons. Their movements are disciplined and precise, indicating they have undergone formal military training!"
Even Fang Lin Kong, who was most curious about the internal conflicts within Gouli Continent, had no intention of getting involved at this moment. A large contingent of troops from Meiluo City had also rushed over upon hearing the news. The last army to appear consisted mostly of formidable individuals—people like them were rare even in an entire city on Earth.
Amidst the chaos, it was unclear which faction surged forward first onto the Xuanlu Beast. At the forefront was a Black-Clad Man who roared angrily and struck down with a powerful fist.
Among Fang Lin Kong and his few comrades from the Fourth Guard Brigade, their skills paled in comparison. After all, they were also elite individuals selected from various parts of Earth. However, even they couldn't help but admire this Black-Clad Man's punch in private; with his ability, he seemed to concentrate all his true energy into that single strike—it was a desperate effort.
Unfortunately for him, he aimed at that bride!
Fang Lin Kong and his comrades sighed inwardly but showed no intention of intervening.
The shell of the Xuanlu Beast shattered under the force of the Black-Clad Man's powerful punch. The burly man laughed heartily and shouted, "Little girl! You Wang Family have no idea how many brothers I lost from Donkey Ear Mountain because of you! This time I will collect my interest first..."
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, instead of being smashed into pulp by such a dominating punch, the bride hidden within her shell elegantly soared upward amidst the shattered fragments like a brilliant sword light, meeting the fist of that Mountain King from Donkey Ear Mountain head-on.
With a muffled grunt, the Mountain King of Donkey Ear Mountain was shaken by the sword energy and lost his balance, tumbling off the Xuanlu Beast. At that moment, a graceful young woman leaped out from her shell, standing poised with her sword, instantly becoming a captivating sight on the battlefield.
A member of the Fourth Guard Brigade slapped his forehead and explained to Fang Lin Kong, "I just remembered that the Wang Family is famous for their dual mastery of sword and saber. This young lady's skills are said to be quite impressive. That move she just executed would qualify her as a master back on Earth!"
Fang Lin Kong watched in amazement; the martial arts of Gouli Continent were entirely different from those developed on Earth. They seemed to place little emphasis on the subtle variations of techniques, instead favoring the simplest and most straightforward moves, relying on speed or brute strength to defeat their opponents. Even the variations in energy manipulation appeared quite crude.
Any monster that came to explore Gouli Continent could unleash five to ten times the lethality with the same amount of power.
Seeing his bride under attack, the son of Meiluo City became increasingly anxious. No longer concealing his strength, he suddenly drew his ancient long knife. Before the blade even reached its target, its energy enveloped the Mountain King completely. In a bid to rescue his fiancée, he abandoned his entanglement with the young women of Fengfeng Tribe.
"Damn it! Do you think I, Lancelot, the first knight of Gouli Continent, would be afraid of you, pretty boy? Watch this!"
Having been injured by his bride and now confronted by the fierce knife energy from Meiluo City's Young Lord, the burly man roared defiantly. A brilliant red light erupted from him, channeling an even more powerful true energy than before.
"Impressive! Although that Young Lord's martial skills are extraordinary and his swordsmanship ranks among the best on Earth, this Mountain King's abilities are truly unfathomable. Such skills do not exist back on Earth!"
Fang Lin Kong's assessment was spot on; the cultivation level in Gouli Continent generally surpassed that of Earth. Here, people were naturally endowed with abundant spiritual energy. An ordinary person on Earth might have a spiritual energy value in single digits—three, five, or eight—considered very healthy. However, even an elderly person barely clinging to life on Gouli Continent would easily exceed a hundred in spiritual energy index. Ordinary individuals had values above five hundred but below one thousand. This level of power was already sought after by small monster organizations back on Earth.
Cultivated warriors, such as those from the Kua Fu Clan, had spiritual energy values exceeding three thousand. The young Kua Fu who could take on four opponents was more than twice as strong as his companions. While the young women from Fengfeng Tribe also possessed comparable spiritual energy to these Kua Fu giants, they fell short in pure strength and struggled to showcase their advantages in combat.
However, when it came to cultivation methods and theoretical knowledge, Gouli Continent's standards were far below average. The Young Lord's skills were impressive but lacked any remarkable aspects in terms of cultivation techniques.
In contrast, the Mountain King of Donkey Ear Mountain practiced a more sophisticated method. Unlike Earth's clear distinction between martial arts and magical powers, this Mountain King had cultivated a force that seamlessly integrated both martial and magical elements in an unprecedented manner. The power he released was significantly more formidable than ordinary true energy of equivalent measure.
The Young Lord of Meiluo City swung down his blade with fierce momentum; however, as Fang Lin Kong had predicted, under the Mountain King's desperate counterattack, both combatants suffered injuries.
"Damn it! If it weren't for my incomplete training, I would have crushed you into dust! Next time we meet, I won't let you off so easily!"
Although boasting grandly, at this moment, the guards of Meiluo City, known as the Tiger Guard, had gathered in numbers exceeding two or three thousand. The outcome of the battlefield was already a foregone conclusion. The Mountain King was quite perceptive; he quickly led his subordinates to fight while retreating. The ten or so young girls from the Fengfeng Tribe, who had appeared first, were now completely surrounded and captured. The two groups that followed were exceptionally strong; even when outnumbered by more than ten times, they fought fiercely without uttering a sound.
The Young Lord of Meiluo City unexpectedly engaged in a mutual destruction with his opponents. These individuals, blinded by rage, seemed determined to take the life of this youthful and handsome Young Lord.
A member of the Fourth Guard Brigade, responsible for gathering intelligence, spoke to Fang Lin Kong at that moment: "Those guys just now concealed their true strength. They are only now showing their real skills. I've figured it out. Those disguised as civilians must belong to an assassin organization called the Die Die Group. However, according to the information, these Die Die Group assassins are extremely skilled; it doesn't make sense for them to appear so much weaker than rumored. The ones who ambushed us while disguised as soldiers must be the Ironflow Cavalry under General Mica of the Yellowstone Marquis Province."
Fang Lin Kong and the members of the Fourth Guard Brigade were audacious and reckless individuals. Therefore, while other onlookers had fled in terror from the bloody scene, they remained nonchalantly standing in the street, discussing matters loudly. The reinforcements from Meiluo City’s Warrior guards noticed this small group of oddities and immediately found them suspicious. Under the leadership of a Wind Family commander, they surrounded them.
Having grown accustomed to a legal system where everything is equal before the law, these Earthlings believed that police couldn't just arrest people at will! When issues arose, they would spend vast sums of money hiring lawyers to manipulate circumstances and turn black into white. They did not regard this small team of Warrior guards with any seriousness. By the time they wanted to clarify matters, they were met with the command: "These people are acting suspiciously; kill them first!"
"What the hell! Is there no law in this world?"
While Fang Lin Kong was fuming, a member of the Fourth Guard Brigade said beside him: "The laws of the Lihan Empire do not extend beyond the Four Great Capitals. Most Duke Provinces have no unified laws; what they use as public safety regulations is merely a document signed by the governor written in red ink with a vermilion brush. Orders change daily; treating lives as mere trifles has become customary."
The Shetan people were numerous on the Northern Continent but held a very low social status. They were originally an agricultural population, having farmed grains along with vegetables and fruits for generations. There is a saying: "Even if you place Shetan in a desert, they will develop small patches of arable land." Even when some Shetan left their homes and arrived at the Southern Continent, upon seeing vast stretches of wilderness and grasslands, their first words were often: "Why isn't anything being planted on such large lands?"
However, since the establishment of the Lihan Empire, whether it was the capital's laws or those enforced by powerful landlords in Duke Provinces, various excuses were used to wantonly plunder Shetan lands. Some Shetan worked hard for an entire year only to find that their harvests were less than what they could beg for outside. By this year, more than half of the Shetan had lost their ancestral lands and were wandering outside, relying on arduous small businesses to make ends meet.
These Warrior guards routinely used public order as an excuse to destroy countless small businesses run by Shetan every day. Therefore, when they encountered Fang Lin Kong, a Shetan, they never considered asking questions; instead, one guard swung down a glaring long knife without hesitation.
None of the members of the Fourth Guard Brigade thought to intervene; each watched with glee as they anticipated how Fang Lin Kong would respond.
Fang Lin Kong had had enough humiliation that day. Without thinking twice, he reached out with his fingers and grasped the descending steel knife firmly before delivering a powerful kick directly into the chest of that Warrior guard. The surrounding Warrior guards were astonished to see this previously bullied Shetan suddenly unleash incredible power—grabbing a steel knife without sustaining any injury—and stood dumbfounded. By the time Fang Lin Kong kicked that guard hard enough to send blood spurting from his nose and mouth, glasses and jaws lay scattered across the ground.
"I can't believe I just saw a Shetan who can fight!"
The Kua Fu Clan and Shetan differed greatly in size and innate spiritual energy. The average spiritual energy among Shetan was even lower than that of Earthlings. Even if some Shetan aspired to improve themselves through martial arts training, after decades of effort they might barely be able to compete with an ordinary Kua Fu Clan child.
Now, with Fang Lin Kong's powerful strike, the guards of the Warrior felt as if they had witnessed a camel flying—an extraordinary sight. The Fourth Guard Brigade had already disguised themselves before carrying out their mission. Otherwise, how could they continue operating their inn in Meiluo City while a group of fierce bandits came and went every day?
Fang Lin Kong's action served as a signal to them. The members of the Fourth Guard Brigade immediately rolled up their sleeves and brandished their weapons, charging at the surrounding guards.
These members of the Fourth Guard Brigade were quite clever; they dared not use the exquisite weapons they had brought from Earth. Instead, they wielded Magic Lightsabers obtained through various unsavory channels. With their mastery of martial arts and high levels of demonic power, how could those guards withstand them? In just three to five minutes, the squad of guards surrounding them lay lifeless on the street.
“Captain! Since we’ve already made our move, why not grab some loot before we leave?” one team member suggested to Fang Lin Kong. Without a moment's hesitation, Fang Lin Kong led these non-subordinate demons to charge at the wedding party. Although they numbered fewer than ten, their combat prowess was unmatched. Fang Lin Kong snatched a long knife, its cold gleam flashing as he decapitated seven or eight heads in quick succession, charging towards the Xuanlu Beast without any hindrance or pause.
The unfortunate bride from the Wang Family was about to intervene against these marauders when Fang Lin Kong delivered a kick to her delicate face, sending her tumbling off the Xuanlu Beast. He waved his hand, and the members of the Fourth Guard Brigade swiftly swept away all valuable goods from the Xuanlu Beast like a whirlwind. Under Fang Lin Kong's leadership, they once again turned the tide against both parties involved, leaving chaos in their wake before vanishing into the streets and alleys of Meiluo City.
“Great job! You all did exceptionally well. Indeed, Captain Fan Gandi of the Fourth Guard Brigade is well-trained. This operation was executed cleanly and decisively!”
As Fang Lin Kong's group quickly retreated back to the inn run by the Fourth Guard Brigade and began counting their spoils in a secret lair dug underground, he praised these clever temporary subordinates.
At that moment, Captain Fan Gandi was outside with some team members engaging in buying activities, planning to establish a mercenary group and set up a commercial organization for smuggling and other illicit dealings.
Just as Fang Lin Kong finished his praise while counting the loot, he spotted something that left him utterly astonished.
(To be continued)
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