Chapter 1820 How Lowly
Chapter 1820: How Lowly
The reason Zu An could fight against those with higher cultivation ranks than him was that he had the Heaven Devouring Sutra, as well as the Kun Peng’s power, for defense. Those two techniques allowed him to absorb and neutralize attacks that far exceeded what other cultivators could endure. In terms of offense, he also had the Star Shattering Imprint Yun Jianyue had given him, which was why he could threaten beings on the Ghost King’s level.
Otherwise, no matter how many more cultivators like Zu An there were, even if the Ghost King or Zhao Han stood there and did nothing, they still wouldn’t be able to do a thing. Just a single slap would destroy all of their defenses and crush them into meat pancakes.
That was why the Ghost King was starting to question life. It was as if an elephant were fighting against an ant, and the elephant thought it would be able to completely crush the ant, and yet they were actually fighting bitterly against each other. Even though the elephant still had the advantage, that was still enough to make its eyes pop out.
Zu An didn’t respond to the Ghost King; he was full of worry. The Ghost King’s skill was too strange and he couldn’t do much to counter it alone. If they worked together, they could have a chance, but the women were defending against the Demonic Voice of the Ghost King and couldn’t emerge to participate in the battle at all.
He suddenly thought of something and shouted at the Ghost King, “What you lookin’ at?”
“I’m looking at you, shithead!” the Ghost King reflexively replied, leaving him a bit stunned. Even though he had seen Zu An use the skill before, he hadn’t expected to not have any resistance to it either. The principles behind the skill were extremely high, to the point that it was quite horrifying.
However, Zu An frowned. ‘What you lookin’ at’ actually hadn’t stopped the Demonic Voice of the Ghost King. Even though he had responded, there were still other skulls that continued to roar and weren’t affected.
F*ck! Why does this monster have so many goddamn heads?
“I’m becoming more and more interested in you,” the Ghost King said. He carefully sized up Zu An as if he were looking at a bizarre and fantastical creature, almost as significant as the Baopu Sutra Inner manual. There were just too many secrets to uncover behind this youngster.
Zu An said indifferently, “Unfortunately, I have no interest in you.” He immediately used the ‘Ikuu Experience Card’, but the Ghost King didn’t respond to it.
The Ghost King was stunned. He could vaguely sense that some special technique had been used on him, but nothing else happened.
“Did Sun En end up like that earlier because of this skill?” he muttered while carefully examining himself to see if he could decipher the principles behind the skill. Unfortunately, he could only sense that it was incredibly profound and actually couldn’t understand it.
Zu An voiced his surprise. “Who would have thought that you were actually a virgin!” This really was depressing. This guy was called the lord of the Yin Yang Realm, the king of all ghosts, and yet such a person had never experienced any romance. What the hell…
The Ghost King snorted. “What right do you have to assume I’m a man?”
Zu An was stunned, saying, “Don’t tell me you’re a woman.”
“Are you a perverted maniac or something? You actually imagined me as a woman?” the Ghost King sneered. “I am a being that does not distinguish by sex. How could a lower-level being like you possibly comprehend something on my level?”
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Meanwhile, the women all had strange expressions. However, the one they were looking at wasn’t the Ghost King, but rather Zu An.
Just what is this kid thinking every day? He actually imagined the Ghost King as a woman?
When he saw the Rage points that appeared on the backend, Zu An felt as if his head would explode. He didn’t know what they were getting angry for.
The Ghost King said he wasn’t a guy, so what’s wrong with me guessing that they were a girl? How could I have known that they were neither male or female?
“I don’t like that look in your eyes at all,” the Ghost King said, glowering. The black mist started to look as if it were burning, and the skulls began to sparkle as if they were jade. The skulls then attacked Zu An again; both their power and speed had increased by several times.
Zu An soon found himself in great danger. The Heaven Devouring Sutra and Kun Peng’s absorption had limits, and there was no way his opponent would let him slowly digest the absorbed power. If he absorbed too much in a short amount of time, his body wouldn’t be able to take it either.
Sun En was stunned.
I’m already so damn sincere, yet she’s actually still doubting me?
This girl looks all gentle and weak, but why is she so vigilant?
“Do you want to help your man or not?” Sun En hissed through gritted teeth.
“Big brother Zu isn’t my man or anything…” Xie Daoyun said, blushing. She glanced at Zu An, who was fighting bitterly nearby, with eyes full of worry.
“I didn’t even say the name Zu An.” Sun En harrumphed. This young lady’s thoughts were so easy to read. None of those pretty women at that man’s side were easy to deal with; the water around him was full of sharks. This petite young lady wouldn’t even have any bone dregs left over if she tried to struggle in that pond. He said, “If you don’t want them, then forget it.”
“I do! I want them!” Xie Daoyun exclaimed, panicking.
Sun En was speechless. All of his sincere words were nothing compared to just mentioning that pretty boy.
This really is a blasted world.
However, he knew he didn’t have any more time, so he didn’t dare to hesitate anymore. He quickly passed on a mnemonic chant to her and immediately warned her, “Your cultivation is still too low right now, so you won’t be able to use their full power. Cultivate properly so that in the future…”
His voice became softer and softer, then finally disappeared. However, those three talismans were quietly floating in front of Xie Daoyun.
Yun Jianyue, who was still passing ki to her, was startled. She quickly asked her what happened.
Xie Daoyun gave her a rough summary of what had happened, but Yun Jianyue was still worried. She said, “Be careful. That bastard is a bad person. He might use this chance to possess you.”
Xie Daoyun shook her head and replied, “The words of the dying carry benevolence. Big sister Yun, please don’t worry.”
Nearby, Qiu Honglei perked up her ears. You’re calling her big sister? Then doesn’t that mean I’m an entire generation beneath you now?
It wasn’t just her, even Chu Chuyan and Pei Mianman had strange expressions. They were of the same generation as Qiu Honglei, but now, they had a little senior?
This girl doesn’t seem to be the weak little white rabbit she looks like!
Yun Jianyue carefully examined the three talismans, then sighed in relief when she saw that there were no souls attached to them. She said, “Sect Master Sun really is quite the character. It seems I’ve viewed his generosity with the attitude of the petty.”
“That’s because big sister was worried about me,” Xie Daoyun said sincerely.
Yun Jianyue suddenly noticed the way the others were looking at her and couldn’t help but cough. She said, “Ahem, don’t call me big sister in the future. That was just something we did as a measure against Sun En on the way here.”
Seniority wasn’t something that could be messed with. She couldn’t just let her own disciple suffer because of that.
Xie Daoyun voiced her understanding. However, she suddenly thought of something and exclaimed, “Ah, I have to go help big brother Zu!”
Then, her hands came together. She extended two fingers vertically in front of her, then chanted some words. The Record of High Firmament suddenly began to glow a faint blue, unleashing a bolt of lightning at the Ghost King.
Pika’s Thoughts
Editor Felis: I decided to go with the neutral ‘they’ to refer to the Ghost King for now, considering the whole point of the start of this chapter. Besides, the Ghost King is made up of countless skulls, so it makes sense regardless… and there’s another reason this will be relevant later.