Chapter 382 - 379: Three Black Spheres
Chapter 382 - 379: Three Black Spheres
Just as the old man reached out to receive the Storage Bag, something unexpected happened.
"Pff!"
The Storage Bag suddenly tore open, and a bunch of things dropped out, among them were two round Black Spheres.
"Not good!" The old man sensed a dangerous aura and hurriedly flew back in retreat.
"Bang!"
The round Black Spheres fell to the ground and then instantly exploded.
"Boom!!!"
Two violent auras soared into the sky, then spread out in all directions, instantly covering an area of several miles.
After throwing the Storage Bag, Gao Fei quickly retreated. When the Black Spheres exploded, Gao Fei had already moved back dozens of miles, so the power of the explosion didn't harm him.
Compared to Gao Fei, the old man was much worse off—his scalp was blown off in places, blood covered his face, his clothes were shattered to pieces, leaving him standing there bare, with several minor wounds on his body...
"He didn't die from that?" Gao Fei's face showed a trace of disappointment, "I should have thrown a few more Black Spheres." He had thought that two Black Spheres would be enough to kill the old man, but who knew... the old man had such a tough life and stubbornly survived.
"Bastard! I'm going to kill you! I'm going to kill you, aaahhh!!!" The old man charged at Gao Fei like a madman. He had lived for over two hundred years and had never suffered such a loss before. He had nearly died in the explosion, and although he survived, his body had sustained great damage.
"Here's two more for you!" Gao Fei flicked his wrist and threw out two more Black Spheres.
"Ah!" The old man's expression changed, and he quickly halted his momentum, then turned to flee.
"Boom boom!"
Two violent auras came from behind and struck the old man hard in the back.
"Pff!"
The old man turned pale, spat out a mouthful of blood, stumbled forward a few steps, then fell to the ground, his chest heaving violently as streams of blood flowed out of his nose and mouth.
"Old guy, it doesn't feel good, does it?" Gao Fei approached, carrying a large Hammer.
"Cough cough cough..." The old man coughed up some blood, then with great effort raised his head, glaring at Gao Fei: "You are despicable and shameless for using such lowly tactics!"
"You were the one who provoked me first." Gao Fei snorted, "This is all your own fault." As he spoke, Gao Fei arrived in front of the old man, lifted the Hammer, and smashed it down at him.
"How dare you..."
"Bang bang bang!"
"Crack crack crack..."
A few blows with the Hammer broke the old man's limbs, and finally, Gao Fei destroyed his Dantian. With the Dantian ruined, the True Qi inside instantly disappeared, turning the old man into a cripple.
"You... you..." The old man's face turned ashen, his mouth quivering, "Your heart is truly ruthless..."
"Talk, who hired you to kill me?" Gao Fei pointed the Hammer at the old man's head, "If you don't tell me, I'll smash your head in."
"I've already become a cripple, what point is there in living? Just do it!" The old man closed his eyes.
"Want to die? It won't be that easy!" Gao Fei snorted lightly, "I have plenty of ways to torture you, to make you wish you were dead!"
"You demon, you won't end well!" The old man roared with all the strength he could muster.
Gao Fei moved the Hammer down, finally stopping between the old man's legs, "Old man, what do you think... if I smash down here, will your 'precious part' survive?"
The old man shivered, his face filled with panic, "You... don't mess around... murder shouldn't go beyond retribution. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution for torturing me with such vile means..."
"Divine retribution your ass." Gao Fei cursed, "I'm asking you one last time, who was it that hired you to kill me! Speak or not!" As Gao Fei loosened his grip, the Hammer smashed towards the old man's 'precious part.' If it hit... there was no chance the old man's 'precious part' could be spared.
"I'll talk... I'll talk..." The old man cried out in terror, "I'll tell... I'll tell everything..."
"Swish!"
Gao Fei grasped the hammer, then gave the old man an icy stare, "Speak."
"It... it was a person named Ding Dalin..."
"Ding Dalin?"
"Yes, that's him!"
"Besides Ding Dalin, who else was there? Was Cao Buwei also involved?"
"Cao Buwei? Who's that? I don't know him."
"You really don't know?"
"I really don't know, I swear. At this point, why would I still dare to lie to you?" The old man was almost crying, "It was a person named Ding Dalin who found me. As for this Cao Buwei you mentioned... I truly don't know him."
"Ding Dalin is just a pawn. The person who really wants me dead is Cao Buwei," Gao Fei scoffed coldly.
"I've told you everything I know. Can you give me a quick death now?" the old man said.
"You can't die yet," Gao Fei shook his head, "I need you to be a witness, to accuse Ding Dalin."
"No, I won't be a witness," the old man shook his head vigorously, "I've already gone against my conscience by giving up Ding Dalin. If I were to testify against him in person, I wouldn't rest in peace even in death." With that, the old man added another sentence, "Despite being a bandit, I have my principles and a conscience."
"Bullshit," Gao Fei cursed, "If you had principles and a conscience, you wouldn't be making deals with me."
"I was fooling you," the old man said, "I would have taken your spirit stones and still killed you."
"Damn! You're pretty sinister, huh!"
"Since I promised Ding Dalin, I would fulfill it..." At this point, the old man let out a bitter laugh, "It's all because I was too greedy. Greed kills! If I had tried to kill you as soon as we met, you would've had no chance to ambush me, and I wouldn't have ended up in this sorry state."
"Feeling regret now? Too late!" Gao Fei snorted, "Whether you're willing or not, you're going to testify for me."
"Impossible."
"Say that again!"
"Even if I said it a hundred times, my answer would be the same."
"I'm going to destroy your life root right now."
"..."
"Haha, thinking about suicide? Not a chance!" Gao Fei reached out to grab the old man's mouth, stopping him from biting his tongue to commit suicide, then swiftly tapped several places on the old man's body, rendering him immobile.
"Wuu wuu wuu..." Sounds of sobbing came from the old man's throat.
"If you want to keep your life root, you'll testify for me!" Gao Fei grimaced, "If you agree, blink your eyes."
The old man blinked his eyes... In the end, he submitted.
"Good," Gao Fei nodded, "You testify for me, and I'll grant you a swift death. I stand by my word."
The bitterness in the old man's heart was indescribable; he could never have dreamed that he would one day be defeated by a Golden Core Stage cultivator and endure such humiliation. How infuriating, how utterly infuriating!!!
...
As Gao Fei carried the old man back, he mumbled to himself, "Those Black Spheres are truly excellent treasures for ambushing and killing enemies! Just three Black Spheres took down a Nascent Soul Cultivator! It's just a pity that there aren't many left."
In the "Immortal Palace," Gao Fei had come into possession of thirty-six Black Spheres. He gifted twelve to the bandit leader Jiang Qilong and kept twenty-four for himself. He had used two a few days earlier, and now three more today, leaving him with eighteen.
He had to use them sparingly from now on, only in dire situations when there was no other choice.
Gao Fei was filled with regret, regretting that he had given twelve Black Spheres to Jiang Qilong. If possible... he really wanted to snatch them back.
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