Wayfarer

Chapter 440: Taking Down the Heaven Immortals

Xiao Nanfeng had finally gained the Rabbit Yanluo's permission to deal with Yin Tianci and the others directly.

The last time, he had chosen to let them off because they would be troublesome to deal with, but that had led to Yaoguang's capture. This time, he intended to take them on once and for all.

Later, when the three Yanluo Lords began to fight, the Heaven Immortals would surely stop at nothing to pursue him and Yaoguang. Rather than allow them to cause trouble for him, why not take them on now? It would make it far easier to flee in the resulting chaos.

"You go take him down." Yin Tianci glanced at one of his subordinates.

He was confident that one Heaven Immortal would be enough to deal with Xiao Nanfeng.

"Understood!" A Heaven Immortal stepped forward.

Xiao Nanfeng retrieved his arhat armor. A golden arhat appeared in sight.

"Xiao Nanfeng, return my arhat armor to me!" Yin Tianci demanded.

"This is my arhat armor, not yours. If you want it, beat me first." Xiao Nanfeng smiled, then slid into the armor and transformed into a golden arhat that exuded fearsome strength.

The Heaven Immortal that Yin Tianci had sent out glanced at Yin Tianci. When the latter nodded, he too pulled out a set of arhat armor and transformed into a golden arhat. Two huge arhats faced off against each other in the plaza of the Yanluo Court.

They made their moves simultaneously, punching at each other in a burst of energy that sent the rabbit-headed humanoids in the vicinity flying. Xiao Nanfeng himself was forced back.

"Do you think this arhat armor will equalize our strength? The stronger you are, the more the arhat armor boosts you. Do you think a mere Earth Immortal like you can compete with a Heaven Immortal?" Yin Tianci laughed.

Xiao Nanfeng took a deep breath. "I was simply testing out my opponent's strength. It looks like there is a palpable difference, but it's not particularly large."

The next moment, he charged forward again with his arhat armor, as did his opponent.

Xiao Nanfeng unleashed Hegemon's Fist. Countless punches appeared in the air.

"A thousand-handed Buddha!" a Heaven Immortal exclaimed.

"No, this is Hegemon's Fist! I trained in this technique, too, so I know how difficult it is to master. How could he have such facility with it?!" Yin Tianci exclaimed.

Xiao Nanfeng sent his opponent flying with a punch. With a leap, he appeared right behind his opponent's waist, then punched again and sent him flying once more.

"Impossible. Take this!" his opponent shouted, then counterattacked.

"Hegemon's Fist!"

Xiao Nanfeng launched another dense barrage of fists straight at his opponent's neck. With an audible crack, the gorget of the arhat armor broke.

"Save me, Your Highness!" the Heaven Immortal cried out.

With a punch, Xiao Nanfeng broke through the golden arhat's helmet, revealing the Heaven Immortal within.

"Attack now!" Yin Tianci exclaimed.

"Die!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

He punched the exposed Heaven Immortal head-on, breaking limbs and causing blood to spill across the air. He died on the spot.

"Die!" Four Heaven Immortals put on their own arhat armor and charged forward.

They sent Xiao Nanfeng flying, but he didn't sustain any injuries.

"Rabbit Yanluo, did you see that? They can't even withstand my blows. I killed a Heaven Immortal near-instantly! Do you really think they can take down your opponents? Why not cooperate with me instead?" Xiao Nanfeng smiled.

The Rabbit Yanluo narrowed her eyes at Xiao Nanfeng, as though having seen through his plans. Even so, she didn't call for a halt to the match. She allowed Xiao Nanfeng to keep fighting Yin Tianci's cultivators.

At the same time, one of her avatars slid into the crowd and vanished from sight.

Xiao Nanfeng took on the other four cultivators in the air, momentarily at a stalemate.

Outside the capital of Mao, the Rabbit Yanluo's avatar headed to a clearing.

"Monkey Yanluo, Rooster Yanluo, where are you? Let's have a talk," the Rabbit Yanluo's avatar shouted.

However, there seemed to be no one in her vicinity.

The Rabbit Yanluo's avatar took a deep breath. "Do you really intend to conspire against me with Xiao Nanfeng? Do you want us all to perish together?"

Unfortunately, no one responded to her.

"I know you're all here, waiting to attack on Xiao Nanfeng's command. Are you really satisfied to take his lead, though? I know you're both doing it for Xiao Nanfeng's two Yanluo Courts, but are you that confident that he'd hand the two Yanluo Courts to you if you cooperate? I'm sure you aren't," the Rabbit Yanluo's avatar continued.

No one responded to her, but the Rabbit Yanluo was confident that they would have heard her words.

"I have a suggestion. Even if we three Yanluo Lords are to compete, we should only do so after we see those two Yanluo Courts in person. Surely none of us want to see Xiao Nanfeng run off before he provides us with what he promised. Let's not strike before we witness these Yanluo Courts for ourselves. Of course, if you refuse, I intend to ruin your plans. If I can't beat you, I'll hide in my own Yanluo Court—or run, if I have to. Don't you think I can do at least that much? None of us would benefit in that case," the Rabbit Yanluo said coolly.

Then, her avatar returned to the capital of Mao.

A while later, the Monkey and Rooster Yanluos emerged from the darkness.

"What do you think?" the Rooster Yanluo asked.

"The Rabbit Yanluo isn't wrong. We three Yanluo Lords shouldn't let Xiao Nanfeng lead us by the nose." The Monkey Yanluo narrowed his eyes.

"But didn't we work out a plan with Xiao Nanfeng already? We'll wait until he takes care of the Heaven Immortals supporting the Rabbit Yanluo, then strike afterwards."

"Regardless of whether or not we fight, we'll have to acquire Xiao Nanfeng's two Yanluo Courts. Otherwise, if he goes back on his word, we won't be able to claim them for ourselves. The Rabbit Yanluo wouldn't ally with us, either," the Monkey Yanluo said.

The Rooster Yanluo considered his words, then nodded. "Very well."

Distantly, in the air, Xiao Nanfeng fought off Yin Tianci's four Heaven Immortal subordinates. He was weaker in strength, but his mastery of Hegemon's Fist easily nullified this shortcoming. During the midst of the heated battle, he was even able to analyze and decompose his opponent's fist techniques. He took advantage of an opening to smash apart one golden arhat's helmet.

"No! Come save me!" the exposed Heaven Immortal cried out.

The other three golden arhats charged over, but Xiao Nanfeng was familiar with their techniques by then. He used a simple block to counter much of the damage he would have incurred as he punched at the exposed Heaven Immortal and killed her.

Blood splattered across the ground as the Heaven Immortal's corpse fell. The tide had completely turned in his favor.

The other three Heaven Immortals panicked. The four of them combined were no match for Xiao Nanfeng, let alone the three of them remaining.

"Your Highness, we won't be able to defend for long!" one of them cried out anxiously.

Yin Tianci's eyes widened. He immediately entreated, "Rabbit Yanluo, you can surely see that my subordinates possess arhat armor and are stronger than ordinary Heaven Immortals. Even if they can't stand against the Yanluo Lords themselves, they'd surely be able to help you hold their subordinates back. You can't let Xiao Nanfeng kill them all like this!"

Xiao Nanfeng shouted from up high, "Rabbit Yanluo, look at how they're shirking from the fight even before victory has been decided! Do you really think such cowards would be able to help you against the Yanluo Lords? Aren't you worried they might retreat the moment they sense incoming defeat?"

Just then, he shattered another golden arhat's helmet.

"Save me!" the exposed Heaven Immortal cried out.

Xiao Nanfeng blocked the remaining two golden arhats as he punched the Heaven Immortal to death.

Now that he was against just two cultivators, his advantage would only grow. Lady Yaoguang watched him fight as her heart thudded in anticipation and excitement.

The Rabbit Yanluo's face was a mask of calm. She did not call for a halt to the fighting. "Yin Tianci, aren't you going to make your move? As the crown prince of a divine empire, you must have stronger treasures up your sleeve."

Yin Tianci blanched, having confirmed that the Rabbit Yanluo was about to discard him. She was even eyeing his treasures! He fled into the air.

"Let's go!" Yin Tianci howled.

Just then, Xiao Nanfeng cracked the helmets of the final two golden arhats. In fear, they turned to flee.

"Stay right here!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

He caught up to the two Heaven Immortals and killed them both quickly.

However, he wasn't in time to catch Yin Tianci, who was vanishing by the horizon. He frowned, turning back to the Rabbit Yanluo. She had deliberately let him go as a countermeasure. If he ran, Yin Tianci would seek him out for revenge.

"Alright, Xiao Nanfeng. The battle's over, so let's discuss how to ransom your woman," the Rabbit Yanluo said.

Yin Tianci wasn't her subordinate, and she hadn't put much trust in him. She didn't mind that his subordinates had perished; she simply desired the two Yanluo Courts in Xiao Nanfeng's hands.

Xiao Nanfeng descended once more to the plaza. He considered the situation as he paused briefly. He had arranged to make his move now with the Monkey and Rooster Yanluos, but neither Yanluo Lord had appeared. Were they going back on their word?

He smiled coldly. If they wanted to renege on their deal, then they couldn't blame him for what was about to happen.

"Let's keep talking," Xiao Nanfeng said.

"Where did you leave those two Yanluo Courts? Once I secure them, I'll release your woman," the Rabbit Yanluo said.

The Monkey and Rooster Yanluos waited with bated breath, prepared to seize the two Yanluo Courts the moment he identified their location.

However, Xiao Nanfeng merely smiled. "Your word is as good as gold, Rabbit Yanluo. It's settled. I've brought the two Yanluo Courts with me, and will hand them to you now."

"What? You brought them with you?" the Rabbit Yanluo exclaimed.

Was Xiao Nanfeng crazy? Wasn't he worried that they would be stolen from him?

"Didn't he claim that he left the two Yanluo Courts in a safe location, that he wouldn't dare reveal their location until it was absolutely necessary?" the Rooster Yanluo cried out.

"We've been tricked!" the Monkey Yanluo exclaimed.

Xiao Nanfeng tossed out two giant Yanluo Courts from his arhat armor.

The Yanluo Courts flew into the air, releasing a familiar aura of strength.

The three Yanluo Lords' eyes widened as they leapt up toward the sky. Meanwhile, Xiao Nanfeng took advantage of the commotion to rush toward Lady Yaoguang.

"Take him down!" the Rabbit Yanluo commanded.

"Understood!" The rabbit-headed humanoids shot toward Xiao Nanfeng, but he had nothing to fear with his arhat armor equipped.

"Attack, Yaoguang!" Xiao Nanfeng cried out.

Lady Yaoguang summoned her own suit of arhat armor and melded with it.