Chapter 507: Chapter 360: Werewolf and Mage!
Xu Yang vaguely remembered watching a movie called “Demon Hunter Police,” where the protagonist used the “Daoist Tracking Skill” to track down a suspect.
The various ghost and zombie films starring that actor were based on a script that modeled the character after the sect leader of the Maoshan, “Master Yimei.”
Don’t ask why the Maoshan Sect agreed to allow film companies to make such movies…
The answer is Maoshan Holdings.
The script was even written by someone the Maoshan Sect brought in!
Nowadays, which of the big Daoist sects or clans doesn’t have some lucrative business under their belt?
Even the Buddhists nearly went public on the stock market once!
Getting back to the main story.
Xu Yang began his ritual by drawing a map with a wooden stick.
He opened his eyes, scanned the diagram on the ground, and then followed the directions, making turns here and there, finally halting on top of a hill.
The hill was quite peculiar.
To the east stretched the limitless Maurice Desert, while to the west was lush greenery, with the verdant Long Flow River scenic area not far away.
Half of the hill exposed bare rocks.
The other half was covered with quite a few plants.
Standing atop the hill, Xu Yang activated his “Heavenly Eye” and looked intently. As expected, he detected a peculiar energy fluctuation on the mountain.
This energy was different from the magical powers of a Dao cultivator or the primordial energy of a martial artist and was quite subtle, which is why Xu Yang missed it the first time he inspected the mountain.
Xu Yang flipped his hand and brought out a large iron hammer.
He circulated his magical power and suddenly slammed the hammer down onto the hill!
Bang!
A massive muffled sound echoed out, and the entire hill trembled…
Xu Yang sneered, “Your concealment techniques are indeed quite good, but your weak point is quite obvious… My strength is enough to shatter this hill with one blow, and yet there is not even a trace left from the blow. Don’t you think that’s rather strange?”
He swung his hammer again, striking harder than the last time.
Boom!
The hill shook violently.
Wham!
Dimly, a thin membrane of light appeared above the hill.
“Roar!”
An angry roar bellowed from inside the hill.
The next moment,
rippling waves, like those on water, began to ripple across the membrane of light.
A middle-aged man emerged from within the hill.
He had golden hair, a prominent nose, deep-set eyes, and pale skin, making him a standard Westerner.
He angrily looked up at the hill where Xu Yang stood and said sharply, “Sir, your Dao cultivators from Da Xia are too disrespectful. Why did you have to come here and create a disturbance in my meditation spot?”
Xu Yang: “……”
To be honest,
That the other party was a foreigner did not surprise him since “werewolves” originated in the West.
But his shamelessness was what caught Xu Yang off-guard.
He held his iron hammer, jumped down from the hill and scrutinized the foreigner dressed in a suit and leather shoes. He scoffed, “This is the territory of Da Xia. You, a foreigner, came to Da Xia and harmed us, yet you have the audacity to say such shameless words?”
The foreigner shook his head, speaking fluent Chinese, “Sir, you’re mistaken. I’ve not harmed anyone.”
“Really? Who do you think bit those werewolves?”
“In terms you Da Xia practitioners would understand, those people were nothing more than ordinary mortals. I assimilated them, gave them strong bodies, long life spans, and extraordinary strength. This is a gift to them.”
Xu Yang was actually amused by this twisted logic.
He gripped the large iron hammer in his hand, and in a flash, he appeared next to the foreigner, ready to strike him with the hammer!
Roar!
Almost the moment Xu Yang swung his hammer, the foreigner let out a roar. At the same time, his teeth became razor-sharp, his head transformed into a wolf’s head instantaneously, and his body swelled up, bursting his suit.
A fierce aura on par with Martial Arts Heavenly Being Realm rose from his body!
His enormous arms, now covered with black fur, crossed to block Xu Yang’s hammer strike!
But he underestimated the strength behind the hammer.
With a crack, the werewolf’s arms twisted, and his body was thrown backward like a cannonball. He finally stopped only after crashing heavily into the ground tens of meters away and skidding a further ten meters.
Xu Yang moved instantaneously, appearing next to the werewolf.
He raised his hammer, ready to strike again.
“No!”
A look of fear flashed across the transformed face, and the werewolf yelled loudly, “No…sir, stop, please stop. I am a citizen of Miland; you can’t kill me.”
“Ding!”
“The werewolf was scared and your merits increased by +100, physique +1, self-healing +1.”
The system prompt echoed in Xu Yang’s mind.
Seeing this, Xu Yang’s raised hammer hesitated momentarily, and a hint of surprise flickered in his eyes.
Intimidating a werewolf…
He could gain merits just from this?
After considering it, it seemed reasonable!
Although the werewolf was transformed from a human, after the transformation, it belonged to a different species. It was called a werewolf but was more akin to a beast!
He put away his hammer.
The werewolf mistakenly thought his words had scared Xu Yang. He immediately returned to his human form, waved his hand and put on a new suit, saying casually, “I’ve been in Da Xia for over 20 years and haven’t harmed any Da Xia citizens. I’ve only assimilated some ordinary people. Those who have been harming others are them, not me.”
His arms, which were just snapped, were miraculously healing rapidly.
The scratches on his face from falling to the ground were visible healing at a rapid pace.
Well, strong self-healing abilities for a werewolf was reasonable.
Bang!
Xu Yang slammed down his hammer once again, knocking the foreigner straight to the ground.
Caught off guard, the foreigner did not even have time to transform into a wolf-man. His chest caved in from the strike as he roared in disbelief, “Fuck, why the hell are you hitting me again?”
Xu Yang stomped on his face: “Back off!”
“Son of a bitch… I told you to revert back to human form, did you transform back?!”
Before he finished speaking, the foreigner angrily transformed into a wolf-man. His sharp claws aimed towards Xu Yang’s leg, attempting to force Xu Yang’s foot off his face.
However…
How strong was Xu Yang?
Despite the wolf-man’s struggle, he failed to dislodge Xu Yang’s foot from his face.
He howled, “Do you know what you’re doing? You’re insulting a citizen of Miland. I’m going to protest. I’m going to call…”
“Call the police?”
Releasing his foot, Xu Yang swung his arm and two streaks of sword light flashed out, penetrating the wolf-man’s shoulder blades and pinning him to the ground.
He then brought down his fists, delivering heavy slaps to the wolf-man.
“A Miland citizen?”
“Protest?”
“Go protest to your mother! You think you can walk out of here alive after falling into my hands?”
When the first slap landed, the wolf-man bared his teeth, snarling angrily at Xu Yang.
However, after receiving a dozen or so slaps, the wolf-man completely deflated. His aggressiveness drained away, replaced by a look of utter submission. Especially when he saw the twisted, demonic smile on Xu Yang’s face, he felt a chill run down his spine, and started to plead for mercy.
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding…”
A wave of system notifications echoed in Xu Yang’s mind.
The continuous increase in his physique allowed Xu Yang to clearly feel the change in his own body. His skin, flesh, bones, and tendons were gradually strengthening, becoming much more robust than before!
The feeling was incredibly soothing.
He stood up, looking down at the wolf-man pinned to the ground by the Taoist Sword and Bi Shui Sword, the iron hammer in his hand swinging to and fro. He sneered, “What’s your name? When did you arrive in Da Xia? What is your intention for hiding here?”
The wolf-man howled, “My name is Chris. I infiltrated Da Xia twenty years ago under the guise of a tourist. Originally, my mission was to gather information and I was supposed to return to Miland after five years. However, the strength of Da Xia’s Supernatural Affairs Bureau grew so much in that time that when I wanted to leave, I found that I couldn’t. So, I had no choice but to hide here.”
Xu Yang asked further, “Where’s my wife?”
Chris: “???”
Bang!
In response, Xu Yang struck with his 1200 kg hammer.
Xu Yang’s attack instantly reduced Chris’ left foot to a bloody pulp. He stated, “Answer whatever I ask. If you think for more than a second, you get the hammer.”
“Ahhhh!”
“My foot…”
Chris cried out, “Are you talking about that beautiful lady? Two days ago, when I summoned my subordinates who have been assimilated, I did attract a beautiful woman. I noticed that there was a peculiar force within her that suppressed the wolf-man’s bloodline, so I detained her at the place where I was cultivating.”
“Inside that mountain?” Xu Yang questioned, pointing towards a nearby mountain, ready to head towards it.
Chris’ gaze shifted, and he cried out in alarm, “No… Please, let me go. I have set up many traps in the place where I was cultivating. You’re unfamiliar with the environment, it could harm you. I promise to bring the beautiful woman to you unharmed.”
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding…”
Xu Yang paused, turning back with a smile, “Aren’t traps that can harm me more beneficial to you? You’re this scared of me going in… Could it be that there’s some secret hidden inside this mountain?”
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“No, no, no!”
Chris lay pinned to the ground, shaking his head like a row of bells, saying, “I am genuinely concerned for your safety and that of the beautiful woman….”
In the moonlight,
His wolf face was filled with sincerity.
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding!”
“The wolf-man is scared. Merit points +100, physique +1, self-healing ability +1.”
“Ding…”
But Xu Yang just scoffed. The rate at which merit points were being awarded was even getting faster… still claiming to have no secrets?
He began to stride toward the mountain.
Zing!
From his brow, a sword light flashed.
The Jiao-slaying Sword transformed into a radiant blade of light and shot out.
Splash!
At that moment, from within the mountain, a roaring fire dragon erupted and charged at Xu Yang!
The Jiao-slaying Sword draw a line in the sky, severing the fire dragon.
Xu Yang sneered, “Come out… oh noble Mage!”
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