The Prodigies War
chapter-977

Old Monster Mo Xi felt both humiliation and a sense of hatred bubbling inside him. He truly did not believe that a rune array could possibly stop him from going forward.

After all, he was a king-level expert!

“Little brat, you can’t run away from me. In the eyes of a king, all people below are mere ants. If you’re smart, you’ll obediently come out for me.”

Old Monster Mo Xi strolled into the array with a cold expression. His eyes shot out beams of divine light as he searched the interior.

This was nothing!

He sneered inwardly as he didn’t sense anything that could possibly threaten him. This made him feel even more secure and he firmly believed that nothing wrong could happen.

However, the only thing that made him frown was that after he entered the array, he discovered that the area inside was vast and boundless. Furthermore, he couldn’t sniff out a hint of Lin Xun’s aura.

Bang!

Once he took another step, the sky shook, the void exploded and an invisible kingly power was released, sweeping all directions.

He didn’t understand how arrays worked, but he was certain that in the face of an absolute power like him, nothing could stop him from going forward!

As for the stupid array, it was easy to deal with. All he needed to do was use some force and it’d disappear!

The next moment, Old Monster Mo Xi became extremely tall and released his king-level power. Dao sounds exploded, and dao light spread throughout the area.

Immediately, the array violently trembled, and the color of the sky changed. In addition, booming sounds echoed as if it was about to collapse.

“Little brat, if you don’t come out and apologize before this array explodes, I will make sure that you will beg for death later!”

Old Monster Mo Xi shouted loudly, his voice resembling the sound of the dao rumbling.

But what made him surprised was that within the area there was no sign of Lin Xun anywhere even though the array was rumbling and booming.

“You refuse to submit eh?”

Old Monster Mo Xi muttered to himself as he pressed his palm into the void, causing more rumbling. A line of dao runes changed into dark green clouds, soaring into the sky as it oppressed and collapsed the void.

The entire array acted like a plain of long grass being lashed by the howling wind and rain. It felt like it would explode at any time.

Before long, Old Monster Mo Xi ended up frowning. Although the array acted as if it would topple at any moment, it still hadn’t been destroyed yet.

“I’ve already used forty percent of my power, but how come it can't even destroy a rune array? Unless…”

Bang!

At this time, a tide of numerous rune designs poured out from the sky within the boundless area

The bright, blazing designs undulated and spread out, covering the sky and earth. The entire array transformed into something new.

“This…” Old Monster Mo Xi’s expression changed as he sensed a life-threatening aura spread around him.

He had been tricked!

Without any hesitation, he flickered and attempted to retreat back, using all of the power available to him at the king-stage. This made his entire body glow with an overflowing power.

But before he could rush out, the sky full of runes condensed and became a white tiger that was hundreds of feet tall. It rushed out from the void.

This white tiger was too terrifying. It had golden eyes, and an enormous body, and it emitted a kind of killing intent that could destroy the heavens. Once a giant paw came down, it ripped the void to shreds.

With a loud thump, Old Monster Mo Xi had clearly been caught off guard and had been sent flying by the giant paw. He staggered and looked to be in a sorry state.

“Damn it, it’s a king-level forbidden array!”

His expression immediately darkened, and he was so angry that he cursed out loud. He had never thought that a giant killing array would be hiding next to the lake.

Whoosh!

He flashed again and didn't dare to confront it directly. He was trying to flee in a different direction as he also took out a weapon that was also at the king-level—a white bone club.

This treasure had an impressive origin. It had been refined from the natal bones of nine ancient, divine beasts and had the power to cut mountains and split the seas.

Crash~

A vermilion bird with bright red wings as dazzling as fire appeared and screeched. Its perfect body emitted countless flames and began burning the entire area, turning it into a kingdom of fire.

Bang!

Without any hesitation, Old Monster Mo Xi lifted the white bone club and smashed down.

The fiery sea split open, but the vermillion bird was unaffected. It continued to fill the air with killing intent, and its wings were like a pair of fire swords as they slashed down. It was extremely aggressive and had the power to burn the heavens.

Even though Old Monster Mo Xi did his best to fight back, he had still been burnt until he had turned into black charcoal. He screamed like a pig being slaughtered.

“Motherf***er! Just what kind of array is this? Just how can it be so terrifying?”

Old Monster Mo Xi bellowed and had no choice but to retreat.

Earlier, he had been arrogant and conceited in the power of the king stage. He had acted as if he had the power to rule the universe.

But now, he was screaming repeatedly, and every hair on his body had been burnt to a crisp. He resembled a black devil now and was trying to run away with his tail between his legs. If the outside cultivators could see this, they wouldn’t be able to believe their own eyes.

Outside the restriction, Lin Xun held the formation discs in his hands as he operated the array with a relaxed look.

Whereas Kou Xing and the others were stupified as their hearts trembled continuously. He had trapped a true king!

However, after being trapped by the restriction, the king-level expert was in a perilous situation. It was hard for the others to believe this as this was too shocking for their sensibilities.

“It’s already used up thirteen thousand high-grade aeth essences, which is about fifty percent of the amount of money needed to buy a king-level weapon.” On the side, Miss Le calculated the current usage.

Her simple comment made the originally relaxed Lin Xun stiffen as a pang stabbed into his heart.

Why did the despicable Old Monster Mo Xi have to come out now? It was making him have to almost use his entire fortune to deal with this bastard.

“In a bit, let’s have a taste of black rhino meat[1], eh? After all, this is the meat of a king-level beast, which can only be experienced through chance.” Lin Xun gritted his teeth as he operated the array even more fiercely. He wanted to slaughter this old bastard even faster now.

“That’s…not okay, right?” Kou Xing and the others were stunned by this statement. Eat the flesh of a king-level expert? Younger Master Lin Xun was truly quite bold.

“Older Brother Lin Xun, I’ll listen to you!” Xiaohe’s eyes were bright and gleaming, and she had an expression full of anticipation. She was clearly a little foodie.

“Old Monster Mo Xi is quite old, so I'm not sure if his meat will still be tasty. However, if it gets stewed into a nice, thick soup, I’m sure it’ll be very nutritious,” Miss Le said thoughtfully.

“We’ll use the bones to make a soup and roast the meat. Not a single bit can be wasted,” Lin Xun replied seriously.

Kou Xing’s and the others’ jaws dropped wide. They couldn't believe what they were hearing. Just when did an old freak at the king-stage become a piece of food that they could discuss?

In the distance, a few experts who hadn’t fled yet almost tripped over their own feet. Stupefied expressions adorned their faces. They truly couldn’t understand how this group of people was currently discussing how to eat an old monster of the king stage.

This was way too savage. If word got out, then it’d cause a huge commotion.

At this time, Old Monster Mo Xi was about to collapse within the restriction. He was running around like a fly that had its head cut off, but no matter where he fled, he was bombarded ruthlessly by the array.

There was the white tiger full of killing intent, the vermillion bird that set the world aflame, the azure dragon that occupied the entire sky, and the black tortoise that could move mountains…

Images of the four mythological beasts that guarded the four directions were everywhere. No matter where Old Monster Mo Xi went, it was impossible for him to dodge. In fact, he ended up in more of a bad state by encountering them all.

“You little brat! How dare you try to trick me, you little motherf***er?!” Old Monster Mo Xi was so angry he began cursing again. His eyes were about to pop out of his head, and blood was dripping down from the corners of his eyes.

This situation was truly odd.

A king-level forbidden array had been set there earlier, but who would do something like that without a purpose? He was certain that the youth had deliberately set a trap and lured him to it!

Bang!

Thunder roared, and the black tortoise’s giant body pressed down, sending Old Monster Mo Xi flying. Blood burst out from his nose and mouth, while the rest of his body creaked and groaned. It was so painful that his eyes rolled to the back of his head.

“This is too infuriating!”

Old Monster Mo Xi continued to cough up blood and was about to blow his temper.

Ever since he had stepped into the king stage more than ten years ago, he only backed down to Saints. Otherwise, he just rampaged around without any fear.

Who would have thought that he would fall into a trap dug by a Cyclic Derivation youngster? Furthermore, this trap was threatening his life!

Why would he not be infuriated by this?

It wasn't easy becoming a king!

This was especially true for a wandering cultivator like him. He had suffered untold hardships stepping into the king stage, but he hadn’t even had the time to enjoy it before possibly dying. How could he not regret it?

Of course, king-level experts were not easy to kill. Even after suffering so much in the array, he still had not died.

Any other cultivator below the king-stage would have long been eliminated by now.

“My young friend, earlier I had been playing around with you. Please be generous and let me go this once. I promise that I will give you ample compensation for this. I’m even ok being a mount or slaving around for you!”

In the end, Old Monster Mo Xi could no longer endure it and began to beg. He put himself very low and didn’t seem to care that he had lost all elegance.

But he had no choice. The current circumstances had led him to this, and he really didn’t want to die!

“Willing to be your mount…” Kou Xing and the others had stunned expressions as they stared blankly. This was a king-level expert, yet he had been forced into a situation where he didn’t even want his dignity anymore.

“Not interested, I only want to eat meat,” Lin Xun refused resolutely. He was very well aware that the old monster was throwing out excuses. A king-level expert would never deign to be his mount. Even if Old Monster Mo Xi was currently lowering his head, there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t renege on the deal in the future.

“Eat meat? You’re not afraid that you might burst, you little brat?”

When Old Monster Mo Xi saw that his attempt to surrender didn’t work, he went crazy and howled, “You need to know that if I die, Heaven Axis Holy Land won’t let you go for this!”

Mentioning Heaven Axis Holy Land was a mistake. After all, as soon as Lin Xun heard that, his desire to kill the old bastard increased immensely.

“Kill him faster. We’ve already used up almost thirty thousand high-grade aeth essences, which is pretty much enough to buy a king-level weapon,” Miss Le reminded him.

The corner of Lin Xun’s mouth twitched, and he energetically operated the array even more.

Rumble~~

Immediately, sounds of thunder booming echoed in the array as sand and rocks began to fly around. A divine flame resembling magma covered the entire area.

Old Monster Mo Xi struggled frantically, using his king-level power to its peak as he was quite desperate.

In the end, he couldn’t get away from his fate of dying. A claw from the azure dragon finally pierced his chest, killing him instantly.

Crash~~

Bright red blood full of a king’s desire to live poured down like a fountain. The aura it gave off was so poignant it caused people’s hearts to beat faster.

Outside the array, Kou Xing and the others were awed by what had happened.

In the distance, some experts felt their hair stand on end, and they felt as if their livers were bursting from this scene.

Although they were unable to see what had happened in the array, they had a hunch that Old Monster Mo Xi had likely already met his end there.

“A total of thirty-four thousand high-grade aeth essences were used to slaughter a false-king who hadn’t yet cultivated his dao roots. That’s not too bad…” Miss Le calculated on her fingers.

“So apparently he was only a false-king, what a huge loss…” Lin Xun stared blankly into space while his heart bled due to the expenditure. The amount of high-grade aeth essences spent wasn’t worth it!

1. The characters in Mo Xi’s name literally mean black rhino. ☜