Chapter 682: Zhang Xuan Emerges

"Change the terms!"

Seeing that this fellow was actually setting his sights on them, Luo Qiqi frowned and waved her hand.

If the other party weren't the young hall master of the Beast Hall, daring to speak like that would have surely earned him a slap to knock him out.

Two五星 master teachers, and even the princess of the Hongyuan Empire—how could a mere four-star beast tamer covet them?

However, they knew nothing about beast taming, and offending someone who clearly wasn't a good sort would only bring trouble if he deliberately made things difficult.

"Change?"

Unexpected that they would refuse even a meal, Qin Zhong frowned.

He prided himself on his handsomeness and status; few ever refused his invitations. These two had a request for him, yet not only did they not agree, they even looked displeased. What did that mean?

Ungrateful!

"It's just a meal together. You're not even going to agree to that, are you? If you keep me at arm's length like this, I'm afraid that when you get to the Beast Hall, choosing a good flying spirit beast... won't be too easy!"

Qin Zhong snorted coldly.

"What do you mean? Threatening me? Do you know the consequences of threatening a master teacher?"

Luo Qiqi's eyes narrowed.

"Threatening? How would I dare! Just a friendly reminder! Besides, isn't it you two who asked to hitch a ride? When you need someone's help, you act like this?"

With a sinister laugh, Qin Zhong rolled his eyes and waved his hand: "I've set the price; it's up to you whether you accept. I'm not in a hurry anyway. As long as I'm here, no one in the entire Beast Hall will dare let you board!"

Unexpected that this fellow was so shameless, Yu Fei'er, with her fiery temper, couldn't hold back. She sneered and was about to charge over to teach him a lesson, make him know his place and who he was talking to, when she heard the sound of churning earth from the pit below.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!

The soil kept rolling outward, like a huge bubble about to emerge from the pit.

"Could it be..."

Yu Fei'er and Luo Qiqi both stiffened, ignoring the self-important fellow, and stared intently, afraid to miss a thing.

Could it be... that Teacher Zhang was about to come out?

Had he really not died?

Both their eyes reddened. After waiting a full five days, experiencing all kinds of despair, could it be that just when they had given up hope, hope was given again?

Rumble!

Just as they were tense, they saw the earth burst open with a "pop!" and a huge head emerged.

"It's... a puppet!"

The two women's bodies tensed, their faces turning pale.

Sure enough... disappointment again!

They thought it was Teacher Zhang, but it turned out to be this thing!

Whoosh!

The puppet climbed out of the pit, looked around, then stood outside, warily scanning the surroundings as if waiting for someone.

Seeing this puppet without a scratch, Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er felt their hearts twist.

Teacher Zhang had risked his life to hold it back, but it seemed he had failed in the end. Otherwise, how could he not have come out while this thing did?

Just as he was waiting for the two beauties to yield, they instead ignored him and looked at the pit. Qin Zhong frowned and couldn't help but look over, raising an eyebrow.

What was this thing? How did it crawl out from underground?

Although he was a four-star beast tamer, the Spirit Race was tied to the continent's greatest secret. Apart from master teachers, members of other professions rarely encountered them, so he didn't know that this thing was a puppet made from a Spirit Race corpse; he thought it was just an ordinary human.

Normal Spirit Race individuals were only a little over two meters tall. The one they saw earlier in Wanguo City was three meters because it was the offspring of a Spirit Race and a spirit beast, hence larger!

A person over two meters tall, though rare, wasn't unheard of; nothing to get excited about.

"Just a bit bigger, doesn't seem that strong. Could they like them big?"

Seeing the two beauties, who had been indifferent to him, now 'excited' over this big guy, their faces flushed, Qin Zhong's eyes flickered.

Just a bit bigger—I'll soon make you realize that no matter how big, they're all show and no substance in front of me!

With that thought, he stepped forward, raised his head, and said with great pride: "I am Qin Zhong, a four-star beast tamer of the Beast Hall. Friend, may I ask your name? Would you care to come up and talk?"

"Huh?"

Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er, who were grieving, were both taken aback by his words.

Is he out of his mind?

He wants to converse with a Spirit Race puppet? Does it even understand him?

Seeing their stunned expressions, Qin Zhong's eyes lit up, thinking he had found the right approach. He looked down again, and seeing that the big fellow didn't even acknowledge him, standing straight as a spear with a unique bearing and demeanor, he said: "What? Looking down on me? Fine, I was just thinking of seeing what skills you have!"

With a cold shout, the Cyan Leaf Dragon-Winged Beast beside him roared and immediately took flight.

He shifted his body, landed on the beast's back, and charged straight down.

You don't fancy me, but fancy this big guy? I'll beat him up right now and show you how poor your taste is!

Before the Dragon-Winged Beast reached him, Qin Zhong leaped off, using the momentum, stepped in the air, robes fluttering, and charged straight at the big guy below.

This aerial leap used his strongest light body technique; with momentum, it was like gliding, indescribably graceful. This technique had made countless beauties scream with excitement, wishing to give themselves to him.

Mid-air, he couldn't help but look up, expecting the two beauties he had just met to be equally excited, eyes shining with admiration, no longer shutting him out. Instead, he saw them both closing their eyes with sympathy.

Closing their eyes?

Was my performance not stunning enough?

Just as he was wondering, he had already reached the puppet. Before he could make a move, he saw a huge fist appear before him, growing larger and darker.

Bang!

A tremendous force slammed into him. Before he could react, he felt a tightness in his chest, spat out a mouthful of blood, and was sent flying back into the air at an even faster speed.

"Power beyond the Mortal Transcendence Eightfold..."

His vision went dark, and Qin Zhong was about to go mad.

Puppets operated by springs; without using force, one couldn't tell their level or strength. So he didn't know the other's true ability, thinking that with his own strength, giving a show of force would be easy.

He never dreamed that the other's power was endless, more terrifying than facing his father, the Beast Hall Master at the peak of Mortal Transcendence Eightfold!

Didn't that mean the other's strength had surpassed Mortal Transcendence Eightfold?

How was that possible!

In the Huanyu Empire, he had met almost all the Mortal Transcendence Eightfold experts and knew them all; he had never heard of such a big guy...

After spitting out several mouthfuls of blood, he finally felt some relief. His body slammed hard into the wall of the pit, every bone feeling like it was falling apart.

One punch had left him severely injured. If not for being the young hall master of the Beast Hall with many life-saving means, and the other not pressing the kill, he would have died from that single blow.

Even so, his injuries were extremely serious; it would take at least a month or two to fully recover.

Struggling to open his eyes, he was about to summon his Dragon-Winged Beast to take him away when he saw another big guy emerge. The two giants stood respectfully outside the hole.

"Could they be... welcoming someone?"

Seeing their posture, Qin Zhong was startled.

But this strangeness wasn't over. He saw more big guys come out from inside, lining up on both sides, heads bowed, as if waiting for some important figure.

After seventeen or eighteen had come out, a sedan chair carried by people slowly emerged.

In the sedan chair sat a young man, stretching lazily in the sunlight, looking pleased as if he hadn't seen the sun for days.

Carried by four big guys surpassing Mortal Transcendence Eightfold, welcomed by seventeen or eighteen with reverence... just who was this guy?

And how had he crawled out from underground?

Qin Zhong's eyes widened, momentarily forgetting his pain.

"Teacher Zhang..."

Just as he was wondering, he heard an excited shout from above, and two figures leaped down.

Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er had thought they would never see this young man again, but they never dreamed he would reappear in a way they could never have imagined!

Overwhelmed with excitement, they jumped down directly.

The pit was thirty to forty meters deep, but for Qiaotian realm experts, it was nothing.

"Xiao Qi, Princess Fei'er? What are you doing here?"

Naturally, the one sitting in the sedan chair was Zhang Xuan.

After cultivating underground for five days, this group of puppets had finally dug a tunnel.

Since he had control over the heart, he wasn't worried about these fellows disobeying; he had them prepare a sedan chair to carry him up.

He thought they would have left long ago; he didn't expect to see them after so long.

"You're okay..."

Seeing that it was indeed Teacher Zhang, Luo Qiqi and the others, after their excitement, were full of confusion.

Weren't you being chased by puppets?

How come the puppets are carrying you up now?

Most importantly, the underground palace had collapsed, with no trace of life inside. How did you survive?

"I'm fine! It's a long story, just some opportunities!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand: "I thought I was doomed too, but I activated the life-saving item my teacher left me. Not only did I survive, but I also got these puppets to obey my commands. I must say, it was very fortunate."

He definitely couldn't mention the heart; once he did, the Book of Heaven's Path would be hard to explain.

So, before coming, he had already thought of a countermeasure, still attributing it to that nonexistent teacher.

After all, they had seen the teacher's stunning performance. The more he said, the more they would think him unfathomable and revere him, without overthinking.

"Teacher Yang?"

Luo Qiqi and Yu Fei'er exchanged glances and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

Teacher Yang's demeanor of stepping through the sky and subduing Hua Qing with a shoe was still vivid in their minds. Even Teacher Mo couldn't do that. With such strength, it wasn't impossible for him to make these puppets stop fighting and even submit.

"As long as you're okay..."

Knowing that involving a master teacher of that level, as lower-level master teachers, they couldn't overstep by asking further, the two said no more.

"Mm."

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but look at Qin Zhong, whose face was covered in blood from the punch, with a puzzled expression.

"This fellow... who is he?"