I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense-Chapter 1178 - 1179 Why Arent You Dead Yet
Chapter 1178: Chapter 1179: Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?
Chapter 1178: Chapter 1179: Why Aren’t You Dead Yet?
On the island, Li Xiaobai stepped out of the port and scanned his surroundings, realizing that those allowed entrance were almost all cultivators with fierce expressions, and others who had dark and foreboding eyes, clearly not the type to be trifled with. As for the other cultivators, the ones who appeared weak-hearted and trembling in fear of the Blood Demon Sect disciples, not a single one was spared from being captured.
The Blood Demon Sect’s actions were truly too brazen, tormenting all these talents from the various factions. Aren’t they afraid the Great Sects would take action once they found out?
The cultivators that got ashore did not communicate much with each other; the only thing around them was a murderous intent. One word: vicious!
It didn’t take much thinking to figure out that these were the cultivators who wanted to join the Blood Demon Sect. Attaching themselves to a Super Sect like this was a guarantee of an easy life for the latter half of their lifetime, and since the sect recruited disciples without any restrictions, as long as you were strong enough, as long as you could survive to the end, you would be able to join. For those who wandered the Central Origin Realm as fugitives, this was undoubtedly the best opportunity. If they managed to join the Blood Demon Sect successfully, not only would they no longer need to live a life of exile, but they would also be able to kill openly and with impunity. Why would they not do it?
Li Xiaobai walked slowly, passing through the port, and in front of him was the Icy Frost Sect.
At this moment, the gates of the Icy Frost Sect were tightly shut, and the soaring Zhuo Dao Spring had also ceased its surge. The entire sect was shrouded in a chilling Frost Qi. The Sect Protection Array was slowly rotating. News from Ice Dragon Island had reached here, and the Sect Leader had immediately gone into seclusion, closing the sect and sealing it off from inside and out, only hoping to protect themselves.
Anyone could predict that the Icy Frost Sect was about to face a storm.
Finding a tea house, Li Xiaobai took a seat and ordered a bowl of tea, ready to gather information. These kinds of establishments were always privy to the latest news, and any kind of unsavory characters passing by would stop for a drink and a brief rest.
Seated together with him were other cultivators who disembarked with him, all with menacing looks and the appearance of seasoned killers. They didn’t speak and just sat down on their own, clustering around Li Xiaobai’s table.
“Have you heard? They say the disciple selection trials of the Blood Demon Sect have already begun!”
“Really? But there doesn’t seem to be any commotion from the Blood Demon Sect!”
“The first layer of selection is at the port. Didn’t you see the Blood Demon Sect disciples strictly filtering the visitors? Now, all those who can get on the island are tough and ruthless. They don’t care what your purpose for coming to the island is; as long as you’re a coward or weakling, you’ll be taken away and become a vessel for the Blood Demon Sect disciples to extract Blood Qi from!”
“Hisss! With such actions, isn’t the Blood Demon Sect inviting disaster?”
“Who dares to trouble the Blood Demon Sect? I think with the Demon Path’s head opening the doors wide this time, even the Demon Sealing Sect has to avoid the edge for now and dare not rashly commence hostility!”
Inside the tea house, a few martial artists sat around a table, chatting excitedly.
Recently, the big moves by the Blood Demon Sect on the Southern Continent had become a major topic of discussion for most cultivators, especially when the Saint Heir of such a massive entity had brazenly defected, which was extremely damaging to their reputation.
Li Xiaobai listened quietly to the conversations at the nearby tables, nodding slightly to himself, understanding why the disciple at the port dared to capture people. It turned out that this was also part of the selection process.
He didn’t care if those who came to the island were vicious; as long as there were no Semi-Saints among them, he would easily take care of them.
The other big villains at the same table also showed a hint of interest in their eyes, apparently also having heard the information discussed by others in the tea house. Those who could roam freely outside of the law and still arrive safely on the Southern Continent were all shrewd and cunning to the extreme.
The people around the table eyed each other, sizing one other up, but reached a tacit understanding not to speak, instead listening quietly for more information.
But as they listened, the tea house gradually quieted down, becoming as silent as death where even breathing could hardly be heard, and the sound of a pin dropping would be noticeable.
The other cultivators in the tea house, originally having a lively conversation, now found their throats clutched as if strangled, their lips moving but no sound coming out. Involuntarily, their heads turned towards the table where Li Xiaobai and the others were seated, their eyes filled with fear, their feet trembling, half-paralyzed on the chairs.
The cultivators at nearby tables reacted similarly, unsure whether to leave or stay, feeling extremely uncomfortable either way.
Li Xiaobai chuckled inwardly. These guys were chatting and suddenly realized the person they were talking about was right beside them, and the shadow in their hearts was probably big enough to cover a sea.
Since they stopped talking, it was Li Xiaobai and his peers’ turn to speak.
“So, are you guys here to try your luck with the Blood Demon Sect?”
A huge man with a body like granite asked in a deep voice.
“Yeah, got nowhere else to go anyways, and since the Blood Demon Sect is willing to cover for me, I came over.”
Another man, small in stature but with eyes like a venomous snake, replied.
“It looks like we’re all in the same boat. It’s uncertain when our days of living on the run will come to an end.”
“Yeah, but the Blood Demon Sect’s recruitment is supposed to target young elites. Do you guys even pass for young?”
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Xiaobai sipped his tea nonchalantly and asked.
However, just as he swallowed the tea, the System Attribute Points suddenly jumped.
[Attribute Points +300,000…]
[Attribute Points +300,000…]
[Attribute Points +300,000…]
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The tea had been poisoned at some point without anyone noticing.
The other cultivators also had no clue and lifted their tea bowls to drain them in one gulp.
“Of course. These days, who isn’t young and fresh?”
The granite-like big man laughed heartily.
“That’s right, fresh meat is just another word for the young. Let’s see during the trial who’s younger; we’ll just get rid of those who are young and the rest will be the freshest for us, won’t they?”
Another person spoke sinisterly.
“That being said, brother, you have the guts to call us that with your own bald and bulky appearance…”
The thin middle-aged man mocked.
“Since we rarely meet, why don’t we settle the score right here? Let’s have an internal elimination first, so we don’t have to go through the trial and increase the number of opponents, which is a nuisance.”
A sinister-looking young man, seemingly the youngest among them, said with a grin.
“Sure, let’s do it then. First, we’ll kill a few to lessen the pressure later on.”
The granite-like big man said cheerfully.
“To be honest, I’ve had this in mind for quite a while, and I’ve tampered with your tea. By now, you should be feeling a stiffness in your limbs and immovable. In a few more breaths, the poison will take effect, and you’ll die.”
The thin middle-aged man poured out the tea from his cup with a sinister expression.
But after more than ten seconds, nothing happened. Everyone was still staring at each other, the air turned eerily strange, and the thin middle-aged man became restless.
“Why aren’t you dead yet?”
