Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 106: Dual Kill with One Sword, Human Realm First Layer Heavens!
Ning Xuan turned with a smile and took a closer look. There were only three of them: a young master accompanied by two old retainers. The young man who had spoken was still over three hundred yards away, yet with a few silent flashes, they were standing before him.
They didn’t come with good intentions.
Ning Xuan searched his memory but didn’t recall seeing them before.
However, he still responded with a smile, "I’ve just finished up here. I was about to find a new place to continue the slaughter."
The young man’s eyes glinted strangely as he asked, "My name is Lou Yu, from Su Yue Zhuai. A close friend of mine entered the Pride Hunting Ground and hasn’t returned. I heard that Brother Ning made quite a splash in there. Do you happen to know of her whereabouts?"
A look of complete surprise crossed Ning Xuan’s face. "Yuan Yurong got killed?!"
A comment for which Yuan Yurong would have been eternally grateful.
Lou Yu’s expression soured. "I’m not talking about Junior Sister Yuan! My friend’s name is Li Simiao!"
Ning Xuan still appeared shocked. "Li Simiao? She entered the Pride Hunting Ground as well?!"
"So, you know her?"
Ning Xuan nodded. "Of course I do! She hired assassins to kill me! If you see her, please tell her not to be so stingy. Tell her to hire someone more capable! Or maybe you could help her out. Disciples from Su Yue Zhuai must be quite wealthy, right?"
"Hire them for her? My ass! I’m asking you, where is she now?! What’s all this bullshit about assassins?!" Lou Yu was beside himself with anger.
Ning Xuan looked at him as if he were an idiot. "She’s your friend, not mine! If you don’t know where she is, how would I?"
"You killed her father! Such a blood feud is irreconcilable! She definitely would have come for you! Tell me, did you kill her?!" Lou Yu’s chest heaved as his killing intent began to surge.
Ning Xuan’s expression remained unchanged. "We’re talking about the Pride Hunting Ground. Do you even know what that place is? There were countless people in there stronger than her. Even if she’s dead, you can’t just slander an innocent man’s name out of thin air!"
Lou Yu’s face turned icy. "She... she once sent me a message saying she hired the third-ranked assassin from the list! That’s someone capable of killing even a King Realm expert! Who else could have killed her but you?!"
"There are plenty. For starters, your Junior Sister Yuan is definitely capable enough. Then there’s Zhan Wudi."
"Oh, right. Princess Mingzhu’s entourage wasn’t weak. She could have done it, too. I heard Princess Mingzhu is capricious and has a thing for Ning Yang. Don’t you think your friend might have tried to steal her man, got found out, and then...?"
"Shut up!" Lou Yu nearly shattered his molars from clenching them so hard.
Li Simiao was his woman! This asshole was clearly calling him a cuckold! This was absolutely intolerable!
With a roar, he charged at Ning Xuan.
The next moment, the cold glint of a sword was pressed against Lou Yu’s neck. Ning Xuan had seized him, making him a captive.
Although the two old retainers had moved to act at the first possible moment, they were still a step too slow. They hadn’t anticipated that the pale-faced Ning Xuan could still move with such terrifying speed!
"Ant, your name really suits you. Isn’t Su Yue Zhuai one of the top three powers? How did someone with your pathetic strength get in? It’s not like you got in on your looks, either." Ning Xuan’s taunts struck at the heart, vicious enough to make one cough up blood from pure rage.
"Bastard! I just underestimated you! If you have any guts, let me go and we’ll fight for real!" Lou Yu’s face was livid with rage.
He had been observing Ning Xuan from a distance for some time. Ning Xuan’s power was terrifying, but his exhaustion after hunting the King Realm experts was definitely not an act.
He, Lou Yu, a disciple of Su Yue Zhuai, couldn’t even take down a wounded tiger?
He never imagined the man’s speed would be so incredible. Having been so thoroughly outmaneuvered, the dumbfounded Lou Yu was now so enraged by Ning Xuan that he couldn’t think straight.
"I’m not an idiot." As Ning Xuan sneered, he plucked the Storage Ring from Lou Yu’s finger.
"I’ll kill... Young Master Ning, my mistake! I was just asking. Since you haven’t seen her, never mind. I’ll go ask somewhere else."
Lou Yu suddenly remembered the strange fruit in his Storage Ring, the kind that could rapidly restore Element Force!
He had stumbled upon it in a secret domain on his way to the Capital of Dong Cang Country. It was because of this fruit that he had missed the Pride Hunting Ground. Now a captive, he feared for his life if Ning Xuan were allowed to recover his Element Force.
Ning Xuan was no fool; he instantly realized there must be something good in the Storage Ring.
A moment later, Lou Yu panicked. "Young Master Ning, you can’t eat that! To be honest, Li Simiao keeps rejecting me, and I’m so desperate to find her because I prepared a special gift, the very thing in your hand. It’s called the Chastity Temptation Fruit! Even its name is improper. A man as smart as you surely knows what it’s for."
"It’s fine. I’m a decent man, so I have nothing to fear." With that, Ning Xuan popped one of the fruits into his mouth.
He actually had no idea what the fruit did, but with his Qiongqi Divine Vein, he was immune to all poisons. Who cares? I’ll just eat it first and worry later!
The moment it went down, Ning Xuan’s eyes lit up. He immediately stuffed two more into his mouth.
Across from him, a hint of amusement flickered in the eyes of the two old retainers. Lou Yu also breathed a long sigh of relief.
The strange fruit he had obtained was actually called the Tianyang Domineering Fruit! It was true that it could rapidly restore Element Force, but the energy it contained was extremely violent! Forget the Earth Realm; even a Martial Artist at the Peak of the Human Realm could only handle one at a time, at most. Ning Xuan had swallowed three at once. There was only one outcome for him: death by his body exploding! Though he had lost three rare and unusual fruits, the outcome was worth it. His only regret was that he wouldn’t get to kill the bastard with his own hands! That guy’s mouth was truly venomous!
RUMBLE—
Hearing the thunderous roar coming from within Ning Xuan’s body, Lou Yu began to gloat inwardly. But he didn’t forget his situation, so he suppressed his smile.
If that bastard Ning Xuan decides to take someone down with him before he dies, what a pointless death that would be!
But soon, Lou Yu noticed something was wrong.
Didn’t the historical records say that the Tianyang Domineering Destruction Fruit’s power was so immense that anyone with insufficient Cultivation would explode instantly? How...
"What a great thing! Thanks, ant! Since you gave me such a wonderful gift, the least I can do is leave your corpse intact."
With that, Ning Xuan drew the longsword across his throat. Lou Yu could no longer utter his pleas for mercy.
Opposite them, the two old retainers stared in a daze. They hadn’t expected Ning Xuan to survive unscathed, nor had they expected that a recovered Ning Xuan would kill so decisively!
"How daring!"
"You deserve to die!"
Their words were followed by a heaven-shattering roar as the two King Realm experts sprang into action. They were fast, but Ning Xuan was faster.
SWISH!
A flash of sword light, and two heads flew into the air. One sword, a double kill.
"Human Realm First Layer Heavens. My strength has increased quite a bit!" Ning Xuan was delighted. The three Tianyang Domineering Destruction Fruits had not only fully restored his Cultivation but had also allowed him to break through his bottleneck in one go.
"It seems true treasures of heaven and earth are essential for any Martial Artist... for murder and arson, I mean... no, for travel and home life! I really need to brush up on my knowledge of these things!"
As Ning Xuan muttered to himself, he found a book titled *Record of Earthly and Heavenly Treasures* in the Storage Ring of one of the old retainers. It was an ancient tome dedicated to cataloging such treasures, with each entry accompanied by an illustration. Ning Xuan flipped through it while heading in the direction the Doll had gone.
「Half an hour later.」
He hadn’t caught up with the Doll, but he had finished reading the book.
Just as Ning Xuan was about to pick up his pace, a sharp cry came from behind. "Stop right there!"
