Nine Nether Dragon Emperor-Chapter 93: I Alone am a Whole Nation in this World!
In the shadows, Yuan Qingshan took a step forward.
Yuan Yurong, however, wore a brilliant smile. "If Young Master Ning wanted to act, he would have done so already. You’re not one for idle chatter."
Ning Xuan shook his head. "Then you’re mistaken. I probed with my Divine Sense just now, and you had the chance to restrain it. But you didn’t. One must be honorable. Things are different now."
"Miss Yuan, are you willing to give me your Storage Ring? Just answer truthfully. I’m not one to force others."
Yuan Yurong lowered her eyes, glanced at the sword pressed against her throat, then looked up again with a resentful gaze. "If you ask, Young Master Ning, of course I’m willing."
With that, she handed over the Storage Ring.
Ning Xuan thanked her and sheathed his sword.
Yuan Qingshan was about to make a move, but he suddenly stopped. Then, he simply let Ning Xuan leave with grand strides.
Once Ning Xuan was far away, Yuan Qingshan wiped the dense beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. Just a moment ago, an eerie premonition had washed over him: If I attack Ning Xuan, I will die! This, coupled with Yuan Yurong’s pointed glances, made him stand down at once.
"Yurong, what should we do now?" Yuan Qingshan didn’t dare act recklessly anymore.
Yuan Yurong was still smiling. "I find myself liking him more and more."
"But that Storage Ring belongs to... If it’s lost, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Yuan Yurong remained calm. "Don’t worry, it won’t be lost. The mysteries it contains are incredibly profound. He won’t be able to break the seal!"
As for probing it with his Divine Sense, she was certain Ning Xuan wouldn’t dare try that again. Yuan Yurong had even been thinking Ning Xuan would return very soon.
Just then, the smile on her face froze. After blinking, her complexion turned deathly pale.
Yuan Qingshan sensed something was wrong and hurriedly asked, "What is it?"
"He... he broke the seal!"
"What?!" Yuan Qingshan’s eyes bulged in disbelief. "How is that possible! Those are the methods of a Holy Realm powerhouse!" He still couldn’t believe it.
"Hm?" Yuan Yurong suddenly paused, a smile quickly returning to her face. "My mistake. He must have entered some kind of shielded space, causing me to momentarily lose my connection."
Yuan Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief. "That’s what I thought. How could he be so heaven-defying! You know, even... Ning Yang and *that one* probably couldn’t do it."
「Meanwhile.」
Ning Xuan tossed and caught the Storage Ring, his mood bright. He was, of course, aware of the extraordinary nature of Yuan Yurong’s ring. After figuring out a method, he had decided to give it a try and had succeeded on his first attempt. To be honest, even he found it incredible. So, he immediately tried again and smoothly restored it to its original state. Now certain it wasn’t a fluke, Ning Xuan began working on his own Storage Ring. Once again, he succeeded. Not only did he expand its space, but he also managed to inscribe his own profundities into it. Of course, they were different from those in Yuan Yurong’s Storage Ring. The ones in her ring he could unlock, but he was completely incapable of inscribing them himself. They were beyond his abilities. However, Ning Xuan preferred his own.
「A quarter of an hour later.」
He saw Yuan Yurong once again.
Yuan Yurong blinked, her eyes full of delight. "Young Master Ning, have you had a change of heart?"
"You’re not angry?"
"Why would I be angry?"
Ning Xuan was genuinely impressed. "You’re certainly open-minded."
He tossed the Storage Ring back to her. "Thanks. Next time we meet, I’ll give you a chance."
With that, Ning Xuan turned to leave.
Yuan Yurong didn’t stop him but called out a reminder, "Zhan Wudi is also here with an agenda."
Ning Xuan’s footsteps faltered for a moment before he vanished without a trace.
"Letting him go like that... I hope the higher-ups don’t hold us accountable."
Yuan Yurong looked astonished. "I did my best. I truly couldn’t defeat him. What grounds do they have to hold us accountable? If they aren’t satisfied, they can try it themselves next time."
"That may be true, but we cannot let the tiger return to the mountain! Brother Cheng, we’ll have to trouble you to bring back his head," Yuan Qingshan voiced his disagreement, speaking toward a certain direction.
"Alright!" a voice responded from the shadows.
"Brother Yuan, sending a King Realm expert to kill a mere Earth Realm whelp... isn’t that overkill?" another voice chimed in, also from the shadows.
Yuan Qingshan’s expression was stern. "We must ensure this is foolproof. You can never be too careful!"
"You’re in charge this time. As long as you’re happy."
A smile flickered in the eyes of both Yuan Yurong and Yuan Qingshan before vanishing.
Ning Xuan was wondering how to find Zhan Wudi when he suddenly sensed something amiss. In the next instant, a person appeared before him. Seeing the man, a brief hint of amusement flickered in Ning Xuan’s eyes.
"Go on, laugh. Soon, the only place you’ll be laughing is in the underworld."
Ning Xuan kept smiling. "I’m starting to think Yuan Yurong and that old man next to her are alright."
Around the Element Force vein, there had been several hidden King Realm Cultivation experts. Yet now, only the weakest of them had been sent. Ning Xuan didn’t need to guess whose idea that was.
"What do you mean?" This King Realm expert was a bit baffled.
"It means they sent you here knowing you would die. Very thoughtful of them."
After a moment of shock, the man burst into hysterical laughter, as if he’d just heard the world’s funniest joke. "I am a King Realm expert, and you claim you can kill me?! Do you even know what the King Realm is?"
Before Ning Xuan could answer, he supplied it himself. "Let me put it in terms you can understand. You know of the high and mighty kings of Dong Cang, right? If I wished, I could easily replace them! A King Realm expert can decide the life and death of every being in a mortal nation! I alone am a nation! You, a mere ant, dare to speak of killing me? How? With your words?!"
The man was unbelievably arrogant. But at that moment, his eyes suddenly constricted. The Ning Xuan before him had vanished! His aura was completely gone, as if he had evaporated into thin air.
"With my sword, of course."
Ning Xuan’s voice suddenly came from above his head.
BOOM! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶
The man casually waved his hand, and the void above him shattered!
SWISH!
A flash of sword light sliced through the air, and a head went flying.
From a King to a corpse!
"You’ve barely stepped into the King Realm and you dare claim to be a nation unto yourself? What gave you the audacity?"
As the head fell, Ning Xuan caught it on the flat of his blade, looking down as if gazing upon an ant. The severed head’s eyes were wide with horror, despair, and utter disbelief.
"Off you go!"
With a sudden kick, Ning Xuan sent the head shooting off like a precisely guided missile, heading straight for Yuan Yurong’s location. In truth, he didn’t really want to do this; he would have been thrilled if a few more opponents like this had come his way. But since Yuan Yurong had gone to such lengths for him, he had to return the gift.
In front of the Element Force vein, Yuan Yurong and Yuan Qingshan stared with wide eyes. They knew Ning Xuan would win, but they never expected it to be so fast! They knew he would repay them, but they never imagined it would be like this!
"Brother Cheng, what happened?!"
The hidden King Realm experts all appeared at once. One of them began channeling pure Element Force into the severed head, trying to keep it alive long enough to discover the truth.
