And the one who came was none other than "Xiao Qian," who had just refined the Soul Gathering Pill.
"Martial Lord?" Staring at Xiao Qian, who landed beside Xing Jue, the middle-aged man from the Underworld Palace asked in surprise. This was because he could sense a powerful pressure from Xiao Qian. As a high-rank Martial King, the only one who could bring him such pressure was a Martial Lord, who was above him.
"I am an elder of the Inner Palace of the Underworld Palace. May I know who you are, Master, and why you attacked me for no reason?" the middle-aged man said respectfully. His reaction wasn't slow. Knowing that he couldn't afford to offend Xiao Qian, he quickly calmed himself down.
"Master, are you alright?" However, Xiao Qian didn't even look at him and hurriedly bent down to help Xing Jue, who was lying on the ground, up. Then, she asked with concern.
"Has your strength recovered?" Xing Jue sat down against a tree and asked with a smile after looking at Xiao Qian. Although he was seriously injured at the moment, looking at Xiao Qian's rosy face, Xing Jue already guessed that she had succeeded.
"Yes, Master, don't worry. I will take his life for you," Xiao Qian replied with a smile after helping Xing Jue up. Of course, she had also seen how badly Xing Jue was injured, and she knew in her heart that Xing Jue had only stopped this man from disturbing her refinement of the Soul Gathering Pill.
As a servant, her master treated her so well that Xiao Qian was extremely touched. So, she smiled at Xing Jue and turned her murderous gaze towards the middle-aged man.
"Um… My uncle is the Deputy Palace Master of the Underworld Palace. If you dare touch me, he won't let you off." Seeing that Xiao Qian was so close to Xing Jue and addressed him as "Master," the man naturally also sensed their unusual relationship. He became even more nervous, especially when Xiao Qian cast her murderous gaze at him. He hurriedly spat out these words.
"The Underworld Palace? Compared to my master's identity, it is even worse than dog shit!" Hearing the man's words, Xiao Qian merely sneered and walked slowly towards him.
"You…" Originally, he had wanted to use his special identity to scare Xiao Qian away, but he didn't expect that the other party wouldn't take his identity seriously at all. Seeing Xiao Qian walking towards him, the middle-aged man became even more panicked. He immediately turned around and fled towards the depths of the forest.
"Hmph, you want to leave?" Seeing that the middle-aged man wanted to escape, Xiao Qian let out a cold snort. She immediately raised her right hand and clenched her palm. A red light barrier spread out from her palm. At the same time, an extremely strong suction force surged out. Under this powerful suction force, the middle-aged man's body began to rapidly retreat.
The man was extremely panicked to find that his body had actually begun to retreat. He gritted his teeth and clenched his right fist. The Death Gloves condensed in his hand, and he wanted to fight to the death with Xiao Qian. But before he could even get close to Xiao Qian…
Xiao Qian only waved her sleeve. A surge of powerful Martial Qi surged out from her sleeve and struck the middle-aged man's chest fiercely.
"Pfft!" Struck by Xiao Qian's Martial Qi, the middle-aged man spat out a mouthful of blood, and the Death Gloves that had condensed in his hands also instantly dissipated. At this moment, he had been sucked in front of Xiao Qian by the red light in her hand. Xiao Qian reached out with her palm, and an invisible wave began to spread from her palm. Finally, she gently pressed her palm on the man's chest.
"Argh!" However, such a gentle palm caused the middle-aged man to scream in pain, as if he was enduring a fatal pain. In fact, Xiao Qian's palm was also an Earth-ranked Martial Skill with terrifying power.
Those who were struck wouldn't experience significant changes in appearance, but their insides would be severely injured. At this moment, the middle-aged man's internal organs were suffering a fatal blow. Cracks began to appear in them, and even his muscles began to shatter.
"Thud!" The middle-aged man fell to the ground weakly, his body still twitching. He looked at Xiao Qian with resentment because he knew that he was now a cripple. However, he was completely incapable of retaliating against Xiao Qian.
Looking at the middle-aged man's resentful gaze, Xiao Qian smiled charmingly. Then, she reached out her right palm again, and the same fluctuation from before spread out from her palm. Looking at Xiao Qian's approaching palm, sweat instantly dripped from the man's forehead, and he shouted, "If you have the guts, then kill me!"
However, Xiao Qian ignored his shouts and smiled faintly, about to strike the middle-aged man's body again.
"Xiao Qian, just kill him," Xing Jue suddenly said. He could tell that Xiao Qian was torturing the middle-aged man in an extremely cruel way. He knew that Xiao Qian was venting his anger, but Xing Jue didn't like her doing that.
"Yes, Master." Upon hearing Xing Jue's words, Xiao Qian also stopped and replied. As she spoke, she clenched her right hand slightly, and powerful waves of Martial Qi rapidly gathered. The power contained within was enough to kill this middle-aged man with a single punch.
"Hahaha, kill me then! I will drag all of you down with me!" Feeling the terrifying power in Xiao Qian's fist, the man suddenly roared frantically. Then, he reached out with his palm, and a crystal clear talisman appeared.
When he saw the talisman in the middle-aged man's hand, Xiao Qian was shocked. She immediately threw out her right fist without hesitation and smashed it towards the man's chest. However, it was still too late. The instant Xiao Qian was about to hit the man, he had already crushed the talisman.
"Bang!" With a single punch, the middle-aged man's chest caved inward, leaving a deep pit. There was no longer any sign of life on his pale face.
After killing the man, Xiao Qian hurriedly helped Xing Jue up. Then, she said softly, "Master, that man just crushed a communication talisman. I don't know what level of characters he'll call over this time, but we should leave this place immediately."
After she finished speaking, without waiting for Xing Jue to reply, Xiao Qian moved and quickly swept towards the depths of the mountains.
At the same time, in the main hall of the Underworld Palace, a middle-aged man with a full head of black hair was lying leisurely on a huge dragon throne with his eyes closed. This man's appearance actually had a few similarities to the Inner Palace elder who had just been killed by Xiao Qian. At this moment, there were also two enchanting women beside the middle-aged man, giving him a massage.
One of the enchanting women in front of him was continuously feeding him fresh fruits. The black-haired man enjoyed himself very much as he savored the delicious fruits and occasionally caressed the women's delicate bodies. This was the Deputy Palace Master of the Underworld Palace, the "uncle" that the middle-aged man had mentioned. Although he looked young, he was actually an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.
At this moment, a young Underworld Palace elder suddenly rushed in. After entering, he knelt down on the ground and said anxiously, "Palace Master! It's bad!"
"What is it that you have to disturb me at this time for?" The Deputy Palace Master glanced at the elder and said with a hint of displeasure. What he hated the most was being disturbed while resting.
"R-Reporting to the Palace Master, the communication talisman that you gifted to Elder Sun of the Inner Palace has shattered." Seeing the Deputy Palace Master's displeasure, the elder became nervous. However, he gritted his teeth and spoke because if he didn't report this matter immediately, he was afraid his end would be even worse.
"What did you say?" As expected, upon hearing the elder's words, the Vice Palace Master shot up from his seat. His expression also became somewhat tense.
"Where was the last location recorded by that communication talisman?" the Deputy Palace Master continued to ask. That Elder Sun of the Inner Palace was his nephew. The communication talisman he had gifted to him was to save his life. Unless it was a life-or-death situation, he wouldn't crush it. Now that the communication talisman had actually shattered, it meant that something must have happened to his nephew.
"Reporting to the Palace Master, it was at the southeast of the outer region of the Ancient Waste Mountains," the elder hurriedly replied.
"Whoosh!"
As soon as the Underworld Palace elder finished speaking, the Deputy Palace Master moved. Like a bolt of lightning, he shot out of the hall.
At this moment, in the outer region of the Ancient Waste Mountains, Xiao Qian was supporting Xing Jue, swiftly moving towards the depths of the mountains. She had heard that middle-aged man mention that his uncle was the Deputy Palace Master of the Underworld Palace. The Underworld Palace! As one of the Four Great Powers in the three great empires of the Eastern Region of the Tianwu Continent, even if it was just the Deputy Palace Master, he would still be a top figure amongst the three great empires.
Xiao Qian was no match for such a figure at all. It could be said that with a flip of his hand, he could easily crush Xiao Qian and Xing Jue to death. Although what that middle-aged man said might be a lie, if it was true, then Xiao Qian and Xing Jue had really provoked a terrifying existence this time.
Therefore, Xiao Qian didn't dare to relax at all at this moment. She concealed her aura and ran away at top speed. Only by getting as far away from the place where the communication talisman was crushed would they be safe.
"This is bad!" However, just at this moment, a formless pressure suddenly descended. Under this pressure, Xiao Qian even felt that it was somewhat difficult to breathe. It was not just Xiao Qian. Within this area that was enveloped by the pressure, the Magical Beasts that had been howling incessantly also instantly quietened down. It was as if rabbits had encountered tigers. They didn't dare to put up any resistance.
At this moment, at the place where the middle-aged man had died, the Deputy Palace Master, who was still in the main hall of the Underworld Palace, was now floating in the air. Behind him were two enormous wings condensed from dark red gaseous energy. Every flap of these wings caused gusts of wind. Even the ancient trees in the surroundings were twisted out of shape by these dancing winds, and some thinner trees were even uprooted.
At this time, the Deputy Palace Master was looking at the middle-aged man below, who no longer showed any signs of life, with a calm expression. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was actually in a state of extreme rage.
His elder brother had entrusted this nephew to him before he died. If not for his elder brother, he wouldn't have achieved what he had today. Although his nephew was not very capable, he was still extremely important to him. Now that his nephew had actually been killed, how could he not be furious?
"You killed my nephew. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will still catch you and tear you to shreds alive!" Suddenly, the Deputy Palace Master shifted his gaze towards the direction Xiao Qian had escaped in. He didn't know why, even though Xiao Qian had concealed her aura, she was still unable to escape his grasp.
As he spoke, the two wings behind the Deputy Palace Master suddenly flapped, and his body soared into the sky like a soaring eagle. In the end, with a speed that could only be described as terrifying, he flew towards the direction Xiao Qian had escaped in. A terrifying pressure rapidly spread out, enveloping this small area of the mountain range.