đź“– Chapter 949 - Returning the Favor!
Wang Baole didn’t feel that his words were too crude. He wasn’t someone who placed importance on status, after all, and the bell girl had targeted him several times already. If he still cared about speaking politely at this point, that would just be silly.
Thus, he said whatever came to mind to make the bell girl angry. After all, the angrier the bell girl became, the more her rationality would be affected.
Indeed, it was just as Wang Baole thought. His words were like adding fuel to the fire, and the fury that the bell girl had just barely suppressed immediately exploded again. Her body trembled with fury, and her rationality was drowned out by her anger, to the point that… she suddenly became unable to fully focus on the drumstick in front of her…
And the moment her attention flickered, the drumstick finally materialized with a dazzling light. But it was also at that moment that Wang Baole laughed loudly and pointed, rapidly forming hand seals.
“Come!”
With that one word, heaven and earth rumbled, and the lightning pool immediately turned into a huge vortex. Just like before, the vortex released a powerful attractive force that caused the bell girl’s drumstick to disappear in the blink of an eye!
No matter how much the bell girl wanted to stop it, what remained in front of her was nothing more than an afterimage. The real drumstick suddenly appeared in front of Wang Baole again, making the bell girl tremble and let out a shrill scream.
“Ahem, how does it feel? You mad?” As if feeling that he hadn’t provoked her enough, Wang Baole opened his mouth and spoke lightly.
At the same time, the second batch of drumsticks finished materializing. Excluding the one that Wang Baole snatched just now, there were two others, belonging to the young man in black and the little girl who knew the Underworld Law.
Now, there were six drumsticks present in this final trial. The scholarly young man, masked woman, young man in black, and little girl all had one each, while Wang Baole had two!
Although those five were the only ones with complete drumsticks, the remaining four drumsticks were already about 90% materialized, on the verge of completely solidifying. There wasn’t much time left for the bell girl. Although her hatred for Wang Baole was already bone-deep, she knew that even if she used all her war slaves, it would be difficult to break through the lightning pond to reach him.
“Unless I… get everyone without a drumstick to besiege him!” The bell girl was a preeminent Chosen, after all. Even though her mind was filled with anger, she still quickly thought of a solution. Her body flickered and she immediately rushed toward another furnace mountain.
She had already made up her mind. Xie Dalu could snatch the drumsticks? No problem, then she would just take every drumstick. Then, even if he ended up snatching them, he would indirectly offend everyone else.
Although the bell girl herself would obviously become the main object of hatred, she didn’t care. Her background was strong enough for her to ignore everyone’s hostility, and most importantly… In her plan, she wouldn’t even have any drumsticks. All the drumsticks would be with that Xie Dalu. By then, everyone who didn’t have a drumstick would obviously target Xie Dalu.
“Let me see how you handle things once that happens. Even if you want to sell the drumsticks, with me here to stop you, you can forget about succeeding. And… that’s just the surface level of my plan…” A profound light flickered through the bell girl’s eyes as she rushed toward the next furnace mountain.
Wang Baole narrowed his eyes when he saw this. He immediately understood the bell girl’s thoughts. And he also realized that if he stole too many drumsticks and ended up trying to sell them, unexpected variables would probably crop up.
“I can ask her to buy one. If she doesn’t buy a drumstick but instead goes around stealing from others, the hostility of those she robbed won’t turn to me.”
“Or I can announce that as long as she doesn’t get one, I can give away all the drumsticks for free?”
“Although both of those work, it feels like I’d miss an opportunity to make a fortune…” Wang Baole’s thoughts spun rapidly as he tried to think of a way to get the most benefits out of this situation. But soon, he gave up thinking of premature ideas. In any case, he had to get the drumsticks in his own hands first, so even if the bell girl had any schemes, he would hold the initiative.
“I’ll just act according to the situation!” Thinking to this point, a strong light flashed in Wang Baole’s eyes as he looked at the bell girl, who emanated a powerful baleful aura as she approached another mountain. The occupants of that mountain had no choice but to retreat under her attacks.
Not only was her cultivation base powerful, her background was also extremely fearsome. Thus, although the three occupants of that mountain gnashed their teeth in fury, they didn’t fight back but instead went to other mountains. As a result of all this, the third batch of drumsticks that had all reached 90% materialization simultaneously actually reached completion at different times.
The fastest was the one in the hands of the bell girl. With the support of her powerful cultivation base, the drumstick radiated dazzling light after just over a dozen breaths of time. Although she had her own plans, she still tried her best to stop Wang Baole from stealing it.
But in the end… everything turned out the same as before. With a point of Wang Baole’s finger, the third drumstick immediately appeared in his hands, leaving the bell girl with nothing. Trembling in anger, the bell girl cast a deep look at Wang Baole before rushing out to another mountain.
Soon, the competition for the third batch of drumsticks became somewhat chaotic. Of the last three drumsticks, Wang Baole snatched another one from the bell girl. The other two drumsticks materialized at almost the exact same time, so the bell girl didn’t have time to snatch them and thus Wang Baole didn’t manage to rob them.
In the end, there were a total of seven people who held drumsticks!
There was the scholarly cultivator, the masked woman, the little girl, the young man in black, the little fatty, as well as a skinny cultivator that Wang Baole had never interacted with. This person was one of those who had been driven away by the bell girl from their initially chosen furnace mountain, but in the end he managed to snatch another drumstick.
These six people all had one drumstick each. As for the remaining four… they were all in the hands of Wang Baole!
As a result, the twenty or so people who hadn’t gotten a drumstick all looked at the lightning pond that Wang Baole was in with flickering gazes.
At the same time, the bell girl suddenly opened her mouth to speak.
“Everyone, I hereby swear that I definitely won’t participate in any fight over the drumsticks you take from Xie Dalu. If I dare go back on my words, let my Dao heart be covered in dust!
“But I happen to hold a deep hatred for that thief, so I’ll help you. I have a certain technique here. Once I use this technique, I won’t be able to move, but I can suppress the lightning pond around that thief for a moment.” Without waiting for a response, she immediately sat down cross-legged. Six cultivators, her war slaves, quickly left the crowd and stood guard for her. At the same time, the bell girl threw the bell on her wrist into the air, bit the tip of her tongue, and sprayed a mouthful of blood on the bell.
In an instant, the sky was filled with blood, and the bell immediately emitted a series of non-stop ringing sounds. Violent sound waves instantly swept toward Wang Baole.
They were like a howling wind that caused the lightning pond all around Wang Baole to flicker and distort, seemingly weakening.
Wang Baole’s eyes narrowed. However, he had previously planned for a few similar situations, and he internally let out a cold snort. He was about to speak out and resolve the situation, but just as he opened his mouth…
Suddenly… the young man in black, who had a drumstick of his own, glanced in Wang Baole’s direction. His body flickered and he instantly flew over to the lightning pond.
Rather than try to enter the lightning pond, he stopped just outside and gave Wang Baole a nod. Then he stabbed his big sword into the ground and sat cross-legged with his back facing Wang Baole.
Although he didn’t say a word, his attitude was clear. Anyone who wanted to get to Wang Baole had to pass through him first!
Wang Baole couldn’t help but take a breath when he saw this scene. A moment later, the little girl who knew the Underworld Law grinned and ran over with bouncing steps. She, too, sat down cross-legged in front of the lightning pond.
The masked woman also walked over and silently sat down cross-legged as well. Her attitude was as clear as the other two. In the end, the scholarly young man from the top sect of the Left Dao Holy Region shook his head and smiled helplessly.
“I’m not used to owing anything to others. Although my help right now isn’t of much use, it can still pay back around 10% of your favor, right?” As he spoke, the scholarly young man walked over step by step and sat down outside the lightning pond.
This scene immediately made the bell girl’s expression turn ugly. As for the others who had been about to attack, they had no choice but to suppress the killing intent in their hearts.