After obtaining the cultivation method Soul gave him, Dai Lu absorbed quite a lot of energy on his way to Beimo Prefecture, and his realm advanced very noticeably. This filled him with hope for the future.

Especially when he thought of those two battles where he was crushed by Ye Xingchen, it made his rage burn. He wished he could turn around and go to Wangu Sect to fiercely trample that guy beneath his feet.

“If you can’t endure small things, you’ll ruin great plans.”

Soul comforted him: “Once you inherit the Devouring Bloodline and possess even stronger cultivation, no one in heaven and earth will be able to bully you anymore.”

Stay calm, stay calm!

Dai Lu suppressed his rising fury and finally arrived at the Yellow Sand Lands.

What he never expected was that just as he came to this area, on a distant boulder, he saw the guy he hated to the bone!

It’s him!

Ye Xingchen!

To meet him even here—truly enemies on a narrow road!

“Whoosh!”

In an instant, the rage Dai Lu had worked so hard to suppress suddenly erupted like a volcano, especially when he thought of being brutally beaten by that guy twice. His eyes began burning.

“This person… looks somewhat familiar,” Ye Xingchen murmured.

Hearing this, Dai Lu nearly coughed up blood!

He had clearly fought this guy twice, yet he didn’t recognize him? Or was it that he simply didn’t regard him as a person at all?

Green Headband Bro, Night Emperor didn’t fail to regard you as a person—he regarded you as trash. And trash like that, he generally wouldn’t take to heart.

“Hmm?”

Jun Changxiao also looked over, stroking his chin: “Indeed somewhat familiar.”

“Pfft!”

Dai Lu couldn’t hold back and spat out blood!

You stepped on his face in the very first chapter, yet you didn’t recognize him either!

“Stomp!”

Dai Lu walked over, standing ten zhang away from the two, then removed his black robe and put on his signature green headband, saying hatefully: “Do you recognize me now?”

Jun Changxiao remembered, so he slapped his forehead: “So it’s you, the lecher who harassed this seat’s eldest disciple!”

Dai Lu roared: “I didn’t harass anyone!”

On the road to recruiting from the hundred sects, although he had been amazed by Lu Qianqian’s beauty, he had merely tried to chat with her. Even if he had any ideas, they were never realized, yet he got beaten for it.

“If this seat remembers correctly, you should have joined Holy Spring Sect. Why would you come to Beimo Prefecture?” Jun Changxiao said.

“Hmph.”

Dai Lu said proudly: “That garbage sect isn’t qualified to contain me.”

Ever since gaining the Devouring Power, Green Headband Bro was no longer that insignificant nobody who seemed like an ant. Now he had ambition too. Now he was getting cocky too.

“For old acquaintance’s sake, quickly leave this place. Don’t disturb this seat’s proper business,” Jun Changxiao said.

Although he’d had unpleasantness with Dai Lu, it was merely back when he had just transmigrated. Now that he had become a peak Imperial-level expert, his perspective and vision were broader, so naturally he wouldn’t haggle over every detail with an ordinary martial artist.

From his words, Dai Lu heard contempt toward himself, so he said angrily: “Jun Changxiao, the current me is no longer that ant you stepped on back then!”

Jun Changxiao smiled: “What does that mean?”

“Swish!”

Dai Lu pointed his hand over, saying proudly: “I want to fight you!”

Although he hated Ye Xingchen, his hatred for Jun Changxiao was no less. Now that he had encountered both of them, he definitely had to settle old scores with this Wangu Sect master.

Green Headband Bro was really getting cocky.

He actually dared to actively challenge Jun Dog-Leftover, who had all kinds of cheats combined in one!

“Young man!”

Soul said despairingly: “With your current strength, you’re not his match. You absolutely mustn’t act rashly!”

I don’t care, I won’t listen!

Today I’m going to fight this guy to wash away the shame of being stepped on back then, and avenge Lingquan Sect’s destruction!

Usually, those who oppose the protagonist often get labeled as villains. Although Green Headband Bro could also be considered a villain, he had deep feelings for Lingquan Sect and persisted in seeking revenge to this day.

So.

Even villains have their shining points.

You can hate him, you can dislike him, but his attitude of recklessly seeking revenge for his sect despite being overmatched must be acknowledged. After all, in a world where people scatter when the tree falls, such people are really too rare.

“Fight this seat?”

Jun Changxiao said in astonishment: “Are you serious?”

This kind of look and tone made Dai Lu perceive that he was being looked down on and scorned, so he said angrily: “Do you dare to fight…”

“Bang—”

A heavy punch struck his face, and his entire person flew into the air, exploding backward dozens of steps.

Ye Xingchen said coldly: “What qualifications does trash have to challenge Sect Master?”

Dai Lu covered his sunken right cheek as he stood up, angrily saying: “Launching a sneak attack when someone’s unprepared—what kind of hero are you!”

Though he said this verbally, shock arose in his heart.

When that guy approached and struck, his spiritual sense actually didn’t capture it!

It must be because he had just focused all his attention on Jun Changxiao and overlooked him.

“Young man.”

Soul said gravely: “There’s something I must tell you. With your current strength, forget fighting Jun Changxiao—you can’t even beat this Ye Xingchen!”

From the force he had just endured, he roughly deduced Night Emperor’s strength.

Although Dai Lu had cultivated the Devouring Heart Sutra and improved significantly in a short time, if they really fought, his fate would definitely still be getting beaten.

“Impossible!”

Dai Lu roared internally: “Didn’t you say that when I encountered this guy again, I could easily trample him beneath my feet!”

“I did say that.”

Soul said helplessly: “But Ye Xingchen has grown too fast, completely exceeding the normal advancement speed of Xingyun Continent martial artists!”

“Trash.”

Ye Xingchen pointed into the distance, impatiently saying: “Disappear quickly.”

“Damn it!”

Dai Lu’s eyes burned with even greater fury.

Soul comforted him: “Where there’s life, there’s hope. Retreat quickly.”

“Retreat?”

Dai Lu suddenly laughed. He laughed very wildly, laughed very demonically, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, staring hard at Ye Xingchen: “Listen clearly—I’m not trash!”

“Swish!”

He rushed over angrily, his right fist gathering spiritual energy!

“Bang—”

However, before his attack could be launched, Ye Xingchen had already instantly closed in, striking his chest first. The explosive force detonated on his skin, making him deeply feel the pain!

“Boom—”

“Thud!”

Dai Lu fell dozens of zhang away, the chest that had been struck already sunken inward.

“Stomp!”

Ye Xingchen walked before him, like a lofty deity: “Not even daring to admit you’re trash—you’re trash through and through.”

“Crack!”

Dai Lu endured the pain, clenching his fist.

“Whoosh whoosh—”

Suddenly, his pupils began turning grassland green, his palms also gradually greening, and the green attribute in his body surged out madly like a bursting flood.

I can’t beat this guy!

But at such close distance, I can completely devour him…

“Swish!”

Ye Xingchen suddenly crouched down, grabbed his foot with one hand, then began slamming him left and right like when he had beaten Ao Wushuang!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After a round of wild bombardment, Dai Lu’s consciousness suffered severe damage. The Devouring Power that had been eagerly stirring in his body—perhaps because of its master’s condition, or perhaps because Ye Xingchen was too domineering—whooshed back into his dantian.

“Xingchen.”

Jun Changxiao said: “Don’t disturb your junior sister.”

“Understood.”

Ye Xingchen stopped, dragged the already unconscious Dai Lu out of this area, and flung him far away with a wave of his hand.

“Trash.”

“Should roll back to the trash heap.”

“Thud!”

The thrown Dai Lu fell heavily onto the yellow sand earth.

This day, he encountered Ye Xingchen for the third time, and it ended with another beating for the umpteenth time.

“Sigh.”

Soul sighed helplessly: “Why did I have to lodge myself in this idiot’s body?”