The moment Wu Qingcang reappeared, the entire place fell silent, and Yang Xiao seemed to hear a faint "crack" sound.
It was like something shattered; he thought it might be the heart of the Great Protector.
When Wu Qingcang broke away from the red light, his form solidified again, his clothes intact, his gaze calm, still with that indifferent demeanor.
To be honest, Wu Qingcang’s appearance was rather ordinary, but at this moment, Yang Xiao felt he was impressively striking, almost matching his own peak.
But unlike the ups and downs of the opponent’s looks, he himself was always at his peak.
And this Great Protector from the Withered Bone Pavilion was a true man, unlike the spineless Xuan Sha, who even at this stage did not beg for mercy but bit hard and risked backlash to unleash the Blood Earth Ability again, charging at Wu Qingcang, "Wu Qingcang, I will fight you to the death!"
At this moment, under the watchful eyes of Yang Xiao and others, the solitary charging back of the Great Protector unexpectedly added a sense of bleakness, like an ant trying to move a tree, like a moth to a flame—it was futile.
This attack was completely a suicide mission, with no Blood Earth Puppet following at his side; all his accumulated resources over the years were exhausted in the prior explosion.
Meanwhile, Wu Qingcang almost didn’t move; he merely raised the long spear, and as the Blood Earth Ability was dispersed and dissolved, the Great Protector seemed to aim accurately, charging straight toward the spear tip.
"Spare him!" Yang Xiao urgently reminded as he saw this scene.
But it was too late. Without the Space Power of Blood Earth, the Great Protector couldn’t avoid this shot, crashing straight onto the spear tip, which pierced through the left side of his chest, leaving him fatally wounded.
Thick blood spurted from his mouth, and as Wu Qingcang withdrew the long spear, the life in the Great Protector’s eyes rapidly dissipated, until it was utterly extinguished, eventually collapsing to the ground, dead beyond revival.
Seeing this, Yang Xiao’s eyes reddened; he directly used the Space Power of the Soul-Capturing Mirror to come before the Great Protector.
At this moment, he confirmed that this guy was indeed thoroughly dead, with no trace of spiritual power fluctuations left on him, and there was no time to save him.
This extremely powerful Great Protector, with a strong reputation in the world of martial arts, died silently, and Yang Xiao found it difficult to accept, especially since... the clues had been broken.
Suddenly lifting his head, Yang Xiao looked at Wu Qingcang’s indifferent face, the fire in his heart no longer suppressed, "Captain Witch, what do you mean by this? We agreed beforehand, I wanted him alive, alive!!"
He knew damn well Wu Qingcang was intentionally getting back at him; there was no need to kill the guy, the Great Protector, who had shown all his cards, was no longer capable of fighting.
Facing Yang Xiao’s questioning, Wu Qingcang utterly ignored him, and Yang Xiao saw a trace of disdain in his eyes; Wu Qingcang was even too lazy to argue with him.
What Chief Commissioner Gu’s direct lineage, the Cannibal Buddha’s sole daughter’s savior, the friend of the Ju Mountain Family—these impressive backgrounds in the eyes of ordinary people simply meant nothing to Wu Qingcang. To gain his respect and recognition, one had to ask the opinion of his Instant Gun.
"You..." Yang Xiao was trembling with anger, but he was helpless against Wu Qingcang.
Note that he was just one map piece away from having all three pieces assembled. To obtain the lantern handle, he spent an enormous amount of time and effort, and just when success was in sight, he failed at the last moment!
Now that the Great Protector is dead, who will he turn to for the final clue?
Feeling that this provocation wasn’t sufficient, the next second, Wu Qingcang raised his head, lifted his Instant Gun, and with the side of the spear tip, nudged Yang Xiao’s chest, pushing him sideways.
This naturally didn’t hurt Yang Xiao, but the insult was overflowing; Yang Xiao clenched his fists, knowing full well he simply couldn’t beat him, yet he couldn’t swallow this resentment.
Wu Qingcang stepped forward to the corpse of the Great Protector, gazing at that face locked in death, and Wu Qingcang performed an astonishing act. He slowly raised the gun, holding it diagonally upright, the spear tip directly pointing at the Great Protector’s head.
To kill and then desecrate the corpse—Yang Xiao hadn’t anticipated this; with one shot, the Great Protector would surely be blown up.
But at this moment, Yang Xiao detached himself from his anger. In his impression, Wu Qingcang wasn’t this kind of person.
He was proud but not arrogant, and it had never been heard that he intentionally humiliated anyone; it made no sense for him to embarrass himself in front of his subordinates, nor to start a fuss over a corpse.
Yang Xiao’s gaze followed Wu Qingcang’s spear tip to the Great Protector’s corpse, "Could it be..."
"I’m only counting to three, and then this spear will strike down," Wu Qingcang said coldly.
"Three."
Yang Xiao: "???"
Wu Qingcang grabbed the gun to stab, and then an incredible scene occurred—having been thoroughly dead, the Great Protector astonishingly came back to life in a miraculous resurrection. Before the spear tip fell, he sat up like a resurrected zombie, clutching Wu Qingcang’s leg, crying and begging for mercy: "Lord Wu, Lord Wu, please don’t kill me, have mercy, I’ll never do it again!"
This scene almost drove Yang Xiao mad with rage, he lifted his leg, launching a furious kick, "Damn it, almost got fooled by you, you damned turtle, pretending to be dead?!"
Wu Qingcang didn’t spoil him either, furrowing his brows tightly, kicking the Great Protector out over ten meters, his legs breaking on the spot. The Great Protector lay on the ground, wailing and rolling like a mangy dog, utterly devoid of any masterly presence.
"Captain Witch, it was my oversight earlier, I apologize to you!" Confirming the Great Protector wasn’t dead, there was nothing more to say; we were still good brothers.