“What… what storage ring?” The woman in plain clothes was stunned.
“Don’t want to give it? Then I’ll take it myself!” Billy said as he reached out towards the woman.
In the next moment, a storage ring flew from the woman into Billy’s hand.
Then, releasing his spiritual power to forcibly break the bond, he checked the storage ring and found only a beast skin scroll inside.
“Is this yours?” Billy asked, looking at the woman.
“Yes… yes…” the woman responded.
Before she could finish speaking, a terrifying pressure swept over from not far away, enveloping both of them. From this pressure alone, it was clear that the newcomer was at least at the mid-stage of the Condensed Kun Realm.
Soon, a group of thirty or forty people appeared in the sky above them. Leading them were Luke Gould and his father, Nixon Gould, the elder of Bloodforged Gate.
Among them, Nixon Gould had the highest cultivation, at the fifth-rank Condensed Kun Realm. Besides him, there were three elders at the early stage of the Condensed Kun Realm, two at the half-step Condensed Kun Realm, and the rest were at the Supreme Source Realm or lower.
“If you don’t want to be captured by them again, leave now!” Billy said as he threw the storage ring back to her. “And whatever your purpose for seeking me out, I advise you to stay away from me, or you will regret it!”
He didn’t need to ask to know that the item in the storage ring was something Luke Gould was looking for, but he wasn’t interested in what it was specifically.
He also didn’t believe that the woman seeking him out was a coincidence. In that teahouse, among so many people, she chose him specifically; it couldn’t be a coincidence. He didn’t know her true purpose and didn’t care to find out.
“Sir…” the woman spoke again.
“Stop following me!” Billy interrupted her. With that, he flew towards the outskirts of the city.
“Do you think you can escape?” Luke Gould raised his hand in mid-air. “Stop him!”
At his command, the group quickly chased after Billy. With his teleportation speed, Billy could easily lose them, but he didn’t. He maintained a moderate speed, keeping a distance of eight to nine kilometers from them.
After about fifteen minutes, Billy stopped in mid-air above an open area outside the city. He led them here to avoid causing too much commotion in the city and to avoid harming innocent people.
“Run! Why aren’t you running anymore?” Luke Gould taunted as they caught up.
“Now it’s your turn to run!” Billy replied calmly.
“I appreciate your humor,” Luke Gould sneered and looked at Nixon Gould. “Father, he’s the one who killed Elder Irvin. Let’s make him apologize to Elder Irvin!”
“Yes!” Nixon Gould nodded and looked at Billy. “You have guts to kill someone from Bloodforged Gate. Have you thought about how you want to die?”
“I’m not interested in killing you. If you leave now, you can live,” Billy replied.
“You are truly ignorant!” Before Nixon Gould could speak, an elder at the second-rank Condensed Kun Realm shouted angrily. “I’ll send you on your way!”
As he spoke, he formed a seal with his hand and struck towards Billy. He had already assessed Billy’s cultivation at the eighth-rank Supreme Source Realm and didn’t take him seriously.
The elder’s attack was halfway through when a blade light flashed past him. His soul was destroyed!
“Huh?!” The group was stunned. A second-rank Condensed Kun Realm elder was killed in one strike by an eighth-rank Supreme Source Realm opponent? It defied logic!
“Die!” A three-rank Condensed Kun Realm old woman shouted and disappeared from her spot.
“You are far from being able to kill me,” Billy replied calmly as he sent out another blade light. The old woman had seen Billy’s strength and didn’t dare to be careless. She formed a thick defensive aura with her hands.
To her despair, the blade light easily tore through her defense and slashed across her neck. Like the elder before her, she was killed in one strike, both body and soul destroyed!
The group exclaimed in shock again.
“All together, kill him!” Nixon Gould roared and charged at Billy with raised hands.
“Kill!” The group of thirty or forty followed suit.
Billy dashed out simultaneously. Since they wanted to die, he would oblige. His wrist turned continuously, sending countless blade lights wreaking havoc in mid-air.
In just a few moments, except for Nixon Gould and his son Luke Gould, everyone else was killed, their souls destroyed.
Nixon Gould’s initial attack collided with one of Billy’s blade lights, sending him flying a thousand meters away with his blood churning but not severely injured.
Taking advantage of Billy dealing with others, a violent wave of energy struck Billy, sending him flying three to four thousand meters away.
Nixon Gould seized this opportunity and attacked again without hesitation. Seeing Billy seemingly injured from afar, Luke Gould also joined his father in attacking.
As they approached Billy, each unleashed their full strength against him. But soon they despaired. A Thunder Blade tore through space towards them with lightning speed and overwhelming power.
“Luke, dodge!” Nixon Gould’s pupils shrank to pinpoints as he sensed the blade’s power.
Luke Gould also felt the intense death threat and quickly dodged aside without hesitation.
Though they reacted immediately, it was too late. The blade light passed through them, and their bodies fell from mid-air. Luke Gould’s soul was also destroyed. Nixon Gould fared slightly better; his soul remained intact.
“Luke!!!” Nixon Gould’s soul floated up as he screamed in agony with a pained expression.
“I gave you a chance; you chose not to take it,” Billy said calmly.
“Who… who are you really…” Nixon Gould’s soul asked after a pause. He had no intention of escaping, knowing he couldn’t outrun Billy.
“Billy.”
“Huh?!” Nixon Gould was stunned for a moment. “You are Billy?!”
He had never seen Billy’s portrait before but had heard his name several times. He never imagined that his son had provoked someone as monstrous as Billy. If he had known earlier, he wouldn’t have been so arrogant. But now it was too late!
“Go join your son,” Billy said again. With that, his eyes narrowed slightly as Dark Puppet rushed out.
A fifth-rank Condensed Kun Realm soul was valuable; it couldn’t be wasted. He opened his mouth and absorbed Nixon Gould’s soul into his body.
Seeing that these Bloodforged Gate people were not good people, Billy showed no mercy. After dealing with them, he flew towards a mountain tens of kilometers away.
Originally planning to go directly to Celestial Pavilion, he decided to wait for three days for an event and join in on the fun. For the next two days, he found a place in the mountains to practice the ‘Sky Burial Blade’ technique.
Since witnessing that white-haired elder’s blade technique over a month ago, he had developed a strong interest in it. A single strike that could kill a target millions of miles away was exhilarating to think about.
Of course, mastering this blade technique wasn’t easy.
Even with his talent in blade techniques and guidance from the white-haired elder, after a month of practice, he had only reached an initial stage and needed more time for practice and comprehension.
Two days passed quickly! Three days later, Billy appeared at the misty peak of Celestial Peak…