Chapter 00357: A Slap
# A Slap
Chapter 357
Novel: Abandon The Universe
Chapter 357: A Slap
Feeling the oppressive aura of an Immortal Emperor pressing down on him, Lan Xiaobu quickly began to sketch out a spatial entrapment and killing array.
He could carve out seventh-level spatial array patterns, and even though his opponent was an Immortal Emperor, their cultivation hadn’t fully recovered yet.
With his strength combined with a seventh-level spatial killing array, he should be able to handle this.
However, Lan Xiaobu soon froze.
Was this really the aura of an Immortal Emperor? Was this a joke?
The Immortal Emperors he had encountered before, even the weakest ones, were far stronger than this.
This aura… Lan Xiaobu thought of Ji Leng.
Perhaps even Ji Leng was stronger than this.
The only difference was that this aura carried a hint of a Daoist aura that surpassed the Immortal Venerable realm, but that was useless against him.
Lan Xiaobu quickly realized that these guys had recovered their strength very poorly, probably not even ten percent of it.
He secretly rejoiced.
It seemed his Cosmic Dimension Matrix had completely crushed their secrets.
Recovering his strength using the spiritual veins within the Cosmic Dimension Matrix was countless times better than what these guys had managed.
In other words, these five Immortal Emperors were nothing but empty shells.
"Lan Xiaobu, how do you feel now?" Liu Yanjin spoke as he took a step forward, his aura pressing down even harder on Lan Xiaobu.
In Liu Yanjin’s view, under the crushing pressure of his Immortal Emperor aura, Lan Xiaobu should only feel death.
No one else spoke.
Gong Yunqi coughed lightly and said, "Well, everyone, let’s talk this out. After all, we’re all trapped here. Fellow Daoist Lan, how about I offer you some things, and we’ll leave it at that?"
Lan Xiaobu waved his hand at Gong Yunqi, seemingly unaffected by Liu Yanjin’s Immortal Emperor aura, and instead walked toward Liu Yanjin.
Liu Yanjin was stunned.
Was Lan Xiaobu also an Immortal Emperor? He couldn’t tell.
But then he thought, even if Lan Xiaobu was an Immortal Emperor, so what?
What no one expected was that when Lan Xiaobu was just a few steps away from Liu Yanjin, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped him.
Liu Yanjin saw the slap coming and wanted to counterattack, but the space around him seemed to slow down.
His domain was suppressed by an even more powerful spatial domain.
*Slap!* Liu Yanjin’s teeth were sent flying, and his entire body was sent tumbling by the force of the slap, crashing into the entrapment and killing array.
As Liu Yanjin hit the array, it activated, and dozens of killing lights surged toward him, enveloping him.
The other Immortal Emperors quickly summoned their treasures to block the killing lights from the array.
Fortunately, the entrapment and killing array wasn’t continuously active.
As long as everyone stayed still and didn’t provoke the array, it wouldn’t attack again.
This was a way to conserve the array’s energy.
After blocking the killing lights, everyone fell silent.
In the eyes of these Immortal Emperors, Lan Xiaobu’s cultivation was the weakest, someone they could easily crush.
But now, he had just slapped Liu Yanjin away with a single strike.
This kind of strength…
Liu Yanjin, covered in blood, struggled to his feet.
If Lan Xiaobu wanted to kill him now, he knew he would be dead.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, Fellow Daoist Liu thought you weren’t an Immortal Emperor, so he spoke without caution. As Fellow Daoist Gong said earlier, we’re all trapped here. Let’s reduce the conflict between us and work together to leave this place, how about that?" To Lan Xiaobu’s surprise, it wasn’t Bai Hai who stepped forward to mediate, but the usually silent Fei Wenze.
Lan Xiaobu said indifferently, "It’s true that the kind are often bitten by dogs. I’ve always been well-behaved, yet I still get bitten. Today, I’ll make this clear: if you want to leave this place, you’ll have to offer something. Otherwise, I’ll leave first."
Though he said this, Lan Xiaobu knew very well that when he left, he would have to take these people with him.
He didn’t have the ability to leave this entrapment and killing array alone.
Fei Wenze was the first to take out a ring and hand it to Lan Xiaobu.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, do you think what I have is enough?"
Lan Xiaobu took the ring and found a variety of refining materials inside, including a piece of Earth Core Flame Crystal that he urgently needed.
He said lightly, "Fellow Daoist Fei, what you’ve offered isn’t really enough, but considering the Earth Core Flame Crystal, I’ll accept it."
Lan Xiaobu had already figured out that demanding a toll today might not be appropriate.
These guys probably didn’t have any immortal crystals or spiritual veins left.
They had been trapped here for who knows how long, and any spiritual sources they had were likely used up in recovering their cultivation.
How could they possibly have any spiritual veins or immortal crystals left?
Bai Hai was the second to take out a ring and hand it to Lan Xiaobu.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, this is all I can offer. I’ve been trapped here for too long and have used up most of my resources."
The ring was filled with various refining materials, ranging from sixth to ninth grade.
Although there was nothing as valuable as the Earth Core Flame Crystal, there was a lot of it.
Gong Yunqi quickly took out a ring, but Lan Xiaobu didn’t accept it.
"Fellow Daoist Gong, you’re a decent person. I won’t take your things, but I suggest you don’t stay with these people. They might sell you out, and you’d still be counting immortal crystals for them."
Gong Yunqi smiled awkwardly but didn’t say anything.
There were some things he didn’t say, but that didn’t mean he didn’t know.
Dong Ye also offered a pile of refining materials.
They truly didn’t have any immortal herbs or spiritual sources left.
Liu Yanjin took out a ring and bowed slightly to Lan Xiaobu.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, I was too rash earlier. Consider this my compensation."
Lan Xiaobu saw that Liu Yanjin’s ring contained the most materials, including a top-grade defensive immortal artifact.
He decided not to bother with the guy any further.
This was the poorest group of Immortal Emperors he had ever seen.
Trying to rob them was a failure.
Seeing Lan Xiaobu accept his ring, Liu Yanjin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was secretly terrified, as he hadn’t expected Lan Xiaobu to be so powerful.
Lan Xiaobu had everyone stand to one side and began to set up an explosive immortal array.
Seeing that Lan Xiaobu was only setting up an explosive array that wasn’t even eighth-grade, Fei Wenze frowned slightly.
Liu Yanjin, standing nearby, spoke up directly, "Fellow Daoist Lan, although this entrapment and killing array is a bit damaged, a seventh-grade explosive array probably won’t be enough to break it."
In fact, not even a ninth-grade explosive array would be enough to break it.
But because Lan Xiaobu was so strong, Liu Yanjin didn’t dare to speak too harshly.
Lan Xiaobu said indifferently, "I said it will work, so it will."
No one said anything more, but they all summoned their treasures, ready to defend themselves in case the explosive array failed to break the entrapment and killing array, which would likely result in backlash.
Half a day later, Lan Xiaobu finished setting up the explosive array.
"Everyone, I’m about to break the array. Be prepared to defend yourselves. Once we’re out, we don’t know where we’ll end up. It might even be worse than here."
Lan Xiaobu didn’t mention that outside was the Life-Severing Pool.
These Immortal Emperors would likely only lose some lifespan and suffer physical damage in the Life-Severing Pool.
Surviving shouldn’t be a problem.
Guilt? Lan Xiaobu had never considered that.
He had been tricked here by Bai Hai and the others.
If he hadn’t been somewhat capable, he wouldn’t be here now—he’d have been shredded by the sealing array.
He activated the array flags and threw them out.
A violent explosion rang out, and everyone summoned their treasures.
What puzzled them was that a seventh-grade explosive array shouldn’t have such a powerful effect.
Moreover, it seemed like there was another explosive array activated outside at the same time.
When Lan Xiaobu was setting up the explosive array, they had all been watching.
Even if there was an explosive array outside, it shouldn’t have been set up by Lan Xiaobu.
*Boom!* The water from the pool surged in, carrying with it a deathly aura that drained life force.
Everyone realized their predicament.
Although Lan Xiaobu had torn open the entrapment and killing array that trapped them, he had brought them to the Life-Severing Pool.
Just as Lan Xiaobu had said earlier, the situation in the Life-Severing Pool might be even worse than being trapped in the array.
But Lan Xiaobu didn’t care about that anymore.
He rushed out of the Life-Severing Pool at top speed and returned to his residence.
As soon as he returned, Lan Xiaobu felt a divine sense sweep over him.
Although the divine sense quickly retreated, Lan Xiaobu knew who it belonged to—Gu Xu.
Compared to Bai Hai and the others, Lan Xiaobu was more wary of this Gu Xu.
"Not bad. You’re the first person to leave through the teleportation array and return here," Gu Xu’s aged voice echoed in Lan Xiaobu’s ears.
Lan Xiaobu frowned slightly.
He was quite helpless, as he still needed to visit this guy one more time.
Two hours later, the restrictions outside Lan Xiaobu’s cave were tapped.
Lan Xiaobu opened the restrictions and saw Gong Yunqi standing at the entrance.
"Fellow Daoist Lan, you’re really fine. In that case, I’ll take my leave. Be careful of Fei Wenze and Bai Hai. Those two are not simple."
Seeing that Lan Xiaobu was unharmed, Gong Yunqi was very pleased.
Compared to Lan Xiaobu, who hadn’t changed much, Gong Yunqi looked much older, his vitality noticeably weaker.
Clearly, he had suffered greatly in the Life-Severing Pool, losing tens of thousands of years of lifespan and suffering severe physical corrosion and damage.
"Fellow Daoist Gong, since you’re here, come in and sit for a while," Lan Xiaobu said.
Gong Yunqi hesitated for a moment, then walked in.
He had nothing to do back at his place.
Trapped in this place, he could only hide in his room and cultivate in seclusion.
The key was, he didn’t have many immortal crystals left.
Lan Xiaobu took out two pills and handed them to Gong Yunqi.
"Fellow Daoist Gong, take these two pills first. They won’t restore the lifespan you’ve lost, but they’re better than nothing."
"Seventh-grade healing immortal pills—Purple Gold Washing Jade Pills?" Gong Yunqi was shocked when he took the pills but immediately swallowed them without hesitation.
In just a moment, he had returned to his original state, his spirit and energy even stronger than before.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lan. These pills are like a timely gift for me."
Although the two Purple Gold Washing Jade Pills couldn’t restore the lifespan Gong Yunqi had lost, they had boosted his strength by one or two levels, and his physical injuries were mostly healed.
Lan Xiaobu quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Gong, I’d like to invite you to attack that iron cauldron again. Are you willing?"
Gong Yunqi fell silent for a while before saying, "Fellow Daoist Lan, I’m afraid you don’t fully understand this canyon."
(End of Chapter)