Chapter 002: The Men in Green Robes

The Thunder Ape was lying on the ground with its back to the sky, and George’s fingers were placed above its forehead. Seeing George’s actions, the Thunder Ape seemed to give up, allowing George’s hand to tremble slightly—resulting in a drop of blood falling onto its forehead. A flash of blood appeared on the Thunder Ape’s forehead, but soon, that drop of blood vanished without a trace. The contract had been completed; with a flash of white light, the Thunder Ape disappeared, sent into some mysterious space.
“Haha, Third Brother, thank you so much! From now on, we’ll have a great helper in battles,” George said, laughing happily.
“When are you planning to send the other two magical beasts to Father and Second Brother?” Du Fan asked, referring to the Frost Armor Beast and the Wind-Splitting Leopard.
“Tomorrow. There are too many things to handle today, and we don’t have enough people. Third Brother, you should know that escorting such magical beasts requires at least hundreds of soldiers, plus skilled warriors,” George replied.
“Then it’s fine. Just arrange it, Eldest Brother,” Du Fan said understandingly.
In the afternoon, while George, Du Fan, Naixiu, Moses, and some high-ranking generals were planning their next steps, sudden, orderly footsteps were heard outside. Soon, a soldier rushed in to report.
“My lord, there’s someone named Wind-Splitting Heaven who wants to see you,” the soldier said immediately.
“Wind-Splitting Heaven?” Hearing this name, everyone exchanged puzzled looks.
“Let’s go! Since they’ve come all the way, we should go and meet them,” George said, standing up and heading outside upon seeing everyone’s stunned expressions.
“Are you Lord George? I am Wind-Splitting Heaven,” said the leader of the group waiting outside, bowing politely to George as soon as he appeared.
“Ah, I am George. What brings you to see me?” George quickly bowed back to Wind-Splitting Heaven.
In front of them was a group of over twenty men in green robes. Including Wind-Splitting Heaven as the leader, everyone wore green robes. Their faces carried a fierce aura, and each of them appeared strong and brave.
“We’ve come here regarding my grandson, right?” Wind-Splitting Heaven asked quickly when he saw George ask.
“Grandson? I don’t think I have any children here,” George replied, puzzled.

“Hehe, Lord George, let me tell you the truth. We are from the Wind-Splitting Leopard clan. The little Wind-Splitting Leopard you’re holding now is my grandson. So, I dare to ask Lord George to let my grandson go home.” Wind Splitting Sky said quickly, seeing George’s puzzled expression.

“Oh! I see!” Upon hearing Wind Splitting Sky’s words, George immediately understood.

George glanced at Du Fan with a questioning look.

“Haha, what are you saying, Lord Wind? We thought we caught a magical beast captured by the Leopard Kingdom, so we treated it as a trophy. We were even planning to give it to my father as a mount. Thankfully, you arrived in time; otherwise, it would have caused trouble once it reached my father,” Du Fan said quickly with a smile.

“Who is this?” Seeing Du Fan interrupt suddenly, Wind Splitting Sky asked right away.

“This is my third brother, named Du Fan. His opinion fully represents mine,” George replied promptly upon hearing Wind Splitting Sky’s question.

“Sir Du Fan, I wonder if you’d be willing to release my grandson?” Hearing George’s words, Wind Splitting Sky immediately turned to Du Fan with a question.

“Of course! Please follow me!” Du Fan said with a smile.

With a smile, Du Fan strode ahead, leading them to the place where the Frost-Clad Beast and the underage Wind-Splitting Leopard were kept.

They arrived soon. Du Fan ordered someone to open the cage holding the little Wind-Splitting Leopard. The little leopard rushed out immediately and, upon seeing Wind Splitting Sky, threw itself into his arms.

“Haha, Little Li. I didn’t expect that after over a year, you’d grown so big. It seems the food in the Leopard King’s Palace is quite good!” Wind Splitting Sky said happily upon seeing the little leopard.

After caressing the little leopard affectionately for a while, Wind Splitting Sky suddenly said to Du Fan, “Sir Du Fan, I’m truly very sorry. By rule, we cannot get involved in human conflicts unless we have a contract with humans.”

“Haha, that’s no problem,” Du Fan replied cheerfully upon hearing Wind Splitting Sky’s explanation.

Smiling, Du Fan thought to himself, What does ‘sorry’ mean? Coming here with over twenty holy-grade experts, including five domain masters—how could this be considered sorry? This is clearly a threat!

Adult Wind-Splitting Leopards are already experts at the Saint level. A group of them capable of transforming into human form are clearly a group of Saint-level experts. After his cultivation level soared, Du Fan, through the True Eye, could see the cultivation levels of these people clearly. Among this group of people in green robes, including Wind-Splitting Heaven, there were a total of five domain experts! It seems that all the domain experts of the Wind-Splitting Leopard clan have been mobilized. “By the way, I really appreciate your generosity, Lord Du Fan. To express our apologies, we are willing to give your father another magical beast as a mount,” Wind-Splitting Heaven said, changing the subject. “Really? That’s great!” Du Fan said excitedly upon hearing this. “Of course. When has Wind ever failed to keep his word?” Wind-Splitting Heaven replied with a smile. “Ahaha, if that’s the case, I can rest easy when I tell my father.” Du Fan said with a smile. “Where’s your magical beast?” Du Fan asked immediately. “We’re not ready yet, but don’t worry, Lord Du Fan. We will definitely deliver it. Also, may I ask what level your father is now?” Wind-Splitting Heaven asked. “A Saint-level expert, at the middle stage of the Saint level,” Du Fan replied promptly. “Hmm. What kind of energy does your father cultivate?” After learning about Duke Green’s cultivation level, Wind-Splitting Heaven immediately asked about his energy attribute. “I don’t know what attribute it is either,” Du Fan answered right away. “But I can show you this energy.” With a smile, Du Fan stretched out his hand, and countless specks of starlight surged out. These specks formed a dazzlingly beautiful miniature nebula on his arm! Not only was it extremely beautiful, but it also contained an overwhelming destructive power. Du Fan fully unleashed his domain cultivation, making it seem as though he was holding a piece of the starry sky in his palm! “Amazing! This energy is truly extraordinary!” Wind-Splitting Heaven exclaimed sincerely upon seeing the energy displayed by Du Fan. With Wind-Splitting Heaven’s insight, he could easily recognize the extraordinary nature of the energy in Du Fan’s hand.

“Lord Du Fan, I’m now confident. At the latest, the day after tomorrow, we will bring a magical beast to express our gratitude,” said Feng Lie Tian with great respect.
As another realm powerhouse, Feng Lie Tian naturally assumed that Du Fan would be worthy of his bow.
“Hmm, I also believe that Lord Feng can select a magical beast that’s perfect for my father,” Du Fan replied with a smile.
“Haha, of course! Lord Du Fan, since everything is settled, we’ll head back now. See you again soon!” Hearing this, Feng Lie Tian burst into laughter and immediately prepared to leave.
Without waiting for Du Fan’s response, he took a group of men in green robes and the little Wind-Splitting Leopard into the air. At the speed of wind-type magical beasts, they soon disappeared from sight.
“Third brother, it seems you’re still a bit hesitant in front of that person!” George said to Du Fan with a smile after the group in green robes left.
“Elder brother, it’s easy for you to say. Do you know? Those men in black all reached the Saint level or above. Moreover, among those in green, there were five realm experts!” Du Fan immediately shared what he had observed about their strength.
“Five realm experts!” George was greatly surprised upon hearing this.
In George’s eyes, those men in green were already Saint-level experts, so he never imagined there could be five realm experts among them!
It should be noted that the Saint level and the realm are two extraordinary realms, but the realm is far stronger than the Saint level!
A realm expert can easily fight against a group of Saint-level experts!
If faced with an extremely powerful realm skill, Saint-level experts would be no different from ordinary people in the eyes of such a realm expert.
Thus, George was very shocked to hear that there were five realm experts among those in green.
“Moreover, Elder brother, you need to understand that if we refuse this time, those men in green will definitely take action to seize it. Do you think we really need to offend the Wind-Splitting Leopard clan right now?” Du Fan said with a smile.
After all, adult Wind-Splitting Leopards are already Saint-level experts. How many Wind-Splitting Leopards are there in their clan? Dozens is the minimum—hundreds? Thousands? Or tens of thousands?

There’s no need for so many; just the twenty-some from earlier are enough to make the Northern Legion think carefully.
“Third brother, you’re absolutely right. At this time, we must not choose to confront the Wind-Splitting Leopard clan just because of some superficial issues,” George said immediately after hearing Du Fan’s explanation. He understood that Du Fan, following Wind-Splitting Heaven’s wishes, didn’t want to provoke the Wind-Splitting Leopard clan at such a sensitive moment.
“I’m glad you understand, eldest brother,” Du Fan said with a smile. “I think we should give this Cold-Plate Beast to the second brother right away. Otherwise, if more time passes, who knows what problems might arise.”
It seemed that the events of earlier had also left Du Fan uneasy. After all, factually speaking, those men in green had relied solely on their strength to reach Du Fan’s territory, showing off their formidable abilities to force Du Fan to submit. Though uneasy, Du Fan knew he still had to complete his duties. Since he had decided to give it away, he might as well go through with it completely. That’s what Du Fan thought.
“Okay, I’ll arrange for someone to deliver this Cold-Plate Beast to the second brother right now,” George said immediately upon hearing Du Fan’s words and started taking action.
After working all afternoon, they hastily built a huge carriage—about three meters wide and six meters long—large enough to hold the Cold-Plate Beast’s massive body. Only with the pull of eight horses could the carriage slowly set in motion.