Chapter 2: Assault on Mi Xia City (Part 2)

Mi Zhengfeng felt bitter inside: If he could fight to the death, would he need your permission? He shouted, “Shut up!”
Luo Jie used to not be like this—he never dragged out battles; he would fight immediately, without torturing his opponent psychologically as he was doing now. He had the Soul Fire to intimidate his opponent, and the amount of Soul Fire kept increasing. Such a terrifying sight could easily drive the opponent to collapse.
Qi Nanshan chanted a series of spells, sending countless tiny flames from his fingertips. The flames in the air suddenly grew larger, each one expanding to the size of a fist. Tens of thousands of Soul Flames swirled around Mi Zhengfeng’s group of professionals. Luo Jie also chanted spells, and in just a few seconds, more and more flames appeared around them.
Mi Zhengfeng kept delaying, afraid to act. At this point, he was even more hesitant. Looking at the swirling Soul Flames around him, he knew clearly that his altar’s defenses could never withstand them. He began to regret his earlier hesitation. If he had fled right away, he still had a 30% chance of escaping. Now, he was completely desperate.
Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan refrained from attacking merely to intimidate these dozen or so altar-level professionals, waiting for Guo Shier’s arrival. Guo Shier had a special skill—he could forcibly seize items from the storage spaces hidden within others’ altars. That’s why the two didn’t want to kill these experts. If they did, the storage spaces in the altars would collapse, leaving them with nothing.
Qi Nanshan sent a message token.
Guo Shier and his group had already entered the warehouse, plundering various supplies, including some materials. The truly precious materials weren’t stored in the warehouse but carried by the altar-level experts themselves. Guo Shier knew this well—he had already stolen from many altar-level experts’ storage spaces.
This was true for any clan or sect: the best materials and most valuable items were kept by the highest-ranking members for safety. However, even storing them in altar-level experts’ storage spaces wasn’t entirely safe. If such an expert died without taking the items out first, they might vanish entirely along with the collapse of the storage space.

This is the largest warehouse in Mi Xia City, but Guo Shier was a bit disappointed—there were many ordinary materials and supplies here, while high-grade ones were scarce. Even so, they still searched it thoroughly. His talisman storage spaces, refined by Old Shuai, were extremely large, and he had more than one such space. Thanks to the Ancient Ink Lotus, Old Shuai created seven talisman storage spaces to organize items systematically, each one being enormous.

Creating these seven talisman storage spaces required a vast amount of materials. Most of the Anluo Stones that Guo Shier had collected before were used up, along with quite a few Sealing Spirit Jades. Generally, few altar-level experts would create such large talisman storage spaces—partly because it consumed too many materials and partly because they didn’t need that much space.

Just after sweeping through one warehouse, Guo Shier received a message token from Luo Jie. After taking a quick look, he became excited immediately, realizing that his master was looking for extra work for him. He said, “Uncle Eagle Demon, Uncle Luo, you continue sweeping with Chen Tianyao… I’ll go to my master and be back in a while.”

Chen Tianyao was also excited. Although they hadn’t seized much, getting things for free made him happy. He had rarely robbed before in his life and never expected it to be so exciting.

Eagle Demon said, “Okay, Shier, go ahead. Come back and join us in a bit. Hehe, I guess even if we can’t find truly precious materials, we can still get a lot of what we need.”

Chen Tianyao said, “Let’s go to another warehouse.”

Guo Shier nodded. “Okay, see you later.” He then teleported away immediately.

When Guo Shier reappeared beside Luo Jie, he witnessed a terrifying scene. Countless black flames swirled in the air, trapping more than a dozen altar-level experts inside. The most prominent among them was a professional at the fifth-tier altar. He immediately realized who it was and asked, “Is he Mi Zhengfeng?”

Luo Jie smiled and said, “That’s right. He’s Mi Zhengfeng, the ancestor of the ancient Mi family, and one of the main culprits behind the destruction of our hometown.”

Guo Shier’s gaze turned icy. He said, “Good, very good!”

Mi Zhengfeng stared blankly at Guo Shier, a professional at the fourth-tier altar. The coldness in Guo Shier’s eyes made him feel even more desperate, and he couldn’t help but wail inwardly. He really couldn’t understand where such a skilled expert came from—a lower or mid-tier continent. He had originally pushed his family hard to expand, never expecting it to bring such disaster.

Luo Jie said indifferently, “This guy is an expert at the fifth-tier altar. Hehe, a little higher than you. I wonder if you can control him?”

Guo Shier still hadn’t spoken when the handsome old man roared from within the altar, “The old man has a solution! Just leave it to the old man… Wahaha… Easy prey!” Countless tentacles stretched out and plunged straight into clusters of Soul Flames. Guo Shier said, “Master, control them a bit—don’t let the Soul Flames destroy my Guxi Bi tentacles.” Luo Jie replied, “Don’t worry. My Soul Flames can burn whoever I want; there’s no need to be concerned.” Guo Shier’s target wasn’t Mi Zhengfeng but rather a professional at a nearby altar. The tentacles reached into the altar, and the man was instantly stunned. He dared not move—everywhere were Soul Flames, and a single touch would be fatal. In an instant, he understood what Guo Shier intended and panicked, shouting, “You… you…” In that brief moment, most of the items in the Hidden Talisman Space were lost. The man’s face turned from pale to red as he roared, “I… I’ll fight you to the death!” Having lost all the materials and items he had painstakingly gathered, he lost control and snapped into a rage. Before his words faded, the Soul Flames surged around him, turning him into a torch. After a few screams, he turned to ashes and drifted to the ground. This showed just how overwhelming the power of the Soul Flames was. Now, no one dared move or resist. The certain death forced them to lose their will to fight. Even though they had once been top professionals, their reactions were no different from ordinary people when their strength was insufficient. Everyone watched helplessly as countless tentacles penetrated their altars—hundreds of tentacles entered each altar, including Mi Zhengfeng’s as well. The handsome old man was overjoyed. Though he couldn’t forcibly seize others’ altar treasures, with the Guxi Bi tentacles, he obtained countless precious materials and items. Mi Zhengfeng never expected the other party to be able to take things from his altar by force. Just as he tried to resist, he remembered the man who had been burned to death earlier and shuddered. With a long sigh, he gave up resisting. In just over ten seconds, all the materials and items in the Hidden Talisman Space vanished. Before Guo Shier could say anything, the handsome old man retracted the Guxi Bi tentacles. Ignoring Guo Shier, he immediately began sorting through his gains. Ecstatic, he was almost crazy—what he got were all high-grade materials, including several natural runes, which were truly priceless treasures. Guo Shier said, “Master, you continue. I have other things to do…” Without waiting for a reply, he teleported away.

Luo Jie smiled and said, “That little rascal.”
Mi Zhengfeng stared at Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan, still clinging to a sliver of hope that they would spare his life. He wasn’t actually that naive, but it was this hope that kept him going until now. When he saw Luo Jie’s icy gaze, he finally understood that relying on luck was a dangerous notion.
Luo Jie and Qi Nanshan simultaneously cast spells. The difference was that Luo Jie retracted the Soul Fire, while Qi Nanshan activated it, as he was about to advance in rank.
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Guo Shier quickly found Chen Tianyao. He was fast enough to end the battle in less than ten minutes and plundered the token storage spaces of over a dozen altar-level professionals, reaping gains second only to his previous heist from the Guji family. Back then, with Qi Wuzheng’s help, he had obtained a large amount of materials—both for his own advancement and for that of Yingmo and Luo Zhan.
As soon as Yingmo saw Guo Shier, he couldn’t help but ask, “Shier, why are you smiling so foolishly?”
Guo Shier replied, “Am I smiling foolishly? This is a smile of pride!”
Yingmo said, “It’s a silly smile. There’s not a hint of pride in it at all.”
Guo Shier touched his nose and rubbed his face vigorously before asking, “Why haven’t we found the next warehouse yet?”
Chen Tianyao said, “Waiting for you to come too…” He had already realized Guo Shier’s status in the team. Whether it was Yingmo or his master Luo Jie, they would always listen to his opinions when making decisions, and sometimes even he was the one giving orders. Though he didn’t understand why, it didn’t affect Chen Tianyao’s judgment.
Guo Shier asked, “Is that the second warehouse ahead?”
Chen Tianyao replied, “Yes. That’s the Mi Zhengfeng family’s warehouse, not the Gu Mi family’s main warehouse.”
Guo Shier said, “Mi Zhengfeng must be dead by now. Let’s go down.”
Chen Tianyao felt a chill in his heart and secretly rejoiced at his own wisdom. Although he had been given a soul token, he had managed to save his life.
The group flew down. The professionals in Mi Xia City were all fleeing outside the city, with some escaping via teleportation arrays, so no one was visible where the warehouse was located. Chen Tianyao seemed very familiar with the place. He said, “This warehouse is underground and has very strong defenses.”
Guo Shier wondered, “How are you so familiar with it?”
Chen Tianyao’s face turned slightly red as he said, “I once served in Mi Xia City for a while. Well, back then I was still an altar-level three professional.”
Yingmo asked, “Were you also hired?”

Chen Tianyao said, “Yes, they were hired by the Gu Mi family. Well, actually, they were hired by Mi Zhengfeng’s family.”
Guo Shier asked, “Do you know what’s in this warehouse?”
A hint of joy appeared on Chen Tianyao’s face, one he couldn’t hide. Of course he knew what was in the warehouse. He said, “If nothing has changed…”