Super Gene Hunting Ground

A beam of light shot towards Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao felt a chill in his heart and silently praised,

”Such strong killing aura!”

He pushed his hands forward, and a blue defense light screen unfolded in front of him.

”Buzz!”

The sharp beam hit Yang Xiao’s defense light screen, producing a piercing buzzing noise.

A middle-aged man flipped and landed in mid-air, a giant sword ten meters long suspended in front of him.

Yang Xiao glanced at him, estimating that this was the so-called Flying Sword Lao San.

The middle-aged man’s heart trembled, astonished, as he looked at Yang Xiao.

He hadn’t expected that his longsword couldn’t pierce Yang Xiao’s defense light screen, considering he was a super-strong adversary, half a step into the Emperor Level Realm.

The two exchanged glances, and Flying Sword Lao San coldly said,

”Who goes there?”

”Wuheng Clan, Yang Xiao.”

Of course, Yang Xiao wouldn’t say he was from Witch Star, but claimed to be from the Dwarf Star’s Wuheng Clan, one of the ten major clans known by everyone on Dwarf Star.

Flying Sword Lao San looked at Yang Xiao with a sinister smile,

”No matter which clan you’re from, since you’re here at Death Castle, you need to follow the rules. Not paying the protection fee won’t do. According to the rules here, you must pay at least 100,000 crystal disks as a protection fee,

Let’s do this, I’ll give you a discount. Pay 50,000 crystal disks, and you can pass Death Street, how about that?”

This street leading into Death Castle is both called Wealth Street and Death Street.

Due to conflicts over protection fees, daily fights occur, and people die here every day.

Flying Sword Lao San suddenly halved Yang Xiao’s protection fee, startling the onlookers.

”Third Master, why the discount, it’s 100,000!”

”Third Master, don’t let him go. It’s rare to have such a fat pig.”

”Third Master, mighty, kill him.”

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Flying Sword Lao San swept a glance over the crowd and barked coldly,

”Should I follow your orders in my matters? If you have guts, go collect protection fees yourself!”

The crowd fell silent.

Flying Sword Lao San was recognized as having the highest combat power among those collecting protection fees on Wealth Street in Death Castle.

Often, newcomers that others couldn’t handle would invite Flying Sword Lao San to intervene.

Flying Sword Lao San never disappointed, almost always successfully defeating the opponent, who either obediently paid the fee or died.

Death Castle has its own City Lord and a dedicated guard organization, which only collects a 100 crystal disk entry fee at the gate and doesn’t involve in collecting protection fees on Wealth Street.

People like Flying Sword Lao San are ordinary citizens of Death Castle, not part of the City Lord’s ruling class.

Collecting protection fees on Wealth Street is their livelihood, and they occasionally venture out to hunt demon beasts or rob others in the wild.

Flying Sword Lao San offering to halve Yang Xiao’s protection fee wasn’t out of kindness but because he realized during the earlier encounter that Yang Xiao’s combat power was formidable. If they were to duel, he wasn’t confident of defeating Yang Xiao.

Better to reduce the fee than to risk a duel with Yang Xiao, allowing both to step down.

Flying Sword Lao San believed that surviving long in Death Castle required not just ability but also luck and adaptability.

However, Yang Xiao seemed unwilling to compromise, coldly saying,

”I can’t afford the 50,000 protection fee either.”

”...”

What do you mean? Are you trying to cheat, trying to pass Death Avenue without paying a single cent?

Flying Sword Lao San’s expression changed immediately,

”No one has ever passed safely to the Citizen Hall without paying a protection fee.”

”Is that so? I’d like to try.”

Yang Xiao looked at Flying Sword Lao San arrogantly, faintly smiling, as he stepped forward.

Flying Sword Lao San gritted his teeth and said fiercely,

”Ungrateful!”

Before he finished speaking, the ten-meter-long sword in front of him flared up with light, buzzing fiercely, thrusting directly at Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao could feel that the killing aura radiating from the giant sword was stronger than before, carrying a chilling coldness.

The longsword pierced the void, abruptly dropping the temperature around, enveloping the street with a layer of ice.

The onlookers retreated.

Someone shouted,

”Once Third Master’s Ice Sword is out, no one can withstand it.”

”Don’t talk nonsense; Third Master is no match for the City Lord.”

”Can you stop bickering? Can Third Master compare to the City Lord?”

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Yang Xiao dared not be careless, instantly forming a defense light screen in front of his body.

”Buzz!”

The giant sword’s killing aura hit the defense light screen, causing it to tremble slightly, without any damage.

Yang Xiao walked forward confidently, with everything within ten meters of him instantly melting.

Flying Sword Lao San’s face changed, internally shocked,

”This person’s combat power is so strong; no wonder he refuses to pay the protection fee.”

However, Flying Sword Lao San wasn’t known for nothing; in front of the crowd, he wouldn’t easily admit defeat.

Flying Sword Lao San roared, his divine sense surged, and the killing aura emanating from the giant sword instantly increased more than twofold.

Around fifty meters in front and behind Yang Xiao, the street was covered in ice and snow.

A chill invaded Yang Xiao’s body.

However, it did not significantly affect Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao continued to walk forward resolutely.

Bean-sized sweat dripped from Flying Sword Lao San’s forehead.

Having been at Death Castle for five years, it was the first time he faced such a strong opponent, and amidst his shock, he was preparing to retreat.

At that moment, the defense light screen in front of Yang Xiao disappeared with a ”buzz,”

The killing aura from the giant sword targeted Yang Xiao.

Yang Xiao slid, avoiding the giant sword’s killing aura, and, like lightning, rushed directly in front of Flying Sword Lao San, striking with a punch.

Simple, brutal!

Flying Sword Lao San wanted to dodge, but his speed seemed unable to match Yang Xiao’s. Feeling a suffocating sensation in his chest, his body flew backward.

Simultaneously, Yang Xiao extended a hand, grabbed the ten-meter-long sword suspended mid-air, and with a fling, sliced towards the flying body of Flying Sword Lao San.

The giant sword sliced through the void, its killing aura surging.

At this moment, Flying Sword Lao San only felt intense pain in his body, spurting a mouthful of blood, his flying body almost uncontrollable.

In that instant, Flying Sword Lao San sensed a chilling aura of death.

He gritted his teeth, gathered all his strength, and performed an instantaneous movement to escape backward.

”Swoosh!”

The violent killing aura from the giant sword slashed down like lightning in an instant.

”Ah!”

Flying Sword Lao San let out a miserable scream, his whole body was split in two.

A rain of blood fell from the sky, and the two halves of Flying Sword Lao San’s body crashed down among the crowd.

The crowd was terrified, retreating backward.

Yang Xiao didn’t pursue, calmly raised his head, and continued walking forward, as if nothing had happened.

The hundred-plus people on Wealth Street watched Yang Xiao in terror, at a loss.

Flying Sword Lao San represented the highest combat power among the protection fee collectors in this group of scoundrels.

In a single move, Flying Sword Lao San was smashed by Yang Xiao, and it was done using Flying Sword Lao San’s giant sword, which was utterly shocking.

The giant sword that Yang Xiao held was too long and cumbersome, so he dragged it as he continued walking forward.

The crowd was dumbfounded, watching Yang Xiao.

Suddenly, a bearded man with a long face sprung from the crowd, wielding a three-meter-long spear transforming into a giant python, charging at Yang Xiao.

”Brothers, everyone, attack together, kill him, the City Lord offers a bounty of 100,000 crystal disks.”