"Kid, where are you from?" the old man slowly advanced and asked Xu Zimei, looking at him.
"Isn’t it good to be alive?" Xu Zimei smiled and looked at the man from before, inquiring.
"I, our Uncle Master is asking you something," the man stammered, unable to look Xu Zimei in the eye.
"What a buzzkill, can’t even have a meal without someone causing a disturbance," Xu Zimei slightly shook his head.
"Keep eating, leave it to me," Da Zhi the monk waved his hand and slowly stood up.
Facing the elder from the Monster-Taming Sect, he performed a Taoist salute and said, "I do not wish to entangle with your Monster-Taming Sect.
Leave now, and we can pretend nothing happened."
"In this Hundred Demons City, you are the first one to dare to speak to me like that," the elder from the Monster-Taming Sect huffed coldly.
His white hair at the temples stood on end.
Spiritual energy swirled around him, and a strong Monster presence emitted from his being.
Then, a roar of a Monster Beast followed.
Next to him, a colossal shadow tore through the void and emerged.
"Mo," a prolonged and deep bellow resonated.
Da Zhi the monk looked up, and there stood a massive rhinoceros.
The rhinoceros was covered in armor that resembled steel, with a sharp horn at its nose.
Its pupils were blood-red, and an imposing presence surged from all around it.
The Monster Beasts of Hundred Demons City seemed to sense something and all hid away.
Snow fluttered around, leaving this main thoroughfare in utter silence.
Only the vast form of the rhinoceros occupied half the street, eyeing Da Zhi the monk with a predatory gaze.
"From whence do you come?" the old man inquired.
"Don’t say I didn’t give you a chance. If you are from the Imperial Rule Immortal Sect, have an elder from your Sect Gate come recognize you.
If not, then I will kill you outright."
"It is well known that the taming arts of the Monster-Taming Sect are exceedingly brilliant. Then allow me to see for myself," Da Zhi the monk did not answer the old man but spoke for himself.
Immediately, his own imposing power surged.
A "crackling and snapping" sound came from within his body.
Da Zhi the monk’s body grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In almost a few breaths, he grew to the same size as the rhinoceros.
"It seems you have some strength; no wonder you’re so bold."
The old man snorted coldly and said, "Rampage Dragon Rhinoceros, entertain him."
The massive rhinoceros, like a small mountain, charged towards Da Zhi the monk.
Da Zhi the monk slightly furrowed his brow; in a contest of pure strength, he couldn’t overpower the rhinoceros.
He quickly dodged, and the rhinoceros smashed heavily into one side of the street.
Several shops collapsed, screams erupting from within.
"Taoist Technique Arrogant," Da Zhi the monk furrowed his brow slightly.
A flash of white brilliance suddenly radiated from his body, forming a disk that appeared behind him, somewhat visible, somewhat hidden, filled with Taoist Charm.
It shattered the surrounding void.
He stepped upon the air and "whooshed" through mid-air, sometimes appearing, sometimes hiding in the void.
In the next instant, Da Zhi the monk had already appeared in front of the Rampage Dragon Rhinoceros.
The wheel behind him spun, erupting into a glaring light, and his right hand, sharp as a blade, heavily chopped down on the horn of the dragon rhinoceros.
"Mo," the dragon rhinoceros cried out in pain and fell to the ground, roaring.
"Dammit," the old man exclaimed softly upon seeing this scene.
He squinted his eyes, with demonic Qi surging in his hand.
Another beastly roar emanated from the void.
A massive Peng, a hundred meters in length, which blotted out the sun, flew out from the void.
The Peng flapped its wings, and its piercing cries echoed through layers of void, reverberating in one’s eardrums, without end.
Together with the dragon rhinoceros, it charged at Da Zhi the monk.
"Landlord, warm up another pot of wine for me," Xu Zimei’s voice echoed from within the inn.
"Also, bring me another round of the same dishes from before."
"Dear guest," the inn’s waiter said from under the table, struggling to speak.
"There’s a battle going on outside; the inn cannot do any business."
"Just do it if I tell you to do it; with me here, the inn won’t collapse," Xu Zimei said.
"If you won’t do it, then I’ll have to personally take the inn apart."
"No, no, no, I’ll have the chef make it right now," the innkeeper quickly came over from the side and gestured with his hands.
The battle outside continued.
With a "boom," Da Zhi’s attack landed, and the figure of the Great Peng was sent flying.
It crashed heavily towards the inn, like a whirlwind of sand and stone.
Xu Zimei slightly lifted his head, waving his right hand.
Endless spiritual energy gathered around him, forming a massive spiritual energy palm.
With one slap, the tumbling Great Peng was sent flying away.
"Don’t get in the way."
Witnessing this scene, an elder from the Monster-Taming Sect raised his eyebrows.
His complexion slightly changed, and he glanced back and forth between Da Zhi and Xu Zimei.
Endless spiritual energy surged around him, and demonic Qi pervaded the area.
The void in front of him began to tremble.
The next moment, an image appeared in the void.
It seemed to be a grand and majestic palace.
Around the palace, Kylins slumbered, Jiao Dragons swallowed the radiance of the sun and moon, and Fire Phoenixes burned half the sky.
Inside the palace, dozens of people stood in two rows, each emanating a powerful aura.
At the very head was a throne.
A man in purple robes sat upon it.
"Sect Master, save me," the elder shouted.
"Somebody is causing trouble in Hundred Demons City, killing our sect disciples, and obstructing the establishment of the ancestral hall.
I’m alone and weak and won’t be able to hold them off for long."
"Elder Longxi, don’t panic," the man on the throne said with an echoing voice.
He ordered firmly, "I’ll have the Sect-Protecting Elder go to assist you right away."
"You all shouldn’t bother so much." Just then, a light chuckle sounded from behind Elder Longxi.
The elder felt a stiffness all over his body, a chill rising from the soles of his feet to his head.
"When did you..." He struggled to turn around, only to see Xu Zimei appear behind him unexpectedly.
And he had not sensed it at all.
"There’s no need for all of you to hassle me one by one," Xu Zimei waved his hand and said.
"How about after I’ve eaten and drunk my fill, I pay your Monster-Taming Sect a visit?"
"Good, we await your esteemed arrival," the man in purple robes said indifferently.
"But you must not harm Elder Longxi, otherwise, my Monster-Taming Sect will hunt you to the Edge of the Sky, End of the Sea."
"Him?" Xu Zimei reached out and touched the elder’s head.
Then he smiled, and with a "pop," he crushed the elder’s head.
It turned into wisps of blood mist and scattered.
"Don’t rush; your turn will come soon enough."
Seeing this, the man in purple robes jerked fiercely on his throne.
With a "boom," an extremely powerful aura spread mightily from the great hall.
"You’re seeking death."
Xu Zimei smiled, and with the death of Elder Longxi, the image before him also began to fade away.