Chapter 646: Friends, Not Foe!

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Mu Youyun’s fist was as quick as lightning. Just as his opponent was getting up, his fist had struck him.

The opponent knew that Mu Youyun was stronger than him but he was confident that he could handle the blow. Hence, he didn’t defend himself but retaliated with his fist.

The opponent flew out again. He slammed into the wall and a dent was created. He fell onto the floor and vomited a mouthful of blood. He was heavily injured.

The walls of the auction booth were extremely sturdy and stable. This was to protect the guest and ensure their privacy. Ordinary people were not able to destroy these walls.

Thus, even with 10 Qi-Jin masters on their side, the organizers of the auction still had to rely on explosives to break through the wall. Thus, this showed how powerful Mu Shaoyu’s punch was.

Mu Shaoyu continued his attack after he subdued him. He wanted to kick the head of the person on the ground. As he moved his legs, the sound of the air bursting could be heard.

The man on the ground was pale in the face. His injuries didn’t give him any chance of escaping. Just as he was about to get hit, a figure came in from the broken wall and raised his fist towards Mu Youyun’s back.

Mu Youyun gritted his teeth. He didn’t dodge. Even if he was injured, he must kill this person.

Mu Youyun took the blow of the punch but managed to kick his opponent. “Crack.” The skull of his opponent burst apart and blood flowed out from every orifice. He died on the spot.

The person who punched Mu Youyun shouted in grief, “Bastard, die!” He raised his fist again. In his despair, he used his entire strength to take revenge for his friend.

Mu Youyun didn’t flinch. He received some internal injuries from the punch just now but he could still fight.

The force from the collision of fists impacted the people around them. The people around them had to stop and resist the force first before they continued their own battle.

The team members of the Whirlwind Battle Team managed to get a short break. They went back to fighting after catching their breath.

“Pfft!” Mu Youyun spurted blood out of his mouth. His internal injuries worsen. His opponent was in a similar state. They both suffered serious injuries.

“Optimal peak of Qi-Jin.” Mu Youyun’s opponent managed to determine Mu Youyun’s physical skills’ level through this round of attack. This was the highest level of Qi-Jin. No wonder he only received some internal injuries from his previous attack. Their exchange just now resulted in his loss too.

Mu Youyun gained the upper hand in his battle but his team members were in a dire situation.

Beside one of the team members who managed to be on par with his opponents due to his speed, the other three people were on the losing end. One of them was at the late-stage of Qi-Jin and was experienced in fighting. Although he was at a disadvantage, his opponent couldn’t defeat him anytime soon. Compared to him, his comrades were in a more dire situation. The other two members could only defend themselves and might be killed soon.

Mu Youyun was aware of what was happening around him even though he was fighting. He knew that his team members were in a bad situation. If he wanted to help them, he must defeat his opponent first.

However, it was not easy to defeat a person who was at the late-stage of Qi-Jin so quickly. Mu Youyun felt agitated for the first time in a while and revealed an opening.

His opponent’s eyes lit up. He saw an opportunity. He struck his fist at My Youyun.

“Oh shit!” Mu Youyun sensed his opponent’s intent, the moment he moved. His unstable mentality gave his opponent a chance to attack him.

“To dodge or to match?” If he dodged, he would lose his advantage. Then, he would have to wait for another opportunity to arise to regain his advantage. If he matched with his opponent, there was not enough time for him to build up his strength. It was hard to predict the result of the match.

The thoughts flashed past his mind. As a soldier, he couldn’t retreat. His instinct made a decision for him and he chose to attack.

“Bang!”

The two figures retreated.

Blood flowed out of their mouths. They were both seriously injured.

At that moment, one of the team members couldn’t hold on anymore. He was hit.

He was unable to move as he flew through the air. His two opponents jumped up and attacked him with a fist and a kick.

“Ah!” Mu Youyun and the rest of the team yelled in rage. They had reached their limit and was unable to offer any help. Were they going to lose their comrade?

“Boom! Boom!” The sound of humans colliding with each other was heard twice. The next moment, two figures dropped down.

The injured member started moving in a different direction. He was flying towards the member who was holding the shield at the door. The team member at the door gathered up his energy to prepare to catch his comrade. However, he realized that there was no inertia from his friend. He managed to catch him easily.

Since he chose to catch his companion, it meant that he couldn’t keep the shield up.

The team member remembered his responsibility and was devastated. He hurriedly looked for the shield device. A big hand suddenly reached out and grabbed the device quicker than him.

The team member looked up in shock. A masked man entered the room. He took a step in and picked up the device. Then, he put his other foot in.

Another mysterious man in a mask had also appeared in the room.

Mu Youyun felt hope. He didn’t know who these two people were but he knew that they helped his team member when he was on the brink of death just now. Mu Youyun believed that they were his allies. Even if they weren’t, they were definitely not his foe.

Chapter 647: Gratitude!

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The team member at the door finally noticed that the gunmen outside were subdued. No gunshots could be heard anymore.

This sudden change caused the fights in the room to stop. Everyone looked at the two mysterious men.

“A one-sided battle is too boring. Why not we enter the fight too? 8 vs 9. This number seems more appropriate.” The person at the door stretched his arms casually. He seemed as though he was here to have fun.

When he said this, the people who came to kill Mu Youyun knew that they were their enemies. Of course, even if he didn’t say anything, they knew that he was definitely not their friend.

The Whirlwind Battle Team was grateful for the appearance of these two people. Without them, all six of them might die here.

The leader of the other party could sense they were at a disadvantage. These two newcomers came without them noticing and even managed to subdue everyone outside. This showed that they were extremely powerful. The leader suddenly waved his hand and the other eight people pounced at their opponents instantly.

One of the two people who were hit by the mysterious man rushed towards him. The other one charged at Mu Youyun. He aimed his fist at the vital point.

Mu Youyun was the leader of this team. Defeating him would greatly impact the rest of his team. Once their opponents lose control of their emotions, they would have a chance of defeating them. No matter how powerful those two men were, they wouldn’t be able to take on all nine of them.

This idea was good but it didn’t happen in reality. Before his fist could reach Mu Youyun, he felt a strong Qi-Jin moving towards him. If he continued attacking Mu Youyun, he would be hit by this force.

This person was not as ruthless to himself as Mu Youyun. He chose to dodge the attack and save himself.

The masked man who was at the door just now blocked his path and prevented him from attacking Mu Youyun again. The man smiled at him, “Your opponent is me.”

The person snorted and attacked the masked man with all of his strength. Since he couldn’t attack Mu Youyun, he would just kill the masked man first.

This person was confident that he wouldn’t lose to an opponent at the Qi-Jin level. His confidence might be gained from his past experience. However, the things that happened after, destroyed all his confidence.

The bones in his right arm shattered, from his fist to the end of his shoulder.

“Ah!” He screamed in agony as he flew back and slammed forcefully into the wall. The huge impact shook the entire room. The person was stuck in the wall. He was bleeding from his nose, mouth, eyes, and ears. No one knew if he was dead or alive.

“The fifth level One-Inch Punch. As expected of my ultimate move.” Qi Long retracted his hand. He suddenly remembered that his boss asked him to use it less often. Was it because it was too powerful so his boss was afraid that he would kill someone that he shouldn’t unintentionally?

Thinking about it, he really couldn’t control the fifth level. That was why he destroyed his opponent’s arm. Qi Long felt hurt when he knew the truth. His ultimate move came about because he couldn’t control it.

“Dao Ge!” Another opponent saw his companion being hit and shouted in anger. He charged at Qi Long. He wanted to take revenge for his companion.

“You came at the right time.” Qi Long felt excited. He used his fifth level One-Inch Punch again.

“Bang!” His opponent flew away just like his companion. However, this time, he didn’t slam into a wall. Instead, he broke through the wall and fell into another room. He never stood up again.

The person who was fighting the other masked man got knocked down too. The other people looked at their comrade who was lying on the floor convulsing and felt hopeless. In just a few seconds, they lost three comrades. Now, there were six active people on each side.

The leader of the attackers felt his heart hurting. He knew that if they continued fighting, they would lose more men. He might not even be able to make it out alive too. The rewards for this mission was generous but his life was more important.

He waved his hand decisively and the six people threw out a grey ball towards their feet.

“Dodge!” Mu Youyun shouted in astonishment when he saw the round balls which looked like bombs.

“The door!” One of the masked men shouted out.

The other people reacted quickly and ran towards the door. Two shields appeared in front of the two masked me.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang…” After six explosions, the room was filled with smoke. The eight people coughed and rushed out of the broken door.

“F**k, we were tricked. They managed to escape.” One of the team members of the Whirlwind Battle Team was vexed. He didn’t expect those grey balls to be just smoke bombs.

“Those smoke bombs were made to look just like real bombs. It was fine for us to be more careful.” Mu Youyun was not annoyed. He was happy that all his team members were still alive.

Mu Youyun looked at the two masked men. Compared to them, these two men didn’t seem affected by the smoke at all.

“Thank you for your help. Please tell your captain that I owe him a favor,” Mu Youyun said sincerely.

When they used the shields, he guessed their identity. Only that battle team had this item. He didn’t expect the battle team which he thought was the weakest to save them. Also, they were very powerful. Mu Youyun didn’t believe that he would be able to defeat any of these two men standing in front of him…

“Yes, we will,” Zhao Jun smiled.

Zhao Jun and Qi Long were not surprised that Mu Youyun managed to guess their identity. When they used their shield, they were already revealing who they were. Since they were on the same side, they were not afraid of revealing their identity.

Chapter 648: One-man Battle!

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“The princess…” Mu Youyun relaxed after Zhao Jun confirmed his guess. However, he started worrying for the princess and Qian Jialin. He thought about it and felt that since these two were sent over to help him, they must have sent people to help the princess too.

“Don’t worry. Our boss is over there personally. It would be fine,” Qi Long consoled him.

He looked at his communicator said, “The princess has been rescued. Our boss asked us to gather at the entrance.”

Hence, Mu Youyun and those members that were fine carried their heavily injured comrades and followed Qi Long and Zhao Jun to the first floor.

Since there was an important hostage on their side, the organizers of the auction didn’t send any more people to attack them. They managed to regroup with Ling Lan and the rest of the people at the atrium on the first floor.

Ling Lan asked them to leave first. She would stay behind at the atrium with the hostage.

Qi Long and the others hesitated for a moment before leaving with the princess. Aoqi was not safe anymore. They had to board the Feiyang Ship. Of course, whether they would remain safe on the ship depended on Aoqi’s attitude. If the government of Aoqi didn’t mind revealing their true intention, they would have a difficult time leaving this planet.

The moment they left, a figure appeared behind Ling Lan. It was Miluo Duoba.

“I have kept my promise. It is time to keep yours,” Miluo Duoba said in a cold voice.

“Of course.” Ling Lan pushed Luo’er towards Miluo Duoba.

Miluo Duoba caught his grandson. He examined his body carefully. Besides his joints that were dislocated, there were no other serious injuries. He was relieved.

He waved his hand and a figure appeared behind him. That figure took Luo’er away.

“Why are you still not leaving?” Since his grandson was saved, Miluo Duoba started releasing his force of presence again.

“I am waiting for you. Rather than letting you ambush us, I rather wait for you here.” Ling Lan knew that Miluo Duoba would definitely take his revenge. If she moved with Qi Long and the others, she would definitely implicate them. Qi-Jin masters were unable to withstand the force of a battle between domain masters.

Miluo Duoba’s gaze froze. He didn’t expect Ling Lan to guess his intention. He realized that his opponent was not only powerful but was also shrewd. This made him more frightened. He wondered if it was worth it to fight him. Although he took his grandson as a hostage, he returned it to him as promised…

Miluo Duoba was astounded. Sweat drenched his shirt. He didn’t notice that he was actually afraid of his opponent. If he chose to not fight today, this person would become his nightmare. He would be unable to progress further in the domain realm.

I must kill him! Killing intent formed in his heart. He had to kill him in order to progress further.

Ling Lan felt the malicious intent from Miluo Duoba. It was getting stronger. She frowned and got vigilant.

She didn’t know why her opponent wanted to kill her so badly but she was not afraid. The moment she decided to step on the path to become stronger, she never allowed herself to retreat.

This was how stubborn Ling Lan was. Whether it was this life or her previous life, there was no stopping her once she decided to do something.

The fighting spirit in Ling Lan grew stronger. She wanted to fight against this domain master too.

Ling Lan didn’t really fight with Miluo Duoba in the tunnel but from their short exchange earlier on, she knew that Miluo Duoba was much stronger than the two domain masters she met on Planet Kachi. This person might be her true match.

Suddenly, the entire atrium went dark. There was a problem with electricity. Ling Lan immediately released her domain power and surrounded herself with layers of ice.

Just as Little Four wanted to remind his boss about something, a hand grabbed him and pulled him into a whirlpool. He disappeared instantly.

“Why didn’t you let me remind her?” Little Four screamed at Number Five in anger. Number Five was the person who pulled him back into the learning space.

Number Five ignored Little Four. Little Four wanted to pounce on Number Five and bite him. He wished that he could bite the irritating and disgusting smile away on his face.

Number Five couldn’t stand it anymore and explained to Little Four in a serious tone, “This is her own battle. We cannot help her.”

After he finished talking, he looked at the image in front of him. It was a live broadcast of Ling Lan’s battle. The other instructors were standing beside him. They were all concerned about her match.

Little Four was puzzled. He wanted to ask for a clearer explanation. A big hand suddenly pressed his head. “This is an opportunity for Ling Lan to improve herself. She must go through it herself. If not, it would be useless.”

“But, what if boss can’t find her opponent?” Little Four looked at Number One with tears in his eyes. He knew that his boss couldn’t see anything now.

Number One didn’t reply Little Four but Little Four knew the answer. Intelligent entities in the learning space were not allowed to help their master if they met any dangers in the real world. This was a rule. If the intelligent entities in the learning space broke this rule, the learning space would self-destruct. Their master’s mind would be injured heavily in the process and she might even be brain dead. Intelligent entities like them would be destroyed too.

If their master was killed in the real world, they would have to leave the mindscape of their current master and enter the mindscape of their next master.

No, his boss can’t die! Little Four clenched his fist. He shouted, “Boss can definitely make it.”

Yes, his boss never disappointed him. Little Four believed in Ling Lan.

However, Little Four made a decision secretly. If his boss died, he would self-destruct. He only has one master and that is his boss——Ling Lan!

The naive Little Four was fooled by the cunning instructors. He didn’t know that the instructors had already helped Ling Lan. They would not allow Ling Lan to die.

“Is there no light?” Without any light, Ling Lan almost couldn’t see her own fingers. Even though Ling Lan had good vision, she could only make out the outline of the chairs and sofas in the atrium. She couldn’t see anything else.

Chapter 649: Injured?

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“The time now is 5 pm. Aoqi has 28 hours in a day. This means that the sky would only be so dark after 10 pm. There was no noise made just now. Hence, this darkness is not caused by the doors and windows closing. This shouldn’t be happening at this time.” A cold gaze appeared in Ling Lan’s eyes. “There is only one possibility. This is my opponent’s domain ability!”

“What kind of ability can allow him to remove all sources of light? Am I in an illusion?”

Ling Lan remained calm. She thought through all the possibilities she could think of. When the lights went out, she protected herself with her ice element. She needed to be cautious as she didn’t know what domain ability her opponent had. With the ice walls around her, she would be able to easily notice other elements if her opponent attacked her. The ice walls could act as her protective shield too.

Undoubtedly, the decision that Ling Lan made might not be the best but it was the safest.

Besides protecting herself, Ling Lan used her spiritual power to fill the atrium. In order to