Peerless Youth (3)

Time quickly passed, as the arena competition today had finally ended.

The news about Zhen Long easily smashing his opponent downwards unto the floor, spread quickly throughout the Miragecatcher City.

It was a huge scoop about a handsome young man who carries unfathomable strength within that harmless body.

Unfortunately, it also reached the bandit gang where that kind man belongs in, as they quickly mobilised to teach that young man a lesson, and make him regret his life.

Neither their leader and the gang members knew that it would be backwards, as they would regret their decision.

"Hmph. I don't feel that youth can kill of our Third Vice-Captain that easily. After all, he had already longed reached the peak of Nascent Profound Realm!" One of the members said.

"Indeed. That youth is dead, as our leader mobilised himself!"

"He's rumored to be at the True Profound Realm! That youth will surely die, and regret his decision of killing our vice-captain." They continued their conversation at the corner.

Someone's footsteps filled the air, as the members who was having their conversation got startled.

They saw a youth wearing an exquisite clothes appear from the distance, as the members of their gang quickly tried to sense the former's strength.

Upon noticing that they can't sense any thread of spiritual energy from him, their greeds grew as they gazed fervently at the youth's clothes.

It was after all, the clothes that Zhen Long gained from the very core of the planet Earth. It was mysteriously placed there by someone who was powerful enough to venture the core of the planet which contains flames that can burn any mortal out of existence.

The members stealthily glanced at themselves, as they all agreed silently to rob this youth before them, and steal that clothes.

It was only a moment that they glanced at themselves, but that split second was more than enough for Zhen Long to cross their distance.

"!!" They all felt their ears ringing in alarm, when they noticed that the youth has vanished from their vision.

They cautiously looked around their surroundings, as they felt their hearts beating in anxiety. It was terror of not understanding the situation that just happened.

*Swish* The sound of wind traversing quickly across the space echoed across the proximity, as the members involuntarily stared behind them.

*Gulp* Upon noticing that the youth they saw back then, was already standing behind them, they involuntarily gulped, as they slowly opted themselves to calm down.

'He's a cripple, he's a cripple. Don't be afraid!' All of them thought the same, as after a few seconds, they finally calmed down.

"Surrender your clothes and every single possession you have in you!" One of the members slowly approached Zhen Long, as a dagger appeared on his hands.

"Spatial ring…" Upon noticing the suddenly appearing dagger, Zhen Long mumbled to himself quietly.

The approaching member noticed the unmoving Zhen Long, as confidence grew in his heart. The remaining two also felt themselves finally calming down.

"If you don't want to die, give up everything you have." The nearest member said to Zhen Long coldly, as he threatened with his dagger.

"Three of them are at 1st Stage of Nascent Profound Realm, huh." The gang members then heard a whisper from the youth, as they involuntarily halted their approaching steps towards Zhen Long.

They felt their instinct ringing in alarm and danger, as their adrenaline kicked in. However, these gang members felt confused, as to where that danger was coming from.

*Fidget* It was then that they heard a very faint sound coming from the youth before them. Because of their adrenaline, their concentration reached its peak, as they gazed at Zhen Long.

They saw the youth before them stroke his hands forward, as if aiming for something, and that something was them.

Suddenly, the three of them felt their bodies immobile, as an extremely dangerous lightning flickered across Zhen Long's stroking hands.

"!!" The three felt their senses telling them to run, no matter how they do it, they must run!

However, before Zhen Long, they can never hope to run away, as the blue lightning flickering across his hands ripped apart the air and produced rumbled across the perimeter.

"This is my first time using my complete control over the elements…" He mumbled to himself, as he gazed at the menacing lightning across his hands.

"You three, where are your camp?" Zhen Long asked the trio before him, as he undid the restriction he placed on them, only at their mouths though.

"Sir!" The three hurriedly shouted in despair, as they tried to plead for Zhen Long to spare their lives.

"Quickly tell me, where are your camps?" Zhen Long asked once again, as the blue lightning across his hands jumped around.

*Gulp* The trio involuntarily gulped in fear, as they felt immediate regret for provoking the monster before them.

"Sir, please promise us that you would spare our lives, once we told you the location of our camps!" One of the trio, obviously still hasn't given up his life, tried to make a deal together with Zhen Long.

Zhen Long's mouth curved upward, as he answered, "I promise."

The trio sighed in relief, as they felt that someone of Zhen Long's level won't go back on his promise.

"Sir, you can arrive on our camp if you go straight to the north." One of the members nervously truthfully said his part.

Zhen Long nodded his heads, when he noticed that the member did not lied about their camp's location.

The lightning flickering across his hands increased in magnitude, as the rumbled in the air increased tremendously.

"SIR!" The trio shouted at the top of their lungs, as the blue lightning from Zhen Long's hands jumped away.

"I, indeed, don't break my promise. However, that only applies to people I can trust, not to dead people." Zhen Long explained quietly.

The threatening lightning then swiftly struck the trio, as the lightning completely swallowed their bodies.

Even their ashes wasn't spared, as it also got devoured by the blue lightning.

"Well then, since they dared to provoke me and publicly announce that they will kill me because of that hypocrite I killed in that competition, they will pay then." Zhen Long said to himself, as his cold gaze seemed to see through those thick trees, and saw the bandit gang's camp.

"I forgot the spatial ring…" He then remembered the spatial ring that he planned to steal, as he shook his head.

"Their leaders will surely have one, right?" He asked himself, as he continued to walk towards the bandit gang's camp.