Dog Meat

The white haired boy looked at the tip of his sword with bewilderment.

That boy who he thought was about to be penetrated by his sword is now blocking his sword with two fingers. Why? And how? These two questions run down in his mind. The boy wasn't even looking at him but still managed block the sword.

Then something unexpected happened. The boy before him simply plucked the fruit from the tree. Immediately the blood hound in the distance shouted with fury as it increased its speed. It's angry to the point that it doesn't want anyone to be alive.

"Why? Why did you plucked it before maturity? Are you insane? Not only it lost quality at least 50% now it will rot within a day or two." The white haired boy spoke as he felt anger and frustration deep within him. Now his whole purpose of waiting here is nothing but a waste.

Magnus didn't answered him. Instead he simply deflected the sword away simply proceed to leave.

"Stop. Do you think you can run away while all of us standing here? Hand over the fruit this instant?" The white haired boy shouted.

Everyone else who remained here also noticed what's going on. So they're also somewhat angry, as a result they also want to make Magnus pay.

Magnus looked at the white haired boy emotionlessly for a few seconds before speaking a single sentence. "You are not worthy enough to stop me."

The moment he spoke everyone in the crowd became shocked. This guy is insane to say something right now. The white haired boy or the purple haired Girl or Rena everyone is shocked.

"I am not worthy. Then let's see if I am not worthy. Die....." the white haired boy took a sword stance and in tge next moment his body disappeared.

He doesn't think Magnus has enough strength. The only reason he stopped his attack last time was because of luck but now that he became serious he won't let things be easy. He is intended to go all out from the beginning.

"Swish" In the next moment he appeared before Magnus. "Die" he spoke a single word before swinging his sword in a diagonal line.

The sword swing is so powerful that it even send a Qi slash along with the swing. Everyone thought that the boy might have died but they're all in for a rude awakening.

The sword passed through Magnus but it didn't damaged him a single bit. Instead in front of their eyes Magnus's body faded into wind.

"What? An after image. But how?" The white haired boy only noticed but before he could process the whole thing a voice sounded from his left, "You really think that a puny sword slash gonna kill me. If you want to kill me then you better master that sword at least 2000 years brat."

"Dang" from within a very close quarter Magnus send a kick towards him. He doesn't have any time to react and only thought of using his shield to withstand him but what happened next made him speechless.

The shield that he relied on immediately shattered into pieces the moment it came in contact with his foot and the kick that was supposed to be stopped just casually landed on him with a speed that's impossible for eyes to track.

The kicks recoil send the white haired boy crushing towards a boulder which then immediately shattered. The white haired boy vomite a mouth full of blood. He could feel that his consciousness is getting darker. A single kick landed on his side not only send him flying it even managed to inflict internal injuries.

Everyone else also shocked by the outcome. How can the boy be standing while the white haired boy is defeated. They can't believe it but they can't refuse it either. They personally just witnessed how powerful that kick was. And they knew that it's beyond them to even think of attacking him.

"Roaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr" the blood hound also closing on as it's making angry roar.

"Everybody we should leave quickly. That beast is way to powerful." Soon everyone started to make for an escape. They still have ideas of taking the fruit but right now that boy is too terrifying. So they need to come up with a strategy in order to defeat him.

Rena was also surprised by the outcome. At first she thought Magnus is going to die but later not only he survived he also turned out pretty powerful. "It's impossible for a level 23 to possess so much strength that can heavily wounded a level 33 cultivator. He sure does have some secrets. It will be worth prying on him too." She thought in her head but before she could even get close to Magnus he disappeared.

"What? How can he leave me here?" Rena was frustrated the moment she realised that Magnus just left. His speed already reached to a terrifying level so how could she even catch up to him. "Dammit! I hate when everything doesn't go according to the plan." Saying that Rena quickly escaped the area.

After a few seconds later Blood Hound reached the tree. It stood there motionlessly. Instead of being angry a deeo fear run down his eyes. It can't possibly think of the scenario of whats going to happen if his master found out that the fruit is plucked.

He is guarding the tree for almost 3 years now but just when it's about to reach the critical moment the fruit is gone.

The Blood Hound send a terrifying roar as he used his Qi to look for the people who stole it. But he didn't find a single trace. So instead he decided track down an escapee to interrogate them.

With a dash the blood hound started making his way towards a certain direction.

.....

Around a 20 miles away from the valley Magnus hid himself in a small cave. He already sealed away the fruit with his Qi and stored it in his space ring so that even a faint aura of its cannot be released.

Although he's powerful but defeating a Blood Hound will take a tremendous amount of strength. He is confident that he can defeat the beast but it will take at least 5 days of long fight in order to finally slay that beast.

Magnus already fought the beast at least 500 times inside his simulation and everytime he won it took him at least 5 to 10 days. So he's not really interested in fighting the beast. Also that beast is clearly guarding the tree.

Blood Hound is a very famous beast. The demonic peace fruit may be lucrative enough for such a beast to guard it. But Blood Hound is famous for another reason. That is they're one of the best tameable beast. Magnus can't just looked over that simple thing.

"If the beast is here then it's master is here. I don't want unnecessary trouble." Saying that Magnus took out some food that he brought along with him.

The night is drowning closer and he doesn't want to fight in the dark. So he decided to sealed the entrance of the cave and shut down all the Qi fluctuations so that nobody can detect him. He is a skilled assassin who walks on the path of Assassin King. If he want to hide nobody below 50 can easily detect him.

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"Arhhh! Le....le...let me go please. I don't know anything." A boy with a sharp hair is pinned down in the ground. A large beast paw is pressing him down and while looking at his eyes with its bloodshot big eyes.

After a few minutes of silent stare it finally spoke, "Led. If you want to live speak. Whatever you know." Saying that he pressed his paws with a mighty force.

The boy down started crying in pain but the urge of survival forced him to stay calm. He forced his mouth and spoke, "I don't know who he was but.....but that one is a freak. He fought that...w...wh..white haired...A..a..Arlon guy and even managed to defeat him without even using any Qi. He....he has a level 23 cultivation."

The beast finally realised his pressure as it pondered for a second. The boy down below thought that he finally escaped but just as he was feeling glad he felt something shattered inside him. As he looked at his chest he only met with horror. His entire middle part of the body is caved in and crushed. His chest is crushed. In an instant he felt the pain and with that pain he died quickly without even managed process what just transpired.

"Hmm....A level 23 cultivator. To dare steal from this king. You got some nerves. I the rank 5 beast king... Roaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr."

The scream of the beast resounding all across the secret plain as everyone in every corner heard it. Magnus also heard the roar but he only just smiles a little as he quietly ate his meal.

"What's the taste of a hound?" Magnus thought as he continued eating. "Whatever? Eating a dog meat is too disgraceful for me."