Chapter 1 Xuancang Challenges

As Xuancang finished speaking, he stepped out of the crowd and walked towards the Asura Adventure Team.

Xuancang's chilling aura made the Asura Adventure Team members feel suppressed, and none dared to respond.

They were all too aware of Xuancang's temper.

When Hecate had come to Coldwind City, something similar had happened. Some defiant adventure teams had challenged Xuancang, but even hundred-man teams had ended up with no survivors, all wiped out by Xuancang alone.

The difference in combat power was so vast that they were on completely different levels.

"I heard that your Asura Adventure Team used to be the number one adventure team in Coldwind City. Your leader was even called a monster, capable of overpowering the other two major guilds in Coldwind City single-handedly. Your team was said to be full of experts. How come your level is so low now?" Xuancang glanced at the silent Asura Adventure Team. "It seems rumors are just rumors. I've been in Coldwind City for quite a while now, but I haven't seen your so-called leader. It seems your leader, like you, is too scared to come out. And you still dare to call yourselves the number one adventure team in Coldwind City? How disappointing. But I guess, in a backwater place like Coldwind City, how could there be any real experts?"

The faces of the Asura Adventure Team members darkened further.

They couldn't refute him. Xuancang's own strength was obvious to everyone, and he was one of the top experts in Coldwind City.

Even if their leader and other experts were here, they probably wouldn't be able to win against the current Xuancang.

"Leave the items here, let's go!" The berserker leading the Asura Adventure Team gritted his teeth and ordered.

They had no chance of winning against Xuancang.

If they risked the lives of all fifty members just for the Frost Giant Ape's dropped items, it would be an unwise choice as a leader. Moreover, they would drop equipment upon death, and that loss would far exceed the value of the Frost Giant Ape's loot.

The berserker leading the Asura Adventure Team then turned and led his team away.

"Hold on! Who said you could leave?" Xuancang suddenly shouted.

"We've already left the items, what else do you want?" The berserker leader, Fengran, said with some anger.

"I see you have some nice Mithril-grade equipment on you. Hecate happens to be short on level 50 Mithril equipment. I've already come all the way here, you wouldn't want me to have made a wasted trip, right?" Xuancang chuckled. "Hand over five pieces of Mithril equipment as a little something for my trouble, and then you can leave."

The Asura Adventure Team members' eyes flashed with anger.

This was simply too much!

They had already chosen to back down, but now they had to hand over five pieces of level 50 Mithril equipment. This was basically asking for their lives.

It was true that the mainstream players in Coldwind City were around level 50, but level 50 equipment was very scarce. Even level 50 Xuan Tie (Black Iron) equipment was already invaluable, let alone Mithril equipment.

Just one piece of level 50 Mithril equipment was much more expensive than the Frost Giant Ape's loot. The value of five pieces of Mithril equipment could be worth more than the drops from twenty Frost Giant Apes.

Even though the Asura Adventure Team was the number one adventure team in Coldwind City, they didn't have much Mithril equipment. As for this fifty-man team, all their level 50 Mithril equipment added up to only a dozen pieces.

"What's wrong, you don't want to? Then you're forcing me to take action?" Xuancang glanced at the Asura Adventure Team members, his gaze turning cold.

The Asura Adventure Team members were filled with rage, staring at Xuancang.

"Leader Fengran, let's fight them! It's just death, it's better than losing five pieces of Mithril equipment!"

"Yeah! We're fifty people, we don't believe we can't take him down alone."

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The Asura Adventure Team members all expressed their indignation in the team chat, feeling that it was better to fight Xuancang than to cowardly hand over five pieces of Mithril equipment.

"Alright! We'll fight with all our might! Even if we can't kill him, we'll knock out a few of his teeth!" The berserker leader, Fengran, thought for a moment and agreed.

After all, Xuancang was just a level 52 berserker, the same level as him. Their weapons and equipment were also much better than before. It wasn't like they couldn't fight the current Xuancang.

As he spoke, the Asura Adventure Team members drew their weapons, preparing to encircle and suppress Xuancang.

"You want to fight?" Xuancang looked at the high-spirited Fengran and sneered. "Perfect, I'll use you to practice!"

As he spoke, Xuancang drew the silver spear from behind his back and charged directly towards the Asura Adventure Team members.

"So fast!" Fengran was shocked as he watched Xuancang leave an afterimage behind.

Xuancang was clearly a berserker, but his current speed was difficult even for him to capture. He even felt that he was faster than the assassins in their team.

"The Asura Adventure Team is really unlucky. Our boss just advanced to a Tier 2 class and was worried about not having anyone to practice with. They actually dared to offer themselves up to die."

"Our boss is awesome! This speed is too fast!"

"Our boss used to be known for his brute strength, but he lacked speed. Now that he's advanced to a Tier 2 class, he's made up for his weakness in speed. He's probably invincible now!"

The Hecate members watched Xuancang charge towards the Asura Adventure Team, and they couldn't help but laugh.

When Xuancang was still a Tier 1 class, he had already turned the Hundred Worlds Dynasty upside down. Now that he had advanced to a Tier 2 class, he was invincible in Coldwind City.

Not to mention the Asura Adventure Team's fifty members, even a hundred would end up the same way.

Facing Xuancang's terrifying movement speed, Fengran immediately ordered the ranged attackers to launch their attacks. Six MTs (Main Tanks) tried to surround him as much as possible, preventing Xuancang from approaching the ranged and healing classes.

However, Xuancang was too fast. He easily dodged various magical missiles and arrows. The six MTs were like turtles, quickly being left behind by Xuancang. He bypassed the six MTs and charged towards the Asura Adventure Team's healing and ranged classes.

"Vanish!"

Xuancang broke through the melee classes' defenses, suddenly leaping into the air. The spear in his hand rotated, gradually forming a storm. Then, he swung the spear down towards the healers.

Tier 2 skill: Blade Storm!

Just as Xuancang was about to land on the healers, a streak of crimson light flew out from the air.

The crimson light was like a meteor, rushing towards Xuancang's blind spot at an extremely fast speed. The terrifying power even scorched the air into nothingness.

However, Xuancang reacted quickly, waving his spear in mid-air and changing his stance.

He forcibly interrupted Blade Storm, switching to Whirlwind Slash to meet the incoming crimson light.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, sparks flew everywhere, and a wave spread out from mid-air.

Xuancang was sent flying like a cannonball, flying more than twenty yards away and landing heavily on the ground. He retreated five or six steps to stabilize his body. With each step, his feet left deep footprints in the ground.

By the time he stabilized his body, the ground beneath his feet was cracked inch by inch.

A damage number of over 22,000 floated above Xuancang's head, and his health bar visibly decreased by a large chunk.

"What's going on?"

"Is there a monster attacking?"

Whether it was the Asura Adventure Team or the Hecate members, they all looked at this scene in disbelief, especially the Hecate members, who almost popped their eyes out as they watched Xuancang lose more than a third of his health instantly.

"Who is it? Who was attacking me just now? What's the big deal about ambushing? Show yourself if you have the guts!" Xuancang roared angrily.

Before Xuancang could finish speaking, ten people walked over from not far away, each wearing a black cloak, but not concealing their faces.

"Who are you? How dare you ambush me? Do you want to be enemies with Hecate?" Xuancang looked at the approaching ten figures with some apprehension.

From the previous attack, he already understood that the strength of the newcomers was definitely not simple. In terms of pure strength, they were even above him.

"Who are we?" Shifeng smiled faintly. "Didn't you want the Asura Adventure Team's leader? That's me!"