Chapter 70: Coming and Going at Will?

“Cluck cluck cluck!”
Chicken Tyrant, as always, led the flock, standing arrogantly at the very front.
In the past, he would have been amused and toyed with this fellow for a bit, but today he had no such mood. He needed to focus on elevating his cultivation as quickly as possible.
He raised his foot and kicked Chicken Tyrant aside.
“Stay out of my way. Don’t bother me.”
Without another glance, he headed upstairs.
He was determined to break through right now—a single dragon pearl was enough to push him to the peak of Martial Master.
“Wenlong, I’m going to make a breakthrough. Guard the door for me and don’t let anyone disturb me.”
Xiao Yang gave his instructions.
Hao Wenlong nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, Young Master!”
Receiving the answer, Xiao Yang entered the room, dropped himself onto the bed, and took out the dragon pearl, which could easily be mistaken for a luminous pearl.
“Brother, my breakthrough depends on you,” he murmured.
With a thought, he activated the pearl.
“Ding! Do you wish to recycle the dragon pearl? Upon success, you will receive one and a half million krypton points.”
“Yes!”
He agreed without hesitation.
In the next instant, the dragon pearl in his hand began to dissolve, scattering and vanishing before his very eyes in just a few breaths.
Right then, a prompt sounded in his ear.
“Ding! Sale successful. You have received one and a half million krypton points.”
His situation was urgent; he had no choice but to take this action.
Let alone one and a half million—even for a million, Xiao Yang would have sold it without hesitation.
What’s most important to a person? Life, of course.
Looking at the balance of over two million krypton points, he could hardly contain his excitement.
This—this was real wealth!
In his past life or this one, never had he possessed so much money.
“Let’s go!”
“Let the feast of breakthroughs begin!”
He whispered to himself, his hand already poised over the breakthrough button.
A gentle press.
“Ding! Do you wish to spend three hundred thousand to break through your current realm?”
“Yes!”
“Ding! Breakthrough successful. Your cultivation has reached Martial Master sixth stage.”
A warm current surged through his body, and Xiao Yang almost groaned involuntarily, but he forced himself to hold back.
“Ah, that feels good!”
He couldn’t help but exclaim.
Without delay, he pressed the upgrade button again.
Why stop at one realm? Breaking through four or five at a stretch—that’s what true satisfaction was!
Outside, Hao Wenlong was bewildered.
He had just sensed Xiao Yang achieving a breakthrough.
He was just feeling happy for his young master when another fluctuation came from inside the room.
It seemed… another breakthrough?
Amazed by Xiao Yang’s talent—two breakthroughs in a row—he was still marveling when yet another surge came from within.
For a genius to break through three realms in a single session, Hao Wenlong could only call it terrifying.
And he couldn’t help but admire the City Lord’s discernment.
One day, three realms! Such talent—it was monstrous!
But just as he was in awe, the room pulsed with energy yet again.
Hao Wenlong was stunned, his mind unable to process what he was witnessing.
“Another breakthrough?” he muttered subconsciously.
Four realms in a single day!
He was at a loss for words, unable to voice the shock in his heart.
“Break!”
A voice suddenly echoed from the room, followed by the roar of surging blood and energy.
Another breakthrough?
Hao Wenlong was numb; words could no longer capture his feelings.
This was beyond monstrous.
Five realms in a single day.
If he told anyone, they would certainly think him insane.
Breaking through five realms in a day—could that even be done by a human?
“Hahaha! The peak of Martial Master—just one final step!”
A hint of delight flashed in Xiao Yang’s eyes.
With his current cultivation speed, it wouldn’t be long before he could attempt Martial Marquis, or even Martial King.
He now had about seven hundred thousand krypton points left.
He wanted to see how many more it would take to reach the next level.
He lightly tapped the one-click upgrade button.
“Ding! To break through this realm requires five hundred thousand krypton points!”
“Eh!”
That was two hundred thousand more than a minor breakthrough, but still within his means.
He decided to continue.
“Grandmaster Martial Artist, here I come!”
He shouted with excitement and pressed the button.
In the next moment, a powerful force surged up, violently tearing at his body.
At the same time, a flood of spiritual energy rushed toward him.
Above his head, a vortex of spiritual energy began to form, drawing in the aura from a radius of three hundred miles.
In an instant, the entire city of North Desert seemed frozen in place.
People stared in astonishment at the swirling vortex above, question marks filling their minds.
“Isn’t this breakthrough a bit too exaggerated?”
In the Bai family compound, all the experts wore grave expressions as they looked into the distance.
The pressure from that energy left them all trembling with fear.
In almost no time, a single thought arose in every heart:
This wasn’t the breakthrough of a Martial Marquis—this was the power of a Martial King!
At the realization, their breaths grew rapid.
A Martial King expert was the equivalent of a nation’s ruler.
That such a figure was hidden in the humble North Desert City—unbelievable.
No one was more frightened than Marquis Viper.
He had never imagined that this minor city would conceal a Martial King.
Now, he was truly riding a tiger, unable to dismount.
If he made a move and incurred the displeasure of such a powerhouse, the outcome would be disastrous.
He might be swatted to death with a single slap.
If Marquis Viper died here, that would be the end of him.
But if he slunk away with his tail between his legs, his reputation would be ruined.
From then on, people would speak of him as a laughingstock.
The happiest of all, however, was Jin Buhuan.
“My heavens! There’s actually a Martial King hidden in my city—bliss like this arrives too suddenly, it’s almost overwhelming!”
“Hahaha!”
The city lord of North Desert, Jin Buhuan, just wanted to laugh out loud—who could compare to him now?
But soon his gaze fixed on Marquis Viper, Chang Mang.
“Chang Mang, if you leave now, I’ll pretend nothing happened. If you don’t, don’t blame me for what comes next.”
Chang Mang’s feelings were impossible to describe.
He’d intended to seize the dragon pearl and depart, even if it meant some deaths in North Desert City. At worst, he’d avoid the Northern Dipper Kingdom in the future.
But now, things were different.
This wretched city harbored a Martial King.
For someone of that level, killing him would require no more than a thought.
“Do you think a Martial King cares about your petty squabbles?” he said coldly, trying to comfort himself with the notion that the Martial King might just be passing through.
“Heh, want to try and see?”
With a Martial King standing behind him, Jin Buhuan was emboldened, mocking him outright.
Chang Mang was so furious his teeth itched with rage. He wanted to retort, “Let’s see, then!”
But he didn’t dare.
If he did, and the Martial King took offense, he would die in a foreign land.
“What’s the matter, Marquis Viper? Are you getting cold feet?”
Seeing Chang Mang’s urge to explode but not daring to, Jin Buhuan was immensely satisfied.
“Very well… very well… I’ll remember this day, and we’ll settle it in the future.”
Marquis Viper realized that staying would only invite humiliation.
Better to leave now and save some dignity.
Before he could finish his sentence, he turned to leave.
But this time, City Lord Jin Buhuan was no longer willing to let him off so easily.
Before, their forces were evenly matched. Now, things were different.
With a Martial King supporting his side, it was time for Marquis Viper to panic.
“Heh! Come and go as you please—what do you take North Desert City for?”
“The sons of North Desert stand ready!”
He shouted thunderously.
And as if in response, a deafening roar erupted in unison—tens of thousands of voices rising together.