Volume 1: National Treasure of China Chapter 50: Empty and Deceptive

  Long Xing looked at the man without any politeness: "What you said is right, cooperation is a must." His tone did not allow for questioning.

  That person turned his head and took a look, then looked deeply at the small pit under Long Xing's feet. After that, he instructed someone beside him, and immediately one person left, while that person made a please gesture.

  Long Xing saw it was natural to know, and cooperation was in sight. He then pulled Yi Shui's hand and walked towards the ancient castle.

  Yi Shui was dragged by Long Xing, with a face full of shame and anger. This guy had been taking advantage of him all day, and now he couldn't even save face. Today's loss was a waste for Yi Shui. As Long Xing pulled his hand, Yi Shui struggled several times but couldn't break free, so he let Long Xing pull him into the ancient castle.

  Long Xing held onto Yi Shui's delicate, boneless small hand, with a satisfied expression walking towards the ancient castle, his heart was blooming with joy. It seemed that even the coldest woman could be made to accept one's actions as long as the right methods were used.

  After entering the ancient castle, Long Xing pulled Yi Shui to sit on a sofa before looking at that person again with a face full of inquiry.

  The man saw Long Xing's expression, relying on his keenness like a fox, how could he not know what Long Xing wanted to know. He immediately began to introduce himself: "Hello, I am the Archbishop of the Gohaman Regional Branch of the Church of Light, my name is Johann Braunberg." Braunberg said, looking at Long Xing with an inquiring expression.

  Long Xing also knew that this guy wanted to know his background, and didn't waste any words: "My name is Wang Wu, from Fuxian. As for you, uh... what's your name?" Long Xing not only used a fake name but also a fake region, and he even pretended to be stupid, asking Yishui her name and region.

  She couldn't help but laugh to herself, but on the surface she still had to put on a show. She also replied in standard English: "My name is Su Yu, I'm from New York." After that, she sat back down again.

  Soon, when everyone was chatting happily, the Pope of Light rushed over with a few people and saw Long Xing and Yishui sitting on the sofa as soon as they arrived.

  Then, Pope Guangming looked at Long Xing and Yishui with a hint of a smile, before asking: "I suppose these two are here to cooperate with us? I just don't know what kind of trump card you have to collaborate with the Guangming Church."

  Long Xing looked at the smiling Pope of Guangming, with a somewhat disdainful glance, before smiling and saying: "I don't know what low card the Pope wants to see from me?" Long Xing understood that this old man wanted to know if he had the ability to cooperate with him, but the other party's words were too revealing, not subtle at all.

  The Pope saw Dragon's willingness to show off his skills, and then nodded towards a burly man saying: "Captain Lank, would you like to exercise your muscles?"

  "I'm willing to serve." The burly man named Rank bowed slightly, then stood up and pointed at the door, saying "please" as he waited for Long to move.

  The dragon's actions were somewhat comical, if it was a one-on-one fight, currently, he hadn't lost to anyone except that ability devourer, this guy was clearly a martial artist through and through, fighting someone like him, he had the upper hand, with that thought, he stood up and walked away.

  Nalanque also walked into the arena, and with a slight movement, he revealed his original form. To everyone's surprise, he was actually a werewolf. Long Xing was taken aback, but he felt that there was something wrong with this werewolf, although he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

  Lan Ke let out a wolf-like howl and charged at Long Xing, but what was unusual was that he used both his hands and feet to propel himself forward simultaneously, his movements almost identical to those of a wolf. His attack came swiftly, although it was still much slower than Long Xing's own speed. Nevertheless, his actions were not something an ordinary person could withstand; at the very least, they would be too fast for an average magician or ability user to react to.

  As he watched the werewolf pounce, Long Xing put away his underestimating intention and suddenly appeared behind the werewolf. With one kick, he sent the werewolf flying, but as soon as his foot made contact with the werewolf's body, Long Xing discovered that this werewolf's body seemed unusually hard, at least a hundred times harder than an ordinary person's body.

  The Pope of the Radiant Church and others saw that Long Xuan's movements were extraordinary, and they were all shocked. After all, this person's speed was too fast, and even if he suddenly launched an attack, ordinary people would not have time to react before being killed by him.

  The wolfman who was kicked flying came back with a howl, only this time his speed was much faster than before, and his attack was even more fierce, swinging his claws wildly at Long Xing.

  Long Xing saw that his own attack had little effect, and he didn't hold back. His dagger was swallowed up in the battle with the devourer, and now he had no weapon. Long Xing could only use his body parts to start attacking the werewolf. For a time, each part of Long Xing's body became a deadly weapon, beating the werewolf until it was powerless to fight back.

  Just as everyone was watching with relish, Long Xing suddenly kicked the wolf man Lang Ke flying with one foot. Immediately after that, Long Xing's body disappeared from everyone's sight. When he reappeared, he was already behind the wolf man. Then, Long Xing hugged the wolf man and spun around in mid-air before falling down. Closely following that, Long Xing and the wolf man crashed to the ground together, but Long Xing made sure the wolf man's head touched the ground first, while he himself dodged away the moment his body touched the ground.

  "With a 'bang' sound, the werewolf's head was stuck into the floor. Long Xing elegantly patted off the dust on his body and looked at the Pope of the Holy Light with an inquiring expression."

  The Pope of the Radiant Church was apparently surprised by Long Xing's speed, but turned his face and his expression returned to normal, as if he still had some doubts about Long Xing's abilities. The Pope of the Radiant Church tilted his head again, and another person walked out beside him. This person gave Long Xing a very ordinary feeling, only that he didn't know what ability he had.

  That person looked at the werewolf being pulled out and taken away with some disdain, appearing somewhat impatient. After glancing at Long Xing, he didn't say a word, but instead clapped his hands together, then flipped his palm towards Long Xing. Suddenly, a bright spot emerged from his palm, which slowly grew larger before shooting towards Long Xing.

  The dragon watched the man, not knowing what he was doing. With a swift and quick movement, the bright light had already shot to the front of Long Xing's chest. Under his sudden loss of defense, Long Xing only managed to dodge in time, but still got hit by the beam on his arm. Following that, his entire arm was severed, with blood gushing out. And then, at the same time as Long Xing dodged to avoid it, he also saw that the space behind the light had already cracked open.

  At the moment when Long Xing's arm was cut off, Yi Shui's heart felt as if it had been stabbed by something, and he felt a dull pain in his chest. His eyes were somewhat lifeless as he stared at the severed arm on the ground. The Pope of the Church of Light and others also looked at the severed arm with some shock. The Pope glanced at the person on the scene with some resentment, but then he calmed down again. If such a master didn't have any special means, relying solely on his quick movements, there would be no need for him to cooperate with himself. Thinking of this, he looked calmly at the scene again.

  Long Xing looked at his own arm, and his eyes suddenly turned crimson red. After Long Xing's loud roar, the surroundings of that person exploded, and the flames from the explosion scorched the entire ancient castle, making it scorching hot. Even people inside the house could feel it, and the energy of the explosion in the courtyard was terrifying.

  Not long after the explosion, the flames suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a charred and unrecognizable figure that looked like an ordinary person. The scorching temperature after the blast incinerated all the surrounding flowers, trees, and scenery, not even leaving behind the arm of Long Xing.

  Yi Shui finally revealed a side that a woman should show, her eyes were red and she rushed out of the house in a hurry, then stretched out her hand to take out her handkerchief, just about to carefully bandage Long Xing, but discovered a shocking fact.

  As he watched the dragon, he didn't care about the water beside him, but instead stared fiercely at the Pope and others inside the house: "Hmph, I think it's not necessary to try again. If you still want to continue trying, then my subordinates will show no mercy." After finishing speaking, his left hand clenched into a fist, and behind him, a loud rumbling explosion sound erupted, followed by the explosion spreading throughout the entire courtyard, extending in all directions, and finally stopping after encircling once.

  What shocked Yishui was not Long Xing's explosive power, but his recovery ability. Now, Long Xing's right hand from the elbow down was rapidly healing and growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Before long, Long Xing's right hand had grown back out. Finally, Long Xing slightly moved his right hand before coldly staring at Guangming Emperor and others.

  "If it doesn't come out, the ancient castle will collapse..." Long Xing said, then stretched out his hand and pulled Yi Shui out of the courtyard, slowly waiting for Guangming Emperor and others to come out on a quiet lawn.

  Soon, the Pope of Light and the werewolf from before as well as the person who had cut off Long Xing's arm all walked out. The werewolf had already returned to its original form, while the person who had cut off Long Xing's arm was covered in soot, looking like he had just escaped a fire scene, without even a piece of cloth to cover his shame.

  Yi Shui couldn't bear to look at the person, so she turned her head and stopped looking at the crowd. It was at this moment that the ancient castle behind them completely collapsed, and except for a few people beside the Pope, no one else came out from inside.

  The Pope of the Radiant Church seemed somewhat annoyed at Long Yue's actions, but he didn't immediately erupt. He was now seeing just how great Long Yue's abilities were - his extremely agile movements and powerful recovery ability alone would be enough to annihilate an average mid-tier Esper, and the explosive power he had revealed afterwards was not something that ordinary people could withstand.

  With the Pope's insight, it was clear that Long Xing was able to control his powers at the time of the explosion, unlike some ability users whose powers would burst out and become uncontrollable. For example, the guy who injured Long Xing's arm earlier had a powerful tearing ability that could even create spatial rifts. However, for someone with quick movements, it wasn't difficult to dodge his attacks and land a fierce blow on him. His weakness was that his attack time was long, and he could only shoot in a straight line at his target. Moreover, his ability had a limited number of uses.

  The Pope of the Church of Light looked at Long Xing and said with a sincere face: "Welcome to join the big family of the Church of Light. Now, as the Pope, I declare that Wang Wu and Sui Yu will be the temple's guest officials from now on. When they see me, they don't need to bow. The two of them will be our church's loyal cooperative partners."

  Long Xing looked at the Pope of the Radiant Church, naturally aware that his words were full of traps, but he didn't mind. His goal wasn't here anyway. After all, taking down the Dark Temple wasn't the current priority; if he could take advantage of the situation to get the other two steel plates, that would be the real priority.

  Yeah, I said it and I did it, today's third update, I said it and I did it... brothers, collect them...