Chapter 283

Chapter 283

Overcoming the Odds

Mu Yu didn’t just sharpen his fangs but also polished his wisdom. Ku Mu’s teachings were engraved to memory. The teacher and disciple once had a conversation that went as below.

“Old Man, what’s bone disintegrating powder?” Mu Yu asked, shaking a vial around.

Mu Yu popped the lid off to pour some out on his hand, but Ku Mu smacked his hand with a rod. “T-t-touch it and you’ll lose your f-f-finger.”

“Pfft.” Mu Yu pulled his hand back and rubbed it on his thigh.

“I-i-it’s for ‘fixing’ f-f-fiends with thick sk-sk-“

“Skin. It’s for ‘fixing’ fiend beasts. Why don’t you concoct something to fix your stutter-, ah! Wait! Stop! Stop!”

Mu Yu’s joke landed him upside down on the roof.

Recalling the conversation, Mu Yu let himself be distracted, thinking, “I wonder how he’s doing.”

The smell from the empty vial in Mu Yu’s hand restored his awareness of his surroundings.

“Hahaha, you think you can win in your state when you couldn’t at 100%?”

“You think?”

Mu Yu decided to return to the ground, judging he had done more than needed.

“Haha, you scared now, are you?” Long Xingyun taunted from behind.

“I’d have liked to hear that before my last bout,” Mu Yu conveyed.

Long Xingyun turned to the other humans and voiced, “Is there nobody else among you capable of fighting? I was hoping to do unto you what he did unto Rhino.”

They all took Long Xingyun’s fighting words lying down.

The crowd made way for Mu Yu as he silently walked through to a tree. Daoist Yuan Hua approached him to hand him a white vial. “This is a healing pill. It’s for you.”

“What a lucky guy,” someone commented.

Mu Yu hesitated to accept the offer because he didn’t like those affiliated with Pill Cauldron Sect, including Daoist Yuan Hua, who appeared affable. He accepted it reluctantly as Daoist Yuan Hua was a respected elder. Furthermore, he didn’t want to be misunderstood as stuck up. Howbeit, he didn’t consume it.

Mu Yu folded forward at the torso. “Thank you, Elder.”

Mu Yu went to sit down under a tree and commenced his healing process. Daoist Yuan Hua didn’t question why Mu Yu didn’t consume the pill. He silently watched Mu Yu go about his business for a while before refocusing his attention on the contest area.

“Are you surrendering?” Long Xingyun inquired.

Despite the ridicule, nobody stepped up.