Chapter 4826
“Why is that?” Kai asked, puzzled.
“If you challenge him now, he’ll be at his peak strength. But if you wait for others to weaken him first, it’ll be much easier,” the old man explained.
Kai chuckled. Even if the first-level challenge was difficult, it was nothing he couldn’t handle with his current strength.
“Fellow Daoist, don’t be so quick to laugh. Do you think just because our world is barren, there are no powerful cultivators? That you can win effortlessly?” the old man said.
Kai nodded, neither denying nor arguing the point.
“You’re mistaken,” the old man continued. “The person you need to challenge isn’t from our world. He arrived here not long ago.”
“The moment he appeared, we knew the natural disaster was about to begin again.”
“This might be the last time… I fear our world won’t survive.”
The old man gazed at the desolate land before him, his voice tinged with sorrow.
“What do you mean?” Kai was taken aback.
“It’s clear now—our world has been chosen as a trial ground. Once this trial ends, our purpose will be fulfilled, and there will be no reason for this world to exist anymore.”
“In the eyes of those powerful beings, our world is nothing more than a speck of dust…”
As the old man spoke, tears streamed down his face.
Kai fell silent. He didn’t know how to comfort him.
“Enemy attack!”
A sudden shout rang out, sending the town into chaos.
The monks sprang into action, leaping into the air in alarm.
Women and children remained behind, hiding inside their homes.
In the distance, two black specks approached rapidly. In mere moments, they hovered above the town.
Both cultivators were at the eighth level of the Mahayana Realm.
To the townspeople, they were insurmountable giants.
“Damn it, this place is a wasteland—there’s nothing here!” one of them cursed.
“At least we finally found a town with people,” the other replied.
“Brother, let’s search the place. Maybe we can find something useful!”
With that, the two descended toward the town.
Seeing this, many monks rushed forward in an attempt to stop them.
But the two intruders ignored them completely. One of them casually waved his hand, and a terrifying aura crashed down from the sky!
The monks in the town collapsed one after another—none could withstand the overwhelming force.
The gap in strength was simply too vast.
As the two landed in the town, one of them sneered. “Hand over all your resources, and we might spare your lives!”
The other quickly added, “And send a few beauties over! My brother and I deserve some entertainment!”
The townspeople glared at them in silent fury, but not a single person dared to speak.
“What kind of cowards are you, preying on the weak?”
At that moment, Kai, accompanied by the old man, stepped calmly into the center of the street.
“Who the hell dares to talk to us like that?”
One of the intruders cursed and turned his head—only to freeze in shock when he saw Kai.
Both men went pale.
To the monks in this small town, these two were untouchable masters.
But in Kai’s eyes, they were nothing more than ants.
The two instantly recognized him. They had seen Kai before—back at the Dao Sect, where he had slain the leader of the Ling Sect and the great elder of the Tang Sect.
“Mr. Chen… Mr. Chen, we didn’t expect to see you here!”
Their voices trembled with fear.
“You two are just here to gain experience and clear the trial. Why needlessly slaughter innocent people? The resources these people have are worthless to you.”
“Get lost. Stop bullying the weak,” Kai ordered with a dismissive wave of his hand.
The two monks nodded frantically before fleeing without a second glance.
Seeing this, the monks in the town fell to their knees, bowing in gratitude toward Kai.
The old man was equally stunned. He hadn’t expected Kai to be so powerful—even those responsible for the so-called natural disaster were terrified of him!
“Fellow Daoist, please save us!”
The old man, too, knelt before Kai.