Chapter 4996

“Brother, I’ll stay with you,” Fengxian said.

“Go quickly. The most important thing now is protecting Niu Ben. Don’t forget why we’re here,” Kai replied, waving his hand.

Fengxian nodded, then followed Bai Yi and took Niu Ben to leave.

However, the people from the Eighth Palace didn’t move aside.

“Make way…”

Kai applied slight pressure, and Huo Shizi immediately screamed like a ghost. “Move… get out of the way…!”

Seeing this, the elder waved his hand.

Fengxian and Bai Yi soon took Niu Ben and departed. Once they were gone, Kai secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Without Niu Ben to protect, he could now act freely. If he couldn’t win, he could still run—Kai was very confident in his ability to escape.

Not to mention, he had Hu Mazi, once a master of the Sixth Heaven, by his side.

“Can we have our prince back now?” the elder asked.

“No,” Kai replied with a slight smile. “I plan to use your prince’s life to exchange for some resources.”

Now that he finally had a trump card, Kai intended to make the most of it.

“Young man, you’re playing with fire!” the elder said, his face darkening.

“Playing with fire? That’s nothing—how about playing with your sister instead?” Hu Mazi stepped forward and mocked the elder.

The elder’s gaze turned sharp, and a faint white light flickered in his eyes, instantly enveloping Hu Mazi.

“Master Hu, watch out!” Kai called out in alarm.

“It’s fine—he can’t touch me,” Hu Mazi said calmly, standing still.

The elder frowned, then suddenly took a step forward. The white light in his eyes turned to gold.

At that moment, the elder’s face grew even paler.

As the golden light continued to envelop Hu Mazi, the elder’s expression became increasingly strained.

“You… you’re actually someone reincarnated?”
The elder stumbled back several steps, his voice trembling.

“Yes. If I weren’t, I wouldn’t even bother looking at someone like you,”
Hu Mazi said coldly, a faint smirk on his lips.

Kai was a little surprised. He hadn’t expected the elder of the Eighth Hall to possess such ability—to recognize Hu Mazi’s reincarnated identity at a glance.

“You’re not bad. Now take a look at who I am,”
Kai said as he removed his armor and stood before the elder.

The elder glanced at him, and golden light instantly flickered in his eyes. But after a moment, the golden hue shifted to purple.

Sweat formed on the elder’s forehead, and suddenly, with a thud, he collapsed to the ground.

Kai was puzzled. He hadn’t resisted at all and simply let the man look. Was that really necessary?

The elder slowly got back up, his eyes filled with confusion and doubt as he stared at Kai.

“Who… who are you?” the elder asked, still shaken.

“What the hell? You stared for so long and didn’t see anything?”
Kai said, speechless.

“You have Xuan Qi shielding your body—I can’t see through it,”
the elder replied, shaking his head. Then he pointed to Hu Mazi and added,
“But your status is clearly far nobler than his.”

“What the hell kind of talk is that? So I’m just cheap now?”
Hu Mazi was furious.

He looked ready to fight. Being told he wasn’t noble? Hu Mazi couldn’t let that slide!

“Master Hu, calm down. Don’t let others’ words get to you,”
Kai quickly stepped in to mediate.

“I’m not angry! This guy just can’t see a damn thing,”
Hu Mazi said coolly—but even as he claimed he wasn’t mad, he threw a punch at the elder.

Unexpectedly, the elder kept retreating, making no move to fight back.

Suddenly, he waved to his dozen subordinates and ordered,
“Retreat… we’re leaving.”

“Elder? Elder…?”
Master Huo was stunned. Why were they retreating without even rescuing him?

Right now, there were only Kai and Hu Mazi left, while they had the numbers. If they fought, they could easily win.

Why was the elder running away after just a couple of glances?