17: The reckless Spirit Kite Douluo

Thousands of acres of fertile land, a vast expanse of green; at this moment, however, the crops were emitting dots of green light and flying into the air.

These crops on the noble Fiefs, even in years of great drought, would have water hauled for irrigation, growing quite well.

But now, as Yu Mengzhang extracted the life force within them,

the crops began to wither rapidly.

The guards on the ground, seeing this scene, all fell into a panic.

"What's going on? What happened to our crops?"

"Lord Count! Look! Our reservoir is gone! The crops are in a terrible state too..."

"..."

Lights flickered on in room after room.

Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, a Fatty dressed in luxurious clothes ran over. Seeing the reservoir quickly hitting rock bottom, his face flushed red with rage.

Waving his fists, he said angrily, "What is going on?!"

"Argh!!! Who is it? Was it some Spirit Master? Why haven't you stopped them yet? Do you really want all of the Master's wealth to be stolen?"

The Count was so angry that he shoved the guards beside him.

The Spirit Masters' strength was naturally greater than the Count's, but none of them dared to speak up now, let alone step forward!

Nonsense—a Waterspout reaching directly into the heavens.

They didn't even dare to think about it!

Even for a Spirit Master, a casual strike would likely be enough to kill them all!

"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! What's the point of keeping you?"

The Count screamed in fury.

The surrounding guards all played dead; none dared to stick their necks out.

"Also, what's with the green light in the sky?"

The Count noticed something was wrong; in the surrounding night, dots of green light, like fireflies, were also ascending toward the sky.

And looking at the range... it looked very much like his Fief!

"My Lord, that... that seems to be the fields. Our crops are all turning bad..."

A guard holding a torch said in a low voice.

The Count's eyes rolled back, and he nearly fainted on the spot.

Everyone scrambled to support the Count, pinching his philtrum.

By the time the Count woke up, the water in the reservoir had been completely swept away, not a single drop left.

The green light stopped ascending. Someone ran back to report the situation in the fields.

Although they hadn't withered completely, too much life force had been extracted; they were now barely clinging to life!

The Count scrambled up, his face dark enough to drip water.

Pointing at the sky, he gritted his teeth and said, "Bas...!"

Rumble...!!!

A world-shaking peal of thunder rang out.

In the pitch-black night sky, amidst the dark clouds, silver light flickered—a massive bolt of lightning was brewing.

Thump...!!!

The Count fell straight to his knees, his face pale as he hurriedly said, "O Deity! Whatever you want is fine, I will satisfy your every wish!"

"..."

Everyone looked at this death-fearing Fatty, slandering him in their hearts.

At the same time, they couldn't help but secretly gloat.

Although they all relied on the Count for their livelihoods,

over the years, the Count had preyed upon the locals and seized property through force or trickery. How many people had cursed him? They, too, had become his accomplices and lackeys.

Seeing the Count suffer now, they were happy too!

...On the other side, Yu Mengzhang continued to extract the life force of crops from various noble Fiefs in the air.

There was almost no need to judge whether a noble was good or bad.

Of those who could climb to such a position, how many had clean hands?

Of course, he wouldn't truly exploit them to the point of death.

He would certainly leave a glimmer of life for the crops in the noble Fiefs, at least enough for them to grow and be harvested normally.

Yu Mengzhang shuttled through the clouds, looking down at the next noble Fief.

The same scene played out.

A Waterspout rose from below, entering the clouds.

Dots of green light flew from the fields into the air, controlled by Yu Mengzhang.

The nobles and guards below were all dumbfounded.

Yu Mengzhang suddenly discovered that although he was clearly "plundering," his Karma was actually rising slightly... This was completely different from what he had expected... In the air, the Spirit Kite Douluo was chasing Tang Xiao, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

She didn't care what Tang Xiao's strength was; she was extremely confident.

Tang Xiao's figure suddenly vanished ahead. She paused, stunned. "Where is he?"

"Who are you? Why are you chasing me?"

Tang Xiao suddenly appeared behind the Spirit Kite Douluo and asked coldly.

The Spirit Kite Douluo turned around. Both were Titled Douluo, but the other's aura was far above hers.

Her expression grew solemn as she suddenly realized she seemed to have underestimated her opponent.

"The Spirit Kite Douluo of Spirit Hall?"

Another voice rang out.

Yu Yuanzhen appeared on the other side.

The Spirit Kite Douluo's face changed drastically; she hadn't even noticed him!

Following that, two more figures appeared from different directions: the Poison Douluo and the Sword Douluo.

The four of them happened to surround the Spirit Kite Douluo in the center.

!!! The Spirit Kite Douluo couldn't help but grow nervous. Fiery Soul Power erupted from her body, and nine spirit rings pulsed up and down, ready to strike at any moment.

Tang Xiao and the other three looked at the Spirit Kite Douluo in surprise.

Wait, she's losing her cool already?

Is this woman a bit reckless?

Yu Yuanzhen said helplessly, "Spirit Kite Douluo, we aren't targeting you; we just don't want you causing trouble. We've all appeared now for the sake of that Deity, haven't we?"

The Spirit Kite Douluo snorted coldly. "What Deity? Just someone playing god!"

??? Everyone was stunned again, their judgment further reinforced.

Yu Yuanzhen gave a helpless smile, pointed at the sky, and asked in return:

"Then tell me, what kind of existence can directly change the weather for a thousand miles around? A Titled Douluo? I can't even imagine it."

"...Regardless, it's not a Deity! Perhaps it's some Spirit Beast! I will expose his true face!"

The Spirit Kite Douluo said coldly.

At the same time, she glanced at Tang Xiao. The gap in their strength was visible to the naked eye, so she could only give up for now.

She would investigate this so-called "Deity" first!

Roar...!!!

At that moment, a faint dragon roar drifted over.

A vast, sacred, and noble aura radiated down from the heavens.

Everyone was stunned, but Yu Yuanzhen felt it most deeply.

That dragon roar contained the Dragon Qi of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, creating a strong resonance within him.

"It's... related to our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

Yu Yuanzhen thought.

Suddenly, a brilliant flash of fire burst before their eyes.

The Spirit Kite Douluo had actually transformed into a Fire Kite in an instant, flying straight toward the higher heavens!

???

Everyone was dazed for a moment.

"Wait, what is she doing?" Tang Xiao asked.

The Poison Douluo said softly, "She wouldn't really go and offend the Deity, would she? What a fool..."

"Fuck!!!"

The four of them almost wanted to start cursing.

Especially as they watched the Spirit Kite Douluo almost turn into a small red dot, vanishing into the clouds.

This reckless woman is actually going to target the Deity?

Wait, has her head been crushed by a door?

To create such a massive scene—if it's not a Deity, could it possibly be a six-year-old child?

If she really offends the Deity... if the Deity gets angry, don't tell me he'll just send down Divine Punishment and deal with all of us!

"Quick, stop her!"

The four of them immediately reached a consensus.

Then, they turned into four streaks of light, rapidly charging into the sky.

Chasing after the Spirit Kite Douluo...