173: Chapter 173 The Universe and Stars, Contempt, Divine Will, Dharma Form? They're all idiots!

Mu Susu's words fell, and the air in the courtyard seemed to solidify slightly.

"Are you bragging!?"

Lu Qingyun spoke bluntly, raising his eyes to look at Mu Susu, a glimmer of sharpness hidden in the depths of his eyes.

He deliberately put on a sloppy, skeptical look, his tone filled with mockery: "If you, the Heavenly Demon, are so omnipotent, then I would like to ask—what exactly is hidden behind this suddenly bustling, suddenly held National Martial Arts Tournament?"

"No way, right?"

He leaned forward, his tone carrying a hint of deliberate provocation, "A Heavenly Demon who can take me out of this world within a well couldn't possibly fail to figure out such a small matter, right?"

He was calculating rapidly in his heart.

The system quest only required him to find out the truth and secrets of the Martial Arts Tournament; it didn't say he had to investigate it himself.

If he could trick the truth out of this Heavenly Demon and get a free race template upgrade, wouldn't that be much better than working himself to death in the tournament?

However...

When Mu Susu heard this, instead of following his lead, the corners of her mouth curled into a playful arc.

She looked at Lu Qingyun quietly, her eyes as if looking at a little mouse playing tricks.

"Heh—"

"I have observed this world for over a hundred years; such a small matter naturally cannot be hidden from me."

As soon as she spoke, Lu Qingyun was overjoyed, thinking it was going to work.

But the next second, Mu Susu's tone changed abruptly, and her voice stopped short.

"It's nothing more than things you frogs at the bottom of the well are fighting over."

She glanced sideways at Lu Qingyun, the mockery in her eyes undisguised, "It has some value, but in my eyes, it's just so-so."

She had spoken, yet said nothing at all.

The smile on Lu Qingyun's face stiffened.

Fine.

He had been seen through.

This old monster had lived for who knows how many years; such small tricks were like children's play in her eyes, seen through at a glance.

"Want to know?"

Mu Susu lightly tapped the stone table with her fingertips, and a thin layer of frost instantly condensed on the surface. Her tone carried an indisputable certainty, "Then assist me in getting the heavenly demon stone back."

"Anyway, to you people, that heavenly demon stone is just an accessory for nourishing the body; using it as a tournament prize is simply a waste of a heavenly treasure."

She said it lightly, but the gaze she directed at Lu Qingyun hid a hint of unfathomable meaning.

After staring for a long while, she chuckled softly, her tone leisurely: "Don't worry. As long as the heavenly demon stone is in hand, the future I promise you will be far more brilliant than you can imagine."

Lu Qingyun rolled his eyes.

The pie she drew was big and round, but unfortunately, he didn't buy it.

However, even though the trick failed, he didn't come away empty-handed.

From the Heavenly Demon's attitude, combined with terms like extraterrestrial meteorites and extraterrestrial Heavenly Demons, he had a vague guess—this woman might really be from the vast cosmic starry sky.

If that were true, then the so-called vast world wasn't entirely bragging.

"Fine, I'll help you get the heavenly demon stone."

Lu Qingyun stood up, patted the dust off his pants, and didn't haggle.

In any case, the heavenly demon stone was something he was determined to get; since it was a matter of pushing the boat with the current, why not do it?

He would get it himself first; as for whether he would give it to her later... that was another matter.

"Give me a down payment first. The full set of Heavenly Demon Arts would be great; for you, the Heavenly Demon, it shouldn't be a big problem. Just have someone send it to my residence when the time comes. As for later..."

"Ugly words first: if the benefits you give don't match my expectations when the time comes..."

He didn't finish his sentence, just grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, his smile carrying a hint of ferocity.

He glanced at the prompt bar above Mu Susu's head.

Although she had two different levels, one of which would probably surpass him soon.

But... there was still one lower than him.

Then... the Hierarchical Severity BOSS mechanism will make him the strictest father to this Heavenly Demon!

After speaking, without waiting for Mu Susu's response, Lu Qingyun's figure flickered and turned into an afterimage, disappearing outside the courtyard gate.

The courtyard returned to dead silence.

Not until Lu Qingyun's aura had completely faded did a hunched figure quietly emerge from the shadows.

It was the one-armed White-bearded Old Man.

His only remaining left arm hung at his side, the wound long since scabbed over, but his entire face revealed a morbid fanaticism.

His gaze toward Mu Susu's back was like worshiping a supreme deity.

"Master."

He knelt on one knee, his voice hoarse but carrying bone-chilling killing intent: "That brat dared to be so disrespectful to you, not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth. Does Master want this subordinate to chase after him now, cut off his head, and offer it to you to apologize?"

In his view, no matter how strong Lu Qingyun was, he was just a junior with some talent.

A mere Divine Intent little guy, daring to be presumptuous in front of the Heavenly Demon?

This was simply an insult to her!

"Slap—!"

A crisp, loud slap suddenly exploded!

Mu Susu backhanded a slap directly onto the White-bearded Old Man's face.

The force wasn't great, but it carried an irresistible soul pressure, forcibly spinning the old man half a circle on the spot. Half of his face instantly swelled high, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

The old man was stunned.

He knelt on the ground, covering his face, his eyes full of disbelief, but he didn't dare to even have half a word of questioning.

Mu Susu slowly turned around, her eyes as cold as eternal ice, carrying the indifference of a higher life form looking down on ants.

"Kill him?"

She sneered, her tone full of mockery.

"All of you added together don't amount to a single hair of his."

The White-bearded Old Man trembled all over, suddenly raising his head, his eyes full of horror.

All of them?

Including him, a Dharma Form Grandmaster?

As if seeing through his thoughts.

Mu Susu took two steps forward, looking down at him, the contempt in her voice almost overflowing.

"Divine Will Celestial?"

"Dharma Form Grandmaster?"

"Heh, they're all a bunch of idiots."