136: Holy Land is also a place for small change? My first braised pork in Central Plains

Silence.

A deathly silence.

The originally noisy restaurant hall instantly fell into a strange, deathly silence after "Tie Niu's" honest-sounding voice fell. Even the high-and-mighty Tian Xu Holy Son, who was about to take his seat, had his sinister eyes slightly pause. He was used to running rampant in this Central Continent, and it was the first time he had seen a Body Cultivator barbarian dare to talk about "paying a salary" in front of him.

"Pfft—Hahahaha!"

The first to react was the Disciple pointing at Gu Yang's nose. He looked as if he had heard the biggest joke of his life, laughing so hard he couldn't straighten his back, his finger trembling violently as he pointed at Gu Yang.

"Big guy, you just said... we need to pay you a salary?" The Disciple's eyes showed a playful look of seeing a dead man, "It seems the barbarians from the Savage Domain not only have great strength but also have broken brains. Do you really not know how fast the Purple Lightning Spear of my Tianxu Sacred Land is, or do you really want to look for pocket change in that beast's belly?"

"I don't know how to write, and my brain is indeed stupid." Gu Yang scratched his head honestly, but his gaze was always locked onto the fattest hind leg meat of that Wind-Chasing Leopard, "But I know that when I'm hungry, whatever is in front of me is mine."

"Roar—!"

The Wind-Chasing Leopard seemed to sense some kind of malice that made its Soul tremble. Its originally provocative low growl instantly turned into a scream of terror. Its white fur stood on end, and this Late-stage Spirit Transformation Vicious Beast actually shrank back two steps involuntarily. As a Yao Beast with intuition far superior to humans, in its vision, the big man in front of it was not some fool at all, but an Ancient Furnace that was rapidly compressing and emitting a monstrous blood Qi!

"Vile beast, what are you barking for? Hurry up and bite him to death!" Seeing his mount retreating, the Disciple felt he had lost face in front of the Saint, and the long whip in his hand carried a purple lightning light, lashing fiercely towards Gu Yang's face, "In front of the Saint, is it your turn for a barbarian to talk nonsense?"

Snap!

A crisp explosion echoed through the hall.

The expected flesh-rending did not happen.

Gu Yang merely raised his right hand slightly, his five fingers like steel hooks, easily grabbing the lightning whip infused with Soul Transformation Stage mana in his palm. The lightning, capable of splitting gold and stone, hit his dark gold skin, and besides a few wisps of fine smoke, it didn't even hurt a single hair, instead being swallowed clean by the extreme blood Qi in his body.

"This whip is quite cool, suitable for driving away mosquitoes in summer." Gu Yang smiled honestly and pulled hard with his right hand.

"Ah—!"

An indescribable, terrifying savage force surged wildly along the whip. The Disciple only managed to let out half a scream before he was pulled by Gu Yang like a giant dragon pulling a rope, his feet leaving the ground as he was forcefully dragged in front of him.

Gu Yang's left hand suddenly swung in a wide arc.

"Big Slap—Powered-up Version!"

Boom!!

No fancy Spell shadows, just pure physical impact exceeding several times the speed of sound. That slap on the Disciple's face didn't make the sound of flesh colliding, but a dull explosion like a heavy hydraulic press piercing through ten layers of steel plates in an instant.

That Soul Transformation Stage Disciple didn't even have time for his Primordial Spirit to escape. His head instantly disappeared under everyone's gaze, turning into a mist of blood and fine bone shards. Then, his broken, headless body turned into a purple meteor, crashing through the reinforced Formation walls on the third floor of the restaurant and smashing a deep pit at the end of the distant street.

"I used too much strength; this top flew a bit far." Gu Yang retracted his hand and sincerely apologized to the dumbfounded restaurant manager, "Sorry, manager, I'll use their storage bags to pay for the wall later."

"Presumptuous! How dare you hurt an inner sect elite of my Tianxu Sacred Land!"

The originally steady Tian Xu Holy Son finally changed his expression. He stood up, surrounded by purple Qi, and his originally jade-like face was now covered with frost-like clouds. The remaining dozen or so followers behind him all drew their Flying Swords, Sword Intent crisscrossing. Because the Laws of the Central Continent were firm, these Sword Qi actually condensed into visible physical Sword Gang in mid-air, instantly grinding the surrounding tables and chairs into powder.

"Tie Niu, no matter what path your 'Great Strength Sect' follows, today you must die." The Tian Xu Holy Son's voice was cold, "If I don't tear off your foul skin to make a lamp today, how can my Tianxu Sacred Land stand in the Central Continent?"

"I said just now, I won't kneel." Gu Yang patted Er Gou's head. Er Gou tactfully jumped aside and began searching the ruins for the half-bowl of leftover soup he hadn't finished eating, "Also, that leopard... is really fat, the meat looks very firm."

Before Gu Yang's voice fell, he had already disappeared from the spot.

Because the Spiritual Qi pressure in this restaurant was extremely high, Gu Yang's explosive power produced an extremely heavy "sense of mass" at this moment. The moment he stepped on the ground, the foundation of the restaurant, paved with profound gold rock, made a tooth-aching cracking sound, and the entire restaurant shook violently under this violent stomp.

"Seeking death! Great Void Purple Lightning Formation—Lock!"

A dozen Disciples roared in unison, their Flying Swords weaving into a dense purple electric net in the air.

Gu Yang didn't even take out his star shattering hammer. He just took a deep breath, and under the skin of his Divine Demon Golden Body Perfection, the deep blue water soul origin stones energy was instantly ignited by his blood Qi.

"Extreme Dao—Force Field Head-on!"

Gu Yang didn't dodge or avoid, using his chest, as hard as divine iron, to directly crash into the electric net that was enough to shred a Low Grade Spiritual Artifact.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

A series of dense metal clashing sounds made the Sea of Consciousness of all the Spell Cultivators present ring. In everyone's horrified gaze, those Flying Swords, which were enough to give ordinary Body Cultivators a headache, made a crisp sound like hitting ten-thousand-year fine gold when they hit Gu Yang's chest. Those Flying Swords not only failed to pierce Gu Yang's skin but instead bent and deformed, or even flew off on the spot, their tips stabbing back into their masters' shoulders because they couldn't withstand that terrifying physical counter-shock force.

"That's it?"

Gu Yang grinned ferociously, and in the moment the Saint was stunned, he reached out his large hand and accurately clamped the other's neck.

"You... how can your Physical Body exceed the Spiritual Pressure limit..." The Tian Xu Holy Son's mind was blank at this moment. He was at the Peak of Soul Transformation Stage, and the Great Void Sword Qi in his body was indestructible, but when it hit the opponent, it didn't even leave a white mark?

"I said, I'm short of pocket change."

Gu Yang turned his right hand into a blade and suddenly swiped at the Saint's waist.

Crack!

The Saint-level storage bag, inlaid with several deep-sea spirit pearls and containing vast space, was forcefully pulled off by Gu Yang. He didn't stop, and punched the Saint's chest in passing.

Bang!

The top-grade heart-protecting mirror on the Saint's chest shattered directly, and he spat out a large mouthful of blood mixed with internal organ fragments. Because Gu Yang's power was too concentrated, he didn't fly out but collapsed straight at Gu Yang's feet, his Primordial Spirit severely damaged.

"Saint!"

The followers pounced like crazy. Gu Yang didn't even look, delivering a savage horizontal sweep. The violent fist wind directly tore the deck of the flying boat (restaurant decoration), and those dozen people were thrown out like trash, crashing through the corridor on the second floor.

Gu Yang stood in the center of the ruins and tore open the Saint-level storage bag in public.

Crash—

Heaps of crystals sparkling with translucent purple light poured down.

"One, two, three... Holy cow, a full hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" Gu Yang's eyes lit up. The Saint of the Central Continent was indeed a top-tier fat sheep; this pocket money he carried was several times more than all the spirit stones he had snatched in Sea Dragon City.

Besides the spirit stones, there were also several jade bottles inside emitting a dense pill fragrance.

[Top-grade Spirit Attainment Pill: Essential for breaking through the Soul Transformation Stage Bottleneck, fused with the Central Continent's Origin aura, melts in the mouth.]

"This thing... smells a bit sweet, it should be quite tasty." Gu Yang poured out one and popped it into his mouth, crunching it twice.

[Absorbed the medicinal power of the Spirit Attainment Pill, energy points +8000! Divine Demon Golden Body Third Turn analysis slightly increased!]

"Hmm, the taste is average, a bit sticky." After Gu Yang finished his review, his gaze fell again on the Wind-Chasing Leopard shrinking in the corner, which was already twitching with fear.

He picked up the giant beast weighing several hundred pounds with one hand, like carrying a chick waiting to be slaughtered.

"Manager, let me use the kitchen; this leopard needs to be stewed while it's hot to be fragrant. I'll pay you double for that bowl of noodles."

Gu Yang looked at the diners sitting frozen in place, holding their breath, and showed a bright and harmless smile.

"Everyone, I'm 'Tie Niu', a newcomer to the 'Great Strength Sect'. From now on, I'll set the rules for this area. That whatever Tianxu Sacred Land... if they still want to pay me a salary, feel free to come."

At this time, Er Gou finally dug out the half-bowl of noodles from the ruins and was licking it slurpingly, while squinting at the leopard, as if choosing which piece of meat would be the tastiest... Half an hour later.

In the originally elegant Deep Sea Fragrance Restaurant, an extremely rich aroma of meat, mixed with Advanced Spirit Beast blood and spicy medicinal fragrance, wafted out.

Gu Yang sat on the only long bench that was still mostly intact, with a large redwood basin in front of him, filled with bright red, even slightly sparking braised leopard meat. Because of the addition of Spirit Attainment Pills as seasoning, the Spiritual Pressure emitted by this pot of meat even made the ordinary attendants in the restaurant feel suffocated.

[Devoured the flesh of the Late-stage "Wind-Chasing Leopard", blood Qi boiling! energy points +15000!] [Skin density increasing...]

"Phew... this meal finally feels decent."

Gu Yang chewed the meat in large mouthfuls, feeling the energy progress jumping wildly in his body. The ingredients of the Central Continent were indeed well-deserved; for the same cultivation level, the energy density in the meat here was at least five times higher than in the Outer Sea.

Now, the progress of his Divine Demon Golden Body Second Turn Perfection was completely solidified. He could feel that as long as he got the Extreme Dao fragment from the so-called "Black Market" and completed that last bit of Extreme Dao Will, he could completely shatter the mortal shackles of this Physical Body and step into the Third Turn Realm that could [Shatter the Void] and break through Laws with one punch.

Just as Gu Yang was eating happily.

Er Gou suddenly stopped licking the bowl, his pair of ghostly green eyes staring fixedly at the restaurant entrance, a low growl coming from his throat.

An extremely obscure pressure, as deep as an abyss, was quietly descending on the entire street.

"Rats of Old Ghost Mo's level haven't arrived yet, but these old monsters of the Central Continent have quite sharp noses."

Gu Yang put down the leopard bone in his hand and slowly wiped the grease off his hands. On his face, which was disguised as honest and simple, an extremely dangerous cold light flashed deep in his eyes.

"It seems... one leopard still didn't fill me up."