Chapter 69: Stirring Up a Hornet’s Nest

“Hmph, if you had the power to fight to the bitter end, would you really be cowering like a turtle?”
“If you have the guts, then let’s see you fight me to the death!”
“As for the Golden Radiance Sect, heh, I just don’t believe that if you die here without a trace, the sect will ever trace it back to me.”
Bai Feiyu sneered, picking up speed.
In an instant, he caught up to the senior brother and overtook him.
“Since you insist on courting death, don’t blame me for showing no mercy. Die!”
Seeing there was no way to escape, the senior brother of the Golden Radiance Sect had no choice but to turn around, eyes red with desperation, ready for a fight to the death against Bai Feiyu.
After all, Bai Feiyu had been relentlessly hunting him, and now he was cornered with nowhere to run.
There was only the option of a decisive battle; if he won, he might still survive. There was no other choice.
“Heh!”
Faced with the senior brother's frantic, cornered look, Bai Feiyu smiled faintly. The next moment, he launched his Rainbow Spear technique, swiftly thrusting at him.
Now, Bai Feiyu wanted nothing but to kill him, to silence him.
“Courting death!”
The senior brother erupted in furious rage, fighting Bai Feiyu with all his might. But soon, he was overwhelmed.
It wasn’t long before Bai Feiyu pierced him through with a single strike, ending his life.
In his final moments, the senior brother’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend how he could die at the hands of a disciple still in the Haoqi Realm.
He was a formidable expert of the Shackles Realm, after all.
But whether he was unwilling or not, his chance was gone.
This life, he was destined to be nothing more than Bai Feiyu’s stepping stone.
After settling the senior brother, Bai Feiyu took his storage pouch — his spoils of victory.
Then he returned to the manor.
There were still two storage pouches he hadn’t collected, and that rabbit — he intended to take it as well.
Since he’d taken the owner’s possessions, he would be sure to look after their pet.
It was a promise — a commitment to oneself.
Upon returning, he found the rabbit waiting obediently in the main hall, as if it knew Bai Feiyu would never abandon it.

Bai Feiyu gathered the two storage pouches, then erased all traces of the bodies.
No matter what, Bai Feiyu didn’t want this affair exposed. If disciples from the Gui Xu Sect discovered corpses from the Golden Radiance Sect on their territory, surely they would investigate and trace it back to him.
Afterward, Bai Feiyu studied the rabbit.
He had to admit, the aesthetics of these other races were peculiar: not only was he himself dark and dusky, but his pet was the same.
Shouldn’t rabbits be cuter when they’re white?
Bai Feiyu picked up the homeless rabbit and walked out of the hall.
“From today on, I am your new master.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of you. As long as I have something to eat, you’ll have whatever I can give…”
“Forever and ever, as long as I’m alive, you won’t starve — because before I die, I’ll stew you for a meal…”
Sensing Bai Feiyu’s goodwill, the rabbit nuzzled him, as if to promise never to leave his side.

Leaving the manor, Bai Feiyu took his compass and began to patrol the area.
He needed to continue searching for the next opportunity.
“Junior Bai, how’s your harvest? Why not join us?”
A pair of Gui Xu Sect disciples appeared, offering him an olive branch. Bai Feiyu’s strength was well known, and having him on their side would be a powerful asset. Besides, the sect would surely hold them accountable for anything that happened to him.
“I’m doing fine. You go on ahead. I prefer not to be in crowds,”
Bai Feiyu replied with a calm smile, then pointed to the rabbit behind him:
“My newly adopted pet — what do you think, cute isn’t it?”
The Gui Xu Sect disciples: “…”
They looked at Bai Feiyu’s rabbit — black as night, though its features were quite refined, the color was truly unappealing.
But they said nothing. Since Bai Feiyu didn’t wish to join, there was nothing they could do.
Afterward, Bai Feiyu led the rabbit into another grand mansion.

This mansion rivaled the previous one in luxury.
With his prior success, Bai Feiyu now found these wealthy homes particularly interesting.
He knew there were bound to be treasures inside, at the very least, he wouldn’t leave empty-handed.

Why did all the sects value the Toba Ruins so much? Wasn’t it because this was the first time the ruins appeared, and everything inside was untouched — dig anywhere, and you would uncover treasures.
That was the reason everyone flocked here.
Bai Feiyu habitually took out his compass, then used its ingenious mechanism to enter the mansion.
He had to admit, this compass was a true treasure: it could accurately find a way through any spiritual formation.
Bai Feiyu thought that as long as he kept the compass, he’d never have to worry about ancient traps in tombs or ruins —
With the compass in hand, the world was his for the taking.

Next, Bai Feiyu opened the doors, but as soon as he did, he was astonished.
Inside, mechanical spirit puppets stood in dense ranks, like an army on guard.
When Bai Feiyu broke in, these puppets began to activate, their eyes glowing red.
“Damn!”
Bai Feiyu cursed, grabbed the black rabbit, and ran for his life.
Though he hadn’t encountered them before, Bai Feiyu had read about these spirit puppets — usually used for guarding homes, and if you trespassed, they would hunt you to the very end.
“Rumble—”
Behind him, the spirit puppets moved one by one, locking their gaze on Bai Feiyu, intent on slaughtering him.
They began a ruthless pursuit, and Bai Feiyu fled like a stray dog, desperately running.
“Damn, damn, damn…”
He ran ahead, the spirit puppets chased relentlessly. Their speed, he had to admit, was impressive — Bai Feiyu was sure he couldn’t shake them off anytime soon.
What’s more, the Toba Ruins were their territory; Bai Feiyu was a complete stranger here.
These battle puppets possessed a measure of intelligence, knew the layout of the ruins, and could even take shortcuts to encircle him…

At this moment, Bai Feiyu could only curse whoever had made these cursed things.
How rich must you have been? Even after dying, you’re still afraid of being robbed?

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