Seeing this situation, Wang Xiaoqiang ordered the Patterned Beast to stop, then quietly observed the seven criminals for a while. He discovered that the criminals had caught some prey, picked up a pile of firewood, and then kindled a fire in a hidden mountain hollow to start roasting the prey.

When the smoke rose, the female criminal left the cave entrance, carrying two male criminals and walked towards the fire, sitting down in front to prepare to enjoy the barbecue. The seven male criminals showed submission to her, resembling a group of her minions.

"Hmm? How come there are so many criminals gathered here?" Staring at the seven criminals from a distance, Wang Xiaoqiang pondered secretly, considering whether or not to capture the heads of the seven criminals. After some deliberation, he made up his mind and then issued an order, whereupon the Patterned Beast carrying him flew up, and Ge Laoda and Little Yin also subsequently rose into the sky.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang rode the Patterned Beast, along with two Fierce Ghost Puppets, towards the mountain hollow where the seven criminals were located.

The sky above Kunshan was essentially a forbidden zone for cultivators. Just as Wang Xiaoqiang flew rapidly towards them, still a kilometer away from the mountain hollow where the seven criminals were, two Flying Flood Dragons were attracted, roaring threateningly as they immediately pursued.

Upon seeing the Flying Flood Dragons catch up, Wang Xiaoqiang immediately commanded the Patterned Beast to increase its speed and urgently fly forward. The Patterned Beast's Wind-Thunder Wings fully expanded, with the sound of wind and thunder exploding, drastically speeding up to more than double its original pace.

In a swoosh, the man and his pet transformed into a long rainbow, swiftly sweeping forward, leaving the two Fierce Ghost Puppets and the two Flying Flood Dragons far behind.

Simultaneously flying away, he used willpower to order Ge Laoda and Little Yin behind to lure the Flying Flood Dragons to the mountain hollow where the seven criminals were.

Yet those seven criminals were enjoying their barbecue in the mountain hollow at this moment, eating with oil running down their mouths, blissfully unaware of the impending danger.

And no wonder, when Wang Xiaoqiang neared a hundred meters from the mountain hollow, he seized the Patterned Beast, releasing all the Spiritual Spring within him to the exterior, and released two red Flying Swords that carried Wang Xiaoqiang towards the mountain hollow.

In this way, there were no Spiritual Energy Waves on his body, and the two Flying Swords at his feet emitted only extremely weak Spiritual Energy Waves, so those criminals failed to detect them.

It wasn't until Wang Xiaoqiang neared the mountain hollow that their Divine Sense managed to detect him. However, by this moment, Wang Xiaoqiang had already absorbed all the Spiritual Spring into his body, restoring his cultivation base, and then swooping down like an Azure Eagle towards the mountain hollow, and more accurately, towards the cave where the seven criminals initially hid.

"Who goes there?"

"Oh no!"

"Damn!!"

The seven criminals were shocked and horrified, standing up in a rush, throwing away the roasted meat in their hands, and all displayed their Magic Treasures.

And at this instant, with a whizz, Wang Xiaoqiang directly drilled into the cave entrance without even facing the criminals.

Seeing someone occupy their hiding cave, the female criminal's complexion changed dramatically, scanning around with her eyes, realizing there was only Wang Xiaoqiang, she immediately turned her charming gaze to the cave entrance, and coldly shouted, "Kill him!!!"

Six criminals roared into action, immediately rushing to the cave entrance, then one went ahead, drilling in.

But the criminal's body just squeezed in shortly after, when a shrill scream came from inside, "Ah, let me go..."

The voice suddenly became muffled and then abruptly stopped.

The criminals who were preparing to drill in next were trembling, with shock showing on their faces; none dared to go further in, looking towards the female criminal, clearly awaiting her command.

The female criminal coldly remained silent, raised her slender hand and pointed to the cave entrance. Immediately, the red scarf around her neck flew off by itself, floating gracefully towards the cave entrance.

Inside the cave, Wang Xiaoqiang crouched in the depths; he was binding the head of the recently deceased criminal to the Dragon Tendon. Five meters inside the cave entrance, it just swallowed the criminal's corpse, and now it awaited crouched in there in the form of a phantom shadow, preparing to ambush any criminals entering the cave—a stance where one warrior stands ready to block thousands.

"Roar..." Observing the red scarf floating into the cave, the Patterned Beast let out a loud warning cry, Wang Xiaoqiang lifted his eyes, discovering it was the scarf around the female criminal's neck, realizing its unusual nature, then with a thought, the Patterned Beast acted as per the master's intent, opening its mouth to spit out a flame towards the scarf.

Hoo!

The flame, almost tangible, rushed out, engulfing the red scarf; however, it only forced the scarf out of the cave, unable to incinerate it.

This scene rendered Wang Xiaoqiang befuddled.

Right then, outside the cave in the sky, there echoed two beastly roars resembling Flood Dragons. Hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang knew Ge Laoda and Little Yin had successfully lured the Flying Flood Dragons over, his heart settled.

First, he stealthily entered the mountain hollow, getting inside the cave before the criminals could respond, then had the Patterned Beast block the cave entrance, cutting off the criminals' retreat and preventing them from hiding in the cave. Then he had Ge Laoda and Little Yin lure the Flying Flood Dragons over to obliterate the seven criminals,

This act could be termed as using a borrowed weapon to kill—his aim was ultimately to claim the heads of the seven criminals.

Indeed...

Outside the cave, the two Flying Flood Dragons, lured by Ge Laoda and Little Yin, upon seeing the seven criminals below immediately dove down, simultaneously spitting flames from their mouths.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

When the two columns of flames rushed towards the criminals, Ge Laoda and Little Yin responded to Wang Xiaoqiang's call by turning into ghostly shadows and drilled into the cave.

Boom Boom!

Two large fires transformed into two seas of fire in the mountain hollow, engulfing the bodies of the seven criminals. They frantically supported their Immortal Liquid Barriers to hold the fire outside, but the Flying Flood Dragons kept spitting fire relentlessly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh...

The entire mountain hollow was a sea of fire. The seven criminals could only desperately support their Immortal Liquid Barriers, yet gradually these barriers were consumed by the fire, akin to plastic bags being baked by the flames, softening and collapsing rapidly. Before long, it burned to the criminals inside.

"Ah... ah..."

The criminals screamed painfully, their cries tragic and unbearable.

"Damn!" The female criminal cursed in fury seeing her Immortal Liquid Barrier about to collapse in the fire, swinging her right hand. Instantly, the red scarf glowed brilliantly, expanding, and in a blink, becoming as large as a curtain, surrounding the seven people entirely. What kind of Magic Treasure the red scarf was unknown, but not only did it endure the fiery baking, at this moment, it obstructed the flames, preventing them from reaching the seven.

Seeing they couldn't burn the seven, the two Flying Flood Dragons plunged down, clawing at the curtain-sized scarf, intending to tear it away with their talons.

Yet instead of tearing off the scarf curtain, they were entangled by it.

The scarf curtain shredded with a hiss, transforming into strips like raging snakes, entwining the thick robust claws of the two Flood Dragons. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) and cast recommendation votes, moon tickets—your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)

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