Muscular Rabbits Legion: “No one can escape from the novice village!”
Chapter 576 - 546 Three Runes

Chapter 576: Chapter 546 Three Runes

Peng Demon King nodded, "All done, and I left the whole corpse."

Rabbit immediately ran in happily, "Well done, you’ll get an extra chicken leg at dinner!"

Upon hearing the words ’chicken leg’, Peng Demon King subconsciously looked at his own legs, trembling with fear, and cast a suspicious glance at Rabbit who was collecting the bodies.

...

After Rabbit finished collecting the bodies, Peng Demon King approached him and asked, "Rabbit, what are we going to do next?"

Rabbit gave a grin, "There are still two days left before the exam, what’s the rush? Let’s keep going!"

Peng Demon King said with a wry smile, "Everyone who manages to come here has some sort of status and background. And they can resurrect, I’m afraid they’re going to cause you trouble in the future."

Upon hearing this, Rabbit lifted his little head and said, "Am I afraid of their crooked ways?

Don’t forget, we are from a reputable and righteous sect!"

Then Rabbit saw Peng Demon King looking at him with a strange gaze, and he coughed dryly, "A reputable and righteous sect in the future."

Feeling somewhat guilty, he added, "Besides, it wasn’t me who killed them."

"What?!" Peng Demon King’s forehead was covered with black lines. So, it wasn’t enough that he was working for Rabbit, he had to take the blame too?

Damn it!

If it weren’t for the contract bound to Rabbit, if it weren’t for the fact that Rabbit had the backing of the four calamities, as well as The Queen Mother of the West and Queen Mother, he really wanted to strangle this dead rabbit!

Yi Zheng quickly took care of the bodies and reaped a rich harvest, with a slight increase in the Power of Dao. The only thing that frustrated him was that, having taken down so many people, he hadn’t managed to find a single Swallowing Dao rune.

"What a pity. If there was even a fragment of a Swallowing Dao rune, I could use the Power of Dao to nurture it into a complete form," he lamented.

Yi Zheng also felt troubled that these people had almost without exception discarded their offensive and defensive treasures right before they died, all of which were destroyed by Peng Demon King as easily as leaves swept by the autumn wind.

The only treasures Yi Zheng could scavenge were some mundane everyday items, like needles that could knit a sweater on their own, brooms that swept the floor by themselves, and so on...

"Oh well, it’s better than nothing."

Yi Zheng muttered to himself and then kicked Peng Demon King, "Be quicker next time you act, don’t give them a chance to react. Look at the fine mess you’ve made, not a single useful treasure left for me."

Peng Demon King was feeling utterly frustrated. He’d done the work, taken the blame, served as a mount, and now he was being complained about as well.

Just then, Yi Zheng suddenly looked at Peng Demon King, "What Dao do you cultivate?"

Despite his depression, Peng Demon King answered, "I cultivate the Dao of Speed."

Yi Zheng said, "That... doesn’t sound like any impressive Dao, does it?"

Peng Demon King’s face turned red with embarrassment but he still replied, "Although I belong to the lineage of the Golden Winged Great Roc, my bloodline is not pure. So, I am not included in the family annals and considered a collateral branch.

With my mixed bloodline, I can’t gain insight into the supreme Dao of the Kunpeng clan in our ancestral land, so I had to figure things out on my own.

Fortunately, the Golden Winged Great Roc clan has a natural intuition for speed, so..."

He trailed off, looking utterly dejected.

Not just him, but his two brothers felt the same way.

Yi Zheng said, "If your family doesn’t want you, you could take a master, right? Find a great teacher, wouldn’t that make you great too?"

Peng Demon King shook his head, "That won’t work. The Kunpeng clan has a rule, what they reject, no one else can accept. Except as mounts..."

Yi Zheng stared with a pair of rabbit eyes, "What do you mean? Just because your bloodline isn’t pure, they want to beat you down? So besides being ridden like animals, you have no other choice?"

Peng Demon King looked a picture of gloom.

He had never spoken of these things to others before, not because he had forgotten, but because it pained him to say them.

Some hurts are better buried in the heart...

He didn’t know why, but today he ended up telling Rabbit.

Yi Zheng glanced at the Rune Fragments he had scavenged, among which there were no less than three fragments of Speed Runes, and they all looked different from each other.

Yi Zheng waved his small hand, and his Power of Dao flowed into them. Under the majestic infusion of the Power of Dao, the fragments sprouted and grew like seeds enjoying the spring rain and sunlight, quickly taking the form of three runes emitting a green glow.

Yi Zheng beckoned Peng Demon King with his finger, "Come here."

Peng Demon King looked at Rabbit with frustration, as if being called like a dog, and hesitantly moved closer, "What’s up?"

Yi Zheng raised his hand and tossed three rune fragments to him. He caught them smoothly, then his whole person was stunned, "This... What is this? Is this?"

"These are Speed Runes, what’s up? Don’t recognize them?" Rabbit said, rolling his eyes.

Peng Demon King shook his head, "Of course I recognize they’re Speed Runes, but what I mean is, this? Is this for me?"

Yi Zheng rolled his eyes again, "Otherwise, what? You don’t want them? Give them back if you don’t."

Upon hearing this, Peng Demon King hastily merged the three runes into his body!

Although he had already comprehended one of the runes, he had not yet comprehended the other two—Wind’s Rapid and Falling Speed Runes. Now that the two new runes had entered his body, his Dao of Speed became even more complete. His entire being radiated a faint aura, and with a low growl and a stomp of his foot, boom! A pillar of azure light, sparked by the raging spiritual energy within him, shot up into the sky!

Yi Zheng watched the Peng Demon King before him, "Damn, did this guy just upgrade?"

When the azure light receded back into the Peng Demon King, he looked excitedly at Yi Zheng, then for the first time, he took the initiative to bow with clasped hands and express his gratitude, "Thank you, Master, for making this possible!"

In the past, except for a few instances when he had no choice but to call Yi Zheng ’Master,’ the Peng Demon King rarely did so and usually called Rabbit instead.

This time, Rabbit casually gifted him three rune fragments, helping him make a breakthrough to the thirteenth realm and step into the Golden Immortal Realm, filling his heart with immense gratitude.

Looking back at his life, he had relied almost entirely on himself, never having received help from anyone.

Although this Rabbit was quite the rascal, he truly was the first and only person to have extended a helping hand to him.

At this moment, the Peng Demon King was genuinely moved and grateful, sincerely calling out ’Master’.

Rabbit waved his little hand and said, "Alright, enough with the sap. Now that you’ve broken through and your power has increased, get busy. We have two more days; we need to trap more of those unlucky fools!"

Standing tall with pride, the Peng Demon King, having broken through to the thirteenth realm, was a true lord in the Heavenly Realm, although not quite a top-tier powerhouse.

This moment filled him with boundless confidence for the upcoming hunt.

However, the Peng Demon King still asked, "Master, why did you help me?"

Rabbit replied offhandedly, "My own little brother can be bullied by me, but not by others."

On hearing this, the Peng Demon King couldn’t help but bitterly smile...

"You continue here, I’ll go trap more people," Yi Zheng said.

The Peng Demon King nodded.

This location was ideal, just outside the influence of the Book Mountain. Those who died here could not be questioned by the Book Mountain.

If he followed Yi Zheng into the territory of the Book Mountain to slaughter Wenchang Palace examinees, the Wenchang Star Lord certainly wouldn’t stand idly by.

Outside the Book Mountain’s territory, the Peng Demon King wasn’t afraid of the Wenchang Star Lord, but inside that territory, he too had to avoid confrontation and stay well away.

Besides, Rabbit had his eyes on that quota, so they couldn’t overdo things and needed to act within the rules.

Over the next day, the Wenchang Palace examinees found themselves constantly being lured by a rabbit reported to be chased down. When they caught up, they discovered the rabbit was also a Wenchang Palace examinee, claiming to have found a Great Scholar of Wenqu Palace.

Sometimes he would say that the Great Scholar was healing from injuries;

Other times he claimed that the Great Scholar was guarding a treasure...

In any case, the same story was played out before different examinees, leading to waves of Wenchang Palace examinees falling into formations, where they were met by the Peng Demon King, whose strength had surged, battle intent sky-high, utterly obedient, and whose hands were extremely ruthless.

A flash of golden light, and those who entered didn’t even get a clear view of their opponent, had no time to release their treasures, and were sent one after another to the Resurrection Space, where each of them came to a sudden realization and with spit flying, pointed at the sky, cursing, "You damn rabbit, just you wait!"

"You little bunny, how dare you trap me? Wait till I’m resurrected, I’ll skin you alive!"

...

Putting aside the fact that Wenchang Palace examinees were repeatedly tricked to their deaths just outside Book Mountain’s sphere of influence, inside Book Mountain at this very moment was a completely different scene.

Atop the highest peak of Book Mountain, among the sea of clouds, sat two men on a simple, flat boat.

This small boat was named Bitter Boat, and the two men aboard were none other than the Wenqu Star Lord in a white robe and the Wenchang Star Lord with a longsword at his waist.

The two Star Lords were savoring tea.

Wenchang Star Lord, smugly and with a hint of mockery, said, "Ah, it’s the day of the Heaven and Earth Association exam again. Worrisome, worrisome, my Wenchang Palace is about to welcome another batch of students. I’m afraid we might not have enough room."

After saying this, Wenchang Star Lord grinned at Wenqu Star Lord, "Eh, do you have any students this year? Don’t tell me it’s zero again? Hahaha..."

Towards the end, Wenchang Star Lord couldn’t help but laugh first.