The Supreme Wild Young Master
Chapter 542

Chapter 542: 542

The leader swallowed, a hint of urgency in his eyes.

The man before him was no less than a murderous demon, his strength inconceivably formidable.

His eyes darted around before he suddenly spun on his heels and dashed away. Zhang Xian’s imperiousness left him devoid of any hope of negotiation.

Talking to this man was likely to end in death, even though he was far from afraid of dying.

"Trying to flee?"

Zhang Xian swung his arm and unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, slicing off the leader’s leg.

"Damn..."

The leader was in mid-run when his strides lost their support. Unable to control his body, he stumbled forward and fell flat on his face.

Zhang Xian smirked coldly and approached him, "You’ve seen my capabilities. Did you honestly think you could escape my grasp? If you’re not obedient, I’ll make your crying quite rhythmic."

Enduring the acute pain, the leader turned his head and stared defiantly at Zhang Xian. A somewhat eerie smile played upon his lips. His eyes suddenly glinted with determination, shining brightly.

Zhang Xian stopped in his tracks, suddenly experiencing an ominous premonition.

At that very moment, the leader’s body exploded. An abrupt surge of power swept towards them like a tidal wave.

"Shit..."

Zhang Xian’s expression drastically changed as he rushed to embrace Leng Shuang’er.

Just as he was holding her close, the powerful force, equivalent to a high-speed train, crashed into his back with destructive energy.

"Ah..." Leng Shuang’er let out a scream as her back made intimate contact with the ground.

Recovering her senses, she quickly asked, "Zhang Xian, are...are you alright?"

Zhang Xian gave a wry smile, "Not dead yet."

"You..." Leng Shuang’er looked at Zhang Xian, at a loss for words.

With Zhang Xian’s speed, he could have easily avoided the blow by jumping into a nearby room. However, instead of dodging, he had chosen to hold her and block the impact on her behalf.

"This bastard had a suicide bomb on him." Zhang Xian grunted as he struggled to get back on his feet while grimacing in pain.

Though he had protected his back with spiritual energy, he was too close to the explosion. The blast had imparted a significant concussive blow, and although he bore no external injuries he had sustained internal damage.

At that moment, he felt as if his organs were being compressed together. It was unbearably uncomfortable.

"As long as you’re okay." Leng Shuang’er gave Zhang Xian a once-over, heaving a sigh of relief only after she was sure he was alright. At the same time, she was also a little curious.

During the explosion, Zhang Xian was only around four or five meters away from where it had happened. Such a powerful blast had left his back without a single scratch. She couldn’t help but admit, his defense was really powerful.

Smiling slightly, she patted Zhang Xian on his back and said, "Didn’t expect this, but you’re quite sturdy, just like a steel plate."

"Pff..."

Zhang Xian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Ah..."

Leng Shuang’er was scared and quickly helped Zhang Xian up, asking, "What happened? I only hit you lightly and... and you’re vomiting blood."

"Miss, I’ve suffered an internal injury."

Zhang Xian glared at Leng Shuang’er, his face sullen, "Didn’t you see the ruins around us? How could I possibly be unharmed? The bomb’s power was not insignificant. If it wasn’t for the strong structure of this base, reinforced with iron bars, that blast would have buried us alive."

"I’m... I’m sorry, I didn’t know." Leng Shuang’er said awkwardly.

Zhang Xian waved his hand, "Nevermind, the damage is already done. An apology won’t fix it. Let’s go inside and take a look."

Leng Shuang’er obediently nodded and followed behind Zhang Xian.

"Huh? There’s something good here."

After walking for a bit, Zhang Xian abruptly stopped in front of a sturdy black metal door.

Leng Shuang’er curiously asked, "What’s good? You didn’t even go in, how did you find it? Don’t tell me you have the ability to see through objects. I’ve been doubtful about that for a while."

Zhang Xian turned to her, "Haven’t I told you about it before?"

Leng Shuang’er was taken aback, quickly stepping back and asking, "Do...you really have the ability to see through things? So I...?"

"I haven’t seen." Zhang Xian shook his head.

Leng Shuang’er’s face reddened, and she stared at Zhang Xian angrily, "Why didn’t you tell me sooner? After spending so much time with you, you must have already seen everything."

Zhang Xian gave a bitter smile, "I really haven’t seen."

"Who would believe that?" Leng Shuang’er crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Zhang Xian, her face full of anger.

This damn man, he actually had the ability to see through things. Incredibly, she’d remained unaware all along, parading around so vulnerably in front of Zhang Xian, back and forth, over and over again.

Zhang Xian gave a bitter smile and couldn’t be bothered to argue with Leng Shuang’er about this. He lifted his hand and used his palm to smack the thick iron door.

"Bang..."

A piercing noise echoed.

A shower of dust fell from the trembling door.

"Damn, what’s this door made of? It’s so damn hard." Zhang Xian was shocked.

If it were a regular metal door, his smack would have left a dent. The metal door before him, though, was no typical iron door; its hardness was far greater than iron.

"Can’t open it?" Leng Shuang’er asked with a frown.

Zhang Xian shook his head, "I don’t know, this door is not simply locked, it appears brute force is the only way to open it."

Leng Shuang’er walked over to the iron door and looked it over, saying, "Look, it has dented a little. If you add a little more force, perhaps we can break this door."

"Big sister, I am injured; I shouldn’t be caught up in such wielding activities," Zhang Xian bitterly smiled.

Leng Shuang’er asked, "What are we going to do then? Do you not want the good stuff inside, or should I say, it’s not that important?"

"There’s plenty of gold inside, and several Age-Defying Fruits. I must acquire them." Zhang Xian rubbed his chin, suggesting, "How about we wait here a bit?"

Leng Shuang’er curiously asked, "There’s gold in there?"

"Hmm... "Zhang Xian nodded, saying, "And not just a little, much more than you can imagine."

Leng Shuang’er responded, "Then you should quickly rest."

Zhang Xian nodded, swallowed a healing pill, then crossed his legs and sat on the ground, entering a state of cultivation.

The metal door in front of him was extremely hard, he had held back earlier but even then, the marks he made were faint. Given his current state of injury, he was obviously unable to open this door.

"What is this guy doing?" Leng Shuang’er didn’t quite understand.

She looked at Zhang Xian at this point, does he think he’s some sort of grand trickster? Is this how he rests? It’s better to lie down quietly for a bit!

Zhang Xian was unaware of Leng Shuang’er’s thoughts and was quickly fixing his internal injuries.

After about two hours, he suddenly opened his eyes, a touch of a smile appearing on his handsome face.

"You recovered that fast?" Leng Shuang’er asked.

"Didn’t I do it because I feared you would become impatient?"

Zhang Xian laughed, stood up and said, "Stand back a bit, I want to test how hard this peculiar metal door is."

At his request, Leng Shuang’er stepped back a bit.

Zhang Xian approached the metal door, smiled, quickly clenched his fist, his inner Spiritual Energy rapidly revolving to his fist, then ferociously slammed it into the metal door.

"BANG..."

The metal door trembled, and a shallow dent appeared on the surface.

"Damn... this door really is hard." Zhang Xian’s voice distorted slightly, as he launched continuous assaults on the door, throwing punch after punch unto the metal door.

Under his full force attack, the metal door soon distorted severely, and the initial dent kept deepening.

"Amazing!" Leng Shuang’er was thunderstruck.

She couldn’t estimate the force of Zhang Xian’s punch, but from the trembling of their surroundings, it was clear that the force was far from trivial, it could directly blow a person to bits.

"BOOM..."

The deformation of the metal door became more severe, eventually unable to withstand Zhang Xian’s punches, and finally collapsed.

Just then, a burst of golden light emanated from the room. Gold bricks, each as big as a palm, were stacked in the room like small hills.

"This... there’s so much!"

Leng Shuang’er widened her eyes, "There’s at least a tonne of gold here, right?"

"About that..."

Zhang Xian smiled, but ignored the gold for now, instead he went to a cabinet, opened it, and took out several small jade bottles.

Inside these small jade bottles were Age-Defying Fruits which could be used to concoct Beauty-Preserving Elixir. He already had the Immortal’s Flower, and this Age-Defying Fruit was the other main ingredient he was lacking. He hadn’t expected to come across it here.

Leng Shuang’er noted that Zhang Xian ignored the gold and instead picked up a few jade bottles, she was somewhat puzzled. "What’s in there that’s more important than gold?"

"Gold can’t compare to this stuff". Zhang Xian stated.

The Age-Defying Fruit, as the name suggests, has the effect of preserving beauty. Even though consuming an Age-Defying Fruit alone doesn’t have as miraculous an effect as the Beauty-Preserving Elixir, it can still make you look younger by a decade. Can a ton of gold buy you a youth of ten years? How many ten years of youth does one have to loose in one’s lifetime? If it’s refined into the Elixir of Beauty-Preservation, the effect would be even more irresistible.

Maybe some people think money is important, but there are some things that money simply can’t measure.

"What exactly is it, something so awesome?" Leng Shuang’er was now interested.

Zhang Xian chuckled, saying, "This item can preserve someone’s youth. Isn’t that valuable? For you women, this is worth far more than gold, isn’t it?"

Leng Shuang’er didn’t believe him, "Is there really something like this?"

"Right in front of you." Zhang Xian replied. "Although staying forever young is a bit exaggerated, a person’s life only lasts for a few decades. Whenever you consume the pill crafted from this item before death, that’s how you’ll look when you die. At least in appearance, you would look just as you did when you took the pill."

Leng Shuang’er made a face, clearly still sceptical.

"Ahem..." Zhang Xian cleared his throat, saying, "If you don’t believe, there’s nothing I can do about it, but the fact is this thing really exists."

Leng Shuang’er replied, "You’re making it sound so magical, of course, I don’t believe it!"

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you."

Zhang Xian chuckled, then waved his hand, all the gold in the room was collected into his storage ring. What was once an empty storage ring was suddenly packed full.

"Ah..."

Leng Shuang’er widened her eyes, "Zhang Xian, where... where did all the gold go? How did it disappear so suddenly?"

"I’ve put it away."

Zhang Xian gave a mischievous smile, "Let’s go, you leave first. There’s quite a number of things in this base, and I’m going to destroy it. We can’t allow the God’s spokesman to continue to expand."