Star Hall (Part 2)
“I’m the young master of Thousand Bird Island Manor! Why are you refusing me access to the top floor?!”
The sole two Primordial Infant Realm guards at the staircase to the top floor weren’t intimidated despite the attitude or status of the young master. One of them conveyed, “The top floor has been reserved today, but there are still spots available on the thirty-fourth flour and hundreds more across other floors.”
“It costs a thousand spirit stones to reserve it for two hours, right? Ten thousand spirit stones still not enough?”
Because information obtainable at Star Hall was worth over a thousand spirit stones per piece, the price for reservations was proportionally expensive.
“Sorry, this is not a money issue. The thirty-fourth floor has availability.”
Ma Shengtian’s long face, literally, looked as if it was on fire. The fuss he started had customers wondering who reserved the top floor.
“Sir, please wait here for a moment.” A waiter leading a young man with a golden invitation card jogged over to whisper to one of the guards.
The frigid guard smiled courteously to the young man and stated, “Sir, please head on up.”
“Why does he get to head up, yet I don’t?” Ma Shengtian exclaimed.
“He has an invitation card,” the frigid guard answered indifferently again.
“How much does an invitation card cost? I’ll pay,” offered Ma Shengtian, showing them his black jade piece.
“It is not something you can purchase. Allow me to kindly notify you that you cannot afford to offend anyone upstairs.”
“Someone I can’t afford to offend. Now I’m even more insistent on seeing them!”
“You sure? The eight great sects reserved the top floor. The young man who just made his way up is True God’s disciple.”
Ma Shengtian looked around to see who saw him make a fool of himself and scampered away.
Mu Yu had over thirty pairs of eyes trained on him upon reaching the top of the staircase. He could only name a few faces, but he picked up several Spirit Severing Realm cultivators as well as a number of Body Severing Realm cultivators. Rou Anna would be considered among those present. Meng Xin had already reached Body Severing Realm Ninth Layer. Guess that was why most of them looked eager to fight him.
“Mu Yu!” Xing Gao went to greet Mu Yu as close friends.
“I hope you have been well, Brother Xing Gao.”
Goddess Meng Xin sauntered over and greeted Mu Yu brightly. “I guess this means you have set aside your differences with Tian Budai. We must help him if we are to resuscitate those Sikong Qiwen his robbed the conscious of. That, of course, includes Mu Qingfan. It is good news, is it not?”
“Yeah, Brother Mu Yu has proven himself a reasonable man who sees the bigger picture,” Xing Gao conveyed to the others.
“Where’s Tian Budai.”
“My young master has not arrived in the city yet. During his absence, this one his representative. His name is T-”
“Don’t care.”
The Spirit Severing Realm cultivator aggressed, “True God’s disciple is certainly hubristic. You think you can act imperious when you’re a mere Body Severing Realm cultivator?”
The representative discharged his energy to shake up Mu Yu, yet Mu Yu just took a seat and poured himself a cup of tea as if all the energy was just a spring breeze.
Everyone tensely watched Mu Yu, trying to see through how he could snub the representative’s energy effortlessly. Xing Gao noticed the change in atmosphere and expressed, “Brother Tian Kaiyu, please relax. We share a common enemy in Sikong Qiwen. Mu Yu is here because he has set aside the differences between them. We should get along.”
“Hmph, my young master is our only hope of defeating Sikong Qiwen. I won’t allow anyone to disparage my young master’s prestige. Who cares about him?”
Mu Yu scoffed through his nose. “I had no idea someone built his prestige for him. Long-story short, Tian Budai doesn’t have the guts to fight Sikong Qiwen without help? Wow.”
“He’s going to fight Sikong Qiwen unlike some people who are only good at flapping their gums despite being unable to back it up. The next time I hear anyone disrespect my young master, I won’t mind dirtying my hands to teach him a lesson. That’ll teach them to keep their trap shut unless they can back it up.”
“What rank are you on Ultimate Immortals Ranking?” Mu Yu set his cup down and asked.
Tian Kaiyu, who was in his thirties, pulled his shoulders back. “I am r-”
“On second thought, forget it. I couldn’t care less.”
Mu Yu activated a formation with his feet, sending a black trail and white trail toward where Tian Kaiyu lifted the corner of his lips and raised an arm.
“Ugh!”
A green sword tip forced its way out of Tian Kaiyu’s chest, sword qi obliterating his heart – Wood Spirit Sword absorbed his life force. He looked over his shoulder, expecting to see Mu Yu. To his surprise, Mu Yu wasn’t there but back in his seat.
“I agree that you shouldn’t run your mouth if you can’t back it up.” Mu Yu’s bloodlust had everyone reactively vigilant.
Thud! Nobody noticed the white energy transferred from Tian Kaiyu’s corpse on the ground to Mu Yu.
Tian Kaiyu was among the top-five strongest people present. Upon his death, his ranking transferred to Mu Yu, revealing the number sixty-one on Mu Yu’s wrist.
“Absolute joke.” Mu Yu swept his eyes over the room and questioned, “I came to tell you that acting like a snob begets the same ending as him if not worse. You all think you’re hot because you’re from the eight great sects? Your reputation can’t fight for you. You want me to help Tian Budai? What makes you think I’d obey?”
There was no one more out of character than Rou Anna, who recalled the attitude she gave Mu Yu back at Mu Estate in addition to her downplaying his chances against Tian Budai.
“Now, anyone want to avenge him?”
Since no response came, Mu Yu voiced, “In that case, deliver a message to Tian Budai for me: it’s too late for you to say your prayers.”
No one dared to make a peep or budge an inch as Mu Yu strolled off.
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