The Little Glutton

The other disciples from the various sects all turned their eyes toward Xu Mu.

From the battle just now, they had already gained a clear understanding of Xu Mu’s strength.

A seventh-stage expert from the Holy Light Clan had completely crushed Li Hongdou, who was only at the second stage.

Yet Xu Mu had managed to severely injure him. Although some of them might have felt jealous, they were genuinely convinced of Xu Mu’s ability.

After all, they had always been the favored geniuses of their respective sects. Forcing them to bow and scrape here was even more painful than death.

“Xu Mu! I advise you not to act rashly. With only these few pieces of trash beside you, are you really sure you want to turn against us?”

Dorothea narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that the people on their side had found some treasures.

“I see you won’t shed a tear until you see the coffin.”

Rael took a step forward, and a terrifying force instantly burst from his body.

Boom!

A violent wind swept through the area, and even the air was filled with the fluctuations of qi.

Plop! Plop!

Wang Fugui’s body was the first to give out. He was pressed to the ground by that tremendous force, and even lying flat, his body continued sinking into the earth.

Yan Jingqiu and Wang Taolue followed. Zhong Ci also could not withstand the pressure and collapsed to the ground.

Then came Lin Ruoshi and Shi Yao.

Yun Yao was now kneeling on one knee, driving his long sword into the ground with all his strength.

The fingers gripping the hilt had begun to spurt blood, but he still refused to fall. This was the last bit of pride he possessed as a genius.

As for Chen Xuan and Jiang Cisui, they were still able to move under that terrifying pressure. They immediately retreated, escaping the area of suppression.

Li Hongdou could not hold out either and had no choice but to withdraw with Chen Xuan and the others.

Only Xu Mu continued standing there as though nothing had happened. His feet had already sunk deep into the ground, yet he still stood perfectly straight, rubbing his chin as he pondered.

Everyone around them was stunned.

At this moment, they had even begun to suspect that Xu Mu’s earlier victory over Rael had not been a fluke.

Even Rael was shaken to the core. He had not held back at all!

“All right, Dorothea. I do have a treasure to give you.”

Xu Mu suddenly looked toward the blonde woman in the distance.

Upon hearing this, Dorothea gave Rael a look.

Only then did Rael withdraw his power. The pressure surrounding them vanished instantly, and everyone let out a sigh of relief. Several people had blood trickling from the corners of their mouths, clearly suffering internal injuries from the pressure.

Now, the geniuses from the various sects looked at Xu Mu as if he were a monster.

Shi Yao in particular could not understand it. Xu Mu’s cultivation level was not particularly high, so just how powerful was his physical body?

Tian Yunchu felt rather guilty toward Xu Mu. After all, he had saved her before.

Just as she was about to speak, Xia Jiang gently nudged her arm and shook his head.

Xu Mu smiled and walked toward the distance. “Come on. You’d better come alone.”

“I’ll go with you,” Rael said.

“No need.”

Dorothea waved her hand. Xu Mu had so many friends here that she did not believe he would dare attack her.

She followed behind Xu Mu until they were more than a hundred meters away.

“Xu Mu, what treasure did you find?”

“This treasure is extremely precious. I’ve watched it repeatedly, trying to understand the information hidden within.”

Xu Mu whispered to Dorothea, “Once you see it, you’ll obediently let us leave.”

“What is it?”

Dorothea grew curious.

Xu Mu took out a cellphone from his storage space and opened the video on it.

“Take a look. Is this you? Such a pretty girl who loves eating meat. What a little glutton.”

When Dorothea saw what was displayed on the screen, her face instantly turned pale. She reached out to snatch the phone, but Xu Mu did not dodge. Instead, he handed it to her.

“Stealing it is useless. I already told you—I tried to understand the mysteries within it, so I watched it over and over again. The original video is on Zidian’s phone. This one is only a backup.”

Xu Mu whispered into Dorothea’s ear, “A genius like you must have plenty of admirers, right? How heartbroken would they be if they found out that you and Zidian had done something like this?”

“Xu Mu! How did Zidian’s phone end up in your hands?”

Dorothea crushed the phone in one hand, gritting her teeth.

“That’s none of your concern. I only have one question, Madam. You wouldn’t want your admirers to see this, would you?”

Xu Mu chuckled.

Dorothea clenched her fists tightly. Although her fame and popularity were inferior to Hathaway’s, she was still renowned throughout the Inner Realm and regarded as a goddess by countless people.

Half of the resources she needed for cultivation came from those admirers.

If this video were released, not only would she lose those valuable gifts, but those admirers might even come to hate her.

She had clearly done something like this with Zidian, yet she was still accepting gifts from other men.

Moreover, she was unmarried and had behaved this way with a man. That was hardly considered honorable among the Holy Light Clan.

Dorothea’s face turned livid. That bastard Zidian had sworn that he would never release the video and only wanted to keep it for himself.

Who could have imagined that the video would still get out?

“Tell me. What exactly do you want me to do before you’ll give me the video?”

Dorothea asked in a deep voice.

“That video was all I had. One of my friends has a copy too. If you want someone to blame, blame Zidian. He was the one who sent the video to us.”

Xu Mu shrugged helplessly.

“What? You mean Zidian gave it to you voluntarily?”

“That’s right. We had him cornered, so he took out his phone and said he had something interesting for us to watch. He said that by using the video to threaten you, we could obtain some treasures.”

Xu Mu’s expression remained impassive. “You and I have no grudge against each other. I truly never intended to blackmail you. Who could have known you’d be foolish enough to threaten us first?”

Dorothea’s body trembled. That bastard Zidian claimed to be one of the Inner Realm’s top geniuses.

She had never expected him to be such a coward, willing to do anything to save his own life. If she had the chance, she wished she could kill Zidian right now.

“Besides Zidian, how many other people currently have the video?”

Dorothea asked.

“Besides me, there are two others. One of them is an elder of ours. He wouldn’t be bored enough to use the video to threaten you or release it.”

Xu Mu smiled. “The other one is harder to predict. He really likes watching your videos. His family lives in Australia. When he was young, he depended on his grandmother in Sydney for survival. He only returned to China after finishing middle school. He says he misses his grandmother in Sydney and even wants to come to Sydney Elementary School.”

“Fuck!”

How could a woman like Dorothea not understand what Xu Mu was implying?

If that sort of person got involved, she could already imagine what might happen in the future.

“All right, enough nonsense. It all comes down to whether you dare to gamble.”

Xu Mu’s tone was calm. “If you don’t dare, then let us leave. I promise I won’t release the video. But if you want to gamble, believing that Rael can kill us all, then go ahead.”

Seeing the confidence on Xu Mu’s face, Dorothea obviously did not dare choose the latter.

If Rael failed to kill Xu Mu, her video would definitely be released. What awaited her then would be endless ridicule, while the clan would likely reduce the resources allocated to her for the sake of its reputation.

How could she possibly compete with Hathaway then?