Chapter 37

Dressed as the Masked Baron, Bai Cangdong arrived at the base of Solitary Sky Cliff. He wandered around the foot of the mountain, but there was no sign of the Three-Star Grass. Any useful herbs had long been picked clean by others.

"Hey, you want to climb Solitary Sky Cliff? I have all sorts of flying techniques. As the saying goes, 'Sharpening the axe doesn't delay the woodcutting.' Buy a couple of manuals and practice; I guarantee you'll reach the top without breaking a sweat."

"Do you want a bottle of Dragon Tiger Pills? They'll invigorate your body and make you as strong as a dragon and a tiger. You'll reach the top without any back pain or leg soreness."

Bai Cangdong didn't have any stamina-boosting pills, and he couldn't resist the temptation. He bought a bottle of Dragon Tiger Pills and tried one. To his dismay, the effect was negligible, almost non-existent.

"Hey, you there, stop right there." Just as Bai Cangdong was about to climb Solitary Sky Cliff, someone called out to him.

"Are you talking to me?" Bai Cangdong turned around and recognized the person who had stopped him—it was Meng Xiaoquan, whom he had knocked out at Three Yang Lake.

"Who else could it be? Do you know who I hate the most?" Meng Xiaoquan looked at Bai Cangdong with obvious displeasure.

"What does who you hate have to do with me?" Bai Cangdong thought Meng Xiaoquan might be crazy, acting like a mad dog biting people randomly.

"The person I hate the most is the Masked Baron. Why did you have to dress up like him? It makes me very unhappy, so you must pay the price. Attack, but don't be too harsh; just beat him half to death." Meng Xiaoquan waved his hand, and over a dozen barons pounced on Bai Cangdong like wolves.

"Who did I offend?" Bai Cangdong couldn't help but laugh, but his hands didn't slow down. He transformed his palm into a blade, using the Painful Blade Technique and the Blade Edge Step simultaneously, moving like a ghost among the barons.

Screams filled the air. In the blink of an eye, all the barons were lying on the ground, groaning and rolling in pain, none of them spared.

The Painful Blade Technique was designed to fight humans, making it far more effective against them than against the Undead.

"Sorry, I didn't hear what you said. Could you repeat it?" Bai Cangdong approached Meng Xiaoquan with a half-smile.

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding." Meng Xiaoquan backed away.

"Do you know who I hate the most?" Bai Cangdong asked with a smile.

"I... I..." Meng Xiaoquan didn't know how to respond.

"I hate the most those who claim to be me in front of me." Bai Cangdong raised his hand blade, ready to strike Meng Xiaoquan.

"Don't hurt me, I'll pay to save my life." Meng Xiaoquan shouted in fear.

"Pay to save your life? How much?" Bai Cangdong stopped, looking at Meng Xiaoquan with interest.

"Ten thousand life points, I'll transfer ten thousand life points to you if you let me go."

"Is your life only worth ten thousand life points?"

"Twenty... no... fifty, fifty thousand life points, how about that?"

"To be honest, I'm not very interested in life points. What do you suggest?" Bai Cangdong patted Meng Xiaoquan's shoulder.

"I have some equipment you'll like." Meng Xiaoquan gritted his teeth.

"You're a good boy, show me." Bai Cangdong smiled broadly.

Soon, Bai Cangdong left, satisfied, while Meng Xiaoquan's face was ashen, his heart bleeding.

"Masked Baron, you bastard, I, Meng Xiaoquan, won't let you off." Seeing Bai Cangdong climb up Solitary Sky Cliff using a vine, Meng Xiaoquan shouted fiercely once he was out of sight.

"You useless scum, you couldn't even beat one person. You're all useless." Meng Xiaoquan kicked one of the groaning men on the ground, furious.

The more he thought about it, the angrier Meng Xiaoquan became. He couldn't swallow his anger and decided to abandon his plan to climb Solitary Sky Cliff immediately: "Uncle Fourteen is nearby. I'll risk my reputation to ask Uncle Fourteen to help me kill that despicable Masked Baron."

The vines on Solitary Sky Cliff were not like ordinary vines, straight and hanging down from above, with no flowers or leaves, only small dots scattered along them.

Climbing using the vines required one's own strength. If one's strength was exhausted halfway, falling to the bottom was a common occurrence.

Bai Cangdong used his hands and feet to climb the vine, occasionally looking around, hoping to find herbs growing on the cliff face.

The Three-Star Grass had a unique appearance, with three sword-shaped leaves spread out, each tip shimmering with a starlight, making it easy to recognize.

"No wonder so many people die on Solitary Sky Cliff. I've only climbed less than five hundred meters, and I already feel almost out of strength. It must be even more exhausting higher up. If I encounter the Undead, survival would be difficult." Bai Cangdong rested briefly, looking down. The vendors at the base of the mountain were like ants, indistinct.

Looking up, he could see some figures besides the vines, but no herbs.

"Boy, are you the Masked Baron?" Suddenly, a man climbed up the adjacent vine, looking at Bai Cangdong with a dark expression.

"Who are you?" Bai Cangdong examined him for a moment, confirming he had never seen this person before.

"I am Viscount Giant Snake. You bullied my nephew Meng Xiaoquan, and I will settle this score with you." The man said coldly.

"What do you want?" Bai Cangdong frowned slightly.

"Will you blind yourself, or shall I do it for you?" Viscount Giant Snake didn't take Bai Cangdong seriously, speaking arrogantly.

Bai Cangdong said nothing, directly summoning the Ling Luo Sword and slashing at Viscount Giant Snake.

"Looking for death." Viscount Giant Snake didn't dodge, directly activating his Judgment Privilege against Bai Cangdong.

To his surprise, Bai Cangdong was completely unaffected by the Judgment Privilege. The sword flashed and slashed at Viscount Giant Snake's neck, the blade already cutting his skin.

Viscount Giant Snake was startled. A green light burst from his skin, forcefully pushing the Ling Luo Sword away, narrowly avoiding decapitation.

"Reversal Privilege!" Viscount Giant Snake glared at Bai Cangdong, gritting his teeth: "So you are the Masked Baron who shattered the Eternal Crystal not long ago. I was careless and almost got hurt by you, but you have no chance now. Even with the Reversal Privilege, you are no match for me."

Viscount Giant Snake summoned his equipment, a set of ornate armor, and a long snake spear. He hooked the vine with his feet and swung the snake spear at Bai Cangdong. The snake spear emitted a green light, like a venomous snake, aiming to cut Bai Cangdong in half.

With the Viscount-level Life Force Light and the Viscount-level weapon, Bai Cangdong dared not take the full force of Viscount Giant Snake's attack. He leaped up, grabbing a distant vine to avoid the attack.

"Where do you think you're going?" Viscount Giant Snake swung the snake spear wildly, cutting through the surrounding vines within dozens of meters, leaving only the one he was standing on, leaving Bai Cangdong with no vines to use.

Bai Cangdong kicked off the cliff face, advancing towards the vine Viscount Giant Snake was standing on.

"Looking for death!" Viscount Giant Snake sneered, slashing the snake spear at Bai Cangdong.

Bai Cangdong's body rose eerily, avoiding the snake spear, and continued to rush towards the vine.

"Nice movement, let's see how many times you can dodge." Viscount Giant Snake swung the snake spear again, like lightning, stabbing several times in an instant.

Bai Cangdong, standing in mid-air, moved as if on solid ground, dodging Viscount Giant Snake's attacks one after another.

"Good, Masked Baron. You've mastered four steps of the Heavenly Eight Steps, a difficult technique. But no matter how talented you are, you will die at my hands today." Viscount Giant Snake roared, his snake spear slashing and stabbing without pause.

Bai Cangdong was nearing the vine, but the situation became more dangerous. He had only mastered the first five steps of the Heavenly Eight Steps, having already used four, leaving only one step.

Bai Cangdong's eyes showed no panic, his calmness terrifying. At the last moment, he used the Soaring Step to rise, avoiding the snake spear and slashing at the vine Viscount Giant Snake was holding.

"Good boy, trying to take me down with you." Viscount Giant Snake's face showed surprise, stabbing at Bai Cangdong in panic.

Bai Cangdong took the fifth step of the Heavenly Eight Steps, dodging the snake spear and slashing the vine, cutting it in half.

Viscount Giant Snake touched the cliff face with his snake spear, springing upwards and grabbing the severed vine again. He shouted at Bai Cangdong, "Damn boy, you're going to die."

The snake spear swung, emitting green light, aiming to cut Bai Cangdong into pieces.

Taking advantage of Viscount Giant Snake's leap, Bai Cangdong also used the cliff face to gain momentum. As the Life Force Light approached, he used the Heavenly Eight Steps to rush at Viscount Giant Snake again.

The two fought fiercely in the air, each strike extremely dangerous, especially for Bai Cangdong. Each step was a life-or-death situation, and any mistake would lead to a fatal outcome.

"That man has excellent movement. He's just a baron, yet he can fight a viscount for so long." Someone else climbing Solitary Sky Cliff watched the battle and couldn't help but praise.

"He has mastered five steps of the Heavenly Eight Steps, plus the Soaring Step. In this environment, he can move like a fish in water. If he were a viscount like the other, the other would have been defeated long ago." Another person added.

"Unfortunately, such a talented person might fall here." The first person sighed.

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