Chapter 148: This guy was Rank Six, and I killed him!

Seeing that the people inside the estate were about to finish driving away the surrounding star beasts, the three of them had pretty much finished their analysis and were getting ready to make their move.

Li Sanqing was clearly much more cautious. He intercepted Zhang Ze and the other, warning them, "Although one Rank Six has shown their face, there's no guarantee there aren't other Rank Sixes inside the estate!"

Hearing this, Zhang Ze and his companion calmed down quite a bit.

Don't look at how all three of them were eyeing the ancestral home of a high-rank powerhouse; they were actually very self-aware of their own capabilities.

With just two Rank Fours and one Rank Three among them, running into a Rank Six would spell massive trouble.

Even if the three of you could split the damage, a Rank Six powerhouse possessed nearly ten thousand vital cellular strengths. As long as they entangled you, they could wear you down and grind you to death one by one.

What was more, there were several other Rank Fives and even more Rank Fours inside this estate.

Did you really think that while the three of you were ganging up on a Rank Six, these people would just stand around cracking melon seeds and chatting idly?

Utter nonsense!

...

Lu Mingyu couldn't stand it anymore and said coldly, "Worrying about this and that—if you talk like that, how are we ever going to get rich and prosper?"

"You gotta take a gamble to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, you understand?"

Lu Mingyu began to lecture Li Sanqing, "If you ask me, what could go wrong if the three of us just charge right in blindly? Even if we can't beat them, we should at least rip up a couple of chunks of dirt from them!"

Zhang Ze widened his eyes, and after Lu Mingyu's passionate and stirring speech, he said admiringly, "After you, please!"

"I..."

Deflated, weren't you?

A Rank Three isn't arrogant anymore, are they?

...

However, Li Sanqing and the other didn't just spend their time making Lu Mingyu look foolish.

After turning it over in his mind, Li Sanqing shifted his attention to Zhang Ze instead.

Suddenly being stared at like that by Li Sanqing, Zhang Ze couldn't help rubbing his face, wondering if he had somehow become even more handsome.

As expected, Li Sanqing finally spoke up, "That ability of yours to conceal your aura—can a Rank Six powerhouse detect it?"

They can't detect it~

But am I going to tell you that?

Zhang Ze furrowed his brows and simply kept his mouth shut.

Hearing Li Sanqing bring this up, Lu Mingyu perked up as well.

Stared at by two grown men, Zhang Ze said helplessly, "It's indeed not easy for a Rank Six to discover me, but if I were to be discovered..."

Zhang Ze put on a troubled expression.

However, Lu Mingyu had seen right through him long ago and asked with a cold snort, "Spit it out, how many shares do you want?"

"Such a straight shooter!"

Having finally negotiated his share of the spoils with Lu Mingyu, Zhang Ze scurried toward the estate with bounding steps.

Watching Zhang Ze's retreating back, Lu Mingyu muttered, "Do you think I should send Instructor Woody some gifts when we get back?"

How could Li Sanqing not know what was on his mind? "I'd say this skill wasn't taught by Teacher Woody~"

...

Outside, that Rank Six was still driving away the star beasts.

Meanwhile, Zhang Ze had already slipped into the interior of the estate.

One had to admit, this system seemed to be deliberately grooming Zhang Ze precisely for this kind of work.

And Zhang Ze took to it like a fish to water, navigating his way familiarly into the inner courtyard of the estate.

"As expected, there are still Rank Six powerhouses!"

Zhang Ze muttered inwardly, still managing to detect that oppressive aura lingering in the depths.

Now that he was already inside, Zhang Ze wasn't in any particular hurry.

Surely the treasures wouldn't all be stashed deep inside, right?

...

"Holy crap~"

"You guys are way too wasteful!"

As soon as Zhang Ze wandered into a random room, he saw that the lighting fixture hanging in the room actually used mid-grade spirit crystals!

That was worth 100,000 RMB right there!

What a sin, what a sin!

Soon enough, the lights in that room went out.

With this kind of mindset, Zhang Ze browsed through all the preceding rooms.

His upper pockets were stuffed to the brim with spirit crystals, and he even pried loose the decorative crystals embedded in the chairs!

He figured that when the owner of this room returned and saw that scene, they would burst into tears.

Talk about true dedication to the craft!

...

Hoo~

Zhang Ze let out a breath and rapidly sneaked toward the depths of the estate.

The sounds of battle outside were also growing fainter, signaling that that Rank Six powerhouse could return at any moment!

Zhang Ze climbed onto the roof of this room, and just as he drilled a small hole to see if there were any valuables...

To see if there was any important intelligence!

He heard the sound of flowing water.

Like a lotus emerging from clear water, the entire scene laid itself bare before Zhang Ze's eyes.

Even though he had always prided himself on being a man of noble character, this sight still got him physically aroused.

"What an absolute beauty~"

After getting a full view, Zhang Ze didn't begrudge his praise.

He merely muttered afterwards, "It's just a pity that the two of us have a reproductive barrier~"

Chanting thus, Zhang Ze's figure had already slipped silently toward the room where the Rank Six powerhouse was located.

Arriving at the corner of the room, that Rank Six powerhouse was writing something at a desk just a short distance ahead.

The distance between them was no more than two or three meters, and even though the system's concealment skill was remarkably powerful, Zhang Ze still couldn't help his little heart from beating wildly.

He felt the impulse to launch a surprise attack with his club, yet he worried he might be discovered by the other party.

Huddled in the corner for several minutes, Zhang Ze ultimately didn't dare to get any closer.

At the same time, the roaring of the star beasts outside had also ceased.

...

Zhang Ze ultimately decided against making a move.

There was no help for it; that Rank Six was at the peak of their condition, and if he suddenly struck, the odds were high he wouldn't be able to escape.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Ze caught sight of the Rank Six powerhouse who had just led the team to drive away the star beasts.

The person's clothes were stained with blood. Zhang Ze sneered inwardly, "Taking you down should be fine, right?"

Action followed thought; Zhang Ze trailed this Rank Six powerhouse right into their room.

This fellow had clearly suffered quite heavy injuries while driving off that tiger-type star beast. The moment he entered the room, he swallowed a medicinal pill and immediately crossed his legs to begin cultivating.

Timing it carefully, Zhang Ze waited until the target reached the most critical juncture of his cultivation, hoisted a thick iron club over ten centimeters in diameter, and slowly crept closer.

...

His aura was completely concealed by the system, and he hadn't made the slightest sound.

Zhang Ze was even holding his breath—how could he possibly be discovered?

Without any warning whatsoever, while this Rank Six powerhouse was quietly cultivating inside his own room, he took a heavy blow from a club!

Zhang Ze's strike completely disrupted the other's cultivation, and after that, he simply stopped bothering with stealth!

He was going for the kill!

The cells all over his body instantly surged with activity, his arms imbued with seemingly boundless divine strength, causing the iron club to trace a bizarre, warped arc through the air as he swung it.

Thud~

A muffled, heavy impact!

The Rank Six powerhouse, having just been struck by a blow that scrambled the chaotic energy within his body, was instantly battered by a dozen more ruthless blows raining down on his head and face from Zhang Ze!

Who could possibly endure that?

Even a Rank Six powerhouse couldn't!

What's more, the guy was right in the middle of cultivation!

It wasn't like a proper countdown of one, two, three—ready, go ahead and smash me!

One could only say this fellow had run into catastrophic bad luck, running into a cheater like Zhang Ze. A dignified Rank Six powerhouse thus met his end right on the spot.

Amidst various coincidences, the man didn't even manage to cry out for help before he was beaten to death by Zhang Ze's flurry of clubs!

Aside from a few dull thuds, from beginning to end, not the slightest sound leaked out.

After halting his attacks, Zhang Ze froze in place for a long while.

He was waiting, waiting to see if there was any commotion outside!

Hoo~

Pricking up his ears to listen for a dozen seconds, and seeing that there was still no abnormal movement, Zhang Ze finally let out a breath of relief.

Then, he went right back to his professional trade~

Prying away the final crystal embedded in a chair, Zhang Ze looked down at the middle-aged man's corpse, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his head!

...

After waiting for some ten minutes.

Li Sanqing and his companion saw Zhang Ze running toward them at top speed with a middle-aged man slung across his back.

As he drew near, this fellow shouted out, "Did you guys see this? Is this that Rank Six powerhouse from just now?"

"I killed him, little old me!"

"..."

The two of them were left speechless!

You lugged the corpse all the way back just so you could say that line?