Chapter 1081 - 834 The Dog Coming Out of the Cage

At this moment, Long Yi had his back to everyone, his head lowered as he drank. However, his temper was visibly on the edge of erupting. He had been trying to tell himself not to act, to ignore them. It would not be too late to come back and kill them all after finding Landers and getting the Reverse Summoning spell. Yet, he obviously felt an overwhelming urge to move.

Right then, the third mage who had been silent so far, stood up and walked straight to Long Yi. With a clang, he kicked Long Yi’s table, toppling two cups and spilling the drink all over the floor.

"Kid, scram!" the man said, and then turned to leave. But Long Yi completely ignored him as if he hadn’t seen anything at all.

As the man just returned to his seat, another beside him burst into laughter, pointing at Long Yi and said, "See? He doesn’t even fear you! Hahaha! You’ve been disrespected!"

The man immediately turned back only to see Long Yi picking up his cup, trying to pour the little remaining drink into his mouth from the cup that had just fallen over.

"Bastard! Are you asking for death?"

The man was suddenly furious. He strode over and raised his hand to cast an Ice Binding Spell directly onto the cup, attempting to freeze Long Yi’s cup to his mouth. However, the spell didn’t take effect. Long Yi took a sip of his drink and placed the cup back on the table. Not only was there no trace of ice in the cup, but it even emitted wisps of steam!

"Bastard! You are indeed asking for death!"

The Auffa ring flickered as the man raised his hand, a deadly magic brewing in his palm, and he slapped it towards Long Yi’s back. If the blow struck, the opponent would certainly burst into pieces instantly!

His face twisted with a cruel smile, he even prepared himself to hear the innkeeper’s cry of horror.

But when the palm struck down, nothing happened.

Long Yi continued to drink from his cup as if nothing had affected him at all.

And at that moment, Long Yi cursed in his heart, "Scram! Just scram already! I don’t want to kill you! Don’t delay my serious business here! You idiots, hurry up and leave!"

Unfortunately, the man couldn’t hear the prayers within Long Yi’s heart. His ineffective attack didn’t reveal to him where the problem lay, and he simply condensed an even more powerful spell!

"Fire of Shattering!" he bellowed as his mana coursed at full speed, ready to reduce the bastard who embarrassed him to ashes with one blast!

At that moment, Long Yi could only sigh helplessly, turn around, and grab the man’s head, twisting it hard. A crisp snap was heard as the man’s neck was broken. The spell which had been less than halfway conjured exploded in the palm of his hand, obliterating his arm.

"I say, this kind of poor behavior isn’t even engaged by kids over sixteen anymore."

Long Yi stood up, while the two men who were previously strutting about were completely petrified.

"Long Yi!"

The one who had previously complained about the quality of the wine was now dumbfounded, staring at Long Yi without noticing his wine cup tilting, spilling the aromatic liquor all over his trousers.

"Oh, you actually recognize me? Should I feel utterly honored? Should I now kneel before you and shout ’long live the Ancient Mage Tower’?"

Long Yi’s steps were slow and heavy, making the wooden floor creak with difficulty. His plan being interrupted, Long Yi’s mood was utterly foul.

"Lord Long Yi... what a coincidence... hehe... we were just joking... We don’t know that guy!"

In the blink of an eye, the third man, who had just been a good buddy, was abandoned by the others.

"Still trying to deceive me now?"

Long Yi’s expression grew even more ferocious.

At that moment, the one who had been wanting the innkeeper’s daughter suddenly shouted, "Together! Kill him!"

The Auffa ring flickered as he made a move to leap forward but spun around and dashed towards the exit instead.

Boom!

A Crystal Stone wall burst through the floor, blocking the path, and the man slammed into it, losing consciousness. Long Yi walked over slowly and with a heavy stomp, broke his neck. Then he turned back to look at the shaking mage, who resembled a sifter, and beckoned him, saying, "Come on, let’s have a good talk."

With the pub in turmoil, it was certain that Landers wouldn’t come. Long Yi’s pent-up anger could only be vented on someone else.

Such as the people sent from the Ancient Mage Tower.

From that man’s mouth, Long Yi obtained all the information about the Ancient Mage Tower’s garrison. The man, full of hope, thought he’d no longer face any dangers, but Long Yi had no intention of leaving such scum alive.

Leaving three corpses for the innkeeper, observing his grateful yet somewhat fearful expression, Long Yi said, "If anyone asks, you tell them Long Yi did it."

The innkeeper hastily nodded, and Long Yi turned and walked out. By then, quite a crowd had gathered outside, their faces marked with confusion upon seeing Long Yi. After all the screams, explosions, and magic fluctuations from inside, what was this person who emerged going to do?

Long Yi surveyed the surroundings; having missed Landers, he shook his head in resignation and quickly left. Not long after his departure, the crowd behind him exploded into chaos.

"Masters from the Ancient Mage Tower have been murdered!"

"Who did the killing?"

"It was Long Yi!"

"Long Yi? Who’s that?"

"You fool! Who else in this plane could have such an odd name? Of course, it’s that Long Yi!"

The name Long Yi was indeed very well-known, for he had gained a notorious reputation throughout the plane for hunting down old mages even before he became the king of the Stellar Realm Arena. Upon becoming the king of the Stellar Realm Arena, he had proven his strength, and although he went silent for a while, when his name was heard again by everyone in the plane, it was as a challenger to the ancient powerhouses.

Even the joined forces of the ancient powerhouses were no match for Long Yi, and it was due to Long Yi that those ancient powerhouses had all but vanished.

And now, Long Yi had made another move; could it be that his target had become the Ancient Mage Tower?

People were buzzing with discussion.

At that moment, a figure with a hood concealing their appearance arrived nearby, only to see that a murder had just taken place in a tavern. After listening for a bit and learning that it was Long Yi’s doing, they swiftly and cautiously left the scene. Had Long Yi still been there, he surely would have identified the figure from mere traces; it was Landers.

Since his departure, Landers had been wandering among the stars. News of Long Yi’s actions kept reaching his ears, and he couldn’t help but feel secretly terrified. He wasn’t quite clear on why he had to leave, but he instinctively felt that any association with Long Yi would be fraught with danger.

Although Landers didn’t understand what exactly had happened to Long Yi, one thing was for certain—Long Yi was at war with the Ancient Mage Tower. He hadn’t had much contact with Long Yi, but prided himself on being a good judge of character, and knew Long Yi to be a person with starkly defined loves and hates. If Long Yi didn’t view the Ancient Mage Tower as an enemy, he certainly wouldn’t have attacked and killed three of its members.

But that was odd. Long Yi had gone to the Ancient Mage Tower, a paradise dreamed of by all, from which it was unheard that anyone could return. How then did Long Yi manage to come back, and to start a war at that?

Landers was puzzled, but he didn’t linger there since he knew that with Long Yi having killed people from the Ancient Mage Tower here, it wouldn’t be long before this place turned into a battlefield. He needed to leave quickly!

At this time, Long Yi was unaware that he had just missed Landers and was full of irritation without an outlet.

No, in fact, he knew exactly where to direct it.

Long Yi had just thoroughly inquired about the details from a man, learning about the entire garrison from the Ancient Mage Tower; two hundred thirteen people were sent in total, two hundred to replace the national army. The remaining thirteen were stationed by the Emperor’s side, ostensibly for his protection, but in reality, it was a veiled form of hostage-taking.

The Emperor was all too aware but completely powerless.

In truth, since nearly every country of note in the plane was already under the domination of the Ancient Mage Tower, the concept of an army had become meaningless. There were a hundred people within this Imperial City, and Long Yi, who had been lurking here for several days, had witnessed the conduct of these individuals. Frankly, they were unimaginably foolish.

Bullying was second nature to them; they shopped without paying, wantonly beat and insulted others, and even brazenly kidnapped any beautiful girls that caught their eye.

All these were deeds committed by those from the Ancient Mage Tower.

At first, Long Yi didn’t believe it, as everyone he had met from the Ancient Mage Tower during his visit had been quite disciplined. It wasn’t until he saw with his own eyes that he realized this must be what it’s like when a dog is let out of its cage for the first time.

Not to mention, the rules within the Ancient Mage Tower were very strict. Under the intense pressure of such rules, hardly anyone dared to cause trouble.

But now, they were on a high pedestal, unrestrained by anyone. Freed from their leashes, these once domesticated hounds had turned into stray dogs that began to viciously bite people.

Initially, this had nothing to do with Long Yi.

Initially, Long Yi didn’t plan to interfere.

Initially, Long Yi was just here looking for Land.

But, regrettably for you runts, you brought death upon yourselves by coming to my doorstep! Don’t blame me for being impolite then!

At the moment, the Imperial Theater was staging the Emperor’s favorite play. Actors on stage were the nation’s most renowned, usually performing only for the Emperor. Now, they were putting in extra effort since sitting below were over thirty exceedingly noisy spectators.

Unsurprisingly, they were from the Ancient Mage Tower.

Early in the morning, they had arrived at the theater, demanding to see a performance. How could the theater manager dare to neglect them? Hurriedly, he summoned all staff, and the emergency show commenced—a situation unprecedented even for the Emperor, who always had great respect for artists.

Yet the crowd below were loud and unruly from the start, sometimes loudly complaining about the poor script, sometimes bellowing that the actors’ performances were inadequate. In their eyes, the play was utterly worthless!

Initially, the theater manager tried to explain, but soon he realized these people weren’t there to listen to explanations; they were here to cause trouble. So, when they yelled insults again, the manager didn’t say much, just smiled quietly.

That smile was enough to set one man off into a tirade, claiming he was being disrespected. Then, the group surrounded the manager and beat him viciously. Even without using any magic, the outcome was expected with over thirty people bashing one utterly powerless individual; the theater manager quickly lost consciousness.

As the manager lay unconscious, the performance on stage halted, which caused the group to start shouting and bellowing again, demanding the performance to continue.

"I say... not even the most tasteless hooligan could do something as vulgar as this. Are you, the bottom-dwellers of the Ancient Mage Tower, here to seek a sense of superiority?"

Long Yi’s voice rang out as the rear door of the theater was flung open, then forcefully shut. Long Yi strolled in slowly. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)