Chapter 2276: Can You Take It Back?

"Where is he?"

A hint of arrogance rose in Zhao Ya's heart, and her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.

"The mountain gorge directly to the north..." Tiger Xiao pointed.

"Lead the way!"

"His strength is too great, I'm afraid... it's dangerous to go there!" Tiger Xiao's face twitched.

"With me here, no one can harm a single hair on your head!" Zhao Ya's eyes revealed a cold determination.

Tiger Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face filled with excitement, and he immediately led the way.

Soon after, they returned to the place where the Earth Store Spirit Liquid was found.

Only the previously injured God Kings remained at the spot. Seeing him return, they were all filled with terror.

"Where did that Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King go just now?" Too lazy to bother with their expressions, Zhao Ya asked calmly.

"He left with God King Ao Feng, we don't know..." the crowd replied.

It wasn't that they were trying to hide anything; they simply hadn't heard the conversation between Zhang Xuan and Ao Feng and genuinely didn't know where they had gone.

"It hasn't been long, so they shouldn't have gone far..." Unexpectedly, they had already left. Tiger Xiao was anxious and about to continue speaking, wanting to press others for the direction they took, when he saw the girl beside him. She seemed to have discovered something, and her delicate body trembled slightly.

"That Nine Heavens Enfeoffed God King... do you know his name?" the girl asked.

"We don't know... it seems his surname is Zhang, and some people call him Teacher Zhang!" a God King replied.

The two individuals before them were both Enfeoffed God Kings, capable of deciding life and death. No one dared to hide information or offend them.

"Zhang..." As if enlightened, Zhao Ya let out a breath and calmed her agitated emotions. She turned to look at Tiger Xiao, who was not far away: "Tell me in detail how that Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King robbed you just now!"

"Uh..." Unexpectedly, the person in front of him wasn't going to seek revenge but instead asked for details. Tiger Xiao's face was full of embarrassment.

He had tried to take advantage of someone's vulnerability to seize something, but was robbed in turn, so he was already in the wrong.

"You tell me what happened just now..." Seeing his reluctance, Zhao Ya pointed at the God King who had just spoken.

"Yes!" This God King dared not refute and recounted the events in detail.

"Is what he said true?" After listening, Zhao Ya showed no expression on her face as she looked at Tiger Xiao.

"This... it's true! The Tidal Sea has no rules; it's survival of the fittest. I was also acting for the Emperor..." Tiger Xiao quickly explained. Before he could finish, his vision went dark, and then he saw a palm descend through the air, slapping directly onto his face.

His body fell heavily to the ground, leaving him dizzy and disoriented.

"God King Zhao Ya, what do you mean? Let's talk this through properly..." Tiger Xiao was about to go crazy.

Are you sick? Hitting someone before they've even finished speaking? No matter what, we're on the same side. Even if I was in the wrong for trying to take something, you shouldn't hit me!

*Bang, bang, bang!*

Too lazy to bother with his nonsense, Zhao Ya struck him with one palm after another. Tiger Xiao tried to resist but couldn't. In the blink of an eye, he was severely injured and spitting blood profusely.

As he vomited blood, tears streamed down his face...

Didn't you just say that with you here, no one could harm a single hair on my head? Turns out, it's not someone else hurting me; it's you trying to kill me...

Below, the many God Kings exchanged bewildered glances, each questioning reality.

They had thought that Tiger Xiao had brought a backer to once again seize their treasures. How did it end with the backer beating *him* up? And so decisively, so ruthlessly, without any mercy...

What on earth happened? Who am I, where am I, what is my name... Everyone was in a state of utter bewilderment.

"My strength is inferior to yours, so I have no complaints if you beat or kill me. But the Emperor explicitly told you to look after me. Why are you doing this? Even if you're going to kill me, at least give me a reason..."

Swollen all over and feeling like he was about to be beaten to death, Tiger Xiao could no longer hold back and loudly questioned her.

How humiliating! I brought you here for revenge, not for you to beat me for fun...

"Reason? Actually, I should have realized it sooner..." Zhao Ya stopped, her eyes blazing with fervent excitement: "That Nine Heavens Enfeoffed one... is my teacher!"

Besides her teacher, who else could cause such a stir? She had previously thought that after cultivating in the Spatial-Temporal Mirror, her progress would surely be faster than her teacher's this time. Now it seemed she had underestimated her teacher too much! Still as monstrous as ever! In just over a month, a Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King... Unbelievable.

"Your teacher?" Tiger Xiao's body swayed, and he spat out another mouthful of blood: "God King Zhao Ya, do you mean he once guided you?"

"That's right! The reason I could advance so quickly is because of the foundation my teacher laid for me. Without my teacher, I wouldn't be where I am today..."

Zhao Ya looked at him: "Oh, and neither would Zheng Yang, Lu Chong, Wang Ying, Wei Ruyan, Zhang Jiuxiao, Kong Shiyao, Liu Yang, Yuan Tao, Shan Xiaotian, and Bai Ruanqing be where they are today..."

"They are Enfeoffed God Kings cultivated at great cost by Emperor Zhuoyang, Demonic Monarch Qiankun, and others... How could they be related to this Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King?" Tiger Xiao was dumbfounded. It was already unbelievable that you were his student; how are all these others connected too?

"We... are all his students!" Zhao Ya stated.

"He himself is a Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King, and his eleven students are all top-tier Enfeoffed God Kings in the God Realm..." Tiger Xiao burst into tears.

At this moment, he finally understood why he had been severely beaten by her. He had tried to rob her teacher! It was fortunate he had told Zhao Ya first. If God Kings Zheng Yang and the others had found out, he'd probably have been instantly crushed to death...

What kind of situation is this...

Originally, when everyone said this person might be the next Heavenly Grand Emperor, he had dismissed it, thinking that the Nine Emperors might not allow him to live... At the very least, Zhao Ya and the others would surely fight him... Now, it seemed, not only was he living well, but he was also thriving... With his own strength, the strongest below the Emperors, and eleven incredibly powerful disciples, it looked like he was going to dominate the Tidal Sea this time...

"As you've seen and heard, that Nine Heavens Enfeoffed King is my teacher. Can you tell me which direction they went?" Ignoring Tiger Xiao's expression, Zhao Ya looked at the crowd.

"They..." After a moment of hesitation, one of the God Kings pointed the direction: "They went that way!"

"Thank you!"

Zhao Ya said no more. With a large hand, she grabbed the tail of Tiger Xiao, who had been beaten into a miserable state resembling a tiger, and strode forward.

She was about to see her teacher... The more she thought about it, the more excited she became.

Dangling upside down in the air by his tail, Tiger Xiao finally understood: the previous beating was just for questioning about her teacher's whereabouts. When she actually met her teacher, he would probably be beaten again...

If only he had known, he would have quietly gone to find other treasures. Now, not only was his revenge not taken, but he was also repeatedly thrashed...

The Emperor had told God King Zhao Ya to look after him... At the time, he had been quite pleased about it... Now, he suddenly didn't want her to look after him anymore... Could he take it back?