Chapter 19: Dangerous Encounter

After stopping in front of the place with the mission posters, Cheng Tian promptly ignored those unrelated to the capture of criminals.

Since he could become stronger through these people who deserved to die, why bother with other possibilities that would bring him no gain?

So, he watched the posters there for a few minutes until he found an attractive target.

[Wanted dead or alive!]

[Wang Bo.]

[Cultivation: the last time he was seen he was still a Spirit Elder. He should be between levels 35 and 40.]

[Reward: 50 gold coins.]

[Warning: last seen near the Fasinuo Province coast, near the border with the kingdom to the north.]

[Crimes: theft, murder, prostitution, involvement in the slave market...]

Cheng Tian read a long list of crimes in the fine print on the poster now in his hands.

There were other wanted criminals who were stronger and would generate greater rewards if caught than that one. But Cheng Tian was not entitled to these rewards and did not want to take excessive risks by doing one of these missions.

Ideally, it would be better to absorb spirit rings from people as powerful as possible. However, did he have the power to do this?

Previously he had had several favorable circumstances that had helped him eliminate and escape people who could kill him!

For example, Tian Heng and Gou He had only died at his hands because they had grown tired of fighting their comrades. But on the other hand, the Cryptid Academy teacher and Lin Long were surprised by his techniques and abilities.

But in situations where he would have to fight against someone forewarned, worried about the skills of an unknown hunter, his many previous advantages were non-existent.

Consequently, to avoid getting in trouble simply by coveting more than he could, he chose one of the weakest wanted criminals on that wall.

'You will help me get stronger!' He kept the poster in one of his pockets and then left the Tempest Vanguardians building. 'I'm going to eat something and rest in the room I rented earlier...'

'When the sun rises, I will start investigating for my target's traces!'

...

The next day, Cheng Tian wasted no time getting to know Nuoding City and set off towards the coastal region of this province on a horse right after breakfast.

Such a horse he had obtained during his trip between Holy Spirit Village and Nuoding City. With his Sharingan's help, he controlled the creature and took the opportunity to make a summoning contract with it.

Because of this, a trip that could have taken more than a day to complete was shortened to only 6 hours!

After this period, Cheng Tian arrived in the coastal region near Nuoding City, where he intended to begin investigating his target.

He knew that such a person had left traces of a recent passage in the vicinity. But there were a few villages between the northern and southern borders of the coast of Fasinuo Province. That way, he would have to do his investigative work to find the current location of his target.

'I don't know much about investigations, but I have the sensory ability of the Sharingan on my side.' He pondered as he got off his horse in the vicinity of an area where there were half a dozen houses and a small fishing port.

'In addition to the criminal's portrait, I have the information about his approximate level.'

"Hmmm, it won't be hard to eliminate suspects if I approach him." He muttered.

'Most people on the Douluo Continent can't become spirit masters. So, their chakra is very small, making my search for suspects easier.'

'On the other hand, after weeks of using my Sharingan, I already know more or less what the chakra of someone between levels 30 and 40 looks like...' He approached that location, carefully observing the surroundings in search of suspicious signs. '... So, if he's in those areas, finding him won't be hard!'

He walked through that area for a few minutes until he stopped next to an old fisherman fiddling with his materials, among them a long net.

'So far, I haven't seen anyone in this place with suspicious features... Maybe he is not here?'

He then asked. 'Sir, can you give me some directions? I have to make some deliveries to villages like this one along the coast of our province, but I'm not sure which way to go. Is it more advisable for me to head north or south?"

The man stopped what he was doing and looked at the sandy surroundings. "North? There are no other villages north of here. Only by going south will you come across the other three villages in these areas."

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"Oh?" Cheng Tian looked at that old man in appreciation and said. "Sir, is there anywhere I should be more careful in these areas?"

Looking at Cheng Tian and noticing how young this person was, the old fisherman sighed. "As long as you don't travel at night and take care on the roads, you should be fine."

"But if you come across someone needing help, or something like that, be careful. It's not uncommon for criminals to act like that to trick innocent people."

"I see... Thank you for the information, sir." After getting this relevant information, Cheng Tian left behind that small village, heading south.

...

When it was already the end of the day in the region where Cheng Tian was, this young man had already passed through another village. But, unfortunately, just as in the first village, he had found no one to profile as his target.

In any case, he was beginning to become more aware of his surroundings as he mounted his horse. 'Besides that old man, a lady in this last village also warned me about the dangers of traveling at night...'

'Hmm, that might lead me to my target.' He pondered as he noted that no one else was in the vicinity a few miles away from him.

However, while peacefully traveling along that road, in the middle of the early evening in this region, Cheng Tian suddenly saw a small flash a few kilometers ahead of him.

He then decided to approach and study the situation, keen to finish his mission as soon as possible.

After getting off his horse and ordering it to stand still, he cautiously approached the area of interest until he hid behind a bush.

As he did so, he saw a group of three people on the outskirts of a small camp where several bodies were spread out in the area.

'Uh?' He realized something was wrong as he observed the energy sources of those people. 'Those people are powerful! Why are spirit masters of this level...' He wondered when he stopped using his sensory ability and carefully observed those people.

As he did so, he had to hold back from vomiting since, at that instant, one of those people was beginning to devour the leg of one of the corpses in the vicinity.

'What the fuck is this? Are there cannibals in the Douluo Continent?' He used one of his hands to cover his mouth as he prepared to leave that place.

But as he saw that terrible scene in front of him, he noticed some characteristics of those people. They all had their scleras completely black, while their irises were as red as blood.

At the same time, there was a dark aura similar to a fog enveloping them, something that only with the help of the Sharingan Cheng Tian could see.

'These people... Something is wrong with them!'

He no longer wanted to watch those people and retreated even more carefully than he had approached.

As he did so, one of the three individuals looked in the direction from which Cheng Tian had departed and said. "It seems that some worm was watching us..."

"Oh?"

The other two watched the surroundings in curiosity, interested if any survivors were left. "What do you want to do? It's not good for those humans to find out about us..."

"Hmm, I will naturally take him out." The individual who first spoke said this as he pointed one of his hands in the direction from which Cheng Tian had departed.

After doing so, a veil-like black aura surged around this person while a suction force began to pull everything in the direction of his hand towards him.

Then, after a few breaths, a red scorpion larger than an adult human appeared, flying toward that person.

"Giant Earth King!" The three individuals commented at the same time, surprised that it was a beast instead of a human.

Then, just as that creature was about to hit him, the man in question made the black aura in his body devour that spirit beast, eliminating it in just a second.

When only its withered shell fell to the ground, that man relaxed and said. "It was just a beast... I guess I'm more stressed than I thought."

"Let's rest for the night to avoid trouble..."

...

Meanwhile, Cheng Tian was running around exhausted after summoning his beast when he was almost caught...

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