Chapter 1052: The Terrifying Squad Leader

Xiong Fen unleashed his full aura, roaring in anger.

He didn’t take the squad leader seriously at all, his demeanor and words fully embodying the stance of a "Cloud Star expert."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the other party’s presence actually surpassed his.

Even rolling up both sleeves, the squad leader cursed out loud!

“You little laborer, what the hell are you babbling about in front of me! Cloud Star expert my ass, I think you’ve gotten too full of yourself!”

Saliva flew everywhere, and his finger almost poked Xiong Fen in the face.

The squad leader’s arrogant demeanor was even more overbearing than the former Moon God Pavilion Master!

Xiong Fen, who had never been treated like this, was about to explode in rage.

Suddenly.

The squad leader extended a hand!

A massive palm shadow materialized in the air, its terrifying aura enveloping the surrounding area, crashing down like a mountain!

Xiong Fen felt his blood and energy churn.

Just as he was about to mobilize his Dao power, he found himself unable to move, instantly turning pale with shock.

Looking up at the massive palm above, it was as if he was witnessing the apocalypse!

Before he could react, both father and son were crushed by the terrifying palm, pressed hard into the ground, unable to even move a finger, struggling to breathe!

“Cloud Star expert my ass! You’ve only been around for a few days and you’re already acting all high and mighty. I think you’ve gotten way too full of yourselves!”

“Lock these two idiots up and starve them for three days!”

In the blink of an eye, the Xiong father and son were dragged away like chickens and thrown into a dark cell.

The cell was damp and gloomy, with only a tightly shut iron door and a small crack of a window on the back wall, creating an oppressive and cold atmosphere.

After what felt like an eternity, the two could finally move a little.

Staring at each other in confusion, their faces filled with panic!

“Dad!”

“What the hell is going on! Didn’t you say we were here to attend a grand event? How did we end up as laborers?”

“A few words, and we’re locked up!”

Xiong Chong whispered in panic, his voice trembling.

He kept knocking and feeling around the walls, but found no flaws. Even with his Saint-level cultivation, he felt like a caged bird, his eyes filled with despair!

“This… this cell is too sturdy, even more special than the Moon God Pavilion’s meditation room!”

“Gulp…”

His throat dry, Xiong Chong slid down the wall, collapsing weakly to the ground.

Recalling the terrifying palm earlier, the panic in his eyes was hard to suppress!

“Dad! Something’s not right! That person’s strength far surpasses ours!”

“What the hell is going on!!”

Hearing his son’s desperate cries, Xiong Fen’s mind was also in turmoil.

Rubbing his head, his face filled with anxiety and confusion.

After thinking for a long time, he still had no clue, so he could only brace himself and try to comfort his son.

“Son, don’t panic!”

“I think that person earlier must be the third-ranked expert, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to give orders. Let’s wait and see, they’ll definitely make a move later, and we’ll act accordingly.”

“This cell is dark, but it can’t do anything to us. We’re both Saints, three days is just a blink of an eye.”

Xiong Chong looked up, hesitatingly nodding.

“I guess that’s all we can do…”

He somewhat agreed with his father’s words. Even though they were in a cell and didn’t understand what went wrong, they were still high-level Saints. Three days of confinement wouldn’t threaten their lives.

The two fell into silence, recalling all the details from before…

Three days passed in a flash.

The cell door finally opened, and the Xiong father and son were pale-faced!

They never expected.

That even as Saints, they could still feel hunger!

This place was truly strange.

Over the three days, the two could only rely on stored pills to stave off hunger, their eyes glowing green from starvation, barely holding on with their expert demeanor.

Seeing the light of day again, both father and son squinted, their expressions complex.

Not far away, a familiar voice rang out.

“Consider this a small punishment. If you’ve learned your lesson, get back to work! As laborers, you need to have the right attitude. Be diligent and stop acting all high and mighty!”

The father and son’s eyes twitched at the words.

Looking back, they saw the squad leader striding over, his face long.

Seeing him again, the two clearly showed fear in their eyes.

Even though the squad leader kept calling them laborers, they held back their anger, their mouths twitching.

Xiong Fen took a deep breath, steadying himself before responding.

“Sir.”

“I know your cultivation is profound, but you can’t bully the weak. We are not laborers, we are high-level Saints, Cloud Star experts!”

“As a Saint, I traveled thousands of miles to attend this grand event to discuss the future of Cloud Star. Yet you treat me like this, isn’t this an insult to me?”

Xiong Fen’s words were somewhat restrained, but his anger was evident. This was his last shred of dignity, the bottom line of an expert.

A Saint cannot be humiliated!

To their surprise, the squad leader’s face grew even longer!

“I think you’ve lost your minds. You need a few more days in confinement!”

“High-level my ass, you’re just a lousy Saint! At the end of the day, you’re still just a Saint. Being a laborer is already good enough for you, yet you’re still here acting all high and mighty?”

“There are so many high-level Saints here, all working diligently. Why are you causing so much trouble?”

The Xiong father and son were stunned.

The squad leader’s words were outrageous, filled with disdain for Saints, as if they were as common as cabbages, making them feel absurd.

If it were just ordinary Saints, they wouldn’t care much, but high-level Saints were no ordinary figures. Yet, they were being treated as worthless?

This was pure nonsense!

If not for their fear, they would have lashed out.

As they glared in indignation, the squad leader glanced toward the distance behind him.

By the construction site.

A group of people wearing hard hats were moving bricks. Hearing the earlier loud words and seeing the squad leader’s glance, they immediately understood.

They all turned to look, their auras beginning to reveal themselves.

Instantly, various terrifying Dao powers surged forth!

The seemingly ordinary laborers suddenly underwent a drastic change, their auras becoming extremely fearsome, each one like an ancient monster, their eyes flashing with a domineering gaze!

The terrifying auras intertwined and surged, as if the heavens and earth were changing colors!

The father and son felt like they were caught in a storm.

Their eyes widened in shock, their legs going weak!

“Hiss…!”

“This… this can’t be real!?”

Among the dozens of people, high-level Saints were everywhere, and there were even over a dozen half-step Heavenly Realm experts. Such a terrifying group was something they had never seen in their lives.

Xiong Fen’s face turned pale with shock, his expression one of utter disbelief.

“This… this!”

His son was almost dumbfounded, his eyes wide, his mouth agape enough to fit a duck egg!

The squad leader didn’t bother with them, casually tossing two hard hats their way.

“What ‘this’? Get to work!”

“You keep thinking you’re something special. If you had even a bit of self-awareness, you wouldn’t be so full of yourselves!”

His scolding was merciless, and the father and son didn’t dare to speak again.

Even though the laborers had already retracted their auras, returning to their ordinary appearances.

The two were still shaken to their cores, left with only confusion and shock.

The father and son numbly caught the hard hats, walking dazedly toward the group. Under the guidance of a kind-hearted worker, they put on the hats and started moving bricks at the construction site.

Already starving and weak, the two had no energy left.

Just as they were about to use their Dao power, they found it completely unresponsive, as if their cultivation had vanished!

Another wave of panic and confusion washed over them.

But they didn’t dare make a sound, quietly keeping their heads down and working.

The father moved bricks, the son pushed carts.

Originally of noble status, they had lived lives of luxury as cultivators, never having done such manual labor. In less than half an hour, they were both drenched in sweat and snot!

After unloading another cart of bricks, Xiong Chong was panting heavily!

He quietly approached his father, his face filled with the frustration of someone who had just survived a disaster.

“Dad, what the hell is going on…”