Chapter 686 - 684: How Dare You

Inside the room, Jiang Chen watched the still-unconscious Little Xixi.

Little Xixi was still continuously absorbing the white light from within the Bright Stone.

As Little Xixi absorbed it, the Bright Stone’s luster grew dimmer and dimmer.

Meanwhile, Little Xixi’s aura grew more stable as she slowly recovered, and a healthy flush began to return to her cheeks.

Mr. Qiu Shui, Xiaotian, the Flame Dragon, and the Black Fire Crow all watched from the side.

"Young Master, it seems the light within this Bright Stone can help Little Xixi recover."

Mr. Qiu Shui said after a brief examination.

Jiang Chen nodded.

"This white light in the Bright Stone must be the Power of Light."

By now, Mr. Qiu Shui and the others all knew that Little Xixi was an Angel.

Mr. Qiu Shui frowned in confusion. "Logically, an Angel should be very powerful."

"But Little Xixi seems so ordinary, not at all like an Angel."

The Flame Dragon also ventured a guess.

’Could she be a newly born Angel?’

Angels were legendary for being extremely powerful beings, but the current Little Xixi was practically powerless.

Although she could release the Power of Light, her power wasn’t very strong, and she couldn’t sustain it for long.

Therefore, the Flame Dragon concluded that Little Xixi was just a newborn Angel.

In fact, everyone agreed with the Flame Dragon’s assessment.

Only a newly born Angel would be so fragile.

Of course, even the weakest Angel could release the Power of Light.

"If she’s a newborn Angel, then how did she get out of the Bright Divine Realm?"

Jiang Chen was still puzzled.

With Little Xixi’s abilities, it was surely impossible for her to have left the Bright Divine Realm on her own.

Thus, Jiang Chen suspected that someone had deliberately brought Little Xixi out of the Bright Divine Realm.

But the Bright Divine Realm... even in his past life, Jiang Chen had never been there.

The Bright Divine Realm existed within the Great Ruins; he had only ever heard of it in his previous life.

As for Angels from the Bright Divine Realm, he had seen them a few times in his past life, and they were all exceedingly powerful.

Now, Little Xixi had been brought out of the Bright Divine Realm.

And had appeared by his side.

So, who could possibly possess such incredible means?

As he pondered this question,

a strange thought suddenly struck Jiang Chen.

He glanced at Little Xixi again.

’She appeared by my side from the very beginning and called me Daddy... Could it be that she also has a mother?’

In truth, Angels were not born like humans. They were hatched from an Angel Pool, much like chicks from eggs, so they had no mothers to speak of.

Clearly, Little Xixi was still shrouded in many secrets.

Seeing that Little Xixi should be waking up soon, Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

He temporarily tasked Mr. Qiu Shui and the others with protecting Little Xixi.

Then, Jiang Chen called the Black Fire Crow over.

"Open your Celestial Eye."

He planned to survey Xingyuan City. Things were getting turbulent there.

Many new faces had appeared recently, all of them experts.

Jiang Chen knew that these people were likely here for Little Xixi.

It was just that no one knew her identity yet.

The Black Fire Crow opened its third eye.

The Celestial Eye immediately swept across the entirety of Xingyuan City and its surroundings.

Under the cover of darkness, figures constantly moved about near Xingyuan City, some of whom were even Martial Emperor Experts.

Even within Xingyuan City itself, the situation was somewhat complicated.

Pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen casually glanced in the direction of Chenxi Pavilion with the Black Fire Crow’s Celestial Eye.

In that instant, he was startled.

"Hm?"

’Isn’t that Feng Hu? What’s he doing outside Chenxi Pavilion?’

Jiang Chen was surprised to see Feng Hu sitting at the entrance of Chenxi Pavilion, his eyes looking somewhat vacant.

This caught him off guard.

At this moment, Feng Hu sat all alone outside Chenxi Pavilion, cutting a lonely and pitiful figure.

Jiang Chen mulled it over for a moment, then decided to go take a look.

After all, for Feng Hu to show up outside Chenxi Pavilion in the middle of the night, he must have been looking for him.

It was just that Feng Hu hadn’t found the place where he was staying.

With the Black Fire Crow in tow, Jiang Chen walked out to Chenxi Pavilion.

"Feng Hu, what are you doing?"

Jiang Chen asked abruptly.

Feng Hu froze.

When he saw Jiang Chen, a look of confusion washed over his face.

He kept shaking his head, as if even he didn’t know what he was doing.

But in the next instant, Jiang Chen’s expression had already darkened.

A staggering killing intent instantly enveloped him.

Immediately, from the roof of Chenxi Pavilion, a black shadow shot down like a bolt of lightning, and at the same time, a golden light flashed.

The speed was incredible—truly, far too fast.

It was Zui Jiuzhou. As an assassin from the Blood Hand Gang, it could be said that assassination was their most proficient skill.

Even if Jiang Chen had reacted, it would have been too late.

Zui Jiuzhou knew that Jiang Chen was the one who had killed Tian Feng, so naturally, he showed no mercy.

He wanted to kill Jiang Chen in a single instant.

SWISH!

The blade drew closer and closer to Jiang Chen, its glint carrying a frigid killing intent.

"Hmph!"

Just as Zui Jiuzhou thought he would succeed, a cold snort came from beside Jiang Chen.

It was that tall, gaunt man with the sinister face.

When that cold snort echoed in Zui Jiuzhou’s mind, he felt as if thunder was rolling and crashing within his head.

His expression changed drastically.

’Damn it, an expert!’

At that moment, Zui Jiuzhou instantly realized that the tall, thin man beside Jiang Chen was an extremely terrifying expert.

He had checked the man’s Cultivation earlier but hadn’t detected anything, so he’d assumed he wasn’t much of a threat.

Now, he was beginning to regret his actions.

But it was too late.

Before his Golden Saber could reach Jiang Chen, a long, slender hand had already landed upon it in the nick of time.

The Golden Saber in his hand suddenly felt heavy, as if it were being crushed by a terrifying mountain.

Zui Jiuzhou’s arm was forced down several inches.

And that was just the beginning.

In the next moment, that hand firmly gripped his Golden Saber, freezing it in mid-air, unable to move another inch.

"Such audacity."

The Black Fire Crow’s face was grim, a flash of killing intent in his eyes.

He suddenly spat a puff of black energy at Zui Jiuzhou, which instantly transformed into a black flame.

PUFF!

The black flame, which was the Black Fire Crow’s Pill Fire, struck Zui Jiuzhou directly.

Zui Jiuzhou had no time to react at all.

His saber was completely immobilized.

THUMP...

Zui Jiuzhou’s heart leaped in panic.

’Strong. He’s too strong.’

A trace of fear flashed through his mind.

He hastily dropped the Golden Saber, preparing to turn and flee, but it was already too late.

He had been hit by the Black Fire Crow’s Pill Fire.

In an instant, his entire body was engulfed in black flames.

The Pill Fire of a Martial Emperor Expert like the Black Fire Crow was utterly terrifying.

"AHHHHH..."

Zui Jiuzhou screamed in agony as he burned, convulsing uncontrollably.

The Black Fire Crow showed no mercy. In just a moment, Zui Jiuzhou, an expert of the Martial Arts Sect Seventh Heaven, died just like that outside Chenxi Pavilion.