Chapter 186 - 140: You Watch From the Side, and Be Responsible for Shouting 666
Chapter 186: Chapter 140: You Watch From the Side, and Be Responsible for Shouting 666
South Forest Province.
The land was scorched red for miles, the temperature searing hot.
The earth looked baked dry, scorched and cracked in many places, with wisps of acrid smoke rising from it.
Many forests were still burning with wildfires.
In a dilapidated ancient village.
A woman from the Martial Alliance, her face deathly pale, was clad in a tight black dress and held a precious sword. She was facing an attack from three puppet demon beasts, each possessing terrifying strength equivalent to a human at the True Qi Fifth Layer.
After several continuous fierce clashes, the woman was in a precarious situation, her body stained with blood in many places.
She knew she couldn’t let this drag on.
Otherwise, she would undoubtedly die.
Behind the puppet demon beasts, there had to be an expert from an Evil Cult controlling them.
But damn it all, she couldn’t pinpoint their location at all.
Every time she tried to break out, the three puppet demon beasts would block her again, only worsening her injuries...
During this time, she had activated her Token more than once to contact her companions.
But her messages were like stones sinking into the ocean. After several attempts, no one had arrived...
For this mission, a group of five had set out.
All of them were around the True Qi Fifth Layer...
And one was even at the True Qi Sixth Layer.
But now, they were all scattered, their fates unknown...
This filled her with despair, and her resistance gradually weakened.
"Chu Qingyin, stop resisting. You can’t win. Surrounded by my three little darlings, you couldn’t escape today even if you grew wings. How about this? Lay down your weapon and surrender. I’ll be merciful and spare your life."
A sinister laugh echoed from the shadows, seeming to come from the left and then the right.
It was impossible to tell where it was coming from.
"Spare my life? You’d be that kind?"
The woman continued to fight as she spoke in a cold voice.
"Well, not completely spare you. The condition is that you have to spend some time with me, let me have my fun once. How about it?"
The sinister laugh rang out again.
"Just once? Fine! I agree. Come on, then. And be quick about it."
The woman suddenly stopped, seemingly abandoning her resistance.
The three puppet demon wolves surrounded her from three directions, watching her covetously, but did not press the attack.
But the black-robed figure in the shadows suddenly went silent.
’She agreed?’
For a moment, he was in a difficult position.
"Then seal your own acupoints!"
the black-robed figure in the shadows continued.
"No way. What if you kill me after you’re done?"
the woman said. "If you’re going to do it, do it. If not, then let me go. Don’t waste my time."
"You fucking..."
The black-robed figure’s expression shifted in the shadows, and he cursed internally.
’Is this woman from the Martial Alliance so shameless?’
’How can she say something like that?’
For a moment, he was hesitant.
"Hey, are you going to do it or not? If not, I’m leaving."
Chu Qingyin snapped coldly and turned to leave.
"Don’t go..."
the black-robed figure shouted again.
"Look at you. Someone lets you have your fun, and you don’t have the guts. Someone wants to leave, and you won’t let them. Tell me, aren’t you just pathetic?"
A calm, indifferent voice suddenly sounded from behind the black-robed figure.
His heart leaped in shock, his scalp tingling.
’Who is it?’
’How did they get behind me?’
Without thinking, the black-robed figure instantly rolled, pushing off the ground to flee. But just as he moved, a large, flaming hand swatted him like a mosquito.
SLAP!
BOOM!
Blood gushed forth—a gruesome sight.
A mangled corpse flew out of the woods like a broken sack, snapping over a dozen large trees before crashing down with a scorching gale not far from Chu Qingyin.
All of its bones were shattered.
All of its internal organs were pulverized.
Blood flowed from all seven orifices, its body limp as mud.
[You have killed an expert of the True Qi Sixth Layer. Retribution Points +9000!]
Chu Qingyin’s face was a mask of shock and disbelief.
’He’s dead?’
She snapped her head up, looking in the direction the corpse had flown from, and her pupils constricted slightly.
An exceptionally tall, handsome young man in a black robe was strolling out of the woods, step by step, as if taking a leisurely walk in a garden.
As he passed the three puppet demon beasts, he didn’t even glance at them. With a casual wave of his hand, golden True Qi shot through them, piercing them in an instant as if they were made of tofu.
"No retribution points?"
Chen Xuan frowned.
’How can there be none?’
’Aren’t they normal living beings?’
"You... Who are you?"
Chu Qingyin’s face was filled with horror and disbelief as she stared at the figure before her.
"My name is Chen Xuan..."
Chen Xuan’s voice was clear. He glanced at her, then took a golden Token from his robes and waved it lightly in front of her. "See? I’m also from the Martial Alliance."
"A Venerable Gold Token!"
Chu Qingyin’s eyes widened in shock.
But she quickly realized something, and her heart pounded even harder.
’Sixth on the Human List! Chen Xuan!’
’The expert who just joined their Martial Alliance not long ago!’
’It’s him!’
It was no wonder the woman’s information was delayed.
For the past few days, she had been fighting for her life in South Forest Province. On top of that, the entire province was devastated beyond recognition, and the Human List intelligence had only just been updated yesterday afternoon, so she hadn’t paid any attention to it.
She had no idea that Chen Xuan had already reached first place on the Human List.
Forget about her.
At this moment, among all the people fighting for their lives in South Forest Province, aside from a few special factions, no one else knew that Chen Xuan had reached the top of the Human List.
Even Chen Xuan himself had only found out this morning that he’d claimed the number one spot.
Let alone anyone else.
This was the lag in information.
Without the backing of a major power, no one could react that quickly.
Besides, they were in the middle of a life-or-death struggle, on a mission. Who had the mind to care about anything else?
"You were the one calling for help just now, right?"
Chen Xuan put away the Token and said nonchalantly, "Are there any others?"
"That was me."
Chu Qingyin quickly replied, "My name is Chu Qingyin. A group of five of us came here, but now I’ve lost contact with all of them. I don’t know if the others are still alive. My Token was flashing before, but now there’s no activity at all..."
"So you don’t know if they’re dead or alive, then?"
Chen Xuan asked.
"Yes."
Chu Qingyin’s expression flickered. She pursed her lips and responded.
"What a hassle."
Chen Xuan frowned. "South Forest Province is so big. Are we supposed to search it inch by inch?"
He thought for a moment. "Where is that Eight-headed Fire Python? Do you know?"
"I do."
Chu Qingyin nodded quickly, pointing back over her shoulder. "Before, the Eight-headed Fire Python was cornered in that forest by a group of Evil Cult experts. It then drew the attention of others, and a huge chaotic battle broke out. It should still be there now."
"Very good."
Chen Xuan’s tone was light. He smiled. "Then let’s go hunt the Eight-headed Fire Python first. What if your people suddenly send another signal along the way? Besides, after I kill the Eight-headed Fire Python, all the major powers will have their eyes on me. When that happens, your companions will be safer, won’t they?"
"Hunt the Eight-headed Fire Python? With just the two of us?"
Chu Qingyin’s face showed her shock.
"No!"
Chen Xuan replied, "Just me. You’ll be on the sidelines, responsible for cheering ’666’!"
"???"
Chu Qingyin was utterly bewildered.
’What’s "666"?’
"Never mind, you wouldn’t get it. Just follow me."
Chen Xuan started walking toward the forest Chu Qingyin had pointed to.
"Wait, that place is teeming with experts..."
Chu Qingyin blurted out.
But after a moment of hesitation, her expression shifted, and she followed him anyway.
’Chen Xuan is sixth on the Human List. He must have a trump card... right?’
...
In another direction.
Inside a damaged room.
A black-robed figure, who looked identical to the man who had just died, suddenly snapped his eyes open. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his aura weak, his face a mixture of shock and rage. "Chen Xuan? That was Chen Xuan? Damn it all, he dared to destroy my Yin Body!"
As a famous True Qi Realm expert of the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect,
he had already refined the Yin-Yang Body.
The so-called Yin-Yang Body was equivalent to an out-of-body avatar.
The main body would remain in a safe area, while the Yin Body was responsible for carrying out missions.
The purpose was to mitigate risk and avoid being killed on the spot.
Originally, he hadn’t known that the person who killed him was Chen Xuan.
But the three puppets knew.
The puppets’ eyes were connected to his main body, so it was easy for him to see the newcomer’s true appearance.
Xu Gang scrambled to his feet and rushed out, heading for another, more spacious room.
"Saintess, Chen Xuan is here..."
Xu Gang’s voice trembled as he spoke quickly. "He just destroyed my Yin Body..."
"Chen Xuan?"
The room was filled with figures, many of them experts.
They were all from the Evil Cult, the ’Ten Thousand Immortals Sect’, and each expert’s aura was oppressive.
The one in the lead, however, was a woman dressed in black gauze. She had a fine figure and was exceedingly beautiful, with an almost demonic charm. Her delicate brows furrowed slightly before she gave a cold smile. "The newly appointed number one on the Human List, Chen Xuan!"
Clearly, she belonged to the kind of faction with strong backing.
Not only did they have the spare capacity to contend for the Eight-headed Fire Python here, but they could also keep a constant watch on the changes to the Human List in the outside world.
But unfortunately for them...
The Human List she was looking at was also outdated, posted only last night.
The newest update hadn’t been circulated yet.
"Saintess, this Chen Xuan already had dealings with us back in Canglan Province."
An old man at the True Qi Ninth Layer named ’Copper Hammer Hand’ Wuu Bao spoke up. "Back in Canglan Province, our Canglan Saintess was killed by Chen Xuan. Furthermore, Qin Wushuang, our mole planted in the Twelve General Alliances for many years, was also very likely killed by him. This man has a blood feud with us."
The Ten Thousand Immortals Sect was different from others.
In every major province, they would appoint a Saint Son and a Saintess.
Therefore, the strength of the Saint Son and Saintess in each province varied, and the different provinces’ branches generally did not interfere with one another.
Newly chosen ones would be weaker.
The established ones would be stronger.
The stunning woman in black gauze before them was the South Forest Saintess.
She had been the Saintess for twenty-two years, chosen at the age of fourteen and now thirty-six.
Nurtured by the Evil Cult’s various resources, her Cultivation was even higher than Wang Qinglian’s.
"Very good."
The woman in black gauze said with a cold expression, "This Chen Xuan is the new number one on the Human List and also at the True Qi Ninth Layer. His Yang Source must be abundant. If I take him as my cultivation vessel, it will surely allow me to break through to another realm. Perhaps it could even allow this Yin Body of mine to reach the True Essence realm."
"Indeed. With the Saintess’s Maiden Heart Method, absorbing Chen Xuan’s Yang Source will surely help you advance to the next level. This Chen Xuan is an absolute genius. Using his Yang Source to complete the Saintess’s cultivation would be perfect."
An old man beside her chuckled.
"For him to dare come here is to walk right into our trap!"
Another old man laughed lightly.
"Four Protectors, you will coordinate with the Yin-Yang Elders. Move out immediately and bring Chen Xuan back to me. I want to absorb him right now!"
the South Forest Saintess ordered coldly.
"Yes, Saintess!"
The four elders at the True Qi Ninth Layer before her cupped their fists and answered in unison.