Chapter 194 - 144: Shaking All Enemies! Who Can Shake Me
Chapter 194: Chapter 144: Shaking All Enemies! Who Can Shake Me
"The Evil Cult... Chen Xuan?"
"Is this really going to work?"
The two exchanged glances, their eyes flickering with uncertainty.
’This is too risky!’
Although they were also masters at the True Essence First Layer.
But it seemed they couldn’t afford to provoke either the Evil Cult or Chen Xuan.
"If we want to get the Fire Python Inner Core, this is the only way. As they say, fortune favors the bold. How will we know if it’ll work if we don’t even try?"
The man in the green robes murmured, "If things go south, we can just retreat. We’re not making a move anyway, just following along and watching. Surely there’s no rule against looking, right?"
"Alright, fine!"
The other two immediately nodded.
The undercurrents of tension in the area began to swirl once more.
The trio from the Qingyun Sect weren’t the only ones with this idea.
...
At this moment, Chen Xuan was walking out of the town from before, his suspicious gaze sweeping across his surroundings.
The entire town was deserted.
There hadn’t been any residents for some time.
He didn’t know if they had been killed or had fled.
It left him starving, but he didn’t dare eat anything he found, fearing the food in town might have been laced with some strange, potent poison.
"Forget it. I’ll just find some game in the woods."
Chen Xuan muttered to himself.
He glanced at his status panel again.
As expected, he was at the True Essence Third Layer!
His entire being had been strengthened several times over once again.
Suddenly, Chen Xuan felt a sensation and pulled the golden Venerable Token from his robes again, a look of surprise in his eyes.
The Token had begun to glow and radiate heat again.
’Are there Martial Alliance disciples nearby?’
’Good.’
’They should have some food.’
Chen Xuan executed his Body Technique and quickly left the area.
...
The forest, scorched by fire, exuded a searing heat from all directions.
In a wide clearing,
three figures—Chu Qingyin, Xu Long, and Cao Hai—were gathered, roasting an unlucky wild boar.
Xu Long and Cao Hai were covered in injuries, their clothes stained with blood. With faces full of shock, they listened as Chu Qingyin recounted the events with animated excitement.
Their group had originally consisted of five people, but they encountered a mishap and were separated. The two of them had ended up severely injured and had even lost their disciple Tokens.
Their other two companions had fared even worse, killed on the spot by an expert from the Evil Cult.
The two of them had escaped only by risking everything. They had found a cave to hide in, but to their utter surprise, they began to hear all sorts of news and rumors from the outside while in hiding...
And then they had run into Chu Qingyin, who had just finished dissecting the fire python.
"So, Chen Xuan is already a master in the True Essence Realm?"
After hearing her story, Xu Long’s face went slack, his mind reeling.
All the various pieces of news boiled down to a single, shocking realization in his mind.
Chen Xuan!
True Essence First Layer!
Number one on the Human List!
He killed the Eight-headed Fire Python and took its Inner Core.
"Yes, and it’s all thanks to Senior Brother Chen. We would have been in deep trouble otherwise."
Chu Qingyin let out a soft breath and wiped away her sweat.
She had more than ten Jade Pendants of various sizes hanging from her body, all filled with the fire python’s essence blood. She also carried several large bundles that were nearly bursting at the seams.
"But I feel like this is far from over..."
Cao Hai subconsciously glanced around, his heart pounding with unease.
All around them, indistinct shadows flickered.
At some point, Martial Dao masters had surrounded them, watching from a distance.
Their gazes landed on them, so intense they felt almost tangible, making them all feel deeply uncomfortable.
Chu Qingyin noticed this as well and couldn’t help but shiver.
’Are these people after the fire python’s essence blood?’
She tightly gripped the Martial Alliance disciple Token in her hand.
’I just sent a message to Chen Xuan a little while ago...’
’If Chen Xuan doesn’t get here soon, I don’t think I can hold on much longer.’
Fortunately, however, the surrounding onlookers seemed to sense something. Their expressions suddenly changed, and they quickly scattered, vanishing without a trace like a flock of startled birds.
At the same time, a burly figure in black robes rushed toward them from the distance. His eyes lit up as he said, "You’re roasting something to eat? Excellent, excellent! Share some with me."
"Senior Brother Chen!"
Chu Qingyin’s eyes brightened, her heart filled with joy.
Xu Long and Cao Hai, who were beside her, also quickly stood up to greet him, a sense of having escaped death washing over them.
"Senior Brother Chen, you’re finally here! We were being watched just now."
Chu Qingyin said hurriedly, chattering nonstop.
Like a little duckling tattling.
"Relax. They had no killing intent and wouldn’t dare to make a move. The most they would do is watch you."
Chen Xuan waved his hand dismissively.
He walked up, tore off a boar leg, and began to gnaw on it fiercely.
’No killing intent can escape my Indestructible Fist Intent (Level 2).’
’If anyone had dared to show the slightest killing intent, I would have lunged over and slapped them to the ground long ago. There’s no way I would have let them escape.’
The three of them instantly breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Senior Brother Chen, do you still want this fire python essence blood?"
Chu Qingyin glanced at the jade flasks on her person.
"No, it’s useless to me."
Chen Xuan said, his words muffled as he chewed on the boar leg, "Where are the other two? Why is it just you three?"
"The other two were killed."
Chu Qingyin’s expression darkened.
"Forget it then. Hurry up and get your energy back. We need to get on the road and return to the Martial Alliance as soon as possible."
Chen Xuan said while chewing.
He could clearly feel that many people were still watching them from the surroundings.
’It seems the Fire Python Inner Core has indeed attracted a big school of fish for me.’
’I just wonder if any of them will be bold enough to make a move.’
The three beside him didn’t dare to hesitate. They quickly tore off pieces of the boar meat and began to eat.
...
「Half an hour later.」
Under Chen Xuan’s guidance, the group weaved erratically through the surrounding woods before finally emerging from the forest.