Chapter 415 - 208: Call Them All Over! Beat Them Up First

Chapter 415: Chapter 208: Call Them All Over! Beat Them Up First

"Then what’s the deal with the Unwarranted Heart Fire you mentioned? Why do you have to get it from Qianling City?"

Chu Shanhe continued to ask.

"This involves a rule of the darkness."

Feng Wuji sighed softly. "Younger Brother Chu, you’ve also been into the darkness. You know how vast that Shallow Darkness is, right?"

"Of course."

Chu Shanhe nodded immediately.

Even though they had already explored that area thoroughly.

But a moment of carelessness could still get you lost.

In short, that region was much, much larger than the world of light here. Occasionally, there were all sorts of dark whirlwinds, encroaching black fog, and other chaotic phenomena.

Every year, some unlucky Outer Saints would get lost and die inside.

The places he visited most often were those few islands.

"Qianling City is the core of this Shallow Darkness. Whoever controls Qianling City has authority over this entire expanse. According to a rule my master established long ago, the various factions in the darkness are eligible to compete for the position of City Lord once every hundred years. But how do they compete? Simple. They fight."

Feng Wuji continued, "But it’s not that they fight me directly. Instead, they select a group of their most outstanding descendants, and I select a group of outstanding successors. Our successors then fight each other, and whichever family’s successor ultimately wins becomes the new City Lord. The winning side also receives an extra reward.

This just so happens to be the time for the centennial City Lord competition. The reward for this one was arranged by my master over a hundred years ago. It’s inside the Glazed Tower, and it’s the Unwarranted Heart Fire!"

"Alright, I get it."

Chen Xuan nodded.

’I knew it. There’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world.’

’So he wants me to go over and be the muscle?’

’Well, I’m an expert at that.’

He was extremely eager for either task, be it exploring a secret realm or acting as hired muscle.

"Wait, but why did your master establish this rule in the first place?"

Chu Shanhe’s expression flickered. "Isn’t that just shooting himself in the foot?"

"At first, I didn’t understand why my master established such a rule either. I thought maybe he was too wary of the other factions and was forced into making it, but I later realized that wasn’t the case."

Feng Wuji shook his head gently. "It’s more like... my master is just playing!"

"Playing?"

Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe were stunned.

"Yes. Just playing."

Feng Wuji smiled bitterly.

"But... isn’t he afraid of things getting out of hand?"

Chu Shanhe asked in astonishment.

"Perhaps he thinks it’s even more fun when things do get out of hand."

Feng Wuji said with a helpless sigh.

Only he knew his master’s true nature.

His master had lived for far too long; nothing was rare or precious to him anymore.

Things that others would consider priceless treasures were nothing more than toys in his hands.

He did it all purely to alleviate his boredom.

Chu Shanhe’s mind was in turmoil.

’What the hell is the number one on the Heavenly Ranking even doing?’

"Alright, I’ve said all I need to. Young Hero Chen, what do you think?"

Feng Wuji smiled as he looked to Chen Xuan for his thoughts. "Honestly, with your strength, it’ll be a walk in the park. Especially with that large character on your head. You just slaughtered so many people, and now your name is spreading throughout the entire Shallow Darkness. Once they see you, they probably won’t even dare to compete. This Unwarranted Heart Fire is practically tailor-made for you."

"Chen Xuan, you need to think this through," Chu Shanhe cautioned via a voice transmission. "I have a feeling it’s not that simple."

A slight smile touched Chen Xuan’s lips as he sent a voice transmission in reply, "Don’t worry, Alliance Leader. I know what to do."

’If Feng Wuji truly held any malicious intent, I would have sensed it.’

’Besides, with his level of power, he wouldn’t need to resort to schemes and tricks if he really wanted to kill me.’

’So!’

’This trip into the darkness is completely feasible.’

"Elder Feng, I agree."

Chen Xuan said with a smile, "But I have to make one thing clear beforehand: when I make my move, people will likely die. And probably not just one or two. You need to be prepared for that!"

"Don’t worry, go all out. It would be abnormal if people *didn’t* die."

Feng Wuji smiled. "To be honest, in past competitions, the deaths have always been gruesome. Even if you don’t act ruthlessly toward them, they will be ruthless toward you. All told, this will be the fifth time the competition has been held."

"So you’re saying your side won the previous four times?"

Chen Xuan asked in surprise.

"Yes, but they were pyrrhic victories."

Feng Wuji sighed.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have turned his attention to Chen Xuan.

"What was the cultivation realm of the experts who participated in the past?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"There’s an age limit. The rule my master set is that anyone under one hundred years old can participate."

Feng Wuji said, "So, in the past five competitions, the strongest experts they sent out were Outer Saints, at the Second or Third Layer at most."

"Alright, then!"

Chen Xuan just laughed.

’With my power as an Outer Saint Ninth Layer, capable of crushing even Dharma Aspects, wouldn’t I be able to just steamroll everyone once I get there?’

"What about this time? What kind of experts do they have?"

Chen Xuan asked with a laugh.

"A few strong contenders have appeared this time, actually."

A smile played on Feng Wuji’s lips. "A few of the factions have secretly cultivated several experts at the Fourth and Fifth Layer of the Outer Saint realm. They’re planning to use them as trump cards to get one over on me at a critical moment."

"Outer Saint Fourth Layer? Fifth Layer?"

Chen Xuan laughed again.

’Alright then.’

’This is basically child’s play.’

’I’m almost worried that as soon as I show up, people will see the bloody character above my head and be so scared they forfeit on the spot.’

’That just won’t do.’

’If they all forfeit, how many retribution points would I miss out on?’

With this in mind, Chen Xuan smiled slightly and said, "I’m planning to hide the ’Demon’ character above my head for now. Then, when the time is right and everyone has made their appearance, I’ll reveal it. Don’t you think that will cause them to have a complete mental breakdown?"