Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
If an ordinary mortal carried a heavy load, then, once he put it down, he would feel like his body was as light and lithe as a birdâs. This was one of the cultivation methods Jiang Chen set for himself. What he would do was set his Martial Terrace at the same level as the enemies he ran into.
After Jiang Chen became a Martial Emperor and had gone through several battles, he managed to come up with this tactic. If he depended upon his Immortal Terraceâs overwhelming advantage, he wouldnât find battles interesting or challenging anymore. This was why Jiang Chen used an Earth Terrace when he fought against Shi Lezhi and didnât use even two-tenths of his power.
âLetâs continue hurrying on the journey.â After Yiya had gotten over her shock and calmed down, she didnât forget her objective.
âI will forge the path,â Jiang Chen said, confusingly. However, Yiya shortly understood what he was referring to.
Jiang Chen flew along with the wind. He was as fast as lightning, and he brought Yiya along with him. Their flying speed rose by several fold, and they were also spared from wasting their energy on the road. This was one of the Void Divine Windâs strong points. Just as the Golden Solar Flame could be used to launch the Sky-burning Fury Technique by using it along with the Sky-burning Evil Flame, the Void Divine Wind had also many marvelous functions.
After they had been flying at this pace for half an hour, Yiya detected the aura of her teammates. When Jiang Chen and Yiya flew to join them, they discovered that her teammates had come to a stop in the sky.
âYiya!â They all greeted Yiya enthusiastically, while they swept Jiang Chen with their eyes, examining him.
âThis is my new teammate, Jiang Chen,â Yiya introduced them to each other.
Jiang Chen discovered that Yiya had six teammates. They all possessed great fighting prowess and could be considered among the best in the third area. Besides the teammates, there was also a man and a woman, who seemed about 24 or 25 years old, who were studying Jiang Chen with frowns.
âDonât underestimate him because of his Realm Level. His fighting prowess is extremely terrifying,â Yiya quickly spoke before an unpleasant disagreement occurred.
âIs it extremely terrifying?â When the six teammates heard such a description, their expressions changed.
âHeâs now the safe zoneâs City Lord,â Yiya said.
âWhat?â When they heard that they all, including the pair of the man and woman, who had an ice-cold attitude, stared at him, wearing odd looks.
âDoes this mean that Shi Lezhi is already...â
A man with a tall, straight stature, who had an outstanding bearing, spoke out of shock.
âThat is right!â Yiya nodded.
Hiss! Those six people took a deep breath of air.
âMy name is Wen Tao.â The most outstanding man among the six people announced his name, while his gaze was filled with respect. As for the other five people, they had quickly done the same. Experts would always be respected and esteemed wherever they went.
âIs this true? Shi Lezhi couldnât be killed by anybody in the third area.â Just as the ambiance had become harmonious, the man of the pair looked at Jiang Chen disdainfully and spoke rudely.
Yiya frowned. She didnât know these two people. But it seemed from their appearances that they were anything but simple. It was especially the case for the woman, as she had an outstanding bearing and wore white clothes. She seemed like a heavenly immortal, who had become one of the dusky Bloody Sea Realmâs sources of light.
Jiang Chen was suddenly taken aback, as when he looked at the womanâs face casually, he found it slightly familiar-looking. He found such a matter quite incredulous!
âIt isnât important whether itâs true or false.â After Yiya found out from her teammates who those two people were, she replied, âIt was us who accepted the mission, and our teammatesâ state isnât related to you at all.â
Yiyaâs team had accepted these two peopleâs request that they would go to explore a land that probably had ancient remains. If they really found any remains there, they would unearth them together. But if they didnât find anything, those two people would pay their team a reward. This was a common occurrence in the third area because it was required for people to team up with others here. It wasnât always easy to find powerful companions. This was why this couple had sought Yiyaâs team.
âEven though that may be the case, you didnât say beforehand that you would add another person. Heâs even a primary-stage Martial Emperor. It doesnât seem to me that what you just said is true.â The man wouldnât give up. He cast a glance at Jiang Chen and snorted coldly as a warning. As for the woman next to him, she furrowed her brows and seemed quite displeased.
It was at this moment that Yiya, and the others, realized that Jiang Chen was staring attentively at the woman. An odd look appeared on Yiyaâs face, and she coughed several times so that Jiang Chen would restrain himself. Even if that woman was pretty, he mustnât stare at her for a long time like that. It was too disgraceful!
However, it seemed like Jiang Chen didnât hear Yiya, and he didnât even care about the white-clothed womanâs ice-cold gaze. When the white-clothed woman was about to berate him, Jiang Chen said, âYoung miss, is your surname Xiao?â
Such a sudden question made everyone look at each other in dismay.
The white-clothed woman didnât reply, and a wary and hostile look appeared in her eyes.
âThatâs enough!â The man shook his head, and strode forward. He stood opposite Jiang Chen
Yiya didnât know what was going on with Jiang Chen, but she would still stand on his side. Wen Tao and the other five people didnât know what was happening, but it was obvious that they would comply with Yiyaâs instructions.
âIt seems like the Sword and Blade Team doesnât amount to more than this.â Upon witnessing this, the man started causing trouble for them.
âWhy are you saying this?â Yiya acted dumb on purpose. She didnât want to open up a can of worms.
The man also couldnât bring up Jiang Chenâs previous actions because the white-clothed woman would end up taking offense for a second time.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âI canât discern anything special about him, and I suspect that you have brought him just to make up the numbers and get another share,â the man spoke coldly.
âFirst, we didnât state the number of people beforehand, and, second, it isnât up to you to say anything about the newcomers I recruit,â Yiya spoke forcefully.
âIt seems like our cooperation will have to come to an end here.â The main shrugged his shoulders and sneered coldly, while speaking, âItâs a pity that you wonât get the remains of one of the past Sacred Zoneâs four great sages.â The man stated such a matter on purpose, and he also got the result he wished for.
Wen Tao and the other five people had a big reaction, and they quickly looked at Yiya. They hoped that she wouldnât take any rash action.
âWhich sage?â Yiya asked.
âItâs the Southern Sea Heavenly Monarch,â the man replied.
One didnât need to mention Yiyaâs reaction when she heard such a name, as even Jiang Chenâs expression changed once again. The reason why he had lost control of himself before was that the white-clothed woman resembled Xiao Nuo greatly. Her facial features and even her expression resembled Xiao Nuo well. What was more important was Xiao Nuoâs father was one of the Sacred Zoneâs four great sagesâprecisely the Southern Sea Heavenly Monarch.
There was surely a relationship between such matters.
However at this moment, Jiang Chen had already calmed down, and he noticed that Yiya was in an awkward situation. If they ended up losing the remains because they shielded Jiang Chen, Yiya would probably accept it. But Wen Tao and the other five people wouldnât take it well. If the teammates werenât united, it would be difficult to lead the team.
âWhat do you want?â Jiang Chen was aware that it would be best for him to deal with this matter by himself, and he strode forward to face the man.
The man was startled by Jiang Chenâs sharp aura, and he quickly said, âItâs like this, you have to block my palm strike. If you can achieve it, I will admit that this young miss was telling the truth.â
Upon hearing this, the other people were surprised greatly, while the angry white-clothed woman was startled.
âIt isnât an issue,â Jiang Chen replied without giving this matter any consideration.
The manâs smile became brighter, and he said, âYou are daring. Let me first introduce myself, my name is Hou Jue.â
âHou Jue!â
Upon hearing this name, the expression of Yiya, who was next to them, changed drastically.