The stone bricks sunk one by one, and an underground passage came into view .
The people in the hall were elated . Then, just as they were about to head down, unexpectedly they heard brisk footsteps coming up from below .
Everyone held their breaths and were on their guards .
In a moment, a handsome young man walked out from the passage .
Immediately, there was an uproar, followed by laughter . The people who had gotten their guards up realized that it was just a young man . They lost their wariness and instead got interested .
The young man was laughing as well . He looked at everyone with a huge smile on his face .
There were five people from the Fire Dragon Race’s team and ten or more treasure hunters .
Most of them were in the early stage of Martial Sovereign, which was what people called the strong warriors known as Venerable Sovereigns .
“Brat, who allowed you to laugh?”
Looking at Jiang Chen, a nasty voice spoke out . It was the man who’d suggested killing people to threaten Shen Xingchen just now .
He was a tall, skinny man wearing a fancy outfit . Although he was a Venerable Sovereign, his face made him look like a hick . His features were very average, which made people think that he had a poor appearance .
However, he had the manners of a Venerable Sovereign when he spoke . He looked down at Jiang Chen as if he was looking down at an ant .
“Whether I laugh or not has nothing to do with you . ”
After Jiang Chen answered him, he walked toward Shen Xingchen and the others .
After he had taken a few steps, the people in the hall started moving as well . The Fire Dragon Race’s team blocked his path straight away .
“Hand over what you just got down there . ”
While he was talking, he unleashed a dragon force that was equivalent to a mountain pressing on one’s head toward Jiang Chen .
“Is Ao Yue with you?” asked Jiang Chen instead of answering .
The Fire Dragon team was stunned . They didn’t even know how to react .
Then the leader of the Fire Dragon team laughed coldly and said, “Ao Yue didn’t come with us . If you wanted to use her as your backup, that’s all right . Just hand over the stuff, and we will ensure your safety . ”
An obvious contrast was evident between him and the tall, skinny man who had talked to Jiang Chen just now .
He was tall and strong, with heroic charisma . A magnificent fire energy was flowing out of his body . The fire dragon race’s fire element was extremely strong .
“I think you are mistaken . ” Jiang Chen smiled faintly, ignored the pressure they were putting on him, and said, “If Ao Yue isn’t around, you guys are in danger . ”
After hearing these words, the smiles on the Fire Dragon Race team disappeared . Their eyes became like fierce, burning flames, filled with the desire to melt Jiang Chen away .
“Brat, open your eyes wide and look at us carefully . Everyone here is a Venerable Sovereign . ” The tall, skinny man already felt murderous toward Jiang Chen since he had ignored him just now .
“Venerable Sovereign? Is that a big deal?” asked Jiang Chen .
“What shameless boasting . Let’s see how good you are,” said someone angrily .
“All right . ” Jiang Chen revealed his power level as he spoke .
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha .
Exaggerated laughter could be heard once again .
Shen Xingchen and the others were laughing as well . However, their’s was nervous laughter .
Looking at the Venerable Sovereigns’ reactions, these people remembered their own previous reactions . They’d been exactly the same .
“Enough nonsense . Just kill him . Winner takes it all,” said the tall, skinny man .
The moment he finished his sentence, a murderous intent filled the entire hall .
“Charge!”
However, the first ones to attack were five Fire Dragons . Each one of them looked like they were wearing armor made out of blazing flames . They were planning to take down Jiang Chen aggressively . They attacked suddenly without any warning .
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
Five ginormous sounds were heard . Jiang Chen was shuttling back and forth between the five Fire Dragons . He was dodging their attacks with ease .
He did all that in one breath, with movements like flowing water .
The five Fire Dragons’ surging will to fight suddenly came to a halt .
There were others who’d wanted to get in on the fight, but everyone was shocked . They’d been completely startled by the scene .
“What skill is this?”
“No wonder you dare to act like you do . It turns out that your skills are outstanding . Do you think you can do whatever you want because of that?”
“The longer you wait, the greater the trouble will be . Take him down . ”
The temptation of the treasure made them eager to flex their muscles .
Especially, after seeing Jiang Chen’s skills, they were afraid that he might escape .
“You! Surrender quietly!”
The tall, skinny man was smart . He suddenly came up to Shen Xingchen and grabbed her to use as a hostage .
“Shen Xingchen is a deity-grade apothecary! Aren’t you afraid of the fury of the apothecaries?” Wen Qing and Meng Shan both shouted at him .
“This only matters to you guys . To me, it’s not even worth mentioning . ”
After he’d finished that sentence, the tall, skinny man applied force on his fingers, causing Shen Xingchen’s face to turn red .
POW!
Suddenly, the tall, skinny man’s fingers were loosened, and his whole body was losing all its strength .
When the people in the hall saw what had happened, they were all shocked out of their minds .
There was a huge hole in the tall, skinny man’s chest . Flame could still be seen flickering at the edge of the hole . Because of the high temperature of the burn,
no blood was flowing out of the wound .
“How is that possible?”
The tall, skinny man asked something that was often repeated by most of the people who’d died at the hands of Jiang Chen .
Shen Xingchen escaped easily and hid behind Jiang Chen with the others .
“You shouldn’t threaten someone who possesses teleporting powers . ”
Jiang Chen stood behind him with his clenched fist . The fire on his fist was still burning .
“Killing a Venerable Sovereign with one punch?”
“Could this be a dream?”
“What do we do now?”
The others couldn’t make up their minds . Those who could think the quickest immediately escaped through the main door .
As soon as one person did it, everyone else followed . All of them were afraid to be killed by Jiang Chen if they were left behind .
“Did I allow you to leave?” asked Jiang Chen coldly .
As he finished speaking, he opened up his fist . Gold flame that was ignited from his fingers covered the entire hall in a second, forming impenetrable walls .
“What kind of fire is this?”
Anyone who tried to escape ended up touching the wall of fire . Those who were close to the wall could see the devastation .
“Remember my name, Jiang Chen . ”
There were too many people who were doubting him in this world . Jiang Chen decided to show his might .
“Jiang Chen? Which Jiang Chen?”
Everyone present was scared out of their wits . Clearly, all of them had heard the name Jiang Chen and thought of the same Jiang Chen .
However, they’d never thought that this extremely strong man in front of them was the Jiang Chen they’d imagined .
Jiang Chen didn’t say much . He exploded the fire walls . Everyone was hit so hard it was as if they had been blasted by cannonballs . No one had the strength to fight anymore .
After doing all that, Jiang Chen took Shen Xingchen and the others and left .
Venerable Sovereigns, who were the pride of the era, meant nothing to Jiang Chen . A lot of proud Martial Arts Saints had been shocked .
After leaving the underground world, Shen Xingchen and the others thought that this operation had come to an end .
Unexpectedly, it was just beginning .
Countless people could be seen approaching them, flying from Wind Cloud City .
“Someone must have sensed the disappearance of the fire energy underground,” said Shen Xingchen .
This meant that the genuine fire of the Sun had been obtained by someone, and this particular someone was near Wind Cloud City .
Some people who wanted to reap what they had not sown naturally wanted to snatch it by force .
“Everyone, we are going to have to part ways for a short while . ”
A great war was about to happen . Jiang Chen didn’t want them to be involved .
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