Chapter 692: Seeing Ning Hao Again

Such precious Medicinal Materials hadn’t been consumed, which obviously meant a Demon Beast was guarding them.

Chen Cheng quickly suppressed his aura and extended his senses. Sure enough, he detected the faint but powerful aura of a Demon Beast in the mist not far away.

In another direction, a few dozen yards away, there seemed to be another fluctuation of energy. It wasn’t a Demon Beast, however, but the aura of a Martial Artist.

The Demon Beast’s attention seemed to be focused more on the Martial Artist.

Seemingly sensing Chen Cheng’s arrival, the Martial Artist’s aura suddenly retreated some distance before vanishing completely.

Chen Cheng didn’t need to be a genius to figure out that the man hadn’t left. He’d just hidden himself.

He was probably planning to wait for Chen Cheng to fight the Demon Beast, then use the opportunity to sneak in and snatch the Rainbow Grass.

When you ran into a rival while treasure hunting, this was the most common trick in the book—and it was almost impossible to counter.

After all, the old story of the fisherman profiting while the snipe and the clam fought would never be outdated.

If Chen Cheng wanted to counter this scheme, his only choice was to wait. Acting rashly would just be doing all the hard work for someone else.

But waiting didn’t seem like a solution. The other party had obviously been here for a while, and his hesitation to make a move suggested he had an ace up his sleeve. Perhaps he was waiting for backup.

In fact, Chen Cheng could afford to wait too. According to his Identity Jade Token, Ke Dali and the others were currently rushing his way, probably only about a dozen miles out.

But Chen Cheng couldn’t wait. He couldn’t be sure whether Ke Dali’s group or the other man’s backup would arrive first.

Besides, if he waited for Ke Dali and the others to arrive and they acquired the Rainbow Grass together, he’d have to share the spoils with everyone.

‘Why share the fun when you can have it all yourself?’

The highest principle of treasure hunting was to do whatever it took to keep the loot for yourself!

Chen Cheng didn’t need help dealing with one Demon Beast in this grotto-heaven. Not even if he held back from using his Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique!

This was the confidence that came with power!

His mind made up, Chen Cheng pushed his Concealment Secret Skill to its absolute limit and crept toward the mountain stream.

“ROAR!”

Just as he drew within twenty feet of the stream, a furious roar echoed out!

Thunder boomed in the sky. The violent gust of wind generated by the roar scattered the mist around the stream and snapped nearby trees.

The power of that single roar was earth-shattering!

Immediately after, a one-horned Demon Beast over thirty feet long and ten feet tall, covered in thick Leather Armor-like hide, charged out of the mist. It leaped onto a giant boulder beside the stream, its massive eyes scanning the area!

It hadn’t pinpointed Chen Cheng’s exact location, but it had clearly sensed an anomaly.

The Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros!

It was a Pseudo Tier Six Demon Beast!

Its defense was incredibly tough, and its offense was ridiculously ferocious. The sheer force of its roar could tear at the void and shatter stone!

An ordinary Perfect Martial Artist of the Organ Refining Realm wouldn’t even be able to get within twenty feet of it before being obliterated by the force of its roar!

‘The Power in that roar was probably equivalent to a Realm Power of 5,000. In close combat, this Demon Beast is obviously far stronger!’

‘Its combat strength might not match the Gen Mountain Profound Turtle from the Gen Palace, but it’s definitely stronger than the Three-headed Demon Python from the Kan Palace!’

‘No wonder that guy didn’t dare to act!’

After secretly assessing its power, Chen Cheng couldn’t help but feel a jolt of surprise.

‘Without using the Nine Heavens Thunder Shocking Hammer Technique, I’m not sure I can kill this Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros.’

‘As for using the Rising Dragon Realm combined with the True Intent of Heaven and Earth, I should be able to knock it away easily, grab the Rainbow Grass, and get out of here.’

‘But that would expose my true strength, which isn’t ideal, especially with another Martial Artist hiding nearby.’

‘Ah, forget it. Who cares!’

‘A five-hundred-year-old stalk of Rainbow Grass is worth half a Low Grade Organ Refining Pill. That’s too important for me to pass up.’

‘And that’s reason enough to kill that man and silence him forever!’

When it was time for action, Chen Cheng was never one to hesitate.

With a few quick leaps, he shot to the top of the large tree he was hiding behind. Then, like a dragon taking to the sky, he launched himself high into the air!

The cry of a dragon suddenly echoed as wind and thunder erupted!

Chen Cheng moved so fast that the Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros froze for a split second.

Moreover, as a Demon Beast, it had a natural fear of the aura of a Four Symbols Divine Beast, making its reaction a step too slow.

When it realized the source of the wind and thunder wasn’t a True Dragon, but merely a Two-legged Beast, it became absolutely furious!

It threw its head back, opened its massive maw, and let out an enraged bellow!

Waves of violent Power blasted straight toward Chen Cheng!

Another dragon cry rang out. Chen Cheng’s body flickered, and as he dodged the violent gust, he appeared above the stream. With a wave of his hand, he plucked the Rainbow Grass, root and all.

The Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros was beyond enraged. It shattered the massive boulder beneath its feet with a stomp and charged toward the stream!

With another flash, Chen Cheng appeared dozens of feet away.

BOOM!

The Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros crashed through the rocks of the stream bed, gathered itself, and resumed its hot pursuit of Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng ignored it, however, and shot directly toward the other Martial Artist’s hiding spot.

At the same time, he secretly gathered the aura of the True Intent of Heaven and Earth, ready to kill the man with a single punch the moment he showed himself.

But the man remained perfectly still, and Chen Cheng couldn’t pinpoint his exact location. Left with no choice, he shot off toward the distant forest at top speed.

“ROAR!”

Seeing that it couldn’t catch Chen Cheng, the Sky-Splitting One-Horned Thunder Rhinoceros’s massive body suddenly swelled. It opened its great maw once more and let out a tremendous roar in the direction Chen Cheng was fleeing.

It was clearly at the peak of its fury. This roar condensed its entire body’s Qi Blood Power, erupting with an even more ferocious Power. The resulting gust of wind swept out like a cataclysmic flood.

The void tore as rocks and trees shattered and exploded. The attack likely possessed a Realm Power of no less than seven or eight thousand—a terrifyingly high number!