Chapter 727 - 724: Flower of Hope

Chapter 727: Chapter 724: Flower of Hope

Jiang Jichen suddenly understood the meaning behind the hunchbacked old slave’s words.

Clearly, the hunchbacked old slave was warning him that someone was watching him from behind.

If he retreated and didn’t go for the gem-adorned finger bone in the deepest part of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes, a peerless expert would surely emerge to annihilate him.

It was a certain death sentence; there were no other possibilities.

Because the one acting against him would undoubtedly be a figure from the Supreme Realm.

As for advancing... even Outer Realm Creatures would face certain death if they entered the deepest part of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes, due to the Power of Destruction there.

Therefore, even Outer Realm Creatures had to rely on the level of their bloodline, talent, and cultivation technique to determine which areas they could linger in.

But the hunchbacked old slave had said there was a sliver of hope if Jiang Jichen advanced, which clearly meant he knew Jiang Jichen possessed an Outer Realm bloodline.

’Thinking about it this way, everything has become quite intriguing.’

And as it stood, moving forward was his only path.

’My previous plan to retreat at the first sign of trouble is clearly no longer feasible.’

Jiang Jichen and Luoo Xiaoshuang drifted through the depths of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

The deeper parts of the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes presented a completely different landscape.

This place looked like the dilapidated ruins of an Ancient Battlefield.

Destruction Storms raged everywhere, and the Divine Ancient Trees grew only sparsely here.

However, each Divine Ancient Tree was incredibly immense.

They were more than ten times harder than the Divine Ancient Trees in the valley’s central region.

"Survival of the fittest" was on full display here.

After all, it wasn’t easy to survive in such an environment.

This was also why the Outer Realm Creatures were far more powerful than the denizens of the Six Paths Realm.

Following the Treasure Map’s guidance, Jiang Jichen and Luoo Xiaoshuang ventured deeper into the Valley of Ten Thousand Extremes.

They had only traveled a hundred li deeper when they saw a battle up ahead.

A group of incredibly powerful Human Race Cultivators was battling a group of Outer Realm Creatures.

There were nine Human Race Cultivators in total. Two among them had stepped into the Supreme Realm, while the other seven were at the Eighth Layer of the Saint Realm.

The Outer Realm Creatures he saw didn’t look much different from the Human Race, aside from their long, pointed ears, handsome faces, and tall statures.

In truth, Outer Realm Creatures were a strange lot.

They came in all shapes and sizes, from ugly beings like the Thousand-Handed Monster, the Three-headed Hellhound, and the Nine-headed Serpent, to beautiful creatures like Elves.

In this particular group of Outer Realm Creatures, two were Elves, and the rest were monstrous Three-headed Hellhounds.

In the Outer Realm, the Elven bloodline was considered the noblest.

Of course, Elves were also divided into different classes; the truly noble were always a small minority.

Nine Three-headed Hellhounds were ganging up on the seven Eighth Layer Saints, while the two Elves fought against the two Human Race Supreme Realm experts.

It was obvious that the Human Race Cultivators were at a slight disadvantage, being suppressed in the fight.

The Outer Realm Creatures were immensely powerful, especially their physical bodies, which were exceptionally tough.

When struck by the same attack, a Human Race Cultivator would likely suffer a serious injury, while an Outer Realm Creature would seem completely unfazed.

Never mind their offensive power; the gap in their ability to withstand attacks alone was immense.

Therefore, in the past, one typically had to be a full realm higher to kill an Outer Realm Creature.

"What should we do?"

Luoo Xiaoshuang asked.

"Ignore them. We’ll go our own way. As long as... they don’t come looking for trouble with us."

Jiang Jichen said coolly.

He then continued forward, ignoring the battle.

However, Jiang Jichen and Luoo Xiaoshuang had only taken a few steps before a figure suddenly blocked their path.

"This is a battle between the Human Race and the Outer Realm, and you want to just stand by and watch?"

"Attack at once! Join us and slaughter these Outer Realm Creatures!"

"If you refuse to help, then we will treat you as traitors to our race."

This cultivator, from the Eighth Layer of the Saint Realm, had temporarily disengaged from the battle to point at Jiang Jichen and Luoo Xiaoshuang.

Jiang Jichen’s expression remained unchanged. His gaze swept across the battlefield, and he suddenly noticed a green plant growing on the ground behind the Outer Realm Creatures.

The green plant was quite conspicuous, because in this shattered land filled with the Power of Destruction, only Divine Ancient Trees were supposed to be able to survive.

No ordinary green plant should have been able to live here.

At the top of that green plant was a budding flower, radiating a strange Spiritual Power.

It was a Flower of Hope!

Born in the Land of Destruction, it was truly extraordinary.

The Flower of Hope held infinite possibilities. It could grant a sliver of hope to those who were in despair.

"You... you’re after that Flower of Hope, aren’t you?"

"What’s this about a battle between the Human Race and the Outer Realm? You speak with such righteous fury, but isn’t your real goal just to snatch that prize?"

"I don’t care that you’re fighting the Outer Realm Creatures for their treasure. I’m not interested. I’ll say this one time: get out of my way!"

Jiang Jichen saw through the situation at a glance and felt not an ounce of goodwill toward these people.

Thus, his voice was ice-cold.

Alerted by Jiang Jichen, Luoo Xiaoshuang also understood their true motive.

"Hmph. Boy, regardless of the reason, Outer Realm Creatures are our enemies. If you see them and don’t try to kill them, you must be their spies in the Mortal World."

Seeing Jiang Jichen dare to speak to him in such a way made the Eighth Layer of the Saint Realm cultivator feel utterly humiliated.

’How dare a piece of trash at the Saint Second Realm resist me?’

He was only interested in the beautiful woman’s power, wanting her to join the fight.

When they refused, he immediately slapped a heavy label on them.

"Oh? One moment you call me a traitor, the next you call me an Outer Realm spy. Who are you people? What right do you have to make such accusations?"

Jiang Jichen asked coolly.

At that moment, killing intent began to rise in his heart, and it could no longer be suppressed.

"As honorary members of the Law Enforcement Association Headquarters, if we say you are, then you are! You have no right to resist."

The Holy Dao Eighth Saint Realm cultivator said coldly.

’Honorary members of the Law Enforcement Guild?’

It was the first time Jiang Jichen had ever heard such a title.

But that wasn’t important to him.

All he knew was that anyone associated with the Law Enforcement Guild should just be wiped out.

And so, the Black Short Sword suddenly appeared in Jiang Jichen’s hand, and he lunged forward in a flash.

SHLICK!

It happened too suddenly, and they were standing too close.

Furthermore, Jiang Jichen’s speed was blindingly fast.

As a result, the honorary member of the Law Enforcement Guild—an Eighth Layer of the Holy Dao expert—had no time to react before his Spirit Infant was pierced and obliterated.

His eyes shot wide open, unable to rest in peace.

He clearly had a Defensive Secret Artifact protecting his Spirit Infant, yet it couldn’t block the sword thrust at all.

And the one who did it was merely a Junior Cultivator at the Holy Dao Second Realm... who had killed him with a single stab.

"Honorary member of the Law Enforcement Guild? What the hell is that?"

Jiang Jichen casually took the cultivator’s Storage Bag and pushed his body aside. The next moment, it disintegrated into dust.

Only then did Jiang Jichen turn to ask Luoo Xiaoshuang.

"They are experts from the various Noble Families and Sects who have accepted an appointment from the Law Enforcement Guild, which grants them certain privileges."

"Before the great changes in the world, everyone considered it an honor to become an honorary member of the Law Enforcement Guild."

"Of course, I imagine it’s still the same now."

Luoo Xiaoshuang responded.