Chapter 296 - 178: You Bitch! I’ll Smash You to Death

Chapter 296: Chapter 178: You Bitch! I’ll Smash You to Death

After sensing it again and again,

he finally locked onto a powerful wave of Fire Attribute energy.

"Come out!"

Chen Xuan made a grabbing motion with his hand.

The draconic core deep underground was instantly enveloped by his True Qi and swiftly pulled out.

SWOOSH!

A golden-yellow object burst through the soil and appeared in Chen Xuan’s hand.

The moment it touched his palm, he felt the dense, fiery power it contained.

"Let me see."

Old Deng landed beside him, his curious gaze sweeping over the object. "A Dragon Pearl!" he exclaimed in surprise. "This looks like a Dragon Pearl!"

"A Dragon Pearl?"

Chen Xuan looked surprised.

"Yes. Even if it’s not from a true dragon, it’s close enough,"

Old Deng said. "But it seems like its energy has been severely depleted..."

"Is that so?"

A smile returned to Chen Xuan’s face.

What a windfall!

’There’s treasure like this to be had?’

"So, he was able to burrow through the earth earlier because of this?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"Without a doubt. Dragon Pearls are mysterious and unpredictable. They allow one to travel through water, fire, earth, and air. In short, they have countless uses,"

Old Deng said.

"Can I absorb it directly?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"You could. After absorbing it, your constitution would be greatly improved. You’d become nearly immortal, able to heal from even the most grievous injuries. Eighty times a night wouldn’t be a problem, either,"

Old Deng replied.

"Eighty times a night? Wouldn’t that turn a man into a husk?"

Chen Xuan was speechless. "I was asking if it could increase my Power."

"The increase to your Power would be limited. It’s mainly for recovery! Otherwise, why didn’t its previous owner consume it when he was alive?"

Old Deng said.

"Fair enough."

Chen Xuan put the object away. Every little bit counts, and it would surely be useful sooner or later. "Let’s go. We’ll head back and find out where Lin Tian got into trouble. He mentioned a great opportunity—was he telling the truth?"

The two returned to the Martial Alliance, quickly reaching the headquarters.

The entire Martial Alliance was in an uproar.

The incident with Lin Tian being blown apart and a figure emerging from his body had alarmed everyone.

Chu Qingyin and Xu Long, who had just finished giving their report, were especially dumbfounded.

Soon, Chu Qingyin and Xu Long were summoned by Chen Xuan and Ancient Star River.

"Don’t be nervous. I’ll ask, and you’ll answer,"

Chen Xuan said. "You previously mentioned you were on a mission in the northern part of the Great Xia Empire, and that’s where Lin Tian was gravely injured. What exactly was the mission? Was it registered?"

"It was registered. We reported it to Elder Xu of the Mission Pavilion as soon as we returned,"

Chu Qingyin immediately replied.

"Elder Chen, they did indeed register it. I was going to inform you, but you acted so quickly that I didn’t get the chance,"

Xu Kai from the Mission Pavilion quickly said.

"Tell me about it,"

Chen Xuan prompted.

"It’s like this. You’re probably aware that there are special places in the world, right? For example, our Black Market has a Dark Mist Night once every ten years,"

Xu Kai replied. "The locations where a Dark Mist Night can occur are few, and without exception, they are all heavily guarded by major powers. But for some reason, something went wrong this time. An incident occurred at a location guarded by the True Martial Sect. The True Martial Sect elder responsible for guarding it had to temporarily return for some reason, causing the Dark Mist Night there to spiral out of control.

Losing control should have been manageable. Logically, after one night, those Demons and Monsters would have dispersed on their own and shouldn’t have caused any trouble.

But unexpectedly, after the night passed, something happened at that location. A set of ancient ruins was shaken out of a spatial rift. To make matters worse, that place is incredibly close to the Northern Barbarians. So as soon as the ancient ruins appeared, they immediately attracted all the Northern Barbarian experts. The Demons and Monsters were also unwilling to leave and went on a killing spree. The situation is becoming more and more chaotic, and it just so happens to be very close to one of our outposts.

Our outpost was first hit by the wave of Demons and Monsters, then swept over by the Northern Barbarian masters. It was nearly wiped out. The Grand Elder has already gone there personally to take over. Furthermore, according to his message, experts from a Grotto Heaven on the Northern Barbarians’ side have also gotten involved. In short, the situation has become exceptionally complex."

Chen Xuan frowned slightly.

"The Northern Barbarians have a Grotto Heaven, too?"

"Yes."

Beside him, Ancient Star River nodded. "Grotto Heaven worlds are not unique to our Great Xia."

"Then how strong is the Grand Elder?"

Chen Xuan asked.

"He is thirty-eighth on the Earthly Rankings, nicknamed ’Shadowless Palm’!"

Ancient Star River explained.

"I see."

Chen Xuan mused.

’Another opportunity shaken out from a spatial rift?’

’How similar is this to what I experienced in the Grotto Heaven?’

’Back then, the Dragon Vein Spiritual Liquid that Chai Yuan had me absorb was also shaken out of a spatial rift after the darkness passed.’

’Hmm, it’s a bit like beachcombing.’

’After the tide recedes, all sorts of random seafood get washed ashore.’

’Aren’t these secret realms and ruins just like seafood?’

’I just went beachcombing and caught a nice haul of razor clams.’

’Now another part of the sea has washed up some scallops.’

’Alright then.’

’Time to go for another haul.’

’I’ll be rich when I get back.’

"You just said that secret realm was originally guarded by the True Martial Sect. Why did their elder suddenly leave?"

Chen Xuan asked.

’Even if it was the most important matter in the world, how could you just leave?’

’You left, but the people nearby died tragically because of you.’

’Our Martial Alliance outpost was completely innocent!’

"*Ahem*."

Xu Kai couldn’t help but let out a light cough. "That’s something of an old tradition with the True Martial Sect. The person responsible for guarding that place is a woman named Yu Chen Master. She cultivates the Way of Heartlessness and is ranked thirtieth on the Earthly Rankings, eight places higher than our Grand Elder.

More importantly, she is cold and heartless. Once she’s made up her mind about something, no one can influence her. The reason she left this time was because she suddenly had an epiphany, so she dropped everything and ran back to enter secluded cultivation..."