Stepmother: I Am Asked To Give A Kidney To My Brother Chapter 445 15 In 1

"Puti… These few months have been tough for you…" Luo Qiongcang said apologetically.

"Not at all…" Luo Puti shook her head. "I will not watch the thousands of our Luo family members and the people of Saint Duke Starfield die!"

"And your foster parents Luo Bin and Lin Xue!" Luo Qiongcang said. "I promise that once this war is over, I will do everything in my power to bring them back!"

"Mm, I believe that you'll keep your promise!" Luo Puti nodded, a dim look in her eyes.

"Have you thought about the third step of the plan? Are you really going to marry the victor?"

"I haven't decided yet…" Luo Puti said. "But don't you worry. If I really have to, I will marry the person who has helped the most!"

"What about that boy back on earth?" Luo Qiongcang asked. "I heard from Luo Xun's report that you and the boy are really in love…"

"Don't worry, father! I haven't contacted him for months now! For the sake of our family, for the hundreds and billions of innocent people, I believe that he will support my decision!"

"Oh, by the way, what is that boy's name?" Luo Qiongcang asked.

Luo Puti hesitated for a moment before answering, "His name is Chen Xiaobei!"

"Mm, when an opportunity arises, I will send Luo Xun to send our apologies and compensate him generously!"

"You don't have to!" Luo Puti said, a pained expression on her face. "The best choice is to let him forget me completely! I don't wish for him to get dragged into this!"

…

Saint Duke's portal.

"Zhufeng! Have you thought it through? Apocalypse Starfield is no joke, and capturing the Giant Barbaric Tiger is beyond us!" Ao Liancheng said worriedly.

Chen Xiaobei had a look of resolute determination on his face. "I have already decided that no matter what happens and no matter what demons or freaks I have to face; no obstacle is going to make me give up! I will marry Puti by any means whatsoever!"

Footnote:

Huang Xiong*: 皇兄 in mandarin, literally translated as Emperor Brother. Used by the younger brothers of the emperor to address their older brother, the emperor.

Buzz…

In a flash, Chen Xiaobei and Ao Liancheng were transferred to one of the planets on the border of Apocalypse Starfield. As for Lin Qingfeng, she traveled back to her Divine Dragon Starfield. Since she had just lost the bet between her and Chen Xiaobei, she went back to her starfield to use her connections to help him look for the items that were on his list.

Though Ao Liancheng did not want Chen Xiaobei to travel to Apocalypse Starfield to risk his life, Chen Xiaobei insisted to do so. Out of loyalty, Ao Liancheng had decided to go with Chen Xiaobei.

"This place… It doesn't look like the capital city of a planet!"

After exiting the portal, Chen Xiaobei took his time to check out his surroundings. The city looked like one of those grand ancient cities in China. When compared to capital cities from other planets, this capital city had no wall surrounding it, making it looked like it was endless.

"Of course it's different! This Black Tortoise Royal City's size is equivalent to the size of a giant planet! At least five billion people are staying here!" said Ao Liancheng.

"What?! The size of this city is similar to a large planet?! And five billion people are staying here?! How big is this planet?!" asked Chen Xiaobei.

"In Apocalypse Starfield, there are no planets! There are only four pieces of huge land! Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Crimson Phoenix, and Black Tortoise! Right now, we are in the land of Black Tortoise! The size of this land is 30,000 times larger than Neptune Starfield!"

"A huge land from another world?"

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei thought of the endless lands that he had read from fictitious online novels.

"What do you mean by land? I don't understand what you mean…"

"The existence of these four pieces of land is the law of a planet's arrangement in space! The smaller the planet, the outer it would be placed in the space! Usually, we call that a low-tier starfield! As for medium-large planets, they would be placed in the upper-middle area of a starfield! Apocalypse Starfield is rather unique here because it connects a normal starfield with the Earth God Realm! Do you know that the Earth God Realm is formed up by four big pieces of land as well? Also, the Earth God Realm is located on the top of the space! Any four lands from Earth God Realm are at least 100,000 times larger than Black Tortoise Land!"

Even with his Scholar Heart, Chen Xiaobei still found it really hard to grasp the whole concept. The size of Black Tortoise Land was equivalent to 30,000 capital planets of Neptune Starfield and the population of Black Tortoise Land was a whopping 30 trillion! Any land in the Earth God Realm was at least 100,000 bigger than the Black Tortoise Land. If that was the case, then population on a single piece of land in the Earth God Realm would be three million trillion! That would also mean that the total population of four lands combined would be 12 million trillion!

"Oh my god… That is insane…"

This time, even Chen Xiaobei was shocked to his core.

"This is really nothing! You have to know that the Earth God Realm is a completely different world! Take some time to adapt to it and you will start thinking that this is all normal!"

"Okay… Let's move… Considering that the Black Tortoise Land is so huge, do you think that I can get to the legendary ten thousand mountains in one month?"

"You can go anywhere you like as long as you have Spiritual Stones with you! Follow me!"

After that, the two of them walked quickly as they traversed the Black Tortoise Royal City. On the street, they could see many people of different clothes, skin color, and race. However, all of them shared the common language of Mandarin.

After walking a dozen miles, the two of them arrived at a special giant building. From the outside, this giant building looked like a small castle. It was surrounded by a high wall and there was only a single exit available for going out and entering. From time to time, they could see a flash of light shooting out from the building.

"What is this place?" asked Chen Xiaobei.

"This is a private teleportation facility! Black Tortoise Land is extremely huge! That is why a lot of teleportation facilities have been being built at several special locations! Ordinary people are not allowed to use teleportation devices built by the government. People like us can only go to private teleportation facilities! Of course, being private, we will need to pay for the service!"

"Understood! Let's go in!"

They saw around a dozen teleportation devices when they entered the building. After a short discussion, they agreed to pay 10,000 Spiritual Stones each as teleportation fees.

"Be prepared! Ten thousand mountains is the deepest part of Black Tortoise Land! We might come across a huge number of Demonic Beasts with God Ascension cultivation! We could die if we make a small mistake!" said Ao Liancheng, worried.

"You can leave me alone if you are afraid of dying! There's still time to do so! As for me, I will not change my mind no matter what!" said Chen Xiaobei in a determined manner.

"Shit! Cover your face!"

Suddenly, Ao Liancheng's face changed and he put on the giant cap that was hung on his back. Immediately, Chen Xiaobei did the same as well. He took out a huge black robe from his Infinite Space Ring and covered his whole self with it.

"Hold on! We want to go to ten thousand mountains as well!"

A group of men with kimonos and katanas rushed towards them. There were around hundreds of them pouring into the facility.

"What is that?"

From the looks of it, Chen Xiaobei thought that they looked very much like the Japanese back on earth.

"All of them are Tenshou's warriors! Luo Shanhe did warn us that our enemies might mess with us! We will be getting ourselves in deep trouble if they see us!"

"Tenshou Warrior?"

Now, Chen Xiaobei finally realized that it was not a coincidence that he heard the name, Tenshou. Tenshou's God had always been part of the Japanese religion, and Tenshou Starfield was built by the Japanese who lived in high-tier starfields! Considering that, it would surely have taken them a long time to completely conquer an entire starfield!

"I have never thought that I'll get to kill the Japanese again at high-tier starfield!" said Chen Xiaobei, while smirking.

Buzz…

There was a flash of light, and Chen Xiaobei, Ao Liancheng and the Tenshou warriors were sent to the next portal terminal.

The terminal was enormous with a total of eighteen platforms.

Hidden in each of the platforms was a portal, connecting to eighteen different places.

"Let's go!" Ao Liancheng hauled Chen Xiaobie out, skittish.

The Tenshou warriors remained where they were because the portals in private portal terminals were small to medium-sized. So, it would take a couple of trips for all the Tenshou warriors to get here.

Chen Xiaobei and Ao Liancheng had not gone far before all eighteen of the platforms lit up.

In a blink of an eye, all the platforms were crowded with people.

Among them, about half were Tenshou warriors, and the other half were soldiers in green armor.

Combined, there were more than 300 men!

"Tenshou warriors! Royal Dome soldiers!" Ao Liancheng looked horrified. "It looks like the enemies know about the second task! They've come here to sabotage us!"

"You're right…." Chen Xiaobei said. "There were already hundreds of them coming from the private portal back in Black Tortoise's capital city! There are eighteen portals here that connect to different terminals. That means there are going to be tens of thousands of them!"

"These are just the front-line troops, we can't estimate how many more people will be coming…" Ao Lianchang said nervously. "Forget about this. Let's get to the mountain as quickly as possible! We cannot get into conflict with them…"

"Why are you afraid of this bunch of garbage?" Chen Xiaobei was baffled.

He saw using his Netherspirit Battlescouter that while there were many of them, their cultivations were only at Celestial Cultivation. Only a few of them were at Ethereal Cultivation.

If a fight broke out, Chen Xiaobei had nothing to be afraid of.

"Don't underestimate these minions!" Ao Liancheng's face crumpled in distress. "Both Tenshou and Royal Dome have Earth-God grade combat formation! These minions may seem like insects, but with enough of them joining forces and with the aid of the combat formation, these insects can launch a counterattack on me!"

"I…" Chen Xiaobei recalled the battle in Overgrown Forest. It was with a specific combat formation that the humans were able to take on the body of powerful Demonic Beasts.

Due to Tenshou and Royal Dome having an Earth-God combat formation, they would have no problem at all counterattacking Ao Liancheng's 600,000 combat power even if these thousands of soldiers did not have Earth-God strength!

Ao Liancheng continued, "More importantly, there's no way they are only sending these minions here! If we get entangled here, a God-Ascension elite might appear! We would have nowhere to run then!"

"Alright… Let's hurry then…" Chen Xiaobei nodded in approval.

Tenshou may be abominable, but right now, his main goal was to complete the task. He could not afford to waste his time and energy here.

"Both of you! Stay where you are!" A Tenshou warrior marched towards them. "Why are you sneaking around? Probably up to no good?! Take off your hats and show me your face!"

"This is going to be a problem…" Ao Liancheng was tense.

"That spacecraft! Hurry!" Chen Xiaobei said under his breath.

"Both of you! Take off your hats or die!" The Tenshou warrior reached for the katana on his waist, ready to kill.

"Hey, Japanese devil, why are you so overweening?" Chen Xiaobei hissed, launching a fist.

His knuckles burst forth 200,000 combat power.

The Tenshou warrior was only at Celestial Cultivation. With his combat power, which was less than 100,000, he could not dodge nor block the punch!

Bam!

There was loud, dull noise, and the Tenshou warrior's head exploded. His headless body fell to the ground surrounded by blood and brains.

As he was going to kill Chen Xiaobei and Ao Liancheng, Chen Xiaobei would not go easy on him!

He waved his palm and absorbed the guy's blood essence and spirit.

To rub it in, he was not going to give him the chance for reincarnation.

"Let's go!" Ao Liancheng was quick to react. He already had the spacecraft taken out when he grabbed Chen Xiaobei by the sleeve and swiftly swooped into the skies.

"Baka*! What the hell just happened? I want everyone to give chase!" The leader of the warriors shouted angrily.

The hundreds of Tenshou warriors whipped out ten spacecraft and went on the chase.

The Royal Dome soldiers made no move to go after their allies. Instead, they assembled in an orderly fashion.

"Crap! The enemy is behind us!" Ao Liancheng shrieked. "Tenshou is really good at warring. They have the most advanced weapons and equipment in the nine zones! They'll catch up with us soon!"

Chen Xiaobei instructed, "Fly low! Head for the mountains!"

Soon, the enemies and they had all entered the range of one-hundred-thousand mountains.

The term 'one-hundred-thousand mountains' was not the name of a single mountain but the 100,000 clusters of giant mountains.

The mountains were continuous, the entire range borderless like an ocean of green, gargantuan forests. Vast and immeasurable.

"If we fly low, I'll have to dodge the mountains, rocks and the giant trees! We'll be slowed down!" Ao Liancheng said doubtfully.

"We will slow down but this means that the enemy will have to slow down too!" Chen Xiaobei answered. "Trust me. Descend. I have an idea!"

"Alright!" Ao Liancheng nodded, and plunged their vehicle down until the tall mountain peaks and towering trees became obstacles.

Although Ao Liancheng had great piloting skills, owing to too many obstructions which were in their way, they had to decelerate to an alarmingly slow pace.

Fortunately, their enemies were forced to slow down as well. But with hundreds of spacecraft flying in a cluster, it proved to be very difficult to maneuver their way around the mountains and trees. Occasionally, it was so congested that most of them had to stop.

"Zhufeng! You really are smart!" Ao Liancheng cheered. "We just need to fly in a few more circles like that, we can ditch those idiots!"

"It's not that easy! Open the cabin door and let me out!" Chen Xiaobei said.

"Let you out?" Ao Liancheng was unnerved. "Are you going to jump down? You cannot! You'll be surrounded!"

Swoosh!

BAM!

Suddenly, a loud deafening sound came from behind.

The Tenshou's spacecraft behind were shooting laser beams and were increasing in speed.

Everything that the lasers hit was destroyed.

Gradually, the Tenshou began to catch up with Chen Xiaobei and Ao Liancheng.

"Listen to me! Open the cabin door!" Chen Xiaobei shouted over the noise. "I'm not going to jump down! I'm going to kill people!"

"Kill… Kill people?" Ao Liancheng was perplexed but he knew that Chen Xiaobei was not a common man. It was the right thing to listen to Chen Xiaobei!

Ao Liancheng opened the cabin door, and a maddening rush of wind came gusting in.

Chen Xiaobei leaped out of the open exit, jumped onto his Somersault Cloud and charged towards the hundreds of spacecraft coming his way.

Footnote:

Baka*: Japanese for stupid or an idiot

Ao Liancheng watched Chen Xiaobei fly away, and gasped to himself, "My God! Zhufeng has the rarest flying Spiritual Instrument ever! He really is incredible! How unfathomable!"

The pilot of the Tenshou spacecraft which was in pursuit right behind him had already locked his sights onto Chen Xiaobei.

"Baka! Why is that kid coming towards us?!"

The commander next to him shouted, "He's here to die! Open fire! Kill that insect!"

The combat spacecraft then shot eight rays of red laser beams.

Each of the laser beams, in speed and in strength, was at God-Ascension level.

If any of them were to hit Chen Xiaobei, he would surely be dead.

"Penetrate the Nine Heavens!" Instead of dodging, Chen Xiaobei kept flying in the same direction. He had come prepared.

Purplish-golden dragon scales appeared on his legs and his body did something absolutely baffling.

"Chief! That kid is gone!" The pilot cried. "But that cloud is still flying towards us!"

"Open fire! Disperse that cloud!" The commander shouted.

Zap! Zap! Zap!

Again, another eight beams of lasers shot out at frightening power and destroyed the cloud, breaking it into pieces.

"Haha! I got it! I got it!" The pilot celebrated.

"The problem is… Where is that kid?" The commander looked around, uncertain. Suddenly he shouted, "No! Change course… Hurry…"

Whoosh!

There was a deafening whistle of wind, and from the cockpit window, they could see a silhouette descending rapidly from the skies!

Swoosh!

The silhouette came barrelling down like a meteor from outer space, hurdling down with a compelling force towards the top of the spacecraft, and sliced it into two halves!

The Tenshou warriors on the spacecraft screamed as if they had just seen a ghost, "It's… It's that kid! Why does he have scales on his legs? Is he human or spirit…."

They were staring at Chen Xiaobei holding the Dragon's Edge, his legs glowing in purple and gold. As he descended, he was emitting an intense bloodthirsty aura like a demon overlord.

BAM!

The spacecraft that was split in half exploded due to the combustion of fuel and the weapon's energy.

Flames licked the air in a terrific fireball, and thick, grey smoke rolled out like waves. The impact had destroyed the spacecraft and its passengers in its entirety.

Swoosh!

Chen Xiaobei was still riding on the Somersault Cloud as he appeared from within the smoke. He had his eyes on another spacecraft behind and made his way to it.

This Somersault Cloud was made by Yun Zhongzi himself using a Prosperous Cloud. It could not be that easily destroyed.

But Yun Zhongzi only made it as he was passing, which was why the Somersault Cloud was not very fast. In the near future, Chen Xiaobei would have to figure out a way to upgrade it.

"What happened? Why did aircraft one explode?"

Cries of shock came from the spacecraft trailing behind.

"We have a difficult enemy!" A high-level commander said. "Aircraft two to ten, form a battle formation immediately. Surround him and destroy that flying bastard!"

"Yes, sir!" His subordinates answered through the radio.

Swoosh!

All nine combat spacecraft came together and charged at full speed towards Chen Xiaobei.

They flew in a Vic formation so that they could defend each other and coordinate attacks, turning them into a bigger threat.

"Heh, I might've gotten a headache if you had formed a formation on land! But in the air, you guys are just a bunch of goons! How many you send is how many I will kill!"

Chen Xiaobei urged the Somersault Cloud forward, a fearless expression on his face.

All nine of the combat spacecraft opened fire, becoming like a firing network, flanking all corners and not allowing any blind space for Chen Xiaobei to attack.

"Penetrate the Nine Heavens!"

Unfortunately for them, Chen Xiaobei had, in his possession, more than a sufficient amount of Spiritual Stones. It was no problem for him to evade this level of attack.

Whoosh!

Chen Xiaobei's body flashed and he had moved about 10 meters away from the firing squad!

Whoosh!

The Somersault Cloud was a little slower but it caught up with Chen Xiaobei and managed to receive him in time.

Swoosh!

As elegant as a dragonfly dipping down into the water, Chen Xiaobei leaped onto the back of one of the spacecraft.

Klak!

The sharp claws on his scaly feet pierced through the spacecraft's metal shell. No matter how fast they flew, Chen Xiaobei had a solid hold.

"Target locked! He's on top of aircraft two! Commander, please advise." The pilots of the other eight spacecraft asked.

Chen Xiaobei's position did not allow for them to fire.

If they did not fire, they could not hurt Chen Xiaobei.

But if they did, they might cause damage to aircraft two.

The commander thought for a moment and then answered, "Aircraft two, land your vehicle! Aircraft three to ten, surround aircraft two and kill that kid on the ground!"

Zing!

A sharp screeching sound filled the air, and everyone's attention turned to the source of the sound.

It was from Chen Xiaobei. The black saber he was holding was now replaced with a long, golden war bow and a blood-red longsword!

Chen Xiaobei drew the string of the bow, with the sword in place of an arrow, and fired the shot.

This was the Sunslayer Bow and Chaos Blood Sword combination!

Zing!

Upon the release of the sword, a blood-red light flashed across the skies. It was as if a terrifying crimson demon had torn through the air to baptize the filth of the place with blood!

BAM!

There were four loud consecutive explosions.

The aircraft two that Chen Xiaobei was perched on was right in the middle of the spacecraft formation.

The blood colored sword, under the guarantee of a masterful shot, pierced straight through four combat spacecraft like a precision-guided missile!

All the Tenshou warriors on the four spacecraft blew up along with it!

"Open fire! Open fire immediately or the four spacecraft on the right will be blown up too!" The commander screamed into the radio. His heart nearly jumped out of his throat.

Swoosh!

All four of the remaining spacecraft on the right steered their aim and began firing at aircraft two.

"Dumbasses!"

Chen Xiaobei chuckled as his body flashed, evading all the incoming laser attacks.

BAM!

Aircraft two did not move out of the way and was hit by the beams of lasers and exploded. All of the Tenshou warriors aboard died in the hands of their comrades from friendly fire.

Zing!

Suddenly, the Chaos Blood Sword reappeared from a few hundred meters away leaving a blood-red trail of arc.

Its target was the four spacecraft on the right.

BAM!

Chaos Blood Sword was now a One-star Earth-God Instrument. Not only it could launch at its enemies, but it could also turn back when Chen Xiaobei commanded it do so. The four spacecraft on the right side were still focussed on the destruction of the second spacecraft. Before they could realize it, the Chaos Blood Sword penetrated all four of the spacecraft.

Killing four birds with one stone!

Along with the loud explosion, smoke rose to the sky. With only a short 30 seconds, all ten spacecraft was destroyed by Chen Xiaobei. With that being said, all of the Tenshou Warriors were killed when their spacecraft exploded. As for Chen Xiaobei, he was stepping on the Somersault Cloud with his Sunslayer Bow and Chaos Blood Sword hovering at his back. He did not suffer any injuries as well. Standing there, a dominating demon lord's aura exuded right out from him!

"Retreat! Everyone retreat…"

Suddenly, the commanded of Tenshou dropped an order to ask everyone to flee with their spacecraft. Though there were still around 90 spacecraft at the back, Chen Xiaobei could destroy all of them within five minutes if he wanted to and there was nothing Tenshou could do about it. As of right now, fleeing the scene would be their best option to live to see tomorrow. Seeing that all of them trying to flee the scene, Chen Xiaobei did not bother to go after them! The task that was given to him was his utmost priority! Immediately, he turned his Somersault Cloud around and flew towards Ao Liancheng.

Ding!

[You have eliminated a first-generation villain. You have been awarded 10,000 merit points!]

Ding!

[You have emanated a first-generation villain…]

Ding!

[Eliminated…]

Ding!

[Your current merit points are 34,500,000! You need another 10,500,000 merit points to go to the next level! (Charm: 3,450,000. Luck: 3,450,000)]

After killing all of them, Chen Xiaobei was awarded a total of 420,000 merit points.

Ding!

[Bonus loot! Your Netherspirit Battlescouter is not powerful enough to inspect it! Please increase its level!]

"Eh? Another 100 million disciples?! I gained around 100 million disciples last night! And here's another 100 million! In total, I gained 200 million disciples in such a short period! Seemingly, the news of me saving the people of Neptune Starfield had spread a lot faster than I thought! At this rate, I think I can at least gain 500 million disciples by the end of the day! It looks like I'll have to figure out a way to look for the materials to upgrade my Netherspirit Battlescouter! Without it, I will not be able to choose the reward given by the Heavenly Path!"

Ring….

Suddenly, Chen Xiaobei's cellphone rang. Ao Liancheng was trying to reach out to Chen Xioabei.

"Zhufeng! How did you do that? From the radar, I saw all the Tenshou's spacecraft fleeing the scene! I have never dreamt that you've managed to force them to retreat! You are a god!"

"All I did was destroy ten of their spacecraft! No biggie… Wait for me… I'm coming to you right now!"

"Alright! I will land the spacecraft right now! Just walk another ten kilometers to the south, then you will be able to see me…wait… WHAT!!! No! Don't come over here…. Don't come…"

BAM!!!

"Liancheng! Ao Liancheng! Are you okay?!"

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei rushed over to Ao Liancheng's side.

Buzz…

Chen Xiaobei could no longer hear Ao Liancheng's voice from the other side of the phone.

Soon after that, Chen Xiaobei arrived at the scene where the explosion happened. On the ground, there was a destroyed spacecraft but there were no bodies around it.

"This is Liancheng's spacecraft! If I'm not mistaken, I think someone tried to ambush Liancheng when he tried to land the spacecraft and the attack somehow managed to hit the fuel tank hence, the explosion! It should be a laser weapon! If not, the explosion would have been much bigger than this! Considering that Ao Liancheng's health is 600,000, I don't think he will die from the explosion! And there's no one here anyway. That proves that he must be still alive! But the problem is who attacked Liancheng and where did the person bring him?"

After spending some time to look around for more clues, Chen Xiaobei, unfortunately, did not manage to find anything.

"I have to use my final solution! I don't think the enemies have gone far!"

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei used his Astral Projection skill to search for more clues. With his eyes closed, Chen Xiaobei's spirit was lifted ten meters high. His spirit was like a small flame of fire. It was not easy for others to spot it from far. With this ability, Chen Xiaobei could sense any tiny movements within a certain area. Needless to say, this ability was extremely powerful but it also came with a hefty price! Using it one time would cost Chen Xiaobei's 300 years of lifespan. Now, his lifespan was left with 2,570 years. Though lifespan was important to Chen Xiaobei, saving his friend was worth the lifespan that he spent.

"I found it! There are at least 100 of them! Deep inside the ten thousand mountains!"

Without wasting any time, Chen Xiaobei jumped on the Somersault Cloud and flew to Ao Liancheng. At the same time, he took out his trump card to prepare for a huge fight.

"This is a really chaotic time! There are powerful factions that joined the martial arts contest, and Tenshou and Royal Dome have come to mess with us! I'm not sure who has captured Liancheng…"

Soon, Chen Xiaobei managed to catch up with those 100 people. The scene that he saw was not what he expected! All 100 people were not from the martial arts contest nor were they from Tenshou or Royal Dome! Ao Liancheng was unconscious and being carried by a white lion! At his side, a lady was tending to his wounds.

"I don't think they are enemies! Hold on! Where are you bringing my friend to?!" shouted Chen Xiaobei.

Immediately, all 100 of them turned around, took out their weapons, and prepared to get into a fight.

"Hold on! Everyone put away your weapons!"

Suddenly, the girl that helped with wrapping Ao Liancheng's wound shouted. The girl was very sleek with inky dark hair which had been woven into dozens of braids and fastened together into a ponytail that ran the length of her back. She was wearing a lightweight leather body suit that made her appear gallant and combative.

Unfortunately, none of them were willing to listen to her orders. With their weapons in hand, they were ready to strike any time from now.

"Shixiong Ouyang! Please ask them to put away their weapons! This is all my fault…" said the girl with her lips pursed.

"Fine! Everyone! Put away your weapons! Shimei Xiaoman, hand over the man to his friend! Just tell him what he needs to know! Don't forget that we still have a task to complete!" said Shixiong Ouyang.

After Shixiong Ouyang gave out the order, everyone kept away their weapons immediately.

"Xiaobei! Come with me!"

The girl waved her hands the white lion followed right behind her immediately. The two of them then walked towards Chen Xiaobei.

"Xiaobai?"

Chen Xiaobei was surprised to hear the name.

"Why? What's wrong with the name?" asked the girl.

"Oh. It's nothing… I have a Xiaobai as well! But my Xiaobai is mighty lazy. He can't compare to your Xiaobai!"

Right after Luo Puti left earth, Xiaobai had no mood to improve himself anymore.

"My name is Su Xiaoman… I'm that the one who accidentally shot down your friend's spacecraft…"

"Accidentally shot down the spacecraft?"

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei checked out Su Xiaoman's cultivation.

Ding!

[Cultivation: Early phase of God Ascension. Lifespan: 1,296. Health: 600,000. Combat power: 600,000!]

Chen Xiaobei was extremely shocked when he got to know her cultivation. Judging by how she looked, she should be no older than Chen Xiaobei by a year or two. However, she was as powerful as Ao Liancheng. Seemingly, this girl had some special methods to boost her combat power and cultivation. With her current cultivation, she could easily shoot down Ao Liancheng's spacecraft without him even noticing it.

Ding!

[Cultivation: Early phase of God Ascension cultivation: Lifespan: 1,503. Health: 700,000. Combat power: 700,000!]

The man that was called Shixiong Ouyang was just as powerful! He looked like he was around 28 years old but his combat power had already reached 700,000! Chen Xiaobei was bewildered after checking him out. With their current combat power and cultivation, they could easily get themselves onto the Nine-Zones Earth Leaderboard! Of course, the leaderboard was only limited to youngsters who were originally from the nine zones. Alas, Apocalypse Starfield was not one of the nine zones. After figuring out their combat power, Chen Xiaobei could imagine how terrifying the average combat power of people from Apocalypse Starfield was.

"Childe… Can you not stare at me? It was honestly not my intention to attack your friend! While we were on the road, we were attacked by a lot of Tenshou's spacecraft! Your friend's spacecraft popped out of nowhere! That's why I thought that he was our enemy!"

"Alright… I believe you are telling the truth! If you are one of those bad guys, you would have not helped him and tend to his wounds!"

"Thank you for believing in me… I will hand him over to you right now! Just tell me how much I need to compensate you!"

"Compensate? Can I have a spacecraft? The One-hundred-thousand mountains are too vast and we are actually in a rush! It would be inconvenient to travel without a spacecraft!"

"Spacecraft… I don't have a spacecraft with me… Can you ask for something else?"

Chen Xiaobei was slightly annoyed by her. After all, she was the one who asked Chen Xiaobei to name his price.

"If you must insist that you want a spacecraft as compensation… I will try to figure something out. Please come and join us for a short journey. If a spacecraft from Tenshou tries to ambush us again, I will hijack one of it for you!"

"This…"

Chen Xiaobei was surprised by Su Xiaoman's attitude. She was trying to make amends to the mistake that she made earlier. For sure, she was better than those who tried to make excuses for the mistakes that they made.

"Little Man! This mission that we have is extremely important! Outsiders are not allowed to come with us!" said Shixiong Ouyang.

"But…"

"Friend! I'm the first disciple of Divine Tiger Faction, Ouyang Huxiao! Can you help us out here by accepting Spiritual Stones as compensation? I will give you enough Spiritual Stones to buy three spacecraft!" said Ouyang Huxiao in a dominating manner.

However, Chen Xiaobei was not affected by the way he spoke at all.

"I don't want to interfere with your mission… But… I do not need Spiritual Stones right now…"

Ring…

Suddenly, Chen Xiaobei's cellphone rang. It was from Ling Qingfeng.

"Excuse me. I have to take this call!"

"Zhufeng! I have good news and bad news! Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Good news…"

"The good deeds that you've done in Nepture Starfield has spread throughout the starfields! You have managed to get yourself into the twelfth place of the Nine Zones Earth Leaderboard!"

"This is not so much a piece of good news to me… Once a person gets famous, trouble will come looking for him! Actually, I wish that I would never get on the leaderboard!"

"Alright! Let me tell you the second matter! This definitely is good news for you! I have found some clues about Abyss Ice that's on your list!"

"That's fast! Tell me quick!"

"Next, I'm going to tell you the bad news! The faction that possesses Abyss Ice is the Divine Tiger Faction from Apocalypse Starfield! It's their highest secret! They will never let anyone know where to find it!"

"Divine Tiger… Alright. I know what to do now."

Chen Xiaobei then hung up the call and looked at Ouyang Huxiao.

"Are you done considering? What do you want? Spiritual Stones or others? Spiritual Medicine, Instruments, and Talisman are available as well!"

"I am done considering it! I still want a spacecraft as compensation!""You bastard! Are you purposely trying to find fault with us?!" Ou Yanghu barked, clearly irritated. "We don't even have a spacecraft ourselves and have to travel on foot. How are we supposed to give you a spacecraft?"

"You pay back what you owe, that's heaven's law and the earth's principle (it is perfectly justified)! My friends and I are in a hurry. Is it wrong for us to want to be reimbursed with a spacecraft?" Chen Xiaobei said steely. "On top of that, my friend is seriously injured and unconscious. Am I supposed to carry him all the way? What happens then, if he dies from his injuries? How should that debt be repaid?"

"This…" Ou Yanghu opened his mouth to speak but could come up with no retorts. They were the ones in the wrong after all.

But he was not a Buddhist practitioner, so his shame festered into anger. "What utter nonsense! You have two choices – you either take the Spiritual Stones and get out of our sight or you and your friend will die here!"

"Oh? You mean you're going to kill us?" Chen Xiaobei narrowed his eyes as he reached into his Infinite Space Ring, ready to take out his trump card and fight.

"No! No! No! My Shixiong didn't mean that!" Su Xiaoman quickly ran to the front to block Ou Yanghu.

"Xiaoman! Step aside!" Ou Yanghu's face darkened. "No one in these mountains would dare to refuse to give me face!"

"Shixiong! I am the one in the wrong. We should not be adding to our trespass…" Su Xiaoman pursed her lips. "How about this: shixiong, you lead our people to continue the assignment, and I will help them steal a spacecraft. I will meet up with you later on!"

"No way! What if they take advantage of you?" Ou Yanghu crossed his arms.

"They won't. I can tell that this gentleman here is not an unreasonable person!" Su Xiaoman said. "Alright. That's what we'll do. You will need another seven days to reach the location since you're going on foot. I will be able to catch up with you guys when I'm done!"

Ou Yanghu thought about it for a minute and then nodded. "Fine! We'll do as you say!"

"Thank you shixiong!" Su Xiaoman said, relieved.

Ou Yanghu glared at Chen Xiaobei and warned, "Hey kid, I'm letting you off the hook because of my shimei! You better not try anything stupid. If even a strand of hair on my shimei is touched, I will kill you!"

"Understood." Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

Ou Yanghu may be strong but Chen Xiaobei's trump card was even stronger!

The fact was, if Su Xiaoman had not interfered, Ou Yanghu and the hundred-plus men would have been already dead!

"Let's go!" Ou Yanghu signalled to his people and they left in hurry.

"Sir, I am very sorry…" Su Xiaoman said. "My shixiong has quite a temper. Please excuse him!"

"Don't worry, I won't stoop to his level!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged. "Let's make a move forward as well!"

As he was talking, he took out a Taiyi Life Enhancement Pill and gave it to Ao Liancheng.

"Forward? We can't!" Su Xiaoman said. "We have to go backwards! Tenshou Warriors are gathering in the valley behind. That's where we can find a spacecraft!"

Chen Xiaobei rubbed the side of his forehead. "Still… We better move forward… I really am in a rush! Anyway, the Tenshou people will catch up with us eventually. We'll steal their spacecraft then!"

The information that Ling Qingfeng had provided and Ou Yanghu's eagerness to complete their assignment confirmed that the Divine Tiger Faction's mission was to collect the Abyssal Ice!

There was no way the Divine Tiger Faction could not afford to buy spacecraft. The only reason they had chosen to go on foot could was to be avoided being seen or heard. It could only be deduced that this assignment was extremely classified – which, reinforced the assumption that the Divine Tiger Faction was indeed going to collect Abyssal Ice!

Chen Xiaobei insisted on getting reimbursed with a spacecraft so that he could follow the Divine Tiger Faction closely.

"We can also do that, but we have to take a different route. If shixiong finds out, he'll be really pissed!" Su Xiaoman said.

"Mm, we'll do that!" Chen Xiaobei nodded.

As long as they were heading towards the right direction, and even after travelling on foot for seven days, Chen Xiaobei might be able to use his Blood Descendant Special Ability to locate the Abyssal Ice.

Su Xiaoman nodded and led the way.

"Huh? What medicine did you give your friend? His injuries seem to have improved." Su Xiaoman asked in astonishment.

"Oh, er, that's a special remedy from my hometown. It works well enough." Chen Xiaobei simply made up a white-lie, turning to look at Ao Liancheng.

The medicine's effectiveness, however, worked inversely to the patient's health.

Because Ao Liancheng's health was at a demigod level, the Taiyi Life Enhancement Pill's effectiveness was greatly reduced.

Last time, when he gave Bro Huo the pill, the effect was immediately noticeable and his wounds were completely healed in a matter of minutes.

This time, however, Ao Liancheng remained unconscious. His injuries were healing at a much slower rate than Bro Huo's!

Even though minuscule, Su Xiaoman noticed Ao Liancheng's recovery because she had never seen a better medicine than that!

This being the case, not only did the Netherspirit Battlescouter and Heavenly Dog Biscuit need to be upgraded, but even his pills, weapons and all his trump cards would have to be improved as well!

Chen Xiaobei now understood why Lady Nuwo made it a condition for him to reach God-Ascension cultivation before revealing Little Fox's whereabouts.

To find her and keep her safe, Chen Xiaobei needed to be strong and capable enough! He needed to have sufficient power! Or else, if he rushed it, he would only make things worse for both of them!

His cultivation needed to be upgraded one way or another!

Chen Xiaobei had a lot to do in these three months!

…

Saint Duke palace.

Under the glow of the setting sun, Luo Puti and Luo Qiongcang strolled in the lonely imperial garden.

"Puti, do you still remember that kid?" Luo Qiongcang asked.

"Do you mean the kid who handed in a Two-Star Earth-God material and got the better of Helian Tulong?" Luo Puti answered.

"Yes! That's him! We have just received the latest news from our intelligence that the kid shares the same capacity as Ling Qingfeng. In fact, he even saved the merpeople of Neptune Starfield from the threat of extinction!"

"This guy has so many secrets!" Luo Puti's brows furrowed. "Is the report detailed? How did he manage to solve the threat?"

"No, it's not!" Luo Qiongcang shook his head. "That kid solved the whole thing himself! Even the merpeople didn't get to see the whole process!"

"There's no way one person could've had solved the problem!" Luo Puti said dismissively. "He must have had some help!"

"Mm, I thought so too! Tenshou's emperor must have been involved!" Luo Qiongcang said.

"What was Neptune's holy emperor's attitude been after the fact?" Luo Puti asked.

"According to the reports, the holy emperor and the kid had a private discussion. The details are not confirmed!" Luo Qiongcang said. "If my guess is correct, the emperor eliminated the threat, and during the private discussion, he probably invited Neptune to be their ally against us!"

Luo Puti's face twisted into worry. "What… should we do? I didn't consider this in my plan!""From what I can see, we are now powerful enough to attack Tenshou! Killing that kid will not change anything… The only thing that we can do right now is to keep an eye on him! The way he acts will determine our plan! You will be the one in charge of this matter. Please pay your utmost attention to it!" said Luo Qiongcang.

"I understand! I will take this factor into my consideration!" said Luo Puti while nodding her head.

…..

At Black Tortoise Land.

Deep in the one-hundred-thousand mountains.

Su Xiaoman lit up the woods with fire and took some food and water to Ao Liancheng.

"Thank you…"

Though Ao Liancheng had regained his consciousness, his injuries were still quite severe. He was too weak to continue the journey, which was why he had to stop and rest during the night.

"You are most welcome! It's my fault anyway… You wouldn't have suffered from these injuries if I didn't accidentally shoot down your spacecraft!" said Su Xiaoman while leaning on the white lion.

"Where is my friend? How come I didn't see him?" asked Ao Liancheng.

"He went and pee. I guess he will come back here in a while."

"That sure is a long peeing session."

"I will go look for him if you are worried about him! I feel that he is not that powerful. He will be had if he comes across enemies who are more powerful than him!"

"Look for him? I think better not. You are a girl after all! Things could get real awkward if you see him peeing!"

"You are right… Let's wait for a little while longer…" replied Su Xiaoman with her face blushed.

As for Ao Liancheng, he would turn around and look at the darker side of the forest from time to time, obviously worried about Chen Xiaobei's safety. Unlike Su Xiaoman, Ao Liancheng knew that Chen Xiaoebei was no ordinary person. Everything that he did had a reason behind it. It was for these reasons that Ao Liancheng stopped Su Xiaoman from looking for Chen Xiaobei. He did not want her to interrupt Chen Xiaobei's plan.

.....

Around ten miles back.

A group of Tenshou Warriors were shining their lights in the forest frantically looking for something.

"This is such a troublesome task… Are they really asking us to look for a couple of people in these one-hundred-thousand mountains? This is no different from looking for a needle in a stack of needles!" said one of the warriors.

"You are right! It would be impossible for us to look for them here!"

"Idiots! Are the two of you okay?! Tell me, are you guys serious in looking for the targets? Do you guys know how dangerous these targets are?!" said the commander who walked at the frontline.

"About this…"

"The targets that we need to look this time are elites from the Nine Zones Earth Leaderboard, and they are supposed to hunt the Giant Barbaric Tiger! I'm pretty sure that they have countless powerful elites with them! If we do find them, I'm quite sure we will die a horrible death!"

"The commander is right about that! The Giant Barbaric Tiger is the kind of creature with an Earth God's strength! Even if they are not Earth Gods, they would have surely brought along Earth-God grade instruments with them!"

"If that's the case, I think we should stop looking for them! When compared to our precious lives, those rewards are not worth it at the end of the day!"

"No! I will go look for them! After all, we can use this opportunity to earn some glory for ourselves!"

"What do you mean by that?"

"According to the latest intel, amongst the targets, there's a person named Chen Zhufeng! He is ranked eleventh on the leaderboard!"

"Eleventh? That would mean he is as powerful as Lin Qingfeng… at least 300,000 combat power! He is actually weaker than our commander!"

"Strength and cultivation are not as important! The most important thing is the people behind their backs! I don't think we can afford to mess with them!"

"Let me finish my words! Lin Qingfeng has Divine Dragon Starfield as her support! I'm pretty sure that she will bring someone powerful with her! However, Chen Zhufeng comes from a low-tier starfield! He doesn't have anyone supporting him! Kill him and we will be able to get our reward!"

"He comes from a lower-tier starfield? Does that mean Chen Zhufeng is the weakest among them?"

"Of course! Chen Zhufeng's combat power is even weaker than our commander's! We just need to look for him and our commander will tear him into pieces! By that time, we will be able to carry his head to claim our reward!"

"Let's find him quick since all of you know that the reward is waiting for us! Chen Zhufeng is our money bag now! Find him, kill him, and we will be rich!"

Phish!

Suddenly, the sound of skin tearing could be heard. A young man in a black suit appeared right in front of the Tenshou Warrior without any warning. The young man was holding a ghost mask in his left hand and a black saber on his right hand. Before anyone realized it, the saber had already penetrated the commander's chest.

"Who… Who are you… When did you appear in front of us… Are… Are you a human or a ghost?" exclaimed the stunned commander.

Earlier, they were all shining lights in the forest to chase the darkness away and none of them had spotted anyone around them.

"Aren't you the one who wants to kill me? I'm here now, but you fail to recognize me! What an irony!" said the young man in an ice-cold voice.

"You are… Chen… Chen…"

The commander finally figured who the person was. Blood was gushing out from his mouth and wounds as he talked. He stopped breathing before he could call out the young man's full name.

"You are Chen Zhu…"

The rest of the nine warriors were left in shock. As compared to the young man, all of these remaining Tenshou Warriors were weaker than him by many folds.

Swish!

Three slashes were unleashed before they could finish their sentence. The attack was so swift that none of the Tenshou Warriors could catch a glimpse of it, let alone block the attack!

Phish!

All nine of them were decapitated!

A platoon of Tenshou Warriors destroyed in mere seconds!

"Damn right you are! I'm Chen Zhufeng!" said the young man while putting away his saber.

Chen Xiaobei had put on the Nightstalker outfit when he stumbled upon this group of Tenshou warriors.

After he took off his mask and outfit, Chen Xiaobei appeared like a ghost out of thin air and began to launch a surprise attack.

Even though the commander was pretty strong, he still died by the Dragon's Edge in the end because he was unprepared.

"The Nightstalker outfit's stealth function is really good, but it offers no protection at all. Or else I wouldn't have to keep changing in and out of the damn outfit!" Chen Xiaobei muttered to himself. Suddenly, something clicked in his mind, and he exclaimed, "Oh! Qixi festival! I got Zhinu's Milky Way Patterned Cloth! That is probably a very high-grade material. I wonder if it could fortify the Nightstalker Outfit? I should ask Zhinu when I get back!"

Chen Xiaobei was now facing stronger enemies, and his goal was set on a very high and very faraway place!

It was necessary for him to be equipped with upgraded tools and equipment!

But that was a topic for another time.

Right now, Chen Xiaobei had more important things to attend to.

He knelt beside the dead commander and removed the storage bracelet from the body.

After communicating with its Spiritual Attribute, Chen Xiaobei was able to take a look inside the bracelet.

Throwing the miscellaneous daily necessities, Chen Xiaobei found three very special items.

The first was a combat spacecraft!

This was the main reason for Chen Xiaobei's little excursion here.

If this group of Tenshou warriors had come across the resting Su Xiaoman and Ao Liancheng, Su Xiaoman would have killed them all, found the spacecraft and gave it to Chen Xiaobei.

Then Chen Xiaobei would have no excuse to continue following Su Xiaoman and find the Abyssal Ice.

So, Chen Xiaobei used the excuse of having to relieve himself to kill these Tenshou warriors. In fact, he was prepared to continuously massacre these soldiers for the rest of the six days!

Because another day of not finding a spacecraft was another day wasted, Su Xiaoman was obliged to lead Chen Xiaobei forward.

As long as they were on the right track, Chen Xiaobei would have the chance to use his Blood Descendant Special Ability to find the Abyssal Ice.

Chen Xiaobei put the spacecraft away in his Infinite Ring and took the other two items.

The first was a map of the mountain area with very detailed drawings of pathways. There were also search areas marked in red circles on the map!

"Good stuff!" Chen Xiaobei grinned to himself. "With this map, I will be able to kill all of them in six days! I won't need to worry about Su Xiaoman finding out about my plan!"

The second thing was a cell phone with a logo of a samurai sword printed on its back. It was probably designated specifically for the Tenshou warriors to use!

Chen Xiaobei looked into the phone and found a whole list of issued orders sent via text message. Tonight's patrol was in one of the messages.

"With this phone, I can know the enemy's exact location at the exact time. This will make it easier for me to take them down!" Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up. "If I'm lucky, I might even be able to learn the enemy's special orders with this phone!"

After he tucked the map and the phone safely into his Infinite Space Ring, Chen Xiaobei stepped onto the Somersault Cloud and went back to his companions. All in all, it took only about ten minutes or in order not to rouse Su Xiaoman's suspicions.

Ao Liancheng and Chen Xiaobei were pals so he did not ask any questions.

After they greeted each other, Chen Xiaobei leaned against a large tree and began fussing with his phone.

Chen Xiaobei: Zhinu jiejie! Are you sleeping? There's something I'd like to ask you!

Zhinu: Not yet. What is it, God Chen?

Chen Xiaobei: The three bolts Milky Way Patterned Cloth that I received from you during the Qixi festival – can I use it to fortify my Nightstalker outfit?

Zhinu: Of course you can! The Milky Way Patterned Cloth is an Earth-God grade material. It will raise the Nightstalker Outfit's defense! Also, the pattern's special ability is a very good camouflage passive skill. It will make up for the Nightstalker Outfit's shortcoming of being ineffective in broad daylight!

Chen Xiaobei: That is great! It can fortify the Nightstalker outfit and it even has Special Abilities! That is exactly what I needed! Can you tell me how to fortify it?

Zhinu: Of course, I'll only be telling you how to do it. That's not against Shen Gongpao's rules! I'll send it to you now. Ask me if you have any questions!

Chen Xiaobei: Thank you, Zhinu jiejie!

Chen Xiaobei received the instructions from Zhinu shortly after.

The directions would seem very complicated and perplexing to laymen but to the Scholar Heart-equipped Chen Xiaobei, it was very simple.

BAM!

He then immediately retrieved the Green Jade Cauldron, and dropped the Nightstalker Outfit and the three bolts of Milky Way Patterned Cloth into it.

"Zhufeng! What are you doing?" The noise drew Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaoman's attention.

"Oh, I was dying of boredom so, I'm trying to craft something!" Chen Xiaobei shrugged as he took out a Sanmei True Fire Talisman.

He also got this talisman during the Qixi festival. It was from Princess Iron Fan, and there were only three of them.

He added the talisman into the cauldron.

It might appear all calm and serene on the outside of the cauldron but a raging Sanmei True Fire was burning within it!

Chen Xiaobei had already mastered the methods of controlling the fire when he previously concocted pills.

Right now, he could control the temperature in the Green Jade Cauldron with his mind. He was able to adjust the intensity of the fire to fit the optimum conditions very quickly.

Chen Xiaobei followed Zhinu's instructions and introduced a few surges of Ethereal Force into the cauldron.

Ethereal forces were not pyrophobic so they acted as Chen Xiaobei's hand, turning the Nightstalker Outfit and Milky Way Patterned Cloth over and over again inside the cauldron.

These two were not ordinary items so it was not possible to complete the refining process in a short while.

After about an hour of spinning, Chen Xiaobei stopped and put the entire cauldron back into his Infinite Space Ring.

"Zhufeng… You… You really know how to craft equipment?" Ao Liancheng asked in disbelief. "An equipment crafting master is an extremely rare profession!"

"I know just enough. I only do it during my free time." Chen Xiaobei shrugged.

"Childe Chen, you really are incredible!" Su Xiaoman cried out in wonder. "What level of items are you crafting? How long will it take?"

"Level… It should be a Seven-star Spiritual Instrument." Chen Xiaobei answered. "The materials would have to be refined for three days. After that, it will take another three for the equipment to form its shape. In total, it would probably take six days to complete!"

"What? Six days to complete a seven-star Spiritual Instrument? Childe Chen, that is such an absurd exaggeration!"

Su Xiaoman hissed, "There are many equipment crafting masters in Apocalypse Starfield. It takes them months to years to complete a One-star Spiritual Instruments! How could you do it in six days? I'm not a three-year-old child you know! Don't lie to me!"

Ao Liancheng frowned. "Zhufeng. I'm not trying to find fault with you but your statements are just overly inflated! Six days to complete! That's impossible!"

Chen Xiaobei shrugged, unperturbed. "Six days would be considered as slow! I could do it even faster once I've become proficient at it!"You consider six Days to craft a piece of equipment as slow?

Su Xiaoman said no more as she turned her back against Chen Xiaobei, snuggled up to the white lion, and dozed off.

Ao Liancheng's injuries had not completely recovered. He did not have the energy to spare to argue with Chen Xiaobei so, he too turned away from Chen Xiaobei and lay down on the grass to rest.

Although they did not express it out loud, they all thought that Chen Xiaobei's overstated, myth-like exaggerations had crossed the line. Even a child would not have fallen for it.

The truth was, Chen Xiaobei was not exaggerating!

His Green Jade Cauldron was a Divine Instrument! The Sanmei True Fire was Divine Fire!

It would be impossible to find the same grade of cauldron and Spiritual Fire in Apocalypse Starfield, and not even in the Earth-God realm!

A sharp ax makes quick work – With the 'sharp axes' of the Green Jade Cauldron and Sanmei True Fire, the whole 'wood-chopping' process would naturally be much faster and easier.

Had Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaoman known of this secret, they would not have presumed that Chen Xiaobei was overstating his claims.

It was also true that once he got the hang of it, he could do it even faster!

Of course, Chen Xiaobei was not going to try and explain himself. Whether they believe it or not, being able to put on the enhanced Nightstalker Outfit after six days was far more important.

After that, Chen Xiaobei sat down and began to cultivate.

Although he had a 100,000-year Ambergris which could increase his combat power by 10,000 and a 1 million-year Ambergris which could increase his combat power by 100,000, they were not quite enough to help him reach the peak of Ethereal Cultivation!

Ao Liancheng and Su Xiaoman were going to rest through the night but Chen Xiaobei dared not waste a single minute. He was going to need every available minute to increase his cultivation.

As for when Chen Xiaobei was going to use the two pieces of Ambergris, he felt that it could still wait.

This was because, if he could not reach the peak of Ethereal Cultivation, that 110,000 combat power was all but meaningless.

He would rather save it for a more appropriate time to use. Who knows? He might be able to use it as a secret weapon and catch his enemies off-guard.

Chen Xiaobei cultivated for 10 hours.

Ding!

[Cultivation: Early phase of Ethereal Cultivation; Lifespan: 2,570 hours; Health: 201,000; Combat power: 181,000]

His combat power and health had only increased by 1,000.

This increment was not a lot.

But as he was only eight days away from the three-month deadline and if he could cultivate for ten hours every day, that would be an 80,000 increase in combat power and health. Such was an increase that should not be overlooked!

Cultivating was a long, cumulative process. Each step, each footprint would add up to make a mickle.

When daylight broke, the three of them continued their journey.

…

For the next six days, nothing special happened.

The deeper into the mountains they went, the more a wild beasts which were stronger appeared as well. Nevertheless, with Su Xiaoman, a 600,000 combat power God-Ascension elite protecting them, the wild beasts that attacked them were all slaughtered.

The Beast Cores went into Su Xiaoman's waist pouch, and the flesh of the beasts were roasted on the bonfire every night.

When night came, Chen Xiaobei would spend one hour to craft equipment, and ten hours cultivating.

Ding!

[Cultivation: Early phase of Ethereal Cultivation; Lifespan: 2,570 years; Health: 207,000; Combat power: 187,000]

For the past six days, Chen Xiaobei's cultivation had increased steadily. It was not a lot but at least it was something.

Also!

The Nightstalker Outfit's fortification was completed on the fifth day.

The upgraded Nightstalker outfit was kept warm inside the Green Jade Cauldron. Chen Xiaobei could use it any time he needed it!

Finally, but also most importantly, with the help of the map and the phone that Chen Xiaobei took off the body of the commander, he was able to eliminate all enemies without any setback.

Most important of all, Su Xiaoman was not the least bit suspicious.

Today was finally the seventh day.

Ou Yanghu and his group of men would have probably arrived at the secret location of the Abyssal Ice!

Su Xiaoman said, "Childe Chen! Chide Ao! This is the seventh day we've been traveling together! Our faction's mission will be in full swing today. So, I will not be traveling with you for the rest of the journey!"

"Alright! You go ahead!" Chen Xiaobei nodded. "My friend's injuries have nearly completely healed! We'll try to get a spacecraft ourselves later!"

"Thank you for understanding, Childe Chen!" Su Xiaoman said. "Since I couldn't get you a spacecraft, could I reimburse you with Spiritual Stones?"

"There's no need to." Chen Xiaobei replied. "You've protected us for the past few days. We've earned a friend. There's no need to compensate us!"

"I…" A sweet smile spread across Su Xiaoman's face. "Childe Chen! You really are a good person! Come visit Divine Tiger Faction when you get the chance. I will be sure to treat you well!"

"Hurry, and go ahead or your shixiong will start panicking!" Chen Xiaobei said.

Su Xiaoman said her goodbye and left.

Ao Liancheng's brows furrowed as he watched her leave. "Zhufeng, were you using this girl so that you could kill them and rob them off their treasures?"

"Am I such a despicable person in your eyes?" Chen Xiaobei said. "Don't worry. I only need one small piece of Abyssal Ice. I'll only go after they leave with what they wanted. I'm not going to take away what they desire!"

"Oh… I've wrongly accused you…" Ao Lianchen wiped away the sweat on his brow. "Natural items like that belong to Mother Nature! No person should take all of them into their possessions! As long as it is not acquired by the means of slaughter, there is nothing wrong with it!"

Chen Xiaobei nodded and walked in front. "Let's follow behind slowly."

…

About ten kilometers away was the ravine.

Surrounded by mountains, the ravine was very obscure.

It was an odd spectacle because the mountains hedging was luscious and full of life.

However, there was not a single blade of grass in the ravine, which looked arid and desolate. There was not a single insect in sight as well.

The terrifying frigid yin qi from the depths of the ravine was the reason for this lifeless phenomenon.

Ou Yanghu and the hundred or more Divine Tiger Sect disciples had congregated at the edge of the ravine.

The three-star Earth-God Abyssal Ice was in the ravine.

"Why isn't Xiaoman here yet?" Ou Yanghu frowned. "Gang Zi! Call Xiaoman! Find out what's wrong!"

"Yes!" The person named Gang Zi was a young man in his twenties. He had only taken out his phone when he suddenly cried out excitedly, "She's here! Shijie Xiaoman is here!"

A silhouette of a beautiful woman jogged towards them from the darkness.

"Shixiong Ou Yanghu, am I late?" Su Xiaoman asked, giggling.

"No! Not at all! You came just in time, shijie!" Gang Zi replied, grinning broadly, revealing his row of snow-white teeth.

"Stop smiling so mischievously! Let's begin immediately!" Ou Yanghu scolded. "Gang Zi, bring ten men with you. Climb down the tree vines along the stone wall. Report immediately if there are any problems!"

"Alright! Leave it to me!" Gang Zi nodded, as he took with him ten people into the ravine.

Crawling on both sides of the walls was spider-web of black tree vines. Judging from the thickness of the vines, it was at least hundreds of years old. Just like their surroundings, they could not find a single piece of green leaf on the old vines.

"It seems like all these old vines crawled their way out from the bottom of this ravine! Shine some light down there! I'm going to climb down now!"

Right after that, Gang Zi put one of his feet down and stepped on the old vine.

Klak!

No one expected that the thick old vine would snap into half after Gang Zi stepped on it!

"Ah! Ah…"

With that, Gang Zi started an uncontrolled descent down the ravine. Tumbling from such heights, even the most powerful elite would die from it.

"Gang Zi! Gang Zi…"

Su Xiaoman was the first one who rushed to the side of the ravine and started to shout out for Gang Zi. Right after that, the rest of the disciples of Divine Tiger Faction did the same as well. In the faction, Gang Zi had a charismatic personality. Hence, he was liked by a lot of people. Everyone from Divine Tiger Faction prayed that Gang Zi would survive the fall. Tragically, no matter how loud they shouted, there was no response from Gang Zi.

"Stop shouting… falling from such a height, his Ethereal Barrier would have surely been shattered! Also, don't forget that the Abyss Ice Zone is at the bottom of this ravine! There's no way that Gang Zi can survive from falling into that!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

"No! Gang Zi is such a nice person! He should not die just like that! Let me go down and look for him!" said Su Xiaoman.

"Xiaoman! Calm down! Gang Zi is dead! We will not make the same mistake! Can we at least assess the situation first?"

"No! Gang Zi is not dead! He is definitely still breathing! Shixong, let me go! I have just assessed the situation! The old vines are all dried up! That's why they are so brittle! I will not step on the vines! I will go down by stepping on the rocks instead!"

"This… You are right about that! Let's not touch the vine! The rocks can help us to abseil down the ravine! It might be a good idea after all! But, you have to be very, very careful! Don't rush it!"

"I know!"

Immediately, Su Xiaoman freed herself from Ouyang Huxiao and started to traverse down the ravine. Though she was rushing to rescue Gang Zi, she still made sure to watch her every step. She had both of her hands holding on to the rock on her both sides. She then gingerly put one of her feet down to look for the next stepping point.

"So cold!"

Her hands were practically freezing after they gripped the wall of the ravine for a few seconds. Her skin had turned so pale as if it was covered by a layer of frost. One should know that Su Xiaoman's health was 600,000! If she, of all people, started to feel cold, that would mean the temperature of the ravine's wall was absolutely freezing.

In actuality, it was normal for her to feel the coldness of the rocks. A One-star Earth-God item was equally as powerful as an Earth God! A Two-star Earth-God item, on the other hand, was ten times more powerful than the One-Star item!

As of right now, a Three-star Earth-God item, the Abyss Ice was waiting for Su Xiaoman at the bottom of the ravine. Using it to craft an Earth-God Instrument would actually allow the person to kill anyone and even Two-Star Earth Gods with ease!

Luckily, there were no Three-star Earth-God Instruments down there waiting to attack Su Xiaoman. The Abyss Ice was purely emanating its natural aura.

"Xiaoman! Use your Ethereal Force to protect your hands! Do not underestimate such coldness!" shouted Ouyang Huxiao.

Swoosh!

As a matter of fact, Su Xiaoman had the intention of doing so even before Ouyang Huxiao shouted at her. Without wasting any time, Su Xiaoman channeled her Water Ethereal Force to cover her hands to protect herself from the cold air.

"This cold air is really weird! It is trying to weaken my Ethereal Force! I have to get down there as fast as possible before all my Ethereal Force is gone!"

"Xiaoman! I think you should wait! Let's come up with another plan!"

"No! We can't wait any longer! Gang Zi is running out of time! I have to get down there and save him!"

Su Xiaoman then continued descending as she stepped on another stone.

Klak!

The next stone that she stepped on shattered! Just like Gang Zi, none of them expected that this would happen as well. Both of her hands let go of the rock that she was holding on to and she was about to descend to the Abyss Ice Zone.

Swoosh!

Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from the crowd and held on to Su Xiaoman's wrists.

"Childe Chen… How…"

Still in shock, Su Xiaoman started at the man that held on to her wrist. He looked like a deity that came down from heaven to save her life.

"Come up first!"

Chen Xiaobei then used a huge amount of his strength to pull Su Xiaoman up.

"Everyone! Step back! Don't stand at the edge of this ravine!"

"Who are you?! How dare you order us around?"

Immediately, everyone from the Divine Tiger Faction was irked and they proceeded to draw out their weapons.

"It's you! Why are you here?! I understand now! You used Xiaoman to lead you here! You want to steal our treasure?!" shouted Ouyang Huxiao.

"I'm not trying to steal your treasure! Right now, I'm telling you the truth! The rocks around the ravine are completely frozen. They would shatter like ice if you put too much force on it!"

"Don't try to fool us around! There's no way that we will trust you… trust that you are not going to steal our treasure! I don't think you are here with good intentions!"

"First! If the rocks around the ravine shatter, all of you will have to dig for a long time before you get your hands on the treasure! Second, if your friend is not dead, he might still be able to make it out alive if we go down and save him right now! But, he will surely die if all these rocks collapse on him!"

"This…"

Ouyang Huxiao was left in a dilemma.

"Everyone! Listen to Childe Chen! Back off! I lost my grip because the rocks did indeed shatter! He is not trying to fool us!" shouted Su Xiaoman."Xiaobai! Why are you siding with an outsider?"

Feeling discontent, Ouyang Huxiao glared at Chen Xiaobei in a hostile manner.

"Shixiong! I'm not siding with an outsider! My health has exceeded 600,000! Yet, I can still feel the freezing breeze coming out of the rocks! It's really hard for me to bear this cold! Or, do you think that the rocks from both sides of the walls are tougher than my health?"

"This…"

Ouyang Huxiao was rendered speechless. Earlier, he was the one who asked Su Xiaoman to channel Ethereal Force to protect her hands. Also, the crowd had already noticed that the rocks near the cliff were extremely fragile. Immediately, they began to back away from they stood.

"Xiaoman is right! This toughness of the rock cannot be compared with her health!"

"That's right! The extreme cold breeze that the rocks give off prove that their internal structure is completely frozen! Putting more pressure on it would only cause the walls to crumble!"

"Quick… Quick… Quick… Everyone back up… otherwise, the walls might collapse and our mission will fail! Not only that, we might even kill Gang Zi!"

No one dared to approach the edge any closer.

"The walls of the mountain will collapse any time now! We can't even get close to it! How are we supposed to complete our task and save Gang Zi?" asked a perplexed and rahter worried Ouyang Huxiao.

There were hundreds of people there but none of them could figure out a way to overcome the problem.

"Childe Chen, do you have a way to help us? If there is, I beg you to help us to save Gang Zi! I beg you…"

Su Xiaoman knew that she could not figure out a way to save Gang Zi. Rendered with no other option, she had to beg Chen Xiaobei for help as a last resort.

"Don't you worry! I have two ways to save Gang Zi! First, let me go down alone to retrieve the item for you guys and save Gang Zi at the same time!"

"But, how are you going to go down there in the first place? The old vines and rocks are really fragile. The whole thing might crumble if you put too much force on it!"

"I have a flying Spiritual Instrument! I can fly down there!"

Clearly, the Somersault Cloud was the easiest way to get to the bottom of the ravine.

"No!!! If you get down there and flee with our treasure, how are we going to locate you?!" shouted Ouyang Huxiao in an angry manner.

"Shixiong Ouyang… I believe in him… Just let him go…" said Su Xiaoman.

"No way!!! Now, he looks like a nice guy! Who can guarantee that he will not become a different person when he sees the treasure at the bottom of the ravine?! Xiaoman, don't you forget that the item is not ordinary! Even an Earth-God with Primordial Spirit would fight for it! I refuse to believe that this kid is not going to take the item and leave us!"

"About that… Childe Chen, do you mind letting my Shixiong go with you?" asked Su Xiaoman.

"No! I have to be more careful! Your Shixiong doesn't like me! I'm afraid that he will hurt me!" replied Chen Xiaobei.

"How about you bring me with you?" asked Su Xiaoman.

"No! I have to keep an eye on it personally! Su Xiaoman! I'm going to tell you something honestly! Before I depart here, Sifu gave me a military order! He told me that my future will cease to exist if I fail to retrieve the item!"

"Military order? Chen Xiaobei, can you tell me the second way?" asked Su Xiaoman.

"The second way is going to cost you! I have to use a very precious item to get what you want! And it will cost you one billion Spiritual Stones!" said Chen Xiaobei.

"What?! One billion?!"

Upon hearing that, everyone was shocked to the core.

"Bastard! Are you insane?! What kind of method are you going to use? Why does it cost one billion Spiritual Stones?!" scolded Ouyang Huxiao.

"Pay me first and I will tell you the way! And the success rate is 100%!"

"I really think that there is something wrong with you! Why should I believe you?! Especially when you are asking for one billion Spiritual Stones! Do you really that you can fool me that easily?!"

"The length of this ravine is at least a few kilometers! If I'm really the bad guy here, I would have used my flying Spiritual Instrument to fly from afar and take the treasure into my possession without alerting any of you here in the first place!"

"This…"

Ouyang Huxiao was rendered speechless because he knew that Chen Xiaobei was telling the truth here.

"Shixiong! One billion lower-grade Spiritual Stones is equal to 100,000 medium-grade Spiritual Stones! I think the both of us can come up with it! For the sake of Gang Zi, can you stop wasting time?! Can you imagine how others will look at you when you did nothing to save Gang Zi?! You are the core and first disciple of our faction! You can't do this to your junior!"

"About this…"

Feeling frustrated, Ouyang Huxiao clearly did not want to do as Chen Xiaobei wished. Just like what Su Xiaoman said, everyone was looking and waiting for him to make the call.

"Fine! I will be the good guy here! I will pay you the Spiritual Stones alone! Mark my words, if you fail your mission, I will personally cut you into pieces!"

Right after that, Ouyang Huxiao took out 100,000 medium-grade Spiritual Stoned and handed them to Chen Xiaobei.

"Alright! The number is good! Let me build a safe way for you to go down the ravine!"

"Build a safe way?! What do you mean by that?!"

"In my hometown, the soil always turns to sand due to the lack of water. That's why sandstorms are really common there!"

"I don't care about what happens in your hometown! Tell me your way of helping us now!"

"My method is exactly the same with what I did to the sand in my hometown! And the method is to build more trees! The roots of a tree can go really deep underground! A giant net will form underground when we plant more trees! Trees will help by trapping the soil's moisture!"

"Plant trees?! Are you insane?! Plants don't even grow here! It's impossible that you can plant trees here! I'm going to kill you right now!"

"Childe Chen… Please stop fooling around! My Shixiong will kill you!"

"Don't worry! I have received your payment and I will make sure to solve your problem!"

Chen Xiaobei then walked towards the edge of the ravine and took out a green gemstone.

"As the Verdant Emperor, I command plants to grow here!"

Immediately, green light flooded the place.

Swoosh…

The green light in the area continued to expand and it bathed the sky and the ground in a shade of green.

"What is that thing… Such a powerful Spiritual Attribute… It's an Earth-God Item! A Two-star!"

Left in bewilderment, everyone could not believe that Chen Xiaobei possessed such a powerful item. Before they realized it, the so-called dead land was once again revived!

"Green-Wood Element! Lend me your strength!"

Chen Xiaobei lifted his head and looked at the sky. The item's Spiritual Attribute was connected with the Green-Wood Element of nature which then triggered a Green-Wood Celestial Event!

Swoosh…

Seconds later, all the plants from the forest nearby started to emit their earth's energy force. All these small energy forces then gathered together to form a larger green energy light orb. They then slowly flew to Chen Xiaobei and gathered around him.

"This… How is that even possible? Hundred… A Hundred Folds Earth Celestial Event! That is a skill from an Earth God with Primordial Spirit! Is that kid an Earth God?" exclaimed Ouyang Huxiao.

Si…

Everyone from Divine Tiger Faction has the same reaction as well.

"No! Childe Chen is not an Earth God! All he did is borrow the power of an Earth-God item. He synchronized the item with Mother Nature to borrow strength that is beyond his reach!" said Su Xiaoman.

Swoosh…

Just like what Su Xiaoman said, all the Earth Element Energy Orbs started to pour into the gemstone that Chen Xiaobei was holding.

"All living beings! Grow!"

Chen Xiaobei shouted. It was as if he was communicating with Mother Nature herself.

BAM!

Chen Xiaobei then bent downwards and used one of his hands to smash the gemstone into the ground!

Swoosh…

The Earth Element Energy Orbs started to spread underground. Apart from the Earth Element Energy Orbs, the essence of the Two-star Earth-God item was planted into the ground as well. Next, they witnessed a breathtaking miracle. Grass and flowers started to grow out from the ground. The smell from the flowers and grass made everyone feel like dancing in spring!

Swoosh…

The energy from the gemstone was still being channeled to the underground. Soon, more grass grew and carpeted the entire place. One could witness their speedy growing process live. A few minutes later, Chen Xiaobei finally stopped the whole process. Just like that, the entire place was now covered in green and it was no different from the forest that they had passed by earlier!

"This… This… This…"

Everyone, including Ouyang Huxiao and Su Xiaoman were awestruck by what lay before them; their voices shaky and their bodies shivered involuntarily. To them, Chen Xiaobei was now like a god. The gemstone that Chen Xiaobei was holding was none other than the Green-Wood Spiritual Gemstone that he got from Monkey King's Red Envelope! With confidence, Chen Xiaobei then walked towards the edge of the ravine. He looked below and realized that the old vines had now regained their energy!

Without wasting any time, Chen Xiaobei used his Golden Gaze Fiery Eyes to check and make sure that the plants had already rooted deep into the ground. Though it was still impossible to bear the weight of hundreds of people, it held enough strength to allow a few people to safely climb down the ravine.

"Everyone! Don't just stand there! We are in a rush! Go get your treasure and save your friend! Otherwise, the cold breeze will consume the plant again! By that time, you will need to spend another one billion low-grade Spiritual Stones!" shouted Chen Xiaobei.

"Yes… We will go over now!"

Puyang Huxiao calmed himself and immediately brought a few people to meet Chen Xiaobei.

"Childe Chen… how did you do that? What kind of gemstone is that?" asked Su Xiaoman in a curious manner.

"This is a secret and I can't tell you anything about it!" said Chen Xiaobei with a smile.

As all the essence of the gemstone had been channeled underground, it had now become an empty shell. That was why Chen Xiaobei was not worried even if someone dug it out.

"Childe Chen… Thank you so much for helping us! I'm so sorry for being rude earlier! I hope that you will not hold a grudge against us…" said Ouyang Huxiao.

A few minutes ago, Ouyang Huxiao claimed that he wanted to kill Chen Xiaobei. After seeing Chen Xiaobei possessing the Earth-God instrument, Ouyang Huxiao dared not threaten Chen Xiaobei any further. He was afraid that someone more powerful might be supporting him from behind. No matter what, it was good for Ouyang Huxiao to surrender to Chen Xiaobei. That would mean he had now one less enemy. Also, he would never expect that the person supporting Chen Xiaobei was the legendary Monkey King himself!

"Alright! I accept your apology! You should go down and save your friend now!" said Chen Xiaobei.

After taking one billion low-grade Spiritual Stones from him, Chen Xiaobei wasn't bothered to care about such a small matter.

"Xiaoman! Come with me. After that, I want ten people with high cultivation come with me!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

"Oh right! The cold breeze below has a Yin Attribute! Take out your Pure Yang Spiritual Item if you have one! It can help with repelling the Yin Qi!" said Chen Xiaobei.

"Alright! Thank you for reminding us! Those with Pure Yang Spiritual Items, come with me! Others, please stay where you are!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

After witnessing the miracle, Ouyang Huxiao would listen to whatever Chen Xiaobei had to tell him. Ten minutes later, Su Xiaoman brought Gang Zi back to the surface. Another ten minutes later, Ouyang Huxiao and the others were back empty-handed as well. Clearly, they had all stored their treasures in their respective Storage Bracelets.

"There is still cold breeze coming from the bottom of the ravine. Aren't you guys going to collect all of them?" asked Chen Xiaobei.

"We are not going to look for more. The one that we have with us is enough for us to complete the task! There are only small pieces left down there. It's hard for us to collect them all!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

"Do you mind if I go down and look for it since you guys are not going to get them?" asked Chen Xiaobei.

"We don't mind at all… But, it's dark down there! Shattered rocks are everywhere! It's going to be extremely hard for you to look for it!"

"Don't worry! I will try my luck! If I don't go down there to get the rest of it, this place is going to turn into a dead land again! By that time, it would be impossible for me to get my hands on them!"

"But…"

Ouyang Huxiao wanted to talk Chen Xiaobei out of it but Chen Xiaobei had already made up his mind. Without wasting any time, Chen Xiaobei crawled down to the bottom of the ravine by grappling on to the vines.

"Childe Chen sure is stubborn… There are more of us here and we have tried to look for the rest of it a couple of times! There's no way that he will be able to find the rest of them!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

"Just let him try his luck… He will come up here if he fails to find any of it!" said Su Xiaoman.

She was busy with healing Gang Zi's wounds, which was why she wasn't bothered with helping Chen Xiaobei. A few minutes later, everyone could feel something had changed in the atmosphere.

"Hey?! I don't feel the coldness anymore! The freezing breeze is gone! I don't sense them emitting from the bottom of the ravine!"

"Could it be… that Childe Chen has managed to recover the rest of the Abyss Ice? That's not possible!"

"Unless he has X-ray eyes! Otherwise, it's impossible to find those small shards of Abyss Ice that are buried amongst the shattered rocks!"

It was hard for them to believe that Chen Xiaobei had managed to do it, but they could not deny that the cold breeze was gone!

"I'm back!" said Chen Xiaobei with a smile.

"Childe Chen! Did you manage to recover the rest of the Abyss Ice?!"

"That is so fast! You have only gone down for a short period of time!"

"Childe Chen! How did you do it? Do you really have a pair of X-ray eyes? This is unbelievable!"

They were all shocked by what Chen Xiaobei could do. In spite of the reactions, Chen Xiaobei simply responded with a smile on his face. Of course, he would never tell them that he had gotten help from his Golden Gaze Fiery Eyes.

Swoosh…

Suddenly, a white creature ran towards them while wailing.

"Xiaobei! What happened?"

Immediately, Su Xiaoman went to welcome it. She could see that her white lion's fur was colored red by its own blood. Blood was gushing out from the wound that was seemingly punctured by a sword.

Thud…

The moment Xiaobai reached in front of Su Xiaoman, it lost its strength and collapsed on the ground.

"Xiaobai! What happened to you?! Where did you get these injuries from?!" asked Su Xiaoman in horror and apprehension.

"I believe our activities here had managed to alert some of the enemies! Xiaobai was hurt by a young elite! Just run toward the west right now! Don't turn back! I will buy you guys time!" said Chen Xiaobei.

"How did you know about all this stuff? Could it be that you possess the ability to look into the future?!" asked Su Xiaoman.

"No time to explain right now!"

Since Chen Xiaobei could understand the animal's whispers, Xiaobai had already told him everything earlier. After that, Chen Xiaobei handed over two pieces of Taiyi Life Enhancement to Su Xiaoman.

"Take this and feed them to Xiaobai and Gang Zi! Go now!" shouted Chen Xiaobei.

"This…"

Su Xiaobei took the pills from Chen Xiaobei as she was still trying to understand the whole thing.

The white lion used its remaining strength to nod its head as an indication that it agreed with Chen Xiaobei.

"Childe Chen, let me stay and help!" said Ouyang Huxiao.

"No need! Just make sure that you keep all of them safe! My friend who got injured earlier is waiting for you guys three miles from here from the west! Make sure to take care of him! Just wait for me to settle this problem first! I will contact you guys later! Here's my contact number!"

"Alright! I got it!" said Ouyang Huxiao after he making sure that he memorized Chen Xiaobei's contact number.

He then led everyone to flee the place.

"Childe Chen! Thank you so much! I will never forget the things that you have done for us! I, Su Xiaoman will definitely repay your kind deeds!"

Su Xiaoman needed to take care of the injured one, which was why she could not stay with Chen Xiaobei. Now, Chen Xiaobei was the only one left here.

"Time to use my new skill!"

With a smile on his face, the black shirt that he was wearing started to go through some changes. The black garment was the upgraded Nightstalker Outfit that he received recently. Previously, he was not allowed to attack when he was wearing the Nightstalker Outfit; with the new Secret Rune function added unto the Nightstalker Outfit, Chen Xiaobei was now provided with more options.

Swoosh!

Immediately, Chen Xiaobei dashed to the tree that was located hundreds of meters away from him.

Bloop…

A dark rune appeared on the Nightstalker Outfit. Three seconds later, the pure black shirt and pants were re-colored to the color of leaves around him, even transforming into the shape of a leaf! The moment Chen Xiaobei put on the mask, its Spiritual Attribute was connected with him. He could now choose to stay invisible or camouflaged. Just like the outfit, the mask could transform itself into the shape and color of the leaf as well.

This was the new ability of Nightstalker Outfit, the Secret Rune Camouflage! To put in a simple way, the Nightstalker Outfit was like a chameleon now. Of course, the outfit was now fused with the Galactic Secret Rune Cloth. Its effect was now thousands of times more effective than a chameleon's camouflage abilities! Unless someone bumped into him, no one would know that Chen Xiaobei walked beside them.

When compared to staying invisible, staying camouflaged had another advantage.

First, Chen Xiaobei could attack his enemy while camouflaged! This was especially lethal when it came to a sneak attack!

Second, one could stay camouflaged during the day. This made up to the flaw that the original Nightstalker Outfit had. Of course, the one major advantage of the upgraded Nightstalker Outfit was its defense power. The Galactic Secret Rune Cloth was an Earth-God Grade item! The defensive ability of the upgraded outfit had now reached an Earth-God tier item's standard!

"I want to know what kind of enemy is coming to attack me?! I'm going to give them a real good beating!" said Chen Xiaobei while paying close attention to his enemies like an eagle.

Swoosh!

Only seconds after Chen Xiaobei made himself invisible, hundreds of men tore through the dark forest like phantoms.

From their clothing and their gear, Chen Xiaobei could tell that a larger half of them were Tenshou warriors, while the smaller half were Royal Dome soldiers.

This time though, the commanders leading the group were two very powerful elites!

Ding!

[Combat power: Early phase of God-Ascension cultivation; Lifespan: 1,311years; Health: 600,000; Combat power: 600,000]

The Netherspirit Battlescouter focused on an arrogant-looking young man in Samurai armor. He was holding a katana which was stained red on the blade – no doubt, he was the one who had attacked the white lion!

"Wow! 600,000 combat power!" Chen Xiaobei muttered in surprise. "If I'm not mistaken, this guy ranks fifth on the Nine-Zones Earth leaderboard! On land, he's about the same level as Ao Liancheng. Only in the sea, however, would he lose to Ao Liancheng!"

Ding!

[Cultivation: Early phase of God-Ascension cultivation; Lifespan: 1,152years; Health: 500,000; Combat power: 500,000]

The other commander was from Royal Dome, armed in a sharp and flashy protective covering. However, in both cultivation and demeanor, he was one stratum beneath the Tenshou youth, and at forty, he was no longer qualified for the Nine-Zones Earth leaderboard.

"Prince Wugui Kojiro*!" The Royal Dome commander said. "The green light came from that ravine over there! Could it be some sort of tiancai dibao* descending?"

Wugui Kojiro narrowed his eyes, and said in a complacent tone, "How would I know? The only way to find out is to go there!"

The Royal Dome commander nodded. "Prince Wugui Kojiro is too precious! I, Ximen Hanfeng am a tough man. So, I will go take a look!"

"You? Are you going to keep the Tiancai Dibao all to yourself?" Wugui Kojiro smirked. "I saw the green light with my own eyes. Even if I do let you go on your own, don't even think of hogging everything!"

"Prince Turtle*, what kind of person do you take me for?" Ximen Hanfeng smiled ingratiatingly. "Our families are allies. Why would I do something that will destroy our friendship? If you don't trust me, then just come with me!"

"Heh, I was just kidding!" Wugui Kojiro chuckled. "When General Ximen comes back later, you wouldn't mind letting me check your storage bracelet, would you?"

"Er…" Ximen Hanfeng hesitated for a moment and then shot the prince an awkward smile. "Of course not!"

"Great!" Wugui Kojiro smiled. "Tenshou warrior, listen up! I want three units to follow general Ximen!"

"Yes, sir!" Immediately, thirty Tenshou warriors stepped out, katanas strapped to their side as they gathered next to Ximen Hanfeng.

"Listen up, Royal Dome soldiers…" Ximen Hanfeng began.

But Wugui Kojiro cut him off, "Why? Are there not enough people, general Ximen? Let me send you another three units, how about that?"

"I…" Ximen Hanfeng stammered. "No… No need. Three units are enough."

After that, Ximen Hanfeng left for the ravine with the thirty Tenshou warriors.

Wugui Kojiro was obviously suspicious in nature and did not trust Ximen Hanfeng at all. Not only did he want to check Ximen Hanfeng's storage bracelet, but he also sent thirty of his men to keep an eye on him.

Furthermore, Wugui Kojiro was not willing to go to the ravine himself – obviously worried that there might be life-threatening danger there.

To put it bluntly, he was ordering Ximen Hanfeng around like a dog!

Wugui Kojiro wanted a share of benefit but used Ximen Dafeng as his cannon fodder in case there was danger!

Not only was this a selfish act, but it was also very spiteful of him. He could not care less about the welfare of his ally.

Ximen Hanfeng knew that all too well but he had no choice. In strength, position and qi field*, Wugui Kojiro was way more superior to Ximen Hanfeng. He could only swallow his discontent and be a good, obedient dog.

Chen Xiaobei observed all of that from afar.

"Little Turtle is not going! This is my chance! Watch me take them down without using any weapons!"

Chen Xiaobei changed to an invisible state.

Formless, invisible, and quiet, Chen Xiaobei made his way to the ravine completely unnoticed.

…

The bottom of the ravine was in complete darkness!

Even with a torchlight, the visibility was still very low.

Ximen Hanfeng instructed, "Everyone, split up and search. One of you can come with me. I won't keep the Tiancai Dibao to myself!"

At that, all the Tenshou warriors split up leaving the most experienced warrior to follow Ximen Hanfeng to keep a close watch on his every move.

Irritated, Ximen Hanfeng deliberately quickened his pace to make the journey more strenuous for the warrior.

He was able to stretch the distance between them to about ten meters so that the warrior had to chase after Ximen Hanfeng's shadow.

Crack!

Suddenly, there was loud, crisp sound.

In the darkness, Chen Xiaobei, like the legendary Ace Assassin, put one hand over the warrior's mouth and the other hand at the back of his head, and twisted, breaking the poor warrior's neck before he could even react.

Even the real Ace Assassin was not as good as that!

"Huh? What's that sound?" Ximen Hanfeng was very alert. He immediately turned around to inspect the situation.

But with the 10-meter distance between them and only a torchlight, he could only make out a rough silhouette.

"General Ximen! I found something!" Chen Xiaobei used True Sound to imitate the middle-aged warrior's voice.

"You found something? Stay where you are! I'm coming over now!" Ximen Hanfeng ran over excitedly.

Chen Xiaobei animated the Galactic Secret Rune Cloth's special ability so that the Nightstalker Outfit changed and became exactly like the Tenshou warrior's!

"Where is it? Tell me!" Ximen Hanfeng asked impatiently, searching the surroundings without so much as glancing at Chen Xiaobei. He did not even notice that he was actually talking to Chen Xiaobei and not the Tenshou warrior.

"It's over there in the crevice of the rock! There's a faint green light!" Chen Xiaobei simply pointed towards a random direction.

"Where? How come I don't see anything?" Ximen Hanfeng turned in all corners until he gave up and shouted in frustration, "You bastard! How dare you make fun of me! I can kill you with one slap!"

Ximen Hanfeng could not afford to offend Wugui Kojiro, so he leaped at the opportunity to vent his anger at the Tenshou warrior.

"It's there!" Chen Xiaobei answered. "Wait here. I'll show it to you!"

"Do you think I'm blind?" Ximen Hanfeng hissed. "If you can't show it to me, I will tear you into pieces!"

"Look! It's here!" Chen Xiaobei walked up to Ximen Hanfeng and pointed at a random stone wall.

Ximen Hanfeng focused all his attention on Chen Xiaobei's finger.

Thus, the golden opportunity for the Ace Assassin to kill his target!

Footnote:

tiancai dibao*: (天材地宝) Generally used to refer to plants or minerals that have special effects/ treasures

Wugui Kojiro: (武归小次郎) The given name Wugui is not a real Japanese name. The author made up the name so that it sounds exactly like 乌龟 (turtle) in Mandarin.

Prince Turtle*: As aforementioned, the prince's name is a pun for turtle in mandarin, also read as wu gui.

Qi field*: A field of a vital force forming part of any living entity.

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