They turned their heads to look, only to see that Elder of the Shangguan Family with blood "gurgling" from the corner of his mouth—no, not flowing, but spurting. His chest and abdomen were completely hollowed out, only a few strips of flesh still connecting things. It was far too tragic a sight!

After a few breaths, he no longer showed the slightest bit of movement…

A light breeze blew past, and these peak experts of the Divine Sea Realm and even the Minor Supreme Realm actually felt a faint chill!

Was this kid still human?

Even devils weren't like this!

"Anyone else want to give it a try?"

Su Chen looked at the dozens of people remaining and spat out the words like clanging metal.

As soon as they heard this, everyone almost simultaneously took a few steps back!

As if terrified the other side would misunderstand their attitude!

What a joke, the other side had even killed the Elder of the Shangguan Family—what qualifications did they have?!

After all, that Elder of the Shangguan Family was already the strongest in cultivation and strength among them all!

Though they believed that if they all attacked together, they should be able to heavily wound or even kill this young man…

But who dared?!

Everyone wanted Treasure, but you had to have a life to enjoy it!

Su Chen swept his gaze around, let out a cold smile, then turned and left…

This time, not a single person followed. In their hearts, they couldn't wait for this devil to get out of here as fast as possible!

For Su Chen, one important reason he'd kept two‑thirds of his Star Energy in reserve was precisely to deal with these people!

Although none of them exceeded the Third Turn of the Minor Supreme Realm, there were still a few Minor Supreme Realm cultivators among them, which was still somewhat troublesome!

Now that they'd chosen to back down, that was naturally the best outcome!

Of course, if they chose to make a move, he would have gladly accompanied them!

Before leaving, Su Chen took the Storage Rings or Storage Bags from the Elder of the Shangguan Family, Shen Yuan, and the others, planning to take all the Spirit Notes and other Treasures inside!

Conveniently, after this auction, out of his twenty million he had only a million and five hundred thousand left; this was just the time to replenish!

He hadn't known before, but once he looked, he was shocked—these people really had a lot of Treasures on them!

First were the Spirit Notes—he'd looted over thirty million in total, even more than he'd had previously!

Next, there were quite a few Elixirs, Cultivation Techniques, and Weapons. Su Chen wasn't particularly interested in them, but he still stored them all into the Cangyue Ring!

Besides those, he also found over two hundred pieces of Red Mysterious Stone on them altogether!

What made Su Chen even more delighted was that there were also several relatively rare Treasures, such as some herbs, Spirit Fruits, and so on…

It was ironic when you thought about it!

Originally, that Elder Shangguan and the others had wanted to rob this young man of his Treasures, yet in the end, their own Treasures were completely looted by this young man instead!

But that was normal. On the Yunxiao Continent, this was how things worked!

If the one who had lost—or even died—had been this young man, the result would have been the same!

Strength rules all; that's the most basic principle!

Still, this kid wouldn't live much longer anyway!

After all, the people he had killed—who didn't have the very top powers standing behind them?!

You think those forces would just let him go?

Once those four or five topmost powers made their move, would he still have the slightest chance of surviving?

...

"Qianqian, let's go!"

Su Chen walked over to Nangong Xi's side and smiled slightly.

"Ah?"

The completely dazed Nangong Xi only snapped back to reality when she heard his voice, then followed Su Chen away!

After they walked for a while, Nangong Xi finally woke from her shock and once again tightly hooked her arm around Su Chen's!

"Qianqian, if you keep staring at me like that, I'm going to get embarrassed."

After a bit, seeing this little girl keep staring at him, Su Chen couldn't help feeling a bit embarrassed himself.

"Pfft!"

Nangong Xi was instantly amused and burst into laughter!

In truth, she had been staring at Su Chen just now because she had been deeply shaken by what had just happened!

Of course she knew Su Chen was extremely strong, far from as simple as his apparent Cultivation suggested, but she hadn't expected him to be this strong!

It was too ridiculous! Or what!

At this moment, in her heart Su Chen was growing more and more mysterious, and she wanted more and more to understand him!

After walking a bit farther, Nangong Xi let go of Su Chen, reluctantly saying:

"Su Chen, I have to go."

It had taken a lot for her to get the family's permission to come out today, and they had agreed on a time for her return!

"Alright."

Su Chen nodded.

"I really like the gift you gave me."

Nangong Xi held the sword Su Chen had given her with both hands, pressing it to her chest, and spoke softly.

For some reason, a faint blush rose on her delicate little face!

"As long as you like it."

Su Chen said with a faint smile. He had only done it on a whim.

"But Qianqian, a sword can be pretty, but you can't only pursue prettiness, especially with sword moves—you still have to focus more on the essence."

Su Chen thought for a moment and still gave her a reminder. He'd actually wanted to say this last time.

"Mm! I'll remember!"

Nangong Xi nodded obediently.

In fact, the family had told her similar things who knew how many times. With the Perception of those powerhouses of the Nangong Clan, they'd naturally seen this problem in Nangong Xi at a glance!

But she wouldn't listen, and there was nothing they could do!

If the Nangong Clan people saw her listening so humbly now, they'd probably be so shocked their jaws would drop!

"Su Chen, why don't you come home with me? I'll beg my family to let you stay!"

Nangong Xi finally couldn't hold back and said, her face filled with deep worry!

She had already made up her mind—no matter what, she had to do at least this much!

"Qianqian, thank you for your kindness, but there's no need."

Su Chen answered with a faint smile.

Of course he knew what Nangong Xi was worried about. Today he had killed those people, which had already stirred up a monstrous storm!

Those powers definitely wished they could kill him!

But he also knew that if he went to the Nangong Family, that would be putting them in an impossible situation!

At that point it would even strain the relationship between Nangong Xi and her family—why bother?!

Besides, he had long since thought through how to handle what came next!

"But…"

Nangong Xi still wanted to persuade Su Chen to go back with her, but was interrupted by Su Chen.

"I've already decided."

Su Chen smiled slightly and said:

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Nothing will happen to me."

To be honest, Nangong Xi found it hard to believe that nothing would happen to him, but since Su Chen insisted, there was nothing she could do!

...

After sending Zi Mei back, Su Chen did not return to the inn. Instead, his figure flashed directly toward the city's south gate and out!

There, a mountain range stretched on for ten thousand miles!

He might be proud, but he wasn't stupid!

With his current strength, he was far from enough to contend against the topmost powers of the Great Yan Empire, such as the Shen Family and the others!

Though he could draw on Zi Mei's power, he would avoid using it if possible! 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Because that was his final trump card, not something to reveal lightly!

Since that was the case, he had to raise his own strength as quickly as possible!

If he returned to the inn, with the power of the Shen Family and the other clans, they would probably find him in less than three days!

Obviously, three days would definitely not be enough!

He had to fight for time for himself, and the desolate mountains outside City South were an excellent choice!

With a mountain range stretching for ten thousand miles, trying to find one person there would be far too difficult!

What's more, they had no idea he was there at all; they might think he had long since left the Imperial City…