Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City-Chapter 482: Cooperation

Many from the Divine Covenant still wore expressions of dissatisfaction, and upon hearing Chen Fan’s words, their annoyance flared further. Someone shouted, "Kid, it’s my first time seeing someone who looks down on the Divine Covenant like you do. Today, I’m not just going to get inside your one-meter radius, I’m going to beat you so badly you’ll be searching for your teeth on the ground, and let’s see if you’ll dare to act tough in front of me!"

After that, he charged toward Chen Fan.

However, just as he was about to enter Chen Fan’s one-meter radius, his body suddenly came to a halt. His feet clearly sprinted with force, but the ground beneath him turned like a treadmill. No matter how hard he ran, he couldn’t advance even half a centimeter further.

Seeing this, the rest also began attempting to walk towards Chen Fan, but without exception, they were all stopped one meter away from him, unable to take even half a step further.

Even though Chen Fan seemed within arm’s reach, the one-meter distance might as well have been tens of thousands of miles, and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t bridge it.

Xiao Zhantian, seeing this, also tried walking a few steps towards Chen Fan. When just one meter away, he suddenly felt as if the ground under his feet was incredibly distant, and stepping out, he couldn’t reach the spot he intended to step upon.

"Shrinking Ground into Inches?" Xiao Zhantian muttered to himself.

Chen Fan wore a mocking smile, thinking to himself that it wasn’t Shrinking Ground into Inches, but merely the Maze Formation of the Azure Dragon Great Formation.

He sat there, watching the Divine Covenant members struggle towards him, looking completely at ease.

Before long, those from the Divine Covenant were all gasping for breath, exhausted, yet still unable to get within one meter of Chen Fan.

Furthermore, having suffered severe injuries in the Killing Formation earlier, many were starting to falter.

Elder Lingxi furrowed her brow and turned to Xiao Zhantian, saying, "Many of them are badly injured. If they don’t get help soon, something terrible could happen. We’re essentially trapped by this youngster right now, and we must find a way to break free."

Xiao Zhantian nodded; he understood the situation of the group at this moment.

After a moment’s hesitation, he threw a punch directly towards where Chen Fan was, hoping to break through Chen Fan’s methods with brute force.

However, the force of his punch dissipated one meter from Chen Fan, blocked by an invisible barrier.

Xiao Zhantian snorted coldly, unleashing an even more powerful attack.

No matter how he attacked, he couldn’t break through the barrier in front of Chen Fan.

Chen Fan sat calmly, undisturbed by Xiao Zhantian’s attacks, as if he knew that they could never harm him.

Were it a one-on-one fight, Chen Fan might have been cautious of Xiao Zhantian’s attacks, but within the Azure Dragon Great Formation, he had no need to worry at all.

Xiao Zhantian squinted, staring at Chen Fan and asked, "What conditions do you want for letting us go?"

Chen Fan shrugged, replying, "Wasn’t it you who came on your own? Plus, you still want to take my Formation Core, and now you’re asking me to let you go?"

Xiao Zhantian didn’t respond to Chen Fan’s comment and instead asked, "What exactly is your purpose?"

Chen Fan chuckled, saying, "It seems you’re not that foolish."

Xiao Zhantian spoke with a serious tone, "I admit, we did underestimate you, and we shouldn’t have set our sights on your Formation. I apologize for that mistake right here. Some of our brothers are badly injured and need immediate treatment. Please be magnanimous and let them go."

From the time of the killing array, Xiao Zhantian had realized they were now caught in another Formation laid out by Chen Fan, trapped like turtles in a jar.

Moreover, Chen Fan absolutely had the capability to use this Formation to kill most of them, but he hadn’t done so.

This made Xiao Zhantian suspect that Chen Fan had another purpose for luring them there.

Now that Chen Fan had trapped them here, it was clear he was waiting for Xiao Zhantian to make the first move.

Chen Fan started laughing, saying, "The face of the Divine Covenant, I dare not disrespect. Seizing others’ Formations at every turn, a big power like you, I certainly can’t afford to offend."

Xiao Zhantian, feeling a bit ashamed, replied, "We did indeed handle this matter too aggressively. It’s just that your Formation could take our Divine Covenant to the next level. I couldn’t contact you before, which made me a bit hasty. I can apologize for our previous actions, and I think you would also want to cooperate with our Divine Covenant. If you agree to cooperate, I will apply to headquarters to give you even more benefits."

Chen Fan curled his lip, thinking to himself that people like them were always like this, bullying others when they had the strength, and then turning around to negotiate terms when they hit a snag.

However, he indeed had a request for the Divine Covenant, so he didn’t make too much of a fuss about the matter.

Afterward, he took out a piece of paper, on which was drawn the very crescent symbol.

"Do you recognize this symbol, and do you know what it represents?"

Xiao Zhantian glanced at the symbol and a hint of puzzlement crossed his face before he shook his head.

Elder Lingxi, upon seeing the pattern, first looked bewildered, but then her eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, "You... how do you know of this symbol!"

Seeing that Elder Lingxi seemed to know something about the symbol, Chen Fan was delighted and quickly asked, "What does this symbol represent?"

Elder Lingxi stared at Chen Fan with a complex expression, and after a good while, she finally spoke, "This symbol is related to the highest secrets of the Divine Covenant. No matter where you learned about this symbol from, I advise you it’s best not to pry into its affairs, or you won’t end up well!"

Chen Fan, hearing this, immediately became anxious and stepped right up to Elder Lingxi, saying, "If you don’t tell me, I will kill you right now!"

Elder Lingxi snorted coldly, "Then kill me!"

Seeing this, Chen Fan knew that coercion was not the solution, so he changed his tone and said, "If you are willing to tell me about this symbol, I will agree to cooperate with the Divine Covenant. Henceforth, your Divine Covenant will receive a continuous supply of Innate Spiritual Liquid, and as long as the clues I get are useful, I can share with you the method to refine the Formation."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhantian’s eyes blazed with a sharp light as he directly said, "Agreed, I accept your terms!"

Standing aside, Elder Lingxi was dumbfounded and said, "Agree to what? This involves the highest secrets of the Divine Covenant; we can’t just agree to it!"

Xiao Zhantian replied, "Elder, what kind of secrets are more important than the enhancement of our strength? You must understand, with this Formation, we will never again have to worry about having no breakthrough method. Tell me, how many years have you been stuck at the sixth rank?"

As a peerless genius, Xiao Zhantian had an incredibly strong desire to break through. However, once he reached the Divine Realm, he realized that not only was talent necessary, but a massive amount of cultivation resources was also essential to make a breakthrough, which left him quite dissatisfied. Therefore, he had always been eager to find a method that would provide a permanent source of resources.

The appearance of the Innate Spiritual Liquid was his only hope at the moment.

Only by securing the Innate Spiritual Liquid would he have a chance to reach that legendary realm!

Hearing Xiao Zhantian’s words, Elder Lingxi appeared visibly moved. After a long while, she sighed and replied, "We need to discuss this matter with headquarters first."

Chen Fan said, "Good, go and discuss quickly. In addition to the Formation and the Innate Spiritual Liquid, I can also offer you some top-tier Elixir Recipes that you will surely need."

As he spoke, he threw several bottles of elixirs to those with serious injuries, "Take one each, and your injuries will begin to heal."

Everyone looked to Xiao Zhantian.

Xiao Zhantian inspected the elixirs and confirmed there was no issue before nodding his head.

A few of the braver ones took the elixirs, and in just a few moments, their injuries had remarkably recovered by a large extent.

One person exclaimed, "It really works, my injury has healed by more than half!"

Seeing this, the others also began taking the elixirs one after another, marveling at the healing effects they felt.

Xiao Zhantian, seeing their reactions, was even more determined to cooperate with Chen Fan.

Elder Lingxi was also tempted by the prospect; the Innate Spiritual Liquid, the method to refine the Formation, plus the top-tier Elixir Recipes, all posed an immense temptation for the entirety of the Divine Covenant.

She said, "Wait here, I will contact headquarters right away."

Then she found a corner with Xiao Zhantian to start communicating with the headquarters of the Divine Covenant.

About half an hour later, Elder Lingxi and Xiao Zhantian returned to Chen Fan.

Elder Lingxi looked at Chen Fan and said, "If you give us everything you promised, we can tell you the secret, but there is an additional demand."