After putting away the Thunder Core, Long Chen raised his head and cast the Soul Sight Technique. Long Chen let out a sigh of relief. Luckily, there was only one person, and no one within a one mile radius had any intention of approaching him.
In this way, he just needed to focus on killing this man in front of him. Long Chen snuck in here, so he couldn't attract anyone's attention because of the Thunder Core.
It could be said that everything in the Nine Underworld Demon Mountain was the common property of the Nine Underworld Demon Region, including this Thunder Core.
"What a coincidence, it's you."
When he saw the aggressive man, Long Chen almost laughed out loud, because the man in front of him was dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes and had a powdered face. It was Shangguan Ya, whom he had met in the Shangguan Campsite.
Shangguan Ya was glaring at Long Chen angrily. Long Chen noticed that he was also holding a metal needle in his hand. When the Thunder Core was taken away by Long Chen, the metal needle lost its ability to guide him.
Shangguan Ya was extremely excited when the metal needle made such a big noise, so he rushed here immediately. However, he didn't expect that someone else would be one step ahead of him, and it was this guy …
"I've seen you before … Oh right, just now."
Young master Shangguan was a person with a short memory. After a while, he finally remembered where he had seen Long Chen. He was a disciple of the Nine Underworld Demon Region's Shangguan Clan, while Long Chen wasn't some country bumpkin. Their status and identity were worlds apart. Normally, Shangguan Ya wouldn't even bother to talk to such a lowly person. So, he stretched out his hand and said, "Give me that purple crystal. It was placed here by a senior from my Shangguan Clan, and he asked me to come and retrieve it. Don't ruin my Shangguan Clan's business. As a reward, I'll give you three thousand Divine Crystals."
As Shangguan Ya spoke, she counted three thousand divine crystals from her storage ring and poured them onto the ground. "Come and take it. Hurry up and give me that purple crystal."
Seeing that Long Chen didn't move, he was a little impatient. "This kid is too dull and ignorant. In Shangguan Ya's knowledge, a nobody like Long Chen probably has never seen 3,000 Divine Gems in his life."
He didn't say that the purple crystal was the Thunder Core because he felt that even if he did, Long Chen wouldn't understand.
What annoyed Shangguan Ya was that Long Chen actually looked at her and smiled, but did not move.
Shangguan Ya was infuriated. She stretched out her leg and kicked. Three thousand Divine Gems scattered on the ground. She pointed at Long Chen and said angrily, "Boy, are you deaf? Hurry up and give it to me. Otherwise, let alone three thousand Divine Gems, I won't even give you a single hair."
"You want to send me away with three thousand Divine Gems?" Long Chen said very calmly.
Shangguan Ya was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed. She fanned herself a few times with her folding fan and said, "A man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. Sure enough, people's greed is endless. But have you ever heard of the saying that men die for wealth, while birds die for food? Now I have decided, let alone three thousand Divine Gems, don't even think about taking a hair from me. Just hand over the Thunder Core obediently, and I will spare your life."
As she spoke, Shangguan Ya released the aura that belonged to the sixth level of the Divine Martial Arts Realm. The terrifying power filled the narrow cave and suppressed Long Chen, leaving Long Chen with no way to escape.
"What if I don't? This is a good thing that can help me practice a Ninth Grade Body Refining Skill. Without enough bargaining chips, you want me to hand it over?" Long Chen said in a joking manner.
Shangguan Ya didn't expect Long Chen to know the function of the Thunder Core. In order to prevent Long Chen from shouting and revealing it, he quickly said with a nervous expression, "I didn't expect you to know about the Thunder Core. You're quite knowledgeable. I admit defeat. Tell me, what do you want? As long as you tell me, my Shangguan clan won't mistreat you. But if you go too far, my Shangguan clan will make you and your clan have nowhere to run."
Seeing Shangguan Ya suddenly become so nervous, Long Chen smiled and said, "Actually, my request is very simple. I just need to trouble young master Shangguan. That is … please take off your pants, then flick your little brother ten thousand times, then I'll give you the Thunder Core. How about that?"
"What?"
When Shangguan Ya heard this, his face immediately turned the color of a pig's liver. Of course, he understood that Long Chen was insulting him.
"Bastard, if I don't teach you a lesson, do you really think I'm a fool?"
Shangguan Ya roared in anger. He couldn't hold it in any longer and made his move. But at this moment, Long Chen was faster than him.
"Devouring Blood World."
The blood colored space instantly filled the air, blurring Shangguan Ya's vision. When he saw this blood colored space, Shangguan Ya's expression changed. As a disciple of the Shangguan clan, he had received all kinds of training since he was young. Although he had a strong sense of superiority that disciples of big clans had, but at this moment, this guy who came out of nowhere actually dared to make fun of him and even made a move on him. At least he had some strength.
Shangguan Ya's expression was solemn. Finally, at this moment, he put away his contempt.
But, it was already too late.
Long Chen had already killed many warriors of his level. At this moment, the God Murdering Sword Formation had already formed beneath Shangguan Ya's feet. The terrifying sword energy condensed into a blood colored divine dragon, and in this narrow space, it immediately pierced through Shangguan Ya's body.
Shangguan Ya let out a blood-curdling scream. Looking down, he saw that the lower half of his body had almost been destroyed by Long Chen.
Although he had put away his contempt towards Long Chen, he never would have thought that Long Chen would actually be strong to such an extent. The sword formation just now was at least a sixth-grade divine skill. Even he, Shangguan Ya, had only learned one type of sixth-grade divine skill.
He only thought that it would be good if he could use that sixth-grade divine skill, but he didn't expect that this little brat who came out of nowhere would be able to do it so easily.
In an instant, there was only half of his body left. This meant that if Long Chen did it again, Shangguan Ya's only ending would be death. Growing up to this age, Shangguan Ya never thought that he would die at this moment. Suddenly, a gray cloud shrouded him. The aura of death was so close, his mind was blank, and he was so scared that tears and snot crawled out of his eyes.
At this moment, Long Chen's ghost-like figure appeared in front of him.
"Spare me, spare me. Don't kill me. As long as you don't kill me, I'll do anything you want." Shangguan Ya looked nervous and immediately screamed.
Long Chen's face was expressionless. He pointed the Blood-red Wilderness in his hand at the tip of Shangguan Ya's nose.
"Don't kill me, I'll promise you anything. I'll steal the Eighth Grade Divine Skill from my family and give it to you, okay? My younger sister is very beautiful, and she's also in the Nine Secluded Demon Mountain. I'll give her to you, okay? My younger sister is an outstanding beauty, and there are many people in the Nine Super Clans who have their eyes on her. As long as I make a move, I'll definitely be able to trick her to come here. You can do whatever you want, okay?"
The difference between his current appearance and his previous demeanor was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Shangguan Ya never thought that he would have such a day.
The cold and fierce tip of the Blood-red Wilderness made Shangguan Ya tremble all over.
He looked at Long Chen nervously.
At this moment, Long Chen said slowly, "When I was still 17 years old, I knew that if I didn't kill the person who wanted to kill me, that person would definitely kill me in the near future. So, you can only blame your bad luck, Young Master Shangguan."
"No."
His silence did not cause Long Chen to hesitate at all. This was Long Chen's rule. Being merciful to the enemy was being cruel to oneself, especially in the Nine Secluded Demon Mountain. There were many experts of the Shangguan clan nearby, so if the news of Long Chen injuring Shangguan Ya and obtaining the Lightning Heart was leaked, he would definitely die a horrible death.
After dealing with Shangguan Ya, the Lightning Heart gradually approached Li Xuanji in the Void Realm under Long Chen's control. It flickered above her, causing the surroundings to be bathed in violet light.
"It's so beautiful …" Li Xuanji opened her murky eyes and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.
However, Long Chen was not at ease. He knew that under normal circumstances, Li Xuanji would not have accepted something as precious as the Lightning Heart. She only realized that her life was about to end, so she did not have much hope for Long Chen to obtain the Saints' Fruit. That was why she accepted the Lightning Heart so easily.
To be able to open her eyes and look at such a magnificent gift before her death was a very beautiful thing to her.
After she passed away, the Lightning Heart would still belong to Long Chen.
Although she did not say it out loud, Long Chen knew what she was thinking.
He was rather angry. After leaving the cave, Long Chen said unhappily, "Don't underestimate me."
"I don't mean to underestimate you …" From Long Chen's words, Li Xuanji realized that Long Chen was a sensitive person. He must have guessed what she was thinking from her emotions.
"No matter what, hold on for as long as you can. If you give up now, you're letting me down," Long Chen said through gritted teeth. He sped up and headed in the direction of the mist.
Li Xuanji's eyes were a little dazed. Vaguely, a hint of tears flickered in her eyes.
"Hmm …" She looked at the Lightning Heart that flickered with light above her head, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on her lips.
He had persisted so much, and he was working hard for her. Li Xuanji knew that if she gave up first and was disappointed, she would really be letting him down.
After obtaining the Lightning Heart by chance and wasting some time, Long Chen no longer hesitated. His resistance to the zither music exceeded everyone's imaginations. After surpassing everyone, Long Chen finally charged out of the range of the zither music after around two hours.
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