The monk that everyone was afraid of did not slow down and directly left. Everyone was stunned. When they looked at Zi Chen again, they saw that he had stopped in the air and was coldly looking at them.
"What's going on? The barbarian didn't run after seeing us." Everyone was puzzled, but they did not stop and directly rushed over.
Dozens of people immediately surrounded Zi Chen from all directions. Every one of them had an unkind expression. That day, he had cheated many people and caused the Wild Wolf Bandits to suffer heavy losses. Of course, this was not the main reason. They were hostile to Zi Chen because Young Master Hai was dissatisfied with him.
The crowd separated. Young Master Hai took a big step forward and coldly glanced at Zi Chen. He shouted, "Barbarian, do you remember me?"
"Of course I remember. Weren't your things robbed by the Virtuous Freer? What, I haven't seen you for a few months. Don't tell me you've become rich again?" Zi Chen said indifferently.
"How dare you talk to Young Master Hai like that. Are you courting death?" A cultivator beside him shouted.
When the robbery was mentioned again, Young Master Hai's expression was somewhat distorted. He said loudly, "Barbarian, you were lucky that day. But today, let's see who can save you."
Zi Chen was extremely disdainful. He said, "Bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Attacking me, are you not afraid that the monk will come back and settle the score with you?"
Young Master Hai heard this and his expression changed.
At this moment, a figure flew over from afar and shouted from afar, "Young Master Hai, that monk is already far away."
"Haha." Everyone laughed. The monk was already far away. They no longer had any scruples and completely let go.
"The monk is already gone. Let's see who can protect you today. If I don't torture you to death, I'll be ashamed to be called Young Master Hai." Young Master Hai laughed coldly.
"You've let down too many people. After today, you'll also let down your parents." Zi Chen's eyes were cold.
"Attack, beat him half to death. Let's see if he can continue to be noisy. Then, leave him half alive and I'll torture him again." Young Master Hai's cold words fell.
"Boom."
In the blink of an eye, everyone made their move. Numerous dazzling attacks were launched at Zi Chen. There were at least ten people attacking at the same time, creating a huge momentum.
Zi Chen smiled coldly. He turned into a stream of light and weaved through the attacks. His posture was natural and unrestrained. Looking at his expression, it was as if he was taking a stroll in his own backyard. None of the attacks landed on him.
"What?" Hai Shao's expression changed. He was dumbfounded. The scene in front of him was beyond his imagination.
He suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart, so he shouted loudly, "Attack with all your strength, quickly kill them!"
In an instant, an even more terrifying energy appeared. Attacks and spirit weapons soared into the sky, bringing with them sharp whistling sounds as they tore through the air and rushed towards Zi Chen.
Dozens of people attacked at the same time. Crazy killing intent surged. Even if a late stage Zephyr Air expert was hit, he would still die.
Swoosh.
Numerous attacks were launched, but Zi Chen was still as relaxed as ever. As he stepped forward, it was as if he was taking a stroll. Occasionally, he would make a simple move, as if he was plucking flowers or leaves, but there was extraordinary energy surging within.
Peng.
With a loud tremor, an energy wave was shattered in an instant. Immediately after, Zi Chen extended his hand and pointed forward. A spirit weapon that was flying forward was hit by his finger. In the next moment, cracks appeared on the surface of the spirit weapon, and it exploded.
To be able to explode a spirit weapon so easily, such battle strength was shocking. Moreover, after two rounds of attacks, everyone was actually unable to injure him in the slightest. They couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.
"Everyone, don't hold back. Use all your strength to destroy the enemy." Hai Shao's voice sounded again. He had already sensed where the uneasiness in his heart came from.
As a result, the third round of attacks appeared. Gorgeous attacks filled the sky. This time, Zi Chen didn't choose to evade, but took the initiative to attack.
With a wave of his hand, extreme energy appeared. Golden light scattered like golden waves, falling in all directions. Wherever the golden light passed, numerous energy waves silently disappeared. After a few waves of his hand, the golden waves drowned out all the energy attacks.
Such a method shocked everyone.
After that, under everyone's shocked gazes, Zi Chen waved his hand at them. Golden light filled his eyes, and his vision was filled with gold. It was as if he was looking at a golden ocean.
The battle started quickly, but it also ended quickly.
How could a group of early Zephyr Realm cultivators be a match for Zi Chen? With just a few simple attacks, they were all defeated.
Peng.
Hai Shao was also fiercely thrown to the ground. His face was covered in dirt, and he was in a very sorry state. This battle ended just like that. Looking around, there was not a single person in the Zephyr Realm who could remain standing. They were all lying on the ground, wailing. Their eyes were filled with shock.
"You, you …" Hai Shao, who was incomparably arrogant before, was also shocked after witnessing Zi Chen's strength.
"Now, hand over all your ki stones." Zi Chen's gaze swept around, his voice indifferent.
"In your dreams, barbarian, don't think of humiliating us." An unwilling voice rang out. In the Chaotic Lands, ki stones were equivalent to life.
A golden light flashed, striking the cultivator's forehead, ending his life. Zi Chen said indifferently, "This is not a humiliation, this is an exchange, using ki stones to exchange for your life."
A Zephyr Realm cultivator fell to the ground dead. Zi Chen took the cultivator's spirit ring, but after a glance, he disdainfully curled his lips when he saw the wealth inside. Such a small amount of ki stones was not enough for him.
In view of Zi Chen's strength, they had no choice but to hand over all their wealth. Although in the Bedlam, ki stones were equivalent to life, there was still a fundamental difference. If they had to give up something, it would obviously be ki stones.
Everyone was extremely unwilling to hand over their ki stones. They were all cursing and looking at Hai Shao with unkind eyes. What barbarian? What powerless? This was simply a demon. His strength was not any weaker than their leader's.
Hai Shao also chose to use ki stones to exchange for his life, and immediately wanted to hand over his spirit ring. However, Zi Chen waved his hand and said, "You don't need to hand it over, I will take your ki stones myself."
Just as Hai Shao was wondering what was so special about him, a golden light flashed in front of his eyes. Hai Shao finally understood what Zi Chen meant.
He fell to the ground, dead.
When Tyrant returned, the only one left was Zi Chen, who was counting his harvest. Other than that, there was no one else around, not even a drop of blood.
"How was it? Did you see the Third Leader?" Zi Chen put away the ki stones and asked.
"No."
Tyrant shook his head and said, "Just as I guessed, the entire mine is sealed, no one is allowed to enter. I also asked around, no one has come out after such a long time."
"Then is there no more ki liquid left?" Zi Chen asked worriedly.
"That's impossible. If there is no more ki liquid left, the Third Leader will naturally appear. I can't go in, but I can let the Devil Ape take a look tonight."
When they were being chased, the Devil Ape played a big role. It was small in size and fast in speed, so it was the best choice for surveillance.
"Okay."
Zi Chen nodded in agreement.
The two didn't return to the Wild Wolf Stronghold, but found a dense forest as a temporary resting place. In order to investigate at night, Zi Chen made a lot of food to reward the Devil Ape.
The Devil Ape ate until its mouth was full of oil, and its stomach was round. It was extremely happy, and its little paw repeatedly patted its chest, promising that it would definitely complete the mission.
At night, with the moon hanging high in the sky, the Devil Ape went on its way.
It was only the size of a fist, small and exquisite. Its body was surrounded by a black light, which allowed it to become one with the night. It was very difficult to detect with spiritual sense.
It entered Wild Wolf Stronghold's territory without any obstructions and arrived near the mine. It passed through the spiritual senses one after another and then swaggered into the mine under the feet of the two people in the air.
The mine was deep and dark, without the slightest bit of light. Inside, there were many paths, like an underground world.
The Devil Ape searched for a long time, using its extreme speed to pass through the various entrances. Then, it heard a clanging sound coming from the mine, and followed the sound.
Even in the middle of the night, the miners were working in full swing. The Third Leader collected all the ki stones and waste rocks in his spirit ring. He had many spirit rings, so there was no need for him to take a step out.
Whether it was day or night, he personally oversaw the mine, using his spiritual sense to scan the surroundings, monitoring every movement of the miners.
However, he didn't notice that there was another little guy here today, and it was secretly sizing him up in a dark corner of the mine.
"Hurry up, hurry up."
Even in the middle of the night, there were still many miners working. The clanging sound constantly rang out, accompanied by the Third Leader's urging.
After watching for an hour and memorizing every single expression of the Third Master, the demonic ape finally turned around and returned.
Then, it gestured at Zi Chen for a while. At the same time, its little nose twitched, as if it was inhaling, and then it had an intoxicated expression.
"You said the Spirit Qi in the mine is very rich, far more than usual."
Zi Chen asked. The Devil Ape nodded repeatedly. It had visited more than one mine, so it could naturally sense the richness of the Spirit Qi.
The main reason was that when Zi Chen had first arrived here, he had been curious about what the ki stone mine looked like, so he had let the Devil Ape sneak in to take a look.
This time, the Devil Ape had discovered the problem with the Spirit Qi.
Following the Devil Ape's gestures, the two finally understood everything, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. The Liquefied Essence hadn't appeared yet, and judging from the Third Leader's expression, it would obviously take a lot of time.
Having obtained a positive answer, Zi Chen was completely relieved. He and the monk stayed in the jungle, and every night, they would let the Devil Ape go to check.
As the days passed, the Third Leader's temper became more and more irritable, and the feeling of worrying about personal gains and losses also became more and more serious.
The Devil Ape's vivid description really amused the two, and they had already guessed that the Liquefied Essence was about to appear.
For two consecutive days, the Devil Ape came to report that the Third Leader had killed a lot of people these days, and urged them to hurry up. Moreover, his temper was even more irritable, and he was always staring blankly at the ground, sometimes smiling, sometimes worried, and sometimes worried about personal gains and losses.
"It should be soon, we'll take action in a few days."
After discussing with the monk, Zi Chen decided to take action immediately, and told the Devil Ape to keep watch day and night, and not to come out again.
After some preparations, Zi Chen and the monk went to the Wild Wolf Stronghold's mine in the middle of the night.