Chapter 3231 - The Imprint of the Way of the Sword
Chapter 3231: The Imprint of the Way of the Sword
He could even see the muscles on many of the faces twitching away as the corner of their lips quivered uncontrollably. The emotions in their eyes changed, filled with furious hatred as well as deep fear.
Jian Chen and Jin Hong had been thoroughly surrounded by the Chaotic Primes, and all of them experienced a multitude of different emotions.
“Jian Chen, why did you take Jin Hong out of the Darkstar World!?”
The Chaotic Primes gathered around Jian Chen and Jin Hong in silence for a good while before someone finally spoke up. Their voice was sunken, basically grinding their teeth, filled with bone-deep resentment.
The resentment originated from the depths of their hearts and had been repressed to the limit. It was impossible for them to not show it.
Even though the other Chaotic Primes remained silent, many of their gazes were also filled with seething hatred. They clutched their fists so firmly that their nails dug deeply into their skin.
Jin Hong had crossed the age of a thousand a long time ago. Now that he had emerged, he could never enter again.
Most importantly, many of the organisations present had already invested a large number of resources into Jin Hong.
None of these resources were ordinary. They all originated from Xuanhuang Microcosms, rare items that their ancestors had held onto for many years, reluctant to use.
Now, with Jin Hong’s departure from the Darkstar World, they had essentially lost all of the resources they had invested into him.
They had established an agreement with the Dire Wolf clan before this that if Jin Hong left the Darkstar World of his own volition, the Dire Wolf clan would compensate them on fold.
However, the issue was that Jin Hong had been brought out by Jian Chen against his will. He had not left the Darkstar World of his own volition.
As a result, the Dire Wolf clan obviously did not have to compensate anybody.
For a moment, many of them all stared at Jian Chen in utter hatred as they ground their teeth.
Jian Chen scanned around. Even though Chaotic Primes surrounded him, he remained composed. He felt no caution or fear under the watch of so many gazes.
This was the second time he had encountered a situation like this after leaving the Darkstar World.
The first time, he only possessed the battle prowess of a Chaotic Prime. His cultivation remained at the Ninth Heavenly Layer of Infinite Prime. It was very difficult for him to break free from such an encirclement through his abilities. In the end, it was a Ninth Heavenly Layer Chaotic Prime from the Myriad Bone Guild, Sheng Yi, that assisted him in breaking free.
But this time, he was already much more powerful than many of the people here.
Even if there were a few that he still could not defeat, he was confident enough about getting away in one piece.
“I’ve already established an alliance with the Darkstar World. Jin Hong’s objective for remaining in the Darkstar World was none other than to conquer the Darkstar World and suppress the entire Darkstar race. As an ally of the Darkstar race, I naturally can’t just turn a blind eye to this,” Jian Chen said with ease, acting like he had only done something insignificant.
“Jian Chen, I don’t care about your relationship with the Darkstar race. Since you’ve brought out Jin Hong, then you need to compensate us for our losses no matter what,” a great elder growled. His face contorted, which made him seem extremely vicious.
Jian Chen’s gaze turned cold. He immediately stared at the great elder and said icily, “Am I supposed to ask for your permission when I bring someone out from the Darkstar World? What do your losses have to do with me?”
Suddenly, a tremendous pressure rushed over, which made Jian Chen sink. Afterwards, the ancestor of the Dire Wolf clan’s stern voice rang out, “Jian Chen, do you know just how great of a loss you’ve caused for our Dire Wolf clan with this?”
“Our prodigious descendant was tasked with an important mission. He spent several centuries cultivating without day or night in the Darkstar World, and he’s already reached the Sixth Heavenly Layer of Infinite Prime. It had already become just a matter of time before he conquered the Darkstar World, yet… yet because of you, all of his efforts have gone to waste.”
Among the crowd, the ancestor of the Dire Wolf clan was the most agitated. He pointed at Jian Chen with a trembling finger. His eyes had widened so far that they seemed like they were about to break. Raging fury and killing intent burned away. He seemed so resentful that he basically wanted to tear Jian Chen to shreds.
“How abominable. How abominable of you, Jian Chen. You’ve destroyed our great plan. I will make you pay!” The ancestor of the Dire Wolf clan even began seeing red, like he had almost sunk into his rage.
Suddenly, he struck out. With a furious bellow, he was about to send the great energy in his hand towards Jian Chen.
“Stop, ancestor!”
“Calm down, ancestor. You must calm down. We can’t kill Jian Chen!”
“Please calm down, ancestor. You must not lay your hands on him. Our Dire Wolf clan cannot endure the wrath of the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng.”
The Chaotic Prime great elders of the Dire Wolf clan all leapt in fright, immediately stopping him frantically. All of them paled in fright.
“At most, Jin Hong’s departure from the Darkstar World has only resulted in some loss of resources for us. However, if Jian Chen dies, our Dire Wolf clan will face destruction!” a Chaotic Prime of the Dire Wolf clan said painfully.
When everyone heard that, the enraged great elders immediately shuddered inside.
The news that the Anatta Grand Exalt had already pushed four ways to the limit reached them a while ago.
In the past, when he had just completed three ways, there was already no one in the Saints’ World that dared to provoke the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng.
Now that he had completed four ways, it had stupefied a great group of people.
Just who had the courage to offend such a great and terrifying organisation?
“I’m seething in hatred!” The ancestor of the Dire Wolf clan was on the verge of snapping. His entire body trembled violently as he let out a furious bellow at the sky. With a gesture, Jin Hong vanished, and he immediately returned to the high quality divine hall.
Soon afterwards, great rumbles rang out from the high quality divine hall. The entire divine hall shook violently as if it had just endured a vicious attack.
Near the passageway, Jian Chen glanced around and gazed at the great elders that had all darkened in expression. He seemed to smile. “Is there anything else, everyone? If there isn’t, I’m going to go then.”
This time, no one said anything. They all stood there silently, glaring at Jian Chen in utter fury and resentment. However, their expressions were ugly like they had just eaten a fly. They could not say anything.
“Since there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first. Farewell, seniors!” Jian Chen smiled brightly and clasped his fist towards everyone before vanishing immediately and appearing in the outer space of the Spirits’ World.
“This kid sure knows how to stir up a mess. He’s actually screwed over these organisations again. However, the Tian Yuan clan currently has the backing of the Heavenly Palace of Bisheng, so these grievances mean nothing to him.”
He Qianqian stood towards the back of the crowd with a sigh. He smiled with a hint of delight. “The Dire Wolf clan sure has made a killing this time. Jin Hong got all that for free.”
At this moment, He Qianqian’s eyes narrowed. Jian Chen’s voice rang out in his ear in an extremely obscure manner, “I’ve already discussed with the Darkstar Emperor. From now onwards, the Darkstar race will only conduct trade with the Heavenly Crane clan. The teleportation formation in the Darkstar World will be repaired soon.”
He Qianqian was completely stunned. Soon afterwards, ravishing joy filled him.
In the shattered space of the Spirits’ World, Jian Chen stopped in a certain place. He did not travel away.
At this moment, a dim ball of light flew over from the distance extremely quickly before halting before Jian Chen.
It was a jade tablet shaped like a sword, only the size of a finger. The heavy traces of time lingered on it, making it extremely ancient. Laws radiated from the sword-shaped tablet vaguely.
“This is the imprint of the Way of the Sword left behind by that expert. My friend Jian Chen, that was an extremely satisfying collaboration. I hope we can cooperate again in the future. Hahahahaha.”
The Grand Prime ancestor of the Dire Wolf clan’s voice rang out in Jian Chen’s ear. At this moment, there was not a single hint of anger at all. Instead, he was filled with joy and delight.
Jian Chen accepted the sword-shaped tablet and sensed it closely. He also smiled in satisfaction. “The person who left behind this imprint was at the major achievement of Sword Sage at the very least. Even if much of the aura has dispersed already, it’s still of great use to me.”
“However, now is not the time to comprehend the Way of the Sword. I’ve already obtained the ten droplets of a Grand Exalt’s essence blood. I need to collect the Primeval Divine Hall immediately.”