Chapter 410: From Beast Taming Cultivation Starting with a Molting Spirit Chicken Chapter 409: The Concealing Shen Xingchen

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Protagonist:

Yu Changsheng

"Now, it's your turn."

Just a few simple words, Yu Changsheng's tone was flat, but falling into Shi Haobo's ears, it was like a wind blowing from hell, transforming into a soul-summoning sound that hammered heavily upon his mind, causing his whole body to tremble while the terror in his eyes reached its peak at this very moment.

Even under such extreme fear, he instinctively lost his voice, only able to subconsciously emit whimpering sounds; a stream of heat flowed from his crotch, dripping onto the ground, causing Yu Changsheng to frown slightly.

"You saw how he died too. Confess honestly if you don't want to become the next one."

Yu Changsheng fanned his nose with his hand, his gaze carrying a trace of disdain as he spoke lightly.

This Shi Haobo, though a heaven's pride of the Chi Huo Sect with decent talent, his character — in Yu Changsheng's view — was truly nothing much.

And Shi Haobo, though terrified, ultimately maintained his rationality; after adapting for a moment, he quickly recovered, turning his head with difficulty toward where Lu Hongwei originally was — there now remained only a pile of gray ashes, marking the traces of his existence.

"He actually dared to kill me!"

A single thought made Shi Haobo shudder violently and calm down considerably; taking a deep breath, he suppressed the fear in his heart, his gaze flickering as he looked at Yu Changsheng and said in a low voice: "I'll confess everything..."

"However," Shi Haobo's tone paused; after swallowing a mouthful of saliva, he forcibly controlled the fear in his heart, raised his head to look at Yu Changsheng, his complexion revealing a trace of determination.

"However what?" Yu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, tapped his finger lightly, and asked.

"However you must guarantee that after I finish speaking you'll let me go, and not harm me." Shi Haobo slowly exhaled a breath of turbid qi, stating his demand, his gaze firm.

He knew clearly in his heart that since Lu Hongwei had been killed by Yu Changsheng, adding himself would be no different; and to prevent Yu Changsheng from silencing him...

"Fine. You speak."

Yu Changsheng nodded, agreeing crisply and neatly — beyond Shi Haobo's expectations — and said.

"Ah?" Such a reaction instead made Shi Haobo stare blankly, looking at Yu Changsheng with some surprise and doubt, thought for a moment, then added:

"Then good, since it's like this, you swear on your Dao heart, establish a Heavenly Dao Oath, promising that after I speak you'll release me and not harm me."

A Heavenly Dao Oath counts as one of the highest forms of oaths among cultivators; once established, it cannot be regretted — if violated, one will suffer the curse sent down by the Heavenly Dao, backlashing the Dao heart, causing cultivation to become difficult to advance even an inch, or even regress.

Therefore, cultivators rarely joke with this oath; even a delayed oath would be enough to set Shi Haobo's mind at ease — after all, compared to killing a person like himself, violating a Heavenly Dao oath and having one's Dao path restricted is clearly not worth it, especially for a heaven's pride like Yu Changsheng.

Hearing this, Yu Changsheng's brows furrowed again; in silence he seemed to ponder; after a long while, he narrowed his eyes to look at Shi Haobo, nodded, and said lightly: "Can."

"Heavenly Dao supreme, Dao heart as witness; today I, Yu Changsheng, swear here that as long as Shi Haobo confesses everything clearly, I will no longer harm him."

After simply establishing an oath, accompanied by a streak of golden light flying out from the center of Yu Changsheng's brow, this also represented the establishment of the Heavenly Dao Oath.

Seeing this, Shi Haobo's heart settled considerably; he secretly let out a breath of relief, pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke: "The matter is like this — the two of us brothers were indeed just passing by; earlier we merely sent a message to Ji Chiyan, exposing your whereabouts, that's all."

With the Heavenly Dao knowledge restraining him, Shi Haobo also relaxed considerably; while speaking he had few reservations, so he merely glanced at Yu Changsheng, saw his expression was normal, then continued:

"You might not know yet — the news of your battle with Qingzhou's Third Prince back then has already spread; they all say that although you luckily escaped that battle, you were also heavily injured and near death, covered in wounds, with not one-tenth of your strength remaining, and you even possess a Luoya Token. Under such temptation, in reality, quite a few people have set their sights on you."

"Oh? That's how they all speak of me? No wonder..."

Yu Changsheng was dumbfounded upon hearing this; a faint glimmer flashed in his eyes; feeling the strangeness, he turned the thought over and could also understand the reasoning.

Huangpu Dongming, as Qingzhou's Third Prince, would certainly care about face; the matter of being easily killed by a single avatar of his own would definitely not be spread that way by the other party.

Thus, what he heard was the current version.

"This Huangpu Dongming — strength is nothing much, but his thoughts are sinister; spreading such news, wanting to provoke ambitious people to besiege me, making me a fragrant delicacy in everyone's hearts — even if they can't kill me, they can stir up my hostility toward them, or their hostility toward me..."

Whether it's the news of being heavily injured and near death with not one-tenth strength remaining, or the news of possessing a Luoya Token — for anyone, both are a huge temptation.

Yu Changsheng pondered in his heart, turned the thought and understood the reasoning; a trace of killing intent flashed in his eyes, concealed by him, then he nodded and said to the nervous-looking Shi Haobo: "You continue."

"Good," Shi Haoba exhaled a deep breath of turbid qi, continued: "It's precisely because of this that our Chi Huo Sect's strongest for this trip, Ji Chiyan, pressured us — once we encountered you outside, we must report to him at the first moment. We were also left with no choice, forced by circumstances."

Not many words; a trace of bitterness appeared on his face, seemingly exactly as he said — forced by circumstances.

Yu Changsheng heard this, coldly laughed and coldly glanced at Shi Haobo: "You speak simply enough, but whether you encounter me or not isn't that also up to you? Could Ji Chiyan, no matter how great his ability, still make you send him a message out of thin air?"

Regarding Ji Chiyan requiring sect disciples to report his whereabouts like this, Yu Changsheng didn't disbelieve; but to say they were forced — that was nonsense; after all, if Shi Haobo and them didn't take the initiative to report, Ji Chiyan would have no way of knowing they encountered him.

Shi Haobo fell silent, wanting to open his mouth to refute but finding himself speechless; on his side, he indeed had crooked thoughts — originally when he and Lu Hongwei encountered Yu Changsheng, he was already eager to move, planning to find a chance to kill Yu Changsheng and obtain the Luoya Token.

But after seeing Yu Changsheng was not heavily injured and dying as the rumors said, plus there were many people on this side, he quickly withdrew those thoughts. Instead, he sent a message to Ji Chiyan.

After all, although he lacked the courage to act against Yu Changsheng, sending a message to Ji Chiyan could also gain a considerable reward and a favor from him; additionally, if Yu Changsheng and Ji Chiyan mutually wounded each other, or if Yu Changsheng was killed, that would also be a good thing for him.

Thus came the subsequent scene; but these matters he naturally couldn't tell Yu Changsheng. After pondering a while longer, Shi Haobo continued: "Additionally, there's also Qingzhou's Second Prince, Huangpu Yunyan, who even spread news and issued a bounty — anyone who can provide your whereabouts or your head, whether Qingzhou or Wuzhou cultivators, he will give generous rewards, hunting you intensively within this Abyss. This has also made quite a few people eager to move, harboring designs on you."

"It can be said that right now within the Abyss, in many people's eyes, you are a walking fragrant delicacy, drooled over and eagerly coveted. What I know is just this much; if there's any concealment, may heaven strike me with thunder."

Shi Haobo finished speaking, crisply clapped his hands, spoke like this, then looked at Yu Changsheng with eager eyes, the meaning in his gaze very obvious.

"So it's like this." Yu Changsheng pondered for a moment; amid the twitching of his mouth corners, killing intent brewed, a cold smile hooked at the corner of his mouth.

"One by one, they all think I, Yu Changsheng, am a soft persimmon easy to pinch? They're quite eager toward this side; since it's like this, then come."

Regarding what Shi Haobo said, Yu Changsheng had no doubts. Under the Heavenly Dao Oath, the other party wouldn't dare speak nonsense. "Then if there's nothing else, can you let me go now?"

Shi Haobo hesitated for a moment, probing: "What I know is all this; I didn't deceive you. You swore an oath — as long as I confess clearly, you won't make things difficult for me."

Yu Changsheng's gaze flashed; his brows relaxed; he asked lightly: "Then fine — right now you send another message to Ji Chiyan, just say it's confirmed I'm heavily injured and near death, but there are two disciples guarding me, tell him to hurry over."

Shi Haobo froze for a moment; who knew he didn't hesitate, nodded, said okay, then took out a Communication Jade Tube and performed a series of operations.

"Done."

Shi Haobo exhaled a breath; regarding tricking Ji Chiyan, his heart had not a trace of burden — he even wished for the other party to fight with Yu Changsheng.

"What did he say — roughly how long until he arrives?"

"He told me to follow closely, report to him at any time; roughly half an hour until arrival." Shi Haobo answered like this.

"Now, can you let me go?" The latter looked at Yu Changsheng with anticipation mixed with a trace of apprehension.

"Can. But once you leave you mustn't leak information to Ji Chiyan." Yu Changsheng waved a hand, agreed calmly.

"Good, many thanks."

Shi Haobo let out a long breath, lowered his head and cupped his fists in a bow toward Yu Zhangsheng, then walked a few steps; the next moment, his body flickered, and he exploded with the fastest speed of his life, even resorting to a secret technique just to be three parts faster, so he could leave this oppressive place sooner.

Staying by Yu Zhangsheng's side, every moment bearing the feeling of being tormented by death, was truly unbearable.

Seeing this, a sharp light flashed in Yu Zhangsheng's eyes, and he gave a slight nod to the side; Li Minghan and Shen Xingchen walked out with smiles.

"Roar roar roar!!"

The Chi Shan Sub-Dragon, at some unknown time, also blocked Shi Haobo's path ahead.

"You all........"

Shi Haobo's face changed, his complexion ugly as he looked at Shen Xingchen and Li Minghan blocking him.

"What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Li Minghan exhaled a breath, scratched the back of his head, and gave a hehe laugh.

"Zhangsheng said he would let you go, but I never said I would let you go."

As his words fell, not caring how Shi Haobo might react, the next instant Shen Xingchen moved; he swung his sword toward the sky in a slash, then suddenly dropped, and in a split second a streak of sword light came from the east!

Brilliant starlight spread across the Void, sealing off everything; the myriad scenes of the new city emerged and shifted ever-changingly, just seeing the light brilliant, regarding it as eternal, it suddenly slid down from the sky's edge, fiercely slashing down on Shi Haobo.

"One Sword Comes from the East, Stars Transform!"

Sword Intent abounded, to the point the Void buzzed and resonated; Sword Qi soared to the heavens, to the point it made one's heart and spirit tremble; Sword Light was brilliant, reflecting Shi Haobo's incredulous complexion.

"Hua!"

A sword mark hung in the air; Shi Haobo lowered his head in horror, all his divine abilities turned to flying ash under this one sword, unable to block even a bit; the sword light grazed past, stars flickered, and a sword mark simultaneously appeared on Shi Haobo's body, a perfectly straight mark from head to foot.

"I... not..."

Shi Haobo opened his mouth, just wanting to say something, the next moment the sword mark on his body turned into a blood mark, blood seeped out, and so the light in his eyes slowly dimmed, life force vanished, his entire body accompanied by a crack sound thoroughly split into two smooth halves, and then under the sword light's destruction turned to ash, no longer existing in the world.

Heaven and Earth fell still; Shi Haobo died, and Shen Xingchen who had done all this merely slowly sheathed the long sword in his hand without looking back, expression unchanged, as if to him it was merely like stepping on a mosquito, so simple, not even expending the effort of turning to ash.

Li Minghan widened his eyes, looking at the calm-faced Shen Xingchen, for a moment stunned, frozen in place; Yu Zhangsheng was likewise surprised, glanced at Shen Xingchen, suppressed the shock in his heart, and gave him a smiling nod.

Also shocked were Zhang Tianwen including the other disciples; the other disciples were dumbfounded, Zhang Tianwen's complexion was complex, overcast and clear by turns.

"Good fellow, this sword of yours is still as stunning as ever."

Yu Zhangsheng exclaimed a sentence, smiling as he praised.

"Just had some recent insights, nothing worth mentioning."

Shen Xingchen smiled faintly, letting out a long breath.

"This isn't just as simple as having some insights." Yu Zhangsheng gave Shen Xingchen a meaningful look; he knew in his heart that Shen Xingchen was low-key, had never really shown off, intentionally concealing his skill; his true strength certainly wouldn't be simple, and this sword today confirmed his speculation.

"You brat, staying silent all along, turns out you were secretly brewing something big."

Li Minghan recovered, patted Shen Xingchen's shoulder, spoke with a sour tone, his eyes' meaning very obvious.

Although Shi Haobo didn't amount to much before Yu Zhangsheng, for the rest of them he was a genuine Golden Core Mid-stage heaven's pride.

Although because of Yu Zhangsheng's factor he had no fighting mindset, Li Minghan asked himself, if he truly faced him, his chances of winning would only be fifty-fifty, and to kill him would still take a good deal of effort.

After all he had only just stepped into the Golden Core Realm, while the other was already Golden Core Mid-stage, but Shen Xingchen, with a single sword lightly and easily killed Shi Haobo, the other having not a shred of resistance left.

This left Shen Xingchen and Zhang Tianwen, for a moment, both a bit dumbfounded. (Chapter End)