Chapter 250: My Choice Is To Follow You

"You... you actually..."

Zhuque looked at Chen Che, who was gripping his wrist, in disbelief. He felt the surging momentum radiating from Chen Che's body; not only had the aura of the Great Red Sun Poison vanished, but his internal energy content had also risen to the Earth Master Realm!

Chen Che exerted sudden force with his wrist, and the flames on Zhuque's palm instantly extinguished, revealing a scorched, yellow arm that looked like a withered tree branch.

Zhuque's expression changed. He quickly pulled back his wrist and retreated, putting distance between himself and Chen Che.

Ever since Chen Che appeared, Su Xiao's beautiful eyes had remained fixed on his profile; her originally icy expression was now melting into a touch of tenderness.

"Leave it to me."

Chen Che inserted several Ghost Gate Needles into the acupuncture points on Su Xiao's chest, then slowly stood in front of her.

"This is impossible! It is impossible for you to neutralize my Great Red Sun Poison!"

Zhuque stared at the unharmed Chen Che, unable to fathom or accept that his own unique secret technique had been broken just like that?!

Chen Che sneered: "Your Great Red Sun Poison was never anything remarkable. You waited here like a rabbit waiting for a tree stump tonight, but did you ever think that you have now become the one who walked into the cage?"

"So what if your cultivation has improved? I am also in the Earth Master Realm, and I have been for a long time! You have only just improved your realm; your cultivation is not stable. I can still take you down easily!"

Flames blazed on Zhuque's body, his power fully unleashed.

"Then let's try!"

Chen Che let out a fierce shout and lunged into the attack.

The two tangled together, the intensity of their battle causing even the ground to tremble slightly.

But this time, even with Zhuque going all out, he was clearly unable to parry.

"I don't believe you can defeat me!"

Zhuque's mentality was shaken. He roared and released his internal energy, the internal energy flames transforming into a giant dragon of fire that leaped into the air.

The fire dragon roared as it lunged and bit toward Chen Che. Chen Che's expression was calm; he drew circles with his arms, and an Array Diagram appeared before his chest. The fire dragon crashed into the Array Diagram and became a part of it.

Zhuque gritted his teeth and waved his arms; two more fire dragons appeared on the scene!

The fire dragons roared wildly, intertwining as they charged fiercely toward Chen Che.

Chen Che frowned, took a deep breath, and smashed his right fist into his left palm.

An invisible force spread out, and an Array Diagram floated at Chen Che's waist, rapidly expanding. The two fire dragons were frozen in mid-air, unable to move.

Chen Che opened his eyes abruptly, his pupils radiating a mysterious cyan light. A True Qi spear wreathed in lightning appeared in his hand.

He kicked off the ground and leaped into the air. He swung the spear down, and the two fire dragons vanished into smoke in an instant.

"Pfft!"

Zhuque spat out a mouthful of blood. He looked at Chen Che in disbelief, his face deathly pale: "This is impossible! This is impossible! How could you possibly possess the strength of a Pre-Heaven Earth Master!?"

Seeing this scene, a look of astonishment also appeared on Su Xiao's pretty face.

She knew very well the effect of her blood; her Yin Cold Body could help him alleviate the Yang-dominant Great Red Sun Poison, but that method of drinking it directly could not help him improve his strength.

Especially not by crossing directly from an Acquired Grandmaster over the Grandmaster Great Perfection realm to become a Pre-Heaven Earth Master!

One had to know that it took the Fang Family Patriarch, Fang Jixian, twenty years just to go from an Innate Grandmaster to the Postnatal realm.

Improving to the Grandmaster Great Perfection realm, even with the assistance of absorbing a special constitution, had taken nearly thirty years!

Moreover, Chen Che was only twenty-five years old. This talent... oh no, this was no longer a matter of talent; it was completely legendary!

Furthermore, through his fighting, it was clear he had completely adapted to and mastered the Earth Master Realm. This did not look like improving his cultivation at all; it looked more like recovery!

In fact, Su Xiao had guessed correctly.

Chen Che had previously been restricted by the Great Red Sun Poison and had been unable to unleash his full strength.

Now, with the help of Su Xiao's special blood, the Great Red Sun Poison in his body had been severely weakened, which meant that the True Qi he had been using to suppress the Great Red Sun Poison was reduced, and the strength he could unleash naturally increased.

"There is nothing impossible about it. You thought you had investigated me very thoroughly, but in reality, you know nothing at all!"

Chen Che's figure flashed, appearing above Zhuque. He held the internal energy spear over his head and slashed down fiercely, mixed with the power of ten thousand bolts of lightning.

Zhuque dodged to the side, but he was restricted by the formation diagram beneath his feet. His movement faltered, and the spear had already descended.

"Crack!"

The spear struck Zhuque's left shoulder, slicing off his entire left arm.

Zhuque let out a pained roar and rolled along the ground to dodge, blood gushing from the wound on his left shoulder like a fountain.

After this blow, there was no longer any possibility of him defeating Chen Che.

He did not understand; he was clearly also a Pre-Heaven Earth Master, so why was the gap in True Qi strength so vast?!

Now, facing Chen Che, the situation had completely reversed; he no longer had any power to fight back!

"Chen Che, spare me. As long as you spare me, I will tell you the truth about what happened back then."

With the battle lost, Zhuque began to use the events of the past to stall for time, seeking a chance to escape.

Chen Che held the spear in one hand, his momentum surging. He narrowed his eyes and said: "Tell me. If your words satisfy me, I can consider sparing you."

"That was not my original intention. Whether it was hunting you down or ordering Luo Tianxiang to kill your father, none of it was my original intention."

As Zhuque spoke, his eyes were searching all around.

"Who are you in the Martial Arts Alliance?"

Chen Che asked suddenly.

"I am one of the Death Protectors by the Alliance Leader's side. Killing your father back then was just me following orders. As for why we had to wipe out you and your father, I really know nothing at all."

Zhuque spoke quickly, but his gaze was locked on Su Xiao not far away.

"Where is the Martial Arts Alliance headquarters? And who is the Alliance Leader?"

Chen Che continued to ask.

"The Alliance Leader is..."

Zhuque's words faltered, and he suddenly lunged toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao's expression froze, but it was already too late to escape. She widened her eyes, staring at Zhuque's withered hand as it reached out to grab her.

"Whoosh!"

Chen Che's figure flashed again, his internal energy sweeping horizontally toward the back of Zhuque's head.

A cunning smile of success curled at the corners of Zhuque's lips, and his figure vanished in an instant.

The True Qi spear swung through empty air, stopping at Su Xiao's fair neck, and a strand of dark hair drifted down with the wind.

Chen Che retracted the internal energy spear and cast his vision technique to search all around, only to discover that Zhuque had already vanished without a trace.

"Cough..."

Chen Che withdrew his True Qi and coughed up a small mouthful of blood.

Su Xiao was startled; she immediately supported Chen Che and asked with concern, "How are you?"

Chen Che shook his head and said, "Thanks to your blood, it not only helped me eliminate most of the toxins but also helped me heal my injuries. It's just that the time was too short, and I haven't fully recovered. Just now, when I circulated my Qi, it aggravated them slightly, but it's nothing serious."

Su Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "My constitution is special; my blood can help you suppress the toxins, but this method of drinking blood directly can only be used once, and the strength it provides you is also very limited."

"However, there is another way that can further help you eliminate the influence brought about by the poison arts, and it can also help me eliminate the side effect of having too low a realm cap caused by this cold constitution, but the drawback is that it cannot solve the problem once and for all."

Chen Che turned his head to look at her in astonishment; as he understood Medicine, he naturally understood that she was talking about dual cultivation.

But seeing Su Xiao say such things with a straight face, Chen Che couldn't help but smile and shake his head, asking, "Speaking of which, how did you find me?"

"The noise from your battle was so loud, and I hadn't gone far, so of course I heard it."

Su Xiao said.

"You saved my life, thank you."

Chen Che said.

"You saved me too, so we are even."

Su Xiao kept staring at Chen Che.

"Is that person your enemy?"

The two were silent for a while before Su Xiao spoke up again to ask.

"Yes."

"It's a pity he got away."

Su Xiao said with a look of regret.

Chen Che shook his head and said, "Don't worry, he can't run. I have already placed a Tracking Art on him. He is injured and won't get far; he has now fled to the Fang Family to treat his wounds."

"Then should we kill our way back?"

Su Xiao said.

"I need to confirm the situation of my friend first. Besides, although I won just now, my old injuries haven't healed. If he is determined to fight to the death, I might not have a winning chance, not to mention that there are still Fang Family members there."

Chen Che said.

Su Xiao nodded and asked again, "Then where are we going now?"

Chen Che looked at her thoughtfully and said, "The Contract is gone; you are free."

"I know, so now I have the right to make my own choices."

Su Xiao gazed into Chen Che's eyes and said word by word, "My choice is to follow you."

Chen Che stared at Su Xiao for a while and said, "Alright then, we are heading back to the Scorpion Society now."