Chapter 112: Flesh Crushes Feng Qianling

Using spiritual energy to attack would be purely redundant. If even a single wisp were used, it would be his fault.

He looked at Feng Qianling, whose face was ashen with disbelief: "Do not display your stupidity before me."

"Boom!"

The moment he finished speaking, Feng Qianling suddenly erupted with his aura. Instantly, the massive boulder pinning him exploded. With a gloomy expression, he said, "I do not believe you can be this powerful."

"Whoosh!"

After speaking, he also manipulated space to instantly appear beside Xu Chen. Then, just like Xu Chen, he swept out with a whip-leg, attempting to knock Xu Chen flying. He grinned savagely, thinking, With such a swift kick, how will you block it? But the next second, the smile on his face froze abruptly. He stared in daze as Xu Chen merely extended his right hand and casually pinched, completely blocking his right leg. It looked effortless and calm, as if no effort was required at all. Xu Chen shook his head and said, "You seem to be looking for a beating."

"Crack!"

The instant his words fell, Xu Chen twisted his right hand violently. A snapping sound was heard, and a scream of agony erupted from Feng Qianling's mouth. His face instantly twisted to the extreme, and his forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Xu Chen lightly slapped Feng Qianling's right leg. Accompanied by a scream, Feng Qianling was sent flying. Upon landing, his entire leg was completely crippled, blood streaming down, unable even to stand. "If you wish for your soul and body to be annihilated right now, I can grant your wish," Xu Chen said indifferently. Feng Qianling trembled in pain, his eyes filled with despair, and he dared not speak for a moment. Those from the Wind Sand Tower also gritted their teeth, no longer daring to cause trouble. After all, they knew clearly that if they delayed the task Yang Hao had given them, they would die as well.

Therefore, even though the Wind Sand Tower possessed an Eighth-Rank expert, they could only grit their teeth and nod: "Yes, Young Alliance Leader."

Hearing this, Xu Chen turned to look at the young geniuses and the few Eighth-Rank experts from the various sects.

He spoke first: "Thank you all for your hard work. I was in seclusion for over a month and can only come out now."

The Holy Sons and Holy Daughters of the major sects dared not underestimate Xu Chen now, and bowed their hands respectfully: "Young Alliance Leader is too modest."

Seeing this scene, Feng Qianling, whose leg had been crippled, looked even more grim. Could Xu Chen truly be so deeply trusted by the people?

His actions just now made him look like a clown. Even Ye Xuan could not help but change his expression slightly. Xu Chen was not only rapidly strengthening in power. His status was also quietly rising.

From the Tianxuan Secret Realm, to the Calamity Turmoil, to the selection for the Celestial Emperor Dynasty. His status and reputation had been rising bit by bit.

By now, when Xu Chen, the Young Alliance Leader, spoke, his words carried immense weight in everyone's hearts. Xu Chen nodded and asked, "How is the investigation into the situation inside going?" Duanmuxin of the Demonic Sect spoke first: "I told you, the intelligence work was all done by our Demonic Sect."

Inside, there is indeed ice on one side and fire on the other, but I feel it was not formed naturally.

Rather, they are two top-tier formations. If I am not mistaken, they are two Eighth-Rank supreme arrays. In other words, I suspect the interior is the stronghold of the Five Poisons Sect and the Ten Thousand Gu Sect, and they deliberately created this." Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately erupted in shock.

It was artificially created?

If that is the case, do these two sects wish to hide some secret? Xu Chen nodded: "Can the route for entry be discovered?" Duanmuxin replied: "The formations inside are everywhere, and the routes are extremely complex. However, after my investigation, I have confirmed two entry routes. I cannot guarantee which one is correct."

Xu Chen glanced over and roughly saw that both were similar. Both were passable, but there would certainly be dangers.

Xu Chen continued, "So far, how many poison puppet dolls have emerged from this valley?" Duanmu Xin replied, "About sixty or so. Previously, the various sects piled up, but they never had this many."

Xu Chen thought to himself that this was still few; these were merely experimental puppets.

Half a month later, the puppets emerging from the other strongholds of the Five Poisons Sect and the Ten Thousand Gu Sect would number in the hundreds.

Xu Chen said, "Enter from the right path. Fengsha Lou, scout ahead." The Fengsha Lou group immediately turned green with anger: "Why should we scout?" Don't you know how dangerous this place is?

Xu Chen chuckled, "You contribute nothing, yet you want to gather information for the Tai Chu Sacred Land? You won't scout and still want to enter? Look at the Spirit Pill Sect; they voluntarily contributed poison-curing elixirs. What about you?" A Grade Eight powerhouse of Fengsha Lou gritted his teeth and said, "Then we are willing to provide weapons..."

"Unnecessary. If you won't scout, you can leave right now." Xu Chen stopped pretending and cursed directly. Was he, a proper villain, supposed to reason with a righteous hero like that? That would be brain-dead. A villain should have a villain's style; if he wasn't happy, he cursed. The Fengsha Lou group twitched at the corners of their mouths and finally nodded: "Fine, we will scout." Hearing this, Xu Chen looked at Ye Xuan: "You, go too!"

This fellow was the protagonist, overflowing with luck; it would be hard for him to meet disaster. For scouting, such a person was perfect.

Ye Xuan's face instantly darkened: "Why must I go too?" Xu Chen froze and said, "Do you want to leave too?" The implication was clear: he needed no reason; if you wouldn't scout, get out. Ye Xuan: "..." He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I will scout."

That damn Xu Chen hadn't provoked him for over a month, yet he still wanted to suppress him. Just you wait; once I level up, I'll kill you. Then Xu Chen briefly explained the situation: "When you encounter puppets later, do not clash directly to avoid being assimilated. If someone gets assimilated and cannot be saved, kill them immediately. Otherwise, more people will become poison puppets." People from the various sects nodded in agreement; indeed, that was the case.

Soft-heartedness would only harm oneself in the end. Having finished speaking, Xu Chen and the others were about to enter.

Unexpectedly, a melodious and pleasant voice came from between heaven and earth: "Wait! Young Alliance Leader Xu, may I accompany you? I can cure the poison."

Everyone turned to look and saw a woman in white robes holding a precious sword in the sky.

She floated with an ethereal aura, her beauty peerless, her black hair like a thousand cascading waterfalls pouring down. Her waist was straight, her steps graceful and light, as she approached Xu Chen, emitting a faint, subtle fragrance.

The scent made one feel refreshed and relaxed, yet also stirred restless desires.

Everyone's first impression was that this woman possessed an extraordinary temperament; why had they never seen her before? They heard her continue: "I am Qin Xiran, the Holy Maiden of the Cihang Jingzhai." Everyone immediately exclaimed: "The Cihang Jingzhai, which appears once every three hundred years?" For a moment, everyone was stunned, never expecting this sect to have emerged again.