Chapter 468: Retreat of the Huang Family (1/2)

Chapter 468: Retreat of the Huang Family

At that moment, one of the other elders observing the situation spoke, “Jian Chen, when you entered the Saint Ruler’s cave, did you take any of the items in there?”

“Correct, I’ve taken the items within.” Jian Chen didn’t hesitate to speak without any complaint. Although he was against five Heaven Saint Masters, he wasn’t afraid.

“Then there’s nothing else worth talking about. Everyone, let us kill him for the sake of our mission. The reputation of our Huang family cannot be harmed by something like this. Otherwise, if our patriarch finds fault, who will take the blame?” One of the men spoke. At the mention of their patriarch, the other four men showed startled looks on their faces—they must be afraid of him.

“Absolutely not. Jian Chen is a friend to our Huang family. If you continue to act in such a way, then the patriarch will definitely find fault within us. Our Huang family is not a family that would commit such an ingratitude to a friend.” Elder Feng spoke harshly.

“I agree. The Solunar Bow is extremely vital to our Huang family. Our patriarch personally bore witness to the Gathering of the Mercenaries and had even inquired the young miss for her side of the story. I’m sure that the young miss has already explained everything in detail to himy. If not for Jian Chen’s help, our Huang family would not have the Solunar Bow anymore. It is for that reason that Jian Chen is our benefactor. If you wish to continue to fulfill the mission from the Qiangan Kingdom, then our Huang family will truly be known as one who violates justice. Our patriarch would not forgive us for this.”

“Elder Yun, elder Feng, you two need not try to frighten me. I’ve already said before, the young miss may not be speaking the truth.” The middle-aged man asserted his thoughts without relenting.

“Huang Junran, Huang He, what are your thoughts on this matter?” Elder Feng asked the two other impartial men.

The two elders went silent for a moment before Huang Junran spoke up, “Elder Feng, elder Yun, elder Yan, the three of you speak with reason, but the items within the Saint Ruler’s cave are of extreme importance to us and thus we cannot afford to let them go. Jian Chen, how about this; you give us the items you found in the cave and we will not make things difficult for you.”

“We don’t require much, just the Saint Ruler’s skeleton will do. A single Saint Ruler’s Skeleton at the Fifth Layer is something that our patriarch has a great use for.” Elder Huang He spoke. If they could bring back the skeleton, the strength of their patriarch would increase several times over—while the rest of the items in it were essentially dispensable. Their Huang family had a clear idea of how strong the Saint Ruler who had lived in the cave along with what his identity was, so they didn’t think that there would be any other item worth their notice.

Hearing these two speak, Jian Chen gave a cold smile, “You should give up on such a notion. The skeleton of the Saint Ruler will not be given to you.”

“Jian Chen, you should learn to accept a toast when it is given to you. Don’t think that becoming the King of Mercenaries has given you power beyond belief. To the Huang family, if we want to kill you, it would be as easy as squashing an ant.” The middle-aged man spoke dangerously.

Jian Chen’s face grew dark as the sheen in his eyes grew colder. With a terrifying and malicious glare, Jian Chen spoke to the middle-aged man, “Then do you think that I, Jian Chen, will kill you with the very same ease of stepping on an ant?”

“How shameful, you will die here!” The man’s temper was clearly quite bad. He became infuriated by Jian Chen’s stinging remarks. Immediately, he brought out his Saint Weapon and charged at Jian Chen.

Jian Chen’s hand clutched at the empty air, causing a sword made of the fire element to materialize. With a wave of his hand, the sword immediately shot toward the middle-aged man with a sweltering temperature.

With a loud shout, the man’s Saint Weapon came crashing down on the fire sword causing an explosion. The fire sword was instantly disintegrated by the man’s Saint Weapon and gave a final burst of fire that dyed the area red.

The middle-aged man did not falter in speed. His Saint Force continued to protect his body from the sea of flames as he quickly arrived in front of Jian Chen. His sword was ready to pierce Jian Chen’s chest.

A layer of azure and violet light began to appear in Jian Chen’s right hand before forming a 1.3 meter long glow. Grasping the Origin Energy of the Sword Spirits, Jian Chen clashed weapons with the middle-aged man.

There was a crisp sound as the middle-aged man’s Saint Weapon chipped away to reveal a jagged piece of the Saint Weapon fall to the ground.

With his Saint Weapon damaged, the middle-aged man’s face suddenly blanched. A moment later, blood splattered out from his mouth. Hurriedly flying backward, the man looked at Jian Chen in utter surprise.