Chapter 626: Uncontrollable Emotions (1/2)
Chapter 626: Uncontrollable Emotions
An Zixuan smiled and said, “Xiao Bai, Jiang Zimo, and Mu Xinya are all in the Kunlun Realm already. When you go to the Kunlun Realm, do take care of them when you can.”
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He said, “I remember the three of them did not get into the top twenty, not attaining the Martial G.o.d Palace’s requirement.”
An Zixuan explained, “That Martial G.o.d Palace is the human’s Martial G.o.d Palace. It is not the Fiend’s Martial G.o.d Palace.”
Xiao Chen understood when he heard that. He said, “I definitely will. The three of them are my friends. Even if Senior did not say anything, I would do it.”
After leaving the Myriad Fiend Palace, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. After thinking for a while, he headed for the headquarters of the Great Tang Nation’s Golden Roc Merchant a.s.sociation.
Xiao Chen did not really understand the power of the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation. He had to find someone he could trust to gain more information about their strength. Of all the people Xiao Chen knew, only Jin Dabao had a good understanding of the Wan Clan.
Flying in the sky, Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image and traveled nonstop to the Great Tang Nation’s Imperial Capital. His Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art started to show traces of breaking through while he moved at his maximum speed. This development was a pleasant surprise for him.
Ten days later, Xiao Chen arrived at the Great Tang Nation’s Imperial Capital. However, Jin Dabao was not there. So he did not get to see him immediately. After spreading the word, he managed to find Jin Dabao three days later.
Xiao Chen never enjoyed beating about the bush. He went straight to the point and explained why he was here.
After the fatty heard everything, he squinted and laughed boisterously, “To think that little b.a.s.t.a.r.d has such a day befalling him! d.a.m.n it. He had s.n.a.t.c.hed away a significant amount of business from this Fat Lord.”
Seeing Xiao Chen’s unhappy expression, Jin Dabao quickly said, “A moment of excitement, it’s hard to control my emotions; my emotions got away from me. Old Brother Xiao Chen, don’t take offense at that. Let me tell you all about the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation’s strength now.”
Jin Dabao took a sip of wine and continued, “Now that you have advanced to Martial Monarch, you probably do not care about the Wan Clan’s Martial King experts. So I will not talk about them. The main thing would be the Martial Monarch experts hired by their merchant a.s.sociation.”
The Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation had eighteen large branches in the Tianwu Continent. Each branch had two Martial Monarch experts. Their cultivation ranged from peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After all, the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation was wealthy and had vast resources. It would be hard to find an early Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in their ranks.
Just counting the Martial Monarchs in the branches, there were already thirty-six of them—much more than what the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had.
On hearing the fatty’s words, Xiao Chen felt quite astonished in his heart. The peak force in the Tianwu Continent were Martial Sages. However, there were very few of them.
There were billions of people in the entire Sky Dome Realm. If all the Martial Sages of the Boundless Sea, Ancient Desolate Land, and the Tianwu Continent were counted, the total would not exceed a hundred.
Relative to the vast Sky Dome Realm, Martial Sages were rare. Furthermore, they would usually be busy comprehending the Heavenly Dao; few of them would bother themselves with mundane matters.
Hence, in normal conflicts, the strongest cultivators that appeared would usually be Martial Monarchs. Martial Sages were pretty much a legend to most people.
Most people only heard of Martial Sages and had never seen one. In their eyes, a Martial Monarch was already a peak expert.
However, although the thirty-six Martial Monarchs were strong, Xiao Chen did not care about them. He would be fine as long as they were not Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
Jin Dabao continued, “This is just the strength of the branches. Their true strength is located in the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation’s headquarters, which has the Eight Great Guardian Deities.”
“The Eight Great Guardian Deities are a group of eight Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. They are very famous and extremely strong. Once, a peak Martial Monarch bandit wanted to loot the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation. The Eight Great Guardian Deities worked together and destroyed him in less than a hundred moves.
Eight Great Guardian Deities… Xiao Chen paid special note to this name. Then, he looked at Jin Dabao and said, “That should not be all their power. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to suppress your Jin Clan for so long.”
Jin Dabao took a big gulp of wine and replied, “That’s right. Rumors say that their Wan Clan has a Martial Sage holding down the fort. This is their greatest trump card.”
After hearing Jin Dabao’s explanation, Xiao Chen had a better understanding of the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation.
Most people only knew of the eight n.o.ble Clans and the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. Unexpectedly, the Great Jin Nation still hid the Wanlong Merchant a.s.sociation, which was as strong as the n.o.ble Clans. In terms of overall power, they might even be stronger than some of the n.o.ble Clans.
Thirty-six Martial Monarchs, Eight Great Guardian Deities, and a Martial Sage who stood at the peak. The Wan Clan was truly terrifying.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was about to leave, Fatty Jin hesitated for a while before deciding to tell Xiao Chen about Wan Feng. “Old Brother Xiao Chen, the welcoming envoy this time seems to be related to the Wan Clan. You better be prepared.”
Xiao Chen paused for a moment. Then, he shook his head and laughed bitterly. Just one Martial Sage already posed quite a problem for him. Unexpectedly, there was now the welcoming envoy.
However, Xiao Chen had already given his promise. He no longer had the opportunity to feel regrets. Even if there was a mountain of knives or a sea of fire before him, he had to go forward.
Jin Dabao watched as Xiao Chen left. His eyes squinted almost shut in a contemplative expression, and he muttered to himself, “The Wan Clan is not that easy to deal with. It would be hard to do so by relying on just Xiao Chen.”
After a long time, Jin Dabao seemed to come to a decision. He told the manservant beside him, “Gather all the available Martial Monarchs in the Golden Roc Merchant a.s.sociation in the shortest time possible.
“Also, invite Miss Su of the Heavenly Craft Manor. d.a.m.n it. This Fat Lord will bet everything on this.”
“Roar! Roar!”
An Azure Dragon roared as Xiao Chen soared through the sky. He rode the Azure Dragon image as he flew nonstop to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Traveling to the Ancient Desolate Land and the Great Tang Nation’s Imperial Capital took Xiao Chen nearly a month. He did not want to keep Ying Yue waiting too long, so he rushed at his top speed.