Chapter 847: One versus Three (1/2)
Chapter 847: One versus Three
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked calmly at the other party. Concealing something in his right hand, he asked, “Have the three of you heard of these sayings before? ‘It is better to bully a white-haired old man than to offend a youth’? ‘The river flows in the east for thirty years, then in the west for thirty years’? Today, you rely on your age and cultivation to pressure me and even gang up on me. Have you ever thought of the consequences of doing so?”
The three old men could not help being stunned. They had not expected Xiao Chen not to panic upon seeing the three of them. Instead, he was strangely calm and even said such things.
The white-clad old man snorted coldly and said, “You, as a junior, are overestimating yourself. You might frighten regular people, but this old man is an inner sect elder of the Heaven and Earth Sect, which has a Martial Emperor protecting it. Even if you really become a Martial Emperor in the future, what can you do to me?!
“Cut the c.r.a.p and hand over the Dragon’s Gate’s wars.h.i.+p as well as your cloak. Then, I will let you flee with your life. Otherwise, you can forget about leaving this place today.”
Xiao Chen’s eyes turned cold as he answered, “In that case, I shall just stand right here and see how you try to kill me.”
He projected his aura without any fear. With the sovereign overlord’s aura, he did not feel any pressure even when facing three people.
The clash in auras kicked up wild, intense winds, causing eardrums to tremble.
When the white-clad old man saw the fearless and sharp Xiao Chen, he felt doubt in his heart. He did not know why Xiao Chen was so confident and dared to be so calm.
“This is just an empty show of power. Let’s see how long you can continue pretending.”
After thinking about it, the white-clad old man still felt that with three Superior Grade Martial Sages here, they would definitely be able to deal with an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Sage. If they could not, it would be a great joke.
The white-clad old man’s figure wavered, and two lights flashed around his body—one black and one light. Then, he charged over to Xiao Chen, as quick as a meteor.
This was the moment Xiao Chen was waiting for!
He squinted and relaxed his tightly clenched right hand. Then, he performed an action akin to that of a pretty girl tossing out flowers. A bunch of Superior Grade Astral Cores released dazzling lights, bracketing the white-clad old man.
“Bang!”
Twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores burst forth with blinding radiance. With the excitation of Xiao Chen’s energy, they promptly exploded.
The energy within an Inferior Grade Astral Core could already injure an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. With this, one could easily imagine the might of twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores exploding simultaneously.
The intense explosions merged. The sky shook and the ground trembled. Surging shock waves spread out, rus.h.i.+ng rapidly towards the white-clad old man. He simply could not dodge in time, and the shock waves struck him, catching him in the crossfire.
The white-clad old man came quickly and left even more quickly. This blast blew away all the clothes on him, leaving only a Sage Grade inner vest.
The old man’s hair frizzled, and his skin was a mess of wounds. He now looked very horrifying with none of his previous elegance.
Just a second ago, this old man had been standing proudly and magnificently. In the next second, he had fallen into an extremely sorry state. Although his internal and external injuries were not fatal, they would lower his combat prowess by at least fifty percent temporarily.
The other two old men startled violently. They clearly had not expected Xiao Chen to use the highly precious Superior Grade Astral Cores as a one-time consumable.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not used just one or two but twenty in one go.
“Whoos.h.!.+”
The three old men only saw a flash of light. Right after the explosion, electric light burst forth from under Xiao Chen’s feet. His figure flashed, and he kicked the half-naked old man, who had just landed on the ground, another kilometer away.
Xiao Chen had actually kicked away a bona fide Superior Grade Martial Sage.
“After him!”
The two old men reacted and waved their hands to summon a flying Spirit Beast. Then, they picked up the half-naked old man before madly giving chase to Xiao Chen.
The half-naked old man coughed intensely a few times and then put on a fresh set of clothes. After circulating his energy for a long time, his wound-riddled face recovered some color.