Chapter 1039: Disappointmen (2/2)

Xiao Chen nodded and spread his hand, pulling over all ten jade strips containing Profound Martial Techniques and Profound Cultivation Techniques.

“Hua!”

The statuelike combat puppets that showed no signs of life earlier all suddenly moved in an orderly manner. The dust on their bodies instantly exploded off with loud sounds.

This development stunned Mo Chen, who was at the side. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen took the risk of collecting all ten jade strips in one go.

However, the shocking thing was yet to come. Xiao Chen immediately burst one of these combat puppets, which had the combat prowess of a Martial Emperor at the maximum, with one punch.

Five dragon-shaped clumps of energy behind Xiao Chen surged, roaring together.

This punch contained twenty-five thousand tons of force, combined with the Dragon Claw Fist that burned his Vital Qi. When fighting, he was like the autumn wind scudding through the fallen leaves, cold and emotionless.

Xiao Chen occasionally executed the Kun Peng Fist and hurtled through a large number of the combat puppets. A strong wind blew as Heavenly Dragons roared. The Kun Peng spread its wings, hating the sky for being too low, shaking up the heavens and sweeping through in all directions.

Mo Chen gaped slightly, her face filled with disbelief, forgetting what she was supposed to be doing.

When Xiao Chen had subdued all one hundred combat puppets, he waved his hand, and a suction pulled all the Steel Hearts into the Universe Ring. With this, Mo Chen recovered her wits.

She smiled bitterly. This person was truly incomparable.

The platform in the middle had a stone pillar with an indent. This indent happened to match the flaming phoenix pendant in her hand.

Without giving it too much thought, Mo Chen set the jade pendant in the indent. In that instant, the stone pillar lit up in fire. An ancient book that seemed to be made of bamboo leaves soared out of the flames.

The frontmost piece of bamboo leaf had black words that looked very eye-catching against the flame; they read “Book of Heavenly Works.”

Mo Chen looked joyfully at Xiao Chen and said somewhat excitedly, “Young Master Wen, it really is the Book of Heavenly Works. I obtained it!”

Xiao Chen smiled faintly, feeling happy for her. He could understand her current emotions. He said softly, “Congratulations, Miss Mo. You got your wish.”

She smiled warmly and said, “Many thanks, Young Master Wen. If not for you, I would not have been able to clear several of the combat puppets and barriers. Mo Chen would not have been able to obtain the Book of Heavenly Works so easily.”

While Mo Chen was feeling very happy, she also felt somewhat disappointed. Now that she had what she wanted, there was no more need for Xiao Chen to remain by her side.

Although she did not know Xiao Chen’s true ident.i.ty, she knew that the insignificant Cloud Sea Domain could not contain this person.

A chance meeting at sea had resulted in Xiao Chen’s sudden appearance. Then, he killed people in a rage at the City Lord’s Residence. Even after seeing her appearance, he was willing to extend his cold hands and bring her a trace of warmth.

However… However, he did not belong in the Cloud Sea Domain after all. He was not a part of this insignificant sky.

Xiao Chen felt a little emotional. In the end, he had to leave. There were not many people in this world he could call friends. This girl who could make him look at her in a new light was even rarer.

This Mo Chen was unusually good at the zither, chess, calligraphy, drawing, medicine, and many other skills, yet she had an extraordinarily stubborn personality.

The emotions of the two were somewhat strange; neither spoke at all. Then, Mo Chen showed a clearly bitter smile and said, “After obtaining this Book of Heavenly Works, I will be able to become a quasi-Emperor in less than ten years. At that time, I will be your bodyguard and protect you for ten years.”

Quasi-Emperor…

As long as Xiao Chen was willing, he could immediately absorb ten Peak Spirit Veins and restore his cultivation to its peak. Together with the Sea Monarch Crown, he could rival a quasi-Emperor and would not need Mo Chen’s protection.

However, he would just take this as his white lie.

Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Good, I will wait for you, wait for you to become a quasi-Emperor. When you knock on the doors to Martial Emperor, I will personally watch you take off the veil from your face.”

“Dong! Dong! Dong!”

Urgent footsteps resounded. Chen Wenjun led the Sun Palace’s Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying, as well as the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and appeared in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion’s sixth floor.

“The Book of Heavenly Works!”

The group of people saw the eye-catching words in the fierce flames and immediately became excited.

Lu Shaoyou smiled and said, “Good. This is worth us running around and hiding, following Miss Mo Chen for such a long time. Many thanks, Miss Mo Chen. Without you, even a Martial Emperor would not find this Book of Heavenly Works.

“You really put in a lot of effort. Clear out right now. I am in a good mood and can leave you a path to life.”

Xiao Chen frowned slightly before smiling. “So, you are disciples of the Astral Palace’s Sun Palace. No wonder after rounding back so many times, we did not discover you.”

Feng Ziying smiled coldly and said, “It’s good that you know where we come from. Get out on the double. Don’t think that after killing eight trash, you are some powerful demonic genius. You do not know how high the heavens are and how vast the earth is.”

Xiao Chen’s smile lingered as he retorted, “Is that so? I shall return the same words to you two. Don’t think that because you are considered elite disciples of the Sun Palace, the sky is only that high and the earth is only that vast.”

“You’re asking to die!”

Feng Ziying’s killing Qi immediately erupted at this moment.