Chapter 56: Deterrence by Force (1/2)

Chapter 56: Deterrence by Force

A person walked in through the hole in the wine shop.

He was wearing an azure robe, and had his hands clasped behind his back. He waltzed in as if he was just visiting a neighbor, and he was smiling. However, his eyes were slightly tinted red.

His behavior was very cordial, but the moment he walked in, the entire wine shop quieted down once more.

“Sir Chang.”

“Senior Chang.”

“Chang Ye.”

A clueless person called out his name, and his mouth was directly covered up by the person next to him.

Scarlet Demon Needle, Chang Ye.

As if he were a scholar dressed in an azure robe, Chang Ye stood in front of Su Chen with a faint smile.

Upon seeing Chang Ye walk in, Su Chen was also slightly startled.

There was an entire large realm between Blood Boiling Origin Qi Scholars and Qi Drawing Origin Qi Scholars. In the Halcyon Gorge, those like the Scarlet Demon Needle were considered peak existences.

Could it be that he also fancied Su Chen’s wine shop?

Or could it be…… that he was only interested in the blade?

Or could it be…… that he was just carelessly mentioning it?

Su Chen did not know which of these possibilities was true, but he was not shaken at all by Chang Ye’s gaze.

He replied, “It’s not for sale.”

Everyone in the wine shop sucked in a breath of air.

Demon Face had refused him just like that.

Refused him easily and directly. He hadn’t even been willing to consider it.

Chang Ye’s expression was also slightly surprised. “You aren’t even going to ask about the price?”

Su Chen expressionlessly pulled out a Cracked Soul Magic Pearl. “Your price will not satisfy me.”

Although grade nine Origin Tools were hard to come by, they were not invaluable.

If Chang Ye were to propose a good sale price, even Wolf Blade himself would have been willing to sell it, let alone Su Chen.

Thus, the root of the matter was not related to price.

That was especially true given the price that a Blood Boiling Origin Qi Scholar could pay. It was better just to clearly say that it was not for sale.

Chang Ye laughed. “What if I am dead set on buying it?”

“Then we will have to do battle,” Su Chen replied frigidly.

Everyone was completely stunned.

Holy shit, you’re directly declaring your intentions to fight with a Blood Boiling cultivator? Are you trying to kill yourself?

Chang Ye was not enraged. He only looked at the black pearl in Su Chen’s hand. He did not know what it was, but he could sense a trace of danger from it. “It seems that you have a lot of confidence in being able to deal with me?”

Su Chen shook his head. “I don’t have any such confidence, but I do have a good chance of harming you, and a very small chance of successfully escaping. However, I have a hundred percent determination to not bow my head.”

With the Cracked Soul Magic Pearl, his Soul Eye technique, and the speed granted by his Cloud-Stepping Boots and the Snaking Mist Steps Su Chen had quite an extensive arsenal. He truly had some confidence in his ability to land an attack on his opponent.

If he added on the Flaming Hunter Blunderbuss, his chance of success would be even greater.

However, though he was confident that he could land an attack, he had no idea what effect the attack would have, if any.

Most likely, his attack would hit the opponent, and the opponent would block it using an Origin Skill or Origin Tool that had an ability like the Amethyst Battle Armor’s barrier.

Another possibility was that his attack would hit the opponent. They would block it, but the strength of the blood aura would inflict light injuries.

Less likely was that his attack would hit the opponent, and that they would block it, but the blood aura would have inflicted severe injuries.

It was basically impossible for his attack to kill the opponent.

But as long as there was a chance to damage, that was enough.

He believed that the opponent would not be willing to go all out against him.

After all, strong people had their own honor.

If Su Chen were to make a move and end up being injured, Chang Ye’s victory would not be awe-inspiring. Instead, others would know how things stood, and they would even feel that this was the only possible outcome.

Strong people also had their own opponents.