Chapter 263 Should We Save Them? (2/2)

Suddenly, a blaze rocketed into the sky and an ear-splitting explosion followed. Everyone felt the ground under them tremble. Xiao Chen moved his fingers, releasing his hold on the youngster's broadsword, and looked in the direction of the sound. He saw several swords racing over to their side, and ten or so people speeding along on the ground using the Sky Treader technique. It appeared that those in the sky were hunting those running on the ground.

The two groups of people arrived in the blink of an eye. The group on the ground was a mixture of flustered-looking males and females. They wore cyan-colored badges, indicating that they were from the East Continent. When a pretty female disciple spotted Xiao Chen, Yu Yifeng, and the others, she yelled, ”Senior Brother Xiao Chen! Senior Brother Yifeng! Save us!”

The group hovering in the air wore clothing of a blazing red color and white badges with the words ”Order of the Divine Fire” carved on them. They were disciples from the Order of the Divine Fire.

After seeing the Order of the Divine Fire team, the youngster masquerading as Xiao Chen knew he was in trouble. He yelled at the girl had called for help earlier, ”Don't shout nonsense! I don't know you people!”

Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes when he detected the formidable aura coming from one of the disciples of the Order of the Divine Fire. He wasn't the only one who noticed the potent aura of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. The rest was so terrified that they dared not make the slightest noise.

Xiao Chen glanced at the group that was being hunted and found two somewhat familiar faces. The female disciple had a badge with the words ”Faith of the Lofty Clouds” carved on it while the male disciple had a badge with the words ”School of the Savage Flames” carved on it.

The male disciple from the School of the Savage Flames hastily said, ”Brother Xiao, have you forgotten about me? We went to the Wuwang Wind Cloud City together! I'm Qin Xinyan!”

The mention of the Wuwang Wind Cloud City reminded Xiao Chen that he had indeed met these two back then. The group of ten or so had stepped onto a land of fantasy then, where they entered a cave filled with Vampire Bats and fought a Corpse Puppet together. They were allies who went through trials and tribulations together. Xiao Chen nodded and indicated for them to come over.

Relieved, Qin Xinyan immediately led his team to Xiao Chen's side. One of the disciples of the Order of the Divine Fire narrowed his eyes. ”You're Xiao Chen?”

The youngster that masqueraded as Xiao Chen was frightened out of his wits after sensing a Nascent Soul Realm aura from the speaker. In a shaking voice, he replied, ”Yes. But I don't know them. I won't interfere with what you're doing...”

Xiao Chen pushed the fakes aside and said dully, ”Move aside. They're not talking to you.”

The youngster shivered. When he turned his head to look at the Order of the Divine Fire, he found that they weren't looking at him. When the realization hit him, he immediately felt a chill running all over his body.

The one from the Order of the Divine Fire narrowed his eyes. Sure enough, the rumors about Xiao Chen were true. Xiao Chen had remained calm even in the face of his Nascent Soul Realm aura. He said, ”Excellent. I'm Wan Yanyan. Xiao Chen, I've heard of your reputation and don't wish to make things difficult for you today. Take your team and leave.”

Zhou Li, Qingyu, and the rest were relieved to hear this. The crowd of onlookers, on the other hand, was flabbergasted. What was going on? Could this person be the real Xiao Chen? Had they fallen for a trap when they handed over their Hearts of Illusory Moon earlier?

The youngsters pretending to be Xiao Chen and None-flower Dust knew they were in trouble when they felt the resentful glares from those around them. They were trying to slip away when Wan Yanyan bellowed, ”The rest of you! I dare you to take even a single step!”

The rest were terrified. Those who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to flee dared not to move anymore. The aura of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator was a powerful deterrent. Once the cultivator's flying sword moved, they would immediately be eliminated.

Xiao Chen glanced at Wan Yanyan. ”I don't care about the others but the Faith of the Lofty Clouds and the School of the Savage Flames are friends of mine. I hope you'll show some mercy and leave them alone after taking some of their Hearts of Illusory Moon.”

The moment they heard this, Zhou Li, Qingyu, and the rest felt their hearts tighten and frowned. Qingluan shook her head at him, indicating for him to stay out of trouble. It was good enough that they were allowed to leave.

Wan Yanyan raised his head and laughed heartily. Just as swiftly, his gaze turned sharp as he looked coldly upon Xiao Chen. He said sternly, ”I'm not fighting you out of respect but you should be aware of your strength!” The True Energy flowing all over his body jolted and a squall immediately materialized. The cultivators nearby began suffocating under the weight of such intense pressure. The weaker ones even fainted.

Xiao Chen was alarmed. This person wasn't an initial-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator as Han Moyang had described, but a mid-stage one!

He didn't even know if the ten or so cultivators here would join hands with him to fight Wan Yanyan. Even if they would, they were still no match for a mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. A cultivator like this could eliminate countless Core Forming Realm cultivators with a single attack.

He considered this for a long time. To be frank, he wasn't that close to the Faith of the Lofty Clouds and the School of the Savage Flames. Were they worth the risk? He couldn't demand his team to tread such dangerous waters with him. In the end, his only fault was his lack of strength.

Yu Yifeng and the rest didn't disturb him when they saw that he was weighing the pros and cons of his decision. The female disciple from the Faith of the Lofty Clouds was looking at him with a tearful face. ”Senior Brother Xiao Chen, we spoke up for you when they called you a demon back then. Please help us. The Order of the Divine Fire wants to, wants to...” The words became stuck in her throat.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath. ”Brother Yifeng, let's go.”