"You should have a much stronger expert among you who hasn't appeared yet, am I right?"
As Chu Chen finished speaking, the cultivators were stunned.
"How did you know about this? Tell us the truth."
The three cultivators now looked at Chu Chen as if he were a monster. This brat knew almost everything about them. Why was such a strange thing happening?
Chu Chen snorted coldly, sizing them up. These brats were exactly as he had simulated.
"Make your move, or the Old War God will arrive, and you'll lose your chance. Weren't you waiting to deal with me?"
Upon hearing this, the three seemed to wet themselves and quickly looked around, thinking the Old War God had arrived.
Seeing no sign of the Old War God nearby, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brat, you're dead for sure this time. Don't think you're so glorious in the Yun Yue Kingdom's court. You've offended us Xiongnu, and you will surely die."
Chu Chen looked at the cultivator who spoke and nodded, "Since you say I'm doomed, I'd like to ask, before I die, can you give me a definitive answer?"
The cultivator blinked, then asked, "What answer?"
Chu Chen said, "I want to know why you wanted to kill Qian Jieren. Does he really have a connection with your Xiongnu? Or did he know too much?"
Hearing this, the Xiongnu men sneered, "Brat, you'd better ask this question in the underworld. We don't have time to answer you."
Saying this, the three exchanged glances and then charged directly at Chu Chen.
At this moment, Chu Chen was naturally on high alert. The three opponents, each no weaker than him, were even more formidable together.
Even Chu Chen found himself struggling to cope when facing them.
"Brat, without the Old War God protecting you, you can't escape. Die!"
"After you die, we will deal with your Yun Yue Kingdom and turn it into a puppet of our Xiongnu."
"Then, our Xiongnu will completely occupy Yun Yue Kingdom, and then attack Zhao and Yan from both sides. The Central Plains will be within reach."
As one cultivator spoke, he sounded extremely arrogant. Clearly, such talk indicated that this was a common occurrence among the Xiongnu.
It seemed that the Xiongnu's southward expansion was not just the idea of the Xiongnu Chanyu, but also of their other subjects. They were merely lacking an opportunity and a chance for southward expansion, and Yun Yue Kingdom was clearly their opportunity.
Months ago, one of their subjects accidentally came to Yun Yue Kingdom and discovered its changes. They decided to control Yun Yue Kingdom as a foothold in the Central Plains.
When the time was ripe, this foothold would be used to deal with all the Central Plains countries!
Chu Chen's heart sank. If the Xiongnu truly intended to deal with Yun Yue Kingdom, it would not be good news for the kingdom. Did they really have to shift their focus of external affairs to the Xiongnu?
This was a much stronger nation than any in the Central Plains.
Even though Yun Yue Kingdom was now reforming and strengthening, and would inevitably surpass other countries in the future and unify the world, if they were to clash with the Xiongnu at this time, the best outcome would be a mutually destructive one.
However, fortunately, there was still the Zhao Kingdom between them, so large-scale conflict was not imminent.
But things might not be so certain later. If the Xiongnu could not reform Yun Yue Kingdom, they might attack Zhao, leaving little time for Zhao.
Chu Chen, taking advantage of the opponents' inattention, directly swallowed the Ascending Dragon Pill and absorbed its medicinal properties.
This scene was not seen by any of the opponents, who thought they had Chu Chen cornered.
"Brat, if you have any last words, say them now. If your Old War God comes later, we can convey them to him for you."
Chu Chen sneered. A tremendous change was occurring within him, so he didn't even have time to speak. Fortunately, the Ascending Dragon Pill's effects were both gentle and rapid, quickly permeating his body.
"Such speed? I haven't even savored it, and it's already absorbed?"
Chu Chen was filled with emotion. His cultivation was constantly climbing, and his combat power was increasing accordingly.
The cultivators also felt this situation and couldn't help but look surprised.
"What's going on with this brat? Why do I feel like his combat power is much stronger than before? Did he suppress his strength earlier?"
One cultivator couldn't help but ask.
"Impossible. We investigated him for the past few days and knew his strength clearly. We also tracked him for so long. How could we misjudge his strength?"
"If he were truly this strong, why would he seek out that old fellow Huo Qing?"
"This brat is a bit strange. Let's get rid of him quickly to avoid future trouble."
In an instant, the three reached a consensus and simultaneously launched a fierce attack on Chu Chen.
At this moment, Chu Chen was still absorbing the newly enhanced strength, constantly dodging the attacks of these brats.
However, these brats also seemed to sense danger, attacking Chu Chen with all their might.
Yet, even so, they couldn't do anything to Chu Chen and were led by the nose.
"Weren't you quite arrogant before? I'd like to see what you can do now."
At this point, Chu Chen had completely absorbed all the medicinal properties and had fully adapted.
His combat power had now climbed to a level he couldn't have perceived before. If he had faced himself before taking the pill, he wouldn't have lasted three moves!
A smile appeared on Chu Chen's face, but to the three, it increasingly resembled that of the Grim Reaper.
"Attack with full force, this brat is strange."
As one cultivator finished speaking, Chu Chen grabbed him by the neck and struck an acupoint, rendering him immobile.
This was unexpected. In just a moment, the other two cultivators, remembering their companion's words, immediately unleashed their full power against Chu Chen.
However, their strength was no match for Chu Chen at this moment. In less than five moves, they were directly defeated and had their acupoints sealed!
"You, what do you want? You didn't kill us. What's your scheme?"
Chu Chen sneered and pressed a few more points on them, turning them into monsters with their mouths agape. Chu Chen then pried three encapsulated deadly toxins from their mouths, removing their possibility of suicide.