The man fled like a mad dog as soon as the words fell, disappearing into the vast night in the blink of an eye.
"Heh, a mere ant."
His indifferent gaze retracted from the man's retreating back, Chu Chen waved his hand.
The two daggers stuck in the ground flew out, tracing a brilliant arc, piercing the man's legs respectively!
*Thump!*
Two corpses fell to the ground.
At this moment, several more figures rushed over.
"Heihu is dead."
"He actually died at the hands of a brat in the Body Tempering realm?"
"No wonder he dared to come in alone; he was playing the role of a pig to eat the tiger."
The surrounding martial artists chattered amongst themselves, but no one dared to step forward to stop him. After all, Heihu's strength was evident, and among those present, only martial artists at the fifth or sixth stage of Body Refining would have the confidence to kill him.
"Brother, you're really lucky to have found two Purple Spirit Grasses in a row!"
"Heh heh, you don't know this, but there's a powerful demonic beast nearby!"
"..."
The few people around seemed to know each other and were chatting together.
"Demonic beast?"
Upon hearing this, Chu Chen's heart skipped a beat.
He immediately understood that his appearance must have disrupted the peace of this jungle.
These martial artists were all here for the Purple Spirit Grass.
"Who are you?"
"This Purple Spirit Grass belongs to me, you can scram."
At this moment, a group of people pushed forward, blocking the Purple Spirit Grass.
Although they were all martial artists, most of them were in the Body Tempering realm. Only one was a peak Martial Apprentice, a cultivator with one foot in the Martial Master realm.
These martial artists were clearly unwilling to let go of such a spiritual medicine.
The resources required for martial artists to cultivate were immense, and every step forward was as difficult as climbing to heaven. The further one progressed, the harder it became.
If one could consume the Purple Spirit Liquid, the probability of breaking through bottlenecks would greatly increase, and there was even a chance of stepping into the Martial Master realm and gaining extraordinary abilities!
"Scram?"
"Heh heh, since we've met, you won't be leaving alive."
The tall, burly man, a peak Martial Apprentice, sneered.
He was determined to obtain the Purple Spirit Grass, and anyone who dared to contend with him for it would only meet their death!
His peak Martial Apprentice cultivation, combined with his fierce and overbearing martial skills, made him an opponent that ordinary ninth-stage Martial Apprentices could not defeat.
"Are you sure you want to fight me for this spiritual medicine?"
Facing everyone's hostility, Chu Chen not only showed no fear but also a contemptuous smile, not taking them seriously at all.
"Hahaha, a mere ninth-stage Body Tempering dare to be so arrogant!"
"Little brat, I advise you to kneel and beg for mercy, and perhaps I'll consider sparing your life! Otherwise, even if you kneel and beg later, it won't save you!"
The crowd burst into laughter, completely disregarding Chu Chen. After all, the gap between the ninth stage of Body Refining and the Martial Apprentice realm was like a chasm, no matter how heaven-defying he was, he couldn't change the disadvantage in cultivation.
"Don't believe me?"
"You'll soon know my power!"
Seeing their arrogant and overbearing faces, Chu Chen sneered.
He then walked towards the two halves of the corpse, reached into Heihu's robes, and fumbled around, pulling out a metal token.
The golden token was inscribed with three large characters: Ninth Stage Martial Apprentice!
"Ninth Stage Martial Apprentice, he's actually a peak Martial Apprentice!"
This golden token was Heihu's identity marker, while the rest of the group were only at the peak of Body Tempering.
"Hmph, even if he's strong, we have numbers on our side, don't be afraid!"
The group of people were eager to fight. However, at that moment, a muffled roar like thunder suddenly echoed from the depths of the valley!
This was the sound of a demonic beast!
"Oh no! That powerful demonic beast is awake, let's go!"
"There's a mid-stage fourth-grade Black Striped Crocodile in this valley. Its teeth are comparable to Xuan-grade treasures. Its defense is extremely strong, and even a peak Martial Apprentice can't withstand it. We can only barely resist it if we join forces, and we can't stay for long!"
"..."
Everyone was instantly terrified and scrambled to flee.
Even though many of these Body Tempering martial artists were at the peak of Body Tempering, they didn't dare to linger in this situation, fearing they would anger the Black Striped Crocodile in the valley and suffer heavy injuries.
Seeing the panicked escape of the crowd, a mocking smile appeared on Chu Chen's face.
"You want to snatch my spiritual medicine? Then I'll kill you beasts first!"
He slowly raised his long saber, his eyes flashing with a sharp cold light!
"Hmm?"
The peak Martial Apprentice from before suddenly stopped, turned around, and stared at him with icy eyes:
"What? You're not leaving?"
*Whoosh!*
Instantly, he accelerated his pace and swept towards the end of the valley!
"Heh heh."
Chu Chen grinned, standing still, and raised his arm!
*Clang—*
A brilliant and dazzling silver sword light shot out, and the air seemed to freeze into frost!
This sword was incredibly fast, and it was accompanied by a vast and unfathomable sword intent that enveloped everything, making everyone feel suffocated!
This was a Xuan-grade high-rank martial skill!
Silver Moon Breaks the Waves!
"What a fast sword!"
"No!!"
*Squelch!*
Blood splattered, and a head flew into the air!
The crowd was horrified beyond belief!
The peak Martial Apprentice was instantly killed!
They were all in the Martial Apprentice realm, but they could all feel the immense power contained within this sword, which was terrifying!
*Swish swish swish!*
Almost at the same time, the crowd fled madly, disappearing into the dense forest in the blink of an eye, not a single one daring to look back.
"This person has ruthless methods!"
"Who is he?"
"This is peak Body Tempering, how is that possible?"
The remaining peak Body Tempering and early-stage Martial Apprentice martial artists were all deeply shocked. To kill a peak Martial Apprentice with a single sword was simply unbelievable!
"He must have hidden his strength!"
A storm of shock surged in everyone's hearts.
However, in the next moment, they felt a chill on their necks.
"No!"
A shrill scream echoed.
In an instant, the peak Body Tempering martial artist's forehead was pierced, and he fell down!
Killed with one sword!
Peak Body Tempering was like a clay chicken or a worthless dog in Chu Chen's eyes!
"Hiss..."
The crowd gasped, their backs chilled.
Among this group, there were only two Martial Apprentices; the rest were peak Body Tempering martial artists. This young man's strength was too formidable!
"Could this guy be a Martial Master?"
"Martial Master realm, and so young?"
The crowd's faces showed disbelief...
In reality, Chu Chen was only at the peak of Body Tempering, but with good cultivation techniques and a fearless tenacity, he could kill opponents of higher realms.
"Let's go! This guy is too dangerous. He is decisive in his actions. Once we get entangled with him, the consequences will be endless!"
A Martial Apprentice roared and bolted. "Go, go, go, hurry up and leave!"
Instantly, the group of twenty or thirty people scattered like birds and beasts!
They left extremely quickly, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
...
"Roar~~"
Once again, the roar of a demonic beast echoed from the valley. This time, the sound was clearer and louder.
And it was mixed with the screams of women!