Published: December 25, 2024
Qin Chen and the big black cat flew swiftly under the lead of Xue Shou Wang, rapidly approaching the depths of the Tian Mo Secret Realm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three streams of light quickly passed through the sky.
"I say, you two, isn't your speed too slow? It's really dragging me down!"
Along the way, the big black cat looked at Qin Chen and Xue Shou Wang with frustration, its plump body soaring in the air, moving so swiftly it was astonishing, as if it were weightless, complaining about Qin Chen and Xue Shou Wang.
In its view, Qin Chen and Xue Shou Wang's speed was too slow, seriously affecting its "journey."
Behind it, Xue Shou Wang wore an awkward expression, feeling so ashamed he could almost bleed.
Originally, he thought that since Qin Chen had just broken through to the seventh level of Martial King, his control over true essence might not be proficient, and in terms of speed, he might not be able to catch up with himself.
Thus, he had considered sneaking away at an opportunity.
But what frustrated him was that under the urging of the big black cat, he kept increasing his speed, even using all his strength, yet Qin Chen still easily followed beside him, as if he hadn't exerted any effort at all, delivering an unprecedented blow to his confidence.
This was just too demoralizing.
He, the dignified Xue Shou Wang, while not a top Martial King known throughout the Hundred Dynasties, was no nameless character either. His survival ability was exceptional; generally, a mid-seventh level Martial King could hardly defeat him.
What he relied on was his strong defense and speed that surpassed the ordinary peak of early-seventh level Martial Kings.
Having experienced the trials in the previous ruined palace, he was now gradually beginning to transition toward mid-seventh level. In his own view, in terms of speed, an ordinary mid-seventh level Martial King could hardly match him.
But now, compared to Qin Chen, who had just broken through to the seventh level less than a day ago, all of his previously proud assets instantly collapsed, leaving him devoid of confidence.
In despair, he just gritted his teeth, mustered all his strength, secretly practiced madly, and rushed forward with all his might.
Little did he know that Qin Chen had been a top expert in the Martial Domain in his previous life. Breaking through to a Martial King might initially be hard to adapt to, but at most it was just a matter of minutes. How could it take ten days or months to adapt to the true essence's characteristics as he thought?
"If you're in a hurry, you can go ahead. No need to wait for us," Qin Chen suggested, listening to the big black cat's incessant nagging.
"That's not possible. Since I've said we would go together, I must keep my promise. After all, I'm the Meow Emperor, sweeping through the vast universe, supreme and unparalleled, how could I not be trustworthy?"
The big black cat pounded its chest, looking righteous.
However, the more it acted this way, the more Qin Chen suspected its motives were impure; it either coveted something from him or had ulterior motives, making him even more wary.
He certainly didn't dare to treat this big black cat as a harmless blood beast.
Under the lead of Xue Shou Wang, after half a day, Qin Chen and his group finally entered the depths of the Tian Mo Secret Realm.
As soon as they entered, the foreign true qi in the air became increasingly dense, almost overwhelming, making one feel that if they didn't consciously cultivate, their internal true essence would rise uncontrollably.
"What a rich foreign true qi!"
Qin Chen exclaimed, no wonder the Martial Kings from the Hundred Dynasties only wanted to enter the depths of the Tian Mo Secret Realm and were reluctant to return to the Wuzun region.
Just cultivating in such a dense true qi environment was enough to grant them a tremendous improvement in their cultivation; one day here was at least equivalent to a month of hard work in the outside world.
More importantly, denser true qi could also help those Martial Kings stuck at bottlenecks break free from their restraints and achieve breakthroughs.