Martial Master

The expressions of everyone froze, and one by one they hurriedly turned their heads, staring into the mist.

In the gray mist, a familiar skeletal figure vaguely emerged, with two cold lights flickering in its eye sockets.

A chilling aura slowly spread out, making the entire palace feel as if it had instantly descended into the depths of the Nine Nether Hell.

"Skeleton... Captain...?"

This surprise was not trivial; everyone was so scared they felt their souls leaving their bodies, their hairs standing on end, nearly falling to the ground.

In the palace, the skeletal captain let out a strange laugh, devouring all the gray mist, before kneeling before Qin Chen on one knee: "Master!"

At this scene, everyone's expressions became even more spectacular, staring blankly as if they had seen a ghost.

Master... Master?

Could it be that Chen Shao is the one?

They all looked towards Qin Chen, especially the Blood-Hand King and the two Martial Kings from the major dynasties, who were dumbfounded. They had thought they were already extremely fortunate to be enslaved by Qin Chen, but unexpectedly, the captain of the Blood Demon Sect, a powerful figure from the ancient Demon Tribe, was also enslaved by Qin Chen. This...

Stunned.

"That's right, the skeletal captain has been subdued by me. In the future, we may even fight side by side."

Qin Chen smiled and waved his hand, causing the skeletal captain to instantly enter the Demon Suppression Cauldron, disappearing from sight, while Qin Chen also retrieved the cauldron back into his storage ring.

Everyone stood there, still in shock, speechless, as if the impact was too great for them to calm down for a long time.

Previously, everyone had been doubting whether Chen Shao could defeat the skeletal captain, or if he would encounter danger. However, it turned out that Chen Shao had not played by the rules, but had directly subdued this captain-level powerhouse of the Blood Demon Sect.

This made everyone’s previous doubts and speculations seem so ridiculous.

"Indeed, Chen Shao is still Chen Shao, always making it impossible for people to guess."

Liu Tai and the others smiled bitterly and then exhaled.

From the moment they saw Qin Chen, Chen Shao had always liked to give people surprises, and it seemed that nothing had changed.

"Let's go, first find You Qianxue and the others. It seems that the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm is about to close, so everyone should be prepared to leave."

Next, Qin Chen and his team did not continue exploring but quickly made their way to the outskirts of the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm to search for You Qianxue and the others.

Two days later, they finally found You Qianxue and her team.

What surprised Liu Tai and the others was that out of the seventeen geniuses who entered the Heavenly Demon Secret Realm, eight had actually broken through to the seventh-level Martial King realm.

They were Hei Nu, You Qianxue, Wang Qiming, Yu Wenfeng, Lin Tian, Zhang Ying, Di Tianyi, and Leng Wushuang.

Moreover, nearly all had reached the peak of early seventh level.

A terrifying aura of will flowed around them, clearly indicating they had gained significant benefits.

"Eh, the auras of these guys are so terrifying. It seems that the ones that entered their bodies should be those old friends from back then..."

The big black cat appeared, gazing intently at You Qianxue and the others for a long time, murmuring.

Apart from You Qianxue and the others, Liu Yuanqin, Liu Lingyun, Xiao Ya, Zi Xun, Zhao Lingshan, and even Qin Batian, Qin Yuanhong, and Qin Ying had all made tremendous progress, with the weakest at the peak of sixth-level third stage, and most others at half-step Martial King level.

However, although they had not temporarily broken through to Martial King, due to the cleansing of ancient will, breaking through to the Martial King realm in the future would not be difficult; it just needed time.

"It seems that letting grandpa and the others come in this time was indeed the right choice."

Qin Chen felt emotional.

Originally, with Qin Batian and the others' talents, even with Qin Chen's help, reaching the seventh-level Martial King realm would have been the absolute limit.