Published: December 26, 2024
Qin Chen's spiritual sense immediately scanned the two individuals, both at the Human Level, appearing to be at the peak of the mid-stage.
Qin Chen struggled to get up and cupped his fists at the two approaching men, saying, “Friends, I was just chased by someone and fled here. May I ask where this place is?”
“That's not right. Just now, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was immensely rich. I thought there would be some heavenly spiritual herbs, but it turns out there’s nothing. Moreover, there’s a special power of rules here. Do you have something on you that can attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?”
One of the men, whose complexion was somewhat dark, stared at Qin Chen, revealing a look of suspicion on his face.
“Could it be that this person has a treasure?”
The other man said in surprise, his gaze burning with greed as he looked at Qin Chen, though his companion did not see this since he was behind him.
After saying this, the two completely ignored Qin Chen.
Qin Chen's heart sank; the other party’s attitude was clearly not very friendly.
However, Qin Chen did not show it, merely cupping his hands and saying, “Gentlemen, I don’t have any treasures on me. The reason the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is so rich is that I was healing here before and took a healing pill. Unfortunately, the pill has already been used, and I wonder if you could inform me about this place? I would be immensely grateful!”
If he had not been injured, Qin Chen would have directly inquired with the two. Even if the other party didn’t speak, he would have forced the issue because he was eager to know his whereabouts.
But now, both men in front of him were mid-stage peak Human Level experts, and Qin Chen did not want to act recklessly. Who knows what kind of place this was, who these people were, and whether there were any of their companions nearby.
Little did he know that the two were not listening to Qin Chen at all. The dark-skinned man stared at Qin Chen and said in a deep voice, “You say you took a healing pill? Heh, what kind of healing pill can attract such a vast amount of spiritual energy? Speak! What do you have on you?”
The other man also coldly fixed his gaze on him.
Qin Chen did not want to conflict with these two and frowned, saying, “If you do not wish to inform me, then I shall take my leave.”
After saying that, Qin Chen cupped his hands and intended to leave. He hadn’t expected that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth attracted by his Nine Star God Emperor Art would bring such trouble.
“Hahaha, seeing that there are two of us brothers, you actually want to leave? Just now, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here was not only extremely rich but also incredibly pure. You definitely have some valuable treasure on you, kid, hand it over!”
The dark-skinned man suddenly laughed heartily, raising his hand to grab at Qin Chen, clearly not considering a wounded mid-stage Human Level martial artist to be a threat at all.
Qin Chen was taken aback. He hadn't expected the other party to attack him directly. Are the people from the heavenly realm this blatant?
This was no different from the rogues on the Tianwu Continent, and might even be worse.
Although Qin Chen did not want to start a conflict for no reason, since the opponent had taken action, he had no words left to say. He was not someone to just sit back and wait to be slaughtered.
What shocked Qin Chen even more was that as the dark-skinned man reached out, he suddenly froze, turning his head with great difficulty to look at his companion, a furious expression on his face. “Chen Guang, why...”
The mid-stage Human Level martial artist named Chen Guang pulled out a black war knife from his body, sneering as he said, “There’s only one treasure. Are you giving it to me or keeping it yourself! And don’t you sense the breath of the time rules here? This person must have a treasure containing the rules of time.”
Hearing this, Qin Chen immediately understood that the time aura emitted during the enhancement of the Qiankun Creation Jade Disk had been detected by the other party.