So Eager to Die? Then I'll Grant Your Final Wish!

"It was alright. Nothing dangerous."

Zhao Chen smiled at Mu Chen and continued, "I ran into a few guys earlier who wanted to make trouble for me, so I taught them a lesson. They should have learned from it by now."

What a joke. In the Life and Death Trial Arena within this Guardian Land, who was qualified to threaten him?

Even Mu Chen standing before him could not!

He said so.

"I see. Then we can team up, earn points together, and pass the Life and Death Trial."

Mu Chen's eyes lit up. It seemed Zhao Chen's spirit body cultivation was fairly decent.

That was great. It would save them a lot of trouble.

"Sure, no problem."

Zhao Chen held out his hand. "Pleasure working with you."

Mu Chen stared at the hand before him, dazed for a moment, before shaking it.

"Pleasure working with you!"

They came from the same Northern Spiritual Realm and were classmates at the East Courtyard of the Northern Spiritual Academy. They were certainly more trustworthy than strangers encountered in the Spirit Road.

Once their partnership was confirmed, Mu Chen felt at ease.

"This Corrosive Poison Water is extremely dangerous."

Mu Chen picked up a dead branch and scraped up the thin layer of black mud on the soil by the riverbank as he continued, "You noticed it just now too. This black mud can block the poisonous corrosion of the Corrosive Poison Water. If we collect it and make containers from it to hold the Corrosive Poison Water, then we'll have another trump card in case anything unexpected happens."

After testing it, he had discovered that the black mud truly was not corroded by the Corrosive Poison Water, while the soil beside it was easily eaten away.

"Indeed."

Zhao Chen nodded and looked toward the forest behind them, his voice turning cold. "What are you doing hiding back there?"

Mu Chen, who was gathering black mud, froze.

Was Zhao Chen talking to him?

No!

Mu Chen immediately became alert and looked into the forest, where several figures flickered among the trees.

If one did not pay attention, they would be easy to miss, appearing no different from the trees' shadows.

"Yo!"

A youth dressed in green, his face full of arrogance, stepped out of the forest and said with a strange laugh, "No wonder you discovered black mud that can withstand the Corrosive Poison Water. In that case, we can't let you live!"

The information that black mud could be used to harness the Corrosive Poison Water was incredibly valuable.

The youth in green did not want others learning of it and using the Corrosive Poison Water to attack people.

Four more people stood behind him.

The hierarchy between them was obvious. They were likely his underlings.

"You're going too far..."

Mu Chen's expression changed drastically. He had never expected someone in the Life and Death Trial Arena to so openly declare that they wanted to kill.

Just because they had discovered that black mud could withstand the poisonous corrosion of the Corrosive Poison Water?

That was absurd!

Even though Mu Chen had cultivated a Third-Level Spirit Body, he had never been this arrogant.

The people he had encountered before who wanted to kill him had merely been punished by losing an arm in the end.

Yet he and this youth in green had no grievances between them. Why did he want to kill them outright?

"Seriously?"

The youth in green sneered. "So there are still such innocent children. People like us, who specifically entered the Spirit Road, have long since witnessed its cruelty. Killing people is easy."

"For black mud that can hold Corrosive Poison Water, killing the two of you should make you feel honored!"

Mu Chen's face turned green at those words.

What kind of people were these? He would be dead—what was there to feel honored about?

"That's right. Do you know how powerful Boss Ao Tang is? He's a Third-Level Spirit Body!"

"A Third-Level Spirit Body! In this Life and Death Trial, who could possibly defeat Boss Ao?"

"Surrender without resistance—no, wait, kill yourselves. That'll save us from dirtying our hands!"

The youths following the youth in green sneered mockingly.

To them, following the youth in green was undoubtedly the best choice.

And because of that choice, they were not the ones being threatened!

"How detestable!"

Mu Chen was almost furious to death. Even with all his years of composure, these people had thrown his state of mind into disarray.

So what if he was a Third-Level Spirit Body?

Mu Chen was one too, yet he had not dared act so arrogantly.

"Oh?"

Zhao Chen noticed Mu Chen's reaction, then looked at the youth in green, Ao Tang, and chuckled. "Is a Third-Level Spirit Body that impressive?"

He picked up a dead branch from the ground and casually waved it around, finding it acceptable enough.

Then he said indifferently, "Let me see who kills whom!"

His words stunned Ao Tang and his four lackeys for a moment.

Once they recovered, they burst into unrestrained laughter.

"My god, what did that guy just say?"

"He wants to kill us instead? What an overconfident piece of trash!"

"And he wants to use a dead branch? A fart from me could snap that thing. He must be dreaming."

"Boss Ao, just do it already. Send them to hell sooner!"

The arrogance on Ao Tang's face faded somewhat.

His expression darkened. Ever since becoming a Third-Level Spirit Body, he had never encountered anyone as recklessly stupid as this fellow holding a dead branch.

"You fool, it seems I have to make sure you can't rest in peace even after death. Next, you'll get a taste of the Corrosive Poison Water's power!"

Ao Tang sneered repeatedly, his face filled with cruelty.

A large axe appeared in his hand.

Its sharp blade was dazzlingly bright.

"Zhao Chen, you..."

Seeing Zhao Chen's words make the youth in green and the others even more arrogant, Mu Chen felt things were not going well and hurriedly said, "I'm a Third-Level Spirit Body. I'll deal with Ao Tang later. You'll have to handle the rest."

Though it would be difficult, he could only force himself to take it on.

They were both Third-Level Spirit Bodies, but there were differences between them.

Mu Chen had only recently entered the Third-Level Spirit Body, while Ao Tang had been one for quite some time.

"Mu Chen, you're underestimating me too much!"

Zhao Chen blinked, patted Mu Chen's arm, and continued, "Hurry and collect the black mud. We'll have to change locations later, so we won't be disgusted."

Under Mu Chen's astonished gaze, he slowly walked toward Ao Tang and his four lackeys.

The small dead branch in his hand had become impossible to ignore.

As it swayed back and forth, it cut through the air with sharp whistling sounds.

Dazzling sword light seemed to flicker at that very moment.

"Ding! A new check-in mission has been triggered: Accumulate fifteen kills to receive one check-in opportunity!"

As if he had not heard the system prompt ringing in his ears, Zhao Chen continued walking straight toward Ao Tang and the others.

He was clearly moving slowly, yet he gave off an inexplicable sense of intimidation.

How strange.

"Don't think I'll spare you just because you're putting on an act!"

Ao Tang's heart tightened. He immediately swung the large axe in his hand and roared, "Get him!"

The four lackeys behind him rushed forward.

Zhao Chen merely watched the scene calmly and said in an even tone, "Very good. This is the first time I've seen people so eager to die. Then I'll grant your final wish!"