"Looking for death." Jiang Chen was furious.
"Blazing Flame Palm." Jiang Chen struck out with one palm, instantly sending a mercenary who was charging over to kill him flying.
"Ah..." The mercenary let out a miserable scream and was sent flying, vomiting blood nonstop as he tumbled through the air.
Since the other side had already tried to kill him, Jiang Chen naturally would not hold back. One Blazing Flame Palm had severely wounded a mercenary.
The mercenary crashed heavily onto the ground and instantly lost his combat ability, grievously injured.
"This kid is that powerful?" The others were also startled.
"Forget it. Everyone, attack together and kill him." Thus, the other four mercenaries all struck at Jiang Chen.
Who would have thought that the long blade in Jiang Chen's hand would flash in swift slashes, killing all four people before him in the blink of an eye.
His blade technique was extremely domineering and fierce.
"What kind of blade technique is that?" After seeing Jiang Chen's strength, the captain was utterly shocked.
Although Jiang Chen was at the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level, his combat strength just now had been astonishingly powerful. Even an expert like him, at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level, felt pressured.
Within just a few moves, he had killed four opponents.
The blade technique Jiang Chen had used just now was precisely the Hegemonic Blade Art Elder Huo had taught him.
"Impudent! You actually dared to kill people from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group. Now, no one can save you." The burly captain shouted angrily.
"What a joke. You were all trying to kill me, and you still expect me not to fight back? You were inferior to others, so you deserved to die. Now, it's your turn." Jiang Chen sneered.
Then he charged toward the mercenary captain.
The mercenary captain's expression changed. He likewise swung his blade, slashing toward the charging Jiang Chen.
"Clang..." The two long blades collided, and one figure was jolted backward.
The one sent flying backward was none other than the mercenary captain.
He was wearing an expression of utter horror. The moment their long blades touched, he had felt tremendous force from Jiang Chen's blade, which had directly shaken him backward.
"Impossible! How could someone at the Martial Artist Realm, Fourth Level, possess such powerful strength? You actually managed to force back someone at the Martial Artist Realm, Eighth Level!" the mercenary captain exclaimed.
"There's nothing impossible about it. So, you should go die." Jiang Chen snorted coldly and charged over again.
At this moment, the mercenary captain pulled a tube from his robes. The tube shot out a ball of firelight, which exploded in midair.
"Not good, it's a signal." Jiang Chen's expression changed dramatically when he saw this.
This mercenary captain had no martial virtue at all. It was one thing that he had relied on superior numbers to bully the outnumbered earlier, but now that he had discovered Jiang Chen's strength, he had actually sent out a signal for reinforcements.
Jiang Chen now wanted to kill the mercenary captain as quickly as possible. That way, no one would know he had done it.
Otherwise, if the mercenary captain escaped and learned what he looked like, it could easily bring disaster upon the Jiang Family.
"Hegemonic Blade Art, First Form."
"Second Form."
"Third Form."
Jiang Chen used three forms of the martial technique in succession, sealing off every escape route of the mercenary captain. Then, with one slash, he struck the captain's neck and killed him outright.
The mercenary captain's eyes were wide open. He had died with his eyes unclosed.
After killing the mercenary captain, Jiang Chen immediately took the money pouches and storage bags from these people.
Then he absorbed their blood and qi.
As for the Water Cloud Wolf's corpse, Jiang Chen did not want to deal with it. It would take too much time.
Just as Jiang Chen was about to leave, a troop of more than twenty people appeared. They were actually members of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.
"Damn it, how did they get here so fast?" Jiang Chen was greatly startled.
After devouring the blood and qi of those people, Jiang Chen's cultivation had risen to the Martial Artist Realm Fifth Level.
"It's him! He's the one who killed our Bloodfire Mercenary Group's people." Seeing the corpses of several Bloodfire Mercenary Group members lying beside Jiang Chen, the mercenaries became enraged.
"Fire the arrows! Shoot him to death!" The person leading them was a Martial Master Realm expert, and he immediately gave the order.
The mercenaries all began shooting arrows toward Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's expression changed. He used Soaring Wave Steps and instantly fled the area where he had been standing.
The moment Jiang Chen left, a storm of sharp arrows struck the spot where he had stood.
"That was close." Jiang Chen was shaken with lingering fear.
These mercenaries had spent years fighting people and Demonic Beasts, so they possessed rich combat experience. Naturally, their archery was also extremely refined.
"Brat, you killed people from our Bloodfire Mercenary Group. Where do you think you're running?" The Martial Master Realm expert charged straight over, his powerful aura erupting.
"Retreat." Jiang Chen activated Soaring Wave Steps and instantly escaped.
Jiang Chen was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the grass.
"Damn it! That kid actually got away." The Martial Master Realm expert cursed furiously.
When he chased to the grass, Jiang Chen's figure had already disappeared. He had no idea which direction Jiang Chen had fled in.
"We lost six people here," someone reported.
"Someone actually dared to kill people from our Bloodfire Mercenary Group. They must be tired of living. Give the order: draw that kid's likeness, then mobilize the others in the Great Desolate Mountain Range to search for him," the Martial Master Realm expert ordered.
"Yes, Company Commander." The others went to carry out his orders.
The other members of the Bloodfire Mercenary Group in the Great Desolate Mountain Range all received the news.
Someone had killed five mercenaries.
Anyone who dared to kill people from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group would have to face their frenzied retaliation.
That was the impression the Bloodfire Mercenary Group gave others, and it was also why so many people did not dare provoke them.
After escaping, Jiang Chen arrived beside a waterfall and rested for a while.
He had just unleashed his full speed, consuming a tremendous amount of true qi. After seeing that no one was pursuing him, Jiang Chen found a place to rest.
Jiang Chen took out some food and ate, drank a little water, and then continued on his way.
Jiang Chen had not forgotten his mission.
He continued toward Snake King Valley. Along the way, Jiang Chen also encountered several groups of Demonic Beasts, but he killed them all. They were all second-tier Demonic Beasts.
Jiang Chen had now ventured fairly deep into the area, where the chances of encountering second-tier Demonic Beasts were quite high.
As for Third-tier Demonic Beasts, Jiang Chen had yet to encounter any. However, the deeper he went, the greater the chances of encountering them would become.
Jiang Chen was truly bold, actually daring to enter such a deep region. If it had been another Martial Artist Realm cultivator, they would not have dared to enter this place alone.
After killing some second-tier Demonic Beasts, Jiang Chen would remove the valuable parts from their bodies. Once sold, they could be exchanged for spirit stones.
"Go search the area ahead quickly. That kid might be nearby." Suddenly, Jiang Chen heard someone speaking.
Jiang Chen found a more concealed spot and hid. Before long, three people appeared before him.
"People from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group!" Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes. He had not expected the Bloodfire Mercenary Group to find their way here so quickly.
Moreover, these people were holding a portrait. The person drawn on it was none other than Jiang Chen.
"Heh heh, Bloodfire Mercenary Group, since you refuse to let this go, I'll go wild with you." A cold gleam flashed through Jiang Chen's eyes.
All three of these people were at the Martial Artist Realm. Jiang Chen then took the purchased third-tier, low-grade short bow—the Azure Sea Bow—from his storage bag.
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