Silver Moon Blade and Snake Scale Armor

Jiang Chen disguised himself as a mercenary and entered the mercenary stronghold. Some mercenaries saw him and assumed he was one of their own.

After all, a stronghold had five or six hundred people, divided into different teams. It was hardly strange for some of them not to know one another.

Jiang Chen wandered around the stronghold like this, and no one suspected him.

"Brother, what are you doing here? We've already been notified to assemble. Why haven't you gone yet? If you're absent, you won't enjoy the consequences." Just then, a mercenary spotted Jiang Chen and hurriedly called out to him.

"Huh? Is that so? I didn't know," Jiang Chen said.

They had no idea that Jiang Chen was their enemy.

"Big brother, come over here. There's something I want to tell you." Jiang Chen beckoned the mercenary over.

This mercenary was at the Martial Artist Realm, Sixth Level. Jiang Chen could deal with him easily.

"What is it?" The mercenary looked a little puzzled, but did not suspect anything else.

Who would have thought that the moment he came before Jiang Chen, Jiang Chen would attack directly, subduing him in an instant and covering his mouth.

"Mm..." The mercenary was horrified. At this point, even an idiot knew that Jiang Chen was the enemy.

But it was already too late.

A cold dagger was pressed against the mercenary's throat.

There was no one around. Jiang Chen dragged him into a corner.

"Tell me. Where is your treasury?" Jiang Chen asked coldly.

"Point me in the right direction," Jiang Chen continued.

The stronghold was quite large, and Jiang Chen was unfamiliar with it.

The mercenary pointed in a direction. Jiang Chen did not let him go. He sealed the man's throat, and after the corpse struggled a few times, it went still.

These mercenaries had committed every kind of evil. They deserved to die.

Jiang Chen had come here to kill people in the first place.

Jiang Chen headed in that direction and soon discovered the entrance to an underground building. However, twelve people were guarding it.

The leader was at the Martial Master Realm, Second Level. The others were all in the Martial Artist Realm.

It seemed that the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold treasury was here.

It generally stored the spoils the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had obtained.

"Twelve people. If I launch a sudden attack, I should be able to kill that Martial Master Realm, Second Level expert. The others in the Martial Artist Realm aren't worth fearing." Jiang Chen calculated inwardly.

Jiang Chen then walked toward the treasury entrance.

A mercenary suddenly arrived, and the guards fixed their eyes on Jiang Chen.

"Stop! This is an important treasury site. What are you doing here?" the captain asked coldly.

"I'm here, of course, to kill you," Jiang Chen said. Before the other party could react, Jiang Chen drew the long blade in his hand.

Pfft. Before the squad captain could react, Jiang Chen had already slit his throat.

Jiang Chen's strength was now formidable. He could completely fight a Martial Master Realm expert.

The other guards were also greatly alarmed.

"Enemy attack!"

They finally reacted.

"Hegemonic Blade Art!" Blade light swept across.

The eleven Martial Artist Realm cultivators were no match for Jiang Chen's single move. One after another, they were cut down.

Devour.

The immense blood-qi power of twelve corpses surged into Jiang Chen's body.

Pfft. Jiang Chen's aura surged violently, and he stepped into the Martial Artist Realm, Ninth Level.

Jiang Chen's strength had grown even greater.

After finding the key on the squad captain, Jiang Chen opened the treasury doors.

When he entered, he discovered a great many spirit medicines and some materials. Spirit stones were even piled together.

Jiang Chen was not polite in the slightest. He directly collected the enormous pile of spirit stones before him.

There were at least three hundred thousand spirit stones.

There were also many spirit medicines. Jiang Chen took all the spirit medicines at Third Tier and above.

As for the inferior items, he had no way to fit so many.

Jiang Chen had brought several storage bags.

This time, he had recovered all of the Jiang Family's losses—and then some.

After quickly putting everything away, Jiang Chen placed the storage bags into a backpack and carried it off.

By now, the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had discovered the patrol team's corpses. They also found the corpse of the mercenary Jiang Chen had killed earlier for directions.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group realized that someone had infiltrated the stronghold. They then thought of the treasury and hurried over.

Just as Jiang Chen stepped outside, he saw mercenaries approaching from not far away.

When the mercenaries saw the guards' corpses lying on the ground, they were horrified. Someone had indeed set his sights on their treasury.

"How dare you! You actually killed people from our Bloodfire Mercenary Group and even dared to steal our things!" Chen Luo roared furiously.

They had always been the ones robbing others. Today, someone had actually come right to their home.

This was a slap in the face.

Whoosh... Jiang Chen rapidly fired several arrows, directly shooting down several mercenaries.

The mercenaries also fired arrows at Jiang Chen one after another. Jiang Chen dodged them and charged straight into their midst.

There was no other choice. He could only kill his way out.

Pfft, pfft... Jiang Chen's moves were extremely fierce. In an instant, he cut down more than a dozen mercenaries in the Martial Artist Realm.

"I'll do it!" A squad captain, Chen Wei, shouted and charged toward Jiang Chen.

Chen Wei had participated in hunting Jiang Chen earlier. Now that Jiang Chen's face was covered, no one recognized his identity.

"Luan Feng Slash!" Chen Wei swung his longsword and charged at Jiang Chen.

"Seeking death." Jiang Chen used a move from the Hegemonic Blade Art. Fast, accurate, and ruthless, it struck Chen Wei's arm directly. The sharp blade severed one of Chen Wei's hands.

"Ah..." Chen Wei let out a miserable scream.

Jiang Chen seized the opportunity. His hand rose and fell, and with one slash, he cut off Chen Wei's head. The headless corpse collapsed.

"Little brother!" Upon hearing this, Chen Luo's eyes turned bloodshot. His younger brother, Chen Wei, had actually been killed by Jiang Chen right before him.

No one had expected a cultivator at the Martial Artist Realm, Ninth Level to be able to effortlessly kill a Martial Master Realm, Second Level expert.

Chen Luo charged over and engaged Jiang Chen directly.

Seeing Chen Luo attack, Jiang Chen hurriedly met him.

The two exchanged more than a dozen moves without either gaining the upper hand.

The surrounding mercenaries were dumbfounded. How could this enemy be so strong?

How could a Martial Artist Realm, Ninth Level cultivator exchange so many moves with Chen Luo, a Martial Master Realm, Seventh Level expert, without falling behind?

Jiang Chen was secretly suffering at that moment.

His strength was still too weak. Chen Luo placed enormous pressure on him, and his cultivation level was ultimately lower than Chen Luo's.

Jiang Chen and Chen Luo separated and stared at one another, both panting heavily.

Chen Luo was also shocked. Who was this person?

How could his battle prowess be so heaven-defying?

"Today, you will definitely die. You won't escape," Chen Luo snorted coldly.

At this moment, more and more mercenaries came running over, surrounding the area.

Jiang Chen was also suffering inwardly. He had been too careless this time.

He was trapped in a tight encirclement.

However, seeing so many corpses on the ground, Jiang Chen seized the opportunity and circulated his cultivation art, absorbing their blood-qi power.

Vast spiritual power surged into Jiang Chen's body. Chen Luo, standing before him, sensed the change as well.

Spiritual power was gathering toward Jiang Chen.

Pfft... Jiang Chen's aura surged violently, and he advanced to the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level.

"What? He actually advanced?" Everyone was shocked.

No one had expected Jiang Chen to break through during battle. Wasn't this too monstrous?

He had already been so difficult to deal with. Now that Jiang Chen had advanced, he would be even harder to handle.

As for why the hall master at the Martial Grandmaster Realm had not appeared—

the hall master was not currently in the stronghold. He had gone out to handle a matter.

This was also Jiang Chen's good fortune. Otherwise, if a Martial Grandmaster Realm expert attacked now, Jiang Chen might very well be doomed.

"Draw Sword Slash!" True qi began to gather around the long blade in Jiang Chen's hand.

"Everyone, attack together and kill him!" Chen Luo shouted.

The numerous mercenaries charged toward Jiang Chen one after another.

"Slash!"

An astonishing blade aura swept out, cutting the mercenaries before Jiang Chen in half.

The power of Draw Sword Slash was extremely formidable. More than twenty people charging forward were all killed miserably.

"What terrifying strength!" Everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"Traceless Steps, Sky Annihilation Strike!" Jiang Chen strengthened Traceless Steps tenfold.

His speed rose sharply. Like a phantom, he instantly broke through the encirclement. Those mercenaries simply could not stop Jiang Chen.

Seeing Jiang Chen trying to flee, the mercenaries fired arrows. However, Jiang Chen was too fast and even changed direction. Before long, he had dashed out of the stronghold.

The Martial Master Realm experts behind him could not catch up either.

With a Third-tier, Top Grade movement technique and a tenfold enhancement, how could they possibly catch Jiang Chen?

Sky Annihilation Strike could also increase the movement technique's power. Jiang Chen had discovered this through his earlier experimentation.

The Sky Devouring Demonic Dragon Art was simply this powerful.

Otherwise, he would not have dared to come alone and cause trouble for the Bloodfire Mercenary Group.

Seeing Jiang Chen escape, everyone from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group was furious.

"Investigate! We must find out who this person is!" Chen Luo roared angrily.

The other squad leaders had the same attitude.

This was disastrous. They had lost so many people, and someone had even robbed their treasury. How would they explain this when the hall master returned?

Of course, Jiang Chen had not taken everything from the treasury. The storage bags had limited space, so he could only take the most valuable items.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was hurrying toward Qingyue Town. He was now some distance from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold, so he no longer needed to run so desperately.

"This time, I'll collect some interest first. I'll wipe you out after a while." Jiang Chen was in excellent spirits.

This time, Jiang Chen had killed fifty or sixty people and obtained a huge amount of wealth. He had truly made a killing.

His cultivation had also reached the Martial Artist Realm, Tenth Level. He was only one step away from the Martial Master Realm.

At this rate of advancement, Jiang Chen's cultivation would soon rise rapidly.

Jiang Chen returned to the family. The family competition was in three days, so he did not plan to go out again, lest he miss the matches.

To obtain the title of number one in the entire town, Jiang Chen had to participate in the family competition.

Jiang Chen arrived at a shop in Qingyue Town and bought a Third-tier, Middle Grade Inner Armor, Snake Scale Armor, as well as a Third-tier, Top Grade longsword, Silver Moon Blade.

The Snake Scale Armor cost forty thousand spirit stones.

The Silver Moon Blade cost thirty-one thousand spirit stones.

Together, they cost more than seventy thousand spirit stones.

With such luxurious equipment, there were not many people in Qingyue Town who possessed it.

Jiang Chen did this to increase his battle prowess.

The Snake Scale Armor could block attacks from sharp weapons, while the Silver Moon Blade could increase his offensive power.

Naturally, Jiang Chen wore the Snake Scale Armor on his body.

As for the Silver Moon Blade, he kept it in his storage bag.

These spirit stones had all been robbed from the Bloodfire Mercenary Group, so he did not feel the slightest pain using them.

Jiang Chen also bought some pills. After returning to his room, he cultivated, occasionally swallowing a few pills to consolidate his cultivation.

Over these few days, news of the attack on the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold quickly spread. The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was now frantically searching for the person who had raided the stronghold at night.

However, it had been dark, and the other party had covered his face. There was simply no way to find him.

Many people were shocked when they heard the news. What kind of person could be so bold?

He had actually dared to enter the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold alone, rob them, flee directly, and kill dozens of people.

This was practically rubbing the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's face into the dirt.

Many people admired that person's courage and strength. Rumor had it that he was even a cultivator in the Martial Artist Realm.

After the Jiang Family received the news, they were also stunned. The Bloodfire Mercenary Group had just attacked their Jiang Family, and now the Bloodfire Mercenary Group had been ambushed by someone.

Didn't this seem far too coincidental?

However, they never imagined that someone from the Jiang Family had done it. They believed that no one in the Jiang Family possessed such strength or courage.

The Bloodfire Mercenary Group was notorious. It was best not to provoke them.

As for Jiang Chen, the person involved, he was quietly cultivating at home.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. The Jiang Family began summoning its clansmen. It was time for the family competition held once every two years.

Every family held a clan competition once every two years, corresponding to the Dragon King Secret Realm, which opened once every two years.

The Dragon King Secret Realm was a secret realm jointly owned by the six towns in the surrounding area.

Every two years, geniuses were sent inside. There were many spirit medicines within, as well as some demonic beasts.

If the geniuses who entered were lucky, they would obtain opportunities and see their strength soar.

They could then go to Yunluo City to participate in the sect entrance examination.

That was where the Three Great Sects recruited disciples.

Tianyun Sect, Yinluo Sect, and Hegemonic Blade Sect were the Three Great Sects of Beihai Prefecture.

Many geniuses took joining these Three Great Sects as their goal.

The top ten from each lineage could go and participate in the Dragon King Secret Realm.

If Jiang Chen wanted to seize first place in all of Qingyue Town, then he had to achieve first place in Qingyue Town.

The rankings in the Dragon King Secret Realm were determined by the value of spirit medicines and the value of materials obtained from demonic beasts.

"Dad, I'll definitely take first place in this clan competition." Jiang Chen said this to Jiang Yunfeng before leaving.

After several days of rest, Jiang Yunfeng had recovered. He was no longer in any danger.

"Chen'er, I believe in you." Jiang Yunfeng smiled.

"Let's go. I want to watch the clan competition too. My body has recovered now." Jiang Yunfeng smiled.

He was an elder of the Jiang Family, so ordinarily he had to attend as well. However, because he had been injured a few days earlier, Jiang Tian had worried about his safety and allowed Jiang Yunfeng to stay away.

But Jiang Yunfeng felt that he was fine now and could attend without a problem.

Jiang Yunfeng also knew that Jiang Chen had reached the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level. This talent was far greater than his own.

If Jiang Chen continued advancing at this speed, it would not be long before he stepped into the Martial Master Realm.

Liu Yun had crippled his cultivation before, yet he had not become a cripple. Instead, his talent had greatly increased. It could be considered a blessing in disguise.

With the strength of the Martial Artist Realm Tenth Level, who among the younger generation could possibly be Jiang Chen's opponent?

Jiang Chen had not told Jiang Yunfeng about his sneak attack on the Bloodfire Mercenary Group's stronghold, so that he would not worry.

The father and son left together and soon arrived at the Jiang Family's competition square.

By then, quite a few members of the lineage had already gathered there. Some people from other forces in Qingyue Town had also come to watch.

There were representatives from the Wang Family and the Zhou Family as well.

The three great lineages of Qingyue Town usually lived in peace, each striving to develop.

Although they competed with one another, no major conflict had ever broken out, and their relations were still fairly amicable.

When the geniuses of the other two great lineages competed, the Jiang Family would also send people to watch.