Before this, they had not given it much thought. They had only felt that no matter how outstanding Yang Chen was, he was merely at the Great Ascension Stage, with a certain gap between him and them.
Thus, when dealing with Yang Chen, they had even been somewhat unscrupulous. Even if they thought of taking advantage of him, Yang Chen would not dare say much.
That was why, after taking the items, they had not wanted to put in much effort. They had only wanted to go through the motions, make up the numbers, and leave immediately if the situation turned bad.
But now, when they saw that Yang Chen had actually killed Li Chongxiao, the looks in their eyes changed.
Li Chongxiao had fought two against one, and even they had not been his match. Yet Yang Chen had killed Li Chongxiao. What sort of concept was that? Just thinking about it was enough to draw some conclusions.
Recalling that Yang Chen, like Li Chongxiao, had returned from the Southern Realm, the several Transcendent Realm Ancestors were all startled inwardly.
Ancestor Tianqiu and Ancestor Dinghe exchanged a glance. Looking at Yang Chen, smiles immediately appeared on their faces.
"Young Friend Yang Chen, your strength truly is extraordinary. I never expected even Li Chongxiao to be no match for you."
Yang Chen could tell that the two were probing him. In the past, he would have answered modestly, but now he merely smiled with his hands behind his back. "While in the Southern Realm, this junior comprehended some special methods that are particularly effective against Transcendent Realm experts. Li Chongxiao was careless and fell right into this junior's trap, allowing this junior to kill him outright. Speaking of which, there was also an element of luck involved."
His words did