Chen Ao, Washed Up?

The electronic female voice fell silent for a moment. Chen Ao had a history of this.

"I get what you mean. Two thousand points each, and I'll sell!"

The female voice: ...

The higher-ups had set the purchase price at six hundred points, damn it!

He couldn't just name some outrageous price.

"Your Highness Chen Ao, you must understand that Blood Luo Crystals have a fixed purchase price!"

"But these things are incredibly valuable. They'd sell for at least several million, maybe ten million points, right? I'm only asking for two thousand points-not even a tiny fraction of that!"

"One thousand. That's the absolute limit I can offer. At Universe Level, that's all you can get!"

The female voice had no intention of haggling with Chen Ao any further. Chen Ao could roughly guess their price. No, in fact, his estimate was low.

Ten million points per crystal was the internal price for humans.

When sold to the alien races in the Hongmeng Alliance, the price was several times higher.

"Deal!" Chen Ao didn't really care about those points. He simply didn't want to work for free.

Even if he was working for someone else, he had to get a price that suited him.

Soon, Chen Ao took out seven thousand Blood Luo Crystals, keeping only a little over six hundred in reserve.

Chen Ao earned seven million points in one go.

"If I'd known, I wouldn't have gone to the Purgatory Abyss. Going straight to Blood Luo World would've been so much easier!"

Still, it was only a passing thought.

Had he not raised his genetic multiplier from 250 to 450 in the Purgatory Abyss, killing World Lords wouldn't have been so easy. The difference was substantial.

Next, the female voice warned Chen Ao against selling them privately, then left.

"Heh, I've finally scraped together ten million points!"

Delighted, Chen Ao immediately spent ten million points on the first level of the Six Divine Wood Swords Secret Technique, which he had been looking forward to for a long time.

"Your Highness, you're back!" Angke was overjoyed to see Chen Ao return.

Chen Ao had completed two missions in succession, one of which was the most difficult mission, the Purgatory Abyss. This showed that his potential was considerable.

That meant Angke could serve as his guard for a long time and reap substantial benefits.

"For the next while, I'll devote all my time to comprehending the laws. Handle anything that comes up for me. If the company makes any demands, come find me!"

"Yes, Your Highness!" Angke wasn't surprised by Chen Ao's request. Devoting himself to cultivation was exactly what he ought to do.

After that, Chen Ao, who had already kept a very low profile, became even less visible.

He didn't even take trial missions. To everyone else, that was madness.

How slowly would he progress if he did nothing but comprehend the laws?

Not earning points or buying Secret Techniques to aid his cultivation was incredibly foolish.

Chen Ao remained out of sight for so long that everyone seemed to have almost forgotten him.

On this day, Luo Feng was receiving the Demon Sound Divine General Inheritance.

Meanwhile, the once-a-century Universe Level Qualification Battle was drawing near.

"Madman, what's going on with that senior of yours?" Although Chen Ao refused to admit he was the Sword God, Rong Jun firmly believed he was.

That was why he had always considered Chen Ao someone to aim for.

Yet more than forty years had passed in a flash, and Chen Ao hadn't left his manor even once. Rong Jun found that unbelievable.

Even when everyone else had forgotten Chen Ao, he still remembered to ask about him.

"You mean Senior Chen Ao?" Luo Feng asked.

"Of course I mean him. Did you know he hasn't taken a single step outside his manor in more than forty years?"

Fifty years had passed since they left Chaos City. Their progress over those years hadn't been as rapid as it had been in Chaos City.

Still, he, Luo Feng, and Bolan had all cleared the seventh level of the Heavenly Bridge.

The Universe Level qualification requirement for the Primal Region, where Bolan belonged, was above the eighth level. Bolan would probably fall to the Taichu Zone.

The requirements for their Taichu Zone were somewhat lower. Anyone at the seventh-level standard could definitely stay.

With some luck, they might even contend for that spot in the Primal Region.

Yet Chen Ao, a member of the Primal Region, still only had a fifth-level Heavenly Bridge record. That was far too poor.

Seeing Rong Jun fret more than the person concerned, Luo Feng felt like laughing. But when he thought of Chen Ao, he felt a bitter helplessness instead.

His senior had stayed in his manor for more than forty years without making a move. Perhaps once he emerged, his strength would soar?

"Savage, stop worrying about him. He..."

Luo Feng wanted to say that Chen Ao slaughtered World Lords like chickens, and could even kill a thousand people of their caliber with a single slash.

Isn't worrying about him completely unnecessary?

But Luo Feng couldn't say it.

Even if he did, Rong Jun wouldn't believe him.

"Madman, Savage, you're here too? Talking about the Qualification Battle?" Wuka walked over.

As one of the Three Heroes of Primal Chaos, renowned alongside Luo Feng and Rong Jun, he was feeling miserable.

Luo Feng and Rong Jun were both at the seventh-level standard, already at the pinnacle of the Taichu Zone, while he was still at the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge. He would undoubtedly fall to the Heaven and Earth Region.

"Why are you two so strong? We're all Three Heroes of Primal Chaos, but you're making me look bad!" Wuka complained.

Luo Feng and Rong Jun rolled their eyes. This idiot. Who said we were Three Heroes of Primal Chaos with you?

"We're talking about Chen Ao!" Rong Jun said.

"Chen Ao?" Wuka frowned, seemingly trying hard to remember whether he had ever met someone by that name.

Fortunately, he soon remembered. "You mean that guy who lucked his way into the Primal Region? He's at the fifth level of the Heavenly Bridge too, just like me, right? If he weren't in the Primal Region, he might be heading to the Heaven and Earth Region with me this time!"

Luo Feng and Rong Jun frowned slightly at Wuka's words.

Luo Feng knew Chen Ao's strength, so Wuka's disparaging remarks made him uncomfortable. Rong Jun, meanwhile, felt that the opponent he dreamed of facing shouldn't be so unimpressive.

Luo Feng took a deep breath. "Don't worry. Senior is very strong. He won't fall to the Taichu Zone!"

Huh?

Rong Jun and Wuka both froze for a moment.

Wuka didn't think Chen Ao was that strong.

Rong Jun, on the other hand, felt that if Chen Ao didn't fall to the Taichu Zone, he wouldn't get a chance to fight him.

Just then, True Yan King summoned Luo Feng over because of the incident between Molo and Luo Feng.

Molo had pushed Luo Feng off a cliff, then turned around and accused Luo Feng of ambushing him.

The two had even traded barbs over it.

In the end, nothing came of it.

"My disciple, are you confident you can make it into the Primal Region in this Universe Level Qualification Battle?"

Zhen Yan asked.

Thanks to Chen Ao, the current Luo Feng was far stronger than in the original story. For starters, at this point in the original story, Luo Feng's genetic multiplier had only been six or seven.

Now, however, Luo Feng's genetic multiplier had reached nearly fifty.

The difference in strength was enormous.

Luo Feng was even strong enough to clear the eighth level of the Heavenly Bridge, which would put him in the middle ranks even within the Primal Region.

"I hear the Primal Region's newcomers aren't much this time. That Bolan and Chen Ao both seem inferior to you. You've got a very good chance!"

Luo Feng smiled wryly. He did have a chance, but he wouldn't be stepping over Chen Ao to rise through the ranks.

The Universe Level members of the Primal Region would fight to determine the bottom three. Those three would then battle the top three from the Taichu Zone for a single spot in the Primal Region.

In other words, as long as someone didn't fall into the bottom three, there was no danger of dropping to the Taichu Zone.

In truth, he had no chance of facing Chen Ao at all. He was certain Chen Ao wouldn't end up among those bottom three.