CHAPTER 504: CHAPTER 504 I CAN’T BEAT YOU

Wen Qingshan had once entered deep into the ancestral land, secluded himself there for a period, and thus knew of Li Chaoge.

He wasn’t a powerful figure from Star Sea, but he was closely connected to it. His seniors had warned him to respect this person and not overstep.

When he entered the ancestral land, he was exceedingly cautious, and even more so upon seeing Li Chaoge.

But at that time, he only assumed Li Chaoge’s status was revered and thus deserved respect, until one day...

Li Chaoge suddenly demonstrated Divine Skills, deduced Heavenly Fortune, and released a domain.

He was stunned.

Those were real Divine Skills!

Moreover, Li Chaoge was actually cultivating the Heavenly Fortune Tao. And despite having no trace of Saint Realm aura fluctuations, he could manifest a domain.

Wen Qingshan was aghast, finding it incredible.

Even after his seclusion ended and he left the depths of the ancestral land, his heart could never find peace whenever he recalled it.

Now, seeing Li Chaoge appear here again, Wen Qingshan was suddenly moved.

There was hope! Fuck, finally, there was hope!

Wen Qingshan wanted to cry. He felt that everything he had experienced recently was too fantastical, like a fabricated novel. The top echelons of Star Sea were being suppressed, those in the Saint Realm couldn’t even fight back. As a Divine Body, even circulating his cultivation felt like an extravagant wish, let alone making a move. His spirit was broken!

"Senior, save me!" Wen Qingshan quickly rushed over.

WOOF!

Hei, the little black dog, bounded forward, blocking his path.

Wen Qingshan: "..."

"Where is the Great Elder?" Li Chaoge asked.

ER!

Wen Qingshan stopped abruptly, answering under immense pressure, "In the Dragon Soul Secret Realm."

Li Chaoge asked again, "Why hasn’t he come?"

"..."

Ah? This? I... Fuck...

Wen Qingshan felt like he was about to cough up blood. Recalling the encounters in the Dragon Soul Secret Realm, he desperately wanted to blurt out, "The Great Elder is trapped by an array! The Second Elder is there too, and the Fifth, Seventh, and Eighth Elders! Yes, yes, the upper echelons of Star Sea are nearly wiped out!"

But he couldn’t say it.

Star Sea was, after all, a superpower. Having many of its top figures trapped by Chen Pingping deep within the Dragon Soul Secret Realm...

Setting aside the embarrassment, if word got out, it would undoubtedly cause massive problems within Star Sea.

Li Chaoge frowned. "I need his support."

"Senior, I think we can handle the current situation," Wen Qingshan said, feeling like he wanted to cry but couldn’t shed a tear.

"Handle what? Handle me?" Chen Pingping looked at him with a mocking smile.

"Just a joke."

"Brother Wen, you are now also a disciple of the Wuji Sect. The Sect has rules: fellow disciples must not kill each other," Chen Pingping said, his tone somber. "If you violate this, the consequences will be very severe."

"What consequences?" Wen Qingshan was startled.

"First, suppression in a cesspit for five hundred years," Chen Pingping stated gravely.

"..."

"Then, imprisonment in the Dead Sea for five hundred years."

"???"

"Finally, you’ll be skinned, your tendons plucked, and placed on the grill. Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, our Sect Master likes it medium-rare," Chen Pingping glanced at him askance.

Wen Qingshan choked, his eyes bulging.

Looking at Li Chaoge not far away and recalling the scenes within the Dragon Soul Secret Realm, he realized that when Chen Pingping had lifted him with one hand, no one had made a peep. It seemed he was utterly abandoned! In an instant, a chill ran down his spine... Abandoned by a superpower, only to be picked up by an unknown minor faction. Fuck! I, a dignified Divine Body, am I this cheap? No, no. I am the Void Body, a one-in-a-million Divine Body! I must control my own destiny! I will not compromise...

Wen Qingshan took a deep breath, forcibly calmed himself, then chuckled slightly. "Brother Chen must be joking. How could I possibly make a move against a fellow disciple?"

HEH HEH!

"Your awareness is admirable," Chen Pingping said with a laugh.

Wen Qingshan maintained his composure. He believed the current situation was unfavorable. He should compromise for now and then find an opportunity to eliminate Chen Pingping, or destroy that damned Sect, and finally escape back to Star Sea. Yes, that’s right.

Chen Shixian caught up from behind. "Little Monkey."

"Human Clan, rest assured. With me here, no one can harm them," said the little monkey, head held high as the situation seemed to stabilize.

Several people nearby looked on with disdain.

Li Chaoge quietly watched Chen Pingping and, after a long moment, finally spoke, "Who are you?"

"And who are you?" Chen Pingping countered.

"Li Chaoge."

"Chen Pingping."

"There’s a fluctuation on you that feels familiar," Li Chaoge said. "This will put you in great danger."

He remained perfectly calm.

Familiar?

Chen Pingping raised an eyebrow. "Who exactly are you?"

"Huangzhou, Li Chaoge," he answered again, but this time... a faint smile touched his lips.

At that moment, his figure began to fade, along with the thirty-odd powerhouses surrounding them.

Li Chaoge chuckled. "I’ll remember you, Chen Pingping."

HEY! Don’t go! There are so many of you here!

Wen Qingshan was left speechless.

A gust of wind blew, scattering the dust, and the figures of Li Chaoge and the others dispersed like a shower of light.

Jiang Ni’er breathed a sigh of relief, walked over, and said in a low voice, "Elder Brother, they had the same energy fluctuations as the Purple Gold Divine Clan."

OH?

Chen Pingping narrowed his eyes.

Jiang Ni’er’s expression was grave as she uttered two words, "Divine Clan."

A powerful and mysterious race.

A race that had once appeared on the battlefields of the Wen Dynasty.

According to the information Chen Pingping had gathered, the Divine Clan was also among the Big Shots. The downfall of the Wen Dynasty was inextricably linked to them.

They were formidable foes Wen Yuqing would inevitably encounter on her path.

HEH HEH!

Chen Pingping suddenly burst into laughter.

The Wuji Sect was still underdeveloped, the Emperor Weapon wasn’t forged yet, and many powerful geniuses were still like fledglings waiting to be fed. To think they’d encounter members of the Divine Clan at such a time.

Jiang Ni’er sighed. "He also knows the Heavenly Fortune Tao, Elder Brother... we need to be careful."

Chen Pingping shrugged nonchalantly. "Aren’t you a Heaven Insight Body? You specialize in countering all Heavenly Fortune Taos. If he dares to make divinations against the Wuji Sect, you can just turn around and give him a good whack."

Jiang Ni’er almost spat blood. "If I give him a whack, you’ll also face a calamity!"

DAMN IT!

Speaking of this, Chen Pingping’s face immediately darkened. "Next time something happens and you need to inform me, please check if there are companions around you, okay? Don’t use divination methods like the Heavenly Fortune Tao."

Jiang Ni’er felt wronged.

"Don’t you know that every time you use the Heavenly Fortune Tao to divine, the resulting calamity is worse than the last?" Chen Pingping almost spat blood. "Are you trying to get me killed?"

"I don’t mean to."

"Damn it, if I see Mo Lai, I’ll definitely give her a beating..." Chen Pingping ranted. "One Divine Body keeps insisting I’m her calamity, and now a Heaven Insight Body joins in. Do I owe you people money or something?"

Divine Body?

Jiang Ni’er’s eyes widened. "Who?"

"Hey... Chen, I want to duel you," Chen Shixian grumbled.

Her Divine Body Tribulation was still unresolved.

Stuck at the peak of Supreme Mystery, she was unable to break through.

What had she said? She hadn’t said anything! Other than clamoring to duel Chen Pingping in the early years, she had later kept silent. A Divine Body has its pride! It’s just a mere tribulation, what’s so great about that? She wanted to find an alternative way to resolve the tribulation.

But at this moment, hearing Chen Pingping’s words, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Clamoring? Does he mean that this Divine Body is shamelessly pestering him? How infuriating!

Chen Shixian clenched her teeth and fists. "Do you dare?"

"I was joking," Chen Pingping said sheepishly. "I can’t beat you."

"You... you’re too much! You clearly have powerful abilities, yet you deliberately humiliate me like this," Chen Shixian fumed.

"In a fight at the same realm, no one is your match," Chen Pingping wiped a bead of cold sweat from his brow. "You can’t deny that, can you?"

Chen Shixian paused, thought for a moment, and realized it was true.

Chen Pingping added, "So, I truly can’t defeat you. If I were to fight you by relying on sheer cultivation level, wouldn’t that be unfair to you?"

Chen Shixian beamed.

"Besides, you’re a powerful Divine Body who has cultivated a second unique phenomenon. Being invincible at the same tier is no joke..." Chen Pingping remarked.

"Hmph... I suppose you do have a way with words." She glanced at him from the corner of her eye, unable to conceal her pride in her wide eyes. I didn’t expect it, she thought, this kid really knows how to talk.

Chen Pingping pulled her aside. "There’s something I’d like to ask for your help with."

OH?

Chen Shixian raised an eyebrow, her expression wary. "I have a feeling you’re about to trick me again."