CHAPTER 1598: CHAPTER 1597: TURNING BACK, WALKING RIGHT INTO THE TRAP

As Lin Chen deliberately let those bandits go, he focused all his attention on the remaining five Yunlong Heavenly Palace Inner Sect Disciples.

Lin Chen didn’t know if they had any treasures capable of breaking through the formation, so he decided to let some bandits escape to reduce the pressure on his Divine Soul Puppet controlling the formation.

After all, those who escaped would eventually die at the hands of Master Qingxu and the Fire Beast.

As for the remaining five disciples in front of him, Lin Chen concentrated his attention on them.

And after Lin Chen’s Divine Soul Puppet allowed the bandits to leave, the five Inner Sect Disciples of the Primordial Dragon Heavenly Palace found it very hard to escape.

Immediately, Lin Chen’s Divine Soul Puppet manipulated the Great Formation, combining forces with Zi Ling and Cheng Liang, to annihilate all five of them.

This time, Lin Chen left no survivors, as these people had committed countless malicious acts against their peers, and Lin Chen would not let them go.

Lin Chen’s true body, together with Master Qingxu, under the attack of the Fire Beast controlled by Lin Chen, killed all those surrounding Lin Chen.

Subsequently, Lin Chen began to clean up the battlefield.

After completing all this, Lin Chen’s true body did not take away the Little Profound Turtle but went to reunite with the others.

After all, if Lin Chen appeared with the Little Profound Turtle at this moment, the secret of the Little Profound Turtle might not remain secure.

Although Zi Ling and Cheng Liang were suspicious, they had no evidence.

"Could I have guessed wrongly?"

Zi Ling looked in the direction where the Little Profound Turtle had chased after the bearded man, speaking with considerable confusion.

In her view, she thought the Little Profound Turtle must have been a powerful creature summoned by Lin Chen.

But at this moment, the Little Profound Turtle hadn’t returned at all, making it seem as though it was indeed not Lin Chen’s magical beast.

After all, she had never heard that Lin Chen was involved with any magical beast before.

It’s important to know that the Little Profound Turtle was no ordinary turtle magical beast but a descendant of Xuanwu.

Could it be that they had simply gotten lucky this time, encountering a descendant of Xuanwu that happened to save their lives?

In fact, Zi Ling and Cheng Liang weren’t the only ones feeling perplexed; the escaping Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang shared the same thoughts.

After Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang had traveled far enough, they stopped not far from Lin Chen’s flying boat, silently observing the situation aboard the flying boat.

The two exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, if they reported back the information about the Xuanwu descendant to Yunlong Heavenly Palace, they would surely gain a great reward.

After all, such a powerful magical beast like a Xuanwu descendant had incredible potential, possibly even reverting to an ancestor form and becoming a true Xuanwu.

If that were the case, the Xuanwu descendant would undoubtedly become a sought-after entity by many.

Therefore, they contemplated spreading the news, not hesitating to claim that the Xuanwu descendant was Lin Chen’s magical beast, which would surely earn them rewards from the Third Prince.

From afar, they saw Lin Chen’s Divine Soul Puppet and thought that once the Third Prince learned of this, he wouldn’t let Lin Chen off.

However, they were also somewhat afraid.

After all, the Third Prince was incredibly wise and not someone they could easily deceive.

If the Xuanwu descendant had nothing to do with Lin Chen, and they were found to be deceitful, they would likely be punished by the Third Prince, facing a grim fate.

Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang lurked in the sky for a long time but still did not see the Xuanwu descendant return.

The two frowned, thinking to themselves if they had indeed gotten it wrong and the Xuanwu descendant turtle was merely passing by?

Nonetheless, the whole situation seemed exceedingly odd. But the fact remained that the Xuanwu descendant turtle never returned to find Lin Chen.

However, how could Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang know that the Little Profound Turtle had reunited with Lin Chen’s true body, not Lin Chen’s Divine Soul Puppet aboard the flying boat?

After waiting for a long time, Lin Chen, Zi Ling, and Cheng Liang finished cleaning up the battlefield and then set off again towards Yunlong Heavenly Palace.

"Junior Brother Gu, what should we do next? This matter is significant; should we report it?"

Xu Yufang frowned slightly, looking at Gu Zixuan and inquired.

Clearly, she was somewhat afraid, because if they messed things up, who knows how the Third Prince would deal with them.

In fact, the demise of the bearded man and his followers wasn’t inherently problematic; it was concerning that these people seemed oblivious to the wrongs they had done.

It’s important to understand that if the bandit martial artists led by the bearded man had all died, it wouldn’t have been a problem since the Third Prince had been recruiting for a while. The key issue was losing the treasures and warships.

Those warships alone were invaluable. However, if they could prove that the Xuanwu descendant belonged to Lin Chen, they could report it and atone for their mistakes.

Yet, watching Lin Chen and the others’ flying boat leave, it seemed unlikely that they had any connection to the Xuanwu descendant, leading them to silently sigh.

"Although Lin Chen and that Profound Turtle have no connection, the spoils of the battle are still here; we can take them back."

Xu Yufang looked at Gu Zixuan and coolly suggested.

Hearing this, Gu Zixuan nodded. They had suffered severe losses this time, but if they could return some warships, they could make up for some deficits. As long as they had those warships, they would be able to bounce back.

Subsequently, Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang arrived at one of the warships and immediately unleashed Spiritual Power, connecting to the core of the formation on the ship.

However, just as they injected a thread of Spiritual Power into the warship, the vessel suddenly activated a defensive array, sealing them within.

As the defensive array activated, Lin Chen and Zi Ling suddenly emerged from the warship.

"Caught you, I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist these warships."

Lin Chen looked at Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang and said calmly.

As it turned out, the flying boat that had left earlier was operated by Cheng Liang, while Lin Chen and Zi Ling used Lin Chen’s Concealing Talisman to sneak onto the warship, waiting for Gu Zixuan and Xu Yufang to return of their own accord.