Chapter 665: The Startled Person
“PFFT…”
Elder You coughed up blood repeatedly, staring at his own chest in disbelief. He saw that it had been almost completely obliterated by the self-detonation of Jiang Chen’s Cloud Mist Sword.
He was truly, gravely injured.
This was the most brutal battle of Elder You’s life. To think he’d been beaten into such a miserable state by a brat whose Cultivation was far beneath his own.
Pathetic. Utterly pathetic.
Elder You slowly climbed up from the ground.
Although his injuries were severe, they weren’t enough to kill him.
He looked at Jiang Chen, grinding his teeth in hatred.
“You… you’re full of surprises.”
“Do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?”
Elder You glared at Jiang Chen. This time, he refused to believe Jiang Chen could still pose a threat to him.
Jiang Chen, lying on the ground, weakly lifted his head. His injuries were so severe that even the Corpse Heart Insect’s ability was struggling to heal them.
Seeing this, a bitter feeling welled up in Jiang Chen.
He had already used every trick in the book, yet he still hadn’t managed to kill this Elder You.
‘This is the gap between our strengths.’
‘The gap is just too wide. It’s impossible to defeat him.’
‘If we were at the same level, I would have killed him countless times over by now.’
But in truth, Jiang Chen still had a powerful ace up his sleeve.
It was the Ghost Temple. But the Ghost Temple was an Immortal Artifact. If he used it now, he feared he would be targeted by countless experts.
He wouldn’t use the Ghost Temple unless it was his absolute last resort.
TAP… TAP… TAP…
Dragging his injured body, Elder You closed in on Jiang Chen step by step.
His eyes were filled with viciousness.
His desire to kill Jiang Chen was stronger than it had ever been.
WHOOSH!
Just as Elder You approached, Jiang Chen mustered all his remaining strength to use the Divine Wind Fan one last time.
He had saved this final use for this very moment, and now he unleashed it without hesitation.
“PFFT!”
Elder You still hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to be able to use that strange Spiritual Treasure again.
He was sent flying again. Blown away.
It was just that cruel.
At the same time, ice suddenly appeared on Elder You’s body. This time, with his new injuries and his Cultivation greatly diminished, he was in a much worse state.
He was actually frozen solid not far away by the final blast from Jiang Chen’s Divine Wind Fan.
Elder You stood there, transformed into an ice sculpture, a truly bizarre sight.
“PFFT!”
Jiang Chen spat out another mouthful of blood and collapsed limply to the ground. He was terrifyingly weak now, without even the strength to lift a finger.
“Daddy…”
Just then, Little Xixi suddenly ran out from the collapsed room. Her little legs moved quickly, and soon she was by Jiang Chen’s side.
The moment she saw Jiang Chen’s miserable, blood-soaked state, Little Xixi’s tears started to fall, pattering down.
“Daddy, please don’t die…”
Little Xixi was heartbroken. She had never been so sad before.
She hugged Jiang Chen’s head, crying with despair and helplessness.
Jiang Chen wanted to comfort Little Xixi, but he couldn’t even open his mouth.
He had no strength left. He was weaker than he had ever been.
“Young Master…”
At that moment, the injured Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao staggered over and gathered around Jiang Chen.
Mr. Jiao checked his condition.
He let out a sigh of relief.
“Xixi, your daddy isn’t dead yet.”
But Little Xixi just shook her head.
“Daddy is dead.”
“But Xixi won’t let him die.”
Just then…
BOOM!
A loud roar echoed from the open space in the courtyard.
Shards of ice flew everywhere.
Elder You, his hair disheveled and his face a mask of wretchedness, shattered the ice and broke free.
He was quite possibly the most pathetic-looking expert in history.
He had fallen for Jiang Chen’s trick yet again.
Elder You’s body swayed.
He was on the verge of exhaustion. Truly, fighting Jiang Chen was terrifying.
Fortunately, he could see that Jiang Chen was now truly out of tricks.
He had actually started to fear Jiang Chen.
But soon, his attention shifted to the small, crying figure.
“It’s her.”
“Haha, it seems my trip wasn’t in vain after all.”
“Little Angel, you can’t escape.”
Elder You grew excited. Although he was a mess and his injuries were not light, he had endured to the very end.
He was the final victor.
He immediately strode toward Jiang Chen and the others.
Xiao Jun and Mr. Jiao both went on alert, even though they no longer had any Combat Power.
Seeing Elder You approach, Little Xixi immediately stood up and stretched out her short, weak, lotus-root-like arms to block him.
“Don’t hurt my daddy.”
“You’re a bad man.”
Elder You laughed heartily.
“Little Angel, he’s dead now. Come with me.”
As he spoke, he prepared to step forward, planning to finish off Jiang Chen, take all his treasures, and then grab Little Xixi.
But in the next moment, Elder You’s figure abruptly froze.
He stood stunned for a long moment.
Then he slowly turned to look at the edge of the courtyard, which had been razed to the ground.
WHOOSH!
A figure slowly descended onto a pile of rubble, gazing at him impassively. Their eyes surged with killing intent.
It was an extremely burly man, and his body radiated the aura of a Martial Emperor.
An expert. A Martial Emperor Powerhouse had appeared.
Elder You was completely stunned.
WHOOSH!
The next moment, a second figure appeared without warning atop a tall section of the ruins, their gaze just as cold as they looked down on him.
This was a gaunt man with a gloomy, vulture-like face.
And this figure, too, radiated the aura of a Martial Emperor.
A second Martial Emperor.
“GULP…”
Even with his strong will, Elder You couldn’t help but swallow hard.
But it wasn’t over yet.
Silently, a youth wearing a straw hat appeared on the other side of the ruins.
He just stood there, seemingly without any Cultivation fluctuations, yet Elder You sensed an unfathomable depth from him.
Behind the Straw-hatted Divine Thought, a bearded man walked over slowly with his hands clasped behind his back.
His every step seemed to land on Elder You’s heart, making it grow exceptionally heavy.
With Elder You’s experience, he was certain that all four of them were Martial Emperor Experts.
His heart leaped into his throat and pounded wildly.
Elder You didn’t dare make another move. Instead, he said with extreme caution, “Everyone, since you’ve found her, this Little Angel is all yours.”
“My apologies, I’ll be leaving now.”
He assumed these four experts had come for Little Xixi.
But no one spoke. They all just stared at him.
As if they were looking at a dead man.
A chill ran down Elder You’s spine, and he felt a cold draft run up his pants.
‘Tonight was clearly not a lucky night to go out.’
“My lords, I… I’ll be taking my leave now.”
He bowed to the four Martial Emperor Experts, then turned to flee like a startled rabbit.
However, before he could get far, the burly man appeared in front of him like a phantom.
The burly man said coldly, “Now, how would you like to die?”
At the same time, the gloomy, gaunt man appeared behind him, also like a phantom.
As for the youth and the bearded man, they were both walking toward Jiang Chen.
“Master…”
The straw-hatted youth cried out softly.
“We’re sorry. We came too late.”
Elder You froze completely where he stood.
‘Master?’
‘They called him Master?’
