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Chapter 134: Chapter 134: I Want the Item, and I Want the Person Too!
The black-clad man glanced at the portrait on the bounty order, a faint flicker of unusual light crossing his eyes, before shaking his head indifferently:
"I don’t know her!"
"Nonsense!"
A martial artist sneered, "I saw your face with my own eyes earlier at Weilin Tower! You look at least seventy to eighty percent similar to the woman in this portrait! And you still dare to say you don’t know her?"
Elder Chen’s voice grew harsher, "Confess honestly, and you might suffer less pain. Otherwise, I’ll show you the meaning of ’a fate worse than death’!!"
The black-clad man spoke coldly, "I said I don’t know her, and I don’t! The world is vast and full of wonders; people resembling each other is not uncommon."
The martial artist who had spoken earlier sneered again, "Then why did you run?"
The black-clad man hesitated briefly before replying:
"You’re after her for nothing more than money. I can give you money!"
"Oh?"
Elder Chen’s eyes flashed as he tapped on the portrait in his hand. "The bounty for her is fifty million taels. How much do you think you can offer?"
The black-clad man pondered for a moment and said, "Let me go, and I’ll give you fifty million taels!"
Fifty million taels!
The people present were visibly stunned.
None of them had expected that this unimpressive young man in black would casually offer such an astronomical sum as fifty million taels!
Elder Chen sneered disdainfully, "Little brat, you’re awfully bold for your age. Do you think I’ll believe you just because you said so?"
The black-clad man said no more. With a wave of his hand—
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
With a faintly glowing jade-like brilliance, five wooden chests appeared in front of him.
"These contain Essence Energy Pills. Each chest holds one thousand pills, valued at more than fifty million taels!" the black-clad man declared.
Hiss!
Looking at the five wooden chests, Elder Chen and the others couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
A martial artist stepped forward, unable to resist, and opened the chests one by one.
Instantly, radiant spiritual light filled the air, and the intense energy waves spread outward.
Inside the chests, they saw Essence Energy Pills, brilliant and translucent!
"It’s actually five thousand Essence Energy Pills!"
"This kid’s insanely rich! Just like that, he takes out fifty million taels!"
Staring at the five chests of Essence Energy Pills, the crowd broke into heated discussions, their eyes gleaming with greed and awe.
This was fifty million taels!
In their entire lives, they’d never seen so many Essence Energy Pills!
Even the top families in Wushi City would find it difficult to produce such a massive sum at one time!
A mere young man in the Transcendence Realm casually carried this wealth!
Elder Chen gave the black-clad man a curious glance and asked solemnly, "Who are you?"
More than the five chests of Essence Energy Pills, Elder Chen was deeply intrigued by the man’s ability to summon the boxes out of thin air.
This man certainly had a Storage Treasure on him!
Even among the Three Great Sects, only Inner Sect disciples or prodigies qualified to possess a Storage Treasure!
Moreover, one must reach the Third Stage of the Tongxuan Realm to manipulate Essence Energy and utilize a Storage Treasure!
Yet the man before him, whose cultivation was clearly just at the Sixth Layer of the Transcendence Realm, managed to wield one with ease!
"I’ve already given you the Essence Energy Pills. I’m leaving!"
The black-clad man had no desire to linger and turned to leave.
"Hold it!"
Elder Chen’s face darkened as the man made to leave.
The black-clad man’s gaze sharpened. "The Essence Energy Pills are already yours. Don’t push your luck!"
Elder Chen flicked the bounty order in his hand, laughing triumphantly: "Boy, today, I want both the treasure and the person! This world runs on the law of the jungle—blame yourself for being too weak!"
"Shameless!"
The black-clad man’s eyes burned with fury as he gripped his sword tightly, speaking in a deep voice, "You’re just relying on having the numbers advantage. If you have the guts, fight me one-on-one!"
Elder Chen shook his head with disdain, "Naive brat! With an advantage, who’s interested in playing fair duels with you? Take him down! We’ll interrogate him slowly later."
"Attack!"
At Elder Chen’s command, two martial artists in green robes, both at the Sixth Layer of the Transcendence Realm, immediately unleashed their Ultimate Skills and attacked the black-clad man together.
The black-clad man had no room to retreat and could only grit his teeth and fight head-on.
Boom!
Their fierce attacks collided, instantly setting off a violent explosion in the air. The ground cracked beneath them.
Spurt!
The black-clad man, already injured, could not withstand the combined assault. A misstep led to him taking another palm strike, coughing blood as he stumbled back.
"Take this!"
Seizing the opportunity, a middle-aged martial artist behind him let out a cold shout. Like a bolt of lightning, his palm drove straight toward the black-clad man’s back.
The black-clad man’s expression changed drastically.
At the critical moment!
Whoosh!
A stone flew through the air like a falling meteor.
Bam!
The middle-aged martial artist didn’t even have time to react before the stone struck his head. His skull exploded instantly, splattering blood and brains everywhere.
"Who’s there?!"
Everyone was shocked.
The black-clad man, narrowly escaping death, looked up to see a familiar figure. His eyes glimmered with a strange light: "Luo Cheng!"
A man rode in on horseback—it was Luo Cheng.
"Heh, Ling Chulan, so it really is you!"
With a pat on his horse’s back, Luo Cheng leaped gracefully into the air, landing steadily in front of the black-clad man.
Elder Chen’s narrowed, sinister eyes fixed on Luo Cheng as he spoke coldly, "You’re alive! What happened to the other three?"
Looking at Elder Chen as though he were a fool, Luo Cheng replied flatly:
"Since I’m not dead, do you really need to ask about their fate?"
Elder Chen’s face turned grim, sulkily laughing: "I underestimated you! But even though you survived, instead of staying away, you’ve returned to die? Do you think you can save him?"
His finger pointed at the black-clad man.
The black-clad man, Ling Chulan, assessed Luo Cheng with a glance before lowering his voice:
"You shouldn’t have come."
Ling Chulan had been away from the sect for over a month and was unaware that Luo Cheng had joined the Outer Sect. Seeing Luo Cheng now, having reached the Fifth Layer of the Transcendence Realm, surprised him.
Even so, it didn’t put him at ease. Instead, he felt guilty for dragging Luo Cheng into the situation.
After all, their opponents included three martial artists at the Sixth Layer of the Transcendence Realm, as well as several equally formidable fighters.
Ling Chulan thought to himself that if he weren’t injured, the two of them fighting together might have some slim chance of survival. But now, there was no hope.
Luo Cheng glanced at the crowd encircling them and smiled: "Looks like it’s too late for me to leave now, anyway."
Ling Chulan took a deep breath and said, "I’ll hold them off. You find a chance to escape."
At least one of them needed to survive.
Elder Chen sneered maliciously, "Stop dreaming! None of you are leaving today. You brat—since you’re so eager to die, I’ll send you on your way first!!"
Fixing his gaze on Luo Cheng, Elder Chen’s aura surged as he launched a palm strike directly at him.
Ling Chulan, ready to intervene, was stopped by Luo Cheng.
Without drawing his sword, Luo Cheng clenched his fist. With nothing but a simple punch, he countered Elder Chen’s attack.
Boom!
With that single punch, Elder Chen’s ferocious palm force dissolved instantly. The overwhelming power of Luo Cheng’s punch surged forward with unstoppable momentum.
Elder Chen’s expression twisted in horror. To him, that small fist no longer looked like a fist—it was a mountain! A terrifying, high-speed mountain hurtling toward him!
