Chapter 100

After sending Long Chen back to the Chenxi Merchant Alliance, Zhao Tianfang went to attend to his own matters. When Ao Xue saw Zhao Tianfang's indifferent expression, she revealed a cold smile, as if it was within her expectations.

"Be my guest!"

With those words, it was clear that she wanted to drive Long Chen away.

From Zhao Tianfang's expression, she knew that Long Chen had absorbed at most one Thunder Flame Crystal, and she, Ao Xue, could also fuse with one. If she tried a bit harder, she might even reach two!

This meant that Zhao Tianfang's previous enthusiastic invitation to Long Chen was completely meaningless.

"He's just a waste of space, yet he dares to pretend to be a genius. Truly laughable!" Ao Xue sneered repeatedly behind Long Chen.

"If she knew that you can fuse with far more Thunder Flame Crystals, I wonder how her expression would look." In Long Chen's ear, Ling Xi chuckled.

"Xiaoxi, let's take a walk outside first. It's already dusk. Once night falls, that's when you can show your power. Otherwise, if I leave and he loses something right after, we'll be too suspicious."

Long Chen could only sneer at Ao Xue.

However, he didn't have the heart to argue with such a person. Soon, Long Chen walked out of the Chenxi Merchant Alliance under Ao Xue's disdainful gaze, turned a few streets, and found a quiet teahouse. He sipped tea and pondered his current body.

"By fusing with ten Thunder Flame Crystals, one can form a Thunder Flame Body and become a Thunder Flame Warrior?"

Long Chen felt the faint, tingling power flowing within his body.

Thunder and fire are among the most violent forces in the world.

"Indeed, and the Thunder Flame Body is also divided into ranks. Fusing with ten Thunder Flame Crystals forms a First-Rank Thunder Flame Body. There should also be a Second-Rank and the highest, a Third-Rank Thunder Flame Body! I'm not sure how many Thunder Flame Crystals are needed, but it's definitely no less than ten!"

"Then how can I fuse with more Thunder Flame Crystals?" Long Chen asked hopefully.

"The fusion of Thunder Flame Crystals is related to one's constitution. You are fundamentally a Dragon Warrior, with most of your true qi containing dragon power, and your body is almost like a dragon's雏形. In terms of constitution, you absolutely surpass the Thunder Flame Crystals, making you a top-tier existence."

"Another factor is the amount of true qi. The more true qi you have, the stronger the dragon-soul true qi, which we can call it, will be. The stronger the dragon-soul true qi, the more Thunder Flame Crystals you can control. The Thunder Flame Crystals contain Thunder Flame power, and as long as your dragon-soul true qi is stronger than the Thunder Flame power, it will be fine..."

"Even after all this, I still don't know if I can get the Thunder Flame Crystals." Thinking of this, Long Chen smiled helplessly.

The Thunder Flame Crystals not only have a powerful effect on refining the body but also increase Thunder Flame power in true qi. Long Chen was indeed very eager for them.

Back then, when he had the Dragon Soul Transformation, his physical strength increased dramatically, almost reaching the level of a high Yellow Rank Body Refinement Warrior.

This was just a thousandth of the heritage bloodline, so as his opponents became stronger and possessed powerful combat techniques like Body Refinement and Body Techniques, Long Chen felt his inadequacy.

The heritage bloodline, if he wanted to use it, would take an unknown amount of time, so Long Chen decided to focus on the Thunder Flame Crystals first.

"Damn, you still don't trust me, do you? Just wait here, and I'll personally take care of it for you, making sure everything is perfect."

In the Ling Xi Sword, seeing that Long Chen didn't believe her, Ling Xi was furious.

If it weren't for the timing, she would have rushed to the Chenxi Merchant Alliance immediately.

"My methods are beyond your imagination. No matter what you say, I will definitely get the Thunder Flame Crystals for you!"

Ling Xi's sudden decisiveness today was unlike her usual self, but Long Chen knew what this little girl was thinking.

These days, Long Chen had been very good to her, giving her divine soul medicines whenever he had money. Before the family's impending battle, he even ventured into the Wasteland Beast Domain alone to find the Dream Spirit Grass for her. This kindness deeply moved Ling Xi.

So, she wanted to do something for Long Chen as well.

"Having this little girl, if I don't pursue her, I would still be a winner in life..."

Long Chen thought wickedly, then shook his head. On one hand, his relationship with Ling Xi hadn't reached that point yet, and Ling Xi's mysterious background made him feel like they were from different worlds. On the other hand...

"I, Long Chen, have always been a man who passes through a sea of flowers without a single leaf sticking to me. How could I hang myself on one tree? And this tree hasn't even grown yet..."

But sometimes, life is full of surprises. It defies expectations but makes sense in the end.

"However, Ling Xi is already so beautiful. In a few years, when she develops a womanly charm, I'll definitely fall at her feet. If such a fairy were to end up with another beast, it would be a tragedy!"

The thought of Ling Xi being with another man made Long Chen want to die.

"Is this what they call love?" Long Chen smiled bitterly.

But over these days, he and Ling Xi had experienced a lot, and he had a vague sense of sharing hardships. The laughter and tears they shared often brought a smile to his lips.

"Sister Yu from the Jade Green Jade Tower said that love at first sight is nonsense. True feelings are cultivated when two people walk a path together, cry together, and laugh together. If I continue like this with Ling Xi, will it end up like this?"

Thinking of this, Long Chen felt very conflicted. The harem he had dreamed of since childhood wasn't like this.

"Hey, idiot! What are you thinking about, smiling so disgustingly?"

Seeing Long Chen suddenly lost in thought with such a lecherous expression, Ling Xi frowned and asked.

Long Chen could only laugh awkwardly. The sky had already turned dark, and he looked in the direction of the Chenxi Merchant Alliance. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Xiaoxi, have you noticed anything about the name Chenxi Merchant Alliance?"

"Is there something strange about it?"

Long Chen smiled faintly and said, "Chenxi, I am Chen, and you are Xi. Together, we are Chenxi, aren't we?"

Feeling Long Chen's intense gaze, Ling Xi blushed, flustered, and scolded, "You little brat, how dare you take advantage of me! I'll beat you until your ass is bruised!"

Though she scolded him, her tone was sweet and gentle.

Seeing herself suddenly like this, Ling Xi was stunned and then changed the subject, "Is it time now? I want to go now."

Long Chen didn't want to stop Ling Xi. If he didn't let her show her worth, she might cause some trouble for him later.

This time, the risk was relatively low, so Long Chen agreed.

"Remember, safety comes first."

"Okay."

The small Ling Xi Sword gradually slid out of Long Chen's ear and quickly disappeared into the night.

Without the Ling Xi Sword in his ear, Long Chen felt a sense of emptiness, as if his heart had no place to rest.

Only when Ling Xi wasn't by his side did he realize how lonely he was.

"Am I afraid of this loneliness?"

He couldn't imagine how he would have walked this path without Ling Xi. How would he continue on the road ahead?

"Chenxi is the beginning of a day, so we will always be like the morning, symbolizing new life and never perishing!"

Thinking of this, Long Chen closed his eyes, placed his hands on the armrests of the chair, and leaned back, feeling his heartbeat.

Listening carefully, Long Chen realized that his heartbeat was indeed very loud.

The sound was amplified in his ears, and faintly, it seemed like a blood-red, sky-blocking divine dragon was roaring and roaring in his heart.

"Primeval Blood Spirit Dragon... Is blood and slaughter my destiny?"

Time passed, and after about a quarter of an hour, Long Chen's eyes opened. At that moment, a spatial bag fell into his palm, and the full feeling in his ear returned.

"Idiot, hurry back to Lingwu City!"

Without a word, Long Chen started walking toward Lingwu City.

Hearing that Ling Xi didn't sound weak, Long Chen breathed a sigh of relief and asked anxiously during the journey, "How did it go? Did you get hurt?"

"How could that be?" Ling Xi said proudly, "That stinky guy didn't even notice me. I took the spatial bag, and I also taught that Ao Xue a lesson. Who told her to be so annoying!"

Hearing that Ling Xi had caused trouble, Long Chen was very interested and asked, "What did you do to her?"

Mentioning this, Ling Xi blushed, feeling a bit embarrassed. The feeling of being a bad girl was too exhilarating but didn't fit her style.

"…I, I cut off her hair…"

"Ha!"

Long Chen was very depressed but found the little girl even cuter.

"By the way, there's one more thing. I clashed with that Zhao Manager while taking the spatial bag, and using secret techniques to hide my form also consumed a lot of energy. So, I've used up about two and a half of the four Spirit Fruit's medicinal power…"

Long Chen was speechless at this spendthrift girl but waved his hand grandly, "No problem, spend as much as you want. When it's gone, I'll go and rob more!"

"Yay!"

"Let's go back and see how many Thunder Flame Crystals you got!"

...

In the blink of an eye, it's been almost a month and a half since the release of "Long Shen." This is the 100th chapter, which has some commemorative significance.

This morning, I found that the number of favorites has exceeded 1000, and the number of flowers is close to 10,000, with clicks approaching one million. Let's push harder. The number of favorites has reached my initial goal, and now it's just the flowers and clicks that are left.

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