Chapter 81

The scene was filled with curses, and the disappointed descendants of the feudal lords gathered in increasing numbers.

"Everyone, please calm down, calm down. Here we have the descendant of the White Tiger Marquis and the descendant of the Black Tortoise Marquis. They are all descendants of the four great feudal lords, the leaders of our various feudal lords. The Long family manipulated the competition, and we must demand an explanation. Otherwise, when the month is up and we leave, won't we all lose our feudal lord orders?"

"Right, we need to unite. We can't let them do as they please."

"Exactly, we don't want to form factions, but don't push us to the brink!"

The descendant of the White Tiger Marquis, Bai Zhanyun, and the descendant of the Black Tortoise Marquis, Yi Taichu, were both pushed forward by the crowd.

"Everyone, although I, Bai Zhanyun, am a descendant of the four great feudal lords, it's clear to all that the feudal lord situation of the future kingdom will inevitably change because of one person."

Bai Zhanyun spoke loudly, his gaze fixed on Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen?

"Brother Jiang Chen, I, Bai Zhanyun, only admire you." Bai Zhanyun, who had been defeated several times by Jiang Chen, was now genuinely convinced of his superiority.

"Brother Jiang Chen, I, Yi Taichu, also admire you." The descendant of the Black Tortoise Marquis, Yi Taichu, nodded in agreement.

"Brother Jiang Chen, you challenged the First-Rank Feudal Lord and outperformed the descendant of the Dragon Soaring Marquis in the assessment. We all admire you. Please give us some advice."

Jiang Chen was someone who responded to kindness, not harshness.

"Everyone, I, Jiang Chen, am not the type to issue orders. However, I predict that the Azure-Winged Sword Birds will definitely be in this third layer of space. No matter how capable the Long siblings are, they wouldn't dare enter the fourth layer. So, whether they like it or not, the final battlefield will be in this third layer."

"Your chosen strategy is correct. At this moment, my only advice to you is to hunt together. Acting alone in this third layer will put you at a disadvantage."

That was all Jiang Chen could say.

"Brother Jiang Chen, does this mean we still have hope of completing the task?"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly. "I can only say that if you hunt together, you all have a chance. If you act with selfish intentions, it's hard to say."

"Right, hunt together, hunt together!"

"I want to form a team. Who wants to join me?"

"Brother Jiang Chen, are you willing to team up with us?"

"If you don't want to be hated by the Long family or suffer as collateral damage, the best choice is to stay away from me."

Jiang Chen spoke the truth. The Long siblings had made so many moves, and he didn't believe for a moment that they didn't have some plot against him. On the other hand, Jiang Chen preferred to act alone and naturally didn't want to team up with these descendants of the feudal lords.

After saying this, Jiang Chen pushed off with his feet and disappeared into the darkness.

No matter what schemes the Long siblings played, Jiang Chen decided to remain unchanged in the face of all changes. He would complete the task first and then consider other matters.

With his plan set, Jiang Chen headed straight for the heart of the third layer of space.

After advancing about thirty to forty miles, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped, his nose twitching slightly.

A faint, elusive aura made Jiang Chen feel a strange sense of familiarity.

"What kind of aura is this?"

He sniffed carefully but found nothing.

At that moment, Jiang Chen's pupils suddenly narrowed, and his Heavenly Eye emitted a sharp light. He saw a group of sword birds flying through a stone forest, with three or four of them leading, their heads glowing with a faint silver light.

"Silver-Winged Sword Birds?"

Jiang Chen put aside his杂念, accelerated to his limit, and shot toward the group of sword birds.

This was the first time he had seen a group of sword birds since entering the Endless Catacombs.

There were about forty to fifty sword birds in the group, with four Silver-Winged Sword Birds leading. They were originally flying in another direction but suddenly turned and flew toward Jiang Chen.

Just as Jiang Chen approached, several figures suddenly shot out from the corners, blocking the other escape routes of the sword birds.

"Don't let the fat meat fly away, attack!"

The three figures launched attacks on the sword birds.

Seeing this, Jiang Chen wouldn't let this opportunity slip by. He rushed forward, and his unnamed blade slashed through the air!

Like the sea reversing its flow, like the Milky Way hanging upside down!

The second move of the Reversing Sea Current Blade —— Breaking the Waves!

Boom!

The powerful blade energy swept through the area, knocking down a large number of sword birds.

Jiang Chen quickly grabbed two Silver Spirit Pearls and, with a flick of his sleeve, collected nine Green Spirit Pearls.

The other three quickly divided the remaining Spirit Pearls.

"Jiang Chen, you're just taking the easy way out! We worked hard to ambush and drive these sword birds, but you took the biggest share."

One of the descendants of the feudal lords was clearly dissatisfied.

The other two, though silent, watched Jiang Chen with a predatory gaze.

Jiang Chen's harvest was indeed the largest: two Silver Spirit Pearls and nine Green Spirit Pearls, equivalent to twenty-nine Green Spirit Pearls.

He had previously collected fifty-seven Green Spirit Pearls, and with these twenty-nine, he now had a total of eighty-six, only fourteen away from completing the task.

"Hmph, if I hadn't acted, would you have been able to keep all these sword birds?" Jiang Chen sneered and walked away.

If he hadn't acted, most of the sword birds would have escaped. After all, the sword birds were fast, and it was dark. The three could only block three directions, and the sword birds happened to fly toward Jiang Chen's direction.

Without Jiang Chen's intervention, they might have only managed to keep a few.

In fact, with Jiang Chen's help, they got more.

"Jiang Chen, leave the Silver Spirit Pearls, you can take the Green Spirit Pearls."

"Right, let you have a little advantage, but don't be too greedy."

"This is our bottom line!"

"Come and take them if you can." Jiang Chen didn't waste words and leaped into the endless darkness. He had no intention of reasoning with these ungrateful people.

With Jiang Chen's speed, the three couldn't possibly stop him.

...

In a secluded area of the third layer of space, four figures gathered.

One of them, with a hoarse voice, asked, "Do we have any news on Jiang Chen?"

"Boss, that kid is well-hidden, but he finally showed up these past few days. The Long siblings are cooperating, and everything is going according to plan."

"Hmm, I wonder how much that kid has gained in this situation."

"According to the intelligence from the past two days, that kid has already collected about half of the Green Spirit Pearls."

"Half? It seems that kid has some skills. To be able to hunt so many Green Spirit Pearls in this situation, it's no wonder the Dragon Soaring Marquis paid double to hire us."

"Hehe, there must be a reason. Otherwise, with the Long siblings' strength, they wouldn't need us."

"Hmm, if that kid collects enough Green Spirit Pearls before reaching this area, we'll need to modify our plan."

"Hmm, it looks like we need to modify it. We have a backup plan anyway."

"Third Brother, you're the most agile. You go. Since he's not coming to this area, you go and lure him here. Follow our plan."

"Yes, Boss!"

"Second Brother, Fourth Brother, get ready. If we're going to act, we need to do it well, ensuring that the kid has no suspicion."

"Don't worry, with the four of us, if we can't take him down, what kind of reputation would the Chasing Fate Secret Sect have?"

...

As Jiang Chen continued to delve deeper into the third layer of space, he indeed encountered more and more sword birds.

"It seems I don't need to reach the edge of the third layer to collect enough Green Spirit Pearls." Jiang Chen calculated that at this rate, he could complete the task in half a day.

Just as he was thinking, his eyelids twitched, and he became alert. "Who's there? Come out, don't hide!"

In the darkness, Jiang Chen's Heavenly Eye revealed a feudal lord descendant running out from behind a pile of rocks.

"Brother Jiang Chen, is it really you?" The feudal lord descendant's eyes lit up with joy upon seeing Jiang Chen.

"You?" Jiang Chen found the person familiar but couldn't recall his name.

"I'm Ouyang Ping from the Chasing Sun Territory. Brother Jiang Chen, I've been looking for you everywhere. Xuan Fatso, Hu Qiu Yue, and a group of feudal lord descendants got into a conflict and suffered a significant loss. I have a good relationship with Xuan Fatso, but my strength is not enough to help, so I hurried to find you."

In his memory, Ouyang Ping did seem to have a good relationship with Xuan Fatso.

"Where are they? Lead the way!"

Xuan Fatso and Hu Qiu Yue were Jiang Chen's only close friends. He couldn't ignore their situation.

He was also puzzled. With Hu Qiu Yue's strength, who could pose a threat to him besides the descendants of the four great feudal lords?

"Could it be the descendants of the four great feudal lords?"

Ouyang Ping led the way, and Jiang Chen followed without asking more. It was already difficult for Ouyang Ping to come and report.

About a quarter of an hour later, they crossed a swamp and came to a desolate thorny area.

"Once we pass this thorny area, we'll be there."

Jiang Chen nodded. "Lead the way."

After passing the thorny area, they arrived at an open grassland surrounded by dark, damp, and smooth rock walls, with jagged rocks above, creating a sinister atmosphere.

"Brother Jiang Chen, they're just ahead."

Jiang Chen nodded and suddenly asked, "Ouyang Ping, how many pulses of true qi do you have now?"

"Hehe, I'm not very accomplished, just six pulses of true qi. About the same as Xuan Fatso."

"Ah!" Jiang Chen nodded thoughtfully.

"Brother Chen, you're finally here!"

Jiang Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xuan Fatso sitting against a rock wall, pale-faced and breathing heavily, clearly injured.

Hu Qiu Yue, who was meditating beside Xuan Fatso, also looked bad. He smiled when he saw Jiang Chen.

"Fatso, what happened?" Jiang Chen frowned. "Are you injured?"

"It's those bastards, Yan Yiming and his gang. They took advantage of their numbers to bully us. Luckily, I'm fat and tough," Xuan Fatso grumbled.

"How badly are you hurt?" Jiang Chen took out two Divine Elixir Creation Pills.

"Just some internal injuries. Luckily, I broke through to six pulses of true qi, or I might not have survived," Xuan Fatso mumbled.

Jiang Chen's arm paused in the air, then flicked his fingers, sending the two pills flying over. "These are the latest healing elixirs from the Alchemist Hall."

"Brother Chen, you're the best!"

Xuan Fatso beamed with joy.