"Boom!"
Inside the ancient city, a massive teleportation array shattered. A blood-red heavenly blade slashed diagonally, and a streak of crimson light flashed by. Building after building was sliced in two, the cut smooth as a mirror. The upper half slowly slid down, crashing to the ground.
The sudden turn of events instantly stirred the entire ancient city, with countless powerful figures releasing their auras and flying out from the major buildings.
When they saw a young man dressed in black, wielding a blood-red broadsword, appear inside Longteng Trading Company, their faces were filled with shock.
Long Chen, brimming with murderous intent, shattered the teleportation array. The few Realm Kings who followed him were instantly shattered by the spatial power, not even getting a chance to show their faces.
Long Chen activated his divine sense and immediately sensed it. He ignored the furious, anxious Longteng Trading Company experts, gripped his long blade, spun rapidly, and plunged into the earth.
Hundreds of miles underground, there was a treasure vault, where endless runes flowed and layers of restrictions were set up.
"Whoosh!"
Long Chen threw out a black dagger, instantly piercing the barrier. With that gap, Long Chen's Minghong Blade charged straight in.
"Second Form of Heaven-Opening"
"Boom!"
A tremendous force erupted from underground, the earth was torn open, endless buildings shattered, and countless of Longteng Trading Company's experts were killed by the shock.
The earth exploded, endless dust and sand soared into the sky, forming a mushroom cloud tens of thousands of miles long. The mushroom cloud spread rapidly, instantly enveloping the entire ancient city.
"Who are you scoundrels? How dare you cause trouble at Longteng Trading Company? Die for me!" With a thunderous roar, an elderly man with a dark complexion, long hair flying, and looking like an enraged lion charged out.
"Boom!"
Amidst the trembling earth, a hundred-li square box appeared. The chest was densely covered with runes, heavy and grand, but by now, the runes on the box had already dimmed.
"Courting death!"
The dark-faced old man saw the box and was instantly furious. It was the treasure vault of Longteng Trading Company, filled with countless treasures.
"Boom!"
A blade shadow shot into the sky. The dark old man had just charged forward when he was knocked back by a single strike.
Long Chen's figure appeared in the void. At this moment, in his hand appeared a palm-sized, crystal-clear jade, sealed within it with a snowflake.
The snowflake was beautiful and pure, without a trace of aura, yet Long Chen could sense the power it concealed—a power capable of destroying heaven and earth.
"Finally got it!"
Long Chen broke open the treasury with a black dagger and immediately discovered it. Fortunately, it was inside the treasury, not on the black-faced old man.
Gently stroking the Ice Soul Divine Jade, Long Chen felt little joy. Thinking of Bai Fang and his sister, he felt even more sad. The Ice Soul Divine Jade was priceless, but in Long Chen's view, its value would not exceed the lives of the Bai siblings.
If possible, he would rather lose this Ice Soul Divine Jade in exchange for their lives. Unfortunately, there aren't so many 'ifs' in this world.
"Buzz!"
A steel fist smashed down on Long Chen's face. Long Chen slashed fiercely with the Minghong Blade, sparks flying, and Long Chen's arm shook violently, sending him flying with a single punch.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... At
that moment, countless powerful figures appeared, most of them Realm Kings, totaling over a hundred. However, only four wore Longteng Trading Company's uniforms; the rest didn't seem to be from Longteng Trading Company.
The dark-faced elder, clad in battle armor, runes swirling, the Realm King's divine might surging, pressing down on everyone.
Long Chen put away the Ice Soul Divine Jade. Before this, the treasury of Longteng Trading Company had already been taken, and it was precisely because of this that the dark-faced old man was so furious.
"How dare you steal treasures from Longteng Trading Company? How dare you! Tell me, who are you?" The dark-faced elder shouted sternly.
Only then did Long Chen notice that this was a massive prefectural city, and Longteng Trading Company was only a corner of the city. Countless powerful figures were peeking out from the major buildings to look this way, their faces full of shock and confusion, not knowing what was happening.
"Who I am doesn't matter; what matters is that we are in the same industry." Long Chen said coldly.
"Colleagues?" Are you with Huayun Trading Company? The dark-faced old man's expression changed, and so did his voice.
"No, I'm not with Huayun Trading Company." Long Chen shook his head.
"Then who are you?" The old man shouted.
"Ziyan Heaven has eight major trading firms, with Huayun Trading Company and Longteng Trading Company being the largest, followed by the others.
I said, 'I'm not from Huayun Trading Company, so you won't ask about other companies. Looks like your seven major trading companies are pretty united.'
Only Huayun Trading Company in Tianxia Trading Company is absolutely clean, but when all merchants are dirty, then being clean is a crime. No wonder you are targeting Huayun Trading Company so much. Long Chen sneered.
Long Chen had killed so many Dragon Teng Trading Company Realm King experts. Although he couldn't search souls, he could still examine some soul fragments.
Among those soul fragments, there were countless filthy things. These people, under the guise of integrity, had secretly committed countless evil deeds. This was also why, as soon as Long Chen arrived here, he unleashed his ruthless actions.
"You even say you're not part of Huayun Trading Company, yet you keep defending Huayun Trading Company at every level. I think you must be with Huayun Trading Company." A Realm King shouted loudly.
"Helping the dog eat?"
Long Chen glanced at the old man. That person was not from Longteng Trading Company; the reason they stood here was clearly because they were on the company's side.
"I say we're in the same industry because we're all engaged in robbery. Your Longteng Trading Company is stealing covertly, while I, Long Sanye, am open. In terms of technical skill, I'm not as good as you.
But when it comes to efficiency, you're not as efficient as me. You rob and kill, and you still need to scheme and scheme, while I'm much simpler. Long Chen said calmly.
"Stop wasting words with him. Let's take him down together, skin him alive, and I refuse to believe he won't reveal who is behind it all."
"Whoosh."
Just as the Realm King finished speaking, Long Chen silently appeared behind him, grabbing his neck with a large hand. Everyone was shocked—Long Chen's movement was too fast and bizarre, without any warning.
By the time everyone tried to help, it was already too late. No one expected Long Chen to strike so suddenly. They thought he would wait for reinforcements or prepare to crush the teleportation talisman and escape. Their attention was focused on the spatial fluctuations, so Long Chen could easily succeed.
In the blink of an eye, this Realm King had fallen into Long Chen's hands. He had been arrogant and domineering before, but now he was trembling with fear. A wave of foul stench wafted over—this Realm King was so frightened he lost control.
"You don't have any other skills. Besides pooping, all you know is helping dogs eat poop. If you're willing to eat your own poop back, I'll let you live." Long Chen said coldly.
"I... I'll eat ...." What no one expected was that, in his fear, the Realm King actually agreed.