Chapter 1276

The purple robed man was none other than Huan Long. He had successfully attracted everyone's attention the moment he entered.

Huan Long looked very young, but one could clearly sense his realm through the aura around him and the ripples of space around him.

Late Corporeal Realm.

Everyone present was a very special existence, but none of them could sense any abnormalities from Huan Long. Of course, Huan Long's natural admiration for Shangguan Hong could be sensed without any perception.

Only Zi Chen felt that there was something wrong with Huan Long. It was a little … strange.

"Everyone is here, right?"

Huan Long glanced at everyone before his gaze finally landed on Zi Chen. He said, "You're Zi Chen. I've seen your battle footage. Although your realm is the lowest here, your combat strength is undoubtedly the strongest. I'm afraid we'll have to rely on you in the end for this mission."

As he spoke, Huan Long bowed deeply to Zi Chen and said, "Please."

Zi Chen looked at Huan Long. He did not speak, but his calm expression suddenly turned cold.

Huan Long was a customer. Logically speaking, Zi Chen should be happy to receive a customer's praise. However, he was not happy. In fact, he was even a little angry.

Praising a single person in front of a group of heaven's prides was a deliberate move against him.

Although he did not know what the others were thinking, Zi Chen could clearly feel Wu Xie's unfriendly gaze.

"Alright, let's go."

Huan Long smiled at Zi Chen, then glanced at Shangguan Hong before turning to walk out the door.

Before leaving the room, Zi Chen and Shangguan Hong had already changed their appearances.

The mission of the Hunter's Castle this time was obviously a secret.

It was worth mentioning that Shangguan Hong had prepared a communication pearl for Zi Chen. She had also left all five messages behind, except for Huan Long's.

The group of six left Huping City in a very low-key manner. No one knew the strength of this group.

Several miles away, the group stepped onto the flying boat that Huan Long had prepared and left.

"There's still a long way to go. Everyone can rest as you wish."

A blue light barrier appeared on the surface of the flying ship. Huan Long turned around and said to the five of them.

Zi Chen and Shang Guan Hong's appearances changed back. He looked at Huan Long and asked, "I want to know our destination."

This time, Zi Chen was the first to speak. Naturally, he attracted the attention of others, and there were even more dissatisfied gazes directed at him.

Because they had been targeted earlier, Zi Chen was the first to speak, which gave people the feeling that he was the boss.

Huan Long looked at Zi Chen with a meaningful expression. He didn't know that Zi Chen was cursing Huan Long in his heart, but he was also cursing his stupid companions at the same time.

The reason why they didn't speak was because they were too confident, but Zi Chen had lived for thousands of years and had wandered between life and death many times. Naturally, he knew that he couldn't be careless about anything, not to mention that this was the Zhan Wu Continent. He still had to find the Thunder Drop of Life.

Just by interacting with them for several miles, Zi Chen knew that although these people were special existences and might kill without blinking an eye, they were definitely flowers in a greenhouse. They didn't have much experience in traveling.

Perhaps Huan Long had grasped this point and deliberately targeted and encouraged him from the beginning.

"When we arrive, Zi Chen, you will naturally know," Huan Long said with a smile.

"I still want to know where it is," Zi Chen insisted.

"What's the point of knowing where it is? Do you think you can leave halfway if you know it's a dangerous place?" A dissatisfied voice sounded. It was none other than Wu Xie.

"It's indeed meaningless," Man Shi also spoke.

The masked black-robed man didn't speak. Shang Guan Hong glanced at the two and also didn't speak.

Huan Long turned to look at Wu Xie and smiled. "You're Wu Xie. I know you. You have an immortal body. You're really amazing."

Wu Xie naturally had a smug look on his face. He nodded at Huan Long, then looked back at Zi Chen and said, "I've also seen the video of your slaughter. Don't think that you're really invincible. There are still many special existences in this world."

Zi Chen glanced at Wu Xie but didn't speak. Instead, he walked to a corner of the flying ship and sat down cross-legged.

He chose to remain silent. In truth, he was already disappointed in his companions. Lord Wu's final words about believing in themselves at critical moments were probably because he had already guessed that they were inexperienced.

In fact, Zi Chen's guess was correct. Just before they left, except for Zi Chen, all four of them received the same message. The content of this message was that they needed to listen to Zi Chen's opinion at critical moments.

And this … was precisely the reason why everyone was unhappy.

"You seem a little off today. You're in a bad mood."

Zi Chen's message rang. When he took it out, Zi Chen saw the content. It was from Shang Guan Hong.

"I'm fine. There's no problem," Zi Chen replied.

"Fine? Then why are you so cold and ungrateful when Huan Long praised you?"

"He wasn't praising me. He was trying to harm me. My combat strength isn't the strongest here. He's trying to drive a wedge between us."

"But you are. No one here has this kind of ability at your level. Even Wu Xie is said to have awakened his immortal body when he broke through to the Corporeal Realm."

After a simple exchange, Zi Chen knew that Shang Guan Hong was inexperienced. She might not be careless when it came to killing people, but experience wasn't something that could be gained by killing people.

It was more about experience.

These people were born with a very high realm because of the environment of the Zhanwu Continent. They could reach the Earth Realm without much effort.

Before reaching the Earth Realm, they had almost no experience going out to gain experience.

After reaching the Earth Realm, they could only go out once or twice before continuing to cultivate until they broke through to the Corporeal Realm.

It was almost impossible to convince someone of their point of view, unless that person trusted you very much. Zi Chen didn't know how to explain it to Shang Guan Hong. He thought for a moment and replied, "Be careful of Huan Long. Remember, this is a secret between you and me."

This time, Shang Guan Hong took a long time to reply. There were only two words, "Okay."

However, Zi Chen could clearly see that Shang Guan Hong's ears were a little red as she lowered her head.

Silence followed.

Zi Chen didn't send any more messages. Instead, he closed his eyes and refined the defensive armor.

Since the journey was long, Zi Chen had enough time.

The silent atmosphere was soon broken. Shang Guan Hong sat on the deck hugging her knees and looked outside. Huan Long walked over and asked with a smile, "Can I sit here?"

Shang Guan Hong nodded.

"You look like you have something on your mind," Huan Long said.

Shang Guan Hong shook her head.

Wu Xie stood in the distance and looked at the two people on the deck. His expression became uncomfortable.

The big man, Man Shi, was expressionless.

The black-robed man seemed to be dozing off.

"It's fate that we can meet in this vast and boundless world. Come, let's have a good chat."

Huan Long gestured for everyone to come over.

Wu Xie didn't want to see the two together and walked over.

The big man thought for a moment and seemed to feel that since everyone was together, there was indeed a need to talk.

The black-robed man opened his eyes and walked to the other side of the deck.

Zi Chen was still refining the armor.

"Ignore him," Wu Xie said coldly.

Afterwards, Huan Long chuckled and began to chat with everyone. He told them about strange stories and even a joke or two from time to time.

The atmosphere quickly became cheerful. Everyone laughed from time to time. Naturally, their relationship became closer as they laughed and chatted.

Although Zi Chen was refining the armor, he left a portion of his consciousness outside. He didn't understand what Huan Long was trying to do.

"Some people are born this way. They like crowds," Cauldron Spirit's voice sounded in Zi Chen's mind.

"It's true that they like crowds. But this is the Zhanwu Continent. They should be vigilant. Why isn't Huan Long vigilant?" Zi Chen was puzzled.

"Perhaps they are all the same. They think they are strong or inexperienced," Cauldron Spirit said.

"I hope so. However, I keep feeling that Huan Long is a little strange. But I can't put my finger on it."

"Maybe it's just your imagination. Let's refine the armor first. If something really goes wrong, the armor will give us a chance of survival."

This time, Zi Chen put all his attention into refining the armor. His refining speed was even faster than before.

Meanwhile, Shang Guan Hong, who was chatting at the front, would occasionally turn her head to look at Zi Chen. Her absent-mindedness made Wu Xie jealous and Huan Long unhappy.

Throughout the journey, Huan Long did not say anything bad about anyone. However, he had unknowingly alienated the group from Zi Chen. Wu Xie's behavior was even worse.

Man Shi would also say a few words from time to time while the black-robed man remained silent.

As for Shangguan Hong, she had some understanding of Zi Chen, so she didn't have any prejudice against him. However, she was a little dissatisfied that Zi Chen didn't reply after so many messages she had sent him.

Time flew by. Soon, another ten days had passed.

Although there was still a long way to go before they reached their destination, Shang Guan Hong seemed to have vaguely guessed their destination.

All of a sudden, a dazzling light appeared in front of the airboat. It was as though a bolt of lightning was approaching from afar.

"Enemy attack!"

As the dazzling light neared, it transformed into a stream of blade light. It was extremely powerful, and Man Shi's shout rang out in the next instant.

"Boom!"

The blade aura landed on the airboat and a powerful force spread out. The airboat's light barrier shook a few times before suddenly dissipating.

The airboat did not explode, but the group's figures were revealed.

At the same time, many figures flew over from the horizon.

Every figure was a person. There were dozens of them. Their auras were all at the Corporeal stage.

"You're courting death!"

Man Shi let out a furious roar as he dashed toward the glowing figure.

His body was filled with a tyrannical aura. His fist was like a giant hammer as it smashed towards a late Corporeal stage expert.

"Boom!"

The space shook under the punch. A late Corporeal stage expert's defenses were broken. The fist aura then hit his head and exploded with a loud bang.

A late Corporeal stage expert exploded with a single punch.

Such a scene also caused the surrounding people to jump in fright.

Their bodies suddenly stiffened, then they turned and ran.

Man Shi chased after them for several miles. His fist was even more terrifying than a real weapon. It could even smash a real weapon to pieces.

The others on the airboat watched in silence.