Chapter 1628

Miu Si's body was covered in wounds. She ran straight to Zi Chen, feeling guilty.

Zi Chen gestured for Miu Si to treat her wounds first and talk about the rest later.

"They didn't intend to kill me. These are just minor injuries. It doesn't matter."

Miu Si didn't treat her wounds. Instead, she slowly explained what had happened.

Previously, when Shun Tiandao went to the Blackstone Mountains and saw other humans, they didn't fight. Instead, the other party tried to recruit Shun Tiandao.

Zi Chen guessed that there should be many humans gathered there. That was why he asked Miu Si to bring people there. His original intention was to bring all of them back and form a stronger force.

Before leaving, Zi Chen gave the three-meter-long storage bag to Miu Si. His original intention was to let her put the things that couldn't fit in there. When she returned, she would be given the same amount of spirit crystals according to the transaction price.

Miu Si brought 63 people there. Unexpectedly, only one of them returned, and all of their belongings were taken away.

As for Miu Si, they deliberately released her for ransom. There were 63 people in total, and each of them had two armor-piercing weapons. If they didn't pay, they would kill all 63 of them.

"Are there many of them? All 64 of them were captured."

Zi Chen frowned. These 64 people had been in the Battlefield of Despair for a long time. Their combat strength wasn't weak. The other party was actually able to capture all of them. It was obvious how powerful they were.

"According to Milord's instructions, we didn't kill them because of a disagreement. However, who would have thought that two eighth stage domain realm cultivators would appear out of nowhere and shamelessly launch a sneak attack on us. They knocked a few of us unconscious and captured us in the end." Miu Si looked sullen.

He had a powerful armor-piercing weapon. Even if he faced an eighth stage Domain Realm cultivator, he wouldn't be afraid. When the battle started, they didn't have any killing intent. However, the eighth stage Domain Realm cultivators still chose to sneak up on them. In the end, they were all wiped out.

"Did the other party introduce themselves?"

"Yes, the leader is called Fei Te."

The commotion here attracted the attention of others. When they saw Miu Si's appearance, they were furious and expressed that they wanted to destroy this group of people.

Not to mention that there were two eighth stage Domain Realm cultivators, even if there were three or five of them, they wouldn't be afraid.

"Fei Te, do you know this person?" Looking at Wharton, who was walking over, Zi Chen asked.

In the outside world, one's cultivation realm did not necessarily represent one's battle prowess. However, in the Battlefield of Despair, only those who had comprehended some laws could break through to the next realm. Since the other party was able to break through to the eighth level, he was obviously not an ordinary person.

However, when Wharton heard this, he fell into deep thought. After a while, he slowly shook his head, indicating that he did not know of this person.

Suddenly, Wharton's expression changed as he said, "Fitt, could it be him?"

"You know him."

Wharton shook his head and said, "I don't know him, but I've heard of him. However, that Fitt has already reached the eighth level. Logically speaking, it's impossible for him to appear here."

When Zi Chen heard this, he sneered and said, "It seems so."

In the past two years, the Eighth Stage had only come to the Seventh Stage once, and their target was Zi Chen. To be more precise, they were here for the Star Illusion Dragon Spike.

"Are there any alchemists among them?" Zi Chen asked.

"There was one. He was a very young fellow, but he was forcefully controlled. Other than refining medicine, he had no other freedom."

"How many of them are there?"

"More than fifty."

When Zi Chen asked for details, Man Shi and the others came forward. Man Shi directly said, "Where are they? Damn it, let's go and destroy them."

"That's right. How dare they touch our people? They're simply courting death." Wu Xie also said coldly.

Looking at the excited crowd, Zi Chen smiled and said, "This is not a big matter. I'll go personally. Your top priority is to break through as soon as possible."

Now that Zi Chen was the backbone of the group, nothing could happen to him. Thus, everyone spoke up and expressed their willingness to go together.

"Just two Eighth Stage cultivators. There's nothing to be afraid of. How about this? Shun Tiandao and Wharton, come with me. The rest of you continue refining the law crystal."

The two's battle prowess was publicly acknowledged, so no one had any objections.

After a simple treatment of their wounds, Miu Si led the three towards the Blackstone Mountains.

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At the outskirts of the Blackstone Mountain Range, there were two late-stage Seventh Layer Heavenly Kings stationed here. The two of them were bored and were currently chatting with each other.

"Sigh, I say, this armor-piercing weapon is really extraordinary. Ever since I got it, I've already killed five late Sixth Stage mutated beasts."

"Its special effect is as high as thirty percent. Of course it's good stuff. I really don't know how that blacksmith called Zi Chen managed to condense such a high trigger rate."

"Who cares how he condensed it? As long as we have an endless supply of armor-piercing weapons to use in the future, it's fine."

"What do you mean? Didn't you only ask for thirty something weapons? We just happen to have one each. We're not rich at all."

"Hmph, this is just a ransom. When we get the ransom and everyone has an armor-piercing weapon, it'll be time for us to launch a large-scale attack. When that time comes, that blacksmith called Zi Chen will obediently serve us."

The cultivator had a look of realization. It seemed that this was how the group's alchemist came to be.

While the two of them were chatting, they suddenly sensed a wave of aura. Then, four people appeared in their line of sight.

"It's the fella who went to get the ransom. They came rather quickly." A thin late Seventh Stage cultivator sneered.

"He even brought helpers. Looks like he's not satisfied."

"It's just four people. It's not enough … No, that's Wharton."

When they saw Wharton among the four people, their expressions changed immediately.

Wharton was very famous in the Seventh Stage City. Almost everyone of the same cultivation level knew him.

However, when they thought about the two eighth-stage Domain Realm cultivators backing them, they calmed down a lot.

As the four people approached, the thin man said, "Wharton, I didn't expect you to be the one controlling a team."

Wharton glanced at the two of them and said indifferently, "Where are our people?"

"Did you bring the ransom? Otherwise, you'll only see corpses," the thin man said coldly.

Zi Chen lifted the storage bag in his hand and said, "A total of 95 armor-piercing weapons. It's four more than what we asked for."

The two of them nodded in satisfaction. The thin man said coldly, "You know what's good for you. Follow me."

The four of them followed the two of them deep into the forest. After a while, they arrived at the gathering place.

They seemed to be waiting for the armor-piercing weapons. These people didn't go out. There were more than 05 of them, and they emitted a strong aura. When they saw the four of them, their eyes flashed with greed.

However, when the light landed on Wharton, it was immediately restrained.

Wharton was recognized as the strongest among the late Seventh Stage cultivators. He was the one who had the highest chance of surpassing Xu Houjue on the Soldier List.

When they saw Wharton, they restrained themselves, but they weren't afraid.

Wharton, who was in the late Seventh Stage, was indeed powerful. However, compared to an Eighth Stage cultivator, he was a whole realm lower.

Soon, Zi Chen saw the 63 people on his side. Their strength had been sealed and they were hung on the trees with vines. Many of them had wounds from being whipped. As for their equipment, they had been stripped clean.

The 63 of them looked listless. Some of them were even on the verge of death.

Seeing the state of these people, Zi Chen's heart was filled with killing intent.

"Release them immediately," Zi Chen said coldly.

The two of them turned around and looked at Zi Chen with dissatisfaction. The skinny one said, "Who do you think you are? How dare you order us around."

Zi Chen glanced at the weapons on their bodies and said, "The armor-piercing weapons in your hands were forged by me."

So it was the artificer called Zi Chen. The two of them looked surprised.

Zi Chen said indifferently, "Release them, and we'll let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, the two of you will die."

Threatened by a mid-Seventh Stage cultivator, the two of them immediately turned cold. One of them shouted at Zi Chen, "You dare threaten us? Are you looking to die?"

When the 63 of them heard the commotion, they opened their eyes and saw Zi Chen. Their lifeless and despairing eyes were reignited with hope.

These people had been so arrogant because they had two Eighth Stage cultivators in their group. However, the 63 of them knew very well that Zi Chen had been able to kill an Eighth Stage outsider on his own half a year ago.

At the same level, humans might not have any advantage over Daxus aliens.

And that was half a year ago. In the past half a year, Zi Chen's power had grown to an unfathomable level. These people were simply looking to die for trying to target Zi Chen.

This was why they would rather be hung up and beaten than submit.

Shuntiandao's sword flashed, and the vines on the 63 of them were all severed. A wave of solidified energy supported them as they slowly descended.

Cold light flashed everywhere as the others instantly surrounded them, their eyes filled with hostility. Ironically, there were many armor-piercing weapons forged by Zi Chen amongst these weapons.

The group was surrounded, but they all looked at Wharton warily. To them, Wharton was the greatest threat.

"You want to die?" Wharton barked, his eyes flashing with killing intent.

"Wharton, this isn't a place where you can act wildly," the skinny one from before said.

"Die." Wharton's killing intent was clearly aroused, but in the next instant, his arm was grabbed by Zi Chen.

Zi Chen chuckled, his gaze sweeping past the group. These people were not weak, and it would be a waste to die like this.

After sweeping his gaze around, he coldly said, "Since you've come, come out. What's the point of hiding?"

"You're Zi Chen, that artificer."

A voice came from behind the group, and a cold-faced man in black armor appeared. It was one of the two Eighth Stage cultivators.

Looking at him, Zi Chen's lips curled in disdain, and he said, "There's another one. Could it be that you're really a coward who only dares to launch sneak attacks?"

"What a sarcastic brat." Another voice rang out, and the second Eighth Stage cultivator appeared from the opposite direction. It was Fitt.

Zi Chen looked at the two of them, disdainfully saying, "You two really are jackals of the same lair. I didn't dare to be sure at first, but seeing how you're hiding, you should be here for me."

The two's expressions changed slightly, and they exchanged glances. Originally, they didn't dare to be sure that the two Zi Chen's were the same person, but now they were sure.