Chapter 743

Several figures flew over from afar. They were all elderly Demon Clan elders. They had seen the battle clearly and had shouted at the right time.

However, the three humans did not pay any attention to them. They did not stop attacking.

Three consecutive explosions were heard and the three Dragonians were sent flying. They coughed up blood and were dispirited. They were only a hair's breadth away from death.

"Stop, stop. Let's talk things over."

The five elders rushed over. Three of them charged towards the Dragonians while the other two stopped Zi Chen and the other two.

It seemed that Zi Chen and the other two did not intend to continue killing the Dragonians. Moreover, his original intention was to negotiate with the Demon Clan.

In the distance, looking at the three Dragonians who were on the verge of death, the Demon Clan's image of the Dragonians as invincible collapsed. The defeat of the Dragonians was a huge blow to them. It was even greater than Zi Chen's crazy massacre of the Demon Clan.

The eyes of the humans were filled with excitement. From the elders' words, they could tell that the Demon Clan had given in.

The three Dragonians swallowed the elixirs and their bodies exuded a strong vitality. Their fatal injuries were also recovering rapidly.

Now that the dragonman's life was saved, the elders heaved a sigh of relief.

"Young friend, how should I address you?"

The three elders came forward and stood side by side with the previous two. They were from the five clans. Then, the Elder Ape walked over from the periphery.

Apart from the Dragonians, the other six clans had gathered.

"Zi Chen."

Zi Chen put away his spear and replied coldly. The Devil Ape and the Monk walked back and stood beside Zi Chen.

"Alright, it's young friend Zi Chen. Young friend Zi Chen, what's the matter? Why can't we sit down and talk things over? Why must we fight?" One of the six spoke. He was from the Celestial Wolf Clan.

Looking at the elders in front of him, Zi Chen sneered. "I'm a human and you're from the Demon Clan. In your eyes, we're targets to be slaughtered. Do you think it's possible for us to sit down and talk things over?"

"Of course, why not? Although we are not of the same race, we are all cultivators. It is only natural that we have something in common," said another old man.

When Zi Chen heard this, he smiled and said, "Since that is the case, there is indeed a need for us to talk. In fact, when I came here, I had the intention of negotiating with you. However, during the process of negotiating with you, your people continuously attacked me and tried to stop me. They had bad intentions and in the end, they even broke one of my expensive top-grade defensive armours. What do you think about this matter?"

Zi Chen's rhetorical question left all the demons speechless. Even the old and experienced ones did not know how to answer.

You were the one who slaughtered your way in. Not only did you kill so many of us, but you also plundered the five bases. The amount of resources you lost is incalculable. Instead of talking about that, you talked about the supreme-grade battle armor first.

Compared to the looted resources, a mere supreme-grade armor was nothing.

"You're not saying anything. You must feel that you can't answer and are too ashamed to speak."

Zi Chen then pointed at the three Draconians who were recovering after swallowing the elixir and said, "These three fellows also threatened to kill us when they first arrived. Moreover, they didn't say much before they attacked. However, they were not strong enough. Just as they were about to be killed by us, you suddenly appeared to stop them. Could it be that you also think that they can only kill and not let others kill them?"

Zi Chen's voice had become cold towards the end.

"Calm down, little friend Zi Chen. This matter is indeed our people's fault. There's also a huge misunderstanding in this matter. We didn't clear things up beforehand. How about this, little friend Zi Chen? How about you give us a list of how much resources you need to destroy the top-grade battle armor?

Just as the old men were stunned by Zi Chen's question, the old macaque reacted quickly and replied with a kind smile.

Zi Chen looked at the old ape and asked, "Didn't you once complain that you were poor and had no resources in front of me?"

The old ape blushed with shame and said, "Our Heavenly Ape lineage is indeed lacking in resources. We can't afford to pay for the armor either. However, our people didn't do anything at that time, so we don't need to pay for the losses. They will."

The elders from the other clans nodded quickly and expressed their willingness to pay.

In front of Zi Chen and the other two, the once-powerful Demon Clansmen all revealed their most humble expressions.

Zi Chen's expression softened and said, "You have to bear the consequences of your mistakes. You've all admitted your mistakes. As for the compensation, I'll reluctantly agree."

The elders nodded and smiled apologetically. They felt so wronged that they wanted to cry. It seemed that they were the real victims. They were slaughtered, robbed, and now they had to pay for others.

Just as the two sides were talking, the dragonians who had consumed the elixir recovered from their injuries and regained their peak strength. The three of them stood up and glared at Zi Chen and the others with hatred. They were humiliated in front of so many people, so naturally, they couldn't take it lying down.

Zi Chen's cold eyes fell on the three of them. His expression turned cold and he said, "I'll spare your lives today. Get out of my sight. If there's a next time, I guarantee that you'll die a horrible death. Also, I'm warning you, don't look at me like I'm about to die."

Zi Chen's voice was filled with cold murderous intent and endless threat. This made the three dragonians tremble. However, looking at the current situation, although there were many demons present, they couldn't stop the three of them.

The three dragonians snorted and left immediately. They had lost miserably in today's battle. They had humiliated themselves and the dragonians. However, the three of them swore that one day, they would get back at them tenfold or even a hundredfold.

"They have hatred in their hearts and are definitely plotting against us. It's better to kill them on the spot. If we let them escape, there will be endless trouble in the future," the devil ape said with murderous intent surging around him.

"Young friend, you can't. You can't. We don't have any big grudges. It's just a misunderstanding. Let's clear up the misunderstanding," the elders from the other races quickly said, afraid that the other party would suddenly kill them.

After the three dragonians felt the devil ape's murderous intent, they left even faster.

With the dragonians gone, the battle couldn't continue. Moreover, the few of them had assumed the posture of a peace talk, so they naturally couldn't fight.

The crowd moved to the Heavenly Tiger Race's camp to discuss the matter.

After taking a seat in the hall, Zi Chen really took out a list of materials to refine a top-grade defensive armor.

Even though the materials were deliberately added, the few of them took a quick look and arranged for people to prepare them. The demon race was definitely going to suffer this loss.

"Looking at how Zi Chen's attacks are filled with extreme energy, you should be a Heaven Realm expert, right?" said the old ape in order to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"I can barely count as a Heaven Realm expert, but I'm not a member of the Martial Heaven Alliance," said Zi Chen.

"Even without the support of the Martial Heaven Alliance, young friend Zi Chen still has such accomplishments. As expected, you're worthy of admiration."

The others followed the old ape's lead. They first chatted about some meaningless topics. Once both sides were familiar with each other, they began to discuss proper matters.

They naturally knew why Zi Chen had come. It was for this region so that the humans of the chaotic region could continue hunting ancient beasts.

"This region is practically limitless, and there are endless ancient beasts to hunt. Both sides can take as much as they want, but your demon race's actions are truly excessive," said Zi Chen.

"Young friend Zi Chen's words are reasonable. This time, it was us who didn't think things through. We selfishly thought of ourselves and forgot about the humans."

"We've also been paying attention to this problem recently. Since young friend Zi Chen has brought it up, why don't we all coexist peacefully and work together to obtain resources from this region?"

The various races' elders all chimed in. Zi Chen had already used his power to prove the power of the human race. So in the Ancient Beast World, there should be a place for the human race.

Seeing Zi Chen's silence, they once more emphasized that there would be no more fighting between the humans and the demon race in the Ancient Beast World.

In other words, the humans were now allies with the demon race. When allies met, they naturally couldn't fight. So their goal was to work together to hunt ancient beasts.

Zi Chen nodded, his expression showing complete agreement.

The negotiations with the demon race ended in this way. Zi Chen's group of three had forced the demon race to negotiate, creating another miracle.

"Young friend Zi Chen, have you heard of the Trial Path?" the Sky Tiger elder suddenly asked when he saw that Zi Chen was about to leave after the negotiations ended.

"Trial Path? What Trial Path?" Zi Chen was puzzled.

The six of them looked at each other, and then the old ape spoke. After a light cough, the old ape explained, "The Trial Path is an ancient road. It's known as the most difficult trial in history. This ancient road hasn't appeared for tens of thousands of years."

Zi Chen looked at the old ape. He didn't speak, but he was wondering if the old ape was talking about the passage that Xian Er had entered.

"Only the strongest of the past can enter this ancient road. The chances of survival are not high because according to the ancient records, even Sky Martial Artists will face great danger if they enter."

"You're talking about the passage in the depths?" Zi Chen asked.

"It seems that little friend Zi Chen already knows about the passageway. Then I'll tell you the truth. There is indeed a passageway in the depths of this place, but nine years ago, a little human girl barged in, causing the passageway to be forcefully closed. After that, we checked many ancient books and guessed that the passageway would open again nine years later. Moreover, according to the records in the ancient books, we suspect that behind that passageway is the so-called strongest ancient road of trials in history."

"A young human girl barged in? Why don't you say that she was chased by your people and had no choice but to enter?" Zi Chen's voice suddenly turned cold. There was clearly some emotion in it.

The old ape was stunned. He then said, "Young friend Zi Chen, you've wronged us. In all honesty, that young girl made us suffer a great loss. We almost killed the dragonman guarding the passage. Fortunately, the other dragonmen arrived in time. However, when they arrived, the young girl barged in decisively, causing the passage to be forcefully closed."

Zi Chen didn't want to mention what had happened nine years ago. He continued to ask about the trial path.