Chapter 757

Zi Chen's group of three walked out of the tavern. Outside, quite a few people looked at them curiously. There were also some who looked at the three of them with gazes full of ridicule and pity.

After the demonic ape walked out of the tavern, its body began to sway. Zi Chen turned to look at the demonic ape. "I don't feel well."

The demonic ape shook its head. "That wine is too strong. It feels like fire."

As it spoke, waves of blazing flames gushed out of its mouth. As expected, the waves of flames ignited after leaving its body. Immediately after, flames spewed out of the demonic ape's mouth, nose, and ears.

The waves of flames swept out, bringing with them a scorching heat. Quite a few people's expressions changed, and they subconsciously retreated.

"How is it?" Zi Chen's face was clearly filled with worry.

The demonic ape continued to shake its head, not speaking. It was afraid that if it opened its mouth, more flames would come out.

"He drank so much of the ancient trial wine that he brewed himself. If he doesn't die, he'll have a small stroke of good fortune. But looking at his condition, the chances of him dying are much higher." The youth's loathsome voice came from behind Zi Chen.

This was a group of four. After Zi Chen walked out, they also walked out. Among the four, there were two men and two women. Their eyes flashed with an extremely unfriendly light. As for the burly man who had been sent flying by Zi Chen, he walked over from the distance, looking at Zi Chen with a cold gaze.

Zi Chen ignored the burly man and swept his gaze over the four people. "There's a matter."

"Of course there's a matter. You injured one of our people just now, and you haven't paid any compensation," said the youth indifferently.

Seeing this, the surrounding cultivators scattered. Clearly, there was a conflict to be resolved. And in the world of cultivators, the only way to resolve conflicts was through battle.

"What kind of compensation do you want?" Zi Chen asked indifferently.

"This person was beaten so badly by you that his face was covered in blood. It's too horrible to look at, and his face is already disfigured. I don't want to bully you or extort you. Give me a thousand drops of liquefied origin essence, and we'll forget about this matter," said the youth.

A thousand drops of liquefied origin essence, even if it wasn't extortion. This caused quite a few people to wonder how much he would ask for if he really wanted to extort.

"A thousand drops of liquefied elemental essence is indeed reasonable."

Hearing this, Zi Chen smiled, then pointed at the brawny man and said, "Because of him, I lost a thousand drops of Yuan Liquid in the tavern. If you guys are willing to compensate me, this matter can be considered over. When we meet in the future, we'll still be strangers."

When the youth heard this, he was so angry that he instead laughed, saying, "What did you say? You want us to compensate you with a thousand drops of essence? The reason why you spent a thousand drops of essence was also because of us."

"It seems that there's nothing wrong with your hearing." Zi Chen nodded with a faint smile on his face.

In the surroundings, everyone clearly understood what was going on. Both sides felt that their words were reasonable. Naturally, it was also because they felt that they were the strongest. That was why they were so confident in their provocation.

"Good, very good. I, Yao Tingfei, never would have thought that I, Yao Tingfei, would be able to encounter a weirdo who dares to challenge and blackmail me on the ancient road."

There was obvious anger on the youth's face as he shouted, "I have plenty of liquefied elemental essence. Since you feel that you're in the right, then I have my reasons as well. Then let's settle this with a battle. Five against three. Humph, let's see who has a better chance of winning."

"Battles between cultivators have always been based on combat strength, not numbers. Moreover, I want to tell you clearly that I've never bullied or blackmailed you. I really did spend a thousand drops of essence just now," Zi Chen replied coldly.

Then, the battle unfolded without any suspense.

The four youths, in addition to the brawny man from before, charged towards Zi Chen's group. The five of them attacked together, but they didn't display any fierce battle techniques as expected. Instead, they used pure physical strength and elemental energy attacks.

Moreover, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the five of them weren't using their full strength.

On Zi Chen's side, the three of them also made their moves. Zi Chen clenched a fist with one hand and rushed towards Yao Tingfei. His fist, which was emitting a faint golden light, was aimed directly at the other party's face.

"Hah!"

Yao Tingfei shouted loudly. He also clenched his fist and punched towards Zi Chen with a single fist.

A sharp whistling sound rang out in the air as their fists collided with a loud explosion. A wave of energy visible to the naked eye spread out in all directions as their fists collided.

Zi Chen stood in place, unmoving. He pulled back his fist after the first punch. On the other hand, Yao Tingfei was actually forced back three steps, leaving behind three deep footprints on the ground.

The two sides exchanged blows, and it was obvious who had the upper hand.

On the other side, the demonic ape's body was also spitting out flames. After a single attack, it knocked back a young woman and the brawny man from before.

Two loud sounds rang out from the monk's side. The other two were also forced back several steps.

"You do have some tricks up your sleeve. However, we only used thirty percent of our strength just now. If you know what's good for you, hand over your liquefied elemental essence, and we'll still be strangers when we meet." Yao Tingfei, who'd been forced back, had a mocking expression on his face.

Zi Chen also smiled faintly, saying, "I don't like to talk nonsense. If you don't accept it, I'll beat you until you do."

As his words fell, a golden light flashed under Zi Chen's feet as he rushed towards Yao Tingfei. At the same time, he punched again, a faint golden light surging on his fist.

"Let's see who's going to back down this time." Yao Tingfei snorted coldly. Then, he clenched his fist and punched Zi Chen.

"Boom!" Another loud sound rang out. Yao Tingfei was forced back three steps again.

It was still the same three steps from before, but this time, the footprints were deeper.

Yao Tingfei's expression became unnatural. He shouted coldly, "Again."

Then, he took the initiative to dash forward. Zi Chen also punched, but this time, the faint golden light on his fist was slightly brighter.

Three steps, and still three steps.

After being forced back for the third time, Yao Tingfei's expression became ugly. Then, he didn't believe it and attacked Zi Chen for the fourth time.

This time, Zi Chen's fist emitted a dazzling light. The dazzling golden light penetrated through his body, and the extremely pure energy aura made many people's expressions change slightly.

"Boom!"

In the fourth exchange, Yao Tingfei was forced back seven or eight steps. As he staggered, he almost fell into the tavern.

"Extreme energy, Sky level warrior."

In the distance, numerous cries of surprise sounded out, and the gazes that many people looked at Zi Chen already had an additional wisp of fear.

"Of course, Lord Zi Chen isn't."

Many people exclaimed in surprise. One of the Elixir Primordial cultivators who came with Zi Chen heard this, and a proud look appeared on his face. However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a spiritual thought from Zi Chen.

"Shut up. If you don't want to die, don't expose yourself."

Zi Chen's voice rang out in the consciousness of the fifteen Dan Primordial experts at the same time. Their expressions changed and they no longer said anything. They clearly understood the meaning of Zi Chen's words.

While Zi Chen and Yao Tingfei were fighting, the devil ape and Tyrant didn't do anything. They just quietly watched. The four people opposite them did the same.

Stepping on this ancient path, everyone could be a potential enemy. It wasn't wise to expose one's strength too early in front of one's enemies. But they couldn't blindly retreat, so Zi Chen used the power of a Sky level warrior.

"Sky level warrior, but I don't know if you're a Xiantian expert or a Houtian expert." Yao Tingfei stepped forward again.

Zi Chen looked at him coldly. "What, you still want to fight?"

Yao Tingfei smiled. "Of course. Do you think you can scare me with your status as a mere Sky level warrior? Perhaps I'll give you face if you're a Xiantian Sky level warrior. But if you're a Houtian, I'm sorry, but there are too many Sky level warriors."

Zi Chen frowned. At this time, the devil ape's voice rang out in Zi Chen's consciousness. "Let me."

The demon ape strode forward, a blazing energy surging around its body. At this time, the demon ape had already stopped breathing, afraid that flames would come out of its mouth, nose, and ears. But even so, there were still faint flames rushing out of its pores.

"The energy in my body has become extremely violent. It's better to use it as soon as possible," said the devil ape.

Zi Chen retreated several steps. The devil ape strode forward.

Seeing the devil ape, Yao Tingfei's eyes flashed. "What an interesting fellow. But since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish."

The devil ape did not speak. After taking out his black rod, he smashed it at Yao Tingfei.

The black rod, which was originally emitting a thick black light, now emitted a faint fiery light after the devil ape used all his strength. It smashed towards Yao Tingfei's head with a terrifying might.

The terrifying power surging from the black rod caused many people's expressions to change. Yao Tingfei was the same. He could already sense that his opponent was using all his strength.

Thus, if he wanted to preserve his strength, he could only resist.

The devil ape struck again and again. Each strike was stronger than the previous one. Moreover, the black rod, which was originally emitting a faint fiery light, emitted a dense fiery light after each strike.

At a glance, the black rod seemed to have turned into a rod of fire. Even the essence blood of ancient beasts could not change the devil ape's body. But after absorbing the fiery energy, a miraculous change occurred.

The loud explosion attracted everyone's attention. However, with one person attacking and one defending, in the eyes of many, it was more like a demonstration battle.

Yao Tingfei's expression had already become very ugly. He had originally been deliberately defending and had not wanted to attack. But in the end, when he wanted to counterattack in anger, he found that he could no longer effectively counter the other's powerful attacks. He could only passively defend and be suppressed.

Peng.

Yao Tingfei was beaten back again and again. In the end, he was smashed back into the tavern by a single strike. Then, he flew out through the human-shaped door from before. This battle was considered to be over.

The scorching aura around the devil ape, who had struck out dozens of times, was slowly receding. When it reached a controllable range, it was completely absorbed by the devil ape, promoting changes in its body.

"What a miraculous constitution." In the tavern, many people's eyes flashed with a strange light.

Yao Tingfei circled around the tavern and returned to where he had been standing. His expression was extremely gloomy.

"A thousand drops of low-grade liquefied origin essence." Zi Chen stretched out his hand with a faint smile.

"Hmph. I'll see you on the ancient road." Yao Tingfei coldly snorted. After leaving behind the liquefied origin essence, he turned and left.

"You'll definitely be suppressed then." Zi Chen put away the liquefied origin essence. He naturally knew that his opponent had not used his full strength. But how could the devil ape not be?

Even if the two sides fought to the death, Zi Chen dared to say that the one who would be defeated and killed would definitely be Yao Tingfei.

After putting away the liquefied origin essence, Zi Chen planned to walk around the square again. But at that moment, a series of rumbling sounds rang out.