Chapter 178 - 175: Mo Qian

"To kill Mu Chen, the reward is one hundred bottles of Chaos Qi," the middle-aged guard added.

"One hundred bottles?" Mo Qianqian was surprised. "Who is this Mu Chen? What is his cultivation level?"

"Mu Chen is the head of the four great monsters of the Realm of Chaos, at the Eighth Level of Tongyou Realm. As for his combat strength, conservatively speaking, he is invincible within the Tongyou Realm. Even an expert at the Void Spirit Realm First Layer can’t take him down," the guard replied.

"Invincible within the Tongyou Realm?" Mo Qianqian was astonished.

It seemed the head of the four great monsters in the Realm of Chaos possessed terrifying combat prowess. If this were in the Great Xia Dynasty, he would be a top-tier expert on par with those from the major families. Furthermore, if a Void Spirit Realm First Layer cultivator couldn’t take him down, Mu Chen’s combat strength was likely comparable to his current self.

"This Mu Chen is extremely cunning. Even though he is wanted by the three major factions, none have managed to capture him," the mature young guard added.

"He isn’t from one of the three major factions?" Mo Qianqian asked in surprise.

"No. Mu Chen only cares about profit. He has scammed people from every major faction, which is exactly why he is wanted by all three of them," the mature young guard said.

"Aside from Mu Chen, are there any other tasks?" Mo Qianqian asked.

"There is..." The mature young guard gave Mo Qianqian a strange look. "Killing you rewards fifty bottles of Chaos Qi."

"What?" Mo Qianqian paused, stunned.

"You are wanted by the Feng Family. They are providing the reward," the mature young guard explained.

Mo Qianqian’s face darkened. "The Feng Family can put a bounty on me?"

"In Black Dragon City, anyone with the proper qualifications can issue a bounty. If you have enough money and strength, you could even put a bounty on the Feng Family’s Void Spirit Realm experts," the mature young guard said.

Mo Qianqian didn’t know what to say. It seemed the rules in Black Dragon City were simple and brutal! Simply put, as long as one could afford it, they could place a bounty on anyone, even the major families within the city. However, he had to admit that the Feng Family was paying a hefty price to kill him. Fifty bottles of Chaos Qi—let alone others, even he was tempted by it. With this bounty in place, the moment he stepped out the door, there would definitely be people trying to make a move on him, right?

"Besides accepting tasks, you can also go to Jingshui Town to fight in the arenas. Over there, as long as you have the life to claim them, there is plenty of Chaos Qi to be won," the middle-aged guard added.

"Fight in the arenas?" Mo Qianqian was taken aback again. Was arena fighting popular in the Realm of Chaos? Jingshui Town... wasn’t that where Zhu Daoren was located? However, now was not the time for him to fight in arenas.

"Of course, you can also buy it from others, use pills to purchase it, or exchange Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures for it," the mature young guard supplemented.

"How many pills can be exchanged for one bottle of Chaos Qi?" Mo Qianqian asked.

"It depends on the person. Generally speaking, one bottle of Chaos Qi requires three Third-Grade Lower-Level Tongyou Pills. After all, this is a specialty of the Realm of Chaos; you won’t find it anywhere else," the mature young guard answered.

"Three..." Mo Qianqian was slightly surprised. Three Third-Grade Lower-Level Tongyou Pills—the price of Chaos Qi was indeed quite high. Still, if it could be bought with pills, it was manageable. He could continuously upgrade pills to earn money!

"Are you the genius who managed to injure the Patriarch of the Feng Family?"

Right at this moment, a young man’s voice suddenly rang out from ahead.

Mo Qianqian looked up and saw a young man dressed in the black robes of the Black Dragon Army walking toward him down the street. The young man appeared to be in his late twenties. He had a sturdy build, a broad, resolute face, and faintly exuded a soaring fighting spirit.

"Who are you? Do you need something from me?" Mo Qianqian frowned.

"Centurion of the Hundred Dragon Army in Black Dragon City, Mo Qian, one of the four great monsters of the Realm of Chaos!"

The young man continued, "I want to challenge you. Do you dare to step outside and fight me?"

Seeing this, the several Black Dragon Army guards at the Merit Mansion were all surprised. Mo Qian, a Centurion of the Black Dragon Army, possessed extremely formidable combat strength and was highly belligerent. None of them expected him to come and challenge this young man.

This young man was no simple figure either. They had witnessed him take action just two days ago. He was a dual cultivator of both spirit and body, capable of killing experts at the Eighth Level of Tongyou Realm, and had even injured the Patriarch of the Feng Family, who was at the Ninth Level of Tongyou Realm. If the two truly clashed, it was genuinely hard for them to guess who would be stronger. However, it would definitely be a spectacular fight.

"Are you after the Feng Family’s bounty?" Mo Qianqian asked coldly.

"This has nothing to do with the bounty. I simply want to fight you," Mo Qian replied.

"If you kill me, you get fifty bottles of Chaos Qi. But if I kill you, I’m afraid the entire Black Dragon Army would come after me, wouldn’t they?" Mo Qianqian asked in return.

He wasn’t foolish enough to run out and do something with no benefits. Furthermore, he wouldn’t believe the other party’s promise not to kill him based on just a single sentence. Who knew if Mo Qian was just trying to lure him outside? Of course, he also didn’t think Mo Qian was capable of killing him.

"I won’t kill you," Mo Qian said.

"I don’t trust you," Mo Qianqian countered.

"What conditions do you want before you fight me?" Mo Qian asked, stopping in his tracks on the street a few dozen feet outside the Merit Mansion’s entrance.

"Hmm?" Hearing Mo Qian’s words, Mo Qianqian paused slightly. Conditions? He could set conditions?

After a moment of thought, Mo Qianqian said, "Give me ten bottles of Chaos Qi, and I’ll fight you."

"Deal. If you win, the ten bottles of Chaos Qi are yours." Mo Qian agreed without hesitation, a look of complete confidence on his face.

Mo Qianqian shook his head. "No, this is an upfront challenge fee. If you kill me, you can get fifty bottles. But if I defeat you and can’t kill you, I only get ten bottles. That’s unfair.

"If I win and spare your life, I won’t even get ten bottles. If you win, how can I be sure you won’t kill me?"

Mo Qian replied with a nonchalant tone, "The items on my person are worth much more than fifty bottles of Chaos Qi."

Hearing Mo Qian’s words, Mo Qianqian felt that made a lot of sense. If the other party killed him, they would get fifty bottles. If he killed Mo Qian, he would obtain items worth even more than fifty bottles of Chaos Qi. And if they merely decided a winner without killing each other, he would get ten bottles of Chaos Qi upon winning, while Mo Qian would get nothing if he won.

Calculating it this way, he was still the one taking advantage. Of course, the other party hadn’t called for a deathmatch, nor had he said he wanted to kill him. If he really killed Mo Qian and offended the Black Dragon Army, it would likely bring no small amount of trouble. Unless absolutely necessary, there was no need to kill anyone. After all, they weren’t enemies.

At this moment, Mo Qianqian’s eyes lit up. Ten bottles of Chaos Qi was a massive fortune, and he was currently short on Chaos Qi. Since the other party was delivering it right to his doorstep, he might as well take it.

"Alright, I accept!" Mo Qianqian didn’t dawdle. His figure flashed as he charged straight at Mo Qian. He needed to finish this quickly to avoid attracting too much attention and drawing over the Feng Family’s Void Spirit Realm experts.

WHOOSH!

At this moment, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from Mo Qian’s body. His cultivation had already reached the Seventh Level of Tongyou Realm. However, his imposing presence was more than several times stronger than that of a typical cultivator at the Seventh Level of Tongyou Realm. Furthermore, the aura emanating from him was extremely tyrannical and violent.

Although Mo Qian’s body hadn’t moved, at this moment, it felt as though he had transformed into a rampaging beast. Just as Mo Qianqian closed in, Mo Qian suddenly took a massive stride forward and fiercely charged out to meet him head-on.

An incomparably fierce punch, unstoppable in its momentum, heavily smashed toward Mo Qianqian. It was as if the very air was about to be blasted apart, with a violent aura surging in all directions.

Within Mo Qianqian’s body, the power of the Third Realm First Layer was already surging. He did not circulate the World-Destroying Heaven-Shattering Technique. However, the power of the Third Realm First Layer had been pushed to its absolute limit as his right fist met Mo Qian’s attack with unrivaled tyranny.