Dragon-Blooded War God

Long Chen was certain that the white horses were Mech Horses, because yellow runes occasionally flickered on their snow-white skin. The horses also exuded strength. Even though it didn’t look like a Mech Horse was suited for battle, Long Chen was certain that they were still strong.

At the very least, the two white horses were at least as strong as Underworld Warhorses.

Beside the carriage were two more identical white warhorses. Further behind them were ten black warhorses. They were Mech Horses as well, but they were completely black. Also, they were slightly weaker than the white warhorses.

Long Chen had a feeling that someone was sitting in the carriage. Beside Lady Ji was a tall and burly man wearing armor. His beard was messy, but his eyes were sharp. Long Chen only needed one look to know that the man was stronger than Lady Ji by a stage.

“Where is Luo Wei?” Lady Ji saw that Luo Wei wasn’t with them.

“He didn’t follow us. We don’t know where he is.”

Lady Ji turned and said to the man, “Butler, there’s still time before departure. Let’s wait for a bit.”

The man nodded and said nothing, but his eyes clearly revealed that he was unhappy. He studied the escorts that Lady Ji had recruited, then his gaze landed on Long Chen.

He was confused and whispered to Lady Ji, “Ji Yan, why is one of them at the Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage? Is there not at least ten cultivators at the Sixth Heavenly Martial Stage in Scarlet Sun City?”

“About that… Well, I’ve already recruited him. I like his bravery too, so let’s just accept him.”

Ji Yan used her sweet voice to convince the butler.

The butler looked at Long Chen once more before becoming silent again.

Time passed slowly.

The time for departure soon arrived, but Luo Wei was nowhere to be seen. The butler waved his arm and ordered, “Depart!”

There was nothing Ji Yan could do if Luo Wei didn’t show up.

But just as they were departing, a familiar figure slowly walked up to them. Ji Yan had just mounted her horse when Luo Wei grouped up with Long Chen and the others.

“How dare you arrive late when you are working for us!”

The butler scolded and slapped Luo Wei. As he did, the butler expanded his domain. Everyone was shocked to find that the butler was at the Eighth Heavenly Martial Stage!

His strength is close to the six from the Demon Tribe!

Long Chen had originally thought the six demons were very strong, but it appeared that they were but minor characters.

There were many people stronger than the six demons in Scarlet Sun City.

But Luo Wei fought back. When the butler slapped him, Luo Wei brandished his green spear and lunged forward. He expanded his domain to clash against the butler’s. Unfortunately, Luo Wei was weaker and was thrown backward in the clash, but he turned midair and landed safely on the ground. Still, his face was pale from that clash.

“Not bad. He’s indeed a good candidate.”

The butler cleared the dust off his palms and mounted the other white war horse, disregarding Luo Wei.

Luo Wei felt prideful for being able to survive an attack from someone at the Eighth Heavenly Martial Stage. He dusted his shirt and smiled as he regrouped.

“Everyone, please get on the horses. Our mission today is to escort my master safely back to Underworld City. If we succeed, everyone will get fifteen hundred Emperor Crystals. You may also take your Shadow Mech Horses with you afterward. Each of them is worth three hundred Emperor Crystals. So work hard, and I will personally deal with you if you have any thoughts of harming us.”

She then urged her white warhorse forward. Both her and the butler rode in front of the carriage to lead the way. Long Chen and the others looked at each other before they each mounted one of the Mech Horses and left for Underworld City.

“I never thought I would be able to have a Mech Horse in my life. I never had enough money to buy one.”

“Lady Ji’s master must be really rich to be able to give each of us a Mech Horse.”

Ah Dong and the others were talking excitedly on horseback. They were very happy with the rewards, and their laughter would make the journey much more bearable.

Luo Wei looked at them with disdain before urging his horse forward. He approached Ji Yan and showed the others how he could converse really well too. In just a few moments, he had made Ji Yan laugh.

It was everyone else's turn to look at Luo Wei in disdain.

Ah Dong spat, “Isn’t he just relying on his cultivation at the Seventh Heavenly Martial Stage? What’s so good about that?”

The others agreed.

“Wait, Long Chen, you used a spear to block Luo Wei’s spear. Doesn’t that mean both of you are equally strong Armament Warriors?”

“Hehe, even though we both are Armament Warriors, our strength is very different. It was just lucky that I managed to block him from killing that guy last time.”

Long Chen decided that it was not worth it to start boasting now, or Luo Wei would actually come and start trouble with him.

Long Chen had become a very quiet man and chose not to stir up trouble, but if trouble came searching for him, he would have no qualms with solving it permanently.

They talked in the back while Ji Yan and Luo Wei were conversing at the front. They traveled at a very high speed.

Mech Horses couldn’t get tired as the energy they depleted would be replaced by Royal Qi in the air almost immediately thanks to the strange runes on their bodies.

***

A man wearing black robes smiled when he saw that Ji Yan and the others had left Scarlet Sun City. The man had been standing on the city wall for a long time.

“Boss Jiu, they are gone now. When should we move?” another man, one who looked very threatening, asked the man in black.

The man called Boss Jiu smiled. “No need to be hasty. Once they reach Heavenly Eagle Canyon, we can spring our trap. We should arrive there first to set up our traps and wait for them.”

“Why there? Once they pass that place, they will be at the doorstep of Underworld City. The Iron Blood Association is the main force of Underworld City. What if they escape?”

“They only have a single guard at the Eighth Heavenly Martial Stage. The other lady might be a manager of Iron Blood City, but she’s just putting up a front. Still, I never thought she would be so lucky as to find such an incredible treasure here.

“They even disguised themselves as a noble family. They must’ve never thought that I had already laid my eyes on them.”

“Boss Jiu, you are indeed wise! The treasure is yours for sure!”

“Of course, but I never thought that something that amazing would appear here in Scarlet Sun City. To think that the tomb of that Alchemist would have such a pill! If it was sold in an auction, it would easily fetch a few hundred Divine Crystals.

“The Divine Martial Condensation Pill! It allows the user to condense their Divine Soul into their Martial Soul to form the Divine Martial Soul! It’s much more valuable than the other Divine-tier pills. There’s only a limited number of them even in the Underworld Estate. Once I get it, I can use it when I’m at the Ninth Heavenly Martial Stage to reach the Divine Martial Realm immediately!”

“Congratulations, Boss Jiu! Once you are there, your position in the Bloody Misfortune Alliance will be greatly improved! Your brothers won’t dare to look down on you anymore!”

“That’s right.”

Boss Jiu leaped down the city walls, and a large, black wolf appeared under him. A gust of wind blew past the land and the wolf disappeared.

***

As expected, because of the dazzling carriage, a lot of people tried to rob them. This was a dog-eat-dog world where killing others to steal their wealth was the fastest way to become rich. There was no sympathy in the wasteland. Usually, the first words people said to each other out here were, “Give me your Storage Ring!”

Ten days had passed since they started traveling. While Long Chen spent some time talking to them, he spent most of his time researching the Emperor’s Manual as well as the Emperor’s Arrival. As for the Emperor-tier martial technique hidden within the Three Thousand Star Clusters … He was leaving that for later.

Only Divine-tier martial techniques could help him now.

Long Chen fought bravely against the countless random bandits. He had shown the others that he could beat someone at the Sixth Heavenly Martial Stage. No one believed that Long Chen was only at the Fourth Heavenly Martial Stage.

Long Chen had become very familiar with the first stage of the Emperor’s Manual.

It was time to cultivate the second stage, Shifting Galaxy!

Emperor’s Arrival, Shifting Galaxy, and Crushing Void!

Those were the three techniques of the Emperor’s Manual.

Long Chen had a feeling that he would destroy the space around him if he used the final technique of the Ten Thousand Nations Territory. The Emperor’s Manual was the strongest technique, so it was natural that it could do so.

Long Chen had learned a lot during his research.

The others were impressed that Long Chen was so hardworking. To prevent others from ambushing them, Long Chen and the others shielded the carriage from the front.

They entered a silent forest and had to slow down.

Soon after, Long Chen sensed the people surrounding them. Bandits roamed the place, so Long Chen was almost certain that they were trying to get their treasures. If one had a lot of treasure, even if the owners were strong, the bandits would risk their lives in order to steal them.