Ding Ding Little Stone
Chapter 360: The Shockwave in Shu Prefecture! (5k-Word Chapter)
Chen Yuan's heart stirred, his gaze slightly hardening.
He had wanted a suitable weapon for a long time, and now it seemed he could finally fulfill that wish.
Although he didn't yet know how strong the weapon was, what the Destiny Altar indicated was definitely not ordinary.
Also, his previous guess was correct.
The eruption of the Earth-Core Fire Vein that Madam Xu mentioned really had a problem; beneath it was actually an unparalleled ferocious weapon. No wonder seven or eight Tongxuan experts were needed to suppress it together.
It was just a pity that it was his now.
Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to Madam Xu's graceful figure.
Such a fiery gaze was instantly perceived by Madam Xu. Meeting Chen Yuan's eyes, her gaze couldn't help but flicker, as if her entire body had been stripped bare.
It felt like Chen Yuan's gaze was roaming over her, making her involuntarily clamp her legs together.
Tears uncontrollably flowed from a certain unspeakable place...
Yun Han died, his death extremely gruesome.
Ouyang Tuo and the others beside him exchanged glances, their eyes filled with fear, worried that Chen Yuan would continue to deal with them.
That fierce posture made them feel an extreme sense of danger.
Ouyang Tuo took a deep breath, stepped forward, and said in a low voice:
"Envoy Chen, now that Young Master Yun Han has fallen, we shall take our leave."
His posture was very low, and his tone was cautious.
"Yes, Envoy Chen."
"We were disrespectful earlier, Envoy Chen, please don't take offense."
With Ouyang Tuo taking the lead, the remaining Tongxuan experts stepped forward to echo his words, their attitudes having undergone a world of difference compared to before.
Just kidding, even Young Master Yun Han was dead, what did they amount to?
Moreover, even a Grandmaster had fallen here today...
"Where has your arrogant attitude from just now gone?" Chen Yuan said indifferently, with his hands behind his back.
"This... we were, indeed, disrespectful..."
Several people looked embarrassed.
"A few light words won't do. This envoy isn't that magnanimous."
"Then what does Envoy Chen want?"
Chen Yuan surveyed the four of them and said:
"This envoy will give you a chance to live, but there are only two."
They originally numbered five, but one had been blasted to death by Chen Yuan earlier, leaving four.
"You..."
Several people were both shocked and angry. Chen Yuan's actions were completely treating them like monkeys to be played with.
Ouyang Tuo's gaze turned cold, and a layer of dark light rose on his right arm. With lightning speed, he directly pierced the heart of the person next to him, tearing it out alive.
Everyone in the arena was shocked, looking at Ouyang Tuo in disbelief, seemingly completely unexpected that he would be so treacherous, attacking from behind.
Madam Xu looked at Chen Yuan intently, already anticipating his plan.
Ouyang Zhi, however, felt incomparably gratified.
His uncle had taken no small number of things from their main branch, and now even wanted to usurp the position of Valley Master.
But his strength was too weak, not at all a match for his uncle.
This had fostered an arrogant attitude in the man, who even dared to covet his mother; he deserved to die!
Now, under Chen Yuan's words, he had been forced to humble himself; how could that not make him feel relieved?
"Ouyang Tuo, you old thief!"
"You old thing, you're courting death."
The remaining two glared at Ouyang Tuo and berated him.
"The two of you have seen Envoy Chen's methods; opposing him is a dead end. This old man has no choice but to do what he must." Ouyang Tuo's expression was indifferent, not feeling that what he had done was wrong.
He could sense that Chen Yuan seemed to have some killing intent towards him, so he had to put on a good show.
With the strength that the other party had displayed, killing Yun Han, a top ten expert on the Hidden Dragon List, with three punches, even if the four of them teamed up, it would only be a dead end.
Therefore, he chose to obey Chen Yuan's words, begging for a chance to live.
"Shut up! You shameless old dog, you've actually done such an evil thing to survive. Does Hidden Weapon Valley still want to survive in the Shu Prefecture Jianghu in the future?"
Someone rebuked him angrily.
Ouyang Tuo chuckled:
"If the two of you are dissatisfied, feel free to surround and attack this old man, but you must remember that Envoy Chen's patience is limited. Don't wait until you're about to die before regretting it."
As soon as he said this, the other two hesitated.
That's right, there was only one chance to live left, and even if they joined forces, they probably couldn't defeat even Ouyang Tuo, who was at the later stage of Tongxuan, let alone Chen Yuan, so...
In an instant, without any hesitation, the two immediately began to fight each other.
Chen Yuan still had his hands behind his back, a faint smile playing on his lips.
They... were like dogs!
Indeed, in the face of absolute strength, one could easily control the fate of others.
This world was just like this.
The strong are above, the weak are below.
Before long, the previous two had determined the winner, one of them heavily injured, killing the other on the spot, the blood splashing on the bluestone.
The ordinary martial artists watching below were shocked beyond belief.
So, when one's strength was powerful enough, right and wrong didn't matter.
Was Chen Yuan evil?
Of course, he killed people without blinking an eye.
Were the others righteous?
Perhaps a little, since they dared to step forward to stop Chen Yuan from killing people.
Then why did they, as dignified Tongxuan experts, kill each other?
To live!
"Envoy Chen, we have done as you asked, can you let us go now?" Ouyang Tuo squeezed out a fawning smile on his wrinkled face.
It was not shameful to be humble in front of Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan slowly shook his head and said:
"The two chances to live that this envoy spoke of were for them, not for you."
The final power of interpretation was in his hands; whatever he said was law.
Ouyang Tuo, who was smiling ingratiatingly, froze on the spot, his heart filled with resentment.
"How can the Envoy go back on his word?"
"No, Chen has always been true to his word. I said I would give them a chance to live, and I gave them a chance to live. But they have already been killed by the two of you, so naturally, it doesn't count."
"You're playing us?"
Ouyang Tuo's aura condensed, and he looked at Chen Yuan with killing intent.
"What if I am playing you?"
Chen Yuan chuckled.
"This old man has rarely taken action over the years; it seems I must ask the Envoy for guidance today." Although he knew in his heart that he was no match for him, Chen Yuan's attitude was already very clear.
No amount of groveling would save his life, so he could only fight to the death.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ouyang Tuo's thin figure instantly grew larger, tearing his clothes and revealing an extremely strong physique inside. The only thing that was slightly out of place was that his body was generally bluish-black.
Especially his hands, which were even more profound.
Iron Refining Hands!
One of the Hidden Weapon Valley's ultimate skills, he had practiced it for decades, and had long reached the pinnacle of perfection, an extraordinary state. His pair of iron hands were even tougher than a spirit weapon.
Over the years, he had suffered greatly, even sacrificing his body, to forge such a monstrous appearance.
"Die!"
Ouyang Tuo shouted sharply and suddenly rushed towards Chen Yuan.
In response, Chen Yuan gently raised his arm and delivered a right punch.
It erupted with a bang.
Ouyang Tuo was like a kite with a broken string, directly blasted back dozens of meters, a trace of red overflowing from the corner of his mouth, but he did not die.
Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows. This old ghost's physical body was indeed powerful, and he was actually able to withstand his punch.
Even Yun Han was no match for him.
A trace of baleful aura emanated from Ouyang Tuo's body, his two arms were like refined iron, clanging loudly, and a dark cyan fist force erupted, followed by a punch.
"Boom!"
The void let out a cracking sound.
Chen Yuan took a step forward, neither avoiding nor retreating, and once again met the attack head-on.
A rumbling sound rang out within his body.
Ouyang Zhi's heart rose to his throat. Although he knew that Chen Yuan's chances of winning were high, he couldn't help but worry. He wanted Ouyang Tuo to die so badly, but his strength was not enough to kill him.
Now, the only opportunity was Chen Yuan; only he had the strength to accomplish his goal.
The final result was not unexpected. Ouyang Tuo had no other surprising trump cards. If one punch couldn't kill him, then he would use two punches, or if necessary, three.
In the end, Ouyang Tuo, like Yun Han, was seriously injured by Chen Yuan with three punches.
His pair of arms, which he was so proud of, were even more broken and beyond repair, with shattered bones.
"Bang!"
Chen Yuan clenched his hand, and the surrounding heaven and earth vitality gathered towards Ouyang Tuo, forcibly squeezing him into minced meat, and he fell unwillingly in front of Chen Yuan.
As for the last remaining person, he simply turned around and fled for his life.
He was already seriously injured, unable to withstand even a single punch.
Just as he flew into the air, Han Yu unsheathed the spirit sword in his hand, splitting him in two, the blood splattering on the spot.
Silence, still silence.
The entire training field seemed to have been directly frozen in the void, and in fact, no one had spoken or discussed anything since Chen Yuan had killed Yun Han earlier.
But many people's gazes converged on Ouyang Zhi, the new Valley Master.
No matter what, Ouyang Tuo was his uncle, an elder of Hidden Weapon Valley. Now that he had been killed on the spot, what kind of reaction would Ouyang Zhi have?
After all, they didn't know about the conflicts within the Ouyang clan of Hidden Weapon Valley.
Some were very much looking forward to it, expecting Chen Yuan to display the power of the title "God of Slaughter," and to exterminate all the people of Hidden Weapon Valley, so that they could get something in the chaos.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed. Ouyang Zhi did not show any righteous indignation. Instead, he solemnly announced loudly:
"Ouyang Tuo, this old thief, has been oppressing our main branch for many years, vainly attempting to replace the main branch with a side branch. Thanks to Brother Chen for eliminating this villain for our Ouyang clan.
This person's death is not a pity!"
He glossed over his death, and also cleared himself of any involvement, saying that Ouyang Tuo deserved to die, and that he had done many things detrimental to Hidden Weapon Valley over the years, taking advantage of his position as an elder, and so on.
Afterwards, he personally took the spirit saber from the side and respectfully offered it to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan raised his hand and took the spirit saber, but there was not much joy in his eyes. If there was no opportunity to point him to an unparalleled ferocious weapon, this saber could barely be used.
But with that unparalleled ferocious saber, he looked down on this spirit weapon.
Of course, he still had to put on a show.
Madam Xu and Ouyang Zhi, mother and son, had big plans. He couldn't reveal them yet. It was best to wait until they went to retrieve the ferocious saber before showing himself.
"Thank you."
"Why be so polite, Brother Chen? As the saying goes, a precious saber for a hero. It is this saber's fortune, and even more so Hidden Weapon Valley's fortune, that it can catch Brother Chen's eye."
Ouyang Zhi had a smile on his face.
After Chen Yuan took the saber, the competition for the third spirit weapon also began.
However, this final battle was not comparable to Chen Yuan's at all. It was a bit stronger than Han Yu's, but only a little.
The people watching below had already been shocked by Chen Yuan's previous exchanges, and were not interested in this one.
In the end, the spirit spear fell into the hands of a man with a mid-stage Tongxuan cultivation. His strength was considered above average, and he had laid the foundation for victory by defeating two Tongxuan martial artists in succession.
In any case, this battle was completely over.
With the end of the Divine Weapon Assembly, those martial artists who had been watching also bought their satisfied treasured weapons from Hidden Weapon Valley, and then left.
However, those Tongxuan martial artists, without exception, all stayed behind.
They had all been persuaded by Madam Xu and were willing to help Hidden Weapon Valley with this small favor.
It is worth mentioning that all of them had a very big change in their attitude towards Chen Yuan. Before, they were afraid of him, but now they took the initiative to greet him.
However, Chen Yuan didn't pay much attention to them.
His main attention was on Han Yu, who had expressed his willingness to serve him, which made Chen Yuan very satisfied.
Han Yu's strength could not be called top-notch, but he was definitely very strong, and he was even close to matching a late-stage Tongxuan expert. His sword array was even more extraordinary.
It seemed to be called the Yuangeng Sword Array...
If it reached the level of perfection, even a Tongxuan Peak expert could be killed!
Of course, the most important thing was his talent. He was not yet thirty years old and had such strength, definitely qualified to be on the Hidden Dragon List, and could exert great potential with a little training.
The reason why he was willing to agree, Chen Yuan also knew clearly, must be because of Jiang He.
This time, Jiang He flew thousands of miles with his sword, and once again stood up for Chen Yuan by slaying a Grandmaster with his sword, completely making clear their close relationship to the world.
This was not a relationship between superiors and subordinates.
Superiors and subordinates could never do this.
After those who had been watching left, the great battle that took place in the Hidden Weapon Valley's training field completely shocked the entire Xiping Prefecture, and it was spreading to the entire Shu Prefecture at a very fast speed.
Whether it was Chen Yuan killing Yun Han, the direct descendant of the Yun family, or Jiang He slaying Yun Hong with a sword from thousands of miles away, these were all very big news, and the combination of these two news was even more shocking.
Originally, Chen Yuan already had a lot of fame in Shu Prefecture, and this time it was like adding fuel to the fire.
Stepping on one of the five great clans, the Yun clan, he shook the entire Shu Prefecture!
The name of the Demon Saber, suppressed Shu Prefecture!
Of course, this was just the saying of those who liked to stir up trouble. He was far from reaching that point, but among the younger generation, those below the Core Realm sadly said,
There was actually no one in Shu Prefecture who could block Chen Yuan.
Some even said that there was no one in Shu Prefecture!
Some people even became Chen Yuan fanboys, constantly praising his deeds and reputation, saying that although he acted ruthlessly, he was very loyal.
The representative of this was Shangguan Yu.
In his heart, Chen Yuan had formed a grudge with Yun Han and killed him to vent his anger for him. For a time, he was about to regard Chen Yuan as his confidant.
He even regretted that he should have gotten Chen Yuan drunk and formed a marriage alliance with him.
As this matter grew bigger and bigger, the people of the Shangguan clan had to order Shangguan Yu to stop adding fuel to the fire, because the Yun family's ancestor was furious!
Yun Han, the direct descendant of the Yun family who had been placed with high hopes, had died, and Yun Hong, the solid Core Realm Grandmaster who was the mainstay of the family, had fallen. It would be strange if the Yun family didn't react at all.
However, the Yun family still wanted some face, and on the surface, they did not put their anger on Chen Yuan, but directly went to Jiang He. The Yun family's ancestor declared that there was no fault in disputes between those of the same realm, but Jiang He bullying the small with the big was not allowed.
They didn't even think that Yun Hong was also bullying the small with the big. The faces of these aristocratic families were indeed very thick.
After the Yun family's ancestor was awakened by the younger generation in the clan, he rushed aggressively to Qingzhou City, wanting Jiang He to give an explanation. After that, the two had a great battle outside Qingzhou City.
No one knew the outcome. Neither Jiang He nor the Yun family's ancestor said a word, and the Yun family never mentioned asking Jiang He for an explanation again.
Therefore, some people guessed that the Yun family's ancestor could not do anything to Jiang He, which made Jiang He's name once again shake the world.
After the Dengxian Tower assessed him, his ranking was raised from seventh to third...
Of course, this is a later story, so we won't mention it for now.
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Hidden Weapon Valley, inside a high-quality small courtyard.
Madam Xu, wearing a large red dress, sat in front of a pond, throwing fish food into the pond, attracting many small fish to scramble for the food.
Ouyang Zhi walked into the small courtyard and quickly stepped forward, standing respectfully behind her, and said softly:
"Son greets Mother."
Madam Xu scattered all the fish food in her hand, turned around and glanced at Ouyang Zhi, and said:
"Have those experts all been settled?"
"In response to Mother's words, one Yuan Crystal has been sent to each of them."
"What about Chen Yuan?"
"Five pieces have been sent to Brother Chen."
Naturally, Chen Yuan could not be treated the same as the others. Ouyang Zhi was very clear about this.
"Very good."
"Mother, you are becoming more and more beautiful." Ouyang Zhi said with a light laugh.
This was one of the few times he had seen his mother wear a red robe. For so many years, she had mostly worn a simple black dress. Although it still couldn't hide her charm, it was always a bit lacking.
"This mother is already old..." Madam Xu smiled.
"Mother has taken the Youth Preservation Pill; how can you talk about being old?"
"You, you just know how to make me happy. You've been like this since you were a child..."
"It is a matter of course for this son to make his mother happy."
"Chen Yuan's strength is extraordinary, his potential is unparalleled, and his future is clear at a glance. My son must be careful to befriend him. Yesterday, Jiang He's sword came from the east,
This is enough to prove his regard for this person."
Madam Xu changed the subject.
"This son understands."
"The most important thing is that this person's identity is probably also somewhat of a background." Madam Xu's expression turned serious and solemn.
"Where did Mother hear this? Rumors in the Jianghu say that Chen Yuan seems to be from a poor family." Ouyang Zhi was a little puzzled.
"You also said that these are just rumors in the Jianghu; the truth of the matter is not yet known."
"This..."
"This mother won't hide it from you. The first time this mother saw Chen Yuan, I felt that this person looked familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere before."
Ouyang Zhi was shocked. Could it be that his mother wanted to find him a father?
That wouldn't do!
As his thoughts flashed through his mind, he heard Madam Xu continue:
"But after this mother thought about it carefully, I couldn't think of anything, as if I had forgotten. Therefore, I have this guess."
"Perhaps it is just Mother's imagination."
Madam Xu glanced at him, no longer explaining, but nodding and saying:
"Perhaps."
"By the way, Mother, that Divine Weapon under the Earth-Core Fire Vein should be about to be born, right?" Ouyang Zhi was a little excited in his heart.
"In another seven days, it will be about time."
"Are you ready?" Madam Xu asked with a solemn expression.
"Mother, rest assured. This son has been cultivating this skill diligently for many years and will definitely be able to completely subdue that thing and use it for my own!" Ouyang Zhi's eyes turned cold.
"The secret of Hidden Weapon Valley for hundreds of years is all on you. If you cannot subdue it, I am afraid we will have to wait another twelve years, and my Hidden Weapon Valley will fall into public disapproval."
Madam Xu said in a deep voice.
The reason why she had those seven Tongxuan experts stay to guard the formation was to assist Ouyang Zhi in subduing that evil Divine Weapon. If it succeeded, everyone would be happy, but if it didn't,
Those seven Tongxuan experts who were guarding the formation's eyes would inevitably be devoured by the ferocious thing.
At that time, not only would Hidden Weapon Valley suffer heavy losses, but if those people, especially Chen Yuan, were to fall, the people behind them would definitely not let it go.
This time, there would be no strong people from Mount Shu to protect them.
That favor had been used up last time!
Ouyang Zhi nodded solemnly and said:
"Mother, rest assured, this thing belongs to this son!"