Divine War Pill Emperor

Seeing Jiang Chen catching up, Lord Wangu was indignant.

He growled, ”Kid, I refuse to believe you can surpass me.”

In fact, he was currently about five meters ahead of Jiang Chen.

This gap was the distance of a single Puppet.

All Jiang Chen had to do was defeat one more Puppet to catch up to him.

But there was no way he was going to let Jiang Chen catch up.

Not far from him, One-Eyed Wolf’s face was grim.

Another one of his team members had died, and the rest were now trapped in the great array, in grave danger.

Of course, One-Eyed Wolf didn’t dare let his mind wander. The Puppets here were bizarre; they could somehow gauge his Cultivation and attack accordingly.

He was only on his second Puppet, but it was already putting him under pressure.

BOOM!

Jiang Chen knocked back his third Puppet and immediately took several steps forward, closing the five-meter gap.

But at that exact moment, Lord Wangu let out a great roar.

He, too, knocked back the Puppet before him, once again pulling away from Jiang Chen.

He glanced back at Jiang Chen, his eyes filled with determination.

’Heh, interesting.’

Jiang Chen, of course, wasn’t going all out. He was revealing his Cultivation level step by step.

Besides, dealing with these Divine Wood Puppets wasn’t about brute force; it was about technique.

Using only brute force would drain one’s energy too quickly, leading to an inability to fend off the Puppets’ attacks and ultimately, death within the Puppet Array.

「Half an hour later.」

SWISH!

Jiang Chen pushed forward again, knocking back another Divine Wood Puppet.

Another Puppet immediately stepped up to block his path.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Jiang Chen engaged it in battle.

Now neck and neck with him, Lord Wangu’s face was livid.

’That damn kid. He actually caught up to me.’

He had tried to shake Jiang Chen off earlier, to show him who was superior.

But he discovered that shaking Jiang Chen off was simply impossible.

Now, Jiang Chen was right beside him.

’Hmph. The best you can do is keep pace with me. That’s your limit.’

’In this kind of Puppet Array, the pressure everyone faces is proportional, not absolute.’

’If the pressure on Jiang Chen is ten percent greater than his Cultivation can handle, then the pressure on me is also ten percent greater than mine.’

’So the relative difficulty is the same for both of us.’

「A little over ten minutes later.」

BANG!

Jiang Chen once again forced a Puppet back with a punch and strode forward.

At the same time, Lord Wangu let out a cold snort, drove back his own Puppet, and dashed forward to draw level with Jiang Chen once more.

He shot Jiang Chen a defiant glance.

Being caught was already a huge blow to his pride; there was no way he would let Jiang Chen surpass him now.

And this next Puppet was clearly another step up in Combat Power.

BOOM!

Jiang Chen was the first to drive back his Puppet and surge ahead.

Lord Wangu, however, was still locked in battle with his.

”What?”

”Damn it, how is this guy such a monster?”

Seeing Jiang Chen defeat his Puppet first and instantly open up a gap between them made Lord Wangu’s expression so ugly he nearly coughed up blood.

He had wanted to humiliate Jiang Chen, but instead, he had been humiliated by Jiang Chen’s actions.

The blow to his pride was immense.

But Jiang Chen paid Lord Wangu no mind and simply pressed forward.

Gradually, the distance between Lord Wangu and Jiang Chen grew ever wider.

Lord Wangu was on the verge of collapse; he could no longer even see Jiang Chen’s back.

BOOM!

Jiang Chen watched as another Martial Cultivator was blown apart by a Puppet, blood splattering everywhere.

For the Martial Cultivators who failed, there was no retreat.

The brutal Puppet Array even provoked angry roars from Flame Dragon from time to time.

But it had to be said, the ferocious Flame Dragon was actually the one leading the charge.

Behind him was another Martial Cultivator, followed by Wen Shixuan and Grand General Ming Zhe in third place.

Jiang Chen, meanwhile, was steadily closing in on Wen Shixuan.

THWACK!

Caught off guard, Jiang Chen was injured by a Divine Wood Puppet.

His face paled.

He hadn’t expected that a moment of carelessness would cost him so dearly. He hurriedly refocused all his attention on the Puppet.

Fortunately, Jiang Chen still hadn’t unleashed his full Cultivation. Moreover, he was constantly using the Nine Heavens Spirit-Seizing Technique to absorb the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to replenish his energy.

Wen Shixuan seized the brief moment after knocking back a Puppet to catch his breath.

He glanced back and was utterly shocked.

’This kid... how is he such a monster? He’s almost caught up to me?’

He noted with alarm that not far behind him, a Martial Cultivator was relentlessly driving back the Divine Wood Puppets.

His ferocity was startling.

’It’s him again.’

He recognized the man. It was one of the Martial Cultivators he had once enslaved.

Beyond his shock, Wen Shixuan’s heart sank.

’There’s something odd about this kid. Of all the people I enslaved, he was the first to reach the third level, and now he even dares to challenge the Puppet Array.’

’Could his goal also be the Black Fire?’

He snorted inwardly.

After what felt like half a day, Jiang Chen finally caught up to Wen Shixuan.

Wen Shixuan was floored. He was completely astounded by Jiang Chen.

This was someone who had clawed his way up from the rear to catch him.

He immediately turned to Jiang Chen and called out, ”Kid, how about we make a deal?”

Jiang Chen spared Wen Shixuan a glance and asked coolly, ”What deal?”

Jiang Chen had no favorable impression of Wen Shixuan.

”It’s simple. Help me get the Black Fire, and I’ll reward you handsomely.”

Many were vying for the Black Fire now that it had appeared, but it wasn’t guaranteed to go to the person with the highest Cultivation. Only a fated person could obtain it.

His thinking was that if Jiang Chen happened to be the one to get the Black Fire, having him hand it over was a viable strategy.

A disdainful smile touched Jiang Chen’s lips. ”Not interested.”

Jiang Chen ignored Wen Shixuan and continued to press forward.

”Hmph. Kid, you clearly don’t know who I am. I am Wen Shixuan, Crown Prince of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom. One day, this entire kingdom will be mine.”

”Help me get the Black Fire, and I guarantee you’ll enjoy endless glory and wealth.”

He continued to try and entice Jiang Chen, hoping to secure his cooperation.

But he had underestimated Jiang Chen’s pride.

”Glory and wealth are nothing but passing smoke. I couldn’t care less. You can keep them for yourself.”

With that, he knocked back another Puppet and surged forward, instantly putting distance between himself and Wen Shixuan.

”Kid, you’re courting death!”

Wen Shixuan was enraged that no offer could move Jiang Chen.

SWOOSH!

Just then, a flash of sword light shot toward him.

THUNK!

A sword, gleaming with a cold light, had landed right at Wen Shixuan’s feet.

Wen Shixuan’s expression darkened. He looked over and saw it was Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had thrown the Flying Sword.

”I suggest you shut your mouth!”

Jiang Chen said coldly. Here, he had no reason to fear Wen Shixuan.

In fact, he had almost struck Wen Shixuan with that attack.

Wen Shixuan’s face turned livid. This was utter humiliation. Jiang Chen was actually humiliating him.

Grand General Ming Zhe, who was right beside him, stared with wide, furious eyes.

”Kid, you’re a dead man the moment you step out of here.”

It had to be said, Jiang Chen was incredibly audacious to make a move against Wen Shixuan at a time like this, completely disregarding his status as the Crown Prince of the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

Right now, inside the Puppet Array, both Wen Shixuan and Grand General Ming Zhe could barely fend for themselves, so they were powerless to do anything to Jiang Chen.

Humiliated by Jiang Chen, they were completely helpless.

They could only watch helplessly as Jiang Chen sped off into the distance.

They were so furious they could only sputter in rage.

Wen Shixuan ground his teeth in fury.