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Chapter 97: Chapter 96: Triggering the Passive

The Blood Evil devils’ attention was entirely focused on the massive Stone Ox, possessor of the Overlord Bloodline.

Stone Ox only possessed a remnant of the Overlord Bloodline and was merely at the Meridian Passage Realm, yet the bounty offered by the Blood Slaughter Sect was terrifyingly high.

A full five thousand silver taels!

There was a simple reason for this: an Overlord Body at the Meridian Passage Realm possessed strength on par with someone at the Jade Bone Realm.

And this was with just a sliver of the bloodline.

So, upon learning that the Overlord Body had left the city, they had immediately assembled a team: three at the Third Layer of the Jade Bone Realm, two at the First Layer of the Jade Bone Realm, and twelve at the Perfection stage of the Meridian Passage Realm.

It was the best and strongest team they could muster in such a short time.

But despite the rush, he was confident this force was more than enough to capture the Overlord Body and return to the sect for their reward.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

”What’s that noise?”

As the ground shook, a scrawny man looked at Stone Ox, who stood motionless, a confused expression on his face.

’The Overlord Bloodline can project such an unsettling aura just by standing still?’

’It’s as terrifying as the rumors say!’

But he soon realized something was wrong. A violent aura rushed towards him, and it wasn’t coming from the legendary Overlord Body.

Seeing the figure charging at him, he reacted instantly, swinging his blade to meet the attack.

CLANG!

After the clang of metal, his arm dropped limply to his side.

It had taken just one blow. As he registered his numb arm, before shock could even fill his eyes, a black gleam flashed before him again.

And as the black gleam descended, his head tumbled across the ground.

Wu Chen had killed a Third-Layer Jade Bone Realm expert in a single exchange. Without pausing, he stomped on the ground and charged toward the nearest devil.

The sheer force of his advance finally tore the devils’ eyes away from the Overlord Body. They all turned to face the imposing figure charging at them.

Seeing one of their own fall in a single exchange, the devils felt no urge to retreat. On the contrary, they just saw it as one less person to share the bounty with.

”They actually hired an expert! Kill this guy first, then we’ll deal with the Overlord Body!” someone shouted.

At his words, several fearless devils immediately charged at Wu Chen.

Of course, this was exactly what Wu Chen wanted. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have made such a commotion to attract their attention.

’Four or five at the Jade Bone Realm, more than ten at the Meridian Passage Realm...’

’I wonder how much the bounty from those sects will be if I kill all these devils.’

’It should be at least three thousand silver taels.’

Wu Chen calculated a fairly reasonable figure based on the government’s wanted posters, after accounting for any commission fees.

But even so, it was not a small sum.

Compared to the villains on the government’s wanted list, hiding in the mountains and wilderness with no telling where to find them...

To Wu Chen, the dozen or so devils present were nothing but a pile of silver, delivered right to his doorstep!

Naturally, Wu Chen had no reason to refuse. Letting a single one escape was out of the question.

However, he wasn’t blinded by the astonishing amount of silver taels.

He seemed to be charging recklessly, but in reality, he was watching every move the devils made.

’Just as I expected. They have other tricks!’

Wu Chen saw four or five devils charging him. They appeared to be raising their blades to strike, but when they were three steps away, their hands stealthily reached for the cloth pouches at their waists.

’A dirty trick, no doubt.’

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The next moment, as four of the devils flung their hands forward, a gray powder from their pouches vanished into the night, almost impossible to perceive.

In just an instant, the powder descended from all directions, surrounding Wu Chen.

”Not good!”

Weapons clashed, and chaos erupted.

He Bai had only just realized what was happening—Wu Chen had already charged in heedlessly.

Seeing the devils raise their hands, he knew the young man had been too rash. He was afraid he was about to fall victim to a venomous attack.

”Charge! Everyone, charge!”

He roared. There was no time to worry about anything else. They had to use the time Wu Chen bought them by holding back a few devils to kill the others.

Only then would they have a chance to save Wu Chen from the poison.

However, before he and his guards could even move, the earth began to tremble!

The force from Wu Chen’s stomping feet poured into the ground like a rampaging bull, and mixed within it was the faint roar of a tiger.

It was the power of a wild bull shaking the earth, combined with the effect of his Tiger Bone Body Forging Skill!

A savage torrent of air erupted from Wu Chen.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The invisible airflow spread out, sweeping in all directions, and the poison powder that had been thrown at him was all blown back.

”Damn it! Cover your noses!”

”Agh! My eyes!”

”...”

The devils realized something was wrong, but it was obviously too late.

The powder they created for killing was extremely potent. The few who had been closest and thrown the powder inhaled just a single breath of it as it was blown back by the gale. They collapsed on the spot, wailing in agony.

But their wails lasted for only four or five breaths before they fell completely silent.

’They should be alright, right?’

In the moonlight, Wu Chen glanced with concern at the few devils on the ground.

He was relieved to find that their complexions were normal; they had merely died bleeding from all seven orifices.

He wasn’t being kind-hearted; he was afraid the poison was too strong and would corrode the devils’ faces.

Who would recognize them when he went to claim the bounty? He might even be accused of killing innocents to claim credit.

In the blink of an eye, five devils were killed, finally making the others feel that something was terribly wrong.

”This guy’s not right! His aura is leaking out. He’s at least at the Perfection stage of the Jade Bone Realm! Retreat, now!”

Watching the gale sweep outwards, the remaining twelve devils covered their mouths and noses to avoid being poisoned.

They finally realized something was amiss and began to retreat in all directions.

A Jade Bone Realm Perfection expert, or maybe even someone from the Organ Refining Realm—how could their group possibly defeat him?

Even if they doubled their numbers and added two Mid Stage Jade Bone Realm experts, they still wouldn’t be a match!

’Trying to run?’

In an instant, Wu Chen’s movements became ghostly, losing their previous overwhelming momentum.

He moved silently, closing in on the person who had just spoken.

With a single strike, the man’s head hit the ground before he even had a chance to resist.

He looked at the devils, who were now intent on retreating and showing signs of scattering in all directions.

Wu Chen was a little speechless.

’The higher their realm, the more they cherish their lives?’

’They’re not even as fearless as entry-level disciples.’

’I thought if I made a big scene, they’d all attack me together and use whatever tricks they had.’

’That way, I could finish them all off quickly.’

’Who would’ve thought they’d try to bolt before I’d even killed half of them?’

’Haven’t they considered trying a little harder? What if they could actually beat me?’

Wu Chen had no choice but to start charging back and forth, cutting them down.

”Slaughtering like this is truly exhilarating!”

Watching the figure cutting a path of destruction in the distance, Stone Ox, who had just advanced to the Initial Realm of the Jade Bone Realm, felt his blood boil with excitement.

His Qi and Blood surged to his head, and the muscles on his arms coiled like great pythons.

Unable to contain his pent-up strength, he snatched a steel saber from the hands of a stunned Guard beside him.

He leaped toward Wu Chen.

”Young Master Wu, I’m here to help!”

Hearing the commotion, Wu Chen glanced over. Seeing the massive figure leaping toward him, his soul nearly left his body.

’I was nice enough to help you break through, and now you want to steal my kills?’

’These devils were indeed trying to flee, but trying to flee is one thing. Actually escaping is another!’

Wu Chen didn’t need any help. He immediately sent a palm strike toward the leaping Stone Ox, right at his iron-like chest.

BANG!

A single palm strike!

The poor Overlord Body, who had just broken through two minor realms to enter the Jade Bone Realm and could supposedly trade two blows with an Organ Refining Realm expert, was sent flying high into the air once again.

He flew right back to where he came from, without any pause in between.

”Is... Is Stone Ox really from the Overlord Body clan?”

He Bai and the group of Guards stared blankly at the scene of Stone Ox leaping forward only to be sent flying backward. It was utterly absurd.

He got beaten up at the Meridian Passage Realm.

He’s still getting beaten up at the Jade Bone Realm!

’This Overlord Body doesn’t seem as strong as the legends say!’

However, in that brief moment, the situation on the field changed again.

Because Stone Ox had jumped in to ”help,” the rhythm of Wu Chen’s slaughter was broken. A devil immediately seized the opportunity to sneak in close.

A short blade stabbed toward Wu Chen’s unguarded armpit.

The distance was too short; there was definitely no time to swing his saber.

SWISH!

Wu Chen simply threw his black saber. With a flick of his arm, the blade shot out and buried itself in the back of a distant devil who was about to escape.

Then, one hand accurately gripped the wrist of the hand holding the short blade stabbing at him, while his other, now empty hand shot out.

And seized the devil’s pale neck.