Supreme Sword God

Chapter 697: Chapter 696: Witnesses to History

The elderly man walked slowly, his hair as white as snow, yet his presence exuded an indescribable sense of mystery.

That he could penetrate Luo Jianren’s domain in a single strike was enough to prove the terrifying extent of his strength.

”Grand Elder.”

Lingxiao saluted the white-haired elder with a bow.

Even those who were deeply enraged and had intricate connections with the Black Armor Army saluted at this moment.

”Hall Master, as the one responsible for the Elder Council of the True Martial Hall, I cannot shirk the responsibility for such an occurrence,” the Grand Elder said, his tone carrying a complex mix of guilt, helplessness, sorrow, and anger.

”The human mind is unpredictable; this is Luo Jianren’s wrongdoing,” Lingxiao said.

The Grand Elder responded, ”I support the Hall Master’s decision just now, but regarding Luo Jianren’s conspiracy against the Black Armor Army, further investigation is needed. I hope the Hall Master can hand Luo Jianren over to the Elder Council for handling. The Elder Council will conduct a thorough overnight interrogation, ensuring tomorrow’s blood sacrifice to comfort the souls of the Black Armor Army’s fallen.”

”It should be so,” Lingxiao said.

”Then I’ll take him away first.” After speaking, the Grand Elder and Luo Jianren vanished from the archive room.

Lingxiao looked at Ye Chen and Shi Fengchun, and said, ”Shi Fengchun, Ye Chen, you have rooted out Luo Jianren, this malignant tumor, from the True Martial Hall and sought justice for the Black Armor Army, which has been faded for over three thousand years. On behalf of everyone at the True Martial Hall, I thank you.”

Shi Fengchun laughed, ”I dare not take credit; these were all Ye Chen’s ideas. I just tagged along.”

All the credit was pushed onto Ye Chen!

”Ye Chen, Grand General Shen and the others... where were they ultimately laid to rest?” An old man, his voice trembling, tears streaming down his face, asked.

Ye Chen replied, ”In the Cangzhou Realm, the environment there is quite special, but rest assured, I have already buried those immortal soldiers of the Black Armor Army. In some time, I will escort them to East Desolate City.”

That place is located at the Emperor Star Martial Arts Academy of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The Great Zhou Dynasty is under the jurisdiction of the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom. Due to the kingdom’s long-standing seclusion, it’s tough for people of the Cangzhou to gather information, let alone about East Desolate City.

As of now,

the Divine Moon Ancient Kingdom has become a crucial element in Ye Chen’s plan, which he does not wish to expose yet.

So, in a few days, he’ll make arrangements to deal with this matter.

”Ye Chen, the Black Armor Army may be gone, but its spirit remains. You have done a great service to the Black Armor Army, and we will remember your kindness!”

”If you ever need anything in the future, just come to us. We old folks will repay your kindness without a flinch.”

Ye Chen bowed slightly and said, ”I am a True Martial Guard of the True Martial Hall, and the spirit of the Black Armor Army commands my utmost respect. Being able to do something for them is my honor.”

Shi Fengchun added, ”Gentlemen, if you have the time, take a trip to Cangzhou someday. After all, that’s where the Black Armor Army last vanished.”

Lingxiao glanced at Shi Fengchun.

He knew exactly what Shi Fengchun was thinking!

This was clearly an attempt to bring this power to Cangzhou!

Lingxiao interrupted Shi Fengchun’s ongoing words, saying, ”There is still much to handle tonight; everyone should leave for now.”

Shi Fengchun said no more.

Through this event, Ye Chen’s obligations have been acknowledged, and Luo Jianren, a major problem, was removed, yielding rich rewards.

Ye Chen said, ”Grand Hall Master, I have a few things to tend to; I’d like to check some materials in the archive room.”

”The items you need have been arranged by the Sixth Elder; they are all here.”

Saying this, Lingxiao waved his hand, and a large pile of books flew towards Ye Chen.

These were studies on the Heavenly Gate conducted by the True Martial Hall in the past. Even though the Hall has abandoned the research, for Ye Chen’s upcoming plans, this information is more valuable than adding an Emperor Realm power!

Not long after,

Ye Chen and Shi Fengchun returned to their quarters.

”Was it thrilling?” Shi Fengchun asked.

”Nothing thrilling about it; it wasn’t me who took Luo Jianren down,” Ye Chen said casually.

Shi Fengchun chuckled, ”Did you ever think about doing it?”

”Of course, I’ve even thought about taking down the Spirit Emperor of the Hundred Spirits Race, but what good is thinking? Even if they stood before me to be beheaded, I couldn’t manage it!”

Shi Fengchun’s expression turned somewhat unnatural.

Ye Chen really was bold.

”Brother Chun, if you were in my place, could you take out Luo Jianren?”

”Fifty-fifty chance,”

Ye Chen couldn’t be sure what Brother Chun meant by that.

Was it genuinely fifty-fifty, or just like the usual ’fifty-fifty’?

What’s true or false is likely only known to Brother Chun himself.

”With my current strength, I estimate it would take several more years to take down someone from the Emperor Realm,” Ye Chen sighed.

Shi Fengchun became even more unsettled.

He really dared to say that!

In a few more years, Ye Chen would still just be a young man in his twenties.

As for the Emperor Realm... those currently appearing in the Eastern Domain are all thousand-year-old relics.

Sure, some are only a few hundred years old, but if Ye Chen, in his twenties, could defeat an Emperor Realm powerhouse...

Shi Fengchun couldn’t even imagine what such a scene would look like.

”Brother Chun, that Grand Elder, he seems really mystical,” Ye Chen said.

”The Grand Elder witnessed the rise to glory, and then the decline, of the True Martial Hall. He has seen its entire history!”

”Then hasn’t he lived for over ten thousand years?” Ye Chen exclaimed.

It was possible that even Master Legs and Luo Qingyi knew the Grand Elder!

”His status is very high, as the leader of the Elder Council. The Council and the Grand Hall Master counterbalance each other’s powers, but the Grand Elder has never restricted the Hall Master’s authority.

Moreover, the Grand Elder’s prestige within the True Martial Hall doesn’t come from his longevity or strength but from three great deeds he accomplished in history.”

”What deeds?” Ye Chen’s curiosity was piqued.

”The first is that he single-handedly stormed the Outland Sky of the Blood Tyrant Race.”

Ye Chen was shocked; the Blood Tyrant Race was the strongest foreign race. Charging into their stronghold alone was utterly terrifying, requiring not just power but immense courage!

”What’s the second deed?”

”For the second, he once again ventured alone into the Outland Sky of the Golden Ancient Race.”

Ye Chen: ”...The third deed, wasn’t it also the Grand Elder, alone, storming the Outland Sky of the Hundred Spirits Race?”

”Exactly,” Shi Fengchun said, ”So, the Grand Elder, who witnessed the True Martial Hall’s history, also created the most glorious achievements in its history.

Furthermore, his descendants... never received any special treatment due to the Grand Elder’s status. On the contrary, they often fought at the forefront, which led to... the Grand Elder now having only one descendant left.”

In Ye Chen’s heart, shock resounded once more!

Such selflessness... if it were himself, Ye Chen pondered deep inside, he couldn’t do it!

When he becomes strong, the first thing Ye Chen wants is to provide good things to those around him, to make them strong too, while keeping them as far away from danger as possible.

At this moment,

Grand Hall Master Lingxiao stood alone in the grand hall of the True Martial Hall, facing a statue inside.

This was his teacher, a great powerhouse who founded the True Martial Hall!

Lingxiao’s face showed a rare expression of hesitation, and he whispered, ”Teacher, if only you were still here... What should I do now?”