170: Are you trying to intimidate me?

Hearing this, Yu Qian smiled knowingly.

"Senior Chen, please look." With that, Yu Qian pulled out a crystal bottle containing white mist from his 懷裡 (huái lǐ - bosom/pocket).

"This is an Anomaly we captured, named 'Thousand Transformations'."

"Of course, this name was given by our Tower Lord, and it was also divided by the Tower Lord."

"This object can transform its appearance at will, and a martial artist can never see through it."

"Even a demon would need a Great Demon above the Demon Lord level to see through it."

"Demon Lord?" Chen Heng took the crystal bottle and played with it. It was his first time seeing an Anomaly truly controlled by humans.

"Yes, demons actually have a hierarchy of strength," Yu Qian said as he led Chen Heng into Qianfa Tower.

"From the weakest Demon Civilian to the Demon God, the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, demons are divided into seven ranks."

"Demon Civilian, Demon Spirit, Demon Soldier, Demon General, Demon Lord, Demon King, Demon God."

"The strongest being in this demon city of ours is a Demon General, a Tiger Demon General."

"What about those wolf demons we encountered earlier?" Bai Jun asked.

"They are the lowest-level Demon Civilians," Yu Qian answered cheerfully.

"Oh..." Bai Jun nodded thoughtfully.

"Even the hides of Demon Civilians are so valuable; I wonder what price a Demon King or Demon God would fetch."

...The people of Qianfa Tower.

"That makes sense. We should go kill two Demon Kings later and bring them back; they'll probably sell for a good price." Chen Heng, on the other hand, nodded in agreement.

"?" The people of Qianfa Tower were stunned again.

"Stop, Yu Qian, who is behind you?" Just as the few of them were walking into Qianfa Tower, chatting and laughing, a man in brass-colored armor blocked their path.

Yu Qian's face immediately turned green; he had forgotten to communicate with the Tower in advance.

"I am Yu Qian, a Bronze Plaque Punisher. These two are the Tower Lord's Honored Guests; do not block the way."

Before Chen Heng could react, Yu Qian darted forward.

"How is it that I don't know the Tower Lord has Honored Guests today?" The guard frowned.

"Yu Qian, Qianfa Tower isn't a place just anyone can bring people into, you'd best..."

Before the guard could finish speaking, a thin figure walked out.

"Yu Qian is not mistaken; these two are indeed my Honored Guests."

A sickly man sat on a still-wriggling chair, smiling and nodding at Chen Heng.

"Ah? Oh..." The guard was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

"Your subordinate greets the Tower Lord. I have offended the Honored Guests just now; please punish me!"

"Brother Chen, how do you plan to punish him for his disrespect?"

The man still maintained that smiling expression, but the words he spoke sent shivers down one's spine.

"How about this, I'll remove his tongue, and please, Brother Chen, spare his life."

"Forget it, he's quite dedicated to his duty." Chen Heng waved his hand, casually stuffing the Thousand Transformations into Bai Jun's pocket.

Of course, he was still wearing his skirt woven from rags, his well-defined muscles exposed.

"Tower Lord." Yu Qian also knelt on one knee the moment the man appeared, not daring to lift his head.

"Aren't you going to thank the Honored Guest?" The man put away his smile and gave the guard a cold look.

"Thank you, Honored Guest, for sparing my life." The guard trembled all over and honestly expressed his gratitude.

"Alright, is this a punishment for him or a show of force for me?"

Chen Heng raised an eyebrow and took a step forward with an unfriendly expression.

Instantly, a terrifying pressure, like the Sea of Blood Hell, enveloped the entire Qianfa Tower.

The guard rolled his eyes and fainted.

Chen Heng did not unleash his Qi and blood; this was merely the inherent deterrent ability of the Asura Bloodline.

"Mr. Chen, please don't misunderstand; I have no other intentions." The man shook his head, unaffected by Chen Heng's Bloodline deterrence.

"I came to meet you with sincerity; our two goals are consistent..."

"Sincerity?" Chen Heng directly unleashed his Qi and blood this time, crushing the man in front of him into smithereens.

"Tower Lord!" Yu Qian let out a miserable wail; he hadn't expected the Tower Lord to be crushed into a pulp in a single encounter.

"If you had sincerity, you wouldn't have met me with such rotten flesh."

Chen Heng had long seen that the man in front of him was not his true body; this was merely a Clone of his.

"Mr. Chen, please don't be angry; I also have my difficulties..." The man's voice sounded, and the puddle of flesh re-formed into a human shape.

"My true body cannot see the light, so I can only use this bit of rotten flesh to meet you."

"?" Yu Qian's tears, just about to flow, were held back, and he was completely dumbfounded.

"Yu Qian, you may go down first; the Honored Guest and I still have things to discuss."

Seeing that he couldn't hide it any longer, the man smiled at Yu Qian.

"Yes." Yu Qian didn't dare to say more, nodded, and led the few people behind him away.

"Oh, and I won't forget the rewards you deserve. You can choose three items from the Gold Plaque Treasure Vault then."

"Your subordinate thanks the Tower Lord!" Hearing that he could choose three treasures, Yu Qian was instantly ecstatic, almost unable to control the expression on his face.

"Please, Mr. Chen." The man smiled slightly at Chen Heng again, not at all bothered by Chen Heng having just crushed his Clone.

"Let's go." Chen Heng nodded and followed behind the man.

"Oh, and that young Daoist brother can also come along; our Qianfa Tower is very fond of those who cultivate the Dao."

"Oh..."

Chen Heng followed behind the man, and Bai Jun followed behind Chen Heng.

Led by the man, the two walked into a secret door.

Unlike the exterior of Qianfa Tower, they did not go up but descended underground.

"Mr. Chen, there's no need to be surprised. I am a condemned man, merely lingering on now."

The man seemed to see Chen Heng's doubt but did not finish his sentence.

"Mr. Chen, we will absolutely not be enemies. On the point of fighting against Anomalies and those man-eating monsters, we two are in the same camp."

The further down they went, the dimmer the light became. If Chen Heng's five senses weren't extremely powerful, he probably wouldn't be able to see the way now.

Well, Bai Jun behind him was currently walking while feeling the wall beside him.

Regarding the man's words, Chen Heng neither agreed nor refuted; he couldn't yet figure out the man's intentions.

"Please, Mr. Chen, this is the last pure land in the human world that has not been polluted by Anomalies."

The man casually drew two lines on the wall in front of him, and the wall, as if alive, split open.

Passing through this opening, the sight before Chen Heng stunned him.