1406: respect

“Alas!”

Originally, Wang Chen didn't intend to bother with the two groups of people in the valley, but…

“Isn’t it good to live properly? Must you seek death?”

As he spoke, he looked at the burly man surnamed Yan with cold eyes.

“Death?”

“Even if I die, you won’t escape today!”

The burly man surnamed Yan said fiercely while defending against the attacks of the surrounding Nightmare Ghosts.

He had already seen that after that pretty boy appeared, one of the two Realm Four Peak Stage Nightmare Ghosts that were besieging the Liuyun Sect’s little brats had left the battlefield and headed straight for him.

Facing this Realm Four Peak Stage Nightmare Ghost, this pretty boy might even be beaten to death first.

Thinking of this, the burly man surnamed Yan immediately diverted some of his attention, wanting to enjoy how that pretty boy would be killed by the Nightmare Ghost.

However, the next second, the expression on his face froze.

“Five… Five Realm?!”

A vast aura shot up from the pretty boy, soaring into the sky, and at the same time, a Nine-tailed Fox as massive as a mountain peak appeared behind him.

The Realm Four Peak Stage Nightmare Ghost that rushed over didn’t even get close before it was slapped to death by the Nine-tailed Fox’s gigantic paw.

Rumble!

As the dust scattered, only a huge paw print was left on the ground.

“What did you just say?”

Wang Chen turned to look at the burly man surnamed Yan, asking with a half-smile.

“I… I…”

Being stared at by that gaze, the burly man surnamed Yan was terrified, his legs trembling.

He never expected that this pretty boy, who seemed young, was actually a Five Realm cultivator.

And he himself had been disrespectful earlier.

“Sir… I… Ah!”

He was just about to beg for mercy when, due to his Divided Soul, one of the Nightmare Ghosts besieging them seized the opportunity, and its sharp claws directly tore open a gash in his waist and abdomen, causing him to let out a shrill wail.

Blood and intestines flowed from the wound, and even though the burly man surnamed Yan immediately sealed the wound with his Qi, such a severe injury made his legs weak, unable to fight anymore.

Bang!

Another Nightmare Ghost that rushed over then unceremoniously bit off the burly man surnamed Yan’s head.

And without him, the main combatant, the fate of the remaining few was even more predictable.

“Ah! Ah! Ah!”

Shrill screams rang out one after another, and the remaining few died almost instantly under the Nightmare Ghosts’ claws.

The commotion here also woke up Li Xiaowan and the others, who were in a state of shock on the other side.

They looked at Wang Chen in disbelief, their eyes almost popping out.

They never imagined that this young man, whom they met in Yunshan City and was about the same age as them, was actually a Five Realm cultivator.

“It’s truly unimaginable how such a Prodigy would come to a rural place like our Liuyun Sect?!”

Li Xiaowan’s eyes were somewhat unfocused as she murmured.

She had some thoughts about Wang Chen before, but now, they were completely gone.

The gap was simply too vast!

And Ming Hua, who stood behind her, was at a loss at this moment, his face bitter as he lowered his head, wishing he could bury his head in his chest.

He had previously thought of getting even and making this guy, who caused him to be reprimanded by his Senior Sister, look bad, but now, his heart was filled only with fear and worry.

Everyone reacted differently, but without a doubt, they were all shaken by Wang Chen’s strength.

It was only because the surrounding Nightmare Ghosts were all attracted to Wang Chen, who seemed to pose a greater threat, otherwise these guys would have ended up no different from the burly man surnamed Yan and his companions.

Roar, roar, roar!

The only remaining Realm Four Nightmare Ghost in the field took the lead, rushing straight at Wang Chen like an arrow released from a bowstring.

This monster had clearly not yet reached the point of developing sentience, otherwise it would have been scared and fled long ago after seeing the opponent’s strength.

Rumble!!

There was no need for Wang Chen to act; Su Su, who had finally gotten a chance to appear, directly controlled her massive mental projection to launch an attack.

The huge paw swept across the sky, and with a splat, it crushed the rushing Realm Four Peak Stage Nightmare Ghost into pieces.

Then Su Su controlled her mental projection to charge forward, each step causing the ground to shake.

The remaining Nightmare Ghosts were crushed one by one by her paw, as if playing whack-a-mole, pressed into the ground and turned into meat paste.

This battle, which happened in an instant, completely changed the topography of the entire valley; Li Xiaowan and the others had fought for a long time before, but they hadn't caused this level of destruction.

“Awesome!”

“Master, should I just crush these guys too?”

The massive Nine-tailed Fox mental projection looked at Li Xiaowan and the others, and at the same time, the voice of Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Su Su, eager to stir up trouble, resounded in Wang Chen’s mind.

On the other side, being stared at by the enormous eyes of the Nine-tailed Fox mental projection, Li Xiaowan and the others’ faces changed drastically, and a chill rushed to their minds.

They had just witnessed with their own eyes how this giant Nine-tailed Fox killed Realm Four Peak Stage Nightmare Ghosts as easily as killing chickens, effortlessly annihilating the Nightmare Ghosts that had almost driven them to despair.

If it wanted to kill them, perhaps one paw strike would leave them without even bones.

At this moment, Li Xiaowan and the others’ legs trembled, their eyes filled with terror.

However…

“That’s enough. These guys have no grievances with us, there’s no need.”

Wang Chen replied to Su Su, then casually dispersed the mental projection and sent the little one back.

He used to be a good student every year in school; he couldn’t let the little one lead him astray.

On the other side, seeing the giant Nine-tailed Fox dissipate, Li Xiaowan and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

That feeling of being able to die at any second was truly chilling.

However, before they could calm down, they immediately, led by Li Xiaowan, stepped forward and bowed to Wang Chen in gratitude:

“Thank you, Brother Wang, for your timely rescue. We will surely remember this and repay your great kindness.”

Everyone looked at Wang Chen with reverence, even Ming Hua, who had been displeased before, now sincerely thanked Wang Chen.

If Wang Chen hadn’t suddenly appeared today, they would have certainly perished at the hands of the Nightmare Ghosts, and even their corpses would have been contaminated, turning into mindless monsters that wandered the Forbidden Ground all day, eventually becoming the harvest of some cultivator who came to explore.

Moreover, the person before them was so young, yet his strength had already reached the Five Realm; it probably wouldn’t be long before he became a powerful figure famous throughout Yunhu Star.

One should know that even the Liuyun Sect’s Ancestral Master, a formidable powerhouse who could once shatter stars alone, was far inferior to this person at this age.

“It was merely a small effort.”

Wang Chen waved his hand casually, not caring much about it.

“The dangers in the Forbidden Ground are not only from Nightmare Ghosts, but also from other cultivators who enter the Forbidden Ground. You should be more careful.”

“Also, the situation in the Forbidden Ground has changed recently, with high-level Nightmare Ghosts wandering around. You’d best report this to the elders of your Sect.”

He casually reminded them, then drifted away.