445: Chapter 445 This fragrance is potent!

Under the tense, breathless gazes of the crowd, Su Chen pulled out a pitch-black object that looked like a cheap mosquito coil.

The thing was an eerie deep brown all over, even giving off a faint, elusive... aged scent.

'Boss, what... what Emperor Realm weapon is this?' Qian Duoduo widened his eyes, his gaze filled with anticipation.

In his view, anything Su Chen produced, even a stalk of straw, was absolutely a divine object capable of severing stars.

'Mosquito repellent incense.'

Su Chen was brief. With a flick of his fingertip, a wisp of pure Great Sage spiritual fire landed on the coil.

*Hiss—*

A dense, nearly solidified bluish-purple smoke instantly billowed up from the coil!

The smoke was extremely overbearing, rapidly shifting mid-air, vaguely transforming into the phantom of a ten-thousand-foot giant crocodile. The crocodile bore dragon horns, its body covered in cold scales, and it let out a silent roar towards the sky.

A pressure unique to the Quasi-Emperor Realm 'Nine Nether Dragon Crocodile' swept out like a tidal wave!

The originally arrogant Five-Colored Demon Mosquito, upon smelling this smoke, instantly filled its huge compound eyes with extreme terror. It was a Bloodline suppression originating from the depths of its Soul!

However, before the demon mosquito could flee due to the Bloodline suppression, another, even more terrifying attack arrived.

It was the smell.

A scent mixed with ten-thousand-year fermented rotten vegetation, the territory markings of a male beast, and an indescribable, extremely 'heavy' pungent odor instantly filled the space for a thousand miles around.

The smell not only stung the eyes, it practically drilled straight into the crown of one's head!

*Bzz... Gah?!*

The Five-Colored Demon Mosquito let out an extremely miserable and distorted cry. Its shell, comparable to Divine Gold, actually trembled violently in the smoke. Its six long legs kicked frantically before it plummeted straight down from the sky like a kite with a severed string, crashing to the ground with a 'thud'.

After barely struggling twice, it directly foamed at the mouth, its sharp proboscis twisted to the side, utterly overcome by this smell until its Dao dissipated and its body perished.

The scene fell into an eerie, deathly silence for a moment.

Apart from the sound of swirling smoke, there was only the sound of everyone holding their breath until their Faces turned red.

'This... the fight ended a bit too fast, didn't it?' Jian Buping was dumbfounded, his starfall sword nearly slipping from his hand. 'Killing a Quasi-Emperor-level demon mosquito effortlessly? Boss's methods are truly unfathomable!'

Hua Nongying, as the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, usually loved incense arts the most. Yet now, she couldn't help but cover her nose and mouth, her brows tightly furrowed, her fox-like eyes filled with shock and doubt. She stealthily sniffed, then her whole body stiffened, her Face turning from white to green, then from green to purple.

As a 'seasoned expert', she had recognized it!

This smell... this texture... this damned familiarity!

'Young Master...' Hua Nongying forced back the urge to retch, her voice trembling slightly. 'This incense... the aura in this smoke... why does it so resemble the... excrement... of the Quasi-Emperor Realm Nine Nether Dragon Crocodile recorded in my master's notes?'

The air seemed to freeze at this moment.

The admiration on Jian Buping's Face froze. The sutra-chanting of Monk Jiese, the monk, abruptly stopped. Qian Duoduo even subconsciously took three steps back, looking at the still-smoking 'divine object' with a Face full of horror.

[Damn! How is this woman's nose so sharp?]

[That scoundrel Old Ancestor Su Qi! Saying this was a Saint Grade mosquito repellent refined from the essence of a dragon crocodile.]

[Screw that! Is the essence the kind that's excreted?!]

[No good. If this gets out, where would This Divine Son Su Chen's Face go? Wouldn't my aloof persona of a white-robed, untainted-by-dust Young Master be completely ruined?]

Though Su Chen's heart was a panicked mess, his Face remained as steady as Mount Tai. He elegantly waved his hand, dispersing the smoke in front of him that could knock out a Great Sage, his expression indifferent and carrying a hint of aloof displeasure at having his privacy probed.

'Excrement? Hah, vulgar.' Su Chen snorted coldly, his eyes conveying a look of 'what do you country bumpkins know?'

He stood with his hands behind his back, his voice clear and cold as jade: 'This is 'Ancient Dragon Deep Sea Ten-Thousand-Year Chen Tan Incense'. It is an extremely rare... life byproduct produced by a Divine Beast with Dragon Bloodline during its Breakthrough to the Quasi-Emperor Realm. After being processed through forty-nine secret techniques of my Su Family, we discard the dross and preserve the essence. Smelling it refreshes the mind and spirit. Using it suppresses evil and malevolence.'

'But Young Master, it really does have a poop smell...' Hua Yingxue couldn't help but weakly interject.

Su Chen shot her a sideways glance and continued his brazen fabrication without changing his expression: 'That is dao rhyme. That is the fragrance of the earth returning to its Origin after being tempered by time. Only those whose Soul Realm has reached the pinnacle can, from this heavy scent, savor that wisp of ancient meaning that transcends life and death.'

After speaking, he turned his head to look at the still-smoking coil on the ground, his tone carrying unquestionable certainty.

'In short, this is called 'Ancient Dragon Incense'. Who agrees, and who opposes?'

Everyone looked at the thoroughly fumigated demon mosquito, then at Su Chen's Face that said 'this is art', swallowed their saliva in unison, and shouted with one voice:

'The Young Master's knowledge is peerless! Ancient Dragon Incense is truly a peerless fine incense!'

Seeing this, Su Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

[Whew, good thing This Divine Son reacted quickly.]

[Even though the smell is a bit overwhelming, as long as I'm not embarrassed, this is a world-class brand!]

[This grade of 'incense' is only fit for Prodigies like them who haven't seen the world.]