141: Chapter 141 Melting in Time

For example, when he was a child attending school, his grandmother often reminded him not to mention his parents' names to anyone...

Su Chen collected his thoughts.

He looked at Su Zixi.

The flight hijacking, the danger in the snowy region...

It seems all of this was the handiwork of this "good cousin."

Now, he had somehow managed to sneak into the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony and cause trouble in the Court of Heroic Spirits.

This was the final blow.

To cast him completely into the dust, so he would never rise again.

Su Zixi's eyes sharpened, and then he sneered.

"I don't know what you're talking about. I just can't stand someone like you, a fraud who deceives the world, sneaking into this sacred Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony."

"Everyone, even if everything else I said doesn't count, this person's background is unknown and his intentions are sinister. I suggest we expel him and hand him over to the Hall of Valor for investigation!"

"If you ask me, the appearance of those strange Men in Black Robe during this Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony is so similar to the methods his father used back then!"

His inflammatory words immediately drew agreement from many people.

Especially among those young martial artists who were already jealous of Su Chen's points and had designs on Jiang Luoli, there were many responders.

"Right, expel him."

"Entering under a fake name, there must be a conspiracy."

"If his father is *that* person, then his motive for entering under a fake name is terrifying!"

"We ask the Hall of Valor deacons to uphold justice."

The scene became chaotic for a moment.

Jiang Luoli was also taken aback by Su Chen's identity, but she still resolutely stood in front of Su Chen.

"What are you all spouting nonsense about..."

"Senior Sister Jiang."

Su Chen gently grabbed her arm and shook his head.

At a time like this, explanations were pale and powerless.

Furthermore, his divine sense, which was far stronger than others, could sense something.

It seemed a group of powerful auras were slowly closing in on the plaza.

Presumably, those were the contracted heroic spirits that had been waiting in the white mist.

However, Su Zixi did something that went far beyond the expectations of Su Chen and the other young martial artists.

Seeing that the other martial artists were verbally denouncing Su Chen but were too afraid to step forward to defeat him and seize his fortune, Su Zixi seemed to lose patience.

A cruel and triumphant smile appeared on his face.

He no longer paid attention to the crowd's denunciations, but slowly took out a fist-sized, pitch-black, eerie object from his pocket.

The object was shaped like a heart, pulsing slightly, and exuding a palpitating, evil aura.

"Originally, I just wanted to ruin your reputation and make you get out of here."

Su Zixi toyed with the black object, his eyes staring coldly at Su Chen.

"But now, I've changed my mind."

"Su Chen, since you like hiding your head and showing your tail so much, and you like climbing up by relying on women, then I'll just let you stay here forever."

Before his voice had even faded, his five fingers suddenly exerted force.

"Snap!"

The strange black heart in his hand shattered at the sound.

It was at this moment that Su Chen discovered the biggest thing wrong with Su Zixi.

The black pupils in the eyes of the "Su Zixi" before him instantly disappeared.

And he could also sense that at the very moment the heart was crushed.

The soul inside Su Zixi's shell was gone!

Replacing it and occupying its shell was a pure, evil force.

"Oh no, scatter quickly!"

"Is this guy crazy? Because he couldn't take me out, he's so jealous and hateful that he sacrificed himself to some evil god?"

"Is it really worth going that far?"

He subconsciously shielded Jiang Luoli behind him, his mental power fully unleashed.

However, it was already too late.

The white mist, which had been peaceful, tranquil, and isolated from the outside,

rippled violently like the surface of water into which a stone had been thrown.

Immediately after, pitch-black figures appeared out of thin air at the edge of the Court of Heroic Spirits and quickly closed in on the center.

They were exactly those Men in Black who had been hunting down the trial-takers in the forest.

At this moment, with Su Zixi's help,

they actually ignored the rules of the Spirit Realm, broke directly through the white mist barrier, and intruded into this final sacred ground.

"How is this possible?!"

"Isn't the Court of Heroic Spirits an absolutely safe zone? How did they get in?!"

"Didn't they say Su Chen was that person's son? How come Su Zixi isn't a good thing either?"

"Both of them have the surname Su, still can't see it?"

"Life-saving jade talisman, quickly crush the jade talisman."

Terrified screams rose one after another.

The trial-takers who reacted quickly immediately went to crush the jade talisman on their wrists.

But they discovered the jade talisman's light was dim and it had no reaction.

"It's useless."

A hoarse, unpleasant voice sounded; it was the leader of the Men in Black.

His disdainful gaze swept over the panicked young martial artists, and he revealed a scornful smile.

"The space here has been temporarily interfered with by the 'Seed of Annihilation'."

"Teleportation? Heh..."

"Today, none of you will be able to leave."

"Why are you committing such inhumane acts at the Heroic Spirit Contract Ceremony?"

Some martial artists were filled with righteous indignation as they looked at the Men in Black preparing to go on a killing spree.

"Heh..."

"If you want to blame someone, blame that 'Xiao Yan', which is Su Chen."

"We originally came just to catch up with him; we really didn't expect him to dare to appear in the martial artist circle."

"At first, we didn't see their names on the list when we came in and thought we were in the wrong place, but it turned out that the 'Xiao Yan' at the top of the list was this little bastard..."

"Nonsense! How could Su Chen have any connection to you?"

Jiang Luoli reprimanded sternly.

Su Chen was someone she had personally brought into the martial artist circle; before that, he was just an ordinary college student with no reputation.

How could there be so many people wanting to harm him?

"Noisy."

The leader of the Men in Black snorted coldly and waved his hand.

"Except for the target, clean up the others who are in the way."

Dozens of Men in Black scattered like ghosts and pounced on the panicked trial-takers.

Screams, roars, and the sound of weapons clashing instantly rang out all at once.

These Men in Black had strength of at least the Eighth Order, and they coordinated well with eerie methods, far beyond what these young martial artists could compare to.

Almost in the blink of an eye, several people were bleeding on the spot.

And the leader of the Men in Black, bringing along two subordinates with exceptionally cold auras, walked straight toward Su Chen and Jiang Luoli.

Their goal was clear.

It was Su Chen.

"Bichen Sword."

Su Chen moved his mind, pulling Jiang Luoli over.

The two of them, one wielding a sword and the other a blade, stood in front of the Men in Black.

"Su Chen, we won't kill you."

"That would be letting you off too easily."

"We will peel off your skin, refine your living soul, and let you never find release for lifetimes to come."

Su Chen's brain raced.

Escape?

The white mist was interfered with, teleportation failed, and there were enemies all around.

Fight?

The opponent was at least Eighth Order, the leader was unfathomable; although he had trump cards, Jiang Luoli was not fully recovered from her injuries, and the chances of winning were slim.

Activate investment?

Sorry, the investment cooldown hadn't refreshed, and he didn't have any extraordinary items on hand that he could deposit right now.

Could it be that he was going to die here?

Impossible!

In this moment of life and death, Su Chen suddenly sensed a familiar aura.

That aura almost instantly established a connection with his consciousness.

Crossing an obstacle that had originally seemed very difficult to overcome.

It was also like crossing a very, very long wait.

Melting away those grievances, unwillingness, and regrets into the long passage of time.