562: Su Chen with unlimited trump cards

The Elder's face was filled with a sinister smile. Everything was proceeding according to his plan, and it was about to be fully implemented.

"Soon, it will be over soon."

He would soon see the results of his years of strategic planning. How could he not be excited?

Once Stony City was destroyed, his efforts would surely earn him a promotion within the Sect. Furthermore, the benefits brought by Su Chen, a Prodigy, made him feel as if his future was bright.

The Elder waved his hand and then calmly said, "All of you, go. Do as I instructed, and you will be amply rewarded."

"Yes!"

Seeing this, the others were all overjoyed.

Just as they were about to leave the room, a figure suddenly walked in through the door. It was a very unfamiliar figure. Those who could come here were basically branch masters of the Bloodthirsty Divine Cult, or some core Sect Disciples.

But he wasn't entirely unfamiliar, as they had all seen Su Chen's appearance in photos.

Hiss!

"You are Su Chen!"

One of the yellow-haired branch masters suddenly reacted, his face filled with ecstasy. Although he didn't quite understand why Su Chen would appear here, how could he not take advantage of food delivered right to his doorstep?

Su Chen's actions were typical of feeding them directly.

Terrifying power instantly erupted, and the branch master lunged at Su Chen, moving at extreme speed as if afraid Su Chen would escape.

Su Chen glanced at him indifferently.

Profound Immortal Late Stage, his strength is not bad.

Qin Ran, who was beside him, was already scared silly. How could there be a strong Cultivator of the Profound Immortal Realm, and with such terrifying pressure? He was definitely not an ordinary Profound Immortal expert.

Wasn't this mission barely at the Profound Immortal level?

How could there be such a powerful expert!?

Su Chen casually raised his hand and grabbed, and the yellow-haired branch master was like a little chick, directly pinched in his hand, unable to move.

How is that possible!

The yellow-haired branch master's eyes were filled with horror. He was a Profound Immortal Late Stage Cultivator. How could a junior like Su Chen possess such powerful strength?

To make him unable to even resist, that must be the combat power only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could possess. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible.

Although Su Chen was low-key, he definitely preferred to crush his opponents while being low-key. To be honest, he wasn't very interested in battles of wits.

He liked a little challenge, but not too difficult, because Su Chen found it troublesome if it was too hard.

After all, having played too many crushing games, how could he possibly accept difficult mode?

The Elder noticed something was wrong immediately, but instead of trying to capture Su Chen, he fled without looking back. However, he hadn't taken two steps before he was blocked by a tall figure.

Nine Clouds Puppet!

Su Chen used this thing very rarely. Using it against these people was indeed making a mountain out of a molehill, but it didn't really matter. It was just for fun anyway.

The Elder's eyes were filled with solemnity. Although the Nine Clouds Puppet emitted no pressure, it made his heart pound, as if it contained extremely terrifying power.

What exactly is this thing?

And that Su Chen, how could he have found them?

The moment Su Chen appeared, having spent many years in the Demonic Cult, he immediately sensed that something was amiss.

No matter how lost Su Chen might be, it was impossible for him to just happen to walk into that textile factory, or to just happen to find this underground cave within the textile factory, and then find them.

Moreover, when Su Chen first saw them, there was no surprise in his eyes, as if it was meant to be.

This indicated that Su Chen came specifically for them.

How could a junior like Su Chen dare to seek them out? This contained a lot of information.

A powerful Cultivator from the Haoran Sect has arrived!

The Elder hesitated for just a moment, then intended to flee far away, but the Nine Clouds Puppet's speed was incredibly fast. Before the Elder could make any move, it had already arrived before him, then raised its hand and punched down.

"Bang!"

A violent explosion sounded. Fortunately, this was underground, and the Bloodthirsty Divine Cult members had specially set up Formations for concealment, so the fluctuations did not spread out. Basically, no one knew what was happening here.

The Elder took this blow and immediately fainted, the power within his body almost completely dissipated.

One strike left him severely wounded and on the verge of death!

Seeing this, the other branch masters were scared out of their wits. How could they dare to fight Su Chen? The Elder was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal Cultivator, and he was beaten into such a state with one move. There was no need to mention the others.

The subsequent battle was a one-sided affair. Su Chen activated the Nine Clouds Puppet to play 'grab the doll,' knocking one person down with each punch.

Su Chen, meanwhile, casually walked to the corner where a small rat was scurrying around. Seeing Su Chen approach, it immediately scurried towards him and then jumped into Su Chen's palm.

If one looked closely, they would realize that this rat was not a real rat at all. Its body surface was like machinery, yet incredibly agile. If one didn't look carefully, it would be impossible to tell what it was.

Soon.

Everything the rat saw was imprinted into Su Chen's Sea of Consciousness.

Su Chen's expression was a bit strange. No wonder he always felt something was off before; it turned out this was a conspiracy against him.

He looked at the Elder again, his brows furrowing once more.

Su Chen waved his hand, and a token floated out from the Elder's sleeve. It was an iron-blue, somewhat ancient token, with the words 'City Lord' engraved on the back and 'Stony' on the front.

The token of the Stony City Lord!

Su Chen's eyes narrowed. No wonder the Demonic Cult had slaughtered the three great Families earlier, and the people in the city acted as if nothing had happened. It turned out that the people of the Bloodthirsty Divine Cult were the City Lord.

He finally understood why the Nine Star Empire couldn't eradicate the Demonic Cult; these people hid too deeply.

Su Chen took a rough look. Although they Cultivated sinister Cultivation Techniques, without a close-up inspection, it was basically impossible to tell that they were from the Demonic Path.

However, investigating someone's background in this world is a major taboo, which just gave the Demonic Cult another opportunity to hide.

Su Chen slowly stood up. He looked at Qin Ran, who was still stunned in place: "Junior Brother Qin, please cripple their cultivation and tie them up to bring back to the Sect."

Under normal circumstances, Qin Ran definitely wouldn't be able to do it, but now these people were all severely injured and on the verge of death, so it would be a simple matter for Qin Ran to cripple their cultivation.

Qin Ran finally recovered from his daze. He looked at Su Chen with an extremely terrified gaze.

What kind of monster is this!?

Are we from the same generation?

Does the gap have to be this huge?

Qin Ran was a bit overwhelmed. He had sensed the Elder's cultivation fluctuations, Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, yet the Puppet defeated him with a single blow. If Su Chen could refine such a Puppet, what was Su Chen's strength?

No... is Qiudao Peak hiding so deeply?

After this in-depth contact with Su Chen, he finally understood why the Jinyang Sect and Yanyue Sect were so wary of Qiudao Peak Disciples. You'd be impressive if you knew how many trump cards they had.

Su Chen glanced at him. Qin Ran had been quite interesting along the way, so he spoke:

"When you are out and about, show one set of strength and methods, then hide another set of strength and methods. If you are more cautious, hide a bit more. To reach the extreme, hide even more."

"The more trump cards you have, the more unexpected you can be."

Qin Ran felt numb.

So?

Is that why you, with Grand Unity Golden Immortal strength, hide as a Heavenly Immortal Late Stage Cultivator?

Moreover, he was certain that Su Chen definitely had more than what appeared on the surface; he surely had other, even more terrifying methods...