136: Chapter 136 Was I played for a fool?

"What? What did you just say!?" Viper suddenly froze, his face instantly turning livid. He could hardly believe his ears. "Blood Corpse! Don't forget, when you were heavily injured back then, I helped you! Doesn't this favor deserve for you to join hands with me and deal with this guy together?"

Blood Corpse was silent for a moment, seemingly recalling something, but then he still shook his head: "I remember, but... that favor is not worth me risking my life. Because even if you hadn't intervened back then, I still would have survived."

"At most... I can help you hold him off for ten breaths of time. After ten breaths, it will depend on your own fate!"

"You...!" Viper trembled with rage, gritting his teeth as he glared angrily at Blood Corpse. But seeing the indifferent look in Blood Corpse's eyes, he knew that saying anything more would be useless.

"Ten breaths... Fine! Ten breaths it is! Blood Corpse, remember what you said!" Viper gritted his teeth and left behind a harsh threat. The Devilish Qi around his body surged wildly once again, transforming into a streak of black light, and he flew rapidly toward the south!

However, Xia Jin did not immediately pursue the fleeing Viper. Instead, his gaze fell with interest upon the man before him, who was called Blood Corpse.

"Do you think that, on your own, you can really hold this Prince off for ten breaths of time?" Xia Jin asked calmly with his hands behind his back.

Blood Corpse's pupils flickered, but he still nodded, then shook his head: "If it were me in my prime, stopping you would not be difficult, and I might even... have a chance to keep you here. Now, I have only just awakened, and I am not your match. But holding you for ten breaths of time is still achievable!"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon the temple order at Xia Jin's waist, and he couldn't help but frown: "I didn't expect that you also obtained this temple order... Although this item is an Opportunity, it is also a source of calamity. If your strength is not sufficient, holding onto it may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Hmm!?" The other's words made Xia Jin's eyes narrow instantly, and the pressure on his body began to overflow uncontrollably. "It seems you also know about the temple order! Then this Prince asks you, regarding this temple order, and regarding that temple... how much do you know?"

Blood Corpse did not immediately answer Xia Jin's question, but just looked at him coldly, before calmly saying one sentence: "I have no obligation to answer your questions!"

Xia Jin was slightly stunned after hearing this, and then he began to laugh. However, there was a hint of chill in his laughter.

"You must not be aware that no one has ever been able to refuse this Prince's requests! You are no exception."

After speaking, Xia Jin raised his right hand, and white flames along with the power of thunder began to continuously condense upon his palm.

However, no fear could be seen on Blood Corpse's face; he just stared fixedly at Xia Jin, then shook his head.

"Although you are very strong, if I want to leave, you cannot keep me!"

"Ten breaths of time have passed." Blood Corpse's voice remained calm, showing no fluctuation. "My promise is fulfilled. If fate allows, you and I... will meet again."

After speaking, Blood Corpse's body actually began to slowly melt, quickly turning into a pool of blood cloud, which directly began to rain blood downward. Each droplet of red rain fell into the jungle below, instantly seeping into the soil without a trace.

Xia Jin's right hand froze in mid-air, and his expression gradually sank as a flash of anger crossed his eyes.

"A Clone... it was actually just a Clone!" How could he not see now that he had been toyed with by the other party? "Good, very good!"

Laughing out of extreme anger, the veins on Xia Jin's forehead were faintly visible.

"This Prince will remember you. Blood Corpse... if we meet again next time, don't blame this Prince for... not showing mercy."

After speaking, he looked down at the jungle soaked by the blood rain, a flash of ferocity in his eyes, and he smashed his right fist directly toward the ground!

A fist force wrapped in white flames, mixed with violent purple-gold thunder, struck down like a pillar of heavenly punishment.

The moment it made contact with the ground, a blinding light swallowed everything! Everything below instantly vaporized and evaporated!

A few breaths later, the light dissipated, and a scorched giant crater with a diameter of over tens of miles and an unfathomable depth appeared below! If not for the fact that there was no standing water inside, others might have mistaken it for a natural giant lake.

Xia Jin stood above the Void Realm, looking expressionlessly at the terrifying scene he had created with his own hands. Then, he turned his head and looked south, the direction in which Viper had fled, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Although I didn't keep that guy, you are at least a figure from the same era as him... you should also know quite a few things. Capturing you might also allow me to ask something!" Xia Jin snorted coldly, took a step forward, and his figure instantly disappeared from that place.

A gentle breeze blew past, and the scent of scorched earth could be smelled everywhere. But at this moment, it was incomparably quiet here.

Half an incense stick later. At a location several miles deep at the bottom of the giant crater, a cluster of dark red liquid suddenly wiggled slightly, then slowly moved upward.

A moment later, a man with a slightly pale complexion appeared once again, his appearance exactly the same as the Blood Corpse from just before! That's right, this was Blood Corpse's true body.

Blood Corpse stood on the still-scorching scorched earth, looked down at his palms, then raised his eyes to look in the direction where Xia Jin had disappeared, and involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"The power of that punch just now... even in my prime, I am afraid... it would be a notch inferior." Blood Corpse muttered to himself, and for the first time, a solemn expression appeared in his usually indifferent eyes.

He slowly sat cross-legged on the spot and rubbed his head; Xia Jin's appearance had even given him a bit of a headache.

"It seems that among the 'seeds' selected for this temple opening... this guy will likely rank first in the Eastern Profound Continent."

Viper indeed had some quick wit; he knew of Xia Jin's terrifying strength. When fleeing, he would separate a small cluster of black mist from time to time, wanting to interfere with Xia Jin's pursuit. He himself turned directly around and sped all the way toward the overseas regions of the Eastern Territory.

But he still underestimated Xia Jin; one who had mastered the Divine Ability "Three Feet to the Horizon" like Xia Jin could not be shaken off at all. Just as Viper had arrived above a reef overseas in the Eastern Territory, Xia Jin's figure appeared once again, blocking his path.

Viper abruptly halted his figure, a flash of despair crossing his face. "What?" Xia Jin looked at Viper mockingly. "Can't move anymore? Why don't you... keep running!"

Just as the last "ah" was finished, Xia Jin's figure disappeared. Viper only felt his chest as if it had been hit head-on by a meteorite! "Ah!" He let out a miserable scream, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out directly.

But this was not over. Xia Jin followed like a shadow; not waiting for him to fall, his figure flashed and appeared above him, and with an expressionless face, he swung his fist again, smashing it down fiercely! This punch directly smashed Viper onto an isolated island not far below.

Xia Jin slowly walked down from the Void Realm, just preparing to grab Viper and bring him back to Great Xia. Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly. His gaze subconsciously turned toward the edge of the isolated island. There, a figure was quietly sitting cross-legged on a reef.