Chapter 049: At All Costs

“So that’s how it is. The stronger their power, the faster it depletes them. It’s not the rules that restrict them—it’s time.”
Chen Xiao suddenly understood.
At this moment, the three divine disciples present fully unleashed their strength. Their power had already surpassed the sixth rank, but the time they could stay outside was rapidly disappearing, faster and faster, beyond Chen Xiao’s control.
Swish swish swish!
Gui Gui’s body instantly split into seven. True to her name, she became like a elusive ghost, appearing and disappearing in the air. Even Hector, the prince of the Dark Blood Clan, couldn’t keep track of her speed and could only defend passively.
Suddenly, the seven Gui Guis formed a strange formation in the air, instantly trapping Hector inside. No matter how hard he tried to break free, he couldn’t.
Mu Mu summoned four water element giants, which turned into four massive waves, chasing after the four Dark Blood Clan dukes. Meanwhile, Mu Mu herself waved her staff, summoning a flurry of ice blades, and charged straight at the two dukes trying to escape from the workshop.
As for the rest, they couldn’t escape the power of Sou Hen. With just a few movements, the Water of Death melted them away.
“What an overwhelming power!”
Akashi and Elsa exchanged terrified glances. It seemed they needed to reassess their relationship with Chen Xiao. From the aura displayed by Sou Hen and the others just now, it was clear their strength far exceeded the sixth rank!
Boom boom boom!
After a few muffled sounds, the remaining eight Dark Blood Clan dukes were completely annihilated. Even those lesser Dark Blood Clan members hiding in the shadows couldn’t escape their fate and were killed by the water element giants.
After dealing with these Dark Blood Clan members, Sou Hen and Mu Mu turned their attention to Hector, who was still trapped.
Sou Hen’s body turned into a streak of light and entered Gui Gui’s trap.
After a few sounds, the once domineering Prince Hector was thrown in front of Elsa and Akashi like a dead dog. All his cultivation and strength were sealed. Now, Hector didn’t even have the chance to explode his core.
“Leave this sixth-rank Dark Blood Clan member to you. I hope you won’t disappoint our young master,” Sou Hen said indifferently. Then, he stretched out his hand, and a dark beam shot out, shattering the barrier surrounding the workshop.
Immediately afterward, the three of them slowly disappeared into the air.
Akashi and Elsa looked at each other. They saw fear in each other’s eyes. Facing Sou Hen, they felt as weak as ants.
They lowered their heads and thought for a while. Then, Akashi waved his hand, and Hector’s body vanished from the ground—unknown where he was taken.
By now, both of them were seriously injured, their faces pale. They ignored Chen Xiao and the others, as it had been agreed beforehand not to reveal their acquaintance with Chen Xiao.

Immediately, Akashi and Elsa turned into two afterimages and disappeared. As for the corpses of the Dark Blood Clan on the ground, they had long been reduced to nothingness by the Water of Death in the Nest’s Mark, so there was no need to worry about concealing evidence. Chen Xiao frowned and investigated briefly before inwardly sighing with bitterness. After Mu Mu, Gui Gui, and the others had wreaked havoc in the Nest’s Mark, in less than two minutes, less than five minutes of time remained in the Main God Space. Time is indeed gold—Chen Xiao finally understood this. The time in the Main God Space was now his most precious asset; at least it was a place where he could temporarily escape. In case of danger, he could retreat there to gain some breathing room. More importantly, since time in the Main God Space did not consume time in the real world, Chen Xiao had two extra hours each day to practice spells, combat skills, and get familiar with his abilities. This was also the main reason why he could grow so rapidly. “Ah, strength… it’s still not enough.” Chen Xiao clenched his fists tightly. If he had sufficient strength now, he wouldn’t need to summon Nest’s Mark and the others at all. “Who were those people just now? Those peerless warriors?” Lin Tianchi was stunned, but subconsciously, he noticed that those three peerless warriors had the same aura as Chen Xiao and himself. Then, it seemed he realized something and glanced at Chen Xiao in surprise, but everyone else was too shocked to notice his anomaly. Like Nest’s Mark and the others, Lin Tianchi was also a believer of Chen Xiao’s, though his rank was too low to even qualify as a divine disciple. “Just know it yourself. Don’t show it.” Chen Xiao’s voice echoed in Lin Tianchi’s mind. Lin Tianchi’s eyes lit up before returning to normal. “We must report today’s incident to the Supernaturalists Association! A prince-level vampire has appeared in the East!” After a while, Li Chenggang was the first to recover. His body was trembling slightly. Although he was a third-tier supernaturalist, the battles between fifth- and sixth-tier warriors were simply too shocking. “Mm.” Hearing Li Chenggang’s voice, the others also woke up, but from their expressions, it seemed they each had their own plans. The supernaturalists from Ke Da University all had complex backgrounds… “You’re back? And you’re injured?” In the presidential suite of the Wind Sea Grand Hotel, Chris stared in disbelief at Akashi and Elsa, who were badly injured. “Prince Chris, we underestimated the determination of those despicable degenerates,” Elsa said, her face pale with blood at the corners of her mouth. “The ones leading this time were Prince Hector of the Dark Blood Clan and eleven dukes of the Dark Blood Clan.” “What?!” Chris jumped up from the sofa. Prince Hector’s strength was far greater than Chris’s. Among all vampires, Hector was widely recognized as the strongest second only to the Blood Emperor. With Hector involved, along with eleven dukes of the Dark Blood Clan, it showed just how determined they were.

“You guys, how did you escape?” Chris asked urgently.
“Ahem,” Akashi cleared his throat softly, “Your Highness, we should change our original plan regarding Chen Xiao.”
“What’s going on? Could it be…”
“That’s right. We underestimated the power behind Chen Xiao,” Elsa said. “Previously, Your Highness Chris said that Chen Xiao had three sixth-tier subordinates with him, but this time, there were three seventh-tier experts!”
“That’s correct. In just a short moment, eleven Dark Blood Duke members, including Hector, were defeated by them. Three sixth-tier superhumans would never be able to do that! One of the men in black was especially terrifying—he easily defeated and sealed Hector in just a few breaths.”
Akashi said with certainty.
Then, with a wave of his hand, Hector, who had been beaten into a mess by Suo Hen, fell in front of Chris.
Chris frowned, glanced at Hector, and slowly sat back down on the sofa, lost in deep thought.
Now, in Chris’s eyes, Chen Xiao’s value far exceeded that of Hector.
“Do whatever it takes to win him over!”
……
“Power… power.”
After separating from Li Chenggang, Qin Mengyao, and the others, a strong sense of crisis arose before Chen Xiao.
Eleven Blood Duke members and one Blood Prince—it took too much time to deal with them. Now there were only twelve strong opponents. What if one day there were twenty, thirty? How could Chen Xiao cope?
No matter how strong Suo Hen and the others were, they were still limited.
Even if they hid in the Main God’s Space and regained their strength over time, they still had to come out and face attacks.
“It seems I’ve always passively received the power from the Main God. Can’t I take the initiative to train on my own?”
Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. All along, he hadn’t obtained any legendary cultivation techniques; he had only accepted the power from the Main God to strengthen his mental strength and physique. But this only worked well in the early stages. Once his mental strength reached the third tier, such improvement slowed down.
“I’ll go to the Soul of China and see if Yu Ye Xiao Chen and the others have any cultivation techniques I can refer to.”