Chapter 188: Gunshots

Soon, Chen Xiao and the Great Immortal returned to the headquarters of Huaxia Soul. When they opened the portal, they saw three old men dressed in green robes, thin and tall. Their hair and beards were gray, their faces simple, and they looked extremely similar, seemingly twins.

“Going to the Netherworld Space for cultivation and returning so quickly,” one of the old men said dryly. “Come with us.”

“Chen Xiao, be careful. These three old guys are all ninth-level powerhouses who became famous hundreds of years ago—Long Chi, Long Yuan, and Long Tan. The one who spoke is named Long Yuan, the leader of the three,” the Great Immortal’s voice echoed in Chen Xiao’s mind.

Chen Xiao curled his lips. “Why should I go with you? Just because you say so, I have to?”

He stretched out his body and lazily stepped back, acting as if they couldn’t do anything to him.

“Young man, the person beside you is only an eighth-level fighter and can’t protect you,” Long Yuan said coldly. “I suppose you know our identities. It takes courage to come back. Have you also reached the eighth level?”

The three Long brothers’ expressions changed upon seeing Chen Xiao’s strength. A seventh-level supernatural being and an eighth-level powerhouse are completely different—especially a young eighth-level powerhouse like Chen Xiao, with no background but sheer genius. Such a genius would even be treated like an ancestor in the Long family, never to be neglected. Let alone in Huaxia Soul, an ancient faction with a highly mysterious background.

The three Long brothers exchanged glances, frowning. Things seemed difficult.

“Ahem,” the Great Immortal spoke up then. “I, as the Great Immortal, represent Huaxia Soul in declaring that we will not interfere in your feud with Chen Xiao.”

He patted his chest to assure them.

“Is that true? Can you represent Huaxia Soul’s higher-ups?” Long Chi asked skeptically.

“I am Huaxia Soul’s highest authority,” the Great Immortal muttered inwardly before saying, “Of course. Your feud with Chen Xiao is a personal matter and has nothing to do with Huaxia Soul.”

Nothing to do with it? It seemed Chen Xiao had disabled another member of Huaxia Soul, Long Fei, which is why these three monsters came. Ultimately, Huaxia Soul also bore some responsibility—competitions among its members should not result in such severe injuries. But now, the Long family had focused all their attention on Chen Xiao. Since they shared the same surname, he was likely the person they had been searching for. They wouldn’t give up on any clue.

Although rumors in the supernatural world claimed Chen Jianzhou was dead, they still refused to give up.

“Since that’s the case, young man, come with us.” With that, Long Yuan reached out and grabbed at Chen Xiao’s body.

The Great Immortal stayed far away, seemingly afraid of trouble, but the faint smile on his lips betrayed him.

“First they attack the young, now the old.”

A cold smirk appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. He raised his hand as well, and the power of the Supreme God within him surged violently. In an instant, his physical and mental strengths achieved perfect unity. The power of the divine artifact Snowflakes Drifting was activated, enveloping him in a faint snow-colored glow. By now, Chen Xiao’s cultivation had reached the eighth level, entering a completely new realm, with his overall strength experiencing a qualitative leap. With the support of the Supreme God’s power, Snowflakes Drifting could unleash even greater strength.

Chen Xiao raised his right hand and thrust it straight at Long Yuan’s palm.

With a loud bang, Chen Xiao remained motionless, while Long Yuan stumbled backward several steps before stopping.

“How is this possible?!” Long Yuan stared in disbelief at his own hand, which had turned white from the shock. Although he had merely grabbed casually, as a peak ninth-level warrior on the verge of understanding the existence of the Origin, such a casual strike was beyond what an eighth-level abler could withstand, let alone send him flying.

“The Long family? Coming to find me so urgently—presumably you’ve discovered something,” Chen Xiao said with a cold laugh. “But it doesn’t matter. I, Chen Xiao, am right here to explain everything to you. That’s right, I am the grandson of Chen Jianzhou from the Chen family.”

Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the expressions of Long Yuan and the other two changed, turning into wild joy.

“As expected, it’s you, you little brat. We knew you and Chen Jianzhou wouldn’t die so easily. This is even better—perfect for capturing you, luring Chen Jianzhou out, obtaining the Nine Heavens Mysterious Spirit Seal, and then getting the Map of the Ruined Sky.”

Long Yuan said bluntly with a cold laugh.

“So, to get the Map of the Ruined Sky, one must have the Nine Heavens Mysterious Spirit Seal.” Chen Xiao pondered for a moment. But at this time, his original abler bloodline was tightly sealed by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Spirit Seal—even Shui Miao couldn’t unlock it. He didn’t know what kind of existence that seal actually was.

“Hmph, the Long family will eventually be destroyed by me. You guys no longer have a chance,” Chen Xiao said with a fierce expression. “Today, you three mark the beginning of my revenge against the Long family. You are the start of its downfall!”

“Seven Layers of Waves!”

Chen Xiao immediately used Seven Layers of Waves. Now, his version of this technique had been fully refined. Originally, after an abler reached the eighth level, Seven Layers of Waves lost its effectiveness—each layer only added eighth-level power and still caused damage to the user. But now, Chen Xiao had transformed this technique, integrating some principles from Eight Extreme Earth Shaking, along with the enhancement from the divine artifact Snowflakes Drifting. His Seven Layers of Waves now possessed power nearly on par with that of the Origin realm.

“Damn it! How can he have such powerful strength?”

This was the secret location of the Soul of China. Only high-ranking members of the Soul of China, or top secular warriors like Long Yuan and the others who had intricate connections with it, could enter.

So, the surroundings were just an empty hall guarded by a barrier, with no other ablers present.

By this time, the Great Immortal had long disappeared somewhere, watching secretly.

“The Seven-Layer Waves can be utilized to such an extent by you—truly a genius! If given more time to grow, our Dragon family might truly be in danger. But now, you have no chance left!”
Long Tan shouted, “Ancestral Dragon Ascending Fist!”
In an instant, the Dragon family’s ultimate technique, the Ancestral Dragon Ascending Fist, was unleashed. Long Tan transformed into a furious dragon and charged at Chen Xiao’s massive waves.
At the same time, Long Chi said to Long Yuan, “Elder brother, this kid doesn’t seem as simple as we thought. He’s Chen Jianzhou’s grandson—he must know where Chen Jianzhou is. Let’s not overthink it and attack together.”
With that, the two also launched their attacks, using the Dragon family’s ultimate technique. All three arrived at Chen Xiao’s side almost simultaneously.
Chen Xiao’s Seven-Layer Waves possessed the power of the Origin Realm, but against these three true peak Level 9 experts, they were still weak and were instantly broken.
Even so, the three were forced to retreat several steps.
Chen Xiao remained motionless. Protected by divine artifacts within him, he could withstand even sporadic attacks from those at the fifth level of the Domain Realm, let alone three mere Level 9 ablers.
However, inside the headquarters of the Soul of China, countless unseen eyes were watching. He dared not use a move like Eight Extremes Shaking the World. After all, such a technique was too extraordinary—it was the signature move of the Eight Extremes Wolf Emperor. There might be members of the Hunters’ Guild here, and if Chen Xiao used it, they might draw certain conclusions.
If his identity as Fei Zha were revealed at that time, Chen Xiao would gain another formidable enemy: the Hunters’ Guild. Right now, he didn’t want to incur such an enemy.
Thus, from then on, Fei Zha completely disappeared from the world of ablers. After all, it was Fei Zha’s reputation that suffered, not Chen Xiao’s.
Without using Eight Extremes Shaking the World, dealing with these three was indeed troublesome for Chen Xiao.
“What shameless old guys! Three peak Level 9 experts attacking me, a mere Level 8 rookie? It seems the Dragon family’s reputation isn’t so great after all.”
Chen Xiao’s face paled, and a trickle of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth. Of course, this was intentional—he needed to appear cautious here.
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, Long Yuan and the others also felt their faces turn slightly red. Their actions were indeed disgraceful. Countless old folks were watching unseen, and their behavior was utterly shameless.
Moreover, Chen Xiao had repelled all three of them with a single strike? This was no longer just a matter of face. Three well-known peak Level 9 experts had abandoned all dignity to attack a rookie and were still forced to retreat.
While this proved Chen Xiao was extremely powerful, the reputation of these three brothers of the Dragon family was completely ruined from then on.
“This isn’t the time to care about face. If we capture this Chen Xiao, lead to Chen Jianzhou, and obtain the Remnant Heaven Map, our Dragon family’s prestige will soar. Compared to that, what does our three brothers’ reputation matter?”

Long Yuan suddenly let out a loud shout. Back then, the Long family had pursued Chen Jianzhou and Chen Xiao’s parents, causing a huge stir throughout the city—something everyone knew. Now, there was no need to hide it. Moreover, only the true core members of the Long family knew something about the secrets of the Broken Heaven Map. Even the three of them only knew about it, not what the Broken Heaven Map actually was.

In Long Yuan’s hand was a long sword, with the power of laws shimmering around it—it was actually a spiritual weapon.

Long Yuan moved swiftly, creating a sea of sword lights that rushed toward Chen Xiao. In an instant, the entire void was filled with sword light.

Bang…

Suddenly, a gunshot was heard. The next moment, all the sword lights disappeared. Long Yuan lay on the ground, with a large hole in his forehead and his eyes wide open, never to close again!

“Hehe, thanks for reminding me. If not for you bringing out a spiritual weapon, I would have forgotten I had this treasure with me.” Chen Xiao waved his hand, holding a black pistol in it.

A pistol capable of killing a top-tier ninth-level warrior!

In the next instant, Chen Xiao’s pistol was already aimed at Long Chi.