Chapter 194: So-Called Allies

“The third key? Why should I give it to you?”
Chen Xiao simply took a slight step back, his expression unchanged, as if he didn’t even consider this blond youth at all.
“Because I’m stronger than you. Any one of my three subordinates could crush you with just one finger.” The blond youth remained calm and polite, devoid of any aggression, his demeanor natural—not an act, but an innate aura of a superior.
“Is that so?”
Chen Xiao curled his lips. Those three subordinates of the youth were all at the fifth level of the Domain Realm, one rank above him. Right now, Chen Xiao truly had no way to fight against such experts.
The blond youth didn’t act immediately. He knew well that the virtual divine weapon, that monstrous spirit, had already become a being half-creature, half-virtual divine weapon, with its own consciousness, capable of unleashing the power of a virtual divine weapon on its own.
Though this sword-shaped monster wasn’t as powerful as a true virtual divine being, it could still exert the power of the ninth level of the Domain Realm—a force these people couldn’t handle; otherwise, it would have been subdued long ago.
But Chen Xiao had somehow subdued that virtual divine weapon monster through some means, which made himnot to be underestimated.
Just now, the divine power emanating from the Divine Weapon Snowflakes in Chen Xiao’s hand pressed directly against the virtual divine weapon monster. He didn’t want these people to notice.
That was also Chen Xiao’s intention. It was fine if weaklings came to trouble him, but if a strong man like this blond one attacked directly, Chen Xiao truly had no means of resistance.
He could only pretend to be a tiger to scare wolves, posing as an expert to intimidate others.
Chen Xiao raised his hand, and a blood-red long sword appeared in it—the very virtual divine weapon that had turned into a monster spirit and was now stored in his Main God Space.
Back in the Main God Space, after being trained by several divine disciples, it had been thoroughly tamed and fully under Chen Xiao’s control.
Now, this sword was equivalent to a strong warrior at the ninth level of the Domain Realm.
“From now on, your name is Yuanmie,” Chen Xiao said smilingly to the sword-like monster spirit.
The blade of the virtual divine weapon Yuanmie emitted a soft hum, seemingly responding to Chen Xiao.
The blond man frowned slightly upon seeing Yuanmie in Chen Xiao’s hand.
“This virtual divine weapon is indeed powerful, but with four of us, can it protect you?” The blond man chuckled lightly.
“Well, it can at least kill one of you. Does anyone want to give it a try?” Chen Xiao waved his hand, and Yuanmie’s blade flew above his head, circling continuously.
“Hmph, Olichi, are you willing to die for me?” The blond man laughed softly.
“I am willing to sacrifice myself for my young master!” The cultivator named Olichi replied without hesitation.

“Then die.” Chen Xiao raised his hand, pointing his index finger at Olichi. In an instant, Olichi’s body split into two without any warning. The law of immortality within him was instantly destroyed, and his soul was refined in the same instant.

Above Chen Xiao, Yuanmie still circled, not intervening at all.

“Hm?” The blond man’s expression finally changed. He hadn’t seen clearly how Olichi died.

A peerless warrior at the fifth level of the Domain Realm, who had mastered the law of time, killed so easily?

Of course, the blond man didn’t think he had been killed by just one finger strike from Chen Xiao. From start to finish, Chen Xiao hadn’t emitted any power, and his energy level remained at eighth rank.

“It seems your background is quite complicated too. Having such a peerless warrior guarding you—no wonder.” The blond man shook his head slightly. “I guess I don’t need this third key after all.”

With that, he turned and left without hesitation, not even giving a second glance at the dead Olichi.

“Shadow, how did it go?” Chen Xiao’s mental power instantly connected with Shadow, who had just returned to the Main God’s Space.

That’s right—it was Shadow who had killed Olichi. After Chen Xiao reached the eighth rank, the powers of the disciples in the Main God’s Space were unlocked once again.

But this time, they could unleash not just the first level of the Domain Realm, but the third level as well!

Shadow himself was a peak Void God. Although he could only use the power of the third level of the Domain Realm, it was still enough to easily assassinate a warrior at the fifth level of the Domain Realm without leaving any trace.

“Young master, this Olichi has very few memories in his soul. His entire life was like that of a pig, kept in captivity until he reached the fifth level of the Domain Realm and was sent on this mission,” Shadow said thoughtfully. “The only piece of information from his memories is your name, Luyu.”

“What a bold move—keeping a warrior at the fifth level of the Domain Realm in captivity?”

Chen Xiao shook his head. In fact, the Glory Temple was doing the same now—collecting newly awakened supernatural beings from the secular world, forcefully implanting ideas of loyalty to the Glory God in their minds, and spending vast amounts of wealth to help them grow.

Almost all supernatural factions on Earth did this. The difference was that they could at most cultivate beings at the third or fourth level. Warriors at the fifth level of the Domain Realm were rare treasures for any family faction.

Chen Xiao didn’t plan to conflict with this Luyu for now. Someone from such a powerful faction must have hidden cards. If Chen Xiao fought him, he could use special methods to keep them, but under the presence of strong warriors from all over Earth and the Void God messengers from the Origin Continent, exposing himself like this would be dangerous.

For someone like Chen Xiao, staying mysterious was the best choice.

“Stop! You threatened our ally—just going to walk away like that?” Suddenly, an old voice rang out.

Thirteen figures appeared simultaneously, blocking the three from the Building. These thirteen figures emitted a strong force of laws from their bodies, and they even surpassed Olichi, who had just been killed by the shadows—clearly, they were no ordinary characters. As soon as Chen Xiao saw them, he realized they must be the ancestors of the thirteen vampire clans, the third-generation descendants of the legendary progenitor of vampires, Cain. Upon seeing them, Chen Xiao felt a sense of disdain. Earlier, when he was in trouble, these thirteen had merely watched from the shadows without any intention of intervening. But now that Chen Xiao had solved everything and scared off the Building’s people, these old guys suddenly showed up, talking about forming an alliance. In an instant, the alliance agreement he had reached with Chris shattered in Chen Xiao’s mind—the vampires were no longer his allies. Of course, Chen Xiao wouldn’t show it; perhaps there would still be a time when he could use these old guys. “Young Chen Xiao is our ally. If we don’t intervene after being threatened like this, it would be unreasonable, wouldn’t it?” one of the thirteen said with a cold laugh. “Oh? He’s your ally?” Building’s light golden eyebrows raised slightly. “With allies like you, I really feel sorry for him.” Suddenly, Building turned around and said with a smile, “Chen Xiao, your name is Chen Xiao, right? You’re quite strong, at least the forces behind you are powerful. How about we form an alliance? We can advance and retreat together. What do you think?” As soon as Building finished speaking, the thirteen vampire ancestors showed extremely ugly expressions—this was clearly humiliating them. In an instant, all thirteen’s gazes focused on Chen Xiao. “An alliance?” Chen Xiao thought for a moment before saying calmly, “To be honest, I don’t need any allies here. The so-called alliance with the vampires is just a union for mutual benefit. Is our alliance the same?” As soon as Chen Xiao spoke, the thirteen vampire ancestors felt even more depressed. “To be honest, I don’t need any allies here either,” Building said, his eyes lighting up as if he understood Chen Xiao’s meaning. “Then let’s form an alliance,” Chen Xiao said with a smile. “Hahaha…” The two who had been enemies just now suddenly laughed together. “Chen Xiao, are you giving up on forming an alliance with our vampires?” asked one of the vampire ancestors with a stern face. “My alliance with Lord Building doesn’t seem to affect our affairs, does it?” Chen Xiao smiled. “What I promised was merely to help you obtain your progenitor’s sacred artifact. As for how you treat me, you’ve already shown well enough, and I won’t care.” Chen Xiao shrugged. “If it weren’t for the Dark Vampires arguing with us, we wouldn’t be bullied by such a kid.” The thirteen looked extremely angry, gritting their teeth inwardly, but to compete with the Dark Vampires for the progenitor’s sacred artifact, they had no choice but to endure. “Hehehehehe… Hypocritical fake nobles, you too have your day, wahahaha…”

Suddenly, a mocking laugh echoed through the labyrinth, and a pale-faced young man with messy hair appeared in an instant.
“Are you Lord Chen Xiao? Join my Dark Blood Clan. Those hypocritical pseudo-nobles are untrustworthy.”
This young man was also a highly powerful domain expert. Though he wasn’t on par with the thirteen ancient ancestors of the Vampire Clan, he was very close.
Moreover, shadows swirled behind him, clearly hiding several more experts.
“Dark Blood Clan?”
The moment Chen Xiao saw this man, his expression darkened instantly. The Dark Blood Clan had once operated in China, resorting to mass killings of Chinese superhumans in an attempt to frame people like Vampire Chris. This was the main reason Chen Xiao was willing to ally with the Vampire Clan to fight against them.
The Vampire Clan in China was merely under the guise of visits, conducting investigations and searches across various places.
“Dark Blood Clan…” Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes. With a gesture of his hand, the Abyssal Annihilation Sword circling above his head instantly sliced through space and flew toward the young man from the Dark Blood Clan.
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