Chapter 352: Arrogance

At that moment, a dozen young people dressed plainly, with not particularly strong auras, came around from the other side of the city gate. In no time, they surrounded Chen Xiao completely.
On the surface, these dozen young people were merely below the Earth-level, belonging to the unremarkable cultivators in the Heavenly Realm. But in Chen Xiao’s eyes, each of them possessed a cultivation level at the peak of Earth Tier 3, almost reaching the Heavenly Tier. In other words, their cultivation was already extremely close to that of a Yuanling God.
Though they appeared disreputable, their inner thoughts were actually very clear.
Chen Xiao immediately understood.
“It seems these people are here to test those who have just arrived in this Fallen Heavenly Capital. If they resist, they’ll likely be killed in an instant, right?”
Chen Xiao frowned slightly. Even an ordinary cultivator, let alone one at the Earth level, would find it hard to come up with three Heavenly Crystals. As the top-tier cultivation aid in the Heavenly Realm, Heavenly Crystals were even highly beneficial to Wang-tier powerhouses like True Spirit Gods. It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to obtain them. Even Chen Xiao only had a few Earth Crystals obtained from those five men in black. The value of Earth Crystals was far inferior to that of Heavenly Crystals—ten thousand Earth Crystals couldn’t even exchange for one Heavenly Crystal.
“Are you joking?”
Chen Xiao raised his head, staring coldly at the group. “Three Heavenly Crystals? Are you sure your minds are okay?”
“So, you refuse to hand them over?” The leader among them, with the strongest cultivation and almost reaching the level of a true Yuanling God, tilted his head and looked at Chen Xiao with a playful expression.
“Since you’re new here, three Heavenly Crystals is a bit much. Just one Heavenly Crystal—no Earth Crystals as replacement. Just one.”
The man waved a finger in front of Chen Xiao.
“Sigh…”
Chen Xiao sighed lightly and said, “Your cultivation is quite good; you all have strength nearly at the Heavenly Tier.”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the expressions of those dozen people suddenly changed.
But Chen Xiao ignored them and continued, “However, I don’t quite understand your purpose. Are you testing on behalf of your masters or trying to recruit people? Doing this will easily offend others. I won’t kill you today—I’ll just cripple your cultivation.”
“You…”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, those dozen people turned around and left, refusing to engage further. Someone who could see through their true nature at a glance and say such things was definitely not someone they could afford to provoke.
“Hmph, come back!”
Chen Xiao reached out with one hand, grasping slightly into the void, and trapped those dozen people there.
“Sir, show mercy. It’s better to leave room for future encounters. Not everyone can act recklessly in this Fallen Heavenly Capital.”
Just as Chen Xiao was about to act and cripple their cultivation, an aged voice echoed in the void.
Immediately afterward, a bright sword light pierced through the air, aiming straight at Chen Xiao’s body.

“Hmph. If I say I want to abolish them, then they will be abolished. You’re right—this Fallen Heaven City isn’t a place where anyone can act recklessly.” While his right hand restrained those dozen or so people, Chen Xiao gently tapped his left hand in the air, shattering that sword of light instantly. Immediately afterward, beams of light shot out from the tips of his right fingers, piercing through their dantians. In the next moment, screams of agony filled the air as those people collapsed to the ground, their entire cultivation erased.

At the same time, an old man in yellow stumbled out of the void, unsteadily landing on the ground.

“As for you…” Chen Xiao glared coldly at the old man, who was a beginner at the Heavenly Rank and already considered a strong figure in the Heavenly Realm. “Interfering with my punishment of them is an insult to me—you’re as guilty as them. I’ll also erase your cultivation.”

“What?” Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, the old man’s expression changed, followed by a cold laugh. “Hmph, we’re both at the Heavenly Rank. Wanting to erase my cultivation… uh…” The old man tried to show off his status as a powerful being of the Heavenly Rank, but before he could do so, Chen Xiao grabbed his throat. With a single shake of his hand, his powerful true energy destroyed the old man’s dantian and shattered all his meridians. Then, Chen Xiao tossed the old man like a pile of mud onto the ground, sneering, “Hmph. This is Fallen Heaven City—not a place where anyone can act wildly. You, a mere first-tier martial artist, dare to be arrogant in front of me?”

Chen Xiao was now the complete opposite of when he first arrived in the Heavenly Realm—extremely arrogant, as if he were a different person. From the memories of that supreme dragon, he had learned the true nature of the Heavenly Realm. Everything here was like a vast jungle; staying low-key and hidden wouldn’t work. With strength, one had to show it off—this was an ironclad rule.

If Chen Xiao wanted to see his mother, he had to go to other continents, which meant using the teleportation arrays of the dominant forces on this collapsed continent. If he tried to infiltrate the ruling forces of this continent using his old methods, it would likely fail. He had to expose himself across the entire continent, become the focus, and prove his strength and value.

The dominant force ruling this Immortal Continent was a sect called Qitian Pavilion. Chen Xiao wasn’t sure exactly how powerful this sect was, but from the dragon’s memories, he understood that even a lower-tier supreme god like him couldn’t afford to provoke Qitian Pavilion.

However, Chen Xiao knew that although each of the three continents in the Heavenly Realm had an absolute dominant force, the entire realm was boundless. Even in the vast oceans, countless unknown things existed. The scope of the entire Heavenly Realm wasn’t just these three inhabited continents.

Yet, for Qitian Pavilion to be able to rule a continent was no small feat. Though Chen Xiao appeared extremely arrogant on the surface, he was actually extremely cautious deep down.

After dealing with those people, Chen Xiao, ignoring the stares of those around him, strode boldly into the Fallen Heavenly Capital.
“You’ve disabled Elder Long.”
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s ears twitched slightly as a faint voice reached his ears.
By now, Chen Xiao had noticed that a large number of people in the Fallen Heavenly Capital were looking at him with hostile eyes.
“Yes, he’s disabled—so what?”
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