Chapter 173: News of the Sea God’s Protection

Chen Xiao fought against Cang Hai Cheng Kong three times, defeating him with a single move each time and instantly silencing all the supernatural beings around them.
Seeing Cang Hai Cheng Kong enraged to the point of mental collapse, Chen Xiao shook his head slightly, stepped forward, and picked up the Broken Wind Dagger that had fallen to the ground.
“The material of this dagger is quite good and extremely rare. If it falls into the hands of Sou Hen and is refined a bit, it could become a powerful Virtual Divine Artifact.”
Chen Xiao examined the Broken Wind Dagger briefly before tossing it into the Main God’s Space.
Then, he took out the Spirit-Repelling Herb and threw it beside Cang Hai Cheng Kong before turning toward the teleportation array. Such a herb was of no use to Chen Xiao at all, so it didn’t matter if he gave it to them.
Cang Hai Cheng Kong was a peerless genius of the Cang Hai family, the son of Cang Hai Yun Feng. If it had been just an ordinary competition, it might have been fine, but now Chen Xiao had directly reduced his realm. Although he left behind the Spirit-Repelling Herb, it also left an indelible mark on Cang Hai Cheng Kong’s psyche. Unless something unexpected happened, Cang Hai Cheng Kong’s achievements would likely stop there.
If Chen Xiao didn’t leave soon, he might have to face the wrath of Cang Hai Yun Feng and the entire Cang Hai family.
The onlookers among the hunters instinctively cleared a path as they saw Chen Xiao leaving, watching him go.
Inside the Supernatural Beings’ Union, two staff members also stepped forward to help Cang Hai Cheng Kong inside the union.
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Chen Xiao used the teleportation array to arrive in another realm—the Wan Xu Realm Hunters’ Union. Thanks to his identity as a Flying Claw, he easily received an elite hunting mission.
Chen Xiao took the documents handed to him by an elder of the Wan Xu Realm Hunters’ Union, which contained a list of elite hunting missions along with detailed descriptions.
“Hm? Altai, an eighth-tier supernatural being from the Feibin Country, immune to all water-based attacks? An enemy of both Feibin and Huaxia, with a bounty of 10,000 star coins for his assassination…”
Upon seeing this information, Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows. Being immune to all water-based attacks piqued his great interest.
He thought of one of the three major Divine Artifacts in the Atlantis Sea God Temple—the Sea God’s Protection. It seemed that the Sea God’s Protection could also render it immune to the attacks of water-based supernatural beings at the Origin Realm level.
“Could it be that the Sea God’s Protection is on him? Hmph, I’ve carried his blame for so long—now he should return it to me.”
Whether Altai possessed the legendary Sea God’s Protection or not, just because he was immune to all water-based attacks, Chen Xiao had to go and check it out in person.
Chen Xiao looked up and said to the union elder, “I’ll take this mission.”
“Hm?” The union elder’s expression changed as he said, “That Altai is an over-tier supernatural being. I admit that although you, the Thief Lord, can fight beyond your rank, you have no chance against an over-tier being.”
This union elder was also a sixth-tier powerhouse, but as an elder of the Hunters’ Union and a freelance hunter, he held great status. He was quite dismissive of Chen Xiao’s plan to attempt to assassinate an eighth-tier powerhouse.

“Hehe, the elder is joking. Whether I can complete it or not, I know it myself.” Chen Xiao paid no attention to the elder’s attitude. These elders of the Hunters’ Union had been around in the world of superpowers for countless years and naturally had the right to speak in such a manner. “If that’s the case, I won’t stop you.” The elder handed Chen Xiao the task list along with various documents and items. Chen Xiao then used the ability card of Flying Claws to verify everything before leaving the Illusory Realm. The Philippines is one of the main countries opposing China in the secular world, and this is even more true in the world of superpowers. Thus, there are no teleportation arrays between the Philippines and China’s world of superpowers. If Chen Xiao wanted to go to the Philippines, he had to travel through the secular world. The Black Tiger Gate, now known as the Glory Temple, also has a powerful presence in the secular world. Previously, when helping the Jiang family expand its influence, it secretly gained support from many secular forces, even surpassing the Jiang family. It was extremely easy for Chen Xiao to go to the Philippines now. He used his powers in the secular world to forge an identity, obtained a visa, and flew straight to the Philippines. Although the Philippines opposes China, air travel between the two countries still operates normally. Upon arriving in the Philippines, Chen Xiao didn’t stay long. He immediately took out the ability card given to him by the Hunters’ Union, obtained from a superpower in the Philippines, which he had already claimed as his own. The Philippines isn’t very large; its territory in the world of superpowers consists of just a few regions. Almost any ability card can be used throughout the country. “Liutuo Realm. According to the information, Altai should be in Liutuo Realm.” Chen Xiao closed his eyes and carefully reviewed all the information about the Philippines’ world of superpowers before opening them again. He activated the teleportation array on the ability card and arrived in Liutuo Realm within the Philippines’ world of superpowers. This crystal card contained a teleportation array specifically designed for reaching Liutuo Realm. The Philippines’ world of superpowers isn’t much different from China’s; it’s just that superpowers from various countries can be seen here, though Chinese people are rare. Unlike China, the world of superpowers in the Philippines is entirely controlled by one force, which also controls the secular world. Large-scale wars are now unlikely in the secular world, as countries and regions around the world have largely become economically integrated. A war would lead to economic collapse, and neither the aggressor nor the victim would benefit. But in the world of superpowers, such situations don’t exist. Wars of various sizes occur every year, with countless weak countries having their regions seized and their superpowers exterminated, just like how the superpower forces of Japan were completely wiped out not long ago. In such a cruel world of superpowers, weak forces like those in the Philippines can only survive by uniting. Of course, the Philippines dares to confront China because it has the support of powerful forces from other countries.

Chen Xiao walked through the Liutuo Domain. Under the protection of the Primordial God’s power, his mental energy spread instantly, searching for the presence of super-tier ablers.
“Hm? There are actually two eighth-tier ablers here? That’s quite troublesome.” Chen Xiao frowned. Through his mental sensing, he detected the presence of two super-tier ablers.
After some thought, Chen Xiao realized that he was seeking out eighth-tier ablers to challenge in order to create pressure for himself, gain an opportunity for breakthrough, and investigate more about the Sea God’s guardianship. Although he could easily kill seventh-tier ablers now, he wasn’t sure he could defeat eighth-tier opponents—after all, there was a fundamental difference between them. Eighth-tier ablers were known as super-tier beings.
If he faced just one such opponent, he wasn’t certain of victory; facing two meant he could only run away—they were no match at all.
Suddenly, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. His body began to change subtly, and after a while, he transformed into an old man with grayish beard and an ethereal appearance.
“Altai, come out for this old man!”
At the center of the Liutuo Domain stood another massive building, containing abler crystals that protected the portal to the secular world.
Chen Xiao was full of confidence. His deep voice spread throughout the entire Liutuo Domain almost instantly. Though he spoke in Chinese, it had become the dominant language in this world of ablers, so most of them could understand it to some extent.
Hearing someone order Altai to come out, all the ablers, ghosts, and zombies were stunned. They turned their attention to this sudden old man.
“Looking for Altai? Lord Altai is a legendary super-tier abler. This old man is speaking arrogantly about him—probably just impatient to die.”
“That’s right. Over the years, countless people from China have tried to challenge Lord Altai, only to be killed by him. This old man won’t be an exception.”
“He’s seeking death.”
Hearing the discussions around him, Chen Xiao thought to himself that Altai must already be a target for many ablers in China.
“Altai, come out for this old man!”
Seeing no movement from the protective building at the center, Chen Xiao frowned and shouted again.
“Hmph… A sixth-tier abler daring to come and trouble me? Truly seeking death. I’ve already killed countless eighth-tier ablers from China—this old man really doesn’t know what death is.”
Slowly, a middle-aged man appeared out of thin air in front of Chen Xiao. He had an ordinary appearance, wore black clothes, and his expression was slightly gloomy—none other than the legendary super-tier abler, Altai.
Altai’s water-type spiritual energy was extremely strong. As soon as he appeared, the water elements within ten meters around him became denser.
Chen Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced around. The second super-tier abler in the building hadn’t come out; he was merely watching from inside.

“Challenger?” Altai wasn’t surprised at all when he saw Chen Xiao. “The Hunters’ Guild of Huaxia Country is willing to pay ten thousand star coins just to take my life. Are you a hunter from Huaxia Country?”
Chen Xiao smiled. “That’s right. I’m here to take your life. I’ve been short of money lately, so killing you will give me the reward from the domain mission.”
Chen Xiao wasn’t using his identity as Fei Zha at the moment because he wanted to test Altai’s capabilities—to see if he could resist his water-based attacks. If he appeared as Fei Zha now, the news would spread throughout entire Huaxia Country by the next day.
Abilities with two different spiritual energy attributes had never been seen in the world of superpowers before. With a little deduction, those who were observant might be able to figure out Chen Xiao’s identity. After that sky-high bounty mission, Chen Xiao’s name was now well-known throughout the world of superpowers. All information about him had been thoroughly investigated. If it weren’t for Chen Xiao’s prior preparations—first diverting the hunters’ attention and then bringing Chen Jianzhou back to the temple—he might have already had his identity exposed.
Chen Xiao was now the representative of water-based abilities.
“Delusional.”
As soon as Chen Xiao finished speaking, Altai attacked without warning. A giant water arrow, ten meters long, shot straight at Chen Xiao’s body.
A water arrow was just the simplest water-based attack, but in the hands of a superpowered individual, even the simplest attack could become incredibly precise.
“Water-based attack?”
A faint smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s lips. With one hand, he caught the water arrow and then threw it back.