As soon as this person finished speaking, another person followed up, "That's right, Captain. Although we didn't encounter Jianchen, we've found at least a few hundred corpses along the way. Many of them died in the same place, and from the looks of it, many of them were acquaintances from Wake City. Almost all of them had the strength of a Saint Master. Since Jianchen was able to kill a team of Saint Masters, then his strength should at least be at the Great Saint Master level. Even if we were to face him, we might not be able to capture him. In fact, we might even suffer losses. If the situation is serious, then it's not impossible for us to be completely annihilated."
Hearing this, the dozen or so middle-aged men's expressions couldn't help but become even more serious. These thoughts had all appeared in their minds before. They originally thought that with their team of at least mid-level Saint Masters, capturing Jianchen would be an effortless task. After all, such a team would even have the strength to fight against a Great Saint Master. Moreover, the information given by the Tianxiong Clan clearly stated that Jianchen only had the strength of a Great Saint. At most, he was a Saint Master, so when they came, they didn't put Jianchen in their eyes.
However, as they continued to stay in the Magical Beast Mountain Range, the rumors about Jianchen became more and more powerful. Especially recently, there were even rumors that several Great Saint Masters had already died at Jianchen's hands. Although they didn't believe such shocking news, as they continued to walk through the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts, the corpses they encountered caused their confidence to waver.
Right now, they were in an awkward situation where they couldn't back down. They wanted to continue to capture Jianchen, but they were also worried that they wouldn't be a match for Jianchen. They wanted to withdraw from the Magical Beast Mountain Range, but they were unwilling. After all, the reward of ten thousand purple crystal coins was too tempting.
"Leader, let's just give up on this mission. We've been walking for the past few days, and the corpses that we've seen all the time aren't enough to prove one thing. If we really meet Jianchen, even if all of us attack together, we won't be a match for him. If things go wrong, we might all die here." A middle-aged man with a scar on his face said in a deep voice. In his eyes, there was a faint trace of fear.
"I support Cloud Screen's suggestion. Leader, although 10,000 Purple Crystal Coins is not a small sum, we have to have a reason to spend it. If we throw our lives away here, no matter how much money we have, we will only be able to enjoy the Five Blessings." The one who spoke was a burly man with dark skin.
Hearing the words of these people, a middle-aged man with a scar on his face and a resolute expression nodded slightly. "Fine. I now announce that everyone is to immediately withdraw from the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts."
Hearing this, the dozen or so people immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then the tense expressions on their faces couldn't help but relax.
"It's too late to leave now!"
However, before everyone could rejoice for long, a clear voice came from nearby.
The sudden voice caused the faces of the dozen or so middle-aged men to change.
"Who's there? Come out." The middle-aged man with the scar on his face immediately stood up from the ground and shouted sternly. At the same time, the dozen or so middle-aged men also stood up from the ground, and each of them stared fiercely in the direction of the voice.
Immediately after, a person wearing beast skin slowly walked out from behind a large tree. This person had a head of long black hair tied behind his back with a straw rope. His face was covered in dirt, and he looked like a little cat. It was impossible to see his face clearly.
The dozen or so men's fierce gazes all gathered on the person wearing beast skin. The middle-aged man with the scar on his face shouted in a deep voice, "Who are you!"
Hearing this, the person wearing beast skin revealed a trace of a smile. However, this smile was covered by the dark skin of his face, making it seem somewhat sinister. "I'm the person you're looking for."
Hearing this, the dozen or so men's eyes revealed a trace of confusion. However, they immediately reacted, and their faces all changed greatly.
"You … you … could it be that you are Jianchen?" One of the men shouted hoarsely, his face carrying a trace of panic and disbelief.
The person wearing beast skin slowly nodded his head and said with a smile, "That's right. I am Jianchen."
The dozen or so men's faces immediately became interesting. Everyone looked at each other. None of them had expected that the Jianchen they had painstakingly searched for for several days would actually appear in front of them just as they were about to leave the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
If this scene had happened a few days ago, the dozen or so men would have surrounded Jianchen excitedly without the slightest hesitation. However, at this moment …
For a moment, the dozen or so men felt a wave of bitterness in their hearts.
"Hand over all the monster cores in your hands, and I can let you leave. If not, then only death awaits you. I'll give you the time it takes to brew a cup of tea to consider." Without waiting for the dozen or so men to speak, Jianchen opened his mouth to speak. Although his tone was calm, in the ears of the dozen or so men, each and every one of their hearts became heavy.
The dozen or so men looked at each other, and then the man with the sword scar said in a deep voice, "Sir Jianchen, you want all the monster cores in our possession right from the start. You're really going too far. After all, it was extremely difficult for us to obtain these monster cores. Almost every one of them was obtained by risking our lives against Magical Beasts." The man with the sword scar's tone was extremely unwilling to accept this. Now that he heard the rumor that Jianchen had already killed several Great Saint Masters, the man with the sword scar gave up on the idea of becoming enemies with Jianchen.
Jianchen coldly smiled and said, "I don't care about that. The time it takes to brew a cup of tea will be up very soon. If you still don't want to hand over the monster cores, then don't blame me."
Hearing these words, the dozen or so men's faces all became ugly. The man with the sword scar hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Sir Jianchen, if you can defeat me in five moves, we'll hand over the monster cores. Otherwise, we'd rather fight to the death than compromise."
Jianchen's calm eyes flashed with a sharp light. Carefully sizing up the man with the sword scar, he said, "Alright, I'll defeat you in five moves." Finished speaking, powerful Saint Force surged out of his right hand, quickly condensing into a four foot long and two fingers wide sword.
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