"Old Zhu, we can't beat him, but it's impossible for us to give up on so many artifacts. Let's join hands and take some of them, then retreat."
Ghost Bear had to admit that Ye Chen's strength was above his and Old Zhu's. If Ye Chen were to be ranked among the top ten Astral Reaching Realm sword artists, he would be at least number three. The thought of retreating appeared in his mind.
"Alright!"
Old Zhu was a peak Astral Reaching expert after all. Although Ye Chen was powerful, it wouldn't be that easy for him to kill them. He and Ghost Bear had only suffered some light injuries.
The two didn't cultivate the same type of Zhen Yuan, but at this moment, the powerful Zhen Yuan flow still forced Ye Chen to retreat.
"Rise!"
Zhen Yuan turned into a huge hand, and the two each grabbed a piece of broken mud, which was about twenty percent of the total amount.
Ye Chen's eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw the mid-grade artifacts in the mud. He yelled, "Stay!"
The sword light slashed through, and small pieces of mud fell down along with four or five fingers of Zhen Yuan.
"Damn! Let's go!"
With their harvest reduced by half, Ghost Bear and Old Zhu were furious, but what could they do? Ye Chen's strength was right there, and he also knew the fast and slow mentality. It was not very realistic for them to join hands. If they continued to fight, the situation would be very unfavorable for them.
Shua! Shua!
A shadow flashed through, and the two escaped.
"They are weaker than me. One on one, or two on one, I would not be afraid. But, it would be hard to kill them. Top Astral Reaching Realm warriors are not that easy to kill. Even if I perform the eighth movement of the Green Lotus Sword Art, the Green Lotus Sprouting, it would only wound them a bit more, which would expose my ace card for no reason." Ye Chen did not chase after them, since it was more important to check the remaining eighty percent of the weapons first.
Wrapping the mud with Zhen Yuan, Ye Chen exerted his strength. With a crashing sound, the mud shattered, and all sorts of artifacts fell onto the ground, forming a pile.
"No need to look at the low-grade artifacts. Put them away first."
Ye Chen was concerned about the mid-grade artifacts. Low-grade artifacts were no different from low-grade spirit stones to him, and were considered his personal wealth.
After putting away the low-grade artifacts, all that remained were mid-grade artifacts. There were seven of them in total.
"Eh? A mid-grade treasure sword! "
Ye Chen immediately saw the black sheathless heavy sword among the seven mid-grade treasured weapons.
But in the next moment, Ye Chen was dumbfounded. The black heavy sword fell into his hands, and as soon as he poured his true essence into it, the heavy sword collapsed into a brilliant light.
"Too much time has passed. Even the middle-grade swords have decayed."
Ye Chen was very regretful.
Aside from the black heavy sword, there were four other mid-grade artifacts that had decayed. Counting all of them, there were only two mid-grade artifacts that could actually be used. If nothing unexpected happened, then the low-grade artifacts would have decayed even more. After all, in terms of durability, low-grade artifacts were much worse than mid-grade artifacts.
The two usable mid-grade artifacts were the Golden Gauntlets and the Eyebrows Iron Staff.
The Golden Gauntlets were perfect for Xu Jing, so Ye Chen planned to leave them for her. Once she reached the Astral Reaching Realm, she would not need to look for a suitable mid-grade artifact anymore.
After checking everything, Ye Chen let out a breath. There were still too few sword artists on this true spirit continent, and mid-grade great swords were relatively rare as well. Among the top six rank 6 martial institutions, only the Fire Spirit Palace seemed to have a weapon master who knew how to make great artifacts. He had never heard of any master from the Fire Spirit Palace having a mid-grade great artifact, and even a lot of the inner masters did not have one. It was not hard to imagine how hard it would be to make one. Most of the time, it could only be provided for a small number of people.
"With a mid-grade great sword, I would have a higher chance of killing a top Astral Reaching Realm warrior. It would be a necessity for me right now."
A thought flashed through his mind as Ye Chen flew deeper into the ground.
…
"Damn! All of them are useless! Only one low-grade artifact is still intact." Somewhere in the complicated tunnel, Ghost Bear cursed.
Old Zhu's expression was also not that good. This time, not only did he not get any mid-grade artifacts, even the low-grade ones that he got were basically useless.
"Ghost Bear, I have to admit that we have been messed up this time. I wonder where that brat came from." Old Zhu said with a low voice.
Putting away the only intact low-grade artifact, Ghost Bear said with hatred, "No matter who he is, he has messed with me. I will make him die sooner or later."
"Die without a body? You?" Old Zhu said with a sarcastic tone.
Ghost Bear stared at him, "What? You dare to look down on me?"
Don't forget that he is only around twenty years old. If I have guessed it right, this brat should be Ye Chen, who was famous in the Hidden Dragon Ancient City two years ago. Among all the contestants, only that Ye Chen has the same age as this brat. We all know Sikong Sheng, and he is even older. Besides him, there are not many young warriors who could make it. "
"Ye Chen? The Ye Chen who was able to fight against Early Astral Reaching Realm warriors when he was only at Late Clasping Yuan Realm?" Ghost Bear was a bit surprised. There were a lot of Astral Reaching Realm warriors that went to the Hidden Dragon Ancient City, but compared to all the Astral Reaching Realm warriors in the whole South Rudra Region, it was not even one-tenth of them. Therefore, there were a lot of people who did not know about Ye Chen. Most of them had only heard of his name. Right then, hearing Old Zhu, Ghost Bear also thought that this person must be Ye Chen, the martial genius who had made all the other martial geniuses in the whole South Rudra Region pale.
"Think about it, he is only at Mid Astral Reaching Realm, and he already has the power to beat us. If he continues to improve, then even Extreme Astral Reaching Realm warriors might not be able to beat him."
Ghost Bear controlled his anger, "Old Zhu, what do you think we should do? We can't just take a loss and pretend that nothing happened. I, Ghost Bear, am not that stupid. "
"No need to rush. Even if we rush, it will not help. The most important thing right now is to increase our power. Once we have a good mid-rank artifact, we can discuss how to deal with him."
Ghost Bear lacked a mid-rank defensive artifact, while Old Zhu did not even have one. But, he had reached the peak level Late Astral Reaching Realm longer than Ghost Bear, so his zhen yuan was more abundant. His achievement in the poetic perspective was also higher than Ghost Bear's. Therefore, judging on overall power, the two were almost the same.
"Wow, you two must be escaping from a disaster, right? Look so messed up. "A sword light flashed past from the top of the tunnel as a human figure flew down.
"Blood Sword!"
Old Zhu's pupils shrank.
Even top Astral Reaching Realm warriors had different levels. For example, Ye Chen was one of the more powerful top Astral Reaching Realm warriors, and this Blood Sword was also one of them.
Blood Sword glanced at Ghost Bear and Old Zhu, feeling a bit surprised. The two had blood stains on them, and their clothes were torn. They must have been through a huge battle. But, it seemed like the battle was not between the two of them. Otherwise, they would not need to stand together and talk. Who had wounded them? The strength of these two people was only slightly inferior to his.
"Blood Sword, you have both a mid-rank defensive artifact and a mid-rank attacking artifact. It seems like there is no need for you to come here, right?" Ghost Bear looked at Blood Sword with fear.
Blood Sword chuckled, "I have nothing better to do, so I came here to kill some people. You two, please be careful. If I run into you alone, I might kill you. Hunting top Astral Reaching Realm warriors must be interesting."
"Huh! Although you are more powerful than us, it is impossible for you to kill us. Plus, there is still Master Blood Demon in the grave. I don't think I need to explain his power, right?"
It would be extremely difficult for top Astral Reaching Realm warriors to kill warriors at the same level. It was an undeniable fact. Therefore, top Astral Reaching Realm warriors all had a certain pride. They would not give in to anyone, and it would be impossible for them to be afraid of anyone.
"My sword art has improved recently, and I am looking for someone to test it on. I will fight with Master Blood Demon sooner or later. You two, goodbye."
A blood shadow flashed, and Blood Sword disappeared from their sight.
"Let's go as well."
The two did not say anything about separating. For them, working together would be better than fighting alone. One was Ye Chen, one was Blood Sword, and the other was Master Blood Demon. All of them were powerful figures.
…
There were countless underground passages in the mass grave, and it was a hundred times more complicated than an ant's nest. Because it was too complicated, there would be human warriors who would choose to open up new passages at any time, making the underground environment even more complicated and confusing. It was impossible to tell which passage was which.
Boom!
An explosion sound was heard from deep underground.
"There is fighting sound, and the qi vibration of a mid-rank artifact. It is so powerful! What kind of mid-rank artifact is this?" Ye Chen was shocked. He took out his longsword and cut open the ground under his feet. He then activated his protective Zhen yuan and rushed down.
Two thousand meters underground, five to six people were battling.
"B * stard! We found this sword first! Piss off!"
"Who do you think you are? Treasures belong to the right people. You guys do not deserve it."
"You are looking for death! Kill!"
"I am afraid of you! Kill them!"
All of the people battling were Late Astral Reaching Realm warriors. There were only two of them, but there was a top Astral Reaching Realm warrior among them. He was fighting against three of them, and was not at a disadvantage at all.
Swoosh!
The tunnel above them cracked open, and a blue shadow fell down.
It was indeed Ye Chen. His eyes scanned through the two battling parties and landed on a blood red rock. There was a sword hilt on the surface of the rock, and the qi vibration of a mid-rank artifact was coming from it.
"The qi vibration is three times more powerful than a normal mid-rank artifact. It must be a top rank artifact. No, it is said that top rank artifacts will have a strange phenomenon. Although the qi vibration of this sword is powerful, it does not have any strange phenomenon. It should be a special mid-rank great sword."
Ye Chen's eyes were burning with passion.
Crack!
The tunnel nearby shattered all of a sudden, and a man in black robes with a ghost face mask walked out. Behind him were the man in blood robes and a … top rank blood demon.
"It's you!" The man in black robes immediately noticed Ye Chen and said hatefully.
Ye Chen's expression was indifferent, "Ghost Corpse Man, long time no see. This time, no one can save you."
"What a big tone! You even dare to speak arrogantly in front of me, Master Blood Demon." Master Blood Demon had guessed Ye Chen's identity. His face was full of disdain as he caressed the storage ring on his right hand with his left hand, as if Ye Chen was already his prey.
"So you are Master Blood Demon. I have long wanted to meet you. Also, many thanks for your Minor Blood Demon Body Separating Great Art. It has helped me a lot."
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