Scar heard An Long's words, somewhat doubtful, and said, "Young Master is very strong? Stronger than Long Yan? Long Yan is an Innate Grandmaster!"

"The Young Master is also an Innate Grandmaster!" Xuan Long spoke in a deep voice.

Scar's eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Xuan Long. Then, suddenly thinking of something, he frowned and said, "Right, all our elixirs are provided by the Young Master. He must be able to use them to improve his strength too. Sigh, if only we had enough elixirs, Ma De, we could mass-produce several Innate Grandmasters. With that, we would not fear a single Dark Spider, let alone their number one international Mercenary Corps, the Dark Night Angels!"

Xuan Long glanced at Scar and said quietly, "The Young Master has never used elixirs to aid his cultivation. He became an Innate Grandmaster on his own efforts."

"What?!" This time, Scar was truly shocked, his face filled with disbelief. He had heard from Xuan Long and others that their boss was only in his twenties—a twenty-something-year-old Innate Grandmaster was completely beyond his comprehension!

"Long Yan, that bastard Scorpion knows about the elixirs. Could he tell the Dark Spider?" An Long, standing beside them, asked quietly after remembering something.

Xuan Long furrowed his brow, then shook his head, "It's fine. He only knows we have elixirs that assist in cultivation, not their grade. It doesn't matter."

"What about the cultivation techniques?" An Long asked again.

Xuan Long smiled, "No need to worry about that either. The essence of the cultivation techniques is with me. Even you don't know, so how would he know anything? The Young Master said that without the essence, those cultivation techniques are just ordinary. If he wishes to share, let the Dark Spider's men waste their time!"

"True," An Long chuckled, "The Young Master always thinks everything through."

Scar raised an eyebrow, "You guys are making me too curious. I really want to meet this Young Master and see for myself what he's got that earns your such respect. I remember when I first joined the Dragon Flame, I was beaten up just for saying a word about the Young Master. You guys beat me senseless, nearly killed me!"

"Remember this, Scar, the Young Master is the person we brothers respect the most. He is the man who we—me, An Long, An Feng, An Yu, Dark Thunder, An Dian, An Bing, An Huo, Dark Madness, An Rou—the ten of us admire the most. He is also the sole leader of Dragon Flame. If you dare disrespect the Young Master again, I will expel you from Dragon Flame or even, cleanse our ranks!" Xuan Long said with a solemn expression.

Scar shrank back his head, giving a sheepish smile, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare anymore!"

Tap tap tap!

The sound of gunfire rang out, and Xuan Long and his companions stopped in their tracks.

Whoosh whoosh!

A figure rushed towards them rapidly. Xuan Long's eyes narrowed, and then he said sharply, "An Bing, what happened?"

The newcomer was An Bing, who had been scouting ahead.

Arriving beside Xuan Long, An Bing spoke urgently, "Long Yan, we're surrounded. There's at least a thousand people encircling us from all sides. There are four strong pressures coming from each direction, nearly as powerful as you, Long Yan. It looks like Dark Spider's top fighters have all mobilized. Four Innate Grandmasters—it seems they're planning to annihilate us all here!"

"Ma De, let's fight them!" Scar said fiercely.

"No!" Xuan Long gave Scar a stern look, speaking in a low tone, "We must have someone survive to pass the message to the Young Master. He doesn't know what's happening here yet and is currently on his way to us with some people. If he runs into the Dark Spider's men without knowing, that'll be troublesome!"

...

Several miles away from Xuan Long and his companions, Jiang Chen was lying prone on a tree, gazing into the distance ahead.

"What's going on? A team led by an Innate Great Grandmaster and a bunch of fully-armed guys—are they planning to ambush someone?" Jiang Chen muttered to himself in a low voice, flipped over, jumped down from the tree, and waved his hand toward his surroundings.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Soft rustling sounds were heard, and more than a hundred figures gathered beside Jiang Chen.

A week earlier, Commander Zhang had run off to notify Jiang Chen about the grand competition, while Shen Xiangtian had stayed behind with others to complete the competition tasks. Jiang Chen contacted Xuan Long, and together with Chen Jiantao and others, they had made their way abroad, preparing to put them through real combat training, which is also a type of training conducted by the secret forces of various countries.

"There are people lying in ambush ahead, and I don't know who they're after. Let's engage in silent combat for now, and let's not kill anyone. My men are nearby—if we ended up killing my own people, it would be quite the joke. We'll knock them out and take their guns. There aren't many of them, just over a hundred, but they are led by an Innate Great Grandmaster. I'll figure out a way to lure away that Innate. The rest, especially those at the highest levels of the Royal Realm, will be left to you!" Jiang Chen instructed quietly.

"Yes!" Everyone nodded. Chen Jiantao's eyes flickered as he spoke in a low voice, "Head Instructor, an organization with an Innate Great Grandmaster is no small player. If we do this, could we possibly..."

"What's there to fear? They don't know who we are, right? Besides, we're not killing anyone; we're just borrowing their guns. Don't worry, as long as the money is spent where it's needed, there won't be any trouble. I'll cover the costs. You guys, just follow me and enjoy yourselves for these two months!" Jiang Chen said with a slight smile before swiftly moving toward the front!

"Come on, keep up!" With a wave of his hand, Chen Jiantao led the group silently forward.

Jiang Chen stealthily infiltrated the enemy ranks ahead. He practiced an ancient cultivation technique, different from what others trained in. With the same level of strength, he could sense others without them detecting him.

Gradually, he approached within twenty meters of the opposing Innate Great Grandmaster when the grandmaster suddenly turned his head.

Although he couldn't be detected, at the realm of an Innate Great Grandmaster, one's perception of danger was incredibly acute, especially for those accustomed to licking blood off the edge of a knife—they were even more alert.

"Who's there?" The Innate Great Grandmaster demanded in an international lingua franca.

Jiang Chen replied with a faint smile in the language of the Flame Dragon Kingdom, "Friend, I'd like to borrow something of yours!"

"Who are you?"

"The language of the Flame Dragon Kingdom—it's someone from Long Yan!"

A commotion erupted as the opponents all leapt to their feet, holding their guns at the ready and watching the direction of the sound.

It was a night of dark moons and high winds, and the dense jungle dimmed the moonlight. Fortunately, everyone here was at least at the level of a Royal Realm Martial Artist; otherwise, they would not have been able to see clearly.

"If you can sneak up here silently and remain undetected by me, you must be the leader of the Dragon Flame Mercenary Group, Lord Xuan Long!"

The opposing Innate Great Grandmaster spoke with a limping Flame Dragon language and sneered, "Trying to ambush me? Too bad, you've failed. Surrender now, and I may spare your life. Your men are already surrounded by us.

We of the Dark Spider have all mobilized this time, with six Innate Great Grandmasters joining forces just to capture you alive. If you hand over the source of your elixirs, perhaps we can spare the lives of your brothers!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen's killing intent surged!

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