At this moment, the Golden Divine Dragon glanced at the shocked crowd and a flicker of contemplation crossed its eyes.

Hum!

Suddenly, a golden radiance covered everyone present, everyone's body shook, and they suddenly felt as if something was missing from their minds, their vision darkened, and they all fell unconscious.

"Young Jiang, grow up quickly. Now you are still far too weak, let the matters of today rest. I hope the next time we meet, you will have reached the realm I am hoping for!"

The Divine Dragon Phantom glanced at Jiang Chen, who was on the dragon's tail, gently placed him on the ground, then turned to look west of the jungle. With a shake of its body, it transformed into a streak of golden light and entered Jiang Chen's body.

Beihai National, Divine Shrine.

"Roar!"

A roar erupted from a tower behind the Divine Shrine.

"The Divine has become enraged!"

"May the Divine calm their anger!"

"Please, may the Divine calm their anger!"

All the people inside the Divine Shrine stopped what they were doing, regardless of the occasion or location, and knelt in the direction of the tower behind them.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Three small, aged figures rushed out from the central location of the shrine, their faces filled with fear as they glanced at the tower behind them.

"Elder Qing, what is this...?" the elder on the left asked the old man in the center.

"Elder Hei, Elder Long, let's go take a look together. The Divine is this angry; there must be a serious issue!" Elder Qing said gravely.

"Okay!" The other two elders nodded and together shot toward the tower behind them.

"Order!"

As the three elders arrived at the entrance of the tower, an icy voice reached their ears: "Search for practitioners of Ancient Martial Arts within the country and bring them to me immediately. I need a hundred, at least a hundred!"

"Yes!"

Elder Qing and the others were startled, and they respectfully answered before hurrying to convey the order.

Inside the tower.

The entire tower was devoid of floors because the inside was entirely empty, a giant serpent was locked there by chains emitting a mysterious light.

At this moment, the serpent's face was filled with a ferocious expression: "Bastard! Bastard! Who is it? Who completely obliterated one of my avatars? Bastard! Bastard! Who knows the secret of my Avatar Deity that they could find my avatar? After so many years, I've been trapped here for so long, and I was about to be freed, but now... Bastard!"

"That's right!"

The serpent suddenly thought of something and spoke in a low voice: "The Dragon Descendant I encountered in the Southern Country had exceptionally high Soul Purity. First, find some nourishment in Beihai National to alleviate the current soul injuries, and then..."

In the midst of its soliloquy, a cold glint appeared in the serpent's eyes!

...

Meanwhile, at the edge of the western side of the battlefield jungle, three elderly men—one in green, one in black, and one in white—were hurrying towards the location of Jiang Chen and the others.

"This young man is really reckless. I've been watching that giant serpent of the Ouyang Family for so long and never dared to act rashly, yet he actually dared to confront it! Unbelievably bold!" the elder in white robes complained discontentedly.

Elder Qing and Elder Hei beside him exchanged a look and involuntarily let out a wry smile, knowing Jiang Chen had just disrupted their old friend's plans.

"Elder White, it's not the boy's fault. Knowing his temperament, he had to take action after learning of such matters; otherwise, he wouldn't be Jiang Chen!" Elder Qing comforted him softly.

The elder in white robes glared at Elder Qing: "I know it's not his fault; my complaint is about you two. Don't you know what Elder Long expects of that boy? You two are responsible for scrutinizing him, yet you let him encounter such a danger. If that boy dies, I want to see how you'll explain it to Elder Long!"

Elder Qing and his companion were shocked for a moment before they wryly shook their heads again. How could they have known Jiang Chen would cause such a commotion? They couldn't possibly stay by his side all day!

However, neither of them voiced their thoughts; if they did, Elder Bai, that stubborn old man, wouldn't know how to scold them!

"Not good! There are no more signs of battle!" Elder Hei frowned and exclaimed in a low voice.

Elder Qing and Elder Bai were startled at the same time. Without saying another word, they hurried toward the location of Jiang Chen and the others, with a hint of urgency flashing in their eyes.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Upon arriving at the scene where Jiang Chen and others were located, Elder Qing and his companions came to a halt and closely examined the surrounding area, their hearts shuddering fiercely at the sight.

All around them, the trees lay toppled, and in the midst of them was a crater nearly fifty meters in diameter, its edge strewn with bodies.

Just from the state of the scene, one could tell how ferocious the battle must have been!

"Young Jiang!" Elder Qing cried out in alarm, rushing to Jiang Chen's side, with Elder Hei and Elder Bai close behind.

After checking on Jiang Chen's condition, Elder Qing breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay, he's just overly exhausted, with over a dozen broken bones, internal organ displacement and some fractures, and some loss of essence blood. There's nothing else wrong."

Elder Hei and the other sighed in relief as well.

If an ordinary person heard Elder Qing's words, they would surely curse them for being insensitive — with injuries like these, death wasn't far off, yet they said it was nothing serious?

However, Elder Qing and the others had reviewed Jiang Chen's records and knew his medical skills were exceedingly high; in front of Jiang Chen's medical expertise, such injuries really weren't significant!

"Let's wake him up first and ask what happened..."

Elder Bai said, then suddenly noticed Shanye Cunfu lying lifeless nearby and, pausing with surprise, said solemnly, "Oh, the host body for that big snake has died!"

"The host body is dead?"

Elder Qing looked at Elder Bai in surprise and nodded slightly. He then tapped Jiang Chen gently, "Young Jiang, wake up, wake up!"

"Hmm..."

A faint moaning sound arose, and Jiang Chen slowly opened his eyes. Without a clear view of the situation, he quickly rolled over and leapt up.

Spurt!

Spraying out a mouthful of fresh blood, Jiang Chen instantly circulated the meager amount of Inner Qi he had just recovered, and then he focused his gaze on Elder Qing and the others.

"It's you?" Recognizing Elder Qing and the other, Jiang Chen furrowed his eyebrows slightly.

Elder Qing and his companions were startled by Jiang Chen's actions and looked at him amusingly.

"It's alright, no need to worry," Elder Qing comforted him in a soft voice.

Jiang Chen stopped the circulation of his Cultivation Technique and took a deep look at Elder Qing and his companions before striding toward Yan Hu and Wu Qianxun.

"Wait, don't wake them up yet. We have some questions for you!" Elder Bai gently spoke up.

Jiang Chen glanced at Elder Bai and continued toward Yan Hu and the other, saying indifferently as he walked, "You're asking, but do I have to answer?"

"Uh..."

Elder Bai was taken aback and frowned slightly, "What do you mean, kid? We're not the ones who injured you, why the hostility?"

Jiang Chen had already reached Yan Hu and the other, ignoring Elder Bai's words, carefully checked their condition. Though the two were severely injured, it was not life-threatening; they were simply unconscious.

Exhale!

Releasing a deep breath, Jiang Chen turned his head back toward Elder Bai and the others, his expression growing stern.

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