While kowtowing, he desperately pleaded, "Jiang Chen, please don't kill me, I beg you, don't kill me! I don't want to die; I am a Venerable Realm powerhouse. If you spare me, I can become your personal servant, toiling like an ox or horse for you… Please let me go."

By the end, tears and snot poured down his face; where was even a trace of his former dignity and arrogance?

The rest were stunned; they truly hadn't expected Feng Cheng to beg for mercy in such a groveling manner.

Unable to help it, strong feelings of indignation and disgust appeared in everyone's eyes as they glared intensely at Feng Cheng, feeling he truly brought shame to the Flame Dragon.

Jiang Chen, however, sneered, "It seems I am truly justified in killing you. You lack not only integrity but also any backbone, even lacking the courage to struggle a bit. I dare say, if you were to face an evil foe like Eight-Headed, you would probably start begging for mercy as soon as you were caught, willingly allowing yourself to be controlled, to become a weapon in his hand."

Although these words were not loud, they resonated in the hearts of everyone present like a heavy drum.

Indeed!

Jiang Chen was absolutely right!

This Feng Cheng was a bully who feared the tough and loved life too much to face death. Facing a fearsome enemy like Eight-Headed, he would definitely be a traitor ready to defect.

Such a person staying amongst them in the Flame Dragon was not only a disgrace but also a danger!

Filled with shame, they looked at Jiang Chen again, and suddenly felt ashamed.

At a young age, a mere Semi Venerable, Jiang Chen had faced off against the Venerable Realm's Eight-Headed Serpent, fighting to the death and ultimately extinguishing its soul fragment.

This kind of spirit, this kind of courage, this kind of backbone, was truly admirable!

And yet, they had been criticizing from behind the scenes, harboring doubts, and intentionally causing trouble. How were they different from those high and mighty who were idle and incompetent?

How shameful!

Their hearts lamented, many even lowering their heads in secret shame.

"You're right! Feng Cheng, you deserve to die!"

Just then, Supreme Long Huang let out a fierce shout, a flash of cold light in his eyes.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Supreme Long Huang's figure disappeared from his original spot.

Thump!

A dull thud sounded as Supreme Long Huang appeared before Feng Cheng, delivering a vicious slap to Feng Cheng's head.

Boom!

The sound of an explosion rang out as Feng Cheng's head was instantly crushed, a mist of red and white blood sprayed across the ground.

"I didn't expect this bastard to have no backbone at all!"

Feng Luan looked at Feng Cheng's headless corpse with disappointment, then turned to nod apologetically to Jiang Chen, "Mr Jiang, thank you, we were wrong."

Jiang Chen nodded indifferently and did not respond.

He didn't need apologies from others; he always honored his own heart.

Seeing this, Feng Luan, far from being annoyed, looked at him with even greater respect and nodded slightly.

"Mr Jiang, could you please come with me? That person wants to meet you," said Supreme Long Huang, turning to Jiang Chen with a polite request.

Jiang Chen nodded lightly; he too wanted to see who it was that emitted such an unrivaled aura.

"What?!"

"That person has summoned Jiang Chen?!"

"How long has it been since that person has seen others?"

"I don't know, has that person ever appeared since the Flame Dragon Group was established?"

A series of exclamations erupted, and the crowd, except for Bing Lie, cried out in astonishment.

Upon hearing this, Bing Lie's heart jolted as he surmised something from the crowd's exclamations, turning his head to look at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

"Elder Qing, you should come along as well." Seeing that Jiang Chen had agreed, Supreme Long Huang let out a sigh of relief and turned to Elder Qing.

"Yes!"

Elder Qing's expression changed, slightly nodding with excitement.

He gestured with his hand, and Supreme Long Huang led the way to the conference room door, with Jiang Chen and Elder Qing following in step.

"Is that person meeting with Jiang Chen because of his talent?"

"Could it be... that he is to take over Elder Long's duties?"

"Elder Long's duties are unlikely, I'm thinking... could it be that the person took a fancy to him and wants to take Jiang Chen as a disciple?"

"Damn, if that person takes the kid as a disciple, what should we call this kid, Grand-Master Uncle?!"

"Could it be?"

As soon as Jiang Chen and the two others left, the others began to speculate.

"That... esteemed seniors, the person you mentioned, isn't that Elder Long?" Bing Lie asked with a puzzled face, looking at the crowd.

He initially thought it was Elder Long, the head of the Flame Dragon, who wanted to meet with Jiang Chen, but listening to the crowd's speculation, it obviously wasn't him!

The crowd suddenly fell silent, turning their gaze to Bing Lie.

"Bing Lie," Elder You, standing beside Bing Lie, spoke softly, "there are some things that should not be asked. When the time comes for you to know, someone will naturally tell you."

Bing Lie's heart shuddered, and he nodded slightly.

This phrase, Bing Lie often said to others, knowing that when it appears, it meant someone had asked a question that should not be asked.

What surprised him was that even at his current status, there was still someone he was not qualified to know about?

...

The Flame Dragon Group headquarters' back mountain.

Supreme Long Huang led Elder Qing and Jiang Chen to the front of a small hill on the back mountain.

This small hill was completely blocked by the mountain in front, so much so that even if the peak of the front mountain was leveled, its tip remained hidden. If they hadn't circled around, they would have never discovered this small hill.

Jiang Chen glanced around and suddenly realized that this small hill seemed to be in the midst of the Flame Dragon's absolute defense.

In his perception, there was a faint presence behind the small hill.

That presence, almost the same as Supreme Long Huang's, could also be detected in the small woods to the left of the small hill, while to the right was a sheer cliff, and to the south was the main body of the mountain range, which was also the Flame Dragon Group's base!

If anyone wanted to forcibly reach this small hill, they would have to quickly break through two Venerable Peak powerhouses who could join forces at any time, or else they would be attacked by the entire base of the Flame Dragon Group.

How difficult that would be!

"Don't look anymore, this is the Flame Dragon Group's forbidden area. If it weren't for Supreme Long Huang leading us, I couldn't even come here!" Elder Qing patted Jiang Chen's shoulder.

Thump thump thump!

The sound of footsteps arose, and the three turned their heads to look, as two elders walked towards them.

One elder wore a military uniform devoid of insignia, his face resolute but slightly pale. The other was dressed in formal clothes, exuding an air of scholarly grace.

Hmm?

Jiang Chen scrutinized the two men carefully, finding them somewhat familiar yet very certain that he had never seen them before.

"Zhen Guo? Shouldn't you be recovering, how come you also came here?" Supreme Long Huang asked with surprise upon seeing the two.

The military-uniformed elder chuckled and said, "Uncle, I'm fine."

Turning to look at Jiang Chen, the military-uniformed elder chuckled and said, "You must be Jiang Chen, right? Quite an impressive young man. Your training cultivation technique really helped us a lot!"

"You are..." Jiang Chen looked at the elder with confusion, "You seem very familiar, very... much like a friend of mine!"

"Are you talking about Jian Fei or Tian Xing?" the military-uniformed elder said with a slight smile.

Jiang Chen suddenly froze, then instantly remembered who the man before him was.

Pop!

Standing up straight, Jiang Chen saluted the military-uniformed elder with a solemn face, "Instructor of the Dragon Tooth Special Combat Team, Jiang Chen, at your service, Marshal Elder Long!"

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