"Truly getting old, to actually be intimidated by a bunch of juniors."

Qi Shan laughed self-deprecatingly, his gaze shifting, a hint of coldness flickering in his eyes:

"Even if I let you go, would the Gold-devouring Rat Clan, with its vengeful nature, just let it go like that? Rather than betting on their magnanimity, it’s better to gamble on leaving all of you behind!"

Jiang Chen squinted slightly, reached out his hand, and the Sky-Cleaving Spear appeared in his grasp.

The spiritual artifacts that were seized exploded because they couldn’t withstand the violent energy after being infused with the Power of the Great Dao and Spiritual Power. Jiang Chen was only left with the Sky-Cleaving Spear and the Ancestral Dragon Sword.

The Ancestral Dragon Sword had evolved into a Dao Instrument, too conspicuous, so Jiang Chen temporarily used the Sky-Cleaving Spear.

"Spirit Treasure Level Divine Weapon?"

Qi Shan frowned slightly, then his face changed, and a glint shot from his eyes: "Is this the Sky-Cleaving Warrior Emperor’s Sky-Cleaving Spear? Are you Jiang Chen from Changling Academy?"

"Jiang Chen?"

Jin Kai and others were taken aback, and Jin Wenhao quickly took out the compass to check, finding that a big red dot and a small green dot inside it were overlapping.

"It really is you?"

Jin Wenhao exclaimed in surprise.

They had heard Jiang Chen’s name from Jin Ming. For a human to participate in their Gold-devouring Rat Clan’s grand event and seize places belonging to them, the Clan members were somewhat discontent.

However, Jin Ming held a high status within the Clan, and no one dared to voice objections, though there was a silent anger.

Although this matter had little to do with Jin Wenhao and others, they felt uneasy. Yet they hadn’t expected that when they were in trouble, the first to come to their rescue was Jiang Chen, whom they felt unworthy to join their clan’s great event.

Jiang Chen glanced at Jin Wenhao, took a brief look at the compass in his hand, and nodded slightly.

"Haha! Haha..."

Qi Shan suddenly burst into laughter: "Great! Who would have thought that there would be such a delightful surprise. The Qingwang Residence has issued a bounty; as long as you are killed and the Sky-Cleaving Spear is presented as proof, one can enter the Qingwang Mansion treasury and freely choose an item or cultivation technique. I have long coveted that Qingwang Residence’s Heaven Rank advanced combat skill. It seems I have a chance to learn it this time!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen frowned slightly. A bounty? So the Qingwang Residence guessed that I was the one who killed Tan Zhengkun.

"Kill them, leave one Gold-devouring Rat Clan member to lead the way!"

Qi Shan shouted out, his figure flashing as he charged at Jiang Chen.

"I’ll hold him off, the rest are up to you!"

Jiang Chen shouted, rushing towards Qi Shan.

"Jiang..."

Jin Wenhao was startled, eagerly wanting to yell, but Jiang Chen’s figure had already shot forward.

Jiang Chen only had the strength of the Divine Infant Realm Peak, and in his view, facing Qi Shan was surely a suicidal act.

Seeing Jiang Chen rushing out, Jin Wenhao hastily turned to look at the three members of Yan Hu, wanting them to persuade Jiang Chen. While they felt a bit uncomfortable about Jiang Chen participating in their clan’s grand event, Jin Ming had valued him, and he couldn’t just watch Jiang Chen die in front of him.

However, when he turned his head, his expression changed abruptly, and a look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

Yan Li and others, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s call, engaged in combat with their opponents without any concern for Jiang Chen.

This...

Jin Wenhao paused, a look of confusion in his eyes. Didn’t they care about Jiang Chen?

Boom!

A rumbling sound erupted, Jin Wenhao’s eyes changed, and he flashed into the fray, joining the battle, though his gaze frequently glanced towards Jiang Chen’s direction.

"Sky-Cleaving Strike!"

Jiang Chen charged not far from Qi Shan, shouting loudly.

Facing a Semi-Saint powerhouse, even though it was a suppressed realm, he still had to give it his all; otherwise, he might not withstand it. After all, a Semi-Saint’s control and use of power were not something he, a cultivator at the Divine Infant Realm Peak, could match.

Buzz!

The space trembled, a fierce aura of destruction emerged, the Sky-Cleaving Spear exuded a violent aura, and a point of cold light gathered at the spear tip.

Qi Shan’s face changed slightly; he sensed faint threads of danger from that cold point of light.

"Is this the strike with which the Sky-Cleaving Warrior Emperor slew the Semi-Saint? Unfortunately, your strength is too weak! Falling into your hands, this combat skill is too constrained; hand it over!"

Qi Shan shouted coldly, "Tai Ling Heavenly Subduing Hand!"

Buzz!

A splendid Great Dao Divine Light erupted from Qi Shan’s body, the fiery-red divine light quickly forming a fiery hand, viciously grabbing towards Jiang Chen.

"Break for me!"

Jiang Chen shouted out, not launching an attack, but directly ramming the spear towards that fiery hand.

"Hmph! Courting death!"

Seeing the aggressive Jiang Chen, Qi Shan’s lips curled into a cold smile, his figure paused, coldly watching as Jiang Chen seemingly headed to his death.

Rumble!

A rumbling explosion resounded.

The Sky-Cleaving Spear struck the palm of that fiery hand, and a colorful brilliance exploded wildly, with a violent Qi Force instantly spreading out, causing the Great Dao aura in the explosion area to become chaotic, countless Great Dao auras surging in every direction.

Whish whish!

As the colorful brilliance exploded, flames surged on the fiery hand, with strands of flames falling from the hand, yet it did not collapse, striking down at the colorful light mass close by.

The colorful brilliance completely covered Jiang Chen’s body, making it impossible for those outside to see his figure.

Qi Shan coldly stared at the exposed colorful brilliance at the tip of the Sky-Cleaving Spear, a look of disdain in his eyes: "I didn’t expect the Sky-Cleaving Spear to contain so many types of Great Dao power, but what of it? A mere Divine Infant Realm Peak cultivator, still thinking of withstanding my attack? Wishful thinking!"

In his opinion, the several types of Great Dao power demonstrated by the Sky-Cleaving Spear were likely inherent to the spear. Although the Great Dao aura was chaotic, he could still perceive that the strike contained no less than eight types of Great Dao power.

However, he absolutely did not believe Jiang Chen could comprehend so many Great Dao!

Hmm?

Suddenly, Qi Shan jerked his head upwards, sensing faint fluctuations of the Spatial Path, though due to Jiang Chen’s attack causing the Dao to be chaotic, his perception was unclear.

"Is that so?"

At the same time, a cold voice echoed above his head.

Qi Shan’s pupils contracted, revealing Jiang Chen’s indifferent face, and in Jiang Chen’s hand was a longsword brimming with Dao Rhythm, flickering with a five-colored brilliance, from which a magnificent aura burst forth, causing ripples to appear in the space surrounding the longsword!

"Using chaotic Great Dao aura to mask the fluctuations of the Spatial Path? What an insidious brat!"

Qi Shan’s expression darkened, glancing at the fiery hand, which landed, merely striking at a resolute long spear.