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Chapter 24: Beating up Zhu Yan, inheriting the legacy, the Desolate Heavenly Emperor arrives!
Huo Ling'er curled up and hid under the Hidden Spirit Veil. Perhaps because of fear, she subconsciously hugged 'Zhu Chen' in her arms and held him tightly with both hands.

Zhu Chen could clearly feel a strong sense of pressure.

It's not big, but it's very bouncy!
I didn't expect this girl to be so skinny, but she's actually quite well-endowed.

"Zhu Chen, what should we do now? This Zhu Yan's cultivation has already reached the Venerable Realm..."

Huo Ling'er murmured softly, her grip on Zhu Chen tightening unconsciously.

She had always been protected by her father, the emperor, and even when she went out to play, she would be accompanied by a group of powerful warriors from the Fire Kingdom or secretly protected. When had she ever encountered a situation like today where she was isolated and helpless?

Now, the only person she can rely on is Zhu Chen, who is by her side.

"Don't be afraid. Look closely at this Zhu Yan. It's already severely injured, and its strength is probably less than one-hundredth of what it used to be."

Zhu Chen spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Huo Ling'er focused her mind and began to carefully examine the Zhu Yan through the Hidden Spirit Veil.

The surface of Zhu Yan's body was now covered with countless cracks. Although the blood plasma stuck near the wounds had congealed, it still looked horrifying.

This Zhu Yan is really injured.

And it's very serious.

In addition, Huo Ling'er noticed that the aura of this Zhu Yan was intermittent, as if it would dissipate at any moment, which was a sign that its Dao body was about to collapse.

Seeing this, Huo Ling'er breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, she didn't dare to make a move on Zhu Yan.

Even if a supreme being with such cultivation level is severely injured, they are still not someone the two of them can afford to offend.

"It's too dangerous here. Let's leave as soon as possible, before that Zhu Yan discovers us."

As Huo Ling'er muttered to herself, she began to move her petite body and carefully back away.

Zhu Chen quickly stopped him, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Look closely at what that Zhu Yan is doing right now."

Reminded by Zhu Chen, Huo Ling'er suddenly realized that since arriving here, the Zhu Yan had been squatting at the bottom of the lake, waving its arms and constantly stirring the mud, as if it were burying something.

"Could this guy be hiding that rare treasure?"

Huo Ling'er seemed to be deep in thought, and a glint of light flashed in her eyes.

A few days ago, a rare treasure appeared in the Cangmang Mountains, attracting a large number of ancient ferocious beasts. Now, Zhu Yan, whose cultivation has reached the Venerable Realm, has fled here covered in injuries and is eager to bury a treasure in the mud at the bottom of the lake. Perhaps this guy is the one who snatched that mountain treasure.

"Uh?"

Just then, the Zhu Yan seemed to sense something, and its pair of copper bell-like eyes suddenly glared at it.

"Where did this coward come from, hiding your head and tail? Show yourself!"

The moment the words fell, the opponent pushed off with both legs, and his huge body suddenly rose into the air. Divine light appeared on his right arm, and he punched towards the hiding place of Zhu Chen and Huo Ling'er.

"No, it found us."

Without saying a word, Huo Ling'er got up and ran away.

Faced with such an enemy, she couldn't even muster the thought of fighting back.

However, just as Huo Ling'er turned around...

Zhu Chen, however, did not hesitate to remove the transformation spell and revert to his original appearance.

Then, two divine ring-shaped grottoes appeared behind him, and a primordial spirit surrounded by blood energy stepped out from one of the grottoes and instantly merged with his main body.

Then, with a flap of his wings, his body transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards Zhu Yan.

"Vermilion Bird Treasure Technique, Third Strike - Sky-Splitting!"

"--boom!"

The man and the ape collided violently in mid-air, unleashing a powerful impact.

Zhu Chen's figure was as insignificant as an ant in front of Zhu Yan's physical body, but at the moment of their collision, a huge ancient Vermilion Bird appeared behind him and opened its mouth to let out a deafening phoenix cry.

"The Primordial Vermilion Bird Technique?"

Zhu Yan's expression changed drastically.

Although the Vermilion Bird before him was merely a phantom formed from spiritual energy, the oppressive feeling it exerted was far stronger than that of the Vermilion Bird he had fought before.

Fortunately, the kid in front of me is only at the Cave Heaven Realm, so he can't fully unleash the power of this treasure technique.

Otherwise, it would have definitely perished here, given its already severe injuries.

"Kid, if your cultivation were a little stronger, I might have really suffered a setback today, but unfortunately..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Yan's expression froze.

Because the moment he punched and shattered the phantom of the Vermilion Bird, a terrifying force was transmitted directly from the kid opposite him.

How could this kid's physical strength be so terrifying?
Isn't he a human?

Before he could think, Zhu Yan's body was blasted away in mid-air by a tremendous force and crashed heavily onto a barren mountain thousands of meters away, smashing a huge crater into the mountain.

"Damn it..." Zhu Yan pushed away the boulder pressing down on it, trying to stand up again, but its shattered body reached its limit at this moment.

With a roar of resentment, its mountain-like body disintegrated into specks of crystalline light.

"Oh my god!"

"Zhu Chen, you actually defeated Zhu Yan with your cultivation at the Cave Heaven Realm?"

Huo Ling'er stood on the ground, completely dumbfounded.

Although the Zhu Yan was already severely injured and its body was on the verge of collapse, and its cultivation level had plummeted, it was still extremely difficult for ordinary Inscription Realm cultivators to withstand it.

Zhu Chen's cultivation level is only at the Cave Heaven Realm, yet he was able to send him flying with a single blow.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never have believed it was real.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot, go check that mud puddle..."

After landing, Zhu Chen called out to Huo Ling'er and immediately ran towards the muddy pool at the bottom of the lake.

Huo Ling'er quickly followed behind.

The two searched the mud pit for a while and soon found the item that Zhu Yan had hastily buried earlier.

This is a box made from a piece of celestial bone.

The bone box was surrounded by a radiant light, exuding an aura of immortality; it was clearly no ordinary object.

"Is this the extraordinary treasure Father Emperor spoke of?"

Huo Ling'er looked at the bone box with curiosity, her eyes filled with excitement and anticipation.

"This bone box is made of extraordinary material, and it must contain some kind of powerful inheritance. With our current strength, we are not able to open it."

Zhu Chen calmly put away the bone box and looked at Huo Ling'er.

Back then, Shi Hao, with his Supreme cultivation level, had to use six different magical techniques to open this thing, which shows how difficult it was to open.

There are only two ways for them to unlock this heritage.

You either need to find a really powerful person to help you, or you can wait until your cultivation level improves before you can activate it.

However, Zhu Chen prefers the former.

The saying goes, "Good things should not be kept overnight." When you get something good, you should open it and use it while it's still fresh. There's no reason to keep it overnight.

It's like dating; if you can sleep with someone, you should do it as soon as possible.

Otherwise, if someone else beats you to it, you're doomed.

Unless you enjoy drinking what other people leave behind.

"Then let's hurry back to find Father. He is at the peak of the Venerable Realm and can definitely open this bone box."

Huo Ling'er made the suggestion with an expectant look on her face.

Zhu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Although my father-in-law's cultivation is high, he can't open this thing either."

"Huh? Not even my father, the Emperor?"

Huo Ling'er murmured in surprise, only to belatedly realize that Zhu Chen had just called her "father-in-law," and her delicate face instantly turned bright red.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Who's your father-in-law?"

"Haha, you eloped with me? Aren't you my wife now?"

"Stop talking nonsense. I... I just came out to hang out with you. If you keep this up, I'm not talking to you anymore..."

Huo Ling'er blushed deeply after being teased by Zhu Chen, and simply turned her back to him.

Just then, she suddenly noticed that beneath the desolate mountain that had been destroyed by Zhu Yan earlier, there seemed to be a golden ball of light faintly flickering.

"It's Zhu Yan! That guy actually achieved Nirvana!"

Huo Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then excitedly ran over.

"It's just a monkey whose internal energy has collapsed, what's the big deal?"

Zhu Chen shrugged, just about to follow them to see what was going on.

But that's it.

A loud bird song suddenly came from the distant valley.

He looked up.

A large blue bird was seen rushing towards them at high speed.

On the back of that big bird sat a furry child dressed in animal skin!

……

(End of this chapter)