"This warrior ..." Long Chen was taken aback.
"Who is the hero? Can't you see that I'm a woman? The man was furious.
"If you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have noticed." Long Chen shook his head and said.
This person was burly and burly, making it hard to tell a man from a woman in a crowd, and her voice was very rough.
"Enough talk. If you dare to take advantage of me, if you don't have the Thirty Immortal King Crystals today, kid, don't even think about leaving here." The woman pointed at Long Chen with fingers as thick as radishes, shouting loudly.
"Staged?" Long Chen frowned.
"Kid, I clearly saw you touch me. You really have a strong taste. Forget it, just think of it as paying for a lesson." A sharp-faced, monkey-faced man nearby teased.
Those who had disembarked with Long Chen on the flying boat all looked at him with sympathy. Among them, Long Chen had the lowest cultivation and looked like a frail scholar. Someone was targeting him, and they were trying to extort some money from him.
Logically, Long Chen should have been fine with thirty Immortal King Crystals, but on the flying boat, some powerful figures had already looked after them.
If you take out the Immortal King Crystal, fine, they'll keep trying different ways to extort you, until they've drained your very bones.
When you encounter such people, avoid them if you can; if not, reveal your identity to them, and ideally, scare them off.
The kind-hearted elder said they could pretend to be disciples of some powerful powers, act tough, and intimidate the other party.
Giving one or two Immortal King Crystals at the same time would be like sending a beggar away, which would mean both sides were taking a step back.
Even if the other side knows you might be using the tiger's skin to make a big difference, they're still afraid of running into trouble, so they usually choose to keep the matter and collect one or two Immortal King Crystals, which is a net gain.
It's a kind of tactic, but sometimes it doesn't work. If the other party sees through your background, you can only accept your bad luck.
But since everyone was not related, no one spoke to Long Chen, just watching from afar.
Some local guards had long since become numb and didn't care at all. In fact, they didn't want to get involved either, because they were like a den of snakes and rats. This group of ruffians extorting money also benefited them.
"Money? I do have quite a bit of ...," Long Chen said somewhat awkwardly.
As Long Chen said this, the burly woman and the surrounding crowd immediately lit up.
It turns out this person is a fat sheep, and a fat sheep with no experience at that, even revealing their background.
"... But I don't want to give it to you. What should I do? Long Chen said calmly.
"Kid, are you trying to die?" Do you know where this place is? A powerful figure with a face full of brutal flesh shouted sternly.
At the expert's shout, everyone quickly cleared a clearing area, and dozens of Immortal King Realm experts instantly surrounded Long Chen.
"Kid, don't refuse a toast and drink a penalty drink. The Chaotic Star Sea has its rules. Now I've changed my mind. You've touched me. Without three thousand Immortal King Crystals, don't even think about leaving here alive." The fat woman sneered. Hearing that Long Chen was wealthy, she immediately demanded an outrageous amount.
"I really don't get it. Do you people have no respect at all? Do you realize you're risking your lives?
You think this is a shortcut, but you don't realize that taking shortcuts is gambling.
No matter how many gains you've tasted before, how many chips you've won, once you lose a set, you'll never have a chance to turn things around. Are you really that foolish? Long Chen sighed.
Seeing Long Chen still reasoning with this group of fierce and menacing people, countless people in the distance couldn't help but shake their heads. Was this guy a bookworm? To them, it was like a sheep persuading a pack of hungry wolves to eat vegetarian.
"Who listens to your nagging? If you don't pay, then die!" The fat woman couldn't hold back any longer and reached out to grab Long Chen by the collar.
"Pfft!"
Just as she reached out her hand, a cold flash flew by. The woman let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered, her forearm, like a hoof, was sent flying.
"Puff, puff, ..."
Countless cold flashes appeared. When the glow faded, everyone surrounding Long Chen had a bloody hole in their forehead.
"Thud, thud, thud... Except
for the chubby woman and the sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced guy, everyone surrounding Long Chen was wiped out in one blow.
"Sword cultivator?"
All the powerful figures present were terrified. The moment Long Chen struck, the sharp sword intent pressed down on their souls, making them feel dazed. In that instant, they felt their lives no longer belonged to them, and could be taken away by him at any moment.
The once-chaotic world suddenly fell silent, and countless people dared not move.
People originally thought that Long Chen was thin and weak, with such low cultivation, yet carrying a large blade taller than a person, which seemed rather intimidating and amusing.
Now, as soon as Long Chen made his move, sword intent surged, terrifying everyone. The fat woman was so frightened she forgot to cry and shout, staring at Long Chen in terror.
"I really don't understand you. In such a dangerous cultivation world, you have no sense of reverence, and for a petty gain, you are willing to bully others and harm your lives for money?" Long Chen looked at the chubby woman and said.
"Senior, please don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll give you money, I'll give you all the money..." The woman sobbed bitterly, reaching out to take off her spatial ring.
"Pfft!"
Long Chen swung his sword, and a sword aura pierced through the woman's forehead. She shuddered all over, then collapsed weakly to the ground, the spatial ring in her hand slowly rolling away.
Long Chen couldn't be bothered to waste words with the woman. He killed her with a single sword strike. He didn't use his blade, feeling that killing such a person would be an insult to the Minghong Blade, so he used his sword.
Originally, Long Chen wanted to keep things peaceful, since he had more important matters to attend to and needed to keep a low profile.
But looking at the faces of these people, what Long Chen had planned and what he was doing now was completely different. In the end, his rationality still couldn't overcome his instincts.
"Senior, please don't kill me, I'...!" The sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced man was so frightened he nearly went limp.
"I won't kill you." Long Chen said calmly.
"Thank you, senior, thank you... Pfft..."
Suddenly, Long Chen kicked his dantian, and the sharp-faced, monkey-faced man spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, everyone felt his cultivation vanish in an instant.
People's hearts raced wildly. Long Chen's kick had crippled his cultivation; he would never be able to cultivate again in this lifetime, becoming a crippled man.
"You said you saw me touch her, and your eyes are useless now."
"Pfft!"
"Ah..."
The sharp-mouthed, monkey-faced man screamed in agony, his eyes crippled by Long Chen. Everyone's hearts trembled through the eyes of this seemingly refined man in blackThe child was so ruthless that everyone was mistaken.
Suddenly, the crowd surged forward, charging fiercely. Leading them was a half-step Realm King expert, who shouted sternly:
"Who dares come ...?"
"Pfft."
A beam of golden light flew by, and the man's body trembled, collapsing headfirst to the ground.
"I am Master Long San, new here. Please take care of me."
Without looking back, Long Chen slew the half-step Realm King with a single sword strike. After saying this calmly, he walked away calmly, leaving behind a group of people who were stunned.