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ACSP: Chapter 25: Konoha Village Secret Realm Clearing, the Nine-Tailed Riot, Pain Sells Rice!
"To actually turn against me to my face for the sake of a Genin Contractor... City Lord Li Hongfei, you've really grown some backbone..."
Watching the group from the City Lord's Manor enter the forest one after another, the smile on Wang Li's face vanished instantly.
City Lord Li Hongfei's forceful attitude today felt somewhat unbelievable to him.
In his eyes, this guy had always been the type who liked to overthink things and hesitate.
No matter what he did, he would be extremely cautious.
He wouldn't easily make enemies.
He hadn't expected that this time, the other party would turn against him to his face for a Genin Contractor who had only recently joined the City Lord's Manor.
Has he gone mad?
"Brother Li, I don't understand. Everyone in Jinghai City knows our Wang family is already a subsidiary of the Chen family. Why did Chen Zhentian specifically have you come here to welcome these people from the City Lord's Manor?"
At this moment, a member of the Wang clan following behind Wang Li suddenly asked.
Wang Li sneered, "Actually, this is where Chen Zhentian's brilliance lies. City Lord Li Hongfei has very powerful perception abilities; those people lying in wait in the woods definitely couldn't escape his detection. But if we come here to welcome him, he will mistakenly think those people are guards we arranged in advance to keep watch, thus lowering his guard."
A look of deep apprehension appeared in that Wang clan member's eyes.
It seemed it would be impossible for the people from the City Lord's Manor to return safely this time.
The Chen family had made so many arrangements this time.
They had even accounted for City Lord Li Hongfei's perception ability.
They had clearly put in a lot of effort, wanting to wipe out everyone from the City Lord's Manor in one fell swoop!
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"City Lord Li, there are many people hiding in these woods, and they are hostile toward us. You'd better prepare yourself in advance."
Jiang Chen did not hide the situation in the woods from City Lord Li Hongfei.
Shortly after entering the forest, he immediately spoke out about the enemy situation he had perceived.
Hearing this, City Lord Li Hongfei's heart sank.
"Why didn't you say so earlier? We've already come inside."
"If I had said it earlier, would you have led everyone away?"
Jiang Chen's words made City Lord Li Hongfei fall into deep thought.
He pondered in his heart for a long time, but in the end, the answer was always the same.
He wouldn't have left.
Because this Secret Realm competition was already known to the entire city.
If they left now,
it would be equivalent to telling everyone in Jinghai City that their City Lord's Manor was afraid of the Chen family.
This was an open scheme.
They had to push through.
Unless they didn't want to continue making a living in Jinghai City anymore.
"Blessings aren't disasters, and disasters can't be avoided. Everyone, keep your eyes peeled for me. I want to see exactly what his Chen family is trying to do today!"
City Lord Li Hongfei took a deep breath, and his gaze gradually became firm, as if he had already made a decision in his heart.
The others weren't afraid either.
In any case, the City Lord's Manor's high-end combat power had all come this time.
If the Chen family really wanted to make a move on them,
then they would certainly see it through to the end.
The group cautiously passed through a dense forest and soon arrived at a clearing that had been man-made.
This clearing was about the size of a basketball court, surrounded by tree stumps that had been cut down, with only a red light sphere shimmering with a faint glow in the center of the field.
Secret Realm entrances were generally dominated by white light spheres.
If the entrance was red,
it meant that no one had entered it yet.
This kind of Secret Realm had no difficulty settings.
All information was unknown.
The reason it was determined to be a Novice Secret Realm
was because the entrances of previously un-cleared Novice Secret Realms were always red.
The entrances to Intermediate and Advanced Secret Realms were other colors.
At this time, the area near that Secret Realm entrance was already crowded with people.
Jiang Chen immediately saw Chen Chuxi, who was surrounded by people like stars orbiting the moon.
"This trash actually came?"
Chen Chuxi also noticed Jiang Chen following behind City Lord Li Hongfei at this moment.
However, her gaze did not linger on Jiang Chen.
Instead, she glanced sideways at Li Yanran standing next to Jiang Chen, and a flicker of disdain couldn't help but flash in her eyes.
Hmph!
A slut who only knows how to pick up my leftovers, how is she worthy of being compared to me?
Is clearing a Hell-level difficulty Novice Secret Realm a big deal?
This young lady will show you today what the strength of a Kage-level Contractor looks like.
A woman's senses are very keen.
When Chen Chuxi looked at Li Yanran with a provocative gaze, Li Yanran also instantly noticed her unfriendly look.
Afterward, the corners of Li Yanran's mouth curled up, and she deliberately straightened her back and leaned closer to Jiang Chen.
Seeing this scene, Chen Chuxi instantly became furious.
Although she no longer looked highly upon Jiang Chen,
he was her former man after all.
Li Yanran doing this was clearly a declaration of war against her.
At this time, Wang Hao, standing next to Chen Chuxi, also saw Jiang Chen and Li Yanran's intimate movements.
In order to win the goddess's heart, he deliberately leaned into Chen Chuxi's ear and said with a cold laugh, "Xiaoxi, look at that kid Jiang Chen. How long has it been since he left you, and he's already hooked up with another woman? You should be able to see his character clearly now, right? This kind of unfaithful man is simply not worth wasting your time on."
"Shut up."
Chen Chuxi was already furious because of this matter, and now hearing Wang Hao blabbering about it in her ear again, she simply couldn't take it anymore.
She turned to look at Wang Hao and said angrily, "Wang Hao, remember this: you are only an Elite Jonin Contractor, while I am a Kage-level Contractor. The gap between us will only get wider in the future. I keep you by my side only for the sake of our past acquaintance. To put it bluntly, you are just my backup now, and a backup only needs to obediently follow my orders and be available whenever called. As for other things, if I don't speak, you can't open your mouth."
"Alright, Xiaoxi. From now on, whatever you say goes; I'll listen to you. As long as you let me stay by your side, I'm willing to do anything you ask."
After being berated by Chen Chuxi, Wang Hao didn't feel the slightest bit dejected; instead, he seemed even more excited.
Because in his eyes, it was possible for a backup to become the primary.
This was the hope of love!
As long as he gave enough,
Chen Chuxi would eventually see it.
Sure enough, no one can understand a simp's view on love!
At this moment, City Lord Li Hongfei had already walked up to the secret realm.
He exchanged a few casual pleasantries with Chen Zhentian and several other faction leaders from Jinghai City before getting straight to the point.
The secret realm competition this time was actually very simple.
They would first open the entrance to the secret realm.
Then, each faction would send a secret realm team into it.
Based on past experience.
When a secret realm is opened for the first time, all the teams entering would be assigned to the same map.
Then, each team would receive a secret realm quest.
Whichever team completes the secret realm quest first will be the team that successfully clears the area and will receive a large amount of secret realm rewards.
"Alright, everyone is clear on the rules for clearing the secret realm. Next, let's not waste any more time and start the competition directly."
"Whichever team completes the clearing quest first will gain ownership of this Novice Secret Realm."
"I assume no one has any objections?"
Chen Zhentian scanned everyone present one by one, speaking in a tone that brooked no argument.
Everyone else expressed their agreement.
The rules for this competition were reasonable.
Soon, the secret realm teams from all factions arrived in front of the secret realm.
Jiang Chen glanced at these so-called secret realm teams.
Most people's levels were only around Level 13.
Only Chen Chuxi's team had the highest levels.
The entire team was Level 15, and Chen Chuxi herself had even reached Level 16.
As for his side, although he had already reached Level 20.
Li Yanran and the other four had been busy honing their Three Body Technique these past few days, so their levels remained at Level 10.
Wang Shanshan's level hadn't even reached Level 10; she was only Level 9.
His team had the lowest average level.
At this moment, Chen Zhentian and City Lord Li Hongfei each pressed their hands onto the secret realm light orb and began channeling Chakra into it.
The two of them were the highest-level Contractors here.
Therefore, the secret realm entrance would be opened by the two of them together, as everyone had previously agreed.
—Boom!
The next second.
As a powerful aura of Chakra spread out from the two of them.
The red secret realm light orb suddenly trembled.
Immediately following.
Another astonishing airwave instantly spread out, knocking everyone present back a few steps.
The secret realm entrance was open!
"Alright, the secret realm is open. Everyone, go in. Remember, the first team to complete the secret realm quest will be the winner of this competition."
City Lord Li Hongfei withdrew his hands, turned to look at the crowd, and said.
"Let's go!"
"Haha, the reward for clearing this area will definitely be mine!"
"Bullshit, it's mine..."
In an instant.
All the secret realm teams surged forward one after another, pouring into the secret realm.
Jiang Chen was no exception, leading Li Yanran and the others as they rushed into the secret realm.
...
Following a shift in vision.
Jiang Chen's group was all teleported to a bustling Village.
It was brightly lit here, with people coming and going, exceptionally lively.
People from other teams were also nearby at the moment, looking around at their surroundings.
"This Village... seems a bit familiar."
Jiang Chen looked around, a sense of familiarity welling up in his heart.
At this moment, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly spotted a noodle shop at the end of an alley.
[Ichiraku Ramen]!
This place is actually Konoha Village!
Jiang Chen was startled.
All secret realms in this world were based on events, large and small, from Naruto.
And while the events that occurred in Konoha Village weren't numerous, every single one of them could shake the entire Ninja World...
For example, the Nine-Tailed Chaos.
For example, Pain's "selling rice" (Shinra Tensei).
Or perhaps the love-hate relationship between Madara and Hashirama.
Is this place... really just a Novice Secret Realm?
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