Chen Zheng was actually very surprised.
So many people from these three Families had died by his hand, and now they were sending their own Prodigies to his blade?
He was also puzzled: "What exactly are these people thinking?"
Seeing Chen Zheng's arrogant response, Zhu Hai and Sun Sheng both withdrew their gazes, making it impossible to guess their thoughts.
Peng Yu and Shi Tianhao's eyes, however, showed even stronger killing intent, their cold sneers unending.
Everyone else was also happy to watch the show.
Some thought the three Families were shameless, while others thought Chen Zheng was foolish! Some pitied Chen Zheng for his bad luck, and even more gloated!
A myriad of human expressions, each different.
But for Chen Zheng, not a single ripple rose in his heart.
On the viewing platform.
Xu Hanliang looked at Tian Jingyi and the other two, and said coldly, "What do you three Families mean?"
Tian Jingyi smiled and replied, "Nothing much, our Yan City Prodigies were infected by the atmosphere of the Hunting Competition, and their hands got itchy for a moment, so they wanted to participate too! Of course! Since they are participating, their original pre-determined spots naturally no longer count!"
Shi Quan and Peng Cheng also nodded in agreement.
Xu Hanliang's expression sank slightly: "Do you take me for a fool?"
It was so obvious that the three Families were targeting Chen Zheng, he couldn't possibly not see it!
Tian Jingyi still had a smile on his face: "What does Mr. Xu mean by that? I truly don't understand! And they haven't broken any rules by doing this, have they? On the contrary! They have even given others a chance for fair competition!"
Peng and Shi also chimed in.
"That's right!"
"That's exactly what we mean!"
Looking at the three feigning ignorance, Xu Hanliang was angry, but also helpless.
"Enter the Hunting Ground!"
As Xu Hanliang gave the order.
Chen Zheng's figure flickered, and he was the first to rush into the Hunting Ground, his figure quickly disappearing from everyone's sight.
Peng Yu and the other three were not in a hurry.
The Hunting Ground was only so big; they weren't worried that Chen Zheng would hide.
"Let's go!"
As the four entered, the rest also swarmed in, dispersing and spreading out.
Chen Zheng moved through the jungle, listening to the roars of Demonic Beasts all around, his face full of contentment.
He had spent a full month in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range and was already familiar with everything in the mountains and forests.
Suddenly, Chen Zheng stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the dense forest behind him.
"How long do you plan to follow?"
As Chen Zheng's voice fell, a figure slowly emerged.
Dressed in green, with a sturdy build, carrying a large saber on his back, his face looked more mature than his actual age.
It was Zhu Hai, one of the four Exempt !
Chen Zheng's expression was indifferent: "What benefit did the Tian Family give you? To make you willingly come to your death?"
Faced with the mockery, Zhu Hai did not get angry, but instead shook his head and said, "I'm not here to kill you."
He looked at Chen Zheng with a complex gaze: "But I cannot disobey the Tian Family's orders!"
Having said that.
To Chen Zheng's surprise, Zhu Hai slapped himself with a backhand, and blood immediately overflowed from his mouth.
"What do you mean?" Chen Zheng frowned.
Zhu Hai said helplessly: "I respect Marquis Chiye! But my Zhu Family is a small household, and for the peace of my Family, I cannot go against the Tian Family's orders, so I can only do this!"
He waved his hand at Chen Zheng: "You go! But be careful, the Tian Family's plan should involve more than just the four of us..."
Chen Zheng raised an eyebrow but did not move.
"You're still not leaving?"
Zhu Hai urged anxiously.
Chen Zheng shook his head and looked behind Zhu Hai.
"Hehehe! I knew you weren't honest!"
Accompanied by a cold laugh, another figure flashed out.
Seeing the newcomer, Zhu Hai's expression changed dramatically: "Sun Sheng! Why are you here?"
Sun Sheng narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Zhu Hai, you have a lot of guts! You dare to disobey the Tian Family's master's orders! I will definitely report this matter to the Tian Family in its entirety, and then your entire Zhu Family will suffer!"
As a Genius from a minor clan on par with Zhu Hai, their personalities were vastly different. Zhu Hai always believed in keeping a bottom line, but Sun Sheng would stop at nothing to achieve his goals!
The two Families were in competition, and the two of them were often compared by others, their relationship like fire and water.
"Are you threatening me?"
Zhu Hai's expression sank, and he reached for his back, his eyes filled with surging killing intent.
Sun Sheng didn't care, and sneered: "You fool, you're only half-crippled now, do you still want to fight me?"
To avoid being exposed in front of Peng and Shi, Zhu Hai had not held back that palm strike earlier and had already injured his heart meridian! His strength had been reduced by at least fifty percent!
Zhu Hai also knew that in his current state, he would not be Sun Sheng's opponent, but he was not flustered.
"Little Marquis, you and I team up, we absolutely cannot let him leave!"
Zhu Hai directly called out to Chen Zheng.
In his opinion, since Chen Zheng could cripple Tian Yilin, adding his injured self, it shouldn't be a problem to stop Sun Sheng.
Sun Sheng sneered mockingly: "Why would he help you?"
Saying that, Sun Sheng looked at the silent Chen Zheng: "Little Marquis, am I right? Even if you two team up, you might not be able to keep me! It's better if we mind our own business, you continue to flee for your life, and I'll capture this fool and go back to report!"
Zhu Hai said anxiously: "Little Marquis, don't listen to him, I am already half-crippled and pose no threat to you. If we team up and kill him, you'll have one less strong opponent!"
Sun Sheng chuckled coldly: "Little Marquis, Shi Tianhao and Peng Yu are on their way, if you're willing to waste time, you can give it a try!"
He was very confident in his own strength.
As he spoke, Sun Sheng's Aura burst forth, his Acquired Ninth-level cultivation revealed without reservation!
"Are you done talking?"
Chen Zheng looked at Sun Sheng with calm eyes, and without waiting for Sun Sheng's reply, he continued: "Then you can hit the road!"
Hearing this, Sun Sheng couldn't help but scoff: "Trash! Calling you Little Marquis is giving you face, are you really getting carried away? A dying man, dares to speak so arrogantly..."
Before he finished speaking.
Swish!
A dazzling flash of a saber light infinitely magnified in his eyes!
Sun Sheng's voice stopped abruptly, his eyes wide, his face filled with terror, his pupils constantly dilating.
"How..."
Chii!
Under Zhu Hai's bewildered gaze, Sun Sheng didn't even have time to react and was directly split in two, blood and internal organs splattering everywhere.
"This..."
Looking at Chen Zheng, who calmly put away his saber, a chill rose in Zhu Hai's heart!
Chen Zheng was actually this strong?
He stared at Chen Zheng with wide eyes, for a moment not knowing how to speak.
Chen Zheng's gaze fell on him, and he smiled faintly: "Brother Zhu, are you interested in cooperating with me?"
Zhu Hai couldn't help but swallow, and said in a trembling voice: "Can I refuse?"
Chen Zheng nodded: "Of course you can, but cooperating with me is beneficial and harmless, are you sure you don't want to listen first?"
Chen Zheng was always lenient towards those who showed him goodwill.
Looking at Chen Zheng's hand holding the saber, Zhu Hai finally nodded: "Then... I'll listen?"
...A few minutes later.
Two figures with powerful Auras came through the forest, one after the other.
"Where are they?"
Peng Yu frowned and looked around.
Shi Tianhao's nose twitched, smelling a faint scent of blood.
"Over there!"
Shi Tianhao instantly locked onto the direction and strode away, Peng Yu also followed closely behind.
However, before the two even got close to the source of the bloody smell, they saw a figure stumbling over, clutching his chest, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, his Aura weak.
"Zhu Hai!"
Shi Tianhao's pupils constricted, and he quickly stepped forward to support him.
Before the two could even ask, Zhu Hai roared with a face full of anger:
"Why are you only just arriving?"
"Sun Sheng is dead!"