Chapter 368: Su Chen’s Gains
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Boom!
In the next moment, an enormous black hand pressed down from the sky above. Everything below was crushed to dust, and countless buildings were reduced to rubble. In the Imperial City, many residents instantly transformed into clouds of bloody mist.
Shang Zhou did not care at all about the deaths of ordinary people. In his view, now that he had become a saint, there was a fundamental difference between him and these ants. They were no longer the same kind of creature.
Bang!
When Elder Wang saw this scene, he did not panic. With one hand he formed a seal. Instantly, thousands of divine lights shot out and collided with the black hand overhead.
Unfortunately, this was completely futile, and could not budge it in the slightest. As for Elder Wang himself, he was easily batted flying by the massive palm. This palm appeared light, but after colliding with Elder Wang, his whole body seemed to suffer a heavy blow. Half his body was utterly shattered, leaving only a remnant of his divine soul escaping his body, swiftly flying towards the horizon.
This change happened very quickly. Almost in the blink of an eye, a peak-stage Quasi-Saint Realm expert was easily exploded. Only a divine soul with unknown whereabouts remained.
Many experts of Dashang upon seeing this flew in all directions, wanting to search for Elder Wang’s divine soul.
However, before they could leave the Imperial City, Shang Zhou’s cold voice echoed through heaven and earth: “He’s just a dying man. There is no need for pursuit.”
Shang Zhou sat high on the dragon throne in the hall and continued, “Starting today, the Imperial City is closed! No one is allowed to enter or leave, and those who violate this order will be executed! Anyone spreading rumors within the Imperial City will be executed! Those who wish to betray the Dashang Empire will be executed! At the same time, investigate the associates of this person, and if encountered, execute them without mercy!”
“Yes, Your Majesty!” The countless nobles and dukes of Dashang knelt on the ground, speaking deferentially.
However, what they could not comprehend was why the usually overbearing Dashang Emperor would let this person go after being offended today. After all, the man was only at the Quasi-Saint Realm. They did not believe he could escape the Dashang Emperor’s grasp.
What puzzled them even more was why they were not allowed to pursue and kill him. One had to know that the man now only had a single divine soul left. A mere divine soul, with less than a tenth of his strength remaining. If they chased him, his death was assured. Even a Nirvana Realm cultivator could slay him. Yet the Dashang Emperor had stopped them all. This confused many people greatly.
Yet at the same time, they also felt helpless. After all, he was the emperor while they were just subordinates. They could only obey orders.
Time flew by. Half a month passed. During this time, Su Chen’s legend was left behind throughout the entire Great Mystery Sacred Sect. This newly appointed Supreme Elder was completely different from the previous one. Ever since the last Supreme Elder became a saint, he had been elusive. Usually, even the Holy Lord could not readily meet him, let alone ordinary disciples.
But with Su Chen it was different. He usually wandered the Holy Land. Everyone from elders to outer sect disciples had the fortune to see Su Chen’s face. Some received Su Chen’s personal guidance. Even some lucky ones obtained rewards from Su Chen. Those were rewards from the Supreme Elder himself! A saint! Even if he casually leaked something from under his fingernails, it would be enough for these disciples to benefit for life.
For a time, voices of reverence for Su Chen could be heard everywhere in the Great Mystery Sacred Sect. Now, if anyone dared say anything bad about Su Chen, the disciples would surely swarm to attack this person.
In the back mountain.
After becoming the Supreme Elder, Su Chen no longer lived on his original Holy Son Peak but moved to a peak specially meant for the Supreme Elder. On this mountain peak, he built a simple, natural residence for himself, possessing a charm that accorded with the Heavenly Dao.
At this moment, Su Chen sat cross-legged on a futon. Before him were countless items, all kinds of rare treasures. If Long Wu saw this scene, she would probably be shocked. Fortunately, Long Wu had already gone into seclusion and did not see this.
“Tens of millions of spirit stones, hundreds of bottles of medicinal pills, over two hundred stalks of spiritual herbs…” he murmured. “The only flaw is no divine medicines appeared. Also, over fifty earth-level cultivation methods and divine powers, over a hundred low and middle-grade spiritual treasures, ten top-grade spiritual treasures, and three Dao weapons. 1 have to say, this batch of stuff really isn’t good! They don’t even know how to brag.”
Su Chen counted the items before him and muttered softly. These were all his gains over the last half month. As he wandered the Great Mystery Sacred Sect, he kept giving away his wealth and subtly reminding the disciples to boast.
However, these things were now too insignificant for him, completely useless. “If 1 had known earlier, I would have also given away wealth like this in the Wang family and led them in boasting,” he mused. “Based on the Wang family’s population, if I could successfully guide them to brag, the gains probably wouldn’t be too far off from the Great Mystery Sacred Sect’s today.”
Originally, he planned to distribute wealth during his time with the Wang family, then guide them to boast and use the system to earn rewards. However, unfortunately, he was just an outsider and couldn’t easily give items to them. After all, giving to one or two people was one thing, but if he immediately gave items to hundreds or even thousands of people, even if the Wang family didn’t say anything on the surface, they might have doubts behind his back. They would surely think that he was either trying to buy their loyalty or had some ulterior motive.
Back then in the Wang family, he had not done this. Now thinking back, it made him feel somewhat regretful.
“Next 1 should consider how to deal with Dashang,” he thought. “Since Dashang has mobilized such a massive force to invade the Great Mystery Sacred Sect, they must have nothing to fear.”
Su Chen’s brows furrowed slightly. During this time, those who had enmity with him in the past – the Infinite Demon Sect, the Golden Crow Clan, the Qin family, and others – were all silent, pretending to be dead. After all, he was now a saint. If they continued provoking him, he could lead Long Wu to attack. With a Saint King Realm master guarding the place, these forces would find it hard to do anything.
Yet the Dashang Empire was doing the exact opposite. If they were said to have no trump cards, Su Chen would not believe it at all
“Is it because they have the dark creatures to rely on?” he muttered to himself. From his perspective, Dashang must have the support of dark creatures. But the problem was, many dark creatures had come to this world today. Yet overall, there were still no dark creatures above the Saint Realm. If Great Saint Realm or Saint King Realm dark creatures had invaded, the other side could launch a full-scale attack. There would be no need to make use of Dashang to create small disturbances..