Journey to the West: I have Nine Golden Crows Inside Me
Chapter 717 - 574 Demon Clan Attack

Chapter 717: 574 Demon Clan Attack

"What is that? Could there be some hidden treasure within the boundless starry sky?"

Upon seeing the sudden silver flare, Jiang Chen subconsciously thought that some treasure was about to appear.

However, he soon realized something was off. The boundless starry sky had become a ruin, hardly conditions for the birth of a treasure.

Just as this thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen’s heartbeats abruptly quickened. All the hairs on his body bristled, and an unprecedented sense of danger overcame him.

"Not good!"

In an impulsive move, Jiang Chen launched himself backward without any hesitation. His action seemed like a clear indication of danger, a true spirit’s warning signal.

Retreat now or the outcome would be unpredictable.

As soon as Jiang Chen moved away from his original spot, the silver ray of light, which had just burst forth in the depth of the starry sky, appeared before him, grazing the edge of his body at breakneck speed.

Boom!

As the silver ray descended, it exploded in the empty space, smashing the surrounding void and reducing it to nothingness.

"Hissss... "

Seeing this, Jiang Chen gasped. If he had not taken a step back, he feared he would have been the target of this silver ray and not the starry sky.

Given the power of this silver ray, if it had hit Jiang Chen, he would have been gravely injured if not dead.

This was the boundless starry sky, even though it was shattered, it was still robust enough that even the full force of an Innate Dao Sovereign could barely break it.

As for completely obliterating the void, it would at least require a Quasi-Saint.

In other words, the impact was akin to a Quasi-Saint’s strike. If it hit Jiang Chen, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Who is it?"

Deploying Tao Jian cautiously to protect himself, Jiang Chen carefully scanned his surroundings, trying to figure out who was launching a covert attack on him.

He had too many enemies. That was the problem. There were too many people who wished him dead, and it was impossible to figure out in such a short time who wanted to kill him.

This was the boundless starry sky, and logically the Demon Clan would be the most likely to attack Jiang Chen. After all, this place used to be their home field, and they held many advantages in ambushing Jiang Chen here.

However, it was also possible for someone to choose to ambush Jiang Chen in the boundless starry sky intentionally, framing the Demon Clan to incite a war between the Demon Clan and the Human Race.

If Jiang Chen had been just an outstanding figure in the Human Race and had been killed, the Human Race would surely be angry. But it would be an exaggeration to say that they would use all their power to avenge Jiang Chen.

After all, the Human Race was not just Jiang Chen’s, and it couldn’t all revolve around him.

If he were to die, aside from his entire family taking up arms, the Human Race would at most send a powerful Quasi-Saint to avenge him. Any more would be beyond possibility.

But now, Jiang Chen’s status was different, the head of the Jiang Family, a person on top of the Human Race tree. If anything happened to him, and he was killed mid-way, the Human Race must seek justice for him, sparing no effort to do so.

Just like in the feudal era, there’s a world of difference in the level of concern over the assassination of an ordinary official versus a prince.

If you dare to kill the prince today, will you dare to kill the emperor tomorrow? In order to eliminate any future threats, every possible effort must be made to seek out the killer and bring them to justice, to serve as a deterrent.

"If you’re not going to talk, I’m leaving!"

Jiang Chen waited for a bit longer. Seeing no one speak, show up, or attack, he couldn’t help but make a move, preparing to head in the direction of Heaven Court.

Heaven Court had numerous powerful individuals, as long as Jiang Chen made it there, even the Great Divine Transcendents couldn’t touch him.

After all, the Jade Emperor wasn’t dead. If in front of his face, Jiang Chen, a great emperor of Heaven Court, was killed, his reign as the Jade Emperor would be nearing its end.

"Arise!"

Just as Jiang Chen was about to move, from the depths of the starry sky, several more silver glows emerged. They were far off one moment, but the next instant, they were right before Jiang Chen, engulfing him.

Crack! Crack...

As the silver glow swept over Jiang Chen’s body, it made crackling sounds, shattering like broken glass into countless fragments.

"It’s fake, it’s a projection, he ran away."

From within the starry sky, a voice echoed. Immediately, more silver lights emerged from the depths of the starry sky, radiant and illuminating, casting boundless glimmers that lit the gloomy starry sky.

Under this dazzling silver light, the rapidly moving figure of Jiang Chen was vividly displayed.

Jiang Chen wasn’t silly, the opposing party could use the power equivalent to a Quasi-Saint. It was evident that they were not to be trifled with, and might have prepared some sort of ultimate weapon.

Considering the opponent was well prepared, continuing to clash with them was unmistakably unwise. The most reasonable course of action was to run away directly. After returning and figuring out their origin, reclaiming territory one by one wouldn’t be too late.

Having this in mind, without any hesitation, Jiang Chen took the opportunity to make a projection of himself as a decoy and immediately ran away.

Unfortunately, the opponents weren’t fools. They saw through Jiang Chen’s tactics right away, destroying his fake body in no time.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Whoever the opponents were, their intentions to kill were absolute and it was clear that they were determined to take down Jiang Chen. The moment they discovered his figure, they didn’t waste any words, and before one knew it, several silver lights had already roared towards him.

"Damn it!"

Jiang Chen felt the terrifying power contained in the silver lights, he dared not risk making contact, constantly changing his position within the starry sky to dodge the approaching silver glow.