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Chapter 144 - 141: The War of the Iron Chain Demon, The Disheveled Dog in the Mountains (Fifth Update)

Chapter 144: Chapter 141: The War of the Iron Chain Demon, The Disheveled Dog in the Mountains (Fifth Update)

At the very moment the Iron Chain Demon Clan’s treasure, the "Unactivated Domain Origin Species", vanished.

In the core area of the Vast Volcano Cluster, a vast lava lake seethed.

A tremendously muscular Iron Chain Demon with three heads and six arms was sitting cross-legged amidst the churning magma!

Beneath its fiery red skin lay muscles knotted like steel, rhythmically pulsating like ocean waves even while it sat still.

Boiling magma occasionally splashed onto its skin, only to slowly trickle off, leaving not a single mark.

Its lower body was completely submerged in the boiling lava, while the six arms on its upper body were paired off, each forming three different and mysterious hand signs.

Across the three heads, six eyes were shut tight – although the faces looked ferocious, they miraculously conveyed a sense of tranquility.

In front of it, there stood a crystal pillar over three meters tall, dark and lustrous, its surface covered with a thick layer of iridescent light.

If Chu Feng were here, he would recognize at a glance that this pillar was made of the same material as the "Unactivated Domain Origin Species" from the small box!

At this moment, a red light shone from the chest cavity of the Iron Chain Demon, attempting to connect with the crystal pillar.

But the red light could only sustain its glow on the pillar for a short while before slipping off as if by magic.

The Iron Chain Demon was not discouraged. Each time the light slipped away, the six arms would form a new set of hand signs, and a red light would shoot out from its chest once more.

All was silent, except for the viscous surface of the lava occasionally bursting with bubbles that emitted a blinding red glow and a "gloop gloop" sound.

However, the second the "Unactivated Domain Origin Species" disappeared from the small box, a soft "crack" sounded from inside the crystal pillar.

The Iron Chain Demon’s ears twitched, and its six eyes flew open, blazing with six beams of blood-red light!

Its gaze was fixed on the crystal pillar. A look of shock and fury appeared on its face as it suddenly stood up, creating a massive wave of magma!

It roared furiously towards the sky, "My Domain Tree! Guards, where are my guards! Bring that idiotic son of mine here!"

Not far from the lake, a squad of guards was on duty. Hearing the Iron Chain Demon’s bellow, they had already rushed to the edge of the lava lake and knelt down, trembling with fear.

Hearing the angry roar from the lake, the two-headed, four-armed captain of the guards promptly shouted, "By your command, my King! I’m on my way!"

He leaped up and sprinted towards the outpost like his rear was on fire, grabbing a horn made of lava stone from a room and blowing it with all his might.

"Uuuuu..."

The somber horn sound, carrying a signal only they could understand, spread quickly into the distance with the aid of their True Force, and then the second and third responses sounded further away...

Soon after, a different rhythm of horn sound approached from afar.

Relieved by the meaning behind the sound, the guard captain returned to the edge of the lava lake, knelt down, and reported, "My King, the Prince has arrived!"

...

After a short while, the three-headed, four-armed Iron Chain Demon Prince came sprinting from a distance.

Upon arriving, he skidded to a kneel, his knees carving two long grooves into the limestone ground, stopping just at the edge of the lava lake.

The Iron Chain Demon Prince lay prostrate on the ground, his body trembling, "My King, you summoned me!"

The furious roar came from the lake, "You idiot, how dare you lose the Sacred Object! You brainless Stone Rat!"

The Iron Chain Demon Prince was stunned by the words. How did the King know?

He had covered it up quite well; other than himself, he had killed all those who knew!

The lowly creatures searching in the frontlines only knew to track down two humans and look for a treasure in a box, but they didn’t know what it contained!

How did the King know?!

In a panic, he lay flat on the ground and reported truthfully, "My King, the guard transporting the Sacred Object left his post without permission, and the humans stole it.

"I have already completely eradicated him and his inferior bloodline, and I have dispatched our clan members to search for it..."

Before he could finish speaking, a half-melted boulder flew through the air and struck him in the chest like lightning, sending him crashing and tumbling over thirty meters across the ground in a pitiful roll.

The thunderous roar resounded through the heavens, "Idiot, the Sacred Object has vanished, it has left the Domain!

"Issue my orders, launch an attack on the Human Race, tear down their strongholds, hunt down the Sacred Object for me!

"If you can’t find it, you moron, wait to be torn into bones by me!"

The trembling Iron Chain Demon Prince and the guards immediately roared at the top of their lungs, "By your command! Attack!"

With that, they fled the scene.

Before long, a stern horn sound filled with the intent to kill came from the north, spreading quickly across much of the southern Demon Realm!

...

As for Chu Feng, the journey was without incident.

Before the Iron Chain Demon caught up, he had used his Wind Concealment to take a long detour, bringing Li Ying and Dai Sheng out of the Iron Chain Demon’s line of defense.

Li Ying and Dai Sheng were roughly brought to a hillside near the stronghold, and upon seeing the familiar Human Race outpost, they sighed in relief.

The two of them turned to look back at the way they had come, with an almost tearful desperation.

After toiling hard for a week, consuming all their elixir supplies, they fled like ragged dogs through the mountains, being hunted nearly a hundred miles.

In the end, aside from the damn twenty-five million, they gained nothing, and nothing was left behind!

And this twenty-five million, they still had to split with their own brethren!

It was simply too tragic, so tragic that they wanted to burst into tears!

Seeing the two look as though they dearly wished to sit and weep together, even Chu Feng couldn’t help but temporarily forget his experience of being bitten back while trying to save them, feeling a twinge of compassion for them.

After all, they had risked their lives for benefits that he had ultimately pocketed, which made his conscience start to stir.

Of course, returning the items was out of the question, as that was the payment for saving their dog lives!

Chu Feng cleared his throat and said, "Senior fellows, let’s get going and head back to the base.

"I will have the agreed-upon money transferred to you through the Xingyun Commerce Chamber!"

At the mention of money, Li Ying immediately sprang up; the Sacred Object might be gone, but perhaps it was never meant to be his.

But right now, he had to get his hands on this money, otherwise, he couldn’t even afford to buy elixirs!

Dai Sheng also slowly stood up, handing back the Top Scholar Gold Book to Chu Feng, then sighed with a bitter smile:

"Even with nothing gained, you were still willing to honor the agreement, lead us out, and share the profits with us...

"Junior brother is a man of his word! I truly admire you from the bottom of my heart – we really can’t compare to you on this point!

"We’ll shamelessly take the money, because we can’t even afford supplies anymore...

"But consider this, I owe you a favor! If you need anything in the future, just call on us, and we’ll support you with all our might!"

Chu Feng replied with a somewhat embarrassed smile, "It’s nothing, we are all classmates, and as they say, ’No dealings, no acquaintance.’ This little money is just for making friends!

"I fought a long time in there and got quite a bit. This amount of money is still within my means to spare!"

He shook his travel bag, and Dai Sheng and Li Ying clearly heard the familiar, delightful sound of the Iron Chain Demon Energy Cores clinking against each other.

The two exchanged a glance and smiled bitterly. That’s right, the kid could also turn invisible!

With that ability, was he ever going to worry about not making money?

This damned place was practically his backyard!

Having shared both joys and sorrows, their conversation had considerably warmed the atmosphere between them.

The two looked enviously at Chu Feng’s travel bag and followed him to the Xingyun Commerce Chamber without any more pretense.

With Zhou Xian as a witness, they signed the transfer agreement, and the two left with profuse thanks to purchase supplies in the great hall.

...

Zhou Xian sent an attendant to serve the two men and, rubbing his hands together, eagerly asked Chu Feng, "Little brother, how were your gains?"

Although Chu Feng had only been gone for a day, his travel bag was now enormously stuffed, the zipper nearly bursting.

Chu Feng laughed heartily, threw the travel bag on the table, and with a bang, the wooden table trembled, nearly breaking in half!

He patted the travel bag and said with a smile, "It’s all in here, even though it wasn’t long, the loot was still pretty good, all top-notch stuff!"

Zhou Xian’s eyes gleamed with a golden light, "Then, the usual routine, shall we tally it up?"

Chu Feng waved his hand and chuckled, "After battling it out there for a day, I’m really exhausted. I’m going to head back to the hotel and rest.

"Big brother, I trust you, so I’ll leave the bag here. You guys take your time tallying, and we’ll talk in detail when I come over.

"Keep the energy cores and supplies for me, and you can dispose of the rest!"

He just wanted to rush back to the hotel and check out the new function of the Attribute Panel, [Primordial Domain], which was the foundation of his livelihood!

He had been too busy escaping to pay attention to it – who had time to count money when he could leave that to Zhou Xian and deal with it himself afterward?

After all, he remembered clearly what was inside the bag.

And although the contents were somewhat valuable, to an organization as large as the Xingyun Commerce Chamber, they were but a trivial gain, not worth damaging their reputation over.

Besides, Zhou Xian had made it clear last time that he was keen to forge a relationship with him, so he definitely wouldn’t sour it over such a small benefit.

Zhou Xian also laughed heartily, patting his chest and saying, "Big brother, you’re generous. Rest assured, no one dares to touch a speck of your stuff if you leave it here with me!

"Go to the hotel restaurant and have a meal, take a good sleep!"

"Alright then, see you later, big brother!"

...

Chu Feng walked into the hotel, calm and leisurely, bantered with the blushing front desk girl for a moment, and booked the same top-tier suite.

It wasn’t until he pushed the door open that he couldn’t suppress the flush on his cheeks, throwing himself onto the sofa, and excitedly thought: ’Open the panel!’