Chapter 696, There’s a Reason Behind Everything

Translator: Silavin

 

“Quickly, it should be around this area!”

 

Just as he emerged from the tree hollow, an anxious voice reached Qin Yichen’s ears.

 

Through the dense jungle canopy, Qin Yichen discovered that the several powerful auras belonged to a group of five people. The leader was unmistakably a Martial Emperor who appeared to be around forty years old, dressed in the common mercenary attire seen across the continent.

 

Moreover, judging from his stable aura, it was not difficult to determine that this middle-aged man had likely been at the Martial Emperor for quite some time.

 

Among the five accompanying him, there was another Martial Emperor, while the remaining three were all at Peak Stage Martial Kings!

 

At this moment, the five were advancing in a fan formation, as if searching for something.

 

Observing their movements, Qin Yichen’s pupils narrowed slightly as he suddenly recalled the culprit that had caused one of the Transportation Array’s seven points to explode earlier.

 

“Boss, over here!” Suddenly, a cry of pleasant surprise rang out not far to Qin Yichen’s left.

 

Before Qin Yichen could react, the other four figures came shooting towards this direction.

 

Looking at a massive crater approximately several dozens of metres away from himself, Qin Yichen’s pupils narrowed slightly. He immediately began restraining all of his aura.

 

*Whoosh!*

 

*Whoosh!*

 

With several sounds of rushing wind, five figures rapidly swept past not far from Qin Yichen. They seemed eager to obtain something and none of them noticed the jungle to the side.

 

Through the gaps in the jungle foliage, Qin Yichen saw the five people standing at the edge of the massive crater. Their forms suddenly froze, then an irrepressible cry of joy echoed forth.

 

“Haha, what incredible luck! Such a large piece! We’ve struck it rich this time!”

 

Hearing this voice, Qin Yichen seemed to realise something. After a moment’s hesitation, his form began moving slowly through the jungle towards that massive crater.

 

“Stop talking nonsense. Everyone, get down there and quickly grab the thing before leaving. If those fellows are drawn here, we’ll be in trouble!”

 

Following the lead man’s stern rebuke, five figures wrapped in Yuan Energy shot impatiently into the deep pit.

 

“This kind of aura…”

 

Within just a few metres of the deep pit, the surrounding grass appeared to have been burnt by high temperatures, all turned into patches of black. Grabbing a handful of soil and sensing that peculiar aura, he murmured four familiar words, “Shooting Star Spirit Crystal!”

 

[Heaven, it seems that piece down there is not small…] Looking at the crater ahead, Qin Yichen thought to himself with amazement.

 

After approximately several minutes, five figures emerged from the deep pit. When Qin Yichen saw them, his pupils could not help but contract.

 

Among the five, three Peak Stage Martial Kings were each carrying a piece of Shooting Star Spirit Crystal roughly half the height of a person. From the flowing radiance emanating faintly from its surface, one could tell that the price of this Shooting Star Spirit Crystal would conservatively not be lower than Water Moon Crystal House’s whole inventory!

 

[That Shooting Star Spirit Crystal might possibly yield High Grade Spirit Seeds or even…] Thinking that the Shooting Star Spirit Crystal before him had a chance of producing Peak Grade Spirit Seeds, Qin Yichen’s breathing could not help but quicken slightly.

 

[Damn it!] The instant his concentration wavered slightly, Qin Yichen inwardly cursed.

 

“Who’s there? Come out!”

 

Just as Qin Yichen was preparing to slip away, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

 

Sure enough, at such close distance, even though he had concealed his aura within the jungle, the slightest movement was still detected by that experienced mercenary leader.

 

Following the middle-aged man’s angry roar, a powerful surge of Yuan Energy directly bombarded towards the jungle where Qin Yichen was hidden.

 

Simultaneously, another Martial King moved, his form shooting explosively to one side, vaguely forming an encirclement around Qin Yichen’s position. Clearly, this was not their first encounter with such a situation. Their coordination was extremely thorough!

 

Faced with being surrounded and that Martial Emperor’s probing attack already upon him, Qin Yichen inwardly sighed. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he swung his arm, throwing a punch to forcefully counter that attacking force.

 

*Bang!*

 

With a resounding crash, Yuan Energy capable of severely injuring an ordinary Peak Stage Martial King was released from this single punch.

 

Under the rampaging aftermath of Yuan Energy, the shrubs around Qin Yichen exploded into countless fragments, revealing his figure.

 

*Boom!*

 

Almost simultaneously, powerful Yuan Energy fluctuations spread out from these mercenaries as five auras locked tightly onto Qin Yichen.

 

The five people, who had originally been on high alert, were slightly stunned upon seeing that the person who emerged was merely a youth who appeared no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.

 

“Who are you?!” The leading middle-aged man furrowed his brow and asked in a deep voice.

 

The aura emanating from Qin Yichen was merely at the Peak Stage Martial King Realm, yet he had blocked that attack without suffering the slightest damage. Although it had only been a casual strike, as a Martial Emperor, even his casual attack was sufficient to severely injure a Peak Stage Martial King.

 

Therefore, looking at Qin Yichen, a trace of suspicion arose in his eyes.

 

As mercenaries who risked their lives in the outside world, they possessed such vigilance.

 

“What if I said I just happened to be passing through here, would you believe me?” Qin Yichen shrugged his shoulders and said with a bitter smile.

 

He could hardly say that he came from the distant Heavenly Dragon Imperial Dynasty, happened to pass through this area, and was unlucky enough to be affected by the Shooting Star Spirit Crystal, ending up in this predicament.

 

Not to mention whether the latter would believe such a story, even if they did believe it, they probably would not spare him. They might even suspect he carried some treasure, since if that situation were true, how could a mere Peak Stage Martial King escape alive from the Space Turbulence!?

 

“Do you take us for fools?”

 

Indeed, as soon as Qin Yichen finished speaking, the Martial Emperor beside him angrily rebuked.

 

However, although he was somewhat angry at Qin Yichen’s deception, he did not strike first. Instead, he looked towards the middle-aged man.

 

The middle-aged man looked at Qin Yichen with tightly furrowed brows. At this moment, what concerned him most was not Qin Yichen, but rather dealing with the Shooting Star Spirit Crystal they had just obtained…

 

Therefore, after pondering briefly, he spoke with a smile. “If you’re truly just passing through, naturally there’s no problem…”

 

“Qin Yichen, it’s so stuffy here. Let’s leave this place first, shall we?” Just then, a voice came from behind Qin Yichen.

 

Upon hearing this voice, Qin Yichen’s face, which had originally carried a kind and gentle smile, immediately darkened.

 

As a fragrant breeze wafted from behind, an innocent yet picture-perfect delicate face appeared before Qin Yichen’s eyes.

 

[Blind like a bat!] Qin Yichen’s heart sank as he inwardly cried out in dismay.

 

Silavin: This is so dumb. You would take the risk to venture out with such a useless girl in your team? What’s more, she obviously would not be able to deal with those Martial Emperors, so she is obviously mostly going to rely on you.