Chapter 147 Ye Chen’s Death, Revocation of the Bounty

Just then, the Void Realm was silently torn apart, and several figures emerged from it.

They were dressed in ancient Daoist robes, their auras unfathomably deep, and their eyes indifferent, as if they did not belong to this world.

The leading Elder's gaze fell on Liu Qianru, a flicker of excitement and surprise in his eyes.

“There’s no mistake, it’s our clan’s Bloodline that was lost outside! And… it’s an atavistic Empress Bloodline!”

“What kind of rat dares to act mysterious here!”

Ye Chen, suppressed by the pressure, still shouted, feigning courage, “I am a Personal Disciple of the Blazing Fire Holy Land’s Holy Lord, you…”

The leading Elder frowned slightly, seemingly annoyed by his noisiness, and merely glanced at him indifferently.

“Noisy ant.”

The next moment, Ye Chen’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

His body, along with his Divine Soul, silently turned into dust under that single glance, as if he had never existed.

The Holy Son, Ye Chen, had fallen.

Yan Song seemed to sense something, his face changing drastically, but he dared not make any move.

Even the old monster who never emerged from the depths of the Blazing Fire Holy Land’s magma dared not breathe too loudly.

The Elder never even looked at Ye Chen from beginning to end, as if he had merely crushed an ant.

He walked to the unconscious Liu Qianru, waved his hand, and a soft light emerged, lifting her up. He then said to the people behind him, “Send word to the clan, the Heavenly Secret Clan’s lost Empress Bloodline has been found, return immediately!”

As his voice faded, the group, taking Liu Qianru with them, re-entered the Void Realm裂缝 and vanished.

The celestial phenomena dissipated, as if nothing had ever happened.

…

At the same time, Zhou Chen, who had just returned to his Immortal Cave in the Taichu Holy Land, suddenly heard a cold System prompt in his mind.

“Ding! Detected that the Holy Son, Ye Chen, has completely fallen. Due to the host’s long-term interception of the Holy Son, Ye Chen’s Opportunities, which led to the decline of his Luck and accelerated his fall, it is judged as an indirect kill.”

“Ding! With the fall of a Child of Luck, the Opportunity Panel System is upgrading!”

“Upgrade content: The upper limit for binding Destined Individuals has been increased to 5!”

“System upgrading, estimated time: twelve hours. During this period, the Opportunity Panel function will be temporarily unavailable… 1%… 2%…”

Zhou Chen’s eyes snapped open, a hint of surprise flashing within them.

“Ye Chen… is dead?”

He was somewhat surprised.

He had thought Ye Chen would still be able to jump around for a while longer, but he didn’t expect him to kick the bucket so quickly.

He subconsciously thought it was the Blazing Fire Holy Land that had settled accounts with Ye Chen, as Ye Chen was also implicated in the deaths of Wang Yue and her father.

“The binding limit has increased to five, has it… This is an unexpected pleasant surprise.”

A curve appeared at the corner of Zhou Chen’s mouth.

This meant that he could monitor more treasure-hunting rats simultaneously, greatly increasing the efficiency of harvesting Opportunities.

He was still thinking about Chu Cangming’s Opportunities.

“System upgrade, huh? Perfect, I should also properly digest the gains from this trip.”

Zhou Chen closed his eyes and began to Cultivate diligently, awaiting the System upgrade’s completion.

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Within a Void Realm space.

This was the Shadow Blade assassin organization’s deliberation hall.

The entire hall was constructed from unknown black crystals, absorbing all light, making it appear dim and profound.

Inside the hall, several indistinct shadows sat on thrones. They were Shadow Blade’s highest decision-makers, each representing a terrifying power capable of making even Holy Lands wary.

“Regarding the bounty on Zhou Chen of the Taichu Holy Land, what do you all think?”

A hoarse voice broke the silence.

“The target was in the Blazing Fire Holy Land, in front of the Holy Lord, and in one move, suppressed and killed Elder Wang Runzhan, who was at Saint Realm Eighth Layer. According to the analysis of the footage from the front lines, his combat power… is at least comparable to Saint Realm Tenth Layer, or even higher.”

Another shadow said coldly, “One hundred thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones to buy the life of a terrifying Prodigy? That foolish woman, Wang Yue, is truly deluded. The one from the Blazing Fire Holy Land who took the order, dies.”

“The key is not the combat power,” the third shadow spoke, its voice ethereal, “The newly promoted Saint of the Taichu Holy Land possesses great Luck and is suspected of having the Legacy of an ancient Emperor Realm expert. Such a target, if the assassination fails, we will face the relentless pursuit of the Taichu Holy Land. The risk and reward are completely disproportionate.”

The hall fell silent once more.

Although Shadow Blade only recognized money and ignored grievances, they were essentially shrewd merchants.

They never did business that resulted in a loss.

“I propose,”

The initial hoarse voice sounded again, “that we cancel the bounty on Zhou Chen. And blacklist the employer, Wang Yue’s Family, never to trade with them again. At the same time, raise Zhou Chen’s target Rank to a Forbidden Rank, equivalent to a Holy Lord.”

“Forbidden Rank?”

A shadow raised a question.

“Yes, Forbidden,” the hoarse voice explained, “This Rank means that the target has unlimited potential, a profound background, and it cannot be guaranteed to be foolproof unless an Emperor Realm expert makes a move. If anyone else wants to put a bounty on him, the starting price will be—ten million Top-Grade Spirit Stones, and it will require the joint assessment of three or more decision-makers. Furthermore, we must announce this decision to the entire assassin world.”

“Seconded.”

“Seconded.”

Soon, all the shadows reached a consensus.

An invisible command emanated from this Void Realm space, spreading to every dark corner of the continent.

All assassins who had accepted the mission to assassinate Zhou Chen received the mission cancellation order at the same time.

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Southern Region, Tianshuang City.

Inside the City Lord’s Mansion, Lin Xue’er, dressed in a white dress, her temperament growing colder, but her eyes were exceptionally firm. Her Cultivation, supported by the massive resources Zhou Chen had left behind, had already broken through the Nascent Soul Tenth Layer, reaching the Half-Saint Rank.

“Father, I’ve decided, I want to go to the Central Continent.”

Lin Xue’er said to Lin Xiaotian.

Lin Xiaotian looked at his daughter, his eyes filled with doting affection and reluctance, but in the end, it turned into a sigh: “Is it because of that boy, Zhou Chen?”

Lin Xue’er’s pretty face flushed slightly, but she didn’t deny it, just nodded vigorously: “He’s progressing too fast, I don’t want to be left too far behind. I also want to… stand by his side, maybe I can help him with something.”

She knew that with Zhou Chen’s talent, his future stage would be the entire Heavenly Profound Continent. If she didn’t work hard to catch up, the distance between them would only grow wider, eventually making them people from two different worlds.

“Alas, a daughter grows up and leaves home…”

Lin Xiaotian shook his head, then said seriously, “The Central Continent is not like the Southern Region. There are countless powerful experts there, Holy Lands are numerous, and dangers abound. However, since you have made up your mind, I will not stop you. I have already opened a trade route for you to the Central Continent and contacted an old friend near the Taichu Holy Land. He will meet you. Remember, be careful in everything, and protect yourself.”

“Thank you, Father!”

Tears welled up in Lin Xue’er’s eyes, and she bowed deeply.

Three days later, a flying boat engraved with the Tianshuang City emblem quietly left the Southern Region.

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