"Those who surrender live! Those who don't, get Superbirth!"
"Those who surrender live! Those who don't, get Superbirth!"
As Chen Xiao brought Cao Ying back to Maple City, they could hear Hai Bo Dong and Zi Yan's voices from afar.
The old man and the young girl were flying freely above Maple City, like wolves entering a flock of sheep, completely lost in their fun.
In contrast, the Little Fairy Doctor was incredibly low-key. She didn't say a word, just rushed through the city, slaughtering those with wavering intentions. Her white dress was stained with specks of blood, like blooming red plum blossoms.
As for the Cao Family's Fourth Elder, who had returned earlier, he was nowhere to be seen.
After temporarily placing Cao Ying on a rooftop where she could be easily watched, Chen Xiao soared into the air again and grabbed the little dragon-person who was playing with abandon.
"Where's the Fourth Elder?"
"I don't know. He just came back, said one sentence, and left. He said it was rare to visit the Northwest Continent, so he'd take this opportunity to travel around and see more, stay for a few days, and then return to Central State. He told us not to worry about him."
Zi Yan broke free from Chen Xiao's hand, turned back, and answered distractedly, her little eyes constantly glancing at Maple City below, looking like she hadn't had enough fun.
It wasn't until she saw Hai Bo Dong and the Little Fairy Doctor also flying over that she calmed down a little.
"How's the treasury?"
"Here, I've put it all in the Storage Rings. Not a single Gold Coin is missing."
Zi Yan took out several Storage Rings and handed them to Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao took them and his consciousness seeped in. He quickly found that these Storage Rings contained everything: cultivation techniques, Dou Skills, bottles and jars, and even some strange things. Only the quantity of medicinal herbs was slightly, slightly low.
Looking up and seeing Zi Yan's evasive eyes, Chen Xiao knew exactly what was going on, but he was too lazy to expose her. He returned all the Storage Rings to her.
"Let's put these things back in the treasury. From now on, you'll be in charge of guarding the treasury. You can eat as much as you want."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Zi Yan happily accepted the task. When she was in the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy, she had greatly envied Elder Hao, who guarded the Medicinal Herb Management Depot. Now, she had fulfilled a small wish.
Chen Xiao chuckled and turned to look at Hai Bo Dong and the Little Fairy Doctor.
Without him even asking, the Little Fairy Doctor spoke first.
"All five Dou Wang experts, including Han Beng, have fallen. Eleven Dou Lings died, and six obedient ones remain. Over a hundred typical individuals below the Dou Ling level died. The Storage Rings and such have also been collected, they're all on that rooftop over there."
Following the Little Fairy Doctor's gaze, they could see an open bundle placed on a rooftop, with densely packed Storage Rings casually piled inside.
"I didn't feel it when I was killing to my heart's content just now, but now that I've calmed down, I realize that this Black-Corner Region is indeed somewhat astonishing. Just Maple City, managed by Han Feng, has gathered power that's almost half of the upper-level combat strength of the Jia Ma Empire."
Looking at the chaotic scene in the city, Hai Bo Dong sighed with emotion.
He had to admit that he had underestimated the Black-Corner Region.
Compared to the Black-Corner Region, the Jia Ma Empire seemed to have no leading edge at all.
The Dou Wang level, which ranked among the top ten experts in the Jia Ma Empire, was so common in the Black-Corner Region that ordinary Dou Wangs weren't even worthy of having their names remembered...
Chen Xiao nodded slightly and immediately stepped forward.
There were still many good things in the Black-Corner Region. Now that the top combat strength in Maple City had all fallen, it could be taken over and used as a base to occupy a place in the Black-Corner Region.
"Han Feng is dead. From now on, I, Chen Xiao, am the lord of Maple City!"
His voice echoed through the city, causing the hearts of those who had previously been loyal to Han Feng to tremble.
In the Black-Corner Region, the rise and fall of powers were extremely frequent. Only a very few old established forces could remain standing.
The original owner of Maple City, the Medicine Emperor Han Feng, was not only a peak Dou Huang but also a sixth-grade Alchemist. No one had ever thought that someone would dare to attack him.
And, they had actually succeeded!
"Greetings, City Lord!"
"Greetings, City Lord!"
Not daring to think further, shouts rang out from every corner of the city.
Those who knew how to adapt were wise; those who didn't had already become corpses.
For these people at the relatively lower levels, changing masters carried no psychological burden and wouldn't significantly change their lives.
Scanning the reactions of the people in the city, Chen Xiao nodded slightly. He didn't care if these people were loyal; they just needed to be obedient. After all, the Black-Corner Region was just a temporary foothold for him.
"Elder Hai, you are the Grand Elder of the Mitre Family. You don't lack management experience. I'll trouble you to put in more effort these next few years to keep Maple City running normally. Also, you can send a message to Clan Leader Teng Shan to dispatch some people from the Mitre Family to develop here."
Hai Bo Dong glanced sideways at Chen Xiao but didn't refuse.
He had already prepared himself mentally before coming to the Black-Corner Region.
"Don't worry, Maple City won't be chaotic, and they don't have the ability to cause chaos. Once I set up some regulations, with a mix of carrots and sticks, I'm not worried about them not being loyal."
"Alright, thank you, Elder Hai!"
After a simple explanation, Chen Xiao collected the spoils of war and led the group to officially settle in Maple City, choosing the bamboo building in the city center as their usual residence.
This bamboo building had three floors and many rooms, enough for the group to live in.
After finding a place to stay, Hai Bo Dong and the Little Fairy Doctor began to tally the spoils, while Chen Xiao went ahead and ascended to the top floor room.
After replacing all the items in the room, Chen Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed and took off the dark blue Storage Ring on his finger.
The spoils from Maple City were just an appetizer. What he truly cared about was Han Feng's Storage Ring!
He extended a wisp of his mind to try and infiltrate it. Without any surprise, Chen Xiao felt a huge resistance.
This was because the owner of the Nether Sea Storage Ring, Han Feng, was not dead. This Storage Ring still had an owner, and it contained Han Feng's soul imprint.
In this situation, for Chen Xiao's consciousness to enter the Storage Ring, he could only do so with Han Feng's permission, either by having him voluntarily remove the soul imprint or grant him entry permission.
Alternatively, he could forcefully erase Han Feng's soul imprint, but this required extremely powerful soul force.
Han Feng was a sixth-grade Alchemist. In terms of soul force alone, there was probably no one currently around Chen Xiao who could compare to him.
Giving up on the idea of directly erasing the soul imprint, Chen Xiao sent a voice transmission to call Cao Ying and then took out the jade bottles containing the Little Heaven Swallowing Python and Han Feng's soul body.
"Han Feng, if you don't want to suffer, remove the soul imprint yourself."
To Chen Xiao, Han Feng was now the vessel for the Sea Heart Flame, and keeping Han Feng's soul might be useful in the future.
Therefore, he temporarily had no intention of obliterating his soul.
Hearing Chen Xiao's words, Han Feng in the jade bottle cursed venomously. Unfortunately, Chen Xiao could only see his mouth moving but couldn't hear anything.
However, just from his mouth shape, Chen Xiao could tell that this guy knew he was going to die and had given up completely. The words spewing from his mouth were completely unpublishable.
Seeing this, Chen Xiao stopped wasting words. He immediately summoned Medusa Queen, then wiped away the Dou Qi sealing the bottle mouth. Before Han Feng's foul language could reach his ears, he had Cao Ying unleash her Heavenly Flame to begin the torment.
The Green Lotus Core Flame wasn't like the Fallen Heart Flame, which had special uses for the soul, but the power of the Heavenly Flame itself was still considerable. The pain of a Heavenly Flame burning the soul wasn't something everyone could endure.
At the very least, Han Feng wasn't that tough.
The screams only lasted for less than half an hour before the dying Han Feng could no longer bear it and voluntarily removed the soul imprint on the Nether Sea Storage Ring for Chen Xiao.
Chen Xiao sneered, sealed him up again, and looked at Medusa Queen and Cao Ying.
"Thank you."
Cao Ying shook her head slightly. Seeing that Chen Xiao had no other matters, she took her leave first, smiling as she left the room.
Medusa Queen wanted to change back into her Little Heaven Swallowing Python form, but Chen Xiao stopped her.
"Zi Yan talks about Your Majesty all the time. Earlier, I was busy with important matters, so she didn't have a chance to speak. Why doesn't Your Majesty go see Zi Yan first?"
Medusa Queen stared at Chen Xiao for a moment, then pushed the door open and left without a word.
How could she not see that Chen Xiao simply wanted to send her away?
Given their current cooperative relationship, they were far from being able to share secrets.
Medusa Queen understood this, but hearing Chen Xiao's words, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Chen Xiao didn't pay attention to Medusa Queen's thoughts. He waved his hand, sending out a burst of Dou Qi to close the door tightly, then set up another barrier before starting to examine Han Feng's Storage Ring.
A wisp of consciousness seeped into the Storage Ring. With just a glance, the smile on Chen Xiao's face became impossible to suppress.
This was because the wealth of Han Feng, a Sixth Grade Alchemist, was far richer than he had imagined!
The space in the high-grade Storage Ring was vast. In one corner, neatly arranged, were hundreds of jade bottles!
There were all sorts of pills, from the Qing Yuan Pill that could increase the cultivation speed of the Dou Huang realm, to the Fifth Grade Qi Plundering Pill that restored Dou Qi consumption, to the Recovery Pill that healed severe injuries, and so on. Chen Xiao was dazzled by the sight.
There was no need to elaborate on pills below the Sixth Grade. Chen Xiao found a total of eleven pills above the Sixth Grade!
Among them, four were the familiar Dou Ling Pills!
Three Royal Extreme Pills!
Looking at their quality, they were no worse than the one given by the Cao Family.
In addition, there were three pills that Chen Xiao couldn't identify, which would require a more professional person to appraise.
The last pill was even more important to Chen Xiao. It was stored separately in a jade bottle, preserved in a sandalwood box. Since even Han Feng cared about it so much, one could imagine how precious the pill inside was.
Chen Xiao opened it, and immediately, a golden light burst out!
The sudden golden light illuminated the entire room. Caught off guard, Chen Xiao couldn't help but squint his eyes.
After adapting to the golden light, Chen Xiao looked closely and saw a golden pill the size of a dragon's eye, lying quietly inside.
The surface of this pill was extremely smooth, with two strands of golden airflow circulating within the pill. Occasionally, they would suddenly surge up. Looking closely, the golden airflow actually converged into two tiny golden divine dragons, intertwined with each other. A faint dragon roar, transmitted through the vibration of the air, slowly spread out!
"Seventh Grade Pill, Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill!!"
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