360: Fighting against the flying warrior

So fast!

Chen Du thought to himself, although he was old and frail, he was still a Sky Soaring Warrior; a starved camel is still bigger than a horse.

The timing of the opponent's move was not beyond Chen Du's expectation, as if he didn't act, Ku Shan would be killed by him.

The Big Ear Civilization was not an inherently gifted alien race; it was extremely difficult to cultivate a Sky Soaring Warrior in the resource-scarce Underground region.

This was evident from the fact that they only had two Sky Soaring Warriors over several decades.

In this region, every Sky Soaring Warrior was equivalent to a nuclear weapon from the old era, possessing extremely strong deterrent power.

This was probably also the reason Chen Heping and Chen Jian wanted to team up to kill Song Jingyan; resources were already monopolized, and no outsiders were allowed to share a piece of the pie.

Promotion!

Chen Du didn't hesitate and immediately activated Promotion, and also enabled the second consumption mode, instantly boosting his Life Strength to Rank 19.

Rank 19 corresponded to a base strength of 250,000 catties, plus the Eight Secret Chambers' 340% passive strength amplification, his actual strength reached a terrifying 850,000 catties!

Including Martial Skill, every strike Chen Du made in actual combat possessed a destructive power of a million catties!

Of course, due to the class suppression, any attack Chen Du made against Chen Hean would be weakened by 30%.

This was a rule of nature that everyone had to obey.

No matter how severely Chen Hean's strength declined, his life level would not; once he advanced to a Sky Soaring Warrior, he could not drop to an Advanced Martial Artist, even if his strength fell below that of an Advanced Martial Artist.

"Arrogant brat, watch me cripple you!"

Chen Hean saw that Chen Du was actually preparing to clash head-on with him and roared.

At this very moment, the Qi on Chen Du's body surged violently, like a volcanic eruption.

His eyes were sharp, and he quickly gripped his sword hilt with a backhand, swinging it upwards fiercely, intending to confront the opponent's long spear.

Only a deafening bang could be heard—"Bang!"

The longsword in Chen Du's hand and Chen Hean's long spear embraced each other like two old pieces of iron that hadn't seen each other in a long time, with great affection.

In an instant, sparks flew, and the sharp sound of metal colliding echoed through the enclosed room, as if tearing apart the Crystal Space.

The terrifying power unleashed when the two clashed was astonishing.

The immense impact spread outwards like an overwhelming tide.

Ku Shan and the other two Advanced Martial Artists, as well as the living dead on the Surface, were all forced back by the strong wind generated by their clash.

The originally solid ground beneath Chen Du's feet could not withstand such immense pressure and began to show dense cracks, which continuously spread and extended like a spiderweb.

"Eight Secret Chambers, you actually have Eight Secret Chambers!"

"No wonder your strength is so powerful!"

Chen Hean exclaimed twice in succession; when the alien ability was used, a star plate would appear, but not when it was disengaged.

Chen Du had just activated Promotion, so the star plate naturally couldn't be hidden, and the eight Mystic Treasures brought a strong sense of shock to these Big-Eared Alien Race members.

Chen Hean swallowed hard, incredibly shocked.

He had lived so long, with one foot almost in the grave, and this was the first time he had seen a Martial Artist with Eight Secret Chambers.

He had only heard before that only Great Civilizations had Geniuses of this Rank, and Small Civilizations generally had a maximum of Seven Secret Treasures, with only a very few exceptionally powerful Small Civilizations having Eight Secret Chambers Geniuses.

Could this Du Cheng be a successor-like existence within the Itera Civilization?

The more Chen Hean thought about it, the more he felt it was possible!

Anyone who could Awaken Eight Secret Chambers in a Small Civilization was definitely a prominent figure in the entire Civilization.

It would be fine if Du Cheng was from another Civilization, but he happened to be from the Itera Civilization!

In the Itera Civilization, that woman knew about the Underground affairs, and now it was just unknown whether the people of the Itera Civilization knew that Du Cheng was in the Underground!

What if he killed him and angered the Itera Civilization, causing them to send powerful experts to sweep through the Underground?

It should be known that the Big Ear Civilization had been cultivating here for decades, and their life as local overlords made it very difficult for them to go anywhere else.

Compared to Chen Du's exaggerated strength, Chen Hean was even more wary of the Itera Civilization behind Chen Du.

Ku Shan, who had retreated to the side to watch the battle, was also too shocked to speak at this moment.

Earlier, he had boasted about asking how many standards the opponent met; now, it was clear that this was a Domain-level Genius who met three standards!

He was simply incomparable to an ordinary Genius like himself who only met one standard!

That Sword Qi from Chen Du earlier, he had thought it was the opponent's full-strength strike, but now, it seemed it was merely a casual slash from the opponent.

The opponent's strength far surpassed his own, and that was even before using this ability that could increase his Rank.

"Little friend Du Cheng!"

Chen Hean suddenly thought of something, landed back on the ground, looked at the opponent at eye level, and spoke.

"I just thought about it carefully; actually, we don't need to fight this battle at all."

"I don't know what your relationship with Song Jingyan is, but I can confirm he's not a good person!"

"secret relics are indeed precious; on the Surface, 100 secret relics for the head of a Sky Soaring Warrior would definitely have countless people willing to do it."

"But this thing is actually not that precious in the Underground."

"Do you know? Song Jingyan has 1000 secret relics in his hand, but he only gave you one-tenth; his intentions are truly malicious!"

As Chen Hean said this, his tone softened, and he smiled with the most amiable attitude he had shown in decades:

"How about this, I'll give you 2000 secret relics as a token of friendship; I don't need you to do anything for me, just pure friendship."

"How about it, pretty good deal, right?"

"Think about it carefully, there's actually no hatred between us and you, or between me and you, strictly speaking, today is our first time meeting."

"If you feel that Ku Shan's actions just now were an offense to you, I can personally help you kill him."

Ku Shan, standing behind and hearing this, instantly felt his hair stand on end; he knew Chen Hean's cruelty and decisiveness.

If this person named Du Cheng really nodded, he would not only die, but die miserably, just like those living dead on the Surface.

Chen Du had also roughly guessed what Chen Hean was thinking.

To be honest, if he agreed to the opponent, he should be able to obtain a lot of information.

But under the consumption of the second mode of Promotion, Chen Du was like a bullet out of a barrel; there was no turning back.

Although he could immediately enter the Crystal Space to recover with the Hand of God later, it would still take a few seconds to go in and out, and this time would increase with the improvement of Life Strength.

The reason was simple: because one could only come out of the Crystal Space after dying in battle, and after Life Strength increased, even if the heart was directly pierced, one could still endure for a few more seconds with a tenacious physique.

Furthermore, another point was that the time he entered the Crystal Space was random; it was possible that Vice Chen Du had just finished killing a wave of monsters.

In this situation, the main Chen Du would have to wait 30 seconds for the next wave of monsters to appear.

Thus, even if he entered the Crystal Space instantly, it would take a few seconds at the shortest, or dozens of seconds at the longest, to come out.

Chen Du could not gamble his life on the Big-Eared Alien Race's fear of the Itera Civilization.

If the opponent suddenly changed his mind and attacked at this time, wouldn't all his efforts over the years be in vain?

The resources invested in him by the High Martial Civilization would also be equivalent to feeding dogs.

Chen Du assumed a fighting stance, his aura not weakening in the slightest, and said coldly:

"If I kill you, I will get more!"