We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

"Hey, what happened?"

Amidst the ever-changing expressions of Zhu Jiuyou, Su Chen refined the Third Prince.

Just then, a voice suddenly appeared, startling Zhu Jiuyou.

He didn't realize someone was approaching, but the hairs on his body stood on end when he heard the voice.

"Who?"

Seeing that Su Chen only attacked the Third Prince and not Zhu Jiuyou, Gu Xiaoyao guessed that he was probably not an enemy.

Then he revealed himself and said with a light laugh, "Don't be nervous, I'm a friend of young friend Su Chen."

Su Chen's strength has improved so rapidly that it has astonished him.

Having only been back in the Ten Directions World for a short time, the other party was already able to kill a Martial Immortal Realm warrior. Although the other party was seriously injured, it was enough for him to treat Su Chen as an equal. His calling Su Chen "young friend" was also a sign of his recognition of him.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyou's tense expression eased slightly. He was genuinely afraid that Gu Xiaoyao was the Third Prince's man and would take advantage of Su Chen's absence to attack him.

"Senior, just now..." Zhu Jiuyou told Gu Xiaoyao what had just happened.

Gu Xiaoyao nodded after hearing this: "I see."

He then said nothing more, but gazed intently ahead.

Zhu Jiuyou secretly observed Gu Xiaoyao, somewhat puzzled as he couldn't discern Gu Xiaoyao's strength.

Even though the other person was right in front of him, he felt a sense of ethereal emptiness.

Not long after, Su Chen refined the Third Prince and returned to the two of them.

He nodded slightly to Gu Xiaoyao, then turned his gaze to Zhu Jiuyou and asked, "Do you know Zhu Yan?"

It wasn't that he guessed from the Third Prince's memories, but rather that he noticed a resemblance between Zhu Jiuyou's face and Zhu Yan's, which sparked his doubts.

Zhu Jiuyou was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded: "I know him. Could it be that you also know him, senior?"

He carefully observed Su Chen's expression, his heart churning as he tried to guess the relationship between Su Chen and Zhu Yan.

"Hmm." Su Chen, unaware of Zhu Jiuyou's thoughts, simply nodded. "Take me to him."

"This……"

He hesitated. Zhu Yan was currently drawing away the Heavenly Demon for him, and by the time they found him, the Demon might already be dead.

Judging from Su Chen's tone, he seemed to care about Su Chen a lot.

He didn't want to cause any offense over such a trivial matter.

After thinking for a moment, he replied, "Okay."

Then, he pointed in Zhu Yan's direction to the two of them.

……

at the same time.

After Su Chen refined the Third Prince, the palace where Abiluo was located was immediately filled with boundless rage.

First Ayana died, then the Third Prince. In less than three days, two King-level Asuras were lost.

Even he couldn't bear such a price; he was filled with heartache.

"Find him! Immediately send someone to locate the murderer. I want to use his blood to atone for my son's death!"

Abiluo was enraged, and the entire palace trembled violently, causing countless demons to bustle about.

However, the matter is not over yet.

Just as all the Heavenly Demons were busy commemorating the death of the Third Prince, Abiro sensed that another aura had been lost.

It's the Second Prince!

This means that after the death of the Third Prince, the Second Prince also met a tragic end!
Already furious, Abiro could no longer bear it, and her anger filled the entire palace.

Fortunately, the Second Prince's death was not as sudden as the Third Prince's. Shortly after his death, Abiro suddenly received a message from his bloodline.

That was footage of him being killed.

After watching the video, Abiro's face turned extremely gloomy.

"Damn it, he was actually killed by a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm!"

Before watching the video, he thought it was a human martial arts immortal realm expert making a move, but after watching the video, he was stunned.

The one who killed the Second Prince was not a Martial Immortal, but a martial artist at the Divine Power Realm.

To be precise, he was a martial artist who had just advanced to the Martial Immortal Realm.

Moreover, his promotion was inextricably linked to the Second Prince; it was precisely through the Second Prince that he was able to break through.

Upon learning of this situation, Abiro wished she could personally teach the Second Prince a lesson.

If he hadn't been so arrogant and insisted on playing tricks on the other party, would this have happened?
If he had struck first, his opponent would have been dead long ago, and he wouldn't have been killed in return.

"The second son died at his hands, but what about the third son?"

After watching the video sent back by the Second Prince, Abiro instantly recalled the death of the Third Prince.

The two seem to have no connection whatsoever.

In other words, the two people were not killed by the same group of people.

"Could he be the murderer who killed Ayana?" he wondered to himself.

They then forgot about it, and whoever it was, had to pay the price.

This time, he did not send anyone to take action.

With three King-level Asuras already dead, sending anyone else wouldn't change the outcome; it would only be sending them to their deaths.

Therefore, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Based on the bloodline mark left by the Second Prince, Abiluo immediately identified the murderer and vanished in a rainbow of light.

……

Zhu Yan, who had just killed the Second Prince, did not relax.

His breakthrough was purely by chance. If his opponent hadn't been careless, even if he had broken through, he might not have been able to kill him.

Although the Second Prince has been killed, his dying words are still vivid in my mind.

He had a premonition that the other party must have arranged some means to leak his information before dying.

Therefore, the most urgent task is to leave this place as soon as possible.

It would be best to find a place to cultivate in seclusion and then quickly transform the Yuan energy within your body into immortal energy.

Only in this way can he be considered to have truly entered the realm of Martial Immortal.

"Huh? Zhu Jiuyou actually turned back? What is that idiot doing?"

Just as Zhu Yan was preparing to find a secluded place to cultivate in seclusion, he suddenly sensed Zhu Jiuyou's location.

Zhu Jiuyou had implanted a rare type of Gu worm into his body.

It was through this Gu worm that he stayed by Zhu Jiuyou's side and had no choice but to do things for him.

Of course, even without this Gu worm, he would still have no choice but to obey the other party.

Because his wife and children were controlled by Zhu Jiuyou.

However, Zhu Jiuyou did not trust him, so he added the Gu worm as a safety net.

When he was still in the Divine Power Realm, he was unable to detect the existence of the Gu worms in his body.

Now that the breakthrough has been achieved, it was discovered very easily.

He could even eliminate the Gu worms without lifting a finger.

However, he was not in a hurry to get rid of them. After breaking through to the Martial Immortal Realm, the Gu worms could no longer affect him.

He could even vaguely deduce Zhu Jiuyou's location through the Gu worms.

It was through the Gu worms that he knew that Zhu Jiuyou had not left Shengyuan City, but was instead heading in his direction.

This naturally attracted his attention and dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the need to help him escape, he wouldn't have been hunted down by a King-level Asura and nearly died.

But this guy is actually running back now.

"Wait, Zhu Jiuyou is extremely selfish. There's no way he would have returned just to find me. Something must have happened to him?"

In an instant, many thoughts came to mind.

But they had no clue and eventually gave up.

"Forget it, I'll go into seclusion for now, and I'll find out when the time comes."

Zhu Yan quickly found a place to cultivate in seclusion. Before long, he found a relatively remote mountain forest and entered it. He sat cross-legged and frantically refined the Yuan energy within his body.

As he refined it, the Yuan energy within his body rapidly transformed into immortal energy, and his body, nourished by the immortal energy, was undergoing a metamorphosis towards transcendence.

Suddenly.

Zhu Yan suddenly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.

What came into view was an extremely terrifying mass of energy, falling from the sky like a meteorite.

The enormous impact shook the entire mountain forest.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Yan immediately abandoned his cultivation, leaped into the air, and soared into the sky.

boom!
After he burst into the air, the energy directly bombarded the forest, creating an astonishing commotion.

A devastating force leveled the mountains and forests in an instant.

Looking down at the scene below, Zhu Yan was still shaken. He quickly looked away and turned his gaze to the void in front of him.

There stood a tall, slender figure, who also noticed Zhu Yan's gaze.

Beneath his ugly face, a fierce rage surged.

"Another King-level Asura!"

Upon seeing the other party, Zhu Yan felt a chill run down his spine, and his expression turned serious.

A look of surprise flashed across the prince's eyes; he hadn't expected Zhu Yan to have survived.

He was shocked to receive news that his second and third sons had both died.

The two men were not much weaker than him, yet they were both dead.

However, what puzzled him was who had made the move.

So he asked Abiro, who told him what had happened.

Only then did he learn the reason, and also that Abiro was preparing to take action herself.

After asking, he prepared to wait for Abiro's arrival and accompany him.

Unexpectedly, while he was waiting, he inadvertently discovered something strange about the forest.

After examining the situation, he immediately determined that Zhu Yan was the one who killed the second brother, and in a fit of rage, he attacked.

Unfortunately, the other party was very vigilant and immediately noticed his attack, then dodged away.

This attack not only failed to kill the opponent, but also alerted them.

Fortunately, he noticed Zhu Yan's unusual behavior.

"So the Yuan energy hasn't been completely converted into immortal energy yet!"

He looked at Zhu Yan with a grin, a cruel smile spreading across his face.

As they spoke, he moved closer and closer to Zhu Yan, and soon he was more than a kilometer away from him.

Zhu Yan's expression was solemn. Without saying much, he took action immediately.

"court death!"

Seeing that Zhu Yan still dared to be hasty, the Crown Prince immediately sneered.

But just as he blocked Zhu Yan's attack, he suddenly discovered that Zhu Yan had already fled.

Only then did he realize Zhu Yan's true purpose.

No wonder Zhu Yan was able to kill the second brother; he was so cunning.

After cursing under his breath, the prince quickly sped up to give chase.

Zhu Yan's speed was even more impressive than His Highness had imagined.

When he was at the Divine Power Realm, he was already able to fight against a Martial Immortal Realm expert for over a thousand rounds without being at a disadvantage.

Now that we've broken through, our strength is assured.

Although only a large portion of the Yuan energy within his body was converted, the improvement he experienced was still significant.

At least in terms of speed, Zhu Yan doesn't have to worry about being caught up immediately by the other party, giving both sides room to maneuver.

The two chased each other at great speed, like two stars streaking across the sky.

"No, if this continues, I'll still be caught up. I need to find Zhu Jiuyou first and see if he has any ideas!"

As he fled, Zhu Yan pondered how to escape.

After much deliberation, I decided that I could only go to Zhu Jiuyou's place for the time being.

He didn't rely on Zhu Jiuyou, but hoped that Elder Feng could hold off the Crown Prince for a moment so that he could convert his Yuan energy.

Or, if Elder Feng were willing, the two of them could join forces and kill the Crown Prince in one fell swoop.

Having already slain a King-level Asura, he had accumulated some experience, so killing another one wouldn't be too difficult.

Especially when there is someone to help.

With that thought in mind, he changed direction and flew towards the location of Zhu Jiuyou and the others.

……

"Zhu Yan is heading towards our location!"

At the same time, Zhu Jiuyou also noticed Zhu Yan's unusual behavior.

Just moments ago, Zhu Yan was running around aimlessly, but now he's heading in their direction.

It seems something has happened.

This made him feel uneasy, as he thought that Zhu Yan had been discovered by the Heavenly Demon when he stopped.

They were all prepared for Zhu Yan's death.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yan was still alive and even heading in their direction.

Based on his observations, he had determined that Zhu Yan and Su Chen had an unusual relationship. If they were to meet, and Zhu Yan were to let slip what he had done to Su Chen, wouldn't that cause the latter to feel resentful?

He also planned to recruit Su Chen, determined not to let Zhu Yan ruin his plans.

With this in mind, he took advantage of Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao's inattention and slightly changed direction.

While it may not completely prevent the two sides from meeting, it can certainly buy them a considerable amount of time.

Zhu Yan, you'd better die at the hands of the Heavenly Demon sooner rather than later.

As for his wife and children, I will reunite them after he dies.

"Wait, the position is wrong!"

However, just as Zhu Jiuyou adjusted his position, Gu Xiaoyao, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

“I sensed that his location was not in this direction, but slightly to the west.”

Upon hearing this, Su Chen's gaze suddenly fell on Zhu Jiuyou.

Feeling their gazes, Zhu Jiuyou's heart skipped a beat, and then he looked puzzled: "Impossible. My senses are in this direction. Generally speaking, my senses are not wrong, unless Zhu Yan deliberately spreads false directions."

He reacted quickly, without any apparent flaws.

Gu Xiaoyao felt the same way, so he looked at Su Chen and waited for his decision.

"Follow Senior Gu's directions," Su Chen said after thinking for a moment.

Compared to Zhu Jiuyou, he was more willing to believe Gu Xiaoyao.

Gu Xiaoyao nodded. Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiuyou, who was following behind the two, felt a chill in his heart and a shadow crossed his face.

He ultimately miscalculated; he never expected that Gu Xiaoyao could calculate Zhu Yan's location out of thin air.

Moreover, the location was accurate.

If he had known this would happen, he certainly wouldn't have deliberately changed course.

It seems that this has already aroused Su Chen's distrust. Hopefully, the Heavenly Demon can step up and get rid of Zhu Yan as soon as possible.

……

It's unclear whether Zhu Yan was just unlucky or if Zhu Jiuyou's curse was working.

Just as he was about to be caught up by the Crown Prince, the other party suddenly slowed down.

Before Zhu Yan could even feel happy, he suddenly sensed an extremely powerful force appearing in front of him.

Enveloped by this power, he felt as if he were in an ice cellar, or as if he were facing a towering mountain.

He stared intently and saw a beam of black light tearing through the clouds and piercing through the void.

It arrived with a deafening roar! (End of Chapter)