Sorry for thete release! I will make up for it with a bonus chapterter this week, for a total of six chapters instead of five!


    Chapter 406 – Leaving Gracefully


    These three demon souls were no ordinary demon souls, they all came from Late Combat Soul demons. They could bring Jiang Chen an incredible improvement to his cultivation. Together with the thunder’s force, if Jiang Chenpletely absorbed all three of them, he might be able to form another 1,000 Dragon Marks, and once the Heavenly Tribtion came to an end, Jiang Chen would have a total of 7,000 Dragon Marks in his body.


    Since his foundation was very powerful at the moment, Jiang Chen wasn’t worried that his foundation would receive negative side effects from absorbing these demon souls. Therefore, without hesitating, he immediately absorbed all three demon souls.


    The city was deadly quiet. Everyone was staring at the lightning sea without speaking a single word. They were hoping to see the white-clothed youngster once more. Although they didn’t know him before today’s events, he had saved all their lives. Therefore, they hoped this young man could survive the deadly Heavenly Tribtion.


    Besides that, it was great to know that there was a heavenly-defying genius on the human side. With this amazing expert, the demons were definitely going to suffer a heavy blow in the future.


    “Where exactly did this geniuse from? He is such an amazing warrior, so why have we never heard of him before?”


    Shan Ying said, shocked.


    “He saved all of us.”


    Wu Ningzhu said. For the first time, a soft and gentle look emerged in her eyes.


    A couple of minutester, the lightning sea had finally disappeared, revealing the youngster to the crowd. This youngster was no longer in his previous chaotic state; he was actually brimming with energy, looking much better than he previously did.


    Good!


    All humans in the Dancing Sun City burst into cheers upon seeing this. Even Wu Ningzhu had a smile on her face. Underneath her ck veil, a spectacr smile bloomed onto her face. Her breathtaking face seemed capable of melting a cier.


    Wu Ningzhu and Shan Ying both started moving toward Jiang Chen. However, before they could say anything, Jiang Chen turned into a white beam and disappeared into the far distance. He left in a graceful manner.


    Ugh…


    Wu Ningzhu and Shan Ying were startled. They didn’t expect this young man to act in such an entric way. After doing such a great thing for the people here, he didn’t give them any chance to show their gratitude. He simply turned around and left in a graceful manner.


    “What an amazing young man.”


    Shan Ying couldn’t help but praise. He wasn’t too surprised by the sudden departure of this youngster. If the young man truly wished to show himself, he wouldn’t have covered his face with that golden light. He obviously didn’t wish for anyone to know his real identity.


    “What a pity, we’ve missed a great opportunity to build a rtionship with this man. It would be great if he could join the Profound River Pce.”


    Shan Ying shook his head.


    On the other side, Wu Ningzhu was frowning. She couldn’t help butin about that young man. All men started drooling upon seeing her breathtaking appearance, and countless geniuses in the Profound River Pce were constantly seeking ways to get closer to her. However, when that white-clothed youngster saw her approaching, he simply turned around and left. What did this mean? Did it mean that she simply wasn’t attractive enough?


    “That damn scoundrel, how dare he ignore me?”


    Underneath her ck veil, Wu Ningzhu’s cherry lips had curled up. Little to her knowledge, this white-clothed young man had already upied a very special position in her heart. For the first time, Wu Ningzhu was interested in seeing a man’s face. She really wanted to know what face was hidden underneath the golden light.


    “Sigh… The hero has left, we didn’t even have the chance to thank him.”


    “I wonder what his background is. He just left right after saving the city; he didn’t even ask for anything in return.”


    “He is a true hero! His heroic image will star eternally in my heart!”


    …………


    All the people in the city were overwhelmed by Jiang Chen’s kindness. Some even kneeled down and kowtowed in the direction where Jiang Chen had disappeared with utmost sincerity.


    Not long after Jiang Chen left, a few powerful men arrived at the city. None of these men were weaker than Shan Ying; they were all Late Combat Soul warriors from the Profound River Pce.


    When Jiang Chen attracted Heavenly Tribtion and broke the defense mechanism that isted the Dancing Sun City, the loud noise caused by the war was immediately heard by many. The Profound River Pce knew that today was the day where the Wu family was holding their ancestral worshipping ceremony. Therefore, when they found out there was a war here, they immediately sent their mighty warriors here.


    The expressions of these few men changed upon seeing the miserable state of the city. They immediately went over to Wu Ningzhu and Shan Ying, then an old man who seemed to be the leader asked, “Ning’er, what’s going on here?”


    “Elder Liu, before all of you arrived, the Demon King Pceunched a surprise attack on this city. Theypletely sealed up the entire city so that no one on the outside could know what was going on inside. Four of the great guardians brought an army of demons here to ughter all living humans.”


    Wu Ningzhu said.


    “What?! Four great guardians?!”


    An old man cried out in shock. His expression changed upon hearing that four of the eight great guardians came here. As the Demon King Pce’s rivals, the eight great guardians of the Demon King Pce had been their enemies for a very long time. He deeply understood just how terrifying it was for four of these great guardians to show up.


    “That’s right. If not for that white-clothed youngster, this city would already have be a city of the dead.”


    Shan Ying added.


    “White-clothed youngster?”


    Elder Liu was startled.


    “We don’t know where this geniuses from. Before today’s events, he had already annihted the Demon Pce, and today, he even faced his Heavenly Tribtion in this city, and used that opportunity to kill three great guardians of the Demon King Pce.”


    Without hesitating, Shan Ying exined all that had happened in great detail, including how Jiang Chen had faced his Heavenly Tribtion, and how he had used that to kill three of the great guardians.


    “I have never heard of anyone who has had to face Heavenly Tribtion when breaking through to the Combat Soul realm; such an incredible monster can only possibly be found in legends! Howe the Profound River Pce isn’t aware of this amazing young man in the Southern Continent? We need to find out more about this young man when we return to the Profound River Pce! The Demon King Pce has suffered greatly because of him; he has done us a great deed! If we can find him, we need to show him our gratitude! Even better would be recruiting him!”


    Elder Liu said with mixed emotions. If it wasn’t for the fact that Shan Ying and Wu Ningzhu were the ones who told him what happened, he never would have believed it.


    “The Dancing Sun City has suffered great losses as well. It looks like we need some time to rebuild everything. Let’s just cancel the ancestral worshipping ceremony.”


    Wu Ningzhu shook her head and said.


    “Hmph! It looks like we’re going to have difficult war with the Demon King Pce soon.”


    Shan Ying coldly harrumphed.


    “The Demon King Pce has lost three great guardians this time; this is a huge loss for them. I don’t think they will make any movements in the near future. However, we still need to prepare for the worst and prepare ourselves for war. Ning’er, you and Elder Shan Ying have been injured. You should go back and have a good rest.”


    Elder Liu expressed his deep concern for Wu Ningzhu. As the Profound River Pce’s holy maiden, she was their future leader. That’s why these old men were so concerned about her injuries.


    “En.”


    Wu Ningzhu nodded her head. At the same time, she couldn’t help but look towards the direction Jiang Chen had disappeared into.


    Jiang Chen had arrived at a ce about 500 km away from the Dancing Sun City. He was stepping on a white cloud, and was leisurely flying toward the Nangong family. Jiang Chen felt really satisfied with this trip to the Southern Continent, as he hadn’t been here for long, but had already experienced such a great transformation in his cultivation.


    With a flip of his palm, an azure-colored me resembling a lotus immediately showed up on his fingertip. This me was filled with a pure Yang aura, and one could hear the sound of thunder within, causing it to look incredibly mysterious.


    “The purest Heavenly Thunder me underneath the heavens, it is the me that belongs to Heaven and Earth, and it’s a grade above the True Dragon me. I now possess both the True Dragon me and the Heavenly Thunder me. Once they’ve both merged, a new me more powerful than any me underneath the heavens will be born. There is nothing this me can’t burn, and it will be the greatest weapon against those evil things.”


    A faint smile emerged on Jiang Chen’s face. He obtained the Heavenly Thunder me while facing his Heavenly Tribtion just now; this was his greatest gain. It would bring him unimaginable benefits in terms of battle, pill concoction, and forging ofbat weapons.


    “After passing the Minor Three Tribtions, I obtained an unprecedented transformation. I now have a total of 7,000 Dragon Marks in my body, and my cultivation has stabilized at the Early Combat Soul realm. However, in order to break through to the Mid Combat Soul realm, I’ll need at least 10,000 Dragon Marks. That’s a 3,000 Dragon Mark gap. It looks like I need to work harder. Luckily, my foundation is incredibly strong now, so I can just cultivate as fast as I can without having to worry about any negative side effects.”


    Jiang Chen thought to himself. Although he had gained theplete eptance of the Dragon Transformation skill and was able to control this amazing skillpletely, he would still need to break through to a new stage before he could know what the requirement for breaking through to the next stage would be.


    For example, right after he broke through to the Early Combat Soul realm, he immediately knew how many Dragon Marks he would need in order to break through to the Mid Combat Soul realm. He would need a total of 10,000 Dragon Marks.


    “Seven thousand Dragon Marks, and my body has also been tempered by the Heavenly Thunder. With my currentbat strength, almost no one in the Combat Soul realm can defeat me. Only those real Combat King warriors can surpass me.”


    Jiang Chen was very confident. The further he cultivated the Dragon Transformation skill, the more abnormal he would be. He knew this from the beginning.


    “My Heavenly Tribtion has attracted too much attention. Luckily, I hid my real identity. If not, it would be very hard for me to enjoy a quiet life.”


    Jiang Chen thought to himself. If he hadn’t covered up his face in Dancing Sun City, the Profound River Pce would definitely do their best to seek him out. No had ever attracted Heavenly Tribtion when breaking through to the Combat Soul realm before, after all.


    The reason why Jiang Chen hid his identity was because he didn’t want to be high profile in the Southern Continent. He was just a traveler. Once he settled the Nangong family’s matters, he would return to the Eastern Continent. Therefore, he didn’t want to get involved in any other matters here, including the conflict between the Profound River Pce and the Demon King Pce. His only wish was to leave gracefully once everything was settled.


    As for Wu Ningzhu, the prettiest girl in the Southern Continent, Jiang Chen also didn’t want to have any connection with her. However, although he didn’t want to have any connection to her, both of them would meet many times in the future. Of course, this would all happen at ater stage.


    “Not much time is left now. I need to return to the Nangong family and see how Brother Nan has progressed.”


    Jiang Chen took a step in mid-air and disappeared from where he was. He was flying toward Nangong City with incredible speed.