Chapter 371: Escape from Calamity
The two Jiede clan elders and the third elder from the Shi family all gathered by Jian Chen's body. Although they had managed to kill Jian Chen, their faces did not seem very healthy.
That was because they were still frightened out of their minds from the battle. The frightful amount of energy that Jian Chen managed to release, and used to kill the fourth elder and the eldest brother of the Cai family was quick and simple. In the end, even the three Cai brothers had their Saint Weapons destroyed. This was a show of power that was far beyond what a Sixth Cycle Heaven Saint Master could accomplish. This left the three remaining survivors terrified since Jian Chen was only an Earth Saint Master.
"Jian Chen's final burst of energy came from nowhere, just how strong was that blast?" One of the Jiede clan members gravely asked.
Silently, the third elder began to ponder for a moment, "Jian Chen is quite the strange individual. He must have cultivated some sort of secret technique that is unknown to us."
"It would appear Jian Chen is no ordinary figure. Let us hope that no strong clan supports him." The other Jiede clan member worriedly spoke.
"That is unlikely. If Jian Chen truly did have a strong clan secretly supporting him, someone would've come to his rescue when we were chasing him ages ago. It is my guess that Jian Chen was fortunate enough to come across moments where he had gained unbelievable power boosts." The third elder spoke.
"That's true. We've killed him already, so there is no need to talk about this. Let's take back our Ruler Armaments then. Most likely, Jian Chen's Space Ring will hold items of value. If we come across some sort of extraordinary battle skill or miraculous cultivation method, I propose that both of our clans share it in order to avoid a monopoly." The elder from the Jiede clan spoke.
Without any hesitation, the third elder replied, "Of course. For now, let us take Jian Chen's Space Ring and take back what is ours." The third elder didn't wish to take Jian Chen's Space Ring without the consent of the other two factions since his Space Ring would also contain the property of the Jiede clan.
After the two elders from the Jiede clan nodded their heads, the third elder took Jian Chen's Space Ring. Silently he put up his guard against the other two elders, he carefully began to inspect Jian Chen's Space Ring.
After a while, the third elder's face blanched as he cried out in shock, "This is terrible, the Ruler Armaments aren't inside!"
"What!" The two elders cried out in shock as well.
"Let me see!" One of the elders took the Space Ring from the third elder's hand and began to rifle through it impatiently before his expression became extremely ugly.
"That scoundrel!" The elder cried as he flung the Space Ring to the ground with a displeased look.
The third elder looked at Jian Chen's body with a furious look, "What a rogue Jian Chen is. With the Ruler Armaments hidden, they will be difficult for us to find them."
"This is troublesome, where could the Ruler Armaments be? If they are within a Space Ring, it has to be within ten meters for our secret method to sense it. Is it possible that we'll be forced to plead the ancestor to use his energy to search for the missing Ruler Armaments?" The second elder from the Jiede clan spoke as he glared daggers at Jian Chen.
The third elder let out a sigh as he slowly tried to calm himself. "Back in Mercenary City, I could still detect that the Seal of Treasure Mountain was located on Jian Chen. It would appear that after leaving Mercenary City, he was able to hide them somewhere. Finding a ring that doesn't emit any energy fluctuations within such a large area would be as hard as scaling the heavens."
