Chapter 692: Chapter 691: Naked Swimming
“Boss, this Heaven’s Edge Island is a great place! Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion, one of the ten great super-powers, is located right here!”
As soon as they disembarked, Luu Fei said excitedly, “Among the ten great super-powers, Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion has always had the best reputation. Their Pavilion Master is a super-expert at Emperor Realm Perfection. On Heaven’s Edge Island, not even the other great super-powers would dare to cause trouble. It’s absolutely safe here!”
Jiang Chen nodded.
He held the sleeping Little Dragon Maiden in his arms. Looking at her rosy-cheeked face, he saw she was still mumbling about being hungry in her dreams.
A smile touched Jiang Chen’s lips. He looked at Luu Fei and said, “Have the men scout around for information, but be careful not to reveal your identities. We’ll find a place to stay near the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion headquarters!”
“Alright!”
Luu Fei nodded repeatedly.
After learning that Jiang Chen had killed Shan Ye, he had wanted to yield the position of captain to him.
However, Jiang Chen didn’t accept.
So, Luu Fei and the men had taken to calling him Boss!
A short while later…
They arrived at an inn called the Sea Sky Tower and booked several of its best rooms.
Just then, Axiu returned.
His expression was extremely grim as he whispered, “Boss Jiang, the Four Great Pirate Kings, the Demon Flood Dragon Race, the Sea Dragon Race, the Yaksha Race, and the Celestial Essence Commerce Association are all hunting for Luu Fei’s Pirate Group.”
“Damn it! How did the news leak so fast?” Luu Fei’s face turned grim.
“This was to be expected. We should be safe for now on Heaven’s Edge Island.” Jiang Chen looked at Luu Fei and instructed, “I need to enter seclusion to heal my injuries. While I’m gone, make sure the men don’t act rashly no matter what happens. We’ll deal with everything after I come out!”
“Don’t worry, Boss!”
Luu Fei thumped his chest in assurance.
Several members of Luu Fei’s Pirate Group were resting in their room. When they saw Luu Fei arrive, they called out in unison, “Boss!”
“Everyone, sit down.”
Luu Fei waved his hand, sat down at the table, and stared blankly into space, bored out of his mind.
One of the underlings chuckled. “Boss, it’s boring here anyway. Why don’t we go check out the Martial Arts Arena at Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion?”
“Boss Jiang told us to stay put…” Luu Fei rolled his eyes.
The underling gave a sly laugh. “Boss Jiang is in seclusion, so he won’t know we went out! Besides, we’re just going to the Heaven’s Edge Sea Pavilion’s Martial Arts Arena. We won’t cause any trouble. I’ve heard you can often see experts fight there, and a lot of people place bets and win a ton of Spirit Crystals!”
“Yeah, I’ve heard that too!”
“Last time, a friend of mine went in with ten thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Crystals and came out of the Martial Arts Arena with ten million!”
Egged on by the crowd, Luu Fei’s eyes lit up. He slapped the table and said, “Let’s go! We’ll go check out the Martial Arts Arena too!”
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Jiang Chen frowned. ‘One can never be too careful. News about the Little Dragon Maiden has probably already spread throughout the Azure Sky Sea.’
‘If my and the Little Dragon Maiden’s whereabouts are exposed, we’ll become the public enemy of every power in the Azure Sky Sea.’
Even though he trusted Luu Fei, he couldn’t trust all of his men. Therefore, when they parted, he had used his Divine Thought to lock onto them. When he discovered they were only going to the Martial Arts Arena, he breathed a sigh of relief. ‘Looks like I was being overly suspicious. This Luu Fei seems to be a trustworthy new partner.’
‘I’ve become a thorn in the side of those super-powers. Once my location is exposed, I’m afraid the eyes of the entire Azure Sky Sea will be on me. I have to recover from my injuries as quickly as possible, and ideally, break through to the Emperor Realm…’
With his current strength, once his injuries fully healed, he wouldn’t fear even an expert at the Middle Stage of the Emperor Realm. But the Azure Sky Sea had no shortage of Overlords at the Late-stage Emperor Realm, or even at its Peak.
Only by advancing to the Emperor Realm could he fight against such beings!
‘First, I’ll refine the True Dragon Spirits and restore my cultivation.’ Jiang Chen took a deep breath and had the Little Dragon Maiden take out the True Dragon Spirits.
Still half-asleep, the Little Dragon Maiden took out over a hundred True Dragon Spirits and gave them to Jiang Chen.
She groggily drifted off to sleep again.
After all, she was just a newborn!
Jiang Chen chuckled and shook his head. He covered her with the blanket, then began to devour the True Dragon Spirits.
True Dragon Spirits were the essence formed from transformed Dragon Blood.
Jiang Chen couldn’t use his True Essence, but he could use his Chaos Bloodline to devour and refine them. The refining speed was quite fast.
RUMBLE!
One by one, he swallowed the True Dragon Spirits.
They transformed into the purest form of energy, repairing the damaged meridians in his body—one, two, three…
The fluctuations of aura around Jiang Chen’s body slowly began to rise.
Ten days passed in the blink of an eye. Jiang Chen had refined twenty True Dragon Spirits, and only the last main meridian in his body had yet to recover. After refining the twenty-first True Dragon Spirit, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but let out a long, turbid breath and smile wryly. ‘I’ve refined too many True Dragon Spirits, and their effect on my recovery is diminishing. I thought another dozen or so would be enough to fully heal, but now it looks like I’ll need to refine at least ten more.’
His combat power had already recovered to the Human Emperor Realm Ninth Stage.
As long as he restored that final meridian, he could fully recover his cultivation to the Peak of the Ninth Stage, and he would even be able to fight an expert at the Early Stage of the Emperor Realm.
‘Thankfully, the baby brought enough True Dragon Spirits with her. Otherwise, there’s no telling how long it would’ve taken for my injuries to fully heal!’
Jiang Chen chuckled and shook his head, just about to continue refining the True Dragon Spirits.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
A series of frantic knocks suddenly came from the door.
Jiang Chen froze, his expression wary. He frowned and called out, “Who is it?”
“Sir, it’s the shop assistant! Please come out quickly! Something has happened to your companions!” the assistant said anxiously.
‘Luu Fei and the others are in trouble? Were they exposed?’ Jiang Chen’s expression changed.
He tucked the Little Dragon Maiden in, then followed the assistant to the docks.
At that moment, the docks were crowded with countless people, all of their gazes fixed on the sea below.
On the churning surface of the sea, a group of a hundred men were swimming naked. Jiang Chen’s vision was so powerful that he immediately recognized the hundred-odd naked swimmers as the members of Luu Fei’s Pirate Group.
Jiang Chen’s face paled slightly. He flew out over the sea and roared, “What the hell are you all doing? Get up here, now!”
“B-Boss?”
The moment Luu Fei and his men saw Jiang Chen, their faces changed. They swam toward the shore like stray dogs, their heads bowed in humiliation and anger.
Jiang Chen’s expression was utterly grim.
Although he hadn’t known Luu Fei and his men for long, Luu Fei had saved his life. Moreover, Jiang Chen had come to accept them over the course of their journey. Seeing his brothers forced to swim naked in front of everyone, utterly disgraced, Jiang Chen felt a surge of anger. He asked in a low voice, “What happened?”
“Boss, I’ve brought you shame…” Luu Fei gritted his teeth, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
He was severely injured.
That, combined with the humiliation of swimming naked in public, had caused his anger to flare up and worsen his condition.
Jiang Chen frowned. “Get your clothes on first, then we’ll talk!”
Luu Fei and the others nodded. Just as they were about to get dressed, an arrogant voice cut through the crowd…
“Heh heh, you dare to put on clothes without this young master’s permission? Are you tired of living?”