Chương 157: War God — Chapter 157 - Why Not Consider It a Little Secret Between Us?

Chi Jiuyou stared at Wang Xian, shock written across his face. Incomprehension flickered in his eyes. He hadn't expected these two to actually come out. Then he saw the broken blade in Wang Xian's hand. Disbelief flooded his expression. His scalp went numb. One thought consumed his mind: What the hell. There was no key left. How did Wang Xian open the coffin and get that broken blade? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Unless... unless... I was the one who got played? He had a backup plan all along?

A chill shot through Chi Jiuyou. He suddenly shouted:"Captain Qian, Chief Bei, quick! Get ready!"

"The Cloud Demon Dragon's remains are probably about to emerge!" The others snapped to attention. If Wang Xian and Yan Zhaoxue made it out, they must have opened the coffin, obtained the Thousand Tribulations Dragon Spine broken blade, and used it to slice through space! They prepared for battle.

"No need!" Yan Zhaoxue waved them down.

"Captain Qian, Wang Xian and I already dealt with the Cloud Demon Dragon's remains!"

"Everyone, the Dragon Calamity Bone Tomb relic has been completely eradicated!"

"No need to go to all that trouble!" Everyone froze. They stared at the two, petrified. Chi Jiuyou nearly blurted out "impossible." When Yan Zhaoxue went down, he'd calculated everything perfectly. The talent pull would drain her spatial elemental power, leaving her with almost no combat strength. Wang Xian was only third-realm. Even cautious and at full power when he descended, he was utterly insignificant before the entire relic. Forget eradicating it. The two of them shouldn't have survived a single day inside!

How was this possible? Wang Xian produced a bone fragment.

"This is from the Cloud Demon Dragon's skull remains. The only vestige left after its death." A Z-rank Beast. Even a tiny bone fragment mattered. This fragment might only qualify as B-rank material now, but left unchecked for decades or centuries, it could quietly recover. It could release a faint aura and spawn an entire batch of dragon-type beasts with just this small piece. Z-rank Beasts matched Martial Gods. Truly killing them was incredibly difficult.

Otherwise, Martial God Yang Tianchan wouldn't have needed a divine weapon to suppress it back then. Now this final fragment had fallen into Wang Xian's hands. Barring accidents, it would only become part of his body from now on. Lu Tiesheng and the others hurried over, examining the two for fatal injuries before looking at the bone fragment.

"It's real." Chief Bei of Yunhe City walked over. He pointed at the spatial rift.

"The rift closed on its own. If Cloud Demon Dragon remains or other dragon-type beasts were present, it wouldn't have just vanished."

"The Cloud Demon Dragon excelled at spatial power."

"If it emerged, the rift would only expand."

"Moreover, this fragment carries the Cloud Demon Dragon's life aura."

"You two, thank you for your hard work!" He looked at them, questions filling his mind. The author's narrative has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. But now wasn't the time to ask.

"Let's head to the temporary camp at Panlong Mountain's base to rest."

"You can report what happened in the relic to Captain Qian later." Wang Xian nodded. He released his grip, swept his gaze across the scene, and his eyes landed on Chi Jiuyou. He spoke slowly:"Senior Chi..." Before Wang Xian could continue, Chi Jiuyou walked over and dropped to his knees, tears brimming in his eyes.

"Junior Wang, I know. I'm a coward who fled from battle, worthless trash who talks big but can't act! Curse me if you want..."

"However you want..."

"I'm not worthy to be your senior..."

"Not worthy to be a Tiandu University student..."

"When I return, I'll submit my withdrawal application..." Wang Xian: "..." The others remained silent. Yan Zhaoxue snorted coldly but said nothing. This guy spouted lines like 'We martial artists ought to protect our country and safeguard the people. If sacrificing myself could save thousands of lives, it would naturally be worth it.' Yet he ran. Said one thing, did another. A bit hypocritical. But only hypocritical. Not quite a major crime. Besides, he'd at least dared to jump down.

All in all, he had some sense of responsibility. Fearing death was human nature. Faced with true death, how many could genuinely say they weren't afraid? Now, repenting so sincerely, she could accept it. Captain Qian frowned slightly.

"Actually..." He wanted to say a few words for Chi Jiuyou. His thoughts aligned with Yan Zhaoxue's. But before he could finish, Wang Xian smiled, walked over, and grabbed Chi Jiuyou's arm.

"No, no, no."

"I want to thank Senior Chi."

"You're no coward. Not worthless trash."

"If you hadn't jumped down and told us so much, we would've known nothing about the Dragon Calamity Bone Tomb!"

"You helped tremendously!"

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have had any chance to escape!"

"Without you, we wouldn't even have known the Thousand Tribulations Dragon Spine broken blade was inside that coffin..."

"How could we blame you?"

"We have to thank you!"

"..." Chi Jiuyou stared at him. He looked at Wang Xian's utterly sincere expression and let out a confused sound. He couldn't tell anymore. When he'd seen Wang Xian return with the broken blade, he'd felt a faint sense he'd been tricked. Destroying the key yet still opening the coffin meant the other party had a backup plan. Which meant this guy might have already guessed he was behind it. He himself had been the one set up. The moment Wang Xian emerged, he'd definitely come looking for trouble.

Feigning retreat as advance could smooth things over easily. But now... Looking at that sincere expression.

'Wait. Did he not see through me?'

'Right, I didn't actually expose anything...'

'This guy really doesn't blame me?' Chi Jiuyou felt confused. No way. In this world, could there really be such a person?

"With this relic eradication," Wang Xian looked at Captain Qian, "Senior Chi absolutely deserves credit!" Chi Jiuyou: "..." Yan Zhaoxue's eyes flickered. In her heart, she thought: Senior truly has a magnanimous spirit, tolerance as vast as the sea! Even I felt displeasure toward Chi Jiuyou. I never expected Senior would not only bear no grudge but even speak up for him. I was too narrow-minded, Yan Zhaoxue thought. She glanced at Senior from the corner of her eye, her gaze slightly misty.

In Wang Xian's view, he didn't want to alert the snake. Without full confidence in killing this beast, it was better to let him lower his guard slightly. Otherwise, who knew what life-saving tricks this dog still had up his sleeve?

"Good, good, good!" Lu Tiesheng laughed heartily.

"I knew it, you kid! Xiao Chi, get up!"

"Come on, tell us on the way how you two resolved this relic." Yan Zhaoxue's lips curved slightly. She was about to speak. Wang Xian beat her to it with a smile:"It was all Senior Sister."

"At Dragon Head Cliff, she grasped some mysteries of the Taixu Divine Wandering Spear, then used its profound principles to resonate with the Thousand Tribulations Dragon Spine broken blade inside the coffin and open it!"

"She also absorbed the Cloud Demon Dragon's dragon qi. Her talent evolved, her strength increased greatly!"

"As for me, I just cleared away the surrounding corpse beasts and tidied up the battlefield."

"Right, Senior Sister?" Wang Xian winked at Yan Zhaoxue. The demon blade's secret, and some of his own secrets like the Immortal-Slaying Flying Blade Technique, Wang Xian naturally couldn't let others know about. Especially with Chi Jiuyou present. He also couldn't let Yan Zhaoxue recount everything that happened in the relic in clear detail. They still had to conceal some critical points. Yan Zhaoxue froze, not understanding why Senior would push all the credit onto her. She bit her lip slightly.

Those originally world-weary, cold eyes now held a trace of watery light. Senior... Senior... you...

"Xiao Yan, is that how it was?" Captain Qian asked curiously.

"Sen... more or less as Junior said..." Yan Zhaoxue said quietly.

"However, in the relic, Junior single-handedly killed thousands of corpse beasts, providing... providing the conditions for my death battle with the Cloud Demon Dragon."

"It... it was also a great contribution."

"In short... without him, I couldn't have done it either." Chi Jiuyou, listening from behind, seemed to have an epiphany. If she comprehended the Taixu Divine Wandering Spear, Martial God Yang Tianchan's ultimate technique, then using the spear's profound principles to trigger resonance with the Thousand Tribulations Dragon Spine made sense! Not strange at all. Not a backup plan!

'As expected of you, President Yan...' Chi Jiuyou sighed deeply. Only Chen Yuting, behind them, looked at the two and inwardly scoffed, remaining silent. The group returned to the temporary camp. Each rested. Battle merits and rewards would be issued in a couple days. That night, Wang Xian lay in his tent, gazing at the starry sky outside in silence.

"Junior Wang..." Yan Zhaoxue's voice came from outside. Wang Xian stepped out. Having washed up and changed into casual clothes, Yan Zhaoxue's eyes were clear and bright, her figure proud and striking.

"Senior Sister, is there something?"

"You..." Yan Zhaoxue's gaze was complicated. She still wanted to ask why he didn't tell the truth. He'd concealed quite a lot. Because in her view, without Senior's planning, she would have died in the relic long ago. In the entire process, the only role she played was dealing with the Cloud Demon Dragon. Even then, without Senior's help, success would probably have been very difficult! Especially at the final moment... those three eerie beams of light that locked down the Cloud Demon Dragon's skull!

Wang Xian smiled faintly.

"Senior Sister, everything that happened in the relic... why not consider it a secret between us?"

"No third person will ever know." Yan Zhaoxue's heart skipped a beat. She understood. The meaning was... only she would know certain secrets of Senior! He could still be her 'Senior'!

"Alright!" Yan Zhaoxue's cheeks flushed slightly. She answered hurriedly, then turned and walked away with somewhat disordered steps. Wang Xian watched Yan Zhaoxue's retreating figure and said nothing. After a moment, a faint voice came from the shadows:"Saying it like that will make her misunderstand you..." ➤ Next: Chen Yuting: Is This a Secret Between Us?