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Chapter 405 Soul-Severing Gorge

"Fuck you." Jing Chen retorted directly, making Mu She behind him turn ashen with anger.

Turning his head slightly, Jing Chen glanced at Mu She, who was chasing after him with a gloomy expression. Not far behind him was the huge mercenary pursuit team.

"Damn it, if I hadn't lost my strength, would you, a little noob, have the chance to talk nonsense in front of me?" Jing Chen muttered under his breath.

With a helpless sigh, Jing Chen took a deep breath and stored the Xuanzhong Ruler behind him into his storage ring. Looking at Mu She behind him, he sneered.

"You can chase me all you want, I'll play with you!" Jing Chen stomped his toes on the ground and instantly transformed into a streak of light, darting into the somewhat dark dense forest.

Seeing Jing Chen's speed suddenly stabilize, Mu She's expression changed, and he was somewhat incredulous. With his strength as a two-star wind attribute Dou Shi, after activating his movement technique, he couldn't even catch up with a Dou Zhe? This was really a blow to him.

"It seems he gained quite a bit from that cave?" Unable to figure out Jing Chen's background, Mu She could only attribute his abnormality to the mysterious treasure in the cave. As he thought this, Mu She's determination to capture and kill Jing Chen became even stronger.

Looking up at Jing Chen, who had disappeared into the dense forest, Mu She quickened his pace again and rushed into the dark woods.

As soon as he rushed into the forest, a burst of energy mixed with the wind shot out from in front of him. Mu She's expression darkened slightly, and he suddenly drew the broadsword from his waist, gathering his fighting spirit before slashing down angrily.

"Swoosh..." The sound of a sharp blade cutting into flesh was dull and grating in the forest.

"Squeak!" A miserable screech followed, and it turned out that the thing that Mu She had slashed was actually a first-tier magical beast, a bloodthirsty rat.

With a blank expression, Mu She flung the bloodthirsty rats off the tip of his knife. He watched the shadows running through the dense forest in the distance. He took a step forward, just about to give chase, when another dozen or so bloodthirsty rats pounced on him.

Stopped by these bloodthirsty rats, each half the size of a human, Mu She's expression turned rather grim. Although these creatures couldn't harm him, they could slow down his pursuit.

Just as Mu She was having a headache, a large group of mercenaries finally arrived. The leader of the King's own group was blocked by a group of bloodthirsty rats. He immediately drew his weapon and intercepted the group of bloodthirsty rats.

"Chase!" Mu She kicked a bloodthirsty rat that pounced at him away and shouted coldly.

With Mushe's harmonies, another round of endless pursuit began.

The peaceful mountains were turned upside down in the chase. And Jing Chen, the culprit, shamelessly dragged the local inhabitants into the fray. As a result, the mercenary forces behind him, in their pursuit, not only failed to harm Jing Chen, but also suffered considerable casualties due to attacks from various magical beasts.

After nearly an afternoon of fruitless pursuit, some mercenaries finally couldn't endure the relentless chase and began to break away from the pursuit. As the mercenaries withdrew, the size of the pursuit group gradually decreased. In the end, apart from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group, only a very few individuals, blinded by the allure of the Xuan-rank cultivation technique, remained to persist.

With his slightly sore and numb legs, Jing Chen ran for a while longer. He looked up at the crescent moon that was swaying as it climbed into the sky and couldn't help but smile wryly. The persistence of those guys behind him was really beyond his expectations.

"If I remember correctly, we're almost inside the Monster Mountain Range, aren't these bastards afraid of encountering high-level magical beasts?" Shaking his head in frustration, Jing Chen turned back to look at the sinister-looking Mu She behind him, his lips twitching uncontrollably. "Damn, he's a real beast."

With his gaze fixed on the figure looming in and out of the darkness ahead, Mu She grew increasingly anxious. If they continued the chase, they would be entering the heart of the Monster Mountain Range. That creature could easily slip away and flick its tail anywhere. But with so many of them, hiding would be nearly impossible.

Just as Mu She was hesitating about whether to retreat, he suddenly noticed that the figure running ahead had stopped. He paused for a moment, then his face lit up with wild joy. With a stomp of his foot, he shot forward.

As he rushed closer, Mu She discovered that not far ahead lay a bottomless abyss. And on the opposite side of that abyss, which was dozens of meters wide, lay the interior of the Monster Mountain Range.

"Soul-Severing Ravine... Haha, Jing Chen, the chase is over!"

Standing slowly not far from Jing Chen, Mu She grinned maliciously. With a wave of his hand, a large number of mercenaries who had rushed up from behind him immediately formed a semi-circle, surrounding Jing Chen.

Looking at the abyss in front of him with a somewhat unpleasant expression, Jing Chen shook his head with a wry smile. There were only two paths to enter the Monster Mountain Range. Once you left those two paths, the rest of the area was surrounded by abysses like this. He never expected that his haphazard escape would lead him to be trapped here.

"Jing Chen, hand over what you obtained in the cave!" Mu She stepped forward and sneered.

"Are you really going to take care of this?" Jing Chen's gaze swept over the lone mercenaries in the group, and he suddenly smiled at Mu She.

Upon hearing Jing Chen's words, some of the mercenaries around him immediately became somewhat uneasy. Most of them were lone mercenaries who had gone to great lengths to hunt down Jing Chen, and they didn't want the Wolf Head Mercenary Group to reap all the benefits.

With cold eyes fixed on Jing Chen, Mu She was well aware of the provocative intent in his words. He glanced around and said, "Gentlemen, Jing Chen killed dozens of members of my Wolf Head Mercenary Group, and even He Meng died at his hands. This blood feud must be repaid in blood today. Moreover, what he obtained in the mountains was originally taken from my son, Mu Li. Today, we are merely taking what doesn't belong to us. Please do not interfere. After this is over, Mu She will reward you handsomely!"

As soon as Mu She said this, everyone understood his meaning; clearly, he wanted to take it all for himself...

A sharp gaze swept over some lone mercenaries. Mu She waved his hand, and the members of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group quickly drew their weapons from their waists. They then stared coldly at the lone mercenaries who were having some ideas in their minds.

The Wolf Head Mercenary Group had a large and powerful force, and even though these mercenaries were extremely unwilling, they could only reluctantly take a step back.

"Hand over the stuff! I'll give you a quick death!"

Looking at the ferocious Mu She, Jing Chen shook his head helplessly. He clenched his right hand, and the Xuan Heavy Ruler appeared in his hand. He raised his palm slightly, put the Xuan Heavy Ruler on his shoulder, raised his head, looked at Mu She, and smiled slightly.

"Come and get it yourself if you dare..."

(End of this chapter)