Dragon-Marked War God

“Guan guan cry the ospreys, on the islet in the river. The fair and gentle maiden is a fine match for a gentleman.”

The Yue Er of today was even more moving than Ling Yun had been back then. Her bearing had matured. Although Yue Er still could not quite match Ling Yun, that peerless beauty of hers was deeply stirring. Any man under heaven who saw her was destined to lie awake at night. Hers was a true, unrivalled beauty, a phoenix dancing among mortals.

Above the clear spring, among the great rocks, the young girl sat on the ground. Her long legs were like fine jade, her hair like pearls scattered on a jade plate. She was like a spirit of the mountains, with countless flowers swirling around her and a hundred birds flying to pay homage.

“Big Brother, where on earth are you? Did you see the message Yue Er sent you? You’re already a powerful expert in your own right now. I wonder if you still remember that unimportant little girl who used to follow behind you?”

Yue Er murmured to herself, stirring the green ripples in the water. Her expression was gloomy, and a young girl’s melancholy welled up in her heart…

The moment Jiang Chen received the message from the Profound Connection Divine Palace, he set off at full speed toward the Eastern Victorious Divine Land without a moment’s delay. Even though he was now an expert of the Divine Emperor Realm, it was completely impossible to reach the Eastern Victorious Divine Land quickly. It would take at least some time to get from the Northern Cold Divine Region to the Eastern Victorious Divine Land.

Jiang Chen pressed on without stopping. The three of them traveled by day and cultivated by night. Even a Divine Emperor expert flying at top speed needed rest. Jiang Chen could hold out for over a month without sleep or rest, but after that, he would need more and more time to cultivate.

It took them more than a month just to leave the Northern Cold Divine Region. But the shortest route to the Eastern Victorious Divine Land required crossing the Earth Divine Land. Although the Earth Divine Land was not as vast as the Northern Cold Divine Region or the Eastern Victorious Divine Land, it was still a land of broad territory.

“Just who is this Yue Er?”

Yan Qingcheng looked at Jiang Chen coldly and asked in a deep voice.

“A friend of mine.”

Jiang Chen said.

“A friend? What kind of friend? An ordinary friend, or the kind with a special relationship?”

Yan Qingcheng gave a cold laugh. This guy’s skill at flirting with women was really something. In her eyes, Jiang Chen was no “good man” at all. This fellow actually left a trail of romance wherever he went.

Jiang Chen gave a bitter smile. He really did not know how to answer Yan Qingcheng. But the fact that she was a little jealous made Jiang Chen very happy.

“Forget it, Qingcheng. Don’t make things hard for Little Chen. He must have his reasons.”

Wu Ningzhu said in a low voice. Although she did not say much, Wu Ningzhu was still a little uncomfortable inside. After all, they had no idea who this Yue Er was, and now they had to race desperately across Divine Lands to save someone who had nothing to do with them, and a woman at that. Who would feel good about that? Not to mention that the two of them were Jiang Chen’s rightful wives.

“I’m sorry, Sister Ning, Qingcheng. I really can’t explain much to you. She’s just an innocent little girl who knows nothing of the world. Don’t think too much of it. When I first entered the Divine World, if it weren’t for Yue Er and her grandpa, I might have been eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards long ago. Now that Yue Er is in trouble, how can I not go and help her?”

Jiang Chen said with a bitter smile, shrugging helplessly. At a time like this, he absolutely could not break faith. Besides, he truly liked Yue Er very much. That sensible, lovable little girl was someone both Jiang Chen and Ling Yun had cherished and protected. “I’m not thinking too much of it. Let’s hurry on our way.”

Wu Ningzhu said with a smile.

Yan Qingcheng, however, would not let it go.

“I hope what you said is true. An innocent little girl who knows nothing of the world? I’d like to see whether she’s some kind of vixen.”

Yan Qingcheng’s willfulness left Jiang Chen not knowing whether to laugh or cry. The current her was a completely different person from the Yan Qingcheng who had once done whatever he said. But the bond between the two of them could never be erased. Jiang Chen was willing to wait until the day she came around.

The moment Jiang Chen and the others reached the Earth Divine Land, they were blocked. Across the Earth Divine Land lay a great blockade three hundred thousand miles long, sealed off with a formation. Even Jiang Chen estimated that breaking it would take ten days to half a month. Such an endless formation stretching across the mountains, rivers and land was truly an unbelievable piece of work.

“What a terrifying formation. All three hundred thousand miles of it are laid out with a top-tier formation. Touch one part and the whole thing moves. Just what sect, what kind of person, could set up a formation this enormous?”

Jiang Chen could not help feeling a chill in his heart. Even he would probably need a whole year to set up such a formation, and breaking through it would take at least ten days to half a month. Right now Jiang Chen had no mind to sit here breaking formations.

“There’s been such a strange change in the Earth Divine Land. It looks like we’ll have to find someone to ask.”

Jiang Chen and the others quickly entered a city. Since they could not fly through the air, there was no telling how many years and months it would take to cross this hundred thousand miles.

Jiang Chen went straight to a city guard and tossed him ten Mid Grade Divine Origin Stones. The guard was instantly overjoyed and looked at Jiang Chen as if he were looking at the God of Wealth.

Although Jiang Chen was now an expert of the Divine Emperor Realm, he did not like to bully people with his power. These few Divine Origin Stones meant nothing to him, and they would make the city guard tell him everything he knew without holding anything back. Why not?

“Sir, just give your orders. This humble one will tell you everything he knows.”

The city guard bowed and said with a beaming smile. Whoever had money was the boss. As a city guard, he only earned three Mid Grade Divine Origin Stones a year. This was almost equal to three years of his salary.

“Let me ask you. For hundreds of thousands of miles around, everything is guarded by a formation, and it’s impossible to fly through the air to cross this Earth Divine Land. What exactly is going on?”

Jiang Chen asked in a low voice.

“To answer you, sir, this is Fuyu City. It’s territory governed by the Ninth Lord. To prevent the Long Family from launching a large-scale invasion, he laid down this inescapable net here. No expert can get past this Drifting Formation. Countless experts have tried to break through it by force, but in the end they were all annihilated by it. Although the formation’s attack power isn’t that great, its defense is extremely terrifying. Things turn into their opposite at the extreme. The Drifting Formation was set up precisely to keep the Long Family from getting close. As for how you might break through it, sir, I’m afraid you’d have to find the Ninth Lord.”

The city guard said in a low voice, glancing around shiftily, as if he did not dare to raise his voice.

“The Ninth Lord, the Drifting Formation… Interesting. It seems we really will have to go find this Ninth Lord.”

Jiang Chen said.

“The Ninth Lord is in Youlan City, within a hundred thousand miles. It only takes seven or eight months to get there.”

The city guard said with a smile.

Jiang Chen could not help frowning deeply. At a time like this, getting to Youlan City would actually take seven or eight months?