Chapter 1045: Chapter 1045

Halt the body from falling downward, Chen Hai’s figure pauses, suspended in the pitch-black seawater.

Looking at Xie Yuan, the bald man, holding that umbrella, he just woke up and was completely bewildered.

Before he could speak, Xie Yuan on the other side continued: "From ancient times to now, my name, Xie Yuan, anyone with a bit of knowledge above the Primordial would certainly have heard of it."

"You seem somewhat unfamiliar; you must have become a Quasi-Saint only in recent years, right?"

"Otherwise, upon hearing my name, you wouldn’t react ."

"A person can be incompetent, but not ignorant. If you’re somewhat self-aware, you would know the insurmountable power gap between you new Quasi-Saints and us ancient survivors."

"It’s only because I am kind-hearted and like fair trade that I’m willing to exchange an Acquired Spiritual Treasure for the tower above your head."

"If it were another Quasi-Saint, seeing a newcomer like you with such a treasure, they probably wouldn’t hesitate to snatch and kill for it!"

While saying this, Xie Yuan looked apparently simple-minded, but with slight contemplation, one could sense the subtle threat in his words.

"You’re called Xie Yuan, right?"

"As you said, my promotion to the Quasi-Saint Realm indeed hasn’t been long."

"Can I take what you just said as a threat?"

Indifferent, Chen Hai smiled faintly, sizing up Xie Yuan a few times, and responded.

"No, I’m advising you, for your own good."

"Of course, if you’re stubbornly determined to continue on the wrong path, you can take what I said earlier as a threat."

"Be sensible, hand over that tower obediently, and the offer for trade I’ve just mentioned still stands."

"Likewise, an Acquired Spiritual Treasure for a Spiritual Treasure; it’s a fair trade, neither of us losing."

"Otherwise, ending up with nothing is the least of your concerns; at worst, you might lose your life here!"

Letting out a ha-ha, Xie Yuan grinned widely.

As he spoke, he waved his fist as big as a cooking pot.

If fighting on land, there might be Quasi-Saints who could defeat him, but underwater, he feared no one, and had never lost a battle.

Hiding near these rock walls, he was both resting and seeking potential opportunities.

Before Chen Hai, several Quasi-Saints had passed through here.

However, Xie Yuan didn’t reveal himself and merely watched them quietly as they disappeared from his sight.

After all, they were familiar faces, and Xie Yuan knew them well.

With his strength, defeating them wasn’t hard, but keeping them here permanently was unlikely, albeit not impossible.

Moreover, ambushing them would take much effort and yield little benefit!

No one is willing to engage in unprofitable business.

At this moment, Chen Hai’s appearance was the first time he showed himself, mainly because the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower was extremely tempting to him. The primary reason, however, was he thought Chen Hai, an unfamiliar face, was a newly-promoted Quasi-Saint and easier to bully.

It’s a pity that, despite his large bald head, he wasn’t good-looking, though his thoughts were quite optimistic.

Before his words had fully fallen, Chen Hai, who was tens of feet away, had disappeared without a trace.

"Not good, this guy is hiding his strength..." Instantly, Xie Yuan’s complexion changed drastically.

Originally, he thought Chen Hai could dive into the submarine crack to this extent due largely to the protection of the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Tower.

But now it seems that wasn’t the case at all.

In that instant, the speed with which Chen Hai burst out was beyond his ocular reaction.

Seeing this scene, how could he not realize that the one before him, claiming to be a new Quasi-Saint, was clearly pretending to be weak to deceive the strong, an old trickster?

The terrifying Divine Soul power erupted from him, enveloping the area for hundreds of feet. At this moment, Xie Yuan’s perception abilities surpassed their usual limits.

Vaguely, he seemed to see a huge fist crossing the void, smashing towards his forehead.

"So fast..." In an instant, Xie Yuan unleashed ten thousand fist shadows. Official source ıs novel★fire.net

In fact, to ensure his attack could block that fist, both his arms turned into crab claws.

’Crack crack’ continuous crisp sounds, his arms swung hundreds of times, yet couldn’t withstand a single punch from the opponent.

His crab claws, forged for countless years under a layer of carapace, could crush top-grade Immortal Artifacts with a single clamp.

But now, akin to smashed eggshells, cracks formed densely at first, then began shattering piece by piece.

In the blink of an eye, his two crab claws vanished without a trace.

"Impossible, what strength is this..." In utter horror, Xie Yuan was filled with disbelief.

Amidst angry roars, merely the residual force of that punch that shattered his crab claws sent him flying.

Although his body didn’t shatter into nothingness like his claws, he still bled from seven orifices, vomiting blood.

In the countless years since entering the Quasi-Saint realm, he had faced countless strong opponents of the same level, but no one like Chen Hai, who with a single punch almost completely incapacitated him.

Is this still a Quasi-Saint? Weaker Primordial Chaos Daluo Realm beings seemed to have just about this level of strength?

If Xie Yuan didn’t know that the journey to the Land of Slumber was led by several Primordial Chaos Daluo beings, making it impossible for other Great Powers to infiltrate them, he might really suspect that Chen Hai was a Primordial Chaos incarnation.

"Escape, flee as far as possible, leave here quickly..."

This thought first appeared in Xie Yuan’s mind, transforming back into a giant crab, with several crab legs wildly dancing, plunging below.

"To withstand a punch from me and still live, your strength is indeed impressive; no wonder you’re so brash, boasting in front of me?"

A cold snort reached Xie Yuan’s ears.

The next moment, he felt his whole body sink as a large foot descended from the sky, stepping on his crab back.

"Taoist Friend, misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!"

"We are heading to the Land of Slumber, a mission given to us by those Primordial Chaos Great Powers, who have extensive Divine Skills and are surely watching this scene at this time."

"Keeping a low profile, you’ve been hiding your strength, if you kill me, it will definitely draw the attention of those Great Powers, which would be no good for you."

"As long as you’re willing to spare me, once in the Land of Slumber, I will follow your orders, look to you as a leader..."

The shadow of death loomed over Xie Yuan’s mind, and at this moment his urgency was complete.

Unfortunately, before his voice completely fell, Chen Hai, who landed on his back, swung another forceful punch.