Chapter 244: Chapter 244

After the exchange, a shocked expression appeared in Xiao's eyes.

He then realized he had underestimated Zhao Letian; Zhao Letian's strength far exceeded his expectations.

"True Martial Second Realm, Four Layers Sword Force, Triple Wind Force, and Triple Thunder Force, no wonder the number of your Jade Tokens hasn't increased much recently; you've been diligently cultivating all this time."

Xiao stared at Zhao Letian as he spoke.

He was very clear that besides being extraordinarily talented, Zhao Letian's impressive strength also had to stem from dedicated, hard training.

Although his own talent was also formidable, he had been busy slaughtering and hunting Martial Artists who were hiding everywhere. He didn't get the chance to focus on cultivating and at best, he only practiced a few Middle Stage Dark Level Martial Techniques.

Xiao's Martial Techniques and Spiritual Artifacts might have been stronger than Zhao Letian's, but at the moment his Cultivation Level was only at True Martial First Realm, one stage lower than Zhao Letian's. Moreover, his mastery of forces was not as advanced as Zhao Letian's. Altogether, his strength was just slightly weaker than Zhao Letian's.

"You're the one who said one move would decide the winner, the result is clear now, should you not accept the wager and hand over your Jade Token?"

Zhao Letian said indifferently.

"What a joke, your strength is only a bit stronger than mine, but my Spiritual Artifacts are far superior. If we continue to fight, you'll not be able to do anything to me, and you might even get killed instead."

Xiao sneered disdainfully.

"Kill me in reverse? You're welcome to try."

Zhao Letian said proudly, confident that with his higher Cultivation Level and the suppression of his forces, he still had a great chance of defeating Xiao despite his lesser Spiritual Artifacts and Martial Techniques.

"Let's forget about today, you can have the Treasure Box. After I spend a few days cultivating, when we meet again, I will make sure to kill you."

Xiao spoke nonchalantly, showing no intention to continue the fight, and even readily gave up the pursuit of that Treasure Box. He was about to use his Spiritual Artifact to fly away.

Though the outcome of their brief fight seemed close, with neither side dominating, in reality, his strength was indeed slightly lesser. Even if he could rely on the superiority of his Spiritual Artifact to luckily kill Zhao Letian today, he wouldn't feel any sense of achievement. He would rather wait until his strength improved before decisively crushing Zhao Letian in battle.

"Yield? Do I need you to yield? If you want to fight, then fight; if you want to leave, then leave. Who do you think you are? Stay behind."

Zhao Letian's gaze turned cold as he said this, and with Longsword in hand, he charged forward.

Xiao admitted that he was slightly weaker and could give up this battle, but Zhao Letian, holding the advantage, naturally wouldn't let go so easily, especially since the number of Jade Tokens on Xiao was very tempting.

"Chase me? Where do you get the confidence?"

Xiao sneered, and suddenly a pair of white wings appeared behind him. With a light flutter, he turned into a bolt of white light, darting towards the distance at a speed even faster than Qi Manipulation Flight.

"Snow Eagle Martial Soul?"

Zhao Letian frowned and stopped in his tracks.

The Snow Eagle Martial Soul was very adept at speed. Once Xiao had deployed this Martial Soul, his velocity was too great for Zhao Letian to catch up.

"Sun-shooting Arrow Technique, go."

However, Zhao Letian did not cease his efforts after giving up the chase. Instead, he took out his Bow and Arrow Spiritual Artifact and fired an arrow wrapped in flames, wind blades, and Thunder Arcs, locking firmly onto Xiao's silhouette and shooting out rapidly.

Xiao did not expect Zhao Letian to have such a trick up his sleeve. Caught off guard, the white wings on his back were pierced through by Zhao Letian's arrow.

"Zhao Zilong, I'll remember this grudge from your arrow. Next time we meet, I will tear you to pieces."

Suffering an injury to his Martial Soul, Xiao's body staggered, almost falling out of the sky. But instead of slowing down, he bore through the pain and flew away at an even greater speed. T.h&is c&[email protected]$e@r% is p*ar+t^ of the col&l+ectio.n on **.

Watching Xiao's swiftly receding silhouette, Zhao Letian frowned, a trace of frustration in his eyes.

Xiao's speed was too fast, it was hard to catch up with this guy, so he could only give up reluctantly.

Withdrawing his gaze, Zhao Letian then looked up at the treasure box that was descending from the distant sky, and in the next moment, his figure flashed, transforming into a sword light, rushing over at the fastest speed.

At this point, there were already quite a few people nearing the treasure box, and he had to hurry.

Before long, the treasure box descending from the sky landed on top of a hill, emitting a blinding column of light shooting straight into the sky, visible to martial artists within a large area.

"Haha, this treasure box is mine."

Finally, the martial artist closest to the treasure box was the first to reach it, waving his hand to claim the treasure box.

The next moment, that martial artist looked on in astonishment, finding himself completely unable to store the treasure box in his storage ring.

Just then, an arrow shot suddenly from a distance, piercing straight through that martial artist's head.

Zhao Letian, who was quickly approaching, was suddenly startled, slowing down his pace and scanning his surroundings with caution.

That arrow was not shot by him, but by other martial artists lying in wait nearby.

However, many martial artists, tempted by the treasure box, did not slow down and continued to rush towards the treasure box in a frantic race.

"Heh heh, this treasure box is mine."

Just then, a familiar figure suddenly rushed to the side of the treasure box, grinned with a smile, excitedly saying so, and actually hoisted the treasure box up.

After seeing the person clearly, Zhao Letian was first surprised with joy, then frowned, muttering to himself about Mu Lei's carelessness. At this moment, rushing over would only make him a live target for others.

"Kid, get lost, you're not worthy to touch this treasure box."

"Put down the treasure box, or die."

The crowd stared intently at the treasure box on Mu Lei's shoulder, their eyes glittering with greed, shouting threateningly, while all waving their spiritual artifacts, preparing to attack Mu Lei.

Mu Lei was taken aback, realizing only then how dangerous it was to lift the treasure box, but he was reluctant to give up on it just like that, so he carried the treasure box and fled into the distance.

However, with his speed, escaping from the crowd's attack was simply impossible.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!..."

At the critical moment, Zhao Letian from afar quickly executed the Sun-shooting Arrow Technique, firing an arrow that transformed into a stream of arrow rain engulfed in blazing flames, simultaneously targeting those martial artists about to attack Mu Lei and rapidly shooting towards them.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!..."

The next moment, blood spattered as many martial artists were pierced through the forehead by Zhao Letian's Fire Rain Arrows, but there were also some with strong abilities who, despite being injured, weren't killed on the spot and still launched their attacks, assaulting Mu Lei.

"I don't want this treasure box anymore, it's yours."

Seeing the attacks coming at him, Mu Lei turned pale with fright, hurriedly tossing out the treasure box in his hands, smashing it towards those attacks.

The next moment, a series of attacks pounded on the treasure box, tearing it apart and revealing an ancient scroll with a powerful aura, as well as several spiritual artifacts of significant might.