"Could it be that the Empress is truly in danger?"
Chu Chen knew that this was the time he had to make a decision.
At the same time, far away on Mount Hua, halfway up the mountain, several top-tier experts were fighting one person.
"Hahaha, Empress, don't struggle anymore, what's the point? We won't kill you, we just want to absorb some of your spiritual energy. Isn't this a win-win situation?"
"That's right, Empress. Hand over your spiritual energy. Of course, your body is also quite good. Although you are already fifty years old, you don't show any signs of aging at all. You look almost the same as your daughters. I'll take that too."
The Empress's face was slightly flushed, and her condition seemed abnormal.
If Chu Chen were here, he would immediately recognize that the Empress had been affected by "I Love a Chai!"
This time, on Mount Hua, the King of Wei and the King of Qi were present, but the King of Chu was not. Only these experts had come, saying they were to search for treasures first while the kings had matters to discuss.
The Empress didn't pay much attention. Her goal was to find the elixir. She had no interest in meeting those kings.
As a result, she didn't find any immortal elixirs or realms, but instead encountered a giant beast whose strength was on par with hers!
If it were a pure strength comparison, the Empress's cultivation realm would be superior. However, the giant beast had the advantage of its physical form, allowing it to fight the Empress to a standstill.
The Empress intended to leave immediately, but the experts said that defeating the giant beast would grant them access to the immortal realm and the elixir.
Although the Empress harbored doubts about this claim, she suppressed them and continued to contend with the giant beast, driven by her desire for the immortal elixir.
At some point, the Empress detected a peculiar fragrance in the air. This scent suddenly appeared and intensified rapidly.
However, when she looked around, she noticed nothing unusual. When she asked others, no one else smelled the fragrance she described.
Thus, the Empress had no choice but to let it go.
After another fifteen minutes, the Empress finally defeated the giant beast, and the surrounding experts applauded enthusiastically.
The Empress had initially expected to enter the immortal realm and obtain the elixir. To her surprise, she suddenly began to change.
The sensation was very strange. She felt her body heat up uncontrollably. Chu Chen's image appeared in her mind, and she then shook her head.
"Impossible, what is going on?"
The Empress muttered to herself. Her current state was akin to being drunk.
The experts around her began to close in, their faces filled with ill intentions.
"Your Majesty Empress, are you feeling a bit unwell now, your body feeling weak?"
One expert approached the Empress, attempting to take her hand, but she dodged him.
However, her movements were considerably slower than usual.
The Empress was shocked. Had she been poisoned?
But how could ordinary poisons overcome her divine art?
She looked up at the people around her and saw that their expressions were normal. It was clear that they were the ones who had poisoned her.
She watched as their appearances kept shifting, sometimes resembling Chu Chen, then returning to their original forms. It was then that the Empress realized she was hallucinating.
She wanted to find a direction to break out, but these people, as if by prearrangement, collectively blocked her path.
"Your Majesty Empress, you've just arrived, why the hurry to leave? With us, you will surely be happy."
"Tsk, tsk, although I've had countless women, I've never tasted the pleasure of a powerful Empress like you. Heaven truly treats me well."
At the same time, at the foot of Mount Hua, Chu Chen looked at the intensely hot, purple Longming Lamp in his hand and made his decision.
He immediately took out the elixir from his pocket and consumed it. The elixir dissolved upon contact with his tongue.
Chu Chen sensed his own strength. While his combat power hadn't increased, his defensive capabilities had reached an unprecedented level.
Chu Chen stopped abruptly. The pursuer behind him, caught off guard, rushed directly in front of him.
Seeing Chu Chen stop, King Zhuanlun didn't think much of it. He channeled his spiritual energy and launched an attack. Chu Chen, however, wore a peculiar smile and launched his own attack.
King Zhuanlun found Chu Chen's smile unsettling, but couldn't pinpoint why.
"What are you smiling about, kid?"
Chu Chen snorted, "You'll know soon enough."
With that, both Chu Chen and King Zhuanlun's attacks landed on each other. King Zhuanlun couldn't believe his eyes.
This kid was truly infuriating, playing such a trick! This was a suicidal tactic!
If he had known Chu Chen would resort to this, he would never have engaged him.
With two thuds, Chu Chen remained unharmed and motionless. However, King Zhuanlun was sent flying as if hit by a carriage.
"This kid, his attack power is so strong, what's going on?"
King Zhuanlun struggled to get up from the ground. He wanted to escape; this kid was too bizarre, suddenly resorting to a desperate fight. While he wanted to capture Chu Chen, he didn't want to perish with him!
However, Chu Chen's next wave of attacks followed immediately, still employing the same suicidal tactic. King Zhuanlun desperately tried to avoid a mutual destruction, using his own attacks to block Chu Chen's moves.
Yet, Chu Chen could attack him from all directions within a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree radius in an instant. In mere moments, he was completely incapacitated.
"How can this kid be so strong?"
King Zhuanlun was quickly knocked unconscious. Even at this point, Chu Chen remained unharmed.
Chu Chen used King Zhuanlun as practice and immediately tested the power of the elixir. However, he dared not delay and rushed towards King Jinlun, whom he found already engaged in battle with the Old God of War.
When they had separated earlier, Chu Chen had already made arrangements with the Old God of War, and now they were working with remarkable synchronicity.
With lightning speed, Chu Chen swiftly moved to the front and embraced King Jinlun, preventing him from executing his techniques.
The Old God of War then launched a rapid series of fierce attacks, striking King Jinlun's back repeatedly.
In mere moments, King Jinlun was rendered a cripple by the Old God of War's continuous blows.
Chu Chen also took a few hits from King Jinlun, yet remained completely unharmed. This truly astonished the Old God of War.
"Prime Minister Chu, are you alright?"
"You took so many hits just now, are you suffering from internal injuries?"
Looking at Chu Chen, the Old God of War couldn't discern any signs of injury, leaving him greatly perplexed.
"Old God of War, I'll leave these two to you. Take them back to Yunyue Kingdom and hand them over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. I'm going to rescue the Empress."
"Don't worry, you saw it just now. I can handle it."