Chapter 55: The Sanjiang Power Ranking
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The Extreme Sorceress:
(꒪⌓꒪)
The Fatty:
=͟͟͞͞=͟͟͞͞(●⁰ꈊ⁰● |||)
As the words fell, the Extreme Sorceress vanished in place instantly!
Immediately following, a dangerous aura washed over them.
[Dragon's Breath]!
Almost instantaneously, Chen Xiao felt that formidable power bearing down right in front of him.
"Chen Xiao, watch out!"
The fatty screamed in panic, completely unable to comprehend what was happening before his eyes!
Weren't they here to talk about business?
What the hell, are you trying to break the unspoken rules right off the bat?
This is way too fast!
If he didn't die today, he'd at least be skinned alive!
Hearing the fatty's voice, Chen Xiao gave a calm smile, gesturing for him to stay chill.
He gently sidestepped, directly dodging the female fiend's fatal strike.
The next moment, the Extreme Sorceress revealed her form, and she was actually wielding a dagger that gleamed with a chilling light!
It seemed she had truly intended to kill him just now!
Moreover, Chen Xiao noticed:
She could indeed flash and teleport!
But it wasn't the conventional kind that ignored spatial distance!
Nor was it like Liu Chang'an's, which relied purely on sheer speed and leaping!
Instead, it was much closer to [Camouflage]!
The kind of skill that blends one's aura into the environment, making it utterly imperceptible!
"You can see me?"
The Extreme Sorceress tossed the dagger into the air and caught it. "Reconnaissance type?"
Chen Xiao shrugged. "You could say that."
"Hmph... If you think a reconnaissance talent is enough to insult me, you are too naive!"
Like a phantom, the Extreme Sorceress vanished without a trace back where she stood!
In the blink of an eye,
Chen Xiao was enveloped by a fatal crisis coming from all directions.
In truth, the reason the Extreme Sorceress dominated her territory in the apocalyptic base wasn't just because of her S-rank talent [Camouflage]!
She also possessed a second talent, the A-rank [All-Directional Flying Feathers]!
At this moment, the space around Chen Xiao seemed to transform into a world of flashing blades and gleaming swords, countless razor-sharp blade lights crazily attacking from every conceivable direction.
This sheer power threatened to swallow him into oblivion!
"Damn it, we're screwed. The female fiend is pissed!"
Though terrified out of his wits, the fatty mustered his courage and shouted toward the Extreme Sorceress, "Extreme Sorceress! If you dare kill him, I'll commit suicide right in front of you, and you'll never get to eat pork ever again!"
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Unexpectedly, the Extreme Sorceress sneered, "No need to commit suicide. Once I kill him, you'll be next!"
The fatty: "Ah..."
So all that time, he had been making a fool of himself with unrequited dramatics...
He looked worriedly at Chen Xiao, who was surrounded by flashing blade lights, a boundless sense of sorrow filling his heart.
He knew the Extreme Sorceress far too well; this female fiend killed without batting an eye!
"Your talent... is somewhat interesting."
Chen Xiao licked his lips, showing not a shred of fear; instead, the corners of his mouth curled into a relaxed smile.
Just as the intel from his past life indicated, this woman had indeed awakened the octopus!
Chen Xiao suddenly exerted force through his soles, shooting out like an arrow off a bowstring, instantly sending a majestic wave of energy rippling outward in all directions.
Under the [Dragon's Breath], all energy had nowhere to hide!
Following that, the [Water of All Things] formed a powerful defensive barrier!
Those unstoppable blade lights, upon contacting this invisible barrier, were all intercepted with pinpoint accuracy,
sending out concentric ripples!
"Who on earth are you!"
Only now did the Extreme Sorceress realize that the man before her was no ordinary person!
Being able to block her [All-Directional Flying Feathers] meant he was at least a faction leader in the Extreme Base!
How had she never heard of such a person before?
Chen Xiao didn't answer, walking slowly toward the Extreme Sorceress, every step poised and unhurried.
The Extreme Sorceress narrowed her eyes, her figure vanishing once more, and appeared directly beside the fatty.
She pressed her dagger viciously against the fatty's chest:
"Who the hell is the person you brought along!"
The fatty never expected the situation to flip so fast—this female fiend couldn't beat Chen Xiao, so she came to bully him instead!
"His name is Chen Xiao!"
"I swear! He really told me he had business to discuss. Who knew this brat would be struck by lust and go crazy out of nowhere!"
"Chen Xiao!"
Hearing the name Chen Xiao, the Extreme Sorceress suddenly remembered something, her pupils contracting.
"You know me?"
Seeing her expression, Chen Xiao felt a slight trace of confusion.
Since when had he become so famous?
This was Cangzhou!
A six-hour drive away from Jiangbei!
The Extreme Sorceress gritted her teeth:
"Sanjiang Combat Power Rankings, seventeenth place."
"Jiangbei Chen Xiao!"
"Holy crap, for real?!"
Before Chen Xiao could make any expression, the fatty cried out first, eyeing Chen Xiao with disbelief.
"You brat, you've been doing this well for yourself!"
"If I'd known, I would've come looking to join your forces!"
Only then did Chen Xiao have a sudden epiphany!
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Why the Extreme Sorceress had heard of him.
The Sanjiang Combat Power Rankings!
They had been exceptionally renowned in his past life!
This was a ranking list published and maintained by a neutral organization called the "Hawkeye News Agency."
It encompassed the powerhouses across the six cities of the Sanjiang River basin, ranking them accordingly.
The rankings were based primarily on their combat achievements!
Keep in mind that the members of the "Hawkeye News Agency" were all special awakenees with flight talents.
This made it much easier for them to shuttle back and forth between various cities to collect information.
Therefore, the rankings they produced were updated at lightning speed—almost once a day—and possessed high credibility.
Naturally, the subscription price was also exorbitant!
They could only be purchased using strategic-level supplies!
Ordinary small bases could only afford to buy the rankings once a week to understand the evolutionary level of powerhouses in neighboring cities, preventing themselves from being frogs at the bottom of a well.
Jiangbei and Jiangnan of the Fierce Dragon River;
Cangzhou and Liangzhou of the Miluo River;
Dachang and Daping of the Yunpu River.
Countless powerhouses filled these six cities!
The large and small bases were too numerous to count!
For Chen Xiao to rank seventeenth among them was already a remarkably dazzling feat.
He just wasn't sure whether the combat achievement they used was his solo battle against a hundred members of the Xu family,
or his massacre of the Lin family in Jiangbei in a single day?
In any case, it couldn't possibly be the scene where he single-handedly fought an entire city and utterly crushed the Tang family.
Because that scene was destined to be Number 1.
It was probably hard to find a second such instance across the entire country.
It seemed this Extreme Sorceress hadn't bought the latest edition; otherwise, she wouldn't just look surprised.
Of course, there was another possibility:
That the "Hawkeye News Agency" assumed he was dead and directly crossed his name off the latest edition.
"Chen Xiao... why aren't you staying put guarding the Jiangbei Base, and instead came all the way to our Cangzhou?"
Resentfully, the Extreme Sorceress released the fatty and kicked him sprawling to the ground.
Then she stepped directly on top of him, staring fixedly at Chen Xiao with a cold expression.
"Aiyo holy crap, you female fiend... ahhh, what a devilish figure!"
Feeling the pain, the fatty hurriedly changed his words.
Then, turning around to slip away from the sorceress, he scurried like a puff of smoke behind Chen Xiao, clutching his stomped-on stomach.
Chen Xiao offered a helpless smile.
"I'm actually here to dual-cultivate with you."
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