Cosmic Trading System

Huh?

As this thought struck Yan Jing, his eyes sparkled slightly.

Right, the arrow he just drew could be directed at Venerable Lingyuan, couldn't it?

If his arrow were aimed at Venerable Lingyuan, he could claim that he had actually intended to attack him... then the matter wouldn't involve him, would it?

Not bad at all, this plan was entirely plausible.

"Buzzing——"

No sooner thought than done, the light arrow on Yan Jing's bowstring gleamed again, quickly reaching an incredibly dazzling state. Then, releasing his hold, he swiftly shot the arrow towards Venerable Lingyuan.

"Venerable Lingyuan, you base villain, you've plotted against us all along and yet you expect us to help you fight this golden fellow? Are you dreaming?"

At the same time, Yan Jing loudly declared.

"What?"

"You, Yan Jing, you dare attack me?"

On the other side, seeing Yan Jing and Worry Ghost retreat, Venerable Lingyuan was filled with anger and resentfully cursing at the two of them for being cowards. Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but let out a shout, his face considerably changing.

Yan Jing was a Super Warrior, an opponent equal to him in strength.

Even if it was just a Little Super Golden Beast, he would still not be its match. Adding Yan Jing into the mix, how could he survive?

Most importantly… nearby Yan Jing was another Super Warrior, Venerable Lihuo, whose skill with a single hand was exquisitely perfected and whose strength did not lose to his. If he, too, took action against him, then Venerable Lingyuan was surely doomed.

Whoosh——

Just as Venerable Lingyuan spoke, Yan Jing's attack arrived.

Like a space shuttle teleportation, the attack disappeared on one side and reappeared instantly beside Venerable Lingyuan, leaving him no chance to dodge.

"Hiss——"

The formidable attack instantly broke through all of Venerable Lingyuan's defences, piercing deep into his flesh.

"Puff——"

Venerable Lingyuan was fully occupied dealing with Little Gold and didn't have much strength left to resist this light arrow. Consequently, this attack caused him severe injuries and he spurted out a steady stream of blood as he was thrown back.

"Roar——"

Little Gold turned its head, looking towards Yan Jing in the distance and let out a low growl.

The beast was enjoying the fight when someone unexpectedly intervened. The impact of the attack was not weak and it gave Little Gold a fright.

"Esteemed golden companion, I bear an irreconcilable grudge against Venerable Lingyuan. Please forgive my sudden intervention. If you find this inappropriate, I will withdraw immediately!" From afar, Yan Jing looked at Little Gold and saluted respectfully, speaking with an air of righteousness.

"Roar——"

Little Gold shook its head, ignored Yan Jing, and turned back to pursue Venerable Lingyuan.

Even though Little Gold was fond of fighting, it understood the distinction between gratitude and grudges well.

It did not sense any hostility from Yan Jing just now, so it didn't pay him any heed.

"Phew——"

From afar, upon seeing this, Yan Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, this matter seemed to have passed.

"Friend Yan, you sure know how to handle things!"

Seeing this, Venerable Lihuo, who had just teleported a short distance away, returned with another teleportation and praised him via telepathy.

"Pure luck, pure luck..."

Yan Jing's face flushed slightly as he quickly responded via telepathy.

He, a dignified Super Warrior and a transcendent existence in the universe, was doing something he had never done before - talking so shamelessly to someone, or rather, a Star Beast.

"That said, that Lingyuan really deserves to die for trying to frame us like this. If it weren't for our quick reactions, we might have been buried without a trace. To say we bear an irreconcilable grudge against him would not be an exaggeration!" Looking up at the battle between Little Gold and Venerable Lingyuan, Venerable Lihuo said through telepathy.

"Indeed, that Venerable Lingyuan truly deserves to die!" Yan Jing looked up too, watching the battle between Little Gold and Venerable Lingyuan, and said through telepathy.

Now that their conflict with the Little Super Golden Beast had been resolved, they were no longer in a hurry to leave.

Even if the Grand Super Golden Beast was a top-tier Star Beast in the universe, and even if Lin Yun had a major connection with the Immortal Origin Holy Land, surely there wouldn't be a conflict, let alone him taking action against them right off the bat, right?

"That Venerable Lingyuan, how did he even end up in conflict with this Super Golden Beast? Did he not even bother to investigate its identity?" Yan Jing shook his head. Although he was angry at Venerable Lingyuan's actions, he couldn't help but marvel at Venerable Lingyuan's stupidity.

The information about the two Super Golden Beasts had been making waves for a month. As long as Venerable Lingyuan checked, he should have known their identities.

"Didn't you decide to attack directly just now too?" Venerable Lihuo replied shaking his head.

"Uh..." Yan Jing was left speechless, his face flushed once more.

Right… you could say Venerable Lingyuan was just unlucky. He probably didn't expect that he would provoke such a Super Star Beast with such significant backing.

"This Super Golden Beast is indeed very powerful. It seems Venerable Lingyuan is not its match..." After they had watched the battle for a while, Yan Jing privately sent a message to Venerable Lihuo.

"Venerable Lingyuan was no match for the Super Golden Beast in the first place. After being hit by your arrow, he stood even less of a chance. Venerable Lingyuan is considered an old Super Warrior, he is much stronger than those who had just broken through to the Super Realm. This Super Golden Beast seems to have just broken through to the Super Realm and yet it's this powerful.

The Super Golden Beast really does live up to its reputation as the peak Star Beast amongst Super Star Beasts..." Venerable Lihuo responded via telepathy.

"It's said that the Grand Super Golden Beast has reached the fourth level of the Super Realm. His strength must be incredibly formidable..." Yan Jing drew in a sharp breath.

Just after entering the Super Realm, it could overpower an experienced Super Warrior, so what would it be like if it reached the fourth level of the Super Realm? Probably, most human beings of his strength wouldn't be a match. He nearly offended such a terrifying existence a while back.

A shiver of retrospective fear ran through Yan Jing.

"By the way, who is the person in the middle of breaking through to the Super Realm? Do they have a connection with the Super Golden Beast, with Venerable Lingyuan, or have no relationship with either of them?" Quickly, Yan Jing, once again turned his head towards Xiao Chong's battleship in the distance and asked Venerable Lihuo through telepathy.

"I checked a while ago. The top-notch battleship of the ninth-level technological civilization belongs to a friend of Lin Yun, a Half-step Super Warrior named Xiao Chong!" Venerable Lihuo replied via telepathy.

"Xiao Chong?" Yan Jing frowned slightly.

Generally, people rarely pay attention to those of lower stature than themselves. Even though Xiao Chong's reputation had spread widely in the universe, it was mostly propagated among the ranks lower than Super Warriors. Unless someone diligently sought out information or word reached his ears over time, someone at the level of the Super Warriors would usually not know of it.

Xiao Chong's fame had, in fact, only recently been spread far and wide. Yan Jing was not aware of this.

"Yes, a very capable Half-step Super Warrior. You should know of Ironwood from the Marvel Family, right? He passed away a while ago; it was Xiao Chong who killed him in coalition with Lin Yun and several other Half-step Super Warriors. It is said that he contributed significantly in that battle." Venerable Lihuo confirmed, nodding.