Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 666: Chapter 666: The Magical Pendant

How can you be so powerful?! Did you use some kind of underhanded trick?! Unable to speak, the man-eating flower could only roar angrily in its mind.

Ye Qingchen approached with a smile. "Please. Do you really think I’d need to waste energy on tricks just to deal with you?"

The words stabbed into the man-eating flower’s heart like a sword. He had been personally cultivated by the Saint Heir in the Misty Forest. From a young age, he was nourished with top-grade Spiritual Liquid and was the Saint Heir’s favorite plant. Yet now, he was so easily subdued by someone like Ye Qingchen. The man-eating flower felt he had lost all face. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

"Don’t get cocky, kid! I was just a little careless! Today, without my permission, you’re not leaving this cage!" the man-eating flower bellowed.

The entire ground began to tremble violently. Immediately after, countless smaller man-eating flowers burrowed up from the ground. They were so densely packed that the mere sight was enough to make one’s hair stand on end.

Ye Qingchen frowned in disgust. How can this thing spawn so many smaller versions of itself? So annoying.

Generally, man-eating flowers came in two types, with the most powerful being the Man-eating Flower King. The one currently bound was such a king. While ordinary people might consider it a supreme existence in the plant world, it was nothing special in Ye Qingchen’s eyes.

"All of you, attack! Kid, don’t even think about leaving here alive today!" the Man-eating Flower King glared at Ye Qingchen, its eyes blazing with fury.

Countless smaller man-eating flowers charged toward Ye Qingchen.

He let out a cold snort. However, before he could make a move, rays of white light suddenly flared around his body. The smaller man-eating flowers were incinerated into ash the moment they charged close.

Upon seeing this, the Man-eating Flower King’s face instantly turned grim.

Ye Qingchen watched the scene unfold in surprise. He had just been contemplating which move to use to eliminate them all at once. Yet, in the blink of an eye, they had been killed by some unknown force.

As Ye Qingchen puzzled over this, he suddenly felt a scorching heat from his chest. He hastily pulled out the pendant hanging there, which was now emitting a dazzling light. This light was identical to the one that had just killed the smaller man-eating flowers.

This... the pendant Qin Yue gave me actually has this kind of function? Ye Qingchen lifted the pendant in astonishment, examining it repeatedly. Yet, he still couldn’t discern its secrets. He hadn’t even sensed the pendant when it had exerted its power.

"What a miraculous object..." Ye Qingchen murmured to himself.

Meanwhile, the man-eating flower on the other side was about to start cursing when it suddenly saw the pendant Ye Qingchen had taken out.

"You! Where did you get that thing! How is that in your hands!"

The man-eating flower seemed terrified of the object. At the sight of the pendant, its entire body trembled uncontrollably, its earlier arrogance completely gone.

With an enigmatic smile, Ye Qingchen held the pendant and took a step toward the man-eating flower.

The man-eating flower swallowed hard. "Stay back, I’m warning you! Don’t come any closer! I’ll let you go, okay? Please! Just take that thing and leave!"

As the man-eating flower spoke, the dense cage surrounding them vanished. It wanted to retreat, but it was bound too tightly and had no chance to escape.

Ye Qingchen could sense the panic and helplessness radiating from the man-eating flower. He was just curious why the creature would react this way to the pendant.

Just as Ye Qingchen was about to speak, the pendant in his hand suddenly emitted an immense green light.

"AHHHH!"

Before Ye Qingchen could ask the man-eating flower about the pendant, its entire body began to crack. A few seconds later, the plant withered rapidly. Streams of green light were continuously absorbed by the pendant. Amidst the man-eating flower’s screams, the pendant finished absorbing its energy and reverted to its normal state.

This turn of events made Ye Qingchen extremely curious.

How strange. What exactly is this thing? Ye Qingchen picked up the pendant and observed it repeatedly, but he couldn’t figure anything out.

"Whatever. I’ll ask Elder Yang about it later. I’ve wasted so much time here; the others must be getting anxious." Ye Qingchen put the pendant away and moved toward the direction where he sensed them.

「Outside the Misty Forest.」

Xiao Xiao and the others had already emerged. However, upon exiting, Xiao Xiao couldn’t see Ye Qingchen anywhere.

She violently shook off Wu Chang’s hand. "Wait, why hasn’t the Young Master come out?! Saint Heir, didn’t you say my Young Master would be fine?" Xiao Xiao looked anxiously into the forest, but no matter how hard she looked, there was still no sign of Ye Qingchen.

Wu Chang, however, just chuckled roguishly. "Ah, Little Girl Xiaoxiao, you know how difficult the trials of our Wuji Immortal Palace are. It’s quite normal for small accidents to happen.

"But you don’t need to worry. Ye Qingchen will definitely come out alive."

Wu Chang could already imagine Ye Qingchen being beaten black and blue by his man-eating flower. The thought of a disheveled Ye Qingchen appearing before them filled his heart with a surge of delight.

However, Xiao Xiao glared fiercely at him. "Saint Heir, you told us to follow you with confidence! Since my Young Master is still inside, I’m going back to find him!" With that, she turned and strode back into the forest without a second glance.

Wu Chang quickly grabbed her. "Hey, hey, hey! Little Girl Xiaoxiao, don’t be so hasty!

"I said he would come out alive, and he will!"

He had specifically instructed the man-eating flower not to kill Ye Qingchen. Why does this Xiao Xiao care so much about that Ye Qingchen? If he died, would she finally turn her gaze to me? Wu Chang’s thoughts grew increasingly sinister.

"Hey! Xiao Xiao, you’re already out. I thought you hadn’t emerged yet!"

Suddenly, an elegant and composed Ye Qingchen appeared at the exit.

Seeing him, Xiao Xiao rushed over, surprised and delighted. "Young Master, you scared me to death! I thought something had happened to you in there!"

Wu Chang turned his gaze, fully expecting to see a bloodied and battered Ye Qingchen. But the Ye Qingchen before him was completely unharmed. Not a single hair seemed out of place.

What’s going on? What happened to the man-eating flower? Wu Chang’s brow furrowed as he urgently tried to sense the man-eating flower in his mind. However, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t connect with it.

Impossible! That man-eating flower has the strength of the Martial Emperor Realm Fourth Layer! It couldn’t possibly have been killed by this guy! Wu Chang’s heart sank as a dreadful thought surfaced.

"Ahem. Well, Saint Heir, I don’t think there was anything all that terrifying in there," Ye Qingchen said, blinking innocently. "I just ran into a rather ugly man-eating flower halfway through. It startled me a bit, so I went ahead and took care of it. You don’t mind, do you, Saint Heir?"