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Chapter 2151: Chapter 2119: Two Cartons of Cigarettes as Toll Money

The Blood Ox is very strong; Li Chen even suspected that the previous battle was with an unawakened Blood Ox. Now that the old Blood Ox had regained its senses, if its strength recovered, it would likely be even more terrifying.

But the Blood Ox said there is an even more terrifying existence above?

"Senior, may I ask, what place is this exactly, and who left this Ancient Tower here?" Li Chen asked solemnly.

The Blood Ox was taken aback, seemingly surprised by Li Chen’s question: "You don’t know?"

Upon seeing Li Chen genuinely didn’t know, the Blood Ox couldn’t help but shake its head: "Not knowing anything, you still managed to find your way here, it truly is... huh?!"

"It’s..."

The Blood Ox suddenly saw the Red Moon attached to Li Chen’s waist and froze.

"It’s called Red Moon." Seeing the Blood Ox’s reaction, Li Chen was moved and quickly said, "It has been with me for many years."

At this moment, the Red Moon also manifested a physical form. Although its current state was somewhat uncontrollable and couldn’t fight for Li Chen, it could still speak.

"It really is..." The Blood Ox trailed off, unable to continue.

"What is it?" Li Chen couldn’t help but ask, "Senior, do you know Red Moon?"

However, to Li Chen’s disappointment, the Blood Ox remained silent, as if frightened by something, unwilling to speak further.

"Once you’ve rested enough, head up. I think only by reaching the Ninth Layer can you find the answers you seek," the Blood Ox shook its head. "Of course, to go to the Ninth Layer, you must first defeat that old vampire. That old fellow is far stronger than me."

Hearing the Blood Ox’s words, Li Chen couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart.

This old Blood Ox was terrifyingly strong. Even in a state where it fought purely on instinct, it had torn his body apart several times. If its spiritual intelligence revived, it would be even more frightening. Li Chen vaguely felt that while this old Blood Ox’s cultivation was limited to the level of a Ninth-Order Heavenly Venerate, its actual combat power was likely more terrifying than the Power Angel Pavas!

But such an old Blood Ox claimed that there was an even stronger old vampire above. How powerful could that vampire be?

Bear in mind, this was a challenge, not a prearranged battle. If the opponent was strong, it wouldn’t allow him much time to prepare.

This meant his Formation and calculations might be entirely useless.

All he could rely on was his real strength.

"Young man, a piece of advice for you." As Li Chen was contemplating, the old Blood Ox spoke again, "When fighting that old vampire, try using this blade. If that old fellow isn’t blind, he shouldn’t dare do anything to you."

Li Chen frowned at these words.

It’s not that he didn’t want to use Red Moon, but Red Moon’s current state was not ideal. Li Chen was worried it might malfunction and harm Red Moon.

"I understand." After some thought, Li Chen still thanked the old Blood Ox for its kindness and nodded in acknowledgment.

"In that case, I won’t delay you any longer. Good luck." As the old Blood Ox spoke, the gleam in its eyes gradually became somewhat chaotic again, eventually wandering off slowly into the distance, leisurely grazing on the grass like a real old ox.

This place isn’t entirely devoid of life. In the distance, there were forests and mountains, but such a world was still too small for the Blood Ox.

To him, this tiny world was nothing less than a cage, so he could only use sleep to erase his divine sense; otherwise, he feared he would go insane one day.

"Vampires... Blood Clan?"

Li Chen’s eyes shone with a strange brilliance.

In the Lower Realm, there were Blood Clan, yet upon entering the Heaven Realm, Li Chen had not seen any powerful Blood Clan.

What he didn’t expect was that inside such an Ancient Tower, a mighty Blood Clan was imprisoned.

After spending an entire day, Li Chen adjusted his state to peak condition and stepped onto the eighth layer of the Ancient Tower.

Upon entering the eighth layer, even Li Chen couldn’t help but be stunned.

Because what he saw was completely unexpected.

Leaving aside the fact that the eighth layer was much larger than the previous worlds, what he was seeing now was a city... brimming with modernity!

"This is..." Li Chen couldn’t help but be a bit dazed, expanding his divine sense, he found the city indeed exuded a modern atmosphere. Apart from differences in technological development when compared to Earth, this was just like a modern city.

As Li Chen spread his divine sense even further, he noticed that there was not just one such city in this world, but the entire world seemed to have developed to this degree.

From a glance, it seemed like an entire world developed into modern society!

"Pretty nice world, isn’t it?"

Just then, a voice suddenly came from right beside Li Chen’s ear.

Instantly, a creepy feeling welled up from the depths of Li Chen’s heart, causing him to instinctively activate the space gate to retreat far away. Only from a distance did Li Chen notice that a figure had somehow appeared where he previously stood.

Contrary to his impression of the Blood Clan, this figure was in the form of a young man, wearing a black vest, appearing somewhat skinny, with flamboyant black trousers for his lower body.

You can see, the young man is wearing earrings and his hair is spiked up high, looking very fashionable.

"Don’t be afraid, let’s chat a bit first." The young man waved at Li Chen with a smile, "Rest assured, I promise not to make the first move. It’s been a very, very long time since anyone came here. I just want to chat a little before making a move."

"Chat?" Li Chen hesitated for a moment, but eventually returned to the starting point.

He could feel that there was no hostility in this Blood Clan member. The key was that the other party’s mind was extremely clear!

"I think that old ox has already talked to you, right?" The young man took out a small box, and from the box, he took out a white rod about the thickness of a pencil, and put it in his mouth to suck.

Li Chen nodded, "We talked."

"Then you should know. Here, the scariest thing is actually loneliness. Those other guys went crazy because of loneliness, not having anyone to talk to or interact with for countless years." The young man said offhandedly while sucking on that white thing.

"I can sense that you’ve probably experienced quite a few civilizations. You have the aura of a technological civilization." The young man suddenly looked at Li Chen with bright eyes and asked, "Do you have anything for entertainment? Something like alcohol..."

Li Chen looked at the young man a bit strangely; this guy was not what he imagined.

Thinking for a moment, Li Chen took out a pack of cigarettes from his ring, opened it, and tossed it to the young man.

This was something he brought with him when he came up with the people from the Palace of the Nether King. Those guys from the palace brought these things deliberately.

A lot of those people were old-school with a big smoking habit, thinking they probably weren’t going back, they brought a few warehouses full.

Li Chen also took a few packs casually.

"How do you use it?" The young man curiously looked at Li Chen.

Li Chen skillfully opened the package, then took out a cigarette and lit it, taking a deep drag.

To be honest, it had been quite a while since he had touched this stuff.

The young man looked at Li Chen with glowing eyes, then quickly spat out the white rod from his mouth, and mimicked Li Chen by taking out a cigarette and lighting it. After a puff, he choked violently.

"Cough, cough, cough! It’s so bitter! But... it’s strong!" The young man coughed a few times and quickly adapted: "What is this called?"

"It’s called a cigarette." Li Chen shrugged.

"Cigarette? What a good thing!" The young man laughed heartily, "I like living in such a civilization, the life forms from pre-nuclear civilizations know how to enjoy life better than those who just cultivate bitterly."

"That’s right." Li Chen nodded, then shook his head without saying more.

After a few puffs, the young man was already skilled at inhaling and exhaling, and he softly said while looking at the city in front of him, "The reason those guys went crazy is that they don’t understand the true meaning of life. I don’t claim to completely understand, but I know more than they do. So, I created such a world; living here, I feel relaxed, sometimes embarrassed and angry, having desires and emotions, so I’m doing well. Even if I don’t sleep, I won’t go crazy."

"They don’t understand, so they went crazy. Those who didn’t, could only kill time by sleeping." The young man smacked his lips twice, "Really pitiful."

"Little guy, you’ve come here to go up and have a look, right?" After chatting for a while, the young man finally looked at Li Chen, bringing the topic back to the main point.

Li Chen nodded without saying more.

He could feel that this Blood Clan member was likely even stronger than he imagined.

Even face-to-face, Li Chen could clearly feel...he didn’t stand a chance at all.

Li Chen’s current strength, even a True Realm being, he dared to fight, but feeling so hopeless meant there was only one possibility.

Palm Realm.

A Palm Realm powerhouse actually lived in such an ancient tower for countless years.

No wonder, though it should count as part of the Four Great Realms, no one ever noticed his presence.

This place is indeed too hidden.

"Tsk tsk." The young man smacked his lips twice, then glanced at the Red Moon by Li Chen’s waist, "If I’m not mistaken, that old ox probably told you to use this knife against me, right?"

Li Chen looked at the young man without answering.

"Little guy, trust me, even if you use this knife, I still have a way to kill you without touching it." The young man stroked his chin and looked at Li Chen, "If I’m not mistaken, your current strength should be able to fight with those in the True Realm, right? But unfortunately, even a True Realm is just a few slaps for me."

Li Chen didn’t expect this guy to be quite a chatterbox.

But thinking about it, being muffled in such a place for countless years, it’s normal to be talkative. However, he also knew that wanting to defeat this Blood Clan member and go up was no longer possible. At least, with his current strength, it wasn’t possible.

However, at this time, the young man suddenly said, "But, it’s not impossible to let you go up."

This Blood Clan member then glanced upward cautiously, and said softly to Li Chen: "How about we make a deal?"

"What kind of deal?" Li Chen looked somewhat strangely at this Blood Clan member with an intimidating level of cultivation.

"Just this thing...cigarettes, that’s right! Give me two more packs, and I’ll let you go up."