Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1993

Chapter 1993: 1993

Qin You’s expression froze instantly . He was fully aware of how much trouble he was in now .

The runes approached even during this momentary loss of focus, their walls crushing in the space they occupied .

“What the hell are these things, senior brother Qin?” The white-haired cultivator was blindsided; his voice terrified . They had a reasonable breadth of experience as geniuses of a sacred land, but never had they witnessed so weird a sight before .

A regular formation couldn’t possibly move around, could it?

These approaching runes felt like one that could . Moreover, they were so powerful that the geniuses had no hope of escape .

Outside the entrapment of runes, Jiang Chen was perfectly relaxed . He had only wanted to do a little experiment, but the suspended runes turned out far more powerful than he expected .

They were significantly more flexible than formations to boot . Yes, they weren’t equally as strong, but their ease of use in combat meant that they were much more convenient and agile .

Gan Ning’s only remaining emotion was astonishment . The abilities that Jiang Chen were casually exhibiting were too incomprehensible for him . He could do nothing more than admire his senior brother’s exploits .

After a period of futile resistance, Qin You and the white-haired cultivator were utterly overwhelmed .

……

About an hour later, Jiang Chen collected forty-some orbs off of the other geniuses’ unconscious bodies . Gan Ning could only watch on, completely flabbergasted by what his senior brother was doing .

He now understood why Jiang Chen hadn’t cared for the orbs they found along the way . If he could do all this, was there even a point to fighting over the strays?

Jiang Chen generously gifted five of the orbs he won to Gan Ning .

“I… I can have these?” stammered the young genius .

Jiang Chen laughed . “Take it . A portion of their ill-gotten gains . ”  

“Ill-gotten gains?” Gan Ning was confused .

“These guys had six or seven orbs each . Given their abilities, how could they find so many in only a day or two? The fact that they were gathered together here means that the orb per head should be even fewer . The only explanation is that they banded together to rob others . Honestly, a much better deal than trying to find orbs themselves, I have to say . ”

His analysis was quite reasonable .

“Oh, I see . These bastards!” Gan Ning cursed . “I’ve always heard that Flora, Polylore, and Void were secret allies . Seems those rumors were true . Regardless, these guys are pretty lucky to assemble in so short a period of time . ”

“They have their ways of making that easier . There’s a bit of luck as well, I assume . ” Jiang Chen waved a hand . “We need to hurry and find Wu You . ”

Gan Ning was still mildly concerned . “Didn’t you find the lingering aura of the weeping tree around here, senior brother? I’m bothered that Wu You might have fallen prey to their surprise attack . ”

“I don’t think so,” Jiang Chen shook his head . “Let’s look around a bit more . The trail’s not cold yet . ”

“Uh huh . We need to take care of ourselves . These temporary alliances are hard to defend against,” Gan Ning suggested discreetly .

Jiang Chen grinned at that . “I actually want to run into them more often . To pick up so many orbs so quickly and easily is a real blessing . ”

Gan Ning blinked, then burst into laughter .

Senior brother Jiang Chen was right . He was strong enough to cut through even well-known geniuses such as Qin You like butter . They were as pliant as clay in his hands .

What else would he possibly be afraid of?

As long as his senior brother employed some common sense, he could do as he wished on this island . He and Wu You were lucky to be on the same team as him! If Jiang Chen acted independently, he might reap even greater rewards .

No more amazing opportunities arose as they traveled past . Clearly, Qin You and his fellows’ banditry had induced the other geniuses to steer a wide berth around this area .

This was another important reason that Qin You had wanted to leave this place .

But after all of what had transpired so far, there was still no news of Wu You whatsoever .

At first, Gan Ning was very anxious about his friend’s whereabouts . After a while though, he felt that it was probably alright even if Wu You didn’t show up until the end .

Senior brother Jiang Chen was harvesting orbs at an alarming rate . Even without Wu You’s contribution, he would lead the pack in the rankings . Their team would definitely be top three – or perhaps even the winning one .

Since it was forbidden to kill anyone in the trial, Wu You’s safety was assured .

There was still no trace of their missing third member at the second evening .

Last night’s experiences had taught Gan Ning not to mention keeping watch again . He really didn’t need to . Anyone blind enough to run into senior brother Jiang Chen was delivering their own orbs right into his hands .

As expected, two more would-be ambushers crept up on them in the night, thinking that they were stupid to be so defenseless in the trees .

Jiang Chen took care of the two excited criminals on the spot . They didn’t even see his face before being knocked out . Their orbs were duly confiscated, though the duo had only five among them .

Still, something was better than nothing .

Gan Ning was passed another orb from the spoils . Profit without working was a little embarrassing; he had made almost no contribution to the team’s efforts .

On the third day, Jiang Chen and Gan Ning noticed that the other teams were beginning to gather together . Many trios had already found each other .

The situation on the island shifted . Geniuses no longer roamed by themselves, but rather in teams instead .

This affected Jiang Chen’s movements somewhat .

Since Jiang Chen was so far above his teammates in terms of strength, his team had a very different dynamic compared to the ones where all three geniuses were evenly matched .