My gorgeous wife-Chapter 1720 - 1691: Thunderclap

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"Hiss—"

In the space outside the Remnant Cloud Forest, a black rift appeared suddenly.

Soon after, the rift grew larger and eventually transformed into a black luminous passage, through which two silhouettes appeared quite abruptly.

Looking at the vast forest ahead, Li Chen’s eyes showed a hint of hesitation.

It’s been quite a few years since he last left this forest. He was no longer the person he used to be, but the Remnant Cloud Forest, even though it’s merely a place where low-level Martial Artists seek cultivation resources, hasn’t changed at all.

The closest place to the Remnant Cloud Forest is still that first city he saw upon arriving in the Heaven Realm... Baiyue City.

Years have passed like this, changing only people, but this world has not changed at all.

Looking into the distance, Li Chen’s face carried a touch of emotion.

But more than that, it was gloom.

"I can’t delay any longer. Yue Gouchen, being a Star Lord, is definitely not a vegetarian, likely a super expert among Heavenly Kings, or even... " Li Chen couldn’t imagine further. Back then, he didn’t know Yue Gouchen was hunting him, otherwise, he would have never felt at ease staying on the Earth Prison Star Continent.

Contrarily, leaving the Earth Prison Star Continent might have indeed been a good thing for him back then.

Because, if it were back then, Yue Gouchen could squash him like an ant with ease. Li Chen wasn’t sure how powerful a Star Lord’s authority was, but being the nominal Star Lord of this Star Continent, couldn’t possibly be an existence that the tiny Envy Heaven Realm of the past could compete with.

"But now..."

Li Chen looked at his own hands without speaking. Now, even if it is a Star Lord, he dares to challenge him.

Because now, he is also a Heavenly King!

"Let’s go!"

Patting Bai Shi beside him, the two figures flickered and suddenly vanished into the vast sea of trees of the Remnant Cloud Forest.

But just as the two entered, a sudden thunderous sound erupted from the sky.

"Boom!!"

The weather in the Heaven Realm has always been fair, which is due to the Star Continent’s autonomous operation. Such sudden thunderstorms are rare occurrences.

Yet, this thunder sound appeared abruptly, like a bolt from the blue, booming across the entire Remnant Cloud Forest and even the entire Nanxiang Prefecture. Countless Martial Artists, upon hearing the thunder, raised their heads in astonishment.

However, the sky remained clear, giving no hint of impending rain.

The thunder sounded as if it had never occurred.

Li Chen’s figure suddenly paused, looking up to the sky.

"Earlier, I seemed to have felt an incredibly terrifying power?"

Beside Li Chen, Bai Shi nodded: "I felt it too, it seems that the direction of that power fluctuation is precisely this Remnant Cloud Forest?"

Li Chen’s face changed, and he grabbed Bai Shi beside him, as spatial transference suddenly activated: "Quick!"

At that moment, all the Martial Artists who came to the Remnant Cloud Forest seeking cultivation resources also heard the thunder, for compared to other places, they heard it the clearest.

The thunder came so suddenly and terrifyingly that some Martial Artists with slightly lower cultivation were directly knocked off balance by the sound, sitting stunned on the ground, their eyes looking dazedly at the sky.

"Was that thunder just now?"

"What kind of thunder sounds so terrifying? I’m near the Heavenly Level, about to break through to the Heavenly Level, and this thunder can actually knock me down?"

"And... it’s only a sound!"

Many low-level Martial Artists felt an inexplicable chill. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

As low-level Martial Artists, to survive well in this world, the most important thing is to have strong adaptability and be able to detect crises in advance, so as to avoid calamity ahead of time and survive in the cracks.

After the thunder, many Martial Artists in the Remnant Cloud Forest who showed slight changes in their expressions stopped searching and instead gathered together to discuss.

Before long, Martial Artists began to leave the Remnant Cloud Forest one after another.

Although it might be a treasure emerging, it could also be a premonition of some crisis.

Whatever happens, it’s not something these low-level Martial Artists can involve themselves in.

In the Heaven Realm, if one’s strength is lacking and still rushing into events that one is not qualified to participate in, it’s courting death!

...

"Boss, have you found anything?"

Li Chen and Bai Shi were exploring in the Remnant Cloud Forest, as the earlier thunder and breath came too suddenly, even causing them to keep their aura low-key.

The aura was too terrifying, if not for both already being experts of Heavenly King Level and having domain protection, they probably wouldn’t have detected that aura; ordinary Martial Artists only heard the thunder.

"Not yet."

The light in Li Chen’s eyes gradually dimmed as he shook his head.

But soon, the mysterious light began flashing again in Li Chen’s eyes.

This was Li Chen’s Eye of the Dao.

However, continuously using the Eye of the Dao to search in a place like the Remnant Cloud Forest is evidently a task that consumes quite a bit of spirit, even though Li Chen is now a Heavenly King. After using the Eye of the Dao for a while, he needs to rest before using it again.

The range touched by the Eye of the Dao is exceedingly far, something proven amidst the starry sky in the past.

However, in this Remnant Cloud Forest, because there are simply too many plants and trees, Li Chen’s Eye of the Dao has been weakened.

In the vastness amidst the starry sky, Li Chen’s Eye of the Dao can see things hundreds of thousands or even millions of miles away, but in this Remnant Cloud Forest, it can only see the situation within a few thousand miles.

Don’t think these few thousand miles seem like a lot, but you must know, even the outskirts of Remnant Cloud Forest cover nearly a million miles in circumference, let alone deep within.

This is a vast forest that occupies nearly half of Nanxiang Prefecture!

"Hmm?"

Finally, through Li Chen’s relentless efforts, the Eye of the Dao, after scanning numerous unrelated martial artists, locked onto a group of people.

Upon seeing this group, Li Chen’s eyes immediately turned red.

He didn’t recognize Yue Gouchen or the people of the Star Palace, but he could see that a group of people was being escorted towards the outside of Remnant Cloud Forest.

And among the leading few, there were faces Li Chen was familiar with.

"Great Grandfather..."

Scenes from his memories flashed through Li Chen’s mind in an instant.

This old man, who always loved to stay silent, would always protect him at his most dangerous times, but never said anything.

In the past, Li Chen even thought that Great Grandfather was different from the other grandfathers, only slightly taking care of him out of duty, not out of real concern.

But only a long time later did he realize this taciturn Great Grandfather’s care for him was not less than anyone else’s.

He just never said it.

Even during the Palace of the Nether King’s incident, Li Chen somehow felt an inexplicable blame towards Great Grandfather for not helping.

But later, he learned that at that time, Great Grandfather helped block Lieu Zhanxiao for him.

At that time, Great Grandfather’s cultivation was inferior to Lieu Zhanxiao’s, the battle must have been grueling, yet... he never mentioned it, not even after Li Chen left the Main World.

In Li Chen’s memories, there were no impressions of his parents, but he vaguely felt that Great Grandfather perhaps was always playing the role of his father.

And the other grandfathers were playing the role of his mother, the elderly ones, always protecting him in a way he didn’t understand.

This reasoning, young Li Chen couldn’t understand at all, but many years later, he gradually came to comprehend it.

Li Chen not only saw Great Grandfather Bai Haoyue, but also True Person Zhang, Wenxing, Prison Star, and even the South Sea Femme Fatale who was supposed to be dead had appeared for some unknown reason.

What almost drove Li Chen mad was that at the back of the crowd, he saw Lin Xiaoxiao and the others!

Lin Xiaoxiao, An Qin, Wang Qianqian, Ning Wangyang, Zhong Tian, Xiao Long!

At this moment, they seemed to have their cultivation restricted, walking under the supervision of a group, somewhat dazed.

Li Chen’s breathing became more and more rapid.

"Boss, what’s wrong with you?" Bai Shi beside him noticed something was amiss with Li Chen and hurriedly asked.

"Old Bai... punch me."

"Boss, why..."

"Punch me! Hurry!" Li Chen suddenly shouted.

"Bang!!"

Bai Shi’s fist, like a mountain, hit Li Chen’s chest, and Li Chen didn’t even defend himself, being knocked flying, breaking three or four trees as thick as a regular person’s body in the process.

A trace of light blood oozed from the corner of Li Chen’s mouth.

"Boss, are you okay?" At this moment, Bai Shi hurried over, surprised to see Li Chen didn’t defend himself.

"I’m fine."

The pain in his chest finally calmed Li Chen down a bit.

Otherwise, he feared he might have gone mad and charged forward directly.

But reason told him he couldn’t charge forward now.

Because within that crowd, he found an extremely terrifying presence!

"Old Bai, thank you." Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Li Chen said in a low voice.

Bai Shi looked confused, not knowing what happened, why the boss asked him to punch him, and then even thanked him?

"I’ve found them," Li Chen spoke with a cold expression: "But in that crowd, there’s an exceptionally terrifying presence, likely possessing cultivation power greater than yours or mine; how strong, I don’t know."

"Currently, my friends are in their hands, so we should not act rashly."

"Old Bai, find a place to ambush with me, hide well, and wait for my signal."

"We... ambush! Remember, the primary objective is to save people! Grab them first, then take action!" Li Chen said quickly.

Bai Shi nodded gravely.

Because, from Li Chen’s tone, he heard a deep sense of urgency.

Something he had never seen in this man since traveling with him.