Inside the Martial Battle Hall, everyone turned their attention towards Su Chen.
A myriad of gazes, almost all filled with mockery and pity...
You asked for it by provoking Shentu Ni? Daring to kill someone from East Crane Ancient Kingdom? Now, what will you do? Although most of the spectators present are Martial Cultivators from Nan’e Ancient, the vast majority still feel disgruntled or even resentful towards Su Chen.
Disgruntled by Su Chen’s arrogance, disgruntled by Su Chen’s close relationship with Nangong Wu.
And the resentment comes from the fact that many present belong to the major forces and grand families of Nan’e Ancient, among which many heirs and direct lineage sons died by Su Chen’s hands during the last Sacred Auction.
"Just do your best. You don’t necessarily need to compare with Shentu Ni; after all, he is several years older than you. By the time you reach his age, you’ll surely be even more powerful than him, even though you’re not a Pure Sword Physique," Nangong Wu whispered to encourage Su Chen. However, she might not be accustomed to saying these words, so her voice still carried a somewhat indifferent tone.
Su Chen nodded, offering no explanation.
Let the results speak for themselves.
Perhaps, there might be a surprise?
Under those thousands of mocking gazes, Su Chen walked towards the Martial Battle Platform.
"That kid really dares to come up, haha..." Zheng Jingyuan sneered, "Won’t cry until he sees the coffin. Comparing himself to the Eternal Evil with a Pure Sword Physique, where does his confidence come from?"
"Guess how deep a mark this kid can make?" Xue Shousong asked somewhat boredly. The outcome is already predetermined, not much to see, just making fun on the side.
"Not even half an inch!" Zheng Jingyuan said assertively.
"On the contrary, I think he could make half an inch!" Xue Shousong said with a laugh, "It’s said that he has the strength to annihilate a practitioner of the Nine-Story Realm of the Dome Extreme Boundary with one move."
"To kill Chen Kui? Just got lucky," Zheng Jingyuan said disdainfully, "Take him to Buddha Domain, and at most, this kid can only become a core disciple of an Eighth or Ninth Rank force."
Su Chen stepped onto the Martial Battle Platform.
"You may begin now," Liu Erfu stated.
Liu Erfu’s attitude was neither warm nor icy, clearly, he intentionally kept a distance from Su Chen.
He aimed to please Shentu Ni, after all, the killing intent Shentu Ni had for Su Chen was palpable to anyone.
Between choosing Shentu Ni and Su Chen, the choice was obviously Shentu Ni. Who is Su Chen even? He hadn’t heard of him before; could he be comparable to Shentu Ni?
"Elder Liu, I have a question," Su Chen smiled but did not rush to make his move, politely referring to himself as ’the youngster’.
"Speak!" Liu Erfu nodded, his impression of Su Chen slightly improved; at least Su Chen understood etiquette and wasn’t entirely arrogant and nonsensical.
"What are the consequences if the Divine Blood Stump gets damaged during the test?" Su Chen asked.
Liu Erfu was taken aback.
Having served as an official in Heaven Earth Pavilion for tens of thousands of years, this was the first time he’d heard such a question like Su Chen’s.
Divine Blood Stump damaged?! No one ever asked this silly question before.
How could the Divine Blood Stump possibly be damaged? Even for those surpassing the Ancestral King Realm, damaging the Divine Blood Stump wouldn’t be easy, right?
Thus, this question was something Liu Erfu, or rather Heaven Earth Pavilion had never even considered.
Several breaths later, Liu Erfu’s voice turned three degrees colder: "That’s not for you to worry about, do you think you can damage the Divine Blood Stump?"
Liu Erfu was somewhat annoyed and disdainful.
Damage the Divine Blood Stump? Su Chen is really overthinking; it’s simply delusional.
Such unfounded fantasies greatly worsened his impression of Su Chen once again. Thɪs chapter is updated by NoveI-Fire.ɴet
Meanwhile, "Hahaha..." Inside the Martial Battle Hall, laughter erupted, many people were laughing so hard that tears nearly fell.
When there are too many Martial Cultivators, all kinds of oddballs show up!
Many even admired Su Chen’s divergent thinking; imagining to such an extent was not easy.
If the Divine Blood Stump were so easy to damage, then how could Shentu Ni have only left a thirty-inch mark, even though in fact, this achievement is already an against-era strongest performance.
In fact, the thickness of the Divine Blood Stump is about twenty meters, which is more than sixty inches.
Shentu Ni’s one sword strike didn’t even penetrate halfway.
If Shentu Ni couldn’t even penetrate halfway, what unrealistic fantasies should other Martial Cultivators harbor? Does Su Chen still think he can surpass Shentu Ni?
In the spectator seats.
Su Wanqing clenched her fists, her heart had been hanging all along, currently, she stared at Su Chen on the Martial Battle Platform, feeling nervous like never before in her life.
Li Ping was not much better than Su Wanqing, even her forehead started to show beads of sweat.
Especially when the whole hall once again echoed with the tidal wave of mockery towards Su Chen, both women couldn’t control their anger, frustration, anxiety... Even feeling the impulse to speak up for Su Chen and cheer him on.
On the Martial Battle Platform.
"Please, Elder Liu, answer me, I really want to know," Su Chen said emotionlessly, his tone resolute and slightly stubborn.
"You..." Liu Erfu was furious, his face ugly, he took a deep look at Su Chen and then shouted, "Fine, since you want to know, I will answer you. If you really can damage the Divine Blood Stump, then you don’t need to compensate Heaven Earth Pavilion, nor worry about revenge from them or anything. This is my promise, and also the promise of Heaven Earth Pavilion."
Getting Liu Erfu’s promise was good, especially since Liu Erfu made the promise in front of everyone.
He could be completely at ease now.
Su Chen did not want to be needlessly targeted and hated by Heaven Earth Pavilion.
Although he already had countless enemies, one stronger than the other, he still did not want to take the path where everyone is an enemy; it’s not that he’s afraid, but it’s just too lonely, too isolating.
"Has this guy reached the terminal stage of delusion?" Zheng Jingyuan shook his head and humphed: "Does he still think he can damage the Divine Blood Stump? When I was in the Buddha Domain, I heard that the Martial Cultivators from the Four Great Ancient Nations not only lack strength but also have limited insight. Seeing it today, it’s true. This guy doesn’t even know what kind of freak the Divine Blood Stump really is? It’s simply laughable to death."
"What if he creates a miracle?" Xue Shousong said with a smile, although he said so, his expression was all playful.
"Enough, no more nonsense, let’s start!" Liu Erfu was already getting impatient.
It’s like if a person has just eaten the most delicious food in the world and is fully satisfied. Then, they are asked to eat cold leftovers and must also patiently wait to eat those cold leftovers.
Would he still have an appetite? Would he have the desire to wait?
Shentu Ni is like the most delicious food in the world, whereas Su Chen is like those cold leftovers that still require patient waiting.
He wants Su Chen to quickly finish testing and get lost, so he won’t be an eyesore or disgust him.