475: Challenge Su Mingxiang

At the same time.

Wentian Palace, deep within the Void Realm.

Two Elders with profound auras were quietly watching everything below.

One of the Elders, with white hair and a white beard, was Chen Daotian, the Grand Elder of Wentian Palace, while the other was Gao Huoyang, an Elder of the Wentian Palace Mission Hall.

"Little Huo! This kid is not simple! He actually dares to challenge Su Mingxiang."

Chen Daotian stroked his beard, looking at Yang Lingchen below with great interest.

"Revered Master, should we stop him?" Gao Huoyang asked.

"There's no need for that. Judging by the methods he used to teach Tan Shaodu a lesson just now, his true combat power has likely reached the Xuanzun Realm Second Layer, or even the third layer. Facing Su Mingxiang, he might not necessarily be without a chance of winning."

A gratified smile appeared on Chen Daotian's aged face.

"Revered Master, this kid is truly too bizarre. This growth speed is simply unheard of!"

Gao Huoyang's eyes were filled with confusion. Over countless years, he had witnessed many Geniuses, but never one like Yang Lingchen.

"This kid's Cultivation speed and growth are indeed very fast, but such Geniuses do exist. Which of those legendary Invincible Level Cultivators didn't have such a fast Cultivation speed?"

"The reason you are shocked is mainly because your horizons are too limited. You think you have witnessed many Geniuses, but little do you know that the Geniuses you've seen are nothing but a pile of trash in front of true Geniuses."

Chen Daotian stroked his beard and said calmly, "For this Ten Great Factions Ranking Battle, we might have to rely on him."

"Revered Master thinks so highly of him?" Gao Huoyang said in surprise.

"In our Wentian Palace now, who else can you count on besides him?"

Chen Daotian sighed. "For these past millions of years, our Wentian Palace's rank in the Ten Great Factions Ranking Battle has always been near the bottom. Whether we can change this situation this time... we can only rely on him."

"Revered Master, this kid has offended quite a few people now! If we don't protect him, he might get killed one day," Gao Huoyang said.

"Keep an eye on him. As long as he can handle it himself, you don't need to interfere. If anyone among the Sect's upper management dares to trouble him, you step in to block them. If you can't block them, send a voice transmission to this old man immediately," Chen Daotian said.

"Don't worry, Revered Master. Unless the Palace Master and the Grand Elder step in, there is no one your Disciple cannot stop." Gao Huoyang patted his chest... Meanwhile.

Wentian Palace, Challenge Stage.

"Yang Lingchen, are you sure about this?"

Li Hanyan and Su Yuyan both looked at Yang Lingchen with worried faces.

Su Mingxiang was, after all, a Law Enforcement Elder at the Xuanzun Realm Third Layer. It was hard for them to believe that Yang Lingchen could defeat him.

"What? You think I can't beat this old fellow?" Yang Lingchen smiled indifferently, his eyes showing no fear.

"Um... um...!" The two women didn't speak, but both nodded worriedly.

"Don't worry, cleaning up trash of this level is easy for me." Yang Lingchen smiled slightly.

"As long as you're confident. We'll wait for you below," Su Yuyan said softly.

"You'd better think about how to repay me! This trouble was all caused by you!"

An evil, charming smile curled at the corners of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

"How do you want me to repay you?"

Su Yuyan teased, her beautiful eyes looking straight at Yang Lingchen.

"Let me think." Yang Lingchen scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly. "How about you promise yourself to me?"

"In your dreams!"

Su Yuyan's face turned flushed, and she cast a glance at Yang Lingchen with her beautiful eyes, looking incredibly charming.

"Sister Hanyan, what about you?"

Yang Lingchen gave an evil smile and said, "Just now, for your sake, I almost crippled Xu Shaotang. This will likely bring me great trouble. If you don't promise yourself to me, it would be a bit unfair to me."

"But I didn't ask you to do it! You took action of your own accord," Li Hanyan said with a faint smile.

"Fine then!"

Yang Lingchen put on a helpless look. He was just joking and didn't actually expect the two women to promise themselves to him.

"Stinky brat! Get up here and face your death!"

At that moment, Su Mingxiang's cold voice drifted over from the Life and Death Stage.

"Old fellow, since you're in such a hurry to die, then I will fulfill your wish."

Yang Lingchen leaped up, his handsome figure slowly landing on the arena. His graceful movements caused many female Disciples present to cry out in surprise.

"Wow! Yang Lingchen is so handsome. No wonder the Saintess and Li Hanyan like him so much."

"He is indeed quite handsome. I just don't know if he likes my type."

"Forget it! With your thick and clumsy appearance, even if you were naked, he probably wouldn't have any reaction!"

"That's not necessarily true. A man's tastes can change. Maybe one day he'll get tired of the slim type and want to change his flavor! Besides, fat women like me are good for childbearing. I could give him a whole pack of cubs when the time comes."

Not far below the stage, two women began to argue.

On the arena.

"Su Mingxiang, you are a dignified Law Enforcement Elder, yet you want a life-and-death battle with a Disciple. Do you think this follows the rules?"

The Challenge Stage Elder, Yue Hongyu, said with a frown.

"Yue Hongyu, it's not that I want to challenge him, but that he took the initiative to challenge me," Su Mingxiang said coldly.

"Yang Lingchen, are you sure you want to challenge Su Mingxiang? You weren't forced by anyone?" Yue Hongyu asked with a frown.

"Elder Yue, I do indeed want to challenge Su Mingxiang. No one has threatened me."

Yang Lingchen bowed. He still held great respect for Yue Hongyu.

"Very well! Here is a Life and Death Contract. Sign it, both of you."

Seeing this, Yue Hongyu shook his head and then took out a Life and Death Contract, placing it on the table.

Yue Hongyu had originally thought highly of Yang Lingchen, but now he was very disappointed.

Because he didn't expect Yang Lingchen to be so reckless as to run off and challenge Su Mingxiang, who was in the Xuanzun Realm, while only having a Heavenly Net Realm cultivation. What was the difference between this and seeking death?

Yang Lingchen and Su Mingxiang each took a pen and signed their names on the Life and Death Contract.

Seeing Yang Lingchen sign the Life and Death Contract, Tan Shaodu and Xu Shaotang below both showed cold smiles on their faces.

In their view, Yang Lingchen was purely seeking death. With a mere Heavenly Net Realm Fourth Layer cultivation, he actually dared to challenge Su Mingxiang of the Xuanzun Realm Third Layer. This was simply pulling whiskers from the Yama's mouth—seeking a dead end.

"This Yang Lingchen is too bold. Su Mingxiang is a Law Enforcement Elder! He actually dares to issue a life-and-death challenge to him."

"Yeah! He's simply fearless out of ignorance! With his talent, if he were even a little low-key, his future prospects would be limitless!"

"You can't say that. Which of those epoch-making Geniuses is low-key? Without going through trials, how can one become an epoch-making powerhouse? We just have slightly less talent, otherwise we might be even more high-profile than him!"

For a moment, there was much discussion at the scene, with many people expressing their views.

"The Life and Death Contract has been signed. Begin!"

After Yue Hongyu finished speaking, he leaped off the stage.

"Stinky brat! I originally only wanted to take you back to the Law Enforcement Hall to punish you slightly. I didn't expect you to be so reckless as to challenge me. Since that's the case, then go to your death."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Su Mingxiang's mouth, and his sharp eyes revealed a fierce light.

"Old fellow, are you going to fight or not? What the hell are you blabbering for?"

Yang Lingchen directly drew his dragon que sword and pointed it at Su Mingxiang. The blade let out bursts of humming sounds... To be continued!