755: Continue to make empty promises

"Yang Lingchen, I admit that your strength is indeed very strong, but unfortunately, you have met me today." Yuwen Chengfeng's Face revealed a confident arrogance.

It had always been him performing a Cross-Rank Challenge against others, and no one had ever been able to defeat him in a Cross-Rank Challenge.

"Yuwen Chengfeng, since you are so confident in yourself, why don't we make a bet?" Yang Lingchen's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile.

"How do you want to bet?" Yuwen Chengfeng said coldly.

"Let us fight with all our might; whoever loses will become the other's underling. What do you think?" Yang Lingchen said with a proud smile.

"Fine. With your talent, you are barely qualified to be my underling. Make your move! I will let you have three strikes."

A ray of confident light shone in Yuwen Chengfeng's eyes; he did not put Yang Lingchen in his eyes at all, as if he had already won.

"Damn, this kid is truly arrogant." Yang Lingchen was speechless in his heart. Did he look that much like a pushover?

"Are you sure you want to let me have three strikes?" Yang Lingchen smiled indifferently and said, "Don't go back on your word when you lose."

"I said I would let you have three strikes, so I will. I, Yuwen Chengfeng, have never gone back on my word." Yuwen Chengfeng looked at Yang Lingchen with arrogance and disdain.

"Fine, since you insist on letting me have three strikes, then I will grant your wish."

The sky-splitting spear instantly appeared in Yang Lingchen's hand. Suddenly, an invisible Killing Intent radiated from the spear shaft. He lunged forward abruptly, the long spear in his hand resembling a Vicious Beast from the primordial era, thrusting toward Yuwen Chengfeng with a violent Aura.

The moment Yang Lingchen's sky-splitting spear thrust out, Yuwen Chengfeng couldn't help but frown. His intuition told him that this spear was extremely dangerous, but he had already given his word. If he went back on it now, he would lose too much Face.

With no other choice, Yuwen Chengfeng could only use his Movement Technique and retreat rapidly.

However, to his frustration, Yang Lingchen's speed was not the least bit weaker than his own. No matter how he increased his speed, he could not shake the other party off.

"How is this guy's strength so strong?"

Facing Yang Lingchen's shadow-like Movement Technique and the extremely sharp sky-splitting spear, Yuwen Chengfeng ultimately chose to counterattack.

If he continued to act arrogant now, he would undoubtedly be defeated.

A cyan battle sword instantly appeared in his hand. This battle sword carried a trace of sharp Sword Qi and quickly met Yang Lingchen's sky-splitting spear.

"Bang…!"

As the two powerful forces collided, Yang Lingchen and Yuwen Chengfeng were both forced back hundreds of zhang simultaneously.

"Yuwen Chengfeng, didn't you say you would let me have three strikes?" A playful smile curled up on the corner of Yang Lingchen's mouth.

"Yang Lingchen, I did underestimate your strength before, and it was indeed arrogant of me to say I would let you have three strikes. But if you want to be my boss, you will have to rely on your true skills from now on."

Yuwen Chengfeng's expression gradually became grave. Judging by that last strike, Yang Lingchen definitely possessed the strength to threaten him.

"Yuwen Chengfeng, then you had better be careful. I hope you don't disappoint me."

Yang Lingchen held the sky-splitting spear, the tip pointing straight at the firmament behind him. The sunlight shone on the spear tip, emitting a blinding light.

He stood there steadily, like a bow and arrow ready to be fired, capable of delivering a fatal blow at any moment.

"Yang Lingchen, you are truly boundless in your arrogance. It seems that if I don't show you what I'm made of, you'll really think you've already won."

Yuwen Chengfeng leaped up abruptly, and a sharp Sword Qi descended from the sky, slashing toward Yang Lingchen. At this moment, the air seemed as if it were about to be torn apart.

Seeing this, Yang Lingchen turned the spear shaft, cutting through the sky. With a terrifying wave of air, he swept it toward Yuwen Chengfeng, and his majestic Protective Aura surged out like a tidal wave.

The moment the two forces collided, Yuwen Chengfeng was clearly at a disadvantage.

Yang Lingchen's sky-splitting spear was clearly a heavy weapon; in terms of both power and sharpness, it was far superior to the precious sword in Yuwen Chengfeng's hand.

Coupled with Yang Lingchen's bizarre spearmanship, there was almost no possibility for Yuwen Chengfeng to win.

At this moment, Yuwen Chengfeng no longer had his previous arrogance. He used all his strength, constantly resisting Yang Lingchen's attacks.

Meanwhile, Yang Lingchen was calm and composed. He wielded the sky-splitting spear with godlike skill; it was clear he was not using his full strength and was simply using his opponent to practice his spear techniques.

He was not in a hurry to defeat Yuwen Chengfeng immediately, because it was already very difficult to encounter such an opponent in the Outer Court, making him the best object for practicing.

Furthermore, Yuwen Chengfeng was his future underling, so naturally, he had to leave the other party some Face.

"Yang Lingchen, I lose."

After about several hundred strikes, Yuwen Chengfeng, after clashing with Yang Lingchen once more, ultimately chose to admit defeat.

Because in these few hundred strikes, Yuwen Chengfeng had already used all his means but had been unable to pose any threat to Yang Lingchen. Rather than being suppressed by the other party continuously, it was better to simply admit defeat.

"What did you call me?" A faint smile appeared on Yang Lingchen's Face.

"Boss." Yuwen Chengfeng called out helplessly. Since he had already lost, it would truly be shameful to go back on his word.

At this moment, he was thoroughly convinced of Yang Lingchen's strength.

Since he was young, he had always been an invincible existence among his peers. After reaching the Profound Immortal Realm, he still possessed the strength to fight across three minor Realms. However, he had never expected that one day he would be defeated by someone who crossed two minor Realms. This huge sense of disparity made him find it a bit hard to accept for a moment.

"Yuwen Chengfeng, your talent is not bad. As long as you honestly follow me, in the future at Tianxin Academy, whoever dares to bully you can just drop my name." Yang Lingchen said with assurance.

"Boss, with your ability to cause trouble, if I use your name, it would be a miracle if I didn't get beaten to death."

Yuwen Chengfeng said irritably, "I can recognize you as my boss for now, but if you can't beat me in the future, I won't recognize you as my boss anymore."

"Anyone who has been defeated by me, Yang Lingchen, will never be able to beat me in this lifetime. You should prepare to be my underling for the rest of your life." A ray of confident light shone in Yang Lingchen's eyes.

"I don't believe it!"

Yuwen Chengfeng continued, "Boss, how is your strength so strong? During the fight just now, I felt like you hadn't used your full strength yet."

"Of course I didn't use my full strength. You are my underling, how could I have the heart to hurt you?" Yang Lingchen said with a smile.

Afterward, the two chatted casually. Both were young people, so there was no generation gap between them when communicating.

"Boss, don't you give gifts when you take on an underling?" Yuwen Chengfeng asked.

"I will look after you in Tianxin Academy from now on; that is the best gift." Yang Lingchen said earnestly.

"But I heard that you seem to have offended many people. I don't know if I'll be beaten to death for recognizing you as my boss." Yuwen Chengfeng teased.