88: Shocking the entire audience

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

At this moment, a youth dressed in white silk robes walked slowly towards Yang Lingchen with a cold smirk on his lips.

His handsome Face was currently filled with arrogance and disdain.

"My brother, as Young Miss Xueqi's fiancé, I assume your strength is surely not as simple as it appears on the surface, right!"

A faint, almost imperceptible smile curled the lips of the youth in white silk robes. That smile seemed to hide a deep provocation.

"What is it? Speak!"

Yang Lingchen responded calmly, his eyes showing not a trace of fear, only indifference.

"As the number one beauty in Zanyang City, Young Miss Xueqi has countless suitors in Zanyang City. Therefore, if you want to protect her, you must possess sufficiently powerful strength."

The youth in white silk robes continued, scanning Yang Lingchen up and down with a scrutinizing gaze as he spoke.

"A whole lot of nonsense. What exactly are you trying to say?"

Yang Lingchen said irritably; his patience had been worn thin by this self-righteous fellow before him.

"You…! I challenge you. If you lose, leave Young Miss Xueqi and get out of Zanyang City." The youth in white shouted sharply, his eyes filled with anger and jealousy, as if Yang Lingchen were his irreconcilable enemy.

"Why should I accept your challenge? There is no benefit to me in winning or losing."

Yang Lingchen sneered. He thought the person in front of him was simply unreasonable, acting so impulsively and recklessly for the sake of a woman.

"You are a coward."

The youth in white's eyes were full of disdain. He wanted to use this provocation to make Yang Lingchen accept the challenge.

"Whether I am a coward or not is none of your business."

Yang Lingchen smiled evilly; he would not be easily provoked by such low-level tactics.

"If you're a man, fight me." The man in white provoked him again, raising his voice slightly to try and attract the attention of those around them, hoping to put Yang Lingchen in a difficult spot.

"Whether I am a man or not, my Xueqi knows better than anyone; there's no need to prove it to you." Yang Lingchen sneered, his gaze turning to Chen Xueqi, who was standing to the side, his eyes filled with tenderness and confidence.

"You…" The youth in white was left speechless, never having imagined that there could be such a shameless person in the world.

His Face flushed red, and his hands clenched into fists tightly, as if he might rush up and fight Yang Lingchen to the death at any moment.

"You what? Don't blame me for not giving you a chance. If I lose, I'll leave Xueqi, but what if you lose?"

The corners of Yang Lingchen's lips curled into a mischievous smile, a glint of cunning flashing in his eyes as if he already held victory in his grasp.

"I lose? I would lose to a coward like you?"

The man in white sneered, full of confidence in his own strength. In his view, Yang Lingchen was merely a piece of trash at the first layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm and could not possibly be a match for him, who was at the ninth layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm.

"Are we sparring or not? If not, get lost."

Yang Lingchen continued to goad him, his tone filled with impatience; he was already tired of entanglement with this self-righteous fellow.

"Fine, This Young Master agrees. Speak! What wager do you want?" The youth in white said irritably, his eyes filled with anger. He decided he would make Yang Lingchen pay the price for his arrogance.

"If I lose, I will leave Xueqi, but if you lose, I will confiscate your Storage Ring. You don't have any objections, right?"

Yang Lingchen said faintly, his gaze fixed tightly on the Storage Ring on the youth in white's hand, as if a boundless Treasure Trove were hidden within it.

"Haha… you're killing me with laughter. A piece of trash at the first layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm wants to defeat me?" The youth in white laughed wildly and sneered: "This Young Master's storage ring is right here; if you have the ability, come and take it."

As he spoke, he deliberately shook the Storage Ring on his hand to threaten Yang Lingchen.

At this moment, Chen Xueqi walked over: "Li Xuefeng, you are a dignified powerhouse at the ninth layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm. Challenging someone at the first layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm, your skin is truly thick enough!"

Chen Xueqi's Face was filled with anger and dissatisfaction; she felt Li Xuefeng's behavior was simply too excessive.

Chen Xueqi also hadn't expected that Yang Lingchen would actually dare to accept the other party's challenge, so she looked at Yang Lingchen with a worried expression.

Although she hadn't known Yang Lingchen for long, she didn't want him to suffer any harm because of her.

"Xueqi, don't worry. It's just a piece of trash; I'll clean him up in a minute."

Yang Lingchen smiled at Chen Xueqi, trying to put her at ease. Then, he walked directly to the center of the arena, his steps firm and powerful, as if he were ready to meet any challenge.

"This kid is going to suffer."

"Yeah! First layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm, daring to accept Li Xuefeng's challenge; he really doesn't know what's good for him!"

At this moment, the youths off the arena were discussing it one by one, each revealing expressions of schadenfreude. Almost no one favored Yang Lingchen. In their view, the result of this challenge was without suspense; Yang Lingchen would undoubtedly lose.

"Kid, you will pay a heavy price for your arrogance just now." Li Xuefeng said with a cold gaze, a powerful Aura radiating from his body, trying to suppress Yang Lingchen with his presence.

"Have you finished your nonsense?" Yang Lingchen said coldly, his eyes devoid of any fear, instead filled with fighting spirit.

"Kid, your name is Yang Lingchen, right? If you have the ability, then attack! Don't say This Young Master didn't give you a chance. If This Young Master strikes first, you won't have any chance to strike back."

Li Xuefeng stood with his arms crossed, saying mockingly. He didn't take Yang Lingchen seriously at all, believing he could easily defeat him.

"Hmph." Yang Lingchen snorted coldly and didn't say another word of nonsense, directly swinging the heaven-reaching staff while utilizing the Phantom Movement Technique, smashing straight toward Li Xuefeng.

Currently, Yang Lingchen's Phantom Movement Technique had reached Major Achievement; no one at the same Realm could compare to him. Even someone a whole Realm higher than him could not be his opponent in terms of speed.

Yang Lingchen's figure was like a ghost, instantly disappearing from where he stood. Li Xuefeng only felt a blur before his eyes, and before he could react, he felt a powerful force striking toward him.

"Bang."

"Ah… ah… ah… ah…"

Li Xuefeng let out a shrill scream.

The crowd at the scene hadn't seen clearly what happened; they only felt a gust of wind blow past, followed by seeing Li Xuefeng being whipped away.

"Bang… bang… bang…"

"Damn it, let you show off."

"Let you be the one to stick your neck out."

After Yang Lingchen swung his staff in a flurry of attacks, it wasn't long before Li Xuefeng was beaten unconscious.

Of course, Yang Lingchen didn't deliver a killing blow; Li Xuefeng basically only suffered external injuries. After all, this was someone else's territory, and he was a newcomer, unfamiliar with the Central Region, so there was no need to kill anyone here.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen walked straight to Li Xuefeng and snatched the storage ring off his hand.

"Is this really a person at the first layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm? This Movement Technique is too fast, right?"

Countless youths and maidens watching the excitement were stunned in place, their eyes wide open as if they couldn't believe everything that was happening before them.

Even Chen Xueqi was gaping with her mouth wide open, unable to close it for a long time. At this moment, she was completely stunned; she really hadn't expected that the servant she had randomly bought would have such monstrous strength.

It wasn't until Yang Lingchen returned to her side that she reacted.

"Yang Lingchen, how are you so strong?" Having reacted, Chen Xueqi hurriedly hugged Yang Lingchen's arm and asked, her eyes filled with curiosity and admiration.

"Young Miss, your expression just now looked so infatuated! Have you never seen such a handsome man?" Yang Lingchen teased, a confident smile blooming on his Face.

"You… narcissist." Chen Xueqi glared at Yang Lingchen irritably, but a blush appeared on her Face uncontrollably.

"Clap… clap… clap…"

"As expected of the man chosen by Young Miss Xueqi; his strength is truly extraordinary." Just then, Zhang Junhao clapped his hands and said. Although there was a smile on his Face, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Yang Lingchen cupped his fists and said: "Young Master Zhang is too kind. This one just happened to succeed with a sneak attack; my true strength is indeed nothing to boast about." Yang Lingchen could see that Zhang Junhao was extremely sinister, and since this was the other party's territory, there was no need for him to completely offend this person for the sake of a woman he had only just met.

Of course, this didn't mean Yang Lingchen was afraid of Zhang Junhao. If the other party went too far, he wouldn't mind killing him completely; at worst, he would just run away when the time came.

"Haha, Brother Yang is too modest. The Movement Technique you just displayed, even This Young Master could only barely see one or two things. If Brother Yang doesn't mind, This Young Master would like to properly exchange pointers with you." Zhang Junhao had a warm smile on his Face.

Although Zhang Junhao was smiling, Yang Lingchen's sixth sense told him that this person had already developed murderous intent toward him.

Yang Lingchen estimated internally that Zhang Junhao's cultivation level had already reached the first layer of the Spirit Sea Realm. With his current strength, he could at most barely contend with him; it would be very difficult to kill the other party head-on. Moreover, this was the other party's territory; once a fight started, he would be the one to suffer.

"Young Master Zhang is too complimentary. This one is merely at the first layer of the Spiritual Profound Realm and only managed to defeat Li Xuefeng by relying on my Movement Technique. I have no qualifications to spar with you."

Yang Lingchen said faintly, trying to politely decline Zhang Junhao's challenge, not wanting to invite unnecessary trouble.

"This Young Master only saw that Brother Yang's Movement Technique is impressive, so I felt an itch to test my skills and just wanted to spar with Brother Yang. Brother Yang wouldn't be refusing to give This Young Master Face, would you?"

Zhang Junhao's expression darkened slightly, his tone carrying a hint of threat.

"Damn it, this little shady prick has his eyes on me. If I catch an opportunity, I'll have to kill him." Yang Lingchen cursed inwardly, but for now, he couldn't find a reason to refuse.

"Daring to snatch a woman from This Young Master, wait and see how I deal with you later."

Zhang Junhao was also calculating secretly. He had already made up his mind to teach Yang Lingchen a good lesson in this spar and let him know who the true overlord here was.