6: Fellow disciples challenged and slapped him in the face

"Mu Wuchen, come out quickly! Don't be a coward hiding in your mansion!"

At the entrance of the mansion, a man with an extraordinary aura stood in the air. He held a long sword in his arms, his eyes filled with immense arrogance. Behind him were three Tianxuan Sect disciples, their provocative intent clearly displayed.

"I wondered who had the guts to bark outside my mansion. Turns out it's just my defeated opponent, Chu Lingxiao!"

Mu Wuchen slowly walked out, pulling Su Meier along.

Su Meier tried to break free, but found herself as delicate as an ordinary woman in front of Mu Wuchen.

"Chu Lingxiao, Linghai Realm Fourth Stage, Celestial Human Aptitude, Master of Imperial Artifacts, Extraordinary in Swordsmanship."

Mu Wuchen had some impression of Chu Lingxiao. Like Mu Wuchen, he was also a core disciple of the Tianxuan Sect, with a Celestial Human Aptitude, meaning that if nothing unexpected happened, his realm could probably reach the Celestial Human Realm.

Originally, Chu Lingxiao, at Linghai Realm Third Stage, had lost to Mu Wuchen, who was at Linghai Realm Fourth Stage. Now that he had also broken through to Linghai Realm Fourth Stage, he decided to come to Mu Wuchen to get his revenge.

Seeing that it wasn't a Son of Destiny, Mu Wuchen immediately lost interest.

Upon seeing Mu Wuchen leisurely walking over with a woman whose cultivation was only at the Body Tempering Realm, Chu Lingxiao instantly became furious.

He was completely disregarding him!

Then Chu Lingxiao noticed Su Meier, whose appearance had changed, and was stunned again, thinking that although this woman's cultivation was ordinary, her beauty was quite good.

"Mu Wuchen, I heard you abducted another woman upon your return this time. You, a dignified core disciple, yet you spend your days doing such despicable deeds of bullying men and women. How is such conduct any different from those scoundrels who consort with demons!"

Chu Lingxiao took the initiative, directly standing on the moral high ground.

Hearing someone say "consort with demons," Su Meier was slightly displeased.

Demons are demons, and devils are devils. Devils are mostly strange, ugly, and ferocious in appearance, while she was beautiful beyond compare.

"This young lady, do not be afraid. I, Chu Lingxiao, am not a crude and cruel person like Mu Wuchen. If you are being coerced, speak up now, and I will surely rescue you from Mu Wuchen's clutches!"

Chu Lingxiao shouted loudly.

The essence of humans is to be onlookers. Such a lively scene had already attracted many Tianxuan Sect disciples, and whispers constantly arose.

Seeing more and more people arriving, Chu Lingxiao released his aura, stood tall and proud, full of righteousness, displaying the dignity of an orthodox cultivator.

He wanted to use public opinion to pressure Mu Wuchen, to disturb his state of mind, so that he could establish his prestige.

Mu Wuchen had completely lost interest in this Chu Lingxiao. He couldn't even defeat the original Mu Wuchen, and now he wanted to duel with him after his body had been modified by the system?

Chatting idly with him was less appealing than going back inside to play with the fox.

Mu Wuchen yawned and turned to leave, completely disregarding Chu Lingxiao's provocation.

"You fellow, how dare you ignore me! I am a core disciple just like you!"

Chu Lingxiao roared.

Just as Mu Wuchen turned around, Chu Lingxiao let out a loud shout and suddenly attacked. The long sword in his hand split into two, then two into four. The four swords left his hand and directly stabbed towards Mu Wuchen's body.

Although the targets were not vital points, if he were hit directly, Mu Wuchen would probably be bedridden for several months!

"Hiss--"

The other disciples gasped in surprise. They hadn't expected Chu Lingxiao to attack so quickly!

Mu Wuchen, who had already turned around, sneered. Too slow, too weak!

With his Heavenly Eye, he could instantly see the flaws in his moves. Coupled with his body, which had been reshaped by the system, his reactions and strength were far beyond his past self. A mere Chu Lingxiao was no different from a weak chicken that had grown for two and a half years!

Excellent ingredients only require the simplest cooking methods.

"Snap!"

A piercing sound came.

Mu Wuchen directly slapped Chu Lingxiao across the face with a big palm, sending Chu Lingxiao flying backward. Two of his front teeth flew out.

"You!"

Chu Lingxiao covered his half-swollen face, his eyes filled with disbelief. Blood flowed from his mouth. He had been defeated in a single move. Mu Wuchen seemed even stronger than before, and the gap between him and Mu Wuchen had widened.

"Pfft--"

A soft chuckle sounded, coming from Su Meier, who was beside Mu Wuchen.

A beauty's smile could topple kingdoms.

She was the Demon Empress, so she naturally didn't pay much attention to these minor skirmishes. However, while others didn't see the subtlety of that palm strike, she could perceive its profoundness.

Mu Wuchen's control of force was just right, deliberately making the slap exceptionally loud, and even adding amplification so that everyone present could hear it clearly. He even specifically knocked out two teeth!

Su Meier rarely saw cultivators slapping each other like children fighting, so she found it somewhat amusing and laughed out loud.

Her laughter was very soft; everyone present was focused on the battle and barely heard it. However, Chu Lingxiao, who had been constantly watching her, heard it clearly!

He had truly lost face this time!

Before Chu Lingxiao could speak, a chubby henchman beside him glared, pointed a finger at Mu Wuchen, and shouted:

"Mu Wuchen, Senior Brother Chu only came for a friendly spar, yet you struck so heavily!"

"If you have the guts, have a fair and square arena duel with Senior Brother Chu on the arena..."

Before he could utter the word "duel," a slap directly sent him flying.

The one who struck was actually Chu Lingxiao, who was beside him.

Chu Lingxiao covered his swollen half-face, his eyelids twitching slightly.

What the chubby henchman said earlier made some sense, but then he suggested that he go to the arena with Mu Wuchen. Was he trying to get him beaten to death by Mu Wuchen?

Mu Wuchen's strength had clearly increased significantly, and he might even have broken through. Dueling with Mu Wuchen now would just be sending himself to his death!

"Mu Wuchen, this time I was careless. However, your opponent is not me. I am merely entrusted by someone to deliver a message to you."

Mu Wuchen looked down from above and spoke indifferently:

"Speak. What message?"

Chu Lingxiao felt Mu Wuchen's aura; he was actually somewhat suffocated. He thought for a few seconds and then slowly spoke:

"Lin Fan of the Great Martial Dynasty has issued a challenge to you. Ten days from now, a life-and-death arena match, to avenge the humiliation from the secret realm back then. He asks if you dare to accept the challenge."

Hearing his words, Mu Wuchen fell silent for a moment, but the surrounding crowd erupted in an uproar.

"Great Martial Dynasty, what kind of place is that? I've never heard of it."

"It's normal for you not to have heard of it. It's just a mere low-grade dynasty, and our Tianxuan Sect protects at least mid-grade dynasties."

"What? A low-grade dynasty? They probably don't even have many Linghai Realm cultivators. And they want to challenge our core disciples?"

Seeing the crowd's whispers and Mu Wuchen's silence, Chu Lingxiao continued:

"Although Lin Fan is from a low-grade dynasty, his current cultivation has already reached Linghai Realm Second Stage. I am not his opponent. Mu Wuchen, are you perhaps afraid?"