Chapter 129

Chapter 129: The Journey is About to Begin

“Zhu Min, do you have any objections?”

Mo Wu asked loudly.

“I have no objections!”

Zhu Min confidently replied, feeling assured of his victory.

“Good.” Mo Wu nodded, then announced, “In this battle, the losing party will fulfill all previously agreed terms. Additionally, if Young Master Zhu is defeated, he must bow to Young Master Lin and apologize. If Chen Ansheng is defeated, he must sever his own arms to apologize to Young Master Zhu. Do both parties have any objections?”

“None!”

“No!”

Chen Ansheng and Zhu Min replied in unison.

“Since both parties have no objections, I declare the challenge officially begun!”

Then, Mo Wu discreetly transmitted a message to Lin Xian, saying, “Grand Young Master, in my humble opinion, Chen Ansheng must lose. They urgently need personnel over there, what should we do?”

Lin Xian remained calm, replying through thought, “Your judgment is lacking; without complete assurance, I would never allow him to go out and embarrass the Immortal Mansion. Just watch.”

Mo Wu’s heart jolted; Grand Young Master’s skills were transcendent, and clearly he had seen something extraordinary in Chen Ansheng. It was foolish of him to speak out.

On the battle stage, Chen Ansheng and Zhu Min stood opposite each other.

“Young Master Zhu, I let you make the first move, lest you find an excuse of being unprepared after you lose,” Chen Ansheng said lightly.

“Bastard!”

Zhu Min never expected to be mocked like this by an ant-level Eight Realms Immortal.

“You’re simply seeking death!”

In a fit of rage, Zhu Min prepared a move to finish off Chen Ansheng.

Boom!

His immortal power erupted, and a faint layer of purple flame ignited around his body.

“Die for me!”

He then flashed forward and struck with a palm towards Chen Ansheng with all his might.

Chen Ansheng did not dodge; instead, he activated the Extreme Shield and swiftly swung out a sword.

“Ant, how can your little sword energy break through my defenses? Utterly ignorant!”

Zhu Min pressed forward with his body’s strength.

Crack crack…

Chen Ansheng’s sword energy was indeed crushed by his overwhelming physique.

Zhu Min’s fierce palm struck the Extreme Shield.

“Bang…”

The shield exploded, immortal light soaring into the sky.

Chen Ansheng’s figure vanished from the spot.

Zhu Min was not surprised, as he had witnessed Chen Ansheng use this move before.

After this strike, his divine sense quickly enveloped the entire battle stage, attempting to capture Chen Ansheng’s position.

In the next moment, he locked onto Chen Ansheng’s location, to the left, ten zhang away.

“Show weakness to the enemy, show weakness to the enemy!”

Chen Ansheng resisted the temptation to initiate an attack.

“Kid, you’re done for!”

Suddenly, Zhu Min’s figure appeared beside Chen Ansheng.

Zhu Min’s face twisted in rage as he unleashed his maximum strength and immortal power, hitting out hundreds of palm shadows covering Chen Ansheng.

That wasn’t all; to prevent any mishaps, Zhu Min used his ultimate move—Mirror Image Skill!

A multitude of terrifying palm prints attacked Chen Ansheng.

Even if Chen Ansheng teleported, it was futile; after all, the battle stage was only so large, and he would be hit by the overwhelming palm prints wherever he landed.

“Endure! Don’t move!”

Chen Ansheng had long been prepared.

With the protection of the Extreme Shield and the armor, he drew all of his immortal power to form a sword-shaped defense, preventing Zhu Min from killing him in one blow.

At the moment he was attacked, it was guaranteed to be Zhu Min’s most relaxed moment—the opportunity was coming!

“Kill!”

Chen Ansheng shouted fiercely, condensing his immortal power into a sword, encircling himself.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Powerful palm shadows struck against the Heavenly Barrier Shield.

“You’re a mere clown, utterly ridiculous. Still have the audacity to use this pathetic technique?”

Zhu Min laughed, thinking that when this kid teleports out, it will be his defeat!

Under the relentless onslaught of the palm prints, Chen Ansheng’s immortal body developed cracks and felt immense internal pain.

However, he could withstand this minor discomfort completely.

“Breakthrough!”

As he sustained the attacks, Chen Ansheng’s blood energy rapidly circulated, instantly breaking through the barrier of his realm.

Vibrant immortal light erupted from him, soaring into the sky.

Outside the battle stage, Yao Jianyuan and the others watched as Chen Ansheng was continually battered by the mirror image palm prints, their hearts in their throats.

They felt that Chen Ansheng was bound to lose, with the only question being whether he would be heavily injured or die outright.

“Breakthrough! Junior Brother Chen has stepped into the Ninth Immortal Realm!”

“Great, with the moment of breakthrough, a vast amount of immortal spiritual energy will flow into his limbs, ensuring he won’t face heavy injuries.”

“Junior Brother Chen will at least be able to save his life; thank goodness.”

Seeing this turn of events, the group breathed a slight sigh of relief, but their hearts remained uneasy.

On the battle stage.

Zhu Min sensed the surge of immortal energy from Chen Ansheng, and his expression darkened: “Bastard, so despicable, keeping such a trump card! But in the face of absolute strength, it’s useless—die for me!”

“The feeling of the Ninth Immortal Realm is indeed different.”

At the moment Chen Ansheng entered the Ninth Immortal Realm, an overwhelming flow of immortal spiritual power infused his body and blood, instantly healing his injuries and drastically increasing his power.

“Even without using the Immortal Soul Sword, I can still contend with him!”

Chen Ansheng’s immortal energy spread out, forming sword shadows that blasted in all directions.

The clashes of immortal energy sword shadows and fist shadows illuminated the entire battle stage.

“Enough, don’t waste time. Immortal Soul Sword, appear!”

Seizing the moment when Zhu Min was distracted, Chen Ansheng summoned the Immortal Soul Sword, to avoid any unforeseen accidents.

Instantly, a black soul sword floated out from his Immortal Soul.

In that moment, a horrific scream, akin to a slaughtered pig, erupted on the battle stage, shattering the silence.

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

“Ah!”

The battle stage, covered in immortal light, was suddenly filled with anguished wails.

The spectators were captivated.

With such a miserable cry, victory seemed to be decided; it was highly likely that Chen Ansheng had won.

However, Zhou Taiyuan, Ghost Grandfather, Ji Guiyi, and Lin Xian, the powerful Celestial Immortals, understood the true situation.

“Good lad, the martial art inheritance from Biyan Cave; you’ve actually learned it well. Not bad at all,” Zhou Taiyuan murmured with a smile.

“I wonder what background Young Master Chen has. His realm isn’t high, but his martial technique is astonishing. He must have an extraordinary master behind him; otherwise, why would even the Master be so wary of him?” Ghost Grandfather thought to himself.

As for Lin Xian, he had no special thoughts because, as a technique immortal, he had already sensed the sword intent within Chen Ansheng’s Immortal Soul, knowing he had this means. Otherwise, he would never have allowed Chen Ansheng to enter the battle.

After a few moments, the light faded away.

“How is this possible! Why is Zhu Min lying there, unmoving!”

“Did Chen Ansheng win? My goodness, how did this happen!”

“Junior Brother Chen has won! That guy Zhu Min must have been caught off guard, allowing Junior Brother Chen’s Immortal Soul Sword to hit!”

…

This scene truly caught the vast majority off guard.

Just a few exchanges, and Zhu Min was defeated.

On the battle stage, Chen Ansheng did not let his guard down, as he sensed with his formidable spiritual force that Zhu Min had not fallen into a state of unconsciousness from serious injury.

“Ah, I’ll kill you, you bastard!”

Sure enough, although Zhu Min’s soul was injured, he was not incapacitated.

He surged up violently, his Xuan Immortal body resembling a terrifying warblade, pressing down towards Chen Ansheng.

“Now let’s see who the real clown is!”

Chen Ansheng summoned the pure white Gu Immortal Sword, using the Ninth Immortal Realm to perform the Eighteen Riptide Sword Techniques, making it more powerful than ever.

Eighteen astonishing sword shadows fused into one, charging towards Zhu Min.

“Boom!”

In the clash between both sides, the entire battle stage shook violently.

Sword shadows shattered, and Zhu Min’s body fell from the sky.

“I lost again…”

Zhu Min crashed heavily onto the stage, struggling to come to terms with this fact.

“Chen Ansheng, you despicable scoundrel hidden your realm; what kind of skill is that? This Young Master refuses to accept it!”

Zhu Min was covered in blood but continued to struggle and yell wildly.

“Refuse to accept?”

Chen Ansheng leaped over and stepped on Zhu Min’s face.

“For any other Xuan Immortal, forget about limiting their realm to the Eighth Immortal Realm, even suppressing to the First Immortal Realm, I would barely have a chance to win. You, a broken-down fool, still have the face to say you refuse to accept?”

Hearing this taunting remark, Zhu Min had no rebuttal; his heart and soul throbbed with unbearable pain.

He could no longer hold on, succumbing to despair and humiliation, losing consciousness.

“Lin Young Master, the outcome is clear; please allow us to take our Young Master away.”

Seeing this, two old men hurriedly flew to Lin Xian’s side, kneeling on one knee.

Then, Lin Xian glanced at the battle stage and said indifferently, “Chen Ansheng, throw him out.”

“Disciple obeys.” Chen Ansheng kicked Zhu Min away, and the two old men rushed to catch him.

Perhaps because they were overly anxious and uneasy, they mistakenly aimed wrong, failing to catch him… Zhu Min faceplanted into the ground, sliding dozens of zhang before crashing into a tombstone, finally coming to a stop.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The two old men hurriedly picked up the bloodied Zhu Min and were ready to flee.

“Wait!”

Mo Wu flashed over, blocking their way.

“First hand over fifty thousand ink crystals, divide the territory, and bow to acknowledge your mistakes before you can leave!”

“This… Lord Mo, we both swore an oath by soul blood, inexcusably cannot go back on our word. Moreover, our Young Master urgently requires treatment; there’s no need for you to be so forceful, right?” one old man said.

On this side, Lin Xian spoke lightly: “Old Mo, he’s merely a worm. Why bother contesting with him? Better to let him off for a couple of days. As for bowing, let’s skip that; it’s too humiliating for my dignity.”

Upon hearing this, Mo Wu stepped aside to make way.

The two old men felt a wave of humiliation that made them want to bash their heads against the wall. Sigh, having such a pig for a Young Master, they would never lift their heads high in this lifetime.

After taking Zhu Min away, Lin Xian instructed, “Old Mo, I’ll take these two back to the manor first; you quickly bring back the other selected disciples.”

Mo Wu respectfully replied, “Yes, Young Master, I’ll get right on it.”

Once Mo Wu left, Lin Xian turned to Chen Ansheng and Yao Jianyuan, saying, “You both have an hour. One hour from now, come with me to set off.”

Then, Lin Xian looked at Ghost Grandfather, saying, “This Dao Brother, as the protector of Yao Jianyuan, do you have any objections?”

Ghost Grandfather felt amused; it seemed everyone considered him Yao Jianyuan’s protector, which was even better, fitting the Master’s hidden protection arrangement.

“No need to question; everything shall rely on my Young Master’s decision.”

Ghost Grandfather responded coldly. After all, the Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion had already arranged for Sister Zhong to go over, and moreover, he didn’t have the qualification to influence Chen Ansheng’s decisions.

“Understood.”

Lin Xian appeared as usual calm, but inside he felt differently.

Chen Ansheng and Yao Jianyuan exchanged glances, their hearts mixed with joy and worry, lamenting whether this trip to Xuan Yang Immortal Mansion would bring fortune or disaster.