Chapter 34 : Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Chen Wangu Battles Yellow Sand Saint Emperor

When Lu Xunxian returned to the surface, he just so happened to run into Chen Wangu, who had hurried over.

“You fellow, what are you following me for?” Lu Xunxian asked, arching a brow.

He had already sensed Chen Wangu’s aura following him when he left, but right now he was pretending not to know.

Chen Wangu waggled his brows at Lu Xunxian and asked, “Where is the secret? Don’t think I don’t know you came here to uncover the secret of the Skyborne Primordial Wilds.”

“There is no secret. You will know after nine days.”

Lu Xunxian did not tell him, because that involved an Immortal King, something far beyond what Chen Wangu could come into contact with right now.

Hearing this, Chen Wangu deliberately put on a dejected look and sighed.

“I thought we were already friends, but who would have thought that, in your heart, I still do not count as a friend?”

“Cut it out. That thing is not something you can understand right now. You will know after nine days.”

Seeing that dawn was beginning to break, Lu Xunxian did not continue fooling around with Chen Wangu. His figure flashed, and he returned straight to the inn.

Chen Wangu stared, dumbfounded. Only after a long while did he finally react.

“Hey, what about me? You did not bring me along. I still have to get back!”

But all he could do was grit his teeth and make his way back toward the inn one difficult step at a time.

Inwardly, he had already made a note against Lu Xunxian. When Lu Xunxian needed him someday, he would pay him back for this.

Naturally, Lu Xunxian had no idea, but even if he did, he would not take it to heart.

After returning to the inn and seeing that the two children were still fast asleep, Lu Xunxian lay down beside them and drifted into sleep as well.

Though he was asleep, the slightest commotion would wake him instantly.

By the time he woke up, Lu Xiaoyao and Lu Qingyun were already awake.

“Daddy, you’re awake. Let’s go out and play.”

The two little ones clung to Lu Xunxian’s arms from either side and coquettishly pleaded.

Lu Xunxian naturally agreed at once. After they finished eating at the inn, he was just about to take his son and daughter out to play when he sensed something and frowned.

Beside him, Chen Wangu’s reaction came only a moment later.

“Old Chen, will you handle it, or should I?”

“I’ll go. You just stay and play with Xiaoyao and Qingyun.”

Chen Wangu waved his hand and said.

It had been a long time since he had truly fought anyone. His last clash with Lu Xunxian could not even be called a battle; at most, it could only be called a one-sided crushing.

So now, facing Yellow Sand Saint Emperor, a long-lost fighting spirit rose within him.

At the side, Lu Xiaoyao asked in confusion, “Daddy, where did Uncle Chen go?”

“Uncle Chen? He went to take care of a little trouble.”

Lu Xunxian smiled, then changed the subject.

“Come on. While there is still time, Daddy will take you to try a few more things.”

Outside the Skyborne Primordial Wilds, Yellow Sand Saint Emperor did not enter. Instead, he sat cross-legged in midair.

The aura emanating from him invisibly was enough to make it seem as though heaven and earth might be destroyed.

The cultivators passing nearby saw Yellow Sand Saint Emperor and sensed the terrifying aura around him, and all of them were so frightened that they did not dare approach, afraid that he might obliterate them in a fit of anger.

At the same time, they were also curious about who had done what to enrage Yellow Sand Saint Emperor to such an extent.

But none of them had the courage to ask. Who would dare provoke a Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm expert?

At that moment, Yellow Sand Saint Emperor slowly opened his eyes and looked toward Chen Wangu, who was walking toward him.

“Chairman Chen, killing my people on my turf is a bit too overbearing, is it not?”

“Yellow Sand, your people were the ones who offended us first, were they not?”

Chen Wangu did not retreat in the slightest. His fighting spirit surged, and heaven and earth changed color.

“Hmph. Even if my people were in the wrong first, they are still my people. Naturally, they should have been left for me to deal with.”

“Give me an explanation for this matter. Otherwise, I would not mind fighting you.”

“In that case, there is nothing left to discuss. Fight, then.”

Chen Wangu gave a cold snort and took the initiative, charging straight at Yellow Sand Saint Emperor.

Because Yellow Sand Saint Emperor was no weak opponent, Chen Wangu did not hold back in the slightest. He summoned the Twelfth-Grade Spirit Weapon, the Xuanyuan Spear, and thrust it toward Yellow Sand Saint Emperor.

But since Yellow Sand Saint Emperor dared to face Chen Wangu with such forcefulness, he naturally had no fear of him.

Before Yellow Sand Saint Emperor, flowing sand surged, and a great yellow blade shot up from beneath the sand into his hand. He gripped it and then slashed down fiercely, directly blocking Chen Wangu’s spear strike.

Because both of them were at the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm, the moment they began fighting, heaven and earth changed color.

Yet when the aftershocks reached the Skyborne Primordial Wilds, they were neutralized by an invisible force and could not affect what lay inside at all.

Outside the Skyborne Primordial Wilds, however, disaster struck.

The aftershocks of their battle spread across at least a million li. Experts throughout the entire Northern Desert sensed the aura and looked toward the Skyborne Primordial Wilds with expressions of alarm.

One of those auras was extremely familiar to them. It belonged to Yellow Sand Saint Emperor. As for the other one, none of them knew who it was.

But anyone who could battle Yellow Sand Saint Emperor had to be at least an existence of the same realm.

And across the vast Tiansheng Continent, there were only around a dozen experts at the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm.

For a time, countless Saint Kings, Saint Monarchs, and Saint Emperors rushed toward the Skyborne Primordial Wilds, all wanting to witness the battle between Yellow Sand Saint Emperor and that mysterious expert as soon as possible.

“You have improved a little, Yellow Sand.”

Chen Wangu’s expression turned grave, while the fighting spirit in his eyes surged. Even the force with which he gripped the Xuanyuan Spear tightened slightly.

“You are not bad either. At least you qualify as my opponent.”

Yellow Sand Saint Emperor swung his Yellow Sand Saint Saber again and again in relentless slashes.

The two of them battled from the edge of the Skyborne Primordial Wilds all the way into the sea of yellow sand, fighting evenly.

Chen Wangu was deeply shocked by this. Clearly, Yellow Sand Saint Emperor’s strength had improved greatly compared to before.

As early as five thousand years ago, he had once fought Yellow Sand Saint Emperor. Back then, however, the latter had been nowhere near as powerful as he was now and had been defeated by Chen Wangu in less than half an hour.

But now, Yellow Sand Saint Emperor had grown so strong that Chen Wangu almost found him unfamiliar. That meant Chen Wangu also had to bring out his true skill.

“Xuanyuan Battle Art!”

With a furious roar, Chen Wangu forced Yellow Sand Saint Emperor back with a single thrust of his spear.

In the next moment, Chen Wangu’s entire body was enveloped in a golden radiance, and his aura rose sharply with it.

Faced with this, Yellow Sand Saint Emperor showed not the slightest fear.

The surrounding yellow sand surged at once and flew toward Yellow Sand Saint Emperor, directly merging into his body and bolstering his aura.

In the next moment, the two fought once more, and for a time they were still evenly matched.

But one thing was beyond doubt: both of them had already surpassed ordinary experts at the Peak of the Saint Emperor Realm. Their strength had even begun to faintly approach the level of Immortals.