Chapter 68. If You Do Not Get Lost, You Will Die—What Arrogant Nonsense!
At this moment, Chu Tianchen had temporarily withdrawn from his cultivation state.
“It is An Tianyi...”
Having been awakened, Chu Tianchen’s expression remained unchanged.
“Challenging Chu Feng?”
Chu Tianchen murmured, then shook his head, looking utterly uninterested.
If this had happened before, he would certainly have wanted to watch.
He would have wanted to see what level a battle between An Tianyi and Chu Feng would reach.
But after the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony, everything was different.
In the Royal Hunting Grounds, Chu Tianchen had slain a Demonic Beast tainted with a special substance, and in the end he had been grievously wounded and fell unconscious.
Yet that severe injury became an enormous opportunity for Chu Tianchen!
His Void Sword Physique had originally been at the King Physique level. However, in that life-and-death struggle, he seized a fleeting chance that the Heavenly Dao had overlooked and pushed it to the utmost sublimation.
After that battle on the brink of death, when Chu Tianchen recovered, he discovered to his astonishment that his Void Sword Physique had become more than a hundred times stronger!
At that moment, Chu Tianchen confirmed one thing.
The level of the Void Sword Physique had risen from King Physique to Divine Physique!
Not only that, Chu Tianchen’s cultivation realm also surged tremendously. In a single leap, he rose to the heavens and entered the Condensing Dao Realm.
A sword physique at the Divine Physique level was exceedingly rare even in the Eastern Wasteland. Coupled with Chu Tianchen’s clear sword heart and single-minded pursuit of the Dao, his potential was terrifying beyond measure.
After the evolution of his Void Sword Physique, Chu Tianchen cultivated without a moment of rest.
His mindset had become simple and pure. His goal was no longer the so-called throne of the Holy Emperor, but to charge toward an even higher level.
Now that he had grown countless times stronger, Chu Tianchen had no interest whatsoever in the battle between Chu Feng and An Tianyi.
“What a pity...”
Chu Tianchen’s expression remained calm as he said softly, “If I returned to the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony with my current strength, the championship would certainly be mine.”
He sighed lightly, still full of regret.
Even though Chu Tianchen had no particular desire for the position of Holy Emperor, he still wanted the championship of the Heavenly Hunt Ceremony.
After all, the champion could enter the Ten Thousand Arts Pavilion without restriction and obtain one hundred thousand Divine Source Stones.
As for the reward of the Dragon Transformation Pool?
After Chu Tianchen’s injuries healed, he had long since been told that a massive change had occurred in the Dragon Transformation Pool and it could not be used for cultivation.
At this time, footsteps sounded outside Chu Tianchen’s cultivation chamber.
Then a respectful voice spoke, “Master, An Tianyi, known as Cangzhou’s number one prodigy, has arrived and seeks a battle with that Chu Feng. Would you be interested in observing?”
Hearing this, “If the one who came were Chu Yunxiao, I would be interested in fighting him. But he is merely a follower. It has no meaning,” Chu Tianchen replied calmly.
Chu Yunxiao was the First Prince’s true name.
After the Void Sword Physique evolved into a Divine Physique, Chu Tianchen’s targets became only two.
The First Prince and the Second Prince!
As for everyone else, Chu Tianchen no longer had the slightest interest.
Even Chu Feng, who had won the championship, could not be bothered to occupy his attention.
“Yes.”
Standing outside the door was a true disciple of Yunhai Sword Manor. After hearing Chu Tianchen’s words, his heart shuddered.
He thought to himself, “Ever since Master recovered from his injuries, his strength has risen by who knows how many times, becoming increasingly unfathomable. Now he does not even place An Tianyi in his eyes?”
As Cangzhou’s number one prodigy, An Tianyi’s reputation was resounding throughout the Great Chu Dynasty.
Even a true disciple of Yunhai Sword Manor had long admired his name and knew of An Tianyi’s existence.
Yet he never expected that the An Tianyi he looked up to would be nothing in Chu Tianchen’s eyes.
Still, the more unfathomable Chu Tianchen became, the more the true disciple of Yunhai Sword Manor felt that he had chosen the right person to follow.
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At the banquet within the City Lord’s Mansion, Chu Feng sat at the main seat, his expression calm and serene. With a slight movement of his eyes, he had already grasped An Tianyi’s strength in broad strokes.
He possessed a special bloodline, and his realm was indeed powerful, infinitely close to the Venerable Realm.
However, Chu Feng had no interest.
This sort of person wanted to challenge him?
Chu Feng could not even be bothered to respond.
He was not worthy as an opponent and held no value whatsoever.
“Tell him to get lost.”
Chu Feng’s expression remained indifferent as he looked toward Shangguan Ziyi beside him.
Hearing this, Shangguan Ziyi hesitated slightly. She was quick-witted, and from An Tianyi’s words alone, she could tell he was arrogant to the extreme.
He had come to challenge Chu Feng with absolute certainty.
He likely would not be dismissed by a few casual words.
Shangguan Ziyi asked hesitantly, “Your Highness, what if An Tianyi refuses to get lost?”
Chu Feng replied slowly, “If he does not get lost, then he will die.”
He spoke the brief words without haste, utterly calm.
Yet those simple words fell into the ears of the great figures of Cangzhou at the banquet like thunder striking flat ground!
If he did not get lost, he would die?
Quite a few people could not help drawing in a sharp breath.
They had thought An Tianyi was already arrogant enough—coming directly to the City Lord’s Mansion to challenge Chu Feng, and even speaking wildly, implying that Chu Feng feared him.
Yet they never expected Chu Feng to be even more arrogant.
He actually said that if An Tianyi did not leave, he would die?!
The crowd’s eyes flickered. Did Chu Feng truly have the strength to kill An Tianyi?
Or did he intend to use the Imperial Family’s experts to destroy him?
If it was the latter, would that not be humiliating?
Within the Great Chu Dynasty, even the Imperial Family had to abide by an unspoken rule.
That was, in conflicts between the younger generation, elders should refrain from intervening as much as possible.
If they did intervene, it would be bullying the weak with strength—an extremely disgraceful act, despised by hundreds of millions.
After receiving the order, Shangguan Ziyi nodded slightly and respectfully said, “Yes.”
Then she stepped lightly and walked toward the outside of the City Lord’s Mansion.
The moment she stepped out, she saw An Tianyi standing proudly in the sky, towering above all and looking down on everything!
“Who are you?” An Tianyi frowned when he saw Shangguan Ziyi.
Shangguan Ziyi said in a cold, clear voice, “This concubine is His Highness the Third Prince’s maid.”
“His Highness has no interest in you. He wants you to get lost.”
An Tianyi’s face instantly darkened, and the aura around his body became wildly violent.
“He wants me to get lost? On what basis—his strength, or the imperial bloodline’s pressure?”
Shangguan Ziyi replied calmly, “His Highness said that if you get lost early, you can still save your life. Otherwise...”
“Otherwise what?”
“Otherwise, you will die!”
An Tianyi’s gaze turned completely icy.
No matter what, he was the First Prince’s follower.
He did not believe that the Imperial Family’s experts would obey Chu Feng and attack him.
As long as some transcendent existence did not intervene, An Tianyi was supremely confident. He did not believe Chu Feng had any ability to kill him.
“Make me die? Do you think the First Prince himself has arrived? What arrogant nonsense!”
With that, An Tianyi attacked directly, and a deafening rumble shook the heavens.
He stretched out one hand and grabbed straight toward Shangguan Ziyi.
“He is at least a prince, yet he fears me to this extent? He does not even dare face me himself and instead pushes out a maid?”
“A mere maid dares to speak such arrogant words, even saying she will make me die. I will kill you first, and then see whether that Chu Feng will still hide like a turtle!”
An Tianyi’s voice was cold. A massive hand pressed down, and in an instant it could take Shangguan Ziyi’s life.