Chapter 35

"Truly laughable, if I want to kill you, it will be like crushing an ant," Bai Haohé sneered.

"You can try!"

Chu Yan's calmness infuriated Bai Haohé. He couldn't tolerate a mere ninth-layer Mortal Realm trash defying him, so he suddenly produced a sword in his hand. Then, he condensed his Essence Qi to the same ninth-layer Mortal Realm as Chu Yan and said with a smile, "Don't say I'm bullying you. I'll use the same ninth-layer Mortal Realm strength to fight you! Let you know the difference between a genius and trash."

Chu Yan gave Bai Haohé a glance and also drew a three-foot-long sword from his waist.

Seeing this, Lu Xueting and Qiu Mengyao both frowned.

"Master, is it really okay to let Senior Bai do this?" Qiu Mengyao was a bit puzzled. In recent days, she had heard some background about Chu Yan, though she didn't know it was the Wilderness, she knew it was a significant force.

Lu Xueting shook her head: "Bai Haohé has always been arrogant and tyrannical, relying on his family. It's good for him to receive a lesson today."

"Let Senior Bai receive a lesson?" Qiu Mengyao looked at Lu Xueting in surprise. In her view, even if Bai Haohé condensed his Essence Qi to the Mortal Realm, Chu Yan was still no match for him. After all, in martial techniques and cultivation methods, he was at a disadvantage. She was worried that Bai Haohé might injure Chu Yan, which could alarm the force behind Chu Yan.

"Watch, and you'll understand my meaning soon," Lu Xueting said without further explanation.

Qiu Mengyao didn't argue further and curiously watched Chu Yan and Bai Haohé.

Seeing that Chu Yan showed no remorse, Bai Haohé became even more enraged. He coldly snorted, and the sword in his hand left a trail of afterimages in the air. With a step, the ground cracked, showing the immense power he wielded. He shot directly toward Chu Yan.

Seeing Bai Haohé's overwhelming sword, Liu Qincheng instinctively shouted, "Be careful!"

Chu Yan looked at Liu Qincheng and grinned, "Wife, it seems you still worry about me!"

"Is Liu Qincheng someone you can call wife? I'll tear your mouth apart in a moment!" Bai Haohé roared, his sword already approaching Chu Yan.

Chu Yan reacted quickly, and his three-foot-long sword extended like a dragon. Instantly, the two blades clashed in the air.

Bai Haohé frowned, feeling pain in his tiger's mouth. His sword fell from above, which should have been more powerful than Chu Yan's upward thrust. However, upon collision, Bai Haohé felt a dangerous sensation like a venomous snake approaching. On Chu Yan's sword, there was a starlight protection, doubling his strength.

"Clang!"

Forced back, Bai Haohé took a step backward, but Chu Yan didn't give him a chance. He spread his hands, and the sword light swept horizontally. A starlight appeared above his head, as if a star river had opened in the sky, striking Bai Haohé's chest.

"Amazing!" Qiu Mengyao was slightly stunned from a distance. Her strength was at the third-layer Dust Stirring Realm, but seeing Chu Yan's sword, she felt a hint of danger.

Lu Xueting nodded as expected, while Liu Qincheng's eyes were filled with surprise.

Liu Qincheng remembered the first time she saw Chu Yan: one-star life body, first-layer Mortal Realm, a trash life body, and a top-tier waste. But now? Chu Yan's strength had become so terrifying that even she couldn't block his sword.

Feeling the intense threat from the sword, Bai Haohé's eyes widened. He felt his ninth-layer Mortal Realm Essence Qi completely suppressed. If he didn't use his full strength, being hit by this sword could kill him.

"Damn!" Bai Haohé's features twisted. He took a few steps back, crouching and gathering strength. From his body, a terrifying force emerged, breaking through the Mortal Realm to the Dust Stirring Realm, and then layer by layer, reaching the fifth layer.

"Break!" As Bai Haohé's power increased, he slashed through the air. Just a trail of afterimages, and Chu Yan's starlight sword was severed.

Seeing Bai Haohé use his full strength, Lu Xueting frowned. She didn't expect Bai Haohé to be so shameless.

"Didn't you want to tell me the difference between a genius and trash? Is it just about realm suppression?" Chu Yan sneered.

"Bullshit! Your strength is not Mortal Realm!" Bai Haohé roared.

Chu Yan laughed, "You're even more shameless than me. Can't beat me, so you say I'm not Mortal Realm!"

Bai Haohé was silent. He knew Chu Yan was indeed at the ninth-layer Mortal Realm, but the previous sword had exceeded the limits of the ninth-layer Mortal Realm. However, he didn't want to admit it, his face darkening as he glanced at Liu Qincheng.

In front of Liu Qincheng, he wanted to maintain a perfect image, but now it was impossible, so he became sinister.

"Less talk, realm is also a manifestation of talent. I'll kill you!" Bai Haohé was enraged. He stepped forward, shooting forward.

Instantly, the powerful sword energy shattered the forest, and a strong wind howled. Chu Yan felt the force and his body sank. This momentum was something he couldn't resist now, unless he used the needle-piercing technique.

But the needle-piercing technique could not be used a second time.

Qiu Mengyao urgently screamed, "Master, stop Senior Bai!"

But Lu Xueting shook her head, still calmly watching Chu Yan. At this moment, Chu Yan was also calm, standing still, looking at Bai Haohé with disdain.

"Bang!"

Just as Bai Haohé's sword was about to fall, a silver light suddenly rose in front of Chu Yan. Bai Haohé frowned, feeling his sword hit an unbreakable iron plate, unable to advance any further.

"Boom!"

In the forest, a clear laugh echoed, "Tianshan Sect, decades without seeing, now you're getting more arrogant."

The laughter faded, and a figure slowly descended. The figure was indistinct, just a shadow, but it stood behind Chu Yan, like an inviolable war god.

"Who are you? Daring to interfere?"

Bai Haohé sheathed his sword, staring intently at the figure. Someone who could so easily block his sword was at least a Dust Stirring expert, but he couldn't understand how a Dust Stirring expert could appear in Tianyong City.

"Boom!"

The figure coldly glanced at Bai Haohé, and with a flick of his sleeve, almost no one saw his movement. The next second, Bai Haohé's eyes widened, his features twisted, and his body caved in, flying out like a cannonball.

"Is this how the Bai family teaches you to speak to seniors?"

Bai Haohé flew out, landing several meters away, rolling over and spitting out blood.

Everyone was shocked, especially the Tianshan Sect disciples. They had always been very proud, but now their Senior Bai was seriously injured in one move?

Liu Qincheng looked at the shadow, her eyes flashing with surprise. She silently thought, "Is this the force behind you, the person behind you..."

Liu Qincheng was deeply impressed, seeing the shadow for the first time.

But the shadow didn't stop there. His figure flashed, like a ghost, quickly approaching Bai Haohé.

"Whoosh!" At this moment, Lu Xueting moved, quickly blocking in front of Bai Haohé, looking at him with a hint of seriousness. She had guessed that there must be someone behind Chu Yan, but she didn't expect them to be so strong. Was it just a Dust Stirring expert?

Lu Xueting knew it wasn't. This person's strength was above Dust Stirring, and she had no confidence in blocking a move.

"Please show mercy, sir," Lu Xueting sighed.

"Give me a reason," the shadow said calmly.

"Because Bai Haohé is a disciple of Tianshan Sect, a grandson of the Bai family," Lu Xueting's eyes flickered.

"You should know that Tianshan Sect and the Bai family can't threaten me," the shadow laughed mockingly.

"I naturally know that you won't fear the Bai family and Tianshan Sect. But I think you wouldn't want Chu Shao to make enemies with the Bai family and Tianshan Sect, right?" Lu Xueting said.

The shadow paused for a moment, but only for a second. The next moment, he still acted, a force that Lu Xueting couldn't stop. A silver light directly cut from his hand, bypassing Lu Xueting, striking Bai Haohé's dantian, limbs, and all over his body.

"Ahh!" Bai Haohé screamed in pain. With the silver light, his dantian shattered, his limbs broke, and his body was covered in a hundred wounds, though not fatal, he was now a cripple.

"I left his life, but if Tianshan Sect wants me to discipline a disciple, my discipline is always severe," the shadow said, retracting his hand.

Lu Xueting's phoenix eyes flickered with regret. She didn't expect that a small mistake would cost Tianshan Sect a talented disciple. But when she looked at Bai Haohé, she could only sigh.

"Mengyao, take care of Bai Haohé."

Everyone was stunned. No one expected that in a short moment, their revered Senior Bai would be crippled. Everyone now looked at Chu Yan with fear.

Chu Yan sneered, not even glancing at Bai Haohé, his gaze finally landing on Liu Qincheng, and he grinned.

"Wife, I've come for you."

Chu Yan stepped forward, and Lu Xueting and Qiu Mengyao both frowned, but before they could stop him, the shadow's voice echoed calmly.

"Best not to interfere in some matters!"

Lu Xueting's body trembled, and she finally held back Qiu Mengyao. Neither of them moved another step.

"Master!" Qiu Mengyao said urgently.

Lu Xueting sighed, "This is fate. Next, it's up to Qincheng. With that person there, we can't forcibly take Liu Qincheng away."

Liu Qincheng looked at Chu Yan approaching, her heart filled with complexity.

Some things that need to be faced, must be faced.