Chapter 554 - 270: Fame in a Single Battle, Shaking Yunzhou

Chapter 554: Chapter 270: Fame in a Single Battle, Shaking Yunzhou

The immediate retreat and concession of Li Chengyin and Wei Jing instantly sparked a heated discussion.

Countless Jianghu Martial Artists put their heads together, their voices a storm of murmurs.

"I can’t believe it. That Li Chengyin from Dragon Tiger Mountain actually chose to run away?"

"Tsk, what a shame. I was hoping to witness a spectacular fight."

"And that Wei Jing from the Vast Sea Sect. I thought they were supposed to be so strong, but they just ran off without even putting up a fight. I really came all this way for nothing."

Although Li Chengyin had put on a brave face with his words, everyone present understood the truth.

In reality, Li Chengyin knew he was no match and was just making excuses. It had nothing to do with not wanting to take an unfair advantage.

As for Wei Jing, his situation was even more pathetic—he was pressured into bowing his head and conceding defeat.

"You can’t blame them. Would you not have fled in their shoes? Didn’t you see the miserable state Yikong was in?"

"Sir Chen Sheng is truly incredible!"

Many in the Jianghu sighed with emotion, their gazes toward Chen Sheng a mixture of reverence and awe.

There was no other reason. The scene Chen Sheng had just created was simply too overwhelming.

A dignified True Inheritor from the Upper Sect, Celestial Dragon Temple, a top prodigy on the Dragon and Tiger List, was suppressed with casual ease before him.

Li Chengyin and Wei Jing didn’t even dare to make a move before admitting defeat and fleeing.

With such might on display, who would dare to look down on him?

Chen Sheng’s gaze swept slowly over the crowd. Without a word, he turned and walked back into the Jingwu Bureau.

The officials of the Jingwu Bureau began to disperse the crowd of commoners and Jianghu Martial Artists that had gathered in front of the government office, causing a minor commotion to ripple through the street.

But it was only a minor commotion.

Chen Sheng’s overbearing display had not only intimidated Li Chengyin and the others, but it had also awed everyone else present.

At a time like this, no one dared to be the one to stick their neck out and challenge the authority of the Government Office.

...

In truth, the surrounding Jianghu Martial Artists weren’t the only ones who were shocked.

Even his colleagues and subordinates, like Nie Xuanfeng, Li Qianzhou, and Xie Jingze, were utterly and inexplicably stunned—shocked, even—by the strength Chen Sheng had just displayed.

Back at the Golden Spring Temple, Chen Sheng had indeed suppressed and killed Abbot Void.

But that victory had been due to many factors, including Bai Qing’s assistance and Void’s own impulsiveness. Furthermore, Chen Sheng had only won after a long and grueling battle.

Even then, Chen Sheng had already seemed terrifyingly strong.

But it was still something they could barely wrap their heads around.

That was precisely why they had been so worried for Chen Sheng earlier.

But now, Chen Sheng had given them a massive surprise.

He had suppressed Yikong, a top prodigy of Yunzhou, in a single move.

With a single statement, he had forced Li Chengyin, the prodigy from Dragon Tiger Mountain, to retreat, and pressured the True Inheritor of the Vast Sea Sect to concede defeat.

Such power could no longer be described as merely "shocking."

And the most shocked of all was none other than Nie Xuanfeng.

He had been the one to personally recruit Chen Sheng into the Jingwu Bureau. But now, the young man had not only surpassed him in official rank, but his strength had also skyrocketed, leaving Nie Xuanfeng far behind.

At this moment, Nie Xuanfeng felt almost numb.

He had been shocked numb by Chen Sheng.

A little over a year ago, he would never have believed that Chen Sheng could reach such heights.

But beyond the shock and numbness, Nie Xuanfeng felt mostly relief and gratitude.

Given the talent Chen Sheng had shown, Nie Xuanfeng suddenly realized that even without him, even without the Nie Family, Chen Sheng would have grown strong all the same.

And in the process, he had secured a return on his investment, the beginnings of which were already becoming apparent.

He had once supported Chen Sheng, but now, Chen Sheng no longer needed his support.

In the not-so-distant future, it was even likely that Chen Sheng would be the one repaying him.

Wu Kuang was a perfect example of this.

Compared to the shock of Nie Xuanfeng and the others, Nie Xiangjun was able to maintain her composure. After all, she had already witnessed Chen Sheng display extraordinary strength when he suppressed and killed the Blood River Sect Master at the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

Still, she was inwardly astonished.

’So Chen Sheng has already become this outstanding.’

But more than that, she felt pleased and satisfied.

When the Nie Family had originally sent a legitimate daughter of the clan for a marriage alliance with Chen Sheng, what they truly valued was precisely the extraordinary potential he had shown. Otherwise, if he were just another Tongxuan Cultivator...

...he would never have garnered the Nie Family’s attention.

Now, that potential was finally showing its true brilliance.

Others might not understand, but she knew exactly how significant it was for Chen Sheng to defeat Yikong and scare off Li Chengyin.

These were the core True Inheritors of Yunzhou’s top powers, the absolute cream of the crop among all the prodigies in the province. Yet, before Chen Sheng, they seemed to lose all their luster.

Nie Xiangjun was even certain that this one battle would be enough to make Chen Sheng’s name known throughout all of Yunzhou.

’As expected, my judgment wasn’t wrong.’

’I’ve found an excellent match for Lingxi.’

Although potential and strength alone didn’t guarantee that Nie Lingxi would have a good life in the future...

...with these things, Nie Lingxi certainly wouldn’t have a bad one.

At this thought, Nie Xiangjun contemplated for a moment before suddenly looking at Chen Sheng.

"That talisman you just took out, that was the Lingxi Jade Talisman, wasn’t it?"

"You know of it, Senior?"

Chen Sheng raised an eyebrow.

"Of course I do."

Nie Xiangjun shot Chen Sheng a look.

"That was a Talisman Treasure that Lingxi’s parents exhausted their efforts to refine when they were still alive. It can protect its wielder three times against anything below the Refining God Realm. Lingshan has one too, called the Spirit Mountain Talisman."

"It’s the treasure those sisters hold most dear. I never expected Lingxi would actually give it to you. She must truly care for you."

Hearing this, Chen Sheng finally understood Nie Xiangjun’s underlying meaning.

’She’s sending me a message.’

’She’s afraid I’ll let Nie Lingxi down one day.’