Chapter 171: The Wildly Arrogant Zhu Pingyong

Chapter 171: Chapter 171: The Wildly Arrogant Zhu Pingyong

Arrogant?

Absolutely. Of everyone present—from Liu Huaguang who didn’t know him, to Yun Xi who knew him very well, and even Shi Qingren and his wife who only half-knew him—not a single person thought he wasn’t insane.

It wasn’t enough that he’d challenged fifty prodigies; now he was even challenging the Elders of the various Sects.

Where did he get such audacity?

Where did he get such confidence?

Even though Yun Xi knew he was already in the Divine Separation Realm, she still couldn’t comprehend Chu Fan’s actions.

’It’s true he’s in the Divine Separation Realm, but how long has it been since he broke through?’

Once one’s Cultivation reached the Divine Separation Realm, each Tier was a new Heaven. Many of the Elders present, especially from the Six Sects and Eight Gates, were veteran Divine Separation Realm cultivators. The newest among them had been in the Realm for at least a decade.

’How could he dare?’

Yun Xi’s eyes were filled with worry.

Liu Huaguang was also incensed by Chu Fan’s arrogance. He desperately wanted to ignore him and let him learn a hard lesson, but he was, after all, the chief judge of this Tengxing Grand Assembly.

"Zhu Pingyong, that’s enough! As per our prior agreement, you are the champion of this Tengxing Grand Assembly. Go back and properly heal your wounds!" Liu Huaguang said.

"Elder Liu, this junior respects you as a person. However, since these people treat their promises like farts and enjoy bullying others with their power, then this junior will just have to wake them up. You don’t need to worry about my safety. They’re just a few old bastards. I don’t even see them as a threat."

Holy shit!

Many people couldn’t help but curse aloud.

The Elder from the Celestial Derivation Sect standing before Liu Huaguang, in particular, had a face that alternated between green and red.

Hearing Chu Fan’s words, Liu Huaguang flicked his sleeve and stepped aside. Chu Fan’s display was, to some extent, a refusal to appreciate a favor.

Chu Fan’s gaze fell sharply on the Celestial Derivation Sect Elder just a few steps away. "You people are used to being high and mighty, thinking the world should revolve around you. You disregard established rules and agreements the moment they might harm your own selfish interests. But what I’m going to tell you today is that nothing in this world is set in stone. If you stand on high for too long without knowing how to follow the rules, you will fall. You might even be shattered to pieces."

"One hour. I will stand on this stage for one hour. Whether you think I’m arrogant, or you’re simply seeking revenge because I injured your Sect’s disciples these past two days, I don’t care. Any of you can come and challenge me. If you come one-on-one, I will, at most, injure you. But if you try to gang up on me, I will kill. Come on, who’s first!"

"Brat, this old man doesn’t know what gives you such confidence, but your arrogance is something I’ve never seen in my life. Since it’s come to this, I’d like to see for myself just where that confidence comes from."

Before making his move, the Celestial Derivation Sect Elder still offered some formal words. Then, he drew his Sword and charged at Chu Fan.

With this one strike, his Sword Gang was like the wind. It was so frightening that Liu Huaguang and the other elders from the judging panel hurriedly formed a defensive wall of True Qi at the edge of the stage to prevent any stray Sword Qi and Sword Gang from injuring the onlookers.

The Elder’s strike was incredibly tyrannical. The Sword Qi was like a great dragon skimming the water, and the Sword Gang was like a rainbow piercing the daylight, completely enveloping Chu Fan. The slightest movement would have seen him shredded to pieces by the Gang Qi.

However, he had ultimately underestimated Chu Fan’s power.

"Gale Dragon Fighting in the Wild!"

With just a flick of his wrist and a swift leap, Chu Fan’s Sword Qi blasted out like a hurricane, scattering the Elder’s incoming Sword Qi and Sword Gang.

Not only that, but a several-dozen-foot-long Dragon Shadow baring its fangs and claws leaped forth from the tip of the Juntian Sword in Chu Fan’s hand, enveloping the Elder in an instant.

The next moment, a miserable cry came from within the Dragon Shadow.

A Long Sword, broken into seven or eight pieces, shot out and clattered against the True Qi defensive wall before falling to the ground.

"Th-These Sword Techniques... why do they look so familiar?" an Elder in the crowd exclaimed in astonishment.

Chu Fan pulled back, and the Dragon Shadow vanished. The Elder, now covered in countless sword marks, stared at Chu Fan in terror.

"You, you’re..."

"Who am I?"

"No, impossible! You can’t be him!" The Elder leaped off the stage as if possessed, muttering those words over and over.

His shouting left everyone utterly confused.

"You there, the Elder from the Chenqing Sect. I injured one of your Sect’s disciples just now. Do you want to come up here and teach me a lesson?"

Chu Fan ignored the Celestial Derivation Sect Elder who had already lost his Dao Heart and turned his gaze toward the Chenqing Sect.

The Chenqing Sect disciple who had been injured by Chu Fan’s backlash had already taken an Elixir and was being healed by another Elder pressing True Qi into his back. A different Divine Separation Realm Elder was now glaring at Chu Fan with fury.

"Or how about the two Elders from the Celestial Sect? Do you want to come up together? I injured your Great Elder’s grandson, and things have been quite unpleasant between our Celestial Heart Hall and your Celestial Sect these past two days. Don’t you want to come and teach me a lesson?"

Some of the people who had attended the wedding of the Celestial Derivation Sect’s Saint Heir, Shui Yuntian, that year felt that Chu Fan’s previous Sword Form was very familiar, but they couldn’t quite place it. After all, more than three years had passed.

Most people, however, were trying to guess what his Realm was. How could he defeat a Divine Seperation Realm Tier Two Elder from the Celestial Derivation Sect in a single move and drive him into a state of crazed babbling?

As for the people Chu Fan had called out, how could any of them dare to step onto the stage now?

’Teach him a lesson? What if he teaches us a lesson instead? That would be a complete and utter humiliation!’

’To defeat a Divine Seperation Realm Tier Two expert in one move, doesn’t that mean his Cultivation must be at least Divine Seperation Realm Tier Three?’

’In other words, he’s been hiding his strength all along.’

’Which means when those three were injured by the backlash earlier, it was actually his doing on purpose.’

Many people came to this realization, but they couldn’t use it to attack him. After all, he had already knocked those three off the stage. The three of them had seen him as a spent arrow and tried to take advantage of his weakness, only to fall into his trap. Strictly speaking, they had brought it upon themselves.

They could only say that this person called Zhu Pingyong was far too good at hiding himself.

In truth, Liu Huaguang was also utterly stunned, not just by Chu Fan’s Combat Power, but even more so by his cunning.

’And this person isn’t even thirty years old... How could the Celestial Heart Hall have such a monstrously talented young man?’

’No wonder the Celestial Heart Hall dared to support Queen Shuoyue in establishing the Great Xia Kingdom with the ambition of unifying the Eastern Domain!’

’It seems we, the Six Sects and Eight Gates, have all underestimated the true strength of the Celestial Heart Hall. And just who is that ’Lord’ whom Jing’an and the others so respectfully address?’ ℯℯ𝑙.

At that moment, Liu Huaguang really wanted to tell the Sect Leader of the Zi Wu Gate that they should support Great Xia. He saw so, so much in the young man before him.

Some things he could understand, and some he had yet to figure out.

But regardless, based on the power and cunning this young man displayed, his potential was limitless. The Celestial Heart Hall’s potential was limitless. And that so-called ’Lord’ also had limitless potential.

"What? No one wants to teach this arrogant brat a lesson anymore?" Chu Fan chuckled, his gaze sweeping across the crowd, full of provocation.

But the scene was exceptionally quiet. At most, a few people glared viciously at Chu Fan, but none of them dared to make a move.

"In that case, I, Zhu Pingyong, am the champion of this year’s Tengxing Grand Assembly. Does anyone object?"

’Object? Object, my ass!’

’Holy hell, you’re a young man not even thirty, yet you beat a Divine Seperation Realm Tier Two Elder as easily as killing a chicken or a dog. What other young person would dare claim the title of champion?’

"Remember this: the path of the Martial Dao is endless. There is no absolute number one. If you grow complacent, ignorant that there are always heavens beyond the heavens, you will remain nothing but frogs in a well. Go home and cultivate properly. Wake up. Waste less of your time on treachery and deceit. Show more reverence for the Celestial Dao and for all living things. It will do you no harm. Harsh advice is hard to hear, but I’ve said all I’m going to say. You’re on your own now!"

"Xi’er, come with me. Let’s go watch another good show!" Chu Fan beckoned to Yun Xi, who wasn’t far away.