Chapter 2400 - 2368: Fair Challenge

Chapter 2400: Chapter 2368: Fair Challenge

To be honest, the purpose of the major forces on Nine Heavens Continent this time is indeed to motivate the cultivators of Nine Heavens Continent to work hard on cultivation, so as to create more discourse power for them in Jiankong Realm.

And it’s obvious that only when there are more powerhouses in Jiankong Realm can Nine Heavens Continent win greater discourse power.

More straightforwardly, among the several planes closest in power level under Jiankong Realm, whichever has greater discourse power can have a larger territory and more resources in the entire Jianmu Universe.

Don’t think becoming a Palm Realm Powerhouse is simple. For most people, leaving talent aside, just the resources needed to achieve Palm Realm is an astronomical figure that is hard to imagine.

After all, not everyone can be completely self-sufficient like Li Chen, and even possess a Supreme Treasure like the Two-Yi Yin Yang Mirror for cultivation.

For most cultivators, the stronger they want to become, the more resources they need.

And the resources in Jianmu Universe are quite limited originally, and cannot be compared with a complete Great Universe like the Starry Universe, making these powerhouses feel somewhat crowded.

As for outside the universe...

Places like Vast Nihility are fraught with danger. Even a Palm Realm could accidentally fall, and no one wants to joke around with their own life.

Not only Jianmu Universe, but other significant universes are facing similar issues, except for the most complete Tree Realm Universe.

If Li Chen were a diligent, humble, and discerning young man, it would be fine.

Yet, throughout his journey, the few major forces have found Li Chen increasingly disagreeable.

Consequently, the previously planned scheme naturally began to unfold.

When Li Chen saw the major forces along with scattered talented Loose Cultivators from Nine Heavens Continent collectively gather, numbering in the tens of thousands, Li Chen was quite startled.

Yet, having attended lectures at Zhuoyan Academy on Purple Fir Continent, Li Chen soon calmed down.

Unsurprisingly, each young person present was indeed quite the genius from a formidable plane capable of producing Dao Saints.

But now, gathered together, they numbered in the tens of thousands, which showed a glimpse of the foundation of Nine Heavens Continent.

Moreover, Li Chen could guess that these people were definitely not the entirety of Nine Heavens Continent’s geniuses.

This kind of plane was indeed astonishingly formidable.

Not to speak of now, in the future when these young people grow up, as long as they don’t fall, they will certainly become powerhouses.

"Please come up and speak." A middle-aged man from Hidden Dragon Valley said to Li Chen with a stiff smile.

The Dragon Clan in Hidden Dragon Valley has a straightforward temperament, disliking convoluted paths, making it difficult for them to force a fake smile.

Li Chen glanced at the podium in front of the tens of thousands of people and nodded.

Would he get stage fright?

Impossible.

"Dear Taoist friends from Nine Heavens Continent, gentlemen and ladies, hello everyone." As Li Chen spoke, he left the people from several major forces below momentarily perplexed.

What kind of opening is this?

"It’s an honor to be here for this speech, and first, I must thank the heavens for this blessing, thank Jian Ancestor, and thank the sect families for hosting this event." Ignoring everyone’s bewilderment, Li Chen said with an unchanged expression.

"Secondly, I want to thank my friends and family, who gave me encouragement and motivated me to cultivate harder..."

"Wait, wait, wait!" The middle-aged man from Hidden Dragon Valley interrupted Li Chen with a dark face, estimating that the thanks would never end at this rate.

"Secular Taoist Friend, reaching the level where one can tear space for Ascension must be quite difficult. Your strength should be quite extraordinary, right? Leave the thanks for later, I think the young geniuses from all over here most want to know your actual prowess. After all, to us cultivators, strength is the key." The middle-aged man from Hidden Dragon Valley said with a furrowed brow.

Li Chen glanced at the old man, thinking to himself, isn’t it because he took a Dragon Ball from Hidden Dragon Valley that made them eager to make him the target of everyone’s envy?

Considering the current scenario, it was indeed a bit troublesome for Li Chen.

Because once he took up the middle-aged man’s challenge, he would undoubtedly become the target for many geniuses of Nine Heavens Continent.

After all, as geniuses, no one conceded to anyone.

Why should a newly ascended guy leverage luck to obtain so many treasures, while their hard cultivation yielded nothing?

After acquiring the Rune Hollow Mother Iron, Li Chen had sent Netherworld discreetly to begin Closed-door Cultivation and fusion, implying that now Li Chen had to deal with the situation himself.

His Divine Soul Realm was high, but the Soul Divine Ability could at most serve as intimidation. If it failed to resolve the enemies upon use, he would be just about finished.

Currently, his cultivation... was only at Domain Realm.

The majority of the geniuses of Nine Heavens Continent present were also at Domain Realm, and some had already stepped into Soul Realm.

However, what’s different is, among everyone present, no one like Li Chen... was merely First Layer Domain Realm, equivalent to fourth-order Heavenly Level.

Among the geniuses present, aside from Li Chen, the weakest had all reached the fifth rank Heavenly Level.

"Want to know my strength? It’s simple."

Glancing at this guy and people from several major forces, these people probably didn’t just come to offer him rewards, but also to monitor him, ensuring he wouldn’t run away, right?

If someone indeed challenges him onsite, in the eyes of these people, his treasures are destined to be lost, isn’t it?

If others win, it essentially becomes a reward for their juniors, truly... what a clever scheme they’ve devised.

Understanding these people’s intentions, Li Chen was no longer inclined to play mind games with them.

As the middle-aged Hidden Dragon Valley guy rightly said, strength is the most crucial thing for cultivators!

"Boom!"

Li Chen stomped hard on the ground, releasing the Domain Realm aura.

Simultaneously, Li Chen took out the treasures he received from several major forces, smiling towards the thousands of fiery-eyed geniuses from Nine Heavens Continent, "Defeat me, and they’re yours!"

"Wow!"

The scene instantly became chaotic, with someone almost unable to resist rushing out.

Only through the intervention of a few elders from major forces was the situation stabilized.

They understood that Li Chen was forced to cooperate, but... perhaps went a bit too far?

Why does it feel like he had already anticipated the current situation?

"Of course!"

Without waiting for the many geniuses to start challenging, Li Chen calmly uttered his next sentence, "Since it’s a rewarding challenge, then it’s equivalent to gambling. Before you challenge, you should preferably choose some valuable treasures, or else I won’t accept your challenge."

"How about it, fair right?"