Chapter 709 - 381: Could Taixuan Hong Be Su Chen?

As his voice faded, several gazes faintly landed on the Bronze Ancient King.

Twin Divine Dawns, a Tier Seven Professional, young... Those who met these conditions were likely a dime a dozen in the Abyss Realm. But in the entire Dust Star Sea, there seemed to be only one person at the moment!

The Bronze Ancient King couldn’t help but feel his heart skip a beat.

"Bronze, you hid it really well!" the Zhenwu Ancient King suddenly spoke, his voice deep. "You pretended to be trapped here with us, but in the end, you’re about to snatch the biggest benefit."

The Bronze Ancient King discreetly raised his guard but coldly retorted, "What do you mean by that?"

"Stop pretending!" the Zhenwu Ancient King said bluntly. "In the entire Dust Star Sea, the only one who meets these conditions is your student, Su Chen!"

Taixuan Tianyi wondered if the Dust Star Sea was their current location, and who Su Chen was. He finally obtained some seemingly useful information from these old men and hurriedly made a mental note of it.

The Bronze Ancient King sneered. "Are you losing your mind? He said the distance was close—not to us, but to this fallen land. And the fallen land isn’t the Dust Star Sea."

Hearing this, Taixuan Tianyi hurriedly added, "That’s right, I meant it was quite close to this fallen land."

"Moreover," the Bronze Ancient King continued, "are you trying to say that Su Chen is also the Taixuan family’s lost bloodline? Even if he is, he only hails from the Red Thunder Star. You all know his background—how could he possibly know this so-called Sacrificial Technique? Furthermore, that person is incredibly familiar with this place. He even knows how to contact the people inside through the Flame Space. Taixuan Tianyi doesn’t even know that, so how could Su Chen?"

The Bronze Ancient King quickly found several reasons to refute the Zhenwu Ancient King’s point.

The others grew thoughtful. The Bronze Ancient King’s words made sense. If they forcefully associated Su Chen with the Supreme Profounds’ lost descendants, it would seem somewhat far-fetched. However, since Su Chen’s name had appeared on the suspect list, even if there was only a tiny possibility, it would be hard to dismiss in the short term.

Unfortunately, they were temporarily trapped here and couldn’t leave. If they were in the outside world, they would definitely investigate thoroughly.

"You don’t need to get so worked up." The Zhenwu Ancient King grinned, revealing his sharp, eerie teeth. "Whether it’s him or not, we’ll know once we let this brat go in and take a look."

The Bronze Ancient King cast a glance at Taixuan Tianyi, causing the latter to shiver and hurriedly lower his head. The Bronze Ancient King’s face remained expressionless, but a faint sense of unease stirred in his heart. He didn’t believe the person inside was Su Chen, but he dreaded the massive trouble that would follow if it truly was.

At present, they weren’t entirely trapped without a way out; they just couldn’t leave together.

"Speaking of which, if the person inside really is our young friend Su Chen, Taixuan Tianyi might not necessarily win," the Profound Celestial Ancient King suddenly chimed in.

Over the past few months, they had thoroughly studied Taixuan Tianyi, including his strength and the basic details of his True Radiance Talent. Based on the strength Taixuan Tianyi had displayed, compared to Su Chen’s performance at the Peak Star Conference, the two were equally matched. However, Su Chen’s methods clearly relied on explosive bursts of power. It was unknown how long he could sustain them, but they estimated it wouldn’t be for very long.

Taixuan Tianyi should hold some advantage, but the gap between having an advantage and securing a victory was vast, especially in close-quarters combat like this.

Taixuan Tianyi was slightly stunned, wondering how he could possibly lose, given that Su Chen seemingly had the Dual Divine Dawn Talent, was also at Tier Seven, and shouldn’t be very old. Although Taixuan Tianyi had acted like a cowering quail over the past few months, he was still a True Radiance junior whom the Supreme Profound lineage had poured all their efforts into cultivating. Even in the Abyss Realm, he would be highly competitive. He refused to believe he could fail to defeat a native from the Outer Realm who merely possessed Twin Divine Dawns.

Taixuan Tianyi was secretly dismissive but naturally didn’t let it show.

The Profound Celestial Ancient King sighed with emotion. "Speaking of which, that student of yours is indeed extraordinary. This Taixuan Tianyi possesses the True Radiance Talent, while Su Chen merely has Twin Divine Dawns and is only around twenty-four years old."

Taixuan Tianyi wondered, "A twenty-four-year-old Tier Seven?" He was momentarily stunned, amazed at how young that was. He had been thirty-five when he advanced to a Tier Seven Professional. Even though his delay was due to seeking a Holy Profession, twenty-four was far too young. He figured Su Chen had likely poured all his energy into advancing his Main Professional Tier. Given the Outer Realm’s inadequate cultivation methods, Su Chen could probably only focus his efforts on improving his Main Profession.

The Zhenwu Ancient King couldn’t care less. "Whether he wins or not, professional traits can’t be faked. Even if Taixuan Tianyi can’t win, once he comes out and tells us about it, we’ll clearly know if it’s Su Chen or not."

The Bronze Ancient King remained expressionless.

"Let’s go." The group didn’t dwell on the matter any further. The Profound Celestial Ancient King pressed his hand onto Taixuan Tianyi’s shoulder and asked with a smiling face, "Young friend, do you remember what I said last time?"

Taixuan Tianyi nodded repeatedly. "I will enter the Cultivation Residence, defeat the person inside, and bring him out. I will trade his freedom for mine."

"Correct." The Profound Celestial Ancient King nodded in satisfaction.

Taixuan Tianyi hesitated several times before finally gritting his teeth and asking, "Will you all really let me leave?"

"Haha." The Profound Celestial Ancient King chuckled softly. "Don’t worry. We are all Moonlights; we keep our promises."

Taixuan Tianyi didn’t really believe they would keep their promises, but he had no other options at the moment. He could only take things one step at a time.

Without any visible movement, the group arrived at the third floor of the Spiritual Tower.

***

"Where did this person pop out from?"

Su Chen had just arrived at the Cultivation Residence. Before he could even gather his senses, he saw a virtual screen pop up in front of him. Several old men had already appeared before his door. Besides them, there was also an unfamiliar face standing in front of the Ancient Kings, looking fairly young.

Su Chen furrowed his brows tightly, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the Ancient Kings standing behind the young man. Every one of these old foxes was expressionless, hiding their emotions perfectly. Only the Profound Celestial Ancient King still wore a smiling expression that made one want to step forward and punch him twice.

This sudden, unexpected situation left Su Chen somewhat baffled.

Right at that moment, the Profound Celestial Ancient King spoke, his smile as gentle as ever. "Young friend inside, your brother is here. Aren’t you going to come out for a chat?"

Hearing this, Taixuan Tianyi, whose heart was currently quite heavy, was left speechless, cursing inwardly at the bullshit claim of them being brothers. Brother? Su Chen grew even more baffled and gave no response.

Seeing no movement from the door, the Profound Celestial Ancient King continued, "This young friend is named Taixuan Tianyi. He belongs to the same main family as you, possesses the True Radiance Talent, and is also a Tier Seven Professional. If you come out for a chat, we will still treat you with courtesy, considering you informed us of the method to contact the outside."

Su Chen was surprised to hear the name Taixuan Tianyi. This guy was a genuine member of the Supreme Profound lineage and even had the True Radiance Talent. To think they had also found this place. But his luck didn’t seem too good. Without the Cultivation Residence’s guidance, he bumped into these Ancient Kings the moment he entered, seemingly getting captured by them.

Su Chen wondered where his family elders were and if they weren’t protecting him. He had many questions, but he also caught a crucial piece of information: this group of Ancient Kings seemed to know he was a Tier Seven Professional. Something must have happened when he left this place. He wondered if they had already learned even more information.

Seeing no response from the door, the Profound Celestial Ancient King’s smile faded slightly. "If you’re unwilling to come out, I’ll have no choice but to let this young friend go in and drag you out.

"When that happens, the little bit of goodwill between us will be completely gone."

Su Chen locked his brows tightly, wondering how they planned to drag him out. He still remained silent.

Accidents were inevitable in battle... The Profound Celestial Ancient King still wanted to see if he could coax him out, but the door remained completely still. He patted Taixuan Tianyi’s shoulder. Knowing what to do, the latter stepped forward and pressed a hand against the virtual screen.

Su Chen looked at the virtual screen that suddenly popped up before him:

[Challenge application received. Challenger: True Radiance Talent, Tier Seven Professional. Do you accept?]

Su Chen narrowed his eyes, wondering if this was what the Profound Celestial Ancient King meant by coming in to drag him out. He was relatively unfamiliar with many of the rules here, so he had to summon the Residual Spirit to ask.

"A challenge? Someone is challenging you?" The Residual Spirit was also quite surprised. After hearing the gist of the situation, it pondered. "True Radiance Talent... Taixuan Tianyi... I think I understand. They must have also used the method of offering sacrifices to the Purple Extreme World-Purifying Saint Monarch to find this place."

"Can I refuse this challenge?" Su Chen didn’t care what method the other party had used.