Chapter 156: Surprise Surprise! (1)

Seeing him so ungrateful, Su Mengxi’s face turned red with anger, like the sunset clouds in the sky.

She stamped her foot in frustration, causing the bluestone ground to tremble slightly, reflecting her inner irritation and helplessness.

"Why are you so stubborn? Once you’re on the Life and Death Stage and have signed the Life and Death Waiver, no one can save you. You will die."

She was almost growling, her eyes full of disappointment as if she were looking at someone who refused to improve.

She truly considered Chen Chuan a friend and didn’t want him to die for nothing.

However, Chen Chuan was like an enraged bull, unable to hear any advice.

He stiffened his neck and glared at Lin Feng and Zhao Hengjiang with bloodshot eyes, completely ignoring Su Mengxi’s attempts to stop him.

Seeing Chen Chuan’s irrational state, Zhao Hengjiang and Lin Feng were overjoyed, their smug expressions almost overflowing.

"Hahaha!" Zhao Hengjiang laughed loudly, mocking him to the extreme.

"Chen Chuan, if you’re a man, don’t just talk! Do you dare go to the Life and Death Stage right now?"

"Whoever backs out is a coward! Whoever doesn’t go is a sissy who doesn’t deserve to stand tall."

Lin Feng also revealed a cold smile at the right time, arrogantly lifting his chin.

"I, Lin Feng, accept your Life and Death Waiver."

"Everyone here is a witness. Today on the Life and Death Stage, we shall decide superiority and life and death."

"If anyone regrets it, may they be struck by lightning and never be reincarnated."

He spoke with absolute certainty, directly blocking Chen Chuan’s path of retreat.

"Good! Senior Brother Lin is mighty!"

"Chen Chuan, if you’re a man, don’t back down."

"Agree quickly! Weren’t you shouting quite fiercely just now?"

The Lackeys of the Qingtian Alliance jeered one after another, spitting as they spoke, wishing they could drag Chen Chuan onto the Life and Death Stage immediately.

Faced with this overwhelming provocation, Chen Chuan’s acting skills fully exploded.

Veins popped on his forehead, his fists clenched until they cracked, and his body trembled slightly due to extreme anger.

He pointed at Lin Feng and growled hoarsely.

"Let’s go! Why wouldn’t I go! Today, I, Chen Chuan, will show everyone that I am not a weakling who relies on women."

"I will fight a fair and square battle. Even if I die, I won’t be afraid. I will prove that I, Chen Chuan, am no coward."

The onlookers seeing this scene discussed it animatedly, most of them shaking their heads and sighing.

"Alas, this Chen Chuan is too impulsive."

"It’s obviously a provocation; can’t he see that? It’s over; now even the gods can’t save him."

"To lose his life for so-called manly dignity? Stupid, too stupid!"

"A Transcendence Realm challenging someone at the Third Layer of the Half-Step Great Power Realm? I bet he won’t last three moves against Lin Feng."

"Three moves? You think too highly of him. I bet he’ll be down in one."

"What a pity. I heard his insights into Alchemy were decent. He might have had a future, but now... tsk tsk."

Listening to these discussions and seeing Chen Chuan’s refusal to listen, Su Mengxi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

She stepped forward again, pulling Chen Chuan’s sleeve, trying her best to stop him.

"Chen Chuan, don’t go! Being alive is more important than anything else. Dignity isn’t always that vital."

Chen Chuan, however, seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath, trying to calm his agitated emotions.

But the stubbornness in his eyes did not diminish in the slightest.

"Senior Sister Su, I appreciate your kindness."

"But this is a battle between men, and I will never back down. Even if I die, I will die with dignity."

"You... you idiot! You’re an incorrigible idiot!" Seeing his determination, Su Mengxi knew she could no longer stop him.

She trembled with anger and finally cursed him before turning away, no longer looking at him.

Her clenched fists and slightly heaving chest showed that she was truly disappointed in Chen Chuan.

She had thought Chen Chuan was a talent, but she didn’t expect him to be such a reckless person who couldn’t withstand a provocation.

Amidst the jeering and crowding of the crowd, Chen Chuan, Lin Feng, and their group headed grandly toward the Sect’s Life and Death Stage.

The news spread through the Outer Sect like it had wings, and a large number of Disciples flocked to the Life and Death Stage upon hearing it.

Everyone wanted to witness this duel that had no suspense but was full of topics.

The Life and Death Stage was located next to the Outer Sect Law Enforcement Hall. It was a huge platform made of hard black profound stone, surrounded by a protective Formation.

An Outer Sect Elder with a stern face and a deep Aura had already received the news and was waiting there.

Both parties signed the Life and Death Waiver under the witness of the Elder.

The Elder looked at Lin Feng, then at Chen Chuan, who only had the Aura of the Transcendence Realm, and frowned slightly, saying in a deep voice:

"Chen Chuan, are you sure you want to proceed with this life-and-death battle? It’s not too late to regret it now; you only need to pay the corresponding fine."

His gaze toward Chen Chuan was filled with undisguised pity, as if he were looking at a dead man.

"I’m sure."

Chen Chuan stiffened his neck, his voice hoarse but firm.

"In that case, fate is decided by life and death. Let it begin."

The Elder said no more and waved his hand to activate the protective Formation.

At this moment, the Life and Death Stage was already surrounded by layers of Outer Sect Disciples who had come to watch the excitement, and the noise was deafening.

Almost everyone was discussing Chen Chuan’s overestimation of himself and his foolish impulsiveness; almost no one believed he could walk off the Life and Death Stage alive.

Su Mengxi stood at the very front below the stage, looking at the figure on the stage that appeared somewhat thin but stood stubbornly upright.

Her beautiful face was filled only with deep regret and a sense of powerlessness.

She no longer held any hope for Chen Chuan.

The two stepped onto the Life and Death Stage. Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his posture arrogant and his gaze disdainful.

"Chen Chuan, if you kneel and beg for mercy now and cripple your own Cultivation, I might consider leaving you a whole corpse," Lin Feng sneered.

"This is the consequence of daring to offend our Qingtian Alliance. This time next year will be the anniversary of your death."

"I will personally tear your head off."

Faced with Lin Feng’s arrogance, Chen Chuan, who had previously appeared to be losing control of his anger, was now exceptionally calm.

The flush on his face faded, replaced by a cold indifference.

His eyes were as deep as a cold pool, and only the slightly dissipating Killing Intent showed his determination.

"Less talk, let’s see what you’ve got."

Chen Chuan’s voice was flat, a complete contrast to his previous fury.

"Die!"

Enraged by his attitude, Lin Feng shouted and moved suddenly.

"Lin Feng Sword Technique, Wind Sweeping the Clouds!"

He held his longsword, the Spiritual Energy within him surging, as his Aura at the Third Layer of the Half-Step Great Power Realm fully exploded.

A sharp and peerless green Sword Gang instantly formed, carrying a piercing whistle that tore through the air like a gale, slashing down toward Chen Chuan’s head.

The sword momentum was fierce, clearly intending to kill the enemy in one move.

The crowd below held their breath, and Su Mengxi even turned her head away slightly, unable to watch.

However, faced with this killing blow, Chen Chuan moved.

The blood within him roared like a surging river, and the power of the first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Battle Scripture surged.

An Aura that was not at all weaker, and even more solid and heavy, suddenly erupted from his body.

The First Layer of the Half-Step Great Power Realm!

"What?"

"Half-Step Great Power? He had a Breakthrough?"

"My god! Chen Chuan is actually at the First Layer of the Half-Step Great Power Realm."

"No wonder he dared to accept the challenge; he was hiding his Cultivation."

"It’s only been half a month! He broke through from the Ninth Level of the Transcendence Realm to the Half-Step Great Power? This speed..."

The crowd below instantly erupted into an uproar, with exclamations rising one after another.