Yet beside him, the Azure Emperor's expression changed drastically.
"Here so soon?"
Seeing this Spatial Vortex, Lu Chen scratched his head, surprise showing on his face.
Then, two figures emerged from the Spatial Vortex.
One was a man and the other a woman. The man was handsome, and the woman beautiful. The moment they appeared, the atmosphere throughout Tianyuan Hall instantly grew tense.
"Two Land Immortal Realm experts?"
Seeing the two people emerge from the Spatial Vortex, surprise appeared on Lu Chen's face.
So this is the strength of a Holy Land?
Among the several kingdoms and countless first-rate forces in the Eastern Cang Region, there might not even be a few Land Immortal Realm experts.
Yet two people had casually come out of Guixu Holy Land, and both were actually Land Immortal Realm experts.
"Two immortals, it was him! He was the one who killed my son!"
When Sima Qing saw the two Gui Xu disciples, he came crawling and rolling to their side, pointing at Lu Chen and speaking hysterically.
"Hm?"
Looking at the battered and disheveled Sima Qing, the two Gui Xu disciples showed disgust. They moved several steps away from him, then turned their heads toward Lu Chen.
"Hm? You killed my Gui Xu disciple?"
Looking at the six-year-old Lu Chen, who was tiger-headed and brainy-looking, adorable and innocent, both of them were dumbfounded.
They exchanged a glance, and each saw disbelief in the other's eyes.
"Ah, I didn't know. Two immortals, he wanted to kill me. I didn't want him to kill me, so I stabbed him once. Then he died."
Lu Chen put on an aggrieved expression and spoke.
"????"
Hearing this, the two Gui Xu disciples were completely dumbfounded.
Did we hear that right? A little brat killed a Gui Xu disciple in the Ninth Heaven of Emperor Realm.
Although Sima Chusheng was only an outer disciple, he was still a Half-step Emperor Realm expert. Yet he had actually been killed by a little brat.
However, after looking at the expressions of everyone around them, the two Gui Xu disciples had no choice but to admit that it seemed to be true. The little brat before them had really killed someone in the Ninth Heaven of Emperor Realm.
"When did our Guixu Holy Land get such an embarrassing disciple?"
The male Gui Xu disciple slightly furrowed his brows.
He came before Sima Chusheng and extended a hand. A white light emerged from his palm and enveloped Sima Chusheng.
Then, a drop of blood appeared on Sima Chusheng's body.
The drop of blood slowly flew before Lu Chen.
"Hiss!"
Seeing this scene, the two Gui Xu disciples' expressions changed drastically. They looked at Lu Chen in shock.
"Since it was you who killed my Gui Xu disciple, according to the rules of my Holy Land, you'll have to come with us."
The male Gui Xu disciple came to Lu Chen's side with a complicated expression and spoke.
"Wait!"
At that moment, the Azure Emperor slightly furrowed his brows and spoke, slowly coming to Lu Chen's side.
"Both of you, this child is my son. With me here, don't even think about taking my Imperial Son away."
The Azure Emperor spoke slowly, a terrifying pressure radiating from him.
Under this terrifying pressure, the two Gui Xu disciples at the Land Immortal Realm also showed slight changes in expression.
"A Heavenly Human Realm expert!"
The male Gui Xu disciple muttered.
"I never thought that an emperor of the mortal world like you would actually reach this stage."
"However, we must take this child with us. This is the rule of my Guixu Holy Land."
After pausing, the Gui Xu disciple spoke with a cold snort.
"If you want to take me away, you'll have to possess the ability to do so. Defeat me, and I'll go with you!"
Lu Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at the two before him, flames burning deep in his gaze!
"What?"
The moment Lu Chen finished speaking, the two Gui Xu disciples froze. Then they could not help bursting into loud laughter, as though they had heard something ridiculous.
"Little brat, regardless of what method you used to kill my Gui Xu outer disciple by sheer luck, you ultimately relied on external force. The two of us are both Land Immortal Realm experts, yet you actually claim that you want to defeat us? Do you even know what you're saying?"
The female Gui Xu disciple could not help laughing.
"What if I can defeat you?"
Lu Chen shook his head and continued stubbornly.
"Impossible. If you can truly defeat the two of us, we're willing to jointly petition our Guixu Elder—no, petition our Guixu Holy Lord—to take you as his disciple!"
The female Gui Xu disciple spoke.
"I am Su Xue'er, disciple of the Third Elder of Guixu. This is my senior brother, Zhou Chen, the personal disciple of the Grand Elder of Guixu. We still carry some weight."
The female Gui Xu disciple, Su Xue'er, spoke.
"Xue'er."
The male Gui Xu disciple, Zhou Chen, slightly furrowed his brows upon hearing this.
"Senior Brother, it's fine. As it happens, I'd also like to see what method this little brat used to kill a Gui Xu disciple."
"However, little brat, if you lose, you'll obediently come back to Guixu Holy Land with me. If your talent truly is extraordinary, you might even have a chance to be accepted as a disciple by my Guixu Holy Land."
After pausing, Su Xue'er continued speaking.
"Immortal!"
Beside them, Sima Qing's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he hurriedly spoke.
"Hmph. He was merely an outer disciple, and he was killed by a child. What a piece of trash. Do you even have the right to speak here?"
Beside him, Zhou Chen looked at Sima Qing, who was sitting on the ground in utter disarray, and snorted coldly. In an instant, an endless pressure crashed toward Sima Qing once more.
Pfft...
Then Sima Qing spat out another mouthful of blood with a pfft and collapsed to the ground, seriously wounded.
"Hm. Since that's the case, let's begin."
Upon hearing this, a trace of a smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
Ever since he had gained the strength of the Land Immortal Realm, he had never fought with all his might.
Now that he had the chance, he could finally see just how powerful he was at his peak.
As for concealing his strength...
There was no longer any need for that.
Previously, Lu Chen had hidden his strength mainly to make completing the Reversal Mission more convenient.
But it was not absolutely necessary.
Now that revealing his strength was unavoidable, there was nothing he could do.
All he could say was that he would have to put in more effort on the Reversal Missions to come.
"Good, little brat. This place is too cramped to fight. Let's go outside."
Su Xue'er took a deep look at the childish Lu Chen, then left Tianyuan Hall with Zhou Chen.
"Chen'er."
At that moment, the Azure Emperor reached out and grabbed Lu Chen, who was preparing to follow Su Xue'er and Zhou Chen outside.
"Chen'er, don't act recklessly. Imperial Father can protect you from harm."
The Azure Emperor spoke with a solemn expression.
"Imperial Father, trust me. I'll bring you a surprise."
Lu Chen reached out and pulled away the Azure Emperor's hand from his shoulder, speaking seriously.
"Imperial Son..."
"Chen'er, my child, don't go!"
"Brother Lu Chen..."
Behind him, Lu Chen's mother, Consort Yuan, and little Luo Li both rushed toward him.
"Mother, little Luo Li, you two have to trust me."
Lu Chen looked at them and spoke seriously.
The next moment, Lu Chen walked out of Tianyuan Hall without the slightest hesitation.
"Chen'er."
The Azure Emperor could not help calling out softly as he watched Lu Chen's back.
The next moment, the Azure Emperor let out a long breath. A resolute expression appeared on his face as he took out a cyan jade pendant.
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