The Storyteller Willow Deity! Charging into the Foreign Realm Seven Times and Seven Times Out!

"Common?"

Su Chen let out a scoff.

"To defy the yin and yang and disrupt the natural order is a taboo that violates the laws of the Heavenly Dao."

"Looking across the entire Three Thousand Provinces of the Upper Realm, and even the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, those capable of such a feat are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns."

"It is only because they are Shi Hao and Shi Yi—the favored sons of heaven with the most potent destiny in this world—that they possess such fortune."

Having said this, Su Chen abruptly snapped his folding fan shut.

Observing the expressions of the crowd in the hall, which remained unsettled for a long time, he picked up his teacup to moisten his throat.

At this moment, the audience below could no longer suppress the doubts in their hearts.

Yu Yuanzhen stood up directly, looking at Su Chen on the high platform.

"Mr. Su."

"Since both Shi Hao and Shi Yi have been reborn in the Upper Realm."

"Doesn't that mean they will continue to fight when they meet again?"

Hearing Yu Yuanzhen's question, Prince Xue Xing, who was standing to the side, nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"Indeed."

"Shi Yi had his head severed in public; such a deep blood feud is something no one could swallow, right?"

"If these two start fighting again in the Upper Realm, who would win in the end?"

In the understanding of the Douluo Continent, such a life-and-death enmity would inevitably lead to an endless pursuit to the ends of the earth, a situation where one side must die.

Hearing the inquiries of the crowd, Su Chen set down his teacup and smiled faintly.

"Continue to fight?"

"You all think of the landscape of the Upper Realm too narrowly."

Su Chen shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the people below.

"Back in the Great Wilderness, Shi Yi dug out the Supreme Bone of the Little One, incurring a massive karmic debt."

"In the Void God Realm, the Little One destroyed his physical body and soul, which completely settled that grievance."

"The karma was resolved, and the old grudges vanished with the wind."

"In the Upper Realm, not only did these two brothers stop trying to kill each other."

"Later, when facing enemies from beyond the realm, they even fought side by side to defend against foreign humiliation."

Hearing these words, the people in the hall looked at each other in dismay.

Fighting side by side?

Such mortal enemies who had dug out bones and severed heads could actually end up together?

This completely subverted their common sense.

Just then, Bibi Dong, who was sitting in the front row, could not help but scoff aloud.

"Fighting side by side? Settling grievances?"

"Mr. Su, I don't think it's necessarily because Shi Hao is magnanimous."

Bibi Dong looked coldly at the high platform, her tone filled with the arrogance of someone who believed she had seen through everything.

"That Shi Yi was taken away by the Ancient Double-Pupil Woman, which is equivalent to having a true powerhouse as a backer."

"Such an ancient expert has methods that can reach the heavens and shake the earth."

"And no matter how high Shi Hao's talent is, he is merely an orphan who walked out of a remote, dilapidated village in the Lower Realm."

"He has no one behind him; what could he possibly use to challenge a fully realized Double-Pupil Woman?"

"If they really fought and angered the Double-Pupil Woman, incurring such monstrous karma, Shi Hao wouldn't have enough lives to die ten times over."

At this point, Bibi Dong paused.

"When it comes down to it, it's just that Shi Hao fears the backer behind the other party and dares not make a move."

As soon as Bibi Dong finished speaking, many soul masters in the hall nodded in agreement.

This truly conformed to the survival laws of their Douluo Continent.

Without a background or a sect to rely on, no matter how high one's talent, one must keep their tail tucked between their legs.

Shi Hao, a youth from a village in the Lower Realm, could never afford to provoke a big shot like the Double-Pupil Woman after arriving in the Upper Realm.

However, upon hearing Bibi Dong's seemingly logical analysis, Su Chen on the high platform suddenly laughed out loud.

"Fear?"

"A backer?"

Su Chen looked at the self-righteous Bibi Dong below and slowly stood up.

"Bibi Dong, your narrow-mindedness is truly pathetic."

"Do you really think Little One survived the dangerous Great Wilderness just because he's tough?"

"Do you really think that so-called Ancient Double-Pupil Woman would dare to touch a single hair on Little One's head?"

Su Chen's two rhetorical questions stunned everyone in the hall.

Bibi Dong frowned.

Could it be that Little One also had some formidable being behind him?

Su Chen's folding fan snapped open.

"Today, this Su will tell you."

"About the backer behind Little One."

"About this supreme existence whose name, even in the Three Thousand Provinces of the Upper Realm, and even the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths,"

"Can make countless Immortal King titans tremble with fear."

As Su Chen finished speaking, The illusory image in mid-air instantly shifted.

Everyone in the hall stared intently at the screen.

The image did not show any magnificent immortal sects.

Nor did it show any ancient powerful beings treading on stars.

What appeared was merely the dilapidated and backward Stone Village deep in the Great Wilderness.

And at the village entrance, rooted was a charred lightning-struck tree stump, only a section remaining.

On the stump, a single tender willow branch swayed gently in the breeze, emitting a faint green light.

Seeing this, Emperor Xue Ye was stunned.

Bibi Dong let out a cold laugh.

"Mr. Su."

"The backer you speak of, who makes Immortal Kings tremble, is this dying rotten piece of wood?"

The crowd in the hall was also bewildered.

A tree?

What heaven-defying abilities could a rotten willow tree, whose trunk had been destroyed, possibly possess?

Ignoring the doubts of the crowd, Su Chen paid them no mind.

He simply looked at the willow branch emitting a soft green light in the image, his tone gradually becoming solemn.

"In your eyes, this might just be an ordinary lightning-struck tree."

"But in that distant Immortal Ancient Era."

"She once single-handedly entered the Foreign Realm, fighting in nine incursions and nine retreats, making the Immortal Kings of the Foreign Realm bleed across the sky, a supreme titan!"

"She once bathed in the blood of gods and demons, facing the encirclement of all the heavens and myriad worlds without changing her expression!"

Su Chen's voice suddenly boomed in the hall.

"Her name is Willow Deity!"

"She is the supreme Sacrificial Spirit of Stone Village."

"And the true protector of Little One, Shi Hao!"

Boom!

As the two words "Willow Deity" were uttered, the seemingly withered lightning-struck wood in the image suddenly erupted with ten thousand feet of green light.

Immediately after, an indescribable and majestic pressure, even through the illusory image, made all the Soul Masters in Listening Rain Pavilion tremble.

Nine incursions and nine retreats into the Foreign Realm? Making Immortal Kings bleed?

What kind of monster was this!

"Such a peerless and unparalleled existence."

Su Chen looked down at Bibi Dong below the stage.

"Do you think a mere Double-Pupil Woman would dare to touch someone she protects?"

"Do you know how much karma would be involved, leading to an unending feud!"

Hearing this, the entire hall fell silent.

Everyone was so shocked they couldn't speak.

Su Chen, on the high platform, decisively picked up his gavel.

Clack!

"If you wish to know the heaven-defying past of this supreme Sacrificial Spirit, Willow Deity."

"And how she will protect Little One, making the titans of the Three Thousand Provinces of the Upper Realm tremble at the mere mention of her name."

Su Chen smiled faintly.

"We..."

"Will break off here and continue next time."

As Su Chen's utterly plain words fell.

The crowd, who had been immersed in the Willow Deity's peerless grace and eagerly awaiting how this supreme Sacrificial Spirit would slaughter their way through, instantly became anxious.

"Don't stop, Mr. Su!"

At the front of the hall, a Sect Master slapped his thigh in distress.

"How exactly did the Willow Deity enter and exit the Foreign Realm nine times? Please explain it in detail!"

"Yeah, we've only been listening for a short while, why are we stopping for next time?"

"I'll pay double... no, ten times the tea money! I beg you, sir, to tell us more!"

Inside the hall, wails of misery rose one after another.

That feeling of having one's appetite whetted only to be suddenly cut off was more unbearable than killing them.

However, facing the agitated audience below.

Su Chen, on the high platform, closed his folding fan, his expression calm.

"Too short?"

Su Chen glanced at Emperor Xue Ye and Bibi Dong, who were seated in the front row.

"If it weren't for someone causing a commotion at the entrance of my Listening Rain Pavilion this morning, delaying the time."

"Naturally, I could have spoken longer today."

Su Chen's tone carried a hint of coldness.

"The rules here are very simple."

"If anyone causes trouble at the entrance again next time, delaying the storytelling time."

"Then the storytelling time for that day will be directly shortened to the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn."

As soon as this was said, the hall instantly fell silent.

Those listeners who had been complaining cast resentful glances at the big figures seated in the front row.

Emperor Xue Ye's old face flushed, and he coughed awkwardly.

Bibi Dong's expression also stiffened, a flicker of guilt and regret in her eyes.

If she had known this fellow had such a temper, she shouldn't have clashed with Tang Xiao at the entrance this morning.

Now, not only had she failed to probe his strength, but she had also angered him, causing herself to miss out on the continuation.

Seeing Su Chen turn to leave.

Emperor Xue Ye became anxious and quickly stood up, wanting to try again to recruit him.

"Mr. Su, please wait..."

Bibi Dong, unwilling to be outdone, was about to step forward to speak.

"Esteemed guests."

A young attendant in a blue robe walked over at the opportune moment, directly blocking the two great figures.

The attendant bowed, a flawless polite smile on his face.

"Today's storytelling has concluded."

"Mr. Su needs to rest. If you wish to listen to stories or have any matters, please come early tomorrow."

Looking at the attendant blocking their path, Emperor Xue Ye and Bibi Dong both frowned.

Normally, a servant who served tea and poured water would have been dragged out and executed for daring to stop them.

But in this Listening Rain Pavilion, they had to treat even a dog with courtesy.

"Since Mr. Su needs to rest, then I shall not disturb him."

Emperor Xue Ye sighed helplessly, forced to suppress the urgency in his heart, and turned to leave with Xue Qinghe.

Bibi Dong also cast a deep glance at the curtain leading backstage, ultimately refraining from acting.

"Let's go."

As the important figures left one after another, the listeners in the hall could only disperse with lingering dissatisfaction.

At this moment, in the top-floor lounge of Listening Rain Pavilion.

Su Chen pushed open the door and walked directly to the armchair by the window to sit down.

As the crowd in the hall dispersed, the crisp system prompt in his mind sounded as expected.

[Ding! Today's storytelling has concluded, popularity points settlement complete!]

[Congratulations to the host, today's storytelling has caused a huge sensation!]

[Successfully shocked the Martial Soul Hall Pope Bibi Dong and Heaven Dou Emperor Xue Ye, and suppressed the Clear Sky Sect members on the street!]

[This time, a total of popularity points obtained: eight million points!]

Hearing this number, Su Chen nodded with satisfaction.

As his fame fermented and the big figures personally appeared today, the popularity points indeed surged.

[Ding! Detected that the host currently has 8.8 million popularity points.]

[Do you want to activate the God-Level Lottery Wheel?]

"Activate, draw twice first."

Su Chen gave the command without hesitation.

[Ding! Deducted four million popularity points, the God-Level Lottery Wheel begins to spin...]

Following the system's voice, the ancient-looking roulette spun rapidly in Su Chen's sight again.

A moment later, the pointer slowly stopped.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have drawn an item from Perfect World: Primordial Remnant, Pure-blooded Green-Scaled Eagle Egg (unhatched)!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have drawn a cultivation technique from Perfect World: Low-level Fierce Beast Bone Text Precious Technique!]

An egg of a Green-Scaled Eagle?

Su Chen raised an eyebrow and directly extracted the egg from the system space.

A giant egg, half a person tall, covered all over with green scale-like patterns, appeared quietly on the floor of the room.

The eggshell flowed with an extremely ancient and violent rune aura, and a powerful heartbeat could faintly be heard from within.

Although the Green-Scaled Eagle was not a top-tier fierce beast in Perfect World, it was an extremely powerful existence in the early stages.

If placed in this Douluo Continent, an adult Green-Scaled Eagle, relying solely on its physical strength, would be enough to tear apart those so-called hundred-thousand-year-old Titan Giant Apes.

"It's a good seedling for guarding the house."

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand.

The profound Unique Cave Heaven behind his head slowly appeared.

He directly threw the Green-Scaled Eagle egg into the Unique Cave Heaven.

Under the nourishment of the extremely dense Heaven and Earth Fortune Essence Qi within the cave heaven, the hatching speed of this egg would definitely be greatly shortened.

Afterward, Su Chen inspected the low-level Bone Text Precious Technique.

This was an extremely basic cultivation method for fierce beasts, recording how to convert Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into runes and imprint them on the bones.

For someone like Su Chen, who possessed the Unique Cave Heaven and the Thunder Emperor's true blood, this low-level precious technique was like chicken ribs.

"I'll keep it for now, maybe I can use it as a reward for someone later."

Su Chen casually threw it into his spatial ring.

After finishing all this, the sky outside had completely darkened.

Just as Su Chen was preparing to wash up and rest.

Outside the door, there was a very faint knock.

"Shopkeeper, are you resting?"

Su Chen walked back to the table and sat down, picking up the teapot to pour himself a cup of warm water.

"Come in."

The servant pushed open the door and approached with a strange expression.

"Shopkeeper, there are two strange guests outside who insist on seeing you about extremely important matters."

"They look quite rough in their clothing and attire, not like nobles from the city."

Hearing the servant's report.

Su Chen's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and then a meaningful smile curved his lips.

"Not like nobles from the city?"

Su Chen took a sip of water, his tone calm.

"Naturally not."

"After all, they are not human."

In fact, when he was storytelling during the day, Su Chen had already noticed two extremely hidden auras in the corner of the hall.

Although those two auras were hidden extremely well.

Even peak powerhouses like Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo, who were level 98, did not notice them at all.

But under Su Chen's Unique Cave Heaven's perception, they could not hide at all.

The two overlords of the Star Dou Forest.

The Sky Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape!

"Let them in."