This Humble One Is Precisely My Wife

The person who arrived was none other than Mu Chen.

The journey of four or five days had been compressed by him into a mere two.

It took another day to pinpoint the location of the battlefield within the vast Black Demon Forest.

Mu Chen curiously sized up Xie Guan for a moment before speaking bluntly, "Brother Xie, do you know my Luo Li?"

That's right; the moment he laid eyes on the silver-haired girl, he was struck by her quiet, lotus-like ethereal temperament—love at first sight, a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

The position of Royal Heir consort of the Hundred Spirits Royal Clan could belong to no one else but her!

Cough, all of the above was just a joke.

As a Royal Heir with a mature mindset and extensive experience with all kinds of beauties, he wouldn't be so hopelessly devoted to a girl he hadn't even met yet.

However, feelings can always be cultivated.

"Luo Li? So her name is Luo Li; what a poetic name."

Xie Guan muttered to himself, quickly catching the "impropriety" in the newcomer's words.

"My Luo Li?"

"You know Miss Luo Li? What is your relationship with her?"

"Who sent you here?"

As a male in the midst of his development, his voice gradually rose in pitch.

This rapid-fire interrogation did not anger Mu Chen.

This unremarkable-looking fellow, Xie Guan, was definitely not his rival.

"As for Luo Li and me~"

"Although the distance was a bit far and I couldn't see clearly, judging from the perfect facial features faintly revealed, this humble one is her husband."

"Ah, I've embarrassed myself in front of Brother Xie."

Mu Chen pondered for a moment and answered with a sincere expression.

Pfft!

Hearing this, the corners of Xie Guan's mouth twitched slightly.

He finally tasted the mockery and teasing in Mu Chen's words.

This guy was just spouting nonsense, bragging to his face.

If only you had a plate of peanuts to go with that drink, you wouldn't be this drunk!

For some reason, even though he knew his chances were slim (or rather, non-existent), upon eliminating a potential rival and learning that his goddess was still single, Xie Guan's heart was still filled with wild joy.

"Don't just drink, have some food, brother."

Feeling greatly relieved, Xie Guan patted Mu Chen on the back.

"You don't believe me? Do you believe that the moment I appear, Luo Li will surely be overjoyed?"

Mu Chen crossed his arms over his chest and glanced sideways at the other man.

Trapped in heavy encirclement, receiving sudden reinforcements—anyone would be overjoyed!

Xie Guan was about to retort when he suddenly realized what was meant and said anxiously, "Brother Mu, do you mean you intend to snipe the Five Tigers of the Zhao Clan and rescue Miss Luo Li?"

"Otherwise, why would I have traveled through the stars and moon to get here? To go sightseeing?"

Mu Chen's counter-question made Xie Guan overjoyed; he had finally found reinforcements.

"Many thanks, many thanks! I, Xie, bow to you, Brother Mu!"

"Please, brother, you must ensure the beauty's safety and cover her withdrawal."

Xie Guan fought back the urge to shed tears on the spot as he bowed to his "love rival."

Sigh, if it weren't for true love, who would...

Mu Chen frowned, feeling a wave of revulsion.

Damn it, this Royal Heir will save whoever he wants; what the hell does it have to do with you?

He felt as disgusted as if he had swallowed a fly.

"Hmph, if there's nothing else, leave quickly."

"My martial arts techniques have a massive area of effect; be careful not to get caught in the crossfire later."

Mu Chen snorted coldly and his figure darted out, heading straight for the battlefield.

He left behind a completely bewildered Xie Guan.

This person has a very strange temper. I clearly thanked him, yet he acted as if he had been insulted. How bizarre.

Forget it, I won't lower myself to his level.

In another direction of the battlefield.

At the peak of an unnamed mountain, a tall human youth stood with his hands behind his back.

He wore white robes, his frame slender and his features rugged.

His black, layered hair fluttered in the wind, exuding a calm and composed air of authority.

A warm smile perpetually graced his lips, instantly winning the favor of anyone who laid eyes on him.

Yet, at this moment, that gentle, charming, and rugged face was etched with conflict, his eyes fixed intently upon the slender, graceful figure darting across the battlefield.

Ji Xuan hailed from a prominent clan in the Southern Territories, a family backed by high-ranking Sovereigns.

Since childhood, he had been a favored son of heaven, his talent as radiant as the sun, outshining his peers and casting all other geniuses into the shadows.

From the moment he was born, he received the clan's full devotion and resources, rising with meteoric speed.

When the Spiritual Road Plane opened, he was handpicked by the Holy Spirit Academy—the leader of the Five Great Academies—as a core student, sent into the Spiritual Road to slaughter his way through a hundred thousand peers.

If he could carve a path of blood among the human geniuses from every corner of the Great Thousand World and vie for the title of King, his status within the Holy Spirit Academy would surely ascend even further.

Such a brilliant figure, much like Xie Guan, had fallen for Luo Li at first sight.

Whether it was her silver hair that shimmered like a galaxy, her ethereal, heavenly beauty, her eyes as clear as glazed glass, or her quiet, lotus-like temperament.

Everything about her left him deeply intoxicated.

Before this flawless, otherworldly goddess who seemed too perfect to be mortal, Ji Xuan's excellence and pride felt worthless.

After a moment of contemplation, he suppressed his frustration and continued to wait.

He waited until the perfect opportunity arose.

Luo Li had been wounded in the Black Demon Forest, and the Five Tigers of the Zhao Clan had bared their fangs.

Hearing the news, Ji Xuan had rushed to this very battlefield.

As a peerless monster who had already reached the sixth level and was preparing to break through to the seventh-level spiritual body, he was a veteran king with terrifying combat power who feared nothing from the so-called Five Tigers.

In Ji Xuan's mind, if he appeared now to repel the enemy and help Luo Li escape, he would surely win the beauty's heart.

At the very least, he would be able to crack open that long-sealed door to her affections.

But just a moment ago, he received an urgent transmission from his subordinates:

An ancient spiritual treasury was about to emerge!

While others were unaware of what that treasury held, Ji Xuan knew it clearly.

The Ancient Heavenly Dragon Eagle, a super-beast ranked eighth on the Record of Ten Thousand Beasts.

A powerful avian, an ancient exotic species, ranked even higher than the Nine Nether Sparrow.

Neither eagle nor dragon, its combat power was terrifying; it could even feed on powerful spirit beasts possessing dragon bloodlines and hunt giant pythons and fierce flood dragons.

This species was quite famous throughout the Great Thousand World.

Even Sovereigns would feel a sense of dread and give a wide berth to an adult Ancient Heavenly Dragon Eagle, a testament to its ferocity.

That spiritual treasury concealed an Ancient Heavenly Dragon Eagle that had strayed into the Spiritual Road Plane.

This adult Ancient Heavenly Dragon Eagle, suspected to have stepped into the Sovereign realm, was severely wounded and struggling against the suppression of the Spiritual Road's rules, unable to escape its planar cage.

A senior from the Ji Clan who had participated in the Spiritual Road selection discovered this secret and immediately kept it quiet, bringing it back to the clan and receiving countless rewards.

Overjoyed, the higher-ups sent clansmen to explore the Spiritual Road multiple times.

After years of effort by the Ji Clan, they had uncovered almost all the secrets of that treasury, leaving the final blow to the current son of heaven, the clan's young master.

According to the elders' vision, if Ji Xuan could refine the essence soul of a super-beast ranked eighth on the Earth List while in the Spirit Soul stage, he would be truly invincible among his peers and rise above all races.

The Ancient Heavenly Dragon Eagle—Ji Xuan was determined to make it his!