A New Mission, Chen Jianjun

Never mind the butterfly effect. Chen Jianjun, the Seven Kill Sword, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Qian Daoliu's eyes immediately lit up. Level ninety-seven, too! He would have Golden Crocodile recruit him later. Well, well, another worker had arrived.

This old man is injured. I don't feel like fighting.

[Congratulations, host. Mission triggered: Chen Jianjun's Challenge]

[Mission details]: Chen Jianjun has come to challenge you. As a powerhouse, wouldn't refusing to fight disgrace Spirit Hall? Accept the challenge.

[Mission reward]: Rewards will be issued according to the host's degree of completion. (Minimum reward: Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring Lifespan Pill ×1)

"..."

I was going to send Golden Crocodile. Lord Dao here is injured and doesn't want to fight.

Damn it, even the minimum reward is a ten-thousand-year pill.

Sure enough, Qian Daoliu now found Chen Jianjun rather irritating!

It definitely had nothing to do with the pill.

The main issue was that Chen Jianjun had challenged Spirit Hall's authority!

He simply had no regard for Spirit Hall.

"Boss, this fellow has been stuck at level ninety-seven for a long time. Recently, for some reason, he's been traveling around the continent looking for people to spar with."

Listening to the voice outside the hall, Golden Crocodile frowned as he explained to Qian Daoliu.

"This fellow must have something wrong with his head, daring to challenge our boss at only level ninety-seven. Big Brother, I'll go knock him down a peg!"

Lion sounded displeased.

It wasn't just Lion. All of them were rather angry. They had almost grasped that peerless cultivation technique, and this fellow had chosen that moment to interrupt?

You interrupted someone else's fortuitous opportunity, boy. You've already paved your own road to death.

"Wait..."

Qian Daoliu stopped Lion.

"Big Brother, he's already shouting challenges in Spirit City."

Golden Crocodile looked at Qian Daoliu in confusion.

"He came to challenge me. What would it look like if you went to fight him?"

Qian Daoliu addressed Lion.

"But Big Brother, you're injured."

Golden Crocodile pointed out the truth.

"If he had come a few days ago, I would have sent you. But I can still put up a fight now. We can't give people anything to gossip about."

"Besides, I haven't fought in quite some time. This is a good chance to test the divine skill I just practiced."

"What, you haven't forgotten how strong I am, have you?"

Qian Daoliu spoke to everyone.

"..."

Golden Crocodile and the others shook their heads. They were only worried that it would aggravate their big brother's injuries.

"Little Dao, even with the Nine-Yang Divine Skill nourishing your body, your current condition will only allow you to attack once."

The Chaos Bell's warning rang out in Qian Daoliu's mind.

"Don't worry, Senior. I still have a few things up my sleeve."

"Besides, I doubt I'll need a second move to deal with him."

"Oh, right. Can I leave the defense to you, Senior?"

"Of course. You couldn't shake me even at your peak."

The Chaos Bell's mocking words echoed in Qian Daoliu's mind.

"..."

Back when Chen Jianjun shouted his challenge,

Qian Xunji was going over Spirit Hall's regulations with Bibi Dong in the Pope's Hall.

After Qian Daoliu went into seclusion to cultivate, Golden Crocodile and the others had sent Bibi Dong to follow Qian Xunji, telling her to first consolidate what she had learned and learn how the pope handled his duties.

Then they had added, "We need to stand guard for the Great Enshrined."

At the time, both Bibi Dong's and Qian Xunji's mouths had twitched uncontrollably. They had felt exactly as Golden Crocodile had when he heard Jiang Mo say it.

If someone needed guards even inside the Worship Hall, there probably wasn't a safe place left on the Douluo Continent.

"I am Seven Kill, and today I seek instruction from Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined! I'll be waiting outside the city to the east!"

"Chen Jianjun?"

Qian Xunji frowned at the voice.

"Senior Brother, is this Chen Jianjun very powerful?"

Bibi Dong's eyes were full of confusion.

"His martial soul is the Seven Kill Sword, and his soul power is Level 97. He's decent enough."

Qian Xunji spoke calmly.

"Level ninety-seven? Is there something wrong with his head?"

Thinking of her master's level, Bibi Dong blurted out the question.

"Probably. Reading here is getting tiring anyway. Dong'er, let's go take a look."

"Father probably won't be the one fighting, but watching high-level Soul Masters battle will benefit us."

On a street in Spirit City,

"I am Seven Kill, and today I seek instruction from Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined! I'll be waiting outside the city to the east!"

Guang Ling and Jiang Mo stopped in their tracks at the same time.

Guang Ling frowned. Someone wants to challenge Big Brother? Is there something wrong with his head?

"Fifth Brother, someone is challenging Spirit Hall's authority."

Jiang Mo's excited voice rang out beside Guang Ling.

Seeing Jiang Mo's towering fighting spirit, Guang Ling's eyes lit up, and battle intent flared within him as well.

Why worry about Big Brother? Wipe out every invading enemy.

"Seventh Brother, let's go... That's Big Brother and the others. Hurry, follow them."

Guang Ling had just been about to take Jiang Mo to find Chen Jianjun when he saw Qian Daoliu and the others pass overhead.

"Let's go."

In the woods outside Spirit City,

Dressed in white, Chen Jianjun stood atop a tree, sword energy raging around him. He looked to be in his sixties or seventies as he savored his current bearing.

"That's right. This is how a sword cultivator should look."

Soon, the smile vanished from Chen Jianjun's face. He could hear a voice but couldn't locate its speaker, which meant the person had spoken from a great distance.

Meanwhile,

Qian Daoliu passed Guang Ling and Jiang Mo. He had only managed that feat by using the Six-Winged Angel Peak Combat Experience Card in conjunction with the Chaos Bell.

He had also put on quite a display for the six men who had just gathered behind him. Although Seven Kill wasn't far away, as far as they could tell, there were no soul power fluctuations coming from Qian Daoliu at all!

"S-Second Brother, that old fellow seems to be in for some terrible luck."

Jiang Mo swallowed, apparently remembering something. His voice trembled slightly as he spoke to Golden Crocodile, who was looking ahead.

He had just seen Qian Daoliu's expression. He knew it all too well. Someone was about to get beaten!

Don't ask how Jiang Mo knew.

"Stop being scared. You're not today's main attraction. Just enjoy the show. Look at you trembling."

Golden Crocodile rolled his eyes at Jiang Mo.

"Ha~ ha~ ha~"

"..."

On a hill outside Spirit City.

Chen Jianjun remained constantly on guard.

Soon, Chen Jianjun looked toward Spirit City. In his perception, six people were flying toward him, yet his eyes saw seven.

Have I really lost my edge?

Wait, why do these six people's auras seem a little volatile?

At that moment, Chen Jianjun realized that the remaining person might already have reached that realm. His throat bobbed.

The one I can't sense wouldn't happen to be the person I'm challenging, would he?

"Are you the one who was shouting challenges in Spirit City just now?"

The seven stopped near Chen Jianjun and faced him, while Jiang Mo immediately unleashed his aura to bear down on him.

"That's right, I am!" Facing Jiang Mo, Chen Jianjun's aura remained undiminished, clashing head-on with his.

It only barely gained the upper hand over Jiang Mo's.

Sensing the clash between their auras, Qian Daoliu thought, Jiang Mo belongs to the Worship Hall. His soul power may be two levels below Chen Jianjun's, but he's one of my Worship Hall's men.

"That's enough, Jiang Mo. He came to challenge me. What do you think you're doing?"

Seeing that it was about time, Qian Daoliu spoke up to stop him.