Life Reversal

Other than Lu Chen and the Peerless Princess, everyone present was utterly miserable.

Yang Sheng of Tianyu Academy felt so sick to his stomach he nearly vomited.

Strictly speaking, Tianyu Academy was an opponent of the imperial clan. He had come to watch the Peerless Princess make a fool of herself.

Yet he had ended up becoming a guarantor and making a fool of himself instead.

Of course, he could have refused.

But clearly, no matter the outcome, word of this would definitely spread.

If you would not even guarantee an imperial princess, then who would you guarantee?

Tianyu Academy desperately needed recognition from other nations, so it absolutely could not afford such negative news.

As for Qiu Mo, he was even less able to refuse.

If he dared say no, the Qiu Family would be secretly uprooted the very next day.

You ate from the imperial clan and used what the imperial clan provided, yet you did not even dare offer a guarantee. What use were you?

In short, every single person present was depressed beyond measure.

They had practically been dragged into the whirlpool of this life-and-death duel. Hopefully, the Little Wolf King could kill Lu Chen.

Although he had been at a disadvantage in the earlier fight against Lu Chen, no one believed the Little Wolf King was that worthless.

He definitely had a hidden trump card, or he would not have initiated a life-and-death duel.

After all, he was the Little Wolf King, Wolf Court's future successor. He could not possibly be some reckless brute.

Lu Chen could naturally see that as well.

But even if the Little Wolf King were a Martial Dao Cultivator of the Void-Shattering Realm, he would not be afraid, much less when he was only at the seventh level of the True Martial Realm.

The group arrived at the grounds outside the main hall. Lu Chen leaped into the arena, and the enraged Little Wolf King charged at him with his saber.

It was the Qiankun Saber, formed from two curved blades joined together, possessing terrifying destructive power.

The man turned with the blade, and the blade turned with the man. His vision filled with saber light as the slicing air let out piercing shrieks.

He was like a spinning killing machine.

Death Spiral.

The Little Wolf King had brought out his trump card right from the start.

The instant Lu Chen came into contact with him, he was caught off guard.

Dense saber light bombarded his bone saber, each strike more violent than the last, unending and relentless.

The clanging rang without cease.

It was as if a spinning spiked wheel had latched onto the blade, turning faster and faster.

Lu Chen kept retreating around the arena.

Blood mist burst from the hands holding his saber, exposing even gleaming white bone.

That was with the reinforcement of his armor. Relying on his flesh alone, his arms would likely have been gone already.

After unleashing three hundred slashes in one breath, Lu Chen had circled the arena three times. Only when the other party's strength faltered did he finally get a chance to catch his breath.

But, against all expectations, this was the most dangerous moment.

The instant the saber light vanished, the other party launched a reverse cut.

And it was unbelievably fast.

In a single exchange, the bone saber was knocked flying from Lu Chen's hand.

The saber wheel slashed diagonally upward from between his legs, directly splitting Lu Chen in two.

Unfortunately, it had only cut through Lu Chen's afterimage.

The instant he got a chance to breathe, his real body used Wind and Thunder Steps to flash three meters to the left.

A chill rushed through his crotch, and his legs trembled.

He had been completely scared out of his wits.

The scene fell dead silent, everyone's hearts hanging in their throats.

The Peerless Princess clenched her hands tightly as well. Clearly, she was far from calm inside.

Wave after wave surged through her heart.

Having been forced into such a passive situation, Lu Chen could not keep the embarrassment off his face.

Was this the skill he had to stop others from coveting the princess?

This was truly shameful!

But it had also thoroughly enraged him.

Launching a surprise attack the instant he entered the arena—this was a sneak attack.

Not only was he violent, he was fucking sinister and cunning. No wonder he was a bastard with Demon Wolf bloodline.

Buzz!

Space trembled as True Martial Armor covered his body.

The snow-white armor nearly blinded everyone present.

Many of the women at the scene covered their mouths, their eyes shining brightly.

What dazzling armor.

The Peerless Princess's heart trembled violently, a warm current welling up from its depths.

This bastard's armor was completely different from everyone else's. Not only did it lack any savage appearance, it even possessed a kind of beauty, without losing its dominance or pressure.

The Little Wolf King across from him narrowed his eyes. With a buzz, he activated his own True Martial Armor as well.

Blood-red armor, and his body swelled several times over.

Wild and violent.

The Qiankun Saber split apart. He sprang up like a fish leaping from water, like a bolt of lightning, as saber light crashed down like mercury spilling across the ground.

Boom!

Two long trenches were blasted into the ground.

Before he could withdraw his saber, saber qi suddenly appeared to his left.

The Little Wolf King turned, and the saber qi vanished, only to appear on his right.

Just as he was about to strike, the saber qi changed positions again.

Back and forth, endlessly.

The Little Wolf King grew colder and more terrified by the moment, gradually falling into Lu Chen's attack rhythm.

He was nearly spun dizzy.

Although every strike missed, he did not dare let his guard down in the slightest.

But suddenly, saber qi came from all four directions at once.

Incomparably fast!

Boom!

His twin blades blocked two bone sabers, and he kicked one away, but he failed to evade the fourth blade. It stabbed into his abdomen.

His dantian was pierced through.

With a vicious twist.

Boom!

The Little Wolf King exploded in his entirety.

Space trembled as he reappeared at the edge of the battlefield.

His face was deathly pale. Watching three clones merge back into Lu Chen's body, his expression turned incomparably ugly.

The other party not only possessed a teleportation divine ability, but clones as well.

Every one of them was extraordinarily formidable.

Clearly, the other party's bloodline was stronger than his own, at least in terms of divine abilities.

As for his own divine ability, it was merely Life Reversal, which had just allowed him to evade a fatal attack. Though it was already absurdly powerful, it could avert death once.

But it could only activate when he faced a lethal threat. It was a passive divine ability.

Lu Chen was stunned as well.

What kind of divine ability was that?

He actually did not die.

His dantian had been pierced through!

The others from Wolf Court hurriedly shielded the Little Wolf King behind them, admitted defeat, and swiftly left with him.

Everyone else present also heaved a sigh of relief, except for the Peerless Princess.

If possible, it would have been best to kill him. Unfortunately, his divine ability was far too overpowered.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Young Marshal!" Lu Chen sheathed his saber, cupped his fists toward the Peerless Princess, and said politely.

"No need for courtesy. I am already very satisfied with this result!"

Defeated before everyone's eyes, the Little Wolf King would now have no grounds to pester her again or arrogantly come to propose marriage.

"Ji Bafang, take everyone back to the main hall first and treat them well. Lu Chen and I have some matters to discuss. Go on!"

Ji Bafang hurriedly nodded. Before leaving, he nodded to Lu Chen, then led everyone back to the main hall.

Lu Chen followed the Peerless Princess to a pavilion in the rear.

Someone had already arranged wine, with a clever little maid waiting beside them.

"Lu Chen, Yun Niang once mentioned to you the idea of forming a hundred-person bloodline-awakening squad. Can it really be done?"

The Peerless Princess got straight to the point, then added, "Name any conditions you have!"

"I have no other requirements for now, but there is one—Yun Niang has to join..." At this point, Lu Chen's brows furrowed slightly.

"What is it?" the Peerless Princess asked doubtfully.

"I do not know whether she has awakened her bloodline yet. If she has not..."

"She has awakened it!" the Peerless Princess said.

"Really?" Lu Chen perked up. "What bloodline is it? Has she awakened a divine ability?"

The Peerless Princess's mouth twitched. "Ask her yourself when the time comes. I do not want to talk too much!"

"Good, good, good. It is good that she has awakened it. That little girl is quite capable after all. My painstaking efforts were not wasted."

The Peerless Princess hesitated. "You... Even if you two once traveled together, you treat her so well. Could it be..."

Lu Chen smiled. "I really like the feeling of being with her. If she is willing, I want to marry her as my wife!"

"Then... I hope the princess will not stand in our way!"

The Peerless Princess's eyes flickered. "Perhaps... it may not be as simple as you think!"

Lu Chen raised a brow. "What do you mean? You are not going to meddle, are you?"

"I would not. It is just... forget it. We can discuss it after you see her. Let us talk about the awakening first. I want it done as quickly as possible!"

"That is simple. I will give you the blood jade, and you choose the people. Would that not be enough to form it?"

"Ah... ah?" The Peerless Princess froze on the spot.