As soon as those words fell.
The entire Reincarnation Nether Platform fell silent in an instant.
No one had expected Lu Ren to truly intend to fight Xiu Yanlu.
Xiu Yanlu was also slightly stunned. A moment later, a cold smile appeared on his face. "Fine. You and I will fight. Let me vent my anger for my godson, and this matter will be laid to rest!"
"Aren't you afraid that not only will you fail to vent that anger, but you'll end up losing face instead?"
Lu Ren sneered.
"Hahaha!"
Xiu Yanlu threw back his head and laughed. "I lose face? Lu Ren, do you really think that, with your Early Return-to-True Stage cultivation, you can defeat me?"
"I am indeed only at the Early Return-to-True Stage, and I do not have much confidence in standing against you."
Lu Ren said blandly, "But you deliberately came to make trouble at my son's betrothal banquet. As his father, I will not stand for it either!"
"Little Friend Lu, you must not!"
Luo Youming frowned and warned him, "Xiu Yanlu's methods are anything but ordinary. If you truly fight him, he certainly will not show mercy!"
"Brother Youming, they clearly came today to take this opportunity to sabotage our marriage alliance!"
Lu Ren said, "If the alliance falls through, they will be able to strike at me and the Eight-Armed Asura Clan with perfect justification!"
"If they dare cause trouble in my Reincarnation Netherkin territory, this clan chief will make sure they bite off more than they can chew!"
Luo Youming said coldly.
"It was indeed I who injured Xiu Xueshang earlier!"
Lu Ren said in a grave voice, "And now that I have entered the Return-to-True Stage, I also wish to test my own strength!"
As he spoke, Lu Ren