Wang Kaihe seemed not to have expected the other party to agree so readily.
Then he revealed a meaningful smile. "Hahaha! What spirit, Divine Son! Then I'll go on ahead and await your arrival at the Sword Burial Abyss!"
With that, Wang Kaihe once again looked full of vigor, cutting quite a dashing figure!
"Oh, a friendly reminder: you'd best make plenty of preparations, Divine Son. Losing would be rather embarrassing!"
As he left, he took another long look at Yun Xinyan, undisguisable greed showing in his eyes!
"Yun Xinyan, just wait. I'll show you that I'm more outstanding than the Divine Son!"
Watching Wang Kaihe's retreating figure, Su Changge found it amusing. He hoped Wang Kaihe would still be so full of vigor when the time came.
"My first target for establishing my authority. Don't disappoint me too much."
He looked back at Yun Xinyan beside him and asked, "Can you serve tea and water, and do things like laundry and cooking?"
Yun Xinyan was taken aback, but she still slowly nodded.
Although she had never done those things, that didn't mean she couldn't.
"Very good. From now on, you'll be my maid."
"Pfft!"
Many people finally reacted. He was actually making such a beauty his maid! It truly overturned their view of the world!
But many male disciples were also particularly envious. With such a gorgeous maid, what more could a man ask for?
"But, Divine Son, do you need me to do anything else? I have the Grand Yin Body. If you... with me... dual... dual..." As she spoke, her voice grew as faint as a mosquito's buzz. In the end, she lowered her head shyly, not even daring to look up at Su Changge!
At that moment, many male disciples' hearts shattered! The ice-cold goddess of their dreams could actually be so forward?
Even more people sighed toward the heavens, then turned into streaks of light and left.
Su Changge was also somewhat speechless. Where had that come from?
Was she adorably clueless or bold?
But he didn't dwell on it.
Looking around, he declared, "As the Divine Son, I will naturally accept challenges from every one of you. If I find out anyone is slandering me behind my back..."
"I'll show you that my wrath is not something you can bear."
With that, he took Yun Xinyan aboard the Divine Crane and soared into the air, flying toward the distant horizon and disappearing from sight.
Only then did many people come to their senses.
"The Divine Son is so imposing! Those words must have been a warning to everyone, right?"
"That's the bearing a Divine Son should have!"
Quite a few people looked moved. Without question, what had just happened had already impressed the Divine Son's authority upon many hearts!
"Hahaha! See? What did I tell you? Changge absolutely deserves the position of Divine Son!" Within the Returning Origin Ancestral Land, Ancestor Po Jun laughed heartily, looking delighted.
"Yes, Changge has an excellent disposition. He's humble toward his elders, but forceful when he needs to be."
"Indeed. Only someone with such a character can go further." The ancestors each offered their assessments, all affirming Su Changge.
The ten ancestors had long since learned everything that had happened at the Returning Origin Martial Arts Arena through the Mirror Image Realm.
Without question, Su Changge's performance had left them extremely satisfied.
In this world, being humble all the time would only make others think you were easy to bully. Being forceful when necessary and decisive when necessary-that was the path of the strong!
As the Divine Son, he should have an unbowed spirit of his own! He should have the heroic mettle to suppress everything in the world!
"Hehehe! I'm already looking forward to it. Perhaps Changge's performance at the Sword Burial Abyss will satisfy us even more!"
Hearing Ancestor Po Jun's words, the other ancestors also showed anticipation.
Indeed, Su Changge's performance exceeded their expectations every time!
The Sword Burial Abyss.
It lay within a valley in the Returning Origin Holy Land.
From afar, it looked like an enormous gorge whose depths could not be seen.
Countless ancient swords were embedded throughout the abyss, like cold stars suspended in the void. Their flickering sword light set hearts trembling.
From time to time, the ringing of swords echoed from within the abyss, adding a touch of mystery.
Rumor had it that if a disciple won an ancient sword's recognition here, that sword would acknowledge them as its master.
Word of the Divine Son's upcoming contest with Wang Kaihe had already spread.
Many disciples were now waiting at the Sword Burial Abyss.
"The Divine Son is here!"
Someone pointed at the sky. A Divine Crane came soaring toward them, with two figures standing upon it.
The man was extraordinarily handsome, the woman peerlessly lovely, and she stood obediently behind the Divine Son.
Many male disciples looked heartbroken. Earlier, they hadn't believed that the academy's goddess, Yun Xinyan, had become the Divine Son's maid.
Now, they had finally given up all hope.
"Greetings, Changge Divine Son."
Still, they respectfully lowered their heads and saluted. After all, no matter what, Su Changge's talent was there for all to see.
"Su Changge, now that you're here, let's begin the contest." Wang Kaihe stepped out of the crowd, his expression dark.
Su Changge stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. With a faint smile, he said, "Are you sure you don't want to prepare first?"
This would heighten the spectacle a little, and the contrast afterward would make more people remember the lingering impact of this event.
At that moment, however, Yun Xinyan's beautiful eyes were fixed on Wang Kaihe. She said coldly, "Your cultivation has already reached the perfected Purple Mansion realm, while the Divine Son is only at the mid Purple Mansion realm. With unequal cultivation, this was never fair to begin with!"
"The Divine Son agreed himself. If he finds it inappropriate, I can suppress my cultivation!" Wang Kaihe's face carried a mocking look.
Although the Divine Son had achieved Ten Purple Mansions, as Wang Kaihe saw it, there was a gap of three minor realms. He could absolutely defeat him!
Even a Supreme Elder had taken notice of what was happening here. He was Wang Kaihe's master.
He was truly disappointed in this disciple's behavior!
But he didn't intervene, because the Returning Origin Holy Land never forbade sparring and competition among the younger generation.
"Kaihe, when did you become so shortsighted?" the Supreme Elder murmured.
With Ten Purple Mansions and the Innate Saintly Body Dao Embryo, fighting above his realm would be as easy as eating and drinking. He was surely invincible among his peers.
"Forget it. Hopefully this will teach you a lesson." The Supreme Elder shook his head in disappointment, then turned into a streak of divine light and vanished.
In his eyes, the outcome had long been decided. It wasn't that he didn't believe in his disciple, but that Su Changge's talent was simply too formidable!
Within the Sword Burial Abyss.
Su Changge waved a hand and smiled. "There's no need to suppress your cultivation. Just attack with everything you have."
His words caused another uproar. As they saw it, the higher one's realm, the harder it became to fight above it!
Su Changge was three minor realms below his opponent, yet he was still so confident?
"Thank you for obliging me, Divine Son." Wang Kaihe maintained a respectful facade, but inwardly he was furious.
When had he ever suffered such humiliation?
Clang-
His longsword left its sheath. Amid roaring sword qi, it became a straight streak of sword light that thrust directly at Su Changge!
Whoosh!
Fierce wind howled, and the void seemed to be sliced open.
An incomparably dazzling streak of sword light swept forth like a heavenly rainbow, bearing invincible might, as though it would engulf Su Changge!
"Judging by this, Wang Kaihe is going all out from the start!"
"How will the Divine Son handle this strike?"
"I think it looks uncertain. After all, Wang Kaihe is also a prodigy of his generation who once achieved Seven Purple Mansions. That sword of his is even an ancient sword obtained from the Sword Burial Abyss. It's terrifyingly sharp!"
Yet in contrast to the lively discussion around him, Su Changge appeared exceptionally calm.
He still stood with his hands behind his back, a breeze gently lifting a few strands of his hair, his gaze indifferent.
"Stop looking down on me!!"
The sight enraged Wang Kaihe even further, and his aura erupted again.
Just as he thought his longsword was about to pierce Su Changge...
White light flashed.
Ding!
Immediately afterward, the sound of colliding metal rang out. Wang Kaihe's sword had actually frozen in midair!
Had the waves of air not been lifting their robes, everyone would have thought they were looking at a motionless picture!
It turned out that Su Changge had extended two fingers and firmly caught the longsword between them!
His left hand remained behind his back, and his expression was utterly unruffled!
"Heavens..."
Everyone's pupils contracted, and they couldn't help sucking in sharp breaths, as though they had witnessed something utterly terrifying.
Such a powerful attack had been neutralized so easily?
And with merely two fingers, at that!
"To tell the truth, I was looking forward to this for quite a while."
"But you're still too weak."
Hearing this, Wang Kaihe finally recovered from his shock.
His face visibly paled. This had completely exceeded his expectations!
Abruptly shaking off his shock, he tried to pull his sword free!
But Su Changge's two fingers held it fast like iron pincers. No matter how he exerted himself, it didn't budge!
Su Changge merely watched his performance indifferently. Ten breaths passed, and Wang Kaihe still hadn't pulled his longsword free!
He trembled a little. This meant the other party's strength was far above his own!
"You!"
But before he could finish...
There was a bang.
Su Changge's right leg instantly swept into his chest!
Boom!!
The air exploded in successive sonic booms!
The immense force sent him flying. He rolled several times across the ground before landing far off to one side!
There was nothing flashy about that kick!
The seemingly simple kick even gave the impression of being impossible to block. No matter how his opponent defended, he would be utterly suppressed!
"You... pfft..."
Wang Kaihe, trying to struggle up from the ground, let out a muffled groan.
He spat out a large mouthful of blood. Clearly, Su Changge's casual kick had injured him severely!
He struggled to get up again, trying several times, but every attempt ended in failure!
His face grew paler and paler.
His earlier vigor was gone. He lay sprawled in a sorry state, staring fixedly at Su Changge!
"You couldn't even withstand one kick from me."
"Now do you understand the gap between us?"
Su Changge watched him coldly, without the slightest sympathy in his eyes.
From the very beginning, the other party had inexplicably disdained him, and when they fought, he had attacked to kill.
Since that was the case, he couldn't blame Su Changge.
If you were outmatched, you had to honor the wager and accept defeat!
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