Chapter 98: Eastern Sword, Warning Bell! (Second update of the day, seeking monthly tickets!!)

  Wow!

  Without any warning, the iron wood sword in Chen Huan's hand had just touched the tip of Dongfang Zhan's sword when it suddenly exploded, and Chen Huan's body strangely dodged to the left!

  Rumble... rumble... rumble...

  Pffft!

  "Ah——!"

  The shattered iron wooden sword fragments, like a sharp and unmatched hidden weapon, hit the protective aura of Dongfang Zhan's body, producing a dense rumbling sound. Among them, three slightly larger iron wood fragments contained extremely condensed yuan force, breaking through Dongfang Zhan's protective aura. One of them was inserted into Dongfang Zhan's wrist, while the other two directly struck his knee!

  Eastern exhibition a mournful cry, treasure sword fell to the ground, both legs lost control, originally fiercely rushing body, suddenly with a dog eating feces posture collapsed to the ground, and in the crowd's stunned gaze, rumbling and rolling for a full ten zhang distance, only then like a puddle of mud curled up on the ground.

  "Second Brother......" Dongfang Ying screamed in terror, hardly daring to believe what she was seeing.

  "This... is too ruthless, isn't it? No wonder they used an ironwood sword..."

  "What the hell do you know? If you're so capable, try shattering Tiemu Jian! This is Chen Huan's junior yuan force, it's absolutely terrifying and has surpassed his own realm by several times..."

  Chen Huan let out a cold hum, not even looking at Dongfang Zhan who was struggling to get up. Suddenly, he reached out with his hand towards the treasured sword that Dongfang Zhan had dropped, and a claw shadow condensed from a wisp of yuan energy shot out. What shocked everyone was that the treasured sword, which was separated by several zhangs, flew directly into Chen Huan's hand!

  Buzz!

  The moment the treasure sword entered Chen Huan's hands, it emitted a clear and melodious hum. Chen Huan swung his sword towards Dongfang Ying, who was the only one still intact, his voice calm but filled with an unbridled arrogance, saying: "It's your turn!"

  "You..." Dongfang Ying's face was a mix of shame and anger, but under Chen Huan's calm and composed demeanor, she didn't dare to confront him, and instead took a step back in fright.

  "Haha... what a waste!"

  Just then, a strange and eerie laughter suddenly came from the crowd, and a figure emerged, filled with contempt and disdain, saying.

  "We Eastern House disciples have always been known for skipping levels to challenge others, tsk... you three are truly a rare breed... actually letting someone succeed in a level-skipping challenge, haha... as expected, those associated with Dongfang Jun are getting worse and worse! Dongfang Zhan, aren't you at least a 6th rank peak Martial Emperor? Aren't you known as the fastest sword of our Eastern House's younger generation? I think calling you the first fast gun would be more fitting, you were defeated in just two moves, what a joke... truly giving our Eastern House a good reputation..."

  "You..."

  Upon hearing the newcomer's words, Dongfang Zhan's trio suddenly changed their expressions. Especially Dongfang Zhan, who had been severely injured by Chen Huan, his pale face instantly turned into a pig liver color due to shame, almost spitting out blood.

  "What's wrong with me? Am I not right? A small four-star Martial Emperor, but my physical talent is just a bit stronger... and my yuanqi control isn't bad either... But with this kind of quality, you can't even become a six-star Martial Emperor? You're simply pigs! Following pigs will make you pigs too! Surrender to me quickly, how can you be so inferior?"

  "Dongfang Sword... what do you mean?" Dongfang Zhang stood up, his eyes angrily fixed on the person who came.

  The newcomer is none other than Dongfang Jian, a disciple of the Dongfang family and the chief senior disciple of the Liuyang Hall!

  "What does it mean? What can this young master possibly mean?" Dongfang Jian said with a playful smile, looking at Chen Hao as he spoke. "Kid, if you have the guts, come and knock down Dongfang Jun for me. Don't worry, although I'm the most talented and promising disciple of the Dongfang family who's likely to become the next head of the household, I won't interfere. Our Xinxiu Hall doesn't allow it either, haha... But other places or later on, that's hard to say. Of course, if you can defeat Dongfang Jun, this young master can let slide your responsibility for injuring these useless people from the Dongfang family..."

  Chen Hao slightly furrowed his brow. This person's aura was extremely powerful, and although he didn't intentionally release it, every move he made seemed to carry a power that Chen Hao felt was fundamentally impossible to resist, even if Chen Hao were to reveal all his trump cards at this moment!

  Martial Emperor, and absolutely one of the top-grade Martial Emperors!

  This aura is several times stronger than Zhao Yunfei's First-Rank Martial Emperor!

  This is what Chen Hao really worries about.

  The nine-grade Wu Huang's Eastern Jun brought him tremendous pressure, but after returning to the Xuan Huang Ancient City, Chen Hua was no longer afraid. However, Chen Hua knew that the disciples of the Dongfang family were not just these four newcomers. The Dongfang family had new students entering the Xinxiu Hall every year. If he really wanted to be too harsh on Dongfang Jun and the others, it would likely trigger a chain reaction. And now, Chen Hua didn't have that ability yet. So, even in the battle earlier, he held back and didn't go all out.

  "Ha ha... who's most likely to become the master of the house? Dongfang Jian, don't forget that our eldest brother Dongfang Jun is the son of the current master, and his aunt is a super sect's inner disciple. What qualifications do you have to compete? Don't think that just because your cultivation is high right now, you can do as you please. Otherwise, in the future... humph!"

  Chen Hao hadn't spoken yet when Dongfang Zhan angrily said.

  The eastern sword's playful face suddenly turned extremely gloomy, and it was clear that Eastern Expanse had touched his sore spot.

  He was originally the most dazzling new star in the Dongfang family, and also the most competitive candidate for the next generation of the Dongfang family. No one could match him. But Dongfang Jun, who was once an ordinary goods, showed extraordinary talent after his aunt, a super sect's inner disciple, returned to the family for a visit, even he had to yield.

  Hate!

  How can he not hate?

  He resented his father for not being the master of the house, he resented his aunt for not being a powerful figure in the super sect, and most of all, he resented Dongfang Jun, that originally mediocre guy who became a genius just because of his background!

  "Alright, Dongfang Zhan, you're just a dog of the Dongfang family, how dare you bite me? Hmph! When the time for the family test comes, it's best if we don't meet, or else you'll be waiting to become a useless person..."

  "You..." Dongfang Zhan's face suddenly turned pale, feeling that he had acted impulsively. The family test wasn't a simple arena match, where one could surrender if they wanted to. And now, Dongfang Jian was furious...

  "Listen up, kid! Remember my words. Although they are the East House's trash and dogs, they're not someone you can mess with. If you can defeat Dongfang Jun in the year-end ranking battle, I won't hold it against you. Otherwise, you'll find out that even a dog from the East House is not something you can provoke! Hmph!" Dongfang Jian turned his gaze away from Dongfang Zhan and others, suddenly staring at Chen Hao with piercing eyes like two sharp swords, making everyone feel their hearts tremble, let alone Chen Hao who was directly confronted.

  Dongfang Jian finished speaking and turned to leave, but in the instant he turned around, he seemed to casually reach out and grab Chen Huan out of thin air.

  Whoosh!

  The treasured sword Chen Hao had just obtained flew out of his hand irresistibly, making a "pu" sound as it shot forward like lightning, grazing the top of Dongfang Xuan's head and stabbing into the hard rocky ground in front of him, sinking up to its hilt.

  "Wow, he's so strong! Dongfang Jian is said to be the most talented disciple of the younger generation among the three major families, and it seems that reputation isn't exaggerated at all! This strength... I'm afraid it's already surpassed the Seventh Rank Martial Emperor? It's too terrifying..."

  "The eighth rank of the Martial Emperor's peak! The first disciple of the Liuyang Temple! He was also the most promising disciple to become the master of the Dongfang family. However, things have changed... Dongfang Jun, who is several years younger than him, may not be as strong as him for now, but it won't take a few years for him to surpass him. You all heard what he said earlier, Dongfang Jun's father is the master of the house, and his aunt is an extremely powerful figure in the super sect, a legendary existence. It's said that originally, Dongfang Jun was very mediocre, but his aunt used some profound and mysterious technique to forcefully raise his innate talent by several levels, even surpassing Dongfang Jian. In the future, the master of the Dongfang family will likely fall into Dongfang Jun's hands..."

  "No wonder Dongfang Jian and Dongfang Jun seemed like sworn enemies, it turns out to be this!"

  Some of the knowledgeable disciples in the crowd were discussing and speculating, and the appearance of the Eastern Sword had even overshadowed the shock brought by Chen Huan.

  At this moment, Chen Huan's teeth were clenched tightly, his body trembling slightly, his eyes fixed on the bleeding hand, but in his heart, he was like a stormy sea! Since the fusion of souls, Chen Huan had been cultivating with an undivided heart and had never truly relaxed, but only at this moment did he truly understand that after losing Xue Jihai, who had brought him great pressure, he had unknowingly nurtured a sense of arrogance in his innermost being!

  A faint self-mocking smile gradually floated to the corner of Chen Huan's mouth, without hatred, without humiliation, only a flame, burning fiercely!

  Without looking at the three completely disheartened trash, Chen Hao walked towards the task release hall with a steady pace and an upright posture like a sword, amidst everyone's attention, not caring about his bleeding hand.

  Dongfang Jian grabbed casually and took away the treasure sword in his hand, and even shattered his hand!

  But he thanked Dongfang Jian.

  Because, Dongfang Jian rang the alarm bell for him!

  "Dongfang Jian's natural talent is indeed astonishing, this year's year-end grand competition should be even more exciting..."

  "Hmm, Lieyang Hall's Dongfang Jian, Lengyue Hall's Baili Xi, and Hanxing Hall's Zhao Yunlong. We newcomers from Xinxiu Hall shouldn't be surprised if it's one of these three. For now, Zhao Yunlong has the highest hopes, but there are still six months left, and this Dongfang Jian is not to be underestimated! Unfortunately, compared to Dongfang Ting, the three of them still have a gap, and probably won't meet the conditions to enter another level..."

  After Chen Hao left, on the top floor of a palace not far away, two old men with extraordinary and powerful breaths gazed at the dispersing crowd and talked. These two were one of the new hall masters and one of the three deputy hall masters who appeared during the selection ceremony.

  "Yes, it's really a pity. Our Yuan Kingdom is ultimately too small and too poor after all. However..."

  "What?"

  "Dongfang Jun might be possible. With Dongfang Ting's relationship, and two years ago, Dongfang Ting returned, sparing no expense in using the Unparalleled True Essence and the Extreme Spirit Dan to cleanse Dongfang Jun's marrow and change his bones. It can be said that before reaching the 9th rank of Wu Emperor, he shouldn't have any obstacles. In just a short span of two years, he rose from a 4th rank warrior to a 9th rank Wu Huang, with more than five years left, advancing to Wu Sheng isn't without hope!"