41: Chapter 41 The Bastard Takes Sides

Commander Lin Wen turned her head, glanced indifferently at the long-saber-wielding Meng Chuan, and said calmly, "Offending the Master means death, let alone a corpse."

Meng Chuan laughed, though it was an angry, cold laugh. "I really have discovered that the people around Kang Dalei all seem very arrogant. Why don't we test that out, Miss Bun-Hair?"

Meng Chuan picked up his long saber and beckoned to Commander Lin Wen, who wore a bun hairstyle with a semi-circular knot at the back.

Commander Lin Wen didn't waste words. After an arrogant snort, she raised the Wind God Cannon, adjusted it to the Danyun Realm, First-Level Demon King tier, and fired a shot at her target.

There was no flair, just a simple action of pulling the trigger, yet one might truly think it was just a small movement, and it came without any warning.

The moment Meng Chuan made contact with the cannon blast, he was completely submerged in a sea of flames.

I don't know how much time passed, but once the surrounding flames had burned out, Meng Chuan was seen emerging from the pile of fire, covered in wounds.

Wiping his mouth, Meng Chuan felt a murderous intent toward Commander Lin Wen. "Bun-haired girl, you look quite pretty, but your heart seems very black. You used the power of the Danyun Realm the moment you attacked; it seems Kang Dalei has given you quite a few benefits."

"Three Autumn Leaves, strike!" After saying this, Meng Chuan didn't stop his movements, hurriedly drawing a landscape painting and slashing it toward Commander Lin Wen.

If not for his primordial spirit helping him during that previous strike, he would have died long ago. Therefore, he held nothing back against Commander Lin Wen, essentially using his full strength from the start. He felt that if he didn't use his full strength, he might truly have no chance.

His prediction was accurate. After another shot from the Wind God Cannon flew out, the powerful pressure instantly smashed his Three Autumn Leaves into powder, and it continued to surge toward Meng Chuan without losing any momentum.

"Glorious majestic spirit, obey my decree, activate God Venerable Body. Black Silver Snow Leopard God Venerable."

Ruan Mi's appearance allowed Meng Chuan to escape a fatal catastrophe. At this moment, he still watched with lingering fear as the ball of divine fire slowly disappeared from Ruan Mi's God Venerable Body. The power of this fire was definitely not something he could contend with.

Meng Chuan was very bewildered; why were there so many peers in this Demon-Slaying Conference whose strength far exceeded his own?

After Ruan Mi transformed into her God Venerable Body, she was visibly whiter and purer than before. With a baby face, paired with a long black whip, barefoot in black silk, a bare midriff, and a thin camisole top, with several beads circling in her hands, she felt even more rebellious.

"God Venerable?"

"I might not be able to beat Kang Dalei, but beating you is still doable."

A sharp glint flashed in Ruan Mi's eyes. She couldn't beat Kang Dalei right now, but beating up the maid by his side to vent her anger wasn't impossible.

"Even if you are a God Venerable, so what? In front of the Master's sacred artifact, you are no different from him."

Commander Lin Wen's fingers moved lightly, adjusting the Wind God Cannon's power directly to the Great Sun Realm, Third-Level Demon King tier. It wasn't that she was cautious, but rather that the feeling Ruan Mi gave her was several times more intense than a First-Level Demon King.

"Good, let me see what powerful moves you have actually learned from that lecherous thief."

Just as the two were about to fight, a sharp shout came from the sky. Kang Dalei stood in the void with his hands behind his back. "That's enough, both of you."

With a light press of his finger, pressure that seemed to be at the Undying Realm, rivaling the Great Sun Realm, instantly descended upon everyone. In just a moment of suffocation, Ruan Mi's God Venerable Body form directly disintegrated.

"That's right, this is fair. Using a God Venerable Body to fight—aren't you just bullying the small with the big?"

"Pfft!" Ruan Mi, having had her God Venerable Body dispelled, heard Kang Dalei's words and was so angry that she threw her head back, spat out a large mouthful of blood, and immediately fainted again. That bastard Kang Dalei was actually taking sides!!!

Seeing that Kang Dalei had actually acted for her, Commander Lin Wen was so moved that she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "This servant thanks the Master for his aid."

"It's fine. Tie them all up and loot all the treasures on their bodies." Kang Dalei waved his hand and returned to the ground.

At this moment, the others, having lost the backing of the God Venerable Ruan Mi, could only be fish meat in Kang Dalei's hands, letting him do as he pleased.

"Kang Dalei, you have gone too far. Release me and Meng Chuan and the others quickly."

"Miss Liu Qiyue, you have repeatedly provoked me, and I, this young master, have not held it against you. Do not refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."

"Pah! Kang Dalei, you are just a sanctimonious hypocrite. Relying on your strong strength, you are overbearing and aggressive. You are simply not worthy of being a God Venerable."

"Good, Young Master Chuan, that was a satisfying curse. Say one more word, and believe it or not, I will strip your little fiancée's clothes off."

Kang Dalei made a move to untie the waist rope of Liu Qiyue, scaring Meng Chuan until his cheeks turned bright red, but he dared not say another word.

Seeing him like this, Kang Dalei waved his hand, made a 'bye-bye' gesture toward the four—Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue, Ruan Mi, and Mei Yuanzhi—and his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot. That's right, the time for the conference had arrived, and everyone began to be teleported out one after another. As for Meng Chuan and the others, Kang Dalei could only say, 'May you be blessed with your own good fortune.'

With a flash of bright light, everyone returned to the Yuyang Palace plaza. At this moment, many people had gathered here, including Fairy Meng and Commander Yun Wanhai who had returned earlier.

Seeing Kang Dalei return safely, Leng Yanshuang on the chief examiner's dais finally let out a long sigh of relief. "Husband, you have finally returned. I have been worried to death about you these past few days."

However, when Leng Yanshuang saw Kang Dalei, and Palace Master Li Huainan and Fairy Meng did not see Mei Yuanzhi and Meng Chuan, the two of them couldn't help but look at each other. Then they withdrew their thoughts, their expressions becoming somewhat ugly. Meng Chuan and Mei Yuanzhi were both nowhere to be seen; could something have happened?

Palace Master Li Huainan shifted his gaze to the geniuses who had come out safely and said, "Have you seen Mei Yuanzhi?"

"And Meng Chuan, Liu Qiyue," Fairy Meng and Body-Refining Martial God Meng Dajiang spoke simultaneously from the spectator stands.

Although the three asked the geniuses of Dongning Prefecture, this group of geniuses looked at Kang Dalei, as if they couldn't speak unless Kang Dalei gave the word.

Seeing the three so nervous, Kang Dalei held up five fingers and said, "Five hundred Demon Cores, and I'll tell you."

Fairy Meng became enraged upon hearing this. She was naturally a person with a fiery temper, and seeing no news of Meng Chuan, while the man before her dared to bargain with her, she stepped forward to take action and teach Kang Dalei a lesson.

But just as she prepared to act, a wave of pressure swept over. "Fairy Meng, what do you want to do?" Leng Yanshuang had made a move.

Trying to touch Kang Dalei right in front of her—what kind of international joke was that? If one were to ask who was most loyal to Kang Dalei, it would definitely be the current Commander Lin Wen; if one were to ask who loved Kang Dalei the most, it would certainly be Leng Yanshuang. After her armor of pride was broken, all that remained was endless doting on Kang Dalei.

As an Undying Realm Divine Venerable, although Fairy Meng was currently severely injured, she still didn't take Leng Yanshuang, who was of the Danyun Realm, to heart. Hearing her cold snort, she tapped her cane on the ground, and immediately, Leng Yanshuang's wave of pressure instantly disintegrated.

"Chief Examiner, your duty is to oversee the Demon-Slaying Conference. As for matters outside the Demon-Slaying Conference, I request that you do not interfere."

Leng Yanshuang was not afraid. Seeing her pressure broken, she was not panicked in the slightest. She tapped her foot lightly and appeared above the Yuyang plaza, facing Fairy Meng in the spectator stands, saying, "I naturally cannot interfere with matters outside the conference at will, but they are participants. Ensuring that participants are not bullied by the strong is something I, Leng Yanshuang, as the chief examiner for this conference appointed by Yuanchu Mountain, naturally cannot pretend not to see."

"Little girl Leng, are you sure you want to be my enemy?"

"Fairy, you flatter me, I am merely acting according to the regulations."