608: Challenge

"Brother Yao..." Li Linger saw who had arrived, and especially upon seeing Kuang Wutian's aggressive appearance, her small face changed slightly, and she subconsciously tightened her grip on Yao Delong's sleeve.

Yao Delong gently patted the back of her hand, giving her a reassuring look, then calmly met Kuang Wutian's gaze, which felt like tangible flames.

"Hmph!" Kuang Wutian let out a heavy snort through his nose. His gaze, like two red-hot branding irons, first swept over the small hand Li Linger used to tightly grip Yao Delong's sleeve, a flash of displeasure crossing his eyes, before firmly locking onto Yao Delong. He did not even spare Xiao Chen a glance.

"You!" Kuang Wutian's voice was like a booming bell, carrying an unquestionable majesty. He extended a finger wrapped in crimson spiritual light, resembling a red-hot iron rod, and pointed directly at Yao Delong. "Are you Junior Sister Linger's fiancé, that Yao Delong from the Yin Yang Sect?"

"This Yao is he." Yao Delong nodded slightly, his tone flat, yet his gaze was as deep as a cold pool, showing no fear of the opponent's violent Aura pressure.

"Senior Brother Wutian!" Seeing Kuang Wutian's hostile attitude, Li Linger spoke up quickly, her crisp voice carrying a hint of urgency. "Aren't you in the Burning Heaven Valley in secluded cultivation to break through to the next Realm? Why have you suddenly come out?" She attempted to ease the atmosphere.

Kuang Wutian turned his gaze toward Li Linger, managing to squeeze out a smile, though it appeared somewhat stiff on his resolute face. "Junior Sister Linger, do not worry. I have gained some insights from my secluded cultivation and just wanted to stretch my muscles."

His gaze returned to Yao Delong, and the smile vanished instantly, replaced by an even hotter Battle Intent. "I heard that Junior Sister's fiancé had arrived, so as her Senior Brother, I naturally had to come and take a look, to vet him for her! Not just any stray cat or dog is qualified to be worthy of our Moyang Sect's Saintess and become the Sect's son-in-law!"

The last sentence was filled with undisguised questioning and provocation! He had directly belittled Yao Delong as a "stray cat or dog"!

Upon hearing this, Li Linger's pretty face instantly sank. "Senior Brother Wutian! You..."

"Linger, calm down." Yao Delong gently held back Li Linger, who wanted to step forward and argue. He took a step out, his tall and straight figure like a drawn sword, instantly shattering the violent Aura Kuang Wutian had deliberately released!

His deep gaze looked directly into Kuang Wutian's eyes, which were burning with the flames of battle, and the corner of his mouth hooked into a smile that was not quite a smile. "Holy Son Kuang, is it? The number one person of the younger generation in the Moyang Sect? Indeed, meeting you is better than hearing about you; your Aura is quite sufficient."

His tone remained flat, but the sharpness in his words was like an ice pick. "However, whether This Yao is worthy of Linger does not seem to be for you to decide. That is a decision made by the Sect Heads of both the Moyang and Yin Yang Sects, along with Linger."

Changing the subject, Yao Delong's gaze swept like a sharp blade toward Xiao Chen behind Kuang Wutian. "On the other hand, this Senior Brother Xiao Chen, your breath is stable; it seems that my 'nine revolutions spirit nurturing pill' had good results?"

"Palace Master Mo Qingxuan loves her son dearly and did not hesitate to come forward personally, bringing heavy treasures to my Yin Yang Sect to beg for the Medicinal Pill. Her heartfelt love for her son is truly moving. If not for that, given what some people did to me at the Burial God Abyss, that Medicinal Pill would not have been given to him, even if it meant feeding it to a dog."

Boom! These words were like a thunderbolt from the Nine Heavens, striking hard on top of Xiao Chen's head!

The resentment and secret excitement on his face instantly froze! It then turned into unbelievable astonishment and monstrous humiliation!

The nine revolutions spirit nurturing pill... it was actually obtained from Yao Delong?! And his mother had gone to beg for it personally?! This fact was even harder for him to accept than being heavily injured by Yao Delong at the Burial God Abyss!

This was simply trampling his last bit of dignity and the foundation of his revenge into a cesspit in front of everyone!

Especially that phrase "would not have been given to you even if it meant feeding it to a dog," which was like the most vicious curse, instantly detonating his long-suppressed resentment, humiliation, and complex emotions toward his mother!

"You... you... Pfft!" Xiao Chen trembled violently, his finger shaking as he pointed at Yao Delong. His complexion turned from white to red and then to purple. A mouthful of counter-flowing blood could no longer be suppressed, and he spat it out violently!

Crimson blood splashed onto the bluestone slab at his feet, a shocking sight! Everything went black before his eyes, and he felt the world spinning. He wished he could immediately find a crack in the ground to crawl into! Social death! A true scene of social death!

"Trash! An embarrassment!" Kuang Wutian frowned, glancing with disgust at the swaying, ashen-faced Xiao Chen. He finally understood at this moment that he had been used as a gun by this trash!

However, his goal had never been this petty matter involving Xiao Chen. Kuang Wutian treated the blood-spitting Xiao Chen as air, his burning gaze locking back onto Yao Delong. His Battle Intent had not weakened; instead, it had become even higher!

Yao Delong's indifference and the sharpness of his words only further stirred his interest and desire for conquest! Only the strong were qualified to possess the Profound Yin Physique!

"Sharp-tongued, just indulging in verbal pleasure!" Kuang Wutian's voice sounded like a thunderclap, interrupting Xiao Chen's pathetic display. "Fellow Daoist Yao, say what you will, in the end, it is strength that speaks! You say the Sect Head recognizes you? Good! Then let me verify personally whether your strength is worthy of this recognition! Worthy of Junior Sister Linger!"

He waved his large hand, pointing toward the area surrounded by the three main peaks in the distance, at a massive arena that towered into the clouds and exuded an ancient, vast Aura—the God of War Stage!

"Do you dare to go up to that God of War Stage with me and have a fight?!" Kuang Wutian's voice was like the beating of war drums, resounding throughout the entire Nine Suns Plaza. "This place is too small. If you and I were to let go completely, I fear this marketplace would be reduced to powder! Only the God of War Stage is worthy of a duel between you and me!"

Yao Delong looked at the burning-with-Battle Intent Kuang Wutian, then glanced at the ashen-faced Xiao Chen who was still coughing up blood, a cold sneer in his heart. Deterring the petty required thunderous means, but this Kuang Wutian was different in status; he was the Moyang Saint, and his strength was worth Yao Delong taking him slightly more seriously.

Moreover, this was exactly what he wanted—to use absolute strength in the most prominent place of the Moyang Sect to completely deter all the petty people coveting Linger!

"Why would I not dare?" Yao Delong replied loudly. His voice was not loud, but it clearly drowned out the noise of the marketplace, carrying an air of absolute confidence and indifference. "Since Holy Son Kuang has such refined interest, This Yao will naturally accompany you! It is just as well to let the fellow disciples of the Moyang Sect see whether This Yao is qualified to stand by Linger's side!"

"Brother Yao!" Li Linger worriedly tugged at Yao Delong's sleeve. She knew the terror of Kuang Wutian, a monster who could truly withstand a Void Refining expert while in the Soul Transformation Realm!

Yao Delong gave her an incredibly firm and gentle look in return. "Linger, rest assured. They are just a few flies; I will simply swat them away."

"Good! Refreshing! You are worthy of being someone who can go against the tide and defeat a Void Refining expert!" Kuang Wutian's eyes shone with intense light, and flames erupted from his entire body. "I will wait for you at the God of War Stage! Do not disappoint me, Yao Delong!"

Before the words had even faded, he transformed into a crimson meteor tearing through the sky, carrying an unstoppable, tyrannical Aura as he shot toward the God of War Stage, which hung between the main peaks like a primeval beast! He left behind the ashen-faced Xiao Chen, who was still coughing up blood, and countless onlookers stunned by this earth-shattering news!