248: Just call me husband.

In an instant, the woman in green before him appeared completely unclothed in his eyes.

Beneath the Human Skin Mask, a face that looked as if it were meticulously carved appeared before Xiao Chen's eyes.

Round black eyes flickered with apprehension and unease; eyebrows like crescent moons were dark without being painted, and a high, elegant nose outlined a highly recognizable profile.

Combined with that near-perfect figure, she truly deserved a charm value of 98.

At this moment, another rather ordinary-looking woman in red standing nearby stepped forward, blocking Liu Yiyi and looking at Baili Hao:

"I'll take her place."

"Of course not."

Baili Hao extended a finger and wagged it side to side. "Although you have a cultivation of Golden Core Stage Perfection, you cannot help us test the lower limit of the Gravity Domain."

"You!"

The woman in red frowned deeply and pointed at Baili Hao, "Do you know..."

Before she could finish, Liu Yiyi quickly tugged at the corner of her robe, signaling her not to continue.

At this moment, Xiao Chen slowly took a step forward, looked at Baili Hao, and said:

"Why make things difficult for a woman? Let me do it instead."

"Brother, don't go."

Bing Ninger and Bing Qinger subconsciously grabbed his hands, shaking their heads repeatedly. If the Golden Core Stage Fourth Level was this difficult, there was a high probability the Golden Core Stage Fifth Level wouldn't make it either.

They didn't know why Xiao Chen's cultivation had changed from his previous Golden Core Stage Perfection to the current Golden Core Stage Fifth Level.

"It's fine."

Xiao Chen squeezed the two jade-like little hands and whispered softly in their ears, "Don't worry, I'm confident. Wait for me to return."

"Oh?"

Looking at Xiao Chen, a hint of mockery flickered in Baili Hao's eyes; there really was a stubborn pioneer. He then said:

"This pioneer's courage is commendable and worthy of everyone's emulation!"

Xiao Chen glanced at him, a sinister light flashing in his deep eyes. This time, I'm going to make you hoist yourself by your own petard!

However, most of the people present looked at Xiao Chen as if he were an idiot. Some even mocked him directly:

"Hmph! I've seen people fight over treasures, but I've never seen someone rushing to seek death!"

In their view, if Liu Yiyi failed, Xiao Chen, who was also at the Golden Core Stage Fifth Level, could naturally escape the ordeal.

Xiao Chen ignored the crowd's gaze and turned his head to look at Liu Yiyi in the crowd, only to see her casting a grateful look.

So he secretly condensed a strand of Soul Sound and Transmit a message to her: "Escape the Secret Realm amidst the chaos later; there's something wrong with this place."

"Mhm, thank you."

Liu Yiyi looked at him, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a faint light. She hadn't expected a ray of warmth to illuminate her in this unfamiliar place.

Xiao Chen straightened his collar and walked toward the transparent barrier, Liu Yiyi's Soul Sound ringing in his ears again:

"Can you tell me your name?"

Xiao Chen smiled secretly, "Just call me Husband."

"Uh..."

Liu Yiyi was a bit confused—how could there be such a strange name? She then said anyway: "Husband, I'll remember you. We will definitely meet again!"

Xiao Chen smiled slightly and, under the astonished gazes of the crowd, slowly stepped inside that transparent barrier.

However, the expected scene did not occur. He appeared completely calm and composed, as if bathing in the warm light of spring.

In reality, Xiao Chen truly felt the pressure of the Gravity Domain, which was roughly equivalent to the limit that the Ninth Level of Golden Core Stage could endure.

But for him, whose Physical Body strength had long reached the Nascent Soul level, it was undoubtedly a simple matter.

Almost everyone present, watching Xiao Chen's performance, widened their eyes and opened their mouths as if struck by a thunderbolt.

"This... this... how on earth... was this done?" a Golden Core Stage Fifth Level Ziyun Mansion Disciple asked stutteringly.

A Golden Core Stage Fourth Level was crushed to death directly; no matter how easy it was for a Golden Core Stage Fifth Level, it shouldn't be this effortless.

"Sister Mu, do you think he..." Liu Yiyi clutched the red-clothed woman's hand, looking at Xiao Chen on the Stone Bridge with a face full of disbelief.

Baili Hao held his breath, not blinking once throughout, staring intently at Xiao Chen.

However, Xiao Chen walked across with extreme ease, picking up several qiankun rings from the corpses along the way and putting them away.

"This guy!"

Nangong Pan shook his head, finding for the first time that this young man was quite interesting, not forgetting to reap some benefits while passing the trial.

As he neared the middle section, Xiao Chen didn't walk but directly flew up, sweeping across the Stone Bridge with lightning speed and easily reaching the other side.

This scene undoubtedly shattered everyone's perception once again.

This was simply impossible. The only explanation they could think of was that this Restriction only worked on Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage Fifth Level.

"So badass!"

Nangong Pan looked at Xiao Chen's figure and let out a heartfelt exclamation.

However, before the crowd could recover, Xiao Chen actually returned directly from the other end of the Stone Bridge, flying through the air.

As he approached, he easily passed through the entrance and appeared before everyone.

"Brother, you're okay, that's wonderful!" Bing Qinger and Bing Ninger hurried forward, grabbing Xiao Chen's hands and examining him closely.

"Mhm."

At this moment, almost everyone around crowded in, staring at Xiao Chen as if he were a curiosity, not missing a single detail.

However, after a careful observation, they found that he didn't even have a speck of dust on him.

"Young Miss, let's leave quickly."

The woman in red nearby secretly Transmit a message, pulling the still-dazed Liu Yiyi as they quietly backed out of the crowd and vanished into the forest.

At this time, a Ziyun Mansion Disciple stepped forward and reached out to Xiao Chen: "Hand over the qiankun rings of my Ziyun Mansion Disciples."

Xiao Chen looked at him in confusion, "What do you mean?"

"When you crossed the Stone Bridge just now, you took the qiankun rings from two of our Ziyun Mansion Disciples. Shouldn't you return them?"

"If you're so capable, why didn't you go get them yourself just now? The people are dead; what I picked up naturally belongs to me!"

"If you don't hand them over today, don't expect things to go well for you."

"I'd like to see how you're going to make things difficult for me."

At this moment, Baili Hao walked over and said indifferently: "Since he is the pioneer, then those qiankun rings belong to him."

"Yes, Young Master Hao." The Ziyun Mansion Disciple glared at Xiao Chen resentfully.

Baili Hao then looked at Xiao Chen to confirm: "Did you not feel any gravity inside?"

"None, none at all."

Baili Hao stared at him and nodded, feeling that he didn't look like he was lying.

To make the act more convincing, Xiao Chen directly held the two girls' hands, his surging spiritual power transmitting through his palms to their entire bodies.

A transparent isolation barrier formed on the surface of their skin, and he then directly led them to fly rapidly into the barrier.

Without any sense of obstruction, the three of them swept across the Stone Bridge at extreme speed, reaching the other side in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Baili Hao delayed no longer and immediately instructed the crowd behind him:

"Disciples of the Baili Clan, hear my command! Those above the Golden Core Stage Fifth Level, follow me across the Stone Bridge at top speed. The rest of you, return quickly to report to Elder Xu!"