243: A quasi-emperor is forcing his way out? Su Chen: I'm rebelling against myself?!

Xiao Tiance, kneeling on the ground, even forgot the sharp pain in his body.

He looked up blankly at Su Chen, his eyes filled with the pity and incomprehension one would have for a madman.

He admitted that this Su Chen was very strong, weirdly strong, and unreasonably strong.

But no matter how strong, he was only a Saint King!

At this moment, he was facing a living fossil, a Quasi-Emperor Ancestor who could crush him ten thousand times with a single finger!

On what basis?

How did he dare?!

Ji Daoyan's cloudy old eyes had narrowed into a dangerous slit because of Su Chen's "dog owner" metaphor.

The calmness like an ancient well, cultivated over endless years, was completely torn apart at this moment.

He had lived for a hundred thousand years, and never had any junior dared to be so insolent before him!

"What a sharp-tongued junior."

Ji Daoyan's voice became extremely gloomy, every word sounding as if it were fished out of the frozen hell of the Nine Netherworlds.

"It seems the Everlasting Su Family taught you... what respect for status is in this way?"

The Quasi-Emperor pressure on him suddenly exploded!

This time it was no longer invisible pressure, but turned into a physical Law storm!

The space within the entire Qiankun Hall began to twist and fold violently, as if it would be crumpled into a ball of waste paper in the next second!

Countless profound Law runes flickered around him, emitting a terrifying aura that could destroy heaven and earth.

He truly had killing intent!

However.

Su Chen still had that salted fish look of a dead pig not fearing boiling water.

He even lazily picked his ear, looking impatient.

"Respect for status? That depends on who it's for."

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the puddle of mud that was Xiao Tiance on the ground, his lips curling into an undisguised sneer.

"When your own dog isn't tied up and runs out barking early in the morning, disturbing someone's sleep, I gave him a beating. And now you, the owner, jump out and bare your teeth?"

"Calling for parents when you can't win—is this how you Great Xia royals play?"

"Truly an eye-opener."

"Pfft—"

As soon as these words came out, several young generals in the military ranks couldn't hold it back anymore and laughed on the spot.

Although they immediately forced themselves to stop, their violently shaking shoulders and faces flushed red gave them away.

A dog?

He actually compared the dignified Marquis of Champion to a dog?!

And compared the world-renowned Old Ancestor Daoyan to a dog owner?!

This mouth was simply dipped in the most lethal poison in the world!

Hearing this, Xiao Tiance only felt a sweetness in his throat, his vision went black, and he almost fainted from anger on the spot.

Ji Daoyan's old face had turned completely black, as if it had been soaked in the thickest ink.

He had dominated the Xuanyuan Continent for a hundred thousand years; when had he ever suffered such a great humiliation?!

"Pre—posterous!"

Ji Daoyan let out a thunderous shout, the sound waves carrying the Quasi-Emperor Law like an invisible battering ram, slamming hard into everyone's hearts, making the entire Qiankun Hall moan!

"Su Chen! Stop your clever talk and twisting of the truth here!"

He pointed a withered finger directly at Su Chen and shouted sternly, "You and Tiance are officials in the same court. Even if it was a 'spar,' it should have stopped at the right point!"

"But you, every move was fatal, cruel and ruthless! Finally, you even used that kind of sacrificial evil technique, attempting to commit murder in court and put a future pillar of our Great Xia to death!"

"How is such behavior any different from the Demonic Path?!"

"This old man asks you, what exactly are your intentions?!"

"Are you trying to rebel?!"

Boom!

The word "rebel" was like an unshakeable divine mountain, ruthlessly pinned onto Su Chen's head by Ji Daoyan!

This was no longer a personal grudge.

This was to nail Su Chen completely to the opposite side of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty!

How sinister the intent!

The civil and military officials in the court all turned pale with horror.

They knew that today's matter had completely spiraled out of control.

This was no longer a conflict between the Marquis of Champion and Divine Master Su, but had evolved into a direct challenge to the Empress's imperial power by the Clan Conservatives led by Ji Daoyan!

And Su Chen was the fuse pushed to the forefront!

Everyone's eyes subconsciously converged on that peerless figure on the Dragon throne.

They wanted to see how this iron-blooded Empress would choose when faced with the public provocation of the Quasi-Emperor Ancestor.

Would she sacrifice this newly appointed Divine Master to appease the public's anger?

Or would she, in order to protect him, not hesitate to completely fall out with the entire Clan Faction?

Ji Hongxue's Phoenix eyes were as cold as ten-thousand-year-old profound ice.

She looked at the aggressive Ji Daoyan below the hall, then at Su Chen, who had been indifferent from start to finish, as if watching a farce that had nothing to do with him; her jade hand hidden under the Dragon robe slowly tightened.

She knew Ji Daoyan was just using this as a pretext!

He wanted to use this opportunity to suppress her prestige, negate the Divine Master she had appointed, and shake her Foundation of rule in Great Xia!

She absolutely could not retreat!

Once she retreated, the imperial majesty she had worked so hard to establish would be ruined!

She was just about to speak.

But Su Chen once again beat her to it.

Faced with the thunderous, soul-piercing interrogation of the Quasi-Emperor Ancestor, Su Chen not only didn't show the slightest panic, but instead laughed.

He looked as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world; at first it was a chuckle, then an uncontrollable loud laugh, his shoulders shaking.

"Rebel?"

He even raised a hand to wipe the tears of laughter from the corner of his eyes and looked at Ji Daoyan with a gaze like he was watching a monkey performing a "breaking stones on chest" act in the hall.

"Old man, have you slept too long and made your brain muddled?"

"With which eye did you see me trying to rebel?"

The smile on Su Chen's face vanished, replaced by an ultimate, natural laziness and dominance.

"I, Su Chen."

"The Godchild of the Everlasting Su Family."

"The Divine Master Protecting the Nation of the Great Xia Divine Dynasty."

His voice, syllable by syllable, was like claps of thunder, exploding clearly in everyone's ears.

He paused, his gaze passing over everyone and landing on that peerless figure on the Dragon throne, his lips curling slightly.

"Her Majesty the Empress's... fiancé."

"Half of this Great Xia's territory will belong to me sooner or later."

"I'm rebelling against myself?"

Su Chen moved his gaze back to Ji Daoyan's completely frozen old face and lazily spread his hands.

"Do you think I look like such a stupid person?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place fell into a dead silence once again.