430: Meet Chu Huai

The Yao Beast sitting in the center seat unhurriedly drank a cup of wine, then calmly said, "Take him down!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen frowned.

"Fellow Daoist, what is the meaning of this?"

Chu Huai calmly said, "Is a reason required to kill a weak Human Martial Artist?"

A muscular Big Strong One rushed toward Lu Xingchen and shouted, "Hahaha! Human Race brat, to be able to Cultivate to the Four-star Martial Venerable Realm at such a young age, you are quite the character. But unfortunately, you shouldn't have entered the Liuxing Continent. Since you've come, leave your life behind!"

Lu Xingchen also felt a surge of anger in his heart.

These arrogant fellows wanted his life after only a few words. Did they really think he was made of clay?

"This is the first time someone has called me weak!" Lu Xingchen said calmly.

Immediately, he extended his right hand, gathering his fingers into a palm, and clashed with the burly man.

A huge collision sound rang out.

What surprised everyone was that Lu Xingchen remained completely still, while the burly man was directly blasted backward, smashing through more than a dozen tables before finally slamming into the room's wall.

Seeing this scene, the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.

Following the brief silence was a massive clamor.

"Damn, Xiong Zhuang actually couldn't withstand a single palm strike from that Human Race brat!"

"The Realms of both sides are the same, so why is the gap so huge?"

"That shouldn't be right. Between a Human Martial Artist and a Yao Beast of the same Realm, the Yao Beast's Physical Body strength is far superior to the Martial Artist's. Logically, Big Strong One should have been the one flying out. Why did the situation reverse?"

"This Big Strong One really is a monster!"

Seeing their brother defeated, the remaining Yao Beasts were filled with indignation and prepared to swarm forward to take down Lu Xingchen.

Just then, Chu Huai stood up and said in a deep voice, "Step back! None of you are his match. Even if you attack together, it will only increase the casualties."

The other Yao Beasts were somewhat confused.

Their boss seemed to think too highly of this Human Race brat!

Although his Physical Body strength was somewhat abnormal, he was only at the Four-star Martial Venerable Realm. Any Eight-Star or Five-Star Yao Beast could suppress him.

But Chu Huai held absolute authority in the hearts of the Yao Beasts. Since he had spoken, the Yao Beasts lacked the courage to question him and could only obey the order.

Chu Huai put down his wine cup and walked toward Lu Xingchen.

"You are Big Strong One, correct? My name is Chu Huai, the leader of Chu Feng Valley. This entire mountain range belongs to me. You are a respectable opponent, so I am willing to treat you as an equal."

Lu Xingchen cupped his hands in greeting toward him and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Chu Huai, I have already explained the full story. If you let me leave now, we can part on good terms. Otherwise, do not blame me for starting a massacre!"

Chu Huai calmly said, "Your unprovoked intrusion into our territory is the greatest offense. You are a respectable opponent, and my greatest respect for an opponent is to utterly annihilate him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen frowned.

"So, we must fight?"

Chu Huai nodded slightly and said calmly, "Show your true strength! If you continue to suppress your Realm, you won't have a single chance."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow: "How did you guess that I still have trump cards?"

Chu Huai calmly said, "How could someone who can break the Seal set by that Senior and intrude upon the Liuxing Continent be an ordinary person? On the Tianyuan Continent, you must be a Saint from a Ninth-Rank Sect, or someone similar, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't possess such powerful strength."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"You have some intelligence. An 'eighth rank, eighth star' Yao Beast is indeed worthy of my full effort."

"Moon Gazing Art!"

"Word Spirit, Dustless Land!"

"Sacred Dragon Transformation!"

Lu Xingchen consecutively used three secret techniques. His body frantically absorbed the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and his Realm continuously soared.

In just a few breaths of time, his Realm had risen from Four-star Martial Venerable to Eight-Star Martial Venerable.

Feeling the powerful Battle Qi fluctuations emanating from him, the surrounding Yao Beasts were all greatly astonished.

"Eight-Star Martial Venerable? Damn, how is this possible?"

"Once the Realm reaches Martial Venerable, the gap between each minor Realm is enormous. I Cultivated bitterly for ten years and still couldn't Breakthrough, yet this brat crossed four minor Realms in succession just by relying on a few secret techniques!"

"This Big Strong One is simply terrifying! Where exactly did he pop out from?"

"Oh no, he won against Xiong Zhuang in one move when they were at the same Realm. Now that his Realm has risen to Eight-Star Martial Venerable, he won't be able to defeat the boss, will he?"

"Impossible! Forcibly raising one's Realm using secret techniques causes the Battle Qi to be unstable. Besides, even if he truly is an Eight-Star Martial Venerable, he couldn't possibly be a match for the boss!"

Hearing the three words "Sacred Dragon Transformation," Chu Huai's expression became extremely grim.

"As a Human Martial Artist, yet capable of using the Sacred Dragon Transformation, are you a member of the Sacred Dragon Palace?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow.

"You actually know about the Sacred Dragon Palace? It seems this so-called Liuxing Continent was once part of the Tianyuan Continent, only to be forcibly severed from the Tianyuan Continent by a mysterious powerful individual and then Sealed into this special space."

Chu Huai's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "You are quite clever, brat. But that is not the point. I am also a member of the Dragon Clan, who only left the Demon Domain later for experience. It is well known that the Dragon Clan and the Sacred Dragon Palace are mortal enemies. Since you are a member of the Sacred Dragon Palace, I will take you down even if it costs me everything!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingchen helplessly furrowed his brow.

Lin Aotian and Bai Ling have already become Dao Companions, yet this Chu Huai is still digging up old scores from a hundred years ago.

"I am not a member of the Sacred Dragon Palace, but I do have some connection with the former Saint of the Sacred Dragon Palace, and he taught me this Sacred Dragon Transformation."

Upon hearing this, Chu Huai frowned tightly.

"In that case, you can die!"

"Nether Claw!"

Chu Huai stopped wasting words, forming his right hand into a claw and striking toward Lu Xingchen.

Hearing these three words, Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow.

This Chu Huai is actually a member of the Nether Dragon Clan, and a core member at that, otherwise he wouldn't have learned the Nether Claw.

Originally, Lu Xingchen had been somewhat angered by this guy attacking without a word.

But since he is a member of the Nether Dragon Clan, Lu Xingchen had to consider things carefully.

Xiao You is still watching from the mount space. Casually killing his clansmen might cause friction in his heart.

But now is not the time to consider these things. He should defeat this Chu Huai first!

"Mountain Splitting Seal!"

Lu Xingchen also let out a low shout, forming a Seal with his right hand and striking out with a palm.

With Cultivation reaching the level of Lu Xingchen and Chu Huai, using an Earth-Rank Martial Skill could essentially be instantaneous.

The two palms clashed together, instantly producing a louder roar than before.

The leaking Demonic Power and Battle Qi rampaged through the room, shattering all the tables into pieces.