64: The provocation of the Blazing Sun Sect

Just as Chu He and the three members of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect were locked in a tense standoff, a loud voice suddenly came from nearby.

"Ghost Three, stop!"

Accompanying the voice, a wave of scorching hot air swept over them.

The Grand Elder of the Blazing Sun Sect, Blazing Sun Elder, led seven or eight Sect experts and strode over quickly.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect named Ghost Three, seeing Blazing Sun Elder, flashed a hint of fear in his eyes, gave a cold snort, but stopped his movements nonetheless.

"Blazing Sun Elder, what is the meaning of this? Do you want to interfere in the affairs of our Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect?" Ghost Three's tone was hostile.

Blazing Sun Elder ignored him, his hawk-like eyes fixed intently on Chu He.

When he clearly saw Chu He's face, he was stunned for a moment, and then a monstrous rage and killing intent erupted from his body!

"It's you! Chu He!"

Blazing Sun Elder gnashed his teeth, his voice sounding as if it were squeezed out from between them.

He could never forget that it was this brat who had caused him to lose face at the auction in Tianyan City! Even more unforgettable was the news recently brought back by the Disciples the Blazing Sun Sect sent to the Central Plains to gather intelligence—the Great Yan Dynasty had changed hands, and the new master was none other than this young man named Chu He!

A bumpkin who appeared out of nowhere had actually grown from an obscure nobody into a Nascent Soul Magnate capable of overthrowing a Dynasty in just over a year!

This filled Blazing Sun Elder with immense threat and jealousy.

He had originally planned to eliminate this major threat inside the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, but he never expected to run into him here before even entering the Pagoda!

Truly, searching high and low for something only to find it effortlessly!

Chu He looked at his furious appearance, but a playful smile appeared on his face.

"So it's you, you old dog. What, losing face at the auction last time wasn't enough, so this time you actively offered up the other side of your face?"

"You are courting death!"

Blazing Sun Elder was completely ignited by that single sentence.

As a Late Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure and the Grand Elder of the Blazing Sun Sect, he was someone whose stomp could change the winds and clouds across the entire continent. How could he tolerate such humiliation!

"Brat, don't think that just because you luckily reached the Nascent Soul stage you can act so presumptuously in front of me! Today, here in the Northern Barrens, this old man will show you what it means to know the immensity of heaven and earth!"

Blazing Sun Elder's Aura climbed steadily, and the scorching mana caused the surrounding air to begin twisting.

The surrounding Cultivators were all stunned.

"What? He is the Chu He who overthrew the Great Yan Dynasty?"

"So young? He looks barely over twenty years old! How is that possible!"

"Blazing Sun Elder actually knows him, and it looks like their enmity runs deep!"

"Now we have a good show! One is an established, old-brand Late Nascent Soul Stage mighty figure, and the other is a rising new overlord. If they start fighting..."

Everyone became excited and retreated, clearing a large area.

Even the three members of the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, who had just tried to extort Chu He, quietly retreated to the side, preparing to watch the tigers fight from the mountain.

Ghost Three looked at Chu He's back, feeling a wave of lingering fear in his heart.

Fortunately, Blazing Sun Elder arrived in time; otherwise, if he had truly attacked just now, he would probably be dead already.

How could an existence capable of overthrowing a Dynasty be someone a mere Middle Stage Nascent Soul like himself could provoke?

He couldn't help but look at Blazing Sun Elder with a hint of sympathy.

This old fellow is going to hit a brick wall today.

In the arena, Blazing Sun Elder's Aura had already peaked.

He was full of confidence.

This was the Northern Barrens, not the Central Plains. Chu He was alone here and had no Foundation whatsoever.

As for himself, not only was he Late Nascent Soul Stage, but he also had many Sect experts by his side, and he had even formed an offensive and defensive alliance with several friendly Sects.

Today, in front of all the heroes of the world, he was going to trample this so-called new overlord underfoot and grind him into dust!

By doing this, he would wash away the humiliation he suffered that day and declare to everyone that he, Blazing Sun Elder, was the true powerhouse in this world!

"Chu He!" Blazing Sun Elder's voice was like a massive bell, echoing throughout the entire Black Wind Plain, "This old man considers your cultivation difficult-won, so I will give you one last chance!"

"Kneel! Kowtow and admit your mistakes! Then cripple your own cultivation and hand over all the wealth you plundered from the Great Yan Dynasty!"

"This old man can be merciful and leave you a complete corpse!"

These words were utterly domineering and filled with contempt for Chu He.

The surrounding Cultivators also burst into an uproar upon hearing this.

"Blazing Sun Elder is truly overbearing!"

"Crippling his own cultivation? That's crueler than killing him!"

"I wonder what Chu He will choose? To swallow the humiliation and cling to life, or to rise up and fight?"

Everyone's gaze was focused on Chu He.

However, contrary to everyone's expectations, facing Blazing Sun Elder's ultimatum-like threat, Chu He's face showed not the slightest fear, but rather a hint of... impatience.

He picked his ear, as if listening to the buzzing of annoying flies.

"Are you done talking?"

He asked indifferently.

Blazing Sun Elder was startled.

"If you're done, then hit the road."

Chu He's gaze instantly turned icy cold.

He couldn't even be bothered to say another word of nonsense.

There was nothing left to say to a dying man.

He slowly raised his right hand.

"Arrogant!"

Seeing this, Blazing Sun Elder flew into a rage, stopped hesitating, and struck first!

"Blazing Flame Scorching Heaven Palm!"

He struck out with his palm, and flames appeared out of thin air, converging into a hundred-zhang-tall colossal flame palm, which pressed down on Chu He with a terrifying, world-burning high temperature!

This palm strike was executed in anger, using ten percent of his power. He was confident that even a Late Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator of the same rank would not dare to meet it head-on!

He intended to burn Chu He to ashes with a single strike!

Wherever the colossal flame palm passed, the space crackled from the heat, and the black sand on the ground was instantly melted into magma.

The surrounding Cultivators turned pale with shock and frantically retreated again.

"What terrifying power!"

"Under this palm strike, even a Late Nascent Soul Stage expert would be severely injured!"

"That Chu He is doomed!"

Under everyone's horrified gaze, the colossal flame palm, powerful enough to burn mountains and boil seas, instantly arrived directly above Chu He's head.

Yet Chu He remained standing in place, motionless.

Only his raised right hand gently curled its fingers into a fist.

Then, casually, he threw a punch toward the sky.