Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor

"Since that's the case, then don't blame me, Du Chen, for being discourteous!"

Du Chen angrily snorted a sentence before suddenly drawing his sword. The sword's tip glimmered coldly, pointing straight at Li Chen.

"Fellow Taoist, do you dare to battle with me?"

Even before Li Chen could speak, Lian Hongshang suddenly spoke with a gentle smile, saying, "Let me take this!"

After speaking, she added in a somewhat pleading tone, "I can do it, trust me!"

Seeing Lian Hongshang's determination, Li Chen lightly nodded and said, "Alright, be careful. If things don't go well, withdraw, and I'll take over!"

With Li Chen's agreement, Lian Hongshang smiled slightly, revealing two shallow dimples, enchanting and beautiful.

Du Chen felt insulted that Li Chen did not come forth himself but let a woman face him instead.

"Fellow Taoist, hiding behind a woman, what kind of man are you? If you still consider yourself a man, come out and fight me head-on!"

"To challenge my husband, you'll have to pass through me first!"

Lian Hongshang furrowed her eyebrows, standing with her sword in front of Du Chen.

Seeing Lian Hongshang, so dedicated to a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator and willing to face him, a Heavenly Pride, made Du Chen feel shame and anger.

"Miss, you are not my match. Step aside, let him come!"

Lian Hongshang's eyes widened as she shouted steadily, "Whether I'm a match or not, only the battle will tell!"

"Watch the sword!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she swiftly drew her sword backward, creating a splendid, long arc like a rainbow piercing the sun, thrusting toward Du Chen.

"Good swordsmanship, since that's the case, today let me, Du Chen, experience Miss's sword skills!"

As Lian Hongshang's sword came stabbing, Du Chen sincerely praised her with a sentence.

However, when he remembered that such a perfect woman didn't belong to Du Chen, his anger flared up again as he raised his sword to meet her.

"Clang!"

The two swords collided mid-air, sparks flying like fireworks on the Lantern Festival, dazzlingly brilliant.

After this initial clash, Lian Hongshang quickly retreated, spinning 360 degrees in mid-air and landing on a protruding high ground.

Her white robes fluttered, and her fair, slender long legs shimmered under the sunlight, full of endless allure, stirring imagination.

Seeing such a peerlessly beautiful woman, the male onlookers couldn't help but feel parched and blood boiled.

"Beautiful, truly breathtakingly beautiful!"

"Never thought on this barren Thunder Island, I could witness a Jinghong Immortal as stunning as through life and death without regret!"

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The more the onlookers praised Lian Hongshang, the more Du Chen's jealousy burned, rising rapidly.

"Miss, take my sword!"

As Du Chen's voice faded, he spread his arms like an eagle catching a rabbit, lunging toward Lian Hongshang.

Seeing the fierce approach like a rainbow in flight, Lian Hongshang quickly retreated.

Upon this sight, Du Chen hastened his pace, swiftly closing in.

At the moment he pursued with all his strength, Lian Hongshang suddenly turned her body, reversed positions, and took the initiative. The Purple Shadow Immortal Sword in her hand sliced through the air, creating a rainbow so intense it seemed to shake the void, slashing directly down.

Du Chen was shocked by its momentum, suddenly waving his sword to block!

"Clang!"

Two swords clashed in mid-air, the clear metallic crash resembled stones cleaving water, transforming into countless ripples, spreading outward.

In an instant, surrounding the two, the flowers, grasses, and trees within a radius of several hundred meters were engulfed by the fierce Sword Intent and were destroyed completely in a moment.

Du Chen hadn't expected that Lian Hongshang, whose cultivation was far weaker than his, could unleash battle strength on par with his. At that moment, he was utterly astonished.

The two engaged in aerial combat, back and forth, surging and ebbing, locked in an interminable fight without discernible victory.

"Clang!"

Another fierce collision echoed like a copper bell, reverberating in the air.

In the instant when countless sparks drifted away, both Lian Hongshang and Du Chen's figures almost simultaneously retreated explosively.

But they almost simultaneously stabilized their balance.

They were straightly a hundred zhang apart, facing each other separated by a hill.

Seeing this scene, the spectators began to gather in small groups and discuss again.

However, their focus of discussion had shifted from Lian Hongshang's peerless beauty to her astonishing talent.

To stand firm against the Lishan Genius Du Chen with merely Foundation Establishment cultivation, without losing ground at all—such talent is comparable even to the scions and Holy Daughters of those Heavenly Sects.

Shui Yue was full of starry-eyed admiration. Based on the talent Lian Hongshang showed now, she would definitely be in the top ten even in their Moon God Palace.

Du Chen felt a bit of shame, after all, he was a Heavenly Pride ranked within the top hundred on the Hidden Dragon List. To have tangled for over thirty rounds and still not be able to defeat a young woman with cultivation a level lower than his, if this spread out, it would be laughed at.

This cannot continue, a quick victory must be achieved!

With this thought, Du Chen looked up at Lian Hongshang and solemnly said:

"Miss, your swordsmanship is truly impressive, I sincerely admire it. But that was just a warm-up. Now I will get serious, please be careful!"

After finishing his words, Du Chen fiercely gathered his True Yuan, infusing it into the Spirit Sword in his hand, making it emit a dazzling radiance.

Seeing this, the sharp-faced man let out a cry of surprise.

"This is the Lishan Blood Sword, the master's ultimate skill, I didn't expect it to be taught to senior apprentice brother!"

Upon hearing the name "Lishan Blood Sword," many of the onlookers' expressions changed.

It is the signature skill of the Lishan Ancestor, capable of rapidly increasing one's cultivation by burning Essence Blood, granting terrifying strength to fight beyond one's level. In his youth, he used this sword technique to conquer 30,000 miles with a hundred battles, never tasting defeat.

The domineering and terrifying nature of this swordsmanship is thus evident.

"This Du Chen is really, to use the Lishan Sword Technique on a tender beauty, he really lacks tender feelings!"

Some started to speak for Lian Hongshang, criticizing Du Chen.

"The Immortal Path is heartless; you can't go easy on an opponent just because they are pretty. With this kind of chivalric heart, how can one cultivate, how can one pursue the Tao?"

Yet, many stood by Du Chen, defending him.

However, whether on Lian Hongshang's side or Du Chen's side, everyone believed that with the Lishan Blood Sword unleashed, Lian Hongshang was bound to be defeated.

After all, the actual cultivation levels were placed there, an unbridgeable gap!

Shui Yue also clenched her fists tightly, her white forehead seeped with sweat, anxious like an ant on a hot pan, pacing around.

"Little brother, she's going to lose, what do we do, what do we do?"

Seeing Li Chen was not anxious, Shui Yue frowned, pointing at Lian Hongshang in the distance, angrily said: "Little brother, she's about to lose, and you act like everything is fine, truly a heartless, ungrateful scoundrel!"

Li Chen saw that he did nothing, yet being scolded fiercely by Shui Yue made him speechless.

"Hongshang may not necessarily lose; just keep watching!"

"Uh? Really?"

Seeing Li Chen's confidence, Shui Yue blinked her eyes, half-believingly asked.

Li Chen nodded, agreed casually: "Yes, really, why would I lie to a child?"

"Ah ah ah, who are you calling a child!"

Hearing Li Chen call her a child, Shui Yue stomped her feet angrily, gritting her teeth and yelled.

Moreover, while she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her just-developing little chest to prove she had grown up and wasn't a child in their eyes.

Li Chen didn't expect such an overreaction from Shui Yue, his gaze swept over the little mound, casually appeasing: "Alright, alright, you're not a child, not a child, I misspoke, is that okay?"

"Hmph, that's more like it!"

Seeing Li Chen eat humble pie, Shui Yue proudly hummed.

Then, she waved her fists, pretending to threaten Li Chen fiercely.

"If anything happens to Little Brother, I won't spare you!"

Finished speaking, she refocused her gaze on Lian Hongshang.

Lian Hongshang frowned, her eyes cold as frost, veiled with a heavy chill.

"Watch the sword, Lishan Tears Blood!"

Du Chen urged the Spirit Sword in his hand, emitting a blood-red glow that enveloped him. From afar, he appeared like a blood-soaked Demon God emerging from hell.

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