My gorgeous wife Chapter 2216 - 2184: Zhang Lu’s Challenge

Hearing the soul sound resonating through the starry sky, Li Chen slowly raised his head and looked towards the distance.

Amidst the starry sky, two figures were standing just outside the Borderland Realm, looking this way, meeting Li Chen’s gaze.

"Asura Blood Emperor? Who is that? To dare challenge the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign?"

In the Borderland Realm, many people were astonished upon hearing this voice.

Although Li Chen had been stripped of his title as the number one in the starry sky, no one thought of Li Chen as a weakling.

After all, two hundred years ago, the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign battled the world for three years, witnessed by many firsthand. Over those three years, the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign faced countless strong warriors, but in the end, only two people managed to draw with him, losing just one battle.

Such a strong warrior is undoubtedly unique in the hearts of many, even if not invincible.

Many strong warriors who later arrived in the Borderland Realm regarded Li Chen as an idol and a target to pursue, mainly because of Li Chen’s reputation.

Over the past two hundred years, many new strong warriors who entered the Borderland Realm chose to join Tianyu City. Rather than becoming desolate due to the absence of the Daiyu Heavenly Venerable, Tianyu City became even more lively with Li Chen’s presence.

However, due to Li Chen’s closed-door cultivation over the years, many strong warriors who wanted to meet him left disappointed in the end.

"What? The commotion earlier was caused by the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign? And now the Red Dust Heavenly Sovereign is amidst the starry sky?"

Many were exhilarated upon hearing this news and quickly rushed towards the entrance of the Borderland Realm.

Although the Borderland Realm’s access is strictly controlled, the martial artists who joined the Borderland Realm all have identity tokens, and the strong guards at the entrances had no choice but to fully open the entrance, allowing the strong warriors to enter the starry sky.

Indeed, upon entering the starry sky, many immediately saw the figures in black and white standing proudly amidst the cosmos.

And not far away, there were two more figures present, and the aura they emitted was equally formidable.

These are two Ninth Order Experts!

Li Chen looked at the two people in the distance and softly said, "Zhang Shutong, I didn’t treat you unfairly back then, did I? I didn’t expect you would ultimately choose to become my enemy."

"No, no." Upon hearing Li Chen’s words, Zhang Shutong quickly waved his hand, "I have no intention of being your enemy, I’m just leading Zhang Lu here, acting as a witness."

"Witness?" Li Chen raised an eyebrow.

Li Chen looked up at the silent Zhang Lu. Regarding Zhang Lu, Li Chen had casually discussed him with Heavenly Venerable Qinglong before.

He’s a tragic figure born at the wrong time.

From the moment he was born, he was invaded by a Doomsday Beast Soul.

In that era, it was when the Four Realms had just discovered the Doomsday Beast Soul as the instigator of chaos in the starry universe. With countless strong warriors deceitfully killed by the Doomsday Beast Soul, all the strong warriors of the Four Realms fell into a rage and began frantically hunting the Doomsday Beast Soul.

Consequently, Zhang Lu, a rising strong warrior in the Heaven Realm, was also implicated.

Those people apparently didn’t care whether Zhang Lu was corrupted; having a Doomsday Beast Soul within him was evidence enough.

In such a time, Zhang Lu had nowhere to run, and his beloved girl was also slain as a result.

That was when Zhang Lu began a bloody path of slaughter, fleeing the Heaven Realm at the cost of his life.

Throughout his escape from the Heaven Realm, his hands became stained with immeasurable blood.

But who can truly discern who was right or wrong in all this?

Were those who hunted Zhang Lu wrong? The Heaven Realm suffered great losses then, with many close to them, like Spiritual Treasures, killed by the Doomsday Beast Soul. Seeing such a remnant Doomsday Beast Soul survive in the Heaven Realm, how could they possibly hold back?

Was Zhang Lu wrong?

Having just embarked on the path of a martial artist, he hadn’t done anything, merely engaged in simple cultivation, yet it drew endless killing intents upon him. This situation, could it truly be blamed on him?

"I’m not getting involved in your affairs." Zhang Shutong spread his hands, "I said, I’m not any Doomsday Beast Soul; I am just me now, not any other entity."

"As for him, that’s his grudge with the Heaven Realm."

Li Chen looked at Zhang Lu and asked, "What do you intend to do?"

Zhang Lu’s pupils seemed slightly red, "Either you kill me, or I kill you, and then eradicate all the Heavenly Realm people here."

"Must it really come to a point of no return?" Li Chen sighed softly, a bit regretful. He could sense that Zhang Lu dared to challenge him indeed because he possessed extraordinary power. Not to mention his cultivation at the Ninth Order Peak, his real combat power probably wasn’t weaker than the True Realm.

Looking at Li Chen, Zhang Lu’s voice hardened, "A point of no return!"

On the side of the Borderland Realm, Heavenly Venerable Qinglong stood among the crowd, with three other strongest heavenly venerables of the Borderland Realm beside him, gazing at Zhang Lu among the stars with a sigh in their eyes.

Zhang Lu growing to this day indeed could stand at their same level, becoming a force deterring all sides. But for things to evolve to this point, who was truly at fault?

Li Chen waved Bai Tianyi off, standing alone amidst the void, gazing calmly at Zhang Lu.

"Since it’s like this, then make your move."

Having been in closed-door cultivation for two hundred years, Li Chen’s cultivation had finally settled, completely becoming his own. Similarly, with the rules change brought on by this two-hundred-year settling and era evolution, Li Chen had made a leap into the Ninth Order.

Now, he’s far stronger than he was two hundred years ago by an unknown amount.

Although Li Chen wasn’t sure who would win should he fight the Old Man on the Ox again, he was confident the two warriors who drew with him back then definitely couldn’t match him now.

Unless they stepped into the Palm Realm.

However, Zhang Lu is also very strong now.

Strong to an unimaginable degree.

When the Four Emperors Territory of the Ancient Battle Realm collapsed back then, countless inheritances and cultivation techniques surged into the starry sky, one of which Ning Wangyang happened to acquire.

And Zhang Lu was also a lucky one who acquired an inheritance.

In this world, it’s not alone that only Li Chen could have fortuitous encounters; after obtaining the Four Emperors Realm’s inheritance, and with his cultivation, Zhang Lu not only broke through the Ninth Order barriers, but cultivated his formidable strength to nearly the level of Profound Mystery.

Over these two hundred years, while Li Chen was in closed-door cultivation, Zhang Lu was challenging strong warriors everywhere.

Many strong warriors defeated by Li Chen back then were also overwhelmingly defeated by him over the years.

When he completely overwhelmed his adversaries and his momentum reached its peak, he chose to head to the Borderland Realm to battle Li Chen.

Perhaps this showdown is also a continuation of the unresolved battle from the Immortal Treasure Realm back then.

Waving his hand, Li Chen sent his Supreme Treasures flying out of his body, landing in Bai Tianyi’s hands beside him.

Looking at Zhang Lu, Li Chen’s expression remained calm, "Come on, this time, let’s settle everything with an honorable battle and put an end to those past events."