School Beauty's Personal Crazy Young Master Chapter 1881 - 1967: Outer Domain Battlefield 4
Previously on School Beauty's Personal Crazy Young Master...
Just as the situation was dire, Ou Yifei regained consciousness.
Chen Nan paused momentarily, observing Ou Yifei emerge from the Haotian Tower and land a short distance away.
The instant Ou Yifei materialized, Chen Nan’s gaze swept over her, checking if her severely inflicted wounds from their preceding combat had fully mended.
However, as he took a closer look, Chen Nan’s eyes shot open in astonishment – Ou Yifei had ascended to the Half-step Supreme Realm!
It was perplexing because Ou Yifei’s cultivation had been merely at the Immortal Domain level before. Now, after a night’s rest, her injuries were healed, and she had leaped directly to Half-step Supreme, making her cultivation surpass Chen Nan's own.
“This is truly envy-inducing,” Chen Nan couldn’t help but remark aloud.
Ou Yifei approached Chen Nan, explaining, “I absorbed the entire World Origin Power from that Supreme expert of the Heavenly People Clan. That power forms the bedrock of a Supreme expert’s strength, so reaching the Half-step Supreme realm isn't a particularly significant feat.”
Pondering her words, Chen Nan understood. A true Supreme could contend against ten or even twenty Half-step Supremes without being disadvantaged, even if they were only at the first layer of the Supreme realm.
The Supreme from the Heavenly People Clan, whose power the Dragon Emperor had seized, was identified as the mightiest among the three prominent figures of that clan.
“Half-step Supreme… I wonder how long it will take me to reach that level,” Chen Nan murmured, licking his lips.
“Chen boy, my cultivation is also on the verge of reaching Half-step Supreme soon. Then you’ll have ample reason to feel envious,” the audacious Black-feathered Chicken interjected, eager to assert its standing.
Chen Nan promptly sent it flying with a casual palm strike. “You damned chicken, even if you reach the Supreme Realm, I’ll still be the one to beat you.”
In the next instant, Chen Nan’s attention shifted to the Fire Qilin, and he taunted the Black-feathered Chicken once more. “You pathetic bird, you haven’t even surpassed your subordinate’s cultivation level. I reckon you should cease calling yourself the big brother and instead willingly become the Fire Qilin’s little brother.”
The Black-feathered Chicken's eyes widened in disbelief. While it was known for its cunning, it was momentarily speechless, unable to formulate a retort to Chen Nan’s accurate assessment of its subordinate status and the Fire Qilin's superior strength.
“Ooh ooh ooh… Chen Nan, this is an internal matter between myself, the Chicken Lord, and the Fire Qilin,” the Black-feathered Chicken clucked indignantly, its fury mounting to the point it felt like pecking Chen Nan to death.
Being surpassed by its subordinate was humiliating enough, and Chen Nan’s public broadcasting of the matter only deepened its public humiliation.
If not for its apprehension of Ji Yueshen and Yun Hua, it would have undoubtedly unleashed a torrent of profanities.
“Internal contradiction, my foot! You’re acting all cocky, dead chicken. Given your strength isn't superior to the Fire Qilin’s, you ought to address him as big brother,” Chen Nan retorted.
Chen Nan then surveyed the individuals standing beside him. “Do you all concur?”
Facing the impending battle with the Heavenly People Clan, everyone felt a palpable tension. Recognizing Chen Nan’s intent to lighten the mood, grins spread across their faces as they unanimously nodded in agreement.
As everyone nodded, the Black-feathered Chicken fell into a panic, its usually vibrant chicken face paling to an unsightly shade of green.
“Fine, fine! My strength is indeed not comparable to the Fire Qilin’s. I'll be the little brother, and he’ll be the big brother. Are you satisfied now?” the Black-feathered Chicken begrudgingly conceded, glaring fiercely at Chen Nan.
“Aren't you going to greet your big brother?” Chen Nan prompted, gesturing towards the Fire Qilin.
Trembling with rage, the Black-feathered Chicken barely managing to keep its feathers intact, and in a voice almost too faint to be heard, it squeaked towards the Fire Qilin, “Big brother!”
“Hahaha! You all heard that. This dead chicken just called me its godson’s godfather. So from now on, whenever he sees me, he must address me as Uncle,” Chen Nan crowed with laughter, reveling in the Black-feathered Chicken’s humiliation.
“Chen Nan, Chicken Lord will fight you to the death…”
The Black-feathered Chicken, despite its foul-mouthed nature incapable of suppressing its temper, lunged towards Chen Nan, intent on settling their grievances permanently.
Chen Nan caught it mid-air. “Enough with the jesting, you damn bird. Seeing your war intent is ablaze, accompany me to the outskirts of the Primordial Luotian Formation.”
Chen Nan mounted the Black-feathered Chicken, ostensibly to calm it down, while the Haotian Tower was balanced on his shoulder.
With Ou Yifei now resurrected, his final lingering concern was resolved; with everyone safely positioned behind the Primordial Luotian Formation, their security was assured.
Just as Chen Nan was preparing to depart, a sudden realization struck him. He recalled that among the assembled Divine Statues, the Kuang Clan Leader, who was his uncle Kuang Zhen Tian, along with Kuang Yu and Liu Tiantian’s father, Liu Zhong, were conspicuously absent.
Furthermore, Senior Sister Yafeng was also nowhere to be found.
The memory of Senior Sister Yafeng's departure from Purple Bamboo Forest still lingered in Chen Nan's mind. She had journeyed to the Outer Domain to seek her master, Xuan Tianji, while burdened by a curse that prohibited her from leaving the forest's bounds.
"Liu Tiantian, have you happened to see your father?" Chen Nan inquired, his voice carrying across the distance as he rode his Black Feathered Chicken towards her.
"My father?"
Liu Tiantian's brow furrowed in confusion. "What's going on with my dad?"
She seemed lost in a daze, a state Chen Nan had become accustomed to, leaving him momentarily speechless. It wasn't the first time he'd encountered her peculiar lack of awareness, which was almost natural by now.
"You seem to forget, your father also ventured into the Outer Domain some time ago!" Chen Nan prompted her.
A flicker of panic crossed Liu Tiantian's face. "Oh, what's happened? Could my dad be fighting the Heavenly People Clan?!"
Liu Tiantian's innocent bewilderment nearly made Chen Nan gag.
"Damn it, my master, Xuan Tianji, is a Supreme King, at the Ninth Layer of the Supreme Heaven, and he was turned into a stone statue! Do you honestly believe your father's strength is enough to withstand the Heavenly People Clan's onslaught?"
Chen Nan was aware that Liu Zhong had previously been a Celestial Lord, and even with a potential breakthrough, his power would likely cap at Half-step Supreme.
"Husband, my dad couldn't possibly have been killed by those Birdmen, right? No way, I have to avenge him! Don't try to stop me!" Liu Tiantian declared, making a move to rush forward.
Chen Nan swiftly restrained her. "What are you thinking? The Ancient Seven Strong are all present; how could your father possibly be slain?"
Chen Nan extended his Divine Sense, sweeping the surroundings, but found no trace of either Kuang Zhen Tian or Liu Zhong.
The Demon Path Supreme emitted a sigh. "Amidst the joy of our reunion, I neglected to inquire. Logically, with the Seven Strong here, Kuang Zhen Tian, who even managed to seize a weapon from a Demon Clan Supreme, wouldn't fall easily."
After a moment, the Demon Path Supreme broadened his spiritual probe and concurred, "Indeed, I cannot locate them."
Ghost Lord knitted his brows. "Brother, might they perhaps be situated outside the formation?"
"That's highly improbable. Chen Nan, since you're venturing out to investigate the Heavenly People Clan, do try to gather some information regarding them."
The Demon Path Supreme knew Chen Nan intimately, well aware that one of his Six Great Avatars comprised a Heavenly People Clan skeleton, making it entirely plausible for him to masquerade as one of their own.
"Very well, we shall depart immediately. This formation..."
Chen Nan gazed upon the formidable Primordial Luotian Formation before them. Despite his status as a son-in-law in the Illusion Destruction Sect and his profound understanding of various formations, even being hailed as the progenitor of formations, he could not fathom this particular one.
"Emperor Primordial decreed this formation countless ages ago; we Ancient Strong possess the means to operate it. As for exiting, it's quite simple. Chen Nan, once you are inside, simply follow my guidance, and you will find your way out."
The Demon Path Supreme let out a sinister chuckle. "This Defensive Array is primarily focused on defense. Upon exiting, it will not activate the Killing Array, but merely the Mist Formation."
In the subsequent moment, Chen Nan stepped into the formation, proceeding deeper under the Demon Path Supreme's telepathic guidance. The more he perceived the formation's grandeur, the more Chen Nan contemplated its replication.
Abruptly, a tomb shrouded in the distance captured his attention, further astonishing him as he observed three Divine Statues forming a circle around it.
"The Tomb of Beloved Disciple Yafeng!"
Chen Nan's gaze fixed upon the tombstone, his jaw slack with disbelief.