Long Chen turned his head and saw a woman not far away, her almond-shaped eyes wide open, glaring at him angrily.
The Pavilion had been very quiet, but as soon as the woman spoke, it immediately drew the attention of many people, who all looked over this way.
When they saw Long Chen and then the woman, they were momentarily stunned.
"Are you out of your mind? Why are you cursing?" Long Chen looked at the woman and couldn't help but frown.
"On the battlefield of the Demon Domain, you insulted our Alliance Leader, speaking rudely and recklessly. The Alliance Leader won't hold it against you, but that doesn't mean we will forgive you.
You may disrespect us, but you absolutely cannot desecrate our esteemed Alliance Leader. I am now challenging you—do you dare to accept it?" The woman said coldly.
This woman was of medium build and ordinary appearance, but her hands emitted a radiant glow—lightning runes appeared, clearly a rare Thunder Cultivator.
As soon as the woman spoke, countless disciples in the Scripture Pavilion began to whisper among themselves.
"This person is from the Celestial Maiden Alliance, yet he actually challenged Long Chen. From what I heard, Long Chen actually offended Fairy Shishi. Long Chen really has some nerve."
"This guy just entered the inner sect and already makes enemies everywhere. Now look, he's even offended the Celestial Maiden Alliance. I'm afraid he'll never be able to survive in the inner sect again."
"Yue Qingqing, ranked seventy-third on the Earth Ranking, wields the power of thunder, and her combat strength is terrifying. Long Chen probably won't be able to last ten moves against her."
"This Long Chen is really unlucky. Who else could he offend? He actually offended the Celestial Maiden Alliance. Never heard of it, a woman versus a petty man..."
A disciple was just halfway through speaking when someone beside him suddenly covered his mouth, gritting his teeth and muttering under his breath, "If you want to die, go die. Don't drag the whole alliance down with you, okay?" Others
sided with Long Chen: "Long Chen is now in a difficult position. Winning is unfair, and losing is even more humiliating." For
a moment, countless people in the distance whispered among themselves, most wearing expressions of schadenfreude.
Faced with the woman's challenge, Long Chen was speechless. It was just a few words of tease with Bai Shishi, not some deep grudge, yet he wanted to fight.
Long Chen waved his hand and said, "I can't beat you, but you win." After
Long Chen finished speaking, he casually picked up a lightning-type classic and flipped through it. Since it didn't cost money, whether useful or not, he could read it and it wouldn't hurt.
The woman named Yue Qingqing saw Long Chen's indifferent attitude and didn't take her seriously, and she grew even angrier.
"Long Chen, are you a man?" Yue Qingqing continued to provoke.
Long Chen laughed and glanced sideways at Yue Qingqing: "What's wrong?" Do you really need to verify it yourself if he's a man? As
soon as Long Chen said this, many people in the distance couldn't help but laugh, especially the male disciples, whose smiles were a bit lewd. Originally, many people weren't very friendly to newcomers, but as soon as Long Chen said this, they felt much closer to him. After all, they're all men—a little dirty would make people feel more at ease.
At first, Yue Qingqing didn't understand what Long Chen meant, but seeing the people around her laugh so lewdly, her face instantly flushed red, her eyes full of anger:
"You..."
"Alright, I'm afraid of you. Actually, I was just joking that day, we're all fellow disciples." Why take it so seriously?
If you think I've gone too far, then let me apologize. We're all just hanging out in the academy, there's no need to make things so tense. Long Chen shrugged, clearly unwilling to deal with these women.
Especially when a group of proud women are together, never interacting with men, they're almost turning into monsters. Long Chen couldn't be bothered to argue with them.
"What right do you have to joke with our Alliance Leader? If you truly have any sincerity, you should have taken the initiative to go to our alliance and apologize in person." Yue Qingqing said coldly.
Long Chen's face instantly turned cold, his expression grim: "Apologize in person?" Are you trying to get too informed? My time is precious. Anyone who dares to waste my time will be regarded as an enemy by me.
And those I regard as enemies are already dead. If you are tired of living, you can challenge me to a life-or-death duel. I don't mind using your blood to warn those who lack reverence. Long
Chen instantly turned hostile, like a cold-blooded god of slaughter. A chilling murderous intent shone deep in his eyes, and the temperature inside the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion seemed to drop in an instant, sending chills down one's spine.
Long Chen was truly furious. He had already taken a step back, but this woman pushed her luck and instantly stirred up Long Chen's anger.
"You..."
Yue Qingqing looked at Long Chen as if facing a ruthless wild ancient beast, her soul trembling with fear. She didn't want to be intimidated by Long Chen's aura. She wanted to say a few words to support the scene, but she couldn't say a word.
"If you have the guts, start a life-and-death duel; if not, get lost. All your problems are from being spoiled.
You can mess with anyone, but don't mess with me. I've killed more people than you've met. If you don't want to die, stay away from me. After Long Chen finished speaking, he didn't even glance at the woman again and continued reading the classics.
Yue Qingqing clenched her fists, trembling all over. Whether from fright or anger, she finally stomped her foot and left.
After Yue Qingqing left, the disciples present all lowered their heads and went about their own tasks. The killing intent Long Chen had just released invisibly sent chills down their spines.
They had never imagined that a person's killing intent could become tangible, capturing souls. Under that murderous intent, it seemed that Long Chen could kill someone with just a thought. The feeling was terrifying.
No one disturbed Long Chen. He spent the whole day reading through over 700 lightning-type techniques and more than 1,600 combat skills.
Now Long Chen had swallowed it all in one go, forcibly memorizing everything. It was impossible to immediately integrate everything; he had to write it down first, and later he could gradually digest it when he had time.
After finishing the lightning-type classics, Long Chen switched to the Fire-type domain again. No need to check the prices—the privilege of learning cultivation techniques and battle achievements for free was incredibly satisfying. Once started, he simply couldn't stop.
Long Chen was like a wolf on the verge of starvation, suddenly thrown into a mountain of meat. No matter how he ate, he never felt full.
Moreover, cultivation manuals are easier to digest than historical texts, so Long Chen didn't feel uncomfortable.
Another day passed. Long Chen flipped through all the fire-related texts and headed straight for the cultivation theory area, where the texts were required for the mentors.
Long Chen was still a human-level mentor. Although he could advance exceptionally, he still needed to pass an assessment. To participate in the Jiuzhou Conference, he had to pass the academy's assessment and obtain the Heaven-level mentor badge.
As for the ancient books from other regions, Long Chen planned to take a break and come in portions, eating one bite at a time.
Long Chen stayed in the Divine Dao Scripture Pavilion for a full seven days. Suddenly, on this day, while he was still studying classics, Mu Qingyun found Long Chen and said, "
Third Brother, something's wrong. Luo Ning has been injured."