Chapter 1883 One-on-One, Pretty Boy!

Inside the main hall of the Sword Palace.

The atmosphere was tense and oppressive.

The disciples of Nine Dragon Valley, led by Situ Haokong, were all on high alert.

As their sect leader and the instigator, Situ Haokong, despite his arrogant and reckless attitude, was actually filled with unease and regret.

He was carefree, but all the other members of the Demonic Sect were startled, cursing inwardly.

You, Situ Haokong, are usually so arrogant and domineering, but you don't even know the occasion or where you stand?

Where the hell is this? This is the Sword Sect's headquarters! If you're going to hang yourself and have a death wish, don't drag us down with you!

Li Changsheng was speechless. He already had a bad relationship with the Sword Sect. If a real fight broke out, he might just get wiped out along with them.

Fortunately, Dongfang Ji stepped forward and said, "We are all here to discuss how to deal with Zhu Jiuyin. If we start fighting amongst ourselves now, I think we might as well go home, wash our necks, and wait for Zhu Jiuyin to come and take our heads off one by one."

Dongfang Ji's words were quite effective, and everyone nodded in agreement.

"Yes, since it's a meeting, let's not make a scene."

"Right now, our most important task is to work together to fight against Zhu Jiuyin. Let's put aside our personal grudges for now."

"If the dragon race were to rule the eight wastelands again, I fear the three realms would be filled with people suffering from starvation and corpses everywhere."

"Sect Leader Dongfang is indeed insightful. Let's all calm down."

"Let's discuss a solution."

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Seeing that everyone was trying to smooth things over, Elder Tianjian didn't pursue the matter any further.

Situ Haokong secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, but his expression remained arrogant and defiant, and he shrugged.

"I've said it before, if you have a solution, then bring it up; if you don't, then leave. Don't waste my time."

He showed no intention of sitting down, as if he would leave immediately if he couldn't listen anymore.

Sitting in the sect leader's seat, Lin Jichen looked at Situ Haokong and said indifferently, "Then you can get lost."

"What? You're telling me to get lost?"

Situ Haokong paused for half a second before speaking, still unable to believe it.

"Is the old scoundrel deaf too?" Lin Jichen sneered.

Situ Haokong's face turned ashen. As the sect leader of a super demonic sect, no one had ever dared to speak to him like that in all these years.

What's more, the person who said that was, in his eyes, just a young punk! A pretty boy!

"Lin Jichen, don't think that just because this is your Sword Sect's territory you can act recklessly. If you anger me, I'll tear your entire Heavenly Evolution Sword Sect apart, believe it or not!"

"It seems you are indeed hard of hearing. In that case, I'll personally escort you away!"

As Lin Jichen finished speaking, a cold glint appeared in his eyes.

The Wind Calamity Sword on the stone wall behind him vanished instantly, and the next second, it appeared in front of Situ Haokong without warning!

Situ Haokong grasped the Wind Calamity Sword firmly with both hands and sneered, "Lin Jichen, do you really think I'm made of clay? You just rely on being a gigolo and having that woman Yun Lanyi back you up. If it weren't for her, I would have flattened you long ago in that battle outside Fengqu City!"

It's better not to mention Yun Lanyi, because the moment he does, he's reminded of the scene of Lin Jichen holding Yun Lanyi. That's his unresolved issue now, and every time he thinks of it, it feels like a huge rock is lodged in his chest!

"Oh, if you're not satisfied, you can find a medical cultivator partner at the Feather Transformation Realm."

Lin Jichen's words were like a thorn, piercing Situ Haokong's heart.

"Enough with the nonsense! Lin Jichen, I heard your strength has improved by leaps and bounds after breaking through to the Feather Transformation Realm. I'd like to test my skills myself. How about this: we have a one-on-one fight. If you win, you can command my Nine Dragons Valley, but only against Zhu Jiuyin. If you lose, your Sword Sect will be under my command, also only against Zhu Jiuyin. What do you say?"

No one expected that Situ Haokong would dare to challenge Lin Jichen!

This crazy move piqued the interest of everyone present.

Good, they've been wanting to see Lin Jichen's strength for a long time.

Now, it's perfect to have Situ Haokong take the lead.

Actually, although everyone came to this meeting out of courtesy, most of them were somewhat resentful.

After all, everyone knows that Lin Jichen is not only targeting Zhu Jiuyin with this kind of meeting, but also the 'Eight Desolations Alliance Leader' and 'Lord of the Human Realm'.

The Ghost Realm and the Demon Realm are indeed ruled by a single authority. The Ghost Realm Empress and the Demon Realm Tiger Emperor are the rulers of their respective realms, each acting arbitrarily.

However, the territory and resources of the Ghost Realm and the Demon Realm cannot compare with those of the Human Realm; the two realms combined are still smaller than the Human Realm.

Moreover, no one in the human realm has ever been able to establish a one-man rule. Even before Leng Feiyan went into seclusion, everyone was in their own faction and did not interfere with each other.

But you, Lin Jichen, at such a young age, want to command the world. Of course, everyone is not convinced.

Just like when Qin Shi Huang first unified the six kingdoms, no one was willing to truly submit. Even after many years of unification, remnants of the former kingdoms still rose up in rebellion everywhere.

If this is the case for such a small place as China, then the vast world of the Eight Desolations, which is comparable to the solar system, is even more so.

So when they saw Situ Haokong jump out to challenge Lin Jichen to a duel, everyone was happy to see it happen and secretly chuckled, hoping the two would start fighting right away.

Firstly, someone had avenged them, and secondly, they wanted to see for themselves just how strong Lin Jichen really was.

If they can't even beat Situ Haokong, then they're even less willing to submit and have no reason to obey the Sword Sect.

If Lin Jichen wins, then they will accept the Sword Sect's orders without any qualms.

Get more in one fell swoop.

"Situ Haokong! You like one-on-one duels, but you'll have to get past me first. You're not worthy to challenge my sect leader!"

Elder Tianjian interrupted.

Situ Haokong challenged his sect leader to a duel in front of all the heroes of the world. Such arrogant behavior was naturally unacceptable to him.

However, Situ Haokong didn't even look at him and said contemptuously, "Yuan Tianjian, you are just a Grand Elder and are not qualified to challenge me. In terms of status and position, it is perfectly reasonable for me to challenge your sect leader, unless your sect leader, who is still immature, is afraid to accept it, hahaha."

"I think you're courting death!" Elder Tianjian roared in anger and was about to make a move, but Lin Jichen stopped him.

"Elder Yuan, since Sect Master Situ is so itchy, I'll loosen his skin a bit, so that others won't say that our Sword Sect is bullying others. There are quite a few people here who are waiting to see a good show, so let's put on a show for them."

After Lin Jichen finished speaking, he scanned the entire room, and many people lowered their heads guiltily.

At this moment, the old monk Xuan Kong stepped forward and advised Situ Haokong: "Benefactor Situ, I still advise you to think twice before you act. You are no match for Benefactor Lin."

Situ Haokong scoffed, "Old bald monk, stop pretending to be profound. Have you ever seen my strength? I don't believe that a pretty boy who just broke through to the Feather Transformation Realm can have much ability!"

"Sigh, never mind, I hope you suffer less later." Xuan Kong shook his head and said no more.

Situ Haokong ignored him completely, his eyes fixed intently on Lin Jichen, his fighting spirit surging.

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