Chapter 30: The Joseon Dynasty (Part 6)

The Genius Battle is a venue set up within Xuanling City.
A single contract binds them, life and death are irrelevant.
Clearly, the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom came prepared; they wanted to cripple the younger generation of the Tianfeng Kingdom before the Hundred Kingdoms Trial began.
Both the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom have a grudge against the Tianfeng Kingdom.
"Perhaps... their real target is me!"
Su Chen's gaze turned cold.
He didn't know where the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom got their confidence.
Su Chen still went to the appointment.
He might not be the most talented participant in the Hundred Kingdoms Trial.
But among these two small kingdoms, Su Chen felt he was invincible.
Su Chen's immediate attendance delighted the geniuses of the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom.
They all pointed to a young man dressed in hemp clothing, with an ordinary appearance; the young man was alone.
"As long as you can kill him, we will do everything we promised you!"
Has he called in outside help?
Su Chen remarked that these two countries were incredibly audacious to plot against him.
The young man in hemp clothing looked at Su Chen with a serious expression.
"I will kill you!"
His tone was calm.
It was as if he were stating a fact.
The sharp sword energy drew blood from Su Chen's skin.
"Interesting!"
A long-dormant fighting spirit rose within Su Chen. He and the young man in hemp clothing ascended the Heavenly Pride Platform, signed a life-or-death agreement, and began the Heavenly Pride Battle.
This attracted geniuses from many nations to come and watch.
After all... the Hundred Nations Trial was about to begin. Anyone with some strength wanted to keep their trump cards hidden; how could they possibly display them openly?
They were all opponents.
Naturally, they were interested when someone revealed their strength.
On the Heavenly Pride Platform, Su Chen calmly looked at the young man in hemp clothing before him.
"I'm a little curious, why would a genius like you be swayed by some good-for-nothings?"
Su Chen posed the question that had been on his mind.
The young man before him was at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm.
The sharp sword light seemed to indicate that he had comprehended sword intent.
He was a genius no less capable than himself.
The geniuses from the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom turned green when Su Chen bluntly called them good-for-nothings.
In their respective kingdoms, weren't they all geniuses admired by all?
The young man remained silent, his expression serious and resolute.
"I need lots and lots of gold coins! If they're willing to give me gold coins, I'll do things for them!"
Su Chen was stunned.
He saw determination in the young man's eyes.
Su Chen tentatively asked, "How many gold coins did they give you?"
Perhaps in the young man's eyes, Su Chen was already a dead man.
So the young man didn't rush to attack, as if fulfilling Su Chen's last wish, and said, "One million gold coins."
One million gold coins is a lot?
A lot!
If killing just one martial artist at the fifth level of the Spirit Sea Realm would earn one million gold coins, plenty of people would be eager to do it.
But Su Chen laughed.
"One million gold coins? I'll increase the price tenfold. Just look at their heads, and I can give you ten million gold coins!"
The "them" Su Chen referred to were naturally the geniuses of the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom.
His words sent the geniuses of both countries' heads turning deathly pale.
They knew how terrifying the young man in hemp clothing was.
Fortunately, the young man in hemp clothing ultimately refused.
"My father told me that a person must have principles!"
The young man's gaze was resolute, seemingly unwilling to waste any more words with Su Chen.
Perhaps he feared Su Chen's request would sway his decision.
He attacked Su Chen.
Comprehending sword intent was genius.
But wasn't Su Chen a genius too?
Facing the stunning sword strike coming his way, Su Chen placed one hand behind his back, the other lightly forming a sword with his fingers.
The Li Clan's ultimate technique.
The Spirit Rhinoceros Sword Finger.
The collision of the two sword beams stirred up countless shadows.
An even more terrifying aura erupted on the Heavenly Pride Platform.
Unfortunately, those outside couldn't see the specific scene inside.
Only the young man in hemp clothing knew the terrifying scene unfolding in the center of the Heavenly Pride Platform.
Su Chen stood with his hands clasped in front of his abdomen, his black hair flying wildly, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
The temperature in the world suddenly dropped, and snow began to fall.
The young man in hemp clothing felt very cold.
It wasn't physical cold, but a bone-chilling cold in his heart.
The pure white, crystalline snow falling before him appeared to him as crimson blood!
Beneath the icy snow lay mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
He had witnessed famine and countless deaths.
But the scene before him was far more horrifying.
The young man in hemp clothing gritted his teeth.
He couldn't give up.
He still had a reason to live.
He unleashed his full power in a thrust of his sword.
An ice spear appeared in Su Chen's hand, then danced in the air.
It was spear intent!
A thrust of the spear, accompanied by a terrifying commotion, once again engulfed the Heavenly Pride Platform.
The battle was now decided.
Amidst the dust and smoke,
the young man in hemp clothing knelt on the ground, an ice spear pointed directly at his throat.
If Su Chen wished, he could easily kill the young man in hemp clothing.
Watching his opponent retract the ice spear, the young man in hemp clothing was puzzled.
"Why did you let me go?"
In his mind, he had failed.
The loser should die.
Su Chen calmly said, "Because I felt you shouldn't die here."
The young man in hemp clothing was stunned, then smiled.
"My name is Lin Wu."
Su Chen nodded: "Li Chen."
Lin Wu watched Su Chen leave and shouted, "I owe you a life. If you need it, I can take it anytime!"
Su Chen smiled.
He had achieved his goal.
This was a man of principle.
Perhaps there would be an unexpected surprise!
The geniuses of the Canglan Kingdom and the Moman Kingdom were shocked.
Su Chen had actually survived and defeated such a terrifying opponent!
They knew how powerful the young man in hemp clothing was.
With dark faces, they handed over Wan Miao'er.
Their hearts were filled with trepidation.
Wan Miao'er and her brother Wan Yuanbao were extremely grateful to Su Chen.
The commotion quickly passed.