If he remembered correctly, that kid should have scrammed back to the Sacred Sword Palace by now.
Suddenly, Jiang Chen understood. "Just as I expected — something must have changed on the outside. Otherwise, the sects of the Myriad Manifestations Region would never have allowed the Sacred Sword Palace's people to enter the Myriad Manifestations Extreme Realm!"
The moment this thought crossed his mind, anxiety surged within him and his killing intent blazed to life.
No matter what had happened, he could almost certainly say that the Sacred Sword Palace had colluded with outside enemies. Otherwise, with their strength, let alone the Grand Sacred Hall, even forces like the Danqian Palace and the Beiming Sect would have been impossible for them to overcome — to say nothing of strutting around so brazenly in the Extreme Realm beyond their borders!
"Haha, Jiang Chen, that little girl Ling Bi'er is quite the looker! Which young man in the Myriad Manifestations Region doesn't drool over her? If I, Wang, stripped her bare, guess how many men would be itching to have a go? Tell me — the goddess of the Myriad Manifestations Region, suddenly reduced to a common slut. How many green hats would be piled on your head, you brat surnamed Jiang?"
Wang Han's tone was dripping with venom, clearly brimming with hatred for Jiang Chen, as though he intended to use Ling Bi'er to vent every last drop of it.
Jiang Chen's fury erupted. Last time, if Wang Jianyu hadn't intervened so suddenly, he would have already annihilated Wang Han right there on the arena stage.
And now, sure enough — failing to kill the snake only invited its bite.
"Wang Han, it seems you've made up your stubborn mind to oppose me." Jiang Chen's heart went cold, his killing intent toward Wang Han surging.
Clearly, Wang Han's actions had deeply crossed Jiang Chen's bottom line. Throughout his life, the opponents Jiang Chen despised most were those who used the people around him as leverage. As a senior fellow disciple, Ling Bi'er was one of the people Jiang Chen was closest to at the Danqian Palace.
Though the relationship between them wasn't what Wang Han had claimed, he knew that this senior sister had indeed been very good to him.
In Jiang Chen's heart, Ling Bi'er was someone he absolutely had to protect.
Regardless of whether Ling Bi'er had actually fallen into Wang Han's hands, based on those words alone, Jiang Chen had already made his resolution — Wang Han must die.
Angry as he was, Jiang Chen had not lost his reason to rage. For Wang Han to dare bark so brazenly, he must have had something to rely on. And his reliance might not be as simple as just Wang Jianyu.
If Wang Jianyu were Wang Han's greatest backer, they wouldn't even have been able to enter the Myriad Manifestations Extreme Realm.
A stronger power must have appeared — one that even Grand Sacred Hall's Clan Master Xiang Wentian could not resist.
"Could it be... the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect has finally dropped all pretense?" Jiang Chen was filled with doubt. Given the Flying Feather Emperor's situation, the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect had no reason to openly tear off their mask and invade.
If the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect were to openly invade, it would undoubtedly draw the attention of the other first-rank sects, which was completely contrary to their plans.
"If not the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect, could it be the Indestructible Heaven Capital?" Jiang Chen shook his head at this thought. The Indestructible Heaven Capital was in much the same situation as the Nine Yang Heavenly Sect.
Even if they were to get involved, they would scheme in the shadows — they would never openly invade.
For the moment, Jiang Chen couldn't figure it out. But he was certain that something tremendous must have happened on the outside; otherwise, the sects of the Myriad Manifestations Region would never have simply sat by and allowed the Sacred Sword Palace's people to barge in.
Wang Han's voice, accompanied by unbridled laughter, kept ringing out. His words were filled with lewdness and vulgarity, displaying Wang Han's wretched nature in all its shameless glory.
Suddenly, from the void came Ling Bi'er's cool, clear voice: "Wang Han, the more loudly you brag, the more it proves your guilt. Who would have thought that the foremost genius of the Sacred Sword Palace could be so wretched and shameful — what an utter disgrace. Even if you've found an Imperial Realm senior as your backer, it still can't change the fact that you're a loser. Even if you took the Chiding Emperor as your adoptive father, you'll forever be a loser in front of Jiang Chen."
Hearing Ling Bi'er's voice, Jiang Chen's expression immediately darkened.
It really was Senior Sister Ling Bi'er!
A wave of fury surged upward, and boundless killing intent flooded his heart.
"Wang Han, Wang Han..." Jiang Chen silently murmured the name, his eyes filled with piercing killing intent. That bastard Wang Han had clearly ignited Jiang Chen's rage beyond all restraint.
Striving to calm himself, Jiang Chen did not lose his reason. He knew that Ling Bi'er's words actually carried a veiled warning.
The Chiding Central Domain... an Imperial Realm powerhouse...
Jiang Chen's heart lurched. He had never expected that those who had openly invaded were people from the Chiding Central Domain!
Could it be that history from six hundred years ago was repeating itself?
With the Chiding Central Domain invading once more, the situation had instantly become far more complex.
"The Chiding Central Domain... the Chiding Central Domain!" Even as fury burned within him, Jiang Chen's mind grew surprisingly calm — now that he knew who the enemy was, his direction became clear.
The Chiding Central Domain was a territory adjacent to the Myriad Manifestations Region, sharing a blood-deep enmity with it. An open invasion was, in truth, not so surprising.
But what banner were they flying this time? During the invasion six hundred years ago, the Chiding Central Domain had used the banner of vengeance, claiming that the Myriad Manifestations Empire's royal family had violated a Sacred Maiden of the Chiding Central Domain.