The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2147: Bringing Trouble Upon Oneself

The ten hired individuals were slightly surprised at the words of Yuantong Immortal Venerable. Then, most of them revealed a special expression on their faces.

Surpassing ordinary Immortal Rhythmic Strong People?

They looked at Jing Yan, clearly disbelieving. In the vast Immortal Realm, if one said there is a Nether Sky Realm cultivator whose combat power surpasses that of ordinary Immortal Realm, no one would dare to say there definitely isn’t. Among these ten people, the strongest few even have combat power that can contend with some ordinary Immortal Realm strong ones. In the entire Immortal Domain, having Nether Sky Realm exceeding ordinary Immortal Realm doesn’t seem too hard to accept.

But this Jing Yan, why should he? From Jing Yan’s appearance and his Divine Soul aura, they could tell he wasn’t very old. Reaching Nether Sky Realm at such an age, it is admitted that he is extraordinarily talented, but to say his combat power can surpass Immortal Realm strong people, they simply cannot believe it.

"Immortal Venerable, if this Jing Yan’s combat power truly surpasses ordinary Immortal Realm, then I have no objection to yielding my hired identity. However, he first needs to show such strength to me and let other brothers see too." Qu Chen said with a cold smile, looking at Jing Yan.

Jing Yan frowned.

Originally, Jing Yan felt somewhat uneasy about edging Qu Chen out of his place. But now after hearing Qu Chen’s consecutive words, Jing Yan started to have some other thoughts.

"Is this necessary?" Yuantong Immortal Venerable still had a smiling face.

Jing Yan looked at Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

"This Yuantong Immortal Venerable, perhaps he also doesn’t quite believe my strength is that strong?" Jing Yan pondered.

Yuantong Immortal Venerable, after meeting Jing Yan in person, indeed had some doubts about Jing Yan’s power. Previously, when Wuxia Heavenly Monarch talked about Jing Yan to him, he was willing to believe Wuxia Heavenly Monarch’s words, thinking Wuxia Heavenly Monarch wouldn’t exaggerate. But after seeing Jing Yan personally, such doubts uncontrollably arose.

Jing Yan indeed doesn’t seem like a cultivator who can surpass Immortal Realm strong people, not to mention surpassing; it’s even hard to say if he can match them.

Therefore, he let Qu Chen and others come, and the words he said, at first glance have no problem, but upon careful thought, it becomes clear that this Yuantong Immortal Venerable seems to deliberately want Qu Chen to test Jing Yan’s power. He hasn’t directly verified, likely due to consideration for Wuxia Heavenly Monarch.

"Immortal Venerable, I have long heard of Daoist Qu Chen’s name, but have never heard of this Jing Yan. He is a Nether Sky Realm cultivator; if he truly has the strength to fight Immortal Realm strong people, I think I couldn’t possibly have not heard of him." Among the hired individuals, a black-clothed old man looked at Jing Yan and spoke.

"Long ago, I heard Daoist Qu Chen, but only recently met him in person. During this time interacting, I also understood Qu Chen’s strength; I believe Daoist Qu Chen has the capability to be hired. But this Jing Yan, I don’t know." The black-clothed old man continued.

He was a hired individual during the last Yellow Spring Cave opening and was successfully hired three times. His strength, vaguely the strongest among the ten hired individuals. Therefore, even Yuantong Immortal Venerable gave him some face, and he brought quite some benefits to Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

With the black-clothed old man’s words finished, Yuantong Immortal Venerable didn’t speak further; he just maintained that smile and looked at the hired individuals and then at Jing Yan and Wuxia Heavenly Monarch. Wuxia Heavenly Monarch was expressionless, but she was somewhat displeased inside.

"Immortal Venerable, since there are still so many questions about Jing Yan becoming hired, let’s just forget about it!" Wuxia Heavenly Monarch said to Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

She brought Jing Yan to become hired, not to suffer all kinds of accusations. These doubts amounted to humiliation.

"Wuxia, you are still so impatient." Yuantong Immortal Venerable chuckled: "Young friend Jing Yan, what do you think?"

Jing Yan looked at Yuantong Immortal Venerable, then at Wuxia Heavenly Monarch.

"If Daoist Qu Chen thinks my strength insufficient, then this is easy to resolve; let me compete with Daoist Qu Chen." Jing Yan paused and said.

Jing Yan indeed did not want to give up the identity of being hired.

He wanted to restore his strength to the level of Immortal Rhythm Netherworld Realm in the shortest time, so he must seize such opportunities to acquire resources, especially Netherworld Crystal Stones. Currently, becoming hired is the easiest way to obtain Netherworld Crystal Stones. If not hired, even if he does other things to earn Black Crystal Stones, it’s hard to buy Netherworld Crystal Stones. Though Wuxia Heavenly Monarch can acquire some Netherworld Crystal Stones during the Yellow Spring Cave opening, Wuxia Heavenly Monarch herself needs to use them. Jing Yan also doesn’t want to shamelessly ask Wuxia Heavenly Monarch to sell some to him.

Yuantong Immortal Venerable’s eyes lit up, then narrowed.

Qu Chen didn’t expect Jing Yan to be straightforward, so readily wanting to spar with him. He was briefly stunned, then smirked.

He’s secretly pleased, thinking if he can defeat Jing Yan, then naturally his hired identity won’t be stripped. If he defeats Jing Yan, can Immortal Venerable still say he must yield his hired identity?

"Qu Chen, young friend Jing Yan wants to spar with you, what do you think?" Yuantong Immortal Venerable asked Qu Chen.

"As he wishes!" Qu Chen said to Yuantong Immortal Venerable.

"Jing Yan, shall we spar outside?" Qu Chen asked Jing Yan.

"No need, just here." Jing Yan waved his hand, speaking casually.

"Haha..." Qu Chen laughed.

"Young friend Jing Yan wants to spar in my great hall, then so be it!" Yuantong Immortal Venerable said blandly.

This great hall is surrounded by layers of formation, with him present here. Even if Qu Chen and Jing Yan spar here, it cannot damage the great hall in the least.

The rest of the hired individuals looked at Jing Yan with bizarre eyes. Within their gaze, there seemed to be a hint of sympathy.

Qu Chen’s spells are rather special; battling in narrow spaces hardly affects his power. Generally, cultivators, especially strong ones, widen the combat space. For example, Nether Sky Realm cultivators during combat can easily cross tens of thousands of miles with a single move. Many spells unleash their power more in wider spaces.

But Qu Chen’s spell can be executed within narrow areas without affecting its performance. Jing Yan dueling Qu Chen in this great hall is asking for trouble.

"Boy, it’s your choice, so don’t blame me later!" Qu Chen chuckled wickedly, saying to Jing Yan.

"Can we start?" Jing Yan spoke in an indifferent tone.