"I hate it most when people threaten me!"
Chu Chen said indifferently.
He disliked trouble, so he chose to keep a low profile. But if others bullied him, he wouldn't shy away from trouble.
"This child..."
Wang Zhiheng chuckled, "How can you be so rough with fellow disciples?"
...
"What? Senior Brother Lin was actually expelled from the inner sect!?"
"What kind of joke is this! Lin Tiannan is ranked over seven hundred on the inner sect disciple list! What right does Chu Chen, a newly admitted disciple, have to expel him!?"
"Hmph! It must be Wang Zhiheng's favoritism towards Chu Chen that led to this situation!"
"We have to report him!"
"Chu Chen is too overbearing, he doesn't take us seriously at all!"
The news spread rapidly, and within half a day, almost all inner sect disciples received this shocking news!
"Chu Chen actually drove away Lin Tiannan!"
"It's said he did it because Lin Tiannan insulted his mother!"
"Heh heh, is this guy out of his mind! He can hit someone just because his mother was insulted?"
"You guys don't know, back then Chu Tianxing was crippled. It was Chu Haoran who colluded with Lin Tiannan and two other junior brothers to cripple his dantian and expel him from the Chu family!"
"What? Chu Chen's father was crippled?"
"A cripple is a cripple, they can never rise, and will only drag down the Chu family's reputation and status!"
"Pathetic. His mother is also a bitch, unworthy of being a Chu family daughter-in-law, and was repeatedly humiliated by Lin Tiannan and the others!"
This news swept through the inner sect like a gust of wind, instantly engulfing the entire outer sect!
All the disciples were in an uproar!
Chu Tianxing was a good-for-nothing, a waste, abandoned by the Chu family, and it was his own fault.
However, this man whose dantian was crippled was still a renowned powerhouse in the outer sect!
Even, his existence was more dazzling than that of the inner sect disciples!
After all, the number of outer sect disciples was too small, and most of them were ordinary martial apprentices with mediocre talent, lacking the resources for cultivation.
Only in the inner sect were the disciples of extremely high quality. Every three years, ten elite disciples would be selected from the inner sect as the future hope of the sect, trained to become true martial artists.
There were several times more geniuses in the inner sect than in the outer sect.
And Chu Tianxing was one of the best among them.
Even in the inner sect, Chu Tianxing was considered a top-tier monstrous talent!
It was a pity that he was a cripple, destined to be far from the peak of martial arts.
But Chu Kuangren was different. He was a genius, a super genius, with outstanding talent!
A martial apprentice with extraordinary talent could have a combat power comparable to a martial artist at the fourth level of the Martial Dao!
But... Chu Chen, who was only in the Body Tempering realm, had defeated him!
Such a thing was simply inconceivable and shocking.
Chu Chen, under the watchful eyes of everyone, put away the waist token given to him by Wang Zhiheng and strode off the martial arts stage.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and the trial was about to begin.
Chu Haoran came to his door, his voice icy, "Chu Chen, are you ready to die?"
Chu Chen glanced at Chu Haoran, too lazy to bother.
Chu Haoran sneered repeatedly, "Chu Chen, although your strength has improved, you are still no match for me."
"You think I will lose?" Chu Chen retorted.
"Of course!" Chu Haoran said proudly, "Chu Chen, I advise you to surrender early, lest you lose face!"
"Oh? How do you want me to surrender?" Chu Chen raised an eyebrow.
"Kneel and beg for mercy!"
Chu Haoran said with a sinister smile, "As long as you are willing to kneel and kowtow to apologize, and hand over this jade pendant, I can consider forgiving you!"
Chu Haoran extended his right hand, palm open, revealing a fiery red token.
Chu Chen's eyes flickered, and he looked at the token with a half-smile, "So it's a Core Disciple Token."
This kind of thing was rare for inner sect disciples.
But Chu Chen was not lacking!
The Core Disciple Token only allowed core disciples to use it; outer sect disciples were not qualified to possess it!
Chu Haoran said triumphantly, "As expected of an outer sect cripple, you don't even recognize a Core Disciple Token!"
"I just forgot to take it."
Chu Chen gave Chu Haoran a strange look, then reached out to grab Chu Haoran's Core Disciple Token.
Chu Haoran's expression immediately changed.
The Core Disciple Token was a symbol of identity, how could it be touched by others!
Immediately, Chu Haoran activated his internal energy, infused it into his right fist, and punched towards Chu Chen.
However, he was fast, but Chu Chen was faster.
Chu Chen grabbed Chu Haoran's wrist with one hand, pulled him forward, then flung him away forcefully, and kicked him in the chest!
Boom!
Chu Haoran let out a scream and shot backward.
His wrist was broken!
The intense pain made him involuntarily bend over.
The surrounding disciples watching were all dumbfounded!
"Holy crap! Is this fake!?"
"Am I hallucinating? Chu Chen, this cripple, actually knocked Chu Haoran to the ground!"
"Damn, Chu Haoran is a master at the second level of the Martial Dao!"
A group of people chattered, completely unable to believe what they were seeing.
"Bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"
Chu Haoran got up, filled with rage, and charged forward with his iron hammer.
"Scram!" Chu Chen let out a low roar.
In an instant, a dense barrage of whip kicks swept out like a storm, sending Chu Haoran flying directly, crashing heavily against the wall, dizzy and bruised.
"I'll be damned..."
Before he could finish speaking, the sound of a bell rang out, and the match officially began.
An hour later, Chu Chen retired from the stage, his victory declared!
"Hiss... Chu Chen won again! Is this still human!"
"Chu Chen, this is your third consecutive victory!"
"Unbelievable! He's only at the Body Tempering realm, yet he's consecutively defeated two masters at the second level of the Martial Dao! This guy's strength has improved too astonishingly!"
"No wonder the Sect Master wants him to be the number one in the outer sect!"
Soon, news spread that Chu Chen was preparing to go out for training with Chu Yanran to improve his cultivation.
Chu Kuangren also learned that Chu Yanran was about to leave, so he sent many medicinal herbs.
These herbs were very precious. Chu Yanran dared not keep them to herself, so she took them all out and brewed them into a soup for Chu Chen to aid his cultivation.
"Brother, I've reached the peak of the second level of Innate realm, and I can break through at any time."
"Don't rush. Wait until I solidify your foundation, and then we'll go to the Yunmeng Mountain Range for training."
"Okay! Then brother, you work hard on your cultivation, and I'll guard the door for you!"
"En! I'll cultivate as quickly as possible and strive to break through to the third level of the Martial Dao soon."
"Mhm! I'm leaving! Brother!~"
Chu Yanran hugged Chu Chen and then ran out excitedly.
That night, Chu Chen entered seclusion to cultivate, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and condensing his inner elixir.
In the early morning, a light knock on the door sounded.
Chu Chen opened his eyes, slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air, walked over and opened the door, only to see Chu Yanran standing outside, dressed neatly, looking as if she was going to attend a banquet.
"Brother, I'm leaving! You take good care of yourself, and don't get bullied! If you encounter any trouble, take this token to the Hall of Enforcement and find Elder Grandpa. He will protect us!"