“I...”

“I...”

Fox-faced raised his hand.

“I can’t say.” Fox-faced insisted.

“Hehe, very good. I reward you with three years living together with Su Wan.”

(ΩДΩ)!!!

“I’m willing!! I’m willing!! Just don’t let me see her again.”

Fox-faced was desperate.

What made him despair was not the endless torment, but that after every effort, he was always just a little short.

Then all hope was cut off by others, repeatedly and truthfully.

“My secret...”

“Who is behind you?” That voice sounded again.

Fox-faced’s weak voice came, “If... if I tell you, will you let me go?”

“Of course, tell me who is behind you.”

“Outside Zhongzhou...”

“Bang—!!”

At the very moment Fox-faced’s words just fell,

a kind of illusory character appeared in the Purple Palace Dantian.

The instant he spoke those words, it seemed to ignite and suddenly expanded violently.

With the explosive increase in the power of the characters, Fox-faced’s body almost instantly twisted and deformed.

“Name!!” Li Xuanxiao shouted at Fox-faced, who had fallen into the illusion.

“Ah.”

With a loud explosion, his physical body was blasted into countless tiny fragments.

His soul also dissipated along with this terrifying energy impact.

At the very moment Fox-faced exploded,

Li Xuanxiao was one step too slow;

he turned and fled.

The opponent had long prepared a countermeasure.

“Rumble rumble rumble—!!”

What followed was a series of continuous shocks.

Fox-faced’s body turning to dust seemed very slow,

but the web-like cracks in space rapidly spread, and the explosive sound of spatial collapse came first,

catching everyone off guard.

By the time Li Xuanxiao and the entire cave within a ten-mile radius were all blasted to powder,

heavy clouds pressed down;

after the dust cleared,

only a giant pit hundreds of feet deep remained.

After a long while, Li Xuanxiao finally arrived from afar.

Li Xuanxiao touched his small chest and nearly died of fright.

Although he had expected the opponent’s preparation, the power of this countermeasure still exceeded expectations.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t get more useful clues.

But the three words “outside Zhongzhou” already contained huge information.

Earlier, Li Xuanxiao had suspected that to undermine Mount Shushan within Zhongzhou,

it would require tremendous power and identity to have such confidence and strength.

If it was a force from outside Zhongzhou, that would make sense.

Outside Zhongzhou, vast and countless...

Xiao Ran stood on the Mount Shushan martial arts platform.

At this moment, the sun hung high;

the platform was filled with Mount Shushan disciples.

More disciples were continuously arriving from all directions.

Xiao Ran carried a massive greatsword wider than a sword blade on his back with his eyes tightly shut, as if everything outside was irrelevant to him.

Scenes from the past flashed continuously.

The broken engagement years ago, training day and night, constantly breaking through himself...

Now finally, he had the chance to stand opposite the other party today.

Xiao Ran took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled, opening his eyes to look at Su Wan across from him.

Su Wan seemed even more beautiful than years ago.

For over eight hundred years, no one dared to actively come to Mount Shushan’s gates to challenge.

When this matter was heard, Mount Shushan disciples were all excited and came to see.

Who exactly was the reckless fool daring to come to Mount Shushan?

“Who is that person?”

“Xiao Ran.”

“Haven’t heard of such a person in Zhongzhou.”

“He’s Senior Sister Su’s fiancé, formerly!”

“What!?”

“Pfft! Does he even deserve it? He should look at himself first;

how could he be worthy of Senior Sister Su?

Now he dares to recklessly challenge Senior Sister Su, I think he’s a hungry dog looking for trouble! He probably won’t last five moves against Senior Sister Su.”

Senior Brother Qin Wenke said so.

“Exactly, exactly.” Someone agreed, “Since Senior Sister Su entered the Golden Core Realm, she’s invincible in that realm. This guy is really overestimating himself!”

Li Xuanxiao, hidden in the crowd, silently glanced at Qin Wenke.

Such... familiar lines.

Extra roles A and B, huh~

Xiao Ran drew the giant sword on his back;

the sword tip pointed straight at Su Wan.

“Today, I come to keep my appointment!!”

Su Wan slightly raised her chin, “You dare come to Mount Shushan to challenge. Xiao Ran, I admit you have some skill and courage.”

Since the broken engagement, when Xiao Ran dared to stab his sword through his own chest and vowed to fight Su Wan at Mount Shushan,

Su Wan knew he was no ordinary fish in the pond.

To be honest, Su Wan felt some guilt.

After all, breaking the engagement had indeed hurt deeply.

But she could not destroy her own lifetime happiness just because she didn’t want to hurt him.

Nor could she marry a worthless man.

Now, the Little Bamboo Peak master, her master Liu Yi Real Person, had died.

Her younger sister Su Mu was also harmed by someone.

In just a few years, she had lost two close relatives.

Including Senior Brother Murong from before, that made three.

Little Bamboo Peak was in turmoil.

As the senior sister of Little Bamboo Peak now,

she could not lose;

she had to win.

This was for herself, for Little Bamboo Peak, and for Mount Shushan’s dignity.

Xiao Ran represented himself and the Xiao family.

He had made a blood oath back then to wash away his humiliation.

After years of effort, how could he give up so easily?

Therefore, he absolutely could not lose.

“Ah, Senior Sister Lin Wanqing has also arrived.”

Lin Wanqing, who usually stayed secluded, also came this time.

Wearing a green robe, her silky long hair smooth and beautiful, a thousand strands tied up with a jade hairpin.

Stepping into the Transformation Spirit realm had made Lin Wanqing famous.

“Sigh, love and hate, truly incomprehensible. How can they not understand?” Lin Wanqing sighed watching the scene.

Suddenly Lin Wanqing turned her head, feeling as if someone was quietly watching her.

Li Xuanxiao: .......

And you have the nerve to say that?

Feng Liuli whispered, “Senior Brother,”

With a command,

Xiao Ran made the first move, stepping forward.

His figure instantly teleported in front of Su Wan, swinging his greatsword down.

Su Wan raised her sword to block.

“Dang!!”

The crisp clash of metal and sword rang out.

The spiritual energies of both exploded and collided.

“Hiss~”

Several Mount Shushan elders watching frowned.

From this move alone, the boy’s strength could be seen.

He was definitely not weaker than Su Wan.

Keep in mind, since Su Wan entered the Golden Core Realm, she had been invincible.

Also known as the Invincible Core.

Xiao Ran held the giant sword, sword aura sweeping wildly.

Two thick sword auras circled around his body.

“Buzz!”

“This...”

Soon, the disciples who had just mocked and looked down on Xiao Ran could not help but secretly be surprised.