CHAPTER 340: CHAPTER 17 SHURA DIVINE SON’S TRIAL_2

"Isn’t this supposed to be for half-step Dao Yi cultivators? Why does this Secret Realm look so shabby?"

A small, blood-red figure appeared before Chen Jiuge, its face etched with puzzlement. "It hasn’t been that long, has it? Yet someone else is here for the Divine Son trial. Curious, very curious! Whatever, why should I care so much? The trial begins! Defeat the enemy before you."

With a wave of its tiny hand, the entire area turned crimson, and a burly member of the Asura Clan materialized before Chen Jiuge.

"A Human Clan member? No, that’s not right. There’s the aura of my clan’s Bloodline, but that’s not quite it either?" the Asura wondered aloud.

A living person? Chen Jiuge couldn’t quite comprehend the nature of this Asura before him, which lacked a Life Aura yet possessed Spiritual Wisdom.

"No, a dead man. I am the hundredth-ranked Shura War General since the inception of the Asura Clan."

"Whatever you are, the trial has begun, and I’m going to start my attack now."

As the last word fell, Chen Jiuge suddenly felt a heavy blow to his stomach. This speed is incredible, even faster than Belis was!

"Too weak." The Shura War General looked with dissatisfaction at Chen Jiuge, who was sprawled on the ground. "You haven’t even reached King Level combat strength in the True Immortal Realm. What makes you think you’re qualified for the Divine Son trial?"

The intense pain ignited a blaze of anger in Chen Jiuge’s heart. Couldn’t you at least let me finish asking my questions before attacking?

Fatian Xiangdi!

Blood Spirit Form!

Three Heads and Six Arms!

Looking at his own body, which was only seven or eight meters tall, Chen Jiuge said, bewildered, "Why is it so small?"

The Shura War General opposite him, however, glanced at the indistinct object beneath Chen Jiuge’s crotch and commented with praise, "I don’t think it’s small at all."

The memory of the coarse linen clothes he was wearing made Chen Jiuge’s face flush red. Then, overcome with shame and anger, he roared, "Go die!"

BANG!

Catching Chen Jiuge’s fist with a single hand, the Shura War General shook his head. "Still not King Level strength. Did you perhaps enter the wrong Secret Realm?"

"Stop looking down on me! Heavenly Tilt!"

Without the enhancement of a weapon, Heavenly Tilt’s power was greatly diminished. However, it was still much stronger than when he had used it in the lower Star Sea, and it had even barely broken through to the King Level threshold.

"Blood Hand!"

A blood-red palm, several meters in size, appeared to block the attack. Looking at the nearly shattered Blood Hand, the Shura War General said with satisfaction, "Now this is a little more interesting."

"I’m going to get serious now. Blood Fury!"

Looking at the Shura War General, whose purple hair was now standing on end, Chen Jiuge retorted, "Damn, a Super Saiyan!"

A left hook, a right side kick, a jab to the heart, a strike to shatter the dragon spine.

CRACK!

Chen Jiuge collapsed weakly to the ground, his eyes glazed over. He muttered in self-doubt, "What just happened?"

"I am the Shura War General most skilled in speed. Kid, where is your Asura Bloodline? If you don’t use it soon, you’re going to die, you know."

The red vertical eye on his forehead slowly opened. His black hair gradually turned crimson, and the injury to his shattered spine completely healed. Chen Jiuge glanced sideways at his now-red hair and remarked, "This color is outrageously flashy."

"So, it’s a Shura King. Interesting. Let me see how strong you, my junior, truly are."

Then, Chen Jiuge saw an aura erupt from the Shura War General’s body, identical to his own. He asked, his lips utterly still, "Aren’t you a War General? Why is your aura the same as mine?"

"What makes you think I became one of the top hundred War Generals of the Asura Clan since its birth for no reason?"

A new round of brutal thrashing began.

「....」

「Outside, in the Asura Clan territory.」

Luo Chengwu handed over the Green Bamboo Realm and Chen Jiuge’s other belongings to Xiu Xiu for safekeeping. After all, nominally, the two were already husband and wife.

Oh, right. The Asura Clan had no wedding ceremonies. If they saw someone they liked, they would basically just charge at them. Win, and it was a joyous occasion for all; lose, and your ashes would be scattered at sea.

"These are your young husband’s things. He has gone to participate in the Divine Son trial, so I’m entrusting these to your care," Luo Chengwu said.

Xiu Xiu wasn’t surprised that Chen Jiuge was participating in the Divine Son trial. Her own adulthood trial had also been held there. After successfully completing her adulthood trial, she too had attempted the Divine Son trial, though she had failed.

Returning to her small courtyard, Xiu Xiu laid out all of Chen Jiuge’s items.

Storage Ring, Spiritual Beast Bag, another Storage Ring, yet another Storage Ring... a Light Ball?

Xiu Xiu looked at the out-of-place Light Ball and poked it curiously. The Light Ball instantly transformed into a Light Gate, and a small, sneaky-looking head peeked out. It was none other than Da Bai.

Since the exit of the Light Gate faced away from Xiu Xiu, Da Bai didn’t see her at first, not until Xiu Xiu caught him by the scruff of his neck and yanked him out.

Da Bai looked terrified at the unfamiliar young woman before him, his little legs flailing in the air as he yelled, "Who are you?! Help me, Sister Yue Meng!"

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Three figures appeared—Yue Meng, Tian Que, and Mo Yu—shouting at Xiu Xiu, "Let go of Da Bai!"

The Three Beasts charged forward aggressively.

THUD! THUD! THUD! BANG! BANG! BANG! WHAP! WHAP! WHAP!

An hour later, Xiu Xiu looked at the four individuals suspended in mid-air. Gripping Chen Ziteng in one hand and waving it gently, she said, "Alright, confess. Who are you people, and what are you doing in my husband’s Grotto Heaven?"

"Don’t tell me you’re thieves?" Becoming agitated, Xiu Xiu swung the vine in her hand, lashing it against the ground and leaving a long whip mark.

Chen Ziteng, looking aggrieved, pleaded, "Can you be a bit gentler? That really hurts."

"What do you mean, ’your husband’? This is clearly our master’s Grotto Heaven! Since when did it become your husband’s?" Yue Meng retorted.

Da Bai, the main culprit, also grumbled indignantly, "This is my boss’s Grotto Heaven! If you don’t let me down right now and treat us to good wine and fine food, you’ll be toast when my boss gets back!"

"Heh, I’d like to see what tricks your ’boss’ has up his sleeve," Xiu Xiu said disdainfully.