Chapter 254: Chapter 252: I’ll Give You Both Hands and Feet

"When did Ruan Lingyun get so strong?"

"He just broke through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm. Logically, even with his exceptional talent and ability to fight above his level, the best he should have been able to do was fight Qii Lang to a draw!"

"Jiang Chen refined his Profound Weapon for him earlier. Could that be the reason?"

"This Jiang Chen is a monster! Not only is he overwhelmingly powerful, but his skill in Artifact Refining is also profound. He’s not human..."

Watching Ruan Lingyun with his foot on Qii Lang, the crowd couldn’t help but gasp in astonishment.

Yanm Tianjue’s expression was grim. He glanced at Qii Lang under Ruan Lingyun’s foot and gritted his teeth. "Useless trash. What a disgrace."

Ruan Lingyun glanced at Yanm Tianjue, gave a faint smile, and removed his foot from Qii Lang’s chest.

He retreated to Jiang Chen’s side, his expression filled with heartfelt reverence and fervent admiration. He said respectfully, "Alliance Leader, I didn’t bring you any shame, did I?"

"Very good!"

Jiang Chen nodded in satisfaction and smiled. "Lingyun, go rest on the side for now."

"Yes!"

Ruan Lingyun stepped to the side.

Jiang Chen looked at Yanm Tianjue and said coolly, "Yanm Tianjue, thanks for going easy on us."

"Hmph!"

Yanm Tianjue snorted coldly and said with indifference, "The Celestial Alliance is filled with masters as numerous as the clouds. This Qii Lang was merely one of the most insignificant among them. As for your Heaven-Soaring Alliance, it seems to consist of just you and Ruan Lingyun, right? I suppose it’s time for you, the Alliance Leader, to personally make a move?"

As soon as he said this, the Celestial Alliance members behind him began to jeer. "What bullshit Heaven-Soaring Alliance? It’s just two people. We could crush it with the lift of a hand!"

"Just the two of them think they can oppose our Celestial Alliance? We don’t even need Senior Brother Yanm Tianjue to act; we can steamroll the Heaven-Soaring Alliance ourselves!"

A satisfied smile appeared on Yanm Tianjue’s face.

The Celestial Alliance was powerful, with Celestial Beings as numerous as the clouds.

He wanted everyone to know that in the face of the Celestial Alliance’s absolute power, no one could hope to make any waves!

A glint flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes. He was about to speak when his expression shifted slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved into a playful smile.

His eyes, glinting sharply, turned towards the Earth Spirit Pavilion.

SWOOSH—

Three figures suddenly flew over from the Earth Spirit Pavilion.

Yuwen Xunyi was in the lead, with Bai Ling and Lin Feifei following closely behind. The three of them flew to the front of Cuiwei Pavilion.

"Yuwen Xunyi? Bai Ling? Lin Feifei? Why are they here?"

"They... they seem to be heading for Jiang Chen. Don’t tell me they’re also planning to join the Heaven-Soaring Alliance?"

"That’s impossible, right? Yuwen Xunyi is a member of the Royal Family. Why isn’t he joining the Crown Prince Faction?"

"I remember the Celestial Alliance once invited Lin Feifei, but she refused. Could it be that she’s also joining the Heaven-Soaring Alliance?"

Yanm Tianjue’s face turned completely dark.

Of course he knew who Lin Feifei was.

This favored daughter of heaven, known along with Bai Ling and Jiang Ziyou as one of the three great beauties of the Outer Sect, was quite famous even in the Inner Sect. The Celestial Alliance had even tried to recruit her. But Lin Feifei had refused them. To think she would actually join the Heaven-Soaring Alliance instead?

Rejecting the Celestial Alliance to join the Heaven-Soaring Alliance!

Wasn’t this a blatant slap in the face?

Yanm Tianjue felt his face burning. Today had been an utter disgrace, one slap in the face after another. The killing intent in his eyes intensified, and they glinted with a cold light.

Under the crowd’s watchful gaze, the three of them—Yuwen Xunyi, Bai Ling, and Lin Feifei—all cupped their fists toward Jiang Chen and announced, "We greet the Alliance Leader and wish to join the Heaven-Soaring Alliance!"

As they spoke, Yanm Tianjue’s face grew even darker.

It was true.

Lin Feifei and the other two were all joining the Heaven-Soaring Alliance.

’Damn it, are these three idiots? Do they really think the Heaven-Soaring Alliance is more worthy of joining than my Celestial Alliance? How stupid...’ Yanm Tianjue seethed, gritting his teeth.

Jiang Chen glanced at Yuwen Xunyi’s group. As expected, all three of them had broken through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm.

This was especially true for Yuwen Xunyi.

With Jiang Chen’s help, the Incomplete Technique he practiced had been partially repaired. Although it was still incomplete, it was now enough for him to cultivate to the Peak of the Heavenly Destiny Realm. Moreover, Yuwen Xunyi knew full well that this was only because Jiang Chen had held back; he was absolutely capable of making the technique whole.

As for Bai Ling and Lin Feifei, their unique constitutions had been what held them back from breaking through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm.

But Jiang Chen had a way to help them break through their bottlenecks.

What’s more, Jiang Chen had explicitly told the two of them that he possessed a true solution to their constitutional problems.

As a result, the two of them were now firmly tied to the Heaven-Soaring Alliance’s ship!

Jiang Chen looked at the three of them with satisfaction and smiled. "Congratulations on advancing to the Heavenly Destiny Realm!"

Beside them, Ruan Lingyun teased, "You three are late. I already defeated Qii Lang from the Celestial Alliance!"

Yuwen Xunyi shot him a disdainful look. "Back in the Outer Sect, Qii Lang couldn’t even rank among the Top Ten Prodigies. What’s there to be proud of in defeating him? Just watch me!"

"Me too!"

"Can’t let you guys have all the fun. I’m going to challenge someone too!"

Lin Feifei and Bai Ling followed his lead.

The three of them stood shoulder-to-shoulder, facing the dark mass of Celestial Alliance masters. Utterly fearless, their eyes filled with provocation, they boomed, "You scumbags from the Celestial Alliance! Is there anyone among you who dares to fight us?"

"Damn you!"

"I’ll fight you!"

"You’ve gone too far! Die, you Heaven-Soaring Alliance bastards!"

In an instant, three powerful experts charged out from the Celestial Alliance’s ranks: two at the Peak of the Second Stage of Heavenly Destiny Realm, and one at the Heavenly Destiny Realm Third Stage.

Yuwen Xunyi announced loudly, "I’ll take the one at the Heavenly Destiny Third Stage!"

"Feifei, you pick first!" said Bai Ling.

"I’ll take the skinny one. I hate his lecherous eyes. I’m going to gouge them out later." Lin Feifei’s gaze was icy as she stared at the monkey-like youth.

The three of them attacked at the same time.

A total of six masters, three from the Heaven-Soaring Alliance and three from the Celestial Alliance, clashed in a chaotic melee.

They fought ferociously, their battle raging back and forth.

In terms of talent and the ability to fight above their level, Yuwen Xunyi, Bai Ling, and Lin Feifei were all a cut above Ruan Lingyun. Now that they had broken through to the Heavenly Destiny Realm, their combat strength had seen a massive leap.

The three of them were like three humanoid beasts, displaying incredible combat prowess.

The battle lasted for a mere fifteen minutes before it was over!

Yuwen Xunyi unleashed his Martial Soul Talent. A Heaven-Reaching Divine Ape possessed him, and he transformed into a towering, hundred-foot-tall figure of boundless strength. Under his relentless bombardment, the Heavenly Destiny Realm Third Stage master from the Celestial Alliance was literally beaten to a pulp, suffering a miserable defeat.

An Ice Phoenix appeared above Bai Ling’s head as a frigid gale raged, unleashing Icebound Hundred-Mile!

Her opponent’s limbs went numb from the cold, leaving him to be ravaged at her whim until he had no choice but to surrender.

Lin Feifei’s long water sleeves danced through the air like a river crossing the sky, binding the monkey-like youth as tightly as a rice dumpling. With a flick of her Sword Finger, she gouged out both of his lecherous eyes, claiming victory!

In this battle, the Celestial Alliance had once again suffered a disastrous defeat!

The three great masters of the Heaven-Soaring Alliance had all won with ease!

A triple kill!

Yanm Tianjue’s expression was as ugly as it could get. His gaze, dark and menacing, fell upon Jiang Chen and his group before he glanced at Zuo Qing by his side.

Zuo Qing nodded. With the Golden Longbow on his back, he took a step forward.

His eyes, filled with a cold, sharp light, fixed on Jiang Chen as he spoke coolly, "Jiang Chen, do you dare to fight me?"

Jiang Chen glanced at him, a smile playing on his lips as he slowly replied, "I thought Yanm Tianjue would come out himself. I didn’t expect it to be you. Fine. I’ll use you as a warm-up."

As he spoke, Jiang Chen stepped down from the Profound Iron Turtle, his hands clasped behind his back and a nonchalant look on his face.

Zuo Qing froze for a moment, then frowned. "Where is your weapon?"

"Weapon?"

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and shook his head. "You’re not worthy of making me draw my weapon. In fact, to keep this fight from ending too quickly, I’ll fight you without using my hands or feet!"

As soon as he said this, a dead silence fell over the area in front of Cuiwei Pavilion...