Chapter 536: Chapter 536: Wu Chen! Submit!

The surrounding crowd was stunned.

This kid doesn’t have a fourth-grade weapon, and he still dares to make such boasts? How arrogant! How ignorant of the world’s true scale!

The members of the Wu Family sneered, "Idiot."

Wu Chen snorted coldly. "You can’t possibly think you can contend with the Thunder Sword, can you? How ridiculous!"

"No, Young Master! You can’t take it head-on! You won’t be able to block it!" Ru Meng was so frantic she was on the verge of tears. She tugged at Lin Xuan’s sleeve. "Let’s just run away!"

Lin Xuan simply smiled. "There’s no need to run. While I may not have a fourth-grade weapon, I do have a Divine Sword."

Hearing this, the crowd was left speechless. Could he be any more boastful? A Divine Sword? Does he even know what a Divine Sword represents? There is only one Divine Sword on all of Dragon Island: the Spirit Dragon Nine Heavens Sword. And that’s a sword no one can control! This kid claiming to have a Divine Sword was beyond a joke; he was bragging to the high heavens.

The onlookers rolled their eyes, and the members of the Wu Family didn’t believe him for a second.

Ru Meng stomped her foot in anxiety. "Young Master, this is no time for boasting! We have to run!"

Across from them, Wu Chen sneered again. "What a complete fool. How could you possibly possess a Divine Sword? The Ye Family’s Ancient Tower is a Divine Weapon, but unfortunately, it cannot leave the Ye Family’s grounds. Besides the Ancient Tower, the Ye Family has no other Divine Weapons. So where could you have possibly gotten a Divine Sword? Stop your bragging and go to hell!"

With a cold shout, Wu Chen swung the Thunder Sword. A single slash descended like a thunderbolt from the heavens, turning everything in its path to ash. The onlookers felt their scalps tingle with fear; the power was simply too immense.

Ru Meng was frozen in terror, her heart sinking into an abyss. It’s over. It’s too late to run now. Is the Young Master about to be annihilated?

Yet, faced with this devastating strike, Lin Xuan remained completely unconcerned. He let out a cold laugh. "Sword, come."

A surge of Sword Qi burst forth from his body, hovering above his head. The Sword Qi erupted in a blindingly brilliant light, unleashing a heaven-shaking power that swept out in all directions. The bodies of the onlookers began to tremble, and the longswords in their hands shook violently, as if in the presence of their king, ready to bow in submission.

What is happening?! The surrounding Grandmasters were dumbfounded. Their own swords were trembling! What on earth had this kid just summoned? Could it really be a Divine Sword?

The expressions of the Wu Family members changed drastically. The smirks vanished from their faces, replaced by utter shock. But the most terrified of all was Wu Chen. He found that the Thunder Sword he had just unleashed was also trembling.

How can this be? Wu Chen was on the verge of madness. The Thunder Sword is a fourth-grade weapon! A Grandmaster’s weapon! How could it possibly tremble in fear? Damn it, what in the world did this kid bring out?

He stared ahead, but the dazzling light radiating from above Lin Xuan’s head was so bright he couldn’t see what was inside. He could only feel an earth-shattering power.

"Slash."

With a cold command, Lin Xuan activated the Spirit Dragon Nine Heavens Sword. It slashed down, transforming into a peerless ray of divine light that struck the Thunder Sword head-on.

With a sharp CRACK, the Thunder Sword broke in two.

Wu Chen coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground, defeated.

What just happened?

The onlookers were all stunned into silence. Wu Chen was defeated, and the Thunder Sword was broken!

Heavens, this is unbelievable! That was a fourth-grade Treasure Sword, a Grandmaster-level weapon, and it was shattered in a single strike! Could it be that what Lin Xuan took out was really a Divine Sword? It must be! Only a Divine Sword could break a Grandmaster’s weapon!

"Damn, the kid wasn’t bluffing! He really has a Divine Sword!"

"How is that possible?"

"Where did he get it?"

"Could that sword be our Dragon Island’s legendary Spirit Dragon Nine Heavens Sword?"

"I don’t know! The light from the sword is too blinding, I can’t see its shape at all!"

"But what else could it be besides the Spirit Dragon Nine Heavens Sword? Our Dragon Island doesn’t have a second Divine Sword."

"This kid isn’t from Dragon Island, he’s an outsider. Maybe the sword is from the outside world."

A wave of gasps and exclamations erupted. At this moment, everyone was losing their minds. Lin Xuan actually possessed a Divine Sword. It was too incredible, too heaven-defying.

The members of the Wu Family were stunned, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. Wu Ying’s face was ashen, and he nearly fainted from shock.

Is this guy a monster?

Even Ru Meng was stupefied, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief. Just a moment ago, she had been deathly worried, certain that Lin Xuan was about to be turned to ash. Who could have thought that he would actually produce a Divine Sword? It was incredible! So this is a Young Emperor? His trump cards are just that powerful! As expected of the Young Master! Ru Meng began to cheer with excitement.

She shot a glance at the Wu Family and sneered, "You actually wanted to fight the Young Master? What a joke. Are you even worthy?"

The Wu Family members’ faces were ghastly pale. How could this have happened? Wu Chen was defeated, and the Thunder Sword was broken!

"It’s over. Our Wu Family is doomed!"

"Young Master Wu Chen, what do we do?"

"Young Master Wu Chen, how are your injuries?"

"We should run!"

At this moment, the entire Wu Family was in a panic. Wu Chen lay on the ground, his eyes vacant, his mind a complete blank. He was the most shocked of them all. His greatest trump card, his source of pride, had just been torn to shreds. Is the gap between us really this large? Is this what a Young Emperor is? He fell into despair.

"Young Master Wu Chen, run!" At this, several Wu Family members rushed over, lifted Wu Chen, and started to flee.

"Trying to run?" Lin Xuan sneered, cutting off their escape path with a single sword strike. The Wu Family members stopped in their tracks, trembling with fear.

Lin Xuan spoke coldly, "Hand over the Fire Dragon Jade."

They all looked at Wu Chen, who had finally come to his senses. He knew that his only way out was to hand over the treasure. Reluctantly, he took out the Fire Dragon Jade. "Here."

He tossed the jade to Lin Xuan and turned to leave. Lin Xuan caught it, a smile touching the corners of his mouth. The clue to the Fire Dragon Pearl! I finally have it! Excellent!

He stored the Fire Dragon Jade away and said coolly, "Did I say you could leave?"

Wu Chen’s body stiffened. He whipped his head around and roared, "What more do you want?"

"Ru Meng is my follower," Lin Xuan stated coldly. "Injuring her is a challenge to me. You will pay the price. Cut off one of your arms, and I’ll let you go."

"What?" Wu Chen’s face instantly darkened. "You’re going too far!"

The members of the Wu Family were also furious. "Kid, you’re too arrogant! Just you try touching Young Master Wu Chen! Our Wu Family will never let you get away with this!"

Lin Xuan burst into laughter. "Is the Wu Family so great? A mere first-rate family. Wasn’t the Fang Family just as arrogant? And what happened to them? Weren’t they reduced to ash by my hand? So what if your Wu Family is strong? If you spout any more nonsense, I’ll send you all to hell right now!"

As he spoke, Lin Xuan took a step forward. The Spirit Dragon Nine Heavens Sword above his head pulsed with a terrifying light, as if it could annihilate the entire world. The Wu Family fell into despair.

Wu Chen was equally desperate. Losing an arm would be a devastating injury.

Just then, Ru Meng stepped forward. "Wu Chen, you have another option. You can kneel and pledge your allegiance to the Young Master, becoming his follower. That way, you won’t have to sever your arm."

"What?" Wu Chen was enraged. Him, submit?

The others from the Wu Family roared, "You’ve gone too far! Everyone, together! I refuse to believe he can defeat all of us!"

The Wu Family members charged toward Lin Xuan. With a disdainful snort, Lin Xuan slashed down with his sword. In an instant, they were turned to dust.

Lin Xuan pointed his sword at the lone survivor. "Submit or die. Choose."

With a thud, Wu Chen collapsed to his knees. "I... I am willing to submit."

His opponent was too strong, unbelievably so. He didn’t want to die, so submission was his only choice.

In the distance, the spectators were dumbfounded. He knelt! The peerless genius of the Wu Family, a prodigy who stood so high above others, actually knelt! It’s unbelievable! If we hadn’t seen it with our own eyes, we’d never have believed it! This Wu Chen’s luck is just terrible; he really picked a fight with the wrong person. This Lin Xuan is too heaven-defying. We must never make an enemy of him in the future.

Lin Xuan waved his hand, casting Amaterasu and planting a mark on Wu Chen’s soul. Now, he could control Wu Chen’s life and death with a single thought.

Although Wu Chen had survived, he was now a prisoner. The blow to his pride was immense, and he stood there in a daze.

Ru Meng, however, smiled beside him. "Congratulations on becoming the Young Master’s follower. Serving the Young Master is your supreme glory."

Hearing this, Wu Chen almost coughed up another mouthful of blood. He just snorted coldly and said nothing. Once we leave these ruins, I’ll repay this humiliation a hundredfold!

As he was thinking this, Lin Xuan issued a command. "Ru Meng, you go and explore the fourth passage. Wu Chen, you explore the fifth. Report to me immediately if you find any clues about the Wood Dragon Pearl."

The two acknowledged the order and departed.

「Three days later...」

News came from Ru Meng again.

"Young Master, I’m in the fourth passage. I’ve found a treasure—a piece of Thunderstrike Wood. It possesses immense Thunderous Power! But there are too many people fighting over it, including members of the Wu Family. I’m no match for them."

Members of the Wu Family? Lin Xuan was surprised. This Thunderstrike Wood was a true treasure; now that he knew of it, he couldn’t possibly miss out. "Don’t worry," he replied. "I’ll send Wu Chen to support you. You must obtain that Thunderstrike Wood!"

Inside the fourth passage, a chaotic battle was raging as everyone scrambled for the Thunderstrike Wood. Among them was a woman named Wu Yu, a prodigy from the Wu Family and Wu Chen’s sister.

She scanned her surroundings and announced coldly, "This piece of Thunderstrike Wood belongs to the Wu Family!"

The people around her sneered. "You think too highly of yourself. Do you really believe you can overpower everyone here?" After all, the others also had extraordinary backgrounds, including disciples from the Fire Dragon Sect and even the True Dragon Sect. They were not afraid of the Wu Family.

Just then, a figure flew toward them from the distance, his body wreathed in torrential lightning, like a Thunder God. His arrival stunned the crowd, and everyone looked up.

Wu Yu cried out in excitement, "Brother! It’s my brother!"

The members of the Wu Family began to cheer.

"Excellent! Young Master Wu Chen is here!"

"With Young Master Wu Chen’s strength, he can definitely sweep everyone aside!"

"This Thunderstrike Wood belongs to our Wu Family!"