Self-humiliation

With a roar, a group of people rushed over, quickly surrounding Long Chen and Guo Ran. The leader pointed at Long Chen, cursing in a fury.

Guo Ran was shocked and hurriedly stood up. The mouse behind him also entered a combat state.

Long Chen looked at the furious man before him and smiled slightly, saying, "To think you didn't drown; you have quite the luck."

That person was none other than the one whom Long Chen had kicked into the river and force-fed urine.

Judging by the situation, this kid seemed to have some influence, bringing so many helpers along. He had probably been inquiring about his whereabouts all this time.

Previously, when Long Chen had been watching others fight nearby, Xiao Xue's pure white body was very conspicuous, so it wasn't strange that this kid had found him here.

"Brother Chang Li, do you have some misunderstanding with Brother Long?" Guo Ran recognized the man and quickly asked.

Chang Li glanced at Guo Ran with some surprise, but realizing he didn't know this person, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

"Haha, little brother Guo Ran here, I have long admired Brother Chang Li's great name…" Guo Ran said with a laugh.

"Then that means we don't know each other. If you're smart, get lost quickly. I need to settle a score with this kid. If you don't want to get beaten up, scram," Chang Li interrupted Guo Ran impatiently.

Long Chen patted Guo Ran's shoulder, knowing this kid meant well and wanted to be a peacemaker, but it would be very difficult.

"You step back first, lest you get splattered with blood in a moment."

Guo Ran was stunned, then nodded and whispered a reminder, "Be careful, this guy is very strong. Most importantly, he is with Qi Xin's group."

After reminding him, Guo Ran took his Demonic Beast and walked to a distance to watch Long Chen's side. He was also curious: Long Chen seemed easygoing, so why would he make enemies?

Furthermore, he felt a very strange Aura from Long Chen. It was that Long Chen was too calm, terrifyingly calm, as if no major event could cause him to be shocked.

He was very curious about what kind of existence Long Chen was, and why Tu, the Law Enforcement Elder, would give him such a precious invitation. At the same time, he was deeply curious about Long Chen's strength and wanted to see just how strong Long Chen really was.

"Kid, when you humiliated me, did you ever think of this consequence?" Chang Li said, looking at Long Chen through gritted teeth.

The dozen or so people behind him all looked at Long Chen coldly, their faces full of schadenfreude, clearly prepared to watch a good show.

"Humiliation? No, no, no, that definitely doesn't count as humiliation. Not just anyone is qualified to be showered in this young master's urine rain; you should be extremely happy instead," Long Chen said indifferently.

Hearing Long Chen's words, everyone present had a strange expression, and even those who had come with Chang Li were shocked.

They had only heard that Chang Li had suffered a loss, but they didn't know exactly what kind of loss. However, seeing Chang Li's gritted teeth, they guessed it was no small loss.

But no matter how much they thought about it, they could never have imagined that Chang Li had been bullied to this extent.

Even Guo Ran in the distance looked incredulous. He could never have imagined that this seemingly honest and steady youth would actually do such a thing.

"Go to hell!"

Chang Li was furious, the veins on his forehead bulging, his eyes spitting fire. He smashed a fist toward Long Chen's face. The air currents surged, the wind whistled, and the power was immense.

"Bang!"

With an explosive sound, before anyone saw the fist touch Long Chen's cheek, a foot had already kicked Chang Li in the lower abdomen.

Chang Li immediately groaned and flew backward, rolling over a dozen zhang before scrambling up in a sorry state.

The group that had followed Chang Li couldn't help but be stunned; this result was clearly not something they could have anticipated.

Long Chen's kick was silent and traceless, without any warning. It wasn't any battle technique or move, making it impossible to guard against.

"Kid, you have enraged me. If I don't beat you half to death today, I won't take the surname Chang!"

Chang Li let out a tiger-like roar, his entire body's Aura erupting. His blood energy soared, causing the space to hum and buzz as he charged at Long Chen like a gale.

"Awooo!"

Xiao Xue suddenly stood up and let out a low growl.

"Don't move, let me see just how strong the figures here are."

Long Chen softly comforted Xiao Xue. He didn't dare let Xiao Xue make a move; this guy didn't know its own strength, and if it wasn't careful, it would end up killing someone.

The current Xiao Xue was not the Xiao Xue of the past; its battle power was far above Long Chen's. An average Late Stage Tendon Transformation expert would be swatted to death by a single claw. If Xiao Xue killed someone, he didn't know if his qualification would be revoked, so he didn't dare take the risk.

Seeing Chang Li's fist smashing over, Long Chen stretched out his hand, unhurriedly blocking it just as Chang Li's fist descended.

"Bang!"

The Qi force erupted, and the dead branches and rotten leaves on the surrounding ground were swept up, flying into mid-air and covering a radius of over a dozen zhang.

However, what shocked everyone was that after enduring that blow, Long Chen didn't sway in the slightest, standing like an ancient pine or cypress.

"So strong!"

Guo Ran was watching from a distance, his heart pounding wildly. Although his battle power was average, his judgment was extremely sharp; otherwise, he wouldn't have noticed that there was a Rank 3 Demonic Beast beside Long Chen.

He saw that Long Chen had blocked Chang Li's attack relying entirely on his Physical Body strength, without a single fluctuation in his own cultivation. This indicated that Long Chen didn't take Chang Li seriously at all.

After catching Chang Li's blow, Long Chen nodded inwardly. Chang Li's strike was almost equivalent to that of an ordinary Late Stage Tendon Transformation expert in the secular world, even stronger than Xia Youyu back then.

This was the foundation of a Family Disciple. Any random Disciple could fight across ranks. It seemed he was truly a frog in a well in the Phoenix Cry Empire.

However, such power was nothing to Long Chen. A large hand tightly gripped Chang Li's fist, and he said indifferently, "With this level of strength, you still come out to seek revenge?"

Chang Li's face became extremely ugly. Long Chen's words were even harder to accept than a slap in the face.

"Arrogant!" Hum!

Chang Li shouted sharply, and suddenly an explosive sound came from within his body. He didn't know what secret technique he used, but his strength doubled. Caught off guard, Long Chen had his hand broken free.

"Jade Shattering Fist!"

A faint luster appeared on Chang Li's fist, and the entire fist immediately became as crystalline as jade, but it radiated an even more terrifying pressure as it rushed toward Long Chen.

Long Chen also threw out a punch, smashing heavily into Chang Li's fist. With an explosive sound, both of them were shaken back.

However, Long Chen only retreated three steps, while Chang Li was shaken back three zhang. The entire scene fell silent.

No one could have imagined that this seemingly soft and weak kid had such terrifying strength, and from beginning to end, Long Chen had never revealed his cultivation.

This punch was powerful. Long Chen praised inwardly. As expected of a Family Disciple, this punch's power was extremely condensed and did not disperse, only exploding at the moment of impact, causing Long Chen to suffer a minor setback and retreat a few steps.

One must know that Long Chen had now entered the Sixth Heaven of Blood Condensation, and his Physical Body, tempered by the Nine Star Hegemon Body Art, was strong enough to fight a Rank 3 Demonic Beast with his bare hands. Being able to be shaken back by Chang Li showed that Chang Li truly had real talent and learning.

"How is this possible?"

Chang Li looked at Long Chen in horror. He simply couldn't believe his eyes; his full-power strike hadn't done anything to the other person.

"Attack together!"

Chang Li finally realized that he had hit a hard target. No longer trying to be brave, he called his companions and charged at Long Chen.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Hearing Chang Li's call, those people didn't delay, each erupting with their Aura, raising their battle power to the maximum as they pounced toward Long Chen.

"A bunch of idiots, not a shred of discernment."

Long Chen cursed. He took a step forward, and just as one person smashed a fist toward him, Long Chen grabbed that person's arm and swung him.

"Bang!"

That person was used as a weapon by Long Chen, directly smashed into the three people closest to him. Those three had clearly never encountered such an attack method. In their panic, not knowing whether to dodge or block, they were directly smashed away while hesitating.

The person held in Long Chen's hand felt excruciating pain all over, as if all his bones were about to break, but before he could clearly feel the pain, Long Chen swung him out again.

With another loud bang, three more people were directly knocked flying. This time, it seemed Long Chen had found the trick to using a human weapon, and the power was much greater than before.

The three people who were swung away immediately spat out blood, and the person in Long Chen's hand spat out several mouthfuls of blood in succession and directly fainted.

Long Chen threw the person in his hand to the side, took a step forward, and arrived in front of the few people who were stunned by Long Chen's attack method, his fists dancing.

"Pa, pa, pa…"

After a burst of explosive sounds, the only person left standing was Chang Li, who was bruised and swollen, with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, in a very sorry state.

"So brutal!"

Watching from the side as Long Chen beat those people violently, as if hitting children, Guo Ran felt his scalp go numb. Those people were all Geniuses, all figures famous in their regions.

Yet in front of Long Chen, they didn't even have the power to resist, being knocked down in a swathe. Seeing this made Guo Ran's heart jump with fear; just how strong was this Long Chen?

Long Chen looked at Chang Li before him and sneered inwardly. Although this group's cultivation was solid and their battle power strong, their combat experience was pitifully little.

They lacked the demeanor of being indifferent to life and death; after all, they were flowers in a greenhouse. They looked good, but in reality, they were just a bunch of weaklings.

Although their battle power was strong, if it were a real life-and-death battle, they would definitely not be the opponents of an average Late Stage Tendon Transformation expert, and in the end, they would be the ones to die.

However, this was no wonder. Who would be willing to let these Geniuses trained by their Family experience real life-and-death battles? If they fell, no one could afford the loss.

True experts were definitely not cultivated this way. If people like them reached the battlefield, they probably wouldn't even be able to display half of their battle power.

This was the gap. Compared to someone like Long Chen who had brushed shoulders with the Grim Reaper countless times, they were still too immature.

"Scram. I just went to the bathroom, so unfortunately, you missed your chance," Long Chen said indifferently.

"You've got guts, but this matter won't end here. You just wait for me," Chang Li said, looking at Long Chen with a resentful face.

"Scram. You should be glad this is the Branch Courtyard, otherwise you would already be a corpse," Long Chen looked at Chang Li coldly.

As Long Chen's gaze swept over him, Chang Li felt as if a sharp blade had sliced across his neck. An extremely dense Aura of death surged into his heart, as if Long Chen were the Grim Reaper, able to end his life with a single thought, making his spine go cold.

He wanted to say something tough, but his mouth moved for a long time without a single word coming out. At this time, those people picked up the unconscious "weapon" on the ground and dragged Chang Li away in a dejected manner.

Guo Ran looked at the dejected figures, not knowing what to say for a moment. Looking at Long Chen, his heart was filled with awe.

Long Chen clapped his hands and was just about to speak when the earth suddenly shook slightly. Long Chen's expression changed, and he hurriedly looked into the distance, just in time to see a bolt of Sword Qi soaring into the sky disappear.

"There are experts fighting. Let's go take a look."