madnovel Chapter 329 Chen Yuan's Challenge
Chapter 329 Chen Yuan's Challenge
Chapter 329 Chen Yuan's Challenge (4.2K)
The Star Tower, nine light-years high, feels like facing half the universe when you stand inside.
This supreme tower, which has stood for countless epochs, has an unknown origin. Countless powerful figures have fought and killed each other for the Star Tower, only to find that they did not even have the power to shake the treasure. How ridiculous!
Emperor Yan stood inside the Star Tower and couldn't help but sigh.
There was a time when he was also incredibly obsessed with this supreme treasure, believing that he would eventually become the master of this tower.
Unfortunately, in the end, the Flame Emperor still hesitated in the face of the extremely harsh conditions for recognizing him as a master. If he failed, he would surely die. Even if he could be resurrected, he would lose some special opportunities.
Yes, just as the Nine Tribulations Secret Manual was to Earthlings, when the Mountain Dweller created the Flame God Clan, he naturally bestowed upon them some heaven-defying opportunities.
Thus, Emperor Yan missed out on the Star Tower and repeatedly disappointed his teacher in subsequent trials. In the end, he was stripped of his title as "Lord of the Northern Prison" and left to fend for himself.
It was precisely because of his long-term experience with the Mountain Guest that Yan Di felt how unfathomable this teacher was. Even though four of the strongest people encouraged him before he left, Yan Di still felt nervous after entering the Star Tower.
"Will Teacher Zuoshanke be inside?"
Yan Di swallowed hard, and memories of the past surfaced in his mind. He hadn't seen his teacher for a long time since his identity as the "Lord of the Northern Prison" was stripped away.
Recalling the endless tricks of the Mountain-Sitting Guest, Yan Di, who felt he had betrayed his teacher, became increasingly nervous, while also developing some curiosity.
"Is this Chen Yuan really the master's newly accepted disciple?"
Emperor Yan couldn't understand this question at all. "To complete the Star Tower's recognition of a master, there's basically only a slim chance below the Immortal level. Given Chen Yuan's cultivation time, where did he find the time to complete the recognition ceremony?"
"Or is it that I'm simply wrong, and Chen Yuan isn't actually my teacher's disciple?"
No matter what, as long as he can overcome this barrier, he will be able to see the truth.
Taking a deep breath, Emperor Yan activated the internal access to the Star Tower. As a hazy light appeared, he was instantly teleported into the core space.
Inside the main hall, the mountain dweller who was explaining the techniques of refining treasures to Chen Yuan suddenly stopped.
At the same time, Chen Yuan also turned his head and looked at the teleportation light at the edge of the hall. A tall figure walked out from the light.
"Emperor Yan"
Although he had never met this person, Chen Yuan still managed to identify him in one sentence.
After all, not many people can come to the core space of the Star Tower; it's just the Mountain Guest and his few disciples.
Now that we've met our eldest brother, 'Puti,' the remaining one is naturally the leader of the Yan God Clan, the Yan Emperor.
On the other side, when Yan Di heard Chen Yuan's voice, he looked over and finally confirmed his guess.
Chen Yuan is the third disciple of Zuo Shan Ke, and his junior brother!
However, he had no mind to talk to his junior brother at the moment, because not far from Chen Yuan was the figure of the Mountain Hermit, who was looking at him with calm eyes.
Upon seeing that gaze, Emperor Yan felt a chill run down his spine, and memories of the past resurfaced, all of which were filled with the awe and shock that this teacher had brought him.
The thought of betraying the other party made Yan Di's legs go weak, and he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "Disciple Cao Benqi greets Master!"
Cao Benqi is the real name of Emperor Yan.
He rarely uses this name anymore; whether it's how others address him or what he calls himself, he has long since changed it to "Emperor Yan".
But in front of this teacher, Yan Di still chose to refer to himself by his real name.
"Emperor Yan." The Mountain-Sitting Guest didn't even lift his eyelids, and said indifferently, "What has happened that warrants such a grand gesture?"
"Your disciple is unfilial."
Emperor Yan remained kneeling on the ground. "I was forced by the four alien ancestors to reveal your information and the Star Tower. Please punish me, teacher."
"Alright, we both know perfectly well that the existence of the Star Tower is no big deal even if it gets out. Those ancestors can't do anything to me."
The Mountain Guest said calmly, "What you're really worried about is that this will expose Chen Yuan's relationship with me, making him a target of the alien race, right?"
"Teacher, you are wise."
Emperor Yan shuddered; this was indeed what he was worried about, which he had deliberately kept quiet about earlier.
Having spent a considerable amount of time with his teacher, Emperor Yan was well aware that the Mountain Hermit's long-standing goal was to cultivate a disciple capable of taking charge of the Star Tower.
Now that the disciple has been chosen, his identity has been revealed, making him a thorn in the side of the alien race.
If this third disciple were to perish, Emperor Yan could fully imagine the rage his teacher would feel, which was why he was so afraid.
To his surprise, the mountain dweller's tone was completely indifferent: "This has nothing to do with me, and you don't need to apologize to me."
Get up.
The Mountain-Sitting Guest said indifferently, "You are also a leader of a clan, and as the master of the universe, what kind of attitude do you have?"
Seeing that the teacher's tone did not indicate any blame, Emperor Yan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up, respectfully standing beside the guest sitting on the mountain.
"Let's get to know each other." The Mountain Guest introduced his two disciples: "Emperor Yan, my second disciple, leader of the Yan God Clan."
"Chen Yuan, my newly accepted third disciple, is an Earthling."
"Greetings, Junior Brother." Emperor Yan smiled warmly. "I had long heard of a genius among the human race who had become a top overlord in less than a thousand years of cultivation. I never expected it to be Junior Brother."
"Greetings, Second Senior Brother." Chen Yuan said calmly, "Junior Brother is currently undergoing the Star Tower's recognition process and is unable to move around easily. I hope Senior Brother will understand."
Originally, Emperor Yan was somewhat dissatisfied with his junior brother's perfunctory attitude, but he was stunned when he heard the following words.
"The Star Tower is recognizing a master?" Coming to his senses, Yan Di couldn't help but exclaim, "Junior Brother, your recognition process isn't over yet?!"
Chen Yuan shook his head and said nonchalantly, "I estimate it will take another three hundred years or so."
"How is this possible?" Emperor Yan was immediately astonished. "Junior Brother, didn't you already reach the level of a top overlord when you displayed your strength among humans? With such formidable power, how did you withstand the impact of the Star Tower's will?"
"What I displayed among humans was only strength, not my realm." Chen Yuan smiled. "My true realm is merely Immortal, so of course I can withstand the Star Tower."
"Junior Brother, you're not a Venerable?" Upon hearing this news, Emperor Yan was even more incredulous. "Just an Immortal? An Immortal possesses the strength of a top-tier overlord?"
"As a disciple of a master, isn't it common for an immortal to rival a hegemon?" Chen Yuan said with a smile, "Couldn't you have done that when you were an immortal, senior brother?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Yan's face flushed red, but he couldn't utter a word in rebuttal.
Because when he was immortal, his strength was only equivalent to a high-level Venerable, or even weaker, because his secret techniques couldn't keep up.
The main reason is that his teacher did not lend him the Armor of Calamity at the time, which resulted in him being only equivalent to a Cosmic Venerable with a hundred times the genetic power in the Immortal stage. He was still far from being a Cosmic Overlord, let alone a Top Overlord.
Emperor Yan later obtained the Tribulation Armor after he was promoted to the Universe Venerable. The Mountain Guest arranged for him to act under the identity of "Lord of the Northern Prison".
Unfortunately, Yan Di, who had advanced to the level of a Universe Venerable, was only at the level of a top overlord. He was completely unable to live up to the identity of the Lord of the Northern Prison. He had to beg his teacher to lend him the Tribulation Armor so that he could barely act as the Lord of the Northern Prison.
However, the level of secret techniques remained Yan Di's weakness. After a long period of observation, Zuo Shan Ke finally determined that this second disciple was useless and could only rely on his physical talent to act, with no possibility of breaking through to the strongest level.
So in the end, the Mountain-Sitting Guest revoked the title of Lord of the Northern Prison and then let his second disciple develop on his own, no longer paying attention to him.
Of course, considering the long-standing relationship between the two as master and disciple, the Mountain Master couldn't bear to take back the treasure, the Robber Armor, and instead agreed to let his third disciple retrieve it in the future.
Thinking of this, Emperor Yan felt a chill. Wasn't his teacher's third disciple right in front of him? What should he do if the other party asked him for the Calamity Armor? Should he give it to him or not?
Chen Yuan noticed Yan Di's expression, and a thought struck him. He then smiled and said, "By the way, Second Senior Brother has arrived just in time."
"I once heard my teacher say that there is a supreme treasure called 'Jie Shen,' which was prepared for the Earthlings, but it is currently with my senior brother."
"Since my senior brother is here, and I'm too lazy to ask him for it again later, why don't you just return the Armor of Calamity to me today?"
Chen Yuan smiled, but his tone left no room for doubt: "After all, Senior Brother has already borrowed this treasure for long enough."
Upon hearing that his junior brother was indeed asking him for the Calamity Armor, Emperor Yan's face immediately darkened.
But seeing that Master Zuoshanke was right beside him, he didn't dare to make a scene and forced a smile, saying, "Junior brother, it's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that you haven't completed the Star Tower's recognition of you yet, so you can't be considered a true disciple of your teacher."
"How about this, after you take control of the Star Tower, Junior Brother, come to your Senior Brother for the Tribulation Armor. Your Senior Brother will never refuse."
"Oh? Not having completed the Star Tower's master-disciple recognition means I can't be considered a true disciple, Master?" Chen Yuan chuckled lightly. "Master Zuoshanke, is that so?"
The man sitting on the mountain rolled his eyes: "That was the original requirement; you weren't included."
Upon hearing this answer, Chen Yuan immediately smiled and looked at Emperor Yan: "Senior Brother?"
Emperor Yan was also taken aback and couldn't help but look at the guest sitting on the mountain: "Teacher, Junior Brother clearly hasn't completed the master-disciple recognition, how could you break the requirement?"
The mountain hermit was enjoying watching his two disciples fight, but he never expected the battle to spill over into his own life. He had no choice but to patiently explain, "That's because your junior brother's talent is too strong, so strong that even I am tempted by him."
"So for Chen Yuan, I took him as my disciple first and then acknowledged him as the master of the Star Tower. Therefore, he is naturally my personal disciple."
"But Master," Yan Di said in surprise, "Junior Brother hasn't completed the master recognition ceremony. Aren't you afraid something might happen along the way?"
"Don't worry, senior brother." Chen Yuan smiled confidently. "If even I can't complete the recognition ceremony, then no one in the entire primordial universe could possibly do it."
"Therefore, senior brother should abide by the agreement. Otherwise, once junior brother takes control of the Star Tower and comes to demand it in person, the scene will probably not be very pleasant."
"you--"
A flash of anger crossed Emperor Yan's face, but he forced himself to suppress it.
He turned to look at his teacher, only to find that the Mountain Guest was also nodding: "Chen Yuan is right, Emperor Yan, I suggest you don't provoke your junior brother."
"this"
Seeing that even his teacher said so, Emperor Yan was actually starting to have second thoughts. Could this junior brother really be that powerful? But he was clearly still an immortal!
For a moment, even Emperor Yan regretted coming in.
Although he confirmed some intelligence, he lost a piece of armor! More importantly, this whole affair did him absolutely no good!
But in front of the teacher, he really couldn't think of any other reason to refuse. The teacher even agreed with this. How could he do anything if the teacher was so biased towards Chen Yuan?
Thinking of his teacher's methods, the enraged Yan Emperor only glared for a moment before gritting his teeth and saying, "Fine, junior brother, you can have it."
With a flick of his wrist, a transparent suit of armor, as if carved from a dazzling diamond, appeared in his palm. The armor shimmered with light, subtly revealing its extraordinary nature.
"This is the Calamity Armor!" Emperor Yan reluctantly tossed the treasured armor over, his heart aching as if it were bleeding.
After all, having controlled the Armor of Calamity for so many years, no one knew the power of this supreme treasure better than him, yet now he was handing it over to someone else.
"Yes, thank you, Senior Brother." Chen Yuan smiled as he accepted the armor, then put it away without even glancing at it.
Well, he only came to rob the armor to provoke Emperor Yan. The armor only had some research value for him, and its performance was not important. But his indifferent attitude made Emperor Yan's anger surge again.
What I cherish as a treasure is treated so casually in your hands?
"Junior brother, you must take good care of this treasure."
Emperor Yan spoke in a low voice, barely suppressing his anger: "There are four of the strongest people outside who are eyeing us covetously. Junior Brother, you must be careful and not lose your life in the process, thus failing your teacher's expectations."
"There's no need for you to worry about that, Senior Brother," Chen Yuan said with a smile. "Wasn't it Senior Brother who leaked my information? You should be hoping for my demise."
"That's not the case."
Yan Di quickly denied it, saying it was a joke; even if he really did it, he would never admit it in front of his teacher.
His expression turned serious, and he said, "Before this, I was unaware that you were the teacher's disciple. Senior brother was only targeting the human race."
"If I had known my junior brother's identity beforehand, I would never have revealed any information about him to anyone."
"Is that so?" Chen Yuan simply smiled, not exposing the other party's flawed explanation.
After all, if Emperor Yan really didn't know his identity, why would he have led the four progenitors to the Star Tower?
However, it doesn't matter. As mentioned before, Chen Yuan is not afraid of the so-called Four Ancestors.
"Anyway, the Star Tower is safe enough. So what if the alien races find out I'm here?"
Chen Yuan smiled faintly: "Senior brother, did you come here to scout the way for the four alien ancestors? You shouldn't be bringing in outsiders, right?"
"Junior brother, please rest assured," Yan Di said solemnly. "Senior brother only came in to check on the situation inside because he was worried about it."
"Since you and the teacher are both here, with the teacher's protection, junior brother is absolutely safe here."
"As for my relationship with the ancestors of the alien races, it's just a cooperative one. I will never reveal any information about this place."
"Is that so?" Chen Yuan replied nonchalantly, "Actually, it wouldn't matter if Senior Brother told anyone."
"Perfect timing. Since you're here, senior brother, could you please pass on a message to the alien races outside?"
Emperor Yan nodded slightly, and then Chen Yuan continued, "Tell them that I am not as easy to manipulate as they think, and that I have a bad temper. If they choose to attack me, they will have to bear the consequences."
That's all I have to say. Don't say I didn't warn you!