Peerless Divine Eyes
Chapter 70: Lu Chen Provokes!

Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Lu Chen Provokes!

Instantly, quite a few opportunistic martial artists wishing to risk a little for a great reward also stated they were willing to bet on Lu Chen’s victory.

Upon seeing this, Shang Qing couldn’t let them have their way and hurriedly closed the bets, announcing, "Both contenders have arrived, no more bets accepted!"

Among the sighs of the gathered martial artists, many teachers from the academy arrived; they moved with extreme speed and agility, weaving through the crowd without touching a single student before standing at the foot of the arena!

Lu Chen, upon seeing who had arrived, realized they were all truly formidable masters from the Soul Refinement Realm!

It was no wonder that the Polar Treasure Meeting dared not act within Heavenly Book Academy but merely arranged for Xu Qianqian to be their pawn!

"Chen Lu," at that moment, Li Mingru suddenly spoke, saying, "Spare them if you can."

Lu Chen was puzzled. Was this an appeal for mercy on Wu Chiren’s behalf?

However, inadvertently, he noticed a cunning gleam in Li Mingru’s eyes and immediately understood.

This wasn’t an appeal for mercy at all.

It was clearly a message to Lu Chen that he knew Lu Chen had assumed an alias!

The others were also all looking toward Lu Chen, eager to hear his response to Li Mingru!

Lu Chen answered with a faint smile and then proudly declared, "I, Chen Lu, was once crippled and had an eye gouged out. This forged a habit in me: Whenever anyone threatens me, I will eradicate them completely, leaving no chance for them to harm me again!"

The implication was clear: this time, he would kill Wu Chiren!

The crowd sensed Lu Chen’s resolve and became curious about what he had been through.

An elderly man with furrowed brows then loudly asked, "Chen Lu, isn’t it? I want to know what Wu Chiren did to you that compels you to be so ruthlessly decisive?"

Lu Chen gave him a cool glance, sensing that this was another Soul Refinement Realm teacher.

So, he slightly moderated his intensity and answered more formally, "May I ask the name of this teacher...?"

"I am Xu Zhengde, Wu Chiren’s mentor and benefactor!"

Xu Zhengde held his head high, not deigning to look directly at Lu Chen, instead turning his attention to Li Mingru nearby.

"So, it’s Teacher Xu," Lu Chen, having prepared to offend the other party, didn’t mince his words. He laughed and said, "Wu Chiren demanded that I apologize to Xu Qianqian, claiming I had frightened her with my one eye and threatened to make me regret it if I didn’t comply!"

Xu Zhengde was taken aback. "That’s it?"

"Yes, just that!"

Lu Chen’s expression turned cold as he continued, "I, Chen Lu, am new here and was unaware of the status of Wu Chiren or Xu Qianqian. But I, Chen Lu, have never been one to suffer losses lightly. Since Wu Chiren wants to teach me a lesson, I care not who he is—I shall kill him!"

His words left all the martial artists present exceedingly astonished.

Was it really Lu Chen who challenged Wu Chiren?

And despite Li Mingru and Xu Zhengde’s interjections, Lu Chen appeared unshaken!

This immediately stirred excitement among the martial artists.

Could it be that Lu Chen truly had the confidence to defeat Wu Chiren?

All eyes turned back to Wu Chiren, whose face was dark with anger.

He was supposed to be one of the main figures, yet it seemed he had been overlooked by everyone.

He wasn’t in a position to speak when Li Mingru and Xu Zhengde were talking.

But it was Lu Chen who had stolen the limelight!

What stung him the most was that Lu Chen had revealed the origin of their conflict, cementing the fact that he had been excessively courting Xu Qianqian!

"Chen Lu, no more words, let’s decide life and death with our fists!" Wu Chiren shouted, facing the gaze of the crowd!

He had already decided; he would ensure Lu Chen had no place to be buried!

Yet, who would have thought that Lu Chen would respond with a frivolous smile, saying, "Even if you’re eager to seek death, shouldn’t we wait for the teacher hosting the life-and-death battle to arrive? As an old student of the academy, don’t you understand even this basic rule?"

"You!"

With his sharp tongue, Lu Chen completely outclassed Wu Chiren!

The fight hadn’t even started yet, and Wu Chiren was repeatedly losing face, nearly losing his composure!

Little did he know that Lu Chen, upon realizing Wu Chiren had the capability to harm someone in the Soul Refinement Realm, was deliberately infuriating him to affect his state of mind!

People often make the wrong decisions in a state of rage!

This was exactly Lu Chen’s intent!

"Good, very good, excellent!"

Killing intent filled Wu Chiren’s eyes—he had no choice left but to kill Lu Chen!

Barely containing his fury, Wu Chiren then looked to the crowd and called out, "I wonder which teacher will judge today’s life-and-death fight?"

The Soul Refinement Realm experts frowned; since the academy had approved the life-and-death battle, naturally, they would have arranged for it. His question was quite improper for a junior to ask!

But as the echo of his question faded, a voice suddenly came from afar!

"It’s not often we see a life-and-death battle with such heightened emotions. Perhaps this old man could step in as the judge!"

While the voice still resonated in everyone’s ears, the speaker had already appeared on the stage, standing between the two contestants!

His hair and beard were white, his eyes gentle and kind, exuding an aura of celestial composure!

"We see the Dean!"

In an instant, everyone voiced their respect in unison!

Even those from the Soul Refinement Realm were no exception!

Wu Chiren also seemed to have become much calmer here, bowing respectfully.

Only Lu Chen remained still, stunned in his spot.

Because he felt an aura emanating from the dean that was identical to that of the woman who had taken Qin Yaotiao away!