The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 552 - 551: He’s the one I invited! You kneel down and apologize!

Chapter 552: Chapter 551: He’s the one I invited! You kneel down and apologize!

Su Xingmang coldly said, "It’s not that I want to fight, but you’ve offended the Famous Sword Manor. Even if it means breaking the rules and suffering punishment, I’ll disable you in the Famous Sword Manor as a warning to others!"

Lin Bai coldly retorted, "Well then, come on, am I afraid of you? Let’s see who ends up disabled first!"

Lin Bai didn’t show any sign of weakness as he released his full True Qi.

The Elixir River of True Qi within his body and his four Spirit Vortexes exploded in fury.

A wave of True Qi, almost overwhelming Su Xingmang, surged violently from Lin Bai’s body.

Startled, Su Xingmang had not expected Lin Bai’s True Qi to be so profound.

"Seeking death! Stellar Sword Skill!"

Shock flashed in Su Xingmang’s eyes as he began to execute his Star Sword in tandem with the Stellar Sword Skill, launching an attack on Lin Bai.

Ice-cold eyes fixed on his opponent, Lin Bai drew his Qingge Sword, its sword intention filling the air.

"Hold your hands!"

At that moment, a white-robed woman with a face as cold as ice walked into the Welcoming Guests Hall.

Following her was a solemn-looking young man of about 27 or 28, his deep eyes shimmering with a starry void.

Upon entering the hall, the young man’s gaze fell first on Lin Bai.

Su Xingmang quickly halted his attack. Recognizing the white-robed woman, his expression calmed considerably.

"It’s Jian Ruohan!"

"One of the four Sword Emperors within the Famous Sword Manor!"

"The Famous Sword Manor, home to the Four Emperors and Eighteen Sword Masters, is renowned Under Heaven, all its members are peerless geniuses!"

"If Su Xingmang is already this powerful, Jian Ruohan must be even stronger!"

"And Jian Ruohan is also the only daughter of the Head of the Famous Sword Manor, she has an incredibly noble status!"

As Jian Ruohan entered the Welcoming Guests Hall, an astonished cry rose from the crowd.

"Wait, the man next to Jian Ruohan is... Yejian Qiu!"

"Dongling First Sword Cultivator, Yejian Qiu!"

"It’s really him! It’s really him! Oh, my god, I’ve seen my idol!"

"Really, really, it’s him indeed!"

The moment the warriors saw Yejian Qiu, they all cried out in surprise.

As they looked at Yejian Qiu, their eyes filled with excitement and joy they couldn’t contain.

Su Xingmang greeted Jian Ruohan, "Greetings, Sword Senior Sister."

Jian Ruohan’s voice was icy. She asked, "Su Xingmang, what has happened that you want to draw your sword? Don’t you know that in March of this year, it is forbidden to kill or wage private fights within thousands of miles of the Famous Sword Manor? "

Su Xingmang explained, "Sword Senior Sister, it’s not my intention. However, this man insulted our Famous Sword Manor. He falsified an invitation from our Manor to trick us. Fortunately, I discovered his scheme on the spot. I was about to disable him as a warning to others. Otherwise, if we let this slide, other warriors Under Heaven might follow suit and counterfeit invitations. Then wouldn’t our Famous Sword Manor become a laughingstock of warriors everywhere!"

At Su Xingmang’s words, Jian Ruohan turned to look at Lin Bai, who was standing there with a cold expression on his face.

Looking at Jian Ruohan, Lin Bai said coldly, "Miss Jian Ruohan, you invited me to the Famous Sword Manor on March 3rd to attend the Sword Cultivators’ Martial Arts Competition. I didn’t expect to be treated like this when I arrived at the Famous Sword Manor!"

"Your disciple from the Famous Sword Manor insulted me at the mountain gate just because I walk ahead of him, making sarcastic comments. If that were all, I could let it pass!"

"When I came to the Welcoming Guests Hall to receive my accommodation, I didn’t want any special treatment, just ordinary quarters. However, your disciple turned my rightful third-class accommodation into the inferior accommodations with a single comment!"

"But let that pass too, I, Lin Bai, am not a petty man!"

"But I have already shown the invitation from the Famous Sword Manor, yet your disciple Su Xingmang claimed it was a counterfeit without even checking it thoroughly. This is simply too outrageous!"

"I would like to ask Miss Jian Ruohan, you invited me to the Famous Sword Manor, is this the way you treat your guests!"

"Hehe, you truly opened my eyes!"

Lin Bai didn’t hold back or give Jian Ruohan any face, he asked coldly.

Su Xingmang, brandishing in anger, retorted, "Scoundrel, you dare to spurt nonsense, I will kill you now!"

Having spoken, Su Xingmang immediately charged at Lin Bai, stabbing ferociously with his sword.

The sharp sword aura, possessing the coldness of ten thousand years of unmelting ice, attacked Lin Bai.

Just as Lin Bai was about to counter-attack....

Jian Ruohan suddenly stepped in front of Lin Bai, staring coldly at Su Xingmang.

Startled, Su Xingmang swiftly retracted his sword and questioned, "Senior Sister Jian, why are you doing this?"

Jian Ruohan stated in a cold voice, "Lin Bai, was invited by me!"

"The invitation for Lin Bai was indeed issued by the Famous Sword Manor, it was not forged by him!"

"The invitation, I personally handed to him!"

"Su Xingmang, do you have any objections now?"

Jian Ruohan asked, looking coldly at Su Xingmang.

"What! The invitation is actually real!" Su Xingmang spoke shockingly.

Lin Bai sneered disapprovingly, his face frosty, and did not say a word.

Jian Ruohan turned her head and said to Lin Bai, "Lin Bai, please don’t take this matter to heart. The people of Famous Sword Manor are in the wrong here. I will make sure Su Xingmang is punished."

Hehe." Lin Bai smirked with mockery, giving Jian Ruohan a cold look.

Jian Ruohan was not happy seeing Lin Bai acting in this way either.

The warrior she had invited had been treated so harshly. This was not only disrespectful to Lin Bai but also a humiliation to Jian Ruohan herself.

Jian Ruohan said coldly, "Su Xingmang, kneel and admit your mistake!"

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Hearing Jian Ruohan’s words, the surrounding warriors exclaimed in shock, drawing a cold breath.

Asking one of the eighteen sword masters of the Famous Sword Manor to kneel and admit his mistake upon just one order!

My god, is she out of her mind?

Su Xingmang looked at Jian Ruohan in horror, then said angrily, "Senior Sister Jian, I kneel and admit my mistake? Kneel to him? Can a mere mid-stage practitioner of the Half-step Divine Pill Realm bear my kneeling?"

Lin Bai laughed and said, "If you dare to kneel, I can withstand it!"

Su Xingmang roared in rage, "Bastard, you’re asking for death!"

Jian Ruohan said coldly, "Su Xingmang, kneel down and apologize. I don’t want to repeat myself a third time!"

As she spoke, a frosty aura erupted all over Jian Ruohan’s body, as if she had become a chilling ice block that wanted to freeze the world.

Su Xingmang’s face twisted with struggle, he hesitated repeatedly, and eventually, with shaky knees, he knelt down in front of Lin Bai. His face was full of humiliation, his upper teeth biting so hard into his lower lip that blood flowed, "Please forgive me, brother Lin Bai, I was utterly ignorant of your importance!"

"Stand up, I told you, I am not narrow-minded!" Lin Bai looked at Su Xingmang and coldly said.

Jian Ruohan said, "Lin Bai, because of our Famous Sword Manor’s lack of discipline, I ask you not to take it to heart."

Lin Bai smiled faintly and said, "Well, you do show some qualities of a grand sect!"

Seeing that Lin Bai’s attitude was not as cold as before, Jian Ruohan quickly said, "In that case, let me arrange a place for you to stay. You’ve traveled here from Shenwu Kingdom; take some rest after your exhausting journey. The martial arts competition will begin in three days, and you will need to be at your best."

Lin Bai nodded and said, "I will comply with whatever arrangement Miss Jian Ruohan has made!"

Just then, the Prince of Fire Sword could be heard saying quietly, "Wait, I have something to say!"