Urban Super Medical Sage
Chapter 290 - 284 A Sensation

Chapter 290: Chapter 284 A Sensation

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In front of the Stele Suppressing Tower.

Zhu Songming and six other supreme elders surrounded Su Chen, their faces filled with gravity and urgency, yearning to speak yet hesitant.

"Please rest assured, elders, I have not become a cripple!" Su Chen explained, clearly seeing what they wanted to know.

Immediately, Zhu Songming and the others let out a sigh of relief, but then one of the supreme elders spoke, "Young Master Su, then why is your Dantian..."

"I no longer have a Dantian!" Su Chen stated frankly, "And I will not need a Dantian in the future!"

"What?!!!" Those who had just relaxed, such as Zhu Songming and the rest, suddenly held their breath, their eyes widening as they stared at Su Chen, now truly anxious.

No Dantian?

Isn’t that the same as being a cripple?

In the cognition of martial cultivators, the Dantian is the place where Mysterious Qi is stored. Without a Dantian, one lacks the qualification to store Mysterious Qi and is therefore no longer considered a martial cultivator.

Indeed, it would mean being a cripple!

This is exactly why, in Taixuan Mountain’s martial arts cultivation world, if one martial cultivator wishes to cripple another, shattering the other’s Dantian is the preferred method.

Su Chen had actually admitted to having no Dantian... This... This... The faces of Zhu Songming and the other seven elders all turned pale.

They had placed great hope in Su Chen, even preparing themselves to share both his glory and his shame.

If Su Chen’s Dantian were gone, if he had become a cripple, wouldn’t all their previous determination and decisions have been in vain?

At the same time.

In front of the Stele Suppressing Tower, the area was already filled with students.

Su Chen’s emergence from seclusion was a major event, especially with rumors circulating that he had become a cripple—it was the big story within a big story.

However, no one dared to approach at this moment, because seven supreme elders were accompanying and protecting Su Chen, and Dean Mo Chenyuan had already brought some elders from the Elders Council to stand guard, ensuring Su Chen’s absolute safety.

Taking a deep breath, Xue Ligui asked, "Young Master Su, by ’no Dantian’, do you mean your injury has rendered you without a Dantian until recovery, or that you will never have a Dantian again from now on?"

Xue Ligui still held on to some hope.

"My injury has already healed, and when I say I have no Dantian, it means I will never have a Dantian again. I will create my own Divine Mansion!" Su Chen said frankly, "Once successful, my strength will rise by many levels!"

Su Chen barely concealed anything, doing so to dispel the doubts of the seven supreme elders and to give them confidence.

Unfortunately, Su Chen overestimated!

His frankness not only failed to dispel the doubts of the seven supreme elders but also virtually confirmed their fears—Su Chen had become a cripple.

Some ’Divine Mansion’ they had never heard of.

And as for that success leading to an increase in strength by many levels, in the eyes of the seven supreme elders, that seemed even more absurd. They felt it was more likely that Su Chen was unable to accept becoming a cripple and was deluding himself.

For a moment.

Xue Ligui and the other six fell silent!!!

"Alas..." Zhu Songming sighed deeply, feeling heavy-hearted. Heaven was truly jealous of the talented!

"So, Young Master Su, about the thousand Mysterious Stones Elder Zhu gave you before, do you still have them?" The next moment, another elder spoke up. His name was Yang Huang, the youngest among the seven supreme elders at just over four hundred years old, but his strength ranked third among them.

"Yang Huang, what are you talking about?" Zhu Songming was displeased, an angry hue appearing on his aged face. Yang Huang’s change was too swift.

"Zhu Songming, since Young Master Su has become a cripple, there’s no use for him holding onto the Mysterious Stones. It would be better to hand them over to us. It might still contribute toward our improvement and strengthen Taixuan Academy’s overall power!" Yang Huang stated in a deep voice.

"Yes! Young Master Su, if you are really a cripple, then... then... please hand over the Mysterious Stones!" Following that, another elder spoke up. His name was Pang Lin, someone who always got along well with Yang Huang. He was bald, with a short stature and a robust aura, despite the many black spots on his aged face.

"Silence!" Xue Ligui shouted, his cold gaze sweeping across Yang Huang and Pang Lin: "Can’t you behave with a bit of dignity befitting a supreme elder?"

After speaking, Xue Ligui turned to Su Chen, "Young Master Su, they are just anxious. Please don’t take it to heart!"

"Not at all!" Su Chen remained composed throughout, smiling a little, feeling rather amused by the situation.

Sometimes.

You never know what faces people will show until you become a ’cripple’!

He wasn’t really blaming Pang Lin or Yang Huang, these two supreme elders, because, after all, he had no true connection with Taixuan Academy or its supreme elders.

Nevertheless, he still felt displeased and disgusted.

"Young Master Su, regardless of whether or not your Dantian is shattered, making you a cripple, you are still a student of Taixuan Academy. Given your special circumstances, we will ensure your safety," Xue Ligui stated with neither humility nor arrogance.

His message was clear—not to turn on him directly but merely a temporary stance...

"Thank you," acknowledged Su Chen with a nod. He did indeed require someone to protect his safety at the moment, and the stance taken by Xue Ligui, the strongest among the supreme elders, provided him with considerable reassurance.

And it was at this moment.

From not far away.

A young man standing out from the crowd of students, dressed in a black robe with silver hair, stepped forward and declared, "Su Chen!!! I wish to challenge you! As students of Taixuan Academy, sparring with one another will help us both improve!"

Chang Ming.

His name was Chang Ming.

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Ranked third in the Inner Courtyard.

One of the most monstrous talents of Taixuan Academy.

At the Peak Phase of the Mysterious Qi Grandmaster Realm.

Loves to slaughter.

As a person, he’s cold and ruthless.

Skilled at using a metal whip, he doesn’t act unless necessary, but once he does, it’s bloodthirsty... He once defeated an elder at the Peak of the Mysterious Qi Grandmaster Realm from the Elders Council with a single move, making his reputation extremely distinguished at Taixuan Academy.

As soon as Chang Ming spoke up, immediately, everyone’s gaze turned to him.

In the eyes of many students, there was some disdain. They hadn’t dared to challenge Su Chen before, but now, after Su Chen had become a cripple and lost his Dantian, they wanted to challenge him? Did they want to step on Su Chen to build their own reputation?

Utterly shameless!

"Oh? Challenge me? Or is this just a spar?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow and looked towards the distant Chang Ming, "Are you sure?"

"What, scared?" Chang Ming laughed. He had very good hearing, innate, just like his vision, which was also innate. Thus, when Su Chen and Xue Ligui had their conversation earlier, along with the other seven elders of the highest order, the other students hadn’t heard clearly, but he had. Su Chen had personally admitted that he no longer had a Dantian.

Therefore, while the other students were still somewhat worried whether Su Chen really had become a cripple or if he was pretending to be weak, Chang Ming was certain.

If that was the case, why not step up and use Su Chen to climb ranks? Such a good opportunity was rare in a century.

"Chang Ming, shut your mouth!!!" Moments later, before Su Chen could say anything, Xue Ligui suddenly shouted, his originally aged aura transforming into a mountainous presence, pressing down on Chang Ming, "Scram!"

"Yes, yes, yes..." Chang Ming quickly backed away, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, his face slightly pale as he hurriedly retreated, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction and fury. Su Chen was already a cripple, so why bother protecting him? The old fool.

Throughout it all, Su Chen did not say anything.

This scene, in the eyes of all the students, also more or less confirmed one thing — Su Chen had indeed become a cripple.

Otherwise, based on Su Chen’s character, he would’ve directly lashed out at someone like Chang Ming, who was nothing but an ant to him, for the provocation, wouldn’t he?

But Su Chen didn’t.

It had to be Elder Xue Ligui who intervened on his behalf.

For a moment.

There was a buzz of discussion.

Moreover, many of the comments were quite unpleasant:

"Su Chen, you’re already a cripple, so why put on a façade?"

"That’s what he gets, acting all high and mighty before!"

"Since you’re a cripple now, why still hold onto the Mysterious Stones? Hand over those one thousand Mysterious Stones!"

"A cripple, what are you still doing at Taixuan Academy? Haven’t you caused enough harm to the academy?"

......

"Young Master Su, please go inside!" Xue Ligui said sternly.

"Okay!" Su Chen nodded.

He walked into the Stele Suppressing Tower.

"Kid, this isn’t like you at all! Can you really swallow this anger?" Jiuyou asked with a mix of curiosity and amusement.

"Right now, I really don’t have any strength. I have no choice but to endure," Su Chen replied.

"With just one word from you, I’d act and squash Chang Ming like an ant," Jiuyou huffed, "It’s truly outrageous that every Tom, Dick, and Harry dares to come forward..."

"There’s no need for that. Besides, I want to take this opportunity to clearly see the true nature of reality and everyone’s faces," Su Chen smiled and said.

"Well, that’s true. Don’t think about it too much now. Your most important task at the moment is to establish the Divine Mansion!"

At the same time.

Outside the Stele Suppressing Tower.

Nobody had left, their eyes were still fixed on Su Chen, watching him enter the Stele Suppressing Tower.

Then...

There was an uproar!!!

Su Chen really did back down just like that.

He was challenged and went away without making a peep.

It seems, with a thousand percent certainty, that Su Chen was indeed a cripple now.

"Hmph, if you ask me, we shouldn’t have agreed to let him into the Stele Suppressing Tower in the first place, a worthless being has no right to enter!" Pang Lin snorted, "And that Ji Linger, she has demonized and is also locked up in the Stele Suppressing Tower, I think she is just a disaster. While she is still temporarily suppressed and hasn’t fully demonized with destructive power, we should just straight-up kill her, otherwise, in a few more months, once Ji Linger has fully demonized, the entire Taixuan Academy might be destroyed!"

"You better talk less!" Zhu Songming snapped.

"Why talk less? He’s already a cripple, and you’re still holding out hope for him?" Pang Lin did not want to give in, angrily locking eyes with Zhu Songming.

[The sixth Chapter for today (Tuesday, November 21) is updated. The excitement continues tomorrow. Today, the author’s backend system had issues, so some readers might not have seen this Chapter in time. Perhaps tomorrow morning when you see this Chapter, consider it a pleasant surprise and compensation, haha...]