Chapter 623: The Nether King Is Numb!

"Ling Er... what are you looking at?"

Beside Wu Ling'er, a pale, bewitching young man smiled and asked her gently.

"None of your damn business!"

Before Wu Ling'er could speak, Tang Nian Bing beside her immediately snapped coldly at the young man.

"Tang Nian Bing!"

The young man's brow furrowed slightly as he said in a low voice.

"In the sect, I am the Nether Son. Even if you are Ling Er's close friend, you must show me some respect!"

"Don't think that just because Ling Er protects you, you can do whatever you please in front of this Nether Son!"

The young man's expression turned slightly cold — worlds apart from how he treated Wu Ling'er.

Just as the young man said, this person was none other than the Nether Son of the current generation of the Nine Nether Purgatory.

That is, the most outstanding one among all the male disciples of the Nine Nether Purgatory.

You Shaoqing!

"You Shaoqing, drop that hypocritical act of yours. Someone like you — Ling Er would never fall for you!"

Tang Nian Bing said disdainfully.

Before You Shaoqing could get angry, Wu Ling'er directly pulled Tang Nian Bing and walked toward the direction where Su Yu was.

"Hmm?"

You Shaoqing's brow furrowed slightly as he looked at Wu Ling'er, seemingly puzzled.

But very soon, You Shaoqing's expression turned completely cold.

As if layers of frost had hung upon his face.

It wasn't just You Shaoqing.

Behind Qin Tianhua, Qin Wuqing was also gazing at Wu Ling'er with an infatuated look.

"The Nether Maiden..."

Exactly like You Shaoqing, he followed along as Wu Ling'er walked toward Su Yu.

Qin Wuqing's face also became somewhat twisted.

"Su Yu!"

Qin Wuqing roared inwardly, like a hysterical beast.

They saw Wu Ling'er walk to the Blade-Wielding Court's position and reveal a brilliant smile toward Su Yu.

"Brother Su Yu!!"

Wu Ling'er said cheerfully.

Under the gaze of quite a few young talents, she directly linked her arm through Su Yu's!

Even the Third Court Lord Jun Xiao, who was still trading barbs with the Grand Offering of the Holy Temple, cast a surprised glance at Su Yu.

"Little fellow, not bad. To actually hook up with the Nether Maiden of the Nine Nether Purgatory — not bad, not bad. You have a bit of my style from back in the day!"

Jun Xiao said with a chuckle.

The hunchbacked old man looked in Wu Ling'er's direction, and upon seeing her linking arms with Su Yu, his brow immediately furrowed slightly.

"Ridiculous. The Nether Maiden of my Nine Nether Purgatory is actually linking arms with a blade-wielder. Where is my Nine Nether Purgatory supposed to put its face?"

The hunchbacked old man spoke with some displeasure.

However, he still did not erupt. After all, this realm was being watched by the Azure Dragon Sage. It had been hard enough to draw the Azure Dragon Sage's gaze away from the Nine Nether Purgatory. If he stepped forward now and got targeted again, wouldn't he have to mutilate himself once more?

Even though the people of the Nine Nether Purgatory were neither quite human nor quite ghost, they didn't exactly have a tendency toward self-mutilation either.

You Shaoqing's expression was cold as he said in a low voice.

"Rest assured, Nether King. The Nether Maiden will only be mine. Once we enter the God-Hunting Space, I will make the Nether Maiden understand that a mere blade-wielder is not worth entrusting her life to!"

A trace of confidence showed on You Shaoqing's face.

Though he did not know Su Yu's identity, a mere blade-wielder — moreover, as people from a top-tier power, how could the Nine Nether Purgatory not know that the quality of this session's Blade-Wielding Court was simply too poor.

Even Tantai Nan, reputed as a madman in the Blade-Wielding Court, was only at the mid-stage peak of the Venerable Realm. Perhaps in combat power, he could rival a late-stage Venerable Realm expert.

But in You Shaoqing's eyes, it was not worth mentioning.

Hearing You Shaoqing's words, the hunchbacked old man nodded, but still instructed.

"You may strike, but do not kill. After all, he is from the Blade-Wielding Court. Offending the Blade-Wielding Court brings no good."

Clearly, the hunchbacked old man was also somewhat displeased with Wu Ling'er's actions.

Meanwhile, Qin Wuqing standing behind Qin Tianhua had a twisted expression.

"Damn it. How could the Nether Maiden know Su Yu, and be this intimate with him!"

Qin Wuqing roared inwardly. One must know, back in the Nine Nether Purgatory, Wu Ling'er was the dream lover of many male disciples of the Nine Nether Purgatory — and that included Qin Wuqing.

Yet, within the Nine Nether Purgatory, other than toward Tang Nian Bing, Wu Ling'er had always been icy. No one had ever seen her behave the way she did now.

If this were in the Nine Nether Purgatory, all the male disciples would probably rush forward together and tear Su Yu apart.

It was only because of the Azure Dragon Sage's pressure that these people did not dare say anything.

Behind the golden-haired old man, that warm and jade-like golden-haired young man glanced at Wu Ling'er, a trace of brilliance appearing in his eyes.

"So this is the Nether Maiden of the Nine Nether Purgatory — the legendary Heavenly Charm Physique. If she could be used by me..."

The young man murmured.

"It seems there is a target for this God-Hunting Battle!"

Only Zhao Xue looked at Su Yu seriously.

"This guy seems a bit stronger than before. I actually can't see through his cultivation now!"

The smile on Zhao Xue's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of solemnity.

"In just two months, how exactly did this guy cultivate?"

One must know that earlier, Zhao Xue could clearly sense that Su Yu was merely at the peak of the Law Realm; at that time, Su Yu was not yet someone Zhao Xue feared, but she could still feel a powerful combat strength from him.

And now... Su Yu had truly made Zhao Xue begin to feel wary.

For a time, because of Wu Ling'er, Su Yu became someone noticed by many of the monstrous talents among the younger generation.

"So this guy is Su Yu?"

Qin Tianhua turned his head to look at Qin Wuqing.

Qin Wuqing took a deep breath and nodded.

"After you go in, find an opportunity to join forces with the people from Nine Nether Purgatory and take him out. His growth is far too fast right now!"

Qin Tianhua's voice carried an unquestionable tone.

Qin Wuqing might not have known Su Yu's true cultivation, but before Qin Tianhua, who was at the Sage Realm, Su Yu's cultivation was fully visible at a glance.

Such terrifying speed made Qin Tianhua feel threatened.

"Yes!"

Though he did not know why his own grandfather wanted him to join forces, or why he needed to be so careful.

Qin Wuqing still responded.

"Little girl, why did you come to Heaven Beyond Heaven?"

Su Yu affectionately tapped Wu Ling'er on the bridge of her nose.

This action further provoked quite a few people.

Though he had long guessed that Wu Ling'er had come to Heaven Beyond Heaven, partly through his own teacher's methods.

Su Yu had not expected that he would run into Wu Ling'er at this moment.

One had to admit, sometimes fate was truly rather peculiar.

Wu Ling'er nestled in Su Yu's embrace, her face tinged with shyness.

Tang Nian Bing, standing to the side, said with some helplessness.

"Hey hey hey, Ling'er, do you want to make Su Yu the enemy of everyone? This lovesick nonsense, I can't stand it!"

The shyness on Wu Ling'er's face vanished in an instant, replaced by a look of icy coldness.

"Whoever dares to lay a hand on Brother Su Yu, I'll kill!"

Su Yu smiled faintly, patted Wu Ling'er on the shoulder, and said.

"Rest assured, in this place, no one dares to lay a hand on me."

You Shaoqing watched Su Yu and Wu Ling'er being intimate with each other, the frost on his face growing ever denser, his entire being like a creature that had walked out from beneath the Nine Nether, layers of thick death aura swirling around him.

He took a deep breath, slowly stepped forward, and spoke to Wu Ling'er.

"Nether Girl, you are a person of my Nine Nether Purgatory after all. Getting this close to someone from the Saber-Wielding Court — what kind of propriety is that!"

Wu Ling'er's delicate brows furrowed slightly, glancing at You Shaoqing with some displeasure, reverting to her icy coldness from Nine Nether Purgatory.

"What I want to do is none of your business!"

You Shaoqing's brows locked even tighter; he had not expected that Wu Ling'er would dare to speak to him like this in front of the hunched old man.

He glanced at the hunched old man; clearly, the other party made no move at all, only watching him quietly.

"Do you want me to handle this?"

You Shaoqing pondered for a moment, his gaze falling directly on Su Yu.

"Kid from the Saber-Wielding Court, Ling'er is the Nether Girl of my Nine Nether Purgatory, not someone you can aspire to reach. Don't think that joining the Saber-Wielding Court makes you rise above others."

"I advise you to..."

Before You Shaoqing could finish speaking, he was directly interrupted by Jun Xiao.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the people of Nine Nether Purgatory really are arrogant. So in the eyes of Nine Nether Purgatory, our Saber-Wielding Court is nothing at all!"

The Third Court Master gave a strange laugh, but his gaze remained fixed on the hunched old man.

"Since the people of Nine Nether Purgatory look down on my Saber-Wielding Court, we might as well stop suppressing the passage to the Divine Spirit Abyss, and let those Kui hordes come out!"

Hearing Jun Xiao's words, You Shaoqing's entire body went numb.

What was going on?

Why was it that when he targeted Su Yu, the Third Court Master of the Saber-Wielding Court personally stepped in to mock him?

By rights, elders shouldn't interfere in conflicts between the younger generation, should they?

Had he picked up the wrong script?

Faced with Jun Xiao's sarcastic mockery, You Shaoqing suddenly did not know how to respond.

Even the hunched old man's expression darkened slightly, clearly having not anticipated this either.

"Tsk tsk, I was just worrying about having no way to curry favor with Senior Azure Dragon, and this foolish kid from Nine Nether Purgatory insisted on helping me. What a good person!"

Jun Xiao couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

"Jun Xiao, when has Nine Nether Purgatory ever looked down on the Saber-Wielding Court? It's nothing but heated words between juniors. You, as a dignified Sage, wouldn't actually take them seriously, would you!"

The hunched old man ultimately stepped forward, speaking to Jun Xiao with some helplessness.

However, before Jun Xiao could open his mouth.

A majestic voice also resounded throughout heaven and earth.

It was similarly somewhat sarcastic, but the sounding of this voice made the hunched old man's face turn pale once more.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Nine Nether Purgatory sure has a lot of face. To think that my disciple couldn't even aspire to reach the Nether Girl of Nine Nether Purgatory."

"It seems this old thing is useless now!"

At this moment, the Nether King was completely numb!