Chapter 117: A Battle to Resolve Karma

For a moment, under Mengchen's inadvertent gaze, he noticed that the middle-aged man with prominent horns and a group of powerhouses from the sacred mountains were all staring fixedly at him.

At this, a sudden thought occurred to Mengchen: since Shi Hao's Small Tower had already taken action directly, shouldn't Gangzi also take the initiative to act once?

Thus, Mengchen said in his heart in a low voice: "Gangzi, can you help me by deceiving the eyes and ears of others? You saw those people just now; they are determined to be at odds with me until one of us dies! I presume that as soon as I step out of this Imperial City of Stone Kingdom, they will want me dead."

"I can, but everything still depends on yourself," the Vajra Pestle replied.

"What do you mean?" Mengchen was puzzled.

Since he said he could, shouldn't it be up to him to unleash thunderous methods? Why say it still depends on himself?

The Vajra Pestle explained: "I can take action, but not directly; instead, I will allow you to fight them on equal footing."

"Fight on equal footing?"

"Yes! A fight on equal footing. I will secretly set up a profound mystery so that those people only possess the strength of the Great Perfection of the Mingwen Jing, in a way that neither others nor they themselves will be able to detect."

"So magical!" Mengchen was shocked in his heart.

He truly is worthy of being Gangzi! A transcendent existence left over from the ancient era; his methods are indeed heaven-reaching.

In a fight on equal footing, Mengchen believed he could be invincible; even if these were Array Formation Realm or Venerable-level powerhouses, he had no fear.

"Good! Gangzi, let's do it!" Mengchen said with a low, happy voice.

Immediately, he looked at Shi Hao and said with a smile: "Brother Shi Hao! Since you have finished your fight, it is my turn."

"You are going to...?"

Shi Hao did not state it clearly, but he understood what Mengchen's words meant.

After Mengchen nodded at Shi Hao with a smile, he walked toward the Stone Emperor under the eyes of everyone.

Upon reaching the front, Mengchen said: "Your Majesty, the Stone Emperor, although I am not a person of the Stone Kingdom, since I am in the Imperial City of Stone Kingdom today, I wish to resolve some grievances in your presence, and I hope the Stone Emperor can serve as a witness."

Oh? The Stone Emperor cast his gaze over, his eyes revealing confusion: "With whom do you have a grievance?"

"Him, him, him, and... him!" Mengchen pointed them out one by one in the crowd, right in front of the Stone Emperor and everyone else.

Afterward, Mengchen shouted at them: "Everyone, don't you want to kill me? Do you dare to enter the arena and fight?"

"Hmph! Little bald donkey, you are courting death!" the middle-aged man with prominent horns immediately cursed coldly.

"Hehe!..." Mengchen sneered at the group of living beings for a moment before saying: "After the fight, you will know that it is you who are courting death."

"Hmph! Little bald donkey, I hope you can still be this arrogant in a moment!"

Mengchen's behavior made the middle-aged man and the other living beings furious, all of them looking exceptionally fierce.

Following that, they walked out from the crowd, bowed toward the Stone Emperor, and said: "Good! Then we shall trouble the Stone Emperor to witness for us!"

"Everyone! This younger brother of mine is the beloved disciple of the Western Sect leader! You had better think clearly about the consequences before you act!"

At this moment, Tianhu Shaonü suddenly spoke, her tone growing cold with a hint of threat.

She thought that since Mengchen was currently in a predicament, this was the best time to build a good relationship with him.

Of course, knowing that Mengchen had the Vajra Pestle, Tianhu Shaonü naturally did not worry at all that he would encounter any accidents.

Speaking up at this moment was merely a verbal gesture; although it had no practical effect, she was certain that this would inevitably make Mengchen feel a tiny bit of goodwill toward her in his heart.

This way, even if they could not be in the same boat in the future, they would not end up as enemies.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man with prominent horns said coldly: "Hmph! So what if he is from the Western Sect? A life for a life is only right and proper; he must die today."

"Even if the Western Sect comes with the strength of their entire sect, we have no fear." "This little bald donkey must die today; no one can save him."

The living beings around the man were also determined to kill Mengchen.

Seeing this, the Stone Emperor said: "It seems you have made up your minds. Very well! Enter the arena! Today, I shall serve as a witness for you."

Seeing that the Stone Emperor had agreed, Mengchen rushed into the Martial Arts Arena first and shouted at the group of people: "Come! If you want to throw your lives away, just come!"

The living beings transformed into streaks of light and flew over, their momentum magnificent and incomparable.

They each occupied a position, surrounding Mengchen completely.

Mengchen slowly turned his body, looked around, and counted carefully; there were exactly thirty-six people, among whom fifteen were Venerables.

"Gangzi, have you taken action?" Mengchen asked in his heart.

"I am acting now!" The Vajra Pestle's response rang out, and it secretly emitted an invisible aura that instantly swept across the entire Imperial Palace.

Perhaps it was because of the Vajra Pestle's intention, but Mengchen could see what looked like an invisible wall of air continuously spreading and expanding, sweeping over each living being.

At this moment, Mengchen could clearly perceive that the aura of the middle-aged man with prominent horns and the group of powerhouses had instantly dropped to the Mingwen Jing.

Strangely, everyone in the Martial Arts Arena, as well as the Stone Emperor, had not noticed the slightest anomaly.

However, it seemed that Shi Hao had noticed something; the Vajra Pestle's methods could not escape the perception of the Small Tower above his head.

"That little bald head has a terrifying existence on his chest, which has suppressed the cultivation of those people to the Mingwen Jing," the Small Tower swayed slightly and said to Shi Hao.

"What?" Shi Hao was extremely astonished after hearing this. After a short pause, he secretly calmed down and thought: "I have you, Small Tower; he should also have his own trump card."

"However..." suddenly, Shi Hao asked with a curious expression: "Small Tower, compared to the existence on his chest, who is stronger?"

"It is stronger! In this Lower Realm, I fear only Liu Shen could contend with it."

"What... so terrifying!"

After hearing this, Shi Hao was even more shocked; it was an existence that could stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Liu Shen!

However, shock was shock, but he did not need to worry at all, because he was on good terms with Mengchen, and based on what he currently knew, he believed Mengchen was definitely not the type of person to bring disaster to the world.

Now, seeing that Gangzi had finished using his methods, Mengchen no longer had any worries.

Following that, he raised his eyes to look at the crowd and shouted loudly: "Is there anyone else willing to enter the arena and fight!"

After hearing Mengchen's words, the crowd was instantly in an uproar: "Is he crazy? There are already fifteen Venerable-level powerhouses and twenty-one Array Formation Realm powerhouses there; as a Mingwen Jing cultivator, he actually dares to call for more people to enter."

"What normal person would do this? He's crazy, he must be crazy!"

"Facing fifteen Venerables and twenty-one Array Formation Realm cultivators, what a terrifying lineup! From him, one cannot see even a shred of fear; could it be that he has some other methods?"

"Even if his methods are heaven-defying, I fear he is beyond saving."

Amidst the uproar, not a single person stepped down into the arena again.

Seeing this, Mengchen no longer held any expectations; he withdrew his gaze, looked toward the surrounding living beings, and said, "Come! Let us settle this karma with a battle!"