Chapter 190: Xu Chen Gathers the Empress Into His Arms

"A ninth-rank Prince? Then I, Xu Chen, shall have a taste of it."

The instant Xu Chen's voice rang out, everyone on the Yanwuchang was startled.

Then, everyone looked up.

They saw only that, where the voice had come from, there stood a handsome youth.

He was draped in flowing white robes, his features dashing, his hands clasped behind his back, free and easy.

Beside him stood a girl of absolute beauty, her looks likewise enough to topple a kingdom.

The girl was clad in armor, a long spear in hand, her brows coldly raised, killing intent surging.

Di Zhentian and the others naturally did not recognize Xu Chen, but they did recognize Yin Suyun.

Seeing Yin Suyun, Di Zhentian narrowed his eyes and said, "She actually didn't die."

As he spoke, Xu Chen and Yin Suyun stepped through the air, and within a few breaths they had arrived before the crowd.

Xu Chen looked at Di Zhentian and said, "So you're the despicable wretch who threatened the Empress?"

Having said that, a hint of contempt flashed in Xu Chen's eyes.

Although he too was a villain, he had never done something like seizing someone to threaten them into marrying him.

Of course, he would also never stoop to such a thing.

Di Zhentian said coldly, "What do you think you are?"

Xu Chen smiled; with people who thought themselves lofty, words were useless.

The simplest, most brutal, and most effective method was to defeat them with action.

Having said that, Xu Chen, disdaining any introduction, walked straight toward the Empress under the gaze of tens of thousands of soldiers and the prodigies and great experts of both dynasties.

Luo Shen's big eyes showed a flicker of bewilderment; her beautiful eyes blinked. What was Xu Chen about to do?

On ordinary days Xu Chen paid her no attention at all, so at this moment she truly could not fathom his purpose.

Soon, Xu Chen had walked right up before the Empress.

Then, under the stunned gazes of the crowd, Xu Chen reached out and gathered the Empress's slender, delicate waist into his arms, pulling her into his embrace.

Then Xu Chen looked calmly at Di Zhentian: "The Empress—she's my woman, Xu Chen's."

In that instant, the Empress suddenly came to know what sweetness was, what being cherished was, what happiness was.

The coquettish her also embraced Xu Chen, willingly lying in his arms, and obediently closing her eyes.

This moment was what she had most longed to see.

"Boom!"

Seeing this scene, Di Zhentian flew into a violent rage; his ninth-rank aura surged madly, and space cracked apart with a roar.

Just as the entire Yanwuchang was about to collapse, the person beside Di Zhentian held him back.

"Your Highness, as the Crown Prince, you must be able to endure anything."

"Once you become the ruler of a nation, you can do anything you wish."

The great expert of the Immortal Empire said, pressing down on Di Zhentian's shoulder.

Hearing this, Di Zhentian's trembling, furious body finally calmed at that moment.

Only his face remained utterly grim.

Streak after streak of fierce, undisguised killing intent burst madly from his twitching eye corners.

One could see just how furious he was at this moment.

Xu Chen looked at Di Zhentian and said contemptuously, "You can't even endure; truly a piece of trash."

Di Zhentian looked at Xu Chen, a chilling curve rising at the corner of his mouth: "I hope when you enter the Yanwuchang later, you can still talk like that."

Xu Chen said calmly, "What are the rules of the match? So that later when I beat you to death, your side won't refuse to accept it."

A ninth-rank great expert spoke up: "Stop at the point of—"

But before the word 'stop' was finished, Di Zhentian coldly cut him off: "As long as you don't die, that's fine."

Xu Chen smiled; sure enough, the rules had been changed.

This suited his intentions; the purpose of his provocation had been achieved.

Otherwise, later it wouldn't be easy for him to give Di Zhentian a brutal beating.

Xu Chen said, "If I beat you half to death and you still won't admit defeat, what if the ninth-rank great experts on your side try to stop it?"

Di Zhentian sneered coldly: "I absolutely cannot lose, and during the fight no one may interfere—anyone who interferes loses on the spot."

The great experts of the Immortal Empire immediately changed expression slightly: "Your Highness, with things like this we won't be able to save you…"

Di Zhentian coldly shouted: "Shut up. Do you think this Crown Prince will lose?"

Those great experts gritted their teeth and said: "Your Highness, with ninth-rank talent and heaven-defying genius, naturally it is hard to lose, but we fear not ten thousand, only…"

Di Zhentian's gaze turned sinister: "If you dare say another word, I'll kill you first. I said it—no one may interfere later."

Xu Chen clapped his hands: "Tsk, what spirit. I hope you can abide by the rules you've set later." Di Zhentian said coldly: "I hope your begging for mercy later isn't too loud." Xu Chen said lightly with a smile: "Don't be in such a hurry. Let me have my little brother come out and fight you first; if you can beat my little brother, then we'll talk."

Di Zhentian raged: "How dare you look down on this Crown Prince!"

Xu Chen shook his head: "No, no, no—he's also a rare genius under heaven, with formidable strength."

Having said that, Xu Chen looked at Ye Xuan: "Ye Xuan, you go first."

This wave was of course following the plot; it would be great if Ye Xuan won, and it would also be great if Ye Xuan didn't win and got beaten up a bit.

In any case, he could see Di Zhentian's trump cards, so he wasn't losing out.

Ye Xuan's face darkened on the spot: "Didn't you say you were going?" Xu Chen said: "If you're afraid of death, then forget it."

Ye Xuan's mouth corner twitched slightly. Damn it—under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, could he say he was afraid of death? So he raged: "Fine. I've just arrived at the Tianzun Dynasty and haven't yet done anything for the Empress; today I'll take the field first."

Having said that, he took a deep breath and slowly drew the Incomplete Emperor Sword from his hand.