Chapter 171: Wu Taining Wants to Teach Su Chen a Lesson, Bai Zhi Protects Su Chen

She knew what Liu Yuan was trying to do.

It was nothing more than increasing the difficulty of the assessment to make Su Chen retreat in the face of difficulty.

This was clearly a scheme orchestrated behind the scenes by her fiancé, Chu Xiu.

Sure enough, upon hearing Bai Zhi's reprimand, the Inner Sect Disciple named Liu Yuan curled his lips, not taking it to heart.

"What, Saintess, are you feeling sorry for this kid?"

Liu Yuan chuckled and said, "You are getting married to the Saint Son in ten days; don't do anything that would bring shame to the sect."

Having said that, Liu Yuan stared at Su Chen playfully, his eyes filled with mockery and disdain.

He had already planned it out: as long as Su Chen dared to participate in the assessment, he would use this opportunity to teach Su Chen a painful lesson, or even kill him outright.

He was already impatient to teach Su Chen, this ant who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, a lesson on behalf of Chu Xiu.

Su Chen ignored Liu Yuan and walked straight toward the Stone Man Puppet.

"This kid is actually seeking his own death?"

Seeing Su Chen's actions, Liu Yuan sneered repeatedly; in his view, Su Chen was definitely missing a screw in his head.

The rest of the onlookers shook their heads, clearly feeling that Su Chen was too stupid.

Although they also wanted to see Liu Yuan get frustrated, they wanted to see Su Chen make a fool of himself even more; after all, anyone who had just entered to take the assessment was definitely a newcomer.

"Wangshu..."

Bai Zhi looked at Su Chen with worry.

Although she knew Su Chen was very strong, dealing with a Stone Man Puppet that had consumed twenty Superior Spirit Stones—not to mention whether he could win—might result in his death and soul dissipation if things went wrong.

Su Chen waved his hand, signaling her not to say anything more, and then he leaped in front of the Stone Man Puppet.

Rumble! Accompanied by a loud roaring sound, the Stone Man Puppet moved.

It stomped its foot, and the ground suddenly trembled violently.

Immediately after, the Stone Man Puppet swung its fist, violent and overbearing, like a collapsing mountain, incomparably ferocious.

Su Chen was not afraid in the slightest and raised his own fist to meet it.

His fist wind was sharp, as if a long blade were slicing through the air, emitting a shrill, ear-piercing sound.

Bang! The two fists collided, and sparks flew instantly.

Thud, thud, thud! Immediately after, a series of dull footsteps rang out.

The Stone Man's hand bones shattered, and its massive body retreated.

"This... how is this possible!"

Seeing this, the crowd's pupils shrank, their faces full of shock, and they simply doubted if something was wrong with their eyes.

"Damn, what did I just see? How did this kid do it?"

"Could his physical body be even tougher than the Stone Man Puppet? He forced the Stone Man Puppet to retreat step by step with a single punch?"

"Damn it, is this kid a monster?"

The crowd discussed it one after another, their faces full of shock.

Liu Yuan, standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded.

He had originally thought that with a Stone Man Puppet that had consumed twenty Superior Spirit Stones, he could easily crush Su Chen.

But who could have expected that the result would be completely beyond his expectations.

That was a Stone Man Puppet that had consumed twenty Superior Spirit Stones, with physical strength comparable to the early stage of a Great Saint; it actually couldn't withstand a single punch from Su Chen—the gap was simply too large.

Moreover, he could perceive that Su Chen hadn't used any immortal Dharma Treasure; to have such might relying solely on his physical body was simply terrifying!

To the side, Bai Zhi was also full of surprise.

"Wangshu..."

Her beautiful eyes widened, and she was stunned for a moment before she reacted, hurriedly running to Su Chen's side, reaching out her jade hand to hold his arm, and looking him up and down.

"Senior Sister Bai Zhi, I'm fine."

Feeling the warm and soft touch on his arm, Su Chen turned his head slightly and flashed a toothy smile at Bai Zhi.

The expression on his face remained calm, as if this scene was not worth mentioning at all to him.

What kind of hardships had the handsome young man before her experienced to be so firm?

At this moment, Bai Zhi was stunned. She was completely conquered by the perseverance and the extreme, powerful self-confidence that Su Chen displayed.

"Wangshu, thank you."

Seeing this expression on Su Chen, Bai Zhi took a deep breath and thanked him solemnly.

She could tell that the reason Su Chen had so forcefully knocked the Stone Man Puppet away was to help her save face.

"Senior Sister Bai Zhi, this is what I should do!"

Regarding all this, Su Chen just smiled and nodded.

He knew that Bai Zhi did not want to marry Chu Xiu and wanted to use him to get rid of Chu Xiu's entanglement.

It could even be said that he was being used by Bai Zhi as a shield against Chu Xiu.

However, on the other hand, Bai Zhi did indeed want to help his group.

That was enough.

His gaze swept around and finally rested on Huang Yang.

"The Saint Son of the Heavenly Dao Sect is just so-so; a sinister villain who likes to use underhanded means behind people's backs—I see that the entire Heavenly Dao Sect is nothing more than this."

He narrowed his eyes and spoke coldly in mockery.

He didn't put the surrounding Heavenly Dao Sect disciples in his eyes at all.

Swish! This sentence made the surrounding crowd furious; it was simply a naked provocation!

They were all disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect, and they were all Inner Sect Disciples; which one of them wasn't an elite within the Heavenly Dao Sect? How could they tolerate such slander from Su Chen! "Kid, who are you saying is nothing more than this?"

Huang Yang's expression was icy and cold, his teeth gritted; he wished he could tear Su Chen into ten thousand pieces immediately.

"Heh, asking when you already know the answer!"

Su Chen spoke indifferently, not even bothering to waste words with Huang Yang, and stepped forward.

"You—what are you doing?"

Seeing Su Chen walking toward him, Huang Yang subconsciously retreated a few steps and said vigilantly.

His heart was filled with panic.

One had to know that just a moment ago, Su Chen had shattered the defense of the Stone Man Puppet with a single punch; he dared not face Su Chen's attack head-on at all.

"What, are you feeling guilty?"

Seeing this, a mocking smirk curled at the corner of Su Chen's mouth as he continued to close in.

"You—"

Hearing these words, cold sweat continuously broke out on Huang Yang's forehead, and his eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

"Don't you dare mess around."

Huang Yang retreated a few more steps, his eyes filled with deep fear, and he couldn't help but shout: "If you dare to harm me, my Heavenly Dao Sect will not let you off..."

"Hmph! Kid, I advise you to stay right there and don't move, otherwise don't blame this old man for being impolite!"

Just at this moment, Wu Taining strode over.

His face wore a ferocious expression, and he stared at Su Chen coldly, his murderous intent fully revealed.

Just now, he had turned to look this way and discovered that Su Chen was approaching Huang Yang step by step.

In his eyes, Su Chen was trying to harm an Inner Sect Disciple of his Heavenly Dao Sect; as an Elder, he certainly had to protect the disciples within his own sect.

"Elder Wu, what is this?"

Bai Zhi ran in front of Su Chen, shielding him behind her, and glared at Wu Taining with a look of astonishment.

In Bai Zhi's heart, Wu Taining was a serious Elder who clearly distinguished between good and evil.

How did he seem like a different person today?

"Saintess, move aside; I am going to take action to teach this kid who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson!"

Wu Taining spoke in a deep voice, his gaze burning intensely, as if a fierce beast were staring at its prey.

The Spiritual Power within his body churned, ready to strike at any moment.

(End of this chapter)