Long Chen turned his head and saw five young men and women dressed in purple ornate robes approaching. Their attire was identical to Lu Ziyu's, and their auras were powerful—all were Nine-Star Destiny Cultivators.
Most importantly, each of them radiated divine radiance, with faint heavenly Dao runes appearing around them, far stronger than ordinary Nine-Star Destiny Practitioners.
Among the five, three men and two women were all very young—the men handsome, the women dignified. However, the faint pride in their eyes and their condescending attitude ruined their image.
"Chengfeng, no rudeness." Seeing Long Chen frown and Mo Nian's gaze turn cold, Lu Ziyu immediately stepped forward and shouted at the man.
Clearly, these people, just like Lu Ziyu had been before, had misjudged them. Not to mention anything else, just Mo Nian's golden demon-subduing talisman was enough to make them look up to her.
"Seventh Sister, what's going on? When the eldest sister fights with others, are the four people she invited just them? This is also ... Isn't that such a waste? The man's name was Lu Chengfeng. He said somewhat displeased,
"Such a precious spot is just given to outsiders. You know, many in our clan want to come watch but can't get tickets, so they can only fight outside the arena."
According to the rules of the Nebula Arena, each exhibitor can invite ten people to watch up close. These ten seats are the best seats and cannot be bought even with money.
Lu Ziqiong actually gave up four of the ten precious spots. Seeing Long Chen and the others—one not even a Destiny Holder, another half-dead and sickly, and two so weak—Lu Chengfeng and the others were instantly furious.
Another disciple of the Lu family couldn't help but speak up: "If the family elder finds out, he'll definitely curse Big Sister." The
disciple looked at Long Chen and the others, his expression cold as he said, "If you know what's good for you, you'd better ...."
"Qingfeng" Lu
Ziqiong was furious, signaling him to shut up.
But the disciple still sneered, "People need face, trees need bark... "
Smack!"
Suddenly, a palm struck the disciple's face hard. The slap was so powerful that the disciple was completely caught off guard, and the slap split open the corner of his mouth, blood gushing out.
"Seventh Sister, ..." The disciple who had been beaten was both shocked and furious, while the other Lu family disciples all looked stunned. They hadn't expected Lu Ziyu to go so far, showing him no mercy whatsoever.
"They are my sister's friends. You should respect them as you respect her. This is my decision. Even if the elders blame us, it's my sister who handles it. There's no need for you to nag here.
No matter what, let's wait until Big Sister's battle is over before we talk. Did you hear that? Lu Ziyu said sternly.
Previously, she had looked down on Long Chen and the others just like they did, but when she saw Long Chen's eyes and Mo Nian's revealed identity, she finally realized something was wrong.
With her pride, apart from the few terrifying monsters in the sect, she never interacted with anyone, yet she invited these four to come. There must be a reason behind it.
Along the way, she finally realized that her eldest sister had asked her to personally receive her, which must have deeper meaning. Therefore, at this moment, she was clearer than anyone else.
If Lu Chengfeng and the others angered Long Chen and Mo Nian and the others to leave, then when the eldest sister blamed them, all of them would be in serious trouble.
Long Chen and Mo Nian were already being looked down upon, but Long Chen was so angry he wanted to turn and leave. He couldn't care about Lu Ziqiong's pride or not—when had he ever suffered such humiliation in his life?
However, Lu Ziyu's slap caught them completely off guard, and much of their anger faded.
The young disciples of the Lu family were stunned by Lu Ziyu; they never imagined that Lu Ziyu would lose her temper so much over these few people.
Seeing several Lu family disciples frightened, Lu Ziyu finally turned to Long Chen and Mo Nian and said,
"These are a few useless disciples of our Lu family. They have grown up under the protection of the family and Zichen Sect, and have never seen much of the world. They lack ability but are quite arrogant. Please forgive them for making a fool of themselves."
Lu Ziyu's expression suddenly turned cold. She looked at Lu Chengfeng and shouted, "Chengfeng, come here and apologize to this little sister." Lu
Chengfeng looked utterly incredulous. He looked at Yutong, then at Lu Ziyu, gritting his teeth but saying nothing. Clearly, he couldn't accept being asked to apologize. In his eyes, how could the strong bow to the weak?
"You..."
Seeing that Lu Chengfeng refused to apologize, Lu Ziyu became furious and raised her hand. Lu Chengfeng seemed extremely afraid of her; even though he saw her make a move, he didn't dare to dodge.
"Forget it!"
Long Chen spoke. In fact, both he and Mo Nian could see that Lu Ziyu's hand was raised high but hesitated to fall. This was for them to see; she had no real intention of hitting Lu Chengfeng.
Long Chen's words instantly made Lu Ziyu feel a huge relief. After all, Lu Chengfeng was one of the outstanding young talents of the Lu family, and even his eldest sister, Lu Ziqiong, wouldn't easily hit him.
Long Chen gave her a way out. She immediately took advantage of the donkey downhill and shouted at Lu Chengfeng, "Aren't you going to thank Long Chen? Don't always think you're so great. They possess the Golden Demon-Subduing Token—what right do you have to discriminate against others?" Upon
hearing the Golden Demon-Subduing Talisman, the five Lu family disciples were shocked. Indeed, in this world where the strong reign supreme, strength is everything. Their expressions immediately became respectful, their previous arrogance gone.
However, Lu Chengfeng remained silent. Even though the other party possessed the Golden Demon-Subduing Talisman, he could not bow his head to them. Suddenly, he spoke:
"What's so great about that? The clan leader said that once I advance to the late stage of Divine Venerable, I will have the strength to fight for the Golden Demon-Subduing Token."
Although his tone was still defiant, the previous disdain was gone. Perhaps this was the last stubbornness of a prodigy.
"You ...," Lu Ziyu glared.
"Forget it, let's just let this go!"
Long Chen stepped forward and said, "We came to watch the match at Miss Lu Ziqiong's invitation. We will remember this favor and repay it later."
You are not obligated to be so warm to us, but I also hope what you say won't be so harsh. I have a bad temper, really. Don't let things get out of hand, or it would be too regrettable. Long
Chen's eyes swept over Lu Chengfeng and the others. Their hairs stood on end, their scalps tingling. It was as if they were being targeted by a primordial beast from hell, its intense aura of death making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
"Everyone, please take your seats. The start is about to begin." Lu Ziyu hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
Only then did everyone begin to move toward the seats at the very front of the arena. There were millions of spectator seats in the arena, but at this moment, there was no one left.
When Long Chen and the others entered the best spectator seats with only ten seats, ten people also appeared across the arena. One of them suddenly stood up and made a throat-slitting gesture toward Lu Ziyu and the others.
Lu Ziyu and the others were furious, but before they could react, the man suddenly glared at Long Chen with a sinister grin.
"This guy is trying all sorts of tricks to get himself killed." Watching that person provoke Long Chen,Mo Nian helplessly shrugged and sighed sympathetically.