Chapter 29

Without the foundation of soul power consolidation, Ye Chen almost failed to absorb the soul ring this time. When he was trapped in the illusion, the scene of his mother's death in the mortal world kept reappearing before his eyes, over and over again.

The endless pain magnified infinitely in his heart. Even if Ye Chen had a hint of aversion to the world at that time, he would have fallen into endless darkness forever.

What made him persist and break the cycle of the illusion was the last words his mother left before her death: "Life is about moving forward with burdens. As long as you don't look back, no difficulty can defeat you!"

Recalling this sentence, Ye Chen's mindset underwent a transformation, and the cyclic illusion was shattered before his resolute heart.

It was precisely at that moment when Yan's attack came, which accelerated Ye Chen's escape from the illusion, enabling him to completely absorb the Azure Sky Dragon Fox's soul ring.

Looking up at the sky, the moon and stars remained serene. Ye Chen glanced at the lonely figure illuminated by the lights inside the Pope's Hall and murmured, "Wait for me!"

Time passed quickly, and the three days set by Bibi Dong had arrived.

Before dawn, the grassy area in front of the West Tower was already filled with hundreds, if not thousands, of people who wanted to challenge Ye Chen.

Some were only at level 40 or so, while some of the renowned geniuses within the Martial Soul Hall Academy were at least level 50 or above, and there were quite a few of them.

West Tower, Room 10 on the 3rd floor.

"You go, I will persuade Master for you."

"Go where? Leave you alone in the academy?" Looking at Hu Liena, who sneaked into the boys' dormitory, Ye Chen said seriously, "You are my woman, and I will never abandon you."

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena's displeasure turned to anger. "Where do you think you're going? Do you know what you're about to face? The people downstairs, do you have any confidence in defeating them all? They are not ordinary students like those you faced before. Do you understand what I mean?"

Her anxious words stirred up Hu Liena's emotions.

Ye Chen chuckled and took her hand, walking towards the door. "I understand what you're saying, but what I'm going to do is fight for my senior sister."

Hand in hand, they walked out of the dormitory gate. Instantly, this scene caused a huge uproar, with countless people discussing Ye Chen's actions.

"Shameless! He's just engaged and dares to hold the Holy Maiden's hand. Isn't he afraid that the Pope will chop him up?"

"Yeah, it's despicable."

"Sigh, although that's true, can you honestly say you're not envious? She's the Holy Maiden, not to mention she's beautiful like a celestial being, and she's also the Pope's closed-door disciple."

"Hey hey, look, that kid is hugging the Holy Maiden's waist again, damn it."

The discussions of the thousands of people once again exploded with new topics due to Ye Chen's subsequent actions. Each one looked at him with jealousy, their envy almost overflowing.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel mischievous. Holding Hu Liena, he jumped onto the giant stone statue in front of the West Tower and shouted loudly, "Are you all here to challenge me?"

At his words, the crowd erupted into curses.

"Nonsense! We're not here to crash a wedding. Are you trying to flaunt your affection for each other?"

"Come down and face your death, the Holy Maiden is mine."

Ye Chen looked at the boiling crowd below, a smirk appearing on his lips. Turning to Hu Liena, who was still bewildered, he whispered, "Senior sister, are you willing to lend me a hand?"

"What do you mean?" Hu Liena was confused by Ye Chen's words, but when he pouted and leaned closer to her, she finally understood what he was up to.

Now that the wedding battle was unavoidable, if Ye Chen really lost, she would have to marry someone else. In that case, why not be a little bold?

Looking at the man she loved, Hu Liena closed her beautiful eyes slowly and met Ye Chen's lips.

Under the gaze of everyone, the two began kissing passionately on the giant stone statue, embracing each other closely without hiding from anyone.

This scene instantly infuriated the challengers. Their pure and noble Holy Maiden was being contaminated by someone, and they could potentially take her place.

For a moment, countless people under the stone statue shouted furiously.

"Argh, the Holy Maiden is mine. You shameless brat, shut up and come down to die."

"Damn it, Ye Chen, you coward. If you have the guts, come down and duel. You're not worthy of being the Holy Maiden's consort."

"Damn it, come fight me. Even with one soul ring, I can still beat you to a pulp."

"I'll bet two soul rings. As long as you're willing to come down and duel."

However, in the face of everyone's provocation, Ye Chen continued to ignore them, enjoying the soft lips of Hu Liena while gesturing with two middle fingers pointed downward.

For a moment, the crowd's anger and jealousy intensified even more, with almost everyone's faces and hands showing bulging veins. If it weren't for the rules of the wedding battle, they might all have rushed up to the statue to kill him at the same time.

But unfortunately, Ye Chen paid no attention to these people. He continued to hold Hu Liena tightly, kissing her passionately, calmly listening to the deafening curses from everyone.

He just liked to make people dislike him and then have no way to deal with him.

This wedding battle was destined to be his show!

Among the thousands of people under the stone statue, there were also a few men who remained calm and composed, sitting on the grass, adjusting their state at any time.

Observing these people sitting on the grass, Ye Chen activated his soul power to probe them. He was surprised to find that even the lowest level among them was above level 55, and one of the women even had soul power equivalent to a graduate of the academy, reaching a level of 60. She just hadn't absorbed a soul ring to break through yet, so she also met the basic requirements for the wedding battle.

But what was strange was why a woman would also participate in the wedding battle. Was it for power within the Martial Soul Hall? Or did this woman have some special thoughts about Hu Liena?

(End of this chapter)

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