At these words, everyone understood completely.
Was Chen Shao’an mocking himself?
Clearly not!
He was humiliating the Northern Profound Domain, saying its so-called geniuses were worse than trash.
The faces of everyone from the Northern Profound Domain were dark with rage.
In contrast, the people from the other Profound Domains were all reveling in their misfortune.
"Heh heh, Chen Shao’an really has guts, targeting the Northern Profound Domain right from the start."
"Well, it’s their own fault for being weak!"
"Dignity lies only on the edge of a sword. The Northern Profound Domain is the weakest of the Five Great Profound Domains; they deserve to be targeted and humiliated."
Cold sneers rippled through the crowd.
In truth, they had long known that the Western Profound Domain’s purpose for holding this martial gathering was to humiliate the Northern Profound Domain.
But they hadn’t expected Chen Shao’an to be this blunt.
Completely unconcealed!
The Northern Profound Domain’s geniuses—Hua Celestial Sect, Bai Luoxue, Xiao Fan, and Wang Xuan—were not here, so almost no one dared to accept the challenge.
They could only grit their teeth and endure the humiliation.
Chen Shao’an sneered, "I called you people from the Northern Profound Domain trash, and you really are trash. Not one of you dares to even speak up."
"Chen Shao’an, don’t get too cocky!"
"When the cat’s away, the mice will play. How shameless can you be, humiliating us when our Northern Profound Domain’s strongest geniuses aren’t even present?"
The people from the Northern Profound Domain were boiling with righteous fury.
Chen Shao’an said disdainfully, "So what if they’re not here? If you’re real men, you’d stand up for yourselves. Or do all of you just like to rely on others? No wonder you’re even worse than trash."
"Who says we’re worse than trash?"
A young man from the Northern Profound Domain stepped forward.
He simply couldn’t take it anymore.
Chen Shao’an looked at the youth. "Heh, finally one with the guts to speak. What’s your name?"
"I’m Sun Hao!"
The youth announced loudly.
Chen Shao’an glanced at Sun Hao. "Sun Hao, is it? If you have any guts, come up and challenge me. Don’t just cower below the stage like a piece of trash."
BAM!
Sun Hao leaped directly onto the fighting stage.
He was about to explode with rage.
He could tolerate being insulted, but he would be the first to stand against anyone who insulted the entire Northern Profound Domain.
Chen Shao’an said indifferently, "Since you dare to get on stage and challenge me, you must not be afraid to die, right?"
BOOM!
Before Sun Hao could even answer, Chen Shao’an threw a punch at him.
The punch tore through the air.
’So strong!’
Sun Hao’s face paled, and he hurriedly crossed his arms in front of him to block.
BAM!
Sun Hao was sent flying off the stage and knocked unconscious.
"What? Sun Hao was taken out in a single blow?"
"It’s not surprising. Chen Shao’an is an Early Stage Grand Martial Artist, after all. It’s perfectly normal for him to take out Sun Hao in one move."
"Quick, go see if he’s still alive!"
A young man rushed to Sun Hao’s side and quickly administered first aid, and Sun Hao slowly regained consciousness.
He was alive!
Everyone from the Northern Profound Domain breathed a sigh of relief.
Sun Hao’s eyes were glazed over. "What happened to me?"
"Sigh..."
The young man sighed. "You just challenged Chen Shao’an. He took you out in one blow and sent you flying from the stage."
"I remember now!"
Recalling the moment he was defeated, Sun Hao hung his head in shame. "Sorry, everyone. I’ve brought shame to our Northern Profound Domain."
"Just focus on recovering for now!"
the young man comforted him with a bitter smile.
The fact that Sun Hao had stepped forward, with courage that defied death, already placed him above most others present.
The others didn’t even have that much courage.
Chen Shao’an snorted in contempt. "Just a piece of trash, daring to challenge me. He was really fucking asking to die."
"Hahaha!"
The people from the other great Profound Domains all erupted in laughter.
Chen Shao’an scanned the crowd from the Northern Profound Domain. "Aside from that piece of trash Sun Hao, is there no one else left in your Northern Profound Domain?"
The people of the Northern Profound Domain all hung their heads.
It wasn’t that they didn’t dare fight.
They truly couldn’t win!
"The great and mighty Northern Profound Domain can’t even produce a single genius. Truly pathetic."
"Have all the geniuses in the Northern Profound Domain died off?"
"Heh, a backwater like the Northern Profound Domain only churns out a bunch of cowards."
The people from the other great Profound Domains looked on with contempt.
「Just then...」
A young man with a sword strapped to his back emerged from the tavern and roared, "Who said we of the Northern Profound Domain are all cowards? I’ll challenge you!"
"It’s Ye Langtian!"
"Hahaha, one of our Northern Profound Domain’s geniuses is here! We won’t be humiliated any longer!"
Seeing the sword-wielding young man emerge from the tavern, everyone from the Northern Profound Domain grew excited.
Ye Langtian was hailed as the number one Sword Dao genius in the Northern Profound Domain, after all.
’Him?’
Su Mo voiced his surprise.
Xiao Lang asked, "Young Master, do you know him?"
Su Mo nodded. "I saw him a few times during the Holy Spirit Competition. I don’t know him well, but he’s more than enough to deal with Chen Shao’an."
"Heh heh, that’s good to hear!"
Xiao Lang gave a faint smile.
If no one else had stepped up, he had been planning to intervene himself.
However, Chen Shao’an was just too pathetic.
He didn’t want to fight such garbage; it would be beneath him.
SWOOSH!
Ye Langtian flew onto the fighting stage, the sword still on his back.
"A Grand Martial Artist?"
Chen Shao’an’s face was filled with astonishment.
Only after a Martial Artist reaches the Grand Martial Artist realm can they use the Flying in the Sky technique.
The fact that Ye Langtian could fly onto the stage proved he had already reached the Grand Martial Artist realm. He could truly be considered a genius.
But Chen Shao’an wasn’t worried in the slightest.
Because he was a Grand Martial Artist too.
Chen Shao’an stared at Ye Langtian. "I heard the geniuses from your Northern Profound Domain all took part in the Holy Spirit Competition recently. Were you one of them?"
"I was."
Ye Langtian answered truthfully.
Chen Shao’an asked curiously, "What was your final ranking?"
Ye Langtian said awkwardly, "Sorry, I wasn’t ranked."
"Huh?"
Chen Shao’an was stunned.
Ye Langtian wasn’t ranked?
’Is he kidding me?’
’Could it be that everyone who participated in the Holy Spirit Competition was a monster?’
Chen Shao’an demanded, "Ye Langtian, stop playing coy and trying to fool me with these lies. Just tell me your rank. Even if you were number one, it wouldn’t scare me."
"I really wasn’t ranked!"
Ye Langtian explained, "Let’s put it this way: during the finals of the Holy Spirit Assembly, I was eliminated within three minutes. You must believe me now, right?"
"What? Ye Langtian was eliminated in three minutes?"
"That’s impossible, right?"
"But he’s the number one Sword Dao genius in the Northern Profound Domain!"
A murmur of discussion spread through the crowd.
"So, you’re saying you’re a complete and utter waste?"
Chen Shao’an said disdainfully, "Get off the stage. I have no interest in fighting a waste of space like you. Even killing you would be boring."
A loser who got eliminated in three minutes dared to challenge him.
’What does he take me for?’
’Someone who specializes in killing losers?’
However, Ye Langtian didn’t move from his spot.
He had been eliminated in three minutes because he’d run into an absolute monster and given up out of despair—it wasn’t what Chen Shao’an was thinking at all.
"Chen Shao’an, make your move!"
Ye Langtian said with confidence.
Chen Shao’an curled his lip. "What kind of terrible luck do I have to be stuck fighting a loser like you? Can I refuse?"
"Are you going to fight or not? If not, then get the hell down!"
Ye Langtian said coldly.
"Are you fucking sick in the head? Forcing me to attack you? Fine, fine, fine! Since you’re asking for a beating, I’ll oblige." Chen Shao’an charged furiously toward Ye Langtian.
However... the very next second, Chen Shao’an was sent flying from the stage, and he crashed heavily onto the ground.