Chapter 2313: Chapter 2361: Challenge

Fighting back her discomfort, Xia Chaoge lowered her eyes. Complex emotions swirled in them as she whispered, "Chaoge, Xia Chaoge."

Jiang Fan approached her with his hands behind his back, not letting her off the hook just yet.

"Didn’t you leave saying you wouldn’t choose anyone? Why did you come back?

"And why choose me, a member of the Human Clan?"

Xia Chaoge was stumped. She had always given unconditionally to Jiang Fan, never weighing the pros and cons. Just now, her instinctive retention had simply stemmed from the fear that he would leave. She hadn’t considered anything else. Thinking about it now, would her unintentional act expose her closeness to Jiang Fan? What would the people around them think? Would they suspect that she and Jiang Fan had known each other for a long time?

"I... I..." Xia Chaoge stammered. After a long moment, she looked up at Jiang Fan’s handsome face and said, "You’re good-looking. Is that a good enough reason?"

UH—

The surrounding crowd fell into a stunned silence. Wait, was that a serious reason? Even in the Sage Realm, they still couldn’t escape a world judged by appearances?

Yun Wanxiao’s facial muscles twitched, his anger like magma on the verge of erupting. Even if this man had forgotten Xia Chaoge, the moment he showed up, she threw herself into his arms without hesitation! He opened his mouth to scold her, but then suppressed the urge on second thought. At this moment, Jiang Fan didn’t know Xia Chaoge. If he made a scene, it might actually jog Jiang Fan’s memory of his past with Xia Chaoge.

The West Empress watched the two of them quietly. Of course, she didn’t believe that Xia Chaoge had chosen Jiang Fan for his looks. It seemed that between the two, Xia Chaoge knew Jiang Fan, but Jiang Fan didn’t know her. For a moment, she couldn’t quite figure out their relationship.

She simply asked, "Our Northern Heavenly State’s most outstanding Angel Leader has volunteered to ask for your guidance. What do you think?"

Jiang Fan looked at Xia Chaoge with a smile. "If this girl said I was strong, it might be a lie.

"But saying I’m handsome? That must be the truth.

"Alright, I’ll accept her!"

A faint blush appeared on Xia Chaoge’s snow-white cheeks, and she mentally spat, "How shameless." Yet, she felt a thrill of excitement, looking forward to the time they would spend alone together.

The West Empress nodded slightly. "Very well. I shall leave Xia Chaoge in your care—"

"Hold on!"

A forceful voice interrupted. Yun Wanxiao’s figure flashed, appearing between Xia Chaoge and Jiang Fan. Staring at Jiang Fan, Yun Wanxiao said to the West Empress, "Your Highness, Chaoge is the Angel with the purest bloodline in our Northern Heavenly State.

"Handing her over to an outsider for guidance is highly inappropriate, isn’t it?"

The Great Angels, who had long harbored dissatisfaction, chimed in one after another.

"If a member of the Human Clan steps on our heads in our own Northern Heavenly State territory, where is the dignity of us Great Angels?

"He’s only at the Early-stage One Calamity Realm! What right does he have to ride roughshod over us?"

Expressionless, the West Empress said coolly, "My mind is made up. Step down."

Seeing his objection dismissed, an unwilling Yun Wanxiao gritted his teeth and said, "If Your Highness insists on this, we will definitely seek instructions from the East Emperor!"

The West Empress’s gaze suddenly turned sharp, and she said with authority, "Are you threatening me?"

Under her sweeping gaze, Yun Wanxiao’s soul trembled violently. He swallowed hard and hastily lowered his head. "This junior wouldn’t dare.

"This junior is merely thinking of what’s best for Chaoge."

Jiang Fan glanced at him. What "thinking of what’s best for Xia Chaoge"? He was only thinking of himself. Jiang Fan recalled how this person had successively plotted against him during the Ancient Desolation Hunt and the Young Emperor Battle.

Jiang Fan smiled faintly and said, "West Empress, please calm your anger.

"I feel that the words of your noble race’s Great Angels are not unreasonable.

"Without strength, what qualifications do I have to guide your noble race’s top-level Prodigy?

"I am willing to spar with them on the Martial Path until they shut their mouths."

The West Empress raised her eyebrows. What an arrogant tone! Among the ten Great Angels present, several were Two-winged Great Angels. The Starry Angel, in fact, was already a Three-winged Great Angel and had even manifested an illusory fourth pair of wings on his back. He was only one step away from becoming a Four-winged Great Angel. And a Four-winged Great Angel was equivalent to the Human Clan’s Early-stage Second Calamity Realm. Jiang Fan’s Sage aura wasn’t even completely stable; how could he possibly compete with a Three-winged Great Angel?

However, for one, she truly didn’t want to alert the East Emperor, and for another, she was somewhat interested in seeing Jiang Fan’s strength. How formidable could the Martial Path strength be of this Heaven-defying Divine Man who could concoct Eighth Grade Heavenly Pills and create quasi Immortal Techniques?

With a wave of her sleeve, mysterious Laws swept across the great hall. The next moment, everyone appeared above the West Saint Palace, enveloped in a giant sphere of Law Chains that covered half the city.

The West Empress sat squarely on her throne and declared, "Fight without restraint. There is no need to hold back."

With the seal of her Early-stage Second Calamity Realm Power of Laws, the ensuing battle among this group would by no means affect the city below.

Xia Chaoge’s heart leaped into her throat. Although her martial uncle had broken through to the Sage Realm, aside from Yun Wanxiao, the Great Angels he was challenging were all old monsters who had cultivated for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. She wanted to stop it, but the West Empress had already shifted her and the Angel Leaders behind her for protection.

Hua Wenqi glared at Jiang Fan’s back with a look of disdain. She couldn’t understand—where did Yun Wanxiao fall short? No matter how passionate Yun Wanxiao was, he couldn’t elicit the slightest response from Xia Chaoge. Yet the moment this Human Clan Sage popped out of nowhere, Xia Chaoge actively threw herself into his arms.

Seeing Xia Chaoge’s anxiety, Hua Wenqi said, "Chaoge, just relax.

"With the West Empress present, could that Human Clan Sage actually be in danger?

"Just watch closely."

She hoped Yun Wanxiao would fight a fierce battle against Jiang Fan. It would let Xia Chaoge see Yun Wanxiao’s power and that human’s frailty with her own eyes. Only then might Xia Chaoge change her mind.

Hearing this, Xia Chaoge could only pray silently in her heart that the West Empress would intervene in time.

Facing the ten Great Angels alone, Jiang Fan stood with his hands behind his back and asked, "Who’s first?"

Yun Wanxiao made a move to step forward, but a similarly young One-Winged Great Angel beat him to it. The golden wings on his back were already in motion, propelling him toward Jiang Fan in an instant at a speed far surpassing that of other races.

The Angels present simultaneously activated a special light in their eyes, successfully capturing the attacker’s trajectory. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived right in front of Jiang Fan. Yet Jiang Fan remained perfectly still, as if he hadn’t reacted at all.

BAM—

With a muffled thud, the Great Angel’s palm slammed into Jiang Fan’s chest. However, Jiang Fan stood rooted to the spot, completely unfazed. Instead, the attacking Great Angel trembled violently from his arm all the way through his body, and was uncontrollably sent flying backward for several dozen feet.

"You..." the Great Angel was greatly astounded. Although the Angel Race did not excel in Physique, and he hadn’t used his full strength in that strike, shouldn’t the outcome be better than this?

Jiang Fan raised a hand to dust off his chest and said calmly, "Since you want to challenge me, you’d better take it seriously."

Months ago, he had used Laws for Body Tempering, bringing his Physique into the Sage Realm during his rebirth through fire. Upon entering the Sage Realm, he had also undergone the baptism of the Heavenly Dao, elevating his Physique to the First Layer. It was roughly at the level of the Mid-stage One Calamity Realm. A casual strike from his opponent couldn’t possibly harm him.

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