The atmosphere seemed to freeze at this moment, and even the surrounding temperature dropped suddenly. Everyone could feel the coldness in the eyes of the Bai Ling and even the air seemed to be frozen. Everyone stopped talking, including the senior disciples from the last session, who were watching from a distance.

“On account that you have only recently arrived, I will give you a chance to take back what you just said.” Bai Ling’s eyes were very cold. She stared at Xiao Chen’s face and said this, one word at a time.

“I’m sorry. I have said it before. Since there is no clear rule at the Cloud Mist Academy, we will not hand over the Mystic Stone.” Xiao Chen held his head high and thrust his chest forward. He was calm and collected, and his words were as what he had stated before.

The atmosphere once again froze. At this time, most of the freshmen moved closer to him. At present, their cultivation were not high enough, so they were not qualified to speak. The only person who was authorized to speak was Xiao Chen.

Yumu Shisan and Jiang Qianqian, who were beside Xiao Chen, looked indifferent, as if their thoughts were elsewhere. Jiang Qianqian’s eyes were cold and her hand was already on her sword hilt. She was ready to fight at any time, although it was a bit… absurd if she had to deal with the three who were at Nirvana Realm cultivation.

In the past, there had been similar incidents, but most of them handed over the Mystic Stone readily enough, right after the newcomers had been beaten up.

At this moment, the atmosphere was tense at the end of the Long-Gate Pass, until a slightly, cheery voice sounded, “How come I was not aware that this year’s freshmen are all so aggressive? Is it really because The Annihilation Times is coming, and do you think you are great, just because you think you are superior?”

The speaker was a disciple at Nirvana Realm, who was standing behind Bai Ling. He smiled and looked at Xiao Chen placidly. “Newcomer, you are speaking like this, because you are not familiar with this place. You will only realize how naive you are now, sometime in the future. Remember what I told you. It will happen for sure.”

Xiao Chen ignored him. His gaze remained fixed on Bai Ling’s ice-cold face. Bai Ling had not been that cold initially, but now that such a thing had happened, no one could maintain a cordial attitude. She said icily, “I know some of you have reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm. Your cultivation is much higher than ours when we just arrived. But your so-called peak of the Nascent Soul Realm is nothing in the Cloud Mist Academy now!”

At the end of her sentence, Bai Ling’s eyes suddenly turned cold and she looked at Jiang Qianqian. Jiang Qianqian’s hand had been pressed on the hilt of her sword, but when she saw the look in Bai Ling’s eyes, her whole body immediately trembled, as if she had been frightened right to the core of her soul. She immediately withdrew her hand from the hilt of her sword, and her face turned very pale and ugly.

Bai Ling slowly turned around and continued to look at Xiao Chen. She stated clearly, word for word, “Rules are rules. Since you want to try, then come and try. If you win, I will not ask you for the Mystic Stone again this month. Just like you said, why should you hand over the Mystic Stone? Then I will ask you, why are you so unwilling to hand it over? You have to display your abilities first!”

The latter sentence made it impossible for everyone to refute. Indeed, everyone gave it to her readily. “Why are you not giving it to her? You have to show that you are capable of not giving it to her!

At this moment, all the senior disciples who were watching from a distance, looked at Xiao Chen. Some of them had smirks on their faces. “This newcomer is a little interesting. Since he does not want to hand over the Mystic Stone and does not have the ability to defend it, is he going to tell the grandmasters about it? Tell them that we bullied him?”

“Hey! Newcomer, go tell the grandmasters that we bullied you.” Someone in the distance whistled at Xiao Chen and jeered at him.

“I accept the challenge!” Xiao Chen stared at Bai Ling. There were some things that he could not compromise on. Even if he knew that he had used up a lot of True Energy in fighting against the Snow Beast just now, and even though he knew that the realm of Bai Ling was only at the second level of Nirvana, her energy was very pure, much purer than his.

A resounding voice reverberated through Long-Gate Pass. Many people were shocked. Was this newcomer really going to challenge Bai Ling? Even though he was at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, he had no chance of winning. Bai Ling was considered the most outstanding in their batch this time, so they all addressed her as Senior Sister, respectfully.

At this moment, Chu Qi’s eyes were cold and her body moved. Xiao Chen immediately held her back. This Bai Ling in front of him had a very pure Nirvana Realm. She was not at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm that was superficial like Liu Qing’s. It could be said that Chu Qi would not even last 10 moves against her.

The atmosphere became more tense, which made it difficult for people to breathe. Among the dozens of teenagers behind them, a few of them walked up and whispered, “Brother Chen, why don’t we just give them the Mystic Stone? Don’t fight with them…”

Although they knew that Xiao Chen had reached the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, or even higher than that, they had used up too much energy when they dealt with the Snow Beast earlier. Moreover, the enemy in front of them was a real cultivator in the Nirvana Realm.

Xiao Chen’s eyes narrowed. He raised his hand and turned around to look at them. “I’ve brought you all the way here, but there’s still Long-Gate Pass that we have yet to get through. My mission is not finished yet!”

“Brother Chen…”

Several teenagers raised their heads and looked at him. The dozens of teenagers behind him were clenching their fists tightly at this moment. Originally, they thought that the other party would merely treat them as a burden. However, they did not expect that…

The teenagers gritted their teeth. No matter what would happen in the future, they must stand by Brother Chen’s side. Many teenagers shouted in unison, “You can do it, Brother Chen!”

In the distance, many senior disciples were smiling. They looked at this group of newcomers with great interest and smiled and said, “These freshmen are really interesting. But soon, they will soon realize how naive they are, just like us in the past, right?”

A male disciple at the Nirvana Realm, standing under the stone pillar, walked up to them. He arched his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Chen, then smiled and said, “Very good. You dare to challenge Senior Sister Bai Ling. But you have to know…”

At this point, the man’s eyes suddenly turned cold, and a murderous aura flashed across them. He said coldly, “You have to remember, my name is Ji Shangfei. I like to challenge those who think they are more powerful than others, especially people like you. You have to remember, in the Cloud Mist Academy, I have…”

“A thousand ways for me to die?” Xiao Chen shot him a cold glare. “Someone said the same thing to me before, but now he’s dead.”

After that, Xiao Chen abruptly turned his head and looked at Bai Ling. “Let’s begin!”

Ji Shangfei narrowed his eyes. At this moment, the murderous look in his eyes seemed to be more pronounced than before. Bai Ling’s eyes narrowed. Before she could say anything, Xiao Chen said coldly, “Use the sword in your hand to talk to me!”

All the senior disciples off the field were surprised. “This freshman is too arrogant, isn’t he?” In the beginning, many people just wanted to watch the fun, but now they hoped Bai Ling could kill him with one strike as soon as possible, in order to dampen the morale of this group of newcomers, so no one would be like this person in the future.

“Alright!” Bai Ling said coldly. She shifted her feet, leaving behind a residual shadow in her original position. Her true form had instantly teleported to the middle of the square behind her. The rest of the bystanders also felt as though they had retreated a thousand feet back.

Xiao Chen sprang off the ground, using his toes and flew over as well. The youngsters behind him wanted to follow him, but Ji Shangfei stretched out his hand out and stopped them, and with a faint smile, said, “All you have to do now is to see how he is going to be defeated.”

Several teenagers raised their heads and glared at him. Gnashing their teeth, they said, “Brother Chen will not lose!”

“Hehe, do you know what annoys me most about you newbies? It is that you don’t know the immensity of heaven and earth. You have a lot of things to learn. In the future, Senior Brother will teach you, bit by bit,” Ji Shangfei said with a faint smile.

In the square, many people were looking forward to this battle. Some looked forward to Xiao Chen being defeated as soon as possible, while others looked forward to seeing what abilities such an arrogant newcomer had. After all, it was rare for a newcomer to challenge a senior brother or sister, who was at a higher level.

In the middle of the square, the strong wind was cold, making Bai Ling’s hair fly, and her eyes were blazing. She said, “I was also a newcomer once, so I don’t want to make things difficult for you, but if I can’t get the Mystic Stone, I can’t hand it over either…” Speaking of this, she tilted her head, furrowed her eyebrows slightly, and her eyes seemed to become softer, but at the same time, seemed to be filled with a sense of helplessness.

“There’s no need to say more. Please enlighten me.” Xiao Chen’s eyes were calm and his tone was cold. The reason why he challenged Bai Ling today was not because he was impulsive, but he had his own plans in mind.

Bai Ling’s eyes turned cold again. She gathered the sword skill with her left hand, pointed it to the ground, and put two fingers in front of her chest with her right hand. She shouted, “Green Spirit! Out!”

“Swoosh!” With a sharp noise, the teal sword behind her turned into a blaze of green radiance and flew toward Xiao Chen. The sword Qi was so fierce that even the onlookers situated at 300 meters away, felt suffocated.

Xiao Chen’s eyes remained calm as he bellowed, “Unsullied! Go!”

The Unsullied Sword had long been connected to his heart. With a whoosh, it transformed into a ray of white light and flew out. “Clang!” The two swords collided with each other in mid-air, immediately causing a wave of air to spread out in all directions, which shook the grass and trees. Everyone was shocked that the rookie was able to defend against the sword skill of the Senior Sister Bai Ling. No wonder, he was that arrogant.

However, Ji Shangfei did not expect this to happen. He knew very well how pure Bai Ling’s cultivation was. This guy could easily resist her sword, which meant that his cultivation was also very pure. Was it at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm of Cave Ruins Level?

Cave Ruins Level… This absurd idea flashed across Ji Shangfei’s mind, and then he shook his head. “It is absolutely impossible, absolutely impossible. Even in the Cloud Mist Academy, there was no person with the cultivation of the Cave Ruins Level.”

Bai Ling had not expected Xiao Chen to take her sword strike so easily. It was truly beyond her expectation. She smiled faintly. “Interesting. No wonder he’s the leader of the newcomers. Let’s see if you are able to take another strike from me!”

Xiao Chen slowed his breathing. From the outside, it seemed that he had easily absorbed the sword strike of Bai Ling. Only he knew how dangerous it was. If he had not used one of the Four Wonderful Techniques of the Mystic Cyan, An Rushan, he would have been knocked out.

Even so, his True Qi was in chaos now, due to the shock. He had never imagined that a Level 2 Nirvana Realm cultivator could unleash such pure power, which was comparable to that of his Level 4 Nirvana Realm cultivator. She was completely different from the enemies he had fought before, especially the Nirvana Cultivators of the Immortals’ League. Bai Ling’s cultivation was indeed not higher than theirs, but her strength was much stronger. “What was going on?”

“That Great Devil, Heaven’s Bane, said that I’ve achieved a certain true Nirvana Realm, but why does it look worse than the one in front of me?”

While he was thinking, the next sword strike from Bai Ling was coming at him again. She jumped up like the Mystic Lady of the Nine Heavens and shouted, “Arrival of the Phoneix!”

With the whistle from the Cyan Spirit Sword, it instantly turned into a thousand-foot-long teal blaze of light and rushed toward Xiao Chen. The power this time was far beyond everyone’s imagination. It seemed to tear the space apart. Even those who were watching the battle from a distance of a thousand feet away, felt a sharp pain on their faces at this moment.