Chapter 300: Chen Chu's Identity Exposed
In the front of a luxurious multi-purpose vehicle that looked like a reception room, the fifteen-year-old Qingqiu Mingyue was chatting softly with Yan Ruoyi, asking her questions like whether it was fun being a celebrity.
Fifteen years old! Can fifteen-year-olds even have (ΘΘ)[1] like this? Chen Chu thought, somewhat stunned.
Sitting to Yan Ruoyi's left was Bai Yunfeng, holding a mini projector as she dealt with documents and occasionally discussed the upcoming concert with Xu Xiaoqi.
As the person in charge of coordinating concerts in more than a dozen nations, she had a lot to do. Since this was Yan Ruoyi's first and last global tour, she demanded perfection in all aspects and had very high standards.
The only thing not in her consideration range was potential attacks from Akunus or the demon king. They had other professionals who were responsible for those.
Chen Chu sat at Yan Ruoyi's right, with Li Daoyi beside him. Across from them was the king-like Qingqiu Minghui, who was more beautiful than a woman.
Suddenly, Li Daoyi leaned over and whispered, "Brother Chu, ever since you got in the car, you've been staring at Brother Qingqiu. Do you like men?"
Ahem!
Before Chen Chu could speak, the handsome young man across from them who had a gentle smile on his face, choked on his own saliva.
Qingqiu Mingyue, who had a stern look on her face the whole time, burst out laughing. "Haha... actually, I noticed too, but I didn't say anything."
Yan Ruoyi's lips curved up.
Chen Chu was speechless. "... My orientation is quite normal. I only like pretty women."
Li Daoyi asked curiously, "Then why have you been staring at Brother Qingqiu since you got in the car?"
Chen Chu cleared his throat and said, "Frankly, I am somewhat curious about the Qingqiu family’s summoning art, but it's a family secret, so I didn't want to be rude and ask rashly."
Opposite him, Qingqiu Minghui suddenly said, "Do you want to learn?"
"... A little bit," Chen Chu nodded. The others paused, not expecting that answer.
Qingqiu Minghui slowly said, "This secret art has very stringent requirements. The foundation needs to correspond with the bloodline of a mythical colossal beast or be fused into an essence, along with items like the beast's scales.
"This is the only way to produce a soul resonance with the summoned mythical colossal beast. Then, by employing secret arts that involve space and time, the phantom of the mythical colossal beast can be summoned to descend.”
At the time, he had been puzzled about why he couldn't find the identity of this bodyguard. It was only after learning about Chen Chu's real identity that he understood the reason.
Qingqiu Mingyue smiled and said, "Chen Chu, my brother has been wanting to spar with you ever since he saw the list of people around sister Ruoyi this morning. Don't worry, though. He’s just curious about your strength and won't go too hard on you."
It seemed that Qingqiu Mingyue had already assumed that Chen Chu would lose before the fight had even started. After all, compared to Chen Chu, who was at the middle stage of the Sixth Heavenly Realm, her brother was a high-level cultivator at the late stage of the Seventh.
Even if he suppressed his realm to the middle stage of the Sixth, his experience, comprehension, high-level combat skills, and techniques still belonged to a higher level.
This would seem unfair to Chen Chu, but the world had never been fair. This would just be like when Chen Chu faced cultivators at the same level as him.
Seeing Qingqiu Minghui's bright gaze, Chen Chu slowly said, "A full-strength battle? Sure, I also want to see how strong the king's legacy is."
Since his identity had been exposed, Chen Chu no longer tried to hide it. Besides, he was very interested in the space-time summoning secret art.
If he could successfully cultivate it, this would become another trump card for him when Thunder Fiery reached level 9 or became a mythical colossal beast. Additionally, he could study whether reverse summoning was possible, such as his main body descending on the avatar's side. If so, many things could be handled more easily.
At that point, Qingqiu Minghui reminded everyone, "By the way, Brother Chen's identity is special. Outside of this vehicle, he is still Chu Batian. Everyone, please don't mix it up."
Li Daoyi nodded with a smile. "I understand, it's to avoid being targeted early by the demon cults and aliens. Truth be told, I knew his name was fake as soon as I heard it. After all, who uses such an edgy name in this day and age?"
You think my name is edgy? That's because you haven't seen Super Jiba[2], Chen Chu retorted in his mind.
Qingshan City had arranged for Yan Ruoyi and the others to stay at a resort in the suburbs. It was surrounded by green mountains and clear waters, and the entire hotel was booked and sealed off for them.
After a short rest, the group of seven headed to the mountain behind the hotel. On the hundred-meter-high hillside, looking at the two blurry black figures hundreds of meters away, a curious Xu Xiaoqi asked, "Who do you think is stronger?"
A descendant of a king and a freak with the title of Invincible Divine Might on the battlefield—who would be stronger in the same realm?
Li Daoyi slowly said, "In a pragmatic sense, I favor Brother Qingqiu, but my rational analysis gives me more faith in brother Chu."
The fox-eared girl rolled her eyes and said, "That's just nonsense."
Yan Ruoyi smiled, then took out a pair of sunglasses similar to Chen Chu's. As soon as she put them on, her field of vision expanded rapidly, bringing the scene several hundred meters away into clear focus.
1. This is a boobs emoji that the author drew. ☜
2. Xia Youhui's online handle from chapter 57. Jiba means "penis" in Chinese slang. ☜