According to Wang Tong's introduction, there was only one Great Emperor leading the Ling Nvzong in this competition. This Great Emperor was named Emperor Ren Hu. He was said to be one of the indispensable factors during Ling Nv Emperor's rise to power and was a founding elder of the Ling Nvzong sect! He was also Ling Nv Emperor's right-hand man.

Although Emperor Ren Hu's name implies ferocity, Yang Chen initially thought that he wouldn't be overly aggressive.

But he was wrong about that.

At first, Emperor Ren Hu wasn't aggressive, but after seeing Ling Nvzong's excellent performance, he seemed to have found a reason to ridicule others. He smirked and said directly, "Zhen Mountain Sect, Northern Territory Sect, your two sects seem to be lacking. Even with all your efforts, just one genius barely made it past this bamboo forest.

I mean, don't you guys at least want one genius to break through more crisply and decisively?"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Ping Shan immediately flared up in anger, "Ren Hu, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Emperor Ren Hu didn't seem to be scared and scoffed, "Ping Shan, don't try your tricks on me; Ren Hu won't fall for them. What do I mean? Humph, my meaning is already obvious. If you don't accept it, we can go out and have a competition. Do you dare?"

Emperor Ping Shan was so angry that his veins bulged, but upon hearing the challenge, he immediately backed off. It wasn't that he didn't dare to accept it, but he knew he would likely lose.

Emperor Ren Hu snorted coldly, laughing at Emperor Ping Shan's anger.

Emperor Jinluo also secretly snickered, feeling delighted in his heart.

Just because Emperor Ren Hu could provoke Emperor Ping Shan didn't mean the Northern Territory Sect would play along with him.

Hua Wu Great Emperor coldly said, "Emperor Ren Hu, do you really think our Northern Territory Sect has no one left?"

"Heh heh, I remember your Northern Territory Sect still has a little guy. Why don't you bring him out instead of hiding him in the back? Is it because he has no confidence in himself? I think this kid might not have any special true abilities and only performed a little better in the first level." Emperor Ren Hu sarcastically said.

Hua Wu Great Emperor was no fool. He could tell that Emperor Ren Hu was deliberately targeting Yang Chen. Obviously, Emperor Ren Hu wanted to see what tricks Yang Chen had up his sleeve.

As for Yang Chen, he wasn't the only one interested in him.

Many others from various forces were also very interested in Yang Chen.

Firstly, there was Yang Chen's strength.

Secondly, people wanted to know the relationship between this Yang Chen and the one from the Thirty-six Eastern Counties.

Many people wanted to know the connection between the two, or if they were even the same person.

However, due to the Northern Territory Sect's protection, many people were curious but couldn't directly ask about Yang Chen's identity.

Hearing Emperor Ren Hu's provocation, Hua Wu Great Emperor said expressionlessly, "Is it? Whether he has any real abilities or not is not up to you to decide. Yang Chen, go ahead."

"Yes!" Yang Chen respectfully obeyed.

If possible, he wouldn't want to enter the bamboo forest again, as the Northern Territory Sect had already passed the assessment. However, there was no choice; he had to go through it.

With Emperor Ren Hu's provocation, there was no way he could back down now.

Instantly, without any hesitation, Yang Chen stepped forward and directly headed towards the bamboo forest.

When Yang Chen entered the bamboo forest, the others started gossiping.

"How do you think this Yang Chen will compare to Sima Long and Shi Changhe when dealing with the bamboo forest?"

"Are you seriously comparing this Yang Chen to the same-level geniuses as Sima Long and Shi Changhe? Can they even be compared? Even if we put aside Shi Changhe, Sima Long is a top genius who has proven his worth consistently over a long time. What has this Yang Chen achieved? He just gained a bit of fame in the first level assessment."

"His achievements are simply restricted to dealing with some Magma Demonic Beasts. They hold no real meaning."

"Exactly, compared to Sima Long, this Yang Chen is nothing."

"He has no accomplishments at all, yet he wants to compare himself to Sima Long? Who does he think he is?"

Many of Sima Long's admirers disdainfully spoke, feeling that comparing Yang Chen to Sima Long was an insult to Sima Long.

As for Sima Long, he stared straight at the bamboo forest, curious about how Yang Chen would fare.

Yang Chen, of course, didn't know what they were saying. At this moment, he entered the bamboo forest and saw the thirteen Bamboo Demons as described by Emperor Jinluo.

The appearance of these Bamboo Demons was no different from regular bamboo. The leaves beside them resembled their arms.

The moment the Bamboo Demons sensed Yang Chen's presence, they attacked him like they were mad.

Their attacks were simple but very brutal. Their leaf arms instantly transformed into vines and wrapped around Yang Chen at lightning speed.

In an instant, vines surrounded Yang Chen. He immediately deployed triple flames to protect himself. Under the protection of triple flames, the thirteen Bamboo Demons couldn't harm Yang Chen for the moment.

Yang Chen deliberated briefly.

"Even though the Bamboo Demons are manipulated by a prohibition, their growth requires a large amount of natural energy." Yang Chen mused, "I wonder if my control over natural energy can interfere with these Bamboo Demons!"

As he decided, the thirteen Bamboo Demons seemed to realize that they couldn't break through Yang Chen's defense and promptly changed their tactics. Three of them transformed directly into bamboo swords, flying towards Yang Chen.

Yang Chen hastily used his triple flames to block them. However, the bamboo swords were unyielding and shattered his triple flames!

"Can't stop them?" Yang Chen was surprised. "In that case, let's see if my Nature Spirit Technique is effective."

He had other means of defense, but he was curious about the effectiveness of his Nature Spirit Technique.

At this moment, Yang Chen grasped the surrounding natural energy and lightly manipulated it. The thirteen Bamboo Demons immediately stiffened for a moment.

However, after a moment, the thirteen Bamboo Demons recovered and attacked Yang Chen again!

Yang Chen activated his True Qi, and the Bamboo Demons stopped once more.

The pause was short, lasting only the blink of an eye, and consumed a great amount of Yang Chen's True Qi.

But for Yang Chen, that was more than enough already.

He chuckled, "If that's the case, then dealing with these thirteen Bamboo Demons will become much easier."

Although the blink of an eye seemed too short, it was enough for him.

At this moment, the thirteen Bamboo Demons transformed into sharp bamboo swords, attacking Yang Chen from all directions. Just then, Yang Chen suddenly manipulated his Nature Spirit Technique.

The thirteen Bamboo Demons froze in place.

Yang Chen swung his arm swiftly.

"Break!" Triple flames instantly scattered onto each of the Bamboo Demons' bodies.

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