Ye Chen said indifferently, "Sorry, but I'm the type who prefers to wipe out the roots. You'd better strip and start running naked right now. Of course, if you're unwilling, I'll have no choice but to resort to force. And once I make a move, things won't be as simple as just running naked."
Gu Xuan said coldly, "This is the Peach Banquet—"
Boom—
Before he could finish, the Star Sky Quasi-Monarch made his move, directly slapping Gu Xuan away. In an instant, all his clothes disintegrated into dust, leaving him completely naked and exposed to the pointing fingers and mocking laughter of the crowd.
"So Gu Xuan's figure isn't bad after stripping," a female cultivator said, her eyes gleaming.
"The figure is alright, but that thing down there is a bit too small, isn't it? I suggest you come with me instead. I'm a hundred-times-a-night man, guaranteed to make you feel like you're in heaven."
"Really? Let's meet up tonight!"
"Disgusting!"
...
Amidst the pointing and gossiping, a man and a woman secretly reached some unspeakable agreement, their words making others blush.
Seeing this, Qingtian Great Power felt that the Qinghua Sect's face had been utterly lost. He no longer cared that this was Medicine God Valley and immediately acted. An overwhelming Great Power aura erupted, terrifyingly powerful, pressing down on everyone present like a mountain. He attacked the Star Sky Quasi-Monarch, roaring angrily, "How dare you attack the successor of my Qinghua Sect! Do you truly think my Qinghua Sect has no one left?"
He wasn't worried about the consequences of acting. After all, if he didn't intervene when his sect's successor was being bullied, he would only face more ridicule behind his back.
The Star Sky Quasi-Monarch's eyes turned cold. A mere Half-Step Divine King actually dared to attack him? He was truly seeking death.
However, before he could act, a burly figure appeared, blocking Qingtian Great Power's attack.
His blood energy was vast and profound, like an abyss or an ocean. He was clearly a peerless Great Power from the demon race, overwhelmingly powerful, even capable of withstanding a Half-Step Divine King's strike. He was most likely also a Half-Step Divine King.
It was the Ancient Desolate Dragon. It had appeared.
Although it knew Ye Chen could easily handle the situation, it still intervened to curry favor with him.
The powerful figures present looked at the Ancient Desolate Dragon in surprise, finding its face unfamiliar and unremarkable.
Even the other Ancient Divine Kings felt the same, though such potent blood energy, combined with being a Half-Step Divine King, meant it could likely put up a fight even against a First Tribulation Divine King.
"Who are you?" Qingtian Great Power asked, both shocked and furious, his voice cold. "If you obstruct me like this, you are making an enemy of the Qinghua Sect. Do you know the consequences?"
The Ancient Desolate Dragon sneered, "The Qinghua Sect is just a mere immortal sect. So what if you, Qingtian Great Power, are a Half-Step Divine King? When has this Ancient Dragon Venerable ever feared anyone?"
These words immediately caused a huge stir, like a meteor crashing into the sea, stirring up monstrous waves.
"Ancient Dragon Venerable! That Ancient Desolate Dragon suppressed by the Doumen Divine King back then!"
"The invincible Great Power who roamed the world with no match, three thousand years have passed, and it has actually become a Half-Step Divine King too. Truly terrifying."
"Coupled with the supreme bloodline of the dragon race, it can probably fight against an early-stage Divine King."
...
The scene was filled with exclamations. The Ancient Desolate Dragon had once shaken the world, so naturally many Great Powers and even Ancient Divine Kings were familiar with it.
Qingtian Great Power's expression also turned gloomy. Back in the day, facing the Ancient Desolate Dragon at the same level, he hadn't been able to gain any advantage and was instead at a disadvantage. Now that they were both Half-Step Divine Kings, the situation was even more so.
But seeing his successor bullied, he couldn't just endure it.
He immediately snorted coldly, "Today, I, Qing, will see just how capable you, Ancient Dragon Venerable, have become after three thousand years."
The aura of a Half-Step Divine King began to rise steadily.
On the other side, the Ancient Desolate Dragon did the same.
The two Half-Step Divine Kings were about to clash.
"Enough!"
At this moment, the Doumen Divine King stepped forward. An aura of Divine King might, capable of suppressing all heavens, directly swept away the rapidly rising auras of the two Half-Step Divine Kings, as if a god had descended to the mortal realm.
He looked at Qingtian Great Power and said coldly, "Qingtian Great Power, I, this Divine King, am aware of the whole story. Your Qinghua Sect's successor made a bet with Chen—with Young Friend Chen first. Losing is losing; he should fulfill his promise."
Although Qingtian Great Power was filled with shock and rage, facing the Doumen Divine King whose might far surpassed his own by an immeasurable degree, he could only helplessly suppress his fury and said, "What Divine King Doumen says is correct. Gu Xuan's skills are inferior, and running naked is the promise he should fulfill. Gu Xuan—"
The last part was shouted towards Gu Xuan.
Gu Xuan immediately looked at Qingtian Great Power in terror, shaking his head, "Ancestor, no, please don't—"
"Run naked! Run naked now!" Qingtian Great Power barked.
Filled with resentment and unwillingness, but with the Doumen Divine King presiding and all the Great Powers present, what could he do? He could only accept his fate and start running naked.
As for the other four geniuses—Ziguang Tian, Ren Jing, and the others—they were no different, stripping and running naked.
Thus, a bizarre scene unfolded at the Peach Banquet: five people stripped naked and ran, subjected to the pointing fingers and mocking laughter of the crowd, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Qingtian Great Power's face was extremely ugly, but he was helpless. His gaze towards Ye Chen was filled with hatred, wishing he could tear him to pieces.
As for Ye Chen, the central figure of this entire farce, he was carefreely accompanying Ning'er, tasting the Mitian Peaches, truly eating as many as he wanted.
Of course, the medicinal power of the Mitian Peach was astonishing; even Ning'er would have difficulty digesting the immense effects of a single peach.
But with Ye Chen by her side, everything was different.
With Ye Chen's intervention, all the medicinal effects of the Mitian Peach were fully dissolved within Ning'er's body. Her strength rose steadily, her physique transformed, and many black, foul impurities were expelled. When she woke up, she let out a startled cry and left like lightning to find a place to wash off the foul impurities.
Not long after, when she returned, she had become even more spirited, lovely, and quite charming.
Ye Chen patted her head and laughed heartily, telling her to eat more. He also tasted a Mitian Peach himself.
At this moment, a commotion erupted. Someone roared angrily, "What rat dares to sneak into Medicine God Valley to steal spirit herbs? Seeking death!"
Then, a disheveled figure was seen flying out—it was none other than that Mysterious Saint, pursued by a Heavenly King realm expert.
Powerful energy was erupting.
Ye Chen frowned. Seeing the Mysterious Saint, he naturally wouldn't stand by and watch him die.
He reached out through the void, directly piercing through space, grabbing the Mysterious Saint and bringing him to his side in the next instant.
Such means left Nangong Xue and the other female cultivators of the Snow Sect astonished.
"Who made a move?"
The Heavenly King realm expert from Doumen was shocked. To disappear right before his eyes—such an astonishing method, could it be a Heavenly King who acted?
But this was the Doumen world. Not to mention a Heavenly King, even a Great Power would have nothing to fear, as the Doumen Divine King was right there.
He saw the Mysterious Saint appear beside Ye Chen and rushed over with a whoosh, shouting coldly, "Kid, was it you who saved this guy?"