The sixtieth year.
Something happened again in the Cangtian Sword Sea.
And it was about Chi Yu once more.
This time, the Imperial Capital wanted to challenge Chi Yu and boasted that it would shorten the time to defeat Chi Yu within one day.
Moreover, the Imperial Capital demanded a life-and-death battle.
That is to say, one of them must die on the arena.
Everyone thought that Chi Yu would die.
Even Chi Yu himself thought so.
Everyone could also see that the Imperial Capital not only wanted to suppress Qiu Li but also intended to wipe out his whole family.
If Chi Yu was killed, Qiu Li wouldn't be able to reverse the time record even if he wanted to.
This was tantamount to directly destroying the arena.
What remained to be seen next was whether Chi Yu would accept the challenge or not.
Chi Yu was straightforward and honest, but he wasn't stupid. For a battle where he was likely to die, he would surely think it over carefully.
"You can't agree. Absolutely not. Just say that your Dao Heart has been damaged and it's not suitable for you to fight and kill," the Big Yellow Dog had already come up with an idea for Chi Yu.
Chi Yu frowned slightly, feeling that he had heard this reason somewhere before.
Chen Xia, lying half on one side, also spoke up to persuade him.
"Although you have the potential to become an Emperor, you're not an Emperor's seedling after all, nor are you an Emperor yet. There's no need to confront the Imperial Capital head-on for now. It won't be too late to agree when you become an Emperor in the future."
Chi Yu asked naively, "How long will that be in the future?"
"As long as it takes for you to become an Emperor," Chen Xia replied.
Chi Yu seemed to be deep in thought and nodded, saying, "It seems that it will be a long time."
No one knew exactly how long it would be, but they all knew it would be a long while.
Chi Yu was a bit distressed and said, "But if I avoid the battle, won't it seem a bit unreasonable? After all, when I read the brief biographies of those Emperors, they all fought their way up and none of them ever avoided battles."
"Yes, there is," Chen Xia nodded. "Aren't you one of them?"
The Big Yellow Dog chimed in beside him, "That's right, that's right."
Chi Yu's eyes brightened slightly, as if he had some kind of enlightenment, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.
"If it really doesn't work, ask the Imperial Capital to change it to a half-death battle. The reason is that you're afraid of killing those from the Imperial Capital, otherwise you won't agree to fight," the Big Yellow Dog came up with another idea.
Chi Yu looked a bit confused. After a while, he asked in reply, "But none of those Emperors avoided battles when they were young. Is it really okay for me to do so?"
In the brief biographies of the Emperors he had read, almost all of the Emperors were extraordinarily brave when they were young, fighting against gods and demons in the heavens, never backing down. Their invincible will enabled them to defeat enemies even across realms with ease!
"Just because it has always been like this..." Chen Xia pursed his lips and said in a deep voice, "Does it mean it's right?"
Chi Yu didn't say anything. He didn't know how to reply.
The Big Yellow Dog sat on the white jade futon, nodding in agreement, "You have your own path. You have the potential to become an Emperor. Why should you do whatever the Imperial Capital says? You should demand a half-death battle!"
Thinking that Chi Yu often helped him test medicines and was usually quite polite, Chen Xia sat up a bit straighter, put his hand on the cabinet beside him, and said in a calm tone.
"If it really doesn't work, ask the Imperial Capital to come and fight a life-and-death battle with me first, and then you can go and fight a half-death battle."
With his cultivation at the peak of Moving Mountains Realm, fighting these preparatory disciples was as easy as beating dogs.
The Big Yellow Dog nodded in agreement, "You ask the Imperial Capital to fight a life-and-death battle with Qiu Li first. Only the winner is worthy of fighting a half-death battle with you."
Chi Yu blinked twice and asked, "Is this really appropriate?"
"What's inappropriate about it?" The Big Yellow Dog snorted disdainfully. Thinking that Chi Yu was not good at speaking, he waved his paw and shouted.
"I'll go and tell them for you."
Chen Xia, lying half on one side, was like a backup figure.
At this moment, he had another pill formula in his mind: stewing the Bone-devouring Heart-biting Spider and the Soul-breaking Vine together for three minutes.
It was all about using poison to fight poison and making two negatives into a positive.
It was really brilliant.
The news that the Imperial Capital had challenged Chi Yu quickly spread among the preparatory disciples.
The clever preparatory disciples had already guessed the intention of the Imperial Capital.
What the Imperial Capital actually wanted to fight was Qiu Li. But if it took the initiative to challenge Qiu Li, it would unavoidably lose some face.
So it first challenged Chi Yu, refreshed the time record, and at the same time killed Chi Yu.
In this way, the Imperial Capital would be one step ahead of Qiu Li from a side angle.
And Qiu Li couldn't challenge the already dead Chi Yu again. If he wanted to be on an equal footing with the Imperial Capital again or even surpass it, he could only challenge the Imperial Capital.
When two sides fought, the side that took the initiative to challenge always had less face.
This was the difference between the challenger and the challenged.
The Imperial Capital had gone to so much trouble with such twists and turns. It was indeed worthy of being an Emperor's seedling. Not only was it powerful, but it was also good at playing tricks.
As long as it suppressed Qiu Li, it would be the highest among the three Emperor's seedlings. When it truly entered the sect, it would also receive extra rewards.
As for Chen Xia.
Huh, who cared about this human? Moreover, he was recognized as the weakest Emperor's seedling and wasn't really worth the Imperial Capital's too much attention.
Its current targets were Chi Yu and Qiu Li.
However, what the Imperial Capital didn't expect was that Chi Yu, who had always been stubborn, didn't agree but instead let a dog come out and shout.
"Imperial Capital, if you have the guts, first fight a life-and-death battle with Qiu Li and determine the winner among you. Only then are you worthy of fighting a half-death battle with me, Chi Yu."
When this sentence was shouted out, almost everyone thought that Chi Yu had gone crazy.
"Alas, it's no wonder. I think Chi Yu has been a bit strange since decades ago. He kept shouting that he wanted to become an Emperor, and now he's finally gone mad."
"Chi Yu has been obsessed since he talked to Chen Xia decades ago."
"..."
For a while, there were continuous voices of discussion.
The Big Yellow Dog didn't hold back either and continued to shout, "If you can't even defeat Qiu Li, how dare you come and fight a life-and-death battle with me?"
"I have Big Brother Chen Xia and Second Brother Yellow Dog. There's no need for Big Brother Chen Xia to take action. Second Brother Yellow Dog can kill you. But Big Brother and Second Brother have recently had their Dao Hearts damaged and it's not suitable for them to take action, so I'll spare your life. You'd better behave yourself!"
It had to be said that the words the Big Yellow Dog shouted on behalf of Chi Yu were really quite offensive.
The Imperial Capital, which had always been in a high position, had never heard such upside-down and vulgar insults before. It was so angry that its body trembled with rage and publicly declared.
"Chi Yu, I, the Imperial Capital, will surely kill you!"
The Big Yellow Dog was also unyielding and said, "Little Imperial Capital, you're so naughty. You have a small dick and your mouth is crooked. Don't be so rampant. If you dare to shout again, I'll send out our Big Brother Chen Xia."
The Imperial Capital was so angry at this kind of market-like insults that it gritted its teeth and didn't reply. Instead, it directly set off.
The Big Yellow Dog was teaching Chi Yu and was enjoying it.
"Both of you will die today," a resentful voice rang out.
The Big Yellow Dog's fur stood on end. Horrified, it turned around and saw the Imperial Capital. It quickly said with a crooked mouth, "This isn't the arena."
The Imperial Capital's expression was gloomy and said, "I've never needed an arena to kill people."
"But I'm not a human..." Before the Big Yellow Dog could finish its words, the Imperial Capital charged directly at it, sending it and the bird flying thousands of meters away and crashing into the ruins.
Three thousand flames suddenly rose from the ruins. Chi Yu's eyes shone with divine light as he stared fixedly at the Imperial Capital.
The Imperial Capital was shining with a dark light all over its body, and the black light in its heart was the darkest, almost blocking all the light.
This was one of its foundations.
The Demonic Heart and Dao Bones!
Chen Xia carried a wooden bench and walked out slowly.
He began to watch the fun.