You remained chaste on your wedding night, do you really think this holy son is a simp?

All eyes were fixed on Lin Chen.

Let's wait and see what he chooses.

Is it a matter of backbone, turning around and leaving? Or is it that they're really willing to kneel and kowtow to their enemy for that registration spot?

Lin Chen stood there, his whole body trembling violently.

He hates it!

I wish I could rush up right now and tear Gu Changyuan's mocking smile off his face!

They wished they could tear this high and mighty holy son to pieces, so that he could also taste the humiliation of being trampled underfoot!

but.

the reality is cruel.

He can't beat Gu Changyuan.

They couldn't even beat one of Gu Changyuan's fingers.

He wanted revenge, he wanted to turn the tables, and he wanted to repay all the humiliation he had suffered today a hundredfold or a thousandfold.

The only way is to become stronger.

The only shortcut to becoming stronger is that Five Elements Spirit Fruit!

"If I leave now, I'll really have nothing left. I'll be a menial laborer for the rest of my life, and I'll be looked down upon for the rest of my life."

"No, I'm not reconciled!"

Lin Chen roared wildly in his heart.

That thirst for power and obsession with revenge ultimately overwhelmed that so-called pride.

"Han Xin could endure the humiliation of crawling between someone's legs, and King Goujian of Yue could endure hardship and humiliation. What's a few kowtows compared to my great cause, Lin Chen!"

"As long as I can obtain the spiritual fruit, as long as I can become stronger, I will wash away today's humiliation with Gu Changyuan's blood one day!"

Lin Chen closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

then.

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of people in the audience.

With a thud.

Lin Chen's knees buckled, and he knelt heavily before Gu Changyuan.

This kneeling.

He shattered the last glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts.

Followed by.

Lin Chen bent over, his body trembling.

His head slowly lowered and hit the ground.

A muffled thud clearly reached everyone's ears; the sound alone was enough to make one feel pain.

When Lin Chen finished kowtowing three times and raised his head, his forehead was already a bloody mess.

Lin Chen originally thought that his act of enduring humiliation would at least move his fellow disciples.

However, he was wrong; there were no sounds of regret or emotion from those around him.

Instead, after a brief silence, an even more intense burst of laughter erupted, with everyone hurling insults.

"Hahaha, he actually did it! My goodness, he's really going all out for a spot!"

"Isn't that incredibly spineless? He actually kowtowed just because you told him to? Is this what you call a genius? He's more like a lackey!"

"That's despicable, absolutely despicable! If I were him, I would have killed myself long ago. How could I have the nerve to embarrass myself here? Look at the way he looks at us, does he think we want our pity?"

"In the world of cultivation, there's hardly any sympathy."

"This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the victor takes all."

"If you have no ability and no background, then you deserve to be trampled underfoot and made a laughing stock."

Who would pity a good-for-nothing who wags his tail and begs for mercy like a dog?

"Everyone will just think the play is more exciting now, and they'll just feel even more satisfied kicking him while he's down."

Hearing the waves of mockery around him.

Lin Chen looked on in despair, then raised his head to look at Gu Changyuan, who was looking down at him.

This expression caused his body to tremble violently, and he screamed wildly in his heart.

"Gu Changyuan, you just wait! I, Lin Chen, will remember this humiliation!"

"One day, I'll stomp your head on the ground and make you kowtow to me ten thousand times! Until you die!"

He wished he could jump up from the ground right now, pull out the knife hidden in his sleeve, and stab Gu Changyuan in the heart to end this demon.

but.

Reason told him he couldn't move.

With his meager skills, let alone stabbing Gu Changyuan to death, he'd probably be slapped into mincemeat by Gu Changyuan before he could even pull out the knife.

and so.

We can only endure it.

Endure silently.

He swallowed all the hatred, all the humiliation, along with the blood in his mouth.

Lin Chen remained kneeling on the ground, not getting up.

His forehead pressed against the ground again, firmly against the jade brick.

Because of the excessive force used, a shocking pool of blood was left on that small piece of jade brick.

Seeing this, Gu Changyuan couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"This kid is really good at enduring. Even when he's been forced to this point, he can still kneel so respectfully."

"But I bet you're furious inside, right? If you don't break down after such a huge humiliation, then I'll have to respect you as a real man."

Just as Gu Changyuan was muttering to himself, a familiar mechanical voice rang in his mind.

【Ding! 】

[Detection indicates that the chosen one has suffered a complete mental breakdown, experienced profound humiliation, and developed extreme resentment!]

[Congratulations, host! You have once again plundered a huge amount of fortune!]

[Received a critical hit reward: One Tier 6 Spirit Vein!]

Gu Changyuan's pupils contracted sharply, and he almost couldn't help but burst out laughing, muttering to himself.

"Good heavens! We've really struck it rich this time! You know, spiritual veins are the foundation of a sect. Even an ordinary first-tier spiritual vein can support a small family."

"Those major sects, and even some reclusive old monsters, if they knew that a sixth-tier spiritual vein had appeared, they would probably go crazy. They would absolutely fight tooth and nail for this one spiritual vein, even if it meant bloodshed!"

"Because a single sixth-tier spiritual vein is enough to increase the spiritual energy concentration of a sect a hundredfold, enough to cultivate countless powerful individuals, and enough to ensure the survival of a force for ten thousand years!"

"Any sect that obtains this sixth-order spiritual vein is equivalent to reaching the pinnacle of life, and may even become the number one sect."

"I never expected that such an incredible treasure would be found in Lin Chen, a useless Qi Refining stage cultivator. His luck is truly outrageous."

"This isn't some chosen one; this is clearly a walking treasure trove, a hen that only lays golden eggs!"

"This kid's luck is truly remarkable; he's managed to extract such good stuff. It seems we were too lenient with him before."

"We need to continue to increase our efforts and develop this kid further, trying to squeeze every last drop of profit out of him and take all his luck."

"If we got some ancient artifact, wouldn't we be invincible?"

"Thinking about it that way, those few kowtows that kid just kowtowed to me were definitely worth it!"

"I'm even thinking of adding a bit more drama to Lin Chen's story, like having him bark like a dog a few times? Or having him crawl out of here? Maybe he'll even drop some amazing artifact or something?"

"If I can make him lose his temper twice a day, then I'll have hit the jackpot."

Just as he was about to continue torturing Lin Chen, an extremely powerful aura descended without warning from the direction of the main hall entrance.