by Shian Jeen
Imperial Second Prince-Duan Wuhen!
As the eunuch’s voice fell, Duan Wuhen was seen driving from the palace doors on the majestic lion mount amidst a protective circle of palace guards.
Since thirty years back, Duanren Empire’s Imperial City Fight and the Military Parade affairs was overseen by Duan Wuhen. This is proof of Duan Wuhen’s importance in the Empire.
Along with some ministers, Duan Wuhen approached the arena area as the palace guards disseminate, defending the four perimeters of the arena.
When Duan Wuhen entered the arena area, all the kingdoms’ geniuses stood up from their chairs, saluting with half of a bow, “Greeting Your Imperial Highness Second Prince!”
“Everyone do not need to stand on ceremony!” Duan Wuhen waved his hand. His voice sounded laid-back yet majestic, “Please sit!” He moved towards the primary seat in the center of the main platform and sat down.
The ministers which were with him took their seats, and only then did the geniuses from the various kingdoms sit down.
Duan Wuhen’s eyes swept over the many faces of these geniuses, and when they came to Xie Puti and Yanggang, they paused momentarily before moving away.
While Duan Wuhen was scanning through the group of geniuses, Huwang Xiao was also observing Duan Wuhen. Compared to two years ago at the Enlightenment Lake, the unseen oppressive aura emanating from Duan Wuhen experienced more daunting, as an insurmountable mountain pressing down greatly.
The atmosphere in the square became solemn upon Duan Wuhen’s arrival.
At this time, the person sitting down next to Duan Wuhen, an older man with a head of white hair and a big build wearing battle gear, moved to the guts of the system. , he brought out an imperial edict and starting reading that which was written on it out aloud.
The imperial edict originated from the Duanren Emperor himself, announcing the regulations of the Imperial City Battle and the rewards.
The white-haired old man’s powerful, sonorous voice reverberated in the air above Duanren Square. Every phrase rang clear in everyone’s ears.
Surrounding the battle arena, many different makes and common subjects were listening quietly as well.
It was a complete ten minutes later when the white-haired old man finished reading the imperial edict.
Like in previous years, the winners of the first a hundred places from the Imperial City Battle were eligible to enter Duanren Institute to cultivate and study, becoming a student of Duanren Institute.
But, compared to previous years, the rewards this season were doubled.
In the past, from the eleventh place winner to the main one hundredth place winner, each person would be compensated with one hundred bits of grade two spirit stones and one low-Grade Six Spirit Dan. This season, however, the rewards were two hundred grade two spirit stones and two low-Grade Six Heart Dans!
From second place to tenth place, each winner was rewarded with 2 hundred pieces of grade two spirit stones and one mid-Grade Six Spirit Dan. This year, the rewards doubled up to four hundred pieces of grade two spirit rocks and two mid-Grade Six Spirit Dans.
The rewards for the first place winner, the champion of these all, was previously ten bits of grade one spirit stones, one high-Grade Six Spirit Dan. It too also doubled this season to twenty quality one soul stones and two high-Grade Six Soul Dans.
Even in the past, the rewards were already extremely attractive. This year however, it was even more enticing!
When the white-haired old man finished reading the imperial edict, the entire area within and surrounding the arena started to boil with excitement!
Especially the many geniuses taking part by representing the different kingdoms; each of their eye glittered and enjoyment was written around their faces.
As the many forces fell into a guessing game over the reason behind Duanren Emperor doubling the rewards this year, the majority of them were of the same opinion. Everyone thought it was likely because this batch of talented geniuses was more impressive than the years before, which made Duanren Emperor boost the rewards.
The Imperial City Fight before usually had no more than two geniuses possessing superb talent martial spirits, but this season, six emerged. Furthermore, it had been over 3 hundred years since a quality thirteen martial nature genius appeared, and one just so occurred to the 12 months.
“That twenty pieces of grade one spirit rocks and two high-Grade Six Spirit Dans for the first place winner this year is going to get into Xie Puti’s hand!” Beyond your battle industry area, a specialist standing beside Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou exclaimed enviously.
Zhao Shu, Yu Ming, and Fei Hou glanced at that person from the corner of their eyes but said nothing at all.
The first a hundred places’ rewards were doubled, and the guidelines of fight were quite similar to when Huwang Xiao was competing for Cosmic Superstar Academy’s year division first place.
Fifty percent of the participants were to draw lots to determine their opponents. The amount of geniuses that emerged to participate in the Imperial City Battle this year totaled to one thousand three hundred and sixty-two people these times.
Thus, six hundred and eighty-one people were arranged to pull lots, and Huwang Xiao was divided into the group that did the picking.
“Quantity sixty-two, Mo’er Kingdom, Bai Shou.” Huwang Xiao looked at the token in his palm which symbolized his first circular opposition, Mo’er Kingdom’s Bai Shou, amount sixty-two.
There were ten stages in the arena area, and ten groups will be battling at exactly the same time on these ten stages. Huwang Xiao was arranged to go up in the sixth round.
Following the drawing of lots finished, the first around participants each walked up with their intended stage. What surprised the audience and the rest of the participants was that Xie Puti actually went up the stage in the first circular!
Watching who owns the class thirteen martial spirit, Xie Puti, going up on stage, excitement among the crowd shot up, which also included the geniuses below the stage.
Xie Puti’s opponent was a young man named Chen Bailu from Nike Kingdom.
Chen Bailu was no pushover as an opponent, having a Xiantian First Order strength. Despite that, the majority of the people around could not help feeling pity in their hearts towards him-to not in favor of Xie Puti in the first round, this Chen Bailu was really unlucky.
With Chen Bailu being a Xiantian First Order expert, he would’ve had a higher chance of entering the first one hundred places otherwise.
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Chen Bailu displayed an unappealing expression as he came face to face with Xie Puti on the stage.
He didn't expect to hit the ‘jackpot’ in the first circular itself, but he was unwilling to walk away without a fight!
A brilliant glow of soft green light flickered, via Chen Bailu’s body, and in back of him emerged a huge green serpent.
This giant green serpent got a thick circular body, the strangest thing was the pair of wings on its back. It was a kind of variant serpent martial heart called Two-winged Rose Serpent.
Atop the serpent’s head grew a vivid red crown in the shape of a flower.
Chen Bailu soul transformed soon after getting in touch with out his martial spirit in a blinding burst of green light. Two long green wings erupted from his back again and he all of a sudden discrete a thunderous roar. With a flap of the wings, he closed in on Xie Puti before you can even blink.
While individuals were closely observing the fight, they could see that Chen Bailu’s eye were glowing a scarlet red as he attacked Xie Puti’s chest with a punch. His fist whistled through the environment, piercing towards Xie Puti while energy fluctuated violently and was accompanied by a strange green mist spewing away.
Chen Bailu’s assault came so fast and so abruptly it startled those below the stage.
Viewing as Xie Puti was about to be strike by Chen Bailu, many within the spectating crowd had their hearts
tighten nervously.
But, right at that moment, Xie Puti’s shape blurred out of view, disappearing right in front of Chen Bailu.
Finding that his fist fell on bare air, Chen Bailu froze.
“Your attack speed is too slow.” A frosty cynical tone of voice sounded behind Chen Bailu, shocking him greatly. Just as he was going to turn around, a terrifying hand strike slammed onto his back, growing a scorching temp starting at his back again and wantonly moving to the rest of his body as though it wanted to roast most of his internal organs.
Wailing in horrendous pain, Chen Bailu was knocked from the stage.
Individuals below the stage saw red flames dancing across every inch of Chen Bailu’s body when he landed on the square floor, incinerating every thread of his robe into ashes.
Gut-wrenching shrieks came from Chen Bailu’s throat as he twisted around on to the floor.
The scene made the geniuses below the stage turn deathly pale.
This also included Yanggang, who currently wore a grave expression because he had arrogantly claimed he would defeat Xie Puti not too long ago.
At this time of time, several Duanren Empire guards rushed forward and poured buckets of snow onto Chen Bailu, but it appeared to enrage the red flames engulfing his body, making them burn more vigorously.
Moments later, the smell of charred meats filled the air, intensifying worries inside each of the spectating geniuses.
Huwang Xiao remained placid.
But, Cui Li who was simply sitting next to him spoke, “I didn’t expect that Xie Puti would be so savage and ruthless. If I ever come across him, will I also be turned into a roast pig due to his phoenix fire?” She was even showing a ‘terrified’ manifestation when she completed, both of your hands exaggeratedly patting her plump bosom.
At her constant patting motions, two proud peaks were pressed down, stretching the fabric of her clothes downward, clearly displaying the bottom outline of two large, rounded breasts.
Such voluptuous breasts!
Loud sounds of saliva being swallowed was heard from close by participating geniuses.
Savage? Being roasted like a pig?
Picking up Cui Li’s keywords, Huwang Xiao secretly shook his mind.
However, he continued to be mindful. This Cui Li may seem gullible with her sweet, charming smile that resembled an angel, but he was certain her power was not lacking at all. At the very least, she had not been as sweet as she projected herself to be on the surface-she was a powerful woman.
“Little brother Xiao, if I run into you on the stage, you got to know to have pity on the weaker sex. You must be mild beside me ohh~. ” Cui Li’s shade instantly transformed, imploring in the softest voice. Her sparkling eye echoed the same sentiment as they gazed at Huwang Xiao, especially when she was saying the words ‘be soft.’
Excited sounds of saliva swallowing was heard once more.
Little sibling? Huwang Xiao viewed Cui Li; this female, bringing up nonsensical topics. Frankly speaking, Huwang Xiao was becoming annoyed with her.
But he cannot figure out why there was this sudden ‘interest’ in him?
Was it simply because he was a top late-Tenth Order warrior at seventeen years of age?
“Once on the stage, in my eyes, all are my competitors.” Huwang Xiao looked away, providing an aloof answer.
The sweet smile on Cui Li’s face did not waver, and instead, it deepened, “Little brother Xiao, what kind of women do you like? The smooth and gentle type, or the adorable and cheerful kind?”
Huwang Xiao frowned. He didn't answer or speak, totally ignoring the woman.
By this right time, the first round of battles ended. Xie Puti gradually walked down from the stage, returned to the same place and sat down.
Using the first round of matches complete, the next round started with the people containing numbers eleven to twenty.
Round after round began and finished, and very soon, it came to Huwang Xiao’s change. Amount sixty-one to seventy acquired to battle it out on the stage.
Huwang Xiao stood up from his seat and walked up slowly to stage number two.
Standing up across from Huwang Xiao was a man about twenty-five years of age. He previously extremely dark pores and skin and a medium build, and was half a head shorter in comparison to Huwang Xiao’s elevation of five feet nine.
Mo’er Kingdom, Bai Shou!
This person was Huwang Xiao’s first opponent.
Perhaps it was as a consequence to Cui Li’s influence, but the majority of geniuses below the stage were viewing the stage Huwang Xiao was on.
Her eyes did not move away from Huwang Xiao’s figure.
After learning Huwang Xiao broke through to peak late-Tenth Order at seventeen, her interest and curiosity towards him exceeded that of Xie Puti.
Her gut feeling said the little guy was not as easy as he seemed on the surface.
“This Bai Shou is a Xiantian First Order expert; in my opinion, Huwang Xiao will be eliminated in the first round!”
“This Huwang Xiao’s martial spirit is a top grade twelve, Divine Dark Dragon? Heihei, if that is true, then he’s the first person in history to possess an excellent talent martial soul who’ll be removed in the first circular, failing to enter Duanren Institute!”
Geniuses from various kingdoms started to ridicule and mock Huwang Xiao.
Hearing these insults, Cui Li’s delicate brows creased slightly as she ‘glared’ sternly at those geniuses that uttered mocking words. As a result, those geniuses were so ‘frightened’ that they quickly reduced their voices.
On the battle stage, Bai Shou stood with his hands clasped behind his back. Looking at Huwang Xiao, Bai Shou shook his head with a smile on his face, “I didn’t expect that my first challenger would be you. You’re that Huwang Xiao, right? Summon your superb talent martial nature, the Divine Black Dragon, and maybe after soul changing you’ll be eligible to receive one strike from me!”
A Xiantian world expert was truly different compared to a Houtian realm warrior, there existed an insurmountable wall structure. Regardless of the reality that he possessed a superb skill martial heart, in Bai Shou’s eyes, Huwang Xiao could never be his opposition.
Huwang Xiao remained calm, not a trace of anger could be heard in his tone of voice as he said, “Against you, it’s not needed.”
Bai Shou was stunned for another, then he broke out into laughter, “Since you do not value the chance I gave you, I shall not be merciful.” After he finished stating that, Bai Shou didn't summon his martial spirit, but instead gently took a step forward and his entire person seemed to drift towards Huwang Xiao. “That is a mid-Earth rank fight skill, Pursuing Wind Step!”
“This Pursuing Wind Step skill disappeared a long time ago. How does Bai Shou know that skill?!”
“According to gossips, the Pursuing Blowing wind Step is very strange, and its own pattern of attack is unpredictable. It’s almost impossible to guard against, and not many people can break this skill!”
Below the stage, gasps of surprise and exclamation resounded.
Cui Li’s heart tightened inexplicably.
A light flickered in Xie Puti’s eye as he watched Bai Shou displaying the Pursuing Wind Step, whereas Yanggang sneered. He was looking forward to seeing how Huwang Xiao would receive the incoming attack from Bai Shou.
In the blink of an eye, Bai Shou had found its way to front of Huwang Xiao.
“Ice Shattering Palm!”
A cruel light gleamed and flitted quickly in Bai Shou’s eyes as both hands aimed to hit at Huwang Xiao’s upper body. He needed Huwang Xiao to be defeated miserably in a single move. Thinking that he could cause the individual before him who possessed a high quality twelve martial soul to lose, exhilaration rushed through his veins.
At last, Bai Shou’s palm prints slammed onto Huwang Xiao’s chest.
Bang! A noisy blast rang from the stage.
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Seeing both of Bai Shou’s palms directly
strike Huwang Xiao’s chest, a great commotion swept through the crowd below the stage.
“Haha, didn’t I just say this little brat would be sent packing in the first round itself!”
“The first person possessing a superb talent martial spirit that was disqualified and unfit to enter Duanren Institute. This Huwang Xiao is nothing but a humiliation to those who have superb talent martial spirits!”
Loud jeers and insults came from the geniuses watching the battle below.
Even Xie Puti was shaking his head in disappointment.
“It seems I overestimated Huwang Xiao!”
At first, seeing Huwang Xiao withstand his phoenix fire qi, Xie Puti had thought Huwang Xiao was qualified to be his opponent, but now it proved he had just as much ‘qualification’ as those other wastrels!
The rest of them were right, Huwang Xiao lost face for everyone that possessed a superb talent martial spirit!
Yanggang sat in his seat enjoying every moment as he watched Bai Shou’s two palms strike against Huwang Xiao’s chest. A radiant smile bloomed on his face.
As for Cui Li, there was confusion in her eyes as well as great disappointment. She definitely did not expect for this man who intrigued her to be so weak and vulnerable!
Joy spread over Bai Shou when he felt his attack hit Huwang Xiao.
He thought it would take some effort to finish off Huwang Xiao because he assumed he was a troublesome opponent. Huwang Xiao possessed a superb talent martial spirit, unlike the average peak late-Tenth Order warriors after all. The battle went much smoother than he had expected!
“Little punk, I’ve told you to summon your martial spirit, but you were too stubborn. This is the result of overestimating your own abilities!” Bai Shou laughed aloud in an unrestrained manner, like that of a triumphant winner.
But then, his laughter suddenly got stuck in his throat!
Because…
