novelinnhs Chapter 158 Arena Competition
Chapter 158 Arena Competition
Chapter 158 Arena Competition
Leading the way were three middle-aged men. Lu Ren recognized one of them; he seemed to be Ning Zhenshou, the Frost Moon-level warrior he had met recently.
The other one was an elder of the Gu family, whom Lu Ren had seen from afar when he was at the Gu family a while ago.
The person walking at the front looked somewhat familiar to Lu Ren; he appeared to be a prince of the royal family, someone he had often seen on television before.
Upon seeing the newcomer, everyone made way for him, their faces showing respect as they addressed him as "Governor Ning."
"Your Highness."
"Your Highness Prince Gong."
"Elder Gu————"
Perhaps due to memories of his past life, Lu Ren had a sense of unreality, as if he were living in a different era. It was clearly a modern society, but there were still royal families under the feudal imperial system.
However, the people respected the three not only because of their noble status, but also because all three were Frost Moon level professionals.
In this world, the strong are respected. As long as you become an unparalleled expert, you can—how strange, my own mind is also becoming strange, and I suddenly started having a supporting character's monologue.
Behind the elders were several young girls, among whom Lu Ren saw the young lady and Jiang Yueying.
Among the girls walking in front, one wearing a bright red skirt and with a displeased expression was none other than the Third Princess, whom I often saw on TV when I was a child.
Unlike the little girl she was as a child, she has now grown into a tall, graceful young woman with outstanding looks.
However, Lu Ren always had a childhood filter, and when he looked at the third princess who was two years older than him, he still felt that she was a little girl the same age as You He.
Accompanying the Third Princess were Shen Yaoxing and Ali.
Unlike Lu Ren and his sister, who could only see Jiang Yanyan on TV when they were young, they naturally knew Jiang Yanyan when they were young, but they weren't particularly close. However, since they were here, they naturally had to pay her a visit.
Perhaps because Long You was there, just like in a novel, people around him kept gasping and whispering.
Zhuang Jian was the same. "That's—Ji Changzai's granddaughter, Ji Liguang? She actually came too!"
Lu Ren was taken aback and asked, "Isn't she just a Candle Illumination Realm cultivator? Why is Brother Zhuang reacting so strongly?"
"Brother Lu, you may not know this, but it is said that the Chief of the Observatory predicted that Ji Changzai's granddaughter will break through to the Burning Sun Realm in the future."
Currently, the official Dayu government has five Burning Sun Realm experts. In addition to the Four Symbols, there is the Director of the Celestial Surveillance Bureau, a Burning Sun Realm divine mage who is famous for prophecy and divination. His divination is alright, but his prophecies have never been wrong.
"That doesn't necessarily mean her, does it?"
"But Ji Changzai has 14 grandsons and only 1 granddaughter."
"I see—but Brother Zhuang, aren't you tired of explaining like this?"
Zhuang Jian wiped his sweat: "I'm a little tired, but I don't know why I couldn't help but say it, and for some reason I felt a little good."
"Brother, look! It's the Third Princess, your childhood goddess! Go get her autograph and take a picture!"
Lu Ren pinched her thigh again, and Lu Youhe cried out in pain, frantically pulling his ear.
Both siblings moved discreetly, exerting their strength in secret. Of course, only Lu Youhe broke through their defenses, so they didn't attract anyone's attention.
However, Ning Xiu glanced at the boy and was taken aback when he saw the young girl sitting on his shoulder.
The Shen family is currently enjoying unparalleled influence. It should be noted that there are several super-grade aristocratic families that do not even have a single member who has reached the Burning Sun level, such as the Gu family, whose Gu Tong'er has now died.
However, after the battle that broke out in Luntai that day, Shen Wangshu demonstrated the power of the Burning Sun to the world, proving the terrifying strength of the Shen clan now possessing two Burning Suns.
However, this family is truly low-key, and there haven't been any major moves since.
However, Ning Xiu remembered very clearly that the silver-haired fairy who appeared half a month ago was carrying this very young man, and he vaguely heard the young man address her as "master".
That fairy sister was truly terrifying. With a casual strike, she killed the purple-iridium level void beast that he was struggling to defend against like a stray dog on the roadside. She was undoubtedly at the Burning Sun Realm.
But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the opponent landed the Abbot Star Radiance.
That night, all the city's inhabitants who still had a breath left survived thanks to the other party's divine methods. If it weren't for that person, the number of casualties in the city would have increased by 30% that night, with over 100,000 people injured or killed.
Ning Xiu looked at Lu Ren and immediately recognized him as a young man in the Fire Refinement Realm, who was likely still in the ascending stage. He was a genius, but for some reason, he seemed mediocre in all aspects and had no outstanding qualities.
Upon seeing the visitor, the somewhat eccentric Chen Sui stopped her madness and respectfully bowed, calling him "Sir."
Looking at Chen Sui, Prince Gong turned to Elder Gu beside him, "Gu Li, is this your grand-nephew?"
"Sui'er, apologize to this young friend."
Chen Sui's father's clan was the Gu clan, and her mother's clan was the Shushan Chen clan. However, because she awakened to her mother's clan's profession, she changed her surname to Chen after reaching adulthood, which was very common among the gentry.
Elder Gu looked helpless and explained to Prince Gong, "My grand-nephew is prone to losing control of his emotions due to the backlash from the price he paid, but he will only draw his sword against the strong. Fortunately, he hasn't caused any major mistakes so far."
"Liar! He almost hurt my brother! He's a terrible guy!"
Lu Youhe's angry and dissatisfied shout immediately drew everyone's attention.
Who dares to be so bold? Seeing that it was just a little girl who was only a few years old, he couldn't help but laugh. He could only say that ignorance is bliss, daring to offend a Frost Moon Realm elder of a super-grade aristocratic clan.
However, unlike Lu Ren, who has a strong sense of boundaries and never relies on the power of others, Lu Youhe always borrows what he has.
She knew perfectly well that the white-haired loli who always squinted her eyes, fed her a bunch of sachets every day, and said that Xiao Youhe told her grandmother everything, was actually a great supernatural being in the Burning Sun Realm.
She has Grandma Wangshu protecting her, and she's in the right, so I, Emperor Youhe, won't back down!
Upon hearing this, Chen Sui replied in a nonchalant tone, "Then he wasn't hurt, was he?"
Gu Li's face was not very pleasant. He glanced at Lu Youhe discreetly. In his mind, a boy who was insignificant was no big deal if he was injured. But he naturally couldn't say that in public.
Just then, another little one squeezed out, pointed at Chen Sui, and cursed loudly: "Huh! It's you again! Last time you were shameless for bullying the younger ones, and this time you ambushed my brother Lu Ren."
Lu Ren looked down at the ground and was surprised to see that it was another little girl he recognized.
The Shen family currently has four lolis: Youhe, Yueying, Shen Wangshu, and Shen Yu, but only the last one is a true loli.
"Xiaoyu, what are you doing here?"
Xiaoyu had her hair in a little braid, which swung back and forth as she said, "I heard there was something fun to do, so I came!"
"Xiaoyu!"
"Yuhe!"
The two little girls huddled together and started cursing Chen Sui for being shameless, their tone aggressive.
Lu Youhe leaned close to Shen Yu's ear and whispered, "Xiao Yu, so this is what you wanted me to fight? I might not be able to beat it—"
Shen Yu whispered, "Is this person that good? Even Youhe isn't a match for him?"
"Normally, someone at the Candle Illumination Realm would have a chance, but this seems to be at the Flame of Life Realm."
"Huh? A mere Flame Realm cultivator dares to bully the weak? Youhe, please beg your brother to help me!"
"I doubt even my brother could beat him. This guy claims to be one of the Four Heroes of Yanzhou, he's pretty awesome."
Upon seeing Shen Yu, Gu Li's somewhat indignant expression turned serious. It turned out that this person was related to the Shen family, so he couldn't be easily dismissed.
After all, Shen Wangshu has now broken through to the Burning Sun realm. That seemingly soft and cuddly shut-in loli is now the undisputed strongest in Yanzhou!
He looked displeased and scolded Chen Sui, "Sui'er, quickly apologize to this young friend."
Chen Sui looked indifferent and casually apologized to Lu Ren. However, he kept staring intently at Long You the whole time. It seemed that he didn't care who he had almost hurt.
Gu Li snorted coldly and said, "And this child is so small, how dare you bully him?"
"Her? Let's just forget about her."
Chen Sui glanced at Shen Yu and said casually, "She bullied Lin Feng at elementary school and demanded protection money from him. Lin Feng was so bullied by her that he came back to me crying, so I just gave him a little beating."
Hearing his words, everyone present was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Yu and couldn't help but laugh.
The Shen family generally gives the impression of being gentle and polite, and they never get into conflicts with others, so it's rare to find such a troublemaker.
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed to have eased, Prince Gong then made some polite remarks, and then mentioned that everyone present was a distinguished young talent from Yanzhou, and it was a rare occasion for them to gather together. He also noted that it seemed there had been some friction between them from the very beginning.
Upon hearing this, Lu Ren knew that they had finally arrived.
Just like when we were kids watching anime like Blazing Teens, Beyblade, or other sports like soccer or tennis, we could solve any problem by having a yo-yo or spinning top competition.
In today's world of professionals, with events like Dragon Travel triggering buffs, it's definitely not possible to simply eat and drink and get a silver-level quest for free.
Prince Gong proposed holding a martial arts tournament today, hoping to see the young talents of Yanzhou showcase their abilities. With these Frost Moon Realm experts as judges, everyone can fully demonstrate their skills.
Moreover, besides the three parties, there were also important figures from various forces present. In fact, most of the professionals in the Fire Realm who were present were independent cultivators. Therefore, this can also be seen as a direct recruitment of BOSSes. If you perform well, you might be noticed by a major force after the battle.
Throughout history, it has always been the same: those who master literary and martial arts skills are then sold to the emperor.
The rules of the arena are also very simple. It is not a team competition, but an individual competition. There are no restrictions on profession, alchemy items, or age. Anyone who has reached the Fire Realm can enter the arena. Defeating 3 people in a row on the arena counts as winning.
Prince Gong took out a jade gourd and explained to everyone, "Since this is a competition, we should naturally add some prizes. The winner who defends the title three times will be served a cup of New Year's tea by our birthday celebrant today, the Third Princess. This New Year's tea is a treasure of our royal family; drinking a cup is greatly beneficial to one's cultivation."
The royal treasure had many people eagerly anticipating it, and for many boys, drinking tea poured by the Third Princess was a wonderful thing.
Many people in the audience were eager to try their luck. No matter how the game went, today was a day of royal spending, a free silver-level mission. If they won, they could drink royal treasures and have tea served by the princess. If they lost, they could perform well and earn applause, or even have a chance to be noticed by a big shot.
"Okay, I'll go first!"
However, the first to step forward was Chen Sui. He couldn't wait and looked at Long You, saying, "Long You, do you dare to come up and fight me!"
Seeing that he was the first to go on stage, those who were initially eager to try all lost their enthusiasm.
Although many people dislike him, Chen Sui does have the right to be arrogant. At the age of eighteen, he is already a professional in the Fire Realm, with a physique of four or five thousand, and the swordsman profession with extremely strong explosive power and lethality.
I've heard that Gu Aotian is just as good as Yanzhou's number one genius, but Chen Sui is arrogant and doesn't have her own team, so we've never clashed.
He's a battle maniac, practically a madman. Those who challenged him reportedly met with terrible ends.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Long You didn't even bother to look at him. He wiped the blood off his hands, went over to Lu Ren, and said apologetically, "Lu, are you alright? If it weren't for me—"
As for what happened to Lu Ren, Long You was temporarily weakened because his "blood-burning technique" had been used and his energy had been depleted. He really wanted to see Long You go up and beat that disgusting thing up, but Long You was obviously not interested, so he couldn't encourage him to go up and fight.
But at that moment, his master's voice rang in his mind again: "Go participate in this competition, and then drink a cup of New Year's tea."
Lu Ren glanced at the jade gourd placed by the side of the field and wondered to himself, "What happened to that tea?"
Something named with the character "岁" (year) is no ordinary thing, and Master seems to have a familiar feeling about that tea; perhaps drinking it will help Master recover quite a bit?
The master's voice appeared directly in my heart. This feeling was different from telepathy. It was as if he was speaking in my ear, and there was a strange sense of intimacy.
"real?"
"Just some guesses. If I tell you to go, you go."
"it is good."
Since it was something even his master cared about, and it might help her recover a little, Lu Ren naturally perked up. However, looking at Chen Sui, who was still shouting on the field, it wasn't that he was cowardly, but Chen Sui was very strong, and he wasn't very confident.
"That cowardly market stall owner, go up and beat him up!"
Lu Ren advised gently, "Master, it's the same if we go up after he leaves. There's no need to fight him head-on."
The other party almost caused his master to fall into a deep sleep, so how could he not be angry at all? He just didn't have the patience for it. His master was simply annoyed and wanted him to go up and beat the other party up, so he did.
However, he wants that tea now. This competition requires three consecutive wins on the stage, not necessarily defeating Chen Sui.
This person is known as one of the Four Heroes of Yanzhou, and must be one of the best in the Xinhuo Realm. It's hard to say whether I can win, and even if I do win, I may not be able to sustain myself for the next two matches.
Rather than going up and fighting this tough nut head-on, he felt it was safer to wait and find an easier target later.
"I don't care, Master really dislikes this guy. If you don't go up and beat him up, don't even think about letting Master serve you tonight!"
Lu Ren muttered to himself, wondering who was serving whom, but he couldn't disobey his master's orders.
He looked up at the unruly man in the arena, but the man was still looking at Long You with a fighting spirit, just as Long You didn't care about the other party at all, and the other party didn't care about him at all.
Seeing this, Lu Ren secretly said to his master, "Master, I need to use that. You have to help me out after I'm done."
P.S.: I made some minor changes here, and then I wanted to say something, but I felt there wasn't much to say. Please forgive me if it's not well written.
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