Chapter 432: First Battle: Canglan VS Cangfeng
Seeing Ling Jie so deeply shocked, his beliefs on the verge of collapse, Hua Minghai felt a little sorry for him and quickly tried to comfort him: "You don't have to be so pessimistic. I've also seen Yun Che's strength. Although he can't possibly beat those freaks from the Fenghuang God Sect, handling the other five kingdoms is no problem... Mm-mm, fighting ten alone is no issue at all! As a Cangfeng Xuan adept fighting one against ten, how impressive is that! How shocking! The Cangfeng Kingdom will also gain great prestige from this! Yun Che's name will resound through the seven kingdoms, famous throughout the world! And you... mm, and me, we will be witnesses to all of this!"
Hua Minghai's words instantly lifted Ling Jie's spirits, and his mood became much more relaxed. He nodded vigorously: "Right! Right! Brother Hua, you're absolutely right! Boss, you have to keep going... Ahhh! Just thinking about the boss defeating ten alone, and slapping the faces of everyone who looks down on Cangfeng... I'm so excited I can barely control myself!"
"Ha! That's the right attitude." Hua Minghai nodded approvingly, then turned his gaze to the arena, his expression turning serious...
The process and outcome of the matches are minor...
But your possession of the Phoenix bloodline... how exactly are you going to resolve that? You specially came to participate in this Ranking Battle, it should be for the bloodline, right...
"By the way, Brother Hua, is your name really 'Yan Xiaohua'? I keep feeling like that name of yours... seems fake."
Hua Minghai turned his face, stared at Ling Jie, and said very seriously: "Wouldn't have guessed... you do have a bit of cleverness after all."
Soon, the nine participants from the Fenghuang God Sect had finished testing. Except for the first one, Feng Feibai, who was at King Xuan Realm Level 5, the other eight were all at King Xuan Realm Level 6.
At this moment, the tenth member of the Fenghuang God Sect stepped forward... His expression was calm as water, faintly carrying a smile, and between his brows exuded an innate nobility. His attire was different from the other nine; on his flame-like phoenix robe were inlaid dazzling golden phoenix patterns, and such gold-embellished phoenix robes were the insignia of a direct heir of the Shenhuang Imperial Clan.
As he stepped forward, the seating area of the Shenhuang Empire finally showed its first stir, with waves of exclamations coming through.
"That's... the Fourteenth Prince!"
"Wow! The Fourteenth Prince is personally participating in this Ranking Battle!"
"I heard the Fourteenth Prince possesses unparalleled talent. Among all the princes, even the Crown Prince is far inferior to him. He can be said to be the number one young expert of the Fenghuang God Sect! At just ten years old, he had already stepped into the Heavenly Xuan realm."
The commotion drew Yun Che's attention to this person called the "Fourteenth Prince." As a prince himself, his feeling toward this man was almost worlds apart from the Thirteenth Prince Feng Xichen. It was a nobility deeply engraved in his bones and a pride not deliberately restrained, along with a sense of pressure that penetrated straight into the soul.
This person...
Feng Xiluo — twenty-two years old — King Xuan Realm Level 8.
Boom!!!!
"A total of nine from the Fenghuang God Sect, one at King Xuan Realm Level 5, eight at King Xuan Realm Level 6, and one at King Xuan Realm Level 8! Beautiful! All of them are young prodigies! Just this lineup alone proves that the strength of the Shenhuang Empire is far beyond the reach of any other nation!"
"Now, the 39th Seven-Nation Ranking Battle officially begins!"
Feng Feiyan's voice reverberated throughout the arena. As his voice fell, he extended his palm, and a ball of flame landed on the Mysterious Stone.
The Mysterious Stone flashed with a momentary crimson light, and three dark red characters slowly appeared: Canglan Kingdom.
The first opponent in the battle was the Canglan Kingdom, which ranked second in the previous Ranking Battle.
"Excellent. The earlier we go on, the more time we'll have to recover later." The Xuan adepts of the Canglan Kingdom all raised their heads to look at the Phoenix Stage, their faces full of confidence and arrogance. In the battle of six nations, since the Shenhuang Empire was not participating, they had no reason to lose to anyone... Only they, the Canglan Kingdom, were most qualified to ultimately challenge the Shenhuang Empire and then board the Primordial Mystic Ark.
"Let's go."
The ten Xuan adepts of the Canglan Kingdom leaped up and landed on the Phoenix Stage simultaneously. Each of them had proud eyes and fierce battle intent. At the same time, they also looked toward the Soul Stone, waiting for their first opponent.
"Canglan will surely win!"
"Whichever of the other five kingdoms becomes our Canglan's opponent will encounter a nightmare!"
"Canglan! Crush your opponents to your heart's content!"
"Wow wow wow... Sir Lianhua is so handsome!"
The cheers from the Canglan Kingdom were deafening. In the seating area of the Canglan Kingdom, the Canglan Kingdom's ruler and the overlords of their Xuan realm also changed expressions, becoming expectant and serious. This was a battle concerning the Canglan Kingdom's status and honor for the next twenty-five years. As the runner-up of the previous Ranking Battle, even though they were still absolutely confident this time, they still bore considerable pressure... They must not be defeated before encountering the final Shenhuang Empire!
Soon, the name of the other nation participating in the first round also appeared on the Mysterious Stone.
Cangfeng Kingdom.
The cheers throughout the arena paused briefly, and then the atmosphere changed dramatically.
"Damn! It's actually Cangfeng! What's this supposed to be?"
"I was hoping to see our Canglan show off... This is nothing. Any one of us could blow them off with a fart."
"Hahaha! Canglan's luck is great, they drew a weakling right off the bat."
As soon as Yun Che saw the words "Cangfeng," his eyes narrowed, and he leaped up directly. Instantly, a clamor rose from all directions in the arena.
"Look, that kid is coming up. One against ten, tsk tsk tsk, how impressive!"
"Motherf*cker! Going up against Cangfeng Kingdom. So damn boring. Hurry up and kick this kid named Yun Che off, then immediately move to the next match!"
"Don't you know, although this kid's strength is trash, his face is incredibly thick. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have the guts to come up and make such a fool of myself. I bet when they set up the battle formation, they'll barely lift their eyelids, too lazy to even open them."
"What do we do? Who's going up?" a Canglan Xuan adept said. "Anyway, I'm definitely not going."
"Damn! What are you looking at me for? I'm absolutely not going. For the past six years, I've never bothered to bully rookies below the Heavenly Xuan realm."
"I came all this way to meet the heroes of the world and show off my prowess. Fighting this guy is an insult to my strength... Whoever wants to go, go ahead, but I'd rather die than go!"
"Um... Junior Sister Ji, how about you?"
"Hmph! A useless man is not worthy of my intervention."
The ten Canglan Xuan adepts pushed and deferred to each other, none of them willing to step forward and fight Yun Che, as if doing so would be a great insult to them... Let alone all ten going together. If they did that, word might later spread that Canglan had ten against one and defeated the sole Xuan adept of Cangfeng... They couldn't afford that shame.
At that moment, Yun Che's state could be roughly summed up in one sentence:
Silently watching a bunch of idiots pretending to be awesome.
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