After pondering for a while, Zheng Yilin walked over and smiled warmly. "Jingyu, have you thought it through?"
Xia Jingyu looked up and the blush on her cheeks gradually disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a tranquil expression that kept people at arm's length. "There's no need. Thank you for your kind intentions, Senior Zheng … Also, just call me Junior Sister or Miss Xia. I don't want others to misunderstand."
Zheng Yilin had hinted to Xia Jingyu a month ago that he could personally demonstrate his Holy Decree for her to observe.
However, the condition was that he hoped to improve his relationship with Xia Jingyu.
In other words, he could demonstrate his Holy Decree to Xia Jingyu, but Xia Jingyu had to agree to certain conditions, such as becoming his girlfriend or getting engaged.
This request was not excessive. How rare was the Holy Decree? It was a peerless genius that could only comprehend it by chance.
In the huge Fenglin Empire, there were many talented people, but how many of them could comprehend the Holy Decree?
The Holy Decree was so precious that even blood relatives might not be willing to impart it.
Zheng Yilin had sacrificed so much, so it was normal for him to ask for something in return.
Unfortunately, Xia Jingyu had tactfully rejected him.
Today, she had firmly rejected him.
She had also sternly stated that he was not allowed to call her 'Jingyu'. It was clear that he wanted to sever all ties with her.
Xia Jingyu sighed in her heart. Why were all men like this? She was a little annoyed. Being too beautiful was sometimes troublesome. Almost all the male friends who got close to her had improper thoughts.
For example, Zheng Yilin had been very patient and had not exposed himself for two whole years.
Initially, he had been discussing with her as a senior without any selfish motives. Xia Jingyu had thought that she had a male friend worth befriending.
Until a few months ago, when he had comprehended the Holy Decree, he had become high-spirited and felt that he had a chance to become the Holy King. He was full of confidence and looked down on everything. He even felt that Residence Master Xia had taken a liking to him.
Overflowing with confidence, he no longer carefully maintained the pure friendship between them and revealed his inner desires.
From time to time, he would hint to her about something. His actions gradually became more and more casual until he made a request a month ago.
Since then, she had gradually distanced herself from Zheng Yilin.
To put it bluntly, Zheng Yilin was actually a nouveau riche. After his confidence grew, the dark side of his heart was revealed, including his longing for her.
Xia Jingyu moved away and sighed in her heart. There was no good man in the world …
Just as he was sighing faintly, a figure in purple suddenly barged into his heart.
Both of them had comprehended the Holy Decree, but Su Yu did not ask for anything in return. He imparted the Holy Decree calmly, without holding anything back.
Moreover, from the beginning until the end, his gaze as he gazed at her was clear and without any distracting thoughts. There was only gratitude towards her, and there was absolutely not a trace of improper thoughts.
And the source of all of this was the kindness of a single bow.
Thinking up to here, Xia Jingyu couldn't help but purse her lips and chuckle. Her smile was like a flower, ethereal, beautiful, pure, and otherworldly.
Actually, there were still good men. Wasn't there one right beside her?
As Xia Jingyu felt a sense of peace in her heart, she turned her gaze to look at Su Yu's purple-clothed figure. She suddenly felt that if she had really married him, she might not have objected.
Only by his side could one feel the fullness and peace of mind.
Zheng Yilin's expression turned gloomy, and he glared at Su Yu coldly. "Humph! What was so great about a person who had just comprehended the Holy Decree? In terms of Holy Decree, he can't even withstand a single blow from me! "
Boom boom boom —
At the entrance of the arena, intense movements sounded out once more.
Everyone looked down and saw thirteen middle-aged men with terrifying strength entering the arena one by one.
Many of the demon students gasped in surprise!
They had all recognized the inspector who was in charge of their training institute!
Su Yu had also discovered Fang Yun's presence!
That day, he was the one who had exiled Su Yu from the training institute.
Su Yu had not forgotten this grudge!
The other twelve people were undoubtedly inspectors from the Sanctuary!
A total of thirteen people from the Sanctuary had appeared, causing the audience to be extremely excited.
Every single person from the Sanctuary was a mythical figure in the legends. They were elusive, and yet, thirteen of them had appeared at the same time!
However, after the thirteen legendary figures entered, they all stood respectfully at the two sides of the entrance.
They bowed their bodies and lowered their noble heads, not even daring to breathe loudly.
It looked like they were respectfully welcoming a supreme and frightening person!
The plaza of ten thousand people gradually became silent.
The strange actions of the thirteen legendary figures had caused them to tremble deeply!
Thump, thump —
In the strange silence, the sound of light footsteps seemed to be stepping on everyone's hearts.
The sound of the footsteps was sometimes far, and sometimes it was near. It was difficult to determine the distance between them!
Su Yu's heart shook. What kind of powerful martial artist could give him such an illusion?
Thump, thump —
The sound of the footsteps was finally no longer faint.
At the entrance, an old man in luxurious clothing appeared.
The old man was eighty years old, his hair white and face pale, as if he was on the verge of death.
His pair of old eyes were filled with a frightening light.
Su Yu only took one look before his eyes stung and he quickly looked away.
The rest of the audience felt the same. They could not look at the old man!
Su Yu was shocked. Could he be the Holy King?
"Welcome, Cabinet Elder!" The thirteen distinguished inspectors knelt on one knee and greeted him in unison.
Their voices were loud and clear, piercing through the heavens.
Their deep respect reached tens of thousands of miles into the heavens.
This person was one of the Sanctuary's Nine Great Cabinet Elders.
The Holy King was focused on cultivation and had no time to manage the secular world. Everything was handled by the Nine Great Cabinet Elders.
One word from each Cabinet Elder could change the course of a dynasty. Just a stomp of their feet could cause the Fenglin Empire to tremble.
If not for the fact that the monarch was bedridden and unconscious, he would have knelt to welcome the arrival of the Sanctuary Cabinet Elders.
Swish, swish, swish —
Hearing this, the hearts of countless martial artists trembled as they uniformly knelt to welcome them.
In the hearts of the Fenglin Empire's martial artists, the Sanctuary was the holy land of martial arts gods.
The Nine Great Cabinet Elders, on the other hand, were transcendent existences that they had to look up to!
The Cabinet Elder stepped onto the arena as tens of thousands of people knelt to welcome him. He was the head of the Nine Great Cabinet Elders, the Fiery Minister!
The Fiery Minister was expressionless as he walked to the distinguished guest's stand and took the seat of honor.
The thirteen inspectors were filled with reverence as they sat below, not daring to act rashly.
"Let's begin." The Fiery Minister gently opened his mouth.
But the words he uttered were like the sound of a great bell, shocking everyone.
Su Yu's body trembled, his soul also trembling slightly.
Level Eight!
Su Yu's pupils shrank to the size of a needle!
The aura of a Level Eight had appeared during the battle at the Duke of Xianyu's palace, when the First Prince had crushed his protective amulet.
The Fiery Minister's abilities were definitely that of a Level Eight!
A frightening fighter who was only two steps away from becoming the Holy King!
Su Yu was shocked, unable to calm down. This was a Level Eight!
Whoosh —
The referee leaped onto the arena, expressionlessly announcing, "The Holy Meet officially begins! All participants, please collect your Holy Order! "
The sixteen Heavenly Dragons of the royal family and the 130 demon students from the martial arts training institutes of the thirteen prefectures — a total of 146 people — took turns to go up onto the arena to collect their Holy Order.
Su Yu received one. It was made of an extraordinary material and had the word "nine" carved on it.
After everyone left the arena, a sealed black box appeared in the hands of the referee.
He extended his palm into the box and randomly picked out ten numbered balls.
"The following number will enter the first group!"
"Number one, number 19, number 23 …"
"The following number will enter the second group!"
"Number four, number six, number 13 …"
Half an hour later, the 146 participants were divided into 15 groups.
The first 14 groups had 10 people in each group.
Only the last group only had six people.
Moreover, Su Yu was assigned to the last group. His opponents were only five people!
After the assignment, the referee loudly announced, "The first round of competition will be an elimination round! The first place of each group will qualify for the top ten competition. "
Hearing this, the crowd was in an uproar.
Their gazes uniformly shot toward the last group.
With only six people, the chances of obtaining first place far exceeded the other 14 groups!
Countless demon students were envious of Su Yu's group.
The First Prince sneered, "His luck is not bad, to be assigned to the group with the easiest advancement!"
The Third Prince could not help but laugh. Su Yu was very lucky.
If he had been in another group, such as Dong Lin's or Du Yuntian's group, he would definitely have been eliminated. Now, however, he had the chance to fight his way into the top ten.
Zheng Yilin had been paying attention to Su Yu, slightly creasing his brows, "Consider yourself lucky! You had better not meet me! "
Su Yu's luck was not only because of the small number of members in his group, but also because of another important reason.
As for the remaining five members, the highest cultivation base was only at Level Five Upper Tier, while the weakest was only at Level Four Peak!
With Su Yu's ability to kill a Level Five Upper Tier in the Xianyu prefecture, there was no doubt that he would easily win first place.
The elimination round had officially begun.
On the distinguished guest's platform, the Fiery Minister and the thirteen inspectors had calm expressions.
Even though the people present were the ten most outstanding demon students from each prefecture of the empire.
Their fights did not interest them in the slightest.
The elimination round of fifteen groups began at the same time.
According to the rules, everyone in the same group had to fight all the other members of the group. As such, the time was extremely long.
An entire day passed.
"The elimination round of the fifteenth group has ended. The winner is contestant number nine, Su Yu!"
Suddenly, the referee announced in a loud voice.
The first group king had been born!
The audience below the stage could not help but be in an uproar.
"What a lucky lad. The other groups are only halfway through, but he has already successfully advanced to the next round."
"What is even more fortunate is that the abilities of his group members are generally not high. Apart from the Level Five Upper Tier member, the rest are too weak. If it had been me that year, I would have been able to fight my way into the top fifteen."
"Don't underestimate him. Didn't you see him fight against the Level Five Upper Tier member? He defeated his opponent with one move! This is enough to show that he has the valiant ability to fight above his level. "
…
The First Prince sneered, "Even if he is lucky enough to enter the top fifteen, he is still at the bottom. He is asking for trouble."
The Third Prince smiled without saying a word, immediately focusing his attention on Dong Lin.
With the birth of the first group king, it was inevitable for the distinguished guests to pay attention to him.
Realizing that it was a fellow at Level Five Lower Tier, the crowd could not help but secretly shake their heads.
The Fiery Minister calmly retracted his gaze.
Only Fang Yun was slightly taken aback.
That day at the martial arts training institute, he was the one who had personally expelled Su Yu from the institute. He did not expect Su Yu to be lucky enough to fight his way into the top fifteen of the Holy Meet!
Su Yu returned to the preparation stage and watched the remaining fourteen groups fight.
Among them, the performances of Du Yuntian, Zheng Yilin, and Dong Lin were the most eye-catching!
All three of them were strong Level Six fighters.
Especially Du Yuntian, who was a strong Level Six Upper Tier!
At that moment, Lin Xiao secretly passed a piece of paper to the Third Prince.
The Third Prince looked at it and his whole body trembled, his face pale!
His eyes were filled with worry as he stared at Dong Lin, who was still in the arena. His expression changed several times.
Su Yu glanced at the Third Prince's strange expression and could not help but be surprised. It was the first time he had seen the calm and collected Third Prince lose his composure.
"Third Prince, what happened?" Su Yu walked over to ask. Looking closely, he discovered that the Third Prince's palm was slightly trembling, showing his extreme anxiety and unease.
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