Old Man Tianji and the other transcendent powers also stared at these newcomers, but they didn't have any expressions of surprise on their faces. It was as though they had long known of their existence. In fact, there were even some who frowned in displeasure.
"It's good to take a break," Old Man Tianji calmly stated.
"Seems like you can live for a while longer." Chen Wang stared at Qin Wentian as he coldly spoke.
Qin Wentian's countenance was akin to that of a demon. His eyes flickered with a cold light, but no one could tell what he was thinking.
Everyone stood up and continued their journey towards the Ancient Kingdom. Ouyang Kuangsheng came to Qin Wentian's side as he asked, "How is it?"
"It seems like your improvement isn't too bad." Qin Wentian's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile.
"Not too bad, but I feel that the one who has changed the most is you. Your demonic qi is so terrifying, you should have some ancient luck." Ouyang Kuangsheng laughed as he stared ahead, "Be careful of these people."
"Mhm." Qin Wentian nodded his head, only to see the middle-aged man leading the group to a banquet hall. There were many silhouettes here, and there were beautiful serving girls serving the banquet. The middle-aged man stood at the head of the table, smiling as he spoke, "Everyone, please take a seat."
The crowd sat down. Qin Wentian sat at the back, Ouyang Kuangsheng sat on his right, and Mo Qingcheng sat on his left. This scene caused a cold light to flash in Zhan Chen's eyes. Zhan Chen also had his own luck.
"Si Qiong, how do you feel?" Beside the middle-aged man sat the dark horse Si Qiong, causing the crowd to be bewildered. So it turned out that Si Qiong was someone from the 'Ancient Kingdom'.
"The ancient luck of Grand Xia is one of the strongest innate techniques outside of the nine ultimate arts," Si Qiong replied, causing the middle-aged man's eyes to gleam with a bright light.
Secret arts and innate techniques were all exceedingly powerful, especially the secret arts left behind by the Ancient Kingdom. They weren't made public, but they were definitely not any weaker than the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia. So it turned out that they were all hidden within the Vermilion Bird Formation, and were controlled by the spirit of the Vermilion Bird. Luckily, they didn't forcefully destroy the Vermilion Bird Formation back then. If not, they wouldn't be alive today.
Qin Wentian's heart trembled. The Fiend Transformation Art and Demonic Divinity Sacrificial Transformation Art were actually the secret arts of Ancient Grand Xia? No wonder they were so terrifying.
"I won't hide anything from all of you. Our identities should already be known by all of your clans and powers. After the war in Grand Xia ends, you can go and inquire about our identities. After that, you can come to our Ancient Kingdom at any time and become one of us." The middle-aged man had a smile on his face as he continued, "In addition, we are willing to use one of the nine ultimate arts of Ancient Grand Xia in exchange for the secret arts in your hands."
Everyone's expression sharpened and a strange look flashed through their eyes. These people seemed to have come for the secret divine ability.
"What do you think?"
The middle-aged man swept his gaze over, first landing on Chen Wang, before turning his gaze onto the others.
Chen Wang fell silent for a moment. He originally had a high chance of becoming the top ranker of the Heavenly Fate Rankings, and even his clan had pinned their hopes on him. Hence, he knew the secrets of the other party and knew who they were.
"Fine." Chen Wang contemplated for a moment before nodding his head. Exchanging for one of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia wouldn't be a loss for him. Given the capabilities of the other party, if they wanted to forcefully snatch it away, he would have nothing to say.
However, given the other party's status, their goal was to obtain all the valuable treasures of Grand Xia. As for the exchange, they knew of the nine ultimate arts of Grand Xia.
The Great Solar Chen Clan wasn't on the same level as them.
"Mhm." Shi Potian also lightly nodded his head.
Si Qiong originally already had a connection with them, and now that Zhan Chen and Emperor Azure had agreed as well, they couldn't help but feel anticipation in their hearts. Being able to obtain one of the nine ultimate arts wasn't a loss for them at all.
"I need some time to consider." Qin Zheng calmly replied, his words causing the eyes of the middle-aged man to flicker with unhappiness.
"I need some time to consider as well," Yun Mengyi calmly replied, causing Qin Wentian to turn his gaze onto her.
Yun Mengyi had always given Qin Wentian a mysterious feeling. She seemed to have some sort of connection with the ancient kingdom of Grand Xia, and at this moment, Yun Mengyi's beautiful eyes were also looking in his direction, filled with anticipation.
"Let me consider." Mo Qingcheng spoke in a low voice. The eyes of the middle-aged man gradually turned cold when he heard that he had to consider three people consecutively.
"You guys better think this through." Si Qiong's eyes flickered with sharpness as he swept his gaze onto Yun Mengyi and Mo Qingcheng.
Qin Wentian frowned, "I need some time to consider as well."
As the sound of his voice faded, Si Qiong's eyes flickered with coldness as he stared at Qin Wentian. Qin Wentian truly didn't give him any face at all.
"The ranking battle for the Heavenly Fate Rankings hasn't ended yet." Si Qiong's voice was ice-cold.
"I need to consider as well." Mu Feng faintly replied. The five people behind him all said that they would consider, causing the atmosphere of the banquet to turn extremely tense, as a sense of pressure could be felt.
"You guys don't know the immensity of the Heavens and Earth." A cold voice drifted out from the mouth of a young woman behind the middle-aged man. She exuded an aura of coldness as she swept her gaze over the crowd. "Exchanging the ultimate arts of Grand Xia with you guys is already giving you guys a great deal of good fortune."
"Can't you guys even consider a matter of mutual consent? Isn't this the attitude of an equal exchange?" Qin Zheng faintly spoke as he laughed, "This banquet isn't a good one. Seems like it's best for us to bid farewell."
"Let's continue with the ranking battle." Qin Wentian calmly stated. After which, they slowly stood up, only to see Si Qiong rapping his fingers on the table in front of him as a cold smile appeared on his face. "Wait a minute."
Qin Wentian and the rest turned their gazes onto Si Qiong, only to see Si Qiong lifting his head as a smile appeared on his face. "If the ranking battle for the Heavenly Fate Rankings really starts, I won't be polite to any of you.
"No need." Mu Feng's voice was filled with a sinister coldness as he stepped out. The smile on Si Qiong's face gradually turned cold, his lips were as sharp as the edge of a blade. "In that case, let's meet again at the Heavenly Fate Rankings."
The banquet ended on an unhappy note. Qin Wentian and the rest left, but Chen Wang, Shi Potian and the rest who had agreed to stay behind.
"Descendants of the Chen Clan and Shi Clan, all of you are not bad. Go back and ask your clans if you are willing to join us. Maybe one day, you guys will be able to emulate the splendor of your ancestors." The middle-aged man smiled as he glanced at Chen Wang and the rest. "Let's put the ranking battle aside for now. You guys can focus on cultivating the ultimate arts of Grand Xia."
Chen Wang and the rest frenziedly flickered. If they could cultivate the ultimate arts of Grand Xia, their combat prowess would be even stronger. At that time, they would be able to sweep aside all the others on the Heavenly Fate Rankings.
Right now, the existence that Chen Wang and the rest feared the most was none other than Si Qiong. So it turned out that Si Qiong was someone from Grand Xia.
Zhan Chen and Emperor Azure also stayed behind. The middle-aged man smiled at the two of them as he calmly stated, "For the ranking battle this time around, the four of you, in addition to Si Qiong's group of five, shall fight for the top five positions."
After speaking, the middle-aged man stood up. "Follow me."
Chen Wang and the rest followed him. As for Qin Wentian and the rest, they returned to the incomplete Vermilion Bird Formation and sat in their respective positions.
"Chen Wang and Shi Potian didn't return. What happened?" The hearts of the spectators were filled with bewilderment. Old Man Tianji and the rest faintly understood something, but even for them, they didn't dare to interfere in this matter.
"The ranking battle this time around will definitely be the beginning of a change in Grand Xia's destiny."
Old Man Tianji sighed in his heart when he saw this scene. The fate of Grand Xia was the irresistible force of fate, there was no way to change it. Just like back then when Grand Xia was destroyed, there was no way to reverse the situation.
It was just that Old Man Tianji had no way to predict what the fate of Grand Xia would be like. What would the fate of the various transcendent powers be like?
For the ranking battle this time around, how many people would be able to determine the fate of Grand Xia? Who would be the most influential characters in the future?
Nobody knew. Even though Old Man Tianji was able to pry into Astral Fate, he wasn't a prophet. Currently, the most suitable candidate for the Demonic Star was none other than the demonic young man sitting there. He was once a nameless nobody, but now, he finally stood out in the ranking battle.
Time flowed by, Chen Wang and the rest still hadn't appeared. This caused the bewilderment in the hearts of the spectators to grow thicker and thicker. However, Old Man Tianji and the rest were incomparably calm, causing the spectators to wait patiently.
Qin Wentian and the rest were similarly calm, they sat cross-legged and focused on their cultivation. They had no way to change the minds of others, they could only follow their hearts and live their lives with no regrets.
Chen Wang and the rest had yet to return, there was a high possibility that they were cultivating the ultimate arts of Grand Xia. This caused Qin Wentian and the rest to feel immense pressure.
Chen Wang, Shi Potian, Si Qiong, Zhan Chen and Emperor Azure were originally the strongest among the five. Now that they had the ultimate arts, they would definitely be even more terrifying.
After a few more days passed, the sound of the wind whistling could be heard from afar as the middle-aged man appeared once again. Behind him, Chen Wang and the rest had smiles on their faces as they stared at the crowd, their eyes flickering with an unexcelled arrogance.
Si Qiong turned his gaze over, staring in the direction of Old Man Tianji as he spoke, "The fate of Grand Xia shall be decided in a single battle. Since this is a battle for Heavenly Fate, why should we be afraid of death? A single battle shall determine Heavenly Fate."
"You mean to say that life and death shall be decided by the Heavenly Fate?" Old Man Tianji calmly asked.
"That's right, the losers aren't worthy of the Heavenly Fate." Si Qiong swept his gaze over to Qin Wentian and the rest, his eyes gleaming with sharpness.
"The fate of Grand Xia shall be decided today." Chen Wang stared at the skies, exuding an unexcelled aura. His gaze swept over to Qin Wentian and the rest as he spoke, "The weak aren't worthy of the Heavenly Fate."
"What do you all think?" Old Man Tianji turned to the others.
In the past, if one was defeated in the Heavenly Fate Ranking Battle, they could simply concede. This way, the elites of Grand Xia wouldn't die.
But today, Chen Wang, Si Qiong, and the rest had arrogantly declared that life and death would be decided.
The spectators all stared at the surroundings of the arena platform, their hearts filled with shock. They could clearly feel the overwhelming confidence radiating from Chen Wang, and if Old Man Tianji were to nod his head, the battle today would definitely become the most intense and brutal battle in the history of the Heavenly Fate Rankings!
The ranking battle this time around had far exceeded the expectations of everyone. Yet, this made them even more filled with anticipation.
Today, who would be the one to decide the Heavenly Fate of Grand Xia?
Qin Wentian's demonic eyes landed on Chen Wang, as a resplendent light flickered in his eyes.
"I hope all of you will remember the words you said today. The weak aren't worthy of the Heavenly Fate. I don't believe in the Heavenly Fate, so why would I fear a battle?" Qin Wentian's voice was cold, incomparably demonic.
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