Hearing these people's comments about Jianchen, the nobles in the hall all revealed astonished expressions. Soon after, they all looked at Jianchen with shock and disbelief.
Everyone knew the name of this year's King of Mercenaries, Jianchen. However, very few people had actually seen Jianchen before. What no one expected was that Jianchen was actually so young. From his appearance, he looked even younger than the third prince.
In that case, Jianchen had cultivated for a few years less than the third prince. However, he possessed such great strength. This allowed everyone to see Jianchen's shocking talent.
The king of the Qin Empire immediately laughed heartily. He looked at Jianchen with amazement and said, "Good, good, good. I didn't misjudge you. Jianchen is indeed a dragon among men. To be able to obtain first place in the Mercenary Tournament at such a young age, your future is limitless. It is my son's fortune to be able to befriend you."
Xiao Han, who was standing in the crowd, stared at Jianchen with a gloomy expression. His eyes were filled with a venomous light. He gnashed his teeth and muttered, "I didn't expect you to be that bullsh * t King of Mercenaries. Hmph, no matter who you are, I, Xiao Han, will not let you off easily."
Hearing Xiao Han's muttering, a middle-aged man in green clothes stood beside Xiao Han and asked in a low voice, "Xiao Han, could this person be the one who insulted you yesterday and injured you?"
"That's right. Uncle Mu Zhaoye, you must help me teach him a lesson. Otherwise, I, Xiao Han, will not be able to take this lying down," Xiao Han said in a low voice. Mu Zhaoye was his grandfather's disciple and had a close relationship with him.
Mu Zhaoye frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid this won't be easy. I didn't expect him to be this year's King of Mercenaries, Jianchen. Although I don't know how strong he is, I think he must be much stronger than the third prince. Moreover, he has obtained the recognition of His Majesty. If I make a move against him, I'm afraid His Majesty will be displeased."
"Uncle Mu Zhaoye, how old is he? Even if he can strengthen the third prince, he is definitely not your opponent. Perhaps he used some other method or got lucky to obtain that bullsh * t King of Mercenaries. You can challenge him in public and humiliate him. As for His Majesty, I will naturally have my grandfather take action," Xiao Han said in a low voice.
Mu Zhaoye nodded and said, "Alright. It just so happens that I want to test his strength and see if this year's King of Mercenaries is as powerful as the rumors say."
After learning that Jianchen was this year's King of Mercenaries, the king of the Qin Empire became much friendlier towards Jianchen. On the other hand, when the other princes standing behind him heard that Jianchen was the third prince's friend, some of their faces became extremely ugly. Only two of the younger princes remained calm, as if none of this had anything to do with them.
Jianchen and the king exchanged some pleasantries before returning to the crowd. However, at this moment, all the nobles and leaders in the hall treated Jianchen differently. They all scrambled to establish a relationship with Jianchen.
This was because every year, if the King of Mercenaries could successfully mature, he would become a Heaven Saint Master at the very least. There was even a very high chance that he could break through to Saint Ruler.
To these people, Jianchen could only use his scalp and patiently return their greetings.
At this moment, a loud and clear voice rang out in the hall, suppressing the noise in the hall.
"Your majesty, our Qin Empire has always relied on martial prowess to establish our empire and defend our empire. Today is your majesty's birthday, so how can martial prowess be absent from the banquet? Your humble servant is itching to spar with the King of Mercenaries, Jianchen. It can also be considered a performance on your majesty's birthday as a gift. Please allow me, your majesty!"
Hearing this, everyone turned their heads and saw a middle-aged man in azure clothes kneeling on one knee as he respectfully spoke to the king of the Qin Empire.
Hearing this, the king of the Qin Empire looked at Jianchen with a smile and introduced, "Jianchen, this is the commander of the imperial guards, Mu Zaye."
The king did not agree or disagree with Mu Zaye's request. Instead, he gave the choice to Jianchen because he really wanted to see what Jianchen was capable of.
Jianchen smiled indifferently and walked out with large strides. He cupped his hands and said, "Since commander Mu Zaye wishes to spar with me, then I will perform with commander Mu Zaye. It can also be considered a gift to your majesty."
The king happily laughed and said, "Good, good, good. If that's the case, then let us all go outside and cheer for the two of you."
Soon after, the king walked out of the palace accompanied by an old man. Behind him was a large group of nobles and leaders of various factions.
In a spacious area, everyone formed a circle around Jianchen and Mu Zaye. Everyone was in high spirits. The battle between the King of Mercenaries and the commander of the imperial guards was destined to be very exciting. In everyone's hearts, they wanted to know who was stronger between Jianchen and Mu Zaye. Only a few people who had personally witnessed Jianchen's strength at the Mercenary Conference revealed meaningful smiles.
Mu Zaye held a light azure spear in his hand as he stared at Jianchen with a serious expression. Although Jianchen was much younger than him, he couldn't be careless because of his title as the King of Mercenaries.
Jianchen calmly stood thirty meters away. He calmly looked at Mu Zaye and said, "Commander Mu Zaye, please make your move."
Mu Zaye couldn't help but frown when he saw that Jianchen actually wanted to fight him without taking out a Saint Weapon. Anger flashed through the depths of his eyes. In his opinion, Jianchen was blatantly humiliating him.
Mu Zaye's gaze turned cold as he snorted. He stomped his feet on the ground and shot toward Jianchen. At the same time, his spear surged with wind-attributed Saint Force as it stabbed toward Jianchen.
Jianchen wore a faint smile the entire time. He gently stomped his right foot on the ground and a thumb-sized pebble shot up. Jianchen calmly caught it in his hand. With a shake of his hand, the pebble flickered with a faint azure light as it shot toward Mu Zaye with lightning speed.
"Ding!"
With a clear sound, the thumb-sized pebble accurately struck the tip of Mu Zaye's spear. An inconceivably powerful force was transmitted from the pebble, causing the spear in Mu Zaye's hand to tremble.
Mu Zaye's expression changed drastically. The powerful force immediately stopped his forward charge. He staggered back a dozen steps before stabilizing himself. His hands that were holding the spear began to tremble slightly. The web between his thumb and forefinger had already ruptured as blood flowed out.
Mu Zaye paled in fright as he looked at Jianchen in shock. His face was filled with disbelief. Mu Zaye found it hard to accept that he couldn't even catch a pebble with his strength.
Seeing how Jianchen had ruptured the web between Mu Zaye's thumb and forefinger with a single pebble, the surrounding people were all in an uproar. They all looked at Jianchen in disbelief. The impact of this scene was just too great.
"Did Jianchen use a battle skill?" Many people thought to themselves.
The king of the Qin Empire also sucked in a deep breath. He stared at Jianchen in shock for a while before shooting a glance at the old man behind him.
Just a single pebble was enough to make the commander of the Imperial Guard suffer. This scene made the king realize that Jianchen's strength was much greater than he had imagined. Using an Earth Saint Master would not be able to accurately gauge Jianchen's strength, so he could only send someone stronger.
The old man behind the king nodded slightly before striding forward. He said, "Jianchen, let Old Man deal with you." With that, the old man did not give Jianchen a choice. He turned into a blur as he charged toward Jianchen.
A strange smile appeared on Jianchen's face. With a light tap of his finger, a faint azure sword Qi shot toward the old man.
The old man knew how powerful Jianchen was, so he did not dare to be careless. He clenched his hand into a fist and punched toward the azure sword Qi with surging fiery-red Saint Force.
The azure and violet sword Qi was dispersed by the old man's punch, and a shocking wound appeared on the old man's fist.
The old man looked at the wound on his fist, and his expression gradually became serious. Then, he grabbed the air with his hand, and the fire elements in the world rapidly gathered. In the blink of an eye, they condensed into a huge red sword.
Jian Chen sneered when he saw this. He slowly raised his right hand and the fire elemental energy in the surroundings immediately condensed at a speed much faster than the old man's. It also formed a huge, fiery-red sword. Whether it was the color or the temperature, it was much more powerful than the old man's sword.
"Controlling the energy of the world. He can actually control the energy of the world …"
"This is an ability to control the energy of the world. Has he already reached the level of Heaven Saint Master …"
The sight of Jianchen condensing the energy of the world into a sword shocked everyone present. At that moment, the shock that Jianchen gave them was many times greater than when he had easily repelled Mu Zaye. Whether it was the nobles or the leaders of the various organizations, all of their eyes were wide open as they stared at Jianchen in disbelief.
They had seen Heaven Saint Masters before, but they had never even heard of such a young Heaven Saint Master.
"H- how is this possible? Jianchen has actually broken through to Heaven Saint Master," Qin Ji also stared at Jianchen in a daze as he muttered in a daze.
The king of the Qin Empire sucked in a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down. At that moment, he felt like his heart had never beat so violently before. If news of a Heaven Saint Master in his twenties spread, it would be enough to shake up the entire Tian Yuan Continent.
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