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Several peak characters of the Zhen Yuan Kingdom immediately walked out of the discussion hall.
Four figures had already landed in the courtyard.
"We pay our respects to Daoist Dongfang Ting!"
When King Zhao Xingyu and the other peak characters saw the four people, they all clasped their fists and bowed to Dongfang Ting with respectful expressions. Even the Dongfang Family's Family Head was no exception.
Merely, Chen Hao was slightly surprised by the way they addressed him.
Dongfang Ting waved her hand with an indifferent expression.
"How's your progress?" Zhao Xingchen asked impatiently. The crowd's gazes were also flickering with light. They were inspecting the auras of Chen Hao and the other two.
"I was fortunate enough to advance to rank nine Martial Emperor!"
Dongfang Jian said with a deep voice. As he spoke, he emitted his own Origin Energy fluctuations. This caused the crowd, especially those who knew Dongfang Jian, to feel extremely surprised. Not only were they surprised that Dongfang Jian had advanced from rank eight Martial Emperor to rank nine Martial Emperor in a short three months, they were also surprised by Dongfang Jian's expression and tone. In the past, regardless of who Dongfang Jian faced, he would always carry a trace of confidence and arrogance from his bones. Yet now, he had a calm expression. It was as if he was unmoved by favor or disgrace.
"Not bad …" Zhao Xingchen praised.
As for a fifty-year-old old man from the Dongfang Family, he had a complacent and proud expression on his face. With a trace of ridicule, he looked at Dongfang Jun.
This old man was Dongfang Jian's father. Evidently, he still did not know that the conflict between Dongfang Jian and Dongfang Jun had already been resolved. Dongfang Jun had even changed his way of addressing him as' Brother Cheap. '
Dongfang Jun saw Dongfang Jian's father's expression and curled his lips. He released his own aura and said, "I have roughly advanced to peak rank seven Martial Emperor. As for my battle power, it should be about the same as Brother Cheap …"
"Brother Jian?" Dongfang Jian's father was slightly stunned by Dongfang Jun's address.
"Chen Hao, what about you?"
"I am the same as Dongfang Jian, peak rank seven Martial Emperor." Chen Hao smiled, then looked at Fang Yuan who was staring at him with shining eyes, bowing and saying, "Greetings to master!"
Fang Yuan, this master with an undeserved reputation, felt a little awkward when Chen Hao called him master. He quickly helped Chen Hao up and said: "No need to be so polite, very good, very good. Master really did not expect you to advance so quickly …"
The commotion in the courtyard caused all the middle-aged and old men with powerful auras to walk out one after another. Most of their gazes were fixed on Chen Hao. Chen Hao was the only one they didn't recognize. At the same time, Chen Hao's battle prowess was clear from the information they had obtained. They all discussed in low voices.
…
"Junior brother!" Yunfeiyan ignored the presence of many important people. After Zhao Xing Chen introduced Zhao Xing Yu, Dong Fang clan, Bai Li clan and other important people to Chen Hao and walked towards the discussion hall, she quickly walked to Chen Hao's side and affectionately held onto Chen Hao's arm, saying in a low voice, "Senior sister has completed the task you gave me … your Xiao clan is really amazing …"
"Hmm?" Chen Hao was slightly surprised, turning his head to look at Yunfeiyan: "What's so amazing about it?"
"If nothing goes wrong, this year's Royal New Show Hall, Lan Cang province will have four spots for your Xiao clan. Next year, there will still be four spots, and after a few more years, there might be even more spots …"
"Cough cough … are you serious?" Chen Hao's face shone with excitement and doubt. Although Chen Hao had not returned for three years, he could still predict Xiao clan's current situation. How could there be four spots this year? If there was only one, he would not be surprised. It must be Xiao Ji Yan who has Spiritual Roots and cultivates the Secret to Longevity. But where did the other four come from?
"Of course it's true. Two beautiful little girls, one more powerful than the other. One is called Li Xiaoling. When Senior sister went, she kept pestering Senior sister, asking about your situation. This little girl is amazing. She's only sixteen years old, but she's already a sixth stage Martial Emperor. Her battle prowess is quite strong. The other one is called Xiao Ji Yan, a ninth stage Martial Emperor … Other than the two of them, there are also Xiao Ji Shan and Xiao Ji Fei who are both Martial Emperors … "
"Not bad! I didn't expect Xiao Ling Er to have awakened … Ji Shan and Ji Fei are also not bad … "Chen Hao's face revealed a gratified smile, as if he was imagining Xiao Ling Er pestering Yunfeiyan like a sparrow, asking all sorts of questions.
Yunfeiyan pulled Chen Hao to slow down her pace, her charming face shining with a hint of pride: "Let me tell you another piece of good news!"
"What?"
"Your younger brother and sister have both started cultivating. In half a year, they became fourth stage Martial Students one after another. In a few years, it's very likely that they'll be as abnormal as you … "
"Really?" Chen Hao's eyes widened: "Xiao Nan and Xiao Yan aren't even ten years old …"
"Look at how excited you are, hehe … That's right, Junior Brother, Senior Sister is very curious. How can the jade pendant you carved be the same as Xiao Yan's? Have you seen Xiao Yan before? "
"My carving skill is to capture the veins and life traces of all things in the world … I'm just a beginner now, so I can't capture it too deeply. Xiao Yan is my sister, so of course I can understand it more deeply …"
"How mysterious …" Yunfeiyan said with a little surprise. After a slight pause, she said: "This is all the information about the nameless old man that Manager Shu Ya collected for you … A lot of it is just legends, and no one knows whether it's true or not. Alright, let's go in first. If Senior Sister keeps pulling you, I'm afraid she'll have something to say … "
… …
"The Empire's New Show Hall has already sent out news. The Five Palace Hall's chief disciple, Ni Jianping, has become a rank two Martial Ancestor. The White Tiger Hall's chief disciple, Yang Fan, has become a rank one Martial Ancestor over ten days ago. The Azure Dragon Hall's chief disciple, Li Yifeng, has also become a Martial Ancestor. If nothing unexpected happens, these three people will become seeded contestants. As for the other two seeded contestants, we still don't know who they will be … "
After Chen Hao and Yunfeiyan sat down, the New Show Hall's Hall Master Zhao Xingchen frowned and said: "It's possible that Great Qian Kingdom's Yi Minghao is already a peak rank nine Martial Emperor. Originally, when he was only a rank seven Martial Emperor, no one was able to force him to reveal his true strength in the qualifiers. He can only be described as unfathomable … The other three people who might become seeded contestants are disciples from the other three groups. The strongest disciples from the Eight Nation Qualifiers are all peak rank nine Martial Emperors. Furthermore, their battle power is very strong and they easily qualified … "
After Zhao Xingchen spoke till this point, he looked to Dongfang Ting and said, "Daoist Ting, you should know the battle power of these three people the best. There is not much time left, we must immediately go and report the information regarding the competition …"
After Dongfang Ting frowned slightly, she looked to Chen Hao. However, she still shook her head and said, "As for seeded contestants, we can forget about obtaining them. Among the three of them, Chen Hao's battle power is the strongest. He is able to easily take care of low rank seven Martial Ancestor Realm monstrous beasts. As for mid rank seven Martial Ancestor Realm monstrous beasts, he is also able to kill them. However, if he were to encounter a super genius disciple of the Martial Ancestor Realm, it would be impossible for him to determine his strength before he actually fought against them. Furthermore, he is only a rank seven Martial Emperor. It is not enough for him to convince the masses … Although the New Talent Ranking is also divided into five groups, the top two from each group will be determined. As long as one's strength is strong, it doesn't matter if one is a seeded contestant or not. As long as one is able to enter the top ten, there is hope … "
Dongfang Ting spoke with an encouraging tone. In a short three months, Chen Hao's performance in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range was absolutely astonishing. It was not something that Dongfang Jian and Dongfang Jun could compare with. However, it remained that time was too short. No matter how much of a genius one might be, one still needed time to grow. If Chen Hao was given another year, or even half a year, Dongfang Ting was certain that Chen Hao would be able to enter the top five of the New Talent Ranking and obtain the qualifications to participate in the Hundred Empire Ranking. However, she was unable to be certain right now.
"Very well. Then we can only do this … I hope that our luck is not too bad … I'll go and report to them first. Huangqi, tell them about the process and rules of the New Talent Ranking Competition. Also, tell them about their opponents. After that, go into closed-door training to recuperate and adjust yourself to your best condition! "
… …
Two hours later, Chen Hao returned to his room. To Yunfeiyan's astonishment, this time around, Chen Hao actually took the initiative to pull her along. It seemed that he had some questions to ask her.
Another two hours later, Yunfeiyan was pushed out by Chen Hao in an extremely depressed manner. Burning the bridge after crossing the river, this was simply unambiguous. During the two hours, Chen Hao asked about Yunfeiyan's situation in the Xiao Family, regardless of whether it was big or small. This included the changes in the Xiao Family, the lineup of the Xiao Family, the situation of her parents, the current stage of Old Master Xiao and Xiao Ding, the situation of Xiao Mei, Buttface, and the others. Almost everything that Yunfeiyan knew was explained. When there was nothing left to say, Chen Hao used the excuse of starting cultivation to push Yunfeiyan, who wanted to talk about the Chamber of Commerce, out of the room …
… …
"Phew …"
Chen Hao's face was brimming with a kind of joy that had never appeared before. He sat down cross-legged and let out a long sigh. In three years, the changes in the Xiao Family, especially two months ago, after he had displayed his astonishing talent and combat strength and obtained the qualifications to participate in the New Talent Ranking, everything that the Zhenyuan Kingdom had done for the Xiao Family made him very satisfied. He believed that as long as he continued to strengthen himself, it would not be long before the Xiao Family became a true top family in the Zhenyuan Kingdom. It was even possible for the Xiao Family to join the ranks of the Zhao Family, the Dongfang Family, and the Baili Family. Right now, the only thing they lacked was a foundation.
Soon, after calming down his excited state of mind, Chen Hao recalled the powerful opponents that Huangqi had analyzed earlier.
The top ten people, the Five Palace Chiefs of the New Show Hall, were naturally no exception. Among them, the three Martial Ancestor Realm experts posed the greatest threat to Chen Hao. That was because they would definitely be the three seeded contestants. As for the other two rank nine Martial Emperors, if not for the fact that they were worried about the thirty-two kingdoms and the various provinces, they would also have the qualifications to become seeded contestants. However, they could not possibly give all five seeded contestants to the Empire's New Show Hall. Thus, the other two seeded contestants were very likely to be Yi Minghao and several other rank nine Martial Emperors who had displayed valiant combat strength.
On the surface, there were a total of twelve people who posed the greatest threat to Chen Hao. Among the twelve people, there was also the damned Eunuch Yin Fenghan who had also advanced to rank nine Martial Emperor.
… …
"Buzz!"
After taking a deep breath, a large sword as cold as the moon appeared before Chen Hao. It was vibrating at a high frequency and emitting buzzing sounds. This large sword was also a Spirit Artifact. It was obtained from the twelve storage rings of the Diamond Demonic Ape King. The harvest from the twelve storage rings shocked even Chen Hao. There were actually six Spirit Artifact level treasured swords, countless level five and level six monstrous beast cores, level eight medicinal pellets, and several sets of secret techniques. It was very clear that the owners of these storage rings were at least the same as Chen Hao and the others. They were disciples who had obtained the qualifications to be on the New Talent Rankings several years ago. However, they had died in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and did not even have the time to return the secret techniques that they had obtained.
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