Siii …
Chen Xiaobei took a deep breath and absorbed the remaining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Aura into his Dantian. Ding!
[Cultivation: Early phase of God-Ascension. Lifespan: 10,100 years. Health: 1096000. Combat power: 700000!]
"Awesome!"
Chen Xiaobei's eyes lit up as he absorbed the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Aura into his body. "It increased my combat power and health by 32,000 points! This is even better than eating a 9,000-year-old Saturn Peach! "
The 9,000-year-old Saturn Peach only increased his combat power and health by 18,000 with the help of the Heavenly Path's reward.
Now that the Earth-God Instrument had been upgraded, the remaining Heaven and Earth Spiritual Aura had increased Chen Xiaobei's combat power and health by 32,000 points.
He did not need to train at all to increase his combat power and health.
After a while, Chen Xiaobei calmed down and thought to himself. "Now that I've used up all the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Aura that I can use, I need to earn more money. Once I have enough money, I can go for another round of upgrades!
Of course, I still have 800 pounds of the Two-star Earth-God material that Monkey King gave me, the Green Wood Spiritual Crystal! "
Chen Xiaobei thought to himself. "But this Earth-God material's special ability is very special! It contains infinite vitality and might come in handy in the future. Just like the Living Soil, I can't refine it for now. I'll save it for a rainy day! "
…
Another day passed by the time Chen Xiaobei had settled all his matters.
There were only three days left until the deadline for Saint Duke's betrothal contest!
Chen Xiaobei spent the day with his parents, as well as his friends and disciples from Bei Xuan Faction. At the same time, he familiarized himself with the surroundings.
After that, Chen Xiaobei returned to Saint Duke from Vermillion Phoenix. He used the portal along the way, so it did not take up too much time.
It was almost the evening of the second day when he arrived at Saint Duke's capital city.
After a simple rest, Chen Xiaobei spent the entire third day training.
He trained for a full 20 hours.
Because Chen Xiaobei did not have any Demonic Beast Essence, he could only use Spiritual Qi to train.
20 hours would cost him 2 billion low-grade Spiritual Qi, which was equivalent to 20 high-grade Spiritual Stones.
This time, Chen Xiaobei focused on training his health. With the help of the Heavenly Path's reward, his health increased by 4,000 points. Ding!
[Cultivation: Early phase of God-Ascension; Lifespan: 10,100; Health: 1100000; Combat power: 700000!]
"Phew …"
Chen let out a long sigh and stopped his training. He was in his best state of mind.
"After waiting for so long, the day has finally come for me to meet Subhuti!"
At this time, the sky had just turned bright. Chen Xiaobei carefully prepared himself. He washed up and changed into the Nightstalker Outfit, which was a Pinnacle Spiritual Item.
Dressed in a black robe, he looked valiant and formidable.
Chen was born with a handsome face. When he walked on the street in the early morning, the passersby could not help but take a second look at him.
Especially some young girls, their hearts were even rippling, and they were infatuated to the point of being infatuated.
Of course, Chen Xiaobei's heart was already in Saint Duke's palace. He had no time to care about the scenery on the streets.
…
Saint Duke Palace.
When Chen arrived, the Eighth Wangye, Luo Shanhe, was already waiting at the entrance of the palace.
After all, Chen Xiaobei had performed outstandingly in the first two rounds. The Saint Duke royal family did not dare to slight Chen Xiaobei.
"Childe Chen! Please come in! "Luo Shanhe was polite on the surface, but there was a hint of wariness in his eyes.
Chen Xiaobei asked, "How many opponents do I have today?"
As he asked, Chen Xiaobei scanned the surroundings.
He could see that the number of guards in the palace had increased by three times compared to the previous two rounds.
Moreover, every single one of the guards was wearing heavy armor and a combat knife. They looked like they were ready to fight at any moment!
Clearly, Ling Qingfeng and Ao Liancheng had suspected that Chen Xiaobei was a Tenshou spy.
There was no way that the Saint Duke royal family would not suspect him!
Today was the last round of the betrothal contest. The Saint Duke royal family would naturally be on guard against Chen Xiaobei.
Chen Xiaobei already knew about this, but he was too lazy to explain it to them.
Facts speak louder than words!
Soon, Chen Xiaobei would reveal the truth and dispel everyone's suspicions.
Luo Shanhe said, "Childe Tulong! Childe Changxiao! Childe Chongwu! The three of them have arrived at the palace earlier than expected! They will only participate in the third round of the contest! "
"Oh?"
Chen Xiaobei raised an eyebrow. "Helian Tulong is quite early. That's not like him!"
Luo Shanhe smiled sheepishly. "Because Childe Tulong has already prepared the betrothal gifts. That's why he came early."
"Is that so?" Chen Xiaobei's lips curled into a smile.
It was obvious that the Saint Duke royal family had already decided that Helian Tulong would be the final winner in order to get the most out of it.
If Helian Tulong had arrived a few days earlier, he might have already started discussing the details of the wedding, as well as the details of the collaboration between Saint Duke and the Helian family.
To put it bluntly, today's contest was just a formality to give the world an explanation.
Chen Xiaobei, Feng Chongwu, and Yun Changxiao were just there to accompany the crown prince. None of them would be chosen.
Of course, Chen Xiaobei had seen through everything but he did not say a word.
Since he was here today, Chen had the absolute confidence and power to change the outcome of this battle!
…
At the main hall of the palace.
As the last round of the betrothal contest, today's event was a grand affair.
The venue was the main hall of the palace. Hundreds of civil and military officials, as well as the Saint Duke royal family, stood on both sides of the plaza.
Saint Duke's emperor, Luo Qiongcang, was also there, sitting in the middle of the main seat.
"Childe Chen has arrived!!!"
As the Head Chief of the Imperial Palace shouted, everyone's gaze shifted in unison and completely focused on the handsome young man in the black robe.
Surprise, curiosity, wariness, hostility, murderous intent, and all sorts of other emotions could be seen in their eyes.
An ordinary person would definitely feel guilty and uneasy in such an environment. They might even have stage fright.
But Chen Xiaobei's mind was as firm as a rock. He did not care about the stares and walked with his head held high, as if he had returned home.
"The leader of Bei Xuan Faction, Chen Xiaobei, greets the emperor of Saint Duke!"
Chen Xiaobei cupped his fists at Luo Qiongcang to show his respect.
"How dare you! How dare you not kneel in front of the emperor?! "
At this moment, an ear-piercing voice could be heard.
Chen Xiaobei turned and saw that it was his old rival, the first on the Nine Zones Earth Leaderboard, Helian Tulong!
The royal family and the civil and military officials were all standing, but Helian Tulong had a chair to the left of Luo Qiongcang.
Feng Chongwu and Yun Changxiao had seats as well, but their seats were much further back than Helian Tulong's.
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