At the same time, the Canglan Emperor smiled faintly and slowly said, "This year's seedlings seem to be stronger than the previous one."
"Reporting to Your Highness, it is indeed so. In the past few Hidden Dragon Competitions, the seedlings of each competition are much stronger than the previous one. This is all because of Your Highness's guidance. Under Your Highness's leadership, our Cang Lan Dynasty will definitely become even more prosperous. Stepping into a high-level world is only a matter of time!"
Prime Minister Zhang Hu chuckled and said flatteringly with cupped fists.
The Canglan Emperor did not comment. He looked at the former and said, "Then tell me, who do you think will win today's competition?"
"This …"
Zhang Hu frowned and rolled his eyes. "The contestants in this year's competition are very close to each other in terms of strength. It won't be easy to stand out among them. However, I'm more optimistic about the First Prince's team. They should be able to win!"
"Mm …" The Canglan Emperor nodded slightly and looked at the general in silver armor beside him. He asked, "General, what do you think?"
The armored general narrowed his eyes and glanced at Zhang Hu. Then, he snorted softly and said in a clear voice, "On the surface, the First Prince's team is indeed the strongest. However, I think that the Second Prince is more astute than the others. He may be able to come up with a miraculous move at the critical moment. I am more optimistic about the Second Prince!"
"Good …"
The Canglan Emperor nodded again and smiled. He turned his gaze to Li Zixu and asked, "Zixu, you are my Canglan Dynasty's ruler. Together with the Prime Minister and the General, you are all my trusted subordinates. I want to hear your opinion …"
"Who do you think will win?"
Li Zixu gritted his teeth. There was a light in his eyes. He knew that the Canglan Emperor was testing him. He wanted to see if he was on the First Prince's side or the Second Prince's side.
"Your Highness, I have never been close to the two princes. Therefore, it is difficult for me to judge who is better."
The Canglan Emperor rubbed his hands and smiled. "What if I insist that you choose one?"
Li Zixu cupped his fists and said, "If I have to choose one, I think that the Second Prince will win."
"Oh?"
The Azure Billow Emperor turned around and looked straight at Li Zixu, saying, "Since Lord Shangguo has said so, could it be because of the youth you brought back from the ordinary district?"
"Is Your Highness talking about Yun Fan?"
Li Zixu was shocked once again. Yun Fan had only followed him here for less than half a month. He did not expect the Canglan Emperor to already know about Yun Fan. Immediately, he said, "Your highness, this young man is Yun Fan. He followed me back because he wanted to save his wife …"
"You don't have to explain so much to me." The Blue Wave Emperor smiled lightly and waved his hand. "You think very highly of this young man?"
Li Zixu was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I do think highly of him. Even in the entire core area, he is a rare genius!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Prime Minister Zhang Hu sneered and said, "He's just a mediocre person from an ordinary district, and you're treating him like a treasure? Don't tell me you think this Yun Fan is a talent because he can play with your silly son? "
"Whether Yun Fan is a talent or not, I think Prime Minister Zhang, that useless son of yours should have experienced it first hand, right?" Li Zixu said tit for tat.
"Li Zixu! What do you mean? "
With his scar exposed, Zhang Hu instantly went berserk. His son had led a group of people, but they had been defeated by a youth from an ordinary district. This matter was now spreading like wildfire, and people were secretly laughing at him. This made Zhang Hu, who cherished his reputation very much, burn with anger.
He had long sworn in his heart that he would destroy Yun Fan. It was just that he had not found the time yet.
"Alright …"
Before Zhang Hu could explode, the Canglan Emperor waved his hand again and said indifferently, "Actually, I think that the First Prince and I are more alike …"
"The Emperor is wise!" Zhang Hu shouted excitedly. "I also think that the First Prince is more suitable for the position of Crown Prince."
As he spoke, Zhang Hu looked at Li Zixu and the Grand General with a cold smile, as if to say, "Wait until the First Prince becomes the Crown Prince. You'll get it!"
"Hehe, now, we don't have to say much. Let's quietly watch this competition and see who has the last laugh.
Although I'm more inclined to the First Prince, I've already made it clear. Whoever can reach the top in this competition will be the Crown Prince! "
…
At this moment, after Yun Fan rushed out of the space-time tunnel, he found himself in mid-air. He descended without hesitation and hid in the dense forest below.
Yun Fan knew that no matter what, he could not let himself be exposed in mid-air. Otherwise, he would become a live target for everyone.
When he descended from mid-air earlier, he deliberately scanned his surroundings and found that the entire secret realm was indeed incomparably huge. Even with his perception, he could not detect the end of it.
At this moment, there was not a trace of anyone around him. Even the Second Prince, Liu Qingyun, and Cao Zhujun were nowhere to be seen.
When Yun Fan was in the Fire Spirit Sect, he had participated in a similar competition. Naturally, he knew that he could not be impatient.
Moreover, Liu Qingyun and Cao Zhujun's individual strength was considered outstanding among all the contestants. If they encountered more than 90% of the contestants, it should not be too much of a problem for them.
Therefore, he was not in a hurry to meet up with them. The most important thing now was to adapt to the conditions and environment here.
Yun Fan leaned against a towering tree as he felt the lively spiritual energy fluctuations around him. Suddenly, he felt that the spiritual energy in this secret realm was so dense that the spiritual energy in his body started to circulate on its own.
"The spiritual energy here is even denser than the spiritual energy in Uncle Li's training room!"
Yun Fan took a deep breath and could not help but be slightly surprised. Li Zixu's training room was a treasure that had the effect of condensing spiritual energy. However, it was only the size of a room.
Furthermore, how big was this secret realm? How terrifying was the Spiritual Qi contained within it?
If he absorbed all of this spiritual energy, he would probably be able to instantly step into the Void Realm.
From this, it could be seen how huge the Hidden Dragon Competition was!
"Since that's the case, why don't I cultivate here for a period of time?"
Realizing this, Yun Fan chuckled and immediately stood up to search for a cave that he could hide in.
Along the way, Yun Fan actually discovered many precious spiritual materials. Even the lowest grade was at the Venerable Grade, causing Yun Fan to be secretly astonished.
However, Yun Fan did not stop because of this. Instead, he continued to search for a hiding place.
Just as he was about to continue searching, a golden light flashed across his line of sight, causing Yun Fan to involuntarily stop his violent movements.
"This … This is …" Sensing the source of the golden light, Yun Fan's pupils shrank and he could not help but suck in a breath of cold air!
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