Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 332: Shocking

Chapter 332: Chapter 332: Shocking

Night had fallen.

In the Princely Heir’s mansion.

At this moment, young members of the Zi Family’s noble lineage had all gathered here.

It was said that today the Princely Heir was hosting a reception to welcome and cleanse the dust off a genius.

To receive the Princely Heir’s personal hospitality, one could imagine just how monstrous this person’s talent must be.

"Everyone, does anyone know who exactly the Princely Heir has invited?"

"No idea! The Princely Heir only said he would personally make the introductions."

"Can any external genius truly compare with us from the Eight Great Families?"

...

The crowd was abuzz with discussions.

Most people were filled with curious thoughts.

"Just what is the identity of this person, to have the Princely Heir put aside his busy affairs and personally receive them?"

Zi Lingtian pondered in his heart.

A quarter of an hour later, Princely Heir Zi Tiange appeared.

"Greetings to the Princely Heir!"

Everyone paid their respects in succession.

"My brothers and sisters, please don’t stand on ceremony."

Zi Tiange smiled and said, "Today I’ve asked you all to come to introduce a genius of monstrous caliber. This person has even received endless praise from the Crown Prince himself."

"What? A person even praised by the Crown Prince?"

"Good heavens, is there really a genius in this world who can catch the Crown Prince’s eye?"

"Yes, it’s simply unbelievable! The Crown Prince is, after all, a peerless genius who possesses a Sacred Body!"

...

A series of exclamations erupted.

"Enough, everyone calm down, he will be here shortly."

Zi Tiange smiled.

He had just gotten in touch with Zi Ling’er, and the three of them were on their way.

After a short while, the sound of footsteps approached from outside.

"He’s here."

Zi Tiange smiled.

All eyes turned toward the entrance.

A figure appeared; it was Zi Ling’er.

Zi Ling’er stopped at the entrance: "Young Master Ling, please come inside!"

"Alright."

Ling Chen smiled faintly.

He stepped into the courtyard.

Seeing Zi Ling’er, a thought suddenly struck Zi Lingtian in the crowd, and his complexion changed involuntarily.

Wasn’t this Young Master Ling the same person from the rear garden today?

Could it be...

Just then, a rather excessively young figure came into everyone’s sight.

"Young Master Ling, you’ve finally arrived."

Zi Tiange stepped forward quickly and made a respectful bow to Ling Chen.

"Princely Heir, you are too kind."

Ling Chen hastily returned the greeting.

"It’s really him?!"

Zi Lingtian’s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets.

No matter what, he couldn’t have imagined that the monstrous genius the Princely Heir was hosting was actually Ling Chen.

"Ling Chen?"

Zi Lingtian cried out involuntarily.

"Eh?"

Zi Tiange was surprised for a moment and then turned to look at Zi Lingtian, smiling, "Brother Lingtian, you know Young Master Ling?"

Ling Chen smiled faintly and said, "I had the fortune of crossing paths with Brother Lingtian today in the rear mansion."

"Oh, I see."

Zi Tiange nodded with a smile.

Then he pulled Ling Chen over to the crowd and announced loudly, "Everyone, let me introduce our guest of honor today, Young Master Ling Chen."

"Greetings to Young Master Ling!"

The crowd bowed in unison.

"Everyone, please, there’s no need for such formality," Ling Chen hurriedly responded.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze still fell on Ling Chen.

A cultivation level at the later phase of the Primordial Pill Realm.

Truly mundane and hardly worth mentioning.

After scrutinizing Ling Chen for a long while.

They could not, for the life of them, see what was so special about this Young Master Ling Chen that the Princely Heir held in such high regard?

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats!"

Zi Tiange said with a smile.

Zi Tiange sat at the seat of honor, with Ling Chen on his right, followed by Ling Wu and Zi Ling’er.

The other guests took their assigned seats as well.

Soon enough, exquisite dishes and fine wines were brought forth by beautiful maids.

"Come, let’s raise our glasses to welcome Young Master Lingchen and Miss Ling Wu."

Zi Tiange raised his cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Welcome to both of you!"

Other voices joined in.

Then, everyone’s eyes turned to Zi Tiange.

Having accorded Ling Chen such high respect right from the start, something must be said, right? Time to reveal his fame?

Sensing the gaze of the crowd, Zi Tiange understood what was expected of him.

"Many of you may not be familiar with Ling Chen because thanks to his contribution, the True Martial Academy has won the championship at the Eight Palaces Martial Competition."

The Eight Palaces Martial Competition is perhaps the top event within the Eight Mansions.

But in the Royal Capital, it was hardly worth mentioning.

Because King Star Academy and General Star Academy conduct their own recruitment tests annually.

Most talents do not need to rely on the Eight Palaces Martial Competition to attract the attention of these two Academic Palaces.

Seeing that the crowd had little reaction, Zi Tiange continued: "This year’s Eight Palaces Martial Competition underwent a reform in its format. A continuous challenge system was adopted, making Young Master Lingchen the top contestant of this edition!"

"The number one contestant?"

The crowd was slightly moved.

Regardless of how insignificant the Eight Palaces Martial Competition might be, it still served as a means for the two great academies to recruit students.

Being the first in honor meant his strength could not be underestimated.

However, just being number one shouldn’t warrant such high regard from Princely Heirs and the Crown Prince, right?

Zi Tiange said with a smile, "Maybe you think this victory doesn’t carry much weight, but what if I said that members from the Eight Great Families, such as Qin Shi of the Qin Family, Lin Fuyao of the Lin Family, Jiang Wusheng of the Jiang Family, and Shen Xiao of the Shen Family, also participated?"

"What?!"

"That’s impossible!"

"These are all geniuses with the topmost Super Spiritual Bodies!"

"Young Master Ling, did you really defeat these people?"

...

The crowd’s expressions changed drastically, and they exclaimed in surprise, their looks towards Ling Chen filled with a new sense of perspective.

If not for their younger age, these individuals could have contended for the position of Princely Heir!

Was Ling Chen’s strength truly so formidable?

"Defeated?"

Zi Tiange’s mouth curved in a slight smirk, "You’re underestimating Young Master Ling. Jiang Wusheng of the Jiang Family fell at the hands of Young Master Ling."

"How is that possible?!"

A series of gasps for breath could be heard around the room.

Defeat and death are entirely different concepts.

Zi Lingtian had a bitter look on his face.

No wonder Ling Chen previously hinted that Qin Shi wouldn’t dare treat him the way Qin Fei did!

So even Qin Shi was a defeated foe under Ling Chen’s hand!

Fortunately, Ling Chen wasn’t angered, because if he dared to kill even Jiang Wusheng, dealing with Qin Fei would have been as easy as reaching out with his hand, wouldn’t it?

"The Jiang Family didn’t cause trouble for Young Master Ling?"

Zi Lingtian asked.

Jiang Wusheng was the precious child of the Jiang Family.

His death would not have been taken lightly by the Jiangs.

"With the Jiang Family’s unmerciful way of doing things, how could they let Young Master Ling go? However, they misjudged this time. Jiang Wuyan from the Jiang Family took action and paid the price with one of his arms."

Zi Tiange laughed.

"What?"

"Young Master Ling, he defeated even an eight-layer Primordial Pill Realm cultivator?"

"Am I dreaming?"

...

The crowd was overwhelmed with shock.

Zi Tiange hurriedly said, "It was Young Master Ling’s mentor who made the move."

"Phew!"

The crowd let out a sigh of relief.

Their eyes retained the lingering shock.

If a cultivator from the first layer of the Primordial Pill Realm could defeat one from the eighth layer, they would have no face to live on.

"I believe you all want to know who Young Master Ling’s mentor is, right?"

Zi Tiange said.

"Please, Princely Heir, enlighten us."

The crowd asked in unison.

A cultivator who dared to strike against a person from the Jiang Family must indeed be a terrifyingly powerful figure!

"Liu Qingcang."

Zi Tiange uttered just three words, and the courtyard fell into utter silence!