Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 427: One Man Is Enough

Chapter 427: Chapter 427: One Man Is Enough

Zhengyang Palace.

The banquet had already started.

King Xia Jiuyou, sitting on the Dragon Chair, raised his cup and said, "Welcome the envoys from the Great Qin Dynasty, let us all drink this cup together!"

Everyone rose to their feet.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The envoys from the Great Qin Dynasty bowed slightly to Xia Jiuyou.

The speaker was a fair-faced young man.

He was the seventh prince of Great Qin.

Named Qin Yunfei.

He was also the leader of the envoy group from the Great Qin Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, what do you think about the proposal from our Great Qin?" Qin Yunfei asked with a smile.

"Marriage alliances are beneficial for enhancing the relations between nations. However, such matters require long-term consideration!" King Xia Jiuyou responded with a smile.

"Of course, it deserves careful thought." Qin Yunfei nodded, smiling. Then, he turned to look at Xia Yuqing and said, "I greatly admire Princess Nine. If the princess is willing to marry into Great Qin, we are prepared to offer a mansion’s territory as a dowry."

"A mansion’s territory?"

Xia Jiuyou’s eyes narrowed slightly.

His Great Xia Dynasty had a total of eight mansions’ territories.

Including the Royal Capital, there were roughly about twelve mansions in total.

Great Qin Dynasty bordered his Great Xia to the northwest. That direction was populated with many cultivators.

Obtaining this territory would be greatly beneficial for his cultivation.

After advancing to the Palace Mansion Realm, he was well aware of the difficulty in cultivating at this level.

Without using that particular method, if he were to rely solely on diligent practice, he probably wouldn’t be able to breakthrough to the next major realm in his lifetime.

Although he possessed a Sacred Body, it was stripped from another person after all, and not innate.

Its compatibility with him was not very high.

However, if his Great Xia acquired this mansion’s cultivators, then he would have a greater chance of enhancing his strength.

Following that, he spoke with a laugh, "Seventh prince, you should know that Nine is my most beloved daughter. We also have many admirable young men in Great Xia who are infatuated with Nine. So, if you wish to marry her, I’m afraid you need to show some real prowess."

Upon hearing this, Xia Yuqing was startled.

From a young age, she was the apple of her father’s eye.

Yet, he seemed to not care about her feelings at all when it came to the important matter of her life.

She found it somewhat hard to accept.

"Alright!" Qin Yunfei nodded and laughed, "I would also like to see the talents of your country! I heard that there are two Academic Palaces in your nation, each brimming with prodigious youths. I’ve been looking forward to witnessing them myself!"

As he said this, he gestured towards the three youths behind him.

"These three are Great Qin’s geniuses. They admire the geniuses of Great Xia greatly and insisted on accompanying me to your country to see for themselves!"

Qin Yunfei said with a smile.

"We greet Your Majesty!"

The three of them bowed to Xia Jiuyou.

"Oh? Is that so?" King Xia Jiuyou glanced at the three young men with interest and smiled, "Indeed, they seem extraordinary!"

"You flatter us, Your Majesty!"

Qin Yunfei laughed, "We are all cultivators, so what’s the fun in just drinking and tasting delicacies? How about this: let them have a friendly contest with the proud youths of Great Xia?"

"That’s a good suggestion!" King Xia Jiuyou nodded lightly.

"Okay, then please have Your Majesty also send out three of your country’s proud talents."

Qin Yunfei laughed, "Among these three, two are Spiritual Power Practitioners and one is a Divine Thought Master. They are all under the age of twenty-five. This Ye Xiao here, is only eighteen but already a mid-stage practitioner of the Primordial Pill Realm!"

King Xia Jiuyou nodded and smiled, "No problem. However..."

"However what?" Qin Yunfei asked.

"Just a competition might not be very interesting. How about we add a little stake?" King Xia Jiuyou suggested with a smile.

Qin Yunfei’s eyes narrowed slightly, and soon he laughed, "Your Majesty’s words are very much in line with my thoughts. What kind of stake do you think would be suitable?"

These three were among the elite talents of their Great Qin.

He had absolute confidence in them.

King Xia Jiuyou thought for a moment and then smiled, "Since you’ve admired Nine for a long time and are willing to offer a mansion as a dowry to marry her, then how about this: if you win, I will marry Nine to you. If you lose, then leave behind the territory of one mansion. How does that sound?"

"Father!"

Xia Yuqing was incredulous.

She could never have imagined that her father, who adored her the most, would actually gamble her lifetime of happiness.

The other people of Great Xia were equally flabbergasted.

"Really?"

Qin Yunfei’s eyes lit up, his voice ringing with excitement.

"Of course!"

Xia Jiuyou said with a smile.

"Good! Then let’s do as Your Majesty proposes!"

Qin Yunfei immediately agreed.

He was very confident in the three individuals he had personally selected.

Unless a Sacred Body owner personally took action, no one of the same age could possibly defeat them.

And as for Sacred Body owners, as far as he knew, within the Great Xia Dynasty, only the Crown Prince possessed one.

Great Xia would not possibly send the Crown Prince to compete against his Great Qin’s prodigies.

Great Xia could not afford to lose such face.

Immediately, both parties signed the agreement.

Ling Chen looked at Xia Jiuyou, his face also filled with disbelief.

How could he have imagined that this Xia Jiuyou would be such a cold-hearted person, to wager his own daughter’s happiness?

It seemed this man had gone to the extreme of madness.

Is this guy even human?

"Your Majesty, please send out Great Xia’s three prodigies!" Qin Yunfei said with a laugh.

He could hardly wait.

"Alright!"

Xia Jiuyou gave a gentle nod.

Then, he turned to Ling Chen and said, "Ling Chen, Yuqing’s happiness now relies on you!"

Originally, he had not planned to set up this bet.

But after learning that Xia Yuqing had gone to meet Ling Chen, he changed his mind.

He had clearly evaluated the Great Qin’s three prodigies cultivators.

The highest among them was merely at the eighth level of the Primordial Pill Realm.

Another was just at the initial stage of the fourth level of the Primordial Pill Realm, and the last was a high-grade middle-rank Divine Thought Master.

With Ling Chen’s strength, even if he couldn’t defeat the eighth level of the Primordial Pill Realm, he could surely handle the remaining two.

Out of three matches, Ling Chen was more than capable of winning two.

This bet was a sure win for Great Xia.

Moreover, Ling Chen, this parasite, should also do something for him.

"What, him?"

Qin Yunfei was stunned.

He had noticed Ling Chen early on.

Among those at the banquet, Ling Chen was the youngest.

He had thought that this man was perhaps a prince of Great Xia.

Unexpectedly, he was not, but rather a prodigy from the Academic Palace.

"This man is at the fifth level of the Primordial Pill Realm; Ye Xiao may not be a match for him. But for the remaining two matches, my Great Qin should certainly win,"

Qin Yunfei quickly recovered.

"Your Majesty, who are the other two?"

Qin Yunfei asked further.

Xia Jiuyou smirked and said, "Just him alone is enough!"

"What?"

Qin Yunfei was bewildered once more.

This guy, was he to fight three matches consecutively?

"Your Majesty, we have a Divine Thought Master on our side."

Qin Yunfei said.

Xia Jiuyou nodded and laughed, "I know, he is also a Divine Thought Master. Ling Chen is a genius who cultivates both Spiritual Power and Divine Soul!"

The people of Great Qin were completely in disarray.

Sending Ling Chen from Great Xia was one thing, but having just him alone for three bouts was already utterly inconceivable.

And they were sending out a genius who cultivated both Divine Soul and Spiritual Power?

So young, and with such high Spiritual Power, it was doubtful if his Divine Soul cultivation even reached a high-grade Divine Thought Master.

Divine Thought Master cultivation isn’t as easily practiced as Spiritual Power!

Could it be that Xia Jiuyou intentionally wants to lose Xia Yuqing to Great Qin?

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