The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron
Chapter 992 - Chapter 992 Chapter 991 The First Battle

Chapter 992: Chapter 991: The First Battle Chapter 992: Chapter 991: The First Battle “Elder Pingbei King, why have you come this time?” Meng Haiwen, the elder from Fengxia Mountain, asked the drowsy Pingbei King with a bow.

With his muddy old eyes half-open, the Pingbei King spoke irritably, “Can’t this king come if he wishes?”

Meng Haiwen’s face immediately turned embarrassed, and he hastily apologized, but the Pingbei King didn’t care for his gestures and remained in his sleepy state.

Ye Mengxian, however, smiled slightly, took out a small tangerine, and handed it to the Pingbei King.

“Your Highness, would you like a tangerine?” Ye Mengxian offered with a smiling expression.

The Pingbei King, who had just been completely indifferent to Meng Haiwen, was moved by a shiny little tangerine, gave a smile, took the fruit, peeled it, and began tossing pieces into his mouth.

“Ye, you do understand this king,” the Pingbei King said cheerfully, seeming to be in a good mood from eating the tangerine.

Meng Haiwen’s mouth twitched at the corner, a mix of embarrassment and speechlessness overwhelming him. If only he had known that the Pingbei King liked tangerines, he would have brought some himself and not ended up snubbed.

Meng Haiwen didn’t know that Elder Tiankui, Ye Mengxian’s grandfather, had a good relationship with the Pingbei King.

“Your Highness, you’ve come all this way not just to watch the Talent competition, have you?” Ye Mengxian asked curiously.

Chewing on a tangerine slice, the Pingbei King spoke unclearly, “That lad Jian Qingshan, this king has taken a liking to him and intends to bring him along to the Northern Territory for training.”

Hearing this, everyone present understood; it was for Jian Qingshan that the lord had come, which was hardly surprising.

Jian Qingshan was a genius rarely seen, a truly promising talent. It was natural for the Pingbei King to favor his potential and wish to cultivate it.

At that moment, the Lord of Sea Moon City stepped forward, using his Inner Strength to address the entire city, “Today, Sea Moon City hosts the Talent battle amongst the Nine Countries, where five hundred talents from all corners will clash, displaying their strength and brilliance. On behalf of all in Sea Moon City, I wish each Talent all the best in achieving the outcomes they desire, without regrets.”

His voice spread throughout the city, and all eyes turned towards the Lord of Sea Moon City standing on the high platform.

“I won’t say much else. This time Sea Moon City has four esteemed guests. I trust you all know who they are. The entire course of the Talent battle will be supervised by these four guests. We will also proceed with the drawing of lots, ensuring that there is no occurrence of cheating,” declared the Lord of Sea Moon City.

Ye Mengxian and the others stood up and gave a slight nod to everyone in the city.

Immediately after, the drawing of lots for the competition began.

With five hundred participants taking part in Sea Moon City’s Talent battle, only fifty would have the chance to go to the capital of Qing Nation. Thus, the competition needed to be conducted in several rounds.

In the first round, the defeated would be out immediately, losing the chance to continue in the competition.

Inside a transparent large box, numerous slips of paper fluttered about, each inscribed with the name of one of the five hundred talents.

“Your Highness, would you please draw the first lot?” the Lord of Sea Moon City asked the Pingbei King.

Without a word, the Pingbei King stepped forward and waved his hand.

Suddenly, ten slips of paper flew out, pairing up two by two and falling into the hands of the Pingbei King, the Lord of Sea Moon City, Ye Mengxian, Meng Haiwen, and Tuoba Lie.

At this moment, with great anticipation, every warrior in the city and the five hundred talents turned their attention to the five figures atop the array platform.

The first match’s contestants have been decided!

As Lord of Sea Moon City and the others called out names one by one, figures emerged from the crowd and stood upon the five array platforms.

On the five platforms, two people would face off against each other, making a total of ten.

“OMG, the first match is already so exciting!”

Many people exclaimed in surprise because among those ten contestants in the first match, Ling Wushuang was included.

No one expected Ling Wushuang to appear right from the start, but this also piqued the interest of the other Talents, looking forward to witnessing Ling Wushuang’s strength.

Ling Wushuang stood poised and awe-inspiring, with a curved saber at her waist, atop the array platform. Though she was stunningly beautiful, an invisible chill emanated from her.

However, there was a clear look of disappointment on her face as her gaze swept over the crowd below, landing on Fang Lin.

Seeing Ling Wushuang looking his way, Fang Lin also understood what she meant–she was probably regretting not facing him in the first round.

“This woman seems to have a big grudge against you,” Dugu Nian said weirdly from the side.

Fang Lin smirked, “The Ling Family all have a grudge against me; there’s nothing strange about that.”

Dugu Nian snorted, “If you end up facing her and seeing how pretty she is, will you show mercy?”

Fang Lin scoffed disdainfully, “Did I treat you politely when you and the group from Ten-thousand Medicine Sect came to provoke the Purple Mist Sect? Did I show you mercy? What a joke, do I, Fang Lin, seem like the kind of person who shows mercy to women? Absolutely not. If I end up against this Ling Wushuang, I’ll beat her so bad even her mother won’t recognize her!”

Many people nearby turned to look at Fang Lin with peculiar expressions, as if they were looking at a monster.

Remembering her own miserable past experience with Fang Lin at the Purple Mist Sect, Dugu Nian couldn’t help her anger and pinched him hard on the waist.

Fang Lin yelped and, without politeness, smacked Dugu Nian on the forehead, causing her to grimace in pain and almost wishing she could start a fight with Fang Lin on the spot.

“Ahem.” The person in charge of the Pill Alliance’s branch couldn’t help coughing twice, signaling them to pay attention to their image.

By then, ten Talents had taken their places atop the array platforms in the sky, with Ling Wushuang facing off against a young man in his twenties. He had the cultivation of the Spirit Vein realm and wielded a sharp sword, but he sported a distressed look, seemingly quite helpless.

“My luck is seriously the worst,” the young man muttered internally, wanting to sigh deeply.

To open the fights without expecting it, the young man’s opponent turned out to be Ling Wushuang, a surprise he had not anticipated.

After all, Ling Wushuang was one of the strongest among all the Talents participating in the Sea Moon City battle. Many presumably would not want to face her.

The young man was indeed talented, but he was just at the Spirit Vein realm, while Ling Wushuang had already stepped into the Spirit Bone realm, an advantage enough to completely overpower him in terms of cultivation.

However, having made it this far and defeated many opponents, the young man had his own dignity as a Talent. Even knowing he was outmatched, he would still go forward to battle.

On the other four platforms, the contestants were more evenly matched in terms of realms, all being from the Spirit Vein realm, but it was only on this platform that Ling Wushuang stood as a particularly dazzling figure, thus drawing more people’s attention to it.

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