Translator: Silavin
After walking through the path that automatically opened up in the crowd, Qin Yichen handed Little Ling’er to Shu Ruyan, then leaped onto the arena, standing opposite Du Junxiong.
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the two in the arena slowly locked eyes, and at this moment, even the flowing air seemed to freeze.
After a moment, a cruel smile curved on Du Junxiong’s lips, and his gloomy voice rang out softly, “It’s good that you didn’t break your word and dared to come. Your courage truly surprises me.”
“Hehe,” Qin Yichen chuckled noncommittally, but there was little mirth in his black eyes. Instead, they flashed with sharpness as he stared at Du Junxiong as he slowly said, “When a Toad wants to eat Swan meat, I naturally can’t stand by and watch. If I don’t teach him a good lesson, he’ll really think he’s invincible!”
Hearing Qin Yichen say the words he had prepared to say himself, Du Junxiong was momentarily speechless. After a while, he snorted coldly and said, “You sure are sharp-tongued! I hope you can still speak after this!”
With these few exchanges, the atmosphere in the arena instantly became charged with tension. If looks could kill, the arena would probably already be ablaze with battle.
“His Majesty has arrived!”
“The Princess has arrived!”
As two loud announcements came from within the Royal Palace, countless people raised their heads to look towards the high walls of the palace. In everyone’s sight, Lu Heze walked onto the high wall with a majestic face, and behind him, Princess Linghan floated gracefully as if walking in clouds, captivating everyone’s gaze.
Upon seeing Princess Linghan, even Shu Ruyan felt a sense of inferiority. [No wonder she can make Qin Yichen so infatuated; she is truly beautiful…]
“Mummy…” Little Ling’er’s watery eyes filled with joy upon seeing her appear.
However, Little Ling’er’s voice was quickly drowned out by the clamour from the crowd, and even Shu Ruyan did not notice it.
“Greetings to Your Majesty, greetings to the Princess!”
“Greetings to Your Majesty, greetings to the Princess!”
After Lu Heze and Princess Linghan stood still, everyone bowed in greeting.
Qin Yichen also bowed slightly, while Du Junxiong opposite him merely cupped his hands.
The voices throughout the arena gradually quieted down as Lu Heze raised both hands. His gaze swept around before finally resting on Qin Yichen.
“Martial Grandmaster!” The fluctuations of energy from Qin Yichen’s body made Lu Heze’s eyelids twitch slightly, but he remained composed and announced in a clear voice, “Everyone, today is the day for Linghan to choose a Husband. One of the participants is the Martial Arts prodigy, Du Junxiong!”
“The other is the Alchemy genius, Qin Yichen!”
“I believe you’ve all heard of these two; they are the most outstanding talents of our Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty!”
As he spoke, many who did not understand the dynamics of the Royal City began to cheer.
“Regardless of the outcome, I hope you two can exercise restraint. After all, you are both the hope of our Heavenly Unicorn Dynasty!”
Lu Heze continued speaking, but before he could finish, Du Junxiong interrupted him.
“Uncle Lu, this duel is not child’s play. I, your Junior, revere Martial Arts and respect my opponents. For each of my opponents, regardless of their strength, I always give my all. As for showing restraint, if I accidentally go too far, I hope Uncle Lu can forgive me!”
Du Junxiong’s voice, wrapped in Yuan Energy, resonated in everyone’s ears. Hearing his form of address to Lu Heze and the undisguised killing intent in his words, countless people fell silent.
However, while people were still shocked by Du Junxiong’s words, Qin Yichen’s next sentence instantly made the quiet crowd boil with excitement.
“Father-in-law, if I accidentally kill this so-called Martial Arts prodigy later, I hope you can be understanding!”
This brief sentence was incredibly brazen, not only directly calling Lu Heze Father-in-law but also belittling Du Junxiong.
“You!…” This sentence directly made Du Junxiong tremble with anger, his eyeballs cracked with red bloodshot lines, as if he wanted nothing more than to slaughter Qin Yichen right then and there.
However, due to Qin Yichen having obtained a spot in the Alchemy Towey, he had to wait until the official duel to ‘accidentally’ kill him.
Otherwise, if the Alchemy Tower investigated, even his Master would not be able to protect him!
On the high wall, Princess Linghan’s face unconsciously flushed red upon hearing Qin Yichen’s words.
After returning from the Black Demon Mountain Range, she really had not expected Qin Yichen to appear. Looking at the handsome face of the young man in the arena, her beautiful eyes welled up with crystalline tears.
Regardless of Qin Yichen’s strength or the outcome, the fact that he stood up for her at this moment as her man already made Princess Linghan immensely satisfied.
If Qin Yichen lost…
She vowed that she would make the entire Du Family pay with their lives!
Having cultivated the Profound Dark Eternal Body Technique, she had the confidence and would have the strength to do so.
“Haha, well done! Let him show off before crushing him! Trying to steal my Brother’s woman, he doesn’t know how to write the word ‘death’!” Ye Liangchen shouted loudly below, spit flying, making those around him retreat repeatedly.
However, Shu Ruyan beside him seemed uninterested, and even occasionally glanced at the beautiful figure on the high wall, her eyes flashing with barely noticeable envy… and even jealousy that she herself had not noticed.
“Alright, you may begin. You can decide the limits yourselves!” Finally, Lu Heze waved his hand helplessly and announced them to start.
“Kid, I’ll make you regret coming into this world!” Du Junxiong stared at Qin Yichen and said fiercely, a heart-palpitating killing intent bursting forth from his body.
“Stop babbling. I’ll kill you and then take my Wife home!” Qin Yichen sneered, directly ignoring his killing intent and threats.
As their words fell, everyone could feel that the air on the vast arena seemed to freeze at this moment, the atmosphere tense to the extreme.
The countless clamouring voices around the arena gradually diminished, and all eyes were fixed on the two figures in the arena, as if afraid of missing even the smallest detail.
Would Du Junxiong, the number one Martial Artist of the younger generation, defeat Qin Yichen in a sweeping victory? Or would the Alchemy prodigy once again perform a miracle like at the Alchemy Competition?
Countless people waited with bated breath!