King of Ten Thousand Years

「Two days later.」

「Jiangde County, outside the City Lord’s Mansion.」

Suddenly, a squadron of men rushed over. The group was composed entirely of experts at the Middle Tier of the Spirit Sea Realm.

The leader, a middle-aged man in black armor, exuded the terrifying aura of the Earth Element Realm. His deep, sharp eyes swept over the surroundings, causing everyone to shrink back.

”What’s going on? Isn’t this the Yunxiao Sect’s assessment reception point? Why is it surrounded?”

”These people all seem to be Prince Zheng’s men. There are twelve Middle Tier Spirit Sea Realm experts in total, plus one Earth Level Martial Artist.”

”I heard that Prince Zheng suspects the killer of his son, Zheng Wei, is also going to participate in the Yunxiao Sect’s assessment, so he’s surrounded the place.”

”Is it that guy named Luo Tian? He’s got some nerve! After killing Zheng Wei, he still dares to come to the Chilong Dynasty!”

The nearby crowd erupted into discussion, and the news of Luo Tian’s deeds spread.

Before long, a genius famed on the Human List arrived.

”Halt! Submit to an inspection!”

A guard stopped him.

”I am heading to the Yunxiao Sect to participate in the assessment. Why must I be inspected?”

”Do you know who I am? I am a genius from the Liu Family of Jiangde County, ranked seventy-fifth on the Human List!” a young man in blue robes said arrogantly.

”These are Prince Zheng’s orders!”

The guard’s expression remained unchanged, his demeanor cold.

”Prince Zheng?”

Hearing those two words, the blue-robed youth’s face changed instantly.

There were very few in the entire Chilong Dynasty who dared to challenge Prince Zheng. Before Prince Zheng, his Liu Family was no different from ants.

The blue-robed youth immediately compromised and submitted to the guards’ thorough inspection.

Only after passing the inspection could one enter the reception point.

In the crowd, Luo Tian, disguised as Lin Feifan, witnessed this scene and frowned.

’I didn’t expect Prince Zheng to react so quickly, stationing men here to stop me from going to the Yunxiao Sect!’

Luo Tian was lost in thought.

’If I brazenly submit to the inspection, there’s over an eighty percent chance I’ll be discovered.’

’After all, with an Earth Element Realm Martial Artist present, any slight suspicion could lead to a personal inspection by him.’

’And if I miss this opportunity, not only will my situation be perilous, but I’ll also have to wait three years for the next entrance assessment.’

...

”It’s Xia Yun, fifth on the Chilong Dynasty’s Human List!”

A handsome, extraordinary young man in a red robe was seen walking over calmly.

Fifth on the Chilong Dynasty’s Human List, with a Cultivation at the Peak of the Spirit Sea Realm’s Third Layer!

Such a level of Cultivation greatly astonished even Luo Tian, who was hidden in the crowd!

Following him, the geniuses ranked eighth, sixteenth, and twenty-third on the Human List appeared one after another.

But everyone, without exception, submitted to the inspection when faced with Prince Zheng’s men.

Just then.

SWOOSH!

A gray-haired elder in a white robe suddenly descended from the sky.

The guards were about to question him when they noticed a pattern of three peaks and a cloud cluster embroidered on his robe. They immediately halted, their faces showing fear.

The middle-aged man in black armor, the one at the Earth Element Realm, stepped forward, clasped his fists, and bowed. ”Greetings, my lord!”

”What is going on here?” the gray-haired elder demanded with a frown.

’The place where I’m supposed to receive the assessment candidates has actually been surrounded.’

An invisible pressure spread out, making the black-armored middle-aged man feel uneasy.

Even among those in the Earth Element Realm, there were differences.

The middle-aged man in black armor was only at the First Layer of the Earth Element Realm, while the gray-haired elder was at least at the Third Layer of the Earth Element Realm or higher.

In terms of status, the black-armored middle-aged man held great power under Prince Zheng, but in front of a Yunxiao Sect Elder, the gap was like that between a commoner and a nobleman.

”It’s like this...”

The black-armored middle-aged man recounted the entire story.

”Oh? Prince Zheng’s son was killed by a Human List genius from a small kingdom?”

The gray-haired elder showed a hint of surprise.

That was quite rare. Logically, whether in terms of strength or influence, Zheng Wei should have been able to crush any Human List genius from a small kingdom.

”I will allow you to conduct your inspections, but do not disturb me.”

The gray-haired elder’s expression was calm. With a flash, his figure appeared on the eaves of a nearby tall building, where he sat down cross-legged, looking as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Only then did the black-armored middle-aged man breathe a sigh of relief. If he had offended a Yunxiao Sect Elder, he would have faced dire consequences.

”Liu Song, what is the situation?”

An extraordinary youth in a purple robe, accompanied by a man and a woman, arrived at the scene.

”Young Master Yan Qing.”

Liu Song looked at the purple-robed youth and explained briefly.

Young Master Yan Qing was also the son of a Prince and had to be treated with caution.

”Oh? Am I also required to undergo an inspection?”

The purple-robed youth, Yan Qing, raised an eyebrow.

Liu Song glanced over. Yan Qing was seventh on the Human List, and the two people beside him were both geniuses ranked in the top fifty.

With such a powerful lineup, the possibility of Luo Tian trying to blend in was very low.

”Please, go ahead, Young Master,” Liu Song said with a faint smile.

Yan Qing nodded arrogantly, but his gaze suddenly fell upon a figure in the crowd. He shouted impatiently, ”Lin Feifan, get over here now!”

’Me?’

Luo Tian was slightly stunned. He had entered the Chilong Dynasty under the identity of Lin Feifan.

”Yes, Young Master.”

Luo Tian’s eyes darted for a moment before he walked out calmly with a faint smile.

”Hmph, we agreed that the three of you would greet me at my residence today. You actually dared not to show up,” Yan Qing reprimanded.

”My apologies, Young Master. I had some urgent business to attend to, so...” Luo Tian said with an apologetic look.

Afterward, Yan Qing led the three Human List geniuses into the reception area.

This scene drew the envy of the other geniuses and the onlookers.

Human List geniuses were the cream of the crop. To be able to recruit three of them as subordinates was something an ordinary person could never achieve.

’Phew, I can’t believe I got in just like that!’

Luo Tian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling both fortunate and surprised.

’I really have Li Su to thank for this. If I hadn’t joined the Escort Agency’s team and been ambushed by his older brother, I would never have happened upon the Human List genius, Lin Feifan.’

Luo Tian had never expected that Lin Feifan was actually one of Yan Qing’s subordinates.

By using Yan Qing as a shield, he had avoided the trouble of a thorough inspection.

Time passed.

Human List geniuses heading to the Yunxiao Sect for the assessment arrived one after another. Most were from the Chilong Dynasty, with a small number from other kingdoms.

’Huh? Yuwen Xuan?’

Luo Tian was surprised to see a familiar face.

Although they hadn’t fought at the Wu Mansion’s grand event, they were considered fellow disciples, both having studied under Hermit Hidden Dragon.

”You’re from the Azure Cloud Kingdom?”

The guards subjected Yuwen Xuan to a particularly thorough inspection, nearly stripping him naked to search his entire body.

Yuwen Xuan, a Human List genius admired by thousands in the Azure Cloud Kingdom, was meek and timid here, so cautious and reserved he didn’t even dare to speak loudly.

Only after undergoing the most rigorous inspection was Yuwen Xuan allowed to enter.

Looking at the geniuses all around him, Yuwen Xuan sucked in a cold breath.

Even though he had now broken through to the Second Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, he felt immense pressure.

The vast majority of the hundred-plus young men and women here were Human List geniuses from the Chilong Dynasty, with some also coming from Hidden Families.

The rest were like him, the first or second-ranked geniuses on the Human Lists from dozens of surrounding small kingdoms.

Geniuses at the Spirit Sea Realm Second Layer were very common here.

There were even several geniuses at the Spirit Sea Realm Third Layer.

Furthermore, Yuwen Xuan had heard that the top three on the Chilong Dynasty’s Human List were all terrifying geniuses at the Fourth Layer of the Spirit Sea Realm, and they had already headed to the Yunxiao Sect ahead of time.

...

”The time is up!”

The gray-haired elder sitting quietly on the eaves suddenly opened his sharp, bright eyes.

At the same time, a deafening screech echoed from the sky.

The clouds parted, and a colossal shadow descended. Its metallic, steel-like wings unfurled, spanning fifty to sixty meters and blotting out the sun.

A vast aura enveloped an area of several hundred meters. All the Spirit Level Martial Artists below felt immense pressure, while the Meridian Opening Realm Martial Artists’ legs grew weak, leaving them unable to stand steadily.

”It’s a Black Spirit Blood Eagle, a terrifying and extremely bloodthirsty avian Demon Beast! I once saw a small kingdom’s city completely slaughtered by a Black Gold Blood Eagle!”

”This Black Spirit Blood Eagle is enormous! It must have lived for at least five hundred years!” Xia Yun, fifth on the Human List, exclaimed.

”This is my Spirit Pet mount. Everyone, get on,” the gray-haired elder said nonchalantly. His figure drifted away and landed on the Black Spirit Blood Eagle’s head.

All the Martial Artists participating in the assessment used their Body Martial Skills to leap onto the Black Spirit Blood Eagle’s back.

WHOOSH!

A fierce wind swirled as the Black Spirit Blood Eagle, carrying over a hundred Martial Artists, soared into the air and charged into the heavens.

Luo Tian looked down, watching the crowd below shrink into tiny black dots and the massive County City gradually diminish until it was all within his view. A smile touched the corners of his lips.

”Fall back!” outside the City Lord’s Mansion, the middle-aged man in black armor commanded.

He immediately returned to Prince Zheng’s Mansion.

”Reporting to the Prince! Luo Tian was successfully intercepted! He failed to go to the Yunxiao Sect and must still be in Jiangde County!” the middle-aged man in black armor reported the news.

”Good! Excellent! Mobilize all of my forces and connections! Search the entirety of Jiangde County! If you can’t find him, then search the entire Chilong Dynasty for me!”

”Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you will find that brat!”

Prince Zheng’s face lit up with joy.