Chapter 43

Faced with numerous taunts, Ji Mingyue remained calm, surprising countless people.

If it were in the past, she would have been panic-stricken.

But now, with the royal family in decline, only she could shoulder the burden.

After all, behind her, there was Chen Chang'an supporting her.

On the other hand, the two external aids invited by the Great Zhou side revealed looks of utter disdain.

"Tsk tsk, being insulted and cursed like this, and not even daring to let out a fart, truly not even as good as that waste of a prince, Ji Cangshan!"

Though his words were light, they were heard by everyone in the Great Zhou kingdom.

This made the royal family members look at Ji Mingyue with displeasure.

Just as the atmosphere became extremely bizarre, Dong Xuan's ruler, Dong Yinglai, who had been the top for many consecutive years, flew to the center.

His gaze first swept coldly over Chen Chang'an, then retracted, and he spoke in a booming voice, "The time has come, let us welcome the Swordmaster from the Human Race's Sword Palace!"

His words fell, and the scene instantly fell silent, with everyone looking respectfully in one direction.

The Human Race's Sword Palace!

It was an extremely powerful force!

This was Dongzhou, and above Dongzhou were the Four Great Holy Lands!

And above the Four Great Holy Lands was the Human Race's Sword Palace in the Yanhuang Domain!

In the Yanhuang Domain, there was also a top-tier human guardian force, the Human Race's Sword Palace!

Wielding the sword of the human race, protecting the laws of the human race!

It was a crucial force protecting the human race from being eroded by other races, and the leader of the Human Race's Sword Palace was the Human Empire.

In the Human Empire, there was a Human Emperor.

Speaking of Dongzhou again.

At every Dongzhou Four Nations Competition, they would invite a Swordmaster to supervise and witness.

After all, the Swordmaster represented the entire human race on one hand, and on the other, represented the human race's justice!

As for the spiritual energy and opportunities within the Dongzhou Secret Realm, these Swordmasters would naturally not covet them.

Because in the Yanhuang Domain, there were more such secret realms!

What these Swordmasters enjoyed was the process of enforcing the law and fairness!

This would earn them more merit records in the Human Race's Sword Palace, striving for future promotions and entry into the Human Capital.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, a figure slowly rose into the air.

It was a middle-aged man, wearing a silver robe, and carrying a unique long sword on his back.

His gaze was sharp, slowly sweeping over the surroundings. Whoever was swept by his gaze would feel a sharp pain in their eyes, and they would all lower their heads, not daring to look directly at him.

Holy Emperor Realm!

All hearts were filled with shock and awe.

Only a Holy Emperor Realm powerhouse could stand in the air like this!

Even a Heavenly King Realm could only briefly hover in the air.

But the Swordmaster before them walked in the air as if on solid ground!

"Welcome, Swordmaster!"

Even the ruler of Dong Xuan, Dong Yinglai, had to slightly bow and clasp his hands, showing respect to the person from the Human Race's Sword Palace.

The rest of the people also instantly bowed in respect.

"Ha ha ha ha, Brother Mo, how have you been?"

At this moment, a voice that made everyone gasp in shock suddenly rang out.

Two men slowly walked out of a flying boat, smiling at the Swordmaster before them.

"That's... the leader of the Southeast Wind Alliance, Zhao Tianwei!"

"And his brother, Zhao Tianli!"

"Heaven, they actually know this Swordmaster?"

"Knowing him isn't strange, after all, Zhao Tianwei is an elder of the Holy Land Tai Cang Sword Sect, and Zhao Tianli is an elder of the Holy Land Qingxuan Holy Sect."

"The Southeast Wind Alliance is powerful, with the support of three major countries and two Holy Land sects..."

Seeing Zhao Tianwei and Zhao Tianli being so familiar with the Swordmaster, everyone began to murmur.

Soon, pitying gazes fell upon the people of the Great Zhou kingdom.

After all, with such a powerful force suddenly rising in Dongzhou, where resources were already limited, wouldn't it... squeeze out another force?

If so, the already weak Great Zhou kingdom would likely become a stepping stone for the Southeast Wind Alliance.

More gazes fell upon the people of the Southeast Wind Alliance.

They instantly noticed that they were all on high alert, seemingly very confident.

In an instant, everyone could foresee what would happen next.

It would definitely be the Southeast Wind Alliance stepping in, and the Great Zhou kingdom being kicked out in a pitiful manner!

In an instant, gloating gazes fell upon the Great Zhou kingdom's young geniuses, making them uneasy and unable to remain calm.

They had thought that even if they were at the bottom, they would still have a hundred spots to enter the Dongzhou Secret Realm for cultivation.

But if the Southeast Wind Alliance stepped in, they could imagine... they would likely be directly kicked out!

In an instant, the faces of the geniuses turned pale.

Ji Mingyue tightly held Chen Chang'an's hand.

She looked at Chen Chang'an with a slightly pleading gaze.

Chen Chang'an squeezed her hand, giving her a reassuring look.

"Indeed, seeing that our Great Zhou kingdom is easy to bully, everyone has started to act recklessly!"

Ji Xuangu said calmly, his eyes filled with coldness.

Duanmu Fuzhu sighed, looking at the geniuses in the field. Even if Ji Canghai were still alive, the kingdom would still be weak.

Looking at the geniuses on the opposite side, there were several late-stage Heavenly King Realm geniuses, and the gap between the two sides was like heaven and earth!

Thinking of this, he looked at the two external aids of the Great Zhou kingdom.

At this moment, Li Hong and Meng Caijun both had extremely ugly expressions.

They had originally come to play it safe, and even if they lost, they could still enter the secret realm for cultivation.

Now... the outcome was uncertain!

"It seems the Southeast Wind Alliance was well-prepared. They are familiar with the Swordmaster, probably to ensure they can get involved!"

Ji Xuangu said calmly.

"Ancestor, can't we stop them?"

Ji Mingyue asked worriedly.

"Can't stop them."

Chen Chang'an spoke, "They will likely use the excuse that 'only the strong can enjoy absolute resources!' and with the support of the Swordmaster, the Southeast Wind Alliance will definitely get involved."

"Ah..." Ji Mingyue's face turned slightly pale, "Brother Chang'an, what should we do?

Most of our geniuses have low cultivation, and they will likely find it difficult to defeat any of the four forces!"

"It's fine."

Chen Chang'an glanced at the geniuses of the four forces on the opposite side, and said disdainfully, "Just a bunch of mud chickens and clay dogs!"

"What... what!?"

Ji Xuangu and Duanmu Cang looked at Chen Chang'an in shock.

Mud chickens and clay dogs?

That was too arrogant!

Chen Chang'an had not revealed his aura, so they could not gauge his strength.

But no one could have imagined that Chen Chang'an had already entered the Heavenly King Realm in a short time!

If this were said out loud, not only would it be unbelievable, but it would also cause a great stir in countless hearts!

So, even though Chen Chang'an could fight beyond his level, they still thought he was at the Ninth Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm.

At the Ninth Level of the Heavenly Martial Realm, he wouldn't be of much use here.

After all, it was a team battle!

And most of the people on the opposite side were late-stage Heavenly King Realm, which was absolutely a hell mode!

Even... a glimmer of hope was gone!

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing despair in each other's eyes.

Only Ji Mingyue looked at Chen Chang'an with admiration, "Yes, Brother Chang'an, I believe in you!"

"The Dongzhou Secret Realm is a blessed land bestowed by heaven upon the human race of Dongzhou, concerning the future of our human race!

Only the absolute elite among the human race's geniuses, and even powerful geniuses, can enter it!"

At this moment, the ruler of Dong Xuan, Dong Yinglai, spoke loudly, his gaze sharply sweeping over the entire field.

"The number of people entering for cultivation is fixed at one thousand!

The first place gets four hundred, the second place gets three hundred, the third place gets two hundred, and the fourth place gets one hundred."

Just as he paused to continue, he was suddenly interrupted.

"Ruler of Dong Xuan, we protest!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out, making everyone look over.