Chapter 59 of 100

Chapter 59: The Beautiful Young Genius

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While the young prince was still advancing towards the main peak, Prince Chai had already arrived at his residence on the main peak. In the quiet room, with its carved beams and painted pillars depicting dragons and phoenixes, he pushed open the window to reveal a vast sea of clouds. The Yun Mountains were faintly visible in the cloud sea, resembling a giant dragon lurking in the clouds, a magnificent sight.

Prince Chai sat in a large chair and asked, "How has Father arranged it?"

Several clan members immediately stepped forward, and the leading man said, "The head of the family has arranged it like this: we have prepared spirit beasts at these positions..."

As he spoke, two maidservants unfurled a scroll and placed it in front of Prince Chai.

This autumn hunt was jointly organized by Wuzhou and Yunzhou. It was Chai Family's idea to suppress the two states and build momentum for themselves! Prince Chai would participate in Wuzhou, while the female genius Ye Wen would participate in Yunzhou. If these two could secure the first and second places, it would mean that the Chai Family was supreme in both Wuzhou and Yunzhou, with both states under their feet!

This was the Chai Family's plan.

However, the head of the family, Chai Jin, knew that his son was ambitious but lacked talent, enjoyed boasting, and had insufficient practical experience. Therefore, he had arranged several batches of spirit beasts for his son in advance, planted many insiders among the participants, and prepared a large number of sacrificial animals for Prince Chai to cheat.

However, Prince Chai was not satisfied with these arrangements. After hearing them, he slammed the table and shouted, "I am the noble Prince Chai, a super-first-class genius. Why would I need to cheat? It's a joke! Wuzhou is just a place of mediocre talents, producing only subpar geniuses like Ding Hao. Crushing them is as easy as turning over my hand! I will win first place with my own strength!"

A person who rarely boasts can still have a clear understanding of themselves; but if boasting becomes a habit, they will eventually become a braggart.

On the main peak, colorful flags fluttered, and the crowd was bustling. On one side, a flag with a dragon and phoenix in bold strokes read "Wu," while on the other side, a flag with a tortoise and turtle in a more restrained style read "Yun." Both looked very domineering and majestic, but the head of the Chai Family, Chai Jin, smiled faintly, "Wuzhou and Yunzhou, the Chai Family is the strongest!"

Under the flags, many young talents had already gathered, all the best of the two states. They were all in high spirits, discussing and boasting.

"Look over there, that's our Yunzhou genius, Cao Delong, with a full first-class Immortal Root!"

"Tsk, what's so great about that? The one sitting there motionless is our Wuzhou's top commoner, Qin Ruhai!"

"Even if Qin Ruhai is strong, he's not as strong as you!"

"You're looking down on me? I'll tell you, Wuzhou is a land of outstanding people and talents!"

"Don't come up with excuses. Everyone knows you invited the young prince Tang Yingyu to boost your reputation!"

As the young people from the two states were discussing, eighty soldiers in bright silver armor escorted a beast-drawn carriage. The curtain of the carriage was pulled back, and a young man stepped down. Ling Yunxiao, standing on a high platform, waved from afar, inviting him to come up.

The young people from Wuzhou immediately became excited, "See that? That's our Wuzhou super-first-class Immortal Root, Ding Hao! He's our hope for victory!"

Although Ding Hao had already unleashed all his cultivation, reaching the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm, it still drew a sneer from the Yunzhou geniuses.

"Only the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm and he's already showing off! He should go back and practice more!"

"You Wuzhou people are really funny, sending someone at the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm. Even I could crush him! What a joke!"

Ding Hao pretended not to hear these comments and walked up the platform calmly.

On the platform, there were four large chairs. The chairs were very wide and intricately carved, with legs that resembled tiger claws, providing a stable base.

Four people were sitting in the large chairs, one of whom was the Wuzhou City Lord, Ling Yunxiao.

Ling Yunxiao sat on the far right, while the Yunzhou City Lord, Han Feixing, sat on the far left. In the center were two people: one was the Tang Emperor's envoy, Crown Prince Tang Yuanhao, and the other was the head of the Chai Family, Chai Jin.

Tang Yuanhao was not very old, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with a fair complexion and icy-cold eyes. He looked cold and aloof, a true cold-blooded strongman!

Those who didn't know the inside story were discussing the participants of the autumn hunt, while those who did were whispering, "That's the Tang Family's top genius, the genius of geniuses, the supreme genius, Tang Yuanhao! It's said he will soon enter the Immortal Refinement World and become a personal disciple of a Yuan Ying Elder in the Nine Provinces Dao Sect!"

"Amazing, amazing! Tang Yuanhao is a true top genius! He could have climbed the Heavenly Tower even at the Fifth Stage of the Qi Cultivation Realm. But he insisted on reaching the limit in the Nine Provinces World!"

"Has he reached the limit? In the Nine Provinces World, the limit is the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation!"

"Indeed, he is already the strongest in the Nine Provinces World! He doesn't care about the title of Crown Prince. To these powerful Immortal Masters, the title of Crown Prince is nothing!"

"Powerful! Compared to him, today's participants are just mediocre talents! Hmph, the real highlights today are the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm Prince Chai and the top genius of Yunzhou, Ye Wen! As for Wuzhou, the only one worth watching is the commoner genius Qin Ruhai, but unfortunately, both the young prince and Qin Ruhai only have first-class Immortal Roots and no Dao Body, making a big difference!"

"As for that Ding Hao, tsk, it's really a joke, is Wuzhou out of people?"

"Yes, that Ding Hao only has the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm and is participating. I wonder what he's thinking. Does he think he can compete with other strongmen at the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm?"

These were the conversations among the male participants, while the female participants were more concerned with gossip.

"Have you heard? Prince Chai might be engaged to the top genius of Yunzhou, Ye Wen! They are truly a perfect match, a perfect match!"

"Perfect match? I think Prince Chai is so handsome, with a super-first-class Dragon-Snake Sword Immortal Root, and the Nine Provinces Academy is offering him a direct admission, but he refused it to compete in Wuzhou for the Immortal Steps. He is so cool! I think I am the one who matches him!"

"Flirt, go to hell! Ye Wen is beautiful and a genius, only she matches Prince Chai! As for us... Hey, have you noticed that the Wuzhou genius, the young prince, is handsome and has a good family background!"

"Hey, hey, even if I don't match Prince Chai, a star-like man, getting a young prince like the young prince would make me very happy."

"Ah, the commoner genius Qin Ruhai, though from a poor family, is also quite handsome... Speaking of which, the worst is the Wuzhou genius Ding Hao, only at the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm, and not even handsome. How does he have the nerve to come on stage?"

Amidst the chatter below, the introductions on the platform continued.

Ling Yunxiao introduced, "This is our Wuzhou genius, super-first-class Flame Beast Immortal Root, Ding Hao! His spirit energy reached a height of 20 meters, and he has been blessed by an Immortal Lady, making him our Wuzhou's top genius!"

Han Feixing sneered, "Unfortunately, his cultivation is a bit lacking. It's a bit rushed, sigh, Wuzhou really has no one. The next batch hasn't grown up yet, and they're already being pulled up. I'm afraid this will have the opposite effect!"

Chai Jin feigned concern, "The Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm, participating is fine, but winning a place... tsk, tsk, tsk, it's too difficult. Why not withdraw now and come back next year?"

The face of Tang Yuanhao, sitting in the center, remained cold, as if he hadn't even seen Ding Hao.

Ling Yunxiao's face was awkward, and he secretly cursed Ding Hao for giving away the Lingyuan Pills he had kindly given him, and still being at the Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm.

However, Ding Hao smiled indifferently, "Thank you for your concern, Head of the Chai Family. The Seventh Stage of the Innate Realm is indeed low, but I am a bit of a troublemaker and enjoy participating in challenging competitions. Pulling up seedlings isn't impossible; the key is to see what kind of seedling it is!"

This response silenced Han Feixing and Chai Jin, who secretly cursed his sharp tongue, thinking, "What kind of seedling do you think you are?"

Because of this, the ice-cold Tang Yuanhao finally turned to look at him. However, a flash of disgust crossed his eyes, and he lectured, "Sharp tongue, ultimately not the way! Growing an Immortal Root, utterly useless!"

In fact, at this level, Tang Yuanhao wasn't deliberately suppressing Ding Hao to elevate the young prince. He actually looked down on the young prince and everyone else here! He scolded because he had once been deceived by someone with a growing Immortal Root, and thus particularly despised them.

As the strongest in this realm, when Tang Yuanhao spoke, everyone fell silent. Han Feixing and Chai Jin's faces showed a hint of schadenfreude, while Ling Yunxiao, fearing that Ding Hao would speak out of turn, quickly said, "The Crown Prince is right, I will educate him well."

Tang Yuanhao, as cold as ice, didn't even look at Ling Yunxiao, his eyes fixed forward, as if looking at the people below or seeing nothing at all.

Everyone was awkward, their gazes more contemptuous as they looked at Ding Hao.

As the strongest in this realm, Tang Yuanhao's words were golden. When he said "utterly useless," it meant "utterly useless." On the scene, only Ding Hao and Ling Yunxiao didn't fully believe it; everyone else did.

Prince Chai's gaze became even more contemptuous, and he muttered, "This person is utterly useless and not worthy to be my opponent!"

The young prince, however, remained calm. Regardless of whether Ding Hao was useful or not, he was determined to kill him in this competition! He knew that Tang Yuanhao had high standards, and to him, Ding Hao was "utterly useless"; but to the young prince, Ding Hao might be a huge obstacle!

Tang Yuanhao's strength was extraordinary, and although his words were not loud, they echoed clearly in everyone's ears.

The young participants, who already didn't have high hopes for Ding Hao, now became even more noisy. Even the Wuzhou participants sneered, "What was the City Lord thinking, letting a clown like Ding Hao on stage? Isn't he just embarrassing himself? Embarrassing!"

As everyone was talking, two women walked up from the other side of the stairs. One was graceful, and the other was tall and slender, both top-notch beauties.

The male participants' eyes lit up, and the Wuzhou men were all excited, while the Yunzhou men boasted, "What do you think? Our Yunzhou's top genius, Ye Wen, is not only the best but also the most beautiful!"

"Ye Wen is so beautiful, I would die for her just to hear her speak one word!"

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