Chapter 76: Innate Great Perfection

Beside Tang Yuanhao, Chai Jin was also emotionally stirred.

Chai Jin didn't have the ability to explore the Immortal Refinement Great World, but he had a son. The most popular saying in the Nine States was, "I can't do it, but my son can! If my son can't do it, my grandson can! Generation after generation, a genius will surely emerge!"

The head of the Chai family held a jade talisman in his hand, secretly delighted.

Currently, his son, Chai Shizi, was ranked first! There was no way that Chai Shizi wouldn't be first, as arranged by Chai Jin. It was simply impossible for him not to be.

If his son won first place in the autumn hunt, he would also win first place in the imperial examination, and then in the Nine States Academy. At that time, he could explore the Immortal Refinement Great World, leaving a golden statue, or even a jade statue, in the Chai family!

However, the competitiveness of the second-place Little Prince was also strong. Chai Jin didn't expect that this seemingly gentle and refined Little Prince would have such strength and strategy, always keeping close to Chai Shizi!

But Chai Jin wasn't worried because he had already arranged for a large number of prey to be killed. Just before the end of the autumn hunt, these prey would naturally be delivered to Chai Jin's hands!

The third place was occupied by the genius from Yunzhou, Ye Wen. In fact, Ye Wen's third place was also due to the strong arrangements of Chai Jin. Otherwise, who could have claimed the top three with personal strength?

"Claiming the top three with personal strength..." Thinking of this, Chai Jin glanced at Ling Yunxiao beside him, thinking of Ding Hao. Once upon a time, Ding Hao's ranking reached the top, which made Chai Jin feel embarrassed in front of Ling Yunxiao.

However, it was clearly just a ripple in the sea!

It vanished in a blink!

After Ding Hao scored 1439 points, he immediately began to decline. In the following three days, his score didn't increase at all, and he kept falling back! Now, 1439 points had dropped to 20th place, the last place!

Just as he was thinking about this, the city lord of Yunzhou, Han Feixing, slapped his thigh and said, "Old Ling, Ding Hao's name is gone!"

Chai Jin looked at the jade talisman in his hand again, and indeed, he had just said that Ding Hao had dropped to 20th place, but now, Ding Hao's name had dropped beyond 20th place, completely out of sight.

Ling Yunxiao's face was gloomy, and he was also puzzled. Ding Hao had jumped to first place the day before yesterday, which made him very happy. But from that night on, Ding Hao disappeared, leaving no trace, and his score didn't increase at all, which was very strange.

Seeing that Ling Yunxiao didn't speak, Han Feixing said, "Old Ling, what's going on with your Wu Prefecture genius? How could he just disappear? Could he have died in the mountains?"

His words were filled with a sense of schadenfreude. Chai Jin said, "Impossible. If someone killed him, they would definitely take the points on his waistplate! Why hasn't the score of over 1400 points on his waistplate changed?"

Han Feixing said, "That's simple. Maybe he was bitten to death by some powerful spirit beast, so the points on his waistplate wouldn't decrease. I guess his body might have been eaten by some spirit beast, which is why there's been no news for these few days."

"Right!" Chai Jin nodded, "That's very likely. Sigh, it's a great loss that Wu Prefecture finally produced a genius, only to be devoured by a beast!"

Although he said it was a great loss, in his heart, he sneered, "Good that he's dead!"

Han Feixing also laughed, "Old Ling, it's a rare talent for Wu Prefecture to produce such a person, and he's dead like this. I really feel sorry for you."

Ling Yunxiao was irritated by these two and coldly said, "The autumn hunt isn't over yet. Talking about anything now is useless!"

Tang Yuanhao, who had been silent, withdrew his cold gaze and glanced at City Lord Ling with a mocking tone, "City Lord Ling is still hoping for a surprise, huh?"

As soon as he spoke, Han Feixing hurriedly flattered, "Your Highness is right. There are no surprises in this world. The autumn hunt will end in an hour, and the results will naturally be clear."

Ling Yunxiao's face turned red, and he clenched his fists tightly.

As the autumn hunt was about to end, many disciples had already returned to the main peak. Those still fighting in the mountains were the true strong ones, striving for the final prize.

Especially the Little Prince, whose score had surpassed Chai Shizi, and their scores kept changing!

At this moment, a horned horse suddenly ran up from the mountain, galloping up the winding mountain road. The hooves were urgent, and the rider shouted from a distance, "Move aside quickly! An urgent letter from the Nine States Academy, to be opened by Crown Prince Tang personally!"

"My letter?" Tang Yuanhao's face changed, and he stood up abruptly.

A while later, the rider on the horned horse rushed to the platform, and Tang Yuanhao was already standing at the edge of the platform, one hand behind his back, the other pointing down, saying, "Bring it here!"

The disciple didn't even dismount, taking out a letter from his storage bag.

Tang Yuanhao raised his hand and grabbed the letter from the air, which landed in his hand.

He took the letter, opened it, and read it, his eyes widening in shock, "What! A Demon Dao Immortal Master has appeared in the Lianyun Mountains!"

Chai Jin and the others followed up, asking, "Your Highness, what's the situation?"

Tang Yuanhao said, "The academy has sent an urgent letter, stating that they have received solid evidence that the Demon Dao Immortal Master, a traitor from the Upper Realm Dao Sect, is now in the Lianyun Mountains! I am to be responsible for finding and killing him!"

Hearing this news, the three people behind him all stood up, and Ling Yunxiao's heart sank, "Ming Zhengyuan didn't find him in Wu Prefecture, but he's come to the Lianyun Mountains!"

Han Feixing said, "Could the Bamboo Demon Immortal Master who was killed a few days ago have been killed by this Upper Realm traitor?"

Chai Jin said, "If that's the case, we should quickly announce the end of the autumn hunt!"

While they were discussing their strategy, a disciple pointed to the distance and shouted, "Over there!"

Tang Yuanhao and the others looked far into the distance and saw a green mystical cloud rising in the distant forest.

Soon, the green mystical cloud disappeared.

That area of the forest was like a green sea, and now it seemed like a shark was riding the waves, quickly dividing the green sea and rushing towards the area where the autumn hunt disciples were concentrated.

Everyone was shocked, "What is that?"

Tang Yuanhao, who was well-informed, immediately reacted, "Not good, it's a giant beast! The autumn hunt disciples are in danger!"

"Giant beast! How can there be a giant beast?" Chai Jin exclaimed.

The autumn hunt was held in the Lianyun Mountains precisely because it was unlikely for too strong a spirit beast to appear here.

Tang Yuanhao raised an eyebrow and said, "Let's go and see!"

With that, he patted his spirit treasure pouch, and a flying spirit sword flew out. He leaped onto the flying sword, transforming into a sword light that shot straight into the forest from the mountain top.

Ling Yunxiao and the others were at the third level of Qi Cultivation and didn't have the ability to fly on a sword. They immediately summoned their horned horses, mounted them, and led their guards down the mountain.

At this moment, there were still many elite contestants in the Lianyun Mountains, fighting for the top twenty positions.

Especially Chai Shizi and the Little Prince, whose teams happened to meet in front of a herd of spotted antelopes.

Spotted antelopes were medium-grade spirit beasts, and this herd had hundreds of them, including several second and third-grade mutations. If they hunted this herd, it could significantly affect the final rankings!

Both teams wanted to dominate this herd of spotted antelopes. The Little Prince, holding a fan, smiled, "Chai Shizi, your family is great and generous. Why don't you let this herd of spotted antelopes to me?"

Chai Shizi, sitting on a sedan chair carried by two people, coldly said, "Little Prince, you're joking. My Chai family is great, but not as great as the Tang Imperial Family. You, Little Prince, should be more generous and let them to me!"

The Little Prince smiled, "A gentleman does not yield in matters of righteousness!"

Chai Shizi retorted, "Do you mean I'm not a gentleman?"

As they were arguing, the spotted antelopes in the middle suddenly became agitated. A third-grade mutated spotted antelope led the charge, using its sharp antlers to kill one of Chai Shizi's subordinates and fled. The rest of the spotted antelopes followed like a flood, rushing out.

"What's going on? Why are the spotted antelopes so violent?"

The Little Prince and Chai Shizi were secretly alarmed, but at this moment, they couldn't think too much. Seeing the spotted antelopes go berserk, they immediately gave orders, "Kill! Kill as many as you can!"

Both teams rushed into the herd of spotted antelopes, engaging in a frenzied slaughter.

Amidst the chaos, a group of disciples fled from the side of the forest. Although they weren't subordinates of the Little Prince or Chai Shizi, they had become familiar over the days of the autumn hunt. The Little Prince couldn't help but grab one and ask, "Why are you so panicked? What happened over there?"

The disciple said, "A ferocious beast! A giant ape!" and then fled.

Ferocious beasts were a type of spirit beast, but they were exceptionally fierce. The lowest-level ferocious beast was at the high-grade spirit beast level, with formidable power.

At this moment, Chai Shizi had also received the news, but if he left now, wouldn't he be giving the first place to the Little Prince?

Chai Shizi was hesitating when he received another message that Crown Prince Tang had already blocked the ferocious ape.

Hearing this, Chai Shizi immediately ordered, "Everyone, don't panic. Crown Prince Tang is at the Great Perfection of Qi Cultivation, and the ferocious ape is only at the middle stage of Qi Cultivation. Crown Prince Tang will definitely kill this beast. Don't be afraid, first finish slaughtering this herd of spotted antelopes!"

The Little Prince had similar thoughts. At this critical stage, who would be willing to give up?

Thinking of this, the Little Prince shouted, "Drive the spotted antelopes into the valley!"

At the moment when the Little Prince and Chai Shizi were risking their lives to win the first place in the autumn hunt, in a secret base a hundred miles away, Ding Hao, who was lying in a stone under a giant Eye-Washing Tree, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Refreshing! Truly refreshing!"

"The Original Yang Illuminating the Sea is a thing of the past!"

"Now, in my dantian, there is a vast sea of qi! Innate Great Perfection, I, Ding Hao, have also reached Innate Great Perfection! From today on, what advantages do the Little Prince and Chai Shizi have over me?"

"No, today is the last day of the autumn hunt. I must leave here quickly and see if there's still a chance!"

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