Chapter 552: Chapter 294: Battle Platform Emerges, The Assembly Begins_2

A gigantic elephant, with a million pounds of force.

A thousand microparticles awaken as a thousand giant elephants, their power surging to a billion.

“During the cultivation of the Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, I inadvertently also tempered one of the Imperishable Golden Bones. What a pleasant surprise,” Lu Yun muttered to himself.

Even in a place where heavenly and earthly spiritual Qi is extremely abundant, it would still take him at least nearly a hundred thousand spirit crystals to temper an Imperishable Golden Bone.

Now, with the help of the divine power and blood qi released during the awakening of the Elephant Microparticles, they can also promote the tempering of the Imperishable Golden Bones.

“Boom!”

“Boom! Boom!”

The muffled and melodious sound of the bell rang again.

“A month has passed, and it seems that the Heavenly Pride Convention has begun. I’ll go join in the fun.” Lu Yun got up, left the summit of the Heavenly Pride Stele, and immediately, all the visions vanished.

Looking at the suddenly appearing palace complex not far away, a trace of surprise flashed in Lu Yun’s eyes.

“In just one month, such a majestic and magnificent Heavenly Pride Tower has been added, this method is truly unimaginable.”

Lu Yun glanced around and headed for the most glorious and spectacular architectural complex in Sky Wall City.

…

Central square of the Imperial Court.

Many powerful Celestial Humans took their seats one by one, and numerous Heavenly Prides gathered. Hearing the sound of the bell ringing, they all looked at the golden throne in unison.

Following the nine bell rings, a grandiose voice came from deep within the palace.

Immediately afterwards, a golden arch bridge extended from the distant sky, and a group of people, standing on the golden bridge, slowly walked forward.

Leading them was the Yuan Emperor, dressed in imperial robes, with an overbearing and majestic aura.

Behind him, a group of princes and princesses followed.

Chu Ruoxi and Chu Junxia were among them.

Many Heavenly Prides revealed amazed looks in their eyes when they saw Chu Ruoxi, dressed in purple and peerlessly beautiful.

“Is that the little princess of Emperor Yuan? She’s indeed a matchless beauty in the world.”

“Yes, such a stunning beauty makes my heart race just thinking about her. Moreover, she’s the most beloved little princess of Emperor Yuan, so obtaining her would mean soaring to greatness.”

“Unfortunately, we are destined to be just a foil and can’t enjoy such a beauty.”

As their gazes swept over the figures at the forefront, such as Ye Xingxuan and Xiao Yun, many Heavenly Prides sighed softly.

At the same age, they were still stuck in the Rune Seed Realm, while others were already strong like Golden Core Realm, equal to the elders in their family, and there was no comparison.

“The little princess is so beautiful. Xiao Yun, you have to work hard and strive to take her to our Xiao Family,” Xiao Qingyu teased Xiao Yun.

“I really want to, but there are so many strong enemies, I don’t have much hope,” Xiao Yun replied with a hint of desolation.

After the events at the Heavenly Pride Stele, he was quite affected.

Without even revealing themselves, the strongest Saint Children at the Origin Martial Academy were already suppressed by several other demonic prodigies, which was a huge blow to him.

“Do you think that guy will come?” Xiao Qingyu suddenly said.

“Who are you talking about?”

“The one with even more terrifying talent than Nangong Xue.”

“Which guy?” Xiao Yun’s body shuddered violently.

When he thought of the scene where the other party had reached the top of the Heavenly Pride Stele in just ten steps, causing visions to appear in the sky and earth, he couldn’t help but feel his courage drain away.

What kind of talent and intelligence did it take to achieve such a degree?

“If he really comes, I’m afraid I won’t have any hope left,” Xiao Yun said with great apprehension in his heart.

At this point, he still harbored a glimmer of hope.

Although Nangong Xue had terrifying talent, she was too young and had just entered the Golden Core Realm not too long ago.

As for Ye Xingxuan, Dugu Jue, Hu Mengqing, Gao Yingqian, Qin Yi, and others, he felt that he could compete with them.

“All Heavenly Prides, the convention officially begins. You may enter the competition stage. Whoever can persist until the end and win the championship will not only be able to marry my daughter but also become the new Army Commander of the Celestial Strategy Army in Dayuan,” said the Yuan Emperor.

He calmly spoke from his prominent golden throne, and his authoritative voice echoed all around.

“This event is called the Heavenly Pride Convention, but in reality, it is to select the position of the Celestial Strategy Army Commander, so deliberate killing is not allowed.”

As the words of the Yuan Emperor fell, in the central square, flying stones and diffused light quickly formed an immense battle platform.

It could be seen that the platform was dark gold in color, as if it was made from divine gold and meteorites from the heavens, with various runes engraved, making it look extremely majestic.

“Haha, I know I won’t be the champion but since I’m here, I have to give it a try.”

A young man carrying a long spear suddenly leaped onto the platform and laughed.

“He’s from the Chen family of the Northern District of Ying Province, a Heavenly Pride with quite good talents and strength.” Some Heavenly Prides from Ying Province spoke up.

The Chen family of the Northern District of Ying Province was indeed an aristocratic family of a thousand years.

Other Heavenly Prides seemed eager to act as well.

After all, opportunities to perform in front of the Yuan Emperor and many Celestial Humans were not common.

“Those who have not reached the Golden Core Realm, don’t come up and make a fool of yourself.”

Just then, an arrogant and rude young man stepped onto the platform, slashing out with a saber, causing a gap in the void with his terrifying Saber Intent.

Seeing this, the Heavenly Pride from the Chen family’s expression changed drastically, and he thrust his long spear out to block the saber.

However, the gap between the two was too great, as the long spear was directly cut apart by the saber, and a huge wound appeared on his shoulder.

“Humph, if it weren’t for the Yuan Emperor’s prohibition to take someone’s life, this slash of mine would have taken your life.”

The young man glanced at the Chen family’s Heavenly Pride, then looked at the numerous Heavenly Prides below and indifferently said, “I, Xiahou Ying, am standing here. If anyone wants to compete for the position of the Celestial Strategy Army Commander, feel free to come up and fight.”

As a result of the previous lesson from the Chen family’s Heavenly Pride, other Heavenly Prides stopped impulsively coming forward.

The gap between the Rune Seed Realm and the Golden Core Realm was simply too great.

Moreover, Xiahou Ying was a contender for the championship.

“Hehe, are there no more brave souls willing to fight me?”

Xiahou Ying stood on the platform, exuding a terrifying Saber Intent, looking arrogant and domineering in his demeanor.

Boom!

Just as Xiahou Ying’s words fell, an explosive aura erupted from below.

“This Celestial Strategy Army Commander position belongs to me, Princess Ruoxi belongs to me too, and as for you, Xiahou Ying, you’re nothing but a mere scoundrel.”

A handsome and elegant young man stepped onto the platform, holding a mid-level Treasure Artifact sword in his hand, his body filled with the sharp Sword Intent.

“Hu Mengqing, you’re just relying on the family and your father’s shadow, barely breaking through to the Golden Core Realm. Wanting to compete with me for the position of Celestial Strategy Army Commander is still far fetched.” Xiahou Ying sneered.

“Today, I, Hu Mengqing, will defeat you personally in front of the Yuan Emperor, the Celestial Humans, and countless Heavenly Prides.”

As Hu Mengqing’s words fell, he let out a long howl, and his mid-level Golden Core Realm strength burst out.

Dense runes surrounded him.

Each rune emitted a rich aura of Law.

“Hmm? You’ve actually reached the mid-level of the Golden Core Realm, how many cultivation resources did you consume? It seems like Prime Minister Hu and the Hu family really dote on you.” Xiahou Ying narrowed his eyes slightly.

At this moment, Hu Mengqing’s realm was no weaker than his.

“It seems that the rumors about Hu Mengqing aren’t all true.” Many Heavenly Prides thought to themselves after seeing his sudden burst of power.

“Even if you have breakthrough to the mid-level Golden Core Realm, how will it help? You still won’t last more than a few moves under my blade.”

Xiahou Ying made his move, shaking the void with his long saber, filled with mighty Law and an empowering blade,

With terrifying Saber Intent, it’s like a section of the dome of heaven collapsing.

“Heavenly Thunder Sword Technique.” Hu Mengqing’s sword slashed out, converging the thunder into a thunderous sword radiance tens of feet long, slashing towards Xiahou Ying.

Their moves collided, creating ripples, with saber Qi and sword Qi crisscrossing.

Seeing this, the Yuan Emperor pointed with one hand, and on all four corners of the platform, a towering light rose, emanating mysterious light, confining the battle fluctuations of the two within the platform.

“Hu Mengqing can actually fight against Xiahou Ying, it seems like he has been hiding his powers.”

“That’s right, I thought he would only last a few moves under Xiahou Ying before being defeated?”

“Like father, like son. His father is the left and right arm of the current Yuan Emperor; how can he be any different?” Many discussions sounded.

As for Lu Yun, because the palace was too large, he couldn’t find his direction in time.

Upon noticing the intense battle fluctuations, his gaze instantly sharpened.

“It should be in this direction.”