Zha Muās face became grim when he heard the warning from the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador, and he hurriedly withdrew his hand to shoot it like a bolt of lightning to grab towards his waist, wanting to withdraw the sheathed spirit saber there.
But would he be in time?
"Hmph!" At practically the instant Zha Mu withdrew his hand, Xiao Yuās sleeve expanded once again and swiftly flashed out, and before Zha Mu could withdraw his saber, it was like a shadow that followed Zha Mu to smash onto his body, and it was as if it had predicted he would do this.
"Ah!!" Zha Mu let out a shrill cry that completely suppressed the sound of his bones breaking, and he flew out to fall onto the ground in a sorry state.
After he fell to the ground, the intense pain caused Zha Mu to roll around on the ground as cold sweat flowed out of his body.
Xiao Yu, victorious!
"Good!" Instantly, many people from the Crimson Sky Kingdom cheered.
Especially the Xiao Clanās Patriarch, and a smile appeared on his faceā¦
Earlier, no matter if it was the Su Clan or the Duan Clan, their disciples had fought Zha Mu, yet suffered a crushing defeat. Xiao Yu defeating Zha Mu had undoubtedly brought great honor to the Xiao Clan.
"Hahaā¦ Good!" The Emperor revealed a smile as well.
Although heād always maintained his composure earlier, as if he was extremely indifferent to victory or defeat, every time the young geniuses of the Crimson Sky Kingdom were defeated, disappointment couldnāt help but emerge in his heart.
Now that Xiao Yu had defeated the young genius of the Sun Ascent Kingdom, it caused him to feel that it brought honor to him as well.
"Whatās your name?" The Emperor looked at Xiao Yu as he asked.
"Your Majesty, Iām Xiao Yu." Xiao Yuās face didnāt have the coldness from before when facing the Emperor, and he was respectful and reverent.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Yu is a good friend of mine," Duan Ling Tian looked at the Emperor as he said via voice transmission.
He did this because he undoubtedly hoped that the Emperor would value Xiao Yu even more.
This was extremely crucial to Xiao Yuās futureā¦
Xiao Yu was his friend, and he hoped that Xiao Yu would be able to accomplish something of his own in the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
The Emperorās eyes squinted when he heard Duan Ling Tianās voice transmission, then glanced deeply at Xiao Yu. "Xiao Yu, Iāve remembered youā¦ Iāll properly reward you once the friendly martial competition between the young geniuses of my Crimson Sky Kingdom and the Sun Ascent Kingdom ends."
"Thank you, your Majesty." Xiao Yu hurriedly replied with an expression of being overwhelmed by the sudden favor.
Unlike Duan Ling Tian, although Xiao Yuās natural talent in the Martial Dao wasnāt bad, it was merely limited to the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
Duan Ling Tianās future wasnāt something that could be restrained by the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
Whereas if nothing unexpected happened, Xiao Yu was bound to spend his entire life in the Crimson Sky Kingdom.
In Xiao Yuās eyes, the Emperor of the Crimson Sky Kingdom was a supreme existenceā¦
Now that an existence like this wanted to reward him, it caused him to be pleasantly surprised, yet also terrified.
"This disciples of the Xiao Clan is extraordinary indeedā¦ Most importantly, heās still young and he still has a large space for improvement. Heās much stronger than the disciples of the Su Clan and the Duan Clan." The Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador looked at Xiao Yu as a cold light flashed deep within his eyes and a false smile hung on his face as he spoke slowly.
These words were obviously trying to drive a wedge between the clans.
"Ambassador, these words are mistaken." Right when the face of the Su Clan and Duan Clanās Patriarchs went grim, Xiao Yu glanced calmly at the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador. "The Su Clan and the Duan Clan are similar to our Xiao Clan, theyāre amongst the three great clans of the Imperial City and the experts in their clans are numerous like the cloudsā¦"
"No matter if it is the Su Clan or the Duan Clan, they both have a young genius that Iām ashamed of my inferiority to! Moreover, the ages of those young geniuses arenāt older than me." Xiao Yu spoke slowly.
"Brother Xiao Yu, your words are going too farā¦ Your current age is at most around 25. The Su Clan and the Duan Clan actually have young geniuses that are younger than you, yet possess a strength that surpasses you?" The Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador obviously didnāt believe him.
"Regardless of if you believe it or notā¦ The one from the Su Clan has already left the Imperial Kingdom to wander about a few years ago. Before he left, he far surpassed me in both natural talent and strength. As for the one from the Duan Clan, I think that Lord Ambassador will be able to see him really soon." As Xiao Yu finished speaking, he stopped for a moment and his gaze unnoticeably flanked at Duan Ling Tian.
Duan Ling Tian shook his head and smiled.
He naturally was able to guess who the two people Xiao Yu was speaking of.
Su Clan, Su Li.
The young sword cultivator he and Xiao Yu had got to know at the Iron Blood Armyās Genius Camp when they were young, and who had later on entered the Imperial Cityās Paladin Academy with them and became good friends with them.
But unfortunately, destiny makes a fool of people, causing Su Li to be forced to have to leave in the end, and there was no news of him until now.
But one thing could be confirmed, before Su Li left, he did indeed far surpass Xiao Yu in both strength and natural talent.
As for the Duan Clan, Duan Ling Tian naturally was able to guess that Xiao Yu was talking about him.
The unsightly expression of the Duan Clanās Patriarch, Duan Ru Huo, eased up, then he glanced at Duan Ling Tian and he emitted a wisp of a smile.
āRight, my Duan Clanās young genius isnāt inferior to the disciples of any clan.ā
He believed that even if it was those great clans of the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom, they might not possess a young genius that could compare to Duan Ling Tianās natural talent in the Martial Dao.
A bitter smile appeared on the corners of the Su Clanās Patriarch, Su Bo Yaās, mouth.
He was naturally able to guess that the young genius of the Su Clan that Xiao Yu spoke of was Su Li, butā¦ āCould Su Li still be considered to be a disciple of the Su Clan?ā
He couldnāt help but sigh with emotion in his heart.
"Then Iāll wait and see!" The Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador glanced indifferently at Xiao Yu, then he looked at the other young man. "Ha Yi, go experience the ability of this Brother Xiao Yuā¦ Hmm, remember to hold back, donāt cripple him by accident."
Duan Ling Tian frowned slightly.
The Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador had said the word crippled with emphasis, and his ulterior motive could be seen from this.
"Yes, Lord Ambassador." Ha Yi who was called upon by the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador was precisely the young man that had argued with Zha Mu earlier, and he who possessed a robust figure walked out in large strides that gave others a type of shapeless pressure.
Duan Ling Tianās eyes slightly squinted when he saw Xiao Yu itching to have a try, and his Spiritual Force swept out to envelop Ha Yi.
Ninth level Origin Core Stage!
Duan Ling Tian confirmed Ha Yiās cultivation at the first possible moment.
"Brother Xiao Yu, Iām extremely happy that you defeated Zha Muā¦ If it was at a normal time, Iād surely drink a few cups of wine with you. But, now that the Lord Ambassador has spoken, I have no choice but to fight you." Ha Yi stood to confront Xiao Yu and grinned, his snow white teeth was set off by his dark skin to seem exceptionally conspicuous.
Xiao Yu glanced deeply at Ha Yi. "Since youāre so straightforward, then Iām not an insensible person as wellā¦ I admit defeat!"
Admit defeat!
Besides Duan Ling Tian, everyone present couldnāt help but be stunned when Xiao Yu said this.
They obviously had never imagined that Xiao Yu would make such a decision.
They were extremely bewildered.
A moment ago, Xiao Yu had an expression of being itching to try.
At this moment, how did he suddenly change so quickly?
Right when most of the people present still hadnāt recovered from their shock, Xiao Yu had already returned to the side of the Xiao Clanās Patriarchā¦
When faced with the questions of the Xiao Clanās Patriarch, Xiao Yu replied via voice transmission. "Patriarch, this Sun Ascent Kingdomās Ha Yi is a ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist."
The Xiao Clanās Patriarchās face went grim when he heard this.
"Hahaā¦ I thought the young geniuses of the Crimson Sky Kingdom were extraordinary, but I never expected that they were only people that ran away in the face of battle!" The Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassadorās face sank when he saw Xiao Yu admit defeat and he couldnāt help but mock.
"I know my own limitations, Iām not a match for a ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist." Xiao Yu glanced deeply at Ha Yi before speaking slowly.
"Youā¦ How did you know?!" Ha Yiās face went grim and he was slightly moved.
He knew that heād never fought since arriving at the Crimson Sky Kingdom, and logically speaking, there ought to be no one that knew of his true cultivationā¦
Now that it was revealed by Xiao Yu, he just couldnāt wrap his head around it no matter how he thought.
The face of the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador sank and he glared at Ha Yi while saying via voice transmission, "Ha Yi, you were there when I taught Ge Lu a lesson for revealing his first level Nascent Soul Stage cultivation beforehandā¦ I warned you repeatedly to not reveal your cultivation before today, yet this is what you promised me?"
Obviously, as far as the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador was concerned, it was surely Ha Yi whoād exposed his cultivation beforehand. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the people of the Crimson Sky Kingdom to find out about Ha Yiās cultivation.
"Lord Ambassador, Iā¦ I never fought since I arrived at the Crimson Sky Kingdom, Iāve never revealed my cultivationā¦" Ha Yi replied via voice transmission with a tone filled with grievance.
Ninth level of the Origin Core Stage!
Xiao Yuās words had already caused everyone from the Crimson Sky Kingdom to be greatly shocked, and when they noticed the unsightly expression of the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassador, they completely confirmed it.
It would seem that the second person from the Sun Ascent Kingdom was a ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist!
Instantly, the disciples from the three great clans that were itching to try went pale, and their butts that had just been raised sat down once again, not daring to make a rash move again.
What a joke!
A ninth level Origin Core Stage martial artist was utterly not something they could go against.
Now, they felt slightly lucky.
Lucky that Xiao Yu exposed Ha Yiās cultivation, otherwise, they would surely come to no good end.
Duan Ling Tian looked at this scene before him with a calm expression.
The reason Xiao Yu had admitted defeat was entirely because heād just notified Xiao Yu of Ha Yiās exact cultivation via voice transmissionā¦
Xiao Yu trusted Duan Ling Tian exceptionally, and he didnāt doubt Duan Ling Tianās words in the slightest and directly admitted defeat.
This caused the Sun Ascent Kingdomās ambassadors plan to teach Xiao Yu a lesson to fail.
"Ninth level Origin Core Stageā¦" For a time, the gazes of the members of the Crimson Sky Kingdomās three great clans had all descended in unison onto Nie Fen who was at the Divine Might Marquis Estateās banquet table.
Nie Fen, the Junior Marquis of the Divine Might Marquis Estate possessed a cultivation at the ninth level of the Origin Core Stage.
As far as they were concerned, amongst the young geniuses of the Crimson Sky Kingdom that were present, it would probably only be Duan Ling Tian and Nie Fen who possessed the strength to go against Ha Yi.
Subconsciously, theyād taken Duan Ling Tian to be their last trump card.
After all, there was still another first level Nascent Soul Stage young geniuses of the Sun Ascent Kingdom that hadnāt made a move yet.
Before today, they even thought that the Crimson Sky Kingdom would lose for sure.
But since the instant earlier that they saw Duan Ling Tian, they seemed to have seen a light, a ray of hopeā¦
As far as they were concerned, Duan Ling Tian had left the Crimson Sky Kingdom for a few years to head to the Azure Forest Imperial Kingdom and had joined one of those formidable sects, so his current strength would surely be even stronger.