Chapter 699: Breakthrough at a Critical Moment

Hai Xunyi’s Great Sea Waves.

Its power was boundless, like an endless ocean surging toward Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen sat there, completely still.

Even faced with his opponent’s formidable Great Sea Waves.

“Has this kid been scared stupid?”

“Looks like the Fire Sparrow Kingdom has really run out of people, sending a fool like him.”

Tang Yuan sneered again and again. He was the only one who had been hoping Hai Xunyi would take care of Jiang Chen.

PUFF!

Hai Xunyi also thought Jiang Chen had already conceded defeat.

But just as this thought crossed his mind, Jiang Chen suddenly moved.

A ball of strange Black Fire appeared in Jiang Chen’s hand.

This Black Fire looked quite ordinary.

He casually tossed it toward Hai Xunyi’s Great Sea Waves.

WHOOSH!

At that instant, Jiang Chen’s ordinary-looking Black Fire suddenly became like a blazing black sun. A terrifying heat instantly blanketed the area, its might completely overwhelming Hai Xunyi’s Great Sea Waves.

The Black Fire enveloped the Great Sea Waves directly.

As the terrifying, blazing sun engulfed the Great Sea Waves, Hai Xunyi’s ocean rapidly shrank, directly evaporated into nothingness by Jiang Chen’s Black Fire.

It didn’t last for long at all.

In an instant, everything fell silent.

Hai Xunyi was stunned.

He stared blankly as his Divine Technique was extinguished just like that.

He couldn’t process it at all.

He was still under the impression that the Fire Sparrow Kingdom had no experts.

But now, Jiang Chen had taught him a harsh lesson.

Ao Xi frowned slightly, as if pondering something.

As for Tian Ci, his gaze was cold, but when he looked at Jiang Chen, there was an added hint of scrutiny.

Only Tang Yuan was covered in a cold sweat.

He was the one who had suffered a loss at the hands of Jiang Chen’s Black Fire before.

He already knew the power of Jiang Chen’s Black Fire was not to be underestimated, but now he understood it was even more terrifying than he had imagined.

Setting that aside, when Hai Xunyi saw his Divine Technique so easily broken by Jiang Chen, he felt he had completely lost face.

He roared in fury, “Kid, it looks like I’ll have to show you my true skills!”

He hadn’t used his full strength just now, so it was understandable that his Divine Technique was defeated.

“That’s enough.”

Suddenly, Tian Ci barked out a cold reprimand.

“Now is not the time for fighting. If you want to fight, there will be plenty of time for that.”

“We all have a mission to attend to. Let’s get down to business.”

Tian Ci was at the Fifth Heaven of the Martial Arts Sect and was also the Prince of the Qianye Kingdom.

His words seemed to carry some weight.

Once he spoke, Hai Xunyi angrily stopped his clamoring.

He snorted.

“Fine, we’ll let it go for today.”

“After this is over, I’ll deal with you.”

After saying his piece, he returned to his seat.

But when he looked at Jiang Chen, a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Tian Ci waved his hand. “Everyone from our Five Nations Alliance is here.”

“Let’s cut to the chase. This time, the Divine Wind Empire has tasked our Five Nations Alliance with finding an Angel.”

“We must give it our all.”

Of course, that was just talk. Everyone knew in their hearts whether they would truly give it their all.

On the surface, everyone was following the Divine Wind Empire’s command, but the people from each Kingdom didn’t truly pledge allegiance to the Divine Wind Empire.

Each had their own agenda.

As for whether they would really hand over the Angel to the Divine Wind Empire after finding it, that was another story entirely.

Ao Xi also spoke up, “That’s right. Brother Tian Ci is correct.”

“We are all subjects under the Divine Wind Empire. The Empire’s command is our mission. I agree.”

No one objected. Jiang Chen also remained silent, simply watching them talk.

Tang Yuan suddenly said, “Since everyone’s goal is the same now,”

“we’re all working for the Divine Wind Empire. In that case, I suggest we elect a representative so that everyone can follow their command.”

“If we all act on our own selfish interests, I’m afraid we’ll never find the Angel.”

At this moment, Tang Yuan put forth a suggestion.

The Five Nations Alliance, though an alliance in name, was in reality just a group where each member acted independently.

Now that he had proposed electing a representative, it seemed he wanted to claim that position for himself.

As soon as he said this, the group fell silent.

However, after a brief silence, Hai Xunyi stood up and said, “If we’re electing a representative, I, Hai Xunyi, am in favor.”

Ao Xi’s beautiful eyes flickered, and in the end, she also happily agreed.

“In that case, I have no objections either.”

Tian Ci clapped his hands and said loudly, “It seems we have a consensus. I was thinking the same thing.”

Following that, everyone turned to look at Jiang Chen, the representative from the Fire Sparrow Kingdom.

“Brother Jiang, what about you?”

Tian Ci asked, looking at Jiang Chen.

Tian Ci showed a certain degree of respect for Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen didn’t object. “In that case,” he said quietly, “I have no objections.”

“We’ll do as you all say.”

He couldn’t be bothered to argue with these people.

He just knew that next, there would surely be another life-or-death struggle for the position of representative.

He just sat there, watching the show.

Sure enough, after Jiang Chen agreed, the proposal was unanimously approved.

The eyes of both Hai Xunyi and Tang Yuan were burning with fervor.

Tang Yuan was the first to stand up.

“Since no one has any objections, I believe this representative should be someone from my Tang Kingdom.”

“The strength of our Tang Kingdom is more than sufficient to lead the Five Nations Alliance. As the person in charge for the Tang Kingdom this time, I, Tang Yuan, believe it’s only right that I be the representative.”

“What do you all say?”

He was full of confidence. Among the five nations, the Tang Kingdom’s strength was near the top, ranked second.

That was why he had now stepped forward, wanting to be the representative.

Although it was just a small title, being chosen as the representative among so many geniuses was a great honor. To outsiders, it would even imply that he was the leader of the geniuses, having overwhelmed all his rivals.

Tang Yuan cared a great deal about this.

However, the moment Tang Yuan finished speaking, Hai Xunyi immediately let out a cold snort.

“Tang Yuan, who do you think you are?”

“With your paltry Martial Arts Sect Third Heaven Cultivation, what gives you the right to be everyone’s representative?”

“I think I should be the representative instead.”

“I imagine no one would have a problem with that.”

Even Tang Yuan hadn’t expected Hai Xunyi to be the first to stand up and oppose him.

He even looked down on him for his low Cultivation.

He instantly exploded with anger.

He gnashed his teeth at Hai Xunyi. To think he had just helped Hai Xunyi suppress Jiang Chen, yet now, not only was Hai Xunyi ungrateful, he was the first one to oppose him.

“Hai Xunyi, you’ve gone too far!”

“Why can’t I be? Our Tang Kingdom is stronger than your Wind Sea Kingdom.”

“I’m taking the representative position, and that’s final.”

Thus, Tang Yuan, fuming with rage, went after Hai Xunyi.

How could Hai Xunyi possibly let a guy with such low Cultivation like Tang Yuan be the representative? He sneered.

“Stop dreaming. You’ll never get the chance to be the representative in this lifetime.”

“Alright, step aside. Let me be the representative.”

“After all, Brother Tian Ci has no interest in this kind of thing.”

“And I’m sure Ao Xi can’t be bothered with such crude work either. So, just leave all the rough, tiring work to me. I’ll reluctantly take on this chore.”

Everyone began to fight and claw over the position of the Five Nations Alliance’s representative.

As he sat there watching, Jiang Chen suddenly felt a stir in his Cultivation—a sign that he was about to break through. He immediately spoke up.

“Everyone, please wait a moment.”

“My Cultivation is about to break through. Allow me to complete my breakthrough, and then we can continue discussing how to choose a representative.”