Chapter 59 - 57: Qin Fan of the Qin Family, The Entire Crowd Goes Wild

Chapter 59: Chapter 57: Qin Fan of the Qin Family, The Entire Crowd Goes Wild

Looking at Jiang Hao beside Qin Xiangyuan, the hundreds of terrifying experts all wore expressions of confusion.

At first glance, the boy was just an ordinary youth at the Unity Realm Second Layer. Although he had also obtained a Celestial Pride Mark, he was completely unremarkable.

However, every movement of the white-robed youth did possess a certain subtle, eye-catching charm.

"Could it be that the Young Miss has fallen in love with this boy?"

One expert couldn’t help but chuckle. At the very least, upon first glance, the white-robed youth was indeed handsome and elegant, with fair features.

"Are you saying this kid is just a pretty boy?"

"Hey, I never said that."

"That’s exactly what you meant."

"Regardless, earning the Young Miss’s favor is his own ability. Why do you care what he relied on?"

"If that’s truly the case, wouldn’t the Elder Pill Master be half-dead from anger? In a world where martial might is revered, a handsome face can’t put food on the table."

The hundreds of terrifying Cultivators chimed in one after another, clearly not thinking much of the youth in white.

Time slowly passed. Before long, countless young Cultivators had gathered in the Qin Family’s Martial Arts Arena. Among them were the genius Cultivators of Qin City, as well as the contemporary direct descendants of the Qin Family.

Once everyone had arrived, Qin Shiming and a group of the Qin Family’s older generation slowly made their entrance.

Looking at the nearly one thousand boys and girls, the Qin Family Elders all wore expressions of gratification. These were the cream of the crop among the younger generation of Qin City and the Qin Family. They were one-in-a-hundred cultivation geniuses, and even more so, the future hope of the Qin Family and Qin City.

"We pay our respects to the City Lord."

"Greetings, Lord City Lord."

As Qin Shiming appeared, all the youths bowed respectfully, their eyes filled with reverence.

Sweeping his gaze over this group of proud sons and daughters of heaven, Qin Shiming nodded slightly. Steading his mind, he gave a slight nod of acknowledgment to the hundreds of terrifying figures, then spoke in a sonorous, forceful voice to the nearly one thousand genius boys and girls of Qin City.

"Children, you are all the fine sons and daughters of my Qin City, the chosen celestial prides, selected one out of a hundred.

"The Celestial Pride Supremacy Battle has begun. Many people do not wish to see this day come, but you are different.

"I know that some among you have waited a long time for this day. This is your era.

"Ahead of you, countless opportunities await. Ten years of cultivation, all for this very moment.

"Children, raise the swords in your hands and fight! Fight against the heavens, fight against the earth, fight against others—carve out a world that belongs to you!

"According to reliable sources, the first ancient ruin will soon open five hundred miles from here. That place is your true domain."

UPROAR!!!

As soon as these words were spoken, countless youths breathed heavily, rubbing their hands together in eager anticipation.

Ancient ruins had always been the cradles that birthed supreme experts throughout history. Although their families could provide them with cultivation resources, there were limits; a family could not bestow a suitable cultivation system, Cultivation Technique, and martial skill upon every single person. Within those ancient ruins, however, lay vast and all-encompassing legacies. It was the true place for gold to shine.

Watching the eager boys and girls, countless elders of Qin City nodded in approval.

"As expected of the youths meticulously selected by our Qin City. They are all dragons and phoenixes among men."

"There is no doubt about that. Who among those standing here right now isn’t a cultivation genius?"

"These children are the future hope of our Qin City. In the future, they will all be experts presiding over their own domains, standing above the masses."

Hearing the continuous praise rising and falling around them, and seeing those gazes filled with envy and reverence, the youths couldn’t help but lift their chins, feeling an immense sense of pride.

Seeing that the atmosphere had been hyped to this peak, Qin Shiming did not hesitate any longer and made an on-the-spot announcement.

"Children, following past experience and to preserve the hope of Qin City, those of you present will be divided into five major camps and sent into the ancient ruins in batches.

"We will select two leaders from among you. The battle for supremacy is cruel, so you must remember to unite. Everyone present must follow the lead of your respective commanders.

"We have chosen all the commanders for this expedition from the Upper Spirit Garden. Whether in cultivation or talent, they are the absolute best in our Qin City.

"I believe they will definitely lead you safely through this first hurdle.

"Children, remember this above all: survive. Only those who stay alive will have the last laugh."

The moment these words fell, the entire Martial Arts Arena boiled with noise as countless cultivation geniuses of Qin City began to whisper among themselves.

"I wonder who our commanders will be? I hope it’s Fairy Qin and those four from the Upper Spirit Garden."

"If we can follow by Fairy Qin’s side, our chances of survival will drastically increase."

"I heard that in the Upper Spirit Garden, there are currently only nine people who have reached Unity Realm Perfection or above. Please don’t let me be assigned to the camp that’s missing one."

"Missing a commander at Unity Realm Perfection will undoubtedly slash our survival rate in the ancient ruins. Ancestors bless us, please bless our camp to end up under Fairy Qin’s command."

When the ancient ruins opened, it naturally wouldn’t just be the genius teams from Qin City entering; countless peerless geniuses from the Celestial City Earth Realm would also be there. The celestial pride supremacy battle had always been tragically brutal. By following a powerful celestial pride, one’s chances of survival would naturally surge.

It was evident that this generation’s genius camps in Qin City had already been divided. The only thing yet to be announced was the commanders for each camp. As it happened, in this generation’s Upper Spirit Garden of Qin City, only nine great celestial prides possessed strength surpassing the Unity Realm Tenth Layer, stepping into the Perfection Realm and beyond.

This meant that among the five major camps, at least one would lack a world-shocking celestial pride holding the fort. Nobody wanted their side to be the one drawing the short straw.

Following the conclusion of Qin Shiming’s speech, the list of commanders began to be announced.

"Commanders of the First Camp: Qin Yi of the Qin Family, and Liu Chen of the Liu Family."

CHEERS!

When the roster for the First Camp was announced, the camp instantly erupted in ecstatic cheers.

"The commanders of our camp are actually Brother Qin Yi and Brother Liu Chen?"

"This is great! The ancestors have blessed us! I actually get to follow Celestial Pride Qin and Celestial Pride Liu. The ancestors truly blessed us!"

The Cultivators of the First Camp were all beyond thrilled.

Qin Yi was the number one celestial pride son of the Qin Family, sharing a reputation equal to Fairy Qin. He was also one of the ten great chosen children of heaven in Celestial City, and his cultivation had reached the Peak of Unity Realm.

As for Liu Chen, although he wasn’t a direct descendant of the Qin Family, he was a Qin City celestial pride nurtured in the Qin Family’s Upper Spirit Garden. His strength had reached Unity Realm Great Perfection.

Having these two presiding over the First Camp was like having two pillars of stability. It instantly filled the youths of the First Camp with absolute confidence.

As time progressed, Qin Shiming continuously announced the commanders for the Second and Third Camps. All were top-tier, peerless celestial prides of Qin City, with cultivations at Unity Realm Perfection and above. The weakest among them was still at the Unity Realm Perfection.

However, after the candidates for the Second and Third Camps were announced, the boys and girls of the Fourth Camp and Fifth Camp suddenly began to panic.

Six of the nine peerless celestial prides had already been assigned, leaving only three. This meant that either the Fourth Camp would be short one peerless celestial pride to hold the fort, or the Fifth Camp would be.

When the Fourth Camp was immediately announced next, the Cultivators of the Fifth Camp stood frozen in place. Because the commanders of the Fourth Camp were still two peerless celestial prides.

This meant the Fifth Camp would only have one Cultivator at Unity Realm Perfection or above presiding over them—and that remaining person was Qin Xiangyuan.

"How could this be? Our Fifth Camp only has Fairy Qin holding the fort?"

"It’s over, it’s over. Have we been abandoned? But that doesn’t make sense either. If we were abandoned, why would the City Lord still make Fairy Qin our commander?"

The youths of the Fifth Camp were filled with mixed feelings. Even though they only had one peerless celestial pride to watch over them, this person was the Qin Family’s number one proud daughter of heaven, Qin Xiangyuan.

For a moment, the boys and girls of the Fifth Camp couldn’t figure out whether they were being looked down upon or entrusted with high hopes.

"But it’s not too bad. Even though we only have Fairy Qin presiding, at the very least, we still have Qin Ye."

"Right, right! With Fairy Qin and Qin Ye jointly holding the fort, we won’t be too weak."

Countless young Cultivators of the Fifth Camp comforted themselves.

Aside from the five aforementioned peerless celestial prides, the Qin Family still had Qin Ye left unassigned. Although he wasn’t at Unity Realm Perfection, he was at least an expert at the Unity Realm Tenth Layer, and he was the Qin Family’s number one Sword Dao genius. With Qin Ye cooperating with Qin Xiangyuan to preside over the Fifth Camp, the situation wasn’t entirely hopeless.

However, the next moment, his voice rang out again.

"Commanders of the Fifth Camp..."

Qin Shiming paused at this point, slowly closing the roster and casting his gaze over everyone.

Just as the two hundred or so youths of the Fifth Camp were eagerly anticipating the names of Qin Ye and Qin Xiangyuan, Qin Shiming’s words struck them like a sharp blow to the head.

"The Fifth Camp: Qin Xiangyuan of the Qin Family, and... Qin Fan of the Qin Family!"

BOOM!!!

UPROAR!!!

The moment these words fell, a massive commotion swept through the entire Martial Arts Arena. Even Jiang Hao couldn’t help but look up, his eyes full of surprise.

But in the next instant, shouts rang out.

"Qin Fan? Why is it him?"

"Who is Qin Fan? Could it be that illegitimate—no, could it be that Qin Family direct descendant who only has a cultivation of Unity Realm Second Layer?"

"How did this happen? Our commanders are Fairy Qin and Qin Fan?"

"Wait, on what grounds does an ant at the Unity Realm Second Layer get to be our commander?"

"I get it now. This is favoritism. The City Lord is deliberately showing favoritism toward that Qin Fan. According to past rules, thirty percent of the communal resources obtained by each camp in the ancient ruins must be distributed to the commanders. Lord City Lord is intentionally favoring him!"

"Qin Fan? Is he that boy rumored to have consumed endless heavenly treasures of the Qin Mansion just to step into the Unity Realm Second Layer?"

"Consuming so much Spirit Grass and Spirit Medicine, along with the assistance of a Level One Cultivation Chamber, yet only reaching the Unity Realm Second Layer in three years... What difference is there between him and trash?"

In an instant, the entire Fifth Camp boiled with noise, every pair of eyes filled with indignation.

In terms of cultivation, most of them were not inferior to that illegitimate child. On what grounds was he allowed to serve as a commander of the Fifth Camp?

"We refuse to accept this!"

"Having him as our commander—isn’t that just sending us to our deaths?"

"Without him, we might still have some hope. With him as a commander, won’t our Fifth Camp just die even faster?"