Chapter 421 - 209: Chen Xuan’s Plan

Chapter 421: Chapter 209: Chen Xuan’s Plan

"That’s true."

Feng Wuji chuckled again. "In that case, I’ll take you to see the battlefield for tomorrow."

He led the two out of the storeroom, then took a scroll from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Xuan with a smile. "Oh, right. This is the list of participants. I had to pull some strings to get this. It’s all the geniuses secretly cultivated or hired at a high price by those families. Take a look."

Chen Xuan took the Scroll, opened it, and briefly scanned the contents.

Three factions were competing for the position of City Lord.

The Lu family! The Wuuu family! The Jiang family!

[Lu Linyuan: The Lu family’s ultimate prodigy, secretly cultivated for decades, with extraordinary talent. Outer Saint Fourth Layer.]

[Yue Zhen: Disciple of the Nine Heavens Elder of Jiuxiao Mountain, hired by the Wuuu family. Outer Saint Third Layer!]

[Jiang Shouzhuo: An expert hired by the Jiang family from the darkness, suspected to be non-human. Outer Saint Fourth Layer!]

[Zhu Kunlun: An expert hired by the Lu family, Outer Saint Third Layer, also non-human!]

[Qin Zhan: Suspected to be from the Qin family Village in the wilds, hired by the Jiang family. Publicly stated strength is Outer Saint Fourth Layer, but his true Cultivation might be at the Outer Saint Fifth Layer.]

...

Chen Xuan quickly finished reading the names on the list.

He felt no interest whatsoever.

"A mob is a mob. None of them are ready for the main stage."

Chen Xuan casually handed the list to Chu Shanhe.

"Hahaha..."

Feng Wuji laughed heartily again and said, "Compared to you, of course they’re a mob. But taken individually, they are all once-in-a-generation talents. Each one has enjoyed countless resources since childhood. Wherever they go, they are showered with glory."

"Brother Feng, this Qin Zhan is from a village in the darkness?"

Chu Shanhe asked in surprise.

"Yes."

Feng Wuji smiled and nodded. "But there’s no need to worry about him. Ordinary people may fear them, but I don’t. If they want to meddle in the city’s affairs, then they should be prepared to die. Chen Xuan, go all out and kill. If the sky falls, I’ll hold it up for you!"

He had just said that the villages in the wilds were very strong.

But they weren’t so strong that even he wouldn’t dare to provoke them.

He just didn’t want to provoke them; it didn’t mean he didn’t dare to.

What was truly formidable about them was the god within their village, but that god was unable to leave the village.

Without the protection of their deity, he wouldn’t be afraid no matter how many of them came.

"Of course."

Chen Xuan smiled.

The group walked on, and before long, they arrived before a massive plaza.

This plaza was surrounded by seats on all sides.

It was somewhat similar to a colosseum from ancient Rome, but it was even larger and more magnificent.

High above the plaza floated a transparent, crystal-like pagoda.

The pagoda shimmered with a faint glow. Inside, an almost equally transparent flame burned quietly, emitting waves of power that could destabilize one’s mind.

"See that? That’s the Unwarranted Heart Fire!"

Feng Wuji’s eyes glinted as he pointed toward the Glazed Tower.

"My master hung this thing here over a hundred years ago, just so everyone could see it. You’re telling me he didn’t do it just for fun? I refuse to believe it."

Feng Wuji said in a serious voice, "Besides, the prizes for the past few competitions were all like this. They were all put out in advance, just to attract people to compete and get them fired up."

"Oh?"

Chen Xuan stared intently at the transparent flame inside the Glazed Tower.

’Unwarranted Heart Fire!’

’Truly bizarre!’

Just looking at it from a distance made the Fire Attribute True Essence within his body begin to stir restlessly.

’If I could completely refine it and absorb it into my body, my power would definitely rise to a new level.’

"When does the fight start?"

Chen Xuan was getting impatient and immediately looked at Feng Wuji.

"Tomorrow. A battle-world will be opened over this plaza, similar to a small dimension. Everyone goes in for a massive free-for-all, and it doesn’t end until one side completely surrenders."

Feng Wuji smiled.

"What if they surrender as soon as it starts?"

Chen Xuan asked.

’After all, I plan on using my ultimate move right from the start.’

’When the time comes and everyone sees my massive size with the blood-red word ’Demon’ above my head, they’ll definitely have a breakdown on the spot.’

"Don’t worry. To prevent people from surrendering right away, my master made a rule long ago: you have to hold out for at least an hour before you’re allowed to surrender. I imagine an hour should be enough time for you to kill them all, right?"

Feng Wuji said with a laugh.

"But of course."

Chen Xuan laughed as well.

’Even a Dharma Realm expert couldn’t withstand my onslaught for a full hour.’

"That settles it, then. Come on, I’ll take you to get some rest."

Feng Wuji began to arrange accommodations for Chen Xuan and Chu Shanhe.

The people who had been injured by Chen Xuan earlier were now also hastily healing their wounds, waiting for tomorrow to come.

...

「At that very moment.」

Elsewhere in the city.

Within the Jiang family compound, one of the three great families.

The strong had converged, a sea of experts.

Experts from the other two great families, the Wuuu and the Lu, had nearly all been invited as well.

Besides them, there were also some other old, established powers.

They had only one goal: to deal with Feng Wuji.

Ever since Feng Wuji’s mysterious master established this rule five hundred years ago, the people from the shallow darkness had been too wary to take it seriously at first. After all, who knew if his words were true or false?

’What if the successor we send defeats your successor, and you go back on your word?’

’We can’t beat you in a fight, and we don’t dare to even curse you. Why should we court disaster?’

So, in the beginning, absolutely no one believed it.

But then, five hundred years ago, Feng Wuji’s mysterious master personally sought out the various powers in the darkness. After a round of threats and promises, they finally yielded.

In short, the message was: you must send people to compete for the position of City Lord.