Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 446: I am arrogant as if no one is around

Boom, boom, boom...

It was daybreak, the morning light was like floating light in the distance of the sea, and the rumbling and echoing bells were ringing in the Qiyun Valley.

People outside the valley turned their heads to look over here. Those who had a premonition stared at the light curtain in the sky and shouted, "The final competition is about to begin!"

Those who were waiting at the scene occupied the best viewing seats, such as Duan Xiangmei.

Most people came out of the inn after hearing the noise, and walked to the open area to look up at the scene in the mirror.

Xiang Lan'er and Feng Chi were in a heavy mood, and they always looked around subconsciously. Now they suspected that everyone they saw was someone sent by the Observatory to monitor them.

Mulan Qingqing, dressed in snow-white, was not used to going with the flow in the crowd, but at this moment she could only endure the discomfort and move towards the increasingly crowded crowd.

Lan Qiaoyan and her daughter were drinking tea on the terrace of the inn. With the information provided by Gong Shaoci, they knew at the first time that the competition would be held after dawn. The mother and daughter had a good rest last night, so they naturally looked refreshed at this time.

Outside the parade ground in the capital of Shengshenzhou, Bian Weiying and his two companions found the guards on the scene and reported Wei Mo's name. The guards asked them to wait while they verified the information.

They came after all, of course, for Shi Chun. It wasn't because they cared about Shi Chun, but they wanted to see what Shi Chun could do after leaving Wukang Mountain.

No one cared about Shi Chun, nor did they wish anything good for Shi Chun, including Bian Weiying.

Even Bian Weiying hoped that Shi Chun could understand that there are not so many places in the world where people can display their talents, and that one may not be able to live a good life if he leaves Wukang Mountain.

Yi Huachun hopes that Shi Chun will understand that it was me, Wukangshan, who made you successful!
When the Wukangshan Incident happened, he had hoped to take over Wukangshan, but Shi Chun ruined his plans. He was dissatisfied and unwilling to submit to Shi Chun.

Yin Huixin did not wish Shi Chun well because she had accidentally seen her daughter and Shi Chun doing something nice and knew about her daughter's secret relationship with Shi Chun. She hoped that Shi Chun would face reality after running into obstacles everywhere, such as lowering his posture and begging to come back.

In short, Wei Mo's so-called Mingshan Sect performed well in the Divine Fire Domain, which made them feel a little uncomfortable. They also didn't quite believe that it would be possible for them to do things related to the weapon refining world on the weapon refining world's territory.

Soon, someone came over and personally led the three people in.

However, this entrance was a little beyond the expectations of the three people. It was a high-standard entrance, not from the stands inside the stadium, but from the VIP stands in the pavilions around the parade grounds, and it was the stand specially reserved for bigwigs.

The stadium was already packed with people, and the pavilions and towers on other hills were also crowded, but the stands where they were were the only ones that were deserted.

It was so quiet that there was no one else there but the three of them, which made the three of them feel a little uncomfortable.

Elder Yi Huachun couldn't help but ask the person who brought them in, "We are the only three spectators here, is there no one else?"

The guide smiled and said, "It's hard to say. This is a special venue reserved for distinguished guests. They don't say hello in advance whether they are coming or not. They come when they want to, and rarely arrive early." Pointing to the mirror image outside, "Look, the competition hasn't officially started yet."

Bian Weiying asked, "Will Lord Wei come?"

The leader shook his head, "I really don't know. He definitely won't inform us if he comes or not." He then cupped his hands again, "I still have something to do. Please help yourselves."

"Oh, thank you." Yi Huachun responded politely, and so did Bian Weiying and others.

After the guide left, Yi Huachun turned around and leaned against the railing, looking around. Seeing the crowded crowds entering with tickets, he couldn't help but sighed, "I never thought that one day we would be able to stand in this viewing position."

Yin Huixin also walked to the railing and looked around, "I didn't expect so many people to come and watch."

Yi Huachun looked at the mirror image in the air and said, "After all, this competition only happens once every few hundred years."

Bian Weiying's eyes searched for the figure in the mirror...

In the mirror image, all the sects and schools in Qiyun Valley were ready to come out, creating an equally lively scene.

Mulan, who lived on a high place, sat in the pavilion with her hands behind her back, overlooking the valley, with her followers and guards scattered around her.

A group of people came out from the main hall in the valley. They were disciples from various sects who had undergone tests on the amount of divine fire they had absorbed before the competition.

The next ones to come out were the top leaders of the various sects. Many of them looked unhappy, especially the leader of Shudao Mountain, Gu Yanduo and his gang.

A group of people were staring at a young man walking down the stairs. He was a shirtless young man wearing a black brocade vest. The most noticeable thing about him was his bald head. He was tall, strong and upright. One look at his full and firm chest muscles and arms showed that they were the result of regular hammer swinging. He also had a handsome appearance, and his bronze skin color suppressed a sense of evil charm in his appearance.

The way he walks with his eyes straight ahead gives people a sense of nobleness.

On his left and right, there were actually two elders from Daming Pavilion accompanying him personally.

This bald handsome man is none other than the contestant from Daming Pavilion, his name is Luo Shengsheng.

He was also the one who absorbed the most divine fires among all the participating disciples from various sects. It was just checked that he had absorbed a full ten divine fires.

How could Shu Daoshan and his gang look happy? Gu Yanduo's face was even gloomier. He had thought that his daughter had a chance of winning the championship, so he had been on guard against everything, including Shi Chun. He had never expected that he would be on guard against such a person. After all his busy work, he ended up fulfilling someone else's wishes.

Compared with him, the difference between my daughter and him is as much as three divine fires!

This gap cannot be easily made up by simple talent. Luo Yan of Liantian Sect had a heavy face. The six divine fires made Situ Gu the world's number one weapon refiner and also made Liantian Sect what it is today. What does it mean to absorb ten divine fires?
Before, no one had heard that this disciple of Daming Pavilion had done anything in the Divine Fire Domain, nor had he been involved in Shi Chun's affairs. He just quietly obtained ten Divine Fires.

What does this mean? It means that Daming Pavilion already has its own secret method to find the sacred fire.

Only Luo Shengsheng came out from Daming Pavilion to be examined. All other disciples had given up on participating in the competition, so naturally they did not need to be examined.

Could it be that the divine fire that Daming Pavilion found in the Divine Fire Domain happened to be ten divine fires of different attributes? This is unlikely.

But others gave up the competition, leaving outsiders with no idea how much divine fire Daming Pavilion had obtained this time, and how many people had absorbed it.

Gu Yanduo originally thought that the number of people who absorbed the divine fire in his Shudao Mountain was the largest, but now he is really not sure.

When a group of such people appeared in a weapon-refining sect, the sects ranked higher all felt a sense of crisis.

Daming Pavilion handled things very carefully. Even though they had their own secret method to find the sacred fire, they still spent all their family fortune to buy information about the origin of Shi Chun's secret method.

Now, two elders have been sent to protect Luo Shengsheng personally, obviously to prevent anyone from plotting against Luo Shengsheng before the competition.

"Oh, ten. Gu Yanduo, your family has absorbed at most seven divine fires. What's wrong with your brain to draw a bottom line of ten?" Su Qiao, the leader of the Jihuo Sect, couldn't help but sneer.

Gu Yanduo was speechless.

The disciples from various sects who had just completed the examination and were walking down the steps of the main hall would occasionally turn their heads to look at the bald-headed Luo Shengsheng, with envy and admiration in their eyes.

Ten divine fires, all the young people know what this means. A new prodigy will appear in the equipment refining world with a crushing attitude.

Even Gu Lianni found Luo Shengsheng charming at this moment.

Soon, everyone smelled the aroma of wine and turned around to look. They saw Li Hongjiu, who was walking down the stairs in a nonchalant manner, taking out the wine gourd and drinking wine. He was arrogant and didn't care how many divine fires Luo Shengsheng absorbed.

The group of young people also admired this man. Being able to fight is also a skill. If one can reach a certain level of fighting, it is, to some extent, a higher level of skill than refining equipment. After all, the world of cultivation is huge, and the skill of refining equipment is just one of them.

Li Hongjiu did not notice everyone's reactions, nor did he know that the top leaders of various factions in the hall slowly walked out, let alone that they were all watching him from behind. After smacking his lips, he felt unsatisfied and drank a few more gulps. He had just stood in the hall for a long time as if he was being punished, and now he was finally free.

Seeing that his good disciple had become the focus of everyone's attention, and even lost the dignity of being the direct disciple of the head of the Yanbao Sect in public, and thinking that the amount of divine fire absorbed by this good disciple was not even in the top three, and that the good disciples were so few in the divine fire area, and were not looking for divine fire properly and were unwilling to absorb divine fire, Qu Wuming finally couldn't help but burst out with a loud shout like thunder, "Li Hongjiu!"

That was the voice of his nemesis. Li Hongjiu was so frightened that he shivered on the spot and the wine gourd in his hand actually fell out of his hand.

However, his substitute reacted quite quickly. The wine could not be lost, so he subconsciously stretched out his foot, hooked his foot, and caught the fallen wine gourd. Then he realized the indecency of the action and dared not move. He slowly turned his head to look at the high steps, and sure enough, he saw that familiar gloomy face. He forced a smile, but his smile was uglier than crying.

In such a grand event in the weapon refining world, his own disciple behaved like this? The more he looked at it, the uglier it became. Qu Wuming, who was looking down at him, was furious. He pointed at him and cursed, "Drink, just drink it. If you keep drinking like this, who are you going to face? I think you will drink yourself to death sooner or later!"

He walked down cursing, and when he passed by Li Hongjiu, he kicked the wine gourd that was hooked on Li Hongjie's foot and kicked it away. He swung his sleeves and walked away without even bothering to look at him again, looking very angry.

The apprentice had promised him before, saying that he would be responsible for winning the championship and that no one could take the first place away from him.

At that time, he was quite happy to be coaxed by this stupid apprentice, because he knew that his apprentice's talent in refining weapons was indeed extraordinary. But now that the test results came out, his heart sank. The difference was not just one or two flowers, but seven flowers. People who know the business know that this is no different from the difference between heaven and earth. What talent can make up for this gap? Nothing!

With the talent of this disciple, he hoped so much that this disciple could take over his position as the head in the future. He would feel at ease only if this position was passed on to himself. However, this disciple always seemed to be disappointing. How could he take on such a big responsibility?
What’s the use of being a good fighter if you have no moral integrity?

"Alas!" The elders who passed by Li Hongjiu also pointed at him and walked away. Each of them looked at him with a look of disappointment.

People from other factions who had walked down the stairs, and those who had not yet walked down the stairs, all stopped and looked at this scene.

Li Hongjiu looked dazed after being scolded. He came to his senses only when he found his wine gourd. Then he lowered his head and walked away dejectedly. He was a little depressed. Sometimes he couldn't understand why no one believed what he said.

He walked to the gourd and saw several people standing in front of the gourd. He looked carefully and found that he had landed in front of Luo Shengsheng and his two elders. He was also deeply impressed by Luo Shengsheng, after all, he measured out ten divine fires on the spot.

The three men were looking at him intently, being polite enough not to step over his wine gourd.

Li Hongjiu grabbed the wine gourd through the air and it flew up and landed in his hand. He patted the sand on the wine gourd, then looked at his own gourd, then at Luo Shengsheng's bald head, and found that it was even more stylish than his own wine gourd. The more he looked at it, the more he disliked it. He sneered, "With such a pretentious character, ten divine fires are useless."

He was also angry and saw the person who caused him to be scolded in public.

Luo Shengsheng was indeed aloof, but the strength of the man before him was also worthy of his respect. However, when the man humiliated Damingge in public, his pride would not allow him to bow his head, and he responded calmly: "Mr. Li, it's useless to talk, we have to show our true colors with our hands."

He is confident of winning the championship.

"Hey!" Li Hongjiu was surprised and immediately rolled up his sleeves. "As you wish, let's fight one-on-one. I guarantee I'll beat you to your knees!"

Luo Shengsheng was speechless. He didn't believe that the other party didn't know what he meant by "showing his true strength with his own hands". If they fought, he would definitely not be the other party's opponent.

On the steps, the old and half-asleep Pavilion Master of Daming Pavilion opened his eyes and said, "Li Hongjiu, this is a grand event in the weapon refining world. Don't cause trouble, or no one can protect you."

Li Hongjiu immediately turned around and looked at him, smiled, and said loudly: "Master Xiao, let alone ten divine fires, even if he absorbed all thirty-six divine fires, he can't win the championship, because Yanbao Sect's Li Hongjiu is here!" He raised the wine gourd in his hand and shook it.

(End of this chapter)