by Feng Yise
Speaking of which, Ye Yuan still had to give thanks to this other beauty to be able to enter the capital. It was just that this Shangguan Lingxue walked too closely with Zhao Chenggan and naturally kept Ye Yuan at a distance.
"Similar people, different fate. No matter how heaven-defying a person is, they are also unable to choose their parents. Xiao Ruyan's greatest misfortune was being born in the Xiao Family. But . . . her greatest fortune was meeting you! Haha!" Shi Haoran said with a laugh.
Ye Yuan unwittingly rolled his eyes. This eldest senior brother was at it again . . .
"Eldest Senior Brother has such faith in me?" Ye Yuan asked curiously.
"If it were before, I would really not have much faith in you. But since master has such faith in you, I naturally believe his judgment too!" Shi Haoran said confidently.
"En? How so?"
Shi Haoran gave Ye Yuan a faint smile and explained it.
Turned out that after Ye Yuan left Star Abyss's place that day, Shi Haoran went to find Star Abyss to express his concern about Ye Yuan's rapid breakthrough.
But Star Abyss just said indifferently, "Your little junior brother's talent is extraordinary. It's just breaking through five realms; there's no need to make such a fuss. That spouse finding martial competition, you accompany him and walk around. Don't let people hurt him and just bring him back safe and sound."
Very clearly, Star Abyss was brimming with confidence in Ye Yuan. Making him accompany Ye Yuan here was also just for the sake of preventing accidents from happening.
"Haha, Little Junior Brother just need to care about letting yourself go. With me around, nobody dares to do anything to you!" Shi Haoran was also full of confidence in himself.
"Haha, with these words from Eldest Senior Brother, I can rest at ease!" Ye Yuan said with a laugh.
Right at this time, Xiao Changfeng came to the center of the platform, and he mustered up essence energy to cry out, "Today, is the red-letter day of my little girl's spouse finding competition! This Xiao did not think beforehand that there would actually be so many people coming here to rally! This Xiao thanks everybody here and now!"
"Family Head Xiao, enough with this. Let Miss Ruyan come out and let us broaden our horizons!"
"Family Head Xiao, I'm Miss Ruyan's loyal fan. My worship of her flows unceasingly!"
"Yeah! This spouse finding competition, you got to let us see what the bride looks like, right?"
For a moment, there was a hubbub of voices below the platform, causing a huge din. Evidently, everyone wished to witness the elegant demeanor of one of the capital's dual absolutes.
Xiao Changfeng smiled and said, "Everyone, hold your horses. My girl will be out right away."
Chapter 415 - Battle All the Heroes Under the Heavens for You!
As he spoke, a maidservant supporting a lithe and graceful figure came from the backstage.
Xiao Ruyan was dressed in full red phoenix coronet and ceremonial robes, looking like a heavenly maiden descending to the world.
But sadly, a red bridal veil was on her head, and there was no way of witnessing her true appearance.
But Ye Yuan could sense that behind that red bridal veil was definitely a face beautiful until it made people unable to extradite themselves.
Whoever who could take off this red veil today would absolutely be the luckiest man in the world!
"What the hell! We want to see the real person!"
"Yeah! If we don't see Miss Ruyan's face, how do we know if that's the actual person? What will we do if you get a fake one to hoodwink us?"
"Quickly take off the head veil! Quickly take off the head veil!"
Seeing that Xiao Ruyan actually covered her face and came out, everyone immediately became indignant and exploded.
Xiao Changfeng said in a solemn voice, "Harrumph! Although the Xiao Family isn't a first-rate family, we're a respected family clan in the capital. There are so many people present here today. How could this Xiao crack such a joke? Gentleman, anyone who doesn't wish to take part in this spouse finding martial competition can very well leave right now!"
Seeing Xiao Changfeng fly off his handle, the martial artists present all remain silent. Offending their future father-in-law was not some wise move.
Huang Wenqiu sneered when he saw the situation and said, "Just these trashes are also worthy of witnessing Miss Ruyan's unrivaled looks? Truly toads l.u.s.ting after a swan's flesh!"
"Heh heh, aren't you one of the toads? What qualifications do you have to mock them?" Xue Zaihe said with a cold laugh.
"Xue Zaihe, are you provoking me here? Humph! Flaunting eloquence! You'll get it in a while!" Huang Wenqiu similarly said with a cold laugh.
"Haha, today, I'm definitely marrying Miss Ruyan! Whoever dares to stop me, I'll step over his corpse!' Xue Zaihe said nonchalantly with a smile, but the words he said made people's hair stand on its ends.
The spouse finding competition had yet to start, but the smell of gunpowder already gradually becoming intense.
"Ruyan, you go and sit properly at one side," Xiao Changfeng said to Xiao Ruyan.
Xiao Ruyan nodded slightly and went to one side to sit down.
Her position was very eye-catching. The entire plaza could see it.
And as luck would have it, the place Ye Yuan was sitting at was the closest to her among the guests. It was also unknown if it was coincidental or Xiao Changfeng's deliberate arrangements.
Xiao Changfeng watched Xiao Ruyan sit down, but he took a very meaningful glance at Ye Yuan as if he had already internally decided that Ye Yuan was his son-in-law without officially announcing it.
Xiao Changfeng's eyes made Ye Yuan involuntarily feel a chill. But how could Ye Yuan not know Xiao Changfeng's plan?
It was just that . . . today's outcome would probably disappoint him.
"The spouse finding martial competition today doesn't have any special rules. One just has to win on the platform in the end, and that will do! But once you step onto the platform, you'll be responsible for your life and death. On this point, you all already signed the life and death agreement when you registered! The Xiao Family won't force any one onto the platform. All of you can still back out now. This Xiao gives a word of advice here: young martial artists whose strength hasn't reached Sea Transformation Realm, they better not go onto the stage. Cultivation isn't easy. Why should a man worry about having no wife? Don't err today!" Xiao Changfeng said.
One had to say that this speech from Xiao Changfeng was still very useful. It was akin to a tub of cold water, splashing some people awake.
Life or death on the stage was one's own responsibility. If one died, then they died. Nobody would pity you!
And this spouse finding competition had two final malefic stars waiting there!
Snatching wives from those two malefic stars, the final outcome completely did not need much thinking. Those two people would definitely deal a killing blow!
Hence, one had to properly deliberate on whether to get on stage or not.
But . . . Xiao Ruyan's reputation in the capital was seriously too great!
Before this, there were already all sorts of editions of Xiao Ruyan's portrait secretly leaking out. Although those drawings all differed from one another, they all had one distinguishing feature: she was overwhelmingly stunning!
Adding the Xiao Family's position in the capital, the vast majority of these martial artists was still like being on stimulants.
Especially those martial artists below the age of thirty and had reached Sea Transformation Realm cultivation. How could they be willing to yield without giving it a shot?
"Now, the spouse finding martial competition official begins!" Xiao Changfeng shouted in a clear voice.
Right at this time, Xiao Ruyan suddenly heard a voice transmission coming from Ye Yuan. "Good Disciple, you're the first disciple that master took in! Today, Master will battle all the heroes under the heavens for you! Treat it as a first-meeting gift for you, Disciple!"
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bsp; Finished talking, Ye Yuan left, gliding on air, and landed on the platform!
With her face covered, nobody could see Xiao Ruyan's expression. But her body started quivering lightly.
"En? What's happening? Who is that?"
"You don't even recognize him? Did you forget that His Highness, the Seventh Prince, previously kneeled down before him to admit his fault a month ago?!"
"What?! He's Ji Qing? What's he doing here?"
"Are you a pig?! Him coming out like this, of course he's taking part in the spouse finding martial competition!"
"Bullshit. Of course I know that he's participating in the spouse finding martial competition. But, he's only at the Seventh Level Crystal Formation Realm. Isn't this courting death?"
"Heh heh, I heard that this Ji Qing's alchemy skills have already reached the realm of perfection, utterly destroying Tong Wenchang in the two Xiao and Tong family's Grand Pill Assembly! But who knew that he even has such confidence in his Martial Path!"
. . . . . .
Ye Yuan's sudden appearance caused a huge commotion!
Xiao Changfeng had yet to withdraw. When he saw this move from Ye Yuan, his complexion could not help turning livid.
This spouse finding martial competition today had no rules at all. One just had to defeat their opponent, and that would do!
And the youths present here today that satisfied the conditions. There were also 8 thousand, if not 10 thousand youths! Furthermore, those who dared to register, which one of them wasn't an expert?
The first martial artist that came onto the stage was at the greatest disadvantage!
What he had to face was the non-stop battle against all the martial artists present!
One person against 10 thousand people?
You got to be kidding!
Xiao Changfeng wished that he could let loose a torrent of abuse: If you don't want to marry my daughter, you don't need to use such a method to reject either!
What the hell was this?
Forget that Ye Yuan was only at the Seventh Level Crystal Formation Realm, even Shangguan Lingyun and Zhao Chenggan who were hailed as the number one among the capital's younger generation probably did not dare to be the first on stage in such a situation, right?
So many martial artists, by dawdling, it would exhaust them to death!
The first one on stage clearly did not wish to marry Xiao Ruyan!
Daughter must be very furious right now, yeah?
Xiao Changfeng looked over in Xiao Ruyan direction. Indeed, he saw that his daughter's body was trembling lightly, hatred seething in his heart!
Xiao Ruyan marrying Ji Qing was undoubtedly the best choice. But this fellow actually stood Ruyan up!
"Hahaha! Turns out that this boy is a moron! To actually be the first one to rush up to the stage! Who does he think he is? His Majesty, the Wind Emperor? Can it be that he wants to sweep away 10 thousand martial artists alone?"
Seeing this scene, Zhao Chenggan really could not hold back and started mocking loudly.
"Your Highness, since this punk is seeking death himself, then let's not be courteous! Haha! Wait until he's completely worn out, I'll go up on your behalf to take care of him properly!" Huang Wenqiu said with a laugh.
Huang Wenqiu's words incurred a wave of contempt. This flattery was also too lacking standards!
But Zhao Chenggan did not laugh anymore after he heard it; his eyes flickering instead. No one knew what he was thinking about.
Chapter 416 - Shocking All Present!
Disregarding Zhao Chenggan and the rest, even Shi Haoran and the other seniors were also at a loss on what to do after being caught by Ye Yuan's sudden ambush.
"No way, right? What is Little Junior Brother trying to do here? Isn't the first one on the stage too risky?" You Guang said with a frown.
"That's right! Isn't this messing around? Can it be that he wants to challenge 10 thousand martial artists with his own strength?" Tang Zhi also felt mindblown as he spoke.
But Shi Haoran sighed and said, "Little Junior Brother tends to exceed all expectations when doing things; his behavior is not what we can guess. Him doing so should have a deep meaning. We should just watch."
For a moment, the sounds of ridicule linked together; all saying that Ye Yuan overrated his own strength.
Indeed, not long after, a Ninth Level Crystal Formation Realm martial artist jumped into the platform, cupping his fists as he said, "I'm Wang Jie. I specially came to challenge Young Master Ji!"
Ye Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Please!"
The other party was courteous. Ye Yuan naturally would not put on a scowl.
But he would not be courteous when making a move.
Wang Jie knew that since this Ji Qing dared to be the first one on the stage, he definitely had some skill. But by relying on him being two minor realms higher than Ye Yuan, he was not too worried either.
His hand suddenly had an spirit artifact longsword. He then cried out, "Shadowless Sword Art!"
Wang Jie's figure charged abruptly, stabbing towards Ye Yuan with extreme speed!
This Shadowless Sword Art had lived up to its reputation.
It was just that . . . who he encountered was Ye Yuan!
"Argh!"
The audience was just planning on watching an intense battle when a miserable cry suddenly sounded out. Wang Jie directly tumbled heavily onto the ground!
Wang Jie's speed was seriously too fast. Initially, some martial artists with slightly weaker strength already could not catch Wang Jie's form.
At this instant, it was like they saw Wang Jie fall down out of thin air; it was very bizarre.
"This . . . What happened?"
"I don't know either! Ji Qing is clearly standing there motionlessly! Could it be that this Wang Jie was being funny and fell down himself?"
"Being funny? You're the one being funny, right? Showing the lower limits of his intelligence in front of so many people? Not unless this Wang Jie's brain is damaged!"
"But . . . Ji Qing clearly didn't move! Could it be that his movements were too fast and we all didn't see clearly?"
"No! He really didn't move!" All of a sudden, a gray-robed youth suddenly spoke.
Those two people thought nothing of it either and asked curiously, "What's going on?"
"It's divine soul attack! This Ji Qing's soul art is so powerful!" the youth said solemnly.
Marveling sighs suddenly sounded out all around!
It was actually an extremely rare divine soul attack. This kind of method to Fierce Gale World martial artists was seriously too abnormal!
The Fierce Gale World martial artists' martial era was extremely flourishing. They all pursued the extremities of essence energy and concepts. Yet, very few people would use divine soul mystic arts to execute divine soul attacks.
This aspect was the shortcoming of virtually all the Fierce Gale World martial artists!
Right at this time, that Wang Jie slowly struggled to his feet on the platform and clasped his hands towards Ye Yuan, saying, "Many thanks to Brother Ji for showing mercy! Wang Jie is utterly convinced with my loss!"
Wang Jie speed was indeed very quick. Even if Ye Yuan used a divine soul attack, wanting to accurately hit him was not something easy too.
But during the process that Wang Jie was in motion, he suddenly felt a stabbing pain in his brain, and then he fell down. It could be seen how powerful Ye Yuan's divine soul attack was!
Furthermore, Wang Jie deeply sensed that Ye Yuan's blow just now completely did not use full strength. Otherwise, he might already be an idiot now!
If he did not know what was good for himself and made a move against Ye Yuan again, it would probably not be as simple as a sharp pain anymore.
Hence, he conceded very straightforwardly.
Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Your speed is pretty good. But what Sword Dao pursues isn't the extremities of speed. You . . . took a wrong turn."
Wang Jie's entire body shuddered as if he understood some
thing. He bowed towards Ye Yuan and said, "Thank you very much for Brother Ji's guidance! This Wang will never forget it!"
Ye Yuan nodded slightly and accepted it coolly.
In Sword Dao, it was not over the top for Ye Yuan to say that he was the number one in the Lower Realms. His pointers, Wang Jie naturally received endless benefit.
Ye Yuan saw through the drawbacks of this Shadowless Sword Art that Wang Jie cultivated at a glance and pointed it out.
Training the sword, pursuing speed was correct. But speed was not the only thing.
The sword was the gentleman among weapons. It strived for agile and grace, power and magnificence.
Pursuing speed blindly would forfeit the fundamentals of the sword. Ultimately, one's accomplishments would be limited.
One sentence from Ye Yuan let Wang Jie walked countless lesser detours. Receiving a bow from him was naturally nothing inappropriate.
In truth, Wang Jie only came out to travel the world after reaching a bottleneck state in his cultivation in concepts, seeking a chance to break through.
Encountering the Xiao Family's spouse finding martial competition this time, he did not come here for Xiao Ruyan but wanted to find opportunities to compete with young experts.
He did not have any qualms, so he was the first enter the stage and was very polite to Ye Yuan.
It was just that he did not expect Ye Yuan to see through the problem with his sword art in one glance and pointing it out.
His gratitude towards Ye Yuan naturally could not be any greater!
"Humph! Unorthodox paths ultimately can't ascend to the higher levels!" Zhao Chenggan said with a cold smile.
But Shangguan Lingyun had a rare laugh as he said, "My view differs from Brother Zhao. That attack from Ji Qing earlier was no trifling thing. It could be seen that his attainments in the divine soul are extremely profound. The divine soul cultivated to an exceedingly high realm can similarly compete with martial artists!"
"He also has to cultivate to an exceedingly high realm for it to work! He merely encountered a Crystal Formation Realm martial artist this time. When he meets Sea Transformation Realm martial artists, I'll see how he executes his divine soul attacks!" Zhao Chenggan said in annoyance.