琅琊榜海宴小说

Chapter 464 - Zhao Wuji

“Yes. My name is Huangfu Qi,” said Huangfu Qi with a killer smile. Her eyes turned into crescents.

“Oh ...” The disciples recorded her personal information while in a state of shock.

She had attracted many people’s attention too. Many started to point and talk about the little girl in shocked tones. During registration, Huangfu Qi had said that she was at the Fourth Passage Stage, and this news spread like wildfire among the crowd.

She was not even ten, yet she was already at the Fourth Passage Stage. She was likely the most prodigious participant there. Since she was with Long Chen, everyone had assumed that she was his family member. They had not expected her to be here for registration, or that she would be at the terrifying Fourth Passage Stage.

The further one progressed on the path of cultivation, the larger the distance between each stage. Therefore, defeating an opponent beyond your own tier was almost impossible. Almost no one was like Long Chen, who possessed advanced Heaven-tier body toughness at the Ninth River Stage. It was Long Chen’s tough body that allowed him to challenge opponents beyond his level.

Participants at the First Passage Stage could easily be disqualified in the qualifiers, while Fourth Passage Stage cultivators could progress far without difficulty.

That was why everyone was so impressed. To them, Huangfu Qi would likely become a celebrity in the Ancient Demon Domain in the near future.

While Huangfu Qi attracted everyone’s attention, Long Chen attracted none despite standing behind her.

Huangfu Qi stood aside and said sweetly, “Big Brother, I’m done. I’ll wait for you.”

Everyone suddenly looked at Long Chen with jealousy and admiration. They guessed that Long Chen and Huangfu Qi were merely acquaintances, yet he had managed to earn her affection. He was likely going to pass the qualifiers just by relying on Huangfu Qi.

Long Chen walked up to the front.

This was a crucial test for whether the Jiang Cheng identity could be used. Long Chen took out the important golden identity token and gave it to the Ancient Demon Domain disciple.

The disciple was about to inspect it when a loud rumbling came from behind Long Chen. He turned and saw a large stallion-type beast on the horizon. Two people were riding on it, and they were rushing over. This stallion beast was likely at the Heaven-tier, so it was very fast. In just a moment, it stopped behind Long Chen and the riders dismounted.

The first to dismount was a teenager dressed as a servant. After he leaped off the horse’s back, he immediately bent over in an ingratiating manner so that the teenager on the horse could step on his back and dismount.

The teenager was about fourteen years old, which was younger than Xiaolang was when Long Chen met him. His features were clean and he was thin. The thick fragrance of makeup powder wafted off his body. However, it was undeniable that he was very powerful. Long Chen guessed that he was at the Fourth River Stage.

Fourteen years old, Fourth River Stage. Although he was not as good as Huangfu Qi, he was much, much better than Long Chen.

Long Chen noticed the servant first, because that servant was the one who had received a beating from Huangfu Qi. At the time, he wanted to bring Huangfu Qi back to his young master, meaning the teenager was the young master.

Huangfu Qi had already caused a commotion, but when the teenager appeared, it caused an even larger commotion.

“That teenager is Zhao Wuji of Clear Lotus County! He’s a legendary prodigy who once killed a Fifth Passage Stage opponent!”

“I’ve long heard that he would participate in the qualifiers; I can’t believe he actually came! I’ve heard of him before, and now that I’ve seen him, he is indeed extraordinary. I heard the person he killed was on the bounty board. He really is a teenage hero if he can kill someone on the bounty board at just fourteen years old!”

“He’s surely going to enter the Ancient Demon Domain. I heard that Zhao Wuji has an uncle who is a Demon General. There are twenty-eight Demon Generals, and each of them can fly! They are all Ninth Passage Stage cultivators who have cleared the heavenly meridian point!”

“Even if he didn’t have his Demon General uncle, someone as powerful as him is certain to qualify. He’s probably the favored candidate to become the three-time champion of the event! The one hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills will likely belong to him!”

“A hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills? That guy comes from a powerful clan. There are probably more than a hundred thousand pills in his pocket right now.”

Similar discussions sounded.

“Right, that girl from just now called Huangfu Qi is probably even more talented, right?”

“Indeed. However, the problem is that Huangfu Qi is still very young and has almost no combat experience. How could she compare to a teenage prodigy who has killed a Fifth Passage Stage cultivator?”

Long Chen eyed the teenager slowly. Other people were saying he was very strong,

Then he would be Long Chen’s main opponent. Long Chen really needed to progress fast, so he had to get the one hundred thousand Heavenly Passage Pills. He also wanted the Emperor Flame Pearl, as it could take him to the Ninth Passage Stage immediately. With Little Cat’s help, he would also get the Golden Crow’s energy in his body.

Zhao Wuji was clearly late, but no one dared to say anything. Long Chen noticed that Zhao Wuji was walking towards him.

Did that servant convince him to take revenge? Long Chen wondered.

Long Chen was wrong. Zhao Wuji completely ignored him and walked past him. The disciple who was about to record Long Chen’s personal details quickly stood up and said, “Are you Zhao Wuji? Demon General Strongman’s nephew?”

The disciple was all smiles.

Zhao Wuji nodded mildly and said, “Apologies for keeping you waiting. You may register me now!”

“Of course,” said the disciple with a smile.

Long Chen’s identity token was put aside and completely forgotten. When Zhao Wuji’s registration was complete, they made small talk with him for a while until they remembered that there was one person left who had not completed his registration. They finally called Long Chen over and said, “Come, come, come! You’re the only one left, kid.”

Long Chen was too lazy to argue.

That Jiang Cheng identity token was usable after all. Long Chen privately reminded himself that he was now Jiang Cheng.

In the Ancient Demon Domain, where masters were as common as clouds, the name “Jiang Cheng” was destined to shine even brighter than Zhao Wuji!

Just as Long Chen was registering, Zhao Wuji’s servant finally spotted Long Chen and Huangfu Qi. His expression turned malicious, and he whispered a few words into Zhao Wuji’s ear.

After Zhao Wuji heard him, he slapped the servant so hard that he spun a full circle. Even his teeth almost fell out.

Zhao Wuji did not even look at Long Chen, but instead turned towards the Ancient Demon Domain while waiting for the qualifiers to begin.

After he told on us, he was slapped? Probably a punishment for embarrassing him. However, Zhao Wuji has likely made a mental note about me, thought Long Chen.

Someone announced that the qualifiers would begin in an hour’s time.

It was the qualifiers of the Ancient Demon Domain after all, so it was especially grand!

“An hour?” Long Chen estimated that just moving the whole crowd of eighty thousand people would take almost one hour. There were just too many people. All he could see was a sea of people.

Huangfu Qi was the only person he knew. No one dared get close to them, mainly because Huangfu Qi shone too brightly. Standing next to her would merely make them look pathetic.

With the disciples at the head of the crowd, Long Chen followed everyone towards the Ancient Demon Domain’s entrance. The entrance was actually two mountains that looked like sharp, gray swords. Between them was a large, black door that opened to a pitch-black whirlpool. The gravity inside was capable of sucking them in.

“Qi Qi, do you know anything about the qualifiers of the Ancient Demon Domain?” Long Chen’s brows were deeply furrowed as he stared at the door.

He felt a strange but terrifying aura coming from within the door. It seemed familiar, yet much stronger than what he could recall.

“Of course I do. The first round is meant to test the toughness of the body and mind. The cultivation techniques of the Ancient Demon Domain usually have high requirements for the body, hence the reason why they designed this round. After we pass through this entrance, we will arrive in a place called the Black Prison. The deeper you go, the stronger the gravity. We will travel through the Black Prison while the cultivators of the Ancient Demon Domain watch, and you cannot use even a trace of Qi for this! If you use your Qi, you will be disqualified immediately!”

“Gravity?” That was why he thought it was so familiar. It was gravity similar to the Star Devil Prison, though this prison gave him a suffocating feeling even from far away. The gravity was likely very strong there.

After she spoke, a person at the entrance shot up into the sky and stopped mid-air. The crowd gasped, impressed.

Long Chen looked at him in awe too. He was a man who was about thirty years old with pencil-straight posture and handsome features. His expression was cold, and he wore a suit of pitch-black armor. Even his head was covered with a black helmet, and he wore long, black boots. He radiated the aura of heroism.

“Demon General!” cried the crowd.