Qingyi ended his final battle with the sa ease with which he had ended his first.
He couldn't say he was disappointed, since he had expected sothing like this.
After all, he was a dragon. The only one there capable of putting up even a remotely fair fight would be that white tiger.
Other than that, only humans in the Celestial Origin Realm possessed bodies as powerful as his, and even among them, only those with techniques that specifically strengthened the body.
After all, a human cultivator could fight a dragon in Qi, but in pure brute strength and vitality?
Impossible. The races that could compare to dragons in this regard could be counted on one hand, even considering the entire celestial heavens.
Black dragons, specifically, were among the most powerful of their kind, comparable to the feared red dragons.
With a soft sigh, Qingyi stepped down from the arena.
Only the white tiger remained there; all the other competitors had been taken to the infirmary.
The two exchanged respectful glances before Qingyi settled into a
corner.
anwhile, in the luxurious box where several important guests were gathered, Xue Hua's voice rang out, directed at Mada Lao.
"I plan to choose Long Qingyi as my protector, alongside Rou'er. Please make an exception and allow one protector to take two people."
The mature beauty wore a strange expression as she turned her face,
her eyebrows furrowing for a brief mont before relaxing.
That was a request that should have been made to her husband or to the Grand Elder, Xue Hua's father.
She was part of the sect only on paper and held no official position.
Still, aside from being the sect leader's wife, she was a Stellar Sovereign.
Her words carried the sa weight as those of the sect leader himself.
"Hm..." Her eyes turned to Longwei, who seed to be seething with rage.
Matching his fiancée with Qingyi would be problematic for that child's delicate Dao heart, but after thinking for a mont, Mada Lao flashed a broad smile.
Yes, that would be problematic, but above all, she loved drama. Especially romantic dramas.
Her opinion of Longwei wasn't high to begin with. Xue Hua was far too good for him, and if he wanted any chance with her, he'd have to work very hard.
Seeing both her husband and the Grand Elder in silence, she stood up.
"Very well, I'll allow it. Don't miss this chance; get closer to Qingyi and make sure you don't miss out on any fortune by his side, fufufu~" Mada Lao chuckled, planting a seed with that final taunt.
Xue Hua caught the teasing and blushed, clenching her fists tightly.
No way! She would accompany him, yes, but the mont she found a fortune large enough to awaken her Qi, she would make him regret being born and making her feel so strange!
Mada Lao shook her head slightly, observing Rou'er's excited expression before turning her eyes to Longwei, who was fuming in his
seat.
The young man tugged at the sleeve of the great elder's black robes;
the elder certainly had the power to reverse that decision.
His gaze was pleading, but the old man shook his head.
In the end, whenever soone so powerful appeared and entered the secret realm, incomparable fortunes were won.
The sect's last stellar sovereign was born about a century ago, after so nine hundred years of cultivation.
He only reached that level so early because of the dragon who had participated in the secret realm a thousand years ago and reaped extraordinary fortunes.
After all, there were many forbidden fortunes that could only be obtained with transcendental power.
To the elder, having his daughter stand by Qingyi's side and attain
these fortunes was more important than Longwei's ego.
The monk Fa Yan would also be a good choice, and a far less troubleso one, but in the end, he could only withstand a single punch from Qingyi. How could he compare?
His daughter possessed great talent and high chances of reaching the realm of the Stellar Sovereign, yet there was still no certainty that she
would be capable of it.
With the forbidden fortunes of the secret realm, however, that
certainty would beco absolute.
Without a word of dissent, Xue Hua stood up and walked to the edge
of the box, declaring aloud, to everyone's shock.
"Long Qingyi will be my protector in the secret realm of the cosmic
void. If anyone objects to my choice, go ahead."
Shock rippled through the arena as her voice echoed.
Had the sect leader made an exception for a protector to represent
more than one person?
Was this so kind of bad joke?
Despite the invitation for anyone to challenge her and try to take
Qingyi as their own protector, no one dared to raise their voice.
This was rely her showing a modicum of respect. Anyone who dared to do so would be promptly crushed.
A protector with two of the three great beauties of the northern
celestial heavens... wasn't he just too lucky?
Blessed by the heavens with unmatched strength and beauties throwing themselves into his arms nonstop.
What was he, a child of the heavens? The chosen one of the celestial
heavens to be the greatest among the greatest?
If Qingyi knew the thoughts of the cultivators in the stands, he would
likely laugh contemptuously.
He, a son of the heavens?
Honestly, he was lucky that the heavens hadn't yet sent a heavenly
tribulation to eliminate him after his arrival in the celestial realm.
The heavens hated him deeply, and likely, in higher cultivation realms, they would stand in his way at every turn.
He already had, in his mind, a plan to fight against the heavens and dominate even them once he reached the realm of the Celestial
Emperor, but that was still a long way off.
Shortly after Xue Hua's declaration, Longwei also stood up.
Her husband, famous for the pathetic feat of soiling his pants from
the ricochet of an unprovoked attack on Long Qingyi, declared that Bai Hu Lie would be his protector.
This ca as sothing of a surprise to many, who believed Longwei was too cowardly to choose that damned tiger.
In the end, however, they preferred to believe that he had been
overco by jealousy and wanted to use the tiger to try to outdo Qingyi and Xue Hua's achievents.
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