First Battle

Time flew by, and basically all the families of Flowing Wind City had arrived, but the Wang Family was nowhere to be seen. As one of the four great families, its absence meant the assembly couldn't start directly.

However, the long wait had made many people impatient, and they kept asking Qi Yunlong why the Wang Family hadn't arrived yet.

But not only them, even Qi Yunlong himself didn't know why the Wang Family hadn't arrived by this point.

Just as he was about to take out the Sound Transmission Soul Jade to ask the Wang Family what had happened, a huge shadow suddenly loomed overhead.

It was a Mystic Ship!

This Mystic Ship was pure white, with a faint white glow surrounding it. Its shape resembled a tiger, and just looking at it, the pressure it exerted shook people's souls!

This is... the White Tiger Battleship!

Qi Panjian explained to Xiao Feng beside him, "This is the White Tiger Battleship, bestowed by the Wind Cloud Empire. Only the City Lord can use it, and you need the City Lord's Token to control it."

"The position of City Lord of Flowing Wind City rotates among the four great families, and the current City Lord is from the Wang Family!"

"I see..." Xiao Feng nodded in understanding.

As the White Tiger Battleship arrived above the Wang Family's designated seating area, a group of figures descended from the warship.

"Haha... Brother Wang is really 'punctual'! Could it be that becoming the City Lord has made you too 'busy' to remember the time?" Qi Yunlong greeted them as soon as they disembarked.

Moreover, he immediately launched a veiled sarcasm.

Among the figures descending from the White Tiger Battleship, the leader was Wang Tianba, the head of the Wang Family and the current City Lord of Flowing Wind City.

"In terms of overall strength, the Wang Family ranks last among the four great families, but its financial resources are extremely abundant. Rumor has it that even the combined wealth of the other three families is not as much as the Wang Family's!" Qi Panjian explained to Xiao Feng.

Hearing Qi Yunlong's words, Wang Tianba quickly explained, "Ah, don't mention it. A few days ago, the Wind Cloud Imperial Family issued an order to various remote cities, saying that the city's protective array was old and in disrepair and needed to be maintained, so I was delayed a bit."

"Oh... it's like that every year. Why is it so troublesome for you?" Qi Yunlong said mockingly.

"This time, the Wind Cloud Imperial Family specifically arranged for someone to supervise, so we couldn't just muddle through like before."

"Moreover... muddling through would be irresponsible to the people of the city!" Wang Tianba's voice suddenly became strong and powerful at this point.

"These past few days, I haven't stopped for a moment, and have been busy with this matter. Moreover, after the 'envoy' inspected it, he said that this protective mystic array had not been used for many years and was not well maintained, and needed to be remodeled, adding new small mystic arrays to drive it."

"Moreover, this remodeling requires a large amount of mystic crystals, which made me very anxious, and I hurriedly carried out mystic crystal scheduling, and came here as soon as I finished scheduling."

His voice was not suppressed, and even deliberately mixed with mystic power, as if to let others hear that he had not arrived in time because he had difficulties.

Qi Panjian smiled, but forcibly suppressed it. Xiao Feng asked him in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Haha... um." Just as he laughed, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and said while suppressing his laughter, "The previous City Lord was from our Qi Family."

"I see..." Xiao Feng looked at Qi Yunlong, and sure enough, he saw his slightly twitching facial muscles. Qi Panjian really could laugh.

Hearing Wang Tianba's explanation, Qi Yunlong pretended to murmur, "The Wind Cloud Imperial Family really came at a coincidence, just in these few days, and just happened to delay the City Lord."

"Ah, Yunlong, don't say that. I am also responsible for this matter, making so many people wait for us. How about this, I will give our family's Divine Mystic Sword: Hurricane as a prize to the most outstanding person in this assembly. What do you think?"

After saying that, he took out the mystic sword from his personal space. As soon as the Hurricane Sword appeared, gusts of wind were faintly blowing around.

"Hiss..." A Divine Mystic Sword, there probably aren't more than 10 in the entire Flowing Wind City.

"That's for sure, Divine Mystic Swords are hard to come by, I estimate there may not even be five in the entire Flowing Wind City."

"This time, the Wang Family is really going all out."

"Yes, the Wang Family must be mainly engaged in business, they are so generous, offering a Divine Mystic Sword as soon as they make a move."

"City Lord is awesome!"

"..."

As soon as the Hurricane Sword appeared, it aroused heated discussions among the people in the seats, and the unpleasant emotions that still lingered in their hearts because of waiting for the Wang Family also dissipated with the mobilization of the surrounding people's emotions.

"I naturally have no problem." Qi Yunlong looked at the audience and said, "City Lord Wang will use the Hurricane Sword as a prize to make up for the delay caused to everyone. Are you satisfied with this result?"

"Naturally."

"That's for sure."

That's a Divine Mystic Sword, how could they object?

"Anyone who objects must have been kicked in the head by a donkey."

"Haha..." "It seems that everyone is very satisfied with City Lord Wang's 'compensation'. Then..." Qi Yunlong looked at Wang Tianba, "The time has been delayed for too long, now let's start this Mystic Dao Assembly, how about it?"

"Okay! Wang Tianba nodded in agreement."

"In that case, I will announce the rules of this assembly." Qi Yunlong stood tall and straight, came to the martial arts stage, and said in a powerful voice, "This assembly is held for my daughter to choose a husband. The young talents will compete, and my daughter will watch the battle from the side. If there is someone she likes, she will directly state it. At that time, that person will be my Qi Family's son-in-law..."

"Hahahaha..."

He paused deliberately at this point, causing everyone to laugh.

"The format of the competition is the King of the Hill system. Anyone under the age of half a Jiazi can enter the arena. The first person will enter the arena, and then compete. The winner will become the King of the Hill, and so on. Once someone becomes the King of the Hill, if no one comes forward to challenge within three minutes, it will be considered a successful defense..."

"During the competition, you must never make a deadly move, and once one party shouts surrender, the other party must not continue to attack, otherwise... once discovered, don't blame Qi for being merciless!"

"In addition, if one of the contestants loses consciousness, it will automatically be counted as a forfeit. At that time, I will intervene in the competition..."

"Moreover, those who perform well in this assembly and successfully defend the King of the Hill can go to the first three floors of my Qi Family's Treasure Pavilion to choose one item."

"Hiss~ Qi Family's Treasure Pavilion, that is the Treasure Pavilion belonging to the four great families of Flowing Wind City. Even if it's just the first three floors, the items hidden inside are definitely treasures in Flowing Wind City. This time, the Qi Family is really generous!"

"Indeed, but... merely performing well in the assembly is already extremely difficult, let alone successfully defending the ring. I imagine only those few geniuses from Flowing Wind City can achieve that."

Hearing about the generous rewards for successfully defending the ring, the crowd's discussions erupted once more...

After explaining all the rules, he took a breath and announced loudly, his voice amplified by Xuan energy, "Then... I declare the Mystic Dao Assembly officially open!"

As his voice faded, someone immediately entered the arena. This person was large, with dark skin and a pair of hawk-like eyes that shone with an undeniable brilliance.

"Mo Changlong is here to learn!"

"This person is a rising star from Flowing Wind City, 18 years old this year, with a cultivation level of God Tribulation Realm level eight," Qi Panjian explained to Xiao Feng.

An 18-year-old at God Tribulation Realm level nine is already considered a genius in Flowing Wind City, so one can imagine how shocking it was that Xiao Feng reached the God Tribulation Realm at the age of six!

Now, Xiao Feng, at 18 and God Tribulation Realm level 10, could technically be considered a "genius," but compared to the halo of his six-year-old God Tribulation Realm self, he naturally pales in comparison. His failure to break through for 12 years has also earned him the title of "afraid of death."

"I'll come and learn a thing or two."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone emerged from the Si Family. This person was tall, with eyes that burned like flames.

"Go, Brother!" a young girl shouted from the Si Family's seating area.

This person clearly didn't have much of a reputation, as only his sister was cheering him on. No one else seemed to be discussing him.

"This person isn't from the Si Family. He must have joined the Si Family recently, probably specifically to participate in this assembly," Qi Panjian said.

Stepping onto the stage, he cupped his fists and said, "Huo Rulie, 18 years old, God Tribulation Realm level eight. Please enlighten me!"

"Wow... God Tribulation Realm level eight at 18, and yet he's unknown. Truly unbelievable," Qi Panjian said in astonishment.

"Brother Huo, you must be careful!" Mo Changlong warned before charging straight towards Huo Rulie, a whirlwind swirling around him...

"Whoa, so fast!"

Wind-based Xuan energy is known for its speed. With the boost from the wind-based Xuan energy, his speed was far beyond what a normal God Tribulation Realm level nine should possess.

In an instant, he was in front of Huo Rulie, turning the whirlwind in his hand into a blade and slashing down hard at Huo Rulie's head!

But Huo Rulie seemed to be stunned, his body not moving an inch.

Puchi—

Blood didn't splatter because a wall of Xuan fire suddenly appeared in front of Huo Rulie, firmly blocking the descent of the wind blade.

This fire seemed unique, like normal Xuan fire, but it revealed a faint, chilling sensation.

"Hmph!" With a soft grunt, Mo Changlong's wind blade seemed to turn into a black hole, absorbing the fire wall in front of him.

As the wall of fire was gradually absorbed, the hurricane blade in his hand changed from its original ghostly green to a dark red, and the fire wall gradually thinned under the absorption of the hurricane, looking as fragile as cloth.

"This... this wind-based Xuan energy is too shameless, directly absorbing the flames. How can anyone play against that?" Qi Panjian said in surprise, watching the flames being continuously absorbed.

"No..." Xiao Feng explained to Qi Panjian, "He's going to lose."

"Isn't that obvious? I saw Huo Rulie's Xuan energy released, and it was immediately absorbed.

Huo Rulie's cultivation level is already one level lower than Mo Changlong's. Now, one is releasing fire, and the other is absorbing fire. There's no way Huo Rulie can beat Mo Changlong. And look at Huo Rulie's face now, as pale as a ghost!"

"..." Xiao Feng was silent for a moment, then he specifically pointed out, "I'm talking about that guy named Mo Changlong!"

"Ah... how is that possible?" Qi Panjian's tone was filled with disbelief. The climax is coming soon...