Princess Feng Juan

"Hurry up!" Lian Yang immediately shouted to Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng knew things were going badly. He didn't want to be completely at odds with the people of Ice City yet, so he nodded and disappeared in a flash.

"Chase!" Qin Zhong shouted immediately.

His men chased after him one by one, but Zhang Xingfeng's Immortal Undying Body was already Great Accomplishment, so how could they possibly catch up with his speed?

"Father, get Zhang Ying, I want her!" Qin Yang said to his father.

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhong flew into a rage and said, "You unfilial son! How many times have I told you? Don't get entangled with her! Your target is Princess Feng Juan, understand? Princess Feng Juan!"

Qin Zhong turned to look at Zhang Ying and said, "You and Chen Chen get out of here right now, and don't ever show your face in front of me again! Chen Chen, you're one of my Colosseum's men, remember that, always. Don't think you can just leave whenever you want, hmph!"

Chen Chen and Zhang Ying didn't say anything, and the two left silently.

Chen Chen left the arena because of Zhang Feng's situation. After all, Zhang Feng was in such a state because he was poisoned. Chen Chen was furious with the mastermind behind it all, but Chen Chen also understood that he was no match for the mastermind with his limited abilities.

"Qin Yang, I'm warning you, don't mention Zhang Ying to me again. Your current target is Princess Feng Juan. Although... although Princess Feng Juan isn't particularly beautiful, Princess Feng Juan's still a very powerful expert! If you marry her, our Qin family's position will be even more secure!" Qin Zhong turned around and roared at his son.

Qin Yang muttered, "Not pretty? How pretty can the daughter of a bull be? Powerful, yes, powerful, but... but Princess Feng Juan's waist is twice as thick as mine, and her thighs are the same size as my waist... Ah, if her father weren't the Bull Devil King, if she weren't stronger than me, I would have killed her long ago. She's just disgusting... disgusting!"

Qin Zhong patted his son's shoulder, comforting him, "Son, I know it's truly unfair to make you marry Princess Feng Juan. She certainly isn't exactly a beauty. But son, remember this: for the sake of our Qin family, for the sake of our Lineage, understand? Look at those hundred-plus immortals from the outside world back then—how many of them lived more comfortably than us? That's power! Back then, I groveled before those Immortal Emperors, but now, those Immortal Emperor look at me without daring to breathe. Why? That's power. Son, for the sake of my Qin family, you must marry Princess Feng Juan!"

Qin Yang replied, "Father, the Qin family's power is already considerable. Many of the forces in the arena belong to us; we have nearly a hundred servants! The Ice City guards only number a hundred, Great Elder has only a few dozen servants."

There are over a thousand people in Ice City. More than five hundred of them are affiliated with various powerful forces. The other experts are self-reliant, because they have backbone!

Are 100 experts a small number? Not at all. They are all true experts, not just cannon fodder or foot soldiers. They are all experts! Without strength, it is impossible to survive on this Despair Star.

Qin Zhong glanced at his son and sneered, "Enough? What do you mean, enough? You think our power is enough? If that's really the case, my Qin family will probably be finished off by you. Let me tell you, in everything, if you don't advance, you retreat. Listen up, kid. You must get your hands on Princess Feng Juan. If you don't, hmph. You should know what your old man is capable of!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yang shuddered. His father was ruthless and capable of anything, so it was normal for him to be cruel to his own son.

"Yes, Father, I will definitely marry Princess Feng Juan," Qin Yang replied immediately.

Qin Zhong smiled with satisfaction, "Very good, very good, that's how it should be, right? Son, you better be serious. Your father won't treat you unfairly, especially since what's mine is yours, isn't it? Of course, once you get Princess Feng Juan, I won't interfere anymore, even if you take Zhang Ying, I won't care. But not now. Your task now is to get Princess Feng Juan. After you succeed, I won't care which girl you make a move on!"

"Thank you, Father! Thank you, Father!" Qin Yang was overjoyed.

Zhang Xingfeng and Lian Yang were sitting on the roof of a building.

"I never expected that my first visit would be to be hunted down like this. It's really ridiculous. I could have killed them with my strength in no time. But what I want is the future position of city lord. How can I treat my own men like this?" Zhang Xingfeng sighed. "By the way, Lian Yang, what crime did you commit?" Zhang Xingfeng asked with a smile.

Lian Yang apologized, "It's all because I dragged the True Person down. Speaking of this, it's because after I was ousted from my position, I had no way to obtain the Bright Cold Crystal to replenish my energy. In the end, I could only secretly go to the Ice Mountain. Later, I was discovered by the patrol. You must know that Ice City considers the Ice Mountain its own, and anyone who goes there without permission is sentenced to death! Actually... this was a rule I set back then!"

Zhang Xingfeng laughed immediately upon hearing this, "Was it a rule you set back then? Haha... I never thought it would backfire on you now, how interesting!"

Lian Yang said embarrassedly, "You can't blame me for this. I set this rule back then, but the city lord has absolute authority and can set new rules. However, the new city lord did not change this rule and believes that privately mining the Bright Cold Crystal is a capital offense! So I have always been a wanted criminal. This time, I dared to enter the Ice City because I believed in the power of the True Person. Normally, I would not dare to enter!"

Zhang Xingfeng scoffed, "You really are stupid. Whoever becomes the city lord, of course they'll want to have complete control of this mine! Besides, you're a master. If you don't submit to them, how could they possibly let you go? It's normal for them to issue a warrant for your arrest!"

"But where should we go now? By the way, what's the procedure for challenging that city lord?" Zhang Xingfeng asked.

Lian Yang laughed and said, "It's very simple. To challenge the city lord, you first need to pay a registration fee of one thousand crystals. Then, the Elder Council arrange the location and time of the competition. The registration fee of one thousand crystals is essential. If you don't pay it, you will absolutely not have the opportunity to challenge him!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xingfeng immediately exclaimed, "That's outrageous! That's outrageous! A thousand Mingjing crystals! It seems this place really is ripping people off. That much for just a registration fee!"

Lian Yang then said, "Haha... You can't say that, True Person. Those who challenge the city lord are usually top experts. How could those top experts not have any Mingjing? Moreover, without the requirement of 1,000 Mingjing, many rogues might come to compete. These rogues are completely wasting their time. They participate in the competition and then admit defeat! Isn't that a waste of time?"

Zhang Xingfeng nodded to indicate that he understood. It turned out that the thousand crystals were intended to prevent some idle people from using them.

"However, while defeating that bull-headed beast is easy for True Person, getting the Elder Council to agree to your succession as City Lord is no easy task. So, first of all, we must... bribe the Elders! Or rather, we must give them more Bright Crystals," Lian Yang said with a smile.

Zhang Xingfeng felt agitated.

"Does it really have to be a bribe? If I don't bribe, will others not recognize me after I defeat that Bull Devil King?" Zhang Xingfeng frowned.

Lian Yang immediately replied, "True Person, don't be in a hurry. This bribe is easy, because the Elder Council know this too. If a master who defeats the Bull Devil King cannot become the city lord, then Ice City will be without a city lord. Therefore... the elders have all secretly stated that as long as each person receives 1,000 Mingjing (a unit of currency), they will agree!"

Zhang Xingfeng was dumbfounded. "What? Another thousand Mingjing? No, that's not right. There are six elders, which adds up to 6,000 Mingjing. Adding that to the initial thousand Mingjing, that's seven thousand Mingjing!"

Lian Yang said, "Yes, that means if you really want to compete, the total cost, including registration and bribes, is 7,000 Mingjing!"

"Alright, it's just 700 Immortal Crystals, isn't it? Okay, I'll leave this to you!" Zhang Xingfeng casually took out 700 Immortal Crystals and gave them to Lian Yang.

Lian Yang immediately replied, "True Person, please rest assured. Although I am wanted by the authorities, I still have friends. This matter will be easy. Hehe, just wait for the good news!"

Yes, it is indeed very easy.

Half a day later, Zhang Xingfeng received good news from Lian Yang.

"Three days from now, in the central square of Ice City, you and that True Person will be the main characters!" Lian Yang said with a grin.

Zhang Xingfeng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Yes, well done. Also, look, the house I found is great, very cheap. I bought it for just one Mingjing. It's so cheap!" Zhang Xingfeng exclaimed.

Lian Yang immediately put on a bitter face and said, "True Person? You mean this house costs one crystal? Oh, good heavens, do you think crystals are a very small currency?"

Zhang Xingfeng exclaimed, "Oh, isn't that right?"

Lian Yang said with a helpless expression, "The energy here is extremely precious. In the Cultivation World, the value of Bright Cold Crystal is slightly lower than that of Immortal Crystals. However, the value of Bright Cold Crystal here has increased because the energy is scarce! One Bright Cold Crystal is equivalent to one Immortal Crystal in the Cultivation World!"

Zhang Xingfeng was shocked. Ever since he mined more than 12 million immortal crystals and obtained another 8 million immortal crystals, his attitude towards immortal crystals had changed.

"A strong expert could build a house like this in three days. Do you think he could earn one Mingjing in three days? Even an expert like Chen Chen in the arena only earns one Mingjing a year!" Lian Yang continued to attack Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng chuckled and said, "Hehe, it's just a crystal, nothing, nothing!"

Zhang Xingfeng's expression suddenly turned serious. He said, "Lian Yang, tell me honestly, how many people in this Ice City are stronger than you? You need to understand that once I become the city lord, I'll need people to help me manage the land; I can't do everything myself."

Upon hearing this, Lian Yang was overjoyed. This was exactly what Zhang Xingfeng had been hoping to hear. Lian Yang confidently declared, "Hmph, in this Ice City, only that Ox-Head is stronger than me. True Person, I used to be the city lord of Ice City! Hmph, now there are three people in Ice City who have reached the Immortal Undying Body level. The Qin Zhong just met is the third strongest in Ice City."

Zhang Xingfeng nodded and said, "Yes, that old guy has indeed just reached the Immortal Undying Body level; he's even weaker than you."

"Yes, the second strongest fighter in Ice City, who is also my good brother, is the one I asked to help you register and bribe. His physical cultivation is about the same as mine. We sparred for a whole day back then and couldn't decide a winner. Later, we became good friends by some strange coincidence. Hehe!" Lian Yang seemed very happy when he talked about his brother.

Zhang Xingfeng was very satisfied that the second expert was Lian Yang's good friend. "Very good, with the two of you, I can rest assured. Now I'm just waiting for that battle!"

Three days later, in the central square of Ice City.

The news of Zhang Xingfeng's challenge to the Bull Devil King of the Devil Beast Clan has spread throughout the entire Ice City. Everyone on Despair Star is a strong person who strives to cultivate, because they hope to leave Despair Star one day. Naturally, they came to watch the top experts fight.

At this moment, in the central square, the Great Elder sat in the center, with the Bull Devil King's Bull Devil King on their left, and Qin Zhong also sitting next to them. On their right sat Zhang Xingfeng Lian Yang ...

"Hmph!" The Bull Devil King snorted, his muscles gleaming with a purple light. He glared at Zhang Xingfeng with a ferocious expression and said fiercely, "My son, today you'll see how your father teaches that guy who challenged me a lesson!"

Beside him stood a large, burly man with curly hair... The woman said to the Bull Devil King, "Father, Feng Juan must watch your martial arts competition closely this time. By the way, Father, that husband you found for me is far too weak, far too easily defeated. Feng Juan didn't even use her true skills, and he was already like that! A Yue, give Qin Yang to your father!"

Behind her was another burly man... The woman grabbed one of the men with one hand and threw him toward Qin Zhong, who was standing nearby.

"Boom!"

The ground shook violently, and Qin Zhong was startled. It took him a while to recognize his son. He immediately helped his beloved son up.

The once handsome Qin Yang had been transformed into a 'pig's head,' his head a mess of red, purple, and swollen marks—truly a gruesome sight! Especially his two large 'black eyes'!

"My son!" Qin Zhong cried out in grief. He now regretted letting his son 'pursue' the not-so-beautiful 'Princess Feng Juan'! This wasn't 'pursuing'; it was practically getting beaten up!

Upon seeing this, the Bull Devil King felt a little embarrassed and immediately said to Qin Zhong, "This... this young lady is a bit reckless, Qin Zhong, please don't take it to heart. But Qin Yang is really too weak, he needs to train harder!"

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng stood up; the competition was about to begin.

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