Malice!

The Southern Domain Seven Sects Alliance, first the alliance, then the grand competition.

The alliance refers to the elders of the seven sects exchanging views and expressing their attitudes on behalf of their respective sects. If there are any dissatisfactions or demands, they try to resolve them verbally first, or through benefit exchange.

This way, the seven sects maintain overall harmony.

They don't have to fight and kill at every turn.

After all, the Southern Domain is already barren and its overall strength is very weak.

If the seven sects of the Southern Domain continue to weaken themselves through internal strife, they might be taken advantage of by external forces, which is definitely not a good thing for the seven sects of the Southern Domain.

After the alliance comes the grand competition.

Jiang Hao had not given up on training his kidneys during this time.

In fact, he even had a vague feeling.

Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps the day after.

In any case, within a few days at most, he would likely be able to manifest Kidney Force and thus achieve the unity of the Five Elements.

Unfortunately, time was ultimately not enough.

However, even without the unity of the Five Elements, Jiang Hao's strength was sufficient.

He had enough confidence!

On this day, the Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition officially began.

Jiang Hao also arrived at the competition venue with the people from the Huangtian Sect.

It was located within the imperial palace, and ordinary people were not qualified to spectate.

Only some officials' families and members of the royal family of Great Gan were qualified to watch the Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition in the imperial palace.

This was a grand occasion.

Some officials even had their own little schemes.

For example, they brought the most outstanding children from their respective families. Ostensibly to spectate, but in reality?

If they happened to catch the eye of a genius disciple from one of the seven sects, they would not only not stop it, but would actively facilitate the good match.

After all, disciples who could participate in the Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition were basically geniuses from their respective sects.

If a good match could be made, it would be equivalent to gaining a powerful ally for these officials' families.

This kind of thing had happened before.

Therefore, when Jiang Hao looked around.

He saw many beautiful women, among whom were some unparalleled beauties, which even made him unable to help but glance a few more times.

Xia Hong, who was beside him, smiled faintly and said, "Junior Brother, have you taken a liking to any of the young ladies?"

"Senior Sister, you jest."

Jiang Hao shook his head.

He was just the son of a merchant. These were the family members of Great Gan's officials, who held high positions and power. The status gap between the two sides was too large.

Moreover, he was still so young and had no other thoughts.

"Is that so?"

"Junior Brother, a beautiful woman is sought by a gentleman, and this is very normal."

"And don't look at them as just officials' families; even their families have great influence. But Junior Brother is the future Seed of the Dao of the Huangtian Sect, second only to those who have Entered the Dao. In terms of status, you are equivalent to the Sect Master."

"If Junior Brother fancies any young lady from these families, those families will surely be overjoyed and wish they could immediately facilitate the match."

Xia Hong's words made Jiang Hao slightly stunned.

He actually hadn't quite adapted to his identity.

He still thought of himself as the son of a merchant from Cang City.

But this world revered martial arts.

The Huangtian Sect even ruled over a vast territory and was a hegemonic force on par with Great Gan.

Jiang Hao was the future Dao Child.

Not to mention equivalent to the Crown Prince, but certainly comparable to an Imperial Prince.

Even ordinary Imperial Princes were far inferior to Jiang Hao.

With such a status, these women were naturally his for the taking.

As long as he showed even a little bit of interest, someone would immediately rush to offer him a woman.

"Never mind."

Jiang Hao shook his head.

He was simply appreciating them.

In fact, not only were the elite disciples of the seven sects looking at the officials' family members with great interest.

The family members of those ministers, especially some unmarried women, were also observing the disciples of the Seven Sects.

Among them, the "seeds" of the Seven Sects received the most attention.

The so-called "seeds" were the leading disciples of the inner and outer gates of the Seven Sects.

Jiang Hao was one of them.

He was a "seed" of the Outer Gate of the Huangtian Sect.

Naturally, he was also among the women's attention.

"That must be Jiang Hao, right? I heard he's only thirteen, yet the Sect Master of Huangtian Sect personally promised that once he steps into Transforming Force, he will become a Seed of the Dao for Huangtian Sect. He truly has immense potential and an unlimited future!"

"Thirteen years old... he is indeed a bit young, but the younger the age, the greater the potential. After all, he is a future Seed of the Dao, with hopes of Entering the Dao!"

"Even Young Master Li Qingshan's potential is probably far inferior to Jiang Hao's..."

The Southern Domain Seven Sects had many geniuses.

Only martial artists at or below the Transforming Force level had come this time.

But even so, there were still many exceptionally talented individuals.

For example, Li Qingshan.

Or many geniuses who were slightly weaker.

Among them were many handsome young men, like elegant gentlemen as beautiful as jade.

Yet, those proud daughters of heaven all cast their gazes towards Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao had stolen all the spotlight.

There was only one reason.

Seed of the Dao!

None of these elites from the Seven Sects had earned the title of Seed of the Dao.

The only one was Jiang Hao.

The Sect Master of Huangtian Sect had personally promised that if Jiang Hao cultivated to Transforming Force within ten years, he would become a Seed of the Dao.

These women, having been exposed to such things since childhood, how could they not know what a "Seed of the Dao" meant?

Naturally, they all turned their attention to Jiang Hao.

"Junior Brother, take a look, your charm is quite something."

Xia Hong winked and said with a smile.

Jiang Hao shook his head.

He felt he had already been low-key enough.

And he was still so young.

Yet, he couldn't hide his brilliance?

Being noticed by so many women made Jiang Hao feel a bit strange.

However, Jiang Hao knew clearly in his heart.

The reason these women were paying attention to him was mostly because he was the future Seed of the Dao for Huangtian Sect.

Now, Jiang Hao increasingly understood the weight of the words "Seed of the Dao."

"Hmph."

Li Qingshan let out a cold snort.

He considered himself different from the natives of the Southern Domain.

He came from a noble Divine Blood family, a descendant of gods.

He could be the focus of everyone's attention wherever he went.

But now?

The focus of everyone was actually on a thirteen-year-old kid?

Even Yan Beiwu, whom Li Qingshan valued the most, had her beautiful eyes fixed on Jiang Hao.

This displeased Li Qingshan.

"Beiwu, in the Southern Domain, who can compare to the noble bloodlines of you and me?"

Yan Beiwu said coldly, "Li Qingshan, please call me by my full name."

"Also, if you think your bloodline is noble, why don't you say these things in front of your Seven Peaks' lineage masters?"

Li Qingshan's expression stiffened.

Say he had noble bloodlines in front of the lineage masters?

He must be out of his mind.

If he really said it, the lineage masters would kill him in minutes.

After all, each Peak Master of the Seven Peaks Mountain is a cultivator in the Dao Entry realm.

Seeing Li Qingshan's stiff expression, Yan Beiwu sneered disdainfully, "Li Qingshan, you and I are just rejects from the Divine Blood families who failed to become Divine Sons. Do you really think you've become a prodigy just by coming to the Southern Domain?"

"The Divine Blood in our bodies can at most guarantee us strong combat power below the Dao Entry realm, but entering the Dao is the key. Do you have confidence in successfully entering the Dao?"

"You can't even become a Seed of the Dao for the Seven Peaks Mountain, so how can you talk about entering the Dao?"

"But Jiang Hao is different. He is the future Seed of the Dao for the Huangtian Sect. If nothing unexpected happens, he has a high probability of becoming a Dao Entry realm expert in the future. Save that pathetic sense of superiority you have."

Yan Beiwu had wanted to say these words for a long time.

She had been holding back for a long time.

Li Qingshan's arrogance made Yan Beiwu want to laugh.

Deep down, Yan Beiwu utterly disdained arrogant people like Li Qingshan.

The key was that Li Qingshan wasn't a genius at all.

He was merely an outsider in the Divine Blood families, possessing strong combat power solely due to his bloodline.

And yet, he dared to provoke the top geniuses of the Southern Domain?

That was truly laughable!

Li Qingshan trembled all over with anger.

Yan Beiwu's words had pierced the deepest pain in his heart.

Yes, Li Qingshan was nothing in the Divine Blood families.

He could only find a sense of superiority in the Southern Domain.

But now, Yan Beiwu was about to shatter even that.

Li Qingshan's face darkened, and he said in a fit of rage, "Yan Beiwu, this is the Southern Domain Seven Sects Alliance Grand Competition. What matters is actual combat power. I have Divine Blood within me, who can be my opponent?"

"This Jiang Hao, even if he is the future Seed of the Dao for the Huangtian Sect, and even if he has a high chance of entering the Dao in the future, today, he will definitely be defeated by my hands!"

After speaking, Li Qingshan stared intently at Jiang Hao.

Although it was Yan Beiwu who had hit his sore spot.

Li Qingshan didn't hate Yan Beiwu.

After all, he couldn't do anything to Yan Beiwu.

However, Jiang Hao was different.

Li Qingshan secretly vowed.

He planned to vent all the pent-up frustration in his heart onto Jiang Hao.

If he encountered Jiang Hao later, he would surely make Jiang Hao suffer a crushing defeat!

At this moment, Jiang Hao was resting with his eyes closed.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Jiang Hao opened his eyes.

He saw a gaze.

This gaze contained intense malice.

"Who has such strong malice towards me?"

"It's not Leng Yue, it's the position of the Seven Peaks meeting."

"This man is... Li Qingshan?"

Jiang Hao frowned.

He felt it was somewhat inexplicable.

He didn't even know Li Qingshan; they had only just met.

Why did Li Qingshan harbor such strong malice towards him after just meeting him?

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