Son of Prince Chu

Li Hong has been in a really bad mood these past few days.

Having been outmaneuvered by Yi Yun, a mere first-year recruit, and having his prestige in Tai'a Divine City utterly tarnished, how could he possibly be happy?

He was a big shot in Tai'a Divine City, and in the capital's circles, he was also a well-known figure, the Young Master Hong. His face was the most important thing in his life.

Now, my face has been stepped on.

How could Li Hong be at ease? Once a martial artist's mind is disturbed, his internal energy will also become disordered, which will hinder his cultivation.

Li Hong was at a crucial moment in his breakthrough to the Origin Foundation Realm when this happened, which felt as disgusting as eating feces.

Li Hong kept thinking about how to get back at Yi Yun, but Yi Yun was growing too fast. Although he was arrogant, he had to admit that he probably wouldn't be Yi Yun's match in less than half a year.

By then, getting revenge will be extremely difficult!

To deal with Yi Yun, we need to act now, but... how do we find that opportunity?

As Li Hong was thinking, a commotion suddenly broke out outside. "Brother Hong! Brother Hong! Big news! That kid Yi Yun is going to challenge you in the arena tomorrow!"

Several henchmen pounced on the door like starving dogs and rushed into Li Hong's courtyard.

Li Hong was stunned when he heard this.

"Yi Yun, you're challenging me?"

Li Hong was almost momentarily stunned.

Just moments ago, he was still thinking about how to get revenge on Yi Yun and get back at her, but Yi Yun actually delivered himself right to his doorstep?

This immediately made Li Hong feel that things were getting strange.

Does this kid not have a brain?

Or perhaps there are other reasons?

Li Hong's expression darkened slightly; Yi Yun's challenge had actually made him a little suspicious.

Could it be a trap?

"Boss, what happened to you...?"

The henchmen assumed that Li Hong would either fly into a rage or burst into laughter upon receiving the news, cursing Yi Yun as an idiot for offering himself up to be beaten.

Unexpectedly, Li Hong reacted in a way that was neither angry nor happy.

"What about Yi Yun's match? Do you have Imprint Array Disk?"

Li Hong suddenly said that although he wouldn't go to watch Yi Yun's match in person, he definitely had to see the Imprint Array Disk; otherwise, how could he understand Yi Yun's strength?

"This..."

The underlings slapped their foreheads; they'd forgotten all about that. All they were thinking about was getting back to report to Li Hong!

"We'll go back and get it now."

The group of underlings rushed back. In Tai'a Divine City, all arena matches have backups, with many backups of popular matches that will be kept for many years. They can be rented to watch for a small amount of Dragon Scale Rune.

Soon, the mischievous kids got their hands on the array plate and came running back, panting heavily.

They didn't expect that when they returned, there were many more people in Li Hong's courtyard. Some of these people were core members of the Hong Dao Society, and a few were senior trial participants from Tai'a Divine City.

"Them..."

The kids were taken aback when they saw these people. They vaguely knew that Li Hong was well-connected and had several powerful friends among the senior trial participants.

They were all high-ranking figures on the Heaven and Earth Ranking, some even ranking in the fifties, nicknamed "Tiger Head".

"Hmm? It must be him..."

The mischievous child saw a thin young man who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. This man wore a large necklace around his neck and had a Howling Sky Tiger tattooed on his arm.

Tiger Head is a seasoned trial participant who has spent four years in Tai'a Divine City. He has already broken through to the Origin Foundation Realm. He still has one year and nine months before graduation. He is already ranked fiftieth on the Earth Ranking, which makes him an outstanding member of his cohort of trial participants.

"Take a look, consider them all."

Li Hong was naturally suspicious, so bringing more people along was always safer, especially Tiger Head, who had exceptional eyesight and might be able to see through Yi Yun's hidden strength.

Several underlings brought over all of Yi Yun's competition formations, and a group of them gathered around to study them.

Li Hong mainly referred to the opinions of experienced trial participants such as Tiger Head. These people studied it for a long time in a very serious manner, but... they couldn't figure it out.

They could only make some rough guesses based on Yi Yun's battle, but no matter how they looked at it, Yi Yun already gone all out in his battle with Chu Xiaoran.

"Li Hong, I don't think it's very likely that Yi Yun is still hiding his strength. If he were still hiding his strength under these circumstances, then his acting skills would be too good. It's even possible that he set your sights on you from the very beginning! But he's just a kid. How could he think so much when the rookie ranking competition was just starting? Don't forget, at that time, he Hong Dao Society. A large group of people from the Hong Dao Society came to challenge Yi Yun, including a strong person like Liu Yuxing who was ranked among the top rookies. In addition, there were the kings among the rookies— Chu Xiaoran and Qiu Niu. Yi Yun was facing so many opponents, and there were also high stakes to be wagered on. He already had enough to worry about. Did he have the mind to think about setting up a trap for you, Li Hong, while dealing with all of this?"

Tiger Head was the first to speak up, and he made a good point. Yi Yun was only thirteen years old after all. Most children would have been stunned by such a chaotic scene. If he had started plotting and thinking about how to trick Li Hong back then, he wouldn't be a normal person at all.

Li Hong frowned and said, "Perhaps..."

If this battle is to be fought, there will definitely be stakes to be made. Even if he doesn't want to gamble, he has no choice but to. He's been forced into this situation. If he doesn't gamble anything, his brothers in the Hong Dao Society will think he's lacking in spirit, and the other trial participants in Tai'a Divine City will ridicule him.

However, Li Hong hadn't decided what to gamble on, mainly because he didn't have any valuable resources at hand.

As Li Hong was pondering this, a loud laugh suddenly rang out, "Hahaha! Li Hong, it's just a newcomer challenging you, and you're holding a whole conference to discuss whether you might lose? Aren't you ashamed of yourself!"

The sudden sound made Li Hong's face turn pale.

The other party is right. Being challenged by a newcomer, he was already somewhat intimidated before even fighting. If word got out that he was going to hold such a high-profile analysis conference, he would definitely lose face.

Li Hong was somewhat embarrassed and angry, and was about to lash out, but upon seeing who it was, he immediately shut up.

The person who strode in was dressed in Kirin Brocade Robe, a Nine Python Sash around his waist, and Deerskin Boots. He exuded an air of natural nobility.

"Yang Dingkun!"

The newcomer was a boy who looked about fifteen or sixteen years old; he was the Prince Chu!

The Prince Chu is a long-standing Vassal Lords of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom. This Lineage can be traced back to the first Prince Chu, who was the younger brother of the Founding Divine Emperor Tai'a Divine Kingdom and also a member of the royal family.

Later, he was enfeoffed in Chuzhou and became Vassal Lords of Chuzhou, a position that continues to this day.

Today, the Yang family of Chuzhou has long been a powerful and influential family with numerous branches. Of course, their blood relationship with the royal family is somewhat distant, but they are still part of the royal family.

Yang Dingkun himself ranked in the dozens on both the Heaven and Earth Rankings of Tai'a Divine City, making him a prominent figure.

The Li Family, to which Li Hong belonged, had a marriage relationship with the Prince Chu's Estate. In this respect, Yang Dingkun was Li Hong's distant cousin.

Yang Dingkun suddenly appeared today and started by laughing at him, which made Li Hong feel uncomfortable. "Cousin, what are you doing here?"

"Haha, I'll be your strategist, cousin. I know you're a bit short on cash lately. If you need to borrow Dragon Scale Rune, I can lend them to you, but... I have one condition..."

Yang Dingkun drawled out his words.

"What are the conditions?"

"It's... the first three volumes of the <Tai'a Sacred Law>. I need you to help me win them!"

A glint of shrewdness flashed in Yang Dingkun's eyes as he said this!

Yang Dingkun knew that there were rules in Tai'a Divine City that top-level cultivation techniques like the Tai'a Sacred Law could be used as stakes, but in the past, very few people had done so.

The jade slips containing the Tai'a Sacred Law are extremely precious and limited in number. When trial participants exchange for the method, they are essentially just renting it for ten months at a time.

During these ten months, the trial participants who rent the <Tai'a Sacred Law can practice it at will, but they cannot lend Tai'a Sacred Law to others.

Unless you lose to someone in a betting contest.

To prevent anyone from deliberately transferring the <Tai'a Sacred Law> to others through gambling, the Tai'a Divine City has strict regulations: if you use the <Tai'a Sacred Law> as a wager and don't lose, that's fine; but if you lose it in a gambling match, its remaining rental period will be reduced by 30%!

As a result, very few people would use the Tai'a Sacred Law as a wager.

They can't afford to lose 30% of their time; they might not even learn it in ten months, let alone have to cut it by 30%.

"The Tai'a Sacred Law!? You've taken a liking to Yi Yun's Tai'a Sacred Law!"

Hearing Yang Dingkun's outrageous demands, Li Hong's heart skipped a beat. He quickly analyzed the gains and losses if he agreed to Yang Dingkun's conditions.

Without a doubt, if Yang Dingkun wants the Tai'a Sacred Law, then he must offer a wager equivalent to the value of the Tai'a Sacred Law!

That would be an absolute gamble!

Yang Dingkun is crazy!

However, Li Hong himself was confident that he could beat Yi Yun!

"Have you not yet had the opportunity to cultivate the <Tai'a Sacred Law>?"

Li Hong asked, "Although Yang Dingkun was born into the Prince Chu's Estate, he didn't have the privilege of directly cultivating the <Tai'a Sacred Law>. There are too many disciples in the Prince Chu's Estate's Mansion. Let alone a mere Yang Dingkun, even the heir of the Prince Chu's Estate's Mansion wouldn't have any special privileges!"

The jade slips of the <Tai'a Sacred Law> are so precious that apart from the royal family of the divine kingdom keeping three or four sets, all the others are stored in the Tai'a Divine City!

Only those with ability can earn a chance to cultivate; those without ability should simply stand aside.

Yang Dingkun angrily said, "Hmph! The rules of the Divine City are too rigid. Although I have earned enough Glory Points and Dragon Scale Rune Runes to exchange for the <Tai'a Sacred Law>, its price is too high. Once I exchange for it, I will be severely weakened!"

"That kid Ke Yi Yun while gathering herbs and stumbled upon a huge amount of Dragon Scale Rune and Glory Points, which he then used to exchange for the <Tai'a Sacred Law>. It's simply unfair! What right does he have?!"

"He's just a country bumpkin from Yunhuang, and he thinks he can master the <Tai'a Sacred Law>? Hmph, as a descendant of the royal family, I haven't even started cultivating this royal Secret Manual yet. Is that fair?! This <Tai'a Sacred Law> will only shine when it falls into my hands!" [Everyone, go to sleep, don't wait up, the second update will be very late.]

...(To be continued~^~)