Yi Yun Emerges from Seclusion

News of the alliance of several major forces to jointly deal with the Beast Tide and the disputed seat quickly spread. The young disciples of each major force learned of this news one after another.

Now they finally understood why the Lord of Tai'a Divine City had held such a grand birthday banquet, only to have it abruptly ended.

It turns out that the birthday banquet was just a pretext; the real purpose was to discuss an alliance. Initially, this information had to be kept secret, so they lied and said they were holding a birthday banquet.

The disputed seat is a matter of great importance, and all major forces have made ample preparations for it.

"You are the most outstanding young people in my Bai Yue Mountain Family. I don't expect you to win the league ranking competition, or even to be in the top ten. If any of you can secure a seat for my Bai Yue Mountain Family, then the next patriarch will be largely decided by that person!"

In a certain part of the Central Divine Tower, a middle-aged man spoke to several young boys and girls in front of him.

The Bai Yue Mountain Family is a reclusive Lineage rooted in the Baiyue Mountains. It does not belong to any of the three major powers. The Bai Yue Mountain Family has no sages, and the patriarch is only a peak-level powerful figure. If it develops in a step-by-step manner, it will be difficult for the Bai Yue Mountain Family to grow.

However, the arrival of chaos presents an opportunity!

First and foremost, securing a seat in parliament is the first step in their Lineage's rise to power.

With this crucial vote, the Bai Yue Mountain Family will be valued by other forces, and at critical moments, someone will try to win them over and offer them sufficient leverage.

Meanwhile, in another residence within the Central Divine Tower, the Lord of Seven Stars Tower, clad in a fur cloak, gazed upon the many young talents of the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom before him.

"You are the strongest generation of the Seventy-Two Towers of Cloud Dragon in the last hundred years! This was achieved through the rules of the Alliance Ranking Tournament's disputed seats, which I proposed! I dare to make this request because of my confidence in you!"

The Lord of Seven Stars Tower looked down at the young men and women before him. His silhouette seemed to grow infinitely taller, exerting immense pressure on them.

"Since I set the rules, if your performance disappoints, I will become a laughing stock among the Southern Ten Kingdoms and the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, and even my old rivals back home will laugh at me!"

"Now, I have nothing more to say to you. I only ask that you secure more than half of the seats in the league ranking matches Empress! That's the bottom line! In fact, I think you need to secure 60% of the seats for me to be satisfied!"

The voice of the Lord of Seven Stars Tower shook the very core of everyone present. The young men and women of the Cloud Dragon Divine Kingdom knelt on one knee, one hand placed on their chest. "Yes! Tower Master!"

Amidst the crowd, a pale-faced youth in black, his hands wrapped tightly in bandages, murmured, "The League Ranking Tournament... My ambitions extend far beyond this. Let this Beast Tide be the first test in my martial arts journey..."

The boy in black silently thought to himself, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

A seven-day preparation period is ample; some countries can even use teleportation arrays to send their young talents from afar to join this grand competition.

At this time, Tai'a Divine City also offered its own rewards.

This competition is no longer just about Glory Points. The Lord of Tai'a Divine City personally announced that whoever wins first place in this alliance ranking competition will have free access to all kinds of resources during their future training in Tai'a Divine City. They will also be granted the title of Earl, a fief of a hundred cities, and will enjoy royal privileges in the future.

For example, if you want to see the complete set of the <Tai'a Sacred Law>, there is no problem.

This reward is indeed a bit exaggerated, but the appearance of the Shepherd Boy is almost related to the life and death of the Tai'a Divine Kingdom, so giving such a reward is not unreasonable.

Of course, achieving first place in the league rankings is extremely difficult for the trial participants of Tai'a Divine City.

Even Yao Yang Gan, who were already showing Demon Blade of becoming leaders in Tai'a Divine City, felt immense pressure at this moment!

Two old rivals who had been fighting since entering the Tai'a Divine City were now sitting facing each other in the pavilion.

"We've been fighting each other for four years, but today we must join hands."

Yang Gan took a deep breath. As a member of the royal family, he had to do everything in his power at a time when the fate of the country and his own life were at stake.

If he can get first place in the league rankings, although it's no longer possible for him to be named crown Crown Prince, it's a sure thing that he'll be named a prince.

"I'm really looking forward to seeing these young talents from different countries compete on the same stage."

The Demon Blade gently wiped his longsword, a burning fighting spirit flashing in his eyes.

When everyone else received the news, Luo Huo'er also received an invitation to fight.

Upon receiving the invitation, Luo Huo'er's little face scrunched up.

"League rankings..."

Luo Huo'er muttered to herself, seemingly conflicted.

"Miss, why don't you represent Tai'a Divine City and utterly defeat them?"

Beside Luo Huo'er, the little maid Dong'er was very excited. As she spoke, she raised her chubby little fist and made a gesture as if she were going to flatten her opponent.

Dong'er often heard Luo Huo'er boast about how powerful she was, such as tearing apart King-level Savage Beast with her bare hands and crushing all kinds of experts, and so on.

When those "glorious histories" are mentioned, Luo Huo'er always adds a sentence when summarizing. "These are nothing to me, just a piece of cake!"

In Dong'er's opinion, with her young lady's formidable strength of "tearing apart King-level Savage Beast with her bare hands," she would definitely sweep away geniuses from all over the world once she went out!

Given her love of excitement and attention, she naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity.

However, Dong'er didn't expect that Luo Huo'er seemed to be tempted for a moment, but then seemed to remember something, and pouted, saying, "These weaklings, I'm too lazy to fight them! That would be beneath my dignity!"

"Uh..." Dong'er choked a little.

Many times, when it came time to actually make a move, Luo Huo'er would use various excuses to avoid it. "Fighting them would be beneath my dignity" was Luo Huo'er's most common excuse.

"Sigh, forget it, I won't bother with them. But practicing the Savage Heaven Technique every day is boring, so be it." Luo Huo'er stretched, showing off her beautiful figure. "I'm going to sleep, don't wake me unless it's important."

"Why, Miss?" Dong'er hurriedly followed, her little eyes darting around, as if trying to discern something from Luo Huo'er's face.

Luo Huo'er 'Luo Huo'er name was not on the Heaven Ranking or Earthly Ranking of Tai'a Divine City, but she topped the Human Ranking.

It's really strange. If Miss can "tear apart King-level Savage Beast with her bare hands," why doesn't she show off her abilities?

Dong'er was anxious, but Luo Huo'er seemed to have completely lost interest. She yawned, ignored Dong'er, and went back to her room.

Sitting on the bed, Luo Huo'er sat idly for a while, then gently unbuttoned her clothes and quietly took out a talisman from her collar. Touching the Protective Talisman, she stared blankly into space.

"When are you going to take me back home, Daddy? It's so boring here."

"At this sensitive time, if those city lords or tower masters discover my identity, they'll probably chop me up as a spy."

"Ugh, so annoying! It's making me so annoyed I can't sleep lately..."

Luo Huo'er clutched the Protective Talisman to her chest, then fell straight back onto the soft bed, her long hair spreading across the entire bed like blooming black roses.

A moment later, the sound of Luo Huo'er's even and gentle breathing filled the room.

Time passed, day after day. After seven days of preparation, as expected, people from the Southern Ten Kingdoms sent their geniuses to participate in this league ranking competition.

More and more talented people are gathering in Tai'a Divine City.

These prodigies were all inherently proud and arrogant, and given the hostility between their respective factions, how could they possibly coexist peacefully?

Soon after, conflicts broke out in various parts of Tai'a Divine City.

Often, a small matter escalates into a confrontation, leading the two to agree to meet in the arena and settle their differences.

In any martial arts contest, there are always winners and losers. If someone accidentally goes too far and injures someone, the grudge will only deepen.

Later, others stood up for the injured, and the battle resumed in the arena.

So much so that even before the league rankings started, many battles had already been fought, many people were injured, and the atmosphere was getting increasingly tense!

As the prodigies from various factions met, they were at loggerheads, practically ready to engage in a massive battle.

The people of Tai'a Divine City suffered the most injuries.

The reason is that the people from other forces are basically the cream of the crop, while Tai'a Divine City still has many ordinary disciples. If ordinary disciples clash with the cream of the crop, the outcome is predictable.

The situation was quickly spiraling out of control.

"Why isn't that kid out yet! He's such a worry!"

Tomorrow is the Alliance War. Outside the Sword Tomb, Cang Yan wanted to push open the door of the Sword Tomb several times, but he was afraid that Yi Yun might actually come up with some strange insights inside the Sword Tomb, and he was afraid that if he suddenly went in, he would interrupt the boy's cultivation.

"If this kid doesn't come out in two more hours, I'm going in. Damn it, he's been in there for so many days. The roof beams outside are practically on fire, but he's been in there for eight or nine days straight, I don't know if he's asleep or not. What's he doing?!"

If Yi Yun entered the Blade Tomb, or went into seclusion to comprehend the <Tai'a Sacred Law> or Totem Secret Method, then that would be one thing.

What's most infuriating is that he actually learned swordsmanship in the Sword Tomb.

A swordsman going to repair swords? That's insane!

If Yi Yun hadn't shown Cang Yan a miracle once or twice before, Cang Yan would have given up long ago.

Cang Yan placed an hourglass at the entrance of the Sword Tomb, intending to call Yi Yun out when the sand had run out. After all, tomorrow was the big battle, and Yi Yun needed to rest for a night to reach his best condition.

When the hourglass was nearly half empty, the Sword Tomb emitted a rumbling sound and opened on its own.

"This kid, he's managed to open the tomb door himself..."

As Cang Yan was pondering this, she saw Yi Yun appear at the entrance of the stone gate...

...(To be continued~^~)