July 9.
The roster for the Yellow River Assembly's Outer Tower Arena was finalized.
Chongxuan Zun himself wasn't as concerned about his opponents as Jiang Wang was. He only paid a little attention to the news about the prodigies from Jing Kingdom.
As it turned out, Cao Jie truly deserved his reputation as a renowned general.
In the end, just as he had predicted, Jing Kingdom publicly announced that it was withdrawing from the Outer Tower Arena.
Xian Nankui declared at the Platform of the World, "Jing Kingdom will compete in only one event—and take first place."
Not one of the five kingdoms—Qin, Qi, Chu, Jing, and Mu—was convinced. For a while, the atmosphere grew tense, with swords drawn and bows bent.
Of course, once the gathering broke up, none of them could afford to let their guard down.
Every faction frantically sought out the identity of Jing Kingdom's top prodigy for the Under-30 Unlimited Arena.
Yet no one managed to get any information.
Jing Kingdom faced the River Viewing Terrace across the river, and more nobles had come to watch the event from there than from anywhere else in the world. In theory, it should have been impossible to keep such a secret from them.
But even they knew nothing about this person. They didn't know the prodigy's name, which powerhouse had taught them, or even whether they were a man or a woman.
Still, the pride of Jing Kingdom's people was truly remarkable.
They didn't even know who their own prodigy was, yet every one of them brimmed with confidence. They kept repeating, "We'll compete in only one event—and take first place," parroting Xian Nankui's bold declaration again and again.
And it was hardly surprising.
Since Jing Grand Ancestor had presided over the Yellow River Assembly and it