A Show of Force
Chapter 206 A Show of Force The Northern Wasteland City of the Cloud Empire was the destination of Xiao Lin and his group.
This is also the largest city in the northern part of the Cloud Empire!
At this moment, Xiao Lin and his group arrived at this place, which is the venue for the grand competition of the Four Great Empires' Sect Tournament.
"Sigh, it seems we really can't count on Hai Bodong for this sect competition."
Looking at the city gate of Northern Wasteland City not far away, Yun Shan couldn't help but sigh.
They had all arrived at their destination, but Hai Bodong was still nowhere to be seen. Their last bit of hope for Hai Bodong had completely vanished.
"We're missing one Dou Huang expert in the competition, so the pressure will probably be on you, Sect Master Yun Shan."
As he spoke, Fa Ma glanced at Yun Shan at the front of the procession.
Yun Shan simply nodded silently in response.
As the leading figure in the Sect Tournament of the Jia Ma Empire, Hai Bodong was unable to participate, and the pressure he was under was unimaginable.
Xiao Lin, standing in the crowd, glanced at Yun Shan, seemingly lost in thought, but remained silent.
Soon, the group arrived at the city gate of Northern Wasteland City.
However, they were stopped by the guards as soon as they arrived at the city gate.
However, Yun Shan remained calm despite the situation.
"We are representatives from the Jia Ma Empire participating in this sect competition. What? Is this how your Cloud Empire treats its guests?"
Yun Shan's gaze passed over the city guards and landed on a middle-aged man behind him.
As the sunlight shone from Yun Shan, the middle-aged man finally raised his head leisurely, glanced at Xiao Lin and the others, and then slowly walked over step by step.
"Oh my, who is it? It's Sect Master Yun Shan of the Misty Cloud Sect! What an honored guest!"
Upon closer inspection, the middle-aged man focused solely on praising Yun Shan, seemingly oblivious to Xiao Lin and the others.
This sinister intention is obvious to anyone with eyes to see.
It's nothing more than an attempt to sow discord between the Misty Cloud Sect and other members of the Jia Ma Empire.
Xiao Lin and his group never expected that they would be met with such a show of force from the Cloud Empire before they even entered Northern Wasteland City!
Furthermore, the middle-aged man from the Cloud Empire's words were unmistakably false.
Normally, the other side should have known as soon as the group from the Jia Ma Empire entered the territory of the Cloud Empire. How could they have waited until they had already arrived in the Northern Wasteland City before pulling this stunt?
This is downright disgusting.
However, considering the relationship between the Cloud Empire and the Jia Ma Empire, and the fact that the Cloud Empire lost both major wars more than a decade ago, it seems reasonable that the other side would dislike the people of the Jia Ma Empire.
"Xia Che, is this all for show? Or are you implying that the Cloud Empire Imperial Family is just like you? And what about your ancestor? Has he already died of old age?"
Since they had already put him in a tough spot, Yun Shan naturally wouldn't hold back and directly retorted.
This middle-aged man named Xia Che was none other than a member of the Cloud Empire Imperial Family, and also a Dou Emperor!
As for the ancestor mentioned by Yun Shan, he was Xia Yuangui, another Dou Emperor Huang from the Cloud Empire Imperial Family.
Yes, the Cloud Empire Imperial Family has two Dou Huang expert.
Xia Che wasn't angry despite Yun Shan's rebuke; he simply shrugged casually.
"Our ancestor is doing very well; he even wants to fight you, Sect Master Yun Shan, again!"
It's not hard to tell from Xia Che's words that Yun Shan had once fought against the ancestor of the Cloud Empire.
As for the outcome, that remains to be seen.
"Hmph, I'll be waiting! So, can we go in now?"
With a cold snort, Yun Shan asked indifferently.
"Of course, everyone, welcome to my Cloud Empire!"
At this moment, Xia Che suddenly opened his arms and gestured "please" to everyone.
Yun Shan didn't stand on ceremony and led Xiao Lin and the others directly into the Northern Wasteland City.
From their brief encounter, Xiao Lin could tell that Xia Che was a typical smiling tiger!
Don't be fooled by his always smiling face; he'll probably stab you in the back without hesitation!
After entering the Northern Wasteland City, Xiao Lin did not show any abnormality. He simply followed the main force of the Jia Ma Empire to the very center of the Northern Wasteland City.
Here, the people of the Cloud Empire have set up a huge martial arts Arena.
Clearly, this is the location for the upcoming Sect Tournament.
Under the arrangement of the people from the Cloud Empire, Xiao Lin and the others from the Jia Ma Empire were placed in the southern area of this Arena.
Meanwhile, a group of people had already gathered in the western and northern areas of the Arena.
In order to wait for Hai Bodong, the group from the Jia Ma Empire were among the last to arrive.
The group from the West was the same group from the Falling Goose Empire that had competed with the Jia Ma Empire for the Secret Realm.
As for the area to the north of the Arena, that naturally consisted of the people from the Mulan Empire, whom Xiao Lin and his group had never encountered before.
As the host nation, the people of the Cloud Empire occupied the eastern area of Arena!
Today, these four regions are clearly distinct.
At this moment, people from the Four Great Empires are all waiting.
What are they waiting for?
Then we'll wait for the referee!
Why would the Four Great Empires so tacitly agree to hold Sect Tournament?
Isn't it all about allocating resources?
Direct battles between empires are prone to causing massive casualties.
Therefore, this kind of competition is the best way to allocate resources.
However, this also makes it easy for some empires to refuse to acknowledge their defeat in a martial arts contest!
To prevent this from happening, it is naturally necessary to have an authoritative referee to determine the winner and loser of each party.
The most authoritative judges in the entire Northwest Continent are either from the Jia Nan Academy or from the Heavenly Serpent Empire.
Jia Nan Academy rarely gets involved in such matters, so whenever the Four Great Empires hold Sect Tournament, they always find referees, or rather, notaries, from the Heavenly Serpent Empire to determine the winners and losers among the Four Great Empires!
Now it's clear.
The people from the Four Great Empires were waiting for the notary from the Heavenly Serpent Empire!
The wait wasn't too long.
After about half an hour, the people of the Four Great Empires all raised their heads and looked into the distance.
At that moment, two figures were rapidly flying towards this direction in the northern sky.
"Swish," "Swish"
In the blink of an eye, the two figures had already landed in the very center of the Arena.
These are two Dou Huang expert!
Among them, Xiao Lin, who had been to the Heavenly Serpent Empire before, immediately recognized the two Dou Emperors from their attire as belonging to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
It makes sense, considering that the Heavenly Serpent Imperial Family has now become a puppet of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion. So, the people who came from the other side must be members of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion!