"Thirteenth Prince!"
"Please, take a seat!"
They were in an open space within the City Lord's Manor.
A vast formation barrier stood in the center, with twenty or thirty seats arranged along one side.
There were not many seats.
This was not an arena, either, merely a venue put together temporarily for this contest.
"Thank you!" The Thirteenth Prince, Liang Zhiyan, leisurely took his seat and said, "City Lord Pu, you've gone to considerable trouble!"
"It was only proper!" City Lord Pu sat beside him with a cheerful smile. "This third-grade formation was just set up at my request, specifically for today's contest!"
"Your Highness should still tell your contestant to exercise caution. He Tianya is not someone to trifle with!"
"Although his cultivation is only at the third layer of the Golden Core stage, he has a mutated thunder spirit root, and his combat strength is formidable!"
"You could very well lose!"
"Heh, heh, heh!" The Thirteenth Prince chuckled. "Winning or losing makes no difference..."
"Actually... I have my own ways of handling this!"
His objective had never been victory or defeat.
If he won, Su Zhenzhen would leave Southern Heaven City.
Was that what he truly wanted?
Impossible...
What the Thirteenth Prince wanted was Su Zhenzhen herself.
Back in the secret realm at Five Dragon Ravines, he had fallen for Su Zhenzhen at first sight. That figure of hers had utterly captivated him.
Unfortunately, once the Five Dragon Ravine Secret Realm closed, he had lost all trace of Su Zhenzhen. Even sending people to search far and wide had yielded nothing.
Otherwise, with his status and standing, he would never have let her slip away.
After being demoted and sent to Southern Heaven City, he had finally encountered Su Zhenzhen again. Unfortunately, by then, the woman had become