Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures streaked through the air and appeared before the Imperial Palace.
Long Leidian and Geng Kuangtu's group all arrived one after another.
Long Leidian reacted with remarkable speed. The moment he appeared, he fired a stream of Profound Energy at the Imperial Stele and seized ten slots.
Geng Kuangtu also sent in a stream of Profound Energy and seized five slots.
Feng Yunfei flew straight before the Imperial Stele and slammed a palm imprint into it, obtaining five slots.
Next, Geng Yunhe, Long Qingchen, and the others each seized one slot.
Once the contest for slots ended, Long Leidian and Geng Kuangtu both wore exceedingly ugly expressions.
With their strength, they should at least have competed for the top two places, yet they had ended up with third and fourth instead.
Yet Lu Ren had taken first place, while Feng Yunfei had taken fifth, ensuring that all twenty-five members of their clan could enter the Imperial Palace.
Once they entered the Imperial Palace, they could ascend the Imperial Ladder and have a chance to compete for the inheritances of the Seven Emperors.
"Mo Chen, what exactly is going on? Shouldn't you give us an explanation?"
A sharp glint flashed through Long Leidian's eyes as he stared at Lu Ren.
Although Geng Kuangtu said nothing, the violent aura around him spread out, crashing toward Lu Ren.
If fighting had not been forbidden outside the Imperial Palace, he would already have killed Lu Ren.
Lu Ren opened his eyes and smiled unhurriedly. "Naturally, I killed the Dark Heavenly Demon Tiger Beast and then came to the Imperial Palace."
"You killed the Dark Heavenly Demon Tiger Beast?"
Long Leidian looked utterly unconvinced.
It was not as though they had never gone to the temple. The instant they sensed the Dark