Of the four gates, the White Tiger Gate is undoubtedly the most difficult to break through. Those who dare to challenge it are all young disciples with high self-confidence and an air of arrogance, all wanting to see what kind of methods Zhang Zhiyun, the legendary figure who single-handedly destroyed a country, actually possesses.
This palace gate attracted the largest number of viewers. People started arriving late last night at the White Tiger West Gate to reserve spots. Those who arrived later couldn't even see the images on the crystal screen from a distance. The crowds were so dense that even small vendors trying to make a living couldn't squeeze in.
Chen Ye arrived relatively late. He believed that it was crucial to relax and maintain sufficient energy, especially before a major battle. This was a lesson taught to him by an old general who had fought on the battlefield. Many sorcerers disliked dealing with warriors, but he did. He felt that warriors, especially those on the battlefield, were best at fighting, something that many sorcerers with privileged lives lacked.
It seemed that all of Ximen's competitors had arrived earlier than him, and Chen Ye didn't recognize many of them.
"Young Master Shen, you've arrived quite late."
Chen Ye looked over and saw that the person who had come to chat was a familiar face: Su Changqing, the eldest son of the Su Family and a direct descendant of the Illusionary Magic Sect. The family's sorcerer, Illusion Tanuki, was said to be one of the Seventy-Two Earthly Fiends Techniques, and only three people in the past thousand years had inherited this technique. This guy in front of him was one of them.
In the South Sea, the other party was clearly qualified to inherit the bloodline of the South Sea True Dragon, but in the end, he chose the bloodline of the Dragon of Fortune and Grace in order to bring his family's illusion technique to its peak. He is one of the few young people in the South Sea who I am not confident in.
"Brother Su." Chen Ye returned the greeting respectfully. The Chen Household's upbringing instilled in him the ability to remain humble in the presence of anyone, let alone this peer of extraordinary strength.
"That brat from the Nie Family is here too," Su Changqing said softly, glancing into the distance.
Chen Ye looked over, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.
Strictly speaking, the Nie Family was not a prominent family in the capital. The family had always been in the north, but before the Great Serpent's attack, they were invited to the South Sea by their father.
The Nie Family's techniques are very dangerous, and they are one of the Earthly Fiend Spells, known as the Evil Ghost Gate. It is one of the most dangerous ghost techniques, and many families are wary of the Nie Family's techniques. Very few people are willing to marry into the Nie Family. In the north, the Nie Family is a marginalized family that is ostracized.
I don't know why my father invited them in the first place.
Among the young people of the Nie Family in this generation, the one who successfully inherited the Evil Ghost Gate's techniques was said to be an illegitimate child. It was rumored that the boy himself was a ghost child, and his mother was a concubine who was brought in through a ghost marriage. She gave birth to the child eight months after her death. The head of the Nie Family named him Nie Youyun.
The Nie Family is a bunch of oddballs, and this kid is the oddball among oddballs in the Nie Family. In the past two years in the South Sea, he actually tried to get in touch with him, but this guy is very cold, the kind of cold that makes people feel cold all over when they see him.
Chen Ye still remembers the cold feeling she had when she was alone with him last year.
The other person stared straight at him, as if looking at a lump of meat; he didn't see anyone as a person, including himself.
"So he can be this arrogant?" Chen Ye said calmly.
"Arrogance isn't necessarily a good thing," Su Changqing sneered. " The Evil Ghost Gate enjoys torturing and killing the strong. He might have chosen this place out of instinct. Be careful; you can attack each other in the trials. He didn't make a move before because the Nie Family kept him in check, but here, it's not certain that anyone can control him."
"That's true." Chen Ye nodded, responding gently, but his eyes remained unmoved. The other party was formidable, but he had never been afraid. Last summer, he had actually hoped that the other party would make a move. He still hadn't had a chance to fully experience just how strong he was now.
"Are there only three of us trying to break through this gate in the South Sea?" Chen Ye looked around, slightly surprised.
There were over a hundred outstanding disciples of the Dragon Transformation who accompanied their fathers this time, but only three of them chose Ximen!
Where did everyone else go?
"Well," Su Changqing said with a smile, "It's not that the others lack integrity, but the things the Celestial Master Mansion offers are too eye-catching. Aristocratic families are all meticulous and calculating; they'll do whatever maximizes their chances of success. As for my family, we have quite a few disciples more capable than me, so losing one of them won't make a difference. But it's you..."
Chen Ye frowned slightly. The Su Family has a wealth of talent in this generation. Apart from Su Changqing, the other members have all performed exceptionally well. The second son, Su Changgui, is also a genius Fusion the bloodline of the South Sea True Dragon. It is said that he has combined the Southern Brightness Li Fire with the Su Family's illusion techniques very well, and even the Su Family elders are no match for him now.
Looking back at his own Chen Household, and his brothers born to his stepmother... it's truly a complicated situation.
"The people from Jiangnan didn't come?"
" Jiangnan." Su Changqing was taken aback, then laughed, "You still harbor resentment towards Jiangnan?"
Chen Ye didn't speak. He didn't like being targeted by his stepmother and brother at home, so when Jiangnan rose to prominence, he was the first to want to go and see, but he ended up being eliminated.
This was related to his poor aptitude for science, but the academy rejected him without hesitation, completely disregarding his talent in magical techniques. He was very curious: what kind of people did Jiangnan Academy want to cultivate, and were any of the people they were currently cultivating capable of fighting?
"You," Su Changqing shook his head with amusement, thinking to himself, "You're still young and impetuous after all."
Chen Ye is young, and even though he looks mature, he is still a child at heart. But that's just how people are, isn't it?
As for Jiangnan
Su Changqing glanced over and asked quietly, "Don't you recognize that person?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Ye looked over and saw a young woman with elegant features and a heroic spirit that was not common among women. She seemed somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen her before.
"Don't you recognize her?" Su Changqing said with a smile, "That's the female dean of the Jiangnan Academy."
" Chen Ying?" Chen Ye's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
He remembered that aloof woman in white who, in Jiangnan, had ruthlessly eliminated their entire group of direct descendants.
At the time, many people secretly complained that she was settling personal scores and deliberately embarrassing them, the younger generation. I didn't say anything at the time, but I had some of those thoughts in my mind.
This woman actually came to participate in the competition herself?
"She's certainly confident!" Chen Ye sneered.
"A successor of the Azure Dragon Spell, wouldn't you like to see it for yourself?" Su Changqing said with a smile.
"That's true," Chen Ye nodded upon hearing this. Back then, when Chen Ying inherited the Azure Dragon Spell, many people were surprised by Chen Qing's generosity, as he casually gave away the Four Saints Spell.
Moreover, he is the leader of the Four Saints.
Today is a good day to see if this legendary strongest Four Saints Spell is just a name without substance.
Just then, the bell rang, and a loud voice rang out at the gate. "All contestants, please assemble at the gate. Once the palace gates open, anyone who cannot enter within a quarter of an hour will be eliminated!"
"Oh?"
Many people looked curiously at the palace gate. If the palace gate was supposed to open by itself, why couldn't they enter? Was it some kind of impenetrable magic array?
Just then, the massive White Tiger Gate suddenly creaked open.
And what followed was a gust of wind.
The wind howled in through the crack in the door, sharp as a blade. Most of the sorcerer disciples activated their spiritual power to protect themselves almost instantly, because in everyone's eyes, it was not wind at all, but a sky full of blades, countless blades rushing towards them!
ah!!
In an instant, countless screams rang out, and dozens of people were almost instantly torn to shreds by the whirlwind of blades!
This scene terrified many sorcerers, who retreated in fear and some even fled outside the palace gates.
Is this election for the Heavenly Master really that dangerous?
Many people never imagined that this election would be so deadly.
"This is."
Su Changqing watched all this with a sharp glint in his eyes.
No, this is an illusion!!