Chapter 498 The Battle Royale
Chapter 498 The Battle Royale
Long Xiang, who had just arrived outside the capital city, did not care about anything else. With dark emotions swirling in his eyes, he made his way toward the royal estate.
At that moment, there was nothing on his mind besides Long Tian's words and the news of his family's death. All these scenes of the past kept flashing through his eyes.
The faces of his dead clansmen, the disgusted look on his 'wife's' face—he could remember everything vividly. Even though Long Xiang did not care about Xin Yan and his son, he cared a lot about his dead family. Now he was prepared to do anything to avenge that same family.
As soon as he entered the arena, he heard a man calling for the participants on the stage. Not wasting any time, he also arrived before a stage that matched his current cultivation.
'Core Formation Level 6-9'
Seeing the character floating above the stage, a thought arose in his heart. 'Wait! I should see where that unfilial child will take the test and aim for his life there.'
His steps came to a halt as he looked around to search for his bastard child. Just then, he felt a gaze on his back. When he unconsciously looked in the direction of the gaze, Long Xiang saw a youth dressed in black robes looking in his direction. Even though the face of the youth was covered with a black mask, it did not take him a second to guess his identity.
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"Long Tian!" Long Xiang scowled, his mind went blank upon coming face to face with Long Tian once more. His face turned ugly upon seeing how relaxed he was acting after killing his own flesh and blood.
'I! Will! Kill! You!' Long Xiang's nails pierced his palm as he clenched his fist in anger. He tried his best to stop himself from making a move. With his current cultivation, how could he not feel the powerful aura coming off of the commentator?
But…
Despite his efforts to not make a move, Long Xiang could not stop his killing intent from leaking. The hatred between the two of them could not be settled unless one of the two died.
*Woosh!*
People around Long Xiang stepped back after sensing his fierce killing intent. Even those geniuses in the batch were forced to take the man solemnly before they could move on to the stage.
"There is no need to get this excited here~" Before anyone could react, the commentator, who was also the judge for the event, waved his hand and instantly suppressed the killing intent like it was nothing. "There is a time and place to do crazy things. Right now, just focus on this challenge; maybe you can get a chance to do that in the next event."
Long Xiang was taken aback by the playful personality of the man, but when he looked closely, he could see his eyes were a little cold, as if they were giving him a warning to not act as he pleased.
'What did he mean by I can get a chance to do what I want?' Although confused, he had no choice but to follow the words of the person overseeing their test.
The commentator ignored him and briefly glanced at Noah before turning his attention back to all the participants. Many of them had already started moving and punching the shield barrier with all their might.
During the past few days, many people tried to cheat their way through their tests, only to suffer in the end. This caused the number of such people to decline, but even then, there were some people who did not give up on trying.
They tried to use pills to temporarily increase their powers and pass through the barrier of a higher-level category than their original strength. The commentator did not mind them passing through the dome and ignored their actions.
'Simply using my physical strength should be enough for me to pass through this test.' Noah ignored Long Xiang for the time being and walked toward the stage. With a simple punch, he was allowed to pass through the restriction. Watching this, Long Xiang did not dare to delay any longer and followed behind. 'Today will be the last day of your life in this world, no matter what.
Even the emperor won't be able to save you from me.'
…
After some time, everyone who passed the basic inspection was on the stage while the rest were thrown back in the audience seats without any mercy.
The playful expression on the commentator's face vanished as he descended from the sky before using qi to elevate his voice. "Before we begin, I would like everyone to stand up and pay respects to the great emperor who has graced us with his presence."
As soon as those words left his mouth, a hush fell on the crowd. Streaks of golden light flashed out from the depths of the royal palace. The space twisted as the golden radiance fell on the top of the arena.
The light subsided as a few figures appeared before everyone. Leading the group was none other than Wuhan.
"We greet the Emperor!" Following the commentator, everyone, including the noble families, stood up and welcomed the emperor, bowing to him.
On the other side, the area above the private rooms of the arena started to change. Small platforms with grand chairs appeared on them.
"I am glad to see so many youthful faces gathering in my capital city." With a smile on his face, Wuhan waved his hands, making the crowd relax. He turned towards the participants before giving them a few words of encouragement. "I look forward to everyone's performance today.
In addition to the main rewards, I have further decided to give special rewards to the top three rankers. I wish you all the best."
After his small speech, Wuhan, along with the heads of the major clans, took their seats on the platforms above the private rooms. The rest of their family members moved to the private rooms, waiting for the event to start.
"Without further ado, we shall start the first match, the battle royale!" Getting the signal from the emperor, the commentator exclaimed out loud, "The match will end when the number of participants in each group is reduced to 50."