"Good talk my ass!"
"Wang Jiujiu" agreed verbally but scoffed disdainfully in his heart.
"Nihong, you idiot, you still don't know, do you? The one who plotted against you is none other than me, Prince Jiujiu! Today, I will not only seize your Holy Son position of the Yingzhou Sword Sect, but I will also marry the fairy Wu Kong whom you love, and then send you to the eighteenth level of hell, wahahaha, I'm so wicked..."
Thinking this in his heart, "Wang Jiujiu" subconsciously looked towards the "Fairy Wu Kong" seated regally on the high platform.
As if by telepathy, "Fairy Wu Kong" also looked over at that moment.
Their eyes met.
Both of them gave a slight smile.
Everything was unspoken.
...
"Fangzhang Sword Sect."
Compared to the previous two sword sects, where the "Holy Son candidates" were basically already decided, the situation in the "Fangzhang Sword Sect" was entirely different.
This batch had over twenty "Quasi-Holy Sons" in the "Fangzhang Sword Sect."
They were all very strong, and no one dared to say they had absolute certainty of defeating all their competitors and seizing the "Holy Son throne."
Therefore, the atmosphere in the "Fangzhang Sword Sect" was the most fervent.
Many "Fangzhang Sword Sect disciples" had their own supported "Holy Son candidates," and they spontaneously formed "cheering squads," loudly shouting encouragement for their favorite "Holy Son candidates."
Ollie!
For a time, it was a spectacle of chaos and excitement!
Until the "Three Immortals Emerge Ceremony" officially began, the cheering and shouting from the "Fangzhang Sword Sect" never ceased.
Early morning.
The first rays of sunlight pierced through the morning mist, casting a golden glow on the distant sea, shimmering and resplendent, a sight of unparalleled beauty!
The "Three Immortals Emerge Ceremony" officially commenced.
Following the tradition of hundreds of thousands of years, the three Grand Masters of the "Three Immortals Sword Sect" appeared together, beginning their "leader's speeches."
The content was the same old rhetoric.
"Continuing the past and opening up the future," "Creating new glories"...
In short, it was enough to make one drowsy and devoid of passion.
Fortunately, the three "Grand Masters" were also wise and considerate. They knew that such bureaucratic speeches lacked appeal and tried their best to shorten them.
Half an hour later, the "leader's speeches" concluded, and the "Three Immortals Emerge Ceremony" officially began.
Rumble!
Rumble!
Rumble!
Three deafening roars!
In the center of the "Three Immortals Cloud Platform," three grand and magnificent "ancient arenas" slowly emerged from the ground.
Each "ancient arena" was a thousand zhang long and wide, inscribed with powerful runes, possessing extreme defensive capabilities. Even attacks from the "Nascent Soul Perfected stage" could not cause any damage to them.
On these three "ancient arenas," the "Quasi-Holy Sons" could fight to their hearts' content, and the surrounding audience would not have to worry about being affected by the residual combat energy.
Swish, swish, swish!
The "Three Immortals Cloud Platform" shook again.
Streams of spiritual light shot out from the center, scattering like raindrops across various parts of the "Three Immortals Island."
The spiritual lights unfolded in the air.
Transforming into giant light screens, each exceeding a hundred zhang in size.
These screens live-broadcasted the matches of the three "ancient arenas" in real-time, ensuring that everyone on the "Three Immortals Island," whether cultivator or mortal, could witness the complete competition.
This was the profound foundation of the "Three Immortals Sword Sect" accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years!
The great battle was imminent!
The atmosphere on the entire "Three Immortals Island" was instantly ignited!
Whether cultivators or ordinary mortals, they all put down whatever they were doing and began to excitedly watch this "grand spectacle" that occurred only once a millennium.
On the "ancient arena" of the "Penglai Sword Sect."
"Holy Son Kongxu" took the stage without hesitation.
This fellow placed his hands on his hips with arrogance and said in a proud and confident tone.
"Today, I, Holy Son Kongxu, am no longer 'kidney deficient.' You can all come forward and challenge me!"
The rule of this "arena competition" was "challenging the reigning champion."
Whoever stepped onto the stage first became the "champion," and the "champion" had to accept challenges from others.
If a challenger was defeated by the "champion," then the "champion" would continue to face the next challenger, until the "champion" defeated all challengers and achieved final victory, or if the "champion" was defeated by a challenger, the "champion" would step down, and the victorious challenger would become the new "champion," who would then continue to face other challengers.
Under these rules, whoever stepped onto the stage as the "champion" earlier suffered a greater disadvantage.
After all, one had to face a continuous stream of challengers, equivalent to enduring a "wheel battle."
Without absolute strength and dominance, no one would dare to be the first "champion."
The "not kidney deficient" Holy Son Kongxu was very dominant, and he became the first "champion."
The onlookers below could not help but look at Holy Son Kongxu with newfound respect.
Rumors in the outside world said that Holy Son Kongxu was a "prodigal second-generation heir" who had no real ability and relied entirely on the patronage of his father and grandfather.
Now, it seemed that was not the case!
Look at how dominant Holy Son Kongxu was, stepping up to be the "champion" right away.
Also, Holy Son Kongxu was incredibly confident; his "external guest supporter" was actually a "Golden Core cultivator."
According to the rules of the "Three Immortals Emerge Ceremony," "Quasi-Holy Sons" were allowed to invite one "external guest supporter" to assist them.
According to regulations, the cultivation base of the "guest supporter" could not exceed the "Nascent Soul realm."
Generally, "Quasi-Holy Sons" would invite powerful "Nascent Soul cultivators." Even if they couldn't invite a "Nascent Soul Perfected stage cultivator," they would at least invite a "late Nascent Soul stage cultivator." Who would invite a "Golden Core cultivator"?
Keep in mind that the "Quasi-Holy Sons" were all at the "Nascent Soul realm" on average.
Furthermore, as "Quasi-Holy Sons," they all possessed exceptional talent, and the "Three Immortals Sword Sect" spared no expense in nurturing them, so the combat power of the "Quasi-Holy Sons" was far stronger than that of ordinary "Nascent Soul cultivators."
In a real battle, a "Quasi-Holy Son" at the "early Nascent Soul realm" could even defeat an ordinary "late Nascent Soul cultivator," that's how formidable they were!
In such a "high-end kingly match," Holy Son Kongxu actually allowed a "Golden Core cultivator" to be his "external guest supporter." It could only be said that he was very, very confident.
The Grand Master of the "Penglai Sword Sect," "Immortal Master Yu Hua," seated on the high platform, could not help but frown.
He inwardly lamented.
"My son is truly acting recklessly!"
This "Three Immortals Emerge Ceremony" was such an important competition, and Holy Son Kongxu's "external guest supporter" was merely a "Golden Core cultivator." If this wasn't reckless, what was?
In fact, "Immortal Master Yu Hua" had already invited a powerful "Nascent Soul Perfected stage cultivator" for Holy Son Kongxu. That master was only a step away from the "Spirit Transformation realm."
"Immortal Master Yu Hua" had paid a great price to invite that expert to protect Holy Son Kongxu.
Who knew that he was flatly refused by Holy Son Kongxu.