After the martial arts competition ended, the news about it quickly spread in the Imperial City.
âYoung Master Xu, Xu Tailang, is already at the Heavenly Martial Realm!â
Once this piece of news was relayed, all the teahouses and restaurants fell into silence.
âA 28-year-old Heavenly Martial Realm cultivator... Not even Emperor Ying had such talent back then! The Xu family has such a great son! He is unparalleled in all of the Tian Zhao Empire!â
âThe winner of the martial arts competition would undoubtedly be Xu Tailang!â
Soon, another piece of news was relayed. Xu Tailang has an Abnormal Fire!
âHe even has an Abnormal Fire! He must have had a mystical encounter! No wonder his cultivation is so high at such a young age... Now that we all know Xu Tailang is very powerful, is there no one else at the martial arts competition who is also powerful?â
âThere is! Lou Qianxue killed five mystical beasts at the peak of the Mystic Martial realm. Based on speculations, her cultivation is at least at the eighth level of the Mystic Martial Realm! She is the second-most powerful participant after Xu Tailang! Most importantly, sheâs only 18! With her current speed of cultivation, she will definitely reach the Heavenly Martial Realm before she turns 20! Her talent is even more formidable than Xu Tailangâs!â
âAs expected of the age of martial arts renaissance...â The crowd exclaimed. âWho else?â
âThere is also An Yuzhi from the An family. Heâs at the fifth level of the Mystic Martial Realm, and he withstood Xu Tailangâs attacks for 15 minutes!â
âThatâs very good! The gap between his cultivation and Xu Tailangâs is so wide, yet he still managed to fight for 15 minutes... The An family also has a great son!â
The crowd was discussing the matter when...
âItâs out! Itâs out!â More news was delivered in the Imperial City. âThe results of the martial arts competition are out! The assistant general has also been chosen!â
âReally? What are the results?â someone agitatedly asked.
âPfft! Is there a need to ask? Xu Tailang mustâve won in the end and got the assistant general position. Itâs so predictable!â
âNo!â The person who had delivered the news became flushed. He said in an excited voice, âThe winner of the martial arts competition is not Xu Tailang!â
â!â This surprised everyone. âIf itâs not Xu Tailang, then who is it?â
âLou Qianxue? Itâs Lou Qianxue!â
âLou Qianxue? How is that possible? Isnât she only at the eighth level of the Mystic Martial Realm?â
âThatâs right! Lou Qianxue, who is at the eighth level of the Mystic Martial Realm, defeated Xu Tailang, who is at the Heavenly Martial Realm, with ease!â
â!!!â Everyone gasped. âAre you joking? How is that possible?!â
âIâm not joking!!! I was watching from the foot of the hill range. I saw it with my own eyes! In the beginning, Xu Tailang said he would defeat Miss Lou in ten breaths, but Miss Lou moved too quickly and he could not catch up with her. Then, after ten breaths, Miss Lou mocked him for a while and started her attacks...â
The manâs eyes sparkled with excitement as he vividly described the events. âMiss Louâs sword was so powerful that it could slice the sky! Xu Tailang couldnât even defend in time. He failed to activate his defense Dharma treasure, a âDefense Inscriptionâ! After he dodged the attack, he was disgraced. So he used his ultimate move, Abnormal Fire!â
Everyone frowned. âXu Tailang is a Heavenly Martial Realm expert and has an Abnormal Fire. How could he possibly lose? It doesnât make sense!â
âBecause Miss Lou also has an Abnormal Fire!â
âWhat?â
âListen to me! After that attack with her sword, Miss Lou said she would defeat Xu Tailang in three moves!â
âThree moves? Defeat Xu Tailang? She is dreaming!â
âHowever, Miss Lou really defeated Xu Tailang in three moves! The first move was the incredible sword attack! The second was a tactic she had created, called âWhirlwind Obliteration.â Xu Tailang was defenseless against this. He threw up blood and collapsed onto the ground, losing just like that! Come to think of it, Miss Lou wanted to kill him with the third move, but was...â
The information from the teahouses and restaurants spread to the Third Princeâs mansion very quickly.
âD*mn it!â The Third Prince smashed his teacup. âLou Qianxue is standing with the Crown Prince! I was so close to killing her before... it was all ruined because that man brought her away... Otherwise, a talent like Lou Qianxue wouldâve submitted to me now!â
The butler remained hesitant for a while before speaking, âRumor has it that the appointed general is a young person and has a status higher than Zhen Guogong. They did not mention that it would be the Crown Prince. If the general is you, then Lou Qianxue would naturally have to submit to you!â
âYou know nothing!â The Third Prince glared at the butler. âGongsun Yuâs body has fully recovered. That old coot is letting him establish his authority by having him lead the expedition! He even organized a martial arts competition because heâs afraid that our men would do him harm in the army... D*mn it! No, I canât sit and do nothing. If this continues, I will never win! Royal Uncleâthatâs right, I still have Fourth Royal Uncle! Quick, get the horse ready, I will look for Fourth Royal Uncle now, and I must make him agree to help! Gongsun Yu and Lou Qianxue may go on the expedition, but they must not return!â
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