Chapter 70 Dawn Trading Alliance

“That’s the Turquoise Sun Hall’s gathering point ahead! We’re finally here!”

Huang Xiang smiled cheerfully when he saw the large, green building ahead. Very soon, the people guarding the place led him inside, while his servants left in high spirits after bidding him farewell.

Long Chen looked at the tall structure but did not enter immediately. Huang Xiang had just arrived, and he didn’t want to meet him immediately. I’ll wait till the qualifiers start to surprise you! You killed my horse; how could I possibly swallow the humiliation?!

Long Chen stood and waited outside the entrance for a while and noticed a few people entering. All of them were at the Ninth Draconic Stage and very young. The youngest was about the same age as Long Chen.

It looked like all these people were as talented as he was, yet they intended to enter the Lingwu family as members of an outer family. The Lingwu family had to be very powerful just based on this alone!

Long Chen looked at the building, then at all sorts of people entering and felt a bit stressed. “I can’t believe I feel like an ant here standing in front of the Lingwu family ...”

But Long Chen did not lose his fighting spirit. It was the opposite—the stronger his environment, the more it triggered his fighting spirit.

Long Chen initially thought only people at the Ninth Draconic Stage could enter, but he suddenly noticed a tall, muscular man in front who was at the Eighth Draconic Stage. All this man had to do was display his Beast Soul Transformation technique and he was allowed in! Looks like the minimum for Beast Warriors is only the Eighth Draconic Stage! Some good luck at last!

After waiting for a while, Long Chen finally entered. The old man guarding the door saw him from afar and squinted when he saw how young Long Chen was. “State your basic details according to this list.”

The white-haired old man pointed at a wooden board with a list of basic information categories.

Long Chen glanced at it, then said, “My name is Long Chen. I’m sixteen years old. I’m from the Yang family of Yuanling County’s Baiyang Town. I am at the Eighth Draconic Stage, but I am a Beast Warrior.”

Beast Warrior. This was a term Long Chen and Ling Xi agreed on earlier because the people here did not know about Dragon Warriors. Since Long Chen had been mistaken for a Beast Warrior many times, he decided to declare himself as one. “Oh?”

When the old man heard that Long Chen was a Beast Warrior, he eyed him for a while and asked, “And your Draconic Realm’s Primary Beast Soul is ...?”

“The Underground Blood Lizard.”

The old man nodded. “A Category Five Beast Soul, not bad. Show me your Beast Soul Transformation.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Long Chen wasted no time and quickly activated his Beast Soul Transformation. Dense, blood-red scales and blood-red, bony spines emerged from his skin, quickly transforming him into a completely different being!

The old man was visibly shocked by the ferocious transformation, though there seemed to be some confusion in his eyes. “If it’s the Underground Blood Lizard, why do you have such a thick, bloody aura? I assume you found a Beast Soul that was on the verge of transforming into a Blood Lizard King. You’re very lucky.”

All Long Chen could do was nod and ask cautiously, “May I ask if I pass?”

The old man gave a small smile, looked at Long Chen for a while, and then passed him a green wooden token. “Take this turquoise wooden token. As long as you pass the qualifiers, you will be a member of the Turquoise family. The Turquoise Sun Hall is only recruiting five people for this round. I don’t think you have much hope ...”

Long Chen froze, but the old man smiled warmly. “So you must work hard.”

Long Chen nodded. Under the guidance of a young man standing behind the old man, Long Chen took a few turns in the building and arrived in an area with many rooms. He picked one, and the young man told him, “It’s late out. Spend the night here. Tomorrow at dawn, someone will take you all for the qualifiers.”

He nodded and thanked the young man, then he opened the door. When he entered, he didn’t expect to see another person inside. He was first stunned, then he finally understood. Looks like they’ve allocated two people to each room.

The person looked up immediately when Long Chen stepped inside.

It was a somewhat disheveled, skinny young man who looked to be about twenty years old. His eyes spun in alertness, and he had a warm smile.

When he saw Long Chen, he approached immediately and said warmly, “You’re here for the Lingwu family’s qualifiers too? Haha, me too! I’m Liu Fengfeng. What is your name?”

Although the guy was friendly, based on that look in his eyes, Long Chen surmised that this was the kind of guy who liked to take advantage of other people. But Long Chen was unwilling to cause any conflict, so he merely smiled. “I’m Long Chen.”

“Long Chen? You look young and you’ve reached the Ninth Draconic Stage already?”

“I’m a Beast Warrior, and I’m only at the Eighth Draconic Stage.”

Liu Fengfeng did a brief comparison and knew Long Chen was no match for him, so his excitement faded. When Long Chen saw that his heart was no longer in it, he added a few more sentences and then stopped talking.

“Brother Long Chen, I’m not trying to dissuade you, but if I were a Beast Warrior, I would’ve waited until I was at the Ninth Draconic Stage before coming here. That way, my advantage would be more obvious. Right now, it’ll just be a wasted trip for you. The Lingwu family’s qualifiers are more vicious than usual. It’s not worth it to die here.”

Liu Fengfeng started to nag Long Chen like he was his older brother.

Long Chen neither agreed nor disagreed and merely responded with a small smile.

When Liu Fengfeng saw that he wasn’t listening, he grew a bit embarrassed and angry, but it was not a good time to attack Long Chen, so he said harshly, “You must not know this, but killing is acceptable in the Lingwu family’s qualifiers. There was a study that found that the death rate is at least one in five and the rate of severe injury is two in five. I think you’ll likely ... Sigh.”

The guy was acting like a know-it-all, and although Long Chen disagreed with him, it was a good chance to gain more information, so he put on a fearful expression despite cussing him out privately. Whether I participate in the qualifiers or not is none of your fucking business!

Now that he was no longer in Baiyang Town but in Yuanling City, where masters were as common as trees in a forest, Long Chen felt like he couldn’t even cuss freely.

Living like this was not his style at all ...

“Brother Liu, you seem to know a lot about the qualifiers. Are you from Yuanling City?”

Liu Fengfeng replied smugly, “I grew up in Yuanling City! I’ve lived here for twenty years, so I know everything that happens around here! Looking at your attire, you must be from some small town, right? Those places are piss poor and the people there are frogs in wells. I went to a small town once, and the people there thought Ninth Draconic Stage cultivators were the most powerful in the world. It was laughable.”

Liu Fengfeng spoke passionately, his spit flying in all directions. When he saw Long Chen looking somewhat impatient, he snickered to himself. This guy’s obviously from some small town, but he’s got an arrogant look. You’re going to suffer so much tomorrow, and you’ll see that there’s always someone better than you ...

“Brother Liu, I’ve traveled far to be here. As a local, can you tell me about Yuanling City?”

Liu Fengfeng seemed a bit impatient. He combed his messy hair a bit, admired himself in a bronze mirror for a while, and struck a few dazzling poses. When he confirmed that he was very handsome, he finally replied mildly, “Yuanling City, you say? Yuanling City is just a city. There’s nothing worth mentioning. It seems huge to you, but it’s normal to me.”

“How is Yuanling City divided? What factions are there?” asked Long Chen, suppressing his urge to throw up.

He could not stand Liu Fengfeng at all. He could accept being underestimated, but wasn’t this behavior a bit too much? “Hmm ... Yuanling City is divided into the north, south, east, and west. The Lingwu family’s Lingwu City is in the Eastern Ling District, which is where we are right now. The other three are the Western Ling, Southern Ling, and Northern Ling Districts.

“As for factions, everyone knows that the Lingwu family controls Yuanling County, but the Beast Soul Palace controls Yuandi City in the Western Ling District. They’re equal in strength to the Lingwu family. If I were a Beast Warrior, I would likely head to Yuandi City instead. What are you doing here in Lingwu City? Yuandi City is heaven for Beast Warriors!”

Long Chen was shocked because he only knew about the Lingwu family being number one in Yuanling City. He didn’t know there was another faction who was equal in strength!

After he heard Liu Fengfeng’s explanation that Lingwu and Yuandi were equals, he realized that the first characters of Lingwu and Yuandi made up the name “Yuanling.” This meant that the Beast Soul Palace of Yuandi City was a faction on the same level as the Lingwu family! I knew about the Lingwu family, but I’ve never heard of the Beast Soul Palace before. But since I’m here already, I’m not planning to leave.

When Liu Fengfeng saw that Long Chen still wasn’t afraid of death, he shrugged. “Whatever, I’m not going to nag you. Just be careful at the qualifiers and keep yourself alive. When you enter the Ninth Draconic Stage, I suggest you get into the Beast Soul Palace instead. That’s where Beast Warriors should go.”

Long Chen wanted to save Liu Fengfeng a little face, so he nodded. “If I don’t get into the Lingwu family this time, I’ll go to the Beast Soul Palace next time.”

Liu Fengfeng finally nodded. “I see that you’re young and just don’t want you to waste your time on mistakes. I hope you understand that I’m saying this for your own good!”

Long Chen didn’t think so. He was just showing off his status and knowledge. “Right, Brother Liu, do you know of the Blood Saints?”

He initially wanted to get some information on the Blood Saints from Liu Fengfeng, but unexpectedly, the guy froze and asked, “The what saints? I haven’t heard of them. Probably some really obscure faction. Only people from small towns like you would be scared of small factions like them. Let me tell you this—Lingwu City has three main factions: the Lingwu family, the Beast Soul Palace, and the Dawn Trading Alliance. The Dawn Trading Alliance’s influence spans the whole Northern and Southern Ling Districts, but you can still find traces of them in the east and western areas. While they are not as strong as Lingwu City and Yuandi City in terms of military, they are powerful in terms of resources and assets!”

“The Dawn Trading Alliance?”

Long Chen didn’t expect the Dawn Trading Alliance to be such a powerful organization!