Chapter 1733: Shortlisted
In the time that Su Mo was in seclusion, the news of him arriving at Saint Royal City continued to spread through the world.
Chaos flooded Saint Royal City as many people wanted to see Su Mo personally.
After all, Su Mo was so famous, he was virtually a celebrity.
An exceptional, G.o.dly talent that ma.s.sacred 200,000 Sorcerer Tribesmen and didn’t die even with the Sorcerer Tribe chasing after him. Everyone wondered what that man would be like.
However, Su Mo stayed within Gu Tianyi’s Palace Yi and no one could visit him.
Furthermore, he was in seclusion and even the Second Princess could not see him.
In a grand palace in Saint Royal Palace, the First Prince, Gu Cangtian sat in the main seat of a hall.
Below him was a group of a dozen young, expert martial artists who were all Martial Honorables.
“Your honor, First Prince. It is really unbelievable that Su Mo has managed to return alive!” An expert reported to the First Prince.
“What a stubborn life he has!” The First Prince wore a cold look on his face. He had not expected that Su Mo could remain alive.
Was it because the Triple Deities Sect was determined to protect Su Mo, or because they wanted to punish the Sorcerer Tribe for refining a star that they saved Su Mo?
The First Prince couldn’t figure it out.
However, in his opinion, he didn’t think that Su Mo had much connection to the Triple Deities Sect. Otherwise, Su Mo would have remained at the Triple Deities Sect instead of returning to the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction.
“First Prince, that Su Mo is exceptionally talented and we don’t know what cultivation rank he is now. He will definitely try to be shortlisted for the Sky Dragon Contest!” A young man voiced his concerns.
“Being selected to enter the contest is actually good. If he is selected, he will definitely die in the Sky Dragon Contest!” The First Prince scoffed.
Su Mo was indeed a G.o.dly talent and if the Eighth Prince could control Su Mo, he would be in trouble.
However, the Sorcerer Tribe also had a group of insanely strong geniuses such as Wu Qiong, who had declared that they would kill Su Mo at the Sky Dragon Contest. How could Su Mo survive!
Wu Qiong of the Sorcerer Tribe was a Sage-to-be and also an exceptional genius. He could kill a fellow martial artist in the same rank as him in the blink of an eye and hence everyone was wary of him.
Despite how strong Su Mo was, he could not escape Wu Qiong’s palm. Furthermore, there were also other Sorcerer Tribesmen who were only slightly weaker than Wu Qiong.
The group of underlings of the First Prince nodded their heads silently. The First Prince was speaking the truth, it would be best if Su Mo was selected for the Sky Dragon Contest.
The only thing that they were afraid of was that Su Mo might not be strong enough to even make it onto the selected list of candidates for the Sky Dragon Contest.
“Hua Xun, do your best to be shortlisted!”
The First Prince stared at a red-armored, skinny young man. He was the Red Dragon Camp’s First Platoon’s platoon leader, Hua Xun.
In the camp that he was in, only Hua Xun had the best bet aside from him to be shortlisted to attend the Sky Dragon Contest. After all, Hua Xun was a Rank 9 Martial Honorable.
However, Hua Xun’s strength could only be considered average in the Rank 9 Martial Honorable Realm and he wasn’t too strong.
“Mm, I will do my best!” Hua Xun nodded his head. He typically didn’t partake in the a.s.signments of the First Prince. However, the Sky Dragon Contest was a huge event in the Ancientspirit Galaxy and he didn’t want to miss out on it.
“We only have 5 members left who will represent the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction in the Sky Dragon Contest. Aside from me and you, who have the chance of being shortlisted, we have my Second Sister, Third Brother, The Red Dragon Camp’s Third Platoon Platoon Leader,
“I wonder if Ren Tianya will partic.i.p.ate in it?” Hua Xun wondered curiously. Ren Tianya was the platoon leader of the Red Dragon Camp’s Second Platoon and he was also Su Mo’s Platoon Leader.
Ren Tianya did not pledge himself to any of the prince’s camps but he was strong. If he wanted to enter the Sky Dragon Contest, he would also be an opponent for them.
“I am not sure. However, we have to try our best to increase our strength before my father comes out of seclusion!” The First Prince said. He couldn’t help sighing as he said that.
“His cultivation rank had been stuck at the peak of the Rank 9 Martial Honorable Realm for a long time and it was hard for him to break through to the Sage-to-be Realm.
By now, he could only increase his strength in other aspects.
Hua Xun nodded his head heavily. Although his cultivation rank was at the Rank 9 Martial Honorable Realm, it would not be an easy task for him to obtain the first place.
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At the same time, in another palace of the Saint Royal Palace, the Third Prince sat on the main seat in a hall as two men stood below him.
One of these two underlings was Zhu Tong who had been defeated by Su Mo in the same-rank battle at the Second Princess’ banquet.
The other man wore the das.h.i.+ng red armor of the Red Dragon Camp. He was tall and had a strong vibe around him. A short beard grew from his chin.
This man was Xu Feng, the platoon leader of the Third Platoon in the Red Dragon Camp. He was also a follower of the Third Prince.
“This is unexpected. Su Mo’s luck is really surprising!” An exasperated look crossed the Third Prince’s face.
Su Mo had been captured by the Sorcerer Tribesmen and did not die but instead ma.s.sacred over 2,000,000 Sorcerer Tribesmen. It felt unbelievable that he was still able to escape unscathed and return to the Imperial Ancestor Court even after the large-scale chase that the Sorcerer Tribe conducted.
One could only say that Su Mo was a lucky fellow in such a situation.
“He won’t be able to live long!” Zhu Tong said in a deep voice. At the front lines of the battle previously, he wasn’t able to kill Su Mo as the army had been ambushed at the Dark Iron Mine. He was the only one who had been able to escape.
He had thought that Su Mo would definitely die. Yet, not only was Su Mo still alive, he had also committed such an earthshaking event that shocked the whole galaxy.
However, no matter what, the Sorcerer Tribe would never let Su Mo off and they wouldn’t have to bother themselves with Su Mo.
“Let’s not talk about him anymore. Royal Father will come out of seclusion soon and we three must be shortlisted for the Sky Dragon Contest!” The Third Prince uttered.
Zhu Tong and Xu Feng nodded their heads. The Sky Dragon Contest was something that all of them were looking forward to and as long as they partic.i.p.ated in it, they would gain fame, whether they won or lost.
“Zhu Tong, when will you be able to break through to the next cultivation realm?”
The Third Prince stared at Zhu Tong as he asked. Zhu Tong’s cultivation rank had been stuck at the peak of the Rank 8 Martial Honorable Realm for more than 2 years.
“Probably in a month or 2!” Zhu Tong a.s.sured. The bottleneck of his cultivation rank had loosened and he would soon become a Rank 9 Martial Honorable.
“Mm! That is great!”
The Third Prince lightly acknowledged. Zhu Tong’s strength was strong, and as long as he could break through to the Rank 9 Martial Honorable Realm, he would likely be selected for the Sky Dragon Contest.
Thereafter, the Third Prince’s eyes fell upon Xu Feng and he said, “Xu Feng, do you have the confidence to be shortlisted?”
“I am not sure!” Xu Feng shook his head sadly. Although he was a Rank 9 Martial Honorable, he knew his own capabilities.
The Third Prince, Second Princess and the First Prince would definitely be shortlisted to enter the Sky Dragon Contest. As for the remaining two places, so many people were competing over them and they were not weak compet.i.tors.
“I will lend you something. Being shortlisted with this shouldn’t be a problem!” The Third Prince said. With that, he flipped over his palm and a golden war sword appeared in it.
The moment the war sword appeared, a thick sacred force filled the entire palace.
“A Sacred Weapon!”
Xu Feng’s eyes immediately brimmed with joy upon seeing the golden war sword. It was a Sacred Weapon.
However, he quickly calmed himself down and he said, “Third Prince, the Sky Dragon Contest doesn’t allow partic.i.p.ants to use Sacred Weapons.”
In order to ensure fairness, the Sky Dragon Contest didn’t allow partic.i.p.ants to use Sacred Weapons.
Without that rule, the contest would be really unfair as the Sorcerer Tribe, Triple Deities Sect, Black Scale Tribe and other major superpowers would have too huge an advantage with their pool of Upper Sacred Weapons. Their disciples’ strength would multiply if they gave the Sacred Weapons to them.
How could this be fair for the weaker superpowers who did not possess Upper Sacred Weapons?
An Upper Sacred Weapon was incredibly valuable as craftsmen who could make Sacred Weapons were rare in the Ancientspirit Galaxy.
Typical craftsmen could only make Lower Sacred Weapons and not Middle Sacred Weapons, not to mention Upper Sacred Weapons.
As such, there was a strict rule in the Sky Dragon Contest that Sacred Weapons could not be used. Once they were used, the contestant would be eliminated immediately.
“I am not asking you to use it in the Sky Dragon Contest. Just use this Sacred Weapon to be selected for it!” The Third Prince laughed.
Although the Sky Dragon Contest did not allow the use of Sacred Weapons, the selection process of candidates for it in the Imperial Ancestor Court Faction did not have such a rule.
“Alright!” Xu Feng nodded his head and took the war sabre with him.