Chapter 1517 - 1514: Choosing a Captain

Chapter 1517: Chapter 1514: Choosing a Captain

"Hello everyone, this team needs a captain, and we need to follow his leadership. Next, please raise your hand to vote." The speaker was Wu Jun, and at this moment, Kuang Chenggong was expressionless. He understood how many people in the team were on his side.

"We recommend Kuang Chenggong, Hero Kuang."

A person walked out from the crowd and stood behind Kuang Chenggong, "Hero Kuang has outstanding skills, straightforward personality, truly has the demeanor of a great general."

As soon as he finished speaking, five people stood behind Kuang Chenggong.

Chen Tianlong forced a bitter smile, there was no need to say it, these five people were definitely arranged by him. But Kuang Chenggong was somewhat depressed, even though he’d hidden so well, this idiot underling came out and messed things up. Now everyone saw how many people he had brought, so how could he do any sneaky ambushes?

However, the situation was what it was, there was no choice but to face the situation and see what happens.

Outside, Kuang Chenggong might have slapped that underling to death, but in the trial area, killing openly would definitely cause public outrage, and if a hundred experts attacked him, he’d be doomed.

So Kuang Chenggong held back, took a deep breath and stepped forward with a smile, "I am truly honored by your affection for me, it’s really overwhelming."

"Kuang Chenggong, don’t get happy too soon, you only have five people behind you. If any one of us also has five people standing behind them, you might not be the captain."

Since Wu Jun planned to collaborate with Chen Tianlong against Kuang Chenggong, he was determined to help Chen Tianlong, and not let Kuang Chenggong gain an advantage.

"Alright, then hurry up and choose a captain."

Kuang Chenggong remained silent, but his underling spoke up. He didn’t believe everyone would gather behind just one person.

Soon, four people stood behind Chen Tianlong, and there was only one person left in the entire team who hadn’t voted yet. It was the wandering martial artist who happened to stumble into the team.

He was a loose cultivator, by chance obtained a secret manual and cultivated to this level, at the Great Perfection of Celestial Dao Seven Stars, named Shi Wenlong.

The Shi Family in Huaxia’s Luoyang was somewhat reputable, but since the Sabina Soldiers invaded, many wealthy families were slowly oppressed, plundered, and Shi Family also fell during this time, their family shattered, and people died.

Therefore, Shi Wenlong hated these Sabina people deeply. Upon finding out Kuang Chenggong was a Sabina, he decided to join wherever Kuang Chenggong joins, hoping to get close and find a chance to kill him.

But Shi Wenlong was somewhat naive, his strength was only at the Great Perfection of Celestial Dao Seven Stars limit, and even against Kuang Chenggong, he might not be a match, as Kuang Chenggong has the Golden Bell Divine Skill for protection, and his strength is formidable.

"Brother, you’re the last one left, hurry up and come here. You should know that Hero Kuang is a close associate of Master Wuchen. Following Hero Kuang this time gives you a greater chance of successfully passing the trial. It’s up to you."

The speaker was a young man beside Kuang Chenggong who seemed somewhat skinny.

His name was Li Wei, one of the two experts taken in by Master Wuchen.

He was also one of the strongest small team leaders arranged among the five this time. However, being too clever can lead to mistakes, little did he know he’d already angered Kuang Chenggong.

From the start of choosing a captain, the plan had already been exposed.

Now Shi Wenlong looked at the two teams, finding it hard to choose. If he were to choose without hesitation, it would definitely be for Chen Tianlong’s team, but doing so would directly offend Kuang Chenggong.

However, if he stood with Kuang Chenggong, Chen Tianlong would undoubtedly assume he was part of Kuang Chenggong’s group, making it difficult to take action against Kuang Chenggong, and Chen Tianlong’s side wouldn’t help. His odds of victory would be smaller.

If that’s the case, it’s better to follow Chen Tianlong. After all, they were adversaries, and if he couldn’t win, he could be protected by Chen Tianlong’s team.

Thinking of this, Shi Wenlong hesitated for a moment, then walked towards Chen Tianlong’s team.

"You brat, you... hey!"

Li Wei watched as Shi Wenlong walked towards Chen Tianlong, feeling furious, but couldn’t clearly show it. Shi Wenlong chose voluntarily, and it was now six against six, a tie, temporarily undecided for captain.

"Alright, now both teams have six people, and a captain can’t be chosen."

Wu Jun calmly said, "Since that’s the case, let’s directly split into two small teams. To other large teams, we appear as one, but in reality, we’re two separate teams, which doesn’t count as breaking the rules."

"I agree."

Kuang Chenggong felt this was Wu Jun’s scheme. This man was cunning, and Kuang Chenggong was somewhat hesitant to play tricks with him. Better to accommodate Wu Jun, allowing their guard to drop for now.

"I also agree."

Chen Tianlong, who had been quietly watching, began to speak. He didn’t want these minor issues to delay the real purpose of this trial.

Chen Tianlong heard from Feifei that the ultimate goal of this trial was to find the materials needed to condense a Golden Core, and then at the final checkpoint, perform the condensation using equipment. If the Golden Core is successfully condensed, the task is complete, meeting the first requirement to enter the Immortal Realm. Next, with strength breaking through to the Extreme Dao initial stage, one could truly enter the Immortal Realm.

Actually, if you don’t meet these two conditions, even if allowed entry, you’d be unwilling. The strong density of Immortal Qi inside would cause discomfort very quickly, leading to suffering, and eventually death.

Luckily, this is a simulation territory, where the Immortal Qi density in the Immortal Divine Domain is significantly lower than in the Immortal Realm.

To be precise, the density is about half of that in the Immortal Realm. So, when these cultivators first enter, they merely feel an unusual sensation, but it doesn’t strongly affect their bodies, just mildly.

However, this is temporary, as over time, various issues with the body may gradually appear. Therefore, the task is also a race against time.

The number of people involved is unknown, but Chen Tianlong has some rough ideas.

"Alright, since both sides agreed, let’s decide on this. The task has begun in the first region. This time, the task must be completed collectively, as many difficulties will arise along the way requiring cooperation to obtain the Golden Core materials. Otherwise, none of us can pass this trial and step into the Immortal Realm."

Wu Jun had no choice but to explain, seeing that the two teams already showed hostility before starting; it was clear the task couldn’t be completed under such circumstances.

Kuang Chenggong reconsidered. His initial plan was to arrange accidents midway to eliminate Chen Tianlong and Wu Guangzu, but hearing this, he suddenly came to his senses. Before coming, Master Wuchen repeatedly warned that the real intention was to find out if Chen Tianlong could successfully condense the Golden Core before taking action.