Chapter 2850 - 2851: Fighting in Her Master’s Stead

Chapter 2850: Chapter 2851: Fighting in Her Master’s Stead

At this moment, the Great Sacrificial Rite slowly walked up onto the arena.

If he didn’t rein in the situation now, once things got out of control in time and space, this birthday banquet would end in vain.

"Everyone calm down. This is a contest for the Heroes Ranking. In principle, no matter what methods you use, victory is all that matters. Also, if the death of that top-ranked cultivator really was the work of the Assassin Alliance, it will certainly not just be brushed aside. A verbal decree has come from the King of Huainan: if the Assassin Alliance dares to meddle in the affairs of this Heroes Ranking, once it is investigated clearly, then one day a hundred thousand troops will press against their borders to demand justice!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd below exploded in an uproar.

Earlier, all these people had been cursing the Assassin Alliance just to vent their anger; no one actually thought the Third Faction would truly go head‑to‑head with the Assassin Alliance.

Because the Assassin Alliance has always been mysterious, and cruel, and there’s one more point—that they hold grudges!

There was once a faction that clashed with the Assassin Alliance. In a single night, that faction was uprooted, and the surrounding factions all suffered as well! This is the domineering style of the Assassin Alliance.

Therefore, whether it’s the Demon God’s Hall or the Third Faction, none of them are willing to provoke this pack of lunatics.

Yet the Great Sacrificial Rite’s words just now were clearly the King of Huainan declaring war on the Assassin Alliance!

The King of Huainan’s decree is not just talk. A King’s words are golden; one can easily imagine that, once this statement gets out, the Assassin Alliance will definitely make big moves.

Setting aside the King of Huainan, the entire Royal Capital may well be implicated.

Thus, the faces of the Nobility below all changed drastically, looking up at the Great Sacrificial Rite with deep resentment!

To these nobles, this is no blessing—if anything, it’s a calamity falling from the sky.

The Great Sacrificial Rite could only give a bitter smile. How would he dare disobey the King of Huainan’s order? He could only say it like this.

"Enough. The Heroes Ranking contest continues!"

With that, the Great Sacrificial Rite took a few steps and walked down off the arena.

The King of Huainan’s might was simply too overwhelming. Even though everyone knew his days were numbered, even though the Nobility were dissatisfied with his decree, not a single person dared stand up and oppose it.

But for the younger generation, they instead felt their blood boil.

Their thoughts weren’t so far‑reaching. In their eyes, the King of Huainan was practically an invincible god. Since he had decided to strike at the Assassin Alliance, then the Alliance’s ending would surely be annihilation.

Thus, the Heroes Ranking matches for the younger generation that followed were not affected at all.

Gradually, the cultivators’ gazes were drawn back to the arena.

However, after witnessing that battle for the top rank, although the subsequent fights were quite spectacular, they were still hard to satisfy the audience.

To the point that the atmosphere in the arena grew somewhat oppressive.

It wasn’t until a black‑clothed youth took the stage that this atmosphere was completely overturned.

The instant this youth appeared, he overbearingly threw a single punch and killed a Martial King Realm powerhouse, immediately eliciting cries of shock all around the arena.

Another peerless powerhouse had finally appeared!

By now, the matches were nearing their end; the small arenas around them had almost all shut down, leaving only this large arena in front.

Though many powerhouses signed up for the contest, many cultivators ultimately chose to forfeit.

After all, this was a fight to the death. If you know you’re no match and still go up to die, aren’t you a fool?

As for those who had already won three consecutive matches, according to the rules, they would receive a reward and had obtained the chance to enter the army for training. Of course, if they wanted to vie for a place in the top ten, they would have to step onto the large arena and issue a challenge.

Therefore, every powerhouse on the large arena now was a peerless powerhouse.

"Come up here and meet your death!"

The youth swung his fist, pointing toward Ye Luo’s side!

So it’s finally here? Ye Luo narrowed his eyes. In truth, he had long anticipated this moment. He even suspected that the Third Prince had already picked out an opponent for him.

However, besides the Third Prince, what about the other factions? His status as Royal Teacher likely touched a lot of people’s nerves.

Only, right now Ye Luo faced one problem—would he accept the challenge or not?

After all, the status of a Royal Teacher is no lowly thing. According to the Nobility’s history, it’s on par with the King of Huainan himself.

If he accepted the challenge, wouldn’t that be beneath his status? But if he didn’t accept, that seemed even more improper.

"What’s wrong? A dignified Royal Teacher—could he be a piece of trash? Then what right does he have to sit in the position of Royal Teacher?" the youth mocked.

In the Demon Realm, strength is revered. The same holds true for the Third Faction. Thus, the qualification to become Royal Teacher is not a belly full of learning, but having peerless strength.

Ye Luo let out a sigh. This battle, in the end, was unavoidable.

Yet just as he was about to stand up, a figure stepped onto the arena ahead of him!

Princess Qinse!

Seeing this figure, Ye Luo was greatly surprised.

Princess Qinse’s realm was not low, but as for how strong she truly was, Ye Luo did not know.

But why would she step onto this arena? Was she afraid Ye Luo would lose? Or worried that Ye Luo would lose face?

Ye Luo felt that neither explanation made sense. Then! Ye Luo narrowed his eyes.

If that really was the case, then Princess Qinse had been affected by his earlier words in a way he hadn’t anticipated.

She was trying to gain acknowledgement for herself—and even more, to obtain the recognition of the King of Huainan! And by extension, the recognition of the Royal Capital’s Nobility!

Only, the scene below was in an uproar!

First of all, she was a Princess, and the daughter of the King of Huainan at that—her status was incomparably noble! Everyone knew this was the daughter the King of Huainan doted on the most! If anything were to happen to her, who knew how many people would be dragged down!

There was another point: she was a woman! Take this Heroes Ranking for example—there were practically no women!

Or rather, the Demon Realm looks down heavily on women! A Princess of the Nobility still has her own dignity, but as for common cultivator women, aside from those whose talent far surpasses others, the rest all end up as men’s Dao Companions, or in other words, slaves in disguise.

"If you want to challenge my teacher, you’ll have to pass through me first!"

Princess Qinse suddenly ignored the gazes of the cultivators below and spoke coldly.

The youth narrowed his eyes. A disciple fighting in place of her teacher—this was acceptable, and in the Demon Realm, it also fit established rules.

"Fine. Since the Royal Teacher is hiding behind a woman, I’ll kill you first and see if he still has the face to keep hiding!" the youth said coldly.

Only, the Third Prince down below was already dumbstruck.

"Teacher, what is Qin Se doing, actually fighting in place of that kid!"

"This... even I can’t make sense of it!" The old man gave a bitter smile.

"That guy isn’t from the Assassin Alliance, is he? Qin Se must not have anything happen to her!" the Third Prince said anxiously.

"This... at least that fellow isn’t one of the ones we hired. You know, the Assassin Alliance strikes for whoever gives them Crystal Stones. Whether he’s from the Assassin Alliance or not... that’s really hard to say!"

And the King of Huainan, who had been sitting in the main hall as steady as Mount Tai, finally opened his eyes, a look of astonishment flashing within them.