Chapter 622 - 621: Celestial Nobility Candidate

A palm-sized, cyan Seal was placed on the table, emitting a faint cyan light. Upon seeing it, Lin Hex's pupils shrank. A look of horror crossed his face as he exclaimed, "This is a New Noble's Seal!"

The Ten Great Celestial Marquis, the Seventy-Two Celestial Dukes, the Eight Hundred New Nobles!

This was the hierarchy of nobility in the Divine Capital. And in the Divine Capital, tens of thousands of Martial Artists struggled for this noble status, but only a precious few succeeded.

Take the Eight Hundred New Nobles, for example. Though there were supposedly eight hundred, in reality, only five or six hundred people had obtained this honor. Lin Hex never imagined Mo Cang would suddenly be promoted to a New Noble.

After all, nobles in the Divine Capital enjoyed significant privileges.

Forgetting everything else, the protection of the Divine Palace alone was enough to make people scramble for the title, to say nothing of preferential rights to all sorts of Cultivation Resources.

"How could you become a New Noble? This is impossible."

Lin Hex couldn't quite believe it. He had come today intending to forcefully buy the Spiritual Artifact, Lark, from Mo Cang, but he never imagined something like this would happen.

Forcing a New Noble to do something he didn't want to would lead to an investigation by the Divine Capital's Supervision Mansion. Not even the Lin Family backing him would dare to do so openly.

"And why would that be impossible?"

The corners of Mo Cang's mouth curled up. Seeing Lin Hex look so defeated filled him with an immense sense of satisfaction.

The True Essence at Lin Hex's fingertips gradually receded. He snorted coldly and said, "So what if you're one of the Eight Hundred New Nobles? My Lin Family is a Celestial Nobility Family. Just you wait."

Hearing this, Mo Cang sneered contemptuously. "The Lin Family is a Celestial Nobility Family? So what? My Mo Family is a Celestial Nobility Family too. And I, Mo Cang, am now a New Noble. I'm leagues better than some scion who only knows how to coast on his family's name."

"You..."

Lin Hex was rendered speechless. He angrily flicked his sleeve. "We're leaving."

"Tch."

Watching Lin Hex scurry out of the Restaurant with his tail between his legs, Mo Cang sneered in contempt.

He then turned to Qin Ya and said, "Haha, my apologies for that display, Brother Qin."

"It's nothing," Qin Ya replied with a faint smile.

The two resumed their meal, occasionally chatting about interesting matters in the Divine Capital.

Through their conversation, Qin Ya also learned quite a bit about the Divine Capital.

For instance, he learned that the Ten Great Celestial Marquis were all Venerable Strong Persons, and the factions they formed were the ten strongest powers aside from the Divine Palace. He also heard about the Celestial List, which ranked the combat prowess of Martial Artists in the Divine Capital, and that the city's two great Pill Kings had recently begun recruiting Disciples.

Just then, a sudden clamor drifted up from downstairs.

"That person is... Noble Lady Bai."

"Noble Lady Bai? You don't mean Bai Lintian, one of the Eight Hundred New Nobles?"

"It must be him. Who else would dare be so arrogant? I've heard that this Bai Lintian's combat prowess is immense. Even though his Cultivation is only at the Era-Defining King realm, he's ranked nine hundred and twenty-first on the Celestial List. He's incredibly formidable."

"The Celestial List is comprised of the thousand strongest Martial Artists in the Divine Capital below the Venerable realm. Nearly all of them are Half-Venerable Strong Persons. For Bai Lintian to be ranked nine hundred and twenty-first with the Cultivation of an Era-Defining King... Tsk, that's truly extraordinary."

"Couple that with his status as a New Noble, and it's no wonder he's so arrogant."

"There's more. Besides being a New Noble, he's also the eldest son and heir of the Patriarch of the Celestial Nobility Bai Family. It's practically a foregone conclusion that he'll be the next to hold the title of Celestial Nobility."

"Tsk. A New Noble of this generation, and a candidate for Celestial Nobility... Truly impressive."

The crowd murmured amongst themselves, their words laced with apprehension toward this Bai Lintian.

Even Qin Ya and Mo Cang couldn't help but look over. Ascending the stairs to their floor was a handsome young man dressed in white.

But when Qin Ya and Mo Cang saw the person behind Bai Lintian, their brows couldn't help but furrow. The person behind Bai Lintian was none other than Lin Hex, who had just left!

'Lin Hex... he actually came back.'

Mo Cang's eyes flashed. Seeing Lin Hex chatting and laughing with Bai Lintian, a look of realization dawned on his face.

'No wonder he came back. He went and found a backer.'

Sure enough, Bai Lintian and Lin Hex walked straight toward Qin Ya and Mo Cang. Upon reaching their table, Bai Lintian gave the two a cool glance and said indifferently, "Which of you is Mo Cang?"

"I am Mo Cang."

"Mm, I hear you're a New Noble as well."

"That's right."

Bai Lintian sized Mo Cang up again, then nodded. "Since you're a New Noble, I won't make things difficult for you. Just hand over that Spiritual Artifact of yours, the Lark. Don't worry. With me here, I'll be sure to give you a reasonable price."

Mo Cang's face fell. "I've already said, it's not for sale."

"I'm afraid that's not up to you to decide."

"What? Are you going to strong-arm a New Noble?"

Bai Lintian spoke coolly, "You're just a recently promoted New Noble. Did you really think that status means I can't do anything to you? Assassination, poison, exclusion, even making it impossible for you to enter noble circles... For me, there are just too many ways to deal with you."

"You... How dare you."

Mo Cang knew that Bai Lintian was right.

He was only a newly promoted noble, a newcomer in these circles. But Bai Lintian was not. He had held his position for decades; his connections and methods were beyond comparison.

Not to mention, he was also the candidate for the Bai Family's Celestial Nobility.

It was a known fact that the Bai Family was considered an Upper Class Noble Family among the Seventy-Two Celestial Dukes. Their power was more than double that of the Mo Family.

"So, what have you decided? Are you handing it over or not?" Bai Lintian found a chair nearby and sat down leisurely. A servant immediately stepped forward and respectfully handed him a cup of fragrant tea, giving him the complete air of a man who had already won.

Lin Hex, at his side, was beaming, looking at Mo Cang with undisguised contempt. His expression seemed to say, 'Someone like you thinks you can fight me?'

Mo Cang's expression shifted, his fists clenched so tightly that the veins bulged.

He was seething with indignation, but utterly helpless.

At that moment, a hand suddenly rested on his shoulder. He turned to meet Qin Ya's impassive gaze, and his heart couldn't help but steady.

'That's right,' he thought. 'This young man is a Celestial Nobility, and a confidant of Meiying Venerable! The Divine Lord's favor toward him also seems unusually great. If he could help me, then maybe I wouldn't have to be so troubled.'

"Brother Qin..."

He wanted to ask Qin Ya for help but didn't know how to begin.

But Qin Ya just smiled faintly, stepped past Mo Cang, and addressed Bai Lintian and Lin Hex coolly, "What's this? We don't want to sell, so you're going to take it by force?"

"Oh? A King wants to play the hero? How laughable."

Bai Lintian gave Qin Ya a disdainful glance and waved his hand dismissively.

Instantly, a guard behind him stepped forward. A powerful aura erupted from him, and with a swirl of Divine Light, it transformed into a giant hand that shot toward Qin Ya.