Chapter 721: Chapter 721

Seeing Wang Baoguang's expression, how could Wang Shouzhe not guess what he was thinking?

He was instantly infuriated, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.

Could this kid be any more hopeless? Might as well send him to a harsh place to toughen up~

But the colder Wang Shouzhe's expression became, the more cowardly Wang Baoguang got, until he was trembling all over, wishing he could just collapse to the ground.

"Alright, alright, Shouzhe, don't scare the child." Immortal Emperor Mu Yun waved his jade arm, pushing Wang Shouzhe aside, then looked at Wang Baoguang with a gentle smile, soothingly said, "This child must be Baoguang? First on the Lingtai Ranking, tsk tsk, quite impressive indeed."

As he spoke, Immortal Emperor Mu Yun casually took out a handful of shiny spiritual stones, shaking them into a string that floated in front of Wang Baoguang: "Come, come, stop crying, consider these your meeting gift."

These spiritual stones were lustrous and pure, like crystals formed from highly compressed pure spiritual energy, exuding a refreshing aura.

In an instant, Wang Baoguang's tears stopped, and he almost drooled: "Top-grade spiritual stones?"

He was so excited that his face flushed red, repeatedly bowing to the Immortal Emperor: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."

While speaking, he carefully stored the ten top-grade spiritual stones into his storage ring, patting his chest confidently, promising: "Rest assured, Your Majesty, I will keep your private meeting with my Ancestor Grandfather a secret, not a word will leak out."

"Tsk~ I don't care about rumors, but your Ancestor Grandfather is a man who cherishes his reputation…" Immortal Emperor Mu Yun glanced at Wang Shouzhe, her eyes filled with a teasing charm, "Forget it, it's indeed not suitable to publicize this matter."

Wang Shouzhe broke into a cold sweat: "You two, don't go too far. Mu Yun and I were just discussing important matters of the human race."

"Yes, yes." Wang Baoguang smiled obediently, "Whatever Ancestor Grandfather says is right."

He didn't believe a word of his Ancestor Grandfather's nonsense. Alone man and woman in a room, and look at how intimately Ancestor Grandfather calls her Mu Yun. Who would believe there's nothing going on?

Only a fool would believe Ancestor Grandfather's nonsense!

Thinking of this, Wang Baoguang looked eagerly at his Ancestor Grandfather, his eyes full of expectation.

Even the Immortal Emperor gave hush money, wouldn't it be nice if you did too?

If there's no gesture at all, that would be too boring~

Wang Shouzhe's eyelid twitched.

Where did this brat learn such things?

He wasn't going to indulge this bad habit. He swiftly moved forward, grabbed Wang Baoguang by the neck, and tossed him out the door.

He even closed the door behind him.

After about ten breaths, Wang Shouzhe found that the kid was squatting at the door, not leaving, so he opened the door again, his face dark: "What are you doing at the door? Get lost."

"Ancestor Grandfather, I'm keeping watch for you~" Wang Baoguang said as if it were the most natural thing.

He thought to himself, I, Wang Baoguang, am such a filial child. Even though Ancestor Grandfather torments me a thousand times, I still hold him in awe and love. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel-fire.net

Who asked you to keep watch?

Wang Shouzhe, with a dark face, dragged him back inside, saying irritably: "Alright, stop embarrassing yourself outside. Since you're here, and the Immortal Emperor likes you, stay and chat with us."

His idea was simple: with Wang Baoguang as a third wheel, the Immortal Emperor would have to restrain herself and not act so aggressively.

Sure enough, the Immortal Emperor immediately objected: "Shouzhe, that's not right. Baoguang is still young and loves excitement. How can we force him to stay with us elders? Besides, with the ever-changing battle rankings, Baoguang should be on the stage defending his glory."

"Your Majesty, with Baoguang's current bloodline level, stuck at the peak of the Lingtai Realm," Wang Shouzhe sighed, "it's hard to find a match for him across the Immortal and Demon Dynasties."

Immortal Emperor Mu Yun's expression froze.

She really couldn't refute Wang Shouzhe on this point.

It's not that there are no children with better qualifications than Wang Baoguang in the Immortal and Demon Dynasties. For example, Yun Mengyu and Zhaoyu are not inferior to Wang Baoguang.

But the problem is, Yun Mengyu and Zhaoyu are already in their forties or fifties, with their cultivation long reaching the later stages of the Celestial Realm.

And how many children have the talent of a Peerless Prodigy at the Lingtai Realm?

Many people might not have a concept of this, but as the manager of the Immortal Dynasty, the Immortal Emperor has always paid close attention to the growth of the younger generation, and she knows this all too well.

Take the Immortal Dynasty as an example. Even during the inheritance period, when each family is doing their best to select and cultivate outstanding descendants, such talented children are rare, maybe one in a hundred years, and the situation is similar in the Demon Dynasty.

These are all excellent seedlings capable of reaching the mid to later stages of the Void Realm, rare and hard to come by.

And because Peerless Prodigies cultivate so quickly, their time at the Lingtai Realm is often very short, as little as eight or nine years, at most ten or so years, before they quickly advance to the Celestial Realm.

The time they spend at the peak of the Lingtai Realm is at most a year or two.

Now that Wang Baoguang is at the peak of the Lingtai Realm, such a short window period, how could it be so coincidental to find another opponent to match him?

Even back then, Zhaoyu and Yun Mengyu, although their ages were quite close, never appeared on the Lingtai Ranking at the same time, which shows how low the probability of such a coincidence is.

In a sense, Wang Baoguang is probably the number one in the world at the Lingtai Realm right now.

Forget it~ It seems it's impossible to drive Wang Baoguang away~

Immortal Emperor Mu Yun gave Wang Shouzhe a sideways glance, having no choice but to accept reality.

She shook her body, changing into a gold and blue dress, and began to watch the arena matches seriously.

In this appearance, although she didn't seem as high and mighty as when wearing formal imperial attire, lacking a bit of distance, she still exuded a majestic aura, full of the dignity of a strong person, completely different from before.

In fact, Immortal Emperor Mu Yun was quite concerned about this competition.

Now that the trend of global integration is very obvious, how can the Immortal Dynasty not have a place on this almost world-renowned ranking?

Even if the final ranked personnel cannot surpass Changning Garrison in terms of order and overall number, at least they must suppress the Demon Dynasty, letting the old man of Red Abyss recognize that the Han Yue Immortal Dynasty is indeed more profound than the Red Moon Demon Dynasty.

However, this time, everyone's attention was mainly focused on the Purple Mansion arena.

Because at this moment, a flame-like light was shooting over from a distance.

In just a moment, the light reached the sky above the arena, transforming into a graceful woman exuding an endless mature feminine charm, descending from the sky.

The woman was dressed in a tight-fitting black soft armor, with a red cape fluttering behind her, exuding a sharp aura honed over the years, her demeanor both valiant and domineering.

As soon as she landed on the arena, she drew a bone whip surrounded by dense evil energy, and shouted domineeringly: "Who is Shentu Xingchen? Didn't you want to challenge your Fourth Aunt? Come up and meet your end."

Her voice waves expanded outward, shaking people's organs and lungs, naturally instilling fear.

She was none other than Wang's Clan's "Luo" generation fourth sister, Wang Luotong.

And the bone whip in her hand was the demonic artifact [White Bone Demon Flame Whip] seized by Wang's Clan.

"My fourth sister…" Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "She was so gentle and obedient when she was young, but she's grown more and more domineering."

Wang Baoguang was obediently serving tea to the two ancestors beside him, and he couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly.

Fourth Ancestor Aunt gentle? Ancestor Grandfather, are you joking? Among all the female elders in the family, Fourth Ancestor Aunt's temper is definitely one of the most fiery.

However, this couldn't be blamed on Wang Shouzhe's misunderstanding.

Back when Wang's Clan was at its lowest, Wang Shouzhe was the backbone of the family, the object of admiration and respect for a group of younger siblings and juniors. Even if Wang Luotong had a fiery temperament, how could she show it in front of Wang Shouzhe?

Even Immortal Emperor Mu Yun praised Wang Luotong's image and temperament: "What a valiant heroine. Shouzhe, your family is truly full of hidden talents, she will be a fierce general in the future~"

"Thank you for the praise, Your Majesty." Wang Shouzhe was also proud, "My fourth sister is responsible for the ranch and some fisheries in the family, and she manages them quite well. Once she reaches the Divine Realm, I'll let her train in the Demon Realm battlefield."

With Wang Luotong's challenge, Shentu Xingchen soon took the stage.

He wore a red and black outfit, highlighting his broad shoulders and long legs, exuding a unique heroic and handsome demeanor: "So you are the nineteenth-ranked Wang Luotong, quite a character. I am Shentu Xingchen, heir of the Blood Sea King lineage."

"I don't care if you're from the Blood Sea King or Blood Creek King, beat me first, then you can talk." Wang Luotong said nothing more, swinging the White Bone Demon Flame Whip.

In an instant, layers of bone whip shadows, wrapped in ghostly green demon flames, swept across the sky, enveloping the entire arena, as if to flatten it.

The [White Bone Demon Flame Whip] was the famous artifact of the White Bone Demon Lord. After being captured by Wang's Clan, it was naturally confiscated as a trophy, and Wang Luotong quickly redeemed it.

She was particularly fond of the White Bone Demon Flame Whip, refusing even to let the Hundred Refinements True Monarch cleanse it, just liking its style.

Shentu Xingchen was taken aback.

This girl was too domineering, attacking without a word.

Immediately, he pulled out a demonic artifact [Blood Fiend Spear], wielding it as he engaged Wang Luotong in battle.

The intense rumbling echoed continuously on the arena.

The two fought fiercely, with the protective shield of the Purple Mansion arena being shaken violently by the aftermath of their battle.

The spectators below were mesmerized, occasionally letting out exclamations and cheers, with the occasional boo.

It's worth noting that the Purple Mansion Ranking doesn't change as frequently as the Lingtai and Celestial Rankings, with a match every now and then. The last Purple Mansion challenge was a year or two ago.

It's not easy to see such a high-quality match on a regular day.

"The Blood Sea King kid is quite lucky to have such an excellent heir." The Immortal Emperor couldn't help but nod slightly, praising, "After inheriting the [Blood Sea Codex], Shentu Xingchen has a Peerless C-grade bloodline, with proper cultivation, the mid-Void Realm is within reach."

Wang Shouzhe nodded slightly.

The information he had also included details about Shentu Xingchen.

However, Shentu Xingchen was still a notch below Luotong. After inheriting an intermediate fire-based codex, Luotong's bloodline had already reached Peerless A-grade.

Although Shentu Xingchen's cultivation was slightly higher, the two small levels of bloodline difference were not easily bridged.

In no time, Wang Luotong let out a slightly disappointed sneer: "Heh heh heh~ The heir of the Blood Sea King is just so-so, not fun, get down."

With that, she fiercely shook the White Bone Whip.

The fierce whip and sea of fire swept out with terrifying momentum, knocking Shentu Xingchen down in just a few rounds.

The students from Northern Zhou below swallowed, unable to believe their eyes as they looked at Wang Luotong.

This big sister was truly too domineering.

Li Mingtang, who had once received favors from Wang's Clan, was even more tongue-tied.

The nineteenth-ranked Wang Luotong was already so powerful, how strong must the sixth-ranked Wang Shouye be?

Moreover, after carefully reviewing the Purple Mansion Ranking, they found that their Northern Zhou's Princess Luojia was only ranked sixteenth. In Northern Zhou, Princess Luojia's strength was recognized as formidable.

This Purple Mansion Ranking was truly terrifying.

While the Northern Zhou students were filled with emotion, Shentu Xingchen had already returned to his ancestor in disgrace, his face full of guilt and frustration.

Clearly, this defeat was not within his expectations.

Although the Red Abyss Demon Emperor was disappointed, he did not blame him. Instead, the Blood Sea King was infuriated by his dejected appearance, scolding: "Why the long face? If you can't beat the nineteenth, then try the twenty-ninth, there's bound to be someone you can defeat!"

However, despite saying this, from this defeat, they realized their underestimation. The Purple Mansion Ranking of Changning was likely even more valuable than they initially thought.

As a result, the Demon Dynasty guests quickly began researching the information of those on the ranking.

Ultimately, Shentu Xingchen chose the thirtieth-ranked Wang Anrui. Wang Anrui was relatively young, with his cultivation barely reaching the mid-Purple Mansion Realm, seemingly easy to bully.

"……" In the private room of the restaurant, Wang Baoguang's eyes widened, "Shentu Xingchen is truly bold, daring to choose my great-grandfather. He has no idea how terrifying my great-grandfather is, does he?"

"Indeed." Wang Shouzhe nodded, "Anrui's father loves the sea and is often away, which has cultivated his calm and reserved nature. On the surface, he seems easy to bully, but in reality, he hides it well."

Although Anrui's ranking in Wang's Clan's third tier wasn't high, he was still of Peerless B-grade talent, slightly superior to Shentu Xingchen. In terms of cultivation and bloodline alone, Shentu Xingchen didn't have the advantage.

And with Wang's Clan's competitive nature, how could Wang Anrui's combat ability be as simple as it seems on the surface?

In the next match, although Shentu Xingchen had a higher cultivation, Wang Anrui responded calmly, repeatedly luring Shentu Xingchen into traps, ultimately beating him up and throwing him off the stage.

Having lost two consecutive matches, Shentu Xingchen had no choice but to challenge Wang Shoucheng, the youngest of Wang's Clan's "Shou" generation. Wang Shoucheng was ranked fortieth on the Purple Mansion Ranking, and his cultivation hadn't even reached the mid-Purple Mansion Realm.

Yet Shentu Xingchen gained little advantage, being driven to frustration by Wang Shoucheng's endless tactics, and only barely defeated Wang Shoucheng with his deep and long-lasting cultivation, pushing Wang Shoucheng to forty-first.

The heir of the Blood Sea King, only ranked forty-first on the Purple Mansion Ranking, was truly a bitter pill to swallow.

After Shentu Xingchen, the elites of the Immortal Dynasty's royal family, various clans, and the Immortal Palace began to showcase themselves, challenging others one after another. Naturally, there were both failures and successes, gradually occupying spots on the ranking, though not very high.

The Demon Dynasty was equally unwilling to be outdone, competing fiercely with the Immortal Dynasty.

Unfortunately, like the Immortal Dynasty, they only occupied some positions at the back of the ranking, with the top twenty or thirty positions remaining solid and unyielding, with no one being defeated.

The Immortal Dynasty had no choice but to send out Princess Jing'an.

Back when she failed to inherit the Chaoyang King's codex, Princess Jing'an heeded her advisors' suggestion to keep a low profile, gradually becoming more grounded. Later, she stopped causing trouble and chose the most suitable codex from the royal family's existing inheritance period to inherit, her bloodline elevated to [Peerless C-grade upper] through the codex's essence.

Now, her cultivation was close to breaking through to the Divine Realm, her aura not to be underestimated.

In terms of strength, Princess Jing'an was far superior to Shentu Xingchen, being a Peerless Prodigy at the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm. Yet even so, she fought exceptionally hard on the ranking, ultimately defeating the twelfth-ranked, but narrowly losing to the eleventh-ranked Prince An of Great Gan, placing twelfth.

It's worth noting that over the years, Prince An had closely aligned himself with Wang's Clan, gaining many benefits, no longer an ordinary prince, with his talent elevated to [Peerless B-grade], and his cultivation not far from the Divine Realm, making him a formidable opponent.

Moreover, he fancied himself having learned Wang Shouzhe's "strategies," employing some tricks during the battle that put Princess Jing'an at a disadvantage.

Ultimately, the dignified Third Princess of the Immortal Dynasty only secured twelfth place, losing to the cunning Prince An.

This left the Immortal Emperor's expression somewhat unsightly, especially harboring resentment towards the scheming Prince An.

Wang Shouzhe hurriedly reassured: "Mu Yun, don't worry, Princess Jing'an has been improving well recently. With proper cultivation, her future potential is limitless."

Immortal Emperor Mu Yun rolled her eyes.

Shouzhe's tone sounded like that of an elder, yet in reality, Jing'an was about the same age as him.

However, speaking of which, the position of Mansion Master at Jing'an Princess Mansion had yet to be decided, and it's said she wasn't satisfied with anyone, likely still competing with Princess Chunnan~

Alas, where in the world is there another Wang Fugui?

If she chooses a Mansion Master by such standards, Jing'an is in for a long wait.

Actually, Wang Ningxi is also quite good, but unfortunately, that boy got engaged and married too early… wait, doesn't Wang's Clan have other Peerless Prodigies?

Immortal Emperor Mu Yun's gaze suddenly landed on Wang Baoguang beside her: "Baoguang is only in his twenties, he hasn't gotten engaged yet, right? How about going to Jing'an's mansion to assist her, and I'll secure a Mansion Master position for him!"

Wang Baoguang was so frightened that he dropped the melon in his hand.

He was just here to enjoy the show, how did the Immortal Emperor suddenly focus on him? What did he do to deserve this?

He quickly stood up, shaking his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, I don't want to, Princess Jing'an is so much older, I don't like being eaten by an old cow…"

Before he could finish, the Immortal Emperor's face had already darkened.

Sensing danger, he quickly changed the subject: "No, no, no, what I mean is there would be an issue with seniority. My Uncle Fugui married the Fourth Princess, and if I were to become the Mansion Master at the Third Princess's mansion, how would Uncle Fugui face me?"

Wang Shouzhe pondered for a moment, saying: "Baoguang has a point. Besides, Princess Jing'an has high standards, she might not even fancy Baoguang, let's put this matter aside for now."

The Immortal Emperor also gave Wang Shouzhe a dissatisfied glare.

You're always making excuses, could it be you're also against the idea of an old cow eating young grass?

Wang Shouzhe tilted his head, conveniently changing the subject: "Hey, look over there. It seems Crown Prince Shentu Jingming can't sit still."

Indeed, with Princess Jing'an's intervention, the positions the Demon Dynasty had barely secured on the Purple Mansion Ranking were thoroughly suppressed.

Since Shentu Jingming had not yet advanced to the Divine Realm, he naturally needed to step up and win, restoring the Demon Dynasty's reputation.

As Shentu Jingming took the stage, the Immortal Emperor's expression grew increasingly displeased: "A dignified crown prince participating in the ranking? Hmph, it's a pity my Suiyun has already reached the Divine Realm, otherwise…"

As she spoke, Shentu Jingming directly ascended the Purple Mansion arena, swaggering as he surveyed the ranking.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself: "The first rank is Wang Liyao, hmm… that's Brother Shouzhe's daughter. A big cover-up, a huge cover-up. Forget it, I'll give Brother Shouzhe some face and not challenge his daughter. The second rank is Wang Anye, interesting… I'll casually take second place."

With that, Shentu Jingming challenged Wang Anye.

Relying on his Heavenly Son of the Fourth Rank bloodline and peak Purple Mansion Realm cultivation, he was confident the script would have him dominating, intimidating everyone.

Unexpectedly, before a stick of incense's time had passed, he was blasted off the stage by Wang Anye's "Sword and Formation Master" technique, "Ten Thousand Swords Unleashed."

Wang Anye's terrifying combat power left the Immortal and Demon Dynasties speechless.

The hidden big shots were all extremely serious.

The Blood Sea King even remarked in front of the Demon Emperor, "Talents emerge in every generation." That Wang Anye's combat power was too terrifying, he felt that even if he, a mid-Void Realm cultivator, made a move, he might not be his match.

In fact, his feeling was quite accurate.

Although Wang Anye, being young, was still in the later stages of the Purple Mansion Realm, with some distance to the Divine Realm, his Heavenly Son B-grade talent allowed his bloodline to awaken to the eighth stage in the Purple Mansion Realm, only a small step away from a typical mid-Void Realm cultivator.

For an ordinary person, trying to contend with a mid-Void Realm cultivator in such a situation would be very challenging, but Wang Anye's swordsmanship had been verified by the Sword Monument, making his combat power far superior to typical cultivators of the same cultivation and bloodline. Coupled with the assistance of the sword formation, his combat power was naturally off the charts.

If you add the now replenished Tree of Fortune's assistance, it's hard to say who would win.

Though Shentu Jingming was shocked by his defeat, he was not discouraged, quickly regrouping and returning to the arena.

On the Purple Mansion Ranking, after the second-ranked Wang Anye, were the third-ranked Wang Luojing and Wang Luo Qiu sisters.

Shentu Jingming stared at the two names for a while, sighing: "I didn't want to bully women, but Wang Anye is too monstrous. Forget it, for the glory of the Demon Dynasty, women it is."

"Wang Luojing, Wang Luo Qiu, which one should I choose?" Shentu Jingming hesitated, finally taking out two plaques, writing Luojing and Luo Qiu's names on them, shuffling them before starting to flip them.

In the private room, Wang Shouzhe's cheek twitched slightly.

He had seen people courting death, but never someone like Shentu Jingming.

Just from Shentu Jingming's plaque-flipping action, Wang Shouzhe could almost foresee his miserable fate.

At this moment, Shentu Jingming's hand moved between the two plaques, hesitating for a while, finally settling on one, revealing it.

"Huh? Wang Luo Qiu!?" He nodded in satisfaction, "Since fate has led me to choose you, then Wang Luo Qiu it is."

As soon as he finished speaking.

In another high-rise restaurant nearby, a golden light burst through the window.

With a "boom," the air exploded, and the golden light fell like a meteor, carrying a weight of ten thousand pounds, its majestic aura distorting the surrounding air.

Within the meteor, a figure could be vaguely seen.

The figure appeared very young, with bright eyes and white teeth, exuding a fierce aura, faintly resembling Wang Luo Qiu.

Clad in a light gold outfit that outlined her graceful figure, surrounded by a halo of majestic golden light, it flowed like the protective light of ancient legends, adding a few degrees of majesty.

Descending from the sky with hands behind her back, she truly resembled a formidable empress, full of indescribable majesty!

In the next moment, the arena was bombarded!