King of Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 56: Chapter 55: The Commandery Princess’s Invitation

"Who else?"

Outside the Martial Arts Arena, a deathly, oppressive silence fell.

The crowd of Bronze Students outside the arena stood in stunned silence, cold sweat dripping from their foreheads. None of them dared to meet Luo Tian’s gaze.

Even Cao Yang, widely acknowledged as the strongest among the Bronze Students, lowered his head, his eyes filled with fear and apprehension.

In the battles today, Luo Tian had won four consecutive victories. His opponents were all at least at the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening, with two of them at the peak of the Sixth Layer of Meridian Opening.

Every one of his defeated opponents had an arm crippled!

Not even the Young Marquis, with his powerful background and strength, escaped this fate.

Finally, Luo Tian had even used the Breaking Sky Sword Qi to repel Li Hai, a cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening, stunning the entire crowd.

He was like a Great Demon King!

For a fleeting moment, everyone had even thought Luo Tian had broken through to the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening.

Without a doubt, Luo Tian already possessed the strength of a Silver Student.

From this moment on, not a single Bronze Student dared to challenge Luo Tian’s authority.

"This... He’s just too incredible!"

In the crowd, Mu Yuyan’s bright eyes sparkled like little stars.

Especially in that final moment, when Luo Tian, dominant and overbearing, met Li Hai’s attack head-on with his Breaking Sky Sword Qi. It made her heart tremble, and she felt like she could have shouted for joy.

In that instant, Luo Tian had been dazzlingly brilliant, heroic and handsome!

’First in the Wu Mansion assessment, and a well-deserved first in the Holy Mansion’s trial. He even escaped unharmed from the ambush set by so many experts from the major families!’

As Mu Yuyan mentally recounted Luo Tian’s glorious achievements, she felt more and more that his extraordinariness surpassed any prodigy she had ever known.

This was clearly the rise of a peerless genius of his generation!

’At this rate, doesn’t Luo Tian have a chance of surpassing Sister Ziyan?’

Mu Yuyan’s face flushed red with excitement.

But then she realized something was wrong.

Liu Ziyan was her good friend, and she was dead set on dealing with Luo Tian.

Just now, she had actually forgotten that fact and found herself hoping that Luo Tian would continue his climb, surpassing all the geniuses of his generation, even Liu Ziyan.

At the back of the crowd, Princess Yunxiu, radiating an air of nobility, had just arrived. Shock was written all over her pretty face, her phoenix eyes shimmering with a dazzling light.

Normally, she was the center of attention wherever she went.

But at this moment, not many students noticed her.

’That Breaking Sky Sword Qi from just now...’

Princess Yunxiu couldn’t help but murmur to herself.

She had arrived just in time to see the exchange between Luo Tian and Li Hai.

The power of that sky-breaking sword strike had shaken her to the core.

A cultivator at the Fifth Layer of Meridian Opening unleashing the Breaking Sky Sword Qi—it was truly inconceivable!

On the other side of the Martial Arts Arena, several injured and crippled Bronze Students lay, including the Young Marquis, Tang Wei, who had fallen unconscious.

Clearly, Luo Tian had defeated several powerful opponents in a row.

’This Luo Tian is so mysterious. You could say he keeps his true abilities well hidden!’

Princess Yunxiu recalled the final moments of the Holy Mansion’s trial, when Luo Tian had staged an unbelievable comeback to take first place.

This unfathomable young man who repeatedly created miracles had once uttered the phrase "a beauty’s fate is often tragic," which had perfectly pointed out the suffering of her own destiny.

At this moment, Princess Yunxiu was almost certain that Luo Tian’s words back then were not spoken carelessly; he might have truly seen that she was suffering from a terminal illness.

"Luo Tian! How dare you cripple the Young Marquis’s arm! You’ll regret this!"

Outside the Martial Arts Arena, Li Hai let out a low roar, glaring at Luo Tian with surging killing intent, wishing he could tear him to shreds on the spot.

But Li Hai hadn’t lost his senses.

Luo Tian’s Breaking Sky Sword Qi had the power to match a cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Meridian Opening. By forcibly interfering in the match on the Martial Arts Arena, he had already broken the Holy Mansion’s rules.

More importantly, the Young Marquis’s injuries could not be delayed and required immediate treatment.

WHOOSH!

Li Hai scooped up the severely crippled Young Marquis and gracefully departed.

"If you remain obstinate, you will be the ones to regret it!"

Luo Tian watched Li Hai leave, his gaze icy cold.

SWISH!

He stepped down from the Martial Arts Arena, and the crowd parted on its own, clearing a path for Luo Tian.

The eyes of the Bronze Students in the crowd held fear, apprehension, and even a fair bit of admiration.

The previous three battles, combined with the final Breaking Sky Sword Qi, had made Luo Tian’s image among the Bronze Students incomparably grand and domineering.

Luo Tian nodded to himself.

’Today’s battle has successfully established my dominance. This should save me the trouble of being constantly challenged in the future.’

Just then, a noble and beautiful figure appeared before Luo Tian, her sparkling phoenix eyes sizing him up.

"Princess Yunxiu?"

Luo Tian’s brows furrowed slightly.

During the Holy Mansion’s trial, he had misspoken and offended this high-ranking Commandery Princess, causing her to attack him.

’This Princess Yunxiu can’t still be holding a grudge and planning to keep bothering me, can she?’

Luo Tian speculated inwardly and kept his distance from the Commandery Princess.

Princess Yunxiu was the niece of the Sovereign of Azure Cloud Country. She was exceptionally elegant and talented. In terms of background and status, she surpassed Tang Wei and was much more difficult to deal with.

Seeing Luo Tian’s wary expression, Princess Yunxiu didn’t know whether to be annoyed or amused.

Any other young man would be desperate to get close to her. Who else would be so deliberately distant?

"Luo Tian, during the Holy Mansion’s trial, I, Yunxiu, acted impulsively and attacked you. I hope you can forgive me."

Princess Yunxiu smiled faintly, two elegant dimples appearing on her cheeks.

’Is she apologizing?’

Luo Tian’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.

In terms of beauty, Princess Yunxiu was second only to Ning Xueyao among all the women he had ever seen, and her aura was elegant and noble.

"Commandery Princess, what can I do for you?"

Luo Tian asked, stunned.

"I’m afraid I’ll make a fool of myself, Senior Luo. I, Yunxiu, have a private matter I’d like to discuss with you alone."

A faint blush crept onto Princess Yunxiu’s porcelain-like face, and her expression became slightly unnatural.

As a Commandery Princess, this was the first time she had ever taken the initiative to ask a young man for a private meeting.

It wasn’t that she was interested in Luo Tian, but that the matter she wanted to discuss was too private to be spoken of in public.

’A private discussion?’

Luo Tian was completely astonished.

The exceptionally elegant Commandery Princess, with her slightly demure posture, was breathtakingly beautiful.

The nearby students were dumbfounded.

"Don’t tell me Princess Yunxiu has taken a liking to Luo Tian?"

"Impossible! Luo Tian may be strong, but the gap in their statuses is just too wide. In the Sun Chasing Holy Mansion alone, several Silver Students, and even Golden Students, are pursuing her."

Although the students didn’t believe it, they still felt a twinge of envy and jealousy, their tone sour.

If Luo Tian could really capture Princess Yunxiu’s heart, he would have a chance to connect with the Azure Cloud Kingdom’s Royal Family. From then on, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate—his future would be immeasurable.

"Since the Commandery Princess has invited me, of course I won’t refuse."

Luo Tian laughed heartily.

He had made quite a few enemies, both in Lingyun County and at the Holy Mansion.

It would be best not to get on the bad side of this Princess Yunxiu.

"Luo Tian! Congratulations on securing your status as a Silver Student."

At that moment, Mu Yuyan walked over with a cheerful grin.

Seeing her, Luo Tian felt even more perplexed. ’Isn’t this girl Liu Ziyan’s friend?’

"Huh? Why don’t I see Chen Haofei?"

Luo Tian glanced around.

Ever since coming from Lingyun County, Chen Haofei was pretty much Luo Tian’s only good friend.

If he had known that Luo Tian was being challenged, Chen Hao would have definitely come.

"You mean Chen Haofei? He’s not doing so well in the Bronze Area. He was beaten up two days ago and is probably still recovering from his injuries."

Mu Yuyan answered proactively, her beautiful eyes darting around.

"What? He was beaten up?"

Hearing this, Luo Tian’s expression immediately darkened.

"Commandery Princess, something has come up. I must take my leave. I will pay you a visit another day."

Luo Tian leaped away, heading straight for the Bronze Student Area.

"Hey! Wait for me..."

Mu Yuyan shouted and chased after him.

The two of them left.

An awkward silence fell over the spot. The students stood there, stunned and bewildered.

Princess Yunxiu had clearly taken the initiative to ask Luo Tian for a meeting, yet he had run off with Mu Yuyan, leaving the Commandery Princess standing there all alone.

Could this be the legendary love triangle?

As they speculated, the crowd felt even more sour with envy.

"Luo Tian, you..."

Watching Luo Tian’s graceful figure disappear into the distance, Princess Yunxiu couldn’t help but stomp her foot, fuming with frustration.

It wasn’t as if she was interested in Luo Tian in that way.

But still, this was the first time she had ever taken the initiative to ask a young man for a meeting, and she had been completely left hanging.