Chapter 1642: Martial Exchange Gathering
"The Haotian Young Emperor truly lives up to his reputation!"
Only after a long while did Ye Changge shakily climb back to his feet, his soul finally settling from the terror earlier.
The Haotian Young Emperor was none other than Shi Haoxuan, the number one disciple of Dongling Immortal Pool's inner sect. Although his fame had long spread throughout the Dongling Region, he remained far too mysterious. Like a divine dragon whose tail could never be seen, he rarely showed himself, so very few people truly knew how powerful he was.
But now, Ye Changge finally understood.
Dongling Immortal Pool was not something that could be casually insulted.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Changge gradually regained his composure. He turned toward Tuoba Yan and Fairy Qingping, then spoke proudly.
"Two junior sisters, I'm also hosting a small martial exchange gathering. Naturally, it cannot compare to the Martial Dao Tea Gathering held by Junior Brother Ye Ting and the others, but only the first-rate geniuses of the Three Great Saint Lands are qualified to enter. If the two of you don't mind, why not come take a look? It should be quite beneficial for the upcoming Sunset Heaven Selection."
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow slightly.
Only now did he understand why he had not noticed any truly top-tier experts earlier. Most of them had apparently already been invited by Ye Changge to participate in this martial exchange gathering.
Before the Sunset Heaven Selection officially began, being able to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of the various geniuses in advance would naturally be advantageous. At the very least, it prevented one from being caught completely off guard during the actual competition.
In arena battles, cultivation realm was only one aspect of strength. When true experts fought, victory was often decided by the smallest details. If one could identify an opponent's weakness beforehand and exploit it during battle, the chances of winning would naturally rise dramatically.
Plenty of contestants clearly shared that same idea.
"Of course, if any other disciples from Dongling Immortal Pool are interested, you're welcome to come watch as well. Still, you'd better weigh your own strength first. If you embarrass yourselves there, don't blame anyone else."
The mockery in Ye Changge's tone was impossible to miss.
This fellow was arrogant to the bone. Shi Haoxuan had only just warned him that disaster came from careless words, yet he had already forgotten the lesson.
"You!"
"Hmph! It's just some martial gathering. What's so impressive about it? Even if you begged me, I wouldn't go!"
The disciples of Dongling Immortal Pool could naturally hear the hidden ridicule in his words. One by one, they grew indignant with anger.
"Tch! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself first? You actually dare set your sights on Fairy Hanyan and the others? You'd better give up already. We're not interested in your stupid gathering!"
"That's right! Fairy Hanyan, Fairy Qingping, don't go with him. That guy clearly has ulterior motives!"
Ye Changge could not even be bothered glancing at those disciples. He merely sneered.
"Not coming is fine too. After all, just like Murong Bai, you people are only there to make up the numbers."
Helian Xiao's face darkened as he stared coldly at Ye Changge.
"I'll make sure you learn exactly who's just making up the numbers."
A trace of anger flashed through Xu Ming's refined features as he said solemnly, "Senior Brother Ye, please lead the way."
As the fourth and fifth ranked Young Emperors of Dongling Immortal Pool, once they expressed their stance, the other disciples naturally followed and announced they would come along as well.
"Hehe, then let's go."
Ye Changge casually glanced at Helian Xiao and Xu Ming before turning toward Tuoba Yan and Fairy Qingping with a warm smile.
"Two junior sisters, shall we exchange pointers together?"
Both Tuoba Yan and Fairy Qingping were tempted.
Being able to spar with the geniuses participating in the Sunset Heaven Selection ahead of time would greatly help them understand the strength of their future opponents.
However, neither woman answered immediately. Instead, they both turned to look at Ling Feng simultaneously.
Tuoba Yan bit her lip lightly before saying, "Ling Feng, are you going? If you go, then I'll go too."
Fairy Qingping nodded slightly as a faint blush appeared on her face.
"I... I feel the same."
"Hm?"
Ye Changge frowned.
Only now did he notice that among the crowd of beauties stood a rather unremarkable-looking youth.
The aura coming from this guy was pitifully weak. He was only at the Extreme First Stage Human Emperor Realm. Ye Changge genuinely could not understand how Dongling Immortal Pool had allowed someone like this to participate in the Sunset Heaven Selection.
What irritated him even more was that these two peerless beauties both seemed to revolve subtly around this young man.
Not only that, but Li Fei, Feng Ling, and Yu Linglong were also gathered around Ling Feng. Although their beauty was slightly inferior compared to Tuoba Yan and Fairy Qingping, they were still exceptionally stunning women.
"Do you even need to ask? There's no way this guy can resist going."
Feng Ling frowned and casually shoved Ling Feng forward.
"Hey, hurry up and say something already!"
Ling Feng shook his head with a smile.
"Going to take a look sounds fine."
For now, he might not be able to witness the strength of the true peak experts, but he still wanted to see what the first-rate experts beneath them were capable of.
Only after hearing Ling Feng's answer did Tuoba Yan and Fairy Qingping nod together.
"Then we'll go too."
Ye Changge clenched his fists tightly. His gloomy eyes fixed onto Ling Feng as he spoke in a strange, mocking tone.
"And who exactly are you? Didn't I already say that people without sufficient strength shouldn't come disgrace themselves?"
"Disgrace myself?"
Ling Feng shrugged casually.
He released a faint trace of his Fortune power.
In the next instant, Ye Changge suddenly felt as though nine golden dragons were soaring before his eyes. The sight startled him so badly that his eyelids twitched violently.
"W... what was that?"
Ye Changge rubbed his eyes frantically as he stared at Ling Feng in shock and uncertainty.
However, Ling Feng had already concealed his Fortune aura using the crimson-gold talisman.
When Ye Changge activated his own talisman to sense Ling Feng again, all he could detect was an astonishingly brilliant glow of Fortune power surrounding him.
In fact, it shone even more brightly than Ye Ting, the peerless genius who had recently risen to fame within Wulei Sacred Land.
"Well? Am I qualified to go now?"
Ling Feng asked calmly, his expression completely unchanged.
Only after a long moment did Ye Changge recover from the shock of the nine soaring dragons. He stared at Ling Feng for quite some time before finally replying through clenched teeth.
"Fine. As long as you're not afraid of humiliating yourself, you can come."
Ling Feng merely smiled faintly and did not bother responding further.
Helian Xiao, however, frowned slightly.
A month ago, Ling Feng had fought the Unrivaled Young Emperor. Although he won, it had hardly been an easy victory.
With Ling Feng acting so high-profile now, once he attended the martial exchange gathering, he would undoubtedly become the target of countless challengers.
It would not matter much if Ling Feng embarrassed himself alone, but now they represented Dongling Immortal Pool together. If Ling Feng lost face, the entire sect would lose face alongside him.
At this point, Helian Xiao knew he could no longer stop him. As he passed beside Ling Feng, he lowered his voice slightly.
"Junior Brother Ling, remember to restrain yourself and avoid acting recklessly. There are many experts at this martial gathering, so be mindful of your limits."
Ling Feng simply shrugged carelessly.
"I'll try my best."
"Hmph. You'd better know what you're doing."
Helian Xiao was clearly dissatisfied with Ling Feng's lazy attitude. He snorted through his nose and shot him a fierce glare.
Ling Feng merely shrugged again.
Naturally, he could not be bothered taking someone so self-important seriously.
"Um... I think I won't go after all."
Yu Linglong looked at Ling Feng timidly.
She had only come because Saint Lady Bi Luo had issued a strict order forcing her to participate. Now that Lin Mu was not around, she instantly felt as though the entire world had become unsafe.
Among everyone here, only Ling Feng had a fairly good relationship with Lin Mu, so Yu Linglong subconsciously treated him like an older brother figure.
"Alright then. You should head back first with the other senior brothers. I doubt Brother Lin will take much longer to arrive anyway."
Ling Feng smiled faintly.
Lin Mu's backing was incredibly powerful.
Ordinary disciples might not qualify to stay together with the competition participants, but Lin Mu was clearly an exception. After all, among the three Hall Masters leading the group this time, one of them happened to be Saint Lady Bi Luo herself.
The Hall Master of Blazing Sun Hall and the Hall Master of Void Heaven Hall naturally had to give her some face, so they could only pretend not to notice.
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