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Lin Zetian had a good temperament and did not panic under the watchful eyes of the crowd. Instead, he was very calm.
In this place where geniuses gathered, he struck the battle drum, and his voice shook the entire area. The youth's blood was boiling; there was nothing more exciting than this.
After Lin Zetian left the stage, a lot of juniors appeared again. Perhaps it was because the pressure that Lin Zetian brought to them earlier was too great, but most of them did not perform well.
It wasn't until close to noon that two people turned the pattern of the battle drums black.
One of the youths was Song Shuliang of the Song Family, and the other was Ye Xuan of Ye Family.
At this point, other than Liu Songming, who was a bit behind, Lin Zetian, Song Shuhang, and Ye Xuan had become the three people with the best results so far!
However, everyone knew that this kind of best result would very likely be broken soon, because the next opponent would be the last participant from the younger generation in Ye Family. She was: Ye Xi!
"Next, Ye Family, Ye Xi."
Mu Lang smiled at Ye Xi and extended his hand to make a "please" gesture. Soon after, Ye Xi walked forward gracefully. Amidst everyone's wild cheers and screams, she arrived before the battle drum.
Everyone's eyes were fully focused on the beautiful figure under the noon sunlight, waiting for her to make her move.
Many people had already raised their hands in the air. As long as Ye Xi hit the drum, they would immediately give out the warmest applause!
Ye Xi chuckled. Without any preparation, she turned into a gust of wind and dashed towards the battle drum. The next moment, she lifted up her lily-white hand and struck the battle drum with her fair and square palm.
Although her movements appeared to be extremely slow, they contained Ye Xi's astonishing power. As her palm struck down, there was a loud "dong" sound, and a violent wind mixed with shockwaves swept out in all directions almost instantaneously, hitting the audience's body and then dissipating.
As for the lines at the edge of the war drum, it rapidly changed from white to red and then to deep purple. In just half a breath of time, it had turned black!
"What!"
Everyone was shocked. Although they had already expected Ye Xi to be extremely powerful, they had still underestimated her strength.
It was clearly a palm without much energy, yet it struck the black veined patterns so easily. This also meant that Ye Xi's casual palm strike was stronger than the previous three young geniuses with the best results!
The three of them originally thought that they could prove their strength in front of Ye Xi, but it was only when Ye Xi made her move that they realized that they were actually just making a fool of themselves!
"Hur hur."
At the front of the audience seating area, Ye Lingyun was smiling as he stroked his beard. He was very satisfied with Ye Xi's performance.
The other five officials beside him were also praising him. Although they were not very willing, Ye Lingyun's status was completely different. He was not only the president of the Ministry of Justice, but he was also going to become King Ming's relative.
Ye Xi smiled faintly as she listened to the warm cheers from the audience and the juniors shouting their names.
That's right, this world was like a pyramid. Many people could only climb to the middle level in their entire lives, but she effortlessly stood at the top of the pyramid. In this life, she was destined to be a rich and powerful one, until the end of her life.
With a slight turn of her body and a graceful step, Ye Xi left the stage indifferently under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
Ming Yu saw all of this. His eyes were calm, but deep within his eyes, there was a faint sense of restlessness.
Ming Yu didn't know that at this moment, someone was sizing him up.
"Look at him, is he really that person?"
In the audience seating, within the Underground Imperial City area, Ji Hongling spoke to Enforcer Song who was beside her with a serious expression.
From the moment Ming Yu appeared, Ji Hongling had noticed Ming Yu, but she wasn't completely sure. But from the looks of it till now, she knew that Ming Yu was most likely the person who defeated Zhao Hanren that day!
Enforcer Song wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead and said, "City Lord, no matter if it's appearance or name, it's all right …"
Ji Hongling had instructed him to give Ming Yu sugar-coated artillery shells, but he did not find Ming Yu in the capital. He then sent someone to the Cloud Water City, but he did not find any trace of Ming Yu.
Deacon Song couldn't help but feel glad that he didn't find Ming Yu. Otherwise, if he were to offend Ming Yu, then who knew how painful of a price he would have to pay!
Ji Hongling did not expect this either. She frowned slightly and asked, "What color do you think he can make the war drums turn into?"
Deacon Song answered respectfully: "Two months ago, this person had already defeated Zhao Hanren, who is at the peak of the sixth stage of the Mortality Transcending Stage. But from what I see, he must have obtained more in the past two months, probably reaching the seventh stage of the Mortality Transcending Stage and possessing the strength of over a thousand lions.
"Yes."
What Enforcer Song said was the same as what Ji Hongling said. She continued, "You don't need to worry about his matters. Do you understand?"
"Yes sir!" Enforcer Song nodded his head. According to the mayor's meaning, she was prepared to take action herself. This was good too, it would definitely be beneficial for her to be able to maintain even the slightest bit of relationship with Prince King Ming.
As time passed, it quickly became afternoon.
There were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was shining brightly. The golden sunlight shining on the greyish white floor was somewhat dazzling. The air was mixed with a slightly moist warmth. When the wind blew past, it caused one's mood to become even more impetuous.
"BOOM!"
With a muffled sound, the sixteenth prince, Ming Shan, also struck his drum, the lines on his drum turning faintly black.
The ten thousand spectators applauded in unison. Although Mingshan's score was still not as good as Ye Xi's, he could definitely make it into the top eighty.
When Mingshan returned to the field, Sun Tie's voice sounded again, "Next, Big Wu will be facing Seventeenth Prince, Ming Yu."
When Ming Shan had just returned to the arena, he involuntarily turned his gaze toward Ming Yu when he heard these words. The other princes and princesses also turned their gazes toward Ming Yu.
After thinking about it again and again, Ming Shan still patted Ming Yu's shoulder and said with a frown: "Work hard, okay?"
Although Ming Shan knew that his younger brother, who was only a few months younger than him, was a martial arts mediocre, he could never compare with them, but Ming Yu was a prince after all, and he also represented a small part of the dynasty's face. If Ming Yu was too poor, then not only would he lose his face, but also the face of the royal family.
That was why Ming Shan said that to Ming Yu. Rather than calling him cheering, it would be more accurate to say it was a warning to Ming Yu.
The underlying meaning of his words was: use all your strength in a moment, don't embarrass my royal family!
The crowd naturally understood the meaning behind Ming Shan's words. Those princesses who had previously avoided Ming Yu, all looked at Ming Yu with worried expressions.
Although no one said anything, the gazes that fell on Ming Yu were the most sarcastic!
"Remember what you said, cheer me on." Ming Yu brushed against Mingshan's shoulder and directly walked over.
"You …"
Ming Shan's expression instantly collapsed. He was about to argue with Ming Yu, but Ming Yu had already walked towards the field.
Due to the instructions from Ming Shan, Ming Yu's arrival speed was slightly slower. Liu Tie couldn't help but frown, but he still said patiently: "Seventeenth Prince, please compete quickly. There are still competitors waiting for you."
"Hahahaha …"
When those words were said, it instantly caused the ten thousand spectators to laugh. Clearly, they felt quite disdainful towards Ming Yu's timid delay.
Naturally, everyone had heard that there was a good-for-nothing prince in King Ming Dynasty. It was only today that they found out that this good-for-nothing prince was called Ming Yu.
Not to mention causing the slightest change in the color of the battle drum lines, even if the battle drum was to ring, Ming Yu would not be able to do it!
Everyone looked at Ming Yu's figure and could not help but sneer. His arrival was just asking to be humiliated, that's all.
On the side of the high platform, Yang Xuerong couldn't help but to pucker her lips. As Ming Yu's mother, she naturally didn't want to hear the ridicule from others, but she was sincerely happy because Ming Yu had finally taken the first brave step. He was a man who could support both heaven and earth!
Feeling tens of thousands of gazes on him, the fire deep in Ming Yu's eyes grew longer and longer, and the fanaticism in his heart was also slowly ignited.
Ming Yu had never experienced such a scene before, whether it was in his previous life or this life. Only by standing in the center of this world could he feel the passion and blood in his heart!
The blazing sun was like a flame, but it couldn't compare to the burning temperature of the flames in his heart!
With a "peng" sound, Ming Yu's right leg suddenly hit the ground with explosive force. In almost an instant, he crossed ten meters.
The battle drum grew larger and larger in front of his eyes, until it was almost upon him. Ming Yu's left leg took a step forward, his blood was boiling, his muscles were taut, and then he suddenly twisted his waist.
"Boom!"
The war drums violently shook and the violent shockwaves swept in all directions like a hurricane. The sound waves caused the audience's clothes to flutter and the thunder-like strike directly exploded on the huge training field!
As for the white veined patterns at the sides of the war drum, they moved in a crazy rhythm, rapidly changing from white to red and then to deep purple. In almost an instant, it turned into a deep black!
"Hua!"
The 30,000 audience burst into an uproar like muffled thunder. The entire audience was shocked!