Chapter 174 Chapter 174 "I see you."
"Come all of you maggots from the Outer Court and get yourself a number. You know what's going to happen so get to it fast! I don't have time to wait for your lazy asses today."
A negative old man yelled unto the collection of lower disciples in the dome.
Although this old grandpa was pretty harsh with his words but no voice of discontent rang in his vicinity or otherwise.
They have known right from the start that this impatient Senior was the famous assistant of Elder Hong Tian, Elder Tao Ru.
And same as his good master, Tao Ru was of course a full fledged Golden Core Expert.
"Here is your number, Young Master Clark. You only need to wait for when everyone will get their respective numbers and after that, the Inner Disciples Exam should begin without fail."
Elder Feng Ren passed a wooden stele with the number of 1 towards our very own bored gamer.
As one of the two Legacy Disciples in the Demonic Sword Sect, he was of course given the honor to be allotted the first choice in the thousands of attendance in this Inner Disciples Exam.
One should know that the Outer Court prided over three hundred fifty thousands cultivators all in all and yet there were only a few thousand participants in this contest.
It could be seen from this alone that there were really few people who had reached the peak of Mortal Shedding Realm.
Five minutes quickly passed and the last person held the number of 5238.
Amongst the ones who appeared today, this approximate few amongst the 350,000 Outer Disciples, joined in on the Inner Disciples Exam.
"Enter the Stage when your name is called!" Tao Ru handled the proceedings and started with due haste.
"Stage 1 Outer Disciple Clark Colter vs Inner Disciple Gu Ju!" The first pair was called.
"BANG!" And one ring of combat rose from the ground.
"Stage 2 Outer Disciple Long Tian vs Inner Disciple Jin Jie!" The second pair was summoned into place.
"BOOM!" And another ring of combat ascended into form.
"Stage 3 Outer Disciple..."
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The list of names continued and some were overly excited to begin the battle before all the names were entirely called into motion.
Nevertheless, Tao Ru was blind and deaf through it all because he was perhaps the most eager one for this event to conclude.
"Good luck, Young Master Clark. Be careful in there."
Amongst the people who bade fortune to our lucky protagonist, Lian Li and Lian Ah's voices were maybe one of the warmest on the scene.
Of course, Wan Fei was also not to be taken lightly as she spearheaded the trio of well wishers in the party.
It did not take long for Clark to discern that some higher ups had paved a comfortable way for him indeed.
"What are you waiting for? Do you want me to slap you to death? Is that it?" Our good gamer could not halt a pleasing smile from showing on his face at the moment.
He knew the outcome of this encounter and so could not help but almost laugh out loud in his stationary place. In reply, Gu Ju only nodded once and just once and then...
"AHHHHHHHH!" Gu Ju screamed like a man on fire and he even spat a fountain of blood to give absolute effect to what he wanted to do in the first place.
After that, Gu Ju backpedaled like someone so strong was pulling him far and away from our very own protagonist.
He caught the ropes of the ring and without any suspense whatsoever, dropped towards the hard grounds outside.
"Did any of you see what has happened?!"
"Of course not!"
"It was just too fast for our eyes to follow!"
"How did Young Master Clark do that?!"
"Fool! Do you wish to fathom the genius of a Legacy Disciple?!"
"All of you need to eat more rice, meat and soup before you can decipher the mystery behind the unseen attack of Young Master Clark!"
"HAHAHA! You're all a bunch of morons!" The Outer Disciples talked amongst themselves and it was the same rubbish as always.
Since they could not see what really happened, they all made conclusions with what little excuse of a brain they had at the moment.
But unbeknownst them all, the true orchestrator of this plot laid hidden behind the curtains of this entire affair.
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In a secluded part of The Demonic Sword Sect, a beautiful woman and a shadow conversed alone.
"Is this fair, Young Mistress?" a voice asked in hesitation.
"Of course." The beautiful woman answered. This was of course none other than the strongest power in the sect today, Gu Wenren herself.
"But Gu Ju is your half brother. There was no lack of replacements in the sect who could have done this same exact thing." The shadow was confused.
Although the Patriarch of the Demonic Sword Sect has had many sons and daughters within the sect but Patriarch Gu Chun has only ever acknowledged Gu Wenren as his only rightful heir.
"All the same. It matters not. Gu Jun or some other else. As long as it will serve my purpose, that is more than enough for me."
Gu Wenren replied and it was curious to see a gentle curve of a smile creep around her red lips.
"And may this servant know the reason behind all of this convoluted plot, Young Mistress?" the Shadow queried for one last time.
"Look at our new Legacy Disciple and you shall see." Gu Wenren nodded and both looked in the clear vision before them.
The whole sky was akin to a gigantic screen of what was happening real time elsewhere.
And as they focused on the lifelike figures and images nearby, the two of them could not help but notice a handsome young man's lips move in accordance to make these words...
"I see you."