971 Chapter 971 Tenth place!
Xuan Bo's eyes narrowed as he stared at Jiang Chen, struggling to believe what he had just heard.
''Kid, you want to challenge me? Are you sure?''
A split second later, a strong burst of killing intent exploded from his body as the powerful peak-stage Dao Emperor took a step forward, coming face to face with the devilish youth in black robes.
Xuan Bo couldn't believe that among all the people who could have been challenged first in the second round, there was someone who would pick him out of everyone else here!
Him; the number one Dao Emperor in the 'City of Immortals' and one of the most renowned geniuses in the entire central continent, as well as the crown prince of the Tianxuan dynasty.
No matter how Xuan Bo looked at this situation, he couldn't help but get angry inwardly. If Jiang Chen was that confident about his strength and wanted to get as high as he could in this seventh trial, shouldn't he just challenge the person ranked first?
In fact, although Shun Long had been ranked first in the 'Heavenly Rankings', in the grand scheme of the entire 'central continent', he was just an unknown Dao King, nothing more than that. Although he had emerged out of nowhere and taken first place in the 'Heavenly Rankings', Xuan Bo's reputation should still overshadow that fleeting moment of brilliance from a single, unknown Dao King.
And yet, Jiang Chen merely nodded his head as he faced Xuan Bo, before suddenly taking a step forward as well.
His next gesture was more than enough to answer Xuan Bo's question; as Jiang Chen's right fist flew through the air, a thick demonic aura enveloped his body before his right hand made contact with the white beam around Xuan Bo.
Then, under the gazes of the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors, the two young men disappeared on the spot, vanishing from the vast mountain peak.
''This guy actually challenged Xuan Bo? Does he have some sort of death wish or is he just that crazy?''
The young crown prince was famed for being cruel and relentless, both to himself and to those around him. These were the traits the future emperor of the Tianxuan dynasty needed to have after all. They needed to rule with an iron fist.
At this point, Jiang Tianfang could only hope that Liu Mei was right and that his son could really fight him head-on!
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Soon, an hour passed and then a second one, but Jiang Chen and Xuan Bo had yet to return.
At this point, everyone in the mountain peak aside from Shun Long and Liu Mei, could no longer hide the expressions of surprise from their faces.
Xuan Bo had been fighting for two hours against an unknown Dao King and had yet to come out on top?
However, Shun Long quickly noticed that compared to these Dao Kings and Dao Emperors around him, the purple-robed overseer's expression was the most eye-catching one.
His previously emotionless face finally cracked, revealing a hint of a smile as he absentmindedly stared in the distance, almost as if he could see the fight that was taking place.
Finally, as the third hour came to an end, two familiar figures appeared once more on the populated mountain peak, causing the previously calm atmosphere to finally turn heavy and oppressive.
Almost simultaneously, the surrounding Dao Kings and Dao Emperors all turned their gazes toward Xuan Bo, only to see a drop of blood dripping down his nose and staining his previously flawless visage.
The handsome crown prince's face was now contorted with both fury and shock as he stared at Jiang Chen, disregarding everyone else on the mountain peak around him! And yet, Jiang Chen completely ignored Xuan Bo as he turned around and walked towards Shun Long, not paying another glance at the furious crown prince.