The King of Urban Mercenaries

Although Qianhuang Peak is not small, can it accommodate tens of thousands of people? Clearly not!

The Ancient Ao Empire where Lin Fei is located, although vast, is quite insignificant in the entire East Continent. Thus, thousands of people have already gathered at the foot of Qianhuang Peak, and more are continually arriving. It’s likely that the crowd will break through to over a hundred thousand, causing the demon beasts to flee outward.

The cultivators who come here all desperately train because the Heaven and Earth Qi here is incredibly abundant, at least ten times more than where they came from!

Yet Lin Fei has been on Qianhuang Peak before and understands that although the Primordial Energy here is abundant compared to the outside world, it’s still not comparable to where the disciples of Qianhuang Peak cultivate. Being a disciple of Qianhuang Peak has its perks, as their resources can undoubtedly allow them to enhance their cultivation freely.

Lin Fei waited here for three days. After three days, the number finally exceeded one hundred thousand, but it was then that Lin Fei saw a familiar face, named Dugu Aotian!

This is the son of Dugu Xiaoqi, and also Lin Fei’s senior brother. However, later on, Lin Fei finally realized that Dugu Aotian was always using him, even manipulating him. After bringing Lin Fei to the Upper Realm, he tried to make things difficult for Lin Fei and didn’t help him through tough times, and eventually even wanted to kill Lin Fei.

Thus, Lin Fei holds no fondness for this senior brother, and after several months apart, Lin Fei—prompted by Xiaolong’s reminder—recognizes that Dugu Aotian’s cultivation has indeed improved and is at the pinnacle of the Sixth Transition of the True Body Realm, soon to become a Seventh Transition figure. But even so, it matters little to Lin Fei; Hou Qitian beside him can utterly defeat Dugu Aotian.

Dugu Aotian at this moment looked down arrogantly at the tens of thousands below and spoke: "Though you are all elites, we must select just a few from these tens of thousands to proceed to Central Continent to participate in a broader Beast Fighting tournament. Before that, select one thousand people, then go to Qianhuang Peak for further trials."

Upon hearing this, everyone was amazed. Isn’t this a situation of selecting one from thousands, or even tens of thousands? It’s exceedingly strict, but the greater the strictness, the more anticipated it becomes. Whoever succeeds will undoubtedly become someone who stands above the masses!

In the end, everyone was filled with fervor, but to Dugu Aotian, it mattered little. After all, these people could never defeat those from Qianhuang Peak, so they were just cannon fodder to Qianhuang Peak.

In the end, even if selected from tens of thousands, what difference does it make? They would still be just a higher-grade cannon fodder. Qianhuang Peak does not allow outsiders to surpass them, as the law of the jungle is enacted even among their forces.

Although the emperors of Qianhuang Peak are powerful, when choosing for Qianhuang Peak itself, should their own people be strong or should outsiders be strong? The answer is obvious.

After announcing everything, Dugu Aotian left the place. The remaining matters were left to the disciples and other elders. He felt quite relaxed; most importantly, the Lower Realm no longer needed him to manage, so the tasks assigned to Dugu Aotian were fewer.

However, when Dugu Aotian thought of Lin Fei, he was filled with anger, wishing he could kill Lin Fei quickly to ease his heart’s hatred!

Lin Fei watched Dugu Aotian leave, snorted coldly. If he had enough strength, he certainly wouldn’t allow Dugu Aotian to stand before him so arrogantly and speak like that.

At this moment, other elders of Qianhuang Peak began their actions. They divided Lin Fei and the others into several large groups, then into a dozen blocks, each with about ten thousand people, then further divided into two batches for competition.

Each match cannot exceed thirty seconds, and ten matches are held at once—how fast is that?

Thus, quickly half of the participants were eliminated, leaving only fifty thousand.

But no matter how many people, there aren’t enough for Qianhuang Peak to eliminate like this—it’s lightning fast—each one rushing forward and executing their most powerful attack to try and defeat the opponent instantly.

For those whose strengths were evenly matched, the judges could decide themselves, seeing their strength and how it compared to others. If powerful enough, proceed together; don’t waste time. If all are weak, then the result is predictable—they’re kicked out; don’t occupy space.

Lin Fei fought his way through, finally becoming one of the thousand out of the tens of thousands—one out of a hundred. He succeeded, but afterward, he’ll have to become one out of ten thousand. After all, selecting dozens out of more than ten thousand—isn’t that one out of ten thousand?

Lin Fei had to bid farewell to Li Kuang.

"I never thought I’d be leaving so soon, but I wish brother Lin Fei could bring glory to our Empire!" Li Kuang said, showing he was a patriotic person.

Lin Fei chuckled, "The Empire? What a joke, treating commoners like this, and you call it an Empire? It’s trash. Besides, the Kingdom of Aolai isn’t his country; his homeland is in the Lower Realm."

A thousand people left with the elders, while the others returned home. However, as long as one person from a country succeeded in advancing, they would be happy enough. After all, they all benefited, and if one among those ten people came from their Empire, they would be thrilled!

Lin Fei doesn’t represent any Empire. If one must be mentioned, it’s the Ancient Ao Empire, since Gai Xiaolian is in that Empire.

The group arrived at the top of Qianhuang Peak. This was Lin Fei’s second visit, but this time he wasn’t living in a disciple’s room, but a huge cave, with bedding on both sides. Lin Fei didn’t expect Qianhuang Peak to treat ordinary cultivators like this.

It seems indeed Qianhuang Peak is proud. No choice, Qianhuang Peak represents absolute power in the East Continent, the largest force—unless it falls, others must respect them. Besides, they have a reason to be proud.

In the end, Lin Fei gazed at the scenery of Qianhuang Peak, intending to revisit places, check if his room is occupied, see if familiar faces are still where they used to be. He suddenly thought of Yang Yuxiang and Li Qing, wondering how they are—these two were his closest friends at Qianhuang Peak!