Young Master in Flower City

"She’s my little sister too!" Xiao Tianyu stared at the other man, long hair flying. Hong Yuan nodded. "To be able to make a friend like Brother Xiao in this life—then even if I die, I have no regrets!"

With that, after cupping his fists toward Xiao Tianyu, Hong Yuan turned and walked down from the battle stage.

Zhuang Feiyan’s beautiful eyes were calm. She had already seen that Hong Yuan had gone all out. That last strike hadn’t crushed Xiao Tianyu, which told her that even if the fight continued, Hong Yuan’s ending would be the same.

This battle, Hong Yuan lost.

The expressions of the crowd hardly fluctuated, as if in their eyes Hong Yuan’s defeat was the most normal outcome.

No wonder. After all, Xiao Tianyu had just killed Liu Feng with a single sword, while Hong Yuan was only a rising newcomer. How could he be stronger than Liu Feng?

Next, under many gazes filled with mixed light, Xiao Tianyu turned and stepped off the battle stage, coming to the Yan Family’s side. Yan Hai gave Xiao Tianyu a slight smile. "Not bad."

Xiao Tianyu glanced at Yan Hai, then withdrew into the crowd without speaking, which made Yan Hai freeze for a moment.

"This person might really be able to break into the top ten!" The Yan Family Clan Leader laughed heartily to Yan Hai. Yan Hai nodded. "I can see that too. Maybe we can even use him to help me step into the top three."

From these words it wasn’t hard to hear that Yan Hai only regarded Xiao Tianyu as a chess piece. He wanted to step on Xiao Tianyu’s shoulders to reach a top-three seat.

"Mm." The Yan Family Clan Leader nodded. "This time, whether the Yan Family becomes the focus of all will depend on you. As long as you place in the top three, you’ll have a chance to go cultivate in the Cold Ice Tower for a month. A month is enough for you to transform."

Their conversation was by voice transmission; no one else could hear it.

The subsequent fights were still extremely intense. Destructive collisions erupted from time to time. Some late-blooming geniuses also fully unleashed their strength. For example, Li Fei—this person not only possessed a powerful bloodline, but his comprehension of the Power of Laws was also extremely profound. At the same level, he almost swept everyone.

Yet this man was a new face; no one in Ice Sea City had ever seen him before. Even the registration fee, he had paid by himself.

Very soon, many gazes fell on Li Fei, filled with doubt. This guy was probably going to be the strongest dark horse of this year, right?

Time flowed by slowly. The number of people on the battle stages grew fewer and fewer. Those who performed outstandingly were seemingly deliberately kept to the end by the old man in charge of calling names, to endure the fiercest collisions.

Thus, in these few rounds, Xiao Tianyu hadn’t encountered any particularly strong opponents.

The first round of the Wind and Cloud Banquet would end not long from now.

"First battle stage, Zhan Tian, Demon Heaven, Yang Kang, step up!"

"Second battle stage, Fang Hai, Fang Yue, Cheng Junjie, step up!"

"Third battle stage, Su Mei’Er, Yan Hai, Gu Feng, step up!"

"Fourth battle stage, Li Fei, Zhuang Feiyan, Gu Mo, step up!"

"..."

"Ninth battle stage, Xiao Tianyu, Water Monarch, Mu Han, step up!"

As the old man in charge of calling names spoke, the crowd’s gazes shifted. On all nine battle stages, there were two seeded contestants each. This arrangement made people puzzled; it was really willful.

Three enter, two are eliminated, one advances to the top eighteen.

But what if two of them joined forces against one? That would seem unfair. Still, no one voiced any objections. After all, throughout the years, the Wind and Cloud Banquet had always been the most authoritative and fairest of battle stages.

Since the old man in charge of calling names did this, he naturally had his reasons. Maybe he didn’t want any of them to have a bye and directly advance, so he came up with this flashy idea.

Many gazes couldn’t help but fall on the ninth battle stage. On the ninth battle stage now stood Xiao Tianyu, Water Monarch, and Mu Han.

As for Water Monarch, she was the only woman among the five Demon Monarchs. Her looks were extraordinary, and from her very bones there flowed a powerful seductive charm, making it seem hard for people to bear attacking her.

Mu Han was quite outstanding, a member of the Mu Family, a second-rate clan in Ice Sea City. For this Wind and Cloud Banquet, the Mu Family had placed great hopes on Mu Han. Unfortunately, in this battle he had run into Xiao Tianyu and Water Monarch, so the outcome likely wouldn’t be too optimistic.

"Now I’m the only woman on the battle stage. You two can’t team up to bully me, okay?" Water Monarch gave a faint smile that bloomed with a hundred charms, looking frail and helpless. But to have reached this point, how firm was the will of these geniuses? Naturally, they wouldn’t be bewitched by Water Monarch’s myriad seductive postures.

Moreover, in the previous rounds, Water Monarch’s strikes had been extremely vicious. Either she crippled her opponents or killed them directly—ruthless to the extreme. And these people would feel pity for her?

Mu Han’s gaze swept over Water Monarch once, then finally landed on Xiao Tianyu. Clearly, in his view, compared to Water Monarch, Xiao Tianyu was weaker. As long as he defeated Xiao Tianyu, Mu Han would have a chance to advance to the top eighteen.

Then Mu Han spoke to Xiao Tianyu. "Make your move."

"I think you should choose her." Xiao Tianyu spoke calmly. Water Monarch’s beautiful eyes slid toward Xiao Tianyu, and she smiled lightly. "Handsome, that’s not right of you to say. I’m just a woman. You two big men still plan to attack me? Ever heard of cherishing fragrant jade?"

As she finished, a hint of grievance appeared on Water Monarch’s face.

Xiao Tianyu ignored her. He had seen too many beautiful she-devils like this. How could he be confused by her demonic charm?

"I think between you and her, you’re easier to deal with." Mu Han would never heed Xiao Tianyu’s words. He directly struck, a great palm suppressing down from the void toward Xiao Tianyu.

Mu Han had his reasons for this choice. Xiao Tianyu was only at Divine Level Seventh Layer and unknown, whereas Water Monarch had been famous in Celestial Demon City for a long time. Mu Han wasn’t stupid. Naturally, he felt Xiao Tianyu would be easier to handle.

Xiao Tianyu stood there, long hair flying, eyes calm, though he did feel quite a bit of pressure.

At the instant the other’s Palm Seal came suppressing down, he finally moved. The Wind Law blossomed, and he instantly left his original spot. Mu Han’s perception spread out, locking onto the trail of Xiao Tianyu’s disappearance, and he sent out another palm.

This time, Xiao Tianyu didn’t dodge. He met the blow in midair with his own palm. With a deafening boom, a vortex of destruction erupted from between the two of them, with them at the center. Xiao Tianyu stood motionless.

Mu Han, in contrast, staggered back several steps. Clearly, in that palm clash, Mu Han was at the disadvantage.

However, before Mu Han could once again attack Xiao Tianyu, Water Monarch moved. In an instant, an illusion flashed into Mu Han’s mind—too much water, his body seeming to be submerged by a boundless ocean, his will collapsing.

Water Monarch’s lightly charming figure stepped out, speed extremely fast. In a blink she arrived behind Mu Han and slammed out a palm. Pfft—the force sent Mu Han’s body flying, blood spraying, his Life Spirit shattering.

Water Monarch looked soft and weak, but the moment she struck she directly crippled Mu Han. Only now did Mu Han understand why Xiao Tianyu had told him earlier that he should deal with Water Monarch first.

Then Mu Han turned his eyes. "You... using such despicable methods, don’t you feel shameless?"

"Shameless?" Water Monarch giggled. "In the struggle of the Wind and Cloud Banquet, who cares what methods you use? As long as you can eliminate the other side, what does a little trick count for?"

"You..." Mu Han was so furious he spat blood on the spot. Water Monarch smiled faintly. "Go down."

Hearing this, unwillingness flashed in Mu Han’s eyes. But so what? The battlefield was like this. He could only blame himself for being too stupid, giving Water Monarch an opening, falling to a single sneak attack.

"Handsome, now it’s just the two of us." Water Monarch giggled toward Xiao Tianyu.