Martial World's
Chapter 43 - Refusal to Receive
But at this moment, Muyi opened his mouth and said with a smile, "What if I bet with Elder Xu?"
“Mm?” Elder Xu was shocked when he heard this. He did not think that Muyi would open his loud mouth and say such words at that moment, let alone with a smiling expression and happy laughter as if he was filled with confidence.
That moment caused Elder Xu's confidence to be slightly shaken. Could it be that this brat Lin Ming had some sort of hidden card up his sleeve that he was unaware of? But he could not explain why this middle third-grade talent could in any way exceed Wang Yanfeng's superior fourth-grade talent. He had also spoken such lofty and haughty words in the presence of so many of his peers. He had already jumped on top of the tiger, how could he come down now? So Elder Xu could only clench his teeth as he said, "Good, of course, what does Master Muyi want to bet on?"
Muyi smiled and said, “For something like this, an ordinary bet is fine. It is best not to ruin the friendship relationship; I think the treasure of human steps should be fine. ”
Treasure of human steps! Could this still be called something mediocre?
The corner of Elder Xu's mouth twitched. Muyi had been a famous inscription expert for so many years that out of everyone present, he was without a doubt the richest person.
Elder Xu clenched his teeth and said, “Good, then I will risk the treasure of a low-level human step, spatial ring.
Spatial rings were a type of interspatial storage treasure. You can take it anywhere on your body and use it to store any type of item you want. This kind of treasure was extremely difficult to refine, so its value was also several times higher than something on the same level. The spatial ring of a low-level human step was roughly equal in value to a middle-tier human step treasure.
"Big." Muyi agreed immediately. He laughed casually, giving off a feeling of confidence.
The matter of Lin Ming as the first place candidate was decided.
But the examination had been going on for most of the day, and it was already late at night. The results would be announced tomorrow afternoon; other than Lin Ming as first place, second to tenth place should also be assessed. The age, results, and talent of these remaining candidates had to be discussed between the Seven Elders of the Profound Martial House to decide.
"Xingxuan, let's say hello to Lin Ming." Muyi said as he stood up. Although Lin Ming had woken up now, Muyi was sitting with the Seven Elders of the Profound Martial House, so Lin Ming naturally did not walk towards them.
“Mm.” Qin Xingxuan nodded. As the Seven Elders of the Profound Martial House had spoken, Qin Xingxuan had shown etiquette and manners to the elders and had sat quietly and peacefully on one side. But the reality was that in terms of status within the Seven Profound Martial Houses, Qin Xingxuan was on par with these elders.
This was because Qin Xingxuan was the most talented core disciple who, if in the future everything went smoothly without a major accident, would enter the Seven Profound Valleys and become an official disciple.
This is the greatest glory. It should be known that even Heavenly Ling Sen's number one senior apprentice had no chance of entering the Seven Profound Valleys. The only glimmer of hope he had was if he could reach the peak of Body Transformation – limit Pulse Condensation, within a short period of time.
But reaching that far limit is easier said than done. Ling Sen was twenty years old and was only at the peak of the Fourth Stage of Body Transformation.
In the evening, Lin Ming and Muyi chatted with each other before Lin Ming returned to his room that the Seven Profound Martial House had prepared for all the candidates. He rested in the bedroom and meditated.
The quiet night passed.
It was the afternoon of the second day and the weather was clear and beautiful. In the field of the Seven Profound Martial House contest, many important figures were gathered. Among them were 53 candidates who managed to qualify.
Today is the announcement of results.
After a night of arguing, the final outcome had been decided.
When Lin Ming arrived at the field, the people gathered there often sent him gazes of envy, jealousy, and even some admiration. Lin Ming became famous after one night. Reaching the fifth floor of the Exquisite Pagoda, even senior disciples of the Heavenly Abode noticed him.
"Congratulations." At this moment a somewhat cold voice sounded. Lin Ming followed him to see Wang Yanfeng standing nearby holding both hands to his chest with a fake smile. “Your luck is really good. A middle third-grade talent alone could reach the fifth floor, ah, amazing, incredible! ”
Wang Yanfeng spoke very loudly, and the people around them heard him. They were surprised that Lin Ming was only a third-rate talent. Although a third-grade talent was one of the hundred cream talent plants, in the Seven Profound Martial House this could be considered just ordinary. They thought that Lin Ming was at least a superior fourth-grade talent; how could he be only a middle third-grade talent?
The surrounding people immediately started talking, and Wang Yanfeng heard this all with a smile on this face. Yesterday he specifically sent his minions to look for Lin Ming's talent.
“You, whose name is Lin Ming, I don't know when a stray dog like you managed to eat a rare potion in your childhood and I don't care either, but if you think that you can count on this to suppress me and win against me. I, then go and daydream again! You just have a little bit of luck and you think your combat prowess is good? Using the innate divine power to deal with the awkward and foolish ferocious beasts of the Beautiful Pagoda was easy, but if you want to challenge a true human? Huh, with your stupid little basic skills that you might learn from a cow, you think you can actually defeat a real person? ”
The truth was that yesterday at the Exquisite Pagoda, Wang Yanfeng had also killed two Iron Armor Bears from the fourth floor, but he had been seriously injured and thus kicked out. This made Wang Yanfeng feel sad. If only he could last one more breath, he could also enter the fifth floor.
Wang Yanfeng's mistake was that he was too lustful to succeed quickly and to immediately pass through the fourth floor. The result was that he had to resort to desperate and all-out tactics. If he slowly took the time to deal with the two Iron Armor Bears, he would not be seriously injured.
Moreover, the most important part was in the Exquisite Pagoda, he could not use his rare equipment!
Without his treasure, Wang Yanfeng was unable to fully utilize the power of his secret family skill, the 'Nine Paths of Truth'. His strength would be greatly reduced which would cause his attack power to fall, making it difficult to pass through the fourth floor.
But in the battle of martial artists, treasures and equipment were not forbidden, such as pills. It was items belonging to the superiority that would be brought by one's own family, and was also part of the total strength of a martial artist.
Wang Yanfeng touched his sword and looked at Lin Ming with a face dyed with absolute contempt.
"If I could only use the Nine Swords of Truth, then killing you would be easier than killing a chicken!" Wang Yanfeng ruthlessly thought in his heart even though he did not say these words out loud. “How could I possibly lose to you! Not even in the future, but even now I will win! ”
The tension in the air was very strong. Lin Ming did not respond or refute Wang Yanfeng's words, as he did not want unnecessary conflict. He was also reluctant to pay attention to this Wang Yanfeng.
"Stop. My family's son is talking to you. Are you deaf? Are you stupid? Can you not hear? An errand boy said as he stood beside Wang Yanfeng.
The servant's speech was more rude than his master's. Lin Ming halted his steps, calmly turned around, and looked at the man with a shivering look. “This is the contest field of Seven Profound Martial House. How could a little henchman like you who had just been at the First Stage of Body Transformation be able to enter?”
"You….!" The scolded henchman became red on the face from anger and shame. According to the rules, he really did not have the qualifications to enter.
The atmosphere was tense, but at this moment an elder from the Seven Profound Martial House walked up on the stage and said, “Shut up. We will now announce the results of the entrance examination. ”
The people below the stage naturally silenced themselves. Even the minion could only curse in his heart and he quietly stood there.
The elder put out a long list and said, “For the results of this exam, candidates are assessed based on the results of three trials, their age, and their talent. These three factors are considered and discussed for final assessment by the elders. Now we will announce the first ten as follows. Tenth place, Zhou Zhenyang, a gift: ten Soul Gatherer Pellets. Ninth…"
The elder slowly announced the result in an unhurried voice until he reached second place …
“Second place, Wang Yanfeng, gift: Golden Snake Scarlet Pill. First place, Lin Ming, gift: Red Golden Dragon Marrow Pill. The results have been announced. Congratulations everyone. If there is no objection, then we have invited Elder Sun to share the award.”
"Wait a minute! I have objections! ” Wang Yanfeng raised his hand. Elder Xu of the Seven Profound Martial House was a good friend of his father, so he already knew the results of his assessment. This time he objected because of Elder Xu's advice.
“Mm? Mind what you have?” said the elder who had read out the announcement while frowning.
Wang Yanfeng smiled and stepped in front of the square. His voice was clear and echoed as he said, As far as I know, Lin Ming's talent is only a mere third-rate intermediate. My talent is fourth grade. The elder previously said that the final assessment results took into account three trials, age, and talent. The final decision making is in older hands, but the subjective factor is too great. I refused to accept the option for a first place candidate. ”
To Wang Yanfeng, the Crimson Gold Dragon Marrow Pill was something he absolutely could not let go of. If he had this pill, he was confident that he could break through the Fourth Stage of Body Transformation before he was eighteen, and even reach the peak of the Fourth Stage before he was twenty. With such strength, he would not even lose to the Heavenly Abode senior disciple, Ling Sen.
If this happened, then no one in his family would doubt his status anymore.
At this moment, Elder Sun stood up and coldly snorted said, "You dare to question the final judgment of the elders?" This cold snort was filled with true essence. On exiting, those on the outskirts were shocked by the cold as the temperature dropped by several degrees. Wang Yanfeng could not bear the burden of this insulting pressure and was forced to retreat a few steps.
"Sun Sifan, an elder like you oppresses a young one?" Elder Xu said as he stood up. He also did not like Sun Sifan at first.
Now Wang Yanfeng said, “Older Sun, please calm down, I dare not question the decisions of the elders, but I just think that it is unfair. In the third examination trial I also killed the two beasts. Just because I was in too much of a hurry to win, I was severely injured and was unable to step onto the fifth floor. If I develop slowly then I will also reach the fifth floor. ”
“Therefore I can do nothing but refuse to accept this result. I can't believe my strength is worse than Lin Ming!
"Then what do you want?"
"simple. I want to fight Lin Ming. If I lose, I will fully admit defeat. But if I win, then I want the first place candidate place to be handed over to me! Wang Yanfeng suddenly turned to Lin Ming and with provocation in his voice said, "Lin Ming, do you dare !?"