The Divine Dao Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 270
Ling Han continued to prepare himself for the upcoming battle, and tried his best to increase his cultivation level. If he wanted to fight against the Spiritual Ocean Tier while he himself was still at the Gushing Spring Tier, he would still have to be careful regardless of how talented he was. After all, Feng Yan was indeed extraordinary. Otherwise, he would not have been taken as a disciple by the elites of the Spiritual Infant Tier.
He was confident, but clearly not arrogant blindly.
Finally, the sixtieth birthday of the Rain Emperor had arrived.
A big party would be held for three days, and a martial arts tournament would be held on the last day as for the celebration.
The name of an alchemist close to Earth Grade was too popular. Not only did the various Kings of the Rain Country come to visit him, but even the envoys from the other eight countries tried every way to meet Ling Han. They had even released rumors that as long as Ling Han was willing to go to their respective countries, then it would be a small sign to carve out territory for him and name him as King.
Ling Han had Guang Yuan play the role of a guard, who was in charge of sending all those who came to visit. However, in the case of the Da Yuan King, he made an exception for him and personally accepted the former. After all, the Da Yuan King treated him quite well when he was in Da Yuan City, and the Ling Residence was still under the jurisdiction and authority of Da Yuan City. Thus, he was willing to give Da Yuan King face.
Indeed, the Da Yuan King struck his chest and assured him that when his position was handed over to his son, or even his grandson, the Ling Clan would continue to stand firm in Gray Cloud Town.
Of course, respect and honor must be mutually beneficial. Ling Han thought about it, and gave the two Foundation Building Pills to Da Yuan King. The stronger this King's ability was, the more he could take care of the Ling Clan.
This naturally left King Da Yuan touched and excited. At first, he thought that the Spiritual Ocean Level would be the highest he could reach, yet he never imagined that he could actually see hope breaking through to the Spiritual Pedestal Level. This made him even more determined to protect the Ling Clan.
. . . Ling Han could give him the Foundation Building Pill now, then what about ten years, or twenty years later? Couldn't he hand out an alchemy pill that could help one break through to the Flower Blossoming Tier, or even the Spiritual Infant Tier?
Two days later, the final day for the Rain Emperor's birthday celebration had arrived. In other words, it was the day of the martial arts tournament.
Ling Han took him Hu Niu, while Guang Yuan, Zhu Wu Jiu, and Li Hao followed by his side. Then, on the way there, they were joined by Qi Yong Ye, Li Dong Yue, Jin Wuji, and the others. They soon arrived at the hunting grounds on the outskirts of the Imperial City.
This was the location for the martial arts tournament today.
At this time, there were various tribunes built here. The Eight Great Clans, and envoys from other countries naturally occupied the best viewing positions, followed by the various Kings of the Rain Country, then a middle-class clan that had an elite Spiritual Ocean Tier in their ranks, and finally each sect and association.
And being surrounded by the stands is the "stage" for today's martial arts tournament.
It was not a stage, but a small hill. The hill is about 1000 feet high, and has only recently been built. There are thirty-two roads in the foothills, but these roads will pair up and become sixteen roads on the next level. When the road leads to the next level, they will continue to pair up and become eight roads, four roads, two roads, and finally one road that goes straight to the top of the hill.
There was a throne placed on the top of the hill, but no one was sitting on it at this moment.
"Ling Han!"
Liu Yu Tong and Li Si Chan both approached. The former had come with his clan, whereas the latter had come with his master, so the two of them had arrived a little earlier than Ling Han.
Ling Han smiled and started chatting with the people around him as he waited for the martial arts tournament to begin.
The Eldest Imperial Prince and the other Imperial Princes were naturally already here. At this moment, the Eldest Prince and the Third Imperial Prince did not even give Ling Han a second glance, whereas the Seventh Imperial Prince gave Ling Han a friendly smile. Meanwhile, the other Imperial Princes and Princesses all looked at Ling Han with curiosity. This young man looked very young, so how could he be the Great Boss of alchemy? Even they had to respectfully and politely address him as a Grandmaster.
At noon, someone announced in a loud voice, "The Emperor's Majesty has arrived!"
Shua, everyone stood up to receive the Emperor's arrival.
The Rain Emperor approached with huge steps. He did not release the aura of someone who had half a step into the Flower Blossoming Tier, and looked extremely casual. However, as Emperor, every step he took had a domineering imperial grace, so he still made the people present unconsciously feel the most respect for him.
Behind the Rain Emperor, there were twelve Imperial Guards. Zai Xiang and Xie Chang were in the first row, and standing about thirty feet behind the Rain Emperor, looked solemn.
The Rain Emperor walked straight to the foot of the hill. With a leap, he flew to the top of the hill, sitting on a throne at the top. He pressed one hand down, then said, "Please get up, my people."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Only now did everyone return to their seats.
"The rules of today's martial arts tournament are as follows: participants must climb a hill from the foot of the hill. The first person to arrive in front of me will be given," said Rain Emperor. He did not speak very loudly, but his voice was very clearly transmitted to everyone's ears.
Instantly, the participants looked excited. There were a total of thirty-two roads leading to the peak. If they were fast enough, they would be able to dodge a powerful enemy and be the first to arrive at the peak to pay their respects to the Rain Emperor.
So what if there were Ling Han and Feng Yan? It's okay if I'm no match for you as long as I can outrun you two.
So what if there were Ling Han and Feng Yan? It's okay if I'm no match for you as long as I can outrun you two.
Even the envoys from other countries felt the urge to participate. However, which envoy is not yet aged? They are here to represent the image of their respective countries. Envoys are not only needed to have adequate abilities, but a good reputation and mature enough. In this way, even the youngest among the foreign envoys was over fifty years old.
First, the participants were examined to avoid anyone over thirty. If someone like that got first place, then the Rain Country would be completely humiliated. The second requirement was: only those in the Gushing Spring Tier could participate, and those in the Element Gathering Tier and below should not come and join in the excitement.
With these two restrictions in place, the only ones qualified to participate were only the extremely strong disciples of Hu Yang Academy.
Xie Chang and Zai Xiang personally conducted the examination.
Ling Han stepped in to register his participation, and was naturally approved at the first moment. Just from his face alone, it was clear he had not reached twenty years, more than thirty years. Moreover, his cultivation was at the "first layer of the Gushing Spring Level", so it was enough to qualify.
"Niu also wants to register!" Hu Niu.
Xie Chang and Zai Xiang glanced at him. They both sat down, and there was a long table in front of them, with a screen hanging. Hu Niu's head wasn't even tall enough to be seen on the table, and because of the angle, neither Xie Chang nor Zai Xiang saw Hu Niu. So, they were a little surprised when they heard this voice.
Pa, Hu Niu reached out and hit the table loudly, saying unhappily, "Niu wants to register, you two didn't hear?"
Pu's!
When the people around saw this, they could not help but laugh. It's really too funny, a kid who's about five or six years old actually announced he wanted to participate.
"Little Miss, this is not where you play. You should quickly go somewhere else," Xie Chang said with a smile.
"Little Miss, this is not where you play. You should quickly go somewhere else," Xie Chang said with a smile.
Hu Niu was furious. He never had a good temperament to begin with, and would fly away furiously.
“Let him participate.” The voice of the Rain Emperor sounded from the top of the hill. There was a little surprise in his voice. He controlled the entire country and government, and was able to use the power of the nation. Within the boundaries of the Rain Country, he had supreme strength, as if he was a god.
Thus, he could somewhat sense Hu Niu's aura, and could tell that he was a genuine and original Spring Tier Gushing martial artist.
It shocked him to a very high. A five or six year old child in the Gushing Spring Tier?
The Rain Emperor could not help but glance at Ling Han. This boy was strange, and the people around him were indeed strange as well.
What's up!?
The words of the Rain Emperor left everyone dumbfounded.
Could it be that such a small girl was actually at the Gushing Spring Tier? However, no matter how much they tried to sense Hu Niu's aura, they all thought that this was just an ordinary little girl, and there was nothing extraordinary about her.
When they saw how Hu Niu held one hand tightly in the corner of Ling Han's shirt, quite a number of people "understood". It was certain that the Rain Emperor gave Ling Han face, and let Hu Niu make trouble in the tournament.
It's okay, there's no problem about that. This was just a little girl, so the most she could do would probably make them laugh.
. . . These people would quickly slap faces with reality.