Chapter 54: The Confrontation After Three Years

oll I practice, both incredibly swift. I just wonder who is stronger," Su Xin mused.Of course, this answer can only be known when they meet in the final stage of the hunt and have a real battle.The gr...Three days passed quickly.

Imperial City, Coliseum.

This is a huge venue that can accommodate hundreds of thousands of spectators at the same time.

The imperial hunt, the third stage and final stage of the hunt, was held within this fighting arena.

Actually, it's not just this year…

Every session of the Heavenly Inferno Dynasty's Imperial City Hunt is generally divided into three stages. The rules for competition in the first two stages vary greatly and change frequently, but the rules for the final stage of the hunt have remained almost unchanged.

This final stage of the hunt is purely based on skill, a one-on-one battle!

There are three stages to the hunt. The first stage will be kept secret. For the second stage, only those from powerful factions and major sects will be allowed to attend.

However, the final third stage of hunting is absolutely public.

Within the Imperial City, countless officials, nobles, and even commoners could enter the Martial Arena to watch the fights, as long as they purchased a ticket.

At this moment, the stands of the martial arts arena were packed with people.

When the thirty-six geniuses who advanced to the third stage of the hunt appeared in the center of the arena, led by a guide, the entire venue erupted instantly.

Countless eyes were focused on these thirty-six geniuses.

Among them, some have drawn particular attention.

"Is that Xia Mang He should be the strongest this hunt. I heard he's even a member of the royal family."

The first three are certain, but the strongest is not necessarily so. After all, until the very end, who knows if these geniuses have any hidden strength.

"I just think Xia Mang is the strongest. Look at him, he obviously doesn't take the other geniuses here seriously."

Countless eyes turned to the central stage where Xia Mang stood, his face cold and arrogant, exuding a hint of domineering aura.

Although being watched by several people, Xia Mang's expression didn't change at all.

Look, that monk, he is Wu Chao. He's barefoot and smiling so warmly, feels very approachable.

"That must be Duan Yunfeng. I heard his swordsmanship is extremely powerful."

One by one, geniuses are recognized.

"What about Su Xin Which of these geniuses down below is Su Xin"

Over there, the one in black with a sword. Look at his appearance, he's so young. I heard he's only nineteen this year. But in terms of strength, among all the geniuses participating in this hunt, apart from Xia Mang, I'm afraid no one dares to say they can defeat him.

"So young, and already with such ability…"

>Many people are also paying attention to Su Xin.

With the second stage of the hunt concluded, Chikyō Tower released the latest information on gifted individuals, not just to the many talented participants, but to everyone. Thus, those spectators who came to watch the final stage of the hunt also learned about the top talents of this year's competition.

People like Xia Mang, Su Xin, Tu San, Wu Chao, and Duan Yunfeng, who are among the most talented with top-tier strength, fully capable of contending within the top ten, naturally attract a huge following.

While Su Xin was the youngest and had the lowest cultivation level among these geniuses, his strength was equally top-notch, which made him stand out even more.

There are too many people here.

Su Xin looked at the throngs of people around him, and the deafening noise, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in one venue, it was a huge commotion.

Su Xin, despite being from a large family and young, still has some experience and can adapt.

There were some brilliant minds from the counties present, but they seemed visibly nervous.

Su Xin looked around, also paying attention to some geniuses.

That summer, Mang's face was cold and aloof, with a hint of arrogance, as if no one else possessed the talent worthy of his attention.

Only when Su Xin's gaze landed on him did Xia Mang return his stare, and in that look, there was a hint of wariness.

"Want to have a duel with me"

Su Xin smiled and looked again at the great monk Wu Chao.

Wu Chao had always smiled warmly, giving off an incredibly kind and approachable feeling. Noticing Su Xin's gaze, Wu Chao clasped his hands together and gave Su Xin a smile, performing a Buddhist greeting.

“My cultivation has broken through to the peak of the Huahhai realm, my strength has skyrocketed. Now, among these thirty-six geniuses who have reached the final stage, besides that Xia Mang, only this Great Monk Wuchao can still pose a threat to me. Su Xin also gave Wuchao a serious look.”

For some reason, he always felt this Buddhist monk was even more frightening than Xia Mang.

Before the second stage of the hunt, he seemed to perform best with Xia Mang. However, afterwards, he learned that this great monk hadn't given his all; he only reached the fourteenth round before intentionally losing.

Besides these two, the rest of the geniuses...

Although Tǔ Sān was skilled, Sū Xìn had absolute confidence in winning.

As for Duan Yunfeng... up until now, Duan Yunfeng has been hiding a lot of his strength. Su Xin has only ever seen him use one ultimate move. If Su Xin's cultivation hadn't broken through, he wouldn't have been sure of victory, but now... he is confident that he can defeat Duan Yunfeng.

At that moment, Su Xin's gaze inadvertently fell upon one person.

His eyes immediately turned cold.

And this man was none other than Situ Yu!

"Su Xin!"

Sistru Yù also had a sullen face, looking at Su Xìn.

Their eyes met, both blazing with shocking killing intent.

The Su family and the Situ family, they are mortal enemies, and their feud has long reached a point of no return.

Both of them, as the first geniuses of their respective families, were destined to die.

Now that we meet face to face, our enemies are even redder in the eyes!

If this wasn't a hunt within the imperial city, but in another place or situation, the two of them would have undoubtedly attacked each other immediately.

"I hope, in the final stage of the hunt, I can have a one-on-one fight with you," Su Xin spoke softly, but Situ Yu still heard him.

"Humph, we'll see!"

Si Tu Yu only let out a cold snort and didn't say much more.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two figures suddenly appeared on the stage at the front of the hall, near the center.

These two people, a man and a woman.

He was a man in blue robes, his face gaunt and bearing a neatly trimmed mustache. Though he wore a smile on his lips, it gave him an unsettlingly cold air.

As for the woman, she was a curvaceous beauty. Although she had reached a certain age, her figure and appearance were still well-maintained, retaining her charm. Especially her crimson lips were extremely seductive, every move she made was mesmerizing.

The appearance of these two people immediately drew the attention of everyone present.

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It is the head of Qingyang Palace, Tianyan Palace, and the head of Emperor Yue Palace.

As usual, at the final stage of each hunt, the Heavenly Flame Palace sends a palace master to observe in person. And this time, they unexpectedly sent two

"The Lord of the Heavenly Fire Palace, it is said, is a top expert at the Nirvana Realm!"

The venue was filled with discussions and exclamations of amazement.

Many high-ranking officials and nobles, including powerful figures from various factions and sects, such as Elder Mo of the Tianye Sect, stood up and bowed respectfully when they saw these two palace masters appear.

Standing in the center of the hall, thirty-six geniuses, besides Wu Chao, all looked up with fiery eyes at the two palace masters.

They came to participate in the Imperial City Hunt, their ultimate goal being to join the Heavenly Flame Palace.

"Qingyang, the level of hunting prodigies this year is quite a bit higher than in previous years."

It's supposed to be excellent, otherwise neither you nor I would have come here together.

The two palace masters of Tianyan Palace sat down in their respective seats and chatted casually.

"Huh"

The beautiful empress of the Moon Palace suddenly shifted her expression, glancing at a corner of the venue. "That one, actually came"

The master of Qingyang Palace also followed his gaze and immediately saw, in a very inconspicuous corner of the audience seats, a man in gray clothes sitting there leisurely tapping his armchair.

"How come he's just sitting there"

The master of Diyue Palace wore a strange expression. Given his status, he was fully entitled to sit with them.

Although she didn't understand, the master of Dì Yuè Palace still smiled at the other party, which could be considered a greeting.

The man in gray also nodded lightly.

As for the master of Qingyang Palace, he also wanted to greet him with a smile, but the man in gray ignored him completely and simply turned his head away.

The headmaster of Qingyang Palace suddenly looked a bit embarrassed.

"Haha~ Qingyang, it seems like you embarrassed him last time. The Palace Master of Diyue Palace is quite resentful towards you now,"

"Let me tell you, with someone like that recommending you, personally coming to my Heavenly Flame Palace, you should at least give some face. Besides, the person he's recommending, Su Xin, is indeed talented and fully meets our Heavenly Flame Palace's special recruitment requirements."

"Look, this person who disagreed with you so much is actually recommending Su Xin to participate in the Royal City Hunt. And it's almost certain that he will make it into the top ten and enter my Heavenly Flame Palace. I heard that during the second stage of the hunt, Su Xin, relying on his defensive swordsmanship, even cleared the sixteenth round of attacks from the Heavenly Heart Realm. It's simply unbelievable."

“Alright, that’s enough,” the Qingyang Palace Master waved his hand and said in a deep voice, “I admit I underestimated Su Xin’s talent. I didn’t expect that in just two months, his progress would be so astonishing. However, at that time, he had only barely met the special recruitment requirements of our Tianyan Palace. Moreover, he had been personally punished by His Majesty. It was also justified not to give him a special recruitment quota.

"Oh, is that so" The Empress of Diyue Palace looked at the Empress of Qingyang Palace with interest.

Within the same Tianyan Palace, both being palace masters, some things were as clear as day to Emperor Yue's palace master, he just never spoke them aloud.

...at this time...

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

A sharp voice cut through the air, echoing throughout the entire venue.

Suddenly, the massive fighting arena, which was previously boisterous and lively, fell silent in an instant.

Under the gaze of everyone, a middle-aged man in a royal robe and with an eight-character mustache walked to the majestic throne in the center of the stage.

Suddenly, everyone on the field, including the two Palace Masters of Tianyan Palace, all stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" the voice boomed.

Emperor Tianyan

Su Xinye respectfully bowed, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the middle-aged man in the imperial robes above.

It was this Heavenly Flame Emperor who ordered him to be imprisoned in the Demon-Suppression Prison for three years.

Although so, Su Xin did not harbor any resentment towards this Heavenly Flame Emperor.

After all, the absence from the competition three years ago was indeed a huge disappointment for everyone, including Heavenflame Emperor who had high expectations for this battle and even came to watch in person.

After this, the Heavenly Flame Emperor only imprisoned him in the Devil-Suppressing Prison and did not execute him on the spot. In fact, this was already a great mercy.

Furthermore, when the Su family was facing its biggest crisis after the death of their ancestor, it was this Heavenly Flame Emperor who gave the Su family a lifeline, allowing him the opportunity to marry the Ninth Princess. It's just that he didn't seize it.

The Heavenly Flame Emperor has already done everything he could for the Su family.

The Su family, including Su Xin himself, harbored no resentment towards this Heavenly Flame Emperor.

The Heavenly Fire Emperor lowered his hands.

Everyone stood up.

An eunuch approached the Heavenly Flame Emperor, bearing a jade tray upon which lay jade slips inscribed with the names of gifted individuals.

There are thirty-six jade slips in total, corresponding to the thirty-six geniuses who have entered the third stage of the hunt.

"The one-on-one duels in the final stage of each hunting competition are generally decided by the higher-ups of the Chi Long Building through analysis and comparison of strength. However, this opening first match, which is also the curtain raiser, is personally selected by His Majesty. I wonder who His Majesty will choose this time as the players for the curtain-raiser"

Everyone at the venue was looking forward to it.

And then, Tianyan the Emperor casually glanced over those jade slips and chose two of them, handing them to an attendant.

The eunuch, carrying a jade slip, arrived at the center of the venue and handed it to the purple-haired elder who was presiding over the hunt.

The purple-haired elder, after a glance, boomed his voice across the entire schoolyard.

“The third stage of the hunt, a one-on-one duel!”

"First Match: Su Xin versus ... Situ Yu!"

Standing in the center of the venue, Su Xin and Situ Yu both instantly raised their heads upon hearing this.

Su Xin's eyes were filled with a touch of excitement and surprise.

"Just now I said that I hoped to meet this Situ Yu in this final one-on-one duel. Unexpectedly, I met him immediately."

And it's the first game, the first battle!!

Su Xin couldn't help but clench his hands, his eyes becoming sharp and cold.

"Master Situ Yu... This battle, which was delayed for over three years, I, Su Xin, have arrived!"

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