When they saw Lin Yun walk in and briefly probed him, they discovered his cultivation was only at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm. The three other challengers in the room looked at him with contempt. ’Is this guy here to get himself killed?’

You have to understand, everyone who dared to challenge the Yanhuang List was a genius, an existence nearly unrivaled within their realm. For someone like Lin Yun to dare challenge it at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm was truly courting death.

No one spoke. After all, the four of them were now opponents. The other three, in particular, already saw Lin Yun as a dead man. At the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm, the moment he stepped onto the stage, he was fated to be killed in a single strike.

Knowing what the three were thinking, Lin Yun didn’t care. He casually found a spot and began to close his eyes to meditate. To endure ten rounds, he had to adjust his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to their peak state.

Soon, one of the four was called by name. He was the first to go on stage.

This person who went up first was the weakest of the three, with a cultivation of only the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm. Glancing at the man’s back, Lin Yun knew he wouldn’t last three rounds.

While Lin Yun was meditating with his eyes closed, the battle on the Martial Arts Arena had already begun. Fighting the challenger was a Martial Artist dispatched by the Royal Family, also at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm.

The first round was likely just to test the challenger’s foundation and see how strong he was. In the ten rounds of combat, the Royal Family would generally increase the difficulty intentionally, making each round harder than the last. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Sitting in the audience, Chen Xin and the other two saw that it wasn’t Lin Yun on stage. Chen Xin breathed a sigh of relief. Just as the two combatants on the Martial Arts Arena began to fight fiercely, a young man in a golden Python Robe appeared behind her.

"Chen Xin, I didn’t expect you to be here." A smile graced the young man’s face. He was very happy to see her.

Hearing this, Chen Xin turned her head. Upon seeing the young man, her brow furrowed slightly. This was the fifth son of the current His Holiness, who had been pursuing her for some time.

In truth, "pursuing" was an understatement; it was more like extreme domineering. On more than one occasion, the Fifth Prince had proposed to Chen Xin’s father the idea of taking her as a concubine.

Chen Xin had never agreed. She intensely disliked the Fifth Prince’s tyrannical and arrogant personality. And now that she had met Lin Yun, she looked down on the Fifth Prince even more.

"I came to watch," Chen Xin replied flatly, turning her head away and no longer looking at the Fifth Prince. As for Wangcai and Li Ji, they didn’t dare interject from beginning to end; the Fifth Prince’s status was far nobler than theirs.

"Chen Xin, why don’t you join me in the Royal Family’s private section? The view is much clearer there," the Fifth Prince continued.

"No need. I like it here," Chen Xin said without turning her head.

The Fifth Prince sensed something was different about Chen Xin today. Even if she disliked him in the past, she had never been this cold. After all, he was a Prince, his status incomparably noble.

But today, the feeling she gave him was completely different, as if even speaking a single word to him was a waste of her time. Moreover, her eyes were fixed on the Martial Arts Arena without blinking.

’Could it be...’ In his heart, the Fifth Prince had already started to guess, and his speculation was not far from the truth.

’You damn bitch. A woman I, the Fifth Prince, have my eyes on will never escape me. I’d like to see just who your secret lover is. Hmph.’ Snorting coldly to himself, the Fifth Prince didn’t press his luck any further. He was a Prince, after all, and had to maintain the dignity of the Royal Family in public.

He went directly to the Royal Family’s private section. It only occupied a small part of the stands, but it was the best part, offering a clear view of every move on the Martial Arts Arena.

Constantly watching Chen Xin’s expression, the Fifth Prince was convinced that she must have someone in her heart; otherwise, she would not be acting this way.

It was worth mentioning that the Fifth Prince was one of the top ten geniuses on the Yanhuang List. Although he was only ranked ninth, it was enough to prove his power.

The Royal Family occupied five spots on the Yanhuang List. The current His Holiness had five sons and four daughters, and all five sons were geniuses on the Yanhuang List—a family of dragons and phoenixes, so to speak.

The Crown Prince, in particular, held the first-place position on the Yanhuang List. It was rumored that he had reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Sea Realm as early as a year ago. Given the Crown Prince’s talent, even if he hadn’t broken through to the Primordial Ocean Realm by now, he couldn’t be far off.

Once he broke through to the Primordial Ocean Realm, the Crown Prince would likely become the youngest Primordial Ocean Realm expert in the history of the Yanhuang Country.

On the Martial Arts Arena, the first match quickly concluded. The Martial Artist dispatched by the Royal Family was not particularly strong, and the outcome was decided in just over twenty moves under the challenger’s assault.

"What a piece of trash. To dream of entering the Yanhuang List with such meager strength, what a joke." The Fifth Prince said with disdain, coldly eyeing the challenger on the stage. ’Challenging the Yanhuang List at only the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm? He really overestimates himself.’

The Fifth Prince considered even the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm to be utter trash. One could only imagine the look on his face when he saw Lin Yun, who was challenging the Yanhuang List at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm.

After the first round was decided, the challenger was not allowed to leave the stage. He wasn’t even given time to rest. After a dozen or so breaths, someone else came up to face him.

Looking at the handsome young man on the stage, the challenger instantly broke into a smile. ’Isn’t this that idiot at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm?’

That’s right, the second battle was Lin Yun’s turn. If Lin Yun won, he could remain on the stage. If he lost, he would naturally have to pack his things and get lost.

"Haha, First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm! Is this guy an idiot? Is he here to commit suicide?"

"My God, anyone dares to challenge the Yanhuang List these days? He’s courting death! Beat him to death!"

"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!..."

Discovering that Lin Yun was only at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm, the wealthy young masters in the audience started shouting for him to be killed. His strength was too weak, a huge letdown compared to the experts of the Yanhuang List they revered. They even thought Lin Yun was there to commit suicide.

Hearing the cheers from below, the Martial Artist at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm on the stage laughed. "Did you hear that? They’re all telling me to kill you."

"I don’t mind. If you can kill me, I’ll have no complaints," Lin Yun replied calmly.

Facing Lin Yun, this challenger at the Seventh Layer of the Qi Sea Realm felt no pressure whatsoever. In his eyes, he could crush Lin Yun with a single finger.

Sitting in the stands, Chen Xin’s beautiful eyes were fixed nervously on Lin Yun, her hands clenched tightly together.

And the Fifth Prince, who had been secretly observing Chen Xin, saw her reaction and quickly realized that Lin Yun was the man in her heart.

"An ant at the First Layer of the Qi Sea Realm? That’s hilarious. I’d love to see the look on your face when you watch him get beaten to death on that stage." A cruel smile on his face, the Fifth Prince spoke in a cold voice.

In everyone’s eyes, this was a match with a huge disparity in strength. Many even thought Lin Yun’s opponent was incredibly lucky, or that the Royal Family was going easy on him.

Since the Yanhuang List was established, Lin Yun was probably the weakest challenger ever, bar none. In the past, the weakest challengers for the Yanhuang List were at least in the Late Stage of the Qi Sea Realm; there had never even been one from the middle stages.

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