The Strongest Mythical Emperor-Chapter 186: Targeting the Rules

"What is ’Holy Energy’?"

Li Bai asked curiously, while Evening Star rolled his eyes and said, "You only care about composing poems day and night; you don’t even bother to read more ancient texts. Don’t say you’re my disciple!"

The moment Li Bai heard this, he immediately felt depressed—Your old man has never mentioned it to me, okay?

There was no helping it; Evening Star was the master, and he was the disciple. He had to endure it!

"The first round is very simple—all martial artists will sit cross-legged on the spot and absorb energy, drawing spiritual energy from the dragon veins beneath the earth. At that time, a pillar of energy will rise above your head. Within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the competition will be to see whose energy pillar is the highest, and the top thousand will be determined!"

The Luo Emperor finally ended his long and polite speech, but the rules for the first round caused an uproar among the crowd.

This was clearly a competition of cultivation levels!

Those in the Ascending Mortal Realm would definitely absorb energy faster than those in the Golden Elixir Realm. Of course, some higher-level cultivation methods might make up for this gap, but they were definitely not common.

To eliminate hundreds of thousands in the short time it takes an incense stick to burn was unprecedented.

This kind of rule had seldom appeared in the competition before.

Qin Jun was also dumbfounded when he heard this—damn, this is totally targeting me!

In the eyes of many, Qin Jun’s own cultivation wasn’t worth mentioning; he had almost entirely relied on Li Yuanba to get to where he was today.

Despite being listed among the top ten prodigies, there were plenty of martial artists with stronger cultivation than him, and the situation seemed very disadvantageous for him.

But that was only how it seemed!

Qin Jun was a man endowed with Heavenly Grade Cultivation Techniques and ancient body refining cultivation methods; the gap in realm could completely be bridged by cultivation methods.

"Hmph! Think you can scheme against me? No chance!"

Qin Jun sneered to himself. This kind of rule hadn’t appeared in the last hundred years, and there had been no whispers of it beforehand; it was obvious it was targeting him.

A talent who dared to cause chaos in the Imperial Capital—how could the Luo Emperor let him grow unhampered?

It was nine out of ten that the rules for the first round had been changed at the last minute.

Once again looking up at the Luo Emperor in the clouds above, like a deity, Qin Jun couldn’t help but feel that this guy seemed rather petty.

"Tsk, it seems yesterday’s incident has alarmed His Majesty."

"Haha! Looks like Qin Jun is going to kneel in the first round!"

"What are you so pleased about? We’re going to be eliminated just the same..."

"Exactly... This is about our own wellbeing, okay?"

"How are we even supposed to play? My great sword won’t even get a chance to shine..."

The cultivators around were all discussing spiritedly, causing Qin Jun to facepalm—it seems justice lies in the hearts of the people; everyone could see that the Imperial Dynasty was deliberately making it difficult for Qin Jun, but nobody felt sympathy for him, instead taking delight in his misfortune.

Just wait till I show you what cruelty is!

Qin Jun harrumphed coldly, while Qin Yun, Zhu Yanqing, and You Fenghuang beside him all showed helpless expressions. Their cultivation levels were not as high as Qin Jun’s, so they naturally couldn’t avoid the fate of being eliminated.

"Anyway, I don’t care about the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition; my mission has already been interrupted by someone."

You Fenghuang twirled her hair around her fingers nonchalantly, casting a resentful look at Qin Jun, who pretended not to see it—he would die before handing over the White Tiger Gate.

Zhu Yanqing and Qin Yun didn’t care either. Just getting this far was already quite an achievement for them; gaining some experience was enough, without being greedy.

"The first round officially begins!"

The Luo Emperor suddenly proclaimed, and as his words fell, everyone felt a surging spiritual energy emanate from the floor beneath their feet, prompting them to hurry and sit cross-legged on the ground.

"Your Highness, should I follow suit?" Li Yuanba scratched his head and asked Qin Jun. If he started absorbing energy, his Earth Immortal Realm cultivation would undeniably be revealed.

However, after beating Luo Taosha yesterday, he estimated that the imperial elite might have already guessed his level of cultivation.

"Sure, just stay away from me, and let’s wait and see."

Qin Jun nodded, knowing that when an Earth Immortal Realm powerhouse absorbed energy, cultivators of the Golden Elixir Realm and Ascending Mortal Realm would barely get a taste.

Then he looked up at the imposing Luo Emperor above, his towering presence as dazzling as a deity. Qin Jun really wanted to pin him to the floor and give it to him!

Surrounding cultivators sat down like a tidal wave, afraid of wasting time, but Qin Jun was in no hurry.

One incense stick of time was not short.

The surging spiritual energy of the dragon veins was frantically absorbed by hundreds of thousands of cultivators. As far as the eye could see, only Qin Jun and Li Yuanba were not sitting in meditation, which was quite eye-catching.

This scene caused much discussion among the civil and military officials standing in front of the palaces on Imperial Palace Peak.

"Why aren’t those two starting?"

"It looks like they’re Qin Jun and Li Yuanba!"

"Damn—is it Qin Jun who stirred up the capital yesterday?"

"Tsk tsk, it seems Qin Jun wants to give up!"

"Of course, his strength is average at best. If not for relying on Li Yuanba, how could he possibly enter the capital?"

Most civil and military officials in the capital looked down on Qin Jun, thinking he totally relied on the mysterious force behind him; how else could he have a strongman act as his subordinate?

The Luo Emperor in the sky also narrowed his eyes, his gaze inscrutable to ordinary people.

"What exactly does he want to do?" the Luo Emperor mused to himself. He was furious yesterday at the behavior of Qin Jun and others. If it hadn’t been for Ao Wujian of Cangyun Sect pleading on their behalf, he would have had the army wipe them out right then and there. Even so, he had secretly sent men to kill Qin Jun.

The incident from the day before had spread, shaming the capital. Most importantly, if Qin Jun, who is currently lawless, actually grows up, then what?

If he was just a disciple of a sect, it wouldn’t be so bad, but the key point is that Qin Jun is a prince of a kingdom!

"Your Highness, what do you plan to do?" Li Bai asked, frowning. freewёbnoνel-com

"Watch and see—Your Highness won’t act recklessly," Evening Star said calmly, though he was also contemplating this matter.

Daji and others also watched Qin Jun and Li Yuanba with curiosity even though they were thousands of meters away; their vision was clear enough to easily see.

Qin Jun’s gaze swept around continuously. Steam began to rise from the heads of all the martial artists, with colors varying. The shorter pillars were already an inch tall and the taller ones exceeded a zhang.

"Yuanba! Go over there to absorb energy! Remember, don’t hold back!"

Qin Jun pointed to a place where the taller energy pillars were concentrated and said. Li Yuanba, understanding the intention, immediately flew over there.

Once finished, Qin Jun began to absorb energy himself, quickly entering the state.

What was he trying to do?

The civil and military officials on Imperial Palace Peak and the cultivators around the square watched Li Yuanba in amazement, even the Luo Emperor could not help but frown.

Li Yuanba quickly reached the spot Qin Jun had indicated, almost a thousand meters away from him. This guy directly kicked one cultivator away and then began to sit down and absorb energy on the spot.

"Who dares..."

The kicked cultivator knocked over a group of people as he got up angrily and started to curse, only to shut up before he could finish. Those accidentally hit by him did the same.

They had no choice; Li Yuanba’s fierce reputation was too strong, and nobody dared to offend him.

Boom!

Less than three seconds into his energy absorption state, a three-zhang-tall red pillar of energy suddenly erupted from the top of Li Yuanba’s head. The surrounding spiritual energy of the dragon veins rushed madly toward him, startling tens of thousands of cultivators into opening their eyes wide.

Damn!

The hearts of tens of thousands of cultivators swore in unison. They saw Li Yuanba’s red energy pillar skyrocketing at a stupefying rate, and the spiritual energy of the dragon veins around them was being arrogantly sucked away by Li Yuanba, causing their own energy pillars to grow at a much slower pace.

This spectacle astonished countless people, and even the Luo Emperor’s mouth twitched from his place in the clouds.

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