106: Martial Arts Competition for Marriage, Rules and Beauties

The “Qin Family Martial Arts Tournament of Prodigies” officially began today.

The ancient palace complex in Yan Capital, Forbidden City, the capital of Huaxia, which has witnessed thousands of years of imperial succession and countless historical rises and falls, became the focus of the world today. The Taihe Hall Plaza, usually bustling with tourists, had been cleared, replaced by a massive arena, built from pure white jade, with a diameter of over a thousand meters. Above the arena, Dragons and Phoenixes were carved, runes flowed, and a visible energy shield, capable of withstanding the full attack of an S-Class Expert, enveloped the entire plaza like an inverted glazed bowl.

Around the plaza, hundreds of suspended VIP seats were set up according to the four cardinal directions: East, West, South, and North. The flags of major top-tier forces from around the globe fluttered in the wind before the seats, rustling loudly.

Huaxia Long Family, North America Holy Mountain, Europe Holy Hall, African Beast King Hall, War God Academy... each name represented the pinnacle of power and strength on a planet.

Hundreds of media drones from around the world, like loyal swarms of bees, hovered above the Forbidden City, transmitting every detail of this unprecedented millennium-long grand event in real-time to billions of viewers worldwide via the quantum communication network.

Grand, solemn, and respectful.

Accompanied by a long and ancient chime, the Prodigies from all sides, led by their respective Family elders, took their seats in order.

In the Long Family seats, Lin Tian, dressed in black, looked indifferent, as if he wasn't attending a struggle that would determine the world's pattern, but merely watching a drama unrelated to him. Behind him, Elizabeth, Long Ling'er, Qin Yubing, and others stood quietly, forming a beautiful scenery that would drive any man insane.

In the Holy Mountain seats, the “Twin Stars” Adam and Kyle sat side by side. The former’s aura was as steady as a mountain, while the latter was like a volcano about to erupt, filled with ferocity and venom.

In the military seats, Marquis Champion Huo Qubing was still in military attire, resting with his eyes closed, the ancient War Blade in his hand never leaving him.

And in an inconspicuous corner of the Loose Cultivator seats, Ye Fan, in a green robe and wearing a bamboo hat, perfectly concealed his aura. His eyes, as deep as an ancient well, calmly observed everything.

Heroes gathered, Dragons and snakes mixed.

Just then, three long chimes echoed through the sky, and the somewhat noisy plaza instantly fell silent.

Everyone's gaze, without prior agreement, turned towards the magnificent Taihe Hall, which symbolized supreme imperial power.

Under the watchful eyes of all, the thick vermilion doors of the grand hall slowly opened.

A figure, like a Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden from a painting, untouched by worldly desires, slowly emerged.

The moment she appeared, the entire world seemed to lose its sound.

She wore a lavish and intricate ancient palace dress embroidered with the Nine Heavens Phoenix totem. The layers of her skirt unfurled like blooming snow lotuses on the white marble floor. Her three thousand strands of black hair, like a waterfall, were elegantly swept up with an ancient Phoenix golden hairpin, revealing a stunningly beautiful, immortal face that could make the heavens and earth lose their color, and the sun and moon dim.

Her beauty was different from Elizabeth's queenly dominance, and also different from Dragon Snow Phoenix's heroic grace. It was an extreme, pure, and cold beauty, like a sacred snow lotus blooming alone in the wind and snow on the peak of a ten-thousand-year-old snow mountain—noble, aloof, with a sense of distance that made one only dare to admire from afar, not to profane.

But at this moment, beneath that extreme coldness, there was a faint, almost imperceptible trace of stubbornness and unwillingness, like a Phoenix imprisoned in a cage.

It was Qin Yubing!

The moment she appeared, she instantly captivated everyone present!

Whether it was Saint Arthur’s admiring gaze, or Kyle’s naked greed, or even the calm eyes of Marquis Champion Huo Qubing, for the first time, a flicker of genuine emotion appeared. All the male Prodigies present, regardless of whether they were previously motivated by the Qin Family’s power or the glory of challenging a strong opponent, at this moment, their eyes ignited with the most primal and intense… desire for possession!

Get her!

Get her at all costs!

Behind Qin Yubing, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in the Qin Family Grand Elder’s attire, slowly walked onto the high platform. His voice, imbued with profound energy, resonated throughout the venue.

“I am Qin Tian, and on behalf of the Qin Family, I welcome all Prodigies to Yan Capital.”

After a brief opening speech, he went straight to the point and announced the rules of the tournament.

“The rules are very simple.”

His voice suddenly became high-pitched and full of allure.

“No grouping, no restrictions on methods, free challenge! This ‘Deification Platform’ before you is your battlefield! You can use any means to defeat, or… kill your opponents!”

“Ultimately, the one who can stand on this ‘Deification Platform’ until no one dares to challenge him will be the sole victor of this ‘Martial Arts Tournament of Prodigies’!”

He paused, then announced the final reward in a tone that could drive everyone mad.

“The victor will not only marry Qin Yubing, the sole pearl of my Qin Family!”

“He will also receive the unreserved, full support of the next Clan Chief of my Qin Family, which is myself! To help him… ascend to the heavens in one step!”

Boom!

The atmosphere of the entire venue was completely ignited at this moment!

Ascending to the heavens in one step! What a tempting promise!

Just as all the Prodigies were rubbing their fists, Battle Intent boiling, preparing to fight to the death for this life-changing opportunity.

Qin Yubing, the “prize,” appeared incredibly calm, even… somewhat indifferent.

Her cold, beautiful eyes slowly swept across the entire venue.

Her gaze swept past the Holy Mountain Twin Stars without the slightest pause.

It swept past Saint Arthur’s friendly smile without any response.

It swept past Marquis Champion Huo Qubing’s gaze, filled with scrutiny and Battle Intent, without a ripple.

Even under Ye Fan’s gaze, filled with complex emotions, it merely swept past, as if looking at a stranger.

Finally, her gaze pierced through the crowded multitude, past countless powerful auras, and precisely landed on the young man in the Long Family seats who was leisurely sipping tea, seemingly bored.

Then, her gaze stopped.

At that moment, for the first time, an incredibly complex emotion surged in her eyes, which had been as placid as a ten-thousand-year-old ice lake.

There was humiliation—the mark of a noble princess reduced to a maid.

There was unwillingness—the anger of not being able to control her own destiny.

There was curiosity—the exploration of the god-like power that man had displayed in the War Emperor's Mausoleum.

And even… a faint, subtle, and unusual expectation hidden deep within the ice, which she herself had not even noticed.

She just stood there, quietly, meaningfully, watching him for a full three seconds.

This detail, this “special attention” directed at only one person amidst the gaze of thousands, was like the loudest slap, fiercely hitting the faces of all the arrogant “love rivals” present!

The veins on Marquis Champion Huo Qubing’s hand, gripping the hilt of his blade, bulged.

Saint Arthur’s smile froze slightly.

In Kyle’s eyes, Holy Light and the flames of jealousy wildly intertwined.

And Ye Fan, at this moment, felt his “heart of the sword emperor” let out an uncontrollable wail filled with unwillingness and sorrow!

In an instant, the gazes of all the core love rivals, like the sharpest blades, simultaneously focused on the young man who was still leisurely sipping tea, as if he had noticed nothing.

Those gazes were filled with undisguised, cold… hostility!

Lin Tian, on the very first day of this grand event, even before making a move, had already become a “public enemy.”