76: Since you're already on stage, why pretend to be reserved for whom?
Jiang Yuan did not voice these thoughts.
He still intended to save them some Face.
But that 'who else but me, looking down on the world' posture still displayed his confidence and arrogance.
That feeling of embracing everything in the world.
Everyone present,
especially those who had just passed the test,
or the Heavens Proud Daughters still in the waiting area,
were now looking at Jiang Yuan with extremely complex emotions.
This man, in terms of Dao, surpassed Wang Tengxue, who was second on the prodigy physique ranking.
In terms of background, the Current Era Great Emperor was his father,
and behind him were several Great Emperors supporting him.
A revived Great Emperor personally guarded him,
even to the exaggerated extent of destroying a Life Forbidden Zone to congratulate him.
This style of conduct was so... heart-pounding.
When a person succeeds,
no matter what they do,
it makes the onlookers involuntarily feel a flutter in their hearts.
In the clear eyes of Jade Pool Saintess Qin Mengyao,
an unprecedented brilliance flickered.
She originally thought she was pursuing the Dao of ruthlessness,
but for some reason, upon seeing Jiang Yuan's domineering appearance,
her Dao Heart actually produced a ripple.
As if he was the Dao itself,
and she should tame her Dao for him.
Hu Mei of the Saint Demon Sect,
even less concealed the infatuation and fervor in her eyes.
She licked her luscious red lips, with only one thought in her mind: I must have this man!
Princess Ji Yue of the Great Yan Divine Dynasty,
clenched her small fists tightly.
On her delicate little Face, while she felt unwilling, deep down, there was also a sense of submission.
A daughter of a Divine Dynasty naturally valued the law of the jungle,
if he was stronger than her,
she should submit to him.
But while she thought this,
deep down, she still held the pride and reserve of being the Sixteenth Princess.
As for Liu Shenyin, the current Sect Master of the Heavenly Sound Sect, this Quasi-Emperor beauty,
and Wang Tengxue, the Emperor's Daughter of the Northern Plains Wang Family,
both had complex emotions.
One, for the future of her Sect,
and the abundant resources of the Jiang Family,
had to consider Jiang Yuan, a young man many generations younger than herself.
The dignity of a Quasi-Emperor.
The other, Wang Tengxue, was a bit at a loss,
because Jiang Yuan seemed to not have looked at her or called her from beginning to end,
as if he didn't care whether she admitted defeat or not.
Jiang Yuan took everyone's expressions into his eyes,
this was exactly the effect he wanted!
If he didn't make these proud, strong-willed, and uniquely tempered Heavens Proud Daughters submit,
he would be exhausted to death in the future.
"Alright, now that the Dao Discussion Assembly has concluded, I imagine everyone is tired."
Jiang Zhan's majestic voice sounded at the opportune moment, breaking the silence in the arena.
He walked to Jiang Yuan's side, his gaze sweeping over the Heavens Proud Daughters who had passed the test, and announced loudly: "Guards!"
"Here!"
Immediately, dozens of maids wearing uniform attire,
and possessing stable auras, flew from a distance, respectfully standing below the Dao Discussion Platform.
"Please invite Saintess Qin, Saintess Hu, Princess Ji Yue, and... Sect Master Liu, to rest in the Qunfang Hall in the Emperors Son Palace."
Jiang Zhan specifically paused, glanced at Liu Shenyin, but for some reason did not mention Wang Tengxue's name.
This made Wang Tengxue's eyes dim slightly,
did their Jiang Family... truly look down on her so much?
She... was at least second on the prodigy physique ranking!
A feeling of humiliation spontaneously arose from the bottom of her heart,
she suddenly wanted to prove herself,
to prove that she was definitely not inferior to them.
However... at the moment she was about to speak, she still stopped.
She... didn't know how to change her words?
Was she supposed to beg a man to accept her?
And just as Wang Tengxue was hesitating,
the maids had already walked in front of Qin Mengyao and the others, making a 'please' gesture.
"Your Highnesses, please follow us."
Qin Mengyao and the others exchanged glances,
and finally silently stood up,
following the maids,
flying towards the Emperors Son Palace.
Watching their departing figures,
those eliminated Heavens Proud Daughters had eyes filled with endless envy and jealousy.
Wang Tengxue also felt as if a piece was missing from her heart,
a feeling of regret spreading from the depths of her being.
Meanwhile,
in the direction of the Flame God Sect, Yan Linger stared intently at those few beautiful figures, her nails almost digging into her flesh.
"Daughter, let's go."
Quasi-Emperor Chiyan walked to her side, sighing, his voice filled with weariness and disappointment.
"Father! I'm not reconciled!"
Yan Linger gritted her teeth, her eyes red,
"Where am I inferior to them? Why does he treat me like this?!"
"Inferior in skill, there's nothing to say."
Quasi-Emperor Chiyan shook his head,
"Perhaps Emperor's Son Jiang has some selection criteria we don't know about."
He ultimately didn't say it,
because he thought it was due to his daughter's earlier clash with the other party.
If not for this reason,
Quasi-Emperor Chiyan didn't believe his daughter would be inferior to others,
at the very least, she wasn't worse than Hu Mei of the Saint Demon Sect, right?
So, it was obvious that it must have been because Yan Linger couldn't control herself and clashed with the other party at that time,
which led to her elimination.
After all, with his status,
even if he eliminated his daughter,
there would still be the daughter of Quasi-Emperor Chishui, the daughter of Quasi-Emperor Chitu... countless people would rush forward to be substitutes.
He simply didn't need to care about Yan Linger!
If he liked them, he kept them.
If he didn't like them, he eliminated them.
It was that simple and crude.
At this time, still holding onto so-called reserve,
that was truly foolish!
He glanced at a certain spot on the stage,
and shook his head helplessly.
"If you have reserve, don't go on stage in the first place. If you made a wager, and lost, yet still want to pretend not to know, holding onto so-called reserve, with such a state of mind, even becoming a Quasi-Emperor might be difficult."
But the pot shouldn't call the kettle black.
He feared that the days of the Flame God Sect would not be easy in the future.
Equally filled with regret was the Phoenix Clan.
After being asked to leave Yingxian Island, they did not depart,
but remained on their Golden Divine Ark, not even daring to breathe loudly.
Feng Ling'er had also witnessed the entire process,
including the people Jiang Yuan chose,
and even more so, the Jiang Family leading people to destroy the Life Forbidden Zone of the Sea of Death.
The Sea of Death, once ranked eighth among the Nine Great Life Forbidden Zones.
And the seventh was their Primordial Divine Mountain!
The Jiang Family could easily destroy the Sea of Death,
which meant they could also eliminate their Primordial Divine Mountain!
Such a powerful backer,
they not only failed to secure,
but had thoroughly offended due to their Divine Maiden's loose tongue!
Once the Jiang Family was free,
and decided to deal with Life Forbidden Zones,
then their Primordial Divine Mountain would definitely be the next Life Forbidden Zone to be destroyed!
"Old Ancestor, what... should we do now?"
A Phoenix Clan Quasi-Emperor Elder asked tremblingly.
The Phoenix Ancestor's Face was ashen. He glanced at his own dispirited Divine Maiden,
then looked at the Jiang Family's territory in the distance, which resembled a divine realm and immortal paradise,
and finally closed his eyes powerlessly.
"What else can we do? Let's go back."
"Are we... just going to let it go?"
"Otherwise? What else do you want?"
The Phoenix Ancestor suddenly opened his eyes, glaring at the Elder,
"Do you still want to rush in and argue with the Jiang Family about why they didn't choose our Divine Maiden?"
"You go. If you come out alive, I'll give you the Clan Chief position."
"Don't, Clan Chief, I was just saying, and my Nirvana count also..."
"It's fine, I've prepared the Ancient Ancestor's essence blood for you. As long as you take it, you can revive nine more times. I believe you can defeat the Jiang Family's Sixth Ancestor and kick Emperor Hengyu. Go."
The Elder trembled at his roar, and with a 'ga-beng' sound, immediately feigned death on the spot.
The three great unique skills of the Phoenix God Race.
Nirvana Art, Feigned Death Art, Phoenix Soaring Art.
"Alas..."
The Phoenix Ancestor let out a long sigh, as if he had aged a hundred thousand years in an instant,
"I was wrong, I was too arrogant, which caused my Phoenix Clan to miss this once-in-a-million-years immortal opportunity."
"After returning, please invite the Ancient Ancestor to emerge from seclusion. Let his old self decide."