57: Competition!

The two were stunned, not expecting Lin Haoran to be so decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

However, they quickly recovered and immediately revealed a look of having the upper hand.

Lin Haoran, you're really looking for death...

As the second-ranked young generation figure of the Lin Family, you dare to repeatedly provoke us and seek death. This time, we will definitely let you know how big the gap between us truly is!

"Brother Bai, I want his two legs, you can have the rest..."

Cai Kun gritted his teeth and sent a voice transmission.

"Heh heh, then Brother Bai will take his two hands!"

The two of them had a beautiful fantasy...

...

At the same time, on the other side, the Heaven's Chosen from various Emperor-level forces also gathered together.

"Brother Aotian, you're finally here. We were just waiting for you. Come quickly and have a good drink with us."

A young man, similar in age to Long Aotian, wearing the exclusive attire of the Gongsun Imperial Clan, shouted to Long Aotian as he walked over.

His behavior was very forthright, completely unlike the pretentious attitude of the Heaven's Chosen from other Emperor-level forces.

This person was the Emperor Child of the Gongsun Imperial Clan of this generation, Gongsun Yunyang.

He was also a top Heaven's Chosen whose strength and reputation were no weaker than Long Aotian's.

Hearing this, Long Aotian said with a smile, "My apologies, Brother Yunyang, I was quite busy today and wasn't a good host!"

"To express my apologies to all Fellow Daoists, I shall first punish myself with three drinks!"

After speaking, Long Aotian drank three cups in a row in front of everyone.

Seeing this, the others also laughed and said:

"Brother Aotian is truly forthright. Ning will toast Brother Aotian!"

"Haha, add me too!"

...

The atmosphere at the banquet was extremely lively, with many forces interacting with each other...

Some were chatting to cooperate with a certain force; some were Heaven's Chosen from two families who hit it off on the spot and began to deepen their feelings; and some were people from smaller forces who were frantically flattering the Heaven's Chosen of some major forces, trying to build connections with them...

In short, there were all sorts of situations.

And this was actually the most important purpose for many forces to attend the ceremony, which was to have the opportunity to come into contact with people or forces that they normally couldn't, thereby seeking benefits for themselves or the forces behind them.

Even if it wasn't guaranteed to succeed, they still had to try, just in case...

Watching these scenes, Lin Tianhai couldn't help but feel a little emotional...

"If it weren't for Lin Xuan's treasure, my Lin Family would probably be like this... For some meager benefits, we would have to constantly feign compliance and haggle with various forces, and even flatter those from major forces..."

"But fortunately, my Lin Family is lucky..."

Now his Lin Family had its own confidence and didn't need to deliberately flatter anyone or any force. He had to say, it felt really good.

And some forces familiar with the Lin Family, seeing that they were doing nothing but drinking and tasting tea in their seats, only occasionally responding and chatting when someone greeted them or wanted to talk a little, looking completely like they were sitting idly by the river, fishing.

This made them very confused. What was going on with the Lin Family?

Had they given up entirely? Or were they being self-destructive?

However, they were only puzzled for a moment and had no intention of exploring further. After all, what the Lin Family did had nothing to do with them, and they wouldn't be bored enough to meddle.

"Why are people looking at us with strange expressions from time to time?"

What are you looking at? Is it illegal for us to sit here?

Lin Haoran cursed inwardly.

He didn't think that much, he was just simply a little unhappy.

In response, Lin Xuan and Lin Tianhai, who understood the meaning of those gazes, exchanged smiles but didn't say much.

...

"Fellow Daoist Aotian, it's said that your strength has greatly increased recently. I wonder if you would allow us to witness it? So that we can know the gap between us and Fellow Daoist now."

Within the circle of Heaven's Chosen from Emperor-level forces, a young man in purple robes with a heroic appearance suddenly smiled and said to Long Aotian.

And this person's identity was none other than...

The Young Master of the Emperor-level force, Thunder Emperor Palace, Lei Jie!

Lei Jie looked at Long Aotian with a face full of fighting spirit, waiting for his response.

And before Long Aotian could respond, the other top Heaven's Chosen from other Emperor-level forces on the side instantly became interested and spoke up:

"Add me, Lu. It's been a long time since I sparred with Brother Aotian. Brother Aotian must let me see your high moves!"

"Although this humble girl's strength is low, I also want to learn a few moves from all Fellow Daoists... All Fellow Daoists must give this humble girl some good pointers~"

...

And as the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, who came from a merchant background, his mind was extremely sharp, and he quickly came up with a suggestion and said:

"I think it would be better to hold a sparring competition directly. All young people present can voluntarily participate and choose their own opponents. If the other party agrees, both sides can go up to the arena to spar and compete. It will be a friendly match, stopping before injury, and there will be no punishment for losing. The aim is to spar and exchange pointers."

"What do you think of this suggestion, Brother Aotian?"

Hearing this, the top Heaven's Chosen all nodded in agreement, clearly very much in favor of the Young Master of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion's suggestion.

However, everyone also knew that Long Aotian was the protagonist today, and this was the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty's imperial palace, Long Aotian's territory, so they all looked at Long Aotian.

Waiting for his response.

Long Aotian smiled faintly and slowly spoke, "Heh heh, since all Fellow Daoists have said so, I naturally cannot spoil everyone's fun. It shall be as Young Master Qian said!"

Hearing this, everyone praised him.

"Good!"

"Fellow Daoist Long truly doesn't disappoint, haha!"

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"Since that's the case, please follow me to the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty's training ground!"

After deciding, Long Aotian also directly led everyone to one of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty's training grounds.

A certain training ground of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty

The originally deserted training ground instantly became extremely lively with the arrival of everyone.

"Some Fellow Daoists might be wondering why I, the Crown Prince, brought everyone to the training ground... I will explain here."

"Just now, I, the Crown Prince, and Fellow Daoist Qian and others discussed and decided to hold a sparring competition. All young people present can voluntarily participate and choose their own opponents. Only if the other party agrees can they go up to the stage to compete and spar. Please note that it is a friendly match, stopping before injury, and there is no punishment for losing. If you win, my Heavenly Dragon Dynasty will give some small gifts as a little encouragement from my Heavenly Dragon Dynasty to the winners. I hope everyone will participate enthusiastically."

Long Aotian also immediately explained to the many uninformed guests.

Instantly, everyone finally understood the reason why Long Aotian had brought them here.

In response, everyone agreed, and many people were already eager to try it out...

"This is good. Not only can you show off your face if you win, but you can also get prizes. Given the size of the Heavenly Dragon Dynasty, the prizes shouldn't be too bad either..."

"I, Zhao Ritian, have long been unhappy with that Tang San. Although it's a friendly match, beating him up shouldn't be a big problem..."

"Prizes... I, Zhang San, am here!"

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(The author is taking the second subject test tomorrow, so I'll absorb some good luck from all you great readers first! ^_^)