blueteamnovel Chapter 417: Princess Yuehan!
Chapter 417: Princess Yuehan!
At that moment, a thin young man with an old-fashioned bearing slowly walked past Li Yun and the others. He led ten young men dressed in dark green robes, and his expression was calm and distant, as though nothing around him could easily stir his emotions.
Among the ten people following behind him, seven had already reached the 3rd level of the Mortal Core Realm, while the remaining three had reached the 4th level of the Mortal Core Realm.
"That old-fashioned youth is Senior Brother Ren Guhan."
Jian Wuchen spoke in a heavier voice. "Although Senior Brother Ren Guhan has an aloof and rigid temperament, his strength is extremely formidable. He is a well-known expert in the entire Inner Sect. As for the ten people behind him, they are geniuses from Skycrest Prefecture."
Skycrest Prefecture.
The moment they heard those words, Li Yun and the others immediately understood.
Skycrest Prefecture was one of the fifty prefectures controlled by the Heavenly Sword Sect, and its overall strength was ranked among the top three. No wonder there were three geniuses at the 4th level of the Mortal Core Realm among the ten people from that prefecture.
"However, why is Skycrest Prefecture allowed to send ten people to participate in the assessment?" one of the young geniuses from the Southern Martial Domain asked with some confusion.
"Different prefectures naturally receive different treatment."
Jian Wuchen answered calmly. "Ordinary prefectures only have five slots, but powerful prefectures like Skycrest Prefecture, whose overall strength ranks among the top ten, can obtain ten slots. As for the sect’s Preparatory Disciples, they have a full two hundred slots. In total, there are five hundred people participating in this assessment."
After hearing Jian Wuchen’s explanation, Li Yun and the others fell silent.
The path of a martial artist was often this realistic. Since they came from a weak and bottom-tier place like the Southern Martial Domain, they naturally could not compare with those who were born in stronger prefectures when it came to resources, background, inheritance, and opportunities.
"Look. That is Xue Wuyan."
"Xue Wuyan? Are you talking about the number one genius among this batch of Preparatory Disciples, the rumored monstrous talent who appears only once every twenty years?"
Suddenly, a wave of exclamations rang out from the crowd.
Everyone turned toward the direction of the voices and saw a white-haired youth around eighteen or nineteen years old walking through the crowd with an expressionless face. His aura was cold, aloof, and sharp, like an unsheathed sword that made people instinctively unwilling to approach him.
"Xue Wuyan."
Even Jian Wuchen’s eyes flashed with a trace of seriousness when he saw the white-haired youth. His voice became heavier as he said, "This person is the strongest among this batch of Preparatory Disciples. In fact, it would not be wrong to say that he is the strongest genius among everyone participating in this assessment."
"It is said that he was discovered by a major figure of the sect while that elder was traveling through various lands in search of talent. Xue Wuyan is only eighteen years old, yet he has already cultivated to the 2nd level of the Mortal Core Realm. More importantly, not long ago, he personally killed a long-famous expert at the 4th level of the Mortal Core Realm."
"His current strength is already enough to rank in the middle tier of the entire Outer Sect. His talent is also praised as a rare genius that appears only once every twenty years in the Heavenly Sword Sect. If nothing unexpected happens, the first place in this assessment will most likely belong to him."
Jian Wuchen glanced at Li Yun and could not help sighing. "Li Yun, it is a pity that your cultivation realm is still a little too low. If you were also at the 1st or 2nd level of the Mortal Core Realm, I believe you would not be inferior to him."
Hiss.
Hearing Jian Wuchen’s words, Su Fengyan, Huang Chen, Li Hao, and the others could not help sucking in a cold breath. Even Li Yun could not resist taking another look at Xue Wuyan.
To reach the 2nd level of the Mortal Core Realm at only eighteen years old and to personally kill a 4th level Mortal Core Realm expert was enough to prove how monstrous his talent was.
This person would definitely be a formidable opponent.
"That is Princess Yuehan."
"Princess Yuehan truly lives up to the rumors. She is one of the rare beauties of the entire Azure Void Region. She is too beautiful. If she were willing to accompany me for one night, I would be willing to lose ten years of my lifespan."
"Presumptuous. Do you want to die? Is Princess Yuehan someone you are qualified to speak about in such a filthy manner?"
Before the commotion caused by Xue Wuyan had completely faded, another burst of exclamations sounded from the distance.
A beautiful woman around twenty years old appeared before everyone. She wore a pale yellow gown, and every step she took carried a graceful and noble bearing. A faint smile rested on her face, making her look gentle at first glance, but upon closer observation, that smile seemed to contain an invisible distance that kept others a thousand miles away.
Her beauty was enough to make people lose focus, yet the noble aura surrounding her made most people afraid to approach her casually, let alone speak disrespectfully.
What shocked Li Yun and the others even more was that such a young and beautiful woman had already reached the 4th level of the Mortal Core Realm.
"That Princess Yuehan comes from the Moonveil Ancient Kingdom of Moonveil Prefecture."
Jian Wuchen spoke in a serious tone as he looked at the graceful woman in the pale yellow gown. "Moonveil Prefecture is even stronger than Skycrest Prefecture, and among the fifty prefectures controlled by the Heavenly Sword Sect, its overall strength ranks second. As for the Moonveil Ancient Kingdom, it is the strongest power within Moonveil Prefecture, and Princess Yuehan is the only daughter of the ruler of that ancient kingdom."
"Since childhood, she has displayed extraordinary talent in both martial cultivation and social conduct. Not only is her cultivation talent outstanding, but she also knows how to deal with people, judge situations, and maintain the bearing of royalty. Coupled with her stunning appearance, some idle people ranked her as one of the ten great beauties of the Azure Void Region. Even within the Inner Sect, there are many disciples who secretly admire her."
When he reached this point, Jian Wuchen could not help letting out a bitter smile.
Although he was already an Inner Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, he still felt a deep sense of helplessness when facing prodigies like Xue Wuyan and Princess Yuehan.
Whether it was in terms of talent, potential, background, or future prospects, he was far inferior to people like them. As long as nothing unexpected happened, it was only a matter of time before such geniuses surpassed him completely.
Li Yun, however, did not feel discouraged. Instead, a faint excitement rose in his heart.
The Heavenly Sword Sect truly deserved to be called one of the overlord powers of the Eastern Martial Domain. This place was filled with talented people, and its foundation was countless times stronger than a small and remote land like the Southern Martial Domain.
In such an environment, competition would undoubtedly be cruel and intense. Even Li Yun could not casually claim that he would be able to suppress every genius here.
However, to him, this kind of place was exactly what he needed.
Only when surrounded by stronger opponents, greater pressure, deeper inheritances, and wider horizons could he truly sharpen himself and climb higher.