novelraw Chapter 76 The Competition Begins
Chapter 76 The Competition Begins
Chapter 76 The Competition Begins
The group of elderly men below may seem kind and approachable, but each and every one of them is a big shot whose mere speck of dust between their fingers could make the Zhejiang River tremble.
To be honest, he was quite surprised that his duel with Chen Zui today would attract such a large audience of truly important figures. This wasn't like the three-year agreement with Chen Zui or a fight at the Yunlan Sect. In his eyes, their petty squabbles as juniors were nothing to these big shots.
He had just seen a group of big shots, and he quietly went to ask the young lady what was going on. Shen Yaoxing just said "oh" and told him not to worry about it, saying that these old guys were just bored in the clan's territory and came to join in the fun.
To be honest, a month ago, when he was hiding outside with the young lady, Lu Ren thought that Shen Yaoxing's family name was Uchiha. After leaving the virtual realm, he found that it was not raining outside at all, and the darkness of the family was the Toyokawa family.
The Shen family members are all very good people; they are very kind and approachable.
Of course, it's also possible that she was kind to him because of the young lady's status.
Even disregarding their status and position, those three men, who appeared to be in their early twenties and were handsome, were all at least at the Star Cocoon Realm, making them experts who could be considered kings or ancestors in the outside world.
The sorcerer's lack of fighting prowess is only due to their lack of direct combat skills. This profession is classified as sorcerer, not healer. They have many ways to kill, including curses, black magic, and summoning spirits.
However, at this moment, the handsome white-haired man whom Lu Ren had met once before spoke up: "Jing Xing, we understand your resentment, but young friend Lu Ren was strongly recommended by Yao Xing, and it was Yao Xing who secured this spot for him. How can he gamble with you on this matter?"
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Jingxing should be Chen Zui's courtesy name. Some people in this era pay attention to this, while others do not.
Chen bowed his head honestly, "Uncle is right, Jingxing is wrong."
The handsome white-haired man then looked at Lu Ren, his smile gentle, and said, "Young man, you can act on impulse, but you can't act on your own impulses and do what others do. Lu Ren did well, but being provoked in public like this, I'm sure you're not convinced, are you?"
"Me? Me?"
Seeing that everyone present was looking at him, Lu Ren honestly said, "Brother Chen, with your physique of 40, can fight me to a standstill. If we were to fight all out, I am indeed no match for you—"
Based on his more than 20 years of experience as a corporate slave, he knew that a high-ranking leader like that wouldn't actually have a serious talk with you.
What may seem like meaningless words must have a purpose.
It seems like they want him to accept the challenge?
Since this handsome white-haired man is Chen Zui's great-uncle, and he himself has taken the position of his grand-nephew, he must stand up for his grand-nephew.
The leader has spoken, so what else is there to say? At worst, I'll just get a beating.
"What the senior says is very true. I do have some objections, but as for passing the position to Brother Chen, I will not accept it—"
I can accept being beaten up, but I won't let him give up his seat.
Lu Ren wasn't very confident about this either; he could only try his best to express his opinion.
At this moment, the female elder, who appeared to be in her early twenties, suddenly spoke up: "Since both sides are holding grudges, Chen Zui, why don't you have a match with this kid, but without it involving the competition for the spots?"
"Jingxing has no objection."
The white-haired woman looked at Lu Ren: "Little Lu, what about you?"
Lu Ren breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine with that too."
"Then it's settled, you two—"
"Wait a moment----"
But at that moment, the gaunt-looking old man interrupted.
After interrupting, the man looked at the woman and said, "Aunt, how can there be a competition without any prizes?"
The white-haired woman glanced at him: "Then why don't you pull out some treasures?"
"Aunt, you know I don't have any treasures here."
"Then why do you say that?"
Upon hearing this, the gaunt old man could only chuckle awkwardly, like the embarrassed grinning emoji of Tom the cat. The scene resembled a grandfather and granddaughter bickering, but Lu Ren clearly heard the old man address the young woman as his aunt.
The Shen clan does not have a clan head. These six are elders of the Shen clan, each representing a branch. The Shen clan has nine branches in total, and the elders of the other three branches are not located within the clan territory.
Before the competition started, Shen Yaoxing had introduced him to the three old men among the six. The one who laughed was the second elder, who was also the most talkative and had a rather eccentric personality.
The remaining two, who didn't talk much, were the Eighth Elder and the Ninth Elder.
Those three young men, the white-haired handsome men that Lu Ren had seen before, were the Seventh Elder.
The above four people are all of Shen Yaoxing's grandfather's generation.
The middle-aged man known as Old Pine, who is Chen Zui's great-grandfather, is the Fourth Elder, and the woman is the Sixth Elder. Although these two are young, they are the most senior, belonging to the same generation as Shen Yaoxing's great-grandparents.
As elders, they may not be the strongest in their respective branches, but they are undoubtedly the most respected and virtuous among them.
Lu Ren asked Shen Yaoxing which branch of the family her master belonged to, but the young lady shook her head and said she didn't know either.
These elders are only in charge now, but there are many clan elders who don't take charge and rarely show their faces. None of the clan members have ever seen them. My supporting character master is probably like that.
They truly deserve to be called a great clan; their population is thriving, and they have countless experts.
For some reason, after the elders discussed the prize, they suddenly fell silent.
Some drank tea, some looked at their fingers, and some got their hair cut; no one uttered a sound, and the scene fell silent for a moment.
Lu Youhe and the others were somewhat confused, not knowing what was going on.
But Lu Ren had a vague feeling that something was off.
There seems to be a resonance or sound transmission in the air.
The feeling was very strange, like a stone falling into the center of a calm lake, and he could only vaguely feel the surface ripple.
But as more and more stones fell, and the more intense the fall, he seemed to be able to vaguely sense the movement of the falling stones.
I bet five minutes, one million.
"Hurry, hurry, make your decisions and leave immediately."
"Aunt, how many minutes will you press?"
You guys are all getting on in years, really—Yan Qing, how long can you hold out on this narrow path?
I won't bet on how long I can hold out; let's each bet one million.
Should Lao Wang place two bets?
"Hehe, then I'll bet 100,000 on Xiao Lu, since he's practically my student."
Lu Ren: "————" It seems the market is about to open.
But at that moment, a huge rock fell onto the already turbulent lake, stirring up huge waves.
Thirteen million four hundred and twenty thousand, all of Yaoxing's assets, I bet Lu Ren will win.
The last sound to appear came from Shen Yaoxing.
The moment she uttered those words, the previously rippling lake surface instantly calmed down.
The whispers vanished instantly.
As expected of an elder, the six people were not embarrassed at all. Some continued to drink tea, while others continued to look at their fingers.
The handsome white-haired man made the final decision: "How about this? Whoever wins this match can retrieve a silver-grade alchemical artifact from the clan's treasury. What do you say?"
Lu Ren and Chen Zui should both be on the field, and then they each returned to the field.
The others retreated to the edge of the sword training hall.
The previous match was just a swordsmanship contest, so it didn't matter if they got close to watch. But when someone at the Candle Illumination Realm goes all out, the minimum standard arena is 100 meters long and wide, which is the size of two football fields.
If it's a magician, the standards might be even higher, with arenas hundreds of meters long and wide.
The space in the middle is now open, about 70 meters long and 50 meters wide, which is barely enough.
The crowd below, especially the children, were still a bit confused and didn't know what was going on, but they cheered as if there was another fight, and then started shouting "Go, Brother Lu Ren!"
"Little Star, let all the dolls come over here."
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"I'm not going."
"————A-Li".
"I don't either—"
Before Ji Liguang could finish speaking, he was bound by a psychic force and thrown over there.
The girl gritted her teeth, her impotent rage erupting, which she vented on the children, driving all the little devils away.
She herded the sheep like a sheepdog, and the little devils all ran happily to the other side.
Seeing that the field had been cleared, Lu Ren and Chen Zui stood facing each other 20 meters apart in the field.
Lu Ren felt uncertain and looked tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Although Chen Zui is only half a year older than him, he has undergone various training since childhood and is now at the bottleneck of the Candle Illumination Realm.
For quite some time, Lu Ren had been trying to catch up with An Yourong, but now he was facing an opponent who was a level above An Yourong.
Even though he had just won the swordsmanship contest, his opponent was wearing a spirit-locking ring. Now, facing Chen Zui at full strength, he still had no idea what to expect.
"Actually, I don't like you." Chen Zui suddenly said this.
Lu Ren was taken aback, then said, "I can see that, but that's your business, and you don't need to tell me why."
Chen Zui fell silent again. He should have had something else to say, but Lu Ren's words had stung him, and he suddenly didn't know what to say. After all, he wasn't the type to be eloquent.
Lu Ren had no interest in arguing with him, he didn't want to be friends with him, and he also disliked the man quite a bit.
"If you still come looking for trouble after this match, I'll go and complain to my master. Don't think you're the only one with connections; I also have a master who's a master."
"good----"
Chen took a deep breath and asked, "What's your current physical strength?"
"78, what's up?"
"My physique is 403."
His physique now is ten times stronger than when he was fighting with swords!
"The match begins!"