Chapter 782: Zen's Turn To Fight |
After Edwin was defeated, except for Lord Randy and the crown prince himself, not a single powerful martial artist was present to grace the history of Harlen Divine Kingdom.
The first tier of the divine kingdom continent was composed of the most outstanding divine-level talents. Such talented people were extremely rare and people who could match the best of them were impossible to find.
There was a huge gap between the strength of the first tier and the second tier. Even the most powerful martial artists of the second tier itself would be instantly killed by Logan alone, so it was useless to dispatch them.
The crown prince, who went by the name Bram, had never witnessed Zen's strength. Back when the latter had passed the examination of the Jade Martial House, Bram was not present, but Gregory had personally informed him that an independent warrior who had appeared in the martial house possessed the qualification to be ranked at the first tier. This was a highly improbable truth and the crown prince's curiosity was aroused.
Without doubt, he was in dire need of such a talent, so he rushed to Crane City. At that time, he had thought that it would be easy to win over Zen since Gregory had told him that Randy had already become enemies with Zen.
However, he did not expect Randy to break in.
Judging from Gregory's description, Bram only had a rough estimate of Zen's strength. He was probably almost on a par with Gregory, maybe even a bit stronger. Even if he fought, he probably wouldn't be Logan's match.
However, this wasn't the crux of the problem. The key was, would Zen listen to his orders? What if he asked Zen to fight and Zen refused? What would he do then?
When Randy saw the crown prince lost in thought, a sneer rose from the corner of his mouth. He knew that it was time for him to stand out. The Harlen Divine Kingdom had just lost, and now it was time for Wind Divine Kingdom and Star Field Divine Kingdom to dispatch their martial artists. Whether or not they could challenge Logan, Randy would definitely dispatch Zen.
War King Wind was wearing a huge cloak and standing on the platform at the top of the stairs. His cloak was fluttering in the wind.
Till now, the Wind Divine Kingdom had not sent in a single martial artist. And from the looks of things, it seemed that War King Wind did not plan to send any martial artist to challenge Logan.
Thus, everyone could sense that it was Star Field Divine Kingdom's turn now.
Scott, the ruler of the Star Field Divine Kingdom chuckled slightly. “Looks like our kingdom's youths aren't strong enough to win this fight. Is there someone you would like to recommend?”
He turned around and asked the crown prince as well as the other princes.
In fact, as the ruler of the Star Field Divine Kingdom, he knew very well how many top-grade martial artists he had under his control. However, according to traditional practice, the ruler himself would never recommend anyone. After all, if the candidate he recommended was defeated in battle, he would be humiliated.
“Your Majesty, I am willing to represent our kingdom in battle!”
“I request to fight!”
“Count me in!”
The Star Field Divine Kingdom was the second strongest among the four divine kingdoms. There were numerous martial artists in its arsenal, and many of them were sure of themselves.
Therefore, when their ruler needed them to fight, they actively volunteered themselves.
Horace, the crown prince of the Star Field Divine Kingdom, swept over his team before his sight finally focused itself on Jeremy. He indifferently ordered, “Jeremy Zhao, you will fight for me!”
He was very unhappy at the moment. How could his kingdom be suppressed by Logan from the York Divine Kingdom? Was the latter really invincible among Virtual Tribulation Realm martial artists? This gave him no balm.
However, the sword in Logan's hand told him exactly what the cruel reality was and just how bloody it was.
Jeremy Zhao had performed slightly better than Edwin of the Harlen Divine Kingdom, but he had only withstood seven strikes from Logan.
After seven strikes, Jeremy also had lost an arm and dejectedly left the arena.
The somber expression of War Emperor York finally relaxed. He suddenly tilted his head and smiled at Turner. “I wonder if anyone else from your kingdom can fight.”
There were no more than 20 to 30 martial artists from the four divine kingdoms who were able to stand in the first tier. Everyone had a list of their names.
War Emperor York knew that the Harlen Divine Kingdom only had two Virtual Tribulation Realm martial artists, Gregory and Edwin. Since the two had already been defeated, the royal family members themselves would have to fight now. It was very likely that the crown prince would have to personally fight Logan.
At his words, Turner's lips hardened and an angry mask shadowed his face. He thought to himself, 'This is too much! He obviously knows the answer, but he asked that question deliberately to humiliate me! He's giving me a hard time!'
This match was just a review before the exploration of secret lands. It was like an appetizer. The words of War Emperor York were a bit too much.
The anger on Turner's face disappeared. War Emperor York was right. He really didn't have any good ideas. Was he really going to let the crown prince fight? It was feasible, but even if the crown prince won, it wouldn't be something honorable. Losing would be even more humiliating.
If he was defeated, then what qualifications would he have left to be allowed to succeed the throne?
Therefore, Turner had to think prudently before he appointed the crown prince to fight.
Just then, the Holy Maiden of the York Divine Kingdom twisted her body and walked to her emperor. She giggled and giddily asked, “As far as I know, only Edwin and Gregory of the Harlen Divine Kingdom are qualified, barely! Now that their arms have been cut off by Logan, who is going to fight next? Is it Lord Randy? Or the crown prince himself?”
At her words, Bram's face flashed with hostility.
In addition to the royal family, there was also a large secret sect in the York Divine Kingdom. The Holy Maiden was the most important person in the sect, and her status was as high as that of the crown prince in the York Divine Kingdom. Sometimes what she said was even more useful than the words of the crown prince himself.
After all, if the crown prince wanted to ascend to the throne, he would first have to wait for his father to abdicate himself, or worse yet, die. Moreover, he had to step into the Soul Sea Realm before he was allowed to take on the throne. It would take thousands or even ten thousand years before his father abdicated, and it was very difficult for him to reach the Soul Sea Realm.
However, if a woman was chosen to be a Holy Maiden by the secret sect, she would be able to command the secret sect of the York Divine Kingdom and would possess an extraordinary status.
Bram smiled coldly and once again looked at Zen. Although he didn't believe that Zen could defeat Logan, he didn't want anyone to think that there was no powerful martial artist in his kingdom either.
“Who said that no one in my kingdom can fight?” Bram suddenly asked coldly. He then turned his head and told Zen who was standing in the square, “Thad Luo, fight for me!”
When Zen suddenly heard Bram call out his name, his eyebrows slightly furrowed. His gaze landed on Randy. Randy slightly shook his head while Zen slightly nodded his head but did not reply.
Lots of martial artists were standing in the square. They had never heard of this name, so they didn't know who the crown prince was calling out. Moreover, no one replied, making them feel even weirder. What was the prince doing?
Who was Thad Luo? Was he a newly born talent of the Harlen Divine Kingdom? Regardless of who this person was, why hadn't he stepped up? Could it be that even the crown prince couldn't order him about?
When Bram saw Zen standing there without showing any intentions of moving, his face flashed with a dark red color, and his eyes got filled with anger. He had just given Zen a chance to show off his strength, but Zen hadn't responded. How arrogant he was!
The three Soul Sea Realm masters from the Jade Martial House knew what was going on since they were standing on the steps and could see into the crowd. They were well aware of Thad's character and also knew that both the crown prince and Randy had tried to win over him, and the crown prince had failed.
Turner was also confused. No one had given him any information about Thad. He asked in confusion, “Bram, who is Thad Luo?”
Bram was about to speak, but Randy answered first. He knew that it was time for him to speak. “Father, Thad is my friend. He's a new talent in the Jade Martial House. He is not the slightest bit weaker than Gregory or Edwin. Even I'm unable to defeat him.”
“Oh?” Turner's face lit up. “Really?”
“It's absolutely true. I'll invite him to fight now.” Randy glanced at Bram with a smile on his face. He then turned towards Zen and asked in a clear voice, “My dear brother Thad, I'll leave this fight to you!”
Everyone who was present there looked at each other in puzzlement. Generally speaking, the status of martial artists was decided by their strength, but the strength of the royal family was a different story. After all, the large divine kingdom had to ensure its own dignity. How could Randy call an ordinary martial artist 'brother'? Even the crown prince had called Thad by his full name.
This was why Turner's face showed a hint of displeasure at the sentence but he didn't say anything.
Zen put on a smile. Actually, when he had seen Logan display his skills, he knew that he would have to fight him sooner or later.
With a light flash, he suddenly jumped out from the crowd and slowly floated towards the sky.
“He's just a martial artist at the middle stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm! Interesting. Doesn't the Harlen Divine Kingdom have some other stronger martial artists to fight for itself? I think they do. Look, there is still a large group of people below there who are at the later stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm. They all must be stronger than this guy. He's just entered the middle stage of this realm!”
“I've never heard of him before. Where is he from?”
“Lord Randy is a man of sagacity. Since he believes that this person is strong enough, I'm sure he really has some skills!”
“So what? Compared to all Virtual Tribulation Realm martial artists, Logan is basically invincible. What can this guy do? After all, this Thad is only at the middle stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm. I bet he can't take even a single blow from Logan.”
When the martial artists on the square saw that Zen was just at the middle stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm, they began to discuss among themselves animatedly. They all thought that the Harlen Divine Kingdom didn't have any stronger martial artists, so Zen had been dispatched.
At this moment, many of the powerful martial artists at the Soul Sea Realm also had weird looks on their faces.
The crown prince had recommended Zen, but Zen hadn't responded. After Randy had successfully invited Zen, Turner had an expectant look on his face. But once he realized that Zen had just reached the middle stage of the Virtual Tribulation Realm, he was quite disappointed.
The Holy Maiden of the York Divine Kingdom was staring at Zen with a puzzled expression too.