Chapter 760: Huang Lingfeng!
"Hahahaha, what a bunch of trash."
Both heads of the Mo Kuang Twins let out wild laughter.
Then his gaze turned to Su Zimo, and he roared with laughter, "Su Zimo, at this Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, I will definitely tear you apart with my own hands."
"Demonic heretics are enemies that everyone has the right to eliminate."
Su Zimo snorted coldly.
Originally, he had looked scholarly and gentle. But when he saw the Four Devil Princes, his expression turned extremely cold. The disgust and killing intent in his eyes were not concealed in the slightest.
"Amitabha. Benefactor, you are so violent and cruel. I fear that one day you will descend into endless hell and suffer calamities for ten thousand lifetimes."
At that moment, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out.
Immediately after, an old monk with kind eyebrows and benevolent eyes approached from the distance, stepping upon golden Buddhist light. Around his neck hung a string of prayer beads.
Behind him was a young monk with nine ordination scars on his head and a wine gourd in his hand.
His entire body was suffused with golden Buddhist light, and behind his head were rings of golden halos. Strangely, however, he did not emit any aura at all and looked no different from an ordinary person.
To be able to achieve this meant his control over his own strength had reached an extremely high level, allowing him to completely retract his true essence.
"That is the seeded contestant from the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom, the Wine Monk."
A strange light flashed in Chu Yuan’s eyes as he said, "I had not heard much about this guy before. It is said that he is the reincarnation of a great Buddhist master. Not long ago, experts from the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom discovered him, brought him back to the kingdom, and performed an awakening ceremony for him."
"It is said that as soon as he completed the awakening of his past life’s memories, he directly reached the perfection stage of the 9th level of Heavenly Core Realm and defeated a 1st level Spirit Manifestation Realm expert from the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom."
"Although his true strength is unknown, I heard that the old monks of the Golden Lotus Buddhist Kingdom have already determined that he will take first place in this Heaven’s Chosen Assembly. You must understand that those old monks never speak without basis. Since they said so, they must be quite confident."
"It is actually him?" Before Chu Yuan could finish speaking, a strange expression had already appeared on Li Yun’s face.
Because Li Yun knew this Wine Monk.
This was clearly the same Wine Monk with whom he had formed some friendship back in the Forgotten Treasury.
As if sensing Li Yun’s gaze, the Wine Monk suddenly turned his eyes toward Li Yun.
Upon seeing him, a look of surprise appeared in the Wine Monk’s eyes. Then he gave Li Yun a slight smile.
"What is going on with you two?"
Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment. Then, as if remembering something, he said, "Right, I remember now. That Wine Monk seems to come from the Azure Void Region, just like you. Could it be that you two know each other?"
"Indeed, we do."
Li Yun nodded.
Although his interactions with the Wine Monk had not been extensive, he had gotten along quite well with him and felt a sense of kindred spirit.
"This..."
Chu Yuan was utterly speechless.
He never imagined that after explaining for so long, Li Yun had actually known the other party all along.
Woo! Woo! Woo!
At that moment, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the distance.
Immediately, golden radiance streaked across the sky, forming a grand avenue paved with golden light.
A row of war chariots forged entirely from gold rumbled forward at high speed.
On those golden chariots stood cultivators clad in golden armor. Their faces were majestic as if they had been carved from divine stone. Holding golden war halberds, the aura they emitted surged toward everyone like a tidal wave.
Behind the golden war chariots was a massive procession.
On the outermost perimeter were beautiful young maidens holding flower baskets shimmering with seven-colored flowing light. They scattered petals of seven colors, dyeing the entire sky in a kaleidoscope of radiant hues.
At the center of the procession was a square formation, nine people wide and nine people deep.
They blew jade conches, beat jade drums, and played grand, magnificent music.
Behind the procession, a Golden Radiance Lion with a body as massive as a small hill slowly pulled a five-colored carriage forward.
Its entire body gleamed with golden light and emitted an overwhelmingly powerful aura.
Although it seemed to be moving slowly, every step the Golden Radiance Lion took covered several hundred meters. In the blink of an eye, it arrived above the isolated island.
On the five-colored carriage pulled by the Golden Radiance Lion stood a tall youth named Huang Lingfeng.
He was proud and upright, and his long hair cascaded to his shoulders while emitting dazzling radiance.
He stood calmly in place without saying a word, yet he seemed like the center of heaven and earth. Everyone’s gaze involuntarily drifted toward him.
"The people of the Profound Sovereign Dynasty really do love making grand entrances."
Chu Yuan scoffed lightly, but his expression was unprecedentedly grave as he said in a deep voice, "This person is the Ninth Prince of the Profound Sovereign Dynasty, Huang Lingfeng."
"He is the youngest son of the Profound Sovereign Emperor and, aside from the crown prince, the most beloved son of the Profound Sovereign Emperor."
"Since childhood, he has enjoyed resources that could be called the best in the entire Central Continent. In order to cultivate this son, the Profound Sovereign Emperor even found him a Dao Resonance Realm expert as a teacher. All kinds of cultivation resources were available to him whenever he wished."
"However, this person is not some flower raised in a greenhouse."
"On the contrary, at only nine years old, he voluntarily joined the army of the Profound Sovereign Dynasty and campaigned in all directions for the dynasty. It could be said that from birth until now, half of his life has been spent on the battlefield."
"Many even believe that in a few more years, he might surpass the crown prince of the Profound Sovereign Dynasty and claim the top spot on the Star Rankings."
"For this Heaven’s Chosen Assembly, he is also the most likely candidate to seize first place. Whether it is Su Zimo, Xie Wushang, or anyone else, I am afraid none of them can defeat him."
At this point, Chu Yuan could not help sighing.
In terms of illustrious status and profound background, no one present could compare to Huang Lingfeng.
Not long after Huang Lingfeng descended, the other contestants from the Profound Sovereign Dynasty also arrived one after another.
However, under Huang Lingfeng’s overwhelming brilliance, they were all completely overshadowed. Almost no one paid them any attention.
"The time has come."
At that moment, the figure of an old man in green robes suddenly appeared above the isolated island.
No one saw how he appeared.
It was as if he had been there all along.
His eyes were bright, and although his voice was not loud, it spread throughout the entire island.
"Next, the preliminary round of this Central Continent Heaven’s Chosen Assembly shall begin."