Chapter 183: Debate
Hearing Heavenly Dragon Emperor say this, Changtian already started cursing in his heart.
"This Heavenly Dragon Emperor is truly sick in the head, talking smack about me here."
Seeing Changtian’s face turn dark, Heavenly Dragon Emperor felt a bit smug. He finally got his revenge, though his real revenge would come during the grand competition the day after tomorrow.
"Hehehe, Heavenly Dragon Emperor, you certainly have a lot of thoughts. Whether or not someone with Emperor level talent from my Imperial Court is participating, you don’t need to know. If your people are well-prepared, you shouldn’t be afraid, right?" Changtian said.
"Hmph, what do you think? Emperor level talent is something our Dao Realm has never seen before. Even the God Venerable Realm from ten thousand years ago only appeared once. Do you think I wouldn’t be afraid? If your Jidao Imperial Court has such a monstrous talent, Lord God Emperor Ye should be the one to guide them. I truly can’t imagine anyone in your Imperial Court having the ability to guide such a genius," Heavenly Dragon Emperor said coldly.
At this moment, Ye Lingtian also watched Changtian with interest, curious how he would respond.
Changtian smiled and said, "You don’t need to worry about this. I already have plans. As for whether there’s no one to teach, that’s also not for you to worry about. Since a talent has come to our Imperial Court, it’s destiny, so I won’t give them up."
Indeed, when Ye Lingtian heard this, his expression changed, then he smiled and said,
"Hahahaha, it seems Jidao Imperial Court looks down on His Majesty, Emperor Ye’s strength, thinking I don’t have the ability to teach your so-called Emperor level talent person."
"I wouldn’t dare. His Majesty, Emperor Ye’s strength is something everyone in the Dao Realm can see. I wouldn’t dare look down on His Majesty, Emperor Ye. As for the word ’destiny,’ I don’t need to say it, His Majesty, Emperor Ye also knows that opportunity is not something others can force," Changtian said.
Just as everyone was arguing heatedly, Primal Origin Emperor suddenly spoke up:
"Excuse me, everyone, have we gotten off topic? We are supposed to be discussing the arrangements for tomorrow’s grand competition. Why has everyone strayed from the topic?"
Hearing Primal Origin Emperor say this, everyone calmed down, but Ye Lingtian’s gaze towards Changtian already held some hostility. This time, he intended to rely on Ye Xiu to win first place in the grand competition and then publicly announce that Ye Xiu was his adopted son. However, the Emperor level talent of the Jidao Imperial Court was a variable, which made Ye Lingtian have to be vigilant.
But what made him feel even more terrified was that towering sword light. He didn’t know what emitted it, but his instincts told him it was definitely related to the Jidao Imperial Court. As for whether the Jidao Imperial Court was hiding some unknown secrets, that remained to be seen.
"Hahahaha, alright, since Primal Origin Emperor has spoken, there’s no need for us to continue. Let’s prepare well for tomorrow’s grand battle." At this moment, Ye Lingtian changed his previous attitude. This change in attitude was not something he deliberately did. He cared a lot about his reputation; if he were to fall out with Changtian over such a matter now, his good name might be tarnished, appearing less grand in the eyes of the other sovereigns than before.
Of course, this was all his own assumption. Apart from Heavenly Dragon Emperor and Martial Ascendancy Sovereign, Jidao Imperial Court and Primal Origin Emperor were not as respectful to him as he thought. Sometimes, strength isn’t everything.
"Indeed, His Majesty, Emperor Ye is right!" Heavenly Dragon Emperor echoed.
Hearing this voice, Changtian cursed silently in his heart.
Amidst a flurry of discussions, they had already roughly ironed out the competition rules. Ye Lingtian originally wanted to add several new rules to increase the difficulty, but Changtian felt this was unfair to some disciples with lesser talent. While the grand competition relied on talent and strength, that was true.
But it should be as fair as possible.
The few people finally decided to add a talent testing stage, which was also proposed by Ye Lingtian. His main intention was to highlight his adopted son, Ye Xiu, in front of everyone. Additionally, he wanted to use this to determine if there was someone with Emperor level talent from the Jidao Imperial Court participating.
This time, the item they used to test talent was an ancient jade that Ye Lingtian obtained in a secret realm. He studied it for a long time before realizing it was a talent testing stone, but it was different from those in their Dao Realm. He felt that although this strange ancient jade couldn’t compare to the testing effect of the Heavenly Ladder in the Jidao Imperial Court, it was still quite similar.
He had tested himself and Ye Xiu with it.
When he tested himself, the ancient jade displayed six black rings. When testing Ye Xiu, the ancient jade directly showed eight purple rings, an explosive effect. He didn’t know if there were any other rings above these purple ones.
So, he found some sect disciples to conduct tests. The result was that the ancient jade displayed a total of seven colors of rings, and each color had nine rings. Therefore, he dared to assert that Ye Xiu should have one more purple nine-ring above, but it was already of utmost importance. He believed Ye Xiu’s talent could definitely break through the God Venerable Realm and possibly the legendary God Emperor.
So this time, if the Emperor level talent from the Jidao Imperial Court had the exact same talent as Ye Xiu, then he would be certain.
However, this matter was a bit difficult for Changtian. He knew that it wasn’t very favorable for him at this moment, as it would force him to expose his trump card too early. But the other sovereigns had already agreed.
Li Meng’er and Li Qiye both possessed top-tier talents. It seemed he could only go back and consult his patriarch to see if there was any way to suppress their talent abilities and make the so-called ancient jade detection ineffective.
After the five sovereigns finished speaking, they all returned to their respective camps.
After Changtian returned, he immediately told Liu Wuxie about the things he had encountered, but Liu Wuxie also shook his head, indicating that he had no way to suppress a person’s talent. So, he went to Wang Yufan’s room.
"Wang Yufan, do you think you can handle what I’ve told you? Is it a bit difficult? I, this old man, can’t do it, but I thought you should have a way, so I came to you," Liu Wuxie said to Wang Yufan.
Hearing Liu Wuxie’s words, Wang Yufan smiled and said,
"It’s a small matter. You go back and tell Changtian to rest assured."
After Liu Wuxie left, Wang Yufan called out Li Meng’er and Li Qiye and gave them each a pill. Li Meng’er and Li Qiye were confused.