Chapter 186: Ugly
"Heavenly Dragon Emperor, do you think it’s possible that we both guessed wrong?" Martial Ascendancy Sovereign transmitted.
Heavenly Dragon Emperor shook his head upon hearing Martial Ascendancy Sovereign’s transmission.
"I don’t think so. Although that kid is young, he’s only at the Earth Immortal Realm, and his talent has already reached purple five-ring.
And if I’m not mistaken, the so-called Li Xiu of the Tiandao Imperial Court should be Ye Lingtian’s adopted son."
Hearing Heavenly Dragon Emperor’s words, Martial Ascendancy Sovereign pondered and felt that Heavenly Dragon Emperor’s words made sense.
At this moment, besides the various Sovereigns who had their own thoughts, everyone else in the arena was already discussing non-stop.
"Holy cow, who is this Li Xiu? Why have I never heard of such a disciple in our Tiandao Imperial Court?" A disciple from the Tiandao Imperial Court whispered.
"Shh, keep your voice down. Are you truly unaware or just pretending? Our Emperor has an adopted son. Although this is a rumor, it seems highly likely to be true today, because the Emperor hasn’t clarified this rumor. So, everything is just speculation, and we only dare to speculate. Who would dare to speak it out loud?
If we say something wrong, we’ll be punished by the Emperor."
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Just as everyone was discussing, the red-skirted woman host also recovered from her shock.
She didn’t know what level of monstrous talent purple eight-fold represented, but she knew that if he truly grew, he might reach the level of a Divine Emperor.
In the Jidao Imperial Court’s area, Liu Wuxie looked at Li Xiu, who was dressed in black, and was slightly shocked after a brief scan with his divine sense.
"This kid is already at the Celestial Immortal Realm mid-stage! With such talent and strength, there’s no doubt that if Meng’er hadn’t accepted my inheritance, this time we would definitely be suppressed by the Tiandao Imperial Court again." Liu Wuxie kept thinking to himself.
Standing on the stage, Ye Xiu looked at the thousands of people in the arena who cast admiring and shocked glances at him, feeling an immense sense of pride.
Ever since Ye Xiu was picked up by Ye Lingtian, his world had only consisted of martial arts techniques, cultivation, and his adoptive father.
At this moment, seeing the gazes of some opposite-sex individuals and the fervent looks of others, he really wanted to savor the beauty of this world.
"This child seems to have been suppressed for too long; he’s slowly going to be ruined. This isn’t his fault. Ye Lingtian, for a bit of his own selfishness, let a genius become like this. Perhaps this is his fate." Wang Yufan sat in a corner of the Jidao Imperial Court’s seating area, constantly thinking to himself.
After Ye Xiu stepped down from the stage, the red-skirted woman then called out dozens of competing disciples, whose talent abilities were also mediocre, with the best one only reaching green eight-ring.
"Jidao Imperial Court, Li Meng’er." The red-skirted woman called out.
At this moment, under everyone’s gaze, Li Meng’er, dressed in black and wearing a mask, walked from the Jidao Imperial Court’s location towards the talent testing platform.
Heavenly Dragon Emperor and Martial Ascendancy Sovereign’s eyes narrowed; they knew this woman had a Celestial Immortal Realm late-stage cultivation.
When Ye Lingtian saw Li Meng’er, he noticed that she was wearing a mask, feeling very curious, so a purple light flashed in his eyes, and he directly saw Li Meng’er’s face behind the mask.
"Oh, what a delicate woman! I never thought we would have such a beautiful woman in our Dao Realm.
No, the aura she emits is Celestial Immortal Realm... Celestial Immortal Realm late-stage, impossible!" His final exclamation of "impossible" blurted out, and he stood up.
The several Emperors were stunned by Ye Lingtian’s reaction, but none of them said anything.
Ye Lingtian felt he had lost his composure, so he quickly said, "Excuse me, I just thought of something. Let’s continue watching."
In fact, he didn’t need to say anything; the Emperors present all knew what he was thinking.
After sitting down, Ye Lingtian became increasingly worried that his adopted son might make a mistake in this competition and be unable to contend with the masked woman.
He finally decided to carefully observe the woman’s talent. If her talent was ordinary, it would prove that her so-called realm was likely illusory and not as solid as it seemed.
Thinking this, he gradually relaxed.
"Come, step up and place your hand on that jade stone. Inject a portion of your power into it, and your talent will be tested," the red-skirted woman host said.
Li Meng’er nodded and slowly placed her hand on it.
"This is a woman, right? In recent years, I haven’t seen many women wearing masks. People usually think they’re too ugly, so they cover up, while beautiful ones are like proud phoenixes," someone in the crowd said.
"Not just you, even I feel the same. It’s just that over ten years ago, I once saw someone wearing a mask, but that woman only covered her mouth and nose, revealing her eyes. Those eyes were truly beautiful; just by relying on those eyes, many innocent youths fell for her."
"Hahaha, then you haven’t seen her without the mask, have you? Usually, if the eyes are beautiful, the face must also be Biyue Xiuhua."
Just as this person finished saying the term Biyue Xiuhua, he suddenly felt as if he had said something wrong and subtly glanced towards the Kaiyuan Imperial Court’s direction. Upon seeing it, he felt his entire body tense up.
Because at this moment, sitting in the front row of the Kaiyuan Imperial Court’s disciple section, two pairs of eyes were fiercely staring at him—they were Bi Yue and Xiu Hua, the two daughters of the Primal Origin Emperor.
"Sister, did that kid from the Chongwu Royal Court just mention our names?" Bi Yue spoke.
"Sis, what you said seems correct. I also heard it just now. Let’s see what’s going on."
After they spoke, their gazes turned towards the Chongwu Royal Court. The disciple who had spoken earlier had already shut his mouth, leaving only the other person who had answered, confused.
"Oh, that woman is not Biyue Xiuhua; she’s utterly hideous! Any normal man who sees her would definitely throw up their overnight meal.
Hey, why aren’t you talking?" The man said, looking at his junior brother beside him, but the junior brother who had been talking to him didn’t answer; instead, he poked him with his elbow.
"What are you doing? Do you also think she’s too ugly? Oh, I don’t blame you; you haven’t seen her yet. So I think the masked woman from the Jidao Imperial Court on the stage must be because she’s too ugly.
Junior brother, why do you keep poking me with your elbow?" Finally, he became impatient and turned his head to look.