The Strongest Mythical Emperor
Chapter 130: Name on the Human List

Chapter 130: Chapter 130: Name on the Human List

"Alright!"

Li Yuanba grinned foolishly as he agreed, causing Qin Jun to beam with delight, while leaving Ye Xuan and the other three in despair.

Daji couldn’t help but roll her eyes and said, "Don’t you think what you’re doing is a bit shameless?"

"Shameless? A man’s lifetime pursuit is to make a name for himself," Qin Jun shrugged and said with a smile. "If Yuanba participates, even if he admits defeat to me, his name will definitely spread far and wide, while I’ll bear the stigma of cheating. But I stand to gain, isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?"

As for his reputation, he couldn’t care less.

Can reputation be eaten?

When he uses such means to enter the top hundred, would those sects refuse him?

Thinking of this, Qin Jun couldn’t help but look forward to the satisfaction of having others wanting to take him down but unable to do so.

Once he reached the peak, when he’s the one making the rules, would he still need these empty praises?

"Then, can you also let us off the hook?" Yang Lan asked nervously.

She really didn’t want to fight Li Yuanba. Ye Xuan, Zong Yan, and Murong Xuan felt the same. As for Zhu Yanqing, she hadn’t spoken a word, her veil hiding her expression from view.

"Exactly, elder brother, let Brother Yuanba let us off too!" Qin Yun pleaded, his robust frame adopting a supplicating manner that was actually quite nauseating, nearly making Qin Jun throw up.

"I can let you off, but as for the others," Qin Jun nodded, referring to Ye Xuan and the others.

Yang Lan suddenly became anxious and asked, "Why?"

"Just because."

Pfft—

The four felt an urge to vomit blood. If there were a reason, it would be one thing, but the lack of any made them question whether their personal character was really that poor.

"Amitabha, Your Highness, you must not allow Yuanba to create too much carnage in the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition, it would cause turmoil," Fa Hai stepped forward to remind him.

Qin Jun nodded in agreement. Most of the cultivators participating in the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition had significant backing. If he killed them, wouldn’t he be offending all the forces?

If it really came to that, even with the help of Evening Star, Qin Jun would find it hard to get out of the Nanzhuo Dynasty.

However, the monthly God and Demon summoning was approaching, and perhaps he could draw a heaven-shaking God and Demon?

While Qin Jun was lost in his thoughts, all the guards had already passed through the city gates.

"Let’s continue on. Not far inside Bronze Pass, there’s a city with the registration point for the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition," Jia Xun said with a smile, prompting everyone to breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, they were nearing their destination. After such a long and arduous journey, they were longing for days of idleness.

Afterward, Qin Jun led Daji and Li back to their carriage, while Qin Yun, Jia Xun, and Evening Star also returned to their respective carriages.

The cultivators that followed couldn’t stop marveling.

"We owe King Yue a favor."

"Yes, we should give him a hand in the upcoming Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition."

"Indeed, with the courage to challenge the Nanzhuo Dynasty, King Yue’s future achievements will surely be significant."

"The audacity is truly admirable."

Hundreds of cultivators reached a consensus to repay the favor during the competition.

This was something Qin Jun hadn’t anticipated. Having Li Yuanba’s support was already satisfying, and now he also had the assistance of hundreds of cultivators. If he knew, he would surely laugh heartily.

Heaven helps me!

...

Bronze Pass and the nearest city were only a few miles apart, separated by a vast wasteland.

The city was called Luoyan City, a large city that accommodated millions of civilians and cultivators. All industries were thriving, with merchant associations, inns, escort agencies, places of entertainment, and more.

In the center of the city stood a large estate, not the city lord’s residence, but the Xu residence, home of Xu Guiku.

Xu Guiku’s prestige in Luoyan City was extremely high, even surpassing the city lord’s.

At this moment inside the Xu residence, Xu Guiku walked into the main hall. A dozen disciples were practicing martial arts, sitting in a circle around a dish of sandalwood, with wisps of blue smoke curling upwards.

As Xu Guiku entered, the disciples opened their eyes.

"Master is well!"

They greeted in unison, though Xu Guiku’s furrowed brows did not ease. He crossed the room, sat on a chair, and then asked, "Do you believe in a child who broke through to the Transforming Void Realm in his teens?"

A teenager in the Transforming Void Realm?

Nonsense!

The disciples scoffed internally, while outwardly shaking their heads with solemn faces.

To outsiders, Xu Guiku was seen as stern and upright, but to his disciples, he was eccentric and unpredictable.

Xu Guiku could refuse discipleship from geniuses within the top 500 of the human ranking, or he could take a talentless street urchin as his disciple just because he felt like it. If not for Xu Guiku’s enforcer status, the disciples would have thought he was crazy.

So now, when they heard about a teenager in the Transforming Void Realm, their first reaction was that the old man was being odd again.

"You don’t believe it, huh? But your master saw it with his own eyes today," Xu Guiku said, a smile that most would find baffling spreading across his face, but the disciples knew the old man was excited again.

The disciples didn’t respond, as they had grown accustomed to his eccentricities.

Little did they know that this time, Xu Guiku was telling the truth, and that young man was not only in the Transforming Void Realm but also a powerful Earth Immortal.

"I must have him!" mumbled Xu Guiku, leaving his disciples exchanging glances—was the old man developing some questionable interests?

...

"Achoo—"

Li Yuanba couldn’t help but sneeze, which made Qin Jun chuckle, "Oh, you’re so powerful and yet you sneeze?"

"I don’t know, maybe someone is holding a grudge against me." Li Yuanba said, shrugging his shoulders, it appeared the young man was aware that he had many enemies.

Qin Jun shook his head in amusement and then served food to Daji and Li.

This inn was quite spacious, with the first floor alone accommodating dozens of dining tables. Looking up, the center of the inn was open to all the floors above, showing many silhouettes of cultivators chatting. There was nothing like such a grand inn in the Qianyue Kingdom.

Moreover, this inn only allowed cultivators to enter; mortals could not step foot inside.

"Have you heard? Yesterday in Luoyan City, someone received a five-star rating during their assessment!"

"Five stars? Who is it? I only got two stars..."

"Feng Yixuan, ranked seven hundred ninety-eight on the human list!"

"Feng Yixuan? It’s said that he broke through to the Golden Elixir Realm three years ago and thus missed the last Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition."

"Wow, there will be a good show this year, with all these human list geniuses participating."

The cultivators at a nearby table were discussing fervently. Hearing this, Qin Jun raised an eyebrow, not expecting to hear about a human list genius on his first day.

The Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition truly was a great opportunity to make a name for himself!

"By the way, what does a five-star rating mean?" Qin Jun asked Jia Xun, who was sitting across from him.

It was best to clarify such things to avoid embarrassment later.

"That’s the grading for the Hidden Dragon Martial Arts Competition assessments, one to nine stars. If you don’t achieve at least one star, you can’t participate in the competition," Jia Xun explained with a smile, pausing before continuing, "With Your Highness’s strength and talent, getting a four-star rating should not be difficult."