“Heh heh, Junior Brother speaks truly. We are only stopping by the Heavenly Dragon Continent on our way. I have heard that the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty is merely a seventeen-year-old lad, even younger than I am, yet he dares to proclaim himself Heavenly Emperor and rule a nation. I really want to see what kind of arrogant fellow he is.”
The senior brother, whose eyes gleamed with malice, said coldly.
“Look there. That statue being erected on the dock, is it not that Ling Xiao? I saw one in the capital of the Divine Phoenix Empire, and it is ninety percent similar. The craftsmen of this Heavenly Dynasty Empire truly have remarkable skill.”
The proud young woman, who resembled a queen, smiled and said.
She pointed at the statue, yet there was a hint of playful mockery in her gesture.
“Humph, a petty man intoxicated by success, a brat lording it over others. To put it bluntly, this Ling Xiao merely has a good woman protecting him. Without Moon Goddess, what is he?”
Another person snorted angrily.
“Exactly! Just a coward hiding behind a woman!”
“And if our Senior Brother and Senior Sister were willing, let alone the Heavenly Dynasty Empire, even the Divine Phoenix Empire would fall easily into their hands.”
From ancient times, there has never been a shortage of flatterers.
And on this ship, there seemed to be particularly many of them.
“I have heard that the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty possesses only Ten Directions Heaven cultivation. With just that level of cultivation, he dares to call himself emperor. Is he not courting death? Forget our Senior Brother and Senior Sister, even we could crush him with a single little finger!”
Listening to the words of these sycophants, the young man with the venomous gaze revealed a smile. His chin seemed to lift even higher, his smugness more pronounced.
The queen-like woman also smiled with boundless charm.
In this world, most people indeed prefer to hear pleasant words.
This point, one has to admit.
“Of course. Our Senior Brother and Senior Sister have always cultivated in seclusion and have not ventured into the martial world. Therefore, those so-called top ten Phoenix Prodigies or Seven Baleful Stars amount to nothing. With the talents of Senior Brother and Senior Sister, looking across the entire Divine Phoenix Continent, no one can match them, let alone this mere Heavenly Dragon Continent.”
“Shut your mouth!”
The senior brother suddenly snorted coldly. “The Ten Phoenix Prodigies and Seven Baleful Stars are still extremely formidable. My level and Junior Sister’s should rank near the front among them, but I absolutely would not dare say they are worthless.”
These words, though sounding like humility, were in fact boastful.
One must know that the Ten Phoenix Prodigies and Seven Baleful Stars were the most outstanding young talents of the Divine Phoenix Empire and the Black Crow Empire. For him to rank among them was already impressive, yet he claimed to be near the front.
Even the current Ling Xiao would not dare say such a thing.
After all, fellows like Feng Yinshan, Feng Ming Qishan, and Feng Ming Wushan were all unfathomably profound young men.
They progressed every moment.
As Ling Xiao’s cultivation and strength advanced, so did theirs. They had not stood still.
This person was simply too arrogant.
“Senior Brother speaks correctly. This time, the Ten Phoenix Prodigies of the Divine Phoenix Empire should probably change positions. There are a few useless ones who cannot even intimidate Ling Xiao. Holding the title of Phoenix Prodigy is just a waste.”
The arrogant young woman laughed disdainfully.
“Mm. The White Tiger Storm Assembly will soon be held. Before that, the Divine Phoenix Empire will select participants. Although that Ling Xiao is the Heavenly Emperor of the Heavenly Dynasty, he is still the Heavenly Dragon King of the Divine Phoenix Empire, so he should also be qualified to participate. At that time, let him see what it truly means to be a frog at the bottom of a well.”
The senior brother sneered. “And those useless Phoenix Prodigies who occupy positions without contributing, indeed they should make way.”
Few people on the Divine Phoenix Continent or Heavenly Dragon Continent would dare call the lower-ranked among the Ten Phoenix Prodigies useless.
Ling Xiao might count as one.
This person was clearly even more arrogant than Ling Xiao.
“Senior Brother is right. This time, the Heavenly Dragon Continent has been merged into the selection of the Divine Phoenix Continent. It sounds nice, called the Dragon-Phoenix Selection.
In reality, the Heavenly Dragon Continent is merely a vassal.
The Divine Phoenix Continent is vast and boundless, with numerous young talents. This Dragon-Phoenix Selection will probably stir up quite a storm.”
“Indeed. Many talents who have cultivated in seclusion will choose to emerge during the Dragon-Phoenix Selection, in preparation for the soon-to-begin White Tiger Storm Assembly. This time, we will likely see quite a few remarkable figures.”
“Compared to these people, what does that Ling Xiao amount to?”
“Although there are rumours that Peacock Prodigy Kong He suffered a setback here, that is after all only a rumour. Moreover, Kong He is also useless, his cultivation stagnant. He should long since have stepped down.”
“I rather think that Senior Brother and that Ling Xiao can be considered the two great talents of the current era.”
The arrogant woman suddenly smiled and said.
“How dare that trash be compared to me?”
With a cold laugh, this senior brother shot into the air. The giant ship was still over a hundred metres from the dock, yet he easily reached the shore like an eagle in flight, and in front of countless people, stepped onto the head of the huge statue.
“Erecting a statue before even dying? It would be better to wait until death.”
Under the gaze of everyone, this senior brother slashed out with his sword. Fierce sword qi tore through the void and struck the massive stone carving.
This sword was immensely powerful.
The material used for the statue was already extremely hard, yet it was still easily sliced open by him.
“Careful! Quickly dodge!”
The severed statue lost control and plummeted downwards.
On the ground below, over a thousand onlookers were gathered watching the excitement. If it truly fell, many people would likely die.
“Help!”
The crowd immediately panicked. No one wanted to be crushed to death like this.
Yet on the young man’s face bloomed a ruthless smile.
Watching this tragedy about to unfold, he showed not the slightest tension or sympathy, but instead smiled leisurely.
At that moment, a squad of troops suddenly ran over from nearby.
Every one of them was a proficient Mortal Realm martial artist.
Such martial artists might be worthless on the Divine Phoenix Continent, merely the lowest class, struggling even to survive.
But on the Heavenly Dragon Continent, they were still the backbone, comprising the vast majority.
They were the patrol soldiers at the dock.
Seeing the disturbance here, they all rushed over.
“Brothers, stop the falling stones. Let the citizens evacuate first.”
The leader roared, leapt up, and placed both hands on the rapidly descending massive stone.
Then, the others also leapt into the air one after another.
Dozens of men actually managed to steadily support the falling giant stone, markedly slowing its descent.
Other patrol soldiers whose cultivation was insufficient began organising the citizens to evacuate.
Although everyone in Divine Capital practised martial arts, the majority were still below Mortal Realm cultivation. No matter what, the Heavenly Dynasty Empire had only existed for a short two months or so.
To rise abruptly in such a short time would be nothing but delusional fantasy.
“Hm?”
Seeing this situation, the senior brother’s face revealed a ferocious expression. “Anyone who blocks me from enjoying the show deserves to die!”
A cold smile lifted the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, sword qi shot through the air. Those dozens of brave men were actually severed in half mid-air, blood pouring like rain.
The giant stone accelerated its fall once more.
It crushed to death several hundred ordinary citizens.
