Free Web NovelChapter 1168: Chapter 378: The Chosen One Should Treat Me This Way (Extra for 13,005 monthly votes!)
Jiang Wang’s claim that he would take Lin Zhengren seriously was more than just talk.
Before the battle between Zhuang Country’s pride Lin Zhengren and Sheng Country’s pride Jiang Limeng, he was in the stands.
Of course, he hadn’t come just for this fight.
Every day at the Guanhe Platform, he was here to watch the battles.
The most spectacular of those fights never escaped his sight, and he thoroughly studied the most dazzling of moments.
It could be said that there’s hardly any other place in the world where one could witness such a dense array of splendid collisions between elites.
After three rounds of selection matches, out of the one hundred and twelve Inner Mansion Realm elites from Various Countries, only fourteen remained.
Among those countries that have exited in dejection, twenty-seven have permanently lost their number-one Inner Mansion Realm elite. freёwebnoѵel.com
Six countries’ elites were completely crippled, forever severing their path ahead.
There’s no other grand meeting where so many elites would stake everything, even their lives, for the competition.
It’s precisely because the competition is so fierce, the battles so brutal, that the one who triumphs at the Yellow River Gathering is publicly recognized as the number one.
After the three rounds of selection matches, the remaining fourteen elites will start the fourth round of battles today. The victors will directly secure seven spots in the main competition. The seven losers will then compete for the remaining three spots.
This day was so important that Jiang Wang noticed several unfamiliar figures in the stands.
For example, sitting directly opposite him in the stands was a robust woman with deep-set features and bronze skin, draped in a yellow battle robe. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
She sat there, bold and confident, her glances filled with a contemptuous authority, exuding even more presence than most men.
It even reminded him of Jiang Wuyou.
However, this woman appeared more ’ferocious’, while Jiang Wuyou had a more majestic and noble aura.
Identified by Qiao Lin’s "introduction", she was Jingguo’s number-one Inner Mansion Realm expert, Yellow Sheri, also the daughter of the Yellow Dragon Guard’s Great General, Huang Fu. According to the intelligence provided by Chen Zeqing, Yellow Sheri possessed four Divine Skills and was invincible within Jingguo, absolutely powerful in combat.
As an Inner Mansion Realm elite from Qi Country, while Jiang Wang was observing others, many were also observing him.
Nearly everyone at the Guanhe Platform who followed the selection matches knew that among the elites of the six major powers, only Qi Country’s Jiang Wang, without missing a single match, watched every battle.
In fact, the elites from the other major powers were not disinterested in the selection matches; they just didn’t watch every single one like Jiang Wang did.
During the previous selection matches, those noteworthy elites and their spectacular fights were naturally filtered out by specific individuals and detailed information was prepared for them to study, without wasting the cultivation time before the start of the main competition.
Qi Country, one of the top six powers in the world, of course, did the same, and would not be outdone by anyone. It’s just that Jiang Wang preferred to experience the battles firsthand.
Like today, arguably the most important day of the Inner Mansion Realm selection matches, Yellow Sheri also came to watch the fights in person.
Jiang Wang was no stranger to the gazes of others.
After practicing the Eye of Qian Yang, he had gained an even deeper feeling for "gazes".
But this particular gaze was somewhat too penetrating, so much so that... it seemed to carry a kind of warning.
Like an uninvited guest who had knocked on the door before officially visiting.
Jiang Wang turned his head to look to the right and saw a man dressed in black clothing and boots, silent and solid as a rock.
He was staring at Jiang Wang, unashamedly and with a definite purpose, walking over in this direction.
Qiao Lin astutely transmitted a message: "Qin Zhizhen."
Qin Zhizhen, the Inner Mansion Realm elite from Qing Country, was of course a name Jiang Wang remembered.
He had also flipped through this person’s profile many times.
Both his past combat records and the impression he gave were encapsulated in the words "tough" and "hard".
Tough as in strong, hard as in unyielding.
Like a rock that withstands raging waves, standing alone amidst the torrents, unmovable for thousands of years.
Jiang Wang remained seated and calm, simply saying, "Let him come over."
The two Heavenly Cover Soldiers stepped aside without blocking the path any further.
However, Qin Zhizhen still raised his hand, signaling to the Overlord Army Soldiers following him to stop, to stay outside the defense perimeter of the Heavenly Cover Soldiers.
The Overlord Army Soldiers donned in lacquered black Heavy Armor faced off against the Heavenly Cover Soldiers in purple-gold Battle Armor.
Qin Zhizhen approached alone, walking up to Jiang Wang and facing him eye to eye.
The first Thought in Jiang Wang’s mind was—
If Zuo Guangshu had won the Inner Mansion spot for Chu and happened to meet this man, he would have definitely liked to teach him a lesson.
Of course, any Chu person wouldn’t want to be polite with Qin People.
Jiang Wang’s reason for coming to the Yellow River Gathering was simple; he just wanted to vie for the title of the world’s number one.
However, among the opponents from the world’s top six powers, there was an order to whom he’d like to "teach a lesson".
Xiang Bei, who angered Zuo Guangshu to the point of cursing, was first.
Zuo Guangshu certainly wanted to beat a Qin country peer very badly, ranking second. Mainly because of the identity as Qin People, rather than anything to do with Qin Zhizhen himself.
Since Zuo Guangshu couldn’t come, his big brother Dugu always had to help take a little revenge.
Of course, it was also possible that the revenge wouldn’t be served, and he’d be the one left fuming instead. After all, facing these top elites, no one could confidently say they held certain victory.
But one must not lose spirit!
No matter who you’re facing, you have to be ready to beat them up in your heart. That’s the spirit of vying for the world’s number one.
The two gazes locked in confrontation, one heavy and powerful, the other clear and resolute.
