926 The Two Go To War (1/2)

The Lord of Dragon City! In Dragon City, all matters large and small were decided by this mysterious woman. Whilst ordinarily, the various matters of Dragon City were handled by the Huatian Palace Executors, she rarely showed herself. Now that she had appeared, many people were curious to know what she would announce.

”The Heaven List First has special rights. They can bring along their sect to challenge the eight strongest sects halfway through the tournament. If they are victorious, they may then take their place. The Heaven List First is prepared to exercise this right. Right now, may the sect that Mo Wen is in, come forth.”

Mo Qingge said these words and then quietly disappeared. As the highest decision-maker in Dragon City, she only needed to give the word. She did not need to explain. This special right was something that she conceived for Mo Wen on the spur of the moment. Formally, there had been no specific mention of it. But since she had said it there were naturally Huatian Palace referees to ensure it was a done.

Mo Wen stood up and escorted Gu Jingman calmly towards the center. He did not feel that butting in during the middle of the tournament was inappropriate.

However, Mo Qingge's words had drawn the attention of everyone present. The gazes of everyone were on the two silhouettes walking down from the stage.

Did the Heaven List First hold such a special privilege? They had never heard of it. Even in the previous Heaven List Tournaments, such an incident had never occurred before. However, the rules were set by the Huatian Palace. Since the Huatian Palace decision-maker had said so, even if it wasn't a rule, it had now become one. Nothing would change if just one or two people objected. Moreover, no one would openly oppose the Huatian Palace over such a small matter. After all, this was an institution that revered ability. If the challenger could not defeat one of the eight strongest sects then it would be of no use. If they could defeat one of the eight strongest sects that meant that they could rank among the eight strongest.

”That is the Dafang Sect. Up until now, I had not taken note of this sect.” An ancient martial art practitioner said in astonishment. He had not noticed the Dafang Sect because of their fame. In reality, he did not know where the Dafang Sect had popped out from. Compared to the top-ranking large sects in the Inner worlds, the Dafang Sect did not hold a candle to them.

However, the Heaven List First had come from the Dafang Sect. That astonishing youth had made a deep impression on many people. Hence, people couldn't help but begin to notice this Dafang Sect.

However, the Dafang Sect was different from what they imagined. They initially believed that a sect that could cultivate such a terrifying youth would be very powerful. However, in reality, the Dafang Sect was very small and weak. It did not even make it through to the Sect Tournament's preliminaries. Instead, Mo Wen seemed to be the most powerful person in the sect. This came as a surprise to many people.

Why were the young ancient martial arts practitioners from the Peng Lai Immortal Realm so powerful? There were even some among them that were far stronger than the Inner world's older generation practitioners. It was because they had the support of a very powerful sect behind them. Benefitting from the sect's power, they were cultivated and it facilitated their achievements.

As for Mo Wen, he could become equally powerful even though he was a member of such a small and weak sect.

”Why has the Dafang Sect only sent out two people? Weren't they supposed to send out five?”

”That's right. Each sect is sending out five people to fight. Why is it that they only sent out two, and two youths at that? Could it be that the Dafang Sect wants two youths to face the other sects alone?”

”Those two youths are not to be underestimated. They have the first and second place on the Heaven List. Who would have thought that a mere Dafang Sect could take the top two ranks on the Heaven List? Such a thing has never happened before.”

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The ones who were most concerned about this matter were naturally the sects that had already advanced into the top eight strongest. They had not expected that such an incident would appear halfway through the tournament. Since when did the Heaven List First have such authority? They had never heard of this before.

Naturally, no one wanted to simply oppose a rule set by the Huatian Palace. Moreover, the members of the eight sects were very calm. For them to be able to rank among the top eight, their ability definitely did not need to be questioned. They were not afraid of any challenge. Moreover, the Dafang Sect was a sect that could not even make it through the preliminaries. Even if they had such a special right, they would most likely be unable to stir up a storm.

Mo Wen and Gu Jingman slowly walked down to the stage below. Looking calm and collected they moved over to stand opposite the eight sects. They completely ignored the bizarre gazes that everyone gave them.

A silhouette silently appeared between them. It was a white-robed elder. He had white hair and a white beard. He emanated an astonishing presence. It was none other than the Huatian Palace referee, a Primordial Soul realm immortal cultivator.

”You can send out five candidates for the Sect Tournament. Are you certain that only the two of you will participate?” The white-robed elder plainly asked as he looked at Mo Wen. He also thought that it was strange that the Dafang Sect had only sent out two candidates. Could it be that they were prepared to use two candidates to stand against the five from the other sects? This was too much of a joke. Moreover, they had sent out two youths.

The Peng Lai Mystery Dimension ancient martial arts practitioners were not easy to deal with. Although the people who could participate in the Martial Arts Circle Convention were limited to below the Immortal Practice realm, there were some powerful Infinite Powerhouses among them. Even the Huatian Palace referee would have a hard time dealing with them. Even if these two youths had reached the Infinite Powerhouse realm, it was unlikely that they would win against these old fellows.

”The two of us are enough,” Mo Wen said plainly.

Gu Jingman smiled sweetly as she stood beside Mo Wen. She did not say anything and left Mo Wen to decide everything.

Upon hearing this, the white-robed elder was stunned. He had not imagined that Mo Wen would give such an answer. Even arrogance could not describe this level of arrogance.