Chapter 947 – The Whole World Chooses (2/2)

The Great Western Continent's Second Prince was already awake and finished freshening up. He was reading a book when he seemed to hear something. He quietly thought for a few moments, upon which his lips curved into a mysterious smile. He put down his book, tied his bright yellow belt, and proceeded out of the Imperial Palace.

The fog had not dispersed, seemingly fusing with the yellow sands.

The young Demon Lord had not slept in his room but had instead elected to lie on the sand. His hands cushioned his head, one of his legs was raised, and his eyes were closed. He seemed very relaxed.

If others were to know of his identity, he would assuredly encounter the most terrifying encirclement and assault, but he seemingly did not care. The increasing volume of the war drums also had no effect on his mood. After some time, he finally opened his eyes. Rising and flicking the sand from his body, he went to the back gate.

He quietly stared at the two stone statues as he took out a bamboo hat. Placing it over his head, he left.

The stone statues had also disappeared, with the places where they had stood now vacant. The sand drifting in the light morning breeze ultimately buried the golden blood of yesterday.

Xuanyuan Po had woken up very early. To put it more accurately, he had not gotten much sleep last night.

His room was currently occupied by that incomprehensible couple, so he had spent the entire night sitting in the courtyard.

But his lack of sleep had not been out of lack of comfort. He was just a little nervous about the events about to take place.

The beating of the war drums resounded in his ear, each strike urging him on his journey.

But before this, he still had some things to do.

This was a habit he had developed from his days living with Chen Changsheng in the Orthodox Academy.

The more important the task, the more calm one had to be. Even if one could not calm one's mind down, one had to at least carry out the most important tasks.

He opened the door and entered the room. Through the paper door, he asked, ”I'm going to buy breakfast. What do you want to eat?”

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The nine massive Celestial Trees loomed in the mists, releasing invisible yet assuredly real waves of heat.

There was no hurricane from the Western Sea, but the Red River began to slosh with massive waves, crashing with deafening might into the shores.

No demi-human felt fear, because they knew that this was caused by the massive monsters living within the Red River.

The massive monsters living within the Red River were called Jing. They had gigantic bodies but very gentle temperaments. They lived off the red aquatic grass that unendingly grew within the river, and never harmed any living creatures. The demi-humans regarded them as guardians. The massive waves on the Red River were the Jing sensing the transformation of the Wildfire and celebrating.

White Emperor City was also a scene of celebration. Although the rumors and the tense atmosphere of the last two days made them somewhat uneasy, the Heavenly Selection ceremony was still a rare grand occasion for the Demi-human race. The people put their anxiety in the back of their minds and began to dance along with the incessant beat of the drums.

The several hundred stone walls used to divide the districts were packed with people. It was like the walls had suddenly been heightened in the span of one night, though the work was rather untidy. When the people saw those youths walking towards the fighting platforms, they waved their arms, yelled, and leapt, and the newly heightened stone walls seemed to get a little higher.

It truly felt like the whole world was celebrating.