Chapter 972 – All Alone, a Stranger in a Strange Land (1/2)
Chapter 972 – All Alone, a Stranger in a Strange Land1
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
The young man in the bamboo hat quietly stared at Xuanyuan Po, gradually calming down.
The killing intent vanished, leaving only absolute calm and cold.
Both his voice and expression were cold to the extreme.
In his view, Xuanyuan Po was a walking corpse, an inevitable object of sacrifice.
”Even if I used nothing, you still would be no match for me. In front of me, Chen Changsheng was also just a dog, so how could you do any better? Once I complete my task, I will kill you. Of course, I will not personally kill you. I will let you die painfully and despairingly at the hands of your own race.”
Xuanyuan Po remained silent. He stood there covered in blood, giving no response.
With this, victory and defeat were decided.
It appeared that no one would be able to stop the young man from gaining the final victory in the Heavenly Selection ceremony.
All around the Imperial City was silence, with not a single sound to be heard.
That the young man in the bamboo hat had been able to so easily defeat Xuanyuan Po had stunned everyone.
Even more shocking was the information vaguely implied by the young man's words.
Just who was he? He dared to call the Elder of Heavenly Secrets 'old man' and say that the Pope was just a dog before him?
Countless gazes fell upon him, and also upon his bamboo hat.
The gaze of the Archbishop of the Western Wastes, on the other hand, rested on the young man's left hand.
Earlier, in the instant that the young man clenched his fist, the archbishop had caught a glimpse of a seal.
As an archbishop of great seniority within the Orthodoxy, he knew of many old secrets. Coupled with the urgent message he had received from the Li Palace last night, he had already guessed at who the young man was, and it was the answer he had least wanted to see.
The archbishop's complexion was rather pale, his body trembling.
The Great Zhou ambassador and the Tang clan steward glanced at each other, seeing the shock and fear in each other's eyes.
The archbishop's body suddenly stopped trembling while a stern and somber Qi began to rise from his red robes.
The shock in the eyes of the ambassador and steward also turned into determination.
They had already confirmed the identity of the young man in the bamboo hat, so the demi-humans should have known long beforehand. Yet there had been no disturbances within White Emperor City over the last few days, and even now, those influential figures within the Imperial City remained passive. What did this mean?
There was no hesitation. Even if they would instigate a sudden conflict, they could not allow the demi-humans to continue their secret exchange with this person!
A resounding shout, filled with fear and wariness, rang out in front of the Imperial City.
”This guy is a demon!”
Right after, another shout rose from the crowd.
”He's a demon!”
Shout after shout rang out over the Imperial City, no one able to stop their words from falling into the ears of the demi-humans.
”You are a demon!”
……
……
The young man in the bamboo hat was actually a demon!
In front of the Imperial City, there was sudden silence, swiftly followed by turmoil.
Once more, the crowd turned to gaze at the young man.
Their earlier gazes had mostly been ones of respect and confusion, but now they were wary, annoyed, loathing.
The high official in charge of the Heavenly Selection ceremony frowned at the young man.
The Beast Guard and soldiers in front of the Imperial City were even more startled. They raised their weapons and aimed them at the young man.
The young man in the bamboo hat calmly stood, not intending to escape or even explain himself.
He looked around at the crowd, easily finding the source of the first shouts.
A priest, a military officer of the Great Zhou embassy, and a merchant's steward.
He realized that the Human race had already prepared themselves for this day, which made him somewhat surprised.
According to the military advisor's plan, the fastest the capital could respond would be tonight.
Where had the problem occurred? Or was it that the representatives of the Human race in White Emperor City were acting on their own?
But none of this mattered, so he immediately ceased pondering these questions.