Chapter 490: Country-Bumpkins (1/2)
A crowd of cultivators from various small islands and continents gathered at the flying fortresses around the Holy Land Continent.
Today was the last day of the registration period for the major continents. Tomorrow, the real Holy Land Tournament would begin.
The crowd could no longer participate in the event. However, they still wanted to witness the grand fight between the top experts, who had reached the pinnacle of this mortal world.
Small sects brought their disciples to broaden their horizons. Talented cultivators came here to get some inspiration from the tournament matches while merchants used this opportunity to make money.
The queue for entering the Holy Land Continent extended for several kilometers. The border officers had a headache inspecting the visitors.
Because of the chaotic procedure and the exhaustion, the border security began to lax. Many officers let the visitors in after skimming through their identity tokens without checking whether they were authentic or not.
A young man in a hooded jacket passed the border by only showing his identity token. The staff didn't even bother looking at his face.
The man smirked as he strode, passing through the crowd in a hurry.
As he was bolting through the border, his hood slipped, revealing the cat ears and his orange hair. His large yellow pupils stood out while his nose was similar to a cat.
He was not a human.
Panicked, the catman adjusted his hood and covered his face with a mask. He dashed away from the crowd without letting anyone see his face.
After all, he had already detected some pursuers from his planet.
'Why is the agent from my planet here? Has Mu-Nyang finally allowed his people to venture to other mortal planets? That's impossible!'
As the man ran, one of his octopus tentacles slipped out of his pants. The disguise was not perfect as this catopus hadn't mastered a transformation technique yet.
For now, he needed to hide, and this continent with high security fit his taste.
'Many strong and delicious humans are here. I'll lurk here and hunt these mortals as food for now.'
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RUMBLE
The island platform, located at the heart of the Holy Land Continent, was surrounded by the moat of golden wine. Fountains sprung out the Holy Wine to the moat, and the content continued to flow toward the shrine of the Holy Land, the Honk Shrine.
However, nobody paid attention to the golden wine or its usage. A massive blue portal suddenly appeared, and two deities led his people to the place.
Uriel and Azazel came out first, followed by Nero and a giant walking tree.
Wei Yuan, Kang Yan, Ma Xingjuan, Zhou Gongjin, Ju Shoufen, Lai Wen, Dian Wei, Xiahou Dun, Zhao Bao, and Mao Xueyan came out later. They were the ten representatives of Aves Continent that they had agreed upon.
Then, the other non-contestants followed after the group. Hopea, Xu Lanying, Xiahou Yuan, and White Album acted as the group's protectors or guardians, leading the yin slaves and disciples of Ten Path of Nirvana Sect to spectate the event as well.
Zhuge Kongming, Pang Lingming, Pang Tong, Pao Luo, Gang Xingba, the Zhu Clanswomen, and the Sun Clansmen came as well.
Zhou Gongjin was in a good mood. His nemesis, Ling Tianlong, was already dead. Now, his sworn brother and the Sun Clan were safe. He was also a part of this major tournament, and he could win big if he was lucky.
Following Zhou Gongjin was the Qiongqi cub. He kept pestering this protagonist about his bloodline.
”Hey, brat. How did you get that bloodline? It's even stronger than mine. Tell me, did you meet my ancestor?”
Zhou Gongjin ignored the tiger's questions, but he tossed a fish at it. The cub instinctively grabbed the fish and ate it in glee.
The crowd of people attracted the attention of the protector of this pond. But once they noticed the aura of the two deities, they cupped their fists.
WHOOSH
A giant swan immediately rushed here. Karen, the Swan Goddess, had to show up to receive Uriel.
”How're your injuries?”
”Manageable. Thanks for delaying the tournament for me.”
”Ha! You owe me one. Anyway, are those your toys? They're a bit weak, don't you think?”
The giant swan laughed as she leered at the women. Aside from Dian Wei, no one was in her eyes as their cultivation base was too low.
Even the 8th-stage fighters like Zhao Bao or Zhou Gongjin couldn't get Karen's attention. She deemed them as incompetent.
Uriel turned to the people behind him. Then, he shrugged, ”I couldn't agree more.”
”Don't you have faith in your representatives? Don't you value your reputation? You're their host, remember?”
”Reputation means nothing to me. You should know that better than anyone else since we fought several times. Want me to curse you into something else again?”
”Tsk! Anyway,” Karen shifted her eyes around, searching for a certain individual. ”Where is Mao Miaomiao?”
”He will arrive when he needs to show up.”
”Do you think that I don't know what you've been scheming? I watched the channel! Look at that dragon and the ancient demon tree. Are you trying to cheat the clan lord tournament?”
Nero and OHUHU sweated. The swan goddess discovered their scheme.
”I don't have a clue what you're talking about,” Uriel feigned ignorance.
”Ha! You can pretend, but you can't abuse my world's game! You know what? The Clan Lord Tournament's rules have been changed. Nobody can use their familiar in any match!”
Everybody's faces turned white when they heard of Karen's threat.
OHUHU rushed to his master and begged her, ”Master, could you overlook this? Mao Miaomiao is my friend. I've come here to cheer for him.”
”You,” Karen rolled her eyes. ”I told you to stay in that cave. Why are you coming out?!”
”It's a rare chance, so…”
”Get back to your cell, or I'll extend your prison term by a million years!”
The demon tree shed tears. He sulked and slowly walked back toward the portal, planning to return where he came from.
However, Uriel stopped the demon tree.
”You can stay.”
”Hey!” Karen screamed, ”Who do you think you are?! That pervert tree is one of my Dao Spirits. I'm his master, not you!”
”Under Samsara and Yama's Laws, Spirits, no matter if they are Dao Spirits or Sentient Spirits, have the right to choose their masters. If their masters wrongly exploit them, they can annul the relationship and form a new pack with a new master. They can also claim their freedom by entering the reincarnation river and start over as a new soul.”
Karen frowned. She glared at the demon tree again.
”If you form a pack with someone else, I'll kill you and your new master. Don't you know that I'm your mother?! I gave birth to you and your existence! How could you do this to me?!”