Chapter 734 - Strange Fella (1/2)

The title of 'The First Qi Practitioner' of all 3,000 Six Paths World was worth nothing in Zhong Yue's eyes. What he actually cared about was the disparity in strength between Si Ming and himself on the same level.

To him, Si Ming was unreachable but also represented the goal that he swore to achieve if not surpass!

The conversion of the arcane energy into the innate Qi boosted his power by 3.5 times, even when it came at the cost of time, it was still a great improvement!

Despite this, he didn't dare to claim that he could match Si Ming's power at the same level.

It was clear in his heart that there was still a gulf between their strengths. It was just that he didn't know exactly how large that gulf was. However, he thought it wouldn't be too significant.

"Bo Di! Bo Di! Bo Di!"

A loud clamor that shook the heaven and earth suddenly broke the peace in his courtyard. The 3,000 Six Paths Worlds' Qi Practitioners grand competition had come to an end, and the Qi Practitioners were ranked accordingly with the top ten garnering the most attention.

"Bo Di! Bo Di!" The gods and Qi Practitioners of the Bo Luo Six Paths World cheered vigorously.

Zhong Yue walked out of his courtyard and looked up to the sky to see none other than Prince Bo Di.

Prince Bo Di was standing on top of the head of a celestial emperor morphed dragon while it carried him and soared above his supporters in the sky.

He didn't fail his people. He won the title of 'The First Qi Practitioner' of all 3,000 Six Paths Worlds and defended the honor of the Bo Luo Six Paths World. This moment belonged to him. Even the Realm Monarchs of the other Six Paths Worlds were looking at him with silent approval.

"Prince Bo Di has shown excellent strength in the grand competition, he deserves the title and is truly worthy as Realm Monarch Bo Luo's son. The Yan Shi Six Paths World wholeheartedly concedes defeat." One of the Realm Monarchs nodded and said.

The other participating Qi Practitioners were silent. Some of them quietly left through the clamorous crowd and returned to their courtyards. Some were even packing and ready to leave.

But there were also some, such as the other nine Qi Practitioners in the list of top ten, that remained. As a reward for making it to the top ten list, they were granted permission to leave for the Zi Wei Imperial Star. There, they would be able to receive teachings from higher beings.

"Brother Zhong, without you by our side, we still couldn't avoid defeat, but at least we aren't the last place now." Yu Bochuan mocked himself, "To be able to meet with so many experts, this trip was definitely fruitful."

Ju Ying also sighed as he said, "On top of one would be another. Now I fully understand what they mean by it. There are so many experts in this world, it is so hard to truly stand at the peak.

Even he, who was a Qi Practitioner full of pride, couldn't win all the time in his life. In one of the final battles, he was soundly defeated without being able to put up much of a fight against his opponent.

The grand competition was a huge let down to them, but one that could be twisted to their own advantage if they were able to concede defeat wholeheartedly and strive to do better in the future; otherwise, they would be reduced into one of the many commoners.

Defeat was also another way for Qi Practitioners to grow stronger.

On the other hand, however, Shi Yinji showed no signs of despondency. Instead, she was staring affectionately at Zhong Yue while gently lashing the whip in her hand as she thought, My father and the other Realm Monarchs are still here, it's not the best time yet. Once we've returned to the ships, I'll let him have a taste of my whip until he cries for mercy!

Zhong Yue raised his head as he praised Prince Bo Di, "How amazing."

The cheering continued unabated. Heavenly King Shang also walked over with a smile, "How lucky, how fortunate! Our Wei Shen Six Paths World is not last anymore! My beloved juniors, I should let you know that we, from the last place, took a great leap to the 2,584th rank!"

But Yu Bochuan, Ju Ying and the others weren't too excited about that news.

Heavenly King Shang could clearly see their disinterest but he didn't mind it much. "This is a very huge achievement to the Wei Shen Six Paths World. Now I am confident that in the next competition, our Wei Shen Six Paths World will only be stronger than this!"

Hua Zhenchuan shook his head, he mumbled, "If only Brother Zhong were there with us…"

But Heavenly King Shang chose to turn a deaf ear to the words and proceeded with asking the crowd to pack up to leave. He said, "You are all great contributors. The Realm Monarch will heavily reward each and every one of you. As for Lord Yue, I suppose the Realm Monarch will also reward you greatly as well!"

Then, he conducted his psyche into Zhong Yue's mind, "You've been played by Realm Monarch Bo Luo which stripped you off from taking part in the grand competition. Everyone, including the Realm Monarchs are very clear of his motive, but he is, after all, the strongest of all the Realm Monarchs. Realm Monarch Yunshan couldn't have stood up against him alone, and so nothing can change the outcome. However, that being said, your sacrifice will be compensated handsomely."

Zhong Yue only smiled, whatever reward that would be was not his concern anymore. He had already acquired more than he could ever ask for.