Chapter 210 – There Are Rules (1/2)

Chapter 210 - There Are Rules

“Him there, made the most mess.” Jian Chen pointed into the crowd.

Ye Wei followed Jian Chen’s finger to see an eight feet tall, well-built young man. He was dressed in a sleeveless beast hide. His muscular chest and arms glowed like metal, made him stood out like a watchtower in a cornfield.

‘He looks intersting.” Ye Wei murmured.

“Yue Tieniu, that’s his name. But everyone calls him the bull in secret. I am pretty sure he is at one-star returned prime level.”

“He made a scene and knocked down a few walls in his villa before Baili Hengtian tamed him.” Jian Chen quickly took his eyes off the aggressive Yue Tianiu, shifted his attention to Ye Wei and thought, ‘I will be able to beat the bull, how about you Ye Wei? You must have gotten stronger too right?’

‘A sword that hesitates is a sword that breaks in battles…’ Jian Chen thought to himself. He saw Ye Wei as his target since the rushing defeat at the regional tournament, he was here to face his demons, to get rid of the self-doubt that had been building up because of the encounter.

While Ye Wei and Jian Chen were chattering, catching up. Twenty veterans were looking down onto the palace, assessing the newcomers.

While Ye Wei and Jian Chen were chattering, catching up. Twenty veterans were lounging on a hilltop just outside the palace, looking down onto the palace, inspecting this year’s newcomers.

“We ought to get a few troublemakers, it could be worse. We only really have one reckless brat this year. Yue Tieniu even looks like a rabid dog, I didn’t expect much from him the moment I saw him entering the premises.” Said a youth dressed in a gold robe, his cold gaze aimed at the young giant, shone through the shadow his hood casted on his face.

“He is new, what do you expect? And why do you think we make the newcomers fight every year? All of them will learn to respect this palace.” A light laughter sounded as a faint silvery figure walked forth.

The youngster in gold robe was Zhou Kuang, and Bai Qing in silver. Both three-star returned prime Warriors were renounced presences at the Million Star Palace.

Although neither of them were on the black dragon listing, they were at the pinnacle of their cultivation level.

The twenty strong behind him were last year’s newcomers, they rejoiced shaking the first year label but were still slightly traumatized by how the palace treated them.

“No matter what you say, I am going to fight the strongest among them in a bit!”

“Why you?! I want to give him or her a beating!”

“Enough nonsense! There are a few dangerous newbies this year, all of you who are return prime Warriors step forward, we are drawing straws.” Zhou Kuang’s gaze landed on the newcomers as he spoke to his followers. “We have to step on them, break them!”

“Boss, you are over-reacting. We have been training in the secret realm. Do you really think these newbies can beat us?”

They bickered and argued, all of them thought they have been through enough to show the newcomers a tough time. Recruited by Zhou Kuang and Bai Qing, they were eager to improve and prove themselves to the Helians in the future.

Baili Hengtian briefly explained the rules to the volunteer, single-elimination newcomers fight series and suggested the winner of the series might have a chance to be relocated to a better villa. All hundred and thirty-six youngsters at the square suddenly became more enthusiastic, they all stretched and warmed up as they waited for the first person to step into the temporary ring.

“I am sick of the pigsty already, I am going to kick all your heads in to get myself moved! Come on then, who wants to get knocked out first?” With ground shaking steps, Yue Tieniu walked into the square’s center.

“I am pretty sure I am the strongest man here! Any of you pieces of trash care to prove me wrong!?” His walnut shell-shaped eyes bulged up, his rumbling voice startled the gatherers like dry thunder and his Qi swept the square like a ruthless storm.

“I, Li Wu will prove you wrong!” A figure took off from the crowd and rushed towards the center of the square.

All one hundred and thirty-seven newcomers had their own pride, they were all used to being the best, although some of them were quieter than others, none of them was going to believe the other was superior without a fight.

“Bang!”

The two’s Qi shell crashed together, filling the square with ripples of recoiling force waves and the whole square felt a shock.

“Cute!” Yue Tieniu took the initiative and leaped into the air. His fists were fast, fired down like a rain of arrows, filled the square with a shrill exploding sound.

With an advanced speed boosting technique, Li Wu’s figure turned into a flash. He avoided waves of Yue’s punches for a minute before he was caught by the reckless strikes.