226 Injustice For The Masses (1/2)
Chapter 226: Injustice For The Masses
Translator: LamEditor: Hitesh
The Qinshen dynasty was built over a thousand years ago, led by the great Zou Qinshen, a man so fearsome he was titled Death God by the masses.
At this very moment, the Qinshen dynasty was bustling with excitement.
Two great sects were present in the Qinshen dynasty to recruit disciples. This grand affair was something which only happened once in ten years in the Qinshen dynasty.
Tongtian Sect and Xianling Sect were the two powerhouses closest to the Qinshen dynasty. Most of the disciples in these two great sects came from the Qinshen dynasty. Thus, both sects maintained a close relationship with the dynasty.
Within the Qinshen Palace’s huge Outer Halls…
A fighting ring was erected using limestone, spanning ten feet in both length and width. Two members of the royal family were sparring in the ring. Beneath this great fighting ring sat the Qin Emperor along with representatives from the two sects, observing the sparring side by side.
Tongtian Sect resided in the middle of a gigantic ocean. Legends had it that Tongtian Sect was mounted on the shell of a 10,000-year-old turtle, but no one knew of the truth.
On the other hand, Xianling Sect, just like Xuanjian Sect, only accepted female disciples. There were countless of princesses within the royal family. For these princesses, being selected to enter Xianling Sect would mean being able to break free from an otherwise predetermined life for them.
”Qin Emperor, the princes and princesses this time round are pretty decent, eh?” Tongtian Sect’s representative was an elder of the inner sect in charge of disciple affairs. The potential of the Qinshen dynasty’s ancestor, Zou Qinshen, was extremely high. As such, there was a high chance that one of their descendants would also possess similar and high-quality caliber due to these good genes.
”You flatter us, Elder Huang.” Qin Emperor laughed jovially. He was heartened to hear Elder Huang’s praises.
”Qin Emperor, what happened to that arrogant and haughty young man ten years ago?” Huang Bang asked laughingly. Back when he was here to recruit ten years ago, a young lad did attract his attention.
”You must be referring to my dear Sheng?”
”Yes.”
”Hais, that boy is only focused on the ways of politics, dabbing in incessant quarrels with his brothers all day long and neglecting his cultivation. Therefore, he is only at a pericelestial cultivation base right now.”
”Not bad still. If only he had returned with us back to the sect ten years ago and focused on his training, with his potential, he would definitely have had a bright future.” Elder Huang said with a tinge of regret. However, to be able to cultivate to a pericelestial was still a pretty decent achievement.
The elder of Xianling Sect who had not spoken previously suddenly commented, ”That kid is decent.”
Qin Emperor looked over in her direction and chuckled, ”Yes, Shui Yun. That kid’s potential is pretty decent.” Both of the elders were just like old women doing their shopping in the marketplace, taking their picks at the groceries available.
The Qin Emperor was also agreeable with this arrangement of the sects picking out disciples from the royal family. After all, he was only a middle-aged man with 3000 concubines in his harem. As such, he naturally had quite a number of children. Dozens of kids would be born each year. Putting a few of them into the sects to be groomed wasn’t a bad idea as well.
This was a better option compared to having all of them vie for power and authority in the future when they grew up, creating a noisy mess in the royal family.
”Prince Teng Long. Victory.”
The spar was over. A young man, who seemed to be twelve to thirteen years old, had sent his family member flying down the ring while spitting out blood along the way. Raising both hands, he looked down at the fallen person with eyes of contempt.
”Who else wants a go at taking the title of number one in this year’s sparring? If you’re indignant, come on up!” Teng Long stood in the ring, shouting out arrogantly.
Looking at this scene, the Qin Emperor shook his head. ”I am presenting a disgraceful scene for the two elders present.”
”No worries… This kid is decent.” Elder Huang laughed while nodding in approval. This kid had a good potential. He would grow up to be a talent.
Even though Teng Long was only 12-13 years old, he had a vicious nature. For the sake of training himself, he had murdered countless prisoners in prison with his bare hands.
His cry of arrogance was filled with murderous intent, sending shivers down the spine of his other brothers and sisters taking part in the sparring.
”His murderous nature is too strong.” Elder Yin of Xianling Sect shook her head.
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