CHAPTER 130 PRE-COMPETITION TEST (PART ONE)

In Lotus Holy Land, there were energy waves continuously spreading out from a magnificent hall. The

waves were so strong that those cultivators who had not reached the Mysterious Realm could not help

but shudder if they got close to it. The force was too much for them to handle.

In front of the great hall, there was a square with a circumference of several miles, and in the center

stood a carved green lotus. It looked ancient and sacred, making everyone feel that it defied time with

elegance and power.

"This way, please," Colin Li said, showing the way to the cultivators and leading them to the square.

There weren't too many people where they were heading. And it was easy to identify which sect a

person belonged to because of the color of their uniforms. They were the representatives of three

Ancient Families and the Lotus Holy Land.

"Well, Mr. Li, why doesn't the Holy Lord host the martial arts competition herself? After all, it's such an

important event, right?"

a middle aged man in a golden robe asked in a somehow condescending manner. He was the chief of

Yu Ancient Family. It was easy to tell that he was very strong, because his energy was stable and

unfathomable.

"Oh, Chief Yu, are you perhaps implying that I'm not qualified to host the competition?" Colin replied,

snorting in a challenging manner.

"Hey, relax, Mr. Li. Don't be so stressed over it. Chief Yu didn't mean it that way. Anyway, the outer

disciples of the Holy Land are too weak to stand competition, and they might as well just quit outright.

You can sit here and see our disciples' performance. The Holy Maiden's husband is sure to be selected

from the three Ancient Families. Ha-ha!" Chief Ji from another Ancient Family said arrogantly.

"Ha-ha-ha, it seems that today is our three Ancient Families' show time. Let's wait and see who will be

the final winner," Chief Wei from Wei Ancient Family chimed in.

"How daring! Don't belittle the strength of our outer disciples. You can not determine the winner without

the actual competition coming into play. Let's just see how it goes. Follow me, candidates." Although

Colin appeared so confident with his reply, he doubted himself in his mind. The strength of the

competitors from the three Ancient Families exceeded his expectations. He thought, 'The disciples

selected from the three Ancient Families are all very strong. It will be difficult for Darren to stand on top

of them all and claim the victory.' This belongs to - ©.

"Now register here. Tell me your name, sect, and age,"

Colin instructed, his sonorous voice sounding through the whole square. All the young talents

registered as requested.

Colin summarized the information of those young talents and found that there were five from Ji Ancient

Family and Wei Ancient Family respectively, but only one from Yu Ancient Family.

In order to increase the chances of winning, the Lotus Holy Land had selected seven disciples for the

event. All were there now except Darren.

After the competitors from the four teams stood at their places, some from the three Ancient Families

started to challenge and provoke the ones from the Lotus Holy Land. It was a little childish in Colin's

opinion, but he chose not to say anything.

"Hey, losers, how dare you come and stand on the stage?"

"Humph, just watch and learn. It's now your chance to actually learn something good for once."

For those competitors selected from the outer disciples of the Lotus Holy Land, only one of them was at

the ninth stage of the Mysterious Realm while the rest were either at the seventh or eighth stage.

Hearing the mean comments about them, the disciples of the Holy Land didn't even have the guts to

talk back. They admitted to themselves that they were not capable enough to win this competition and

had already thrown the towel before it even started.

At this moment, a dozen figures flew from the other side of the square and quietly landed in the middle

of it.

"Wow, here comes the Holy Maiden. She is such a dazzling young beauty who would make the moon

hide itself and flowers close up due to shame. They think they can't ever reach her beauty or even

come close to it."

"Ha-ha, I will make this little beauty lie on my bed tonight. I feel so excited just thinking about it."

All the competitors shifted their focus onto the Holy Maiden and became very excited except three

disciples from the Ancient Families. They looked cool and didn't show any interest in the Holy Maiden

at all. They had their priorities sorted, and bedding the Holy Maiden was not one of them at the

moment.

At the same time, a young boy with a bronze mask rushed to the crowd. Colin was delighted upon

seeing him. It was Darren, the one he wanted to win this competition at all costs.

"Sir, I'm sorry. I'm late." Darren saluted with joint hands.

"It's okay, just find your position there. The contest is starting," Colin said lightly without any expression

on his face. Despite hoping that Darren would emerge as the victor, he couldn't let it show on his face

or else he would be branded as a biased host.

The Holy Maiden, who was standing at the back, saw him, too. Her heart skipped a beat. She felt very

familiar with the figure, but could not seem to remember who he was for a while.

The young boy wearing the bronze mask felt the gaze, so he turned back and gazed at her, too.

Subconsciously, tears filled in his eyes, as though his emotions got to him before he could even

process what was happening.

"Belle, it's you…" Darren murmured. Seeing his sister again, he was suddenly stricken by a surge of

bitterness and pain. Everything came back to him, as though his deep wound had been reopened. He

barely managed to stand his ground. As he looked at his sister's eyes, he swore to himself, 'Belle, I will

never let anyone hurt you again. I will protect you. Believe in me."

"Ha-ha-ha!

He's a fucking piece of shit! Is he wearing the mask to make himself look cool?"