Central Hall, imperial palace

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It had only been a few minutes since the Emperor and his entourage had arrived

The hall had transformed into a gladiator-like arena

It was the moment everyone's been waiting for, the true purpose of the Dragon meeting!

It gathered cultivators from the various cities throughout the dynasty!

The average joe wasn't qualified to join, so the contestants were the best of their respective cities!

It was a battle to test ones potential, in which the various sects could deem who they wanted to take in!

Qin Mei and the other royal descendants were seated within a special place

The others seemed to not want to be associated with her due to how young she was she assumed, so she was a little bored

Thinking about it, they were all wanting the Emperors throne, so it was one for themselves

Atleast, that was what they thought..

They didn't know she couldn't care less about ruling, it sounded boring to her

Thinking about it made Qin Mei's head hurt

Soon, the first contestants were announced!

"First off, Wu Yang against the Star seizing holy son!"

At the mention of his name, Wu Yang's face went slightly pale

Was this rigged?

Along his journey to the imperial palace, he had heard of the the Star Seizing holy son's achievements!

Three months to become a qi disciple?

Two years to reach the golden core realm?

Thinking about those achievemenrs, Wu Yangs face looked completely drained of blood

He was only in the core formation realm!

The difference between them was extremely vast, how could they have been paired up?

Unfortunately, he couldn't resist as he was teleported onto the platform

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Everyone also felt pity for this unknown talent for being paired with an unparalleled prodigy

A great sect could've taken him under their wing if he had his chance to shine!

Unfortunately, the world was unfair, only ones own strength was fair

He could only blame his weak strength

The Star Seizing sacred son also didn't think much of his opponent

Even though he must have some strength to be able to contest here, it was still the difference between and ant and a dragon!

He was that confident in himself!

The moment he appeared on the platform, he casually sent a palm attack towards Wu Yang

To his horror, Wu Yang watched as the palm imprint quickly got bigger as it approached him before he exploded!

He couldn't render the slightest ability to resist before his death

Seeing this, Qin Mei became suprised, she didn't expect that there would actually be deaths in this meeting

"So this is what cultivation is like?", she stared at the scene before her

The guy looked very very strong!

Ignoring the hosts announcement of the next battle, it reminded her of that one physical technique she began years ago

It was said that that it operated by itself, so she wondered what level her body has been brought to

After all, its been six years!

She wondered if she could beat that star seizing sacred son guy

That one old man had said she was at the purple spirit realm at birth, and so what was his cultivation level?

Qin Mei's thoughts were interrupted as she heard the next announcement

"Second Prince against the third prince!"

Before they could say anything, they were teleported onto the battle platform

There was an air of solemnity in the used to be hall, as this was prince against prince

Qin Mei waa confused, she thought that the royal desscendants were only here to watch the show, not fight

Noticing her doubts the ninth princess, named Qin Daiyu, walked over to her with a smile

She carried a intoxicating scent with her as she approached

"It's because everyone is obliged to compete", Qin Daiyu gracefully sat down next to her

Qin Mei wasn't accustomed to a stranger sitting so close to her, so her body went slightly tense

The only person she was close to in this world was Elder Lin

Qin Daiyu noticed this, but she just attributed it to being extremely young

Nevertheless, Qin Mei still had questions she wanted answered

"So everyones forced to participate?", she felt that this dragon meeting was a bit scummy

"Not necessarily... with the rewards received, who wouldn't want to participate?" Qin Daiyu turned to the stage

"And besides, isn't it interesting?"

The rewards were beneficial to everyone, and still, they weren't exempt juse because they were princes!

As long as you were a talent in the meeting, you had to compete!

There was one key thing that Qin Mei had understood, and it was that everyone had to compete

Does this mean she also had to compete?

Qin Mei felt that couldn't be right, she was but a 6 year old!

Logically speaking, she wouldn't have to compete, right?

If she did, she'd probably lose, since everyone has had years to cultivate

She sighed as she turned to focus on the stage, like the ninth princess

On the stage, the second prince has unsheathed his sword, whilst the third prince had taken out his saber

After a few moments of a standstill, the third prince sent out a saber qi attack before vanishing!

Seeing this, the second prince also responded with his own a sword beam, before stabbing towards his right

His prediction was correct as only an instant later, the third prince had appeared on his right, causing them to collide!

The collision sent them both back by a few meters!

"You're stronger than I thought!", the second prince was slightly suprised at his opponent's strength

The third prince had always been the most lowkey of the royal descendants

Therefor, the second prince wasn't exactly sure of how strong he was now

The last time he had fought was five years ago in the previous Dragon meeting, yet he was completely unremarkable then

The difference between him of now versus him of then was insanely huge!