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Chapter 392 Compared to Li Chen, he's nothing but a roadside nobody! (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

"You can hold the Hongmen Grand Competition as usual. I also want to see if there are any young talents here after so many years away."

Inside the study, Luo Qimeng was reviewing files when she heard Qin Zhanlai asking whether they should hold the Hongmen Grand Competition.

Actually, it would have been correct for him to ask Luo Qimeng. Luo Qimeng wanted to revitalize Luoshui Manor, and she was a local who was very familiar with the area.

Qin Zhan went to ask Li Chen, which was just asking for trouble. Li Chen was the emperor, and he didn't have that many problems even when he was in court. Why would he come to him for such trivial matters?

In other words, if Qin Zhan were a court official, Li Chen would have already considered replacing him; he doesn't like such a useless subordinate.

Upon hearing Luo Qimeng's instructions, Qin Zhan immediately got up and went to carry them out.

There was no other way; he was just a newly appointed manor lord and was afraid of making mistakes, so he needed instructions from above.

The Hongmen Tournament may not be important to Li Chen, but it is crucial for the prodigies in the surrounding areas.

This area is rich in spiritual energy and teeming with demonic beasts. There are also several cities nearby, and many cultivation families and sects like to set up camp in the vicinity.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 600 cultivation families, more than 100 cultivation sects, and countless independent cultivators in this area.

There are 10,000 young cultivators participating in the Hongmen Grand Competition alone. The registration fee alone will allow the organizer, Hongmen Manor, to make a small profit.

This is why Hongmen Manor offers such high rewards, even allowing the champion to enter the forbidden area.

Speaking of Hongmen Manor, it is one of the largest cultivation forces in this area.

Qin Hong, the former master of Hongmen Manor, was a cultivator at the peak of the Heavenly Abyss Realm. Don't underestimate the Heavenly Abyss Realm just because he was only at that level. In the western part of the Tian Ce Dynasty, there were only two Saint Realm cultivators on the surface: True Man Chi Yuan and Venerable Qing Xu.

In the eyes of cultivators and ordinary people, they are both like gods.

Cultivators at the Heavenly Abyss Realm are already influential figures in the cultivation world, regional overlords.

Compared to Li Chen, he's just a nobody on the roadside; compared to others, no one dares to offend him.

Hongmen Manor has over 1000 disciples. The manor is vast and covers a large area. It has some special training sites, which can attract many people to come here as henchmen and to join this place.

Its scale is incomparable to that of Luoshui Villa.

Why didn't these thugs appear when Li Chen was dealing with Qin Hong?
Is there even a question? With Li Chen at the Saint Realm level, the thugs either want to die or will most likely have no choice but to kneel down.

The grand event at Hongmen arrived as scheduled, and the martial arts arena of Hongmen Manor was bustling with noise, with a vast crowd that almost submerged the entire area.

In addition to tens of thousands of participants, nearly 50,000 onlookers flocked to the resort. These residents from nearby towns were there purely to watch the fun, and the spectator stands around the arena were packed to capacity.

In the center of the training ground, the huge arena was shrouded in an array, shimmering with light and showcasing the profound heritage of Hongmen Manor.

Banners fluttered all around, and the flags of various families waved in the wind, creating an extremely lively atmosphere.

Jun Zhantian stood on the high platform in the competition area, his gaze sweeping over the dense crowd below, a satisfied smile appearing on his lips.

These people are just waiting to show off their amazing abilities and demonstrate what absolute power truly means!

He was surrounded by many followers, including Qiu Qingxia, Lü Shanshan, Mo Yan'er, Mo Yan'er, Liu Yu, and others, who were all dressed up in their finest attire, each more radiant and captivating than the last.

They changed into their most gorgeous dresses, their hairpins swaying, their fragrance intoxicating, making them stand out in the crowd and attracting countless glances.

Qiu Qingxia, dressed in a light purple dress, with exquisite features, gently waved a round fan and smiled radiantly.

Lu Shanshan, dressed in a fiery red outfit, looked dashing and heroic, with a sword gleaming coldly at her waist.

The twin sisters, Mo Yan'er and Mo Yan'er, wore similar snow-white gauze dresses, differing only slightly in details; one was as aloof as the moon, the other as delicate as a flower. Liu Yu, on the other hand, wore a jade flute in a green silk dress, gentle and charming.

They stood behind Jun Zhantian, like stars surrounding the moon, drawing both envy and jealousy from the surrounding male cultivators.

"Senior Brother Jun, you will surely win the championship today!" Qiu Qingxia said softly, her eyes full of admiration.

"Yes, how could those people be a match for Senior Brother Jun?" Lu Shanshan chuckled with her arms crossed, her tone revealing disdain.

Mo Yan'er smiled faintly: "I just hope that the opponent can last a few more moves, so that Senior Brother Jun won't get too bored."

Mo Yan'er winked mischievously: "How about we make a bet? How many moves will it take Senior Brother Jun to win?"

Jun Zhantian felt increasingly smug as he listened to their flattery, but he pretended to be indifferent and waved his hand, saying, "You should cheer for the others, otherwise I won't be satisfied."

This display of arrogance was so convincing that many of the nearby prodigies wished they could kill Jun Zhantian on the spot.

The competition hasn't even started yet, and you're already putting on airs?

However, most of the younger generation of cultivators want to take their place; who wouldn't want so many beauties around them?

They couldn't understand how Jun Zhantian could be so lucky to see and win over Qiu Qingxia and Lü Shanshan, who were renowned beauties in the area and whom they rarely even wanted to meet.

Many people present were thinking that if they had that many women, they would rather die in their rooms than come out to fight.

Jun Zhantian has a broad perspective on this point. He has always believed that only by improving one's strength can one truly possess that strength.

No matter how much you care about the women around you, in the end they may not be yours.

As long as you have enough strength, women will keep coming close to you.

Perhaps Qin Hong understood this better than Jun Zhantian.

Just then, on the high platform in the center of the training ground, Qin Zhan, the newly appointed master of Hongmen Manor, slowly walked out, followed by several elders.

As Qin Zhan appeared, the atmosphere around him became solemn, and everyone looked at him with reverence.

This made Qin Zhan very happy. After being a subservient grandson for so many days, he could finally show off in front of others.

Perhaps in the inner courtyard, I, Qin Zhan, am just a dog, but here, you all have to call me Master Qin.

He looked around and announced loudly, "The Hongmen Grand Competition officially begins today! The rules remain the same: arena battles, with the winners advancing and the losers being eliminated! The top ten will be granted three days of training in the Hongmen Forbidden Ground! And the champion will receive a scroll of Earth-rank cultivation technique!"

The entire audience gasped in astonishment. A Rank 1 cultivation technique, second only to a Rank 1 Heavenly Technique! Even for scions of powerful families, it was a priceless treasure!

This makes everyone forget that Qin Hong once mentioned that the champion would also receive a mysterious beauty, Luo Xi.

Qin Zhan didn't care at all. What Qin Hong said had nothing to do with him. He wasn't Qin Hong.

Jun Zhantian disregarded the rewards; he simply wanted to create his own legend in every corner of the Tian Ce Dynasty.

It's not that the competition in the West is more brutal; I'm going to show you cultivators what true crushing dominance is!

As the bell rang, the competition officially began.

The Hongmen Grand Competition is extremely chaotic. There are no one-on-one duels in the preliminary rounds; it's a free-for-all with hundreds of people. Anyone who is knocked off the stage loses, and the top two advance.

Jun Zhantian was definitely the one being targeted; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was fighting ninety-nine opponents at once!
(End of this chapter)