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Chapter 163 Exhibition Match, Six Generation-Level Wonders (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
In the dust-swirling arena, as Li Qingping and Ruth led the seven-member Royal Court team onto the stage, the circular seating area was instantly engulfed by a deafening roar of voices.

At this very moment, in the royal family's private stands, Queen Kalilena and the third prince Caesar sat side by side.

The two were talking quietly.

"Caesar, you said you want to have an exhibition match with your second brother?"

Kalina tilted her head, raised her hand to lift Caesar's snow-white bangs, and gently stroked his fair forehead.

“Yes.” Caesar nodded. “Mother, didn’t my eldest brother and second brother have an exhibition match before? The feedback was very good. The atmosphere of this celebration is so good, I think we can imitate that scene.”

He paused for a moment: "Let everyone have more fun."

Upon hearing this, Kalilena's fingers paused slightly, her expression showing a hint of surprise.

In her eyes, this gentle and frail third son had never made such a request.

Even today, many residents of the miniature garden have never even seen Caesar's face. This is the first time in many years that Caesar has appeared before the common people.

Prior to this, because Caesar was frail and sickly, the king had never allowed him to leave the floating city, let alone allow him to accompany his two older brothers to the summer festival.

And yet, this very child suddenly proposed to compete with his second brother in front of the entire nation?

No, given Cosimo's serious nature, how could they possibly go easy on him on the field? Even if the Royal Court team is watching them, Caesar is still at risk of injury.

Thinking of this, Kalilena hesitated, then said, "Caesar..."

“I’m serious, Mother, please don’t worry about me,” Caesar said softly. “It’s rare that Father is away, so please let me be willful this once.”

Kalilena was silent for a moment: "Then I'll ask for you later. For now, focus on watching the game. This is your first time watching a game, so take a good look at our Royal Court team."

“Of course, before, I could only watch you from afar, perched on the rooftop in the floating city,” Caesar said with a self-deprecating laugh.

Beside the two, Crown Prince Lorenzo rubbed his deep-set eyes and casually asked:
"Who will play whom in today's first exhibition match?"

“Captain and Vice-Captain,” Cosimo said calmly, pressing his fist against his cheek. “It’s the same routine every year.”

As the two were talking, Ruth and Li Qingping had already taken their positions on either side of the arena, while the rest of the Royal Court team guarded one corner of the arena.

Amidst swirling yellow sand, the two locked eyes.

Ruth's long, sea-blue hair and white robes fluttered and danced in the dust and sand. She lowered her face slightly, her gaze sharp as ice.

Li Qingping's expression was calm, his hands were in his suit pockets, and his pigtail on top of his head swayed.

At the same time, the two crushed the cards engraved with orange light patterns in their hands.

First came a deafening dragon's roar, followed by a deafening blast of steam horns.

Two enormous phantoms formed on either side of the arena, facing each other and occupying the vast space.

Li Qingping's figure was shrouded in a huge dragon shadow. The red dragon lay prostrate on the ground, its brow ridges slightly drooping, and a curtain of flames spewed from its wrinkled nose.

Rose's figure was enveloped in a cruise ship-shaped phantom as the Titanic's hull crashed through waves of air, roaring forward amidst the sound of its horns.

The cheers emanating from the circular stands were like a tsunami or a landslide, enough to engulf the entire world.

To avoid affecting the audience, Ruth and Li Qingping were quite tactful.

Both knew perfectly well that this was just an exhibition match, and the performance aspect was more important, so they symbolically allowed the two phantoms of generational wonders to collide once.

Ochre-red dragon flames and azure torrents surged simultaneously from both sides of the arena toward its center. A white billow of steam rose into the sky, covering half the heavens.

The ochre-red fire rain that burst forth from the reverse scale fell heavily onto the earth.

The whole world seems to be heating up rapidly, but the heat wave that hits you is quickly diluted by the cool water vapor.

The audience fell silent, then erupted in deafening applause. Before the cheers subsided, the two illusory figures in the arena vanished, and Li Qingping and Ruth left the arena.

Next, "Nine Ghosts of the Night" and "Ryan" from the Royal Court team took to the field. After the steam wave subsided, their figures were revealed to the thousands of people watching.

Kuki Suye had a buzz cut dyed blue, and her face was covered in eerie makeup, with her black lips standing out.

He stepped forward and crushed the card in his hand.

A flash of orange light appeared and disappeared, and the phantom of a demon, led by the Yamata no Orochi, stood in mid-air, followed by small demons such as the Tengu, Yuki-onna, and Kappa on the sand. The mythical demons beat drums and gongs, and amidst the thunderous drumbeats, hundreds of phantom demons surged forward like a tidal wave.

An earthquake-like commotion swept across the venue, and the heartbeats of every spectator gradually synchronized.

Directly opposite him, Ryan, with long black hair and a thick beard, gripped the sword in the stone.

A dazzling golden light emanated from the sword. His white robes fluttered wildly, and the sand beneath his feet billowed upwards as a golden gravitational field instantly enveloped his body.

In a flash, he drew his sword, the sword in the stone tracing an arc of light that seemed to reach the ends of the earth. Countless ghosts and gods cried out in unison, vanishing into nothingness in an instant.

A moment later, only the giant shadow of the Yamata no Orochi remained standing, its eight heads roaring wildly towards the sky.

Another round of thunderous applause erupted.

Finally, "Luis" and "Dijeghe" from the Royal Court team took the stage.

Louis pushed up his glasses, scratched his brown curly hair, and chuckled dryly as he crushed the cards in his hand.

Orange streaks of light flashed past, and the magnificent silhouette of the Tower of Babylon rose from the ground, standing tall in the center of the Colosseum. The top of the tower shot straight into the sky, like a colossal giant reaching to the heavens.

At the same time, Direje, who was directly opposite, crushed the "Tunguska Explosion" in his hand. He frowned, his afro standing on end, as if he had become a spiky frizzy head.

Immediately afterward, a meteorite from outer space, trailing a crimson tail, plummeted from the sky and crashed towards the massive Tower of Babel. Sparks flew as the meteorite fell.

The whole world dimmed for a second, leaving only a blinding flame flickering in the air.

With a deafening roar, the tower, hundreds of meters high, trembled violently. Thousands of cracks spread, causing the entire arena to shake, and the ground beneath was scorched by the meteorite's intense heat, creating deep, lava-like craters.

Moments later, a gust of wind carrying yellow sand swept by, and the meteorite and the Tower of Babel disappeared together.

Without anyone noticing, the seven members of the Wangting team had already arrived at the center of the field. They stood calmly on the cratered ground and bowed slightly to the audience.

Despite precedents from previous years, the audience remained completely silent at this point.

The audience stared in disbelief, speechless, before belatedly applauding. Thus ended the exhibition match for the Wangting team.

It's not that they don't want to fight seriously, but when they do, it's absolutely devastating; probably no one in the entire arena would survive.

"What a bunch of freaks... I bet some of them have already reached the threshold of the Cataclysmic level," Agubaru thought to himself. "We're in for a tough fight."

If the power of a generational wonder is already this great, it's hard to imagine how powerful a mythical wonder would become once its power is fully unleashed.

Thinking of this, the face of Sun Changkong flashed through Agubaru's mind. This red-haired brat probably didn't know what kind of world-destroying potential he possessed.

It sighed, its scalp tingling at the thought of possibly becoming enemies with Sun Changkong in the future.

Shaking his head to pull himself out of his thoughts, Agubaru asked softly, "Isn't the Royal Court team supposed to have seven players? Why isn't the last one playing?"

Caesar clearly had no interest in watching the game; even the spectacular scenes before him did not faze him.

He asked, "Mother... isn't Koogenna making an appearance?"

As he spoke, he lowered his gaze, looking at the only member of the Wangting team who had not yet shown his strength on the field.

Koojena had short hair, tied into two buns on top of her head. She hugged her shoulders, rubbed her dark circles, and looked like she might fall asleep at any moment.

“Kiojena’s story is rather unusual and not suitable for public performance,” Karilina explained.

"Is it because the 'Bermuda Triangle' will also involve the audience?" Caesar asked.

"Correct."

During a brief pause in their conversation, Agubaru lowered his voice and urged softly from inside the crystal ball, "Caesar, Caesar, quickly ask your mother where the legendary whale will land next."

"Why?" Caesar replied in a low voice.

“This is very important, believe me,” Yagubaru urged. “Sharks are the aristocrats of sharks, do you understand?”

It thought to itself, "If you can't find out the location, how am I supposed to lure the wolf into the house and plot against the tiger?"

Caesar was silent for a moment: "Mother, didn't you say that you would send me away from the Whale Garden on August 1st? In which city will the legendary whale land at that time?"

“Bergen, Norway,” Karelina said softly. “It’s a beautiful place. After we get ashore, have Li Qingping show you around the city.”

“I understand,” Caesar nodded.

Bergen, Norway?

Agubaru remembered the place name. He didn't think the Queen would lie to Caesar; rather, he didn't think there was any need for her to lie.

Unless Caesar accidentally leaks this information to humans outside the Little Garden, what problems could possibly arise?
But the Queen had no idea that this unassuming Nobel shark would be responsible for passing on this important information, thus turning the world of the miniature garden upside down.

In the dead silence, Caesar slowly rose, walked past Kalilena, and approached the second prince, Cosimo.

Cosimo pressed his fist against his cheek and slowly raised his eyes.

"What's wrong, Third Brother?" he asked.

"Did you receive my letter?" Caesar asked.

"A letter?" Cosimo asked expressionlessly. "What letter?"

Caesar paused slightly, his blue pupils contracted and narrowed, his five fingers clenched into fists, trembling slightly.

He was silent for a moment: "Then what about Ikar? Why weren't you willing to talk to me about it before you executed Ikar?"

He paused, then said in a low voice, "Even if... it's just to tell me."

“Because it’s unnecessary. He broke the rules, so he has to die,” Cosimo said. “While common-level oddities are not as valuable as generational-level ones, they are still extremely important strategic resources. He stole a total of six common-level oddities. Do you understand what that means, Third Brother?”

He paused, then said with a cold sneer, "The strangest thing is that these tales have vanished without a trace, and Icarus is your butler. I wonder if we can find anything in your bedroom."

"We can find Shark!" Yagubaru rolled over inside the crystal ball and replied silently.

Caesar lowered his head, and after a moment a relieved smile appeared on his lips: "I see."

He slowly turned his head and looked at Lorenzo: "And you, brother?"

Lorenzo clasped his hands together and smiled, saying, "Third brother, it's better to talk in person. It's too formal for family to write letters."

"You didn't receive it either?"

“I have too many letters to handle every day, I’m sorry, I must have missed one,” Lorenzo replied.

Caesar remained silent, his blue eyes hidden by his snow-white hair.

“Is there anything else?” Cosimo paused. “If you’re bored, you can go back to your bedroom and see if the fragments Icarus stole are hidden there.”

"The fragments are hidden inside the shark's belly. Why don't you come in and look for them?" Agubaru thought to himself.

“I have other things to do,” Caesar said in a low voice.

"Hurry up and speak, we still have to go up on stage with Mother later," Cosimo said impatiently.

“Second brother, let’s have an exhibition match. Everyone’s so excited…” Xizel paused for a moment, then suddenly lowered his voice: “It wouldn’t be very interesting to end it now.”

"An exhibition match?" Cosimo frowned. "You and me?"

"Yes."

Caesar raised his head and stared at Cosimo without moving, his blue eyes so cold they seemed to freeze.

Lorenzo suddenly laughed and patted Cosimo on the shoulder: "Why don't you play with your third brother for a bit?"

Cosimo paused for a moment, his face twitching slightly: "Alright, then let's have an exhibition match."

"Come on, Caesar! Show me the spirit I had when I beat up Su Zimai!" Yagubalu silently encouraged himself.

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(End of this chapter)