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Chapter 278: All the talents have arrived
Is it true that it lives up to its reputation?
Upon hearing Fan Xian's words, Hai Bodong's expression became extremely strange.

If his perception is correct, this guy is extremely powerful, far surpassing him.

Such a powerful young prodigy, yet he boasted of his great name. This act of defying the Heavenly Gang not only did not please Hai Bodong, but also made him feel an indescribable sense of shame.

"Young Master Fan is too kind..."

Hai Bodong gave a wry smile, then whispered, "Were these three gentlemen invited by Brother Xiao?"

"if not?"

Su Haoming curled his lip and said, "Could it be that they were invited by the Yunlan Sect?"

Fan Xian said calmly, "Do they even deserve it?"

Yun Ye said with a smile, "Today is a big day for Brother Yan. As his brothers, how can we miss it?"

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong's heart stirred, and he asked in a low voice, "The other two from back then, are they here today too?"

"That's natural!"

Yun Ye smiled and turned his head, his gaze falling on the dense forest behind him.

Hai Bodong couldn't help but turn his head and follow Yun Ye's gaze. Sure enough, he saw Lin Lie and He Jingfeng in the dense woods outside the square.

Moreover, there were three tall figures beside these two.

On the far left is a young man dressed in a golden robe, with an aura as majestic as an emperor. In the middle is a handsome young man with a casual and lazy demeanor, tossing a silver coin in his hand. On the right is a mysterious black-robed man wearing a black robe and a demon mask, who looks like a dangerous person.

These three people had different temperaments and expressions, but they had one thing in common—

That's their level of strength, something even Hai Bodong, a six-star Dou Huang, can't see through!
"Then he must be at least at the peak of the Dou Huang realm..."

Including Yun Ye, Fan Xian, and Su Haoming beside them, there are a total of eight powerful individuals who are at least at the peak of the Dou Huang level!
Xiao Yan was clearly acting with him before, so where did he get to know so many monstrous geniuses?!
Suppressing his shock, Hai Bodong hesitated for a moment before asking in a low voice, "Young Master Yun, for Xiao Yan's sake, could you please tell me how many people you have brought today, and... what is their background?"

"Origin?"

Yun Ye smiled slightly, turned to look at the square below, and said leisurely, "After today, you will know!"

Seeing that Yun Ye was unwilling to speak frankly, Hai Bodong gave a wry smile and could only shut his mouth, not daring to ask any further questions.

Meanwhile, He Jingfeng and the others behind were also communicating telepathically.

Bai Zemin tossed a coin in his hand, looking at the mysterious man in black robes beside him with some surprise.

"I knew this would alarm many group members, but I didn't expect it would alarm you too!"

"Ha ha……"

Ainz's soft laughter came from beneath his black robes: "After all, this is a big event with everyone present. It would be a bit unreasonable if only I were missing."

"So you don't mind meeting us?"

"Of course!"

"Why didn't you come the previous times?"

"..."

Ainz paused for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "After all, it's a face-to-face meeting, so I need to be mentally prepared, right?"

Upon hearing this, all the group members, including Bai Zeming, couldn't help but chuckle.

I almost forgot, although this guy has the name of the Bone King, he is essentially just a veteran gamer, so he is naturally quite cautious about meeting his online friends in person.

Bai Zemin couldn't help but tease Ainz a few times.

Ainz smiled and agreed, seemingly finding the feeling of gathering with his guild members again.

Just then, the sun at the edge of the sky finally broke through the horizon and slowly climbed into the high sky.

The group members, now divided into two groups, perked up and fell silent, as if they had sensed something, turning to look at the bluestone steps outside the square.

"pat-"

The next second, faint footsteps suddenly rang out from the bluestone steps outside the square.

The nearly one thousand Yunlan Sect disciples sitting cross-legged in the square opened their eyes and fixed their gazes on the bluestone steps.

Through the clouds and mist on the mountaintop, a tall and slender figure appeared, carrying a huge black ruler on his back, and slowly walked over.

Under the gaze of nearly a thousand eyes in the square, the black-robed youth seemed to feel no pressure at all. He steadily walked up the steps, stood at the edge of the square, and slowly raised his head.

His gaze pierced the air, meeting that of the beautiful yet aloof girl on the stone platform.

After a moment of silence, the boy finally opened his mouth and said calmly:

"Xiao Yan of the Xiao family has come to keep the appointment..."

The calm and composed words echoed in the square, causing considerable turmoil and disorder.

Many Yunlan Sect disciples looked at Xiao Yan with different expressions. The experts from various forces on the stone platform and treetops were also slightly surprised, seemingly not expecting that this notorious 'Xiao family good-for-nothing' would have such a calm demeanor.

"Is that the little guy from the Xiao family?"

Above the treetop, Jia Xingtian's eyes gleamed with a strange light as he chuckled, "Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem like the good-for-nothing he's rumored to be!"

The president of the Alchemist Guild, Fa Ma, nodded in agreement, saying, "Such demeanor makes him an exceptionally outstanding figure among the younger generation, even within the entire empire!"

He paused for a moment, then said with some doubt, "But for some reason, I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

Jia Xingtian, standing nearby, paused for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "You know what, I had that feeling too..."

Fama's eyes flickered slightly, then he shook his head, frowned, and looked towards where Hai Bodong was, saying, "However, compared to this little guy, I'm more concerned about those few unfamiliar strongmen I've never seen before—"

Before he could finish speaking, Fama's voice abruptly stopped.

Jia Xingtian was slightly taken aback, and quickly followed Fa Ma's gaze.

Beside Hai Bodong, the white-robed youth took out a black object, pointed the cylindrical end with a glass lens at the front at Xiao Yan who was carrying him on his back, and then looked behind the object, chuckling to himself.

Seeing this, the two people next to him gave him a disgusted look.

But soon, the two coughed and couldn't help but lean their heads closer.

"...What are they doing?"

Fa Ma looked at Su Haoming and the others with a strange expression.

Jia Xingtian, standing nearby, was also completely bewildered and couldn't understand their actions at all.

"How tasteless..."

Bai Zemin curled his lip and said, "Such a small matter, and you even have to record it!"

Lin Lie said noncommittally, "Indeed, I can't compare to you; you've even started a live stream!" Bai Zeming retorted confidently, "That was just my usual routine of contributing points; it has nothing to do with this!"

He Jingfeng said disdainfully, "Is that so? Then why don't you try not to save the live stream replay!"

Bai Zemin's face stiffened, and then he started muttering to himself, saying things like "Water contributions don't count as live streaming" and "Deleting the live stream replay wastes points, it's not worth it," which made all the group members burst into laughter. The chat group was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

But human joys and sorrows are not the same.

Compared to the cheerful group members, the atmosphere in the square was much more somber.

On the stone platform, Nalan Yanran stared intently at Xiao Yan, her gaze filled with the same astonishment as the others.

The white-robed elder, positioned in the center of the stone platform, opened his eyes, looked down at Xiao Yan at the edge of the plaza, and said calmly, "So you are Xiao Yan of the Xiao family?"

Xiao Yan smiled faintly and did not respond.

The white-robed elder's face darkened, and he stood up, saying, "I am Yun Ling, the Grand Elder of the Yunlan Sect."

"Now that the sect leader has not returned, I will take charge of the overall situation."

"Before we officially begin, I hope you two will remember that this competition is for friendly exchange, and any attempt to win is considered a draw..."

Before Yun Leng could finish speaking, Xiao Yan interrupted him calmly, saying, "Life and death are left to fate."

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence.

The First Elder, Yun Ling, looked displeased, clearly displeased that Yun Ling had interrupted him.

Many of the invited powerful figures turned their heads in surprise, seemingly not expecting this young man to have such courage.

Nalan Yanran stared at Xiao Yan for a long while, then nodded slightly, her voice cold and clear: "As you wish."

Upon hearing this, Hai Bodong sighed inwardly and glanced at Nalan Yanran on the stone platform with a hint of pity.

Clearly, this young girl has no idea what she's about to face...

On the plaza, Xiao Yan looked at Nalan Yanran and said calmly, "Don't misunderstand, I'm here today not for any competition, but to repay the humiliation the Xiao family suffered three years ago in the same way!"

...Is it humiliating?

Nalan Yanran's expression was complicated. She then sighed softly and said, "I admit that I did something inappropriate back then, but I can't marry someone I've never met."

"My marriage must be my own decision. Even if I could turn back time and do it all over again, I would make the same choice!"

Inappropriate behavior?

Xiao Yan stared at the beautiful girl on the stone platform with a strange expression.

For some reason, the resentment I felt gradually dissipated, replaced by a rather amusing feeling.

In fact, he couldn't help but laugh, laughing wildly and arrogantly.

Nalan Yanran frowned slightly and said coldly, "What are you laughing at?"

"Feel sorry……"

Xiao Yan barely suppressed his smile, then looked at Nalan Yanran and chuckled, "I just didn't expect that after three whole years, you would still be that willful little girl you were back then."

"It seems the Yunlan Sect has protected you very well~"

Nalan Yanran was taken aback by his words, then gritted her teeth and whispered, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Yan's smile faded, and he said calmly, "You think the humiliation I'm talking about is the choice you made back then?"

As he spoke, he shook his head and said, "No, what I care about is not your act of breaking off the engagement, but the way you did it!"

"In fact, I don't like this marriage either, and I don't care about you as my fiancée. As long as you come to our door in a low-key manner, this marriage can end peacefully. You can also take control of your own destiny, just as I said before."

"But you shouldn't have, you absolutely shouldn't have, brought people from the Yunlan Sect to our door to break off the engagement."

"They took advantage of my misfortune, kicked me when I was down, and spread the word, ruining my reputation."

"If it weren't for another stroke of luck, you could even say that you ruined the rest of my life!"

"These ignorant and willful acts are merely considered inappropriate behavior in your eyes?"

As he spoke the last sentence, Xiao Yan's tone grew increasingly cold, and an indescribable aura rose from his body.

Nalan Yanran's pupils shrank sharply, as if she sensed the deadly crisis rushing towards her from this aura.

She stared blankly at Xiao Yan for a moment, then brushed over her storage ring, took out a cyan longsword, and said with a solemn expression, "It seems I misjudged you. If I'm not mistaken, you've also advanced to the Great Dou Master level, haven't you?"

what?
A Grand Master?!

The Yunlan Sect disciples around him all looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment.

Wasn't this guy a useless piece of trash who couldn't store battle qi three years ago?
How could he advance from the third stage of Dou Qi to the Great Dou Master in just three years?!

At the same time, some people noticed the word "also" and looked at Nalan Yanran in astonishment.

"boom!"

The next second, Nalan Yanran's long black hair moved without wind, and a powerful battle aura rose from her body, conforming to her exquisite curves and condensing into a battle aura armor.

"Battle Qi transformed into armor, truly a Grand Battle Master!"

"Senior Sister Nalan has actually advanced to the Great Dou Master level!"

The excited voices of many Yunlan Sect disciples came from all around.

Xiao Yan smiled faintly, and the purplish-blue Dou Qi within his body rose up like flames, instantly condensing into a thick purplish-blue armor on his body.

"He's also a Great Dou Master?!"

The onlookers gasped in surprise.

But then, the exclamations abruptly ceased.

Because the purplish-blue fighting spirit surged along the surface of the armor to Xiao Yan's arm, and then condensed into a purplish-blue longsword in Xiao Yan's palm!
Solidified battle aura, condensed into weapons—this is a characteristic possessed only by Battle Spirits!

In just three years, this kid actually broke through from Dou Qi to Dou Ling!
This... what terrifying talent!
The many powerful figures who were originally watching the show all changed color.

The Yunlan Sect elder on the stone platform also suddenly stood up, staring in shock at Xiao Yan holding a long sword.

But this was far from over, because after the weapon was formed, the purplish-blue battle qi spread again, surging towards Xiao Yan's back, where a pair of purplish-blue wings condensed on his shoulders and back!
"what?!"

"Battle Qi transforms into wings... You're a Battle King?!"

Seeing this scene, the many powerful onlookers could no longer sit still. Even the First Elder, Yun Ling, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, his eyes filled with horror as he looked at Xiao Yan.

(End of this chapter)