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Chapter 66 Zhou Qing's divine might is unparalleled, and he submits without a fight (Please continue reading, please vote with monthly tickets)
"Please be seated!" After everyone was seated again, the king slowly spoke: "I have summoned you all today for the competition for the crown prince position. Now that all the princes and their protectors have arrived, let us begin."

The struggle for the position of heir apparent is quite simple.

The opponent is determined by drawing lots, and then the protectors fight each other.

Whoever wins in the end will become the Crown Prince.

Although some princes are no longer eligible for the title of crown prince, they still have to participate in the competition. The more matches they win and the better their performance, the better the island they will be allocated.

If you don't participate at all, the island you'll end up on might only have a few thousand people, or even less than a thousand.

Such a small island, lacking resources and with limited development prospects, would be an unacceptable outcome for any prince.

Therefore, even knowing they had no hope of becoming crown princes, these princes did not give up. They used their greatest connections to invite protectors to help them, hoping to win more matches in the competition and secure a better future for themselves.

There are more than forty princes in the Kingdom of Baoyu, of whom thirty-two are adults. As for the underage princes, they are simply unlucky and cannot participate in the competition for the crown prince position.

"Go ahead, draw whatever you want!"

Zhou Qing said calmly.

It doesn't matter to him who he draws.

If you want to become the heir apparent, you'll have to face him sooner or later.

Immediately, the thirty-two princes stepped forward to draw lots. There were thirty-two jade slips in total, but only numbers one through sixteen were available.

Those who draw the same number are opponents.

The nineteenth prince drew number one, while the other prince who drew number one was the thirteenth prince, Gong Yuxuan.

"Luckily, I was lucky!"

Gong Yuchen smiled and said.

Although the masters on the Earth Ranking will inevitably face each other sooner or later, if they meet in the first round, even if they defeat their opponents, they will also consume a lot of their own strength, which will be detrimental to the later battles. It would be best if they could meet in the end.

But while some were happy, others were sad. The thirteenth prince, Gong Yuxuan, who drew Gong Yuchen, instantly turned extremely ugly.

Gong Yuxuan inwardly groaned. Although the Yue family behind him was not as powerful as the top forces, they still had a True Qi Grandmaster in charge. As long as he didn't draw the First Prince, Fifth Prince, Eleventh Prince, or Nineteenth Prince, he would basically win.

But I never expected that my luck would be so bad. In the first round, I drew the nineteenth prince, who was a contender for the crown prince position.

In addition, the princes who drew the First Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Eleventh Prince as their opponents all had ashen faces.

The other princes, witnessing this scene, were secretly relieved that they hadn't drawn one of the four princes who were strong contenders for the crown prince position.

Otherwise, they would be eliminated in the first round.

The draw was over, and the competition officially began.

Zhou Qing flashed and appeared on the arena.

"Young Master Zhou's divine might is unparalleled; I am no match for him!"

Just as Zhou Qing was about to draw his sword, the Yue family's True Qi Grandmaster decisively conceded defeat.

This scene stunned everyone present.

Although Zhou Qing is famous, the Yue family's True Qi Grandmaster is no weakling either. How could he admit defeat so easily?

But on second thought, it makes sense. Although Zhou Qing's feats of killing Lu Yuan and Xu Feiyu are questionable, as no one actually witnessed it and it's highly likely he used external items like spiritual weapons, his killing of thirteen True Qi Grandmasters with a single sword strike at the Zhanzhou City docks is an undeniable fact.

On that day, facing the encirclement of thirteen True Qi Grandmasters, Zhou Qing unleashed the power of eight realms of intent. His sword light was like the Milky Way in the sky, invincible, and finally he beheaded the thirteen True Qi Grandmasters with a single sword strike.

Some of the people present were there and witnessed the scene firsthand; even now, the memory still sends shivers down their spines.

Furthermore, an artist witnessed the scene and painted it, which became widely circulated, making Zhou Qing's fame in Zhanzhou City soar to new heights that everyone knew him.

Therefore, when facing Zhou Qing, the Yue family's True Qi Grandmaster decisively and proactively admitted defeat, which was a wise choice. It would have been a great loss to lose his life for it.

"Accepted!"

Zhou Qing cupped his hands in greeting, returned to his seat, and closed his eyes to rest.

A duel between a group of True Qi Grandmasters is not very interesting. Perhaps a duel between Earth Ranking Grandmasters would pique his interest.

However, no Earth Ranking Masters met in the first round.

When they encountered Meng Feng, the Poison Demon, and Shen Fang, all of whom were masters, they readily admitted defeat. The Earth Ranking Masters and ordinary Masters, as well as True Qi Masters, are on completely different levels.

Even the grandmasters at the bottom of the Earth Ranking, even if they haven't refined their inner energy into a pill, have all mastered the power of the Intent Domain and have one foot in the True Pill level.

Once the realm of intent is unleashed, the intent power of a True Qi Grandmaster, who is only at the Fusion Heaven stage, is directly suppressed, making it difficult for him to even release it.

Unless one can integrate the power of multiple realms like Zhou Qing, it is impossible to break through the blockade of the realm of realms and be unaffected by it.

The first round of competition ended quickly.

Of the thirty-two princes' protectors, half were eliminated, while the sixteen princes who emerged victorious continued to draw lots to find opponents.

Gong Yuchen drew the number 'five', and the second round of the competition was the fifth match.

Soon.

The first four matches of the second round have concluded.

Zhou Qing arrived at the arena, and his opponent in this match was the Poison Demon, the protector of the Fifth Prince, Yu Yang.

"Look, the outlaw Zhou Qing has met the Poison Demon."

"Tsk tsk tsk, this is going to be a good show. Poison Demon is ranked fifth on the Great Xuan Wanted List, while Zhou Qing is ranked third. On the Earthly List, Zhou Qing is ranked thirty-fifth and Poison Demon is ranked thirty-ninth. Their rankings are close, so their strengths are probably similar. This duel will definitely be spectacular."

"Whether it's the outlaw Zhou Qing or the Poison Demon, the Great Xuan Dynasty has offered a bounty of over ten thousand spirit stones, which is almost enough to buy a high-grade spirit weapon."

"Heh, if you want to kill Zhou Qing and the Poison Demon and take their heads to the Great Xuan Eagle Wolf Guard for the bounty, you'll need to have the strength. Now that these two have appeared openly, who dares to step forward and eliminate them?"

"That's right. With Zhou Qing and the Poison Demon's strength, as long as they don't go to the capital of Da Xuan or the mountain gates of top sects to court death, they can basically walk sideways. There aren't many people in the entire Da Xuan who can defeat and kill them."

"..."

As Zhou Qing and the Poison Demon stepped onto the stage, everyone's eyes were fixed on the two, afraid of missing a thrilling duel.

The other two Grandmasters on the Earth Ranking, Mountain Lord Meng Feng and Wind and Thunder Palm Shen Fang, were also watching the two on the arena, trying to understand each other's methods in advance.

After all, whether Zhou Qing or the Poison Demon wins, they will ultimately have to face them.

(End of this chapter)