Chapter 242 Battle Of Geniuses (2)
Hao Ren and Hu Jitian both stood on the stage facing each other with solemn expressions. Just now, the Prince repelled his fist with a technique that not only helped him survive the attack, but the latter had a higher vitality pouring out of his body as well.
Hao Ren narrowed his gaze and took a deep breath to calm the unstable spirit energy rolling inside him. The impact was that powerful. The prince might look hurt, but he was getting stronger with every moment passing.
The young man scanned the prince with his Yin and Yang eyes and could not believe what this guy was doing. The spiritual cycle was faster, but it was putting a lot of strain on his body which will impact in the future. The top ten fighters were all nascent soul realm experts and they knew what was going on here.
Hu Jitian glared at Hao Ren and said, "You forced me to do this, Bloodline Suppression."
As he said this, everyone in the stadium felt a pressure acting on them. Someone from the crowd yelled, "Damn it, I did not expect His Highness to use an actual war technique in the competition."
Someone asked, "What do you mean?"
The person shook his head and replied, "This is the family technique of the Royal Family, they bear the blood of the rulers, so when they used this technique as a means of emergency. This technique is weird, only those with royal blood can use it and it allows them to suppress anyone within the borders of the country. This technique is the reason why the Warring Peak has not abolished the Royal Family over the years."
The people around them did not expect such a trick to exist. Hao Mei heard this and was worried for Hao Ren, but then she sensed something and her eyes sparked up. She noticed Hao Ren's breathing, and his stature.
Everyone was a little slouched, and so was Hao Ren, however, his breath was calm. She figured it out, he was not affected by the pressure on his body, on the contrary, Hao Ren was getting ready to deliver his final blow.
Hu Jitian charged at Hao Ren and the latter waited. As soon as the enemy came close, Hao Ren dodged the attacks and retrieved a set of coins from his space ring. Then he said, "Shooting stars."
He flicked his wrists and began to hit Hu Jitian. The Prince was ahead in terms of intimidation, but Hao Ren was not falling back either. All the projectiles were hitting in the spots that blocked the spiritual circulation inside Hu Jitian's body. Hao Ren did not use hidden weapons but projectiles to achieve the effect and then he moved closer to the Prince who was gradually slowing down.
Hao Ren raised his fist and wanted to beat the shit out of the Prince, when suddenly a golden curtain of energy manifested around Hu Jitian. A dragon's roar was heard in the surrounding and Hao Ren was pushed back.
Hu Jitian stood up and began to laugh. His laughter was maniacal and he said, "Did you really think you could kill me so easily?"n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "I thought it would be a nice competition to fight someone who has been to the battlefield, but looking at you now, I realized something."
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Hu Jitian amusedly asked, "What did you realize?"
Hao Ren sighead and replied, "I realized that you are just trash. An incompetent spoilt baby who would use something as precious as the national providence to protect himself from defeat. What a loser."
His words shocked the people. Hu Jitian could not understand what made Hao Ren disrespect him so much, and he yelled, "What the fuck do you know, peasant? This is my nation. I am the crown prince, if not for me, then who does this national providence belong to?"
Hao Ren smiled and replied, "Fool, you are just an ant born in a golden cloak. It is called National Providence for a reason, His Majesty could use this to extend his life, but did he do it? You just pissed on the glory of your ancestors by show casing your selfish nature. Well, now I won't feel guilty killing you."
He did not allow Hu Jitian any chance to speak and waved his hand to cast a ring of flames around the curtain. The prince smirked and said provocatively, "I want to see, just how you will kill me."
A few minutes later, the golden curtain was exhausted and before Hu Jitian could admit defeat, the hellish heat of Phoenix flames absorbed him. The stadium echoed with his painful cries and the people were shocked. Hao Ren did not kill anyone throughout the tournament, but he killed the Third Prince. This was a straight attack on the foundation of the nation. Even if the Third Prince was not qualified to be a king, he was a worthy general.
In the Royal viewing gallery, the King stood up from his seat with a dignified expression. The old man was clenching his fist and asked, "Why kill him when you could have defeated him?"
Hao Ren absorbed all the blood dragon energy and the phantom of the dragon behind him had reached eleven meters length and looked very life like. The young man heard the question and replied, "He would have killed me all the same. Are you also going to state your identity to deter people, Your Majesty?"
The people sucked in a deep breath, they had no idea what gave Hao Ren the guts to question the King. Even Hao Mei was shocked, because she did not know what her younger brother had been thinking.
The King shivered in rage but at this moment, it was not right for him to rebuke the young man who was winning the praise of the masses. He took a deep breath and asked, "As the winner, apart from the other rewards, you can also ask for a wish, tell me."
Hao Ren nodded and said, "I wish to enter the forbidden area of the Royal Family."
Boom!! Hao Ren played the card against convention and broke the pattern again. The people thought he would beg for a pardon because he just killed a prince, but no, he wanted to venture inside the forbidden area, was he nuts?
The King asked again, "Are you sure this is your wish?"
Hao Ren nodded and replied, "As soon as possible, I would like to enter the forbidden place."
The minister beside the King asked, "Do you know that you can surely die in there?"
Hao Ren sighed and replied, "Yes, I know, can you all finish asking the trivial questions and just get done with it?"
The King clenched his fist and said, "Prime Minister Zheng, hold the award ceremony in the morning, and for now, arrange Master Cole to guide this young man to the forbidden area."
That said the King left without kicking any fuss and the crowd erupted in cheers. They have never seen someone managing to stand his ground before the King. However, Hao Ren did it and he survived.
However, the knowledgeable people knew why the King just left. If he was to avenge his son, then the other two forces would take action to avenge their own people as well. It would not stain his image and tell the world that his royal family was running a little low on talents.
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Hao Ren stood beside Hao Mei and said, "Be careful when you leave, they might send people to pay attention to you."
Hao Mei nodded and said, "Do not worry, I will be fine. You should pay attention to yourself."
Hao Ren smiled and left the place with a general who was arranged to bring him to the forbidden land. The two people flew at a high speed and it took them one day to reach the vicinity of the northern borders, the Tiger Sabre Peak.
Master Cole, was a general in the Royal Guards, and his family had been a loyal slave to the Hu family for centuries. He was aware of the location to the Forbidden Lands, and that was it. Hao Ren wished to be led to the entrance of the forbidden area, whether he could do anything there or not, that would depend on himself.
The king was not going to help a defiant person go to the depths of this area where his family earned the right to be the ruler.
Hao Ren stood before a barrier of trees. The towering trees were so tall that they reached the skies, and five miles away from them was a natural formation that prohibited flying. Cole did not say anything and just led Hao Ren over to the so-called entrance of the area.
Hundred meters away from the place, Cole said, "That is the entrance you can go in by yourself."
The place located in the center of a clearing. Five miles of clear plain grassland, in the middle of the grassland stood a circular barrier of trees that were so tall that their canopy could not be seen. Hao Ren nodded to Cole before he walked closer to the tree, and found a gap between the trunks, just enough for one man to pass hai.
He bowed to the barrier before he took a step through the speculated threshold of the trees. Cole was watching the scene with an intense gaze. He wanted to see Hao Ren fail, but he had no idea that the world was about to change.
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