Chapter 53: Carriage

  The King sat back, looking at Jia Yuan and Chen Xuan. He

  then motioned to Chen Xuan, who returned to his side.

  The King gave Chen Xuan a questioning look, and Chen Xuan

  responded with a nod.

  “Congratulations, Jia Yuan. It truly seems that you’re

  stronger than those at the 9th level of Absorption. Chen Xuan things

  that you would even be able to combat those at the 1st level of

  Manipulation!”

  “It was great to hear your story and the fight was even more

  spectacular, but we have some tasks to take care of before the feast tomorrow

  in the city. Don’t worry about getting there, as we will send a carriage for

  you in the morning.”

  “Thank you, Your Majesty, lords.” Jia Yuan clasped his hands

  toward the King, and then toward the various nobles surrounding him. He then

  toward the stairs, grabbing a turkey leg on the way. As he descended, he

  devoured said leg, and then made his way to the inn he and Dou Di were staying

  at.

  As soon as he walked into their room, Dou Di rushed toward

  him.

  “Hey, little bro! You were keeping your strength secret from

  me! You rascal!” Dou Di started playfully punching Jia Yuan. Despite his words,

  he wasn’t actually mad at all.

  He was actually beside himself with happiness that his

  little brother was so strong. After all, he was the one who had initially

  steered Jia Yuan toward the path of martial cultivation by training with him to

  join the Burning Legion.

  “Woah, woah. Don’t say that big bro, I just wanted it to be

  a surprise!”

  “Hmph, I don’t believe it for a second. How about this? Make

  it up to me by treating me to dinner again.”

  “Sure, although, not right now… I’m kind of full.”

  “YOU ATE WITHOUT ME? YOU REALLY ARE A TRAITOR.”

  “Ahhhhh!!!” Jia Yuan screamed as he ran around the room

  being chased by Dou Di.

  The two boys continued to have fun as they later ate another

  pricey dinner.

  The hours went by, and soon it was morning again.

  Jia Yuan was still sleeping when a carriage with the royal

  emblem, a red and golden fire symbol, pulled up in front of the inn, causing a

  commotion. Although most of the competitors had either been killed or had

  already left due to being disqualified, there were still 8 thousand competitors

  remaining.

  Out of the 8 thousand remaining, there were only 8 who

  impressed enough to be invited to the feast. However, that wasn’t even

  significant compared to the real prize. A weapon from the royal weaponry! These

  weapons were all treasures that had been saved up by the royal family over the

  course of thousands of years, and those invited to the feast were able to

  choose any weapon of their liking!

  To put it into perspective, a single weapon from the royal

  armory could be valued between a million to a hundred million large fire

  shards.

  Simply frightening!

  Hundreds crowded around the carriage, waiting to see who had

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  acquired this unique privilege. However, the carriage was surrounded by more

  than 20 impressively garbed guards, so they didn’t dare to get too close to the

  carriage. Meanwhile, one of the guards walked into the inn, up to Jia Yuan’s

  room. He knocked on the door.

  “Jia Yuan sir, your carriage is here.”

  Inside the room, the two youths were still sleeping. Hearing

  the knocks on the door as well as the shout of the guard, Jia Yuan groggily

  woke up. Wearing his wrinkled robe, he stumbled his way to the door and opened

  it.

  “Hello, I’m Jia Yuan.” Jia Yuan’s hair was currently

  scruffy, which combined with his wrinkled robe, gave him a rather unkempt

  appearance.

  The guard was surprised. In past tournaments, all of the

  “winners” of the first round who were chosen to attend the celebratory feast

  were all of noble birth, so they were very well groomed. Basically, the

  complete opposite of what he saw in front of him.

  “You are Jia Yuan?” The guard looked Jia Yuan over. “Show me

  your aura.”

  Jia Yuan released his aura, suppressed to the 5th

  level of Absorption. Upon feeling the strong aura, the guard was convinced that

  Jia Yuan was telling the truth.

  “Alright. Come with me.”

  “Can I bring my brother?”

  “No.”

  “I’m bringing my brother. I know the King, I’m sure it will

  be fine.” Jia Yuan really wanted to bring his brother along, and with the

  amount of interest the King had shown in him, Jia Yuan was sure that the King

  wouldn’t mind if Jia Yuan brought his brother along.

  The guard gave Jia Yuan a shocked look. This kid knew the

  King?

  In terms of risk, the risk of angering someone who knew the

  King was a lot higher than the risk associated with letting Jia Yuan bring his

  brother along.

  “Fine. Let’s go.”

  Jia Yuan grabbed Dou Di who had woken up at the same time he

  did, and followed the guard to the carriage, ignoring the masses that surrounded

  said carriage. Entering the carriage, he began searching for food and drinks.

  As for Dou Di, he was just grateful that Jia Yuan was

  bringing him along.

  The masses, however, were rather confused. After all, Jia

  Yuan had an average stature, and didn’t look too strong. That, in addition to

  his disheveled appearance, meant that he looked like any other commoner.

  “That’s the kid who was in the 8th group

  yesterday! He’s freaking strong! I saw him create 50 meter long ribbon of fire!”

  “What?! Him??”

  Those who were in the 8th group and had seen Jia

  Yuan’s strength quickly spread news of his strength, while the others were

  rather skeptic of their ramblings.

  Who was willing to believe that one of their fellow

  competitors had such power? If those who were in the 8th group hadn’t

  seen Jia Yuan’s abilities for themselves, they may not have believed it either.

  If only they had known that Jia Yuan hadn’t even been using

  his full power…