The Rogue of Otherworldly Skies

  "Select those with the greatest potential, provide them with the best training, and make them the strongest. They will become Flame Warriors and take on the responsibility of fighting against the Iceberg Continent in the future." Liao Chengzhong said proudly: "In our Flame Continent, there is a most mysterious and sacred place called Hope City. Inside Hope City, all kinds of spiritual treasures are available to aid in cultivation. There are twelve Flame Warriors alone who guard the city. These spiritual treasures and super powerful experts have only one purpose, which is to train future strong warriors. If anyone can enter Hope City and receive the careful guidance of these Flame Warriors, their achievements will be self-evident."

  Liao Chengzhong looked at Yuan Ye and found that Yuan Ye was listening carefully.

  Liao Chengzhong smiled and continued: "It's too difficult to enter the City of Hope, it can't be achieved through money or power. Who dares to show off their wealth and power in front of the fierce warriors? To enter the City of Hope, first, you must be under 30 years old, otherwise, your potential will be considered insufficient. Secondly, you need to meet one of the three conditions, each of which is more difficult than ascending to heaven."

  "What three conditions?" Yuan Ye's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he asked abruptly.

  "The first condition: independently behead a martial emperor in his prime before the age of thirty!"

  "What!" Yuan Ye couldn't help but roar, independently and head-on killing the Emperor Wu in his prime, that in itself requires at least the same level of power as the Emperor Wu boundary, this is simply too strong for anyone to handle.

  Liao Chengzhong smiled in satisfaction, as if he had expected it all along. He continued: "The second condition is to engage in bloody battles on the battlefield of Bing Jue Continent and emerge victorious with outstanding strength and great merit. Those who achieve this can also enter Hope City, but they must be under 30 years old. This is why there are so many exceptional talents in the three states of Gu Yang, Fen Xiang, and Bian Xia, all vying to enter Hope City. As for how much merit is required, there is no specific regulation. However, I heard that a young man once charged into the enemy camp, beheaded three eighth-level Wu Jun, slaughtered thousands of people, and applied to enter Hope City, but was rejected because his merit was still insufficient."

  Yuan Ye was shocked and didn't know what to say. If all of this were true, then he really fell short by a lot.

  "Compared to the first two, the third one is much easier, that is, participating in the provincial top 100 competition, those who can enter the top 100 can also enter the city of hope."

  Thousands of people in a county participated in the Hundred Heroes Battle, selecting one hundred to participate in the state's Top 100 Competition; these dozens of counties' top 100 added up to thousands of people, from which the state's top 100 were selected. The nine continents of the Radiant Empire also had their own top 100, and from these 900 experts, the top 100 were chosen to become the empire's top 100. Only these 100 could enter the City of Hope. With billions of warriors in the entire empire, only one hundred were selected; the strength of these 100 was probably already far beyond what Yuan Ye could achieve now.

  Once in a hundred years, among hundreds of millions of people in the prefecture, only one hundred people are selected. However, this is the easiest one among the three conditions.

  Yuan Ruo's heart couldn't calm down for a long time.

  How vast is this sky, and how many heroes are there under this heaven?

  Liao Chengzhong smiled and said, "Those who can enter the City of Hope are already close to or have reached the level of a Martial Emperor. They have achieved great things in their cultivation, and once they come out, it's hard to imagine what kind of powerful warriors they will become. Just thinking about it is enough to drive people crazy. So, how about it? Are you going to participate in the Hundred Strong Competition in Qiziguan now? If not, you won't have a chance to go to Hunluo State or even participate in the battle at Yaoyan Prefecture."

  Yuan Ye raised his head, and a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "I have to say, you're quite a good persuader. You've even managed to convince me. But I do have one question: what kind of grudge could our Flame Continent and Frost Continent possibly have that would be passed down for generations?"

  Liao Chengzhong nodded in approval for the first time, "This question is indeed a piercing insight. Legend has it that each continent has a supreme being called Yuan Zun. However, the Yuan Zun of our Lihuo Continent and the Yuan Zun of Bingpo Continent perished together countless years ago, and the hatred has been passed down ever since. Only fools wouldn't know that this matter is not as simple as it seems. The Yuan Zuns have been dead for so many years, their worshippers have also died out, yet our two continents are still ceaselessly killing each other. There must be some temptation driving them to kill each other. Unfortunately, these secrets are probably only known by those high-ranking Lihuo warriors. And an even greater secret, why the two Yuan Zuns perished together, is even more unknown."

  Yuan Ye smiled, with a somewhat playful and irreverent expression. "Heh heh, you old kid are quite honest, although I don't have a good impression of you, but I agree to participate in the Hundred Heroes War."

  "Haha, you hate me just as much as I hate you. We're just using each other. But let me remind you, kid, even if you can become the number one in Qizhou County's Hundred Heroes, Qizhou County is still one of the weakest counties among the 73 counties in Hunluo Province. And Hunluo Province itself is the weakest among the nine provinces of Yeya Prefecture. So don't even think about entering the City of Hope. Being able to make it into the top hundred of the province and going to Yeya Prefecture to see the heroes of the world would be enough. Most importantly, we need to get the greatest wealth and benefits for ourselves."

  "Look down on me?" Yuan Ye suddenly glared at Liao Chengzhong.

  Liao Chengzhong's face was very unpleasant, and he flung his sleeve, saying: "Don't worry about the qualifications for participating in the war, don't forget to participate when the time comes, goodbye!"

  Yuan Ye's eyes turned white, "I won't see you off!"

  These two men, indeed, had no good feelings towards each other. Especially after Yuan Ye publicly humiliated Liao Chengzhong, this Duke, Liao Chengzhong was already thinking of how to get rid of Yuan Ye after he helped him gain the greatest benefits. But now Yuan Ye's mind was filled with thoughts of those countless outstanding talents.

  "Yuan Gege, what's wrong?" Rui Xi asked in a low voice when she saw the extraordinary sparkle in Yuan Ye's eyes.

  Yuan Ye supported Rui Xi's shoulder, facing Rui Xi's sexy and beautiful face, and said calmly: "Brother Ye wants to take you on a journey around the world, to see the capable people of this world, and then prove that I am the strongest."

  ……

  In the next two months, Yuan Ye bought a good sword and continuously practiced the Sealing Demon Sword Technique. At the same time, his own Dou Qi route deepened, and the golden snowflake in his body became more substantial. Rui Xi, under Yuan Ye's guidance, also began to learn how to condense her Dou Qi. After eating the Fire Dragon Fruit and Ni Dan, Rui Xi's cultivation speed was extremely fast. In just over two months, she had already approached the level of a third-level martial artist. All of Rui Xi's Dou Qi techniques focused on only two things: speed and archery. When Rui Xi didn't know any martial skills, her arrows were still unavoidable for Yuan Ye. Now that she was learning martial skills and Dou Qi, her archery skills had become even more terrifying.

  In the blink of an eye, there were less than three days left before the Hundred Young Heroes' Great War in Qizhou Prefecture. The entire prefecture was much more lively than usual. Top experts from each city flocked to the scene, and many ordinary people also came to watch this once-in-a-century battle.

  Yuan Ye pulled Rui Xi's hand as they walked on the main street, with Xiao Hun Zhou following behind. At present, Yuan Ye's swordsmanship had taken shape, his fighting spirit was more concentrated, and he would probably reach the fifth-level Wu Shuai realm before long.

  Little rascal, that's the name Yuan Ye gave to Little Demon. Originally, Rui Xi didn't want it, but Yuan Ye asked Little Demon if he had any opinions, and Little Demon was stupid and didn't say anything, so Yuan Ye thought Little Demon had no opinion. (Poor Little Demon can't even speak, despising Yuan Ye a thousand times.)