Wàn Shā Zhèn Fāng Shí Guǎng Chǎng

  Zhu Yan narrowed his eyes and stared at Lin Ming, without saying a word. His face had returned to normal, but the slightly narrowed gaze held a cold chill.

  Lin Ming and Zhu Yan exchanged a calm gaze, they would inevitably meet on the battlefield one day, only Zhu Yan never thought that this day would come so soon.

  Lan Yunyue stood at the corner of the bamboo forest, staring blankly at the ranking stone, watching Lin Ming and Zhu Yan's confrontation, she was completely bewildered, how could it be like this...

  Many people had not yet recovered from their shock when the executive in charge of the Massacre Array suddenly spoke up, saying: "Lin Ming, congratulations on obtaining 62nd place in the Massacre Array. According to the rules of the Martial House, any disciple who enters the top 80 has the qualifications to challenge any one of the Heavenly House's disciples. If they win, they can enter the Heavenly House and become a member, while if they lose, they will be eliminated from the Heavenly House and enter the Earthly Hall."

  The Heaven's Regiment of the Seventh Imperial City has a fixed quota of seventy-two people. These seventy-two people are ranked according to their combat strength, rather than the ranking of the Ten Thousand Killings Formation.

  The ranking on the Ranking Stone can basically reflect a person's strength, but there are still some minor deviations. Sometimes, certain occupations, such as assassins, may not be good at charging and killing in the Massacre Array, but when they really start killing, they often manage to kill opponents who rank higher than themselves.

  Therefore, the Seventh Xuanwu Prefecture stipulates that any disciple who enters the top 80 of the ranking stone can obtain the qualification to challenge the disciples of Tianzhi Prefecture. Generally speaking, such challenges will always challenge the worst-ranked person in Tianzhi Prefecture.

  Lin Ming glanced at the Ranking Stone, on which the names of the Tianyi Sect disciples were slightly larger than those of the Dizhang Hall. At a glance, he could see that the person ranked last in the Tianyi Sect was named Bai Rongrong, a 19-year-old girl, ranking seventy-fifth.

  The Heaven's House doesn't have many girls, and this Bai Rou is a lower-grade talent of the four products. She entered the Seventh Xuanwu House for four years, and only managed to squeeze into the Heaven's House last month. Now it's only been a month, and she hasn't even warmed up her seat yet, but she's already on the verge of being squeezed out.

  Bai Mengmeng was present, and she looked at Lin Ming's gaze falling on the ranking stone with a pitiful expression. She knew that this time, there was no chance, sixty-second place, still within the four pillars of incense time to kill in one breath, even if she added two together, she estimated that she couldn't handle this demon.

  Symbolic fight a bit, if not then honestly admit defeat, hope this strong to abnormal guy can show mercy, don't make moves too ruthless...

  Bai Mianmian is very self-aware, she has already resigned herself to her fate.

  Many people in the audience had their eyes on Bai Rong, they all expected that Bai Rong would lose. The girl was still able to gain sympathy, especially since Bai Rong was usually diligent and hardworking. If it were a arrogant kid who suffered this time, most people would probably feel schadenfreude.

  "Have you made your choice?" the attendant asked.

  "Ah, I've made up my mind," Lin Ming replied, "But I have a question, are there any restrictions on the timing of the challenge?"

  "The challenge time is set by yourself, but it's best to do it within a month. If you drop out of the top 80 rankings and haven't challenged yet, then you'll lose your qualification."

  "Like this... thank you, Master."

  "Have you made your choice? I need to report the name to the elder in charge of the Heavenly Mansion."

  "Alright, it's settled then. The time is set for a month later. As for the person...". Lin Ming turned his head, the gun pointing at a man with narrowed eyes, and said slowly: "I choose Zhu Yan!"

  Zhu Yan! ?

  Everyone was stunned when they heard this name, and that girl named Bai Rong was even more incredulous.

  The entire Fangshan Square was quieter than it had ever been before.

  Lin Ming unexpectedly chose... Zhu Yan!？

  Many people initially thought they had misheard, but looking at Lin Ming's gun muzzle, it was clearly pointed at Zhu Yan's body!

  Provocation!

  Pointing at people with gun tips, **naked provocation!!

  Ranking thirty-second is Zhu Yan! Lin Ming is indeed a man of his word, he won't rest until he's shocked the world!

  "This Lin Ming... has really gone mad!" Murong Zi's lips twitched, muttering to himself, "No... it's me who's gone mad... This Lin Ming is driving me crazy all the way, creating miracles all the way. If he doesn't go mad soon, I'll be the one going mad."

  Bai Jingyun was also amazed, Lin Ming's courage is really impressive! He is preparing to surpass Zhu Yan in just one month!

  From 62 to 32, you know, the higher the ranking, the harder it is to advance! From 162 to 132 is not difficult, but from 62 to 32, the difficulty has increased several times!

  It took me a whole year to move from 65th place to 26th.

  This progress sounds impressive, but it's actually very limited!

  Because of this year's time, twenty disciples from the Wu Fu who were ranked in front of Bai Jingyun graduated! In other words, Bai Jingyun actually only advanced nineteen names!

  "This is getting interesting." Tuo Ku smiled and said, "Today's trip wasn't in vain. This Lin Ming seems to have a grudge against Zhu Yan, otherwise why would he be so targeted?"

  "Hmm, indeed the relationship isn't great. I sensed a burst of killing intent from Zhu Yan just now, but it was quickly hidden again. Lin Ming is already provoking him by pointing his gun at Zhu Yan." Ling Sen responded, although Zhu Yan's killing intent was quickly retracted and not very obvious, Ling Sen had been fighting on the battlefield for many years and had the Shura martial intent, making him extremely sensitive to killing intent.

  "Zhu Yan is a ruthless person, although he was born into a noble family, but he can still calm down and work hard to cultivate his skills, his strength is very strong, and this person's ambition is not small, it's possible that in the future he will make a big splash in the imperial court. Even I have taken notice of this guy, this time Lin Ming targeted Zhu Yan, it's worth watching!" Tuo Ku was excited and licked his lips, he was under Yang Wu's command, and in the future he might join the army, and may not be able to avoid getting entangled in these struggles.

  What was the outcome in the end? Nobody dared say.

  In the past, people would say that Lin Ming was overestimating himself, but now, Lin Ming has repeatedly created miracles, and no one dares to underestimate him by even a single bit!

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  "Huh? What, Lin Ming wants to challenge Zhu Yan? And with a spear pointed directly at him! He must have some past grievances with Zhu Yan?" In the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince was the first to receive news of Lin Ming's challenge to Zhu Yan.

  "A challenge with names mentioned and guns pointed directly at each other is indeed unusual, something must have happened between the two." Mu Yi also chimed in.

  "If there really is a grudge, then my chances of winning have increased. This Zhu Yan is the cousin of my tenth brother, and the Zhu family has already joined forces with my tenth brother - they rise and fall together. I just don't know what kind of past dealings Lin Ming and Zhu Yan had... it seems that my intelligence was a bit lacking..."

  Few people knew about Lin Ming and Lan Yunyue's affairs except for Lin Xiaodong and others, while the intelligence gathered by the Crown Prince's men was mainly about Lin Ming's origins and his parents' situation, which couldn't be exhaustive.

  ……

  "Bang!" The teacup in Yun Qinwang's hand was crushed to powder. He had just received the transmission talisman almost at the same time as the Crown Prince.

  Naming and challenging, gunpointing directly, this is absolutely not a good omen. If there was no feud, why would Lin Ming jump over so many people to find Zhu Yan?

  "This Zhu Yan is really looking for trouble!"

  The tenth prince's two swords-like eyebrows were twisted together, Zhu Yan belonged to his mother's side, counted as an outsider, generally speaking, whether it was the prince or the emperor, they would all have intentionally or unintentionally excluded outsiders.

  Since ancient times, the phenomenon of external relatives holding power has been too common. The empress or empress dowager naturally favors her natal family and relies heavily on external relatives, which can lead to the expansion of their power. Once their power expands, they often form cliques, become arrogant and domineering, dominate the court, and may even plot rebellion or usurpation of power.

  However, Yun Qin Wang is now in a critical period of seizing power, and having one more helper is naturally good. Zhu Yan is also considered a talent, so Yun Qin Wang is naturally willing to bring him under his command. But this does not mean that he will treat Zhu Yan as a confidant, especially when Zhu Yan is still an ambitious person.

  "Pass it on, let Zhu Yan come see me tonight!" The tenth prince still had the intention of asking about the cause of the feud between Zhu Yan and Lin Ming, and letting Zhu Yan and Lin Ming turn their hostility into friendship.

  I have something to attend to today and won't be back until tonight. Chapter 2 might be posted after 11pm, I'm very sorry.