Chapter 44 – Red-tailed Fox Demonic Core
Baiyang Town’s Demon Hunting Tournament had occurred the day before, and today was the day of the announcement of the new Baiyang Town mayor and the right to rule would be handed over to him.
All of the minor powers and families had to attend an important ceremony like this. The sky had only just lightened and there were already more than 10,000 people gathered in the plaza of Baiyang Town.
These people were all famous and had high positions, and they all lived within a five-kilometer radius of Baiyang Town.
The right to rule had been decided by the participation of the younger generation of the Bai and Yang families in the Demon Hunting Tournament. Participation was proof that the Lingwu family took a family’s potential seriously.
The Bai and Yang families hadn’t arrived yet. The crowd was busy discussing the huge incident that had happened the night before.
The stories had already spread like wildfire.
Everyone had been shocked by two pieces of news: the viciousness of the Bai family’s betrayal, and the emergence of an extraordinarily powerful teenager in the Yang family. “You just had to be there. His whole body was covered in blood-red scales and bony spines sharper than your sword. Bai Zhanxiong couldn’t even withstand one attack from him. The Nine Yellow Rivers of the Abyssal Heaven Fingers completely lost to the Yang family’s Primordial Dragon Seal. Everyone’s talking about how that teenager is already number three in the whole of Baiyang Town.”
“Number three? At just sixteen years old? He’s a monster indeed. That’s even more shocking than Long Qinglan years ago.”
“The two prodigies of the Bai family pale in comparison to this teenage prodigy ...”
“Alright, that’s enough. The Bai family is here.”
The crowd parted to make way. The Bai patriarch led his family, his face solemn as he strode into the gigantic plaza.
The minor powers of Baiyang Town kept quiet out of fear when they saw the fierce expressions of the Bai family. But in private, they were cursing them.
They only admired warriors who fought with honor after all. People who betrayed their close friends were greeted with disgust.
The atmosphere darkened with the Bai family’s arrival. Then, someone shouted, “The Yang family is here.”
The crowd parted for them too, showering the Yang family with smiles and friendly greetings. The Yang patriarch and his family returned their greetings politely. Most eyes were on the legendary monster genius, Long Chen. “He does look like he’s about sixteen. Yet he’s achieved so much ...”
“My son has been acting arrogantly since attaining the Fourth Draconic Stage. He needs to see this young man to know that there’s always someone better. This is how a true prodigy should act.”
The Bai family had noticed how the crowd fell silent when they arrived but erupted in greetings and compliments when the Yang family appeared.
This glory should have been theirs but it had been taken from them. The expressions of each member of the Bai family darkened even more, as if they had turned into black iron. Please visit fr𝐞𝐞w𝒏.𝒸𝑜𝔪 website to read fastest update
The “Bai” family had turned into the “Black” family! [1]
He knew that there would be a battle after the Ascension Fruit ripened. The Bai family were creative schemers, and now, Long Chen had a few more people he wanted to protect. He had more to lose than ever. If there really was a fight between the Yang and Bai families, Long Chen knew that he wasn’t strong enough to protect so many people.
At the very least, he had to protect Yang Xueqing. After yesterday’s incident, although Long Chen hadn’t completely forgiven her, he wouldn’t allow anyone to hurt her.
Long Chen had killed so many people in the Bai family. They would never show mercy to the Yang family now. A heavy weight sat on Long Chen’s shoulders ...
The Ascension Fruit will ripen in about eight days. Eight days. How can I attain complete victory within this time ...
As the two Bai brothers glared daggers at Long Chen, who did not back down, the crowd erupted suddenly into noise. A person had materialized on the empty stage!
It was the representative sent by the Lingwu family of Yuanling City, the mysterious Lord Wolf. He was still wearing a hooded cloak that hid his features.
Everyone in Baiyang Town knew that Lord Wolf had to be quite young due to the youthfulness of his voice. He was a prodigy amongst prodigies.
When Long Chen first met Lord Wolf, he hadn’t been able to figure out whether Lord Wolf was male or female. He also discovered that Lord Wolf was a great person who was very friendly and a little shy. However, perhaps because he was here on official matters, Lord Wolf had deliberately made himself more distant and formal when they’d met the day before.
Towards the end of the Demon Hunting Tournament, when Long Chen dragged the Bai youths out of the Desolate Mountains, he had actually appeared before time was up. However, Lord Wolf favored Long Chen and ended the tournament earlier than usual.
Long Chen was very grateful for this.
Although Lord Wolf might not feel the same, Long Chen saw him as a very important person in his life, and he was certain about his gut feeling.
The crowd’s gazes were focused on Lord Wolf, who spoke in a flat tone beneath his hood. “Bai Sheng, patriarch of the Bai family. Yang Cangqiong, patriarch of the Yang family. Come up to the stage.”
Bai Sheng and Yang Cangqiong did not dare disobey Lord Wolf. They went up the stage obediently and stood in front of Lord Wolf without looking at each other. “I shall now announce the results of the Demon Hunting Tournament, as completed by the progeny of both families.”
Lord Wolf opened his right palm. The crowd looked at it anxiously. They saw a demonic core as big as a soybean and burst into laughter. “Yang family ... One demonic core from a Category 1 Yellow-tiered Red-tailed Fox!”
Everyone froze. They had believed the tiny core belonged to the Bai family, considering how badly their youths had done in the tournament. But it belonged to the Yang family! The spectators looked at each other, thinking, Will the right to rule Baiyang Town go to the Bai family after all? This is ...
When they thought about how the vicious Bai family would be as rulers, they felt a chill in their hearts. Life would not be good.
But Lord Wolf was about to speak again so everyone quickly halted their conversations.
Lord Wolf’s gaze swept across the crowd and he opened his left palm. The crowd looked anxiously, only to realize that it was empty. “Bai family ... Zero demonic cores!”
The expressions of the spectators were beyond entertaining.
There had been speculations over the results of the tournament. Everyone had guessed that the Bai family would get at least one Category 8 Yellow-tier demonic core. The Yang family would be able to get at least a Category 7 Yellow-tier demonic core. No one expected the final outcome of the tournament to be a single Category 1 Yellow-tier demonic core from the Yang family and the Bai family leaving empty-handed.
Long Chen made a small smile. They weren’t hunting demons at the tournament! Long Chen only caught the Red-tailed Fox along the way out of the Desolate Mountains.
1. The Chinese character for the surname Bai (白) also refers to the color white ?
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