Chapter 44: The War Begins!

  The azure sky is cloudless for thousands of miles, the scorching sun hangs high and releases threads of intense, scorching divine light. The sweltering heat waves rise like ripples, rolling up dust and sand that fill the entire sky.

  Today's execution ground is very lively, all the prisoners are gathered in the central position, a sea of black heads surging.

  In the midst of the crowd stood four imposing cultivators. When they appeared, a look of reverence flashed in the eyes of all the dead prisoners.

  "Mengzi, Yu You." A young man wearing a black long shirt squeezed among the crowd, and when he saw two of them, he muttered to himself.

  He was Yi Chen, and today was the day of the Tianzi Number ranking competition.

  "Number one is Hu Yan, number two is Yang Kai." His gaze shifted to the other two middle-aged men as Yi Chen spoke out these two names.

  They were two other Tianzi numbers, and according to Yisi Qing, they were their own people.

  The gaze shifted to the south-facing position, where there was a watchtower. Sitting inside were the five elders of the Yi family and Yisi Qing. The air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

  A flicker of worry flashed in his eyes, and Yi Chen's gaze swept around, discovering that there were many unfamiliar faces among the crowd, their cultivation was generally not low. There must be people arranged by Yi Siqing or the elder.

  "A group of old bastards, for their own selfish desires, are they really going to ruin Yi Chen's future?" Two flashes of murderous intent passed through his eyes, and Yi Chen said in a low voice.

  "The 40th Heavenly Character Ranking Battle is now beginning. Anyone who possesses a Earth Character can come forward to challenge." A thin, long voice echoed through the air at this time.

  According to Grandfather's arrangement, they would make their move after the challenge was over. Coming back to his senses, Yi Chen didn't think much of it and shifted his gaze back to the arena.

  There are only a hundred people with the title of Di Zi Hao, but very few actually go up to challenge them because they are all Zhen Hun Realm, and Xing Hun Realm is not even worth mentioning in front of them.

  Of course, there were also those who rushed forward to try their luck, but without exception, they were all knocked flying by the four Dream Posture users.

  "The gap between Zhenhun Realm and Xinghun Realm is too big." Yi Chen said this to himself, seeing that situation.

  This meaningless fight will soon be over. According to Yi Chen's current strength, he has a good chance of successfully challenging, but he didn't step forward to join the fight.

  Even if he wins, it would be meaningless, and this would only consume more of his soul power. If all his soul power is consumed, when the dispute arises, the situation will be very unfavorable to him.

  "The challenge is over, and next is the re-decision of the top four Tianzi rankings." A thin, long voice sounded.

  The four heavenly kings who were originally the main focus of this challenge, but today they performed disappointingly, none of them used their full strength, as if they were just going through the motions.

  Yu Youwei surprisingly took first place in the Tianzi No. 1, Meng Zhi second, Hu Yan third, and Yang Kai ranked last.

  "What's going on? Is this still the intense showdown between the top contenders of previous years?" The spectators who came to watch the battle were extremely dissatisfied and shouted loudly.

  "It seems like something is off, could it be that there's going to be some internal issue within the Yi family?" Yan Jian stood beside Yi Chen, his sharp eyes gazing towards the observation deck.

  "It's no wonder he was a figure who once dominated the Yuan Xuan Empire." The gaze towards Yan Jian flashed with a strange color, and Yi Chen thought for a moment before saying in a low voice: "Master Yan Jian, let's find a place to hide later."

  Although he wasn't very familiar with Yan Jian, he had a debt of gratitude towards him. Thinking about his safety, Yi Chen slightly reminded him.

  "As expected." After being reminded by Yi Chen, Yan Jian's expression didn't change. He silently nodded after saying this and slowly exited the crowd.

  "The results of the competition have been announced, and now the awards will be presented by General Yi." Another thin voice sounded.

  At this moment, the atmosphere on the scene became tense, and Yi Chen's heart also tightened, turning his head to look at Yi Siqing.

  The five elders sneered in their hearts, while Yisi's face wore a faint smile, not showing the slightest tension, looking extremely calm.

  "Congratulations to several people for keeping their new year's word." From the observation platform, Yī Sì Qìng handed out four brand new words, which were worn by Mèng Zī and three others.

  The only one left was Yu Wang, but his gaze towards Yisi Qing did not have any reverence, instead it was cold and gloomy.

  "Die, old ghost." A sharp dagger suddenly appeared in Yu You's hand, and with a turn of his soul power, he stabbed towards Yisi Qing's dantian.

  "Grandfather be careful." Seeing this situation, Yi Chen widened his eyes and immediately shouted to remind Yi Siqing.

  "A minor trick." Yi Si was also a strong practitioner of the Yellow Soul Realm, how could he be so easily deceived? A stream of yellow soul energy surged out from his body and condensed in his Dantian.

  "Peng." The dagger only stabbed into the soul power, and then it was difficult to advance even a little bit. Yisi Qing slapped the fish You out with his backhand.

  "Kill!" The five elders on the observation platform simultaneously shouted, and then four of them jumped up at the same time and rushed down quickly.

  "Kill!" Suddenly, more than 2,000 prisoners rushed out, but they had ribbons of different colors tied around their shoulders. One side was blue and the other was red, and the two groups clashed with each other.

  The five elders fought together, and Yu Rou, who had just been knocked flying by a palm strike, was only slightly injured and walked to the side of the five elders.

  On Yisi Qing's side, there were Mengzi and three others. Another figure rushed out of the crowd, it was Yi Lin, the general manager of the Yi family. They gathered together.

  "As expected, Great Elder, are you going to be a traitor of the Yi family and be despised by your descendants?" Yi Siqing's face turned cold as he said.

  "Victors are kings, losers are bandits." A strong gust of wind blew around the Great Elder's body, and a yellow soul force seeped out from within him.

  "Huanghun Realm." Yi Si Cheng said in a deep voice as he saw that strand of yellow soul energy.

  "You didn't think so, Yisi Qing. The orthodox have suppressed us collateral branches for hundreds of years, it's time for us collateral branches to take charge. If you give up the position of family head now and roll out of the Yi family from now on, we can spare your life." The fifth elder chimed in.

  "If you want to take over as the master of the house, then show some real skills."

  Yi Si's hand shook and a seven-foot-long knife appeared in his hand, while he simultaneously activated his soul power to attack the Grand Elder.

  "Relying on this move? I hope you don't lose too miserably." The Great Elder also drew out a weapon and joined the battle alongside Yisi.

  Several others also found their respective opponents, but unfortunately, Yi Xing's side was short of one Tian Hun realm expert, leaving only one of the Five Elders.

  "Wait until I have slaughtered these rascals, and then I will send you to the west." The Fifth Elder did not come forward, but instead swept his gaze over the constantly fighting men and horses.

  "You old rascal, your opponent is me." At this time, a black figure rushed out from the crowd and blocked in front of the Fifth Elder, fearlessly staring at him.